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Sports Report

On the trail

Au revoir

Take a look at all the fall varsity teams at the four local high schools in Section C.

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Our longtime Lincoln correspondent, Hattie Brown, has decided to step down. See Page 11A.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 36

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, September 12, 2013 â—† 52 Pages

Hundreds  weigh  in  on  gas  pipeline  proposal Opponents  turn  out  in  droves By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  More  than  SHRSOH IURP WKURXJKRXW WKH VWDWH SDFNHG WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ 8QLRQ 0LGGOH 6FKRRO J\P RQ 7XHVGD\ WR ZHLJK LQ RQ D SURSRVHG PLOH QDWXUDO JDV SLSHOLQH ZLWK PRVW RI WKH FRPPHQWHUV XUJLQJ WKH 9HUPRQW 3XEOLF 6HUYLFH %RDUG 36% WR GHQ\ 9HUPRQW *DV 6\VWHPV WKH SHUPLW LW QHHGV WR SXUVXH WKH PLOOLRQ SURMHFW /LNH PDQ\ FLWL]HQV ZKR VSRNH 1HZ +DYHQ UHVLGHQW &UDLJ =RQGDJ DGGUHVVHG HQYLURQPHQWDO LVVXHV LQFOXGLQJ WKH IDFW WKDW VRPH RI WKH JDV LQ WKH SLSHOLQH ZRXOG KDYH EHHQ FDSWXUHG XVLQJ D FRQWURYHUVLDO GULOO-­ LQJ WHFKQLTXH FDOOHG IUDFNLQJ ³,I ZH DV D VSHFLHV PRYH WR IUDFNLQJ SUDFWLFHV DQ\ZKHUH RQ WKH SODQHW ZH DUH FOHDUO\ VHOOLQJ HDFK RWKHU RXW ´ =RQGDJ WROG WKH 36% ZKLFK ZLOO HYDOXDWH WKH PDQ\ FRP-­ PHQWV DV SDUW RI WKH SXEOLF UHFRUG DV LW GHWHUPLQHV ZKHWKHU WR DZDUG WKH $GGLVRQ 1DWXUDO *DV 3URMHFW D FHU-­ SHOREHAM  RESIDENT  RUSTAN  Swenson  speaks  in  front  of  a  crowd  of  more  than  500  people  in  attendance  at  Tuesday’s  Public  Service  Board  WL¿FDWH RI SXEOLF JRRG hearing  at  Middlebury  Union  Middle  School.  The  board  listened  to  comments  about  the  proposed  Vermont  Gas  Systems  natural  gas  pipeline  ³:KDW ZH GR WR QDWXUH ZH GR WR project  that  would  bring  gas  to  Addison  County.

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Addison County

By the way

Addison  8-­year-­old  Wyatt  Ro-­ chon’s  unique  sense  of  humor  and  draftsmanship  were  recognized  recently  by  the  Edward  Gorey  House,  a  museum  in  Yarmouth  Port,  Mass.,  dedicated  to  the  art-­ ist  whose  eccentric  pen-­and-­ink  drawings  are  well  known  from  his  children’s  books  and  the  opening  scenes  from  public  TV’s  “Mys-­ tery.�  Rochon,  son  of  Alaina  Sal-­ gado  and  Mike  Rochon,  submitted  a  scary  but  charming  drawing  to  the  institution’s  Fantastagorey  art  contest  and  earned  an  honor-­ able  mention  in  the  Age  7-­9  group.  (See  By  the  way,  Page  14A)

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Addison eyes  town  hall  future Community  septic  key  for  buildings By  ANDY  KIRKALDY $'',621 ² 7KH $GGLVRQ VH-­ OHFWERDUG KDV VHW D 6HSW SXEOLF LQIRUPDWLRQDO PHHWLQJ RQ WKH IXWXUH RI WKH QRZ YDFDQW IRUPHU $GGLVRQ 7RZQ +DOO RQ 5RXWH $ DQG WKDW JDWKHULQJ ZLOO DOVR IRFXV RQ D VHSWLF V\VWHP WKDW FRXOG VHUYH QRW RQO\ WKDW EXLOGLQJ EXW DOVR WKH $GGLVRQ &RP-­ munity  Bap-­ tist  Church  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The vault DQG WKH WRZQÂśV is full. The QHDUE\ ÂżUH VWDWLRQ DQG listers have a FOHUNÂśV RIÂżFH little square, John  Spen-­ a little corner FHU WKH KHDG in there, and RI WKH FRP-­ thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost mittee  the  a full-time V H O H F W E R D U G DSSRLQWHG WR job. (The VWXG\ WKH WRZQ WRZQ RIĂ&#x20AC;FH

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Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apple crop called best in years By  JOHN  FLOWERS ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  sun-­ ny  May,  a  rain-­rich  early  summer  DQG VRPH UHFHQW FROG QLJKWV KDYH SURGXFHG WKH SHUIHFW UHFLSH IRU WKH VWDWHÂśV DSSOH FURS DOUHDG\ GXEEHG E\ DUHD RUFKDUGLVWV WR EH WKH EHVW in  years. Âł,WÂśV D EXPSHU FURS ´ VDLG %LOO 6XKU RI 6KRUHKDPÂśV &KDPSODLQ 2UFKDUGV ZKLFK JURZV PRUH WKDQ YDULHWLHV RI DSSOHV WKDW DUH KDQJLQJ KHDY\ RQ WKH WUHHV Âł:H KDYH D ORW RI IUXLW DYDLO-­ able.â&#x20AC;?

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most  part,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  healthy.â&#x20AC;?

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BOYERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  ORCHARD  OWNER  Dave  Boyer  checks  in  on  some  pickers  Monday  morning  in  Monkton.

Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

PAGE  2A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  September  12,  2013

*UDQW WR Ă&#x20AC;JKW VH[ FULPHV DW FROOHJH By  JOHN  FLOWERS %XW FROOHJH RIÂżFLDOV KDYH ZDQWHG WR MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Middlebury  improve  and  update  the  program  with  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ongoing  efforts  to  prevent  new  information  and  training  tech-­ sexual  assault  and  dating  violence  niques. on  campus  received  a  major  assist  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  really  wanted  the  resources  Monday  in  the  form  of  a  three-­year,  to  not  only  be  able  to  respond  with  $272,258  federal  grant  to  enhance  our  in-­house  knowledge,  but  to  draw  programs  for  victims  while  providing  on  some  great  national  resources,  in  training  to  advocates  to  counsel  stu-­ terms  of  expertise  and  creativity,â&#x20AC;?  she  dents  on  how  to  avoid  falling  prey  to  added. assaultive  behavior.

Guttentag  and  her  colleagues  are  7KH JUDQW LQ TXHVWLRQ FRQ¿UPHG E\ particularly  keen  on  enhancing  pre-­ Sen.  Patrick  Leahy,  D-­Vt.,  comes  from  vention   and  education  efforts.

WKH IHGHUDO 2IÂżFH RQ 9LROHQFH $JDLQVW â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  after  is  cultural  Women.  It  is  among  a  series  of  grants  change,â&#x20AC;?  Guttentag  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody  aimed  at  reducing  sexual  assault,  do-­ has  a  role  to  play  in  that.  We  want  to  mestic  violence,  dating  violence  and  support  our  faculty,  staff  and  our  stu-­ stalking  on  college  campuses  through-­ dents  in  understanding  these  issues  out  the  nation. and  identifying  contrib-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  thrilled  for  uting  factors  in  being  our  partners,  for  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re after able  to  prevent  all  of  the  institution  and  for  the  that  lead  up  is cultural change. elements  students  as  well,â&#x20AC;?  Kar-­ to  sexual  violence  and  en  Guttentag,  Middle-­ Everybody has unhealthy  relationships,  bury  College  associate  a role to play in and  provide  resources  dean  for  judicial  affairs  that.â&#x20AC;? and  services  that  are  and  student  life,  said  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Middlebury compassionate,  fair  and  of  the  grant  award.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  College Associate appropriate.â&#x20AC;? think  our  student  body  6SHFLÂżFDOO\ WKH FRO-­ Dean Karen cares  deeply  about  OHJH KDV LGHQWLÂżHG ÂżYH Guttentag these  issues  and  is  re-­ areas  in  which  to  im-­ ally  excited  to  have  prove  programs  using  resources  to  empower  the  grant  money: them  to  have  a  lead  role  to  shape  their  Â&#x2021; 6WUHQJWKHQLQJ H[LVWLQJ PDQGDWR-­ own  campus  community.â&#x20AC;?

U\ SURJUDPV IRU ÂżUVW \HDU XQGHUJUDGX-­ Partnering  with  the  college  on  what  ate  students,  attendees  at  Middlebury  organizers  are  calling  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;comprehen-­ summer  programs  and  residential  life  sive,  community-­based  approach  to  staff,  and  create  new  education  and  reduce  and  respond  to  sexual  vio-­ prevention  programs  for  targeted  au-­ lenceâ&#x20AC;?  will  be  WomenSafe,  the  Bur-­ diences  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  including  students  prepar-­ lington-­based  organization  RU12?/ ing  to  study  abroad;Íž  academic  year  6DIH6SDFH WKH $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ and  summer  students  on  the  Middle-­ &RXQFLO $JDLQVW 'RPHVWLF 6H[XDO bury  campus;Íž  male  students;Íž  and  fac-­ Violence,  the  Middlebury  Police  De-­ ulty  and  staff. partment  and  Porter  Hospital.  Togeth-­ Â&#x2021; (OLPLQDWLQJ UHGXQGDQF\ DQG FDS-­ er,  the  parties  will  use  the  grant  to  fur-­ italizing  on  the  expertise  of  commu-­ ther  develop  coordinated  education,  nity  partners  to  plan  and  implement  a  training  and  prevention  programs  and  law  enforcement/investigation  train-­ incident-­response  protocols  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;fun-­ ing  program  focused  on  sexual  vio-­ damentally  change  campus  culture  lence  for  Middlebury  Police  Depart-­ regarding  sexual  violence,â&#x20AC;?  according  PHQW RIÂżFHUV 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH to  a  project  description  prepared  by  3XEOLF 6DIHW\ RIÂżFHUV DQG H[WHUQDO the  college. sexual  misconduct  investigators.

