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Former  Vergennes  depot  is  picked  to  host  Amtrak  station By  ANDY  KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH  —  The  Vermont  Agency  of  Transportation  has  desig- nated  the  former  Vergennes  rail  sta- tion,  which  now  sits  at  the  VTrans  commuter  lot  at  the  junction  of  Routes  7  and  22A  in  Ferrisburgh,  as  a  future  stop  for  Amtrak  commuter  trains,  according  to  Rep.  Diane  Lan- pher,  D-ÂVergennes. Lanpher  late  last  week  empha- sized  Amtrak  service  in  northwest-Â
ern  Vermont,  long  a  goal  of  state  WUDQVSRUWDWLRQ RIÂżFLDOV UHPDLQV VHY- eral  years  away,  but  added,  “I  can’t  tell  you  how  thrilled  I  amâ€?  about  the  possibility. “There  is  still  a  lot  of  work  to  be  done  before  we  welcome  a  traveler  or  see  a  train  at  the  station,  but  I  am  very  pleased  to  get  this  project  this  far,â€?  Lanpher  said. VTrans  Director  of  Policy,  Plan- (See  Amtrak,  Page  14)
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Proposed  law  looks  to  jumpstart  ‘new  economy’  companies  in  Vt. By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  Rep.  Paul  Ralston,  D-ÂMiddlebury,  has  co- authored  legislation  he  believes  will  inject  new  vitality  into  Ver- mont’s  business  sector  without  spending  a  lot  of  new  money. It’s  known  as  H.736  —  dubbed  “Unlocking  Vermont’s  Economic  Potentialâ€?  bill  —  aimed  at  protect- ing  and  growing  Vermont’s  cur-Â
rent  industries,  while  encouraging  and  rewarding  entrepreneurs  and  innovators  in  new  technology  and  knowledge-Âbased  businesses,  ac- cording  to  Ralston. “Now  is  the  time  for  bold,  stra- tegic  initiatives  that  fan  the  sparks  of  ‘new  economy’  entrepreneur- ship  in  Vermont  while  helping  our  important  legacy  industries  im- (See  Economy,  Page  31)
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REP.  PETER  WELCH  gives  a  television  interview  in  the  Capitol  last  week  just  before  voting  for  the  farm  bill.
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Farm bill promises relief for dairy businesses Vt.  delegation  clears  hurdle  after  long  delay By  ZACH  DESPART WASHINGTON,  D.C.  —  After  years  of  wrangling,  delays  and  set- backs,  Congress  appears  to  be  on  the  precipice  of  completing  a  new  farm  bill,  which  Addison  County  dairy  farmers  say  will  protect  their  thin  SURÂżW PDUJLQV “Thanks  to  our  Congressional  del-Â
egation,  particularly  Sen.  Leahy,  now  heads  to  the  Senate,  which  we  managed  to  get  some- Independent could  approve  the  bill  this  thing  that  wasn’t  a  disas- week. reporter  Zach ter  for  dairy,â€?  said  Bob  Despart  tags  along  Vermont’s  lone  mem- Foster  of  Foster  Broth- ber  of  the  U.S.  House,  with  Rep.  Peter ers  Farm  in  Middlebury.  Democrat  Peter  Welch,  Welch  in  D.C. “It’s  not  all  that  we  would  cast  his  vote  in  favor  of  Read  his  story have  liked,  but  it’s  better  the  measure,  which  passed  on  Page  2. than  we  have  now.â€? 251-Â166.  The  vote  was  a  The  House  of  Representatives  bipartisan  one  —  members  who  on  Wednesday  voted  to  adopt  a  bill  voted  “noâ€?  included  conservative  that  came  out  of  the  farm  bill  con- Republicans  who  believed  the  bill  ference  committee.  The  legislation  did  not  cut  enough  funding  from Â
the  federal  food  stamp  program,  and  liberal  Democrats  who  felt  it  cut  too  much. Shortly  before  the  vote  was  or- GHUHG :HOFK VSRNH IURP WKH Ă€RRU of  the  chamber  and  urged  his  col- leagues  to  vote  for  the  bill. Âł$ ÂżYH \HDU IDUP ELOO LV DEVR- lutely  crucial  to  America,  and  it  is  crucial  to  Vermont  dairy  farmers,â€?  Welch  said.  “With  its  faults  and  imperfections,  America  does  need  (See  Farm  bill,  Page  20)
PAGE  2  —  Addison  Independent,  Monday,  February  3,  2014
Two-Âyear  farm  bill  marathon  ends  in  a  sprint Welch  helps  pass  major  legislation By  ZACH  DESPART WASHINGTON,  D.C.  —  Con- gressman  Peter  Welch  is  not  among  the  taller  members  of  the  U.S.  House  of  Representatives,  but  the  Vermont  Democrat  can  hoof  it.  I’ve  got  about  ¿YH LQFKHV RQ KLP EXW ,ÂśP VWUXJ- gling  to  keep  up  as  we  wind  through  the  tunnels  and  alleys  somewhere  beneath  the  Longworth  House  Of- ¿FH %XLOGLQJ Welch  is  on  his  way  to  the  House  chamber,  where  the  clerk  has  or- dered  a  vote  on  the  farm  bill  —  a  massive  piece  of  legislation  that  has  lingered  in  Congress  for  almost  two  years.  Welch  plans  to  vote  in  favor  of  the  bill,  which  sets  the  na- tion’s  entire  farm  and  food  policy  —  that  is,  if  he  can  make  it  within  the  15-Âminute  voting  window. The  three  of  us  —  myself,  the  Congressman  and  press  aide  Ryan  Nickel  —  hustle  through  a  nonde- script  corridor  that  Welch  tells  me  leads  to  the  Capitol.  He  quickens  his  gait  to  a  half-Âjog,  weaving  past  staffers,  fellow  members  and  school  groups.  Hundreds  of  framed  paint- ings  line  one  wall  of  the  seemingly  endless  hallway,  which  like  most  subterranean  passageways  is  drab  and  mostly  concrete. The  Congressman  stops  on  a  dime  to  point  out  one  of  them,  which  was  done  by  a  Vermonter.  “You  should  take  a  picture  of  it,â€?  he  says  to  me.  Nickel  gently  reminds  him  that  there  are  only  a  few  min- utes  left  on  the  vote.  Welch  seems  unconcerned. At  the  end  of  the  hallway  is  the  subway,  one  of  three  rails  that  con- nect  the  Capitol  to  the  House  and Â
REP.  PETER  WELCH,  right,  and  press  aide  Ryan  Nickel  rush  down  a  corridor  beneath  the  Capitol  this  past  Thursday  so  Welch  can  reach  the  House  Chamber  in  time  to  vote  for  the  farm  bill. Independent  photo/Zach  Despart
6HQDWH OHJLVODWLYH RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJV The  three  of  us  squeeze  into  a  car  with  other  members  who  are  late  to  the  vote.  The  ride  is  only  about  30  seconds,  and  takes  us  to  another  se- ries  of  tunnels. Nickel  tells  me  we’re  now  under-Â
neath  the  House  side  of  the  Capitol,  though  the  featureless,  narrow  hall- ways  we  enter  look  very  much  like  the  featureless,  narrow  hallways  we’d  previously  walked  through. Welch  navigates  the  labyrinth  expertly,  making  lefts  and  rights Â
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without  warning.  From  what  I  could  discern,  there  are  no  signs  to  guide  anyone  anywhere,  and  I  made  a  point  to  stay  on  the  Congressman’s  heels,  convinced  that  if  we  became  separated  I’d  spend  most  of  the  af- WHUQRRQ ÂżQGLQJ P\ ZD\ RXW RI WKH place. After  some  more  twists  and  turns  Welch  squeezes  into  a  members- only  elevator  with  a  dozen  of  his  colleagues  that  will  take  him  to  WKH +RXVH Ă€RRU 1LFNHO ZKLVNV PH down  another  hallway  to  a  different  elevator,  which  we  take  to  the  gal- lery.  We  walk  past  a  group  of  sailors  waiting  in  line,  and  Nickel  signs  me  in  with  the  gallery  clerk  as  a  guest  of  the  Congressman.  I’m  allowed  inside  after  I  surrender  my  camera,  phone,  recorder  and  notebook. Looking  down  from  the  gallery  I  see  the  chamber  is  full.  An  hour  HDUOLHU DV :HOFK GHOLYHUHG D Ă€RRU speech  in  support  of  the  bill,  only  a  handful  of  members  sat  in  the  rows  of  seats.  Now,  most  Representatives  are  present,  milling  about  while  the  vote  is  completed. The  roll  call  is  projected  onto  the  wall  directly  across  from  me.  Next Â
to  each  name,  listed  in  alphabetical  order,  is  a  green  “Yâ€?  or  a  red  “N,â€?  indicating  how  a  particular  member  voted.  Next  to  Welch’s  name  there  is  nothing,  and  I  wonder  if  he’s  missed  it.  The  timer  on  the  wall  reads  0:00.  Yet,  the  tally  continues  to  climb.  Then,  a  green  “Yâ€?  appears  next  to  Welch’s  name. , WU\ WR ÂżQG KLP RQ WKH Ă€RRU VRUW of  a  Where’s  Waldo  of  men  with  receding  hairlines  and  dark  suits.  I  spot  him  amid  the  throng  of  legisla- tors,  leaning  against  the  desk  in  the  well  of  the  chamber,  his  forehead  glinting  in  the  light  from  sweat.  Rep.  Paul  Ryan,  R-ÂWisconsin,  con- verses  with  other  members  close  by,  but  Welch  seems  content  to  catch  his  breath.  The  clerk  of  the  House  bangs  the  gavel,  but  members  seem  to  pay  him  no  mind.  Over  the  din  he  reads  the  yeas  and  nays,  but  the  members  on  WKH Ă€RRU DOUHDG\ NQRZ ² WKH PR- tion  has  passed. I  catch  up  with  Welch  after  the  vote  —  he  says  the  vote  was  closer  than  he  expected,  but  that  is  of  little  consequence.  After  years  of  negotia- tion,  the  House  has  adopted  a  new  farm  bill.
For  the  record CORRECTION:  In  last  Thurs- day’s  Independent,  our  Page  1A  story  on  the  elementary  school  bud- gets  in  the  Addison  Northeast  Su- pervisory  Union  cited  an  out-Âof-Âdate  ¿JXUH IRU WKH SURSRVHG VSHQGLQJ DW the  Lincoln  Community  School  in  the  coming  year.  The  school  board Â
had  trimmed  additional  money  from  the  proposed  budget,  which  put  proposed  spending  for  2014-Â2015  at  $2,035,917.  This  lower  number  meant  that  the  increase  in  spending  at  the  school  would  be  only  6.9  per- cent,  not  8.05  percent  as  it  said  in  the  story.  We  regret  the  errors.
Addison  Independent,  Monday,  February  3,  2014  —  PAGE  3
Weybridge teacher earns major awards Dobson lauded for math, science skills
THE  NEW  $1.75  million  Vergennes  Police  Department  headquarters  under  construction  on  North  Main  Street  is  on  target  to  open  at  the  end  of  February. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
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FRQÂżUPHG E\ 167$ ([HFXWLYH 'L- rector  David  Evans. As  an  NGSS@NSTA  curator,  Dobson  will  be  expected  to  par- ticipate  in  several  training  sessions,  both  virtual  and  face-Âto-Âface.  She  will  attend  the  April  3-Â6  NSTA  Na- tional  Conference  in  Boston,  where  the  organization  will  launch  a  new  website  and  conduct  additional  cu- rator  training.  In  the  months  leading  up  to  the  conference,  Dobson  and  her  colleagues  will  participate  in  web  seminars  to  further  their  understand- ing  of  the  NGSS  and  how  to  evaluate  NGSS  resources. The  NSTA  is  developing  standards  that  are  intended  to  give  all  students  the  skills  and  knowledge  they  need  to  “be  informed  citizens,  college  ready,  and  prepared  for  careers  in  science,  technology,  engineering,  and  mathematics  (STEM),â€?  accord- ing  to  Evans. Weybridge  Elementary  Principal  Christina  Johnston  praised  Dobson  for  receiving  the  two  national  hon- ors. Dobson  said  she  would  not  have  received  the  awards  without  the  help  and  support  of  many  others,  includ- ing  her  family,  colleagues  and  fami- lies  of  Weybridge. “This  award  is  a  testament  to  the  number  of  great  teachers,  mentors  and  talented,  dedicated  colleagues  I  am  privileged  to  work  with  that  inspire  me  daily  to  grow  and  learn,â€?  she  said.  “It  also  demonstrates  the  tremendous  impact  of  a  community  that  consis- tently  values  and  supports  excellence  in  learning  for  their  children.â€? Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.
By  JOHN  FLOWERS WEYBRIDGE  —  Weybridge  El- ementary  School  kindergarten  teach- er  Joy  Dobson  has  had  a  very  good  couple  of  months. President  Barack  Obama  recently  announced  her  selection  as  one  of  only  102  national  recipients  of  the  Presidential  Award  for  Excellence  in  Mathematics  and  Science  Teaching. And  Dobson  also  learned  that  she  had  been  named  an  “NGSS@NSTA  Curatorâ€?  by  the  National  Science  Teachers  Association  (NSTA),  one  of  only  55  educators  nationally  (out  of  650  applicants)  who  will  serve  on  JOY   DOBSON an  expert  team  that  will  identify  and  vet  high-Âquality  resources  that  sup- ministration. port  the  Next  Generation  Science  Dobson  and  Mary  Ellis,  an  Enos- Standards  (NGSS). burg  Falls  math  teacher,  were  the  “I  am  thrilled  and  humbled,â€?  Dob- Vermont  recipients  of  the  award. son  said  in  an  e-Âmail  “These  teachers  are  response  to  the  Addison  “These teachinspiring  today’s  young  Independent’s  inquiry  ers are inspirstudents  to  become  about  the  awards. the  next  generation  of  The  Presidential  ing today’s American  scientists,  Award  for  Excellence  young stumathematicians,  and  in- in  Mathematics  and  Sci- dents to benovators,â€?  Obama  said  ence  Teaching  is  award- come the next through  a  press  release.  ed  annually  to  outstand- generation of “Through  their  passion  ing  K-Â12  science  and  and  dedication,  and  by  American scimathematics  teachers  sharing  their  excitement  from  across  the  country.  entists, mathe- about  science,  technol- The  winners  are  selected  maticians, and ogy,  engineering,  and  by  a  panel  of  distin- innovators.â€? math,  they  are  helping  guished  scientists,  math- — President us  build  a  promising  fu- ematicians,  and  educa- Obama ture  for  all  our  children.â€? tors  following  an  initial  Meanwhile,  the  NSTA  selection  process  done  at  the  state  award  has  also  put  Dobson  in  the  level.  Each  year  the  award  alternates  national  spotlight.  Her  selection  was  between  educators  teaching  kinder- garten  through  6th  grade  and  those  teaching  7th  through  12th  grades.  The  2013  awardees  teach  kinder- garten  through  6th  grade.  Winners  receive  a  $10,000  award  from  the  National  Science  Foundation  to  be  used  at  their  discretion.  They  will  also  be  invited  to  Washington,  D.C.,  for  an  awards  ceremony  and  several  days  of  educational  and  celebratory  events,  including  visits  with  mem- Our advertising deadlines for the bers  of  Congress  and  the  Obama  ad-Â
By  ANDY  KIRKALDY city’s  overall  2013-Â2014  spending  VERGENNES  —  Barring  any  LV RQ WUDFN HYHQ ZLWK WKH GLIÂżFXOW last-Âminute  setbacks,  the  Vergennes  winter. Police  Department  should  be  able  to  “It  just  shows  we’re  budgeting  for  start  moving  into  its  new  $1.75  mil- Vermont  winters,  not  South  Carolina  lion  North  Main  Street  headquarters  ZLQWHUV ´ +DZOH\ VDLG Âł:HÂśUH ÂżQH by  the  end  of  February,  City  Man- there.â€? ager  Mel  Hawley  told  TOWN  MEETING  Vergennes  aldermen  at  WARNING “We have their  Tuesday  meeting  Aldermen  last  week  a penciled last  week. also  adopted  a  city  warn- On  Wednesday,  Haw- ‘X’ on the ing  for  Town  Meeting  ley  said  construction  has  calendar for Day  on  March  4.  City  remained  on  schedule,  Feb. 25. But it RIÂżFLDOV VDLG LW ZLOO FRQ- and  he  is  at  least  cau- is in pencil.â€? tain  only  balloting  for  tiously  optimistic  about  elective  positions  and  a  completion  date  during  — City Manager charitable  requests,  with  Mel Hawley WKH PRQWKÂśV ÂżQDO ZHHN only  two  changes  in  the  “We  have  a  penciled  latter:  The  Otter  Creek  ‘X’  on  the  calendar  for  Feb.  25,â€?  Child  Center  will  appear  on  the  bal- Hawley  said.  “But  it  is  in  pencil.â€? ORW IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH ZLWK D UH- A  few  items  on  the  project  punch  quest,  and  WomenSafe  is  increasing  list  might  remain  for  police  to  work  its  request  from  $3,000  to  $4,000. around,  he  said,  but  nothing  major,  There  is,  as  the  Independent  re- while  the  project  landscaping  would  SRUWHG ODVW ZHHN D ÂżYH ZD\ UDFH IRU wait  until  spring.  three  council  seats:  former  mayor  Before  their  meeting  this  past  Michael  Daniels  and  former  alder- Tuesday,  aldermen  took  a  tour  of  man  Peter  Garon  are  challenging  the  new  4,611-Âsquare-Âfoot  station,  incumbents  Ziggy  Comeau,  Lynn  the  cost  of  which  includes  the  land  Donnelly  and  Renny  Perry.  purchase,  design  fees  and  permit- Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  ting  costs  as  well  as  bricks  and  andyk@addisonindependent.com. sticks. :KHQ WKH\ FRQYHQHG DW WKH ÂżUH station,  council  members  made  one  decision  related  to  the  new  station,  taking  $27,000  from  the  city’s  Tow- er  Fund  to  cover  unanticipated  inter- est  costs  for  the  project. Hawley  said  he  had  believed  the  & continue to enjoy all the ÂżUVW LQWHUHVW SD\PHQW ZRXOG QRW EH things you love to do! GXH XQWLO WKH ÂżUVW DQQLYHUVDU\ RI WKH project’s  bond  loan,  but  state  of- ¿FLDOV WROG KLP WKH ODZ UHTXLUHV DW least  two  payments  a  year.  Aldermen  had  dedicated  up  to  $100,000  from  the  Tower  Fund  —  which  is  fed  by  cell  phone  com- panies  who  pay  to  hang  broadcast  equipment  on  the  city’s  former  wa- –  Ted  Davis,   ter  tower  near  City  Hall  —  to  protect  Midd  Fit  member  against  project  cost  over-Âruns,  and  since  2001.  Climbing  they  agreed  to  cover  the  interest  pay- Mt.  Rainier  in  2010. ment  from  that  source.  Hawley  also  told  aldermen  the  city  could  eventually  get  that  mon- ey  back,  because  the  police  station  project  is  at  this  point  about  $30,000  under  budget.  ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ĂŽWQHVV FRP Hawley  also  reported  that  the Â
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Letters to the Editor Passing  of  Peter  Seeger  inspires  poetic  tribute Roy  Vestrich  writes,  “This  piece  is  a  tribute  and  re- membrance  for  Pete  Seeger,  and  I  know  from  conver- sations  overheard  at  the  local  bagel  shop,  that  he  is  in  many  of  our  thoughts.â€? The  Unbroken  Petals  for  Pete  Seeger At  a  table  near  mine in  a  local  cafĂŠ two  older  men  are  sipping  coffee and  talking  about  you, DERXW WKH VSHFLÂżFV RI \RXU YRLFH thinning  into  time and  the  worn  banjo  strapped to  your  chest  like  a  medal earned  in  the  most  testing of  hours. These  men  are  close to  your  era  by  birth, and  I  am  of  one   just  a  heartbeat  later, about  the  age  of  their  sons who  may  have  been  lost in  that  muddy  mess, or  perhaps  those  others RI XV ZKR Ă€DQNHG to  each  other  in  a  city  park to  protest  and  parade, our  black  armbands  raised to  the  victory  V  migrated into  new  meaning above  the  chants  and  cries.
