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AUGUST 4, 2016
ADDISONINDEPENDENT
PROFILES in community
SECTION C PAGE 1
2016
about this
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Community is at the core of what makes Vermont such an extraordinary place to live. Knowing your neighbor, shopkeeper, hairdresser, banker, or car mechanic by name is what helps us stick together. Volunteering and engaging in public conversations, knowing that your voice can actually make a difference, is what keeps us engaged. That is what this special section, Profiles in Community, is all about. Each individual and each business, institution or organization has a role to play that’s unique. And through each of our efforts, we create a vibrant community. We encourage you to spend some time with this thick special supplement and take time out of your busy day to reflect on the importance of working together to make our towns and state a great place to live and work, while also recognizing that one of the joys of living in small towns is getting to know one another and the sense that we are all part of a greater whole. In our daily interactions we greet each other in many different settings: as customer and retailer, client and professional, neighbor and friend. Sometimes it’s an impromptu chat on Main Street or at a school function; sometimes it’s a lively exchange at town meeting; sometimes it’s just a friendly wave or a nod at the post office or in a store. It’s a common interaction, often overlooked, but it makes living here more personal, more intimate, more rewarding. That’s the root of this special section. For the past 30 years, we have published it to help our readers know a little bit more about the people who play such a vital role in our communities. In this year’s section, we visited more than 150 area businesses to snap their photos, introduce their teams and tell their unique stories. While the stories vary widely, the focus within each story serves as a tribute to the hard-working employees and employers who make each business the success that it is. We hope you enjoy these pages and that you take the time to reacquaint yourself with these businesses — and the names of their employees. Our close-knit communities have much to offer, not only in products and services, but also in the smiles of those who greet us each day and the thanks we offer in return. The Editors
Index of Advertisers #1 Auto Parts ......................................................................................23 51 Main at the Bridge ...........................................................................5 A. Ginsburg Architects ........................................................................37 A. Johnson Co. LLC ...........................................................................14 Accent Travel......................................................................................14 Addison County Chamber of Commerce ...........................................13 Addison County Commission Sales ...................................................35 Addison County Community Trust .....................................................22 Addison County Economic Development Corporation .......................26 Addison County Home Health & Hospice ..........................................18 Addison County Solid Waste Management ........................................16 Addison County Independent ...............................................................2 Alexis Houston, CMT..........................................................................29 Alison Hunt, LCMHC ..........................................................................29 American Land Title Inc........................................................................8 Associates in Orthodontics .................................................................39 Autumn Gold ......................................................................................36 Betsy Spannbauer ..............................................................................29 Better Middlebury Partnership ............................................................18 Better Off Bread .................................................................................17 BL Valley Real Estate ...........................................................................8 Bourdeau Brothers .............................................................................35 Bourdon Insurance .............................................................................19 Brennan Punderson & Donahue PLLC ..............................................39 Bridport Creamery ..............................................................................27 Bristol Animal Hospital..........................................................................4 Bristol Electronics ...............................................................................10 Bristol Financial ..................................................................................22 Brown’s Certified Welding, Tree, Crane & Lift Rental Service ...........33 Burnham Maple Farm and Market ....................................................28 Cacklin’ Hens......................................................................................23 Champlain Valley Apiaries ..................................................................24 Champlain Valley Equipment .............................................................32 Champlain Valley Motor Sports ..........................................................35 Champlain Valley Properties ..............................................................18 Champlain Valley Small Animal Mobile Clinic ....................................14 Co-Operative Insurance .....................................................................20 Coldwell Banker Bill Beck Real Estate...............................................24 Cole’s Flowers ....................................................................................25 Community College of Vermont .........................................................26 Community Investment Counselors ...................................................14 Costello’s Market ................................................................................36 Countryside Carpet & Paint................................................................18 County Tire Center .............................................................................30 Courtyard by Marriott..........................................................................12 Daly Dental Practice ...........................................................................16
Denecker Chevrolet............................................................................40 Desabrais Cleaners ............................................................................16 Desabrais Glass .................................................................................27 Dever Accounting Services ................................................................25 Distinctive Paint & Interiors ................................................................36 DuBois & King, Inc. ............................................................................38 EastView at Middlebury ........................................................................3 Elmer Farm.........................................................................................17 Fairy Tale Farm ..................................................................................17 Fashion Corner.....................................................................................8 Fire & Ice Restaurant .........................................................................28 Foster Motors .....................................................................................13 Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty ......................................7 Freedom Publications.........................................................................34 Frog Hollow Bikes ................................................................................5 