The  college  has,  for  several  years,  Â&#x2021; $VVHVVLQJ WKH ORFDO VKRUWDJH been  offering  on-­campus  training  of  sexual  assault  nurse  examiners  and  services  designed  to  prevent  as-­ 6$1(V E\ FROODERUDWLQJ ZLWK 3RUWHU saults  and  help  those  who  tragically  Hospital  to  identify  root  causes,  de-­ become  victims.  The  college  in  2009  velop  creative  solutions,  and  provide  HVWDEOLVKHG LWV 6H[ $VVDXOW 2YHUVLJKW ÂżQDQFLDO VXSSRUW WR UHFUXLW DQG WUDLQ Committee.

QHZ 6$1(V â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  had  been  spending  a  great  deal  Â&#x2021; (QKDQFLQJ SURJUDPPLQJ WKDW of  time  and  commitment  for  many  empowers  students  to  change  the  years  trying  to  do  what  we  could  culture  of  sexual  violence  from  the  within  our  existing  resources  to  create  ground  up  by  strengthening  and  grow-­ all  of  the  right  moving  pieces,  and  a  LQJ WKH FROOHJHÂśV QHZ 6H[XDO $VVDXOW policy  that  was  progressive,  clear,  fair  $GYRFDF\ 3URJUDP UHYLWDOL]LQJ DQG and  responsive  to  the  unique  facets  of  promoting  its  bystander  intervention  sexual  assault,  while  trying  to  identify  program,  and  developing  new  work-­ the  resources  that  students  need  who  shops  on  healthy  relationships,  mas-­ are  experiencing  sexual  violence  of  culinity,  femininity  and  consent. any  kind  and  trying  to  develop  inter-­ Â&#x2021; &RQWLQXLQJ WR DVVXUH WKDW DQ\ nal  approaches  and  draw  on  best  prac-­ student  in  any  Middlebury  school  or  tices  for  education  and  prevention  ef-­ program  who  is  either  a  survivor  of  forts,â&#x20AC;?  Guttentag  said. sexual  violence,  or  accused  of  sexual Â

violence,  can  expect  a  fair,  effective,  sensitive  and  impartial  process  of  in-­ vestigation  and  adjudication.

Guttentag  stressed  that  sexual  as-­ sault  and  domestic  violence  program-­ ming  cannot  be  fashioned  in  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;one-­ VL]H ÂżWV DOO´ IRUPDW 6KH DGGHG WKH HQKDQFHG VHUYLFHV ZRXOG EHQHÂżW VWX-­ dents  of  all  genders  and  backgrounds. Âł$OO VWXGHQWV KDYH YHU\ GLIIHUHQW needs  and  respond  to  these  issues  in  very  different  ways,  so  we  want  to  provide  as  many  opportunities  for  stu-­ dents  to  get  what  they  need,  whatever  those  needs  are,â&#x20AC;?  Guttentag  said.

Helping  to  meet  those  needs  will  be  WomenSafe,  which  will  assist  in  training  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  on-­campus  ad-­ YRFDWHV $QG VWXGHQWV ZLOO FRQWLQXH WR EH DEOH WR XVH WKH QRQSURÂżW RUJD-­ nizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hotline,  as  well  as  receive  its  court,  hospital  and  social  services  advocacy  offerings,  according  to  :RPHQ6DIH $VVLVWDQW 'LUHFWRU .HUUL Duquette-­Hoffman. $OVR DV SDUW RI WKH SURMHFW :R-­ menSafe  will  help  produce  a  video  about  the  services  available  to  vic-­ tims  of  assault  on  and  off  campus.  The  organization  will  also  provide  specialized  training  to  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sexual  misconduct  review  panel  and  its  community  judicial  board,  accord-­ ing  to  Duquette-­Hoffman.  Training,  she  said,  will  include  an  overview  of  pertinent  state  laws,  how  to  support  YLFWLPV DQG FRQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ LQ GHDOLQJ with  assault  cases.

Elizabeth  Burchard,  associate  dean  of   Middlebury  College  and  also  its  director  of  public  safety,  was  pleased  to  hear  about  the  grant  award. Âł,W ZLOO EH D WHUULÂżF ERRVW WR RXU SURJUDPPLQJ ´ %XUFKDUG VDLG Âł$Q\-­ thing  we  can  do  to  improve  our  pro-­ tocols,  training  and  services  to  the  students  and  larger  community  are  of  JUHDW EHQHÂżW ´ 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH UHFRUGHG ÂżYH cases  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;forcible  sexâ&#x20AC;?  on  campus  in  2009,  a  number  that  declined  to  four  LQ DQG ZHQW EDFN WR ÂżYH LQ according  to  Burchard.

Middlebury  police  Sgt.  Mike  Chris-­ topher  added  his  voice  to  those  appre-­ ciative  of  the  grant  money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  will  allow  us  to  review  our  cur-­ rent  training  protocols  and  curriculum  to  ensure  an  adequate  response  to  in-­ cidents  of  domestic  violence  and  sex-­ ual  assault  on  campus,â&#x20AC;?  Christopher  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  very  pleased  with  Sen.  /HDK\ÂśV RIÂżFH IRU DOO LWV ZRUN LQ RE-­ taining  this  grant  in  cooperation  with  the  college.â&#x20AC;?

Porter  Hospital  spokesman  Ron  Hallman  looks  forward  to  a  close  collaboration  with  the  college  in  strengthening  its  programs.  Porter  is  of  course  instrumental  in  treating  vic-­ tims  in  assault  cases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  happy  to  help  in  this  area  to  address  this  very  serious  issue,â&#x20AC;?  Hall-­ man  said.

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Middlebury,  in  the  draft  memo,  promises  its  support  of  the  phase  one  project  if  Vermont  Gas,  among  other  things,  agrees  to: Â&#x2021; 6XUURXQG WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ EDVHG gate  station  with  a  7-­foot,  perimeter  fence  with  a  locked  gate. Â&#x2021; (QVXUHV WKDW VHQVLWLYH HTXLS-­ ment  be  housed  in  a  building  that  is  likewise  locked. Â&#x2021; 3URYLGHV DJUHHG XSRQ VFUHHQLQJ for  the  gate  station.

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Middlebury  reserves  full  rights  of  participation  in  any  separate  or  ad-­ ditional  permit  proceedings  associ-­ ated  with  the  project,  including  but  not  limited  to  natural  resource  permit  proceedings,  and  reserves  the  right  to  request  such  additional  conditions  or  safeguards  as  it  may  deem  to  be  in  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  interest,  according  to  the  memo.

If  the  memo  is  approved  by  both  SDUWLHV LW ZLOO EH ¿OHG DV SDUW RI WKH record  the  Public  Service  Board  will  review  in  making  its  decision  on  the  pipeline.

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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College welcomes new students, high ranking By  ZACH  DESPART MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  As  the  mem-­ bers  of  the  Middlebury  College  class  of  2017  began  their  collegiate  FDUHHUV 0RQGD\ WKH ÂżUVW GD\ RI WKH fall  semester,  the  college  was  also  welcoming  news  this  week  that  it  got  high  marks  of  its  own  in  a  presti-­ gious  college  ranking.

The  new  undergraduate  class  of  629  students  was  chosen  from  9,100  applicants,  the  largest  applicant  pool  in  school  history.  Approximately  90  more  students  will  enroll  in  February  WR MRLQ WKH ¿UVW \HDU FODVV 7KH DGGL-­ tion  of  these  students  brings  the  total  in  the  undergraduate  body  to  2,495.

Students  in  the  incoming  class  hail  from  43  states,  the  District  of  Colum-­ bia,  and  43  foreign  countries.  The  foreign  countries  most  represented  in  the  entire  student  body  are  China,  Canada,  the  United  Kingdom,  India  and  South  Korea.  The  most  repre-­ sented  states  are  New  York,  Mas-­ sachusetts,  California,  Connecticut  and  Vermont.

In  the  new  class,  26  percent  are  VWXGHQWV RI FRORU SHUFHQW DUH ¿UVW generation  college  students  and  11  percent  are  from  foreign  countries.

The  college  will  offer  67  new  classes  this  year,  covering  a  variety  of  topics  such  as  Holocaust  in  Lit-­ erature,  Introduction  to  Literature  and  Mathematics  for  Teachers  and  Children  of  the  Russian  Revolution.

Middlebury  is  also  introducing  a  conservation  psychology  focus  in Â

the  Environmental  Studies  Program,  and  a  museum  studies  focus  in  the  Department  of  History  of  Art  and  Architecture.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  another  reason  for  excite-­ ment  on  campus  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  U.S.  News  and  World  Reportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  college  rank-­ ings  rated  Middlebury  College  the  fourth  best  liberal  arts  institution  in  the  country.  Middlebury  tied  with  Bowdoin  College  in  Maine  and  Po-­ mona  College  in  California.  Topping  the  list  were  Williams  College  and  Amherst  College,  both  in  Massa-­ chusetts,  and  Swarthmore  College  in  Pennsylvania.

Middlebury  was  given  the  same  rank  last  year.  In  its  research,  U.S.  News  and  World  Report  looked  at  an  institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  acceptance  rate,  average  freshman  retention  rate  and  six-­year  graduation  rate,  among  a  host  of  other  criteria.  Middlebury  accepted  17.2  percent  of  applicants  in  2012,  and  94  percent  of  its  undergraduates  complete  their  degrees  within  six  years.

Of  the  schools  ranked  in  the  top  10,  Middlebury  has  the  largest  stu-­ dent  body.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re,  of  course,  pleased  when-­ ever  others  recognize  the  work  we  do,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  important  to  remember  that  rankings  such  as  this  are  only  one  element  in  the  college  selection  SURFHVV ´ VDLG 6DUDK 5D\ D VSRNHV-­ person  for  the  college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Middlebury  encourages  prospec-­ tive  students  to  look  beyond  the Â

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Property  taxes  drop  in  Ferrisburgh By  ANDY  KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Thanks  to  Ferrisburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recently  completed  town-­wide  property  reappraisal,  town  taxpayers  are  looking  at  lower  rates  this  tax  year,  by  about  8  cents  for  homeowners  and  10  cents  for  commercial  property  owners.  Town  Clerk  Chet  Hawkins  said  Ferrisburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Common  Level  of  As-­ sessment  (CLA)  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  measures  how  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  property  assessments  stack  up  to  fair  market  value,  accord-­ ing  to  Vermont  Department  of  Taxes  calculations  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  rose  by  about  10  per-­ cent  after  the  reappraisal.