And  in  that  crowded  place your  voice  helped  draw  us  out from  the  shadows  of  a  history about  to  be  handed  down. You  and  your  lanky  tenor were  the  father we  all  wished  we  had, the  one  who  understood the  simple  joys and  the  sorrows no  others  should  need  endure. Too  often  in  such  bright  light the  world  fades and  the  stage  becomes  the  singer’s  all. But  for  you,  I  dare  say, the  opposite  was  true. And  the  world  we  now  hold  in  hand is  awash  in  the  light  you  chose  to  share. For  me  there  is  some  comfort in  knowing  that  wherever your  voice  settles WKH ÀRZHUV DUH QRW JRQH WKH XQEURNHQ SHWDOV ÀRDW on  the  great  river to  meet  the  shifting  tides. They  will  drift  to  where  they  will DQG ¿QG \RX WKHUH VWLOO VLQJLQJ still  smiling. Roy  Vestrich East  Middlebury
&ROOHJH WRZQ VHOHFWPDQ KDYH EHHQ XQIDLUO\ YLOLÂżHG The  town  and  gown  relationship  that  exists  between  Middlebury  College  and  the  village  of  Middle- bury  is  the  envy  of  many  New  England  schools.  Naysayers  to  the  college’s  offer  have  their  right  to  object,  but  to  cast  the  college  as Â
3LSHOLQH GUDZV haiku  protest Editor’s  note:  The  Orwell  resi- dent  said  she  penned  this  haiku  after  seeing  a  photo  in  the  Christian  Sci- ence  Monitor  of  a  pipeline  in  Win- nipeg,  Canada,  exploding. Pipelines  do  Explode Fracked  gas  is  toxic,  we  know Vermont,  just  say  NO! Elizabeth  Frank Orwell
Letter  (Continued  from  Page  4) op,  and  the  political  impact  their  buying  power  has  both  on  the  intake,  but  also  on  the  other  end:  Customers  and  members  can  trust  when  they  walk  through  the  door  certain  standards  have  been  upheld  through  the  mission  and  decisions  of  the  conscious  coop- HUDWLYH &RXOG WKHQ D VLPLODU ¿OWHU be  applied  to  food  purchasing  at  other  area  institutions?  Our  local  college  in  the  lead!  It’s  power- ful  what  could  happen  if  more  students  use  their  forks  (or  in  this  instance,  chopsticks)  as  instru- ments  of  choice  and  change. Julie  E.  Clark Bristol
devious,  pursuing  only  its  self-Âin- terest;Íž  as  being  involved  in  a  “land  grabâ€?;Íž  to  talk  of  conspiracy;Íž  to  vilify  a  respected  citizen  and  select- man,  Victor  Nuovo  —  is  as  sad  as  it  is  ludicrous. The  vibrant  health  and  the  pros-Â
perity  of  both  the  Middlebury  com- munity  and  the  college  is  the  result  of  longstanding  candor  and  mutual  commitment.  May  it  ever  be. Frank  Punderson Cornwall
Town  Meeting  Letter  Policy Town  Meeting  Day  is  coming  up  and  the  Addison  Independent  wants  to  give  everyone  a  chance  to  have  their  voices  heard  in  our  letters  forum.  We  encourage  citizens  to  discuss  and  debate  issues  and  candidates  on  which  they  will  cast  ballots  come  March Â
4.  To  ensure  that  we  have  room  to  publish  a  letter  to  the  editor  from  any  local  resident  who  wants  to  share  their  opinion  we  will  limit  each  individual  to  one  letter  of  no  more  than  800  words  on  a  single  topic  during  the  six  weeks  leading  up  to  Town  Meeting  Day.
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Editor’s  note:  The  following  is  an  open  letter  sent  to  the  Vermont  Pub- lic  Service  Board  and  Public  Service  Department. We  are  residents  of  Addison  and  Chittenden  County  and  landowners  being  compelled  by  your  authority  to  allow  Vermont  Gas  Systems  to  place  hazardous  materials  infra- structure  on  our  property,  in  our  town  and  near  our  homes.  We  are  extremely  alarmed  by  the  recent  story  broadcast  on  WCAX  on  Jan.  23  regarding  the  manufacture  and  use  of  methamphetamines  by  welders  responsible  for  the  con- struction  of  Vermont  Gas  Systems  pipeline  upgrades  in  Franklin  County. Workers  on  pipeline  construc- tion  sites  are  subject  to  strict  DOT- mandated  drug  and  alcohol  testing  under  49  CFR  Part  199.  The  fact  that  state  police  were  investigating  these  men  since  November  as  they  continued  to  work  on  pipeline  con- struction  suggests  that  the  system  that  is  supposed  to  be  in  place  to  detect  and  eliminate  this  egregious  behavior  is  not  functioning  as  it  should  be. The  mission  statement  on  the  website  of  the  Public  Service  Department  includes  the  statement  that  the  department  is  responsible  for  “protecting  the  public  health  and  safety  and  ensuring  that  safety  regulations  established  by  federal  and  state  government  for  nuclear  facilities,  natural  gas,  and  certain  types  of  propane  installations  are  met.â€?  Clearly  we  have  a  situation  here  where  this  is  not  happening.  Landowners  should  not  be  forced  to  have  to  permit  individuals  en- gaging  in  criminal  activity  on  their  property,  near  their  homes  and  children.  As  the  adjudicating  body  that  has  granted  Vermont  Gas  Systems  access  to  our  town  and  our  property  in  order  to  lay  their  pipeline,  it  is  your  responsibil- ity  to  protect  citizens  and  ensure  that  all  federal  safety  regulations  are  complied  with  to  the  fullest  degree. We  have  previously  been  upset  by,  and  have  reported  to  you Â
repeated  instances  where  VGS  subcontractors  engaged  in  criminal  trespassing  in  order  to  compile  surveying  data  when  they  did  not  receive  permission  for  access.  There  were  never  any  consequenc- es  for  the  individuals  who  engaged  in  this  behavior.  However,  the  idea  that  a  hazardous  materials  pipeline  is  being  constructed  by  individu- als  who  may  be  working  while  impaired  by  illegal  drugs  is  an  of- fense  that  is  far,  far  more  serious. We  are  not  at  all  reassured  by  VGS’  insistence  that  it  will  launch  its  own  investigation,  or  that  the  pipeline  inspection  protocols  will  take  care  of  any  potential  prob- lems.  A  company  cannot  investi- gate  itself,  especially  a  company  that  already  has  a  track  record  of  not  providing  proper  oversight  over  its  own  subcontractors. We  are  requesting  that  you  open  a  docket  and  launch  an  immedi- ate  investigation  into  the  breach  that  has  allowed  such  practices  to  occur.  Only  a  fully  transparent,  public  investigation  by  an  indepen- dent  party  will  provide  Vermont  residents  with  the  reassurance  that  this  pipeline  is  being  constructed  in  the  safest  possible  matter  and  to  the  highest  standards. Drug  and  alcohol  testing  proto- cols  are  meaningless  when  there  is  no  means  to  monitor  or  proce- dures  put  in  place  for  enforcement.  We  hope  that  you  will  carry  out  your  responsibility  and  grant  this  deplorable  situation  the  immediate  attention  that  it  deserves  and  open  an  investigation  in  order  to  regain  WKH SXEOLFœV FRQ¿GHQFH Claire  Broughton,  Louisa  Selina  Peyser,  Gregory  Peyser,  Katherine  George,  Maren  Vasat- ka,  Renee  McGuinness,  Michael  Hurlburt,  John  Morin,  Ed  Wage- man,  Carole  Wageman,  Richard  Lesage,  Nathan  Palmer,  Jane  Palmer,  Michael  Bowen,  Kathy  Malzac,  Nancy  Menard,  Gerard  Menard,  John  Mejia,  Stephen  Pilcher,  Colin  Flood,  Kira  Kelley,  Eric  Bessette,  Scott  Clark,  Jenni- fer  Baker,  Kristin  Blanchette  and  Charles  Frazier
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Obituaries
Nelly Hofmann, 85, formerly of Starksboro STARKSBORO  —  Nelly  Hofmann,  85,  died  peacefully  in  her  sleep  at  home  in  Crown  Point,  N.Y.,  on  Jan.  29,  2014. She  was  born  on  May  26,  1928,  in  Iberg,  Switzerland,  the  daughter  of  Edwin  and  Maria  Hofmann- Moreli,  the  fourth  of  six  children.  Her  father  was  a  forester  and  the  family  was  raised  on  a  small  tree  farm  in  Iberg. She  emigrated  to  the  United  Stated  in  January  1953  with  only  +HU ÂżUVW FDUHHU ZDV DV D QDQQ\ in  New  York  City  and  Connecticut.  In  the  late  1950s,  she  was  hired  as  a  keypunch  operator  at  IBM  in  White  Plains,  N.Y.  After  spending  her  vacations  traveling  to  Vermont  to  ski,  she  transferred  to  the  IBM  location  in  Essex  Junction,  Vt.,  and  she  bought  a  small  farm  on  Russell  Young  Road  in  the  Jerusalem  section  of  South  Starksboro,  Vt.  She  loved  to  garden  and  to  raise  animals,  including  horses,  cows,  dogs  and  cats.  She  became  a  U.S.  citizen  in  1961  and  continued  her  career  at  IBM  until  her  retirement  in  1983.  After  her  retirement,  she  continued  to  garden  and  to  enjoy  her  pets.  After  she  sold  the  farm  in  2004  she  lived  in  several  homes  in  Crown  Point,  N.Y.,  and  Port  Henry,  N.Y. She  is  survived  by  her  sisters  Irma,  Elsa  and  Trudi  and  their  husbands,  all  of  Switzerland,  and  her  brother  Edwin  and  his  wife  of  Teeswater, Â
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Marie Ganson, 96, Vergennes VERGENNES  —  Marie  Sophie  Frieda  Paepke  Ganson,  96,  of  Vergennes  passed  away  to  be  with  her  heavenly  father  on  Saturday,  Jan.  25,  2014. She  was  born  on  Feb.  13,  1917,  in  Hamburg,  Germany,  the  daughter  of  the  late  Otto  Paepke  and  the  late  Frieda  Freundt  Paepke.  She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Leslie  L.  Ganson;Íž  two  sons,  Wayne  L.  Ganson  and  Gerald  L.  Ganson;Íž  her  brother,  Otto  Paepke;Íž  and  her  sister,  Kitty  Waldhauer. Marie  was  nine  years  old  when  she  arrived  in  America  in  1926.  Two  weeks  later  she  and  her  sister,  Kitty,  bobbed  their  hair  and  learned  the  Charleston.  That  was  in  Hoboken,  N.J.,  where  they  made  their  home.  At  18,  Marie  met,  fell  in  love  with,  and  three  months  later  married  Leslie  L.  Ganson,  who  was  a  U.S.  Army  private  stationed  at  Fort  Monmouth.  They  set  up  house  in  New  Jersey  where  their  four  children,  Wayne,  Brad,  Gerald  and  Karen,  were  born.  In  1948  the  family  moved  to  Vergennes.  Marie  was  a  housewife  and  mother  but  she  was  also  involved  in  numer- ous  community  affairs.  She  was  a  den  mother  for  the  Cub  Scouts,  a  Brownie  leader,  a  4-ÂH  leader,  and  in  the  early  1950s  she  joined  the  Mothers Â
Ontario.  Those  who  knew  her  said  she  will  be  dearly  missed  by  her  dog  Rosie  and  her  friends  Trudy  and  Mike  Conley,  Terry  and  Jacques  Von  Felten,  Donna  (DL)  Lescoe,  and  Mary  Alice  Schatzle. She  was  predeceased  by  her  parents,  her  sister  Maria  and  Maria’s  husband.  A  memorial  service  will  be  held  in  Jerusalem,  Vt.,  on  Saturday,  May  17,  with  details  to  be  determined  at  a  later  date.  Donations  may  be  made  to  the  North  Country  SPCA,  P.O.  Box  55,  Elizabethtown,  NY,  12932  (www.ncspca.org)  or  to  Homeward  Bound  (Addison  County’s  Humane  BRIDPORT  —  Peter  Burrows,  Society),  236  Boardman  St.,  superintendent  of  the  Addison  Middlebury,  VT,  05753  (www. Central  Supervisory  Union,  will  homewardboundanimals.org). wrap  up  his  coffee-Âhour  visits  to  the  seven  towns  in  his  school  districts  with  a  visit  this  Thursday  to  Bridport.
March  for  the  March  of  Dimes.  The  family  joined  the  Vergennes  United  Methodist  Church  where  Marie  became  a  Sunday  school  teacher  and  later  joined  the  choir. For  45  years  she  organized  the  Red  Cross  blood  drawings  in  Vergennes,  starting  as  a  volunteer  but  eventu- ally  becoming  the  area  chairperson.  She  would  recruit  volunteers,  send  out  announcements  to  newspapers,  radio  and  the  local  TV  stations  about  blood  drawings,  and  always  made  her  quota  or  beyond. Nature  was  another  passion  of  Marie’s.  Working  in  the  garden  always  brought  her  joy.  People  would  frequently  stop  and  admire  KHU JRUJHRXV Ă€RZHU DUUDQJHPHQWV that  surrounded  the  house.  She  also  had  a  gift  of  feeding  birds  and  chip- munks  by  hand.  Yet  above  all,  her  main  love  was  her  family.  She  was  a  devoted  wife,  mother  and  nana.  A  profoundly  posi- tive  person,  she  followed  Jesus’  teaching  where  she  would  always  ¿QG WKH JRRG LQ HYHU\RQH +HU FDULQJ and  nurturing  spirit  touched  whoever  she  met.  Marie  is  survived  by  her  son,  Brad  L.  Ganson  of  Kingsville,  Md.;Íž  daughter  Karen  S.  Randall  and  son-Âin-Âlaw  John  of  Southington,  Conn.;Íž  nine  grandchildren;Íž  12 Â
MARIE  GANSON great-Âgrandchildren;Íž  two  great-Âgreat- grandsons;Íž  as  well  as  daughters-Âin- law,  nieces  and  nephews.  She  will  be  cremated  and  have  a  memorial  service  at  the  Vergennes  United  Methodist  Church  at  a  later  date.  $OWKRXJK VKH ORYHG Ă€RZHUV FRQWUL- butions  can  be  made  in  her  name  to  the  Vergennes  United  Methodist  Church,  the  Red  Cross,  or  a  charity  RI \RXU FKRLFH ¸
Meet superintendent Burrows in Bridport Burrows,  who  came  to  Vermont  from  Oregon  this  past  summer,  had  planned  a  “Coffee  with  the  Superintendentâ€?  session  in  Bridport  on  Jan.  22,  but  school  was  closed  that  day  because  of  the  sub-Âzero Â
temperatures  and  the  get-Âtogether  was  rescheduled. The  public  is  invited  to  meet  and  talk  with  Burrows  on  Thursday,  Feb.  6,  from  8-Â9  a.m.  at  the  Bridport  Congregational  Church.
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Tai  Chi  classes  help seniors  stay  strong VERMONT  —  As  people  age,  they  lose  muscle  mass,  which  can  lead  to  weakness  and  compromise  their  ability  to  remain  independent.  But  with  a  little  support  from  peers  and  effort  on  their  part,  they  can  de- lay  the  process  and  maintain  a  rich  quality  of  life,  well  into  advanced  age. CVAA’s  Tai  Chi  for  Arthritis  pro- gram  is  a  joint-Âsafe  activity  proven  to  reduce  pain  while  increasing  both  lower  and  upper  body  strength  and  improving  balance  and  agility.  It’s  also  proven  that  people  who  VRFLDOL]H DUH PRUH SK\VLFDOO\ ÂżW more  engaged  with  their  commu- nities,  happier  and  healthier,  and  OHDG PRUH IXOÂżOOLQJ OLYHV &9$$ÂśV tai  chi  classes  can  help  with  all  of  these. Classes  are  now  being  offered  in  two  new  locations:
‡ &DIp 3URYHQFH &RRNLQJ 6FKRRO in  Brandon.  Classes  begin  Monday,  Feb.  24,  and  meet  Mondays  and  Thursdays,  9  to  10  a.m. ‡ +ROOH\ +DOO LQ %ULVWRO &ODVVHV begin  Monday,  Feb.  24,  and  meet  Mondays  and  Thursdays,  9:30  to  10:30  a.m. Seniors  are  encouraged  to  join  CVAA’s  tai  chi  classes  not  only  be- cause  the  classes  are  fun  but  also  because  they  can  help  people  stay  independent.  Tai  chi  can  be  done  seated  or  standing  and  is  highly  recommended  as  a  falls  prevention  program.  To  register,  call  Mary  West  CVAA  at  1-Â800-Â642-Â5119,  ext.  1017,  or  email  mary@cvaa.org  to  register.  Classes  are  offered  at  no  charge  to  adults  50-Âplus  and  are  led  E\ FHUWLÂżHG LQVWUXFWRUV &ODVVHV DUH THE  WINDSONG  WOODWIND  Quintet  will  perform  at  Bixby  Memorial  Library  in  Vergennes  on  Sunday,  Feb.  9,  at  2  p.m.  Members  of  the  quintet,  from  left,  are  Dan  Frostman,  oboe;Íž  Susan  O’Daniel,  French  horn;Íž  Andrew  OLPLWHG LQ VL]H DQG ÂżOO TXLFNO\ 0LVNDYDJH FODULQHW /RLV 3ULFH Ă€XWH DQG -XOLH :ROIH EDVVRRQ
Free throw competition winners named VERGENNES  —  The  Vergennes  Knights  of  Columbus  held  a  bas- ketball  foul  shooting  competition  for  boys  and  girls  ages  10-Â14  years  old  at  St.  Peter’s  Parish  Hall  in  Ver- gennes  on  Saturday,  Jan.  25,  from  10  a.m.  to  noon.  Each  contestant  had  15  shots  from  the  foul  line. A  regulation  Knights  of  Colum- bus  basketball  was  awarded  to  the  winners:  10-Âyear-Âolds  Fiona  Robert-Â
son  and  Zachary  Botala  and  11-Âyear- olds  Sydney  Weber  and  Luke  Berg- mans.  The  winners  will  proceed  to  District-Âlevel  competition  at  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  on  Sunday,  Feb.  9,  at  2  p.m.,  hosted  by  the  St.  Ambrose  Knights  of  Colum- bus. Other  participants  included  Re- becca  and  Andrew  Kachmar  of  Ad- dison.
