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Vol. 25 No. 38
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Ferrisburgh  can  still  weigh  in  on  proposed  land  sale  to  dealership By  ANDY  KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH  —  Ferris- burgh  residents  have  a  few  more  days  if  they  want  to  petition  for  a  special  meeting  to  consider  the  proposed  $350,000  sale  of  34.91  town-Âowned  acres  to  Denecker Â
Real  Estate  Investments  LLC.  That  deal  is  projected  to  close  on  or  before  April  24,  2014. 7KH VHOHFWERDUG ¿UVW DGYHUWLVHG the  sale  on  Oct.  24.  If  a  resident   wishes  a  special  town  meeting  to  (See  Ferrisburgh,  Page  7)
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Typhoon  vigil MEMBERS  OF  THE  Middlebury  College  community  gather  in  front  of  the  Mead  Chapel  steps  last  Thursday  evening  for  a  candlelight  vigil  for  the  victims  and  survivors  of  Typhoon  Haiyan  in  the  Philippines.  The  vigil  was  organized  by  Divest  Middlebury. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
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Starksboro woman hikes entire Appalachian Trail By  ZACH  DESPART BRISTOL  —  Of  the  people  who  begin  hiking  the  Appalachian  Trail  with  the  in- tention  of  covering  the  entire  thing,  only  one  in  four  complete  it.  Most  are  young,  recent  college  graduates,  students  taking  a  gap  year,  all  with  young  joints  and  plenty  of  energy. Not  many  56-Âyear-Âold  women  attempt  the  approximately  2,200-Âmile,  14-Âstate  trek,  let  alone  complete  it.  Mount  Abraham  guidance  counselor  Deb  Van  Schaack  did  just  that,  and  com-Â
SOHWHG WKH QHDUO\ ÂżYH PRQWK ZDON WKLV past  July  28.  Clearly  a  person  of  strong  will  and  healthy  body,  she  said  she  could  not  have  done  it  without  the  support  of  those  along  the  trail. “The  whole  Appalachian  Trail  subcul- ture  —  people  giving  rides,  feeding  you,  all  the  support  back  home  —  there  was  kindness  every  step  of  the  way,â€?  Van  Schaack  said. The  Starksboro  resident  has  always  DEB  VAN  SCHAACK  of  Starksboro  sits  at  the  summit  of  been  an  outdoorsy  person. Georgia’s  Springer  Mountain,  the  southern  terminus  of  the  Ap- SDODFKLDQ 7UDLO ODVW 0DUFK DW WKH VWDUW RI KHU ÂżYH PRQWK KLNH (See  Van  Schaack,  Page  26)