G. Stone Commercial ...........................................................................6 G. Stone Make It Shine ........................................................................6 G. Stone Motors ...................................................................................6 Gary Baker Insurance ........................................................................36 Gill’s Place Engine Repair ..................................................................27 Goodro Lumber ..................................................................................25 Green Peppers Restaurant ..................................................................4 Greenhaven Gardens .........................................................................26 IPJ Real Estate...................................................................................28 Jackman’s Inc .....................................................................................37 Kingsland Company ...........................................................................39 LaRose Surveys .................................................................................26 Layn Farms ........................................................................................17 Lester Farms ........................................................................................7 Lincoln Applied Geology .....................................................................35 MacIntyre Services, LLC ......................................................................9 Maple Meadow Farm..........................................................................36 Maple View Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery ...........................................14 Marbleworks Pharmacy ......................................................................21 Marsh & Wagner, P.C. ..........................................................................9 Mary Conlon Consulting .....................................................................33 Medicine Chest...................................................................................21 Middlebury Animal Hospital ..................................................................8 Middlebury Antique Center .................................................................26 Middlebury Discount Beverage ..........................................................34 Middlebury Farmers Market ...............................................................17 Middlebury Fitness .............................................................................12 Middlebury Floral & Gifts ....................................................................27 Middlebury Natural Foods Co-Op ........................................................9 Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival ................................................37 Middlebury Office of Business Development & Innovation ..................8 Middlebury Sew N Vac .......................................................................26 Middlebury Sweets .............................................................................28 Mike’s Fuels........................................................................................23 Milne Travel ........................................................................................19
Misasi & Company, LLC .....................................................................34 Monument Farms Dairy ......................................................................30 Mr. Mike’s Cleaning Service ...............................................................24 Nino’s Pizza ........................................................................................22 Ollie’s Other Place..............................................................................11 Open Air Pet Repair ...........................................................................36 Optics Ltd. ..........................................................................................33 Otter Creek Custom Framing .............................................................19 Otter Creek Kitchenware and Electronics ..........................................24 Otter Creek Used Books ....................................................................12 Oxford Rug Hooking School...............................................................27 Paige & Campbell Insurance..............................................................16 Peak View Eye Care ..........................................................................38 Plouffe’s Boiler & Mechanical Service ................................................24 Quilter’s Corner ..................................................................................26 R & L Rubbish ....................................................................................35 Rainbow Pediatrics.............................................................................13 Red Clover Family Dentistry ..............................................................22 Remax North Professionals, The Gridley Group ................................25 Residence at Otter Creek...................................................................31 Rikert Nordic Center ...........................................................................32 rk Miles ...............................................................................................15 Roger Marum Ph.D. ...........................................................................29 Roger’s Relaxing Massage ................................................................29 Sanderson Ducharme Funeral Service ..............................................33 Severy Medley Farm ..........................................................................17 Solar Haven Farm ..............................................................................17 South Hardscrabble Farm ..................................................................17 Structural Energy Conservation, Inc. .................................................32 Sunrise Orchards ...............................................................................39 Sweet Cecily.......................................................................................33 The Brandon Reporter........................................................................19 The Online Guitar Store ....................................................................14 The Perfect Shoe ...............................................................................22 United Way of Addison County ............................................................4 Valleywide Veterinary Service ............................................................39 Vermont – National Education Association ........................................38 Vermont Book Shop ...........................................................................11 Vermont Coffee Company ..................................................................28 Vermont Federal Credit Union ...........................................................37 Vermont Integrated Architecture ...........................................................5 Vermont Sports Magazine ..................................................................38 Vermont Sun Children’s Center ............................................................7 Vermont Sun Fitness Center ................................................................7 Vt Move Management ........................................................................33 Wells Physical Therapy ......................................................................12 Wendy Goodwin .................................................................................29 Wimett Trading Company ...................................................................25 Woodware ............................................................................................5 Yarn & Yoga..........................................................................................9