When  a  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  CLA  increases,  its  tax  rate  decreases  to  compensate  for  WKH LQĂ&#x20AC;DWHG DVVHVVPHQWV DV SHJJHG by  the  state  in  relation  to  values  in  other  towns.  The  system  is  intended  to  make  sure  town  residents  are  pay-­ ing  taxes  on  as  close  to  the  true  market Â

value  of  their  properties  as  possible.  The  result  in  Ferrisburgh  when  the  selectboard  set  the  tax  rates  at  a  spe-­ cial  meeting  in  late  August  for  home-­ owners  was  a  drop  in  the  residential  rate  of  8.02  cents,  which  translates  to  a  decrease  of  about  $80  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value  of  their  homes.

Homeowners  who  receive  pre-­ bates  will  not  necessarily  reap  the  full  decrease.  The  new  rate  is  $1.5474  per  $100  of  assessed  value,  down  from  $1.6276  in  the  past  year.  The  municipal  rate  is  25.27  cents,  down  from  27.44  cents.  Hawkins  said  the  grand  list  grew  during  the  re-­ appraisal,  meaning  the  portion  of  the  rate  needed  to  support  town  spend-­ ing  could  drop  dramatically  despite  a  modest  decrease  of  $27,000  in  Fer-­ risburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  town  budget.  The  residential  school  tax  rate  is Â

York.  That  list  is  determined  by  an  insti-­ tutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  academic  quality,  as  well  as  the  cost  of  attendance  for  a  student  who  receives  the  average  level  of  QHHG EDVHG ÂżQDQFLDO DLG $W 0LGGOH-­ bury  College,  39  percent  of  students  UHFHLYH QHHG EDVHG ÂżQDQFLDO DLG The  average  cost  of  tuition  and  fees Â

after  this  aid  is  $21,655.

Tuition  and  fees  at  Middlebury  for  the  2013-­14  academic  year  total  $45,314.  The  comprehensive  fee,  which  the  college  calculates  as  the  sum  of  tuition,  room  and  board  is  $57,075.  This  is  an  increase  of  2.7  percent  from  last  year,  when  the  comprehensive  fee  was  $55,570.

$1.2947  per  $100  of  assessed  value,  down  from  $1.3532  despite  higher  spending  at  Vergennes  Union  High  School  and  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  of  about  6  and  5  percent,  re-­ spectively.

For  commercial  property  owners,  the  decrease  is  9.94  cents,  or  just  short  of  $100  per  $100,000  of  as-­ sessed  value.  The  news  for  the  municipal  rate  is  the  same  as  for  homeowners.  The  non-­residential  school  tax  rate  dropped  by  7.77  cents,  from  $1.3931  to  $1.3154.

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Ferrisburgh clean energy program ready By  ANDY  KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  About  a  year-­and-­half  after  Ferrisburgh  vot-­ ers  narrowly  approved  the  town  be-­ coming  a  Property-­Assessed  Clean  Energy  (PACE)  district,  Ferrisburgh  homeowners  may  now  apply  for  a  program  that  could  fund  energy  improvements  to  their  homes  with  long-­term  loans.

The  Ferrisburgh  selectboard  on  Sept.  3  cleared  one  hurdle  by  agree-­ LQJ WR D FRQWUDFW ZLWK (IÂżFLHQF\ 9HU-­ mont  to  administer  the  PACE  pro-­ gram  for  the  town,  pending  a  quick  review  by  the  town  attorney.  7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV OHDUQHG D PD-­ jor  statewide  hurdle  had  also  been  cleared  when  the  National  Bank  of  Middlebury  recently  agreed  to  dedi-­ cate  a  $1  million  loan  fund  to  PACE  programs  in  31  Vermont  towns,  in-­ cluding  Cornwall,  Middlebury,  Rip-­ ton,  Monkton  and  Weybridge,  as  well  as  Ferrisburgh. Âł:H ÂżQDOO\ FDQ PRYH IRUZDUG 7KH\ KDYH IXQGLQJ ´ VDLG )HUULV-­ burgh  selectboard  chairwoman  Lo-­ retta  Lawrence.  The  key  for  homeowners  in  a  Vermont  PACE  district  is  they  can  qualify  for  long-­term  loans  for  en-­ ergy  improvements  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  such  as  better  LQVXODWLRQ PRUH HIÂżFLHQW KRW ZDWHU heaters,  wood  or  pellet  stoves  or  even  furnaces;Íž  and  possibly  solar  equipment  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  because  the  towns  agree  to  treat  the  loans  as  tax  liens.  Because  those  loans  can  then  run Â

for  up  to  20  years,  monthly  pay-­ ments  can  be  equal  to  or  less  than  the  energy  savings  realized,  according  to  Ferrisburgh  energy  committee  head  %RE 0F1DU\ DQG (I¿FLHQF\ 9HU-­ mont  representatives  who  met  with  )HUULVEXUJK RI¿FLDOV LQ Those  liens  will  run  with  the  prop-­ erty  in  case  of  a  sale.  In  case  of  a  default  towns  are  protected  by  the  penalties  they  can  collect  for  late  payments,  by  an  annual  $50  fee  col-­ lected  on  each  loan,  and  from  a  $1  PLOOLRQ ³ORDQ ORVV UHVHUYH IXQG´ FUH-­ ated  by  the  Legislature  for  that  pur-­ pose.

McNary  said  many  homeowners  ZLOO VWLOO SUHIHU WR EX\ HQHUJ\ HIÂż-­ ciency  improvements  outright  or  get  W\SLFDO EDQN ÂżQDQFLQJ EXW WKDW WKH 3$&( SURJUDP ZLOO EH WKH ULJKW ÂżW for  a  number  of  residents,  including  VHQLRUV RQ Âż[HG LQFRPHV OLYLQJ LQ ROGHU OHVV HIÂżFLHQW KRPHV Several  residents  have  already  expressed  interest  in  the  program,  said  McNary,  who  expects  a  typical  PACE  loan  to  range  from  $5,000  to  $8,500.  7KH ÂżUVW PRYH IRU PRVW KRPH-­ owners  is  probably  an  energy  audit,  he  said,  at  a  cost  of  $300  to  $450.  That  cost  and  application  fees  can  be  rolled  into  the  loan,  McNary  said.  One  possible  risk  to  a  homeowner  is  that  the  energy  audit  would  be  non-­ refundable  if  the  homeowner  did  not  end  up  in  the  program,  but  McNary  said  the  audit  should  pay  for  itself Â

regardless.

Those  interested  in  learning  more  should  act  quickly  to  contact  one  of  Ferrisburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  energy  committee  mem-­ bers  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  McNary,  Deb  Healey,  Richard  Hiscock  and  Roger  Holzapfel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  can  give  them  the  basics  â&#x20AC;Ś  and  send  them  in  the  right  direction  DQG JHW WKHP VWDUWHG LQ WKH SURFHVV ´ McNary  said.  The  initial  sign-­up  period  begins  on  Sept.  10  and  could  be  as  short  as  a  month;Íž  last  week  McNary  was  not  sure  how  long  it  would  last,  and  he  recommended  residents  move  quickly.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  would  behoove  folks  if  they  are  interested  â&#x20AC;Ś  to  get  in  touch  with  one  RI XV DV VRRQ DV SRVVLEOH ´ KH VDLG In  other  business  on  Sept.  3,  the  selectboard  met  twice  in  executive  session  regrading  the  town-­owned  land  at  the  junction  of  Routes  7  and  22A,  once  with  a  potential  purchaser  (see  story  on  Page  1).  6HOHFWERDUG PHPEHUV DOVR EULHĂ&#x20AC;\ discussed  creating  a  new  town-­wide  parking  law,  a  task  they  will  take  up  at  their  next  meeting.  Lawrence  said  a  town-­wide  law  could  solve  some  minor,  but  persistent,  parking  prob-­ lems  that  arise  when  special  events  like  bicycle  races  are  staged  in  Fer-­ risburgh,  and  could  also  deal  with  overnight  parking  on  town  roads  during  the  winter  months  when  town  crews  need  unblocked  roads  to  plow.

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State  to  decide  on  Agri-­Mark  stormwater  permit MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vermont  Department  of  Environmental  con-­ servation,  Water  Management  Divi-­ sion,  will  hold  a  hearing  on  Thurs-­ day  on  an  application  by  Agri-­Mark  Inc.  to  increase  the  amount  of  storm-­ water  runoff  it  can  discharge  into  Ot-­ ter  Creek.

The  Sept.  12  hearing  will  begin  at  6  p.m.  at  the  Ilsley  Library  in  Mid-­ dlebury.  Agri-­Mark  has  asked  for  permis-­ sion  to  discharge  stormwater  runoff  from  the  new  equalization  tank  and  associated  infrastructure  at  its  cheese  and  whey  plant  off  Exchange  Street  in  Middlebury.  A  meeting  warning  from  the  department  said  the  wa-­ ter  would  be  treated  through  â&#x20AC;&#x153;grass Â

channels  and  an  underground  sand  ¿OWHU´ EHIRUH LW LV VHQW LQWR WKH FUHHN The  complete  application  can  be  viewed  at  the  Agency  of  Natural  Re-­ VRXUFHV RI¿FHV LQ 0RQWSHOLHU 6WDWH RI¿FLDOV VDLG WKH\ DUH DFFHSW-­ ing  written  comments  on  the  permit  application  through  Sept.  16,  and  that  the  public  hearing  was  another  way  for  state  regulators  to  receive  input.

Send  written  comments  by  U.S.  mail  to  Agency  of  Natural  Resourc-­ es,  Department  of  Environmental  Conservation,  Watershed  Manage-­ ment  Division,  Stormwater  Man-­ agement  Program,  Main  Building,  2nd  Floor,  One  National  Life  Drive,  Montpelier,  VT  05620-­3522  or  send Â

via  email  to  anr.wsmdstormwater-­ comments@state.vt.us.