Windsong free concert at Bixby Feb. 9 VERGENNES  —  The  Windsong  Woodwind  Quintet  will  give  a  free  concert  at  Bixby  Memorial  Library  in  Vergennes  on  Sunday,  Feb.  9,  at  2  p.m. Included  in  the  program  is  “The  Mother  Goose  Suiteâ€?  by  Maurice  Ravel  and  David  Maslanka’s  “Quin- tet  for  Winds  No.  2â€?  as  well  as  works  by  Gabriel,  Colomer  and  Debussy. Â
The  performers  come  from  diverse  musical  backgrounds,  drawn  togeth- er  by  the  shared  excitement  and  joy  of  live  performance.  They  gather  in  late  fall  each  year  to  choose  a  chal- lenging  program  and  prepare  their  winter  concert  series. Members  of  the  classically  trained  woodwind  quintet  include  /RLV 3ULFH ÀXWH 'DQ )URVWPDQ
RERH $QGUHZ 0LVNDYDJH FODULQHW -XOLH :ROIH EDVVRRQ DQG 6XVDQ O’Daniel,  French  horn.  Several  are  teachers  with  private  students,  col- lege  and  public  school  classroom  duties.  O’Daniel  is  the  instrumental  music  director  at  Vergennes  Union  High  School  and  conducts  the  Ver- gennes  City  Band  concerts  in  the  park  each  summer. Â
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School  science  presentation  and  open  house  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Feb.  5,  5-Â6:30  p.m.,  Aurora  Middle  School,  56  North  Pleasant  St.  Aurora  Middle  School  students  present  their  science  and  engineering  projects,  which  involved  building  earthquake-Âproof  structures  for  various  vulner- able  areas  of  the  world.  Students  will  share  their  GHVLJQV WKHLU WHVW UHVXOWV DQG WKHLU ÂżQDO UHFRP- mendations.  Info:  auroramiddleschoolvt@yahoo. com.  “The  Weight  of  the  Nationâ€?  screening  and  discus- sion  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  Feb.  5,  6-Â8  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  Free  screening  of  the  HBO  series  that  addresses  the  obesity  epidemic,  farms  and  food,  and  wellness  opportunities.  Healthy  refreshments  provided  by  Addison  Northeast  Food  Co-Âop.  ³5HGHHPHU 3UHVLGHQW 7KH 6LJQLÂżFDQFH RI Jimmy  Carterâ€?  talk  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Feb.  5,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Dartmouth  profes- sor  Randall  Bloomer  will  consider  the  parallels  between  the  religious  right  and  President  Jimmy  Carter  in  this  First  Wednesdays  lecture.  Free. Â
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per  couple  or  $15  per  family.  Tickets  in  advance  RQO\ DYDLODEOH DW WKH %ULVWRO 5HF RIÂżFH %HQHÂżW FRQFHUW DQG PDSOH GHVVHUW FRQWHVW LQ Shoreham.  Saturday,  Feb.  8,  6:30-Â8:30  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  Second  annual  event,  with  music  by  Addison  County  folk  quartet  Zephyr  and  a  maple  dessert  contest.  Tasters  can  vote  for  their  favorites  with  cash  donations.  Get  contest  entry  forms  at  the  library  or  at  www.plattlib.org.  Info:  897-Â2647  or  platt@shoreham.net.  Valentine’s  dinner  and  dance  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Feb.  8,  6:30  p.m.-Âmidnight,  Brandon  American  Legion  Post  55.  Dinner  at  6:30  p.m.  Dance  to  Sweetwater  from  8  p.m.  to  midnight. Â
Tickets  $20  each,  $35  per  couple,  available  at  Post  55.  Info:  802-Â247-Â5709.  Chocolate  Delight  Night  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  Feb.  8,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Winery.  Annual  fundraiser  for  the  New  Haven  Community  Library,  open  to  ages  12  and  up.  All  kinds  of  delicious  high- end  chocolate  treats,  plus  cash  bar.  Admission  $10,  includes  nonalcoholic  beverages.  Info:  453-Â4015.  Contra  Dance  in  Cornwall.  Saturday,  Feb.  8,  7-Â9:30  p.m.,  Cornwall  Town  Hall.  Featuring  Mary  Wesley  calling  to  live  music  by  Red  Dog  Riley.  Cost  $5  per  person.  All  are  welcome.  Info:  462-Â3722.  Vermont  Comedy  Divas  in  Vergennes.  Saturday, Â
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Winter  Carnival  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Feb.  8,  10  a.m.-Â7  p.m.,  around  Brandon.  The  Brandon  Recreation  Park  presents  a  full  day  of  activities,  starting  at  10  a.m.  with  music,  hot  chocolate  and  maps  in  Central  Park.  Sledding  at  Neshobe  Golf  Course,  music  and  face  painting  downtown,  family  movie  at  Brandon  Town  Hall,  ice  skating  and  turkey  bowl- ing  at  Estabrook  Park,  ending  with  a  community  ERQÂżUH WKHUH DW S P )UHH ,QIR “Rusalkaâ€?  live  broadcast  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Feb.  8,  1-Â5  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Opera  great  Renee  Fleming  returns  to  the  Met  Opera  stage  in  the  title  role  of  Dvorak’s  soulful  fairytale  opera.  Broadcast  live.  Tickets  $24/$10,  available  at  the  7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU org.  Daddy  Daughter  Dance  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Feb.  8,  6-Â7:30  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  Fathers,  uncles,  grand- fathers  or  anyone  with  a  special  girl  is  invited  to  VSHQG D VHPLIRUPDO HYHQLQJ ÂżOOHG ZLWK PXVLF dancing,  desserts,  prizes  and  more.  Tickets  $10 Â
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Legislative  breakfast  in  Whiting.  Monday,  Feb.  10,  7-Â8:45  a.m.,  Whiting  Town  Hall.  Breakfast  at  7  a.m.,  program  7:30-Â8:45.  The  purchase  of  breakfast  is  not  required  but  it  helps  the  hosts  to  defray  the  costs  of  opening  their  hall.  Middlebury  Town  Democratic  Committee  meet- ing  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  Feb.  10,  6:30-Â8  p.m.,  Middlebury  Police  Department,  Lucius  Shaw  Lane.  Middlebury  Democrats  are  invited  to  share  ideas  about  potential  candidates  for  the  state  House  of  Representatives.  Addison  County  Right  to  Life  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  Feb.  10,  7-Â8  p.m.,  St.  Mary’s  Parish  Hall.  Visitors  welcome.  Info:  388-Â2898  or  L2Paquette@aol.com.  Book  club  meeting  in  Bridport.  Monday,  Feb.  10,  7-Â8  p.m.,  Carl  Norton  Highway  Department  confer- ence  room.  Discussing  “Brideshead  Revisitedâ€?  by  Evelyn  Waugh.  All  interested  readers  are  welcome.  Info:  758-Â2858. Â
Energy  workshop  for  builders  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  7,  9-Â11  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  Weybridge  and  Middlebury  energy  committees  sponsor  a  free  workshop  for  builders  on  the  Vermont  Residential  Energy  Code.  RSVP  to  388-Â1644.  Vermont  Vaudeville  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  7,  7:30-Â9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Northeast  Kingdom’s  Vermont  Vaudeville  brings  their  unique  brand  of  cutting-Âedge  variety  entertainment,  with  acrobatics,  juggling,  live  music  and  crowd  interac- tion.  Tickets  $12/$5  children,  available  at  the  THT  ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ
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St.  Peter’s  Parish  breakfast  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  Feb.  9,  8-Â10  a.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Parish  Hall.  Eggs,  omelets,  hotcakes,  French  toast,  bacon,  sausage  and  more.  Adults  $8,  seniors  $7,  kids  6-Â12  $6,  kids  XQGHU IUHH IDPLOLHV RI ÂżYH RU PRUH 6WDWH FKDULW\ UDIĂ€H 'RQÂśW IRUJHW WR EULQJ \RXU UHWXUQDEOHV to  support  the  Youth  Ministry  bottle  drive.  Presentation  on  slavery  in  Vermont  history  in  Ferrisburgh.  Sunday,  Feb.  9,  2-Â4  p.m.,  Rokeby  0XVHXP 5RXWH 890 KLVWRULDQ $PDQL :KLWÂżHOG author  of  the  new  book  “The  Problem  of  Slavery  in  Early  Vermont,  1777-Â1801,â€?  challenges  the  common  understanding  that  Vermont’s  1777  constitution  actually  prohibited  slavery.  Free  to  attend.  Book  sale  and  signing.  Info:  rokeby@ comcast.net.  Woodwind  concert  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  Feb.  9,  2-Â3  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  The  Windsong  Woodwind  Quintet  will  perform  the  music  of  Colomer,  Debussy,  Maslanka,  Pierne  and  Ravel.  Free. Â
Community  coffee  with  ACSU  superintendent  Peter  Burrows  in  Bridport.  Thursday,  Feb.  6,  8-Â9  a.m.,  Bridport  Congregational  Church.  Senior  meal  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Feb.  6,  noon-Â1  p.m.,  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol.  Corn  chowder,  egg  salad  sandwich,  winter  squash  and  lemon  lulu  cake.  Sign  up  at  453-Â5276.  Ann  Hutchins  &  Chuck  Miller  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  6,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater  lower  level.  Cabaret  with  two  veteran  performers,  featuring  music  from  the  20th-Âcentury  Songbook.  Cash  bar  and  snacks  provided.  Tickets  $10,  avail- DEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ townhalltheater.org.  Twist  O’  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  6,  7-Â9  p.m.,  American  Legion.  General  meeting  followed  by  a  program  about  inkle  weaving,  tablet  weaving  and  card  weaving.  Info:  453-Â5960. Â
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Feb.  8,  7-Â8:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  American  Legion  Post  14.  The  country’s  only  all-Âfemale  traveling  stand-Âup  comedy  troupe  performs.  This  is  a  fund- raiser  for  the  Seth  Warner  Chapter  of  the  DAR.  Proceeds  will  go  toward  helping  veterans  and  active  military  members  and  their  families.  Show  is  rated  G  but  geared  toward  adults.  The  Phil  Henry  Trio  in  concert  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  Feb.  8,  7:30-Â9  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  Contemporary  folk  concert,  part  of  the  Burnham  Music  Series.  Tickets  $8  adults,  $3  for  seniors  and  children,  available  at  the  door.  Info:  388-Â6863.  Orwell  Fire  Department  Valentine’s  Dance  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Feb.  8,  8  p.m.-Âmidnight,  Middlebury  American  Legion  Post  27.  Music  by  Triple  D.  Cost  $15  per  couple,  available  at  the  door. Â
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Book  fair  in  Weybridge.  Wednesday,  Feb.  12,  8  a.m.-Â5  p.m.,  Weybridge  Elementary  School.  Annual  book  fair  IHDWXULQJ D ZLGH YDULHW\ RI KLJK TXDOLW\ XVHG ÂżFWLRQ DQG QRQÂżFWLRQ IRU DGXOWV DQG FKLOGUHQ 7R EHQHÂżW the  school  library.  Donated  books  can  be  dropped  off  at  the  school,  or  call  Mary  at  545-Â2172  for  pickup.  Continues  Feb.  13. Â
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Crowd  pleaser STUNT  COMEDIAN  WACKY  CHADD  —  less  than  a  week  after  performing  at  Super  Bowl  XLVIII  in  New  Jersey  —  brings  his  pogo-Âstick  tricks  to  the  Town  Hall  Theater  on  Friday,  Feb.  7,  when  he  joins  the  traveling  troupe  known  as  Vermont  Vaudeville.  Beat  the  winter  blues  with  a  night  of  hilarious  entertainment,  juggling,  circus  stunts  and  audience  interaction. Â
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Book  fair  in  Weybridge.  Thursday,  Feb.  13,  8  a.m.-Â5  p.m.,  Weybridge  Elementary  School.  Annual  book  fair  IHDWXULQJ D ZLGH YDULHW\ RI KLJK TXDOLW\ XVHG ÂżFWLRQ DQG QRQÂżFWLRQ IRU DGXOWV DQG FKLOGUHQ 7R EHQHÂżW the  school  library.  Donated  books  can  be  dropped  off  at  the  school,  or  call  Mary  at  545-Â2172  for  pickup.  Monthly  wildlife  walk  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  13,  8-Â10  a.m.,  Otter  View  Park  and  Hurd  Grassland.  A  monthly  OCAS-ÂMALT  event,  inviting Â
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community  members  to  help  survey  birds  and  other  wildlife.  Meet  leader  Ron  Payne  at  Otter  View  Park  parking  area,  corner  of  Weybridge  Street  and  Pulp  Mill  Bridge  Road.  Beginning  birders  welcome.  Shorter  routes  possible.  Info:  388-Â1007  or  388-Â6829.  “Bats  on  the  Brinkâ€?  lecture  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  13,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Vermont  wildlife  biologist  Scott  Darling  talks  about  the  decline  in  the  state’s  bat  population  due  to  white- nose  syndrome.  Part  of  Otter  Creek  Audubon’s  Cabin  Fever  Lecture  Series.  Free.  “Four  Beersâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  13,  8-Â10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Middlebury  Community  Players  present  an  original  comedy  by  Middlebury  native  David  Van  Vleck  Jr.  Due  to  strong  language,  not  recommended  for  anyone  under  the  age  of  16.  Tickets  $17,  available  at  the  7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU org.  Runs  through  Feb.  16.  Verbal  Onslaught  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  13,  9-Â11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Spoken-Âword  open-Âmike  night.  Shy  and  outspoken  poets,  good  listeners,  ORXG KDQG FODSSHUV DQG ÂżQJHU VQDSSHUV ZULWHUV and  artists  welcome.  Info:  www.go51main.com. Â
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Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  14,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Jackson  Gallery  in  the  Town  Hall  Theater.  An  exhibit  of  works  by  the  late  Jim  Borden,  a  local  artist  who  died  in  2013.  Most  of  the  paintings  DUH IRU VDOH WR EHQHÂżW 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU DQG DQ art  award  for  a  graduating  student  at  Borden’s  high  school  alma  mater.  Info:  382-Â9222  or  jacksongallery@townhalltheater.org.  Valentine’s  dinner  dance  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Feb.  14,  6-Â11  p.m.,  Addison  County  Eagles.  Dinner  at  6  p.m.  followed  by  dancing  to  the  music  of  the  Brown  River  Band  from  7-Â11.  Tickets  $20  in  advance,  $30  at  the  door.  Call  802-Â355-Â6011  or  7R EHQHÂżW DX[LOLDU\ FKDULWLHV Fred  Barnes  &  Sarah  Stone  in  Brandon.  Friday,  Feb.  14,  7:30-Â9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Fred  Barnes  on  piano  accompanies  singer  Sarah  Stone  for  an  evening  of  romantic  music:  Rodgers Â
&  Hart,  Johnny  Mercer,  Stephen  Sondheim,  George  Gershwin,  Burt  Bacharach  and  more.  Admission  $15.  Reservations  at  802-Â465-Â4071  or  info@brandon-Âmusic.net.  “Four  Beersâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  14,  8-Â10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Middlebury  Community  Players  present  an  original  comedy  by  Middlebury  native  David  Van  Vleck  Jr.  Due  to  strong  language,  not  recommended  for  anyone  under  the  age  of  16.  Tickets  $17,  available  at  the  7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU org.  Runs  through  Feb.  16. Â
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Hutchins to sing American classics Town  Hall  Theater’s  cozy  down- for  20  years,  working  with  such  stairs  cabaret  comes  to  life  this  week  great  artists  as  Sandra  Wright,  Rick  at  7  p.m.  on  Thursday  as  vocalist  Redington  and  Jenny  Johnson.  He  Ann  Hutchins  and  friends  explore  also  does  many  productions  at  the  some  fascinating  corners  of  the  Town  Hall  Theater  each  year  includ- American  Songbook. ing  Broadway  musicals,  show  choir  Hutchins  is  a  native  Vermonter  performances  and  the  “Middlebury  and  lifelong  musician,  a  classically  Doesâ€?  series.  Miller  studied  music  trained  soprano  who  uses  composition  at  the  Berk- the  rest  of  her  range  to  lee  College  of  Music  in  sing  show  tunes,  tradi- Boston  and  is  teaching  tional  R&B  and  the  oc- music  currently  at  the  casional  murder  ballad.  Mary  Hogan  School  in  She  studied  at  the  Tan- Middlebury.  glewood  Institute  and  the  Sidemen  for  the  eve- Crane  School  of  Music.  ning  include  some  of  Though  she  sings  a  wide  BY GREG PAHL Middlebury’s  best  jazz  range  of  music,  Hutchins  musicians:  Kenny  Ci- admits  that  she  “carries  a  fone,  Glendon  Ingalls,  torchâ€?  for  Kurt  Weill  and  Harold  Ar- Steve  MacLaughlin  and  Rob  Zoll- len,  early  20th-Âcentury  songwriters  man. who  often  fused  the  new  jazz  idiom  Tickets  are  $10,  and  may  be  pur- ZLWK O\ULFV WKDW UHĂ€HFW DQ HGJ\ FRP- FKDVHG DW WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU plex  psychology. RUJ DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH GDLO\ H[- Local  favorite  Chuck  Miller  is  a  cept  Sunday,  noon  to  5  p.m.)  or  at  regular  on  the  THT  stage.  He  has  the  door.  Cash  bar  and  snacks  will  played  professionally  in  Vermont  be  available. VERMONT  VAUDEVILLE If  you  haven’t  heard  of  Vermont  Vaudeville  yet,  chances  are  it  won’t Â
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ANN  HUTCHINS who  builds  songs  from  a  place  of  honesty.  He’s  played  the  big  stages  —  Kerrville,  Falcon  Ridge  —  and  won  top  prize  at  SolarFest  and  the  Susquehanna  Arts  and  Music  Festi- val.  Henry  builds  a  connection,  gen- tly  shaking  an  audience  out  of  their  own  heads  and  into  the  vivid  world  he  creates.  Henry  is  also  a  builder,  in  every  sense  of  the  word.  He  doesn’t  just  make  songs;Íž  he  builds  stringed  instruments  by  hand.  He  builds  al- bums,  too,  as  a  producer  with  a  keen  sense  for  what  makes  a  great  recording.  And  he  doesn’t  just  make  music;Íž  he  teaches  it,  conducting  a  high-Âschool  chorus  in  central  Ver- mont.  But  there’s  no  one  quite  like  this  multi-Âtalented  Vermonter  whose  powerful  voice  speaks  for  itself.  $GPLVVLRQ LV IRU DGXOWV teens  and  kids  free.  For  more  LQIRUPDWLRQ FDOO LIVE  MUSIC AT  51  MAIN There  will  be  three  live  musical  events  this  week  at  Middlebury’s  51  Main.  At  7  p.m.  on  Thursday,  the  An-Â
dric  Severance  Quartet  will  perform  a  sizzling  stew  of  Latin,  Afro-ÂCuban  and  Brazilian  jazz. 7KHQ DW S P RQ )ULGD\ 6HQD\- it  takes  to  the  stage.  Senayit  is  an  original,  contemporary  pop/rock  trio  featuring  two  powerful  female  lead  singer-Âsongwriters,  Pam  McCann  GUXPV DQG YRFDOV DQG 6HQD\LW 7RPOLQVRQ JXLWDU DQG YRFDOV DORQJ with  the  masterfully  talented  Micah  &DUERQQHDX HOHFWULF EDVV XSULJKW and  bowed  bass). )LQDOO\ DW S P RQ 6DWXUGD\ Blues  and  Beyond  will  perform.  Blues  and  Beyond  is  a  high-Âenergy  band  of  talented  musicians  playing  a  tasty  mix  of  blues,  soul,  rock  and  MD]] IURP 3DXO %XWWHUÂżHOG WR 0LOHV WR 'XVW\ 6SULQJÂżHOG WR 5D\ &KDUOHV and  beyond. All  ages,  no  cover.  For  additional  information  visit  www.go51main. FRP RU SKRQH NEW  EXHIBIT  AT  COLLEGE A  new  exhibit,  “Performance  Now,â€?  opens  on  Friday  in  the  Chris- tian  A.  Johnson  Memorial  Gallery  of  the  Middlebury  College  Mu- seum  of  Art. The  ex- hibit  includes  a  selection  of  works  by  artists  who  practice  a  va- riety  of  art-Âmaking  procedures.  “Performance  Nowâ€?  features  vid- HRV REMHFWV ÂżOPV DQG LQVWDOODWLRQV that  document  ephemeral  occur- rences.  Including  works  by  Marina  Abramovic,  William  Kentridge,  Clifford  Owens  and  Laurie  Sim- mons  among  many  others,  the  ex- hibition  surveys  critical  and  experi- mental  currents  in  this  historically  VLJQLÂżFDQW JOREDO GHYHORSPHQW LQ art  practice. The  exhibit,  which  runs  through  (See  Arts  Beat,  Page  11)
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Arts  Beat  (Continued  from  Page  10) April  20,  is  free.  For  more  informa- tion,  visit  middlebury.edu/arts  or  phone  443-Â3168. TWO  BROTHERS  TAVERN There  will  be  one  live  musical  per- formance  this  week  at  Two  Brothers  Tavern  in  Middlebury  when  the  Star- line  Rhythm  Boys  take  to  the  stage,  beginning  at  6  p.m.  on  Friday.  The  Starline  Rhythm  Boys  are  the  real  deal.  These  cool  cats  play  an  authen- tic  mix  of  rockabilly  and  country  that’ll  make  you  feel  like  you’re  in  a  Texas  juke  joint.  Two  Brothers  is  pleased  to  welcome  them  back  for  a  special  cocktail-Âhour  performance  in  the  Lounge.  Reservations  and  walk- ins  are  welcome.  There  is  a  $3  cover  charge.  For  ad- ditional  information,  call  388-Â0002. CORNWALL  CONTRA  DANCE The  monthly  Cornwall  Contra  Dance  will  take  place  at  the  Corn- wall  Town  Hall  on  Saturday,  from  7  to  9:30  p.m.  This  month  Mary  Wesley  will  call  the  dances.  The Â
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Vergennes  Union  High  School  is  pleased  to  recognize  Mary  Flood  as  its  Student  of  the  Week.  Mary  lives  in  Vergennes.  Her  mother  is  Margaret  Flood  and  her  father  is  William  Flood.  She  moved  here  from  Coon  Rapids,  Minn.  She  has  two  brothers:  Bill  and  Jim.  Bill  is  a  senior  at  Norwich  University  and  Jim  is  a  sophomore  at  Michigan  7HFKQRORJLFDO 8QLYHUVLW\ Mary  took  Advanced  Placement  Calculus  as  a  junior,  DQG VKH LV FXUUHQWO\ WDNLQJ $GYDQFHG 3ODFHPHQW /LWHUDWXUH and  Composition.  Mary  was  a  member  of  the  sewing  club  freshman  through  junior  year.  She  is  currently  a  member  of  the  yearbook  staff,  and  has  been  since  her  sophomore  year.  Mary  has  been  an  active  member  of  the  math  team,  anime  club,  German  club  and  Assets  since  her  sophomore  year.   0DU\ YROXQWHHUV DW WKH %L[E\ 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ LQ Vergennes.  She  has  been  doing  this  community  service  since  she  was  a  freshman.  Mary  currently  works  at  the  Vergennes  Animal  Hospital,  to  help  earn  money  to  pay  for  FROOHJH :KHQ 0DU\ LVQœW DW VFKRRO WKH OLEUDU\ RU WKH DQLPDO Mary  Flood hospital,  she  enjoys  reading,  writing  and  baking.  She  also  V.U.H.S. has  her  own  blog. :KHQ DVNHG DERXW ZKDW VKH KDV OHDUQHG IURP KLJK VFKRRO 0DU\ UHSOLHG ³)ULHQGV DUH WKH IDPLO\ \RX JHW WR FKRRVH VR SLFN ZLVHO\ 7KH\ FDQ EH VXSSRUWLYH DQG KLODULRXV DQG VDYH \RX IURP WHUULEOH GHFLVLRQV EXW RQO\ LI \RX FKRRVH FRUUHFWO\ ´ -DQHW .HSHV D KLJK VFKRRO *HUPDQ WHDFKHU VDLG WKLV DERXW 0DU\ ³0DU\ LV D JRRG VWXGHQW ZLWK D JUHDW VHQVH RI KXPRU 6KH KDV D VWURQJ VHQVH RI VHOI DQG GRHVQœW MXVW JR DORQJ ZLWK WKH QRUP 6KH FKDOOHQJHV herself.  She  makes,  and  then  follows,  a  plan  to  meet  her  goals.  She  is  helpful,  and  generous,  as  well  as  a  JRRG IULHQG ZKR HQMR\V D JRRG FDUG JDPH ´ Following  graduation  from  VUHS,  Mary  plans  to  go  to  college  to  study  chemistry.  She  would  like  to  become  a  pharmaceutical  chemist. 7KH IDFXOW\ VWDII DQG VWXGHQWV RI 98+6 ZLVK 0DU\ )ORRG WKH YHU\ EHVW LQ WKH IXWXUH
