Nov 4 2013

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MONDAY Â Â EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 25 No. 36

Middlebury, Vermont

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Three generations of Eddy clan join cast for popular musical By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Serena  Eddy-­ Guiles  has  used  the  stage  as  a  dra-­ matic  platform  on  which  to  share  her  creativity  in  dozens  of  theater  productions  throughout  high  school,  and  well  into  adulthood  with  the  Middlebury  Community  Players. All  those  past  performances  are  leading  up  to  what  Eddy-­Guiles  an-­ ticipates  could  be  the  most  memora-­ ble  role  in  her  life:  Sharing  the  stage Â

with  three  generations  of  her  family  as  part  of  The  Company  at  Town  Hall  Theater’s  staging  of  â€œShrek  the  Musical,â€?  which  opens  this  Thurs-­ day,  Nov.  7. Six  members  of  the  Eddy-­Guiles  clan  will  either  be  performing  on  stage,  directing  behind  the  scenes  or  making  music  for  what  will  be  WKH ÂżUVW RI PDQ\ SURGXFWLRQV WR EH staged  by  The  Company,  a  home-­ grown  professional  thespian  troupe Â

that  will  be  based  at  the  Town  Hall  Theater. “Shrek  the  Musicalâ€?  is  based  on  the  Oscar-­winning  DreamWorks  ¿OP IHDWXULQJ WKH KXPRURXV DQG SRL-­ gnant  story  of  a  homely  ogre  (Shrek)  who  shows  up  to  rescue  a  feisty  princess  (Fiona).  The  cast  includes  a  talkative  donkey,  a  short-­tempered  villain,  and  more  than  a  dozen  other  IDLU\ WDOH PLVÂżWV DFFRUGLQJ WR WKH (See  Family,  Page  20)

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Program offers hope for drivers who lose licenses By  JOHN  FLOWERS ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  Having  one’s  driver’s  license  suspended  can  be  the  punish-­ ment  that  keeps  on  penalizing.  Not  having  access  to  a  vehicle  for  a  substantial  length  of  time  can  prevent  the  offender  from  getting  to  doctors’  appoint-­ ments,  to  family  events  and  (See  DLS,  Page  30)

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86'$ VWDWH SURJUDPV EHQHÂżW ORFDO IDUPV By  ZACH  DESPART SHOREHAM  â€”  As  anyone  in  Addison  County  knows,  farming  isn’t  easy,  especially  for  farmers  who  are  new  to  the  business.  But  a  litany  of  USDA  programs  can  help Â

farmers  get  on  their  feet.  In  total,  the  Rural  Development  division  of  the  USDA  pumps  $5  million-­$10  mil-­ lion  annually  into  Addison  County,  investing  in  farms,  businesses  and  communities,  according  to  Ted Â

Brady,  state  director  of  the  Vermont  and  New  Hampshire  Rural  Develop-­ ment  program  of  the  USDA. The  owners  of  Champlain  Or-­ chards  in  Shoreham  have  used  these  programs  to  continually  increase Â

and  improve  their  operations  and  grow  their  workforce  to  45  employ-­ ees.  Bill  Suhr,  who  runs  the  orchard  with  his  wife,  Andrea  Scott,  believes  government  programs  like  the  ones  (See  Farm  aid,  Page  7)


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