Include  the  permit  number  with  correspondence.  The  number  is  3188-­9015.2.

The  Agency  of  Natural  Resources  will  issue  or  deny  the  permit  some-­ time  after  next  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  deadline  for  comments.  Members  of  the  public  have  the  right  to  appeal  within  30  days.

Agri-­Mark  has  already  requested  and  the  Middlebury  selectboard  KDV DSSURYHG LQFUHDVHG Ă&#x20AC;RZV WR WKH townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wastewater  treatment  facil-­ ity,  from  350,000  gallons  per  day  to  450,000  gallons  per  day  to  accom-­ modate  future  expansion  of  the  plant.

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Theatrics  and  the  pipeline The  two  objective DUJXPHQWV WR WKH QDWXUDO JDV SLSHOLQH LQ $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ FDQ EH EURDGO\ GHÂżQHG DV WKRVH RSSRQHQWV ZKR FRQVLGHU WKH (DUWKÂśV ORQJ term  environmental  health  as  more  important  than  the  regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  short-­term  HFRQRP\ DQG WKRVH SURSRQHQWV ZKR SXW WKH UHJLRQÂśV HFRQRP\ ÂżUVW EHOLHY-­ ing  that  a  strong  economy  is  the  means  to  transition  to  renewable  energy.  1HLWKHU LV ZURQJ Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  true  the  burning  of  natural  gas,  and  the  fracking  process  that  extracts  it  from  the  ground,  will  produce  harmful  climate-­warming  pollutants.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  true  that  the  long-­term  interests  of  the  state,  the  nation  and  the  world  are  better  served  by  ramping  up  renewable  energy  production  and  reducing  fossil  fuel  use.  Vermont  has  taken  a  lead  in  this  movement  and  has  set  a  laudable  goal  RI JHQHUDWLQJ SHUFHQW RI LWV HQHUJ\ SRUWIROLR WKURXJK UHQHZDEOHV E\ That  does  not  change  the  fact  that  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  economy  needs  to  rely  on  fossil  fuels  for  the  next  several  decades.  7RGD\ÂśV UHDOLW\ LV WKDW UHQHZDEOH HQHUJ\ SURGXFHV D VPDOO IUDFWLRQ LQ LW ZDV OHVV WKDQ SHUFHQW RI 9HUPRQWÂśV HQHUJ\ SURGXFWLRQ 1DWXUDO JDV VXSSOLHV on  the  other  hand,  are  plentiful  and  make  up  more  than  half  the  regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  power  generation.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  supply.  2Q WKH FRVW VLGH QDWXUDO JDV LV URXJKO\ SHUFHQW FKHDSHU WKDQ IXHO RLO DW FXUUHQW SULFHV ,I D EXVLQHVV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ RU 9HUJHQQHV LV VSHQGLQJ RQ IXHO RLO DQQXDOO\ WKDWÂśV D GLIIHUHQFH ,I LWÂśV D EXVLQHVV OLNH &DERW $JUL 0DUN WKH GLIIHUHQFH LV UHSRUWHGO\ LQ WKH PLOOLRQV RI GROODUV 7KDWÂśV D UHDO FRPSHWLWLYH DGYDQWDJH RU GLVDGYDQWDJH ² GHSHQGLQJ RQ ZKLFK VLGH RI WKH coin  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  on. %XVLQHVVHV ORRN WR WKH ORQJ WHUP ZKHQ PDNLQJ GHFLVLRQV DERXW ZKHUH WR locate,  or  whether  a  prospective  move  is  in  the  companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best  interest.  If  a  company  sees  that  it  will  be  spending  hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars  more  HDFK \HDU RYHU RU PRUH \HDUV WKDWÂśV HQRXJK LQFHQWLYH WR SURPSW FKDQJH 7DNH D UHDOLVWLF H[DPSOH ,I WKH &DERW $JUL 0DUN SODQW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ VSHQGV PLOOLRQ D \HDU LQ IXHO FRVWV DQG LW FRXOG VDYH PLOOLRQ D \HDU LI the  natural  gas  pipeline  came  to  town,  what  might  the  company  do  with  those  VDYLQJV" $QG LI LW FRXOG SURMHFW \HDUV GRZQ WKH URDG PLJKW WKDW FRPSDQ\ not  more  favorably  consider  future  expansion  and  added  employees?  Or,  on  the  contrary,  if  the  pipeline  did  not  come  to  town,  might  not  the  plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  own-­ ers  eye  potential  places  in  Franklin  County  to  relocate  where  milk  is  plentiful,  PDQ\ RI LWV IDUP PHPEHUV UHVLGH DQG WKH IXHO VDYLQJV FRXOG EH PLOOLRQ over  the  next  two  decades?

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Addison  County  earlier  this  week.

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By Andy for  future  growth  on  the  site.  comfortable,  however,  to  watch  neighbors  lose  their  jobs;Íž  watch  as  schools  legeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Osborne  House  property  adja-­ Kirkaldy Â&#x2021; DJDLQVW UD]LQJ WKH lose  student  population  because  jobs  are  not  being  replaced;Íž  watch  as  property  cent  to  Ilsley  Library. building  and  building  a  new  one.  taxes  continue  to  increase  as  grand  lists  on  the  tax  rolls  decline.  Perhaps  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Town  to  construct  new  municipal  Â&#x2021; DJDLQVW EXLOGLQJ RQ D no  coincidence  that  the  most  economically  robust  counties  in  the  state  are  building  on  Osborne  property  and  new  recreation  center  new  site.  Franklin  and  Chittenden,  both  of  which  have  long  been  served  by  natural  gas.  facility  at  Rec  Park. ,Q YRWHUV VDLG QR E\ WR D VLPLODU FROOHJH Granted,  there  are  many  other  factors  in  Chittenden  County,  but  it  remains  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  College  to  relocate  historic  Osborne  House  to  former  RIIHU WR WKH FXUUHQW RQH PLOOLRQ SOXV WKH 2VERUQH VLWH relevant  that  the  populations  in  those  two  counties  continue  to  grow,  as  do  new  Unitarian  Universalist  Society  site  at  corner  of  Cross  and  for  the  municipal  building.  MREV DQG WKDW WKHLU IXHO FRVWV DUH SHUFHQW OHVV WKDQ ZKDW ZH FXUUHQWO\ VHH LQ Water  streets,  currently  owned  by  the  town.

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Vermont  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  EHQHÂżW IURP ,3 $V WKH 9HUPRQW *DV SLSHOLQH debate  continues  at  the  Public  Ser-­ YLFH %RDUG LQ WRZQ KDOOV DQG OLYLQJ rooms  across  the  region,  I  would  like  to  bring  something  to  peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  DWWHQWLRQ UHODWLQJ WR 3KDVH ,Q D -XQH DUWLFOH LQ WKH Times  of  Ti, 9HUPRQW *DV RIÂżFLDOV VWDWHG that  they  anticipate  providing  gas  service  beyond  IP  to  the  commu-­ nity  of  Ticonderoga.  Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  face  the  IDFWV 9HUPRQW GRHV QRW EHQHÂżW IURP IP.  Other  than  a  handful  of  truck-­ ing  jobs,  Vermont  gets  the  smell,  the  visual  impact,  the  considerable  noise  (come  spend  a  day  in  my  yard  and  listen  yourself),  and  the  depressed  property  value.  We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  get  property  value  adjustments  to  compensate.

So  while  the  Vermont  towns  that  ZLOO EH IRUFHG WR KRVW WKH 3KDVH SLSHOLQH ¿JKW IRU D IHZ FRQQHFWLRQV Ticonderoga  is  anxiously  await-­ ing  their  prize  and  the  opportunity  to  reap  all  the  gain  with  none  of  the  pain.  The  gas  will  come,  the  only  wild  card  in  all  of  this  is  how  many  of  us  will  be  able  to  connect  to  it,  and  at  this  time  it  looks  like  Vermont  is  getting  the  short  end  of  the  stick.  We  should  be  demanding  more  from  this  project.  Let  IP  and  Vermont  Gas  decide  the  most  economical  alternative:  Either  serve  more  of  us  or  pay  for  years  of  legal  battles.

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makes  me  now  one  of  the  experi-­ enced  old  timers. *URZLQJ XS LQ %ULGSRUW RQ D farm  obtained  by  the  Wrights  in  ZDV DNLQ WR WKH GDUN DJHV ² QR HOHFWULFLW\ XQWLO QR UXQ-­ ning  water,  unless  you  pumped  it  by  hand  from  the  cistern,  or  unless  \RX UDQ DFURVV $ WR D VSULQJ ¿OOHG ZHOO :H KDG WR XVH WKH ¿YH KROHU SULY\ ² EUUU LQ WKH ZLQWHU I  also  learned,  while  riding  on  the  horse-­drawn  steel-­wheeled  mower  with  my  grandfather,  that  people  were  a  lot  like  horses.

Eventually  I  got  into  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;mod-­ HUQ ZRUOG ´ ,Q , ZDV WKH RS-­ HUDWRU RI DQ $1736,' 8 6 $UP\ UDGDU XQLW :H ZRXOG ÂżUH RXW RYHU /DNH (ULH DQG WKH $WODQWLF 2FHDQ and  hit  targets  that  we  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see.  2YHU WKH \HDUV 1L[RQ DQG &OLQWRQ probably  gave  away  a  lot  of  our  military  info  to  the  Chinese  and  others.  It  seems  that  by  now,  China,  Russia,  Pakistan,  Iran  and  others  could  target  and  hit  a  doorknob  on  your  upstairs  third-­bedroom  door.

If  we  lace  Vermont  and  eventu-­ ally  other  parts  of  the  U.S.  with  Ă&#x20AC;DPPDEOH JDV SLSHOLQHV WKH\ could  be  targeted  by  a  well-­planned  mapping  project  by  terrorists.  It  could  be  done  piecemeal.  This  could  lead  to  energy  plants  and  fuel  storage  areas  to  being  targeted.  It  would  use  up  a  lot  of  our  water  to  ¿JKW WKH ÂżUHV 'R ZH QHHG WR PDNH RXU DUHD PRUH XQVDIH WR KHOS ,3 RXW" 'R we  need  to  make  it  unsafe  for  our  future  offspring?