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PAGE  16  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Monday,  February  3,  2014
Tiger  boys  coming  on  strong Â
SPORTS MONDAY
By  ANDY  KIRKALDY  ST.  ALBANS  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Three  teams  of  Middlebury  Union  High  School  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Nordic  skiers  posted  WRS IRXU ÂżQLVKHV RQ )ULGD\ DW D VL[ team  relay  meet  hosted  by  BFA-ÂSt.  Albans  at  Dickinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Field. The  Tiger  boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  trio  of  Max  Liv- ingstone-ÂPeters,  Harlow  Punderson  DQG +DYHQ 7DWH ÂżQLVKHG ZKDW &RDFK Matt  Truehart  called  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;old-Âschoolâ&#x20AC;?  9-Âkilometer  course  with  lots  of  twists  DQG WXUQV LQ LQ VHFRQG SODFH behind  only  the  winning  Essex  team  of  Caleb  Guziak,  Andrey  Chymkh  DQG 6WHYHQ 0DORQH\ LQ (DFK teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  skiers  took  turns  completing  two  1.5-Âkilometer  legs. The  Tiger  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  team  of  Sophie  Ryan,  Kate  DaPolito  and  Julia  Rosen- EHUJ ÂżQLVKHG WKLUG LQ EHKLQG two  Burlington  squads.  The  winners  were  Andrea  Noonan,  Sabrina  Farm- HU DQG &DOOLH )O\QQ LQ Right  behind  them  in  fourth  were  another  Tiger  threesome,  Emily  Ki- ernan,  Amelia  Ingersoll  and  Morgan  3UDWW LQ The  other  two  Tiger  boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  teams  competing  were  Matias  Pyle,  Parker  Castle  and  Ross  Crowne,  who  were  HLJKWK LQ DQG +HQU\ *DQH\ Bob  Avery  and  David  Dregallo,  who  ZHUH WK LQ The  other  Tiger  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  group  racing  was  Claire  Armstrong,  Signi  Living- stone-ÂPeters  and  Michelle  Peterson;Íž  WKH\ WRRN WK LQ
MUHS  puts  it  all  together  vs.  Milton By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Middle- bury  Union  High  School  basketball  WHDP VWDUWHG DQG ÂżQLVKHG VWURQJ on  Saturday,  and  that  proved  to  be  enough  to  earn  a  67-Â47  victory  over  visiting  Milton  that  lifted  the  Tigers  to  7-Â6. The  Tigers  went  on  a  28-Â4  run  that  VSDQQHG WKH ÂżUVW DQG VHFRQG SHULRGV that  stretched  a  one-Âpoint  lead  into  a  38-Â13  bulge. They  still  led  by  25  until  getting  FDUHOHVV LQ WKH ÂżQDO VHFRQGV RI the  half,  when  they  allowed  Miltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Eric  Menard  to  hit  two  treys  to  cut  the  lead  to  19  at  the  break,  43-Â24.  A  painful  third  quarter  saw  the  OHDG GZLQGOH WR DW EHIRUH a  jumper  by  junior  point  guard  Bob- by  Ritter  made  it  a  nine-Âpoint  lead  entering  the  fourth.  Milton  cut  the  lead  to  seven  with  WZR IUHH WKURZV WR RSHQ WKH ÂżQDO SH- riod,  and  two  more  free  throws  by  Milton  freshman  Ryan  Brown  made  LW ZLWK WR JR Then  the  Tigers  took  charge.  Sophomore  Oakley  Gordon,  who  scored  a  team-Âhigh  15,  hit  a  trey,  stole  the  ball,  and  sank  another  three- pointer,  with  both  hoops  assisted  by  junior  forward  Connor  Quinn  (six  rebounds). 6XGGHQO\ LW ZDV ZLWK to  go,  and  the  Tigers  coasted  home  behind  two  buckets  inside  from  se- nior  forward  Sam  Usilton  (11  points,  eight  boards)  and  a  hoop  and  an  as- sist  from  Ritter  (eight  points,  six  re- ERXQGV ÂżYH DVVLVWV DQG WKUHH VWHDOV
Usilton,  a  tri-Âcaptain,  said  the  Ti- gers  had  to  get  back  to  what  was  working.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  close-Âouts  and  box-Âouts  kind  of  dwindled  right  toward  halftime,  and  they  hit  a  couple  shots  right  off,  DQG ZH FDPH RXW D OLWWOH Ă&#x20AC;DW DIWHU halftime,â&#x20AC;?  Usilton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eventually  we  got  back  into  running  the  court  as  fast  as  we  can,  getting  some  looks  as  fast  as  we  can.  We  just  executed.â&#x20AC;? On  Wednesday,  the  Tigers  had  bounced  back  from  a  couple  tough  losses  to  Division  I  foes  by  beating  visiting  Missisquoi,  63-Â42.  In  that  game,  Ritter  scored  14,  and  junior  swingman  Cullen  Hathaway  added  11. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  excellent  to  come  back  and  have  a  couple  solid  wins  after  a  cou- ple  of  pretty  embarrassing  losses,â&#x20AC;?  Usilton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  just  to  keep  working  like  we  are  and  hopefully Â
MUHS  Nordic team  skis  well  in  relays
Score BOARD TIGER  JUNIOR  BOBBY  Ritter,  above,  is  fouled  as  he  drives  to  the  basket  during  Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  game  against  Milton,  while  MUHS  sophomore  Oakley  Gordon,  right,  puts  up  two  of  his  team-Âhigh  15  points.  Middlebury  won  the  game,  67-Â47. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell
keep  this  little  streak  going.â&#x20AC;? ,I WKH 7LJHUV SOD\ PRUH OLNH WKH\ GLG LQ 6DWXUGD\ÂśV ÂżUVW PLQ- utes,  they  could  get  on  a  roll  in  the  Lake  Division  schedule,  which  continues  at  Vergennes  on  Tuesday  and  at  home  vs.  Mount  Abra- ham  on  Friday. Milton  led,  7-Â4,  after  two  minutes,  but  a  jumper  and  a  three  by  Hathaway  and  a  Gordon  free  throw  gave  the  Tigers  the  lead  for  JRRG After  Miltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Kyle  Apgar  drove  for  two  of  his  team-Âhigh  15  to  PDNH LW DW WKH 7LJHUV FORVHG WKH SHULRG RQ D UXQ ZLWK WKH EHQFK SOD\LQJ D UROH VRSKRPRUH IRUZDUG 6DP +ROPHV scored  twice  in  the  surge  and  Gordon  scored  once,  while  starters  (See  Basketball,  Page  18)
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Hockey 1/29  MUHS  Girls  vs.  Hartford   .................6-Â1 1/29  MUHS  Boys  vs.  Milton   ....................4-Â2 1/31  MUHS  Girls  vs.  U-Â32   .....................  4-Â0 1/31  MUHS  Boys  vs.  Stowe   ..................  3-Â2 Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Basketball 1/29  MUHS  vs.  Missisquoi   .................  63-Â42 1/29  Mt.  Abe  vs.  Milton   ......................  50-Â46 1/29  St.  Albans  vs.  VUHS   ...................47-Â33 2/1  MUHS  vs.  Milton   ..........................  67-Â47 2/1  VUHS  vs.  Mt.  Abe   ........................  45-Â40 Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Basketball 1/30  Milton  vs.  VUHS   ........................  43-Â29 1/30  Fair  Haven  vs.  OV   .....................  30-Â20 1/30  Colchester  vs.  Mt.  Abe   ...............  44-Â36 1/31  Missisquoi  vs.  MUHS   ..................32-Â21 2/1  VUHS  vs.  Montpelier   ...................  47-Â32 2/1  Burr  &  Burton  vs.  OV   ...................  39-Â23 COLLEGE SPORTS Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 1/31  Williams  vs.  Midd.   ......................  64-Â61 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 1/31  Williams  vs.  Midd.   ......................  60-Â55 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hockey 1/31  Midd.  vs.  Hamilton   .........................  3-Â0 2/1  Midd.  vs.  Hamilton   ..................  3-Â2  (OT) Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hockey 1/31  Midd.  vs.  Tufts  .................................3-Â0 2/1  Conn.  vs.  Midd.   ................................  2-Â1
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Tiger  boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  hockey  knocks  off  No.  1  Stowe,  3-Â2 Team  rallies  for  victories  twice  in  a  week By  ANDY  KIRKALDY said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  back  in  the  game  this  MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Middle- year.â&#x20AC;? bury  Union  High  School  boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  hock- Coach  Derek  Bartlett  praised  the  ey  team  picked  up  a  pivotal  win  on  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  poise  in  not  getting  discour- Friday,  knocking  off  visiting  Stowe,  aged  when  Stowe  took  a  1-Â0  lead  WKH ÂżUVW SODFH WHDP LQ 'LYLVLRQ ,, ZLWK VHFRQGV OHIW LQ WKH ÂżUVW SH- 3-Â2.  riod,  a  goal  that  came  against  the  The  victory  over  the  11-Â3-Â1  Raid- Ă&#x20AC;RZ RI SOD\ ers  pushed  the  Tigers  to  9-Â4,  im- Coach  Bartlett  said  the  Tigers  proved  their  might  have  winning  streak  learned  some- to  seven  games,  thing  about  and  coupled  SRLVH DQG FRQÂż- with  their  4-Â2  dence  two  days  comeback  win  before,  when  at  Milton  (9-Â6- host  Milton  1)  on  Wednes- scored  twice  in  day,  bumped  the  second  pe- WKHP XS WR ÂżIWK riod  to  take  a  place  in  D-ÂII,  2-Â0  lead,  but  the  with  at  least  a  Tigers  rallied  to  game  in  hand  win. over  the  sec- â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  got  ond-Â,  third-  and  us  in  the  right  f o u r t h - p l a c e  frame  of  mind  teams. on  how  to  deal  MUHS  has  with  things,â&#x20AC;?  also  beaten  ev- he  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  liked  ery  team  ahead  what  I  saw  of  them  in  the  W e d n e s d a y  standings  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  MUHS  JUNIOR  JUSTIN  STONE night,  and  ob- Stowe,  Wood- viously  what  stock  (10-Â3-Â2),  I  saw  tonight  0RXQW 0DQVÂżHOG DQG 1RUWK- ZKHQ WKH\ VFRUHG ÂżUVW ´ ÂżHOG ² H[FHSW 1RUWKÂżHOG Although  the  shots  favored  Stowe  which  edged  the  Tigers  at  the  Me- LQ WKH ÂżUVW SHULRG DQG RYHU- morial  Sports  Center  in  December. all,  16-Â14,  the  Tigers  earned  more  But  according  to  Tiger  senior  cap- territory,  and  defensemen  Jordan  tain  Keenan  Bartlett,  whose  second- 6WHDUQV $QGUHZ *OHDVRQ 1DWKDQ period  goal  erased  Stoweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  1-Â0  lead,  Lalonde  and  James  Ploof  protected  none  of  the  victories  meant  more  goalie  Sawyer  Ryan  (14  saves)  well. than  knocking  off  a  Raider  team  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  we  possessed  the  puck  that  was  riding  an  11-Âgame  unbeaten  well,â&#x20AC;?  Coach  Bartlett  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trying  streak. to  keep  the  game  in  their  end  was  ³,WÂśV D KXJH FRQÂżGHQFH ERRVW DQG important.â&#x20AC;? I  think  the  biggest  thing  is  it  sends  a  The  Tigers  also  showed  bet- message  out  to  every  other  team  in  ter  discipline  about  penalties  than  Vermont  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  legit,â&#x20AC;?  Bartlett  WKH 5DLGHUV WDNLQJ ÂżYH WR 6WRZHÂśV
TIGER  SENIOR  JORDAN  Stearns  sends  a  pass  up  the  ice  during  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  3-Â2  win  over  Stowe  Friday  night. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell
10,  one  of  them  a  double-Âminor  in  which  a  Raider  was  also  whistled  and  another  a  call  for  too  many  men  on  the  ice.  Coach  Bartlett  said  playing  clean- er  has  helped  the  Tigers  since  their  2-Â4  start.  ³:HÂśUH QRW LQ WKH ER[ DV PXFK DV ZH ZHUH LQ WKH ÂżUVW ÂżYH RU VL[ games,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  The  Tigers  failed  to  cash  in  on  their  power  plays,  but  Coach  Bartlett  said  that  was  largely  due  to  a  trade- off  he  was  willing  to  make:  He  jug- gled  his  line-Âup  to  make  sure  he  had  his  best  defensive  players  on  the  ice Â
when  the  dangerous  Stowe  line  of  Chad  Haggerty,  Austin  St.  Onge  and  Sam  Salvas  skated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  had  certain  personnel  we  wanted  on  the  ice  when  Haggerty  was  on  the  ice,  and  then  with  the  power  play  we  moved  some  kids  around  because  of  that,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  strategized  around  that,  and  the  NLGV H[HFXWHG UHDOO\ ZHOO ´ The  Tigers  had  the  best  chances  in  WKH ÂżUVW SHULRG 2QO\ D EDFN FKHFN broke  up  Tyler  Crowningshieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ¿UVW PLQXWH EUHDNDZD\ ELG DQG Stowe  goalie  Wyatt  Galfetti  (11  saves)  denied  Justin  Stone  from  the  slot  30  seconds  later.  Rio  McCarty  later  slid  a  backhander  just  wide,  and  Stone  and  Devin  Dwire  had  bids  during  a  Tiger  power  play.  Ryan  stopped  Phil  McDermott  from  the  left-Âwing  circle  in  the  ¿IWK PLQXWH EXW KDG OLWWOH FKDQFH on  Stoweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  goal,  a  12-Âfoot  Luke  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Toole  wrister  into  the  lower  left  corner  set  up  by  Haggerty  on  a  coun-Â
terattack.  The  Tigers  maintained  a  slight  edge  in  territory  early  in  the  second,  and  it  paid  off  at  4:06.  Stearns  sent  Colton  Leno  into  the  right-Âwing  cor- ner,  and  Leno  fed  Bartlett  cutting  toward  goal.  Bartlettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  angled  shot  beat  Galfetti  low  to  the  far  corner. Good  work  by  both  goalies  kept  it  1-Â1  after  two  periods.  Ryan  stopped  Salvas  from  inside  the  right-Âwing  circle  in  the  eighth  minute  and  de- nied  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Toole  in  the  late  going  after  the  Tigers  took  back-Âto-Âback  penal- ties.  During  that  penalty  kill  Stearns  and  Bartlett  were  effective.  Gal- fetti  stopped  Stone  twice,  and  then  stoned  Dwire  after  he  stole  the  puck  on  the  forecheck. The  Tigers  took  the  lead  at  4:46  of  the  third.  Stone  rushed  down  the  left  side,  and  the  puck  went  to  Dwire  behind  the  net.  Dwire  came  around  the  far  side  and  slid  a  cross-Âcrease  SDVV WR 1LFN $XGHW IRU WKH WDS LQ DW (See  Hockey,  Page  18)
Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  hockey  in  top  spot
TIGER  SENIOR  DEVIN  Dwire  escapes  a  Stowe  defenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hook  during  Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  game  in  Middlebury.  The  Tigers  won  the  game,  3-Â2.
MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Mid- dlebury  Union  High  School  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  hockey  team  picked  up  a  pair  of  wins  last  week,  which,  coupled  with  a  loss  by  Burr  &  Burton,  PRYHG WKH 7LJHUV LQWR ÂżUVW SODFH in  Division  II  with  a  12-Â3  record.  On  Wednesday,  the  Tigers  downed  host  Hartford,  6-Â1,  as  se- nior  Timi  Carone  poured  in  four  goals  and  set  up  one  of  sister  An- gela  Caroneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  two  strikes.  Angela  Carone  also  picked  up  an  assist,  DQG JRDOLH %DLO\ 5\DQ VWRSSHG VKRWV 7KH 7LJHUV RXWVKRW WKH Hurricanes  by  39-Â16.  On  Friday,  the  Tigers  blanked  visiting  U-Â32,  as  Timi  Carone  picked  up  two  more  goals  and Â
Angela  Carone  and  Mikayla  Hu- miston  recorded  a  goal  and  an  as- sist  apiece.  The  Tigers  outshot  the  4-Â11-Â1  Raiders,  31-Â2,  and  Ryan  worked  a  two-Âsave  shutout.  The  Tigers  have  tough  chal- OHQJHV DPRQJ WKH ÂżYH UHJXODU season  games  that  remain  on  their  schedule,  starting  with  a  date  at  D-ÂI  South  Burlington/ &KDPSODLQ 9DOOH\ RQ Wednesday.  Before  the  playoffs  open,  they  also  will  face  both  1RUWKÂżHOG DQG %XUU %XUWRQ who  are  tied  for  second  place  behind  the  Tigers  and  each  own  victories  over  MUHS,  as  those  three  teams  jockey  for  the  top  three  D-ÂI  seeds. Â
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Schedule Basketball HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Hockey 2/4  MUHS  Boys  at  Peoples   .........  5:45  p.m. 2/5  MUHS  Girls  at  CVU/SB   ..........5:25  p.m. 2/7&8   .......MUHS  Boys  at  L.  Placid  Tourney 08+6 *LUOV DW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  .  4:30  p.m. Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Basketball 2/3  OV  at  Woodstock   ........................  7  p.m. 2/4  MUHS  at  VUHS   ..........................  7  p.m. 2/4  St.  Albans  at  Mt.  Abe   ..................  7  p.m. 2/5  OV  at  West  Rutland   ....................  7  p.m. 2/7  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS   ........................  7  p.m. 2/7  VUHS  at  Missisquoi   ...............  7:30  p.m. Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Basketball 2/3  MUHS  at  Mt.  Abe   .........................7  p.m. 2/4  Windsor  at  OV   ............................  7  p.m. 2/5  Colchester  at  MUHS   ...................  7  p.m. 2/5  VUHS  at  Missisquoi   ...............  7:30  p.m. 2/5  OV  at  Mill  River   ...........................  7  p.m. 0W $EH DW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  .............  7  p.m. 2/8  MUHS  at  Milton   ...................  11:30  a.m. 2/8  S.  Burlington  at  Mt.  Abe   .......  12:30  p.m. 98+6 DW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  ..........  2:30  p.m. Wrestling 2/5  MUHS  at  OV   ...............................  6  p.m. 2/6  Mt.  Abe  Hosts   ........................  6:30  p.m. 2/7  MUHS  at  Essex   ..........................  7  p.m. 2/8  Mt.  Abe  at  Randolph   .................  11  a.m. Nordic 2/6  OV/MUHS  at  Mt.  Top  Inn   .......  2:30  p.m. Indoor Track 2/8  ..............Championship  Meet  at  Norwich COLLEGE SPORTS Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2/4  Midd.  at  Keene   ......................  7:30  p.m. 2/7  Colby  at  Midd.   .............................  8  p.m. 2/9  Bowdoin  at  Midd.   ........................  3  p.m. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2/4  Midd.  at  Keene   ......................  5:30  p.m. 2/7  Colby  at  Midd.   .............................  6  p.m. 2/9  Bowdoin  at  Midd.   ........................  2  p.m. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hockey 2/4  Utica  at  Midd.   ..............................  7  p.m. 2/7  Conn.  at  Midd.   ............................  7  p.m. 2/8  Conn.  at  Midd.   ............................  3  p.m. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hockey 2/8  Midd.  at  Trinity   .......................  7:30  p.m. 2/9  Midd.  at  Wesleyan   ......................  3  p.m. Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  web- sites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â
(Continued  from  Page  16) Aaron  Smith,  a  senior  guard,  and  Hathaway  chipped  in  a  hoop  apiece. Coach  Chris  Altemose  said  the  Tigers  have  recently  committed  to  an  uptempo  approach  on  offense  and  high- er  pressure  on  defense,  and  the  bench  is  a  key  element  of  that  strategy.  ³$V VRRQ DV ZH VHH JX\V RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRU VORZ D OLWWOH ELW ZHUH WU\LQJ WR JHW IUHVK OHJV LQ WKHUH ,WÂśV GHÂżQLWHO\ D team  effort,  a  commitment.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  easily  playing  10  guys,â&#x20AC;?  Altemose  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  bench  contributes  to  our  success.â&#x20AC;? Milton  went  six  minutes  without  a  basket,  notching  MXVW WZR RI VL[ IUHH WKURZ DWWHPSWV LQ WKH ÂżUVW RI the  second  period.  By  then,  Usilton,  Ritter,  Quinn,  junior  IRUZDUG %U\FH %XUUHOO DQG *RUGRQ KDG FRPELQHG IRU SRLQWV FRPSOHWLQJ D UXQ DQG LW ZDV After  Brown  scored  in  the  lane,  four  points  from  Ha- WKDZD\ ZKR ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK DQG D MXPSHU E\ IUHVKPDQ 7UH\ .DXIPDQ PDGH LW DW 7KH WHDPV WUDGHG KRRSV XQWLO 0HQDUGÂśV EDFN WR EDFN ERPEV PDGH LW at  the  break.  Then  the  Tigers  went  cold,  and  in  the  middle  of  the  third  Milton  hit  three  straight  treys,  the  middle  one  a  EDQN VKRW E\ $SJDU DQG LW ZDV Until  Gordonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  outburst  in  the  fourth  period  and  then  Tigers  taking  over  in  the  stretch,  the  Yellowjackets  hung  around.  $OWHPRVH JDYH 0LOWRQ FUHGLW IRU VFUDSSLQJ EXW VDLG WKH LVVXH ZDV PRUH KLV WHDP QRW SOD\LQJ PLQXWHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  got  off  to  a  really  good  start  today,  playing  upt- empo,  getting  some  quality  shots,  playing  some  pretty  good  pressure  defense,â&#x20AC;?  Altemose  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  admitted  they  came  out  of  the  locker  room  a  little  too  comfortable  to  start  the  second  half.â&#x20AC;? But  he  appreciated  that  his  team  was  able  to  right  the  ship.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  an  eight-Âpoint  game  and  we  pushed  it  right  EDFN WR ´ $OWHPRVH VDLG Âł7KDWÂśV D VLJQ RI JRRG WKLQJV for  us  if  we  can  be  tested  in  that  manner  â&#x20AC;Ś  and  take  control  again.â&#x20AC;? If  the  Tigers  keep  working,  he  believes  they  can  iron  out  the  wrinkles.  ³:H KDYH D ORW RI FRQÂżGHQFH LQ ZKDW ZH DUH WU\LQJ WR
Hockey
TIGER  JUNIOR  SAM  Holmes  splits  two  Milton  de- fenders  and  puts  up  two  of  his  six  points  Saturday  afternoon. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
GR :H KDYH D ORW RI FRQÂżGHQFH LQ RXU WHDPPDWHV $QG ZH MXVW KDYH WR SOD\ PRUH FRQVLVWHQWO\ IRU PLQXWHV ´ Altemose  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  excited  moving  forward  about  our  chances  in  the  Lake  â&#x20AC;Ś  but  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  focused  on  anything  except  one  day  at  a  time  and  getting  better.â&#x20AC;? Usilton  agrees.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  mentality  is  not  to  worry  about  our  opponents.  :HÂśUH MXVW FRQÂżGHQW LQ RXU RZQ VNLOOV ´ KH VDLG Âł:HÂśUH just  ready  to  play,  to  run  our  offense  and  play  solid  de- fense.â&#x20AC;? Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addi- sonindependent.com.