How  long  will  this  gas  be  cheap?  'RQœW ZH QHHG WR VHH WKH WUHHV in  the  woods?  If  we  fall  for  this  planned  intrusion,  the  Canadians  DQG <RUNHUV ZLOO ODEHO XV VKHHS ² correctly.

Kent  Wright Bridport

Court  releases  assault  suspect 2Q 6HSW P\ \HDU ROG VRQ was  attacked  in  Vergennes.  My  boy  was  hit  in  the  head  by  a  man  he  had  never  met.  When  my  son  hit  the  ground,  he  was  out  cold.  This  man  then  kicked  my  son  repeatedly  in  the  back  of  the  head  with  his  steel-­ toed  boots.  The  man  then  showed  my  sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  friends  that  he  had  a  gun,  knife,  and  brass  knuckles.  It  was  S P LQ WKH SDUN RQ WKH EXVLHVW corner  in  Vergennes.  My  son  now  has  eight  staples  in  his  head  because  of  this  man,  and  is  out  of  school  recovering.

The  manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  arraignment  was  on  Sept.  9.  The  judge  and  the  state  of  Vermont  released  this  man  back  to  freedom,  with  conditions.  I  am  appalled,  disgusted,  and  sick  to  my  stomach.

Cathy  Degraw Schenectady,  N.Y.

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  September  12,  2013  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  5A

Letters to the Editor

It  can  be  a  pipeline  to  a  better  place

be  $6-­10  million.

Perhaps  talking  to  the  selectboard  in  its  entirety  rather  than  taking  it  upon  themselves  to  privately  speak  to  the  college  would  have  been  more  appropriate.  It  appears  that  Middle-­ bury  College  continues  to  want  to  secure  this  parcel  and  pursue  it  without  considering  helping  the  town  redevelop  the  site.  As  Judy  Olinick  commented,  and  I  wholeheartedly  agree,  Middlebury  College  should  try  to  help  the  town  rebuild  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;beautiful,  compact  new  municipal  facility  on  the  site  â&#x20AC;Ś  and  the  college  would  achieve  its  objective  â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?  of  having  a  gateway  to  its  campus.

Ms.  Olinick  also  makes  a  great  point  about  the  potential  loss  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  historic  parcel  of  town  heartland.â&#x20AC;?  So  much  real  estate  has  already  been  traded/given/sold  to  the  college  that Â

One  of  the  most  vibrant  debates  in  ty,  and  ultimately  to  Rutland,  because  cheaper  than  fuel  oil  and  55  percent  Vermont  today  is  how  to  balance  our  I  think  it  makes  sense  as  part  of  the  less  than  propane.  Natural  gas  also  energy  needs  with  our  shared  con-­ total  strategy  for  meeting  our  some-­ produces  at  least  25  percent  less  car-­ cerns  about  global  warming  and  other  times  competing  goals.  bon  dioxide  pollution  than  other  fos-­ environmental  issues.  Whether  the  (QHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQF\ DQG UHGXFLQJ sil  fuels.  The  natural  gas  pipeline  can  The  cookbook  raised  $750  for  conversation  is  about  how  quickly  to  consumption  are  our  best  solutions  also  reduce  the  impacts  associated  Save  the  Children  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  enough  bring  r enewable  s ources  i nto  t he  e lec-­ and  Vermont  is  a  national  leader  in  with  trucking  other  fossil  fuels  up  and  money  to  buy  one  goat  for  a  fam-­ tric  portfolio,  how  much  this  effort.  But  we  must  down  Route  7.

LO\ VHQG ÂżYH RUSKDQV WR VFKRRO WR FROOHFW IRU HIÂżFLHQF\ still  rely  on  a  variety  This  natural  gas  pipeline  may  not  be  buy  a  bicycle  for  a  health  care  projects,  or  what  fuel  of  energy  sources,  and  an  ideal  long-­term  solution,  but  it  will  worker,  and  provide  food  kits  and  sources  should  be  used  extracting  or  harness-­ provide  a  tangible  economic  boost  mosquito  nets  for  six  families. ing  any  source  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  be  it  a  for  our  community.  Businesses  will  This  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wrier  Thank  you  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  bunch  of  kids  in  at  all,  there  are  many  strong  opinions  and  sig-­ is  Lawrence  Miller,  windmill,  a  dam  or  an  see  immediate  savings.  Homeowners  Africa  will  be  very  happy.

QLÂżFDQW WUDGHRIIV WR EH oil  rig  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  has  impacts.  and  renters  will  have  extra  dollars  to  the  Secretary  of  Com-­ Sarah  Holmes  (age  9) assessed:  Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good   In  the  past  few  spend  on  other  items.  Without  it,  we  merce  for  the  State  of  Cornwall for  the  climate?  What  is  Vermont. weeks,  we  have  heard  ZLOO KDYH D PRUH GLIÂżFXOW WLPH FRP-­ good  for  the  economy  of  the  pending  closing  peting  with  businesses  in  other  states  and,  most  importantly,  what  is  good  of  Vermont  Yankeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nuclear  plant  where  natural  gas  is  already  a  large  for  the  long-­term  sustainability  of  our  and  learned  of  Gov.  Shumlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  goal  part  of  the  mix.  plague  the  Middle  East.  It  will  take  a  to  meet  90  percent  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  en-­ While  opponents  have  excellent  painfully  long  time  to  travel  down  this  communities  and  environment?

As  I  look  at  our  energy  situation  ergy  needs  with  renewable  resources  arguments  and  their  concerns  should  path.  But  the  time  may  in  fact  be  less  be  heard  and  heeded,  we  need  to  think  than  another  â&#x20AC;&#x153;briefâ&#x20AC;?  war  in  the  Middle  through  both  an  environmental  and  an  by  2050.  7KRVH DUH VLJQLÂżFDQW ZD\SRLQWV LQ about  the  pipeline  in  pragmatic,  eco-­ East.  We  have  an  opportunity  to  reset  economic  lens  I  have  concluded  that  our  policy  in  the  region  and  establish  we  must  pursue  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;all  of  the  aboveâ&#x20AC;?  the  shifting  energy  landscape.  But  in  nomic  terms  and  consider  the  use  of  strategy  that  leads  to  energy  indepen-­ the  meantime,  we  need  to  heat  our  natural  gas  as  no  more  of  an  endorse-­ it  on  principles  of  justice  rather  than  dence  and  moves  us  toward  our  cli-­ homes,  we  need  to  fuel  businesses,  ment  of  the  extraction  process  than,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;might  makes  right.â&#x20AC;?

Many  of  us  are  struggling  with  the  mate  goals.  But  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  this  with-­ we  need  energy  that  is  affordable  and  say,  using  oil  is  an  endorsement  of  paradox  of  intervention  being  contem-­ out  sustaining  and  growing  jobs  and  available  and  can  help  us  be  com-­ drilling. nurturing  the  businesses  that  allow  us  petitive  with  the  rest  of  the  region  and   The  Vermont  Gas  pipeline  is,  at  this  plated  so  long  after  a  hundred  thou-­ to  work,  live  and  play  in  V ermont.  country. point,  a  lifeline  for  our  economy  and,  sand  died  in  Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  civil  war  through  I  support  the  extension  of  the  Ver-­  Natural  gas  currently  provides  this  we  hope,  a  means  to  both  a  healthier  the  use  of  conventional  weapons.  mont  Gas  pipeline  to  Addison  Coun-­ with  cost  savings  that  are  51  percent  climate  and  to  healthier  business.

Here  our  national  leaders  are  right  in  invoking  international  norms,  even  if  for  some  this  is  merely  cover  for  their  interventionist  anti-­Assad  policy.  It  is  right,  if  tragically  confusing,  to  make  a  distinction  between  instru-­ (Continued  from  Page  4A) to  voters.  I  might  have  preferred  a  $QG DV ZHOO DV QHZ WRZQ RIÂżFHV ments  of  violence  that  the  internation-­ 500. heads-­up  to  other  parties  even  given  and  a  park,  it  would  produce  a  gym  al  community  accepts  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;legalâ&#x20AC;?  and  A  few  things  stand  out  in  this  his-­ the  circumstances,  but  at  this  point  I  in  a  better  location,  near  other  rec  those  that  it  has  collectively  rejected.  tory. would  hope  that  all  involved  will  look  facilities  and  a  natural  elementary  It  is  a  small,  and  late,  start  for  our  One,  t he  c loser  v ote  i n  2 001  t han  i n  at  the  big  picture  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  i.e.,  what  is  best  school  constituency  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  take  it  civilization  that  we  have  only  begun  WR NHHS WRZQ RIÂżFHV ZKHUH WKH\ for  the  town  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  act  accordingly. from  someone  who  lives  a  quarter-­ to  regulate  international  violence  by  are.  Maybe  we  can  guess  voters  were  Really,  whether  or  not  this  plan  mile  from  there  and  walks  or  drives  outlawing  chemical  weapons  (and  becoming  more  realistic.  Certainly  wins  residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  approval,  I  applaud  by  there  a  hundred  times  a  week  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  land  mines  through  a  movement  that  we  can  infer  that  residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  opinions  the  selectboard  for  acting  assertive-­ with  plenty  of  parking  except  in  rare  started  here  in  Vermont).  But  it  is  an  on  issues  can  change  over  time  when  O\ DQG FUHDWLYHO\ WR ÂżQG D VROXWLRQ circumstances.  important  start.  more  is  known. without  adding  nine  cents  to  the  tax  This  plan  deserves  consideration  And,  as  the  Nuremberg  trials  Second,  none  of  the  college  of-­ rate  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  $90  per  $100,000  of  by  the  voters  on  its  merits,  and  not  op-­ remind  us,  as  citizens  we  have  the  re-­ sponsibility  to  openly  and  collectively  fers  was  as  good  as  the  current  one,  assessed  value,  or  $225  a  year  on  a  position  based  on  votes  taken  under  different  circumstances  12  or  15  years  debate  the  use  of  violence  within  our  in  which  the  money  offered  is  $5.5  $250,000  home.  million,  not  $3  million,  and  there  is  a  That  would  be  the  cost  of  the  $8.9  ago  or  on  quirks  in  its  creation.   society  and  against  other  nations.  pledge  of  a  public  park.  million  option,  for  which  the  board  I  would  also  argue  it  deserves  sup-­ How  different  the  world  would  be  if  Third,  during  none  of  the  earlier  FRXOG ÂżQG QR VRXUFH RI IXQGLQJ H[-­ port,  assuming  our  town  leaders  an-­ there  were  more  town  meetings  where  votes  were  the  concrete  costs  of  the  cept  tax  revenue. swer  questions  about  parking,  receive  citizens  respectfully  exchanged  in-­ Even  if  the  boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  plan  runs  assurances  from  their  college  coun-­ formed  opinions  about  critical  issues,  on-­site  options  known.  Now  they  are.  the  relevance  of  global  norms,  and  our  $2  million  to  solve  the  problem  and  a  50  percent  higher  than  expected,  up  terparts  about  the  future  of  the  cur-­ new  building  and  a  park  start  to  look  to  $3  million,  that  would  be  $30  per  UHQW WRZQ RIÂżFH VLWH DQG ÂżQG D JRRG collective  and  individual  responsibil-­ ity  for  enforcing  these  norms  without  pretty  good  considering  the  alterna-­ $100,000  of  assessed  value,  or  $90  a  design  during  what  is  an  aggressive  tives,  a  somewhat  more  expensive  year  on  a  $250,000  home.  timetable.  resort  to  the  instruments  of  warfare.

Randy  Kritkausky Band-­Aid  or  a  much  more  expensive  Whiting new  building  on-­site,  neither  with  a  new  park.   Fourth,  if  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  hold  our-­ selves  to  15-­year-­old  votes  conducted  under  different  circumstances,  please  note  residents  also  voted  against  a  the  thought  of  Middlebury  College  taking  over  this  historic  parcel  would  new  building  on  the  current  site.  Do  folks  who  want  to  rely  on  past  votes  be  devastating  to  the  looks  of  the  downtown.  Middlebury  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  need  also  believe  we  should  abandon  that  this  â&#x20AC;&#x153;gatewayâ&#x20AC;?  into  the  college;Íž  it  just  option  now?  No,  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  so.  adds  another  of  layer  of  separation  for  As  for  whether  selectboard  mem-­ the  town  and  college.  This  town  par-­ cel  is  a  piece  of  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  history;Íž  bers  should  have  involved  other  we  all  know  this  site  well,  have  done  stakeholders  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  such  as  Mary  Hogan  School  or  Ilsley  Library  board  mem-­ business  in  it,  and  if  it  were  gone,  it  would  totally  change  the  character  of  bers  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  in  the  discussion,  the  question  is  certainly  fair  to  ask.  Middlebury.  It  would  be  a  shame  to  Custom Built Year-Round Polycarbonate Greenhouses In  an  ideal  world,  all  public  busi-­ lose  it  to  the  college  for  a  park. ness  would  be  done  in  the  bright  light  $QG ÂżQDOO\ LQ UHJDUG WR 0U /L-­ of  day.  But  to  be  fair  to  our  town  lead-­ ebowitzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  letter  to  the  editor  entitled  ers,  their  college  counterparts  might  ³7RZQ JRZQ GHDO RQ RIÂżFHV J\P worthy  of  support,â&#x20AC;?  he  too  supported  not  have  preferred  to  operate  in  that  the  fracked-­gas  proposal  by  Vermont  fashion,  and  they  are  not  accountable  Â&#x2021; YHUPRQWYLFWRU\JUHHQKRXVHV FRP Gas.  For  me,  that  says  it  all  right  (PDLO LQIR#YHUPRQWYLFWRU\JUHHQKRXVHV FRP 25 KHVFRFN#VKRUHKDP QHW there.

Debra  Hurlburt Salisbury

in  your  heart.  (Two  glasses  and  you  fall  over.)

This  year  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  big.  If  that  grinder  works,  we  plan  to  make  enough  hard  cider  for  a  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worth  of  worry  wafting  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  or  six  months  of  falling  over,  depending  on  how  we  pace  ourselves.

If  the  grinder  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  work,  or  if  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  work  on  apples,  we  have  a  couple  of  problems.  First,  there  is  the  issue  of  how  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  make  all  that  cider  with  no  way  to Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;scratâ&#x20AC;?  our  apples,  as  the  old-­tim-­ ers  may  or  may  not  have  said.

Second,  and  possibly  worse,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  have  to  call  that  antiques  dealer  and  let  him  know  we  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  buy-­ ing  the  grinder  after  all.  He  seems  like  a  nice  guy,  but  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  forget:  He  was  driving  around  with  a  meat  grinder  in  his  car.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hope  it  works  great.  The  last  thing  I  want  to  deal  with  is  someone  like  that  who  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  take  rejection  well.

Studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cookbook  raises  $750  for  Save  the  Children I  wanted  to  write  this  letter  to  thank  everyone  in  town  who  sup-­ ported  my  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recipes  for  Children,  By  Childrenâ&#x20AC;?  cookbook  project.

First,  thank  you  to  the  kids  at  the  Cornwall  school  who  gave  me  their  favorite  recipes.  Second,  thank  you  to  my  3rd  grade  teacher  Mrs.  Giles,  my  mom  Jessica  Holmes,  my  grandmother  Lor-­ raine  Abramson  and  the  rest  of Â

my  family  who  helped  me  with  the  books.  Third,  thank  you  to  all  the  nice  people  who  bought  the  cookbook  at  the  Cornwall  school,  my  sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lacrosse  games,  and  at  the  farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  market.  Some  people  even  read  about  the  cookbook  in  the  newspaper  and  sent  me  a  check  so  thank  you  to  the  newspa-­ per  for  writing  an  article  about  the  project.

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Syrian  matter  should  be  dealt  with  on  global  basis Sunday  night  my  wife  and  I  invited  our  daughter,  son-­in-­law  and  seven-­ year-­old  grandchild  to  go  on  a  cruise  on  Lake  Champlain  celebrating  Sen.  Bernie  Sandersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  birthday.  It  was  an  extraordinarily  beautiful  night  on  the  lake  as  a  new  crescent  moon  and  adja-­ cent  Venus  punctuated  a  colorful  sun-­ set  over  the  Adirondacks.  The  beauty  and  peace  of  our  state  felt  all  the  more  precious  because  of  its  contrast  to  turmoil  in  Washington,  D.C.,  and  the  life-­and-­death  issues  that  our  senator  would  be  facing  the  next  day  as  he  joined  in  deliberations  over  interven-­ tion  in  Syria  and  a  proper  response  to  chemical  weapons  use.

Sen.  Sanders  spoke  passionately  but  calmly  about  his  concerns,  not  just  about  Syria,  but  about  where  our  nation  is  headed.  The  tone  was  more  like  a  family  dinner  table  conversation  than  a  political  speech.  It  is  my  wish  that  our  grandchild  will  remember  last  night  and  understand  that  we,  as  individuals,  and  our  leaders,  can  and  should  openly  embrace  moral  dilem-­ mas.  And  we  should  discuss  them  openly  and  civilly,  even  as,  or  perhaps  because  of  the  fact  that,  we  live  in  an  island  of  tranquility.

6XFK WUDQTXLOLW\ DOORZV IRU UHĂ&#x20AC;HF-­ tion.  That  is  the  Vermont  style.

Exactly  24  hours  later,  I  decided  to  watch  the  1961  movie  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Judgment  at  Nurembergâ&#x20AC;?  as  I  pondered  the  dilemma  of  how  we  as  individuals,  as  a  nation,  and  as  civilized  humans  can  best  hold  responsible  those  who  shat-­ ter  international  norms  of  decency.  Just  as  the  movie  started,  the  phone  rang  and  we  were  invited  to  join  Rep.  Peter  Welchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  town  hall  conference-­ call  meeting  on  Syria.  Over  5,000  Vermonters  were  participating. Â

Underlying  a  wealth  of  insightful  comments  there  ran  a  consistent  moral  strain  and  sense  of  personal  and  collective  responsibility  tempered  with  New  England  practicality.

When  I  returned  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Judgment  at  Nurembergâ&#x20AC;?  I  was  immediately  reminded  that  the  trials  took  place  in  part  due  to  collaboration  between  the  U.S.  and  the  Soviet  Union.  As  na-­ tions,  we  took  the  moral  high  ground  and  held  responsible  those  who  had  committed  crimes  against  human-­ ity  during  World  War  II.  There  was  controversy  about  how  we  could  hold  leaders  of  another  nation  responsible  for  violating  international  legal  norms.  Initially  Stalin  wanted  to  execute  *HUPDQ RIÂżFHUV EXW HYHQWX-­ ally  agreed  to  limited  trials  of  key  leaders.  By  this  action  the  Allies  set  the  post-­World  War  II  era  on  a  path  to  establishing  global  legal  norms.  The  United  States  has  been  less  than  consistent  in  our  adherence  to  global  treaties  and  the  International  Criminal  Court.  But  at  Nuremberg  we  helped  to  set  a  standard  of  global  justice  that  now  beckons  us  and  the  world.