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 Friday, Feb. 7  6  a.m.  Rep.  Betty  Nuovo D P 7RZQ 2I¿FHV 3XEOLF $IIDLUV  8  a.m.  Yoga  8:30  a.m.  Chronique  Francophone  9  a.m.  Las  Promesas  de  Dios D P 6HOHFWERDUG 90; 3XEOLF $IIDLUV  3:30  p.m.  Rep.  Betty  Nuovo  4  p.m.  Memorial  Baptist  Church  Service S P &RPPXQLW\ %XOOHWLQ %RDUG 90; S P 6HOHFWERDUG 3XEOLF $IIDLUV  11  p.m.  Matt  Dunne:  Innovation   and  the  New  Vermont  Economy Saturday, Feb. 8  8:10  a.m.  Yoga  8:30  a.m.  Chronique  Francophone  9  a.m.  Las  Promesas  de  Dios  9:30  a.m.  Inside  Your  Statehouse D P 6HOHFWERDUG 7RZQ 2I¿FHV 3XEOLF $IIDLUV  3:30  p.m.  Lifelines  4  p.m.  Memorial  Baptist  Church  Service S P &RPPXQLW\ %XOOHWLQ %RDUG 3XEOLF $IIDLUV  6:30  p.m.  Better  Middlebury  Partnership:  Matt  Dunne S P ,QVLGH <RXU 6WDWHKRXVH 3XEOLF $IIDLUV Sunday, Feb. 9  6:40  a.m.  Yoga  7  a.m.  Words  of  Peace  7:30  a.m.  Chronique  Francophone  8  a.m.  Las  Promesas  de  Dios  9  a.m.  Catholic  Mass  11  a.m.  Memorial  Baptist  Church  Service  4  p.m.  Congregational  Church  Service S P &RPPXQLW\ %XOOHWLQ %RDUG 3XEOLF $IIDLUV  6:30  p.m.  Las  Promesas  de  Dios  7  p.m.  Catholic  Mass  7:30  p.m.  Words  of  Peace  8  p.m.  Yoga Monday, Feb. 10  5:30  a.m.  Lifelines
(Continued  from  Page  17) the  left  post.  But  the  penalty  for  the  extra  skater  FRVW WKH 7LJHUV $W 6W 2QJH found  Haggerty  steaming  down  the  slot,  and  his  wrister  found  the  net.  Two  more  Tiger  power  plays  mis- ¿UHG EXW ZLWK WLPH ZLQGLQJ GRZQ Crowningshield  beat  two  Raiders  down  the  right  side  and  found  Leno  cutting  to  the  net.  Leno  chipped  the  SXFN LQWR WKH VKRUW VLGH DW IRU the  game-Âwinner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  played  a  complete  game,â&#x20AC;?  Keenan  Bartlett  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  told  our- selves  if  we  kept  taking  shots  they  would  go  in  eventually.â&#x20AC;? Vs.  Milton,  goals  by  Dwire  and  0F&DUW\ IURP /HQR DQG 6WHDUQV tied  the  score  in  the  second  period.  Audet  scored  in  the  third,  from  Stone  and  Leno,  and  Bartlett  provided  a  pad  goal,  from  McCarty  and  Leno.  The  Tigers  outshot  the  Yellowjack- HWV DQG 5\DQ PDGH VDYHV Keenan  Bartlett  explained  how  the  Tigers  have  now  won  seven  straight.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  got  our  chemistry  together.  We  realized  after  six  games  we  were  DQG WKDWÂśV QRW ZKHUH ZH ZDQWHG to  be.  And  we  come  to  practice  every  day  and  put  our  nose  to  the  grind- stone,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  everything  is  just  coming  together  nicely.â&#x20AC;? Coach  Bartlett  agreed  the  latest  win  might  have  been  the  most  im- portant.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  know  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  out  there  now,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  the  best  in  the  state,  and  if  we  show  up  on  any  given  night  â&#x20AC;Ś  stay  out  of  the  box,  play  a  VPDUW JDPH ZHÂśOO ZLQ JDPHV ´ Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.
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METV Channel 16 Tuesday, Feb. 4  7  a.m.  Middlebury  College  Environmental   Consortium  (MCEC)  7:50  a.m.  At  the  Ilsley  10  a.m.  ID-Â4  Board  3:30  p.m.  Education:  Join  the  Conversation  4  p.m.  Middlebury  Five-Â0  6  p.m.  UD-Â3  Board  10  p.m.  State  Board  of  Education Wednesday, Feb. 5  5  a.m.  Vermont  Media  Exchange  (VMX)  6:30  a.m.  Madeleine  Kunin:  We  Do!  8  a.m.  First  Wednesdays  10  a.m.  UD-Â3  Board  Noon  Middlebury  Five-Â0  12:30  p.m.  Otter  Creek  Audubon  Society  3  p.m.  ID-Â4  Board  5  p.m.  State  Board  of  Education  10:30  p.m.  From  the  College Thursday, Feb. 6  4:30  a.m.  MCEC   6  a.m.  Middlebury  Five-Â0  6:30  a.m.  Education:  Join  the  Conversation  8  a.m.  State  Board  of  Education   1:30  p.m.  ACSU  Board  3:30  p.m.  ID-Â4  Board
 7  p.m.  UD-Â3  Board  10:30  p.m.  Middlebury  Five-Â0  11  p.m.  From  the  College Friday, Feb. 7  6  a.m.  The  Cuban  Bridge  7  a.m.  ID-Â4  Board  10  a.m.  UD-Â3  Board  Noon  ACSU  Board  5:30  p.m.  Middlebury  Five-Â0  6  p.m.  New  England  Review  7:30  p.m.  Arts  and  Performance  10:30  p.m.  Otter  Creek  Audubon  Society Saturday, Feb. 8  4  a.m.  Classics  and  Special  Programming  7  a.m.  ID-Â4  Board  10  a.m.  UD-Â3  Board  Noon  ACSU  Board  5  p.m.  Middlebury  Five-Â0  5:30  p.m.  Otter  Creek  Audubon  Society  7  p.m.  Education:  Join  the  Conversation  9:30  p.m.  Arts  and  Performance Sunday, Feb. 9  4  a.m.  Madeleine  Kunin:  We  Do!  6:30  a.m.  New  England  Review  9  a.m.  Education:  Join  the  Conversation  10  a.m.  Otter  Creek  Audubon  Society  Noon  Middlebury  Five-Â0  12:30  p.m.  The  Cuban  Bridge  1:30  p.m.  UD-Â3  Board  3:30  p.m.  Local  Arts  and  Performance  5  p.m.  Middlebury  Five-Â0  9  p.m.  Madeleine  Kunin:  We  Do!  Monday, Feb. 10  4  a.m.  VMX  6:30  a.m.  New  England  Review  8  a.m.  State  Board  of  Education  1  p.m.  UD-Â3  Board  5:30  p.m.  Studio  104  7  p.m.  ID-Â4  Board,  State  Board  of  Education
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Ripton students take the plunge for their school RIPTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Twenty-Âone  North  Branch  School  students,  two  teach- ers,  and  one  NBS  alum  plunged  LQWR D 5LSWRQ 3RQG LQ WKH ÂżUVW DQ- nual  North  Branch  School  Penguin  Plunge  on  Saturday,  Jan.  25. As  part  of  their  winter  ecology  studies,  students  researched  water  temperatures  of  local  ponds  and  learned  about  hypothermia  and  the  bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reaction  to  extreme  tempera- tures.  Students  have  been  studying  how  animals  survive  the  winter  so  the  plunge  provided  a  vivid  learning Â
CLAIRE  WULFMAN  OF  Ripton  reacts  as  she  emerges  from  un- der  water  in  the  North  Branch  Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Penguin  Plunge  fund- raiser  on  Jan.  26.  Also  among  the  21  participants  were  Leeya  Tudek  and  Nick  Catlin,  both  of  Lincoln.  NBS  science  teacher  Eric  Warren  helps  the  students  out  of  the  icy  water.
experience. On  the  day  of  the  event,  a  large  hole  was  made  in  the  ice  on  a  local  pond  and  students  warmed  up  in  a  VPDOO VDXQD RU E\ D ERQÂżUH EHIRUH going  in.  Every  Penguin  Plunger  went  all  the  way  under  water,  and  in  doing  so  scored  points  for  their  respective  Winter  Olympics  teams  while  raising  money  for  the  school.  Head  teacher  Tal  Birdsey  quoted  from  the  poem  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Book  of  Hand  Shadowsâ&#x20AC;?  by  Marianne  Boruch:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  thing  thrown  up  there  is  worlds  big- ger  than  how  it  starts.  So  I  liked  the  ceiling  better  than  the  wall,  looking  up  where  stars  roamed  and  the  moon  sometimes  hovered,  were  the  roof  lost,  were  we  lucky  and  forgot  our- selves.â&#x20AC;?  Some  other  notable  plunger  quotes: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dark  depths  surrounding  you,  holding  you  captive  for  a  seizing  moment,  then  releasing  you  back  into  the  blustery  wind.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Althea â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Penguin  Plunge  was  not  as  cold  as  I  expected  it  to  be;Íž  it  was  ac- tually  very  refreshing!â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Hattie â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  me  it  was  about  plunging  into  the  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;impossibleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  to  get  to  a  bigger  world  of  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;possible.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Rose â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  proud  to  be  a  part  of  his- tory.  I  also  enjoyed  going  swimming  on  my  birthday.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Keeley  Kane  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  just  like  jumping  into  a  normal  pond.  Guess  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  need  to  watch  that  German  guy  jump  into  his  frozen  pool.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Owen â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  could  have  died  but  I  fought  through  the  cold  with  my  extreme  manliness  and  my  stored  blubber  fat.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Nick
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Local  students  make  UNH  deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list DURHAM,  N.H.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Three  lo- earned  honors. cal  students  have  been  named  to  the  Abigail  Hahr  of  Starksboro  earned  deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list  at  the  University  of  New  high  honors. Hampshire  for  the  fall  2013  semester. Marissa  Raymond  of  Vergennes  Justin  Lalumiere  of  Ferrisburgh  earned  highest  honors. Genevieve  Cohn  of  Ferrisburgh  Emma  Craven-ÂMatthews  of  Middlebury  has  been  placed  on  the  and  Aliza  Kamman  of  Lincoln  were  deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list  of  the  College  of  Arts  and  named  to  the  deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list  for  the  fall  Sciences  at  Cornell  University  for  2013  semester  at  Ithaca  College.  the  fall  2013  semester. Schuyler  Klein  of  Ripton  was  Courtney  Jipner  of  Bristol  has  named  to  the  fall  2013  presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list  been  named  to  the  deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list  at  at  Pratt  Institute  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. Quinnipiac  University  for  the  fall  2013  semester. Elyas  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Classen  of  Goshen  has  been  named  to  the  deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list  at  the  Abbagale  Beaucage  of  Shore- University  of  Hartford  for  the  fall  ham  has  been  named  to  the  Provost  2013  semester. List  for  the  fall  2013  semester  at  Southern  Vermont  College  in  Ben- Britta  Clark,  the  daughter  of  nington.  Beaucage  is  a  freshman  major- Shari  M.  Brown  of  Ripton,  was  ing  in  nursing.  At  the  college,  she  named  to  the  deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list  at  Bates  has  been  a  member  of  the  cross- &ROOHJH GXULQJ WKH ÂżUVW VHPHVWHU RI country  team.  She  is  a  graduate  of  the  2013-Â2014  academic  year.  Clark,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  and  who  is  majoring  in  environmental  the  daughter  of  William  and  Wendy  studies,  is  a  2012  graduate  of  Mid- dlebury  Union  High  School. Nielsen  of  Shoreham.
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Farm  bill (Continued  from  Page  1) the  House  and  Senate  versions  of  a  new  farm  bill.â&#x20AC;? the  farm  bill,  left  out  some  aspects  The  farm  bill  sets  the  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  of  earlier  legislation.  food  and  nutrition  policy.  First  cre- The  Dairy  Security  Act,  a  pro- ated  by  Congress  in  1933,  the  farm  posed  dairy  program  that  was  sup- bill  is  traditionally  ported  by  all  three  SDVVHG HYHU\ ÂżYH \HDUV members  of  the  Ver- Its  most  recent  incar- ´7KHUH DUH mont  delegation,  nation,  known  as  the  D ORW RI YHU\ would  have  created  a  Food,  Conservation  and  SRZHUIXO IRUFHV market  stabilization  Energy  Act  of  2008,  program,  and  also  a  was  set  to  expire  at  the  DW SOD\ ZLWK margin  protection  pro- end  of  2012.  Congress  WKH SURFHVVRU gram  that  would  have  extended  the  legisla- DVVRFLDWLRQV OLNH paid  farmers  when  the  tion  through  September  WKH ,QWHUQDWLRQDO price  of  feed  rose  close  of  2013,  but  allowed  it  'DLU\ )RRGV to  the  price  farmers  to  expire  this  past  Sept.  $VVRFLDWLRQ were  paid  for  milk. 30.  Despite  having  been  The  new  bill,  which  LQ SDUWLFXODU approved  by  the  House  is  959  pages  long,  costs   P\ IHHOLQJ and  Senate  agriculture  $956  billion  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  about  LV WKDW LW¡V WKH committees  last  year,  80  percent  of  which  SURFHVVRUV the  conference  com- funds  the  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  food  EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W IURP WKH mittee  cut  them  from  assistance  and  nutrition  the  ultimate  farm  bill.  F\FOLFDO ULVHV programs,  such  as  the  When  the  possibility  Supplemental  Nutrition  DQG IDOOV LQ arose  that  the  farm  bill  Assistance  Program  SULFHV would  clear  the  com- ³ -RQ 5RRQH\ mittee  without  a  new  and  the  Women,  Infants  and  Children  program.  dairy  program,  com- About  $45  billion  mittee  member  Leahy  would  fund  commodity  programs,  threatened  to  withdraw  his  support  such  as  the  new  dairy  program  that  for  the  legislation.  He  was  able  to  Vermont  farmers  had  long  sought. negotiate  a  compromise  to  create  the  The  conference  committee,  a  bi- Dairy  Margin  Protection  Program,  partisan  group  selected  from  both  which  retains  much  of  the  language  chambers  tasked  with  reconciling  of  the  Dairy  Security  Act.  It  replac-Â
es  the  Milk  Income  Loss  Contract  lobbied  very  hard  against  the  price  (MILC),  which  expired  with  the  old  stabilization  program  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  my  feel- farm  bill  in  September. ing  is  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  processors  that  For  farmers  in  Vermont  and  across  EHQHÂżW IURP WKH F\FOLFDO ULVHV DQG the  country,  the  new  bill  could  not  falls  in  prices. come  fast  enough.  It  has  now  been  According  to  the  Senateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lobby- nearly  500  days  since  the  2008  farm  ing  disclosure  database,  the  IDFA  bill  originally  expired. has  spent  $5.6  million  lobbying  on  LOCAL  FARMERS  RESPOND the  farm  bill  and  related  legislation  Addison  County  dairy  farm- since  2011. ers  welcomed  the  Foster  said  the  new  legislation.  Jon  new  dairy  program  Rooney  of  Monument  ´$ Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDU IDUP wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  best-Âcase  Farms  in  Weybridge  ELOO LV DEVROXWHO\ outcome,  but  is  bet- on  Thursday  was  still  FUXFLDO WR ter  than  no  program  navigating  the  mam- $PHULFD DQG at  all. moth  bill,  but  said  he  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  better  than  LW LV FUXFLDO WR has  been  pleased  with  what  we  looked  at  9HUPRQW GDLU\ what  he  has  seen. when  (Speaker  John)  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  encouraging,â&#x20AC;?  IDUPHUV Âľ Boehner  said  the  Rooney  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  ³ 5HS 3HWHU :HOFK Dairy  Security  Act  needs  to  be  some  rules  was  dead,â&#x20AC;?  Foster  to  operate  under  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  that  case  it  rules  from  the  USDA  and  stan- would  have  been  a  real  disaster.â&#x20AC;?  dards  for  the  USDA  to  follow.â&#x20AC;? What  is  perhaps  most  important  Rooney  said  he  was  grateful  that  about  the  new  bill  is  that  it  pro- Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  members  of  Congress  vides  long-Âterm  policy  for  farmers  have  advocated  for  the  interests  of  and  the  Department  of  Agriculture  small  dairies,  as  large,  well-Âfunded  to  navigate.  This,  in  turn,  gives  food  processors  have  fought  them  farmers  the  ability  to  make  edu- every  step  of  the  way.  cated  business  decisions  without  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  a  lot  of  very  powerful  the  uncertainty  around  farm  policy  forces  at  play,  with  the  processor  that  has  plagued  the  industry  for  associations  like  the  International  two  years. Dairy  Foods  Association  in  partic- )RVWHU VDLG KH LV PRUH FRQÂżGHQW ular,â&#x20AC;?  Rooney  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  IDFA  has  about  the  future  of  his  farm  and  for Â
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Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  honor  roll BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  following  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  students  have  been  recognized  for  their  academic  achievement  during  WKH ¿UVW VHPHVWHU RI WKH school  year. GRADE  9 Highest  honors:  Angela  Barrows,  Genysis  Berube,  Margaret  Moody,  $VKOH\ 7XUQHU DQG 6R¿D :RODN High  honors:  Robert  Aldrich,  Kayla  Brennan,  Adeline  Crosthwait,  Peter  Foley,  Madison  Gilley,  Patton  Griswold,  Brandon  Hanley,  Celia  Heath,  Siena  Hoaglund,  Owein  La Barr,  Ernesta  McIntosh,  Katherine  Moody,  Satinder  Pabla  and  Adam  :KLWFRPE Honors:  George  Bailey,  Ella  Beau chaine,  Julian  Bunch,  Baxter  Cle ments,  Finn  Clements,  Keion  Cor rell,  Courtnee  Cox,  Zachary  Hines,  Ann  Marie  Hoag,  Anna  Iliff,  Peyton  .HLWK 0DFLH -R .LWWUHGJH 6DPXHO Kuhns,  Delaynah  Leavitt,  Taylor  Morrow,  Sadie  Newman,  Connor  Norland,  Fiona  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil,  Andrew  Raymond,  Mavis  Reardon,  Jacque line  Reiss,  Coleman  Russell,  Brit tany  Sheeran,  Ryan  Thompson,  Alec  7RZVOH\ +DQQDK :DKO :LOOLDP :KLWH 3LIHU DQG &KULVWRSKHU :RRG GRADE  10 +LJKHVW KRQRUV /\Q $FNHUW 6PLWK )LQQLDQ %URNDZ =RH &DV VHOV %URZQ *HQHYLHYH &KLROD 5LOH\ )RUEHV +DQQDK )XQN (OL]D Kurth,  Caroline  McArdle,  Jessica  McKean,  Ariel  Norland,  Emma  Ober,  Amy  Pitts,  Macey  Ross  and  5RZDQ :DUUHQ +LJK KRQRUV &KDVH $WNLQV .\OH Barrows,  Autumn  Bill,  Eliot  Brett,  Amelia  Bruhl,  Andrew  Cloutier,  Sebastian  Durante,  Ellie  Gevry,  :LOOLDP .QLJKW -XQLSHU 1DUGLHOOR 6PLWK 7XFNHU 3DUDGHH 0RUJDQ Pratt,  Julia  Siminitus,  Kamille  Snell,  Alicia  Stone,  Laura  Sundstrom  and  Harmony  Taggart. Honors:  Ethan  Allred,  Danielle  %DFKDQG 6HDQ %HORLQ .D\OD 0D\ %URXLOODUG )LRQD 'H:LWW *DEULHO Doane,  Leslie  Donlin,  Daniel  Em PHOO -DFNLH *RUWRQ $QQD +DXPDQ Daniel  Kirby,  Brian  Kuhns,  Tate  0DLOOH .HOVH\ 0F&RUPLFN 5HDJDQ 0HQDUG 'DQLHOOH 0RUVH 0DND\OD Ouellette,  Layla  Paine,  Austin  Roor GD '\ODQ :HDYHU -HVVH :KLWH DQG $ULDQQH :LOVRQ GRADE  11 Highest  honors:  Alison  Boise,  Ashley  Boise,  Christopher  Carter,  0DU\ .DWH &ODUN )LRQD &ROH (OL]D Letourneau,  Lloyd  Lower,  Reanna  Martin,  Reed  Martin  and  Isabelle  Moody. High  honors:  Haley  Boise,  Isabel  Brennan,  Augustus  Catlin,  Susannah  )UH\ &DULQD ,VEHOO +ROO\ 0LFNODV Taylor  Pecor,  Kiley  Pratt,  Joshua  Roy,  Thomas  Tatro,  Clayton  Trom EOH\ DQG 'HUHN :KLWFRPE Honors:  Joshua  Adams,  Marie  Arena,  Jamison  Bernoudy,  Andrew  Brown,  Gary  Brown,  Dean  Bushee,  Ty  Combs,  Amanda  Cousineau,  Tan
LND &RXVLQR .\OH 'HOSKLD $GULDQ 'LFNHUVRQ 3HWHU 'LFNHUVRQ -RUGDQ DiNapoli,  Angela  Dupoise,  Peter  (WND (WKDQ *HQGUHDX 7HDJDQ *OHQ -HQQLIHU *RUGRQ .HOVH\ +DVNLQV .HHJDQ -DFNPDQ $QGUHM -DQDN Michael  Jerome,  Tyrus  Keith,  Han nah  Kirby,  Spencer  Koeller,  Robin  Kuhns,  Vanessa  Malloy,  Brandon  0DQV¿HOG =DFKDULDK 0OFXFK .LDUD Myers,  Nicholas  Myers,  Amy  Nault,  &RXUWQH\ 3DQWRQ -DFNVRQ 5DGOHU Louissa  Rozendaal,  Gabrielle  Ryan,  Anthony  Sargent,  Samantha  Sargent,  Bailey  Sherwin,  Kendra  Thompson,  1LFKRODV 7XUQHU 7KHRGRUH :HDYHU 6WHSKDQLH :KLWH DQG 7\OHU :LOOH\ GRADE  12 Highest  honors:  Turner  Brett,  Casey  Briggs,  Addison  Campbell,  0HJKDQ +DKU +DQQDK -DFNPDQ Melinda  Lathrop,  Drew  MacKenzie,  Natalie  May,  Samantha  Reiss,  Julia  5LFNQHU 0RUJDQ 6DOWHU *DEULHOOH Schlein,  Harlie  Vincent  and  Brian  :HQGHO +LJK KRQRUV %ULWWDQ\ $WNLQV Aaron  Benway,  Hannah  Bonar,  Lu cas  Calzini,  Karen  Chandler,  Joshua  Cousineau,  Joshua  Cyr,  Samantha  'ULVFROO 0DUN -LSQHU 6DZ\HU .DP man,  Lili  Knutson,  Henry  Koenig,  Meghan  Livingston,  Gabriel  Mat WLVRQ .D\OHH 0XPIRUG %DNDUL Olivetti,  Melanie  Rotax,  Young  Joo  6NLI¿QJWRQ &DUD :KLWWHQ DQG 0DGL VRQ :RRG Honors:  Chelsea  Bingham,  Mat thew  Cousino,  Samantha  Cousino,  Sara  Cousino,  Caitlin  Davis,  Quinn  Davis,  Hunter  Duval,  Ashlie  Fay,  Kayce  Gorton,  Isabella  Gracie,  Lil lian  Gratton,  Jason  Hartman,  Calvin  -RRV -RKQ .HQVHN $XVWLQ /DID\HWWH Rider  MacCrellish,  Logan  Marsano,  Heidi  Meyer,  Nicholas  Norton,  Isaac  3DUNHU 6LODV 3RKOPDQ -RVKXD 3R quette,  Anna  Thompson,  Cale  Thy gesen,  Tiffany  Tracey,  Travon  Trail,  :LOOLDP 9DQ %XUHQ 0HJDQ :HWWHU (WKDQ :KLWH DQG $LGHQ :KLWH 3LIHU
BRETT  WARD,  OWNER  of  the  City  Limits  Night  Club,  center,  stands  with  members  of  the  Commodore  Boost- er  Club  at  a  Jan.  21  varsity  basketball  game.  The  Boosters  recognized  Ward  for  his  contributions  the  club.
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School  Boosters  and  athletic  pro grams. ,Q &LW\ /LPLWV FRQWULEXWHG WR WKH &RPPRGRUH %RRVWHU &OXE DQG VLQFH WKH EXVLQHVV KDV FRQWULEXWHG RYHU ³%UHWW :DUG H[HPSOL¿HV WKH PRG HO RI EXVLQHVV SKLODQWKURS\ :H DUH VR OXFN\ WR KDYH VXFK D JHQHURXV business  owner  in  our  community. Â
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BURLINGTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  follow ing  area  residents  have  been  named  WR WKH IDOO GHDQ¶V OLVW DW &KDP plain  College: Monica  Birchmore  of  Addison,  Christina  Delphia  of  New  Haven,  Ashlie  Delphia  of  Brandon,  Aman da  Vincent  of  New  Haven,  Chelsea  5XEOHH RI 6WDUNVERUR &RG\ 0DQ nigan  of  Middlebury,  Jacob  Ste ponaitis  of  Vergennes,  Zachary  De nis  of  Salisbury  and  Ashley  Martin  of  Vergennes.
:H FDQQRW WKDQN %UHWW HQRXJK ´ said  Booster  Club  President  Kim  Haigis. :DUG VDLG ³, ZRXOG OLNH WR WKDQN all  the  customers  of  City  Limits  who  have  helped  us  support  the  Booster  Club  for  all  these  years.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  great  to  see  the  money  put  to  good  XVH 7KDQNV RQ EHKDOI RI &LW\ /LP LWV DQG LWV VWDII ´
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Spencer  Reed  of  Middlebury,  son  of  Molly  and  Bud  Reed,  and  a  se nior  at  Vermont  Commons  School  in  South  Burlington,  has  been  selected  as  a  candidate  for  the  United  States  Presidential  Scholars  Program. (DFK \HDU RYHU FDQGLGDWHV DUH LGHQWL¿HG IRU WKH DFDGHPLF FRP ponent  of  the  program  based  on  hav ing  scored  exceptionally  well  on  the  6$7 RU $&7 $SSUR[LPDWHO\ DG ditional  students  are  selected  on  the Â
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DOG  TEAM  CATERING.  Seating  up  to  300,  plus  bar  available,  Middlebury  VFW.  Full  menus.  802-Â388-Â4831,  dogteamcatering.net  .
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MAKING  RECOVERY  EAS- IER  (MRE).  Starting  January  15,  5:30  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  7:00  PM  at  The  Turning  Point  Center.  This  will  be  a  facilitated  group  meeting  for  those  struggling  with  the  decision  to  attend  12-Âstep  programs.  It  will  be  limited  to  explaining  and  discussing  our  feelings  about  the  12-Âstep  programs  to  create  a  better Â
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Tyler  Woods,  of  Mid- dlebury,  was  one  of  300  high  school  students  who  vol- unteered  during  the  United  Wayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2013  Days  of  Caring.   A  sophomore  at  MUHS,  Tyler  gave  back  to  his  community  by  helping  to  clean  up  the  yard  of  the  Congregational  Church.   Tyler,  who  also  volunteers  reg- ularly  at  his  church,  explained  that  he  enjoys  volunteering  be- cause  he  knows  it  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  right  thing  to  do.â&#x20AC;?   Thank  you  for  helping  out,  Tyler!
THE  HELENBACH  CANCER  Support  Group  is  an  indepen- dent  group  of  people  who  are  dealing  with,  have  dealt  with,  and  who  know  people  with  cancer.  We  meet  on  an  irregularly  regular  basis  (if  there  is  a  need,  we  meet!)  at  the  Mary  Johnson  Child  Care  Center  on  Water  St.  in  Middle- bury.  Good  home-Âmade  treats  are  always  available  and  all  meetings  are  free.  Our  theme  song  has  been  Bill  Witherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lean  on  Me,  when  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  strong,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  your  friend,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  help  you  carry  on..for  it  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  long,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;til  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  gonna  need,  somebody  to  lean  on.â&#x20AC;?  Come  be  a  leaner,  be  a  supporter,  be  part  of  something  that  gives  strength  by  sharing  love.  Call  802-Â388-Â6107  with  questions. YOUNG  ADULT  ALL-ÂRE- COVERY  Group  Meeting.  The  Turning  Point  Center  is  start- ing  a  new  group  meeting  for  young  adults  (15-Â25  years  old)  struggling  with  addiction  disor- ders.  It  will  be  a  great  place  to  meet  with  your  peers  who  are  in  recovery.  Our  first  meeting  is  on  January  14  at  4:00  p.m.  at  The  Turning  Point  Center.  Bring  a  friend  in  recovery  and  start  your  New  Year  out  right.
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MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH SCHOOL Junior Varsity Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lacrosse Coach Middlebury Union High School is seeking a Junior Varsity Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lacrosse Coach. The applicant must have a strong knowledge of lacrosse coaching principles with previous coaching experience preferred. Must possess strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate and relate to student athletes. Apply by sending a letter of interest and resume to: Sean Farrell, Activities Director Middlebury Union High School 73 Charles Avenue Middlebury,VT 05753 Position Open Until Filled. E.O.E.
Full  time  position.  Duties  include  all  aspects  of  farm  work,  except  milking:  working  with  youngstock,  skid  steer,  routine  maintenance  and  repairs,  crop  work,  truck  driving  (good  driving  record  is  a  prerequisite.) Learn  more  about  us  at www.bluesprucefarmvt.com.  Call  802-Ââ&#x20AC;?758-Ââ&#x20AC;?2179  for  appointment.
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CITY OF VERGENNES FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR The City of Vergennes is seeking a qualified person to work full-time at the wastewater treatment plant. Candidate must either hold or demonstrate their ability to obtain a Grade II wastewater facility operator certification. Position may include supervisory responsibilities. Compensation: $15.00 to $22.00 per hour with excellent benefits. Mail cover letter and resume by February 7, 2014 to: Mel Hawley, Vergennes City Manager P. O. Box 35 Vergennes, VT 05491 The City of Vergennes is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Come  join  us  to  support  the  Job  Corps  programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mission  of  teaching  young  people  the  skills  they  need  to  become  employable  and  independent,  and  place  them  in  meaningful  jobs  or  further  their  education. TRAINEE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SPECIALIST  (PT-Â18  HOURS  WEEKLY):   Assesses  and  counsels  students  for  intervention  due  to  substance  abuse.   Must  be  a  licensed  Vermont  Substance  Abuse  Counselor  with  2  years  experience.   CTT INSTRUCTOR-ÂOFFICE ADMINISTRATION  (FT):   This  is  a  classroom  position  to  provide  students  with  industry  recognized  instruction  and  training.   5HTXLUHV \HDUV RI H[SHULHQFH DV D VHFUHWDU\ RIÂżFH PDQDJHU RU ZRUG SUR- FHVVLQJ 0286 FHUWLÂżHG \HDUÂśV RI WHDFKLQJ H[SHULHQFH STUDENT HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST/SGA LEADERSHIP ADVISOR  (FT):   Oversees  the  operation  of  the  Student  Government  Association;  in- structs  Leadership  classes  for  students;  oversees  the  Student  Behavior  Coun- cil;  maintains  the  student  incentives  system;  provides  administrative  support  to  the  Student  Human  Resources  Manager.   Requires  3  years  of  experience  pref- HUDEO\ LQ DQ RIÂżFH VHWWLQJ ([SHULHQFH LQ ZRUNLQJ ZLWK VWXGHQWV LV GHVLUDEOH MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT  (FT):   Performs  basic  custodial  work,  and  as- sists  with  repair  of  facilities  and  equipment.   Requires  one  year  of  custodial  experience.   INDEPENDENT LIVING ADVISOR  (FT,  PT,  ON   CALL):   Mentors  and  moni- tors  student  activity  in  dorms;  assists  students  to  maintain  clean,  safe,  and  respectful  living  quarters.   Residential  experience  in  a  group  home  or  college  dorm  preferred. OUTREACH AND ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR  (FT):   Provides  outreach,  as- sessment,  admissions,  and  case  management  of  appropriate  youth  for  the  Job  Corps  program;  coordinates  student  services  throughout  the  career  prepara- tion  period;   participates  in  marketing  and  outreach  activities  to  attract  appli- cants  to  the  Job  Corps.   Requires  a  Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Degree,  or  4  years  of  experi- ence  working  with  youth.  Â
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Help  Wanted ADDISON  INDEPENDENT  IS  LOOKING  for  a  relief  driver  to  provide  last-Âminute,  as-Âneeded  coverage  for  our  Bristol  and  Brandon  delivery  routes  on  Mondays  and  Thursdays.  Pay  is  $60  per  day  plus  mileage  and  a  free  subscription.  Call  802-Â388-Â4944  for  more  info. ADMINISTRATIVE  ASSIS- TANT  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Keewaydin  Foun- dation  seeks  a  motivated  and  qualified  Administrative  As- sistant  for  a  part-Âtime  position  (20  hours  per  week).  The  posi- tion  requires  relevant  experi- ence  and  strong  skills  related  to  Microsoft  Office  package,  communication  (written  and  spoken),  organization  and  of- fice  management.  Resumes  and  cover  letters  should  be  e-Âmailed  to  pete@keewaydin. org  . BANKRUPTCY:  CALL  to  find  out  if  bankruptcy  can  help  you.  Kathleen  Walls,  Esq.  802-Â388-Â1156. BARTENDERS  PART-ÂTIME.  Must  be  experienced,  com- pleted  TIPS,  neat  and  person- able.  Shifts  open  are  nights  and  weekends.  Private  club.  Send  brief  resume  to  1549  Fuller  Mtn.  Rd,  N.  Ferrisburgh,  VT  05473-Â4038. DEVELOPMENTAL  HOME  PROVIDER  for  charming  73  year  old  woman  with  devel- opmental  disability.  Should  be  familiar  with  the  needs  of  older  adults  and  be  able  to  offer  caring  companionship.  Temporary  ramp  and  some  funding  for  renovations  are  available  to  meet  her  need  for  an  accessible  home.  She  en- joys  music,  community  events,  especially  holidays!  Goal  is  to  be  part  of  a  family,  not  a  resident  in  a  community  care  home  setting.  Annual  tax-Âfree  stipend  of  $30,000,  room  &  board  payment  of  $8,300,  plus  respite  budget.  Call  Sharon  Tierra  at  Community  Associ- ates  388-Â4021. EXP.  REEFER  DRIVERS;  Great  pay.  Freight  lanes  from  Presque  Isle,  ME,  Boston-ÂLe- high,  PA  800-Â277-Â0212  or  driveforprime.com  . GREENHOUSE  WORKERS  WANTED  part-Âtime  or  full-Âtime.  Seasonal  until  June.  First  Sea- son  Greenhouses.  Phone  475-Â2588  between  5-Â7  p.m.
HERDSPERSON  FOR  REG- ISTERED  HOLSTEIN  herd.  Assistant  who  enjoys  working  with  top  notch  cows.  Duties  include  maintaining  positive  environment,  milking,  herd  health.  References  required.  Our  cows  are  our  livelihood.  Robeth  Holsteins,  Rochester,  802-Â767-Â3926;  starbuckdave@ yahoo.com  .
RINGERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  HOME  CARE  is  looking  for  dependable,  caring  and  motivated  care  givers  to  join  our  family.  We  have  night  shift  and  weekend  hours  avail- able.  On-Âsight  training  given.  To  apply  please  email  resume  to  ringerhomecare@gmail.com  or  call  Angie  802-Â877-Â1363.
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Nurses and Nursing Assistants Wanted Porter  Medical  Center  is  looking  for  self  motivated  and  dependable  Registered  Nurses,  Licensed  Practical  Nurses,  and  Licensed  Nursing  Assistants.  Various  shifts  are  currently  available.  New  gradu- ates  are  encouraged  to  apply!  Current  VT  licensure  required. Porter  Medical  Center  offers  competitive  SD\ D FRPSUHKHQVLYH EHQH¿WV SDFNDJH and  a  generous  403(b)  plan.  We  also  offer  paid  vacation,  tuition  reimbursement,  and  the  opportunity  to  work  with  dedicated  pro- fessionals  in  a  dynamic  organization  and  an  outstanding  work  culture.  To apply, please send your resume to: apply@portermedical.org, or please visit portermedical.org for more information regarding our organization.
ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER KE  Durasol  Awnings,  Inc  in  Middlebury  is  seeking  a  motivated  individual  to  join  our  administrative  team  as  DQ $VVLVWDQW 3URMHFW 0DQDJHU 4XDOLÂżHG FDQGLGDWHV VKRXOG EH SURÂżFLHQW LQ FRPSXWHU VNLOOV DQG KDYH D basic  understanding  of  permitting,  shop  drawings  and  the  submittal  process  needed  for  large  construction  projects.  Some  travel  for  site  surveys  and  installa- tion  management  may  be  required.  This  position  will  be  responsible  for  assisting  the  project  manager  with  assimilating  key  information  associated  with  national  and  regional  awning  projects.  Candidates  must  have  excellent  phone  communication  skills,  work  well  un- der  deadline  pressures,  and  have  exceptional  skills  at  project  planning  and  capacity  assessment.  A  back- ground  in  construction  is  also  a  plus.   We  are  looking  IRU D Ă&#x20AC;H[LEOH VHOI PRWLYDWHG LQGLYLGXDO WKDW KDV WKH character  and  integrity  to  thrive  in  a  team-Âoriented,  fast  pace  environment.      INSTALLATION TECHNICIAN KE  Durasol  Awnings,  Inc  in  Middlebury  is  seeking  a  motivated  individual  to  join  our  manufacturing  team  as  D LQVWDOODWLRQ WHFKQLFLDQ 4XDOLÂżHG FDQGLGDWHV VKRXOG have  a  valid  driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  license,  be  familiar  with  power  hand  tools,  able  to  travel  out  of  state  overnight,  be  will- ing  to  work  overtime,  be  comfortable  at  heights  and  on  ladders,  and  have  an  aptitude  for  layout  work.  Ability  to  lift  100  lbs  on  a  routine  basis  is  required  with  experi- ence  in  building  construction  a  plus.  We  are  looking  IRU Ă&#x20AC;H[LEOH VHOI PRWLYDWHG LQGLYLGXDOV WKDW KDYH WKH character  and  integrity  to  thrive  in  a  team-Âoriented  environment.      .( 'XUDVRO $ZQLQJV ,QF RIIHUV DQ H[FHOOHQW EHQHÂżWV package  with  wages  commensurate  with  experience.  Although  this  is  a  full-Âtime  position,  seasonal  candi- dates  will  be  considered.  Please  apply  in  person  or  send  your  resume  to: KE Durasol Awnings 38 Pond Lane, Suite B Middlebury, VT05753 An  equal  opportunity  employer.
Help  Wanted T.  BUCK  CONSTRUCTION,  INC.  is  looking  for  bridge  car- penters  &  laborers  for  bridge  replacement  on  Route  125  in  East  Middlebury,  VT.  Mini- mum  5  yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  experience.  For  a  mailed  application  call  207-Â783-Â6223,  ext  201,  or  apply  in  person  at  3  Gristmill  Road,  Middlebury,  VT.  Women  &  Minorities  are  encouraged  to  apply.  EOE.
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2000  SQUARE  FEET  Pro- fessional  office  space  in  Middlebury,  multi-Âroom.  Ground  level,  parking,  handi- capped-Âaccessible.  Available  now.  802-Â558-Â6092.
BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PRIME  RETAIL  SPACE  located  in  the  Deer- leap  Building  at  25A  Main  Street  (presently  Recycled  Reading  that  is  moving  across  the  street),  next  to  Art  on  Main,  available  May  1.  Excellent  store  in  good  condition.  Land- lord  will  also  provide  work  letter  for  some  redecorating.  Ap- prox.  800  sf,  tenant  pays  heat  and  electric,  $775  /  month.  This  building  also  houses  NEATV,  Bristol  Downtown  Community  Partnership  and  Wells  Moun- tain  Foundation.  Call  453-Â4065  or  email  carolvwells@gmail. com.
EAST  MIDDLEBURY;  2  bedroom  mobile  home,  sun  porch,  garage.  $750  /  mo.  plus  utilities.  First  and  security  de- posit.  Available  early  March.  802-Â352-Â4124.
NEW  HAVEN  EXCELLENT  1  bedroom  apartment,  newly  decorated  with  all  appliances.  Heat  included.  $800  per  month  plus  security  deposit.  Pets  ne- gotiable.  References  required.  453-Â2184.
ADDISON  HOUSE  TO  share.  Private  suite  consisting  of  1  bedroom,  small  living  room,  private  bath,  skylights,  laun- dry  room  with  washer  /  dryer,  includes  internet,  satellite  tv  and  all  utilities.  $550  /  month.  References  and  deposit.  802-Â759-Â2133. BRANDON  2  BEDROOM  1.5  bath  with  new  kitchen,  washer  /  dryer  hookups.  Private  deck.  Tenant  pays  heat  and  electric.  $850  per  month.  Application  with  credit  check.  Call  Court- ney  at  Lang  McLaughry  RE  at  802-Â385-Â1107.