As  a  country,  we  should  seek  to  bring  those  who  used  chemical  weap-­ ons  in  Syria  to  justice  in  an  interna-­ tional  forum.  We  should  not  act  alone  or  with  blunt  instruments  of  warfare  WKDW ZLOO LQĂ&#x20AC;LFW \HW PRUH KDUP RQ LQ-­ nocent  civilians.  Those  responsible  in  Syria  should  be  stripped  of  power  and  spend  the  rest  of  their  lives  in  prison.  The  shame  of  this  will  be  far  greater  and  a  more  long-­lasting  deterrent  than  a  military  strike  which  would  quickly  cloud  and  overshadow  the  moral  issues  before  us.  We  have  an  opportu-­ nity  to  rise  above  the  bloody  vendetta  culture  and  cycles  of  violence  that Â

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/RVV RI WRZQ RIÂżFH SDUFHO ZRXOG EH EDG IRU GRZQWRZQ I  have  read  with  interest  an  article  in  the  July  18  edition  of  the  Addison  County  Independent,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disclosure  RI FROOHJH RIIHU UXIĂ&#x20AC;HV IHDWKHUV ´ DV well  as  the  letters  to  the  editor  from  Craig  Bingham,  Judy  Olinick  and  Middlebury  College  President  Ronald  Liebowitz.  It  appears  from  what  I  read  in  the  timelines  of  the  article  and  Mr.  Binghamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  letter,  Middlebury  College  is  continuing  to  pursue  acqui-­ VLWLRQ RI WKH WRZQ RIÂżFH SDUFHO HYHQ after  a  December  2011  consensus  of  the  selectboard  rejected  an  offer  by  Middlebury  College. $QG , ÂżQG LW HTXDOO\ LQWHUHVWLQJ WKDW selectmen  Nuovo  and  George  (both  with  ties  to  the  college)  â&#x20AC;&#x153;began  pri-­ YDWHO\ VSHDNLQJ ZLWK FROOHJH RIÂżFLDOV about  the  prospect  for  aidâ&#x20AC;?  because  it  was  determined  that  the  cost  of  re-­ building/redeveloping  the  site  would Â

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Raymond (Continued  from  Page  4A) ciderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  ideal,  since  the  best  ci-­ ders  are  made  with  a  variety  of  tart  and  sweet  apples  and  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  mostly  Macs.  But  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  plenty  tasty.

When  I  say  â&#x20AC;&#x153;successful,â&#x20AC;?  I  really  mean  that  we  have,  with  minimal  equipment,  managed  to  turn  fresh  sweet  cider  into  a  dry,  sparkling,  surprisingly  potent  elixir.  One  glass  and  all  your  worries  waft  away  on  the  breeze,  leaving  you  with  a  smile  on  your  face  and  love Â

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Charles Malzac, 79, East Middlebury ($67 0,''/(%85< ² &KDUOHV E.  Malzac,  79,  died  Saturday,  Sept.  7,  2013,  at  The  Pines  of  Rutland. %RUQ -DQ LQ 1HZ +DYHQ KH ZDV WKH VRQ RI WKH ODWH -RVHSK 1 DQG 1RUD -DPHV 0DO]DF +H KRQRUDEO\ VHUYHG KLV FRXQWU\ LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV $UP\ UHFHLYLQJ WZR 3XUSOH +HDUWV GXULQJ KLV VHUYLFH in  the  Korean  War.   During  his  youth  he  was  an  Eagle  Scout  in  the  Boy  Scouts  of  America.

Following  his  disability  he  was  VHOI HPSOR\HG DW YDULRXV MREV LQ WKH local  area.

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Gerard Trudeau, 83, Middlebury 0,''/(%85< ² *HUDUG -HUU\

)UDQFLV 7UXGHDX D OLIH ORQJ UHVL-­ dent  of  Middlebury,  passed  away  in  comfort  with  his  family  present  on  6HSW *HUDUG ZDV ERUQ $XJ in  Hartland,  VT,  son  of  Paul  L.  Trudeau  and  Cornelia  H.  Trudeau  (Herrington). +H LV VXUYLYHG E\ KLV ZLIH RI \HDUV &DURO\Q :LOOLV 7UXGHDX KLV daughters,  Michelle  Trudeau  of  %ULVWRO 97 DQG 1LFROH 7UXGHDX 'RRODQ RI 'HUU\ 1 + KLV VRQ 0DUN $ 7UXGHDX RI 0LGGOHEXU\ 97 grandchildren  (Keara  and  Haleigh  'RRODQ DQG -HVVH $QGUH DQG -DFN 7UXGHDX EURWKHU 3DXO 0LFKDHO 0LFNH\ 7UXGHDX RI 6DQ -RVH &$ and  sister  Patricia  Trudeau  Pascoe,  RI )DOOEURRN &$ DQG VHYHUDO QLHFHV and  nephews.

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&RXQW\ %DU $VVRFLDWLRQ 1DWLRQDO $FDGHP\ RI &RQFLOLDWRUV &HUWL¿HG Department  of  Real  Estate  Mediator  1 $ 5 $SSURYHG +H ZDV D year/life-­time  member  of  American  Legion  Post  27  and  of  VFW  Post  LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ D \HDU member  of  the  B.P.O.E  (Elks)  Lodge  345,  in  Rutland.

-HUU\ ZDV D ÂłWUXH DQG JHQXLQH´ Vermonter  with  a  general  construc-­ tion  background.  He  was  also  an  H[ MRXUQH\PDQ DQG HOHFWULFDO OLQH-­ man.  He  attended  Middlebury  High  6FKRRO +H VHUYHG WZR \HDUV KRQRU-­ DEO\ LQ WKH $UP\ IURP WR DV D 5LĂ&#x20AC;HPDQ LQ .RUHD +H JUDGXDWHG from  Middlebury  College  in  1955.  He  went  on  to  obtain  his  law  degree  DQG JUDGXDWHG IURP *HRUJHWRZQ 8QLYHUVLW\ /DZ 6FKRRO LQ Ongoing  education  was  an  integral  part  of  his  life.  He  continued  to  take/ attended  law,  real  estate  and  busi-­ ness  seminars/courses  until  he  let  his  licenses  lapse  in  July  of  2013.  In  his  V KH HYHQ DWWHQGHG D 3RUWXJXHVH course  at  Middlebury  College. ,Q KH HVWDEOLVKHG KLV ODZ ÂżUP DV D VROH SUDFWLWLRQHU LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ DQG KDG DQ DFWLYH DQG GLYHUVH ODZ SUDFWLFH IRU SOXV \HDUV +H VSHFLDOL]HG LQ FLYLO OLWLJD-­ tion,  real  estate  and  business  law.  Jerry  spent  untold  hundreds  of  hours  RYHU WKH FRXUVH RI KLV ODZ FDUHHU RQ an  unpaid/pro-­bono  basis.  He  was  an  independent  and  non-­political  DGYRFDWH RPEXGVPDQ IRU ORFDO DQG VWDWH FLYLF EHWWHUPHQW +H KDG D SURIRXQG LQWHUHVW LQ WKH XQLÂżFDWLRQ RI Vermont  Courts,  and  in  the  reform  of  the  Vermont  judicial  system.  He  also  DGYRFDWHG LPSURYLQJ WKH HWKLFDO DQG education  standards  for  the  Vermont  Bar  Association.  Besides  his  law  career,  he  owned  The  Maple  Manor  Motel  in  Middlebury  and  other  apart-­ PHQW FRPSOH[HV Jerry  founded  The  Equitable  $UELWUDWLRQ 6HUYLFHV /7' 7KLV business  was  started  by  him  to  help  FOLHQWV VHHN DOWHUQDWLYH PHWKRGV WR eliminate  lengthy  litigation  through  court  proceedings  for  any  legal  matter.

Later  in  his  career,  Jerry  became  a  licensed  real  estate  broker-­realtor  and  opened  his  own  real  estate  business.  He  was  Realtor  of  the  year  in  1992. *HUDUGÂśV IDPLO\ ZLVKHV WR H[SUHVV their  sincere  gratitude  to  Dr.  Allan Â

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two  daughters,  Debra  A.  Brouillard  and  her  husband  Randy  of  Rochester  and  Marilyn  A.  Malzac  and  her  KXVEDQG *OHQ 3URXW\ RI 0LGGOHEXU\ one  son,  Lindsay  E.  Malzac  of  :HVW 6SULQJ¿HOG 0DVV RQH VLVWHU 0DU\ .ROO RI (DVW 0LGGOHEXU\ his  friend  and  former  wife,  Shirley  7URPEOH\ VL[ JUDQGFKLOGUHQ DQG one  great-­grandchild.   He  was  predeceased  by  a  brother,  Joseph  Malzac.   7KHUH ZLOO EH QR VHUYLFHV Memorial  donations  may  be  made  to  the  American  Cancer  Society,  55  Day  Lane,  Williston,  VT  05495.

CHARLES Â MALZAC

Daniel Reynolds, 36, Bridport

GERARD  TRUDEAU Eisemann  and  his  oncology  team  at  Rutland  Regional  Medical  Center-­ 7KH )ROH\ &DQFHU &HQWHU WR 'U 0DUN 6WLFNQH\ DQG KLV VWDII WR KLV team  at  Addison  County  Home  +HDOWK +RVSLFH DQG WR DOO RI WKH staff  at  The  Lodge  at  Otter  Creek  for  WKHLU H[WUDRUGLQDU\ ÂżQH FDUH DQG IRU WKHLU GHGLFDWLRQ DQG GHYRWLRQ WR WKHLU professions. $ SULYDWH IDPLO\ RQO\ LQWHUPHQW will  be  held. ,Q OLHX RI D PHPRULDO VHUYLFH WKRVH who  wish  to  pay  their  respects  to  the  IDPLO\ DUH LQYLWHG WR 7KH /RGJH DW Otter  Creek,  350  Lodge  Rd.,  in  The  Founderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Room,  Middlebury,  VT,  on  Saturday,  Sept.  14,  2013,  from  2-­4  p.m.

Arrangements  are  under  the  direc-­ tion  of  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home. ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV PHPRULDO contributions  can  be  made  to  Rutland  Regional  Medical  Center  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  The  Foley  Cancer  Center,  at  160  Allen  St.,  5XWODQG 97 RU WR $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ +RPH +HDOWK +RVSLFH 3 2 %R[ 754,  Middlebury,  VT.  Online  condolences  may  be  made  DW ZZZ VDQGHUVRQIXQHUDOVHUYLFH FRP ¸

BRIDPORT  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Daniel  Walter  Reynolds,  36,  died  accidentally  in  Bridport  on  Friday,  Sept.  6,  2013. %RUQ LQ :DNHÂżHOG 5 , 1RY 1976,  he  is  the  son  of  Richard  H.  and  Joanne  C.  (Kenney)  Reynolds.