7HP  TORO  SNOW  THROW- ER  $250.  Bureau,  solid  dark  BRANDON,  NOW  RENTING  1  wood,  31â&#x20AC;?highx63â&#x20AC;?long.   $150.  &  2  bedroom  affordable  apart- ments  at  Park  Village.  Rents  802-Â388-Â0728. starting  at  $689  /  mo.  Some  utili- BE  ENERGY  INDEPENDENT.  ties  included.  Great  location,  Maxim  Outdoor  Wood  Pellet  beautiful  setting,  30  minutes  Furnace  by  Central  Boiler  fea- to  Rutland,  5  minutes  to  down- tures  automatic  power  ignition.  town  Brandon,  easy  access  to  Heats  multiple  buildings.  Boivin  Route  7.  Call  Chantel  for  more  Farm  Supply  802-Â236-Â2389. info  802-Â247-Â0165. SAWMILLS  FROM  ONLY  $4,897.  Make  &  save  mon- ey  with  your  own  bandmill.  Cut  lumber  any  dimension.  In  stock,  ready  to  ship.  Free  info  /  DVD:  www.NorwoodSaw- mills.com  1-Â800-Â578-Â1363,  ext.  300N. THE  BARREL  MAN:  55  gal- lon  Plastic  and  Metal  barrels.  Several  types:  55  gallon  rain  barrels  with  faucets,  Food  grade  with  removable  locking  covers,  plastic  food  grade  with  spin-Âon  covers  (pickle  barrels).  Also,  275  gallon  food  grade  totes  $125  each.  55  gallon  sand  /  salt  barrels  with  PT  legs.  $50  each.  Delivery  available.  802-Â453-Â4235.
BRANDON.  VERY  NICE,  sunny  1  bedroom,  second  floor  apartment  in  2-Âfamily  house.  Great  location.  $650.  heat  included.  No  smoking,  no  pets.  References,  lease,  de- posit  required.  802-Â236-Â1781. BRIDPORT  VILLAGE;  ONE  bedroom  apartment,  4  rooms,  with  porch  /  lawn.  Washer  /  dryer,  heat  /  hot  water  included.  No  smoking,  no  pets.  References.  $775  /  month  plus  security  de- posit.  Only  living  unit  in  build- ing.  For  more  information,  David  802-Â758-Â2546.
LEICESTER;  1  BEDROOM  apartment.  $675.  Heat  includ- NEW  HAVEN:  Very  nice,  ed.  References,  deposit,  lease.  sunny,  special  apartment.  802-Â349-Â9733. Views,  deck,  garden  space.  No  pets,  no  smoking.  Refer- MIDDLEBURY  4  BEDROOM  ences,  lease.  $850  /  month  plus  HOUSE  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  $1,400  /  mth  plus  utili- utilities.  802-Â236-Â2040. ties.  Great  Green  Mountain  view.  Please  no  smoking  or  pets.  388-Â6363.
MIDDLEBURY,  NEWLY  REN- OVATED  3  bedroom  house.  BRISTOL  AREA  3  BEDROOM  $1,400  /  mth  plus  utilities.  No  apartment.  $800  plus  utilities.  smoking,  no  pets.  388-Â6363. No  pets.  Deposit  and  refer- MIDDLEBURY;  TWO  BED- ences.  802-Â453-Â3524. ROOM  apartment.  Walk  to  BRISTOL  OFFICE  SPACE  -  town,  private  backyard,  garage  located  in  the  Old  High  School  space,  washer  /  dryer  hook-Âup.  building  by  the  town  green,  310  $1,000  /  mo.  plus  heat  and  utili- s.f.,  high  ceilings,  wainscoting,  ties.  Call  802-Â247-Â3369. hardwood  floors  just  refinished.  The  overall  complex  houses  NEW  HAVEN  2  BEDROOM,  non-Âprofits,  alternative  health  2  bath  fully  furnished  home.  practices,  yoga  center  and  Private  location,  yet  easy  Bristol  Fitness.  $385  /  month  commute  north  or  south.  No  includes  heat  and  electric.  pets  or  smoking.  $1,900  per  Lease  required.  Available  now.  month  plus  utilities.  Call  Kar- en  at  Lang  McLaughry  RE  at  Call  453-Â4065. 802-Â388-Â1977. BRISTOL,  ONE  BEDROOM.  $550  pays  heat  and  electric.  NEW  HAVEN  4  bedroom  Hot  water,  trash  and  snow  re- house,  2  decks,  private,  2  moval  included.  Available  Feb  full  bathrooms,  washer,  dryer,  1st.  No  pets.  Deposit  and  refer- formal  dining  room,  master  ences  required.  802-Â349-Â5268. bedroom  has  attached  bath.  Heat  included.  1  year  lease.  CLIMATE  CONTROL  STOR- References,  security  deposit.  AGE  now  available  in  New  $1,600  /  mo.  802-Â382-Â9355. Haven.  Call  802-Â388-Â4138. NEW  HAVEN  EXCELLENT  CORNWALL  EFFICIENCY  2  bedroom  apartment,  newly  APARTMENT  clean  and  quiet.  decorated  with  all  appliances.  $650  includes  all.  989-Â8124. Heat  included.  $895  per  month  DOWNTOWN  MIDDLEBURY  plus  security  deposit.  Pets  ne- COLLEGE  STREET.  3  bed- gotiable.  References  required.  room  and  2  bedroom  apart- 453-Â2184.
BRIDPORT;  LARGE  1  bed- ments  available  June  1.  Call  room,  second  floor  apartment.  Baba  at  373-Â6456. $650  /  mo.  includes  electricity.  References  and  deposit  re- WOODEN  BUNK  BEDS,  great  quired.  802-Â758-Â2436. shape.  $150.  802-Â377-Â1778.
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ROOM  TO  RENT  in  Brandon.  $120  per  week.  802-Â417-Â4075. SALISBURY  STUDIO  APART- MENT  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  furnished.  Includes  utilities,  dish  TV,  no  pets,  no  smoking.  $750  /  m onth.  802-Â352-Â9094. SELF  STORAGE,  8â&#x20AC;&#x2122;X10â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  units.  Your  lock  and  key,  $55  /  month.  Middlebury,  802-Â558-Â6092. STORAGE  SPACES,  11â&#x20AC;&#x2122;X28â&#x20AC;&#x2122;.  Large  overhead  doors,  extra  high  ceilings.  Will  accommo- date  large  campers,  boats  or  lots  of  stuff.  Call  802-Â388-Â8394. VERGENNES;  273  MAIN  Street,  available  now  and  March  1.  Renovated  2  bed- room  apartment.  Full  bath,  laundry  hookups,  large  porch,  parking,  heat  and  hot  water  included.  $890  /  month.  Also  277  Main  Street,  available  now.  Renovated  6-Âroom  apartment,  $1,100.  Call  only  8am-Â8pm.  802-Â989-Â6315.
ADDISON  COUNTY  FIRE- WOOD.  Premium  hardwoods  cut  /  split  /  delivered.  Well  sea- soned  $260  /  cord.  *Save  20%.  Reserve  firewood  now  for  next  heating  season,  with  no  up  front  obligation.  Custom  sizes  available.  For  honest,  reliable  service  call  802-Â238-Â7748.
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PROCTOR  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  T WO  BED- ROOM  townhouse,  three  season  porch,  washer  /  dryer  /  dishwasher,  large  kitchen,  $800  a  month  includes  heat,  possible  basement  space  in  near  future.  Three  references,  credit  and  criminal  check  re- quired.  Available  March  1st.  Call  855-Â1531  or  855-Â1570.
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NEWLY  RENOVATED  SEC- OND  FLOOR  apartment  in  quiet  building  conveniently  lo- cated  in  town.  Two  bedrooms.  Off  street  parking.  Access  to  lovely  yard.  No  smoking,  no  pets.  $880  /  month,  heat  in- cluded.  Call  989-Â7132.
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FIREWOOD;  CUT,  SPLIT  and  delivered.  Green  or  sea- soned.  Call  Tom  Shepard,  802-Â453-Â4285. MIXED  HARDWOOD,  PAR- TIALLY  seasoned.  Cut,  split,  delivered.  $190  /  c ord.  Also  trees  cut  and  removed.  Please  leave  message,  802-Â282-Â9110.
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MOUNTAIN ROAD FIRE- WOOD. Green and partially seasoned available. Oak, ash, maple, beech. Order now and save for next sea- son. Cut, split and delivered. Call 802-759-2095.
C O U N T R Y B A R N / 5 ACRES: $29,995. Rustic “Country Barn,” well-built & sturdy. On 5 wooded acres, meadows, apple orchard. Frontage on State Rte. 13, mins to Salmon River. Ad- joins NY snowmobile trails. Call 1-800-229-7843 or visit www.landandcamps.com .
NEW HOLLAND T1530- 250TL Loader, 200 hours. Winco PTO Generator. Call 802-247-6735.
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LEICESTER 6.8 ACRES, $59,000. Very nice build- ing site surveyed, septic design included. Ready to build on, with all permits. Owner financing. Call Wayne 802-257-7076.
SAWDUST; STORED AND undercover. Large tandem silage truck $627, delivered. Large single axle dump $259, delivered. Single axle dump $192, delivered. Pick up and loading also available. Phone order and credit cards accepted. 802-453-2226. Bagged shavings in stock. $5.50 per bag.
MIDDLEBURY; INDUS- Cars TRIAL PARK. Available 2 acres, lease or build to suit. PUBLIC AUTO AUCTION. 802-558-6092. Approximately 250 cars, trucks, SUVs, repos & MORE! Saturday, February Att. Farmers 8 @ 10 a.m. 131 Dorset Lane, Williston, VT. THCAu- HAY FOR SALE: First cut $3 ction.com, 802-878-9200. / square bale. First cut round bales $30. Mike Quinn, end of South Munger Street, Wanted Middlebury. 802-388-7828. HAY FOR SALE: First ANTIQUES WANTED. Local and second cut. Call 3rd generation dealer, free verbal appraisals. Call Brian 802-352-4686. Bittner at 802-272-7527 or HAY FOR SALE: Small visit www.bittnerantiques. square bales. First cut com . a n d m u l c h . D e l i v e r y available. Call for pric- i n g . 8 0 2 - 4 5 3 - 4 4 8 1 , 8 0 2 - 3 4 9 - 9 2 8 1 , o r 802-989-1004.
State Newsbriefs Changes to Current Use law debated by legislators By HILARY NILES VTDigger.org MONTPELIER — The Vermont House and Senate agriculture committees are gearing up for a showdown RYHU FKDQJHV WR WKH VWDWH¶V ÀDJVKLS ODQG FRQVHUYDWLRQ program. A special study committee chaired by Sen. Bobby Starr, D-Essex/Orleans, struck all the language from a bill that passed the House in 2013. The Senate ver- sion — still a rough draft — was discussed at the 6WDWHKRXVH RQ 7XHVGD\ HYHQLQJ DW WKH ¿IWK DQG ¿QDO LQ a series of public hearings. The Senate version tweaks some of the House provisions, leaves others behind and introduces new mechanisms for managing the nearly 2.37 million acres enrolled in Current Use at a cost of about $57 million in 2013. Chief among the changes are a proposed cap on tax EHQH¿WV WKDW ODQGRZQHUV FRXOG FODLP IRU NHHSLQJ WKHLU land as working farms and forests. Under Current Use, forestry or agriculture land is taxed less because it is valued for its current “use” rather than its current fair market value. In tax year 2014, to begin April 1, forest land will be valued between $89 and $118 per acre — down a dol- lar from up to $119 in 2013. Agricultural land will be valued at $279 per acre, up $14 from the current year. Some say the program is being manipulated by landowners to receive temporary tax breaks. Others fear that making it harder — or more expensive — to pull land out of the program would unfairly penalize land-rich, cash-poor families who deserve the right to sell their property at will. The Senate study committee’s proposal to cap ben- H¿WV VWRSV VKRUW RI VXJJHVWLQJ ZKDW WKHLU XSSHU OLPLW should be. Currently, the state simply waives the difference be- tween taxes on a property’s fair market value (FMV) and use value appraisal (UVA). But the senators on the study committee are sug- gesting the state should only waive the difference to a certain point. The landowners would then owe what- ever taxes — if any — the state doesn’t waive. Sen. Richard Westman, R-Lamoille, said in an inter- view Wednesday that the cap is an effort to discourage a pattern of subdivision that ends up costing the state more for the same amount of enrolled land. But the proposal was met with skepticism Tuesday night, with several witnesses fearing the cap would in- advertently encourage development. “In towns with high property values, this would increase the pressure to develop,” said Put Blodgett, a woodsman long active with the Vermont Natural Resources Council, the New England Forestry Foundation and the Vermont Woodlands Association, among other groups. The Senate committee also proposed more oversight of the agricultural aspect of Current Use. Currently, landowners only need to submit management plans for forest land. Many witnesses also were intrigued by the com- PLWWHH¶V SURSRVDO WR HVWDEOLVK D ³ÀRDWLQJ´ WZR DFUH exemption from enrollment. That provision would let landowners reserve two acres of a parcel for future development without facing a penalty. The two acres would be appraised at fair market value.
Group: School spending in Vermont is unsustainable By ANNE GALLOWAY VTDigger.org BURLINGTON — The Vermont Realtors released a study last Tuesday that shows overall spending for education has increased dramatically over the last 15 years, and during that same period school enrollments statewide have dropped by 1,000 students a year. Isaac Chavez, the CEO of the Vermont Realtors, called on Statehouse leaders to begin reforming the
VWDWH¶V HGXFDWLRQ GHOLYHU\ DQG ¿QDQFH V\VWHPV WKLV legislative session. The Realtors association says the rising cost of edu- cation is hurting the economy. Lowering property tax- es, Realtors say, would make Vermont a more attrac- tive place for business and more affordable for young people who want to live and work in Vermont. The report, conducted by Art Woolf and Dick Heaps of Northern Economic Consulting, looks at Vermont’s education spending trends. Woolf and Heaps say that Vermont’s overall school spending was 20 percent above the national average 15 years ago;; now it is 70 percent above the average. The two consultants compared education spending and health care expenditures to median family income growth. Total spending on education in 2011 was $1.5 billion;; health care cost the state $5 billion that year. The gross state product was $26 billion in 2011. “Vermont spends a lot more than other states in the U.S., and the gap has been growing since the late 1990s,” Woolf said. Vermont’s low student-to-teacher ratio (9.4 students per teacher) is the biggest cost driver, Woolf said. The national average is 16 to 1. Though Vermont school boards pay below average salaries to teachers, the state’s per pupil spending was about $18,571 — the second highest level in the nation, according to a 2013 National Education Association report. The national average was about $11,068. The Vermont Realtors blame the growth in school spending on the state’s income sensitivity program, which gives property taxpayers who qualify a tax break. More than 60 percent of households participate in the program, and the Realtors say the program “de- sensitizes” voters who approve local school budgets to the real cost of education. The Vermont Realtors also want to see cuts to the small school grant program. The state spends $7 mil- lion a year to support schools with fewer than 100 students. The realtors say the program should reduce overall support for the program and award grants com- petitively to schools based on geography and need.
House moves to enable more renewable power By ANNE GALLOWAY VTDigger.org MONTPELIER — The Vermont House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a proposal to lift the cap on how much power utilities can accept from net-metering projects. The current cap is 4 per- cent;; H.702 would raise the limit to 15 percent of its peak demand from the previous year. The provision sunsets in 2016, when the Legislature ZRXOG UHHYDOXDWH WKH HI¿FDF\ RI WKH SURJUDP The bill passed 136-8 in a roll call vote on second reading, and elicited brief debate. Net metering is a service that allows electricity cus- tomers to feed excess power, from residential solar panels or other renewable energy projects, back into the grid. The state has created incentives for net metering to foster private investment in renewable energy, espe- cially solar power, as part of an effort to meet aggres- sive targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the state’s dependence on fossil fuels. By 2050, the state hopes to get 90 percent of its energy from renewable sources. Hardwick Electric Department, Vermont Electric Co-op and Washington Electric Co-op all hit the cap in 2013. The House Natural Resources Committee proposed lifting the limit so that the smaller, rural utilities could continue to accept net-metered power. Green Mountain Power, the state’s largest utility, was also getting close to the 4 percent mark, according to Rep. Tony Klein, D-East Montpelier, chair of the committee. In 2011, the state had 18 megawatts of renewable power;; today Vermont generates 38 Mw. Republicans in the House questioned whether the net-metering incentives shift the cost of renewable power onto other ratepayers.
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STATE OF VERMONT
CIVIL DIVISION Docket No. 266-Â11-Â12 Ancv
GMAC  Mortgage,  LLC,  Plaintiff  v. Martin  E.  Syvertson  aka  Martin  Syvertson,  Vermont  Federal  Credit  Union,  State  of  Ver- mont  Department  of  Taxes,  Ford  Motor  Credit,  LLC,  Unifund  CCR  Partners  and  Occupants  residing  at  34  Ferson  Road,  Leicester,  Vermont,  Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By  virtue  and  in  execution  of  the  Power  of  Sale  contained  in  a  certain  mortgage  given  by  Martin  E.  Syvertson  to  Albank,  FSB  dated  November  12,  1998  and  recorded  in  Volume  50,  Page  286,  which  mortgage  was  assigned  from  Charter  One  Bank,  F.S.B.,  successor  in  interest  by  merger  to  Albank,  FSB  fka  Albany  Savings  Bank  F.S.B.  to  GMAC  Mortgage,  LLC  by  an  instrument  dated  March  28,  2001  and  recorded  on  April  16,  2001  in  Volume  53,  Page  506  of  the  Land  Records  of  the  Town  of  Leicester,  of  which  mortgage  the  un- dersigned  is  the  present  holder,  for  breach  of  the  conditions  of  said  mortgage  and  for  the  purposes  of  foreclosing  the  same  will  be  sold  at  Public  Auction  at  10:15  A.M.  on  February  19,  2014,  at  34  Ferson  Road,  Leicester,  Vermont  all  and  singular  the  premises  described  in  said  mortgage: To  Wit: Being  all  and  the  same  lands  and  premises  conveyed  to  Martin  Syvertson  by  Warranty  Deed  of  Robert  Parette  and  Laura  Parette  dated  May  6,  1997  and  which  is  recorded  in  the  Land  Records  of  the  Town  of  Leicester  in  Book  48  at  page  194  and  which  may  be  further  described  as  follows: Being  all  and  the  same  land  and  premises  conveyed  to  Robert  Parette  and  Laura  Neff  (now  Parette),  as  joint  tenants  with  the  right  of  survivorship,  by  Warranty  Deed  of  Mat- thew  S.  Jones  and  Elizabeth  A.  Jones,  husband  and  wife,  dated  July  28,  1989,  recorded  in  Book  40  at  Pages  212-Â213  of  the  Leicester  Town  Land  Records  and  therein  described  as  follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being  all  and  the  same  land  and  premises  conveyed  to  Matthew  S.  Jones  and  Eliza- beth  A.  Jones,  husband  and  wife,  by  Warranty  Deed  of  David  R.  Callum  and  Jean  I.  Cal- lum,  husband  and  wife,  dated  February  7,  1986,  recorded  in  Book  36  at  Pages  452-Â453  of  the  Leicester  Town  Land  Records,  and  therein  described  as  follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;All  and  the  same  land  and  premises  that  were  conveyed  to  the  herein  Grantors,  David  R.  and  Jean  I.  Callum  by  Albert  L.  Boisvenue  and  Verna  J.  Boisvenue,  husband  and  wife,  by  their  warranty  deed  dated  October  15,  1968,  recorded  in  Book  30,  at  Page  104  B  of  Leicester  Land  records,  and  in  said  deed  being  described  as  follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A  parcel  of  land  with  the  buildings  thereon,  located  at  the  intersection  of  the  road  lead- ing  northerly  from  Brandon  to  Leicester  with  the  cross-Âroad  leading  westerly  from  said  ¿UVW PHQWLRQHG URDG WR WKH KLJKZD\ 8 6 5RXWH DQG SDUWLFXODUO\ GHVFULEHG DV IROORZV ³¾%HJLQQLQJ DW D SRLQW IRUPHG E\ WKH LQWHUVHFWLRQ RI WKH ZHVWHUO\ OLQH RI VDLG ÂżUVW PHQ- tioned  road  with  the  southerly  line  of  said  cross-Âroad;  thence  southerly  along  the  westerly  OLQH RI VDLG ÂżUVW PHQWLRQHG URDG RQH KXQGUHG IRUW\ ÂżYH IHHW WR DQ HOP WUHH WKHQFH westerly  three  hundred  seventy  (370)  feet  to  an  iron  pipe;  thence  northerly  one  hundred  eighty  (180)  feet  to  the  southerly  line  of  said  cross-Âroad;  thence  along  said  southerly  line  WKUHH KXQGUHG ÂżIW\ ÂżYH IHHW WR WKH SODFH RI EHJLQQLQJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;  Said  above-Âdescribed  parcel  is  all  and  the  same  that  was  reserved  by  the  said  Albert  and  Verna  Boisvenue  in  a  conveyance  by  them  of  their  farm  premises  to  the  said  Alan  T.  and  Frances  S.  Monroe,  said  conveyance  being  dated  22  July  1964,  recorded  in  the  Leicester  Land  Records,  Book  29,  Page  54. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The  land  and  premises  herein  conveyed  are  conveyed  subject  to  all  pole  line  ease- ments  of  record  in  the  Leicester  Land  Records,  which  cross  the  land  and  premises  herein  conveyed,  in  any. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Reference  is  hereby  made  to  said  deeds  and  their  records  and  to  all  prior  deeds  and  their  records  for  a  further  and  more  complete  description  of  the  land  and  premises  herein  conveyed.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Terms  of  Sale:  $10,000.00  to  be  paid  in  cash  or  cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  check  by  purchaser  at  the  time  of  sale,  with  the  balance  due  at  closing.   The  sale  is  subject  to  taxes  due  and  owing  to  the  Town  of  Leicester. The  mortgagor  is  entitled  to  redeem  the  premises  at  any  time  prior  to  the  sale  by  paying  the  full  amount  due  under  the  mortgage,  including  the  costs  and  expenses  of  the  sale. Other  terms  to  be  announced  at  the  sale  or  inquire  at  Lobe,  Fortin  &  Rees,  30  Kimball  Avenue,  Ste.  306,  South  Burlington,  VT  05403,  (802)  660-Â9000.   This  sale  may  be  cancelled  at  any  time  prior  to  the  scheduled  sale  date  without  prior  notice.  DATED  at  South  Burlington,  Vermont  this  16th  day  of  January,  2014. GMAC  Mortgage,  LLC By:  Joshua  B.  Lobe,  Esq. Lobe,  Fortin  &  Rees,  PLC 30  Kimball  Ave.,  Ste.  306 South  Burlington,  VT   05403 1/27,  2/3,  2/10
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Conservation Solid Waste Management Program
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MIDDLEBURY CEMETERY ASSOCIATION Requests  bids  for  mowing  and  trimming  the  Middlebury  Cemetery  for  the  2014  season.  Please  submit  bids  and  proof  of  insurance  to: PO Box 944 Middlebury, VT 05753
TOWN OF WHITING PLANNING COMMISSION
There  will  be  a  meeting  of  the  Whiting  Planning  Commission  on  February  20th  at   7:30  PM   to   discuss   the   request   for  approval  of  a  telecommunication  tower  to  be  placed  on  the  property  of  Paul  and  Marianne  Quesnel  at  24  Gibeault  Road.  All  interested  parties  are  asked  to  attend  the  meeting. 2/3
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A  public  hearing  before  the  Planning  Commission  of  the  Town  of  Ferrisburgh  ZLOO EH KHOG DW WKH 7RZQ &OHUNÂśV 2IÂżFH on  February  20,  2014  to  consider  the  following  applications: 7:30 PM   An  application,  #14-Â005,   submitted  by  Jacqueline  E.  Couture,  for  a  three-Âlot  subdivision  at  70  Locust  Lane.  Property  ID  #  15-Â01-Â18.  Zoning  District  RA5.  Designation  changed  from  a  Boundary  Adjustment  and  2-Âlot  subdivision. 7:40 PM   An  application,  #14-Â008,  submitted   by  Neil  Aguiar,  for  a  two  lot  subdivision  off  Raymond  Road.   Property  ID  #  16.01.26.1.  Zoning  District  RR-Â5;  Con-Â25. 7:50 PM   A  sketch  plan,  #14-Â007,  submitted  by  Jeanette  Mailloux,  for  a  three-Âlot  subdivision  of  land,  with  buildings,   Parcel  ID  #  23-Â20-Â47,  located  at  2911  US  Route  7.  Zoning  Districts  HC-Â2;  RR-Â5  and  CON-Â25. 8:00 PM  Other  business The  above  applications  are  available  IRU LQVSHFWLRQ DW WKH 7RZQ &OHUNÂśV 2IÂżFH Persons  wishing  to  appear  and  be  heard  may  do  so  in  person  or  be  represented  by  an  agent  or  an  attorney. PLEASE  NOTE:  Participation  in  the  local  proceeding  is  a  prerequisite  to  the  right  to  take  any  subsequent  appeal. Communications  about  the  above  DSSOLFDWLRQV PD\ EH ÂżOHG LQ ZULWLQJ ZLWK the  Board  or  at  such  hearing. 2/3
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STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT Addison Unit
CIVIL DIVISION Docket No. 75-Â3-Â13 Ancv
US  Bank  National  Association,  as  Trustee  for  Structured  Asset  Securities  Corporation  0RUWJDJH 3DVV 7KURXJK &HUWLÂżFDWHV 6HULHV %& 3ODLQWLII  v. 0DU\ - ,QJUDP DQG 2FFXSDQWV UHVLGLQJ DW 9HUPRQW 5RXWH $ $GGLVRQ 9HUPRQW  Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By  virtue  and  in  execution  of  the  Power  of  Sale  contained  in  a  certain  mortgage  given  by  0DU\ - ,QJUDP WR 0RUWJDJH (OHFWURQLF 5HJLVWUDWLRQ 6\VWHPV ,QF DV QRPLQHH IRU $HJLV /HQGLQJ &RUSRUDWLRQ GDWHG 1RYHPEHU DQG UHFRUGHG LQ 9ROXPH 3DJH ZKLFK PRUWJDJH ZDV DVVLJQHG IURP 0RUWJDJH (OHFWURQLF 5HJLVWUDWLRQ 6\VWHPV ,QF DV nominee  for  Aegis  Lending  Corporation  to  US  Bank  National  Association,  as  Trustee  for  6WUXFWXUHG $VVHW 6HFXULWLHV &RUSRUDWLRQ 0RUWJDJH /RDQ 7UXVW %& E\ DQ LQVWUXPHQW GDWHG 0DUFK DQG UHFRUGHG RQ 0DUFK LQ 9ROXPH 3DJH RI WKH /DQG 5HFRUGV RI WKH 7RZQ RI $GGLVRQ VDLG DVVLJQPHQW ZDV FRUUHFWHG E\ FRUUHFWLYH DVVLJQPHQW IURP 0RUWJDJH (OHFWURQLF 5HJLVWUDWLRQ 6\VWHPV ,QF DV QRPLQHH IRU $HJLV Lending  Corporation  to  US  Bank  National  Association,  as  Trustee  for  Structured  Asset  6HFXULWLHV &RUSRUDWLRQ 0RUWJDJH 3DVV 7KURXJK &HUWLÂżFDWHV 6HULHV %& E\ DQ LQVWUXPHQW GDWHG $SULO DQG UHFRUGHG RQ $SULO LQ 9ROXPH 3DJH RI WKH /DQG 5HFRUGV RI WKH 7RZQ RI $GGLVRQ RI ZKLFK PRUWJDJH WKH XQGHUVLJQHG LV WKH present  holder,  for  breach  of  the  conditions  of  said  mortgage  and  for  the  purposes  of  IRUHFORVLQJ WKH VDPH ZLOO EH VROG DW 3XEOLF $XFWLRQ DW $ 0 RQ )HEUXDU\ DW 9HUPRQW 5RXWH $ $GGLVRQ 9HUPRQW DOO DQG VLQJXODU WKH SUHPLVHV GHVFULEHG LQ VDLG PRUWJDJH 7R :LW Being  all  and  the  same  lands  and  premises  conveyed  to  Danny  K.  Ingram  (now  deceased)  and  Mary  J.  Ingram  by  Warranty  Deed  of  Danny  K.  Ingram  (now  deceased)  dated  December  18,  2003  of  record  at  Book  83,  Page  631  of  the  Town  of  Addison  Land  Records. Being  all  and  the  same  lands  and  premises  conveyed  to  Danny  K.  Ingram  (now  deceased)  by  Warranty  Deed  of  Rheal  P.  Gevry,  Jr.  and  Heather  Gevry  dated  October  1,  2002  of  record  at  Book  78,  Page  90  of  the  Town  of  Addison  Land  Records. Said  lands  and  premises  may  be  more  particularly  described  by  reference  to  a  survey  map  entitled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plat  of  Survey  for  Natalie  Duany  in  the  Town  of  Addison,  Vt.â&#x20AC;?  By  Henry  J.  Swider,  R.L.S.,  dated  May  29,  1993,  and  recorded  in  Map  Book  3,  Page  31  of  the  Town  of  Addison  Land  Records. 3DUFHO DQG FRQWDLQ DFUHV PRUH RU OHVV DQG DUH LGHQWLÂżHG RQ WKH DERYH survey  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guy  Estateâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;to  be  conveyed  to  Guy  Estateâ&#x20AC;?. Also  herewith,  but  by  quitclaim  only,  are  those  lands  lying  easterly  of  the  premises  described  herein  and  the  centerline  of  Route  22A. Reference  is  hereby  made  to  the  aforementioned  deeds  and  survey  and  deeds  and  records  therein  referenced,  all  in  further  aid  of  this  description. 7HUPV RI 6DOH WR EH SDLG LQ FDVK RU FDVKLHUÂśV FKHFN E\ SXUFKDVHU DW WKH time  of  sale,  with  the  balance  due  at  closing.  The  sale  is  subject  to  taxes  due  and  owing  to  the  Town  of  Addison. The  mortgagor  is  entitled  to  redeem  the  premises  at  any  time  prior  to  the  sale  by  paying  the  full  amount  due  under  the  mortgage,  including  the  costs  and  expenses  of  the  sale. 2WKHU WHUPV WR EH DQQRXQFHG DW WKH VDOH RU LQTXLUH DW /REH )RUWLQ 5HHV .LPEDOO $YHQXH 6WH 6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ 97 7KLV VDOH PD\ EH cancelled  at  any  time  prior  to  the  scheduled  sale  date  without  prior  notice.  '$7(' DW 6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ 9HUPRQW WKLV th GD\ RI -DQXDU\ US  Bank  National  Association,  as  Trustee  for  Structured  Asset  Securities  Corporation  0RUWJDJH 3DVV 7KURXJK &HUWLÂżFDWHV 6HULHV %& %\ -RVKXD % /REH (VT /REH )RUWLQ 5HHV 3/& .LPEDOO $YH 6WH 6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ 97 1/27,  2/3,  2/10
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Winter  Walk  Day  boosts  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  health,  learning MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Safe  Routes  to  School  Team  at  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  encourages  students  to  get  rid  of  winter  blahs  and  try  a  winter  walk  on  Wednesday,  Feb.  5. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mary  Hogan  hosts  annual  walk  and  bike  to  school  days  on  the  first  Wednesday  of  October  and  May.  We  thought  it  would  be  fun  to  join  schools  across  the  nation  and  Canada  in  adding  a  winter  walk  to  school  day  event,â&#x20AC;?  said  Safe  Routes  to  School  Coordinator  Laura  Asermily.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weather  can  interfere  with Â
walking  to  school.  This  event  lets  families  play  with  overcoming  that  barrier.â&#x20AC;? Winter  Walk  Day  started  in  Canada  and  is  promoted  by  Safe  Routes  to  School,  an  interna- tional  organization  that  advocates  for  reducing  the  barriers  to  and  encouraging  walking  and  biking  to  schools.  Any  schools  or  individu- als  can  participate  in  this  event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Studies  show  that  students  who  arrive  exercised  from  walk- ing  and  biking  to  school  perform  better  on  tasks  demanding  concentration  and  that  the  effects  lasted  for  up  to  four  hours  after Â
they  got  to  school,â&#x20AC;?  Asermily  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  study  and  tips  are  posted  on  the  Safe  Routes  to  School  bulletin  board  in  the  Mary  Hogan  main  hallway.â&#x20AC;? Mary  Hogan  Safe  Routes  to  School  Team  adult  volunteers,  including  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yellow  Banana,â&#x20AC;?  will  be  on  hand  at  downtown  crosswalks  along  busy  Court  and  Cross  streets  and  at  the  Recreation  Park  to  monitor  safety  and  greet  walkers  during  the  morning  commute  starting  at  7:45  a.m.  Parents  may  drop  off  children  at  points  such  as  Shawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  other  parking  lots  to  allow Â
their  children  to  participate  in  the  learningevent  and  receive  a  sticker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lots  of  parents  drive  their  kids  to  school  because  walking  and  biking  on  streets  designed  for  cars  makes  the  journey  dangerous  for  anyone,  especially  children,â&#x20AC;?  Asermily  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  addressed  this  in  our  Mary  Hogan  School  Transportation  Plan.â&#x20AC;? To  view  the  plan,  visit  www. saferoutestoschoolvt.org.  To  comment  or  help  the  Mary  Hogan  Safe  Routes  to  School  Team,  contact  Laura  Asermily  at  388-Â9478  or  lasermily@yahoo.
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our  weather  keeps  us  wondering  from  day  to  day  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  often  hour  to  hour  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  when  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  change.  The  uncer- tainty  is  never  more  present  than  in  the  winter,  when  at  times  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  blessed  with  that  trifecta  of  miserable  driving  conditions:  snow,  sleet  and  freezing  rain.  Why  is  it  that  a  day  could Â
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THE VERMONT AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION SECTION INVITES YOU TO ATTEND A PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING FOR THE ROCHESTER/MIDDLEBURY/WARREN PROJECT
Middlebury,  VT  125  Bridge  13  Bridge  Replacement  Project Middlebury  RS  0174(8)  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Bridge  13  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  VT  125  over  Middlebury  River  (Sand  Hill  Bridge) Wednesday, February 26, 2014 6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:00 PM Town  of  Middlebury  Ilsley  Public  Library,  Community  Room 75  Main  Street,  Middlebury,  VT   The  purpose  of  this  meeting  is  to  present  the  public  with  an  update  on  the  Middlebury  VT  125  Bridge  13  Bridge  Replacement  Project  in  advance  of  construction.   During  construction,  WKH EULGJH PD\ EH FORVHG WR WUDIÂżF IRU D SHULRG RI XS WR GD\V LQ $SULO 0D\ DQG WUDIÂżF ZLOO be  rerouted  onto  a  detour  route.  The  meeting  will  provide  information  on  the  construction  schedule,  detour  route,  and  sources  of  information  during  construction.    The  meeting  will  begin  with  an  informal  open  house  for  viewing  project  graphics  followed  E\ D EULHI SUHVHQWDWLRQ E\ WKH SURMHFW WHDP $IWHU WKH SUHVHQWDWLRQ WKH SURMHFW WHDP ZLOO OHDG a  discussion  and  respond  to  questions  from  the  public.  This  public  meeting  is  part  of  VTrans  public  outreach  program  which  will  provide  project  information  and  construction  updates  throughout  the  construction  period  in  an  effort  to  minimize  disruption  to  the  public.    Construction  activities  are  scheduled  to  begin  in  early  2014  to  replace  the  existing  bridge,  which  is  in  poor  condition  and  does  not  meet  current  design  standards.  The  completed  bridge  will  provide  wider  travel  lanes,  shoulders,  and  a  sidewalk  to  meet  current  design  standards.  The  project  will  improve  safety  for  motorists  and  pedestrians.    If  you  have  questions  or  would  like  more  information  about  the  project,  please  contact:   Joanne  Frascella  at  Frascella@pbworld.com.                        Â
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start  with  a  delicate  snowfall  and  suddenly  shift  to  a  clatter- ing  sleet  and  end  in  an  icy  glaze  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  the  mercury  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  move?  Or  the  temperature  will  be  30  degrees  in  both  Claremont  and  Burlington,  but  snow  will  fall  in  one  and  freezing  rain  in  the  other?  Clearly  the  thermometer  is  telling  only  part  of  the  story.  The  rest,  it  turns  out,  is  being  written  in  the  air  masses  between  the  clouds  and  the  earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  surface.  As  Steve  Maleski,  a  meteorolo- gist  at  the  Fairbanks  Museum  and  Planetarium  in  St.  Johnsbury  explained,  winter  precipitation  almost  always  starts  as  snow  in  the  clouds.  What  it  looks  like  when  it  hits  the  surface  depends  on  what  it  encounters  on  the  way  down.  If  ice  crystals  fall  from  cloud  to  ground  in  air  that  stays  at  or  below  32  degrees,  we  get  snow.  If  they  hit  warmer  air  all  the  way  to  the  surface,  we  get  rain.  It  gets  more  complicated,  said  Maleski,  when  the  ice  crystals  hit  warm  air  and  melt,  but  then  hit  another  mass  of  subfreezing  air  on  their  way  to  the  surface.  The  result  will  be  sleet  or  freezing  rain,  depending  on  the  temperature  of  the  ice  crystals  when  they  melt  and  the  depth  of  the  sub-Âfreezing  air  mass.  Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  imagine  two  different  scenarios,  in  which  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  30  degrees Â
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  A  public  hearing  before  the  Development  Review  Board  of  the  Town  of  Waltham  ZLOO EH KHOG DW WKH 7RZQ &OHUNÂśV 2IÂżFH RQ February  18,  2014  to  consider  the  following  application: 7:30 PM   An  application,  #14-Â002,  submitted  by  Francis  and  Cynthia  Coangelo,  for  a  two- lot  subdivision   on  Maple  Street  .  Parcel  ID  #000004.20.8.  Zoning  District  RA-Â5.   The  above  application  is  available  for  LQVSHFWLRQ DW WKH 7RZQ &OHUNÂśV 2IÂżFH Persons  wishing  to  appear  and  be  heard  may  do  so  in  person  or  be  represented  by  an  agent  or  an  attorney. PLEASE  NOTE:  Participation  in  the  local  proceeding  is  a  prerequisite  to  the  right  to  take  any  subsequent  appeal.  Communications  about  the  above  DSSOLFDWLRQ PD\ EH ÂżOHG LQ ZULWLQJ ZLWK WKH Board  or  at  such  hearing.                    2/3
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freezing  rain. In  the  second  scenario,  the  freez- ing  air  mass  above  the  surface  is  at  least  2,000  feet  deep.  In  this  case,  the  ice  crystals  melt  upon  hitting  the  warm  air,  but  then  re-Âfreeze  as  they  fall  through  the  colder  layer.  The  ice  crystals  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  convert  back  to  snow,  but  fall  as  ice  pellets,  otherwise  known  as  sleet.  Maleski  noted  that  many  other  factors  can  play  into  the  mixed- precipitation  equation.  For  exam- ple,  in  the  second  scenario,  if  the  warm  air  that  melts  the  ice  crystals  is  above  37  degrees,  we  could  still  get  freezing  rain  instead  of  sleet,  or  a  mix  of  the  two. 7RSRJUDSK\ DOVR ÂżJXUHV LQWR the  equation.  In  places  like  the  Champlain  Valley,  cold  air,  which  is  denser  than  warm  air,  has  a  tendency  to  settle  in  and  stay.  So  when  warm  air  blows  in,  generally  from  the  south,  the  cold  air  tends  to  be  stubborn,  resulting  in  the  layer- ing  of  cold  and  warm  air  most  likely  to  produce  sleet  and  freezing  rain.  The  sinking  and  settling  of  cold  air  can  have  catastrophic  consequences.  In  early  January  of  1998,  a  cold  air  mass  settled  into  the  St.  Lawrence  and  Champlain  valleys  of  Vermont,  New  York  and  Southeastern  Quebec.  As  warm,  moist  air  moved  in  from  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  rain  fell  from  the  clouds,  but  then  froze  as  it  hit  the  subfreezing  surface.  The  cold  air  persisted  as  the  storm  raged  for  about  three  days,  resulting  in  the  accumulation  of  several  inches  of  ice  and  billions  of  dollars  in  prop- erty  damage.  According  to  Jay  Shafer,  director  of  the  Vermont  Institute  of  Applied  Meteorology,  as  the  Champlain  and  St.  Lawrence  valleys  were  being  sheathed  in  ice,  it  was  raining  and  in  the  40s  on  top  of  Mt.  Washington.  Mercifully,  mixed-Âprecipitation  events  are  rarely  so  devastating.  Mostly  they  are  inconvenient,  messy,  ever-Âchanging,  and  never  banal.  Carolyn  LoriĂŠ  lives  with  her  two  rescue  dogs  and  very  large  cat  in  Thetford.  The  illustration  for  this  column  was  drawn  by  Adelaide  Tyrol.  The  Outside  Story  is  assigned  and  edited  by  Northern  Woodlands  magazine  and  sponsored  by  the  Wellborn  Ecology  Fund  of  New  Hampshire  Charitable  Foundation:  wellborn@nhcf.org.
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NOTICE FROM REALTORS
THE  ADDISON  COUNTY  BOARD  OF  REALTORS  wishes  to  inform  the  public  WKDW QRW DOO %URNHUV RI UHDO HVWDWH DUH 5($/7256 2QO\ TXDOL¿HG 5HDOWRUV PD\ use  this  term.   It  is  a  registered  trademark.  Realtors  must  abide  by  a  strict  code  of  ethics,  take  continuing  education  and  attend  local  monthly  meetings,  annual  state  conferences,  and  yearly  national  conferences,  hence  making  them  better  informed  on  all  aspects  of  real  estate.   Your  REALTOR  appreciates  your  business.
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All  real  estate  advertising  in  this  newspaper  is  subject   to  the  Federal  Fair  Housing  Act  of  1968  as  amended  which  makes  it  illegal  to  advertise  â&#x20AC;&#x153;any  preference,  limitation  or  discrimination  based  on  race,  color,  religion,  sex,  handicap,  familial  status,  national  origin,  sexual  orientation,  or  persons  receiving  public  assistance,  or  an  intention  to  make  any  such  preference,  limitation  or  discrimination.â&#x20AC;? This  newspaper  will  not   knowingly  accept  any  advertisement  for  real  estate  which  is  in  violation  of  the  law.  Our  readers  are  hereby  informed  that  all  dwellings  advertised  in  this  newspaper  are  available  on  an  equal  opportu- nity  basis.   To  complain  of  discrimination,  call  HUD  Toll-Âfree  at  1-Â800-Â669-Â9777.
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