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&UDYHQ ZLOO LQWURGXFH KLV ODWHVW ÂżOP Âł1RUWKHUQ Borders,â&#x20AC;?  based  on  the  award-­winning  novel  by  Howard  Frank  Mosher.  Craven  will  introduce  the  Addison  County  Chamber  of  PRYLH DQG OHDG D SRVW ÂżOP GLVFXVVLRQ 7LFNHWV Commerce  awards  celebration  in  $10  seniors,  $6  students.  available  at  the  THT  box  Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Hancock.  Ferrisburgh.  Thursday,  Sept.  12,  5-­8  RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ Saturday,  Sept.  14,  time  and  meeting  Patti  Casey  and  Tom  McKenzie  in  concert  in  Lincoln.  p.m.,  Basin  Harbor  Club.  The  Addison  County  place  TBA.  Hike  to  summits  of  Monastery  Chamber  will  hold  its  annual  meeting  and  present  Saturday,  Sept.  14,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  Mountain  (3,224  feet)  and  Philadelphia  Peak  (3,203  its  Business  of  the  Year,  Citizen  of  the  Year  and  Part  of  the  Burnham  Music  Series.  The  singing  IHHW 'LIÂżFXOW QR PDUNHG WUDLO $SSUR[LPDWHO\ Community  Achievement  awards.  Cost  $40  per  GXR ZLWK JXLWDU EDQMR KDPPHUHG GXOFLPHU Ă&#x20AC;XWH miles.  Contact  leader  Beth  Eliason  for  details  and  to  person.  To  attend,  call  388-­7951,  ext.  2,  or  email  keyboard,  ukulele  and  more,  play  everything  from  arrange  car  drop:  (802)  989-­3909.  sue@addisoncounty.com.  French  Canadian  dance  tunes  to  old-­time  country.  Progressive  town  caucus  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Mud  bog  in  Monkton.  Saturday,  Sept.  14,  6  a.m.-­2  Tickets  $8  adults,  free  for  teens  and  children.  Info:  p.m.,  at  the  Layn  Farm,  4325  Mountain  Road.  The  Sept.  12,  5-­7  p.m.,  Samaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  CafĂŠ.  Info  at  www.

388-­6863.  0RQNWRQ 9ROXQWHHU )LUH 'HSDUWPHQWÂśV DQQXDO IXQG-­ progressiveparty.org.  Shady  Rill  in  concert  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  Sept.  14,  raiser.  Races  start  at  10:30  a.m.  Concessions  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Introduction  to  Bridgeâ&#x20AC;?  class  in  Middlebury.  7:30-­9  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  Patti  Casey  and  Tom  Thursday,  Sept.  12,  6-­7:30  McKenzie  performs  as  Shady  Rill  as  part  of  the  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  start  Burnham  Music  Series.  Tickets  $8  adults,  free  for  of  a  series  of  free  introduc-­ teens  and  children.  Info:  388-­6863.  tory  bridge  classes  meeting  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wuthering  Heightsâ&#x20AC;?  screening  at  Thursday  evenings  at  the  library.  College.  Saturday,  Sept.  YOU CAN HAVE A HEALING TOUCH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Barbara Clearbridge is Middlebury  The  class,  led  by  Louise  Acker  S P 'DQD $XGLWRULXP $ accepting new students for energy work training. Individualized, IUHH VFUHHQLQJ RI WKH 8 . ÂżOP and  Gisela  Palmer,  will  follow  the  book  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridge  Basics  1:  An  part-time, one, two, and three-year programs for home based  on  the  classic  Emily  BrontĂŤ  Introduction,â&#x20AC;?  by  Audrey  Grant,  or professional use begin September 21 in Middlebury. novel,  directed  by  Andrea  Arnold.  Info:  443-­3168.  available  for  purchase  at  the  Affordable. Yes, you can! Register now: 802-324-9149, www. library.  Register  at  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  FeelingMuchBetter.org. circulation  desk.  Info:  462-­3373.  Storm  water  discharge  hearing  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s: Mon. & Weds. Wheel for  Agri-­Mark  in  Middlebury.  Scrapbooking  club  Thursday,  Sept.  12,  6-­8  p.m.,  Classes, Thurs. Hand Building Classes, Friendly Monsters Sept. meeting  in  Middlebury.  Ilsley  Library.  An  opportunity  for  23-Oct 21, Weds. Young Artists, Home School Pottery Adult: Sunday,  Sept.  15,  8  a.m.-­1  the  public  to  provide  comments  Mon. PM Beg/Int Oils, Tues. PM Watercolors, Weds. AM Int/ p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  A  monthly  meeting  on  the  draft  storm  water  Adv Oils, Weds. PM Wheel, Thurs. AM Beg. Oils, Thurs. PM open  to  anyone  interested  in  paper  discharge  permit  for  Agri-­Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Middlebury  facility.  Questions  Mixed Media, Weds. AM Int/Adv Oils. Contact Barb at 247-3702, crafts,  including  scrapbooking  and  card-­making.  Beginners  welcome.  should  be  directed  to  Jenna  ewaldewald@aol.com, middleburystudioschool.org Info:  758-­2380  or  tinachesley@gmavt.

Calvi  at  490-­6166  or  jenna. net.  calvi@state.vt.us.  Better  L8  than  Never  Car  Show  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Preserving  Our  Forest  Bristol.  Sunday,  Sept.  15,  9  a.m.-­4  Commonsâ&#x20AC;?  talk  in  New  p.m.,  Bristol  Recreation  Field.  Hosted  Haven.  Thursday,  Sept.  12,  by  the  Snake  Mountain  Cruisers,  spon-­ 7-­8:30  p.m.,  New  Haven  town  sored  by  the  Addison  County  Chamber  RIÂżFHV 'DYLG %U\QQ JLYHV of  Commerce.  Part  of  the  Bristol  Harvest  this  presentation  on  conser-­ )HVWLYDO $GPLVVLRQ 'RQDWLRQ IRU &DPS vation  forestry  in  Vermont,  Ta-­Kum-­Ta.  Info:  388-­7951,  ext.  1,  or  public  and  private,  and  some  www.bristolharvestfest.com.  of  the  ecological,  economic  Tour  de  Farms  in  Addison  County.  and  social  challenges  posed  Sunday,  Sept.  15,  9:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  by  global  climate  change  and  start  at  Shoreham  town  green.  Sixth  other  factors.  annual  event  featuring  10-­  and  30-­mile  Abbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Agenda  in  concert  in  bike  routes  and  a  2-­mile  biking/walking  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Sept.  route  through  the  Champlain  Valley,  12,  7-­9:40  p.m.,  Town  Hall  with  fresh  food  samples  at  farms  along  Theater  Cabaret,  lower  level.  the  way.  Advance  registration  by  Sept.  The  Charlotte-­based  trio  offers  9:  $28  adults,  $13  kids  16  and  under.  a  smooth  jazzy  take  on  the  Event-­day  registration  $50/$20,  and  $5  American  Songbook.  Tickets  for  the  2-­mile  route.  Info  and  registration  $10,  available  at  the  THT  box  at  www.acornvt.org  or  (802)  382-­0401.  RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQ-­ &KDPSODLQ 9DOOH\ )LGGOHUVÂś &OXE JDWK-­ halltheater.org.  Hear  the  music  ering  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Sept.  15,  at  www.abbysagenda.com.  noon-­5:30  p.m.,  VFW.  A  gathering  for  Janet  Fredericksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  travel  jour-­ players  and  listeners.  Refreshments  nals  in  Lincoln.  Thursday,  available.  Admission  $2.  Sept.  12,  7-­9  p.m.,  Lincoln  Chicken  and  biscuit  dinner  in  New  Library.  Janet  Fredericks  will  Haven.  Sunday,  Sept.  15,  noon-­2  p.m.,  share  her  drawings  of  exotic  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  places  during  her  art  adven-­ Two  sittings:  noon  and  1  p.m.  $9  adults,  tures  and  travels  as  a  performer  $4.50  children  age  6-­12,  under  6  free.  with  Magicians  Without  Border.  A  slideshow  of  her  journal  YOUNG  BUILDERS  CREATE  Lego  designs  at  a  monthly  Lego  Night  at  Walk-­ins  welcome  but  reservations  drawings  will  follow.  Her  book,  Platt  Memorial  Library  in  Shoreham.  Kids  5  years  and  older  are  invited  to  appreciated.  Reservations:  453-­2342.  Takeout  available.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mango  Baskets  &  Rickshaw  drop  by  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  from  5:30-­7  p.m.  for  this  monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  get-­together.

Apple  Fest  in  Shoreham.  Sunday,  Blessings:  A  Compendium  Sept.  15,  12:30-­5  p.m.,  Shoreham  town  of  Travel  Journals,â&#x20AC;?  will  be  VDOH E\ WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW $ PXG WUXFN GRQDWHG E\ green.  Live  music  with  Extra  Stout  and  Split  Tongue  IRU VDOH WR EHQHÂżW 0DJLFLDQV :LWKRXW %RUGHUV +HULWDJH ZLOO EH UDIĂ&#x20AC;HG RII WLFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW Crow,  farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  market,  lunch,  apple  desserts,  silent  See  a  preview  at  www.janetfredericks.com.  Info:  the  Monkton  General  Store.  Admission  for  specta-­ auction,  apple  tasting  and  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  activities.  Get  453-­2665.  tors:  $10  adults,  free  to  kids  12  and  under.  entry  forms  for  the  Apple  Pie  Baking  Contest  at  Progressive  town  caucus  in  Lincoln.  Thursday,  www.aboutshorehamvt.com.  Free.  Fundraiser  for  6HSW S P 7RZQ FOHUNÂśV RIÂżFH ,QIR DW ZZZ Monthly  wildlife  walk  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Sept.  14,  8-­10  a.m.,  Otter  View  Park  and  Hurd  Grassland.  Friends  of  the  Platt  Memorial  Library.  Info:  897-­2747  progressiveparty.org.  A  monthly  OCAS-­MALT  event,  inviting  community  or  897-­7031.  Progressive  town  caucus  in  Weybridge.  Thursday,  members  to  help  survey  birds  and  other  wildlife.  Pittsford  Ridge  hike  in  Hubbardton.  Sunday,  Sept.  Sept.  12,  7-­9  p.m.,  426  Pulp  Mill  Bridge  Road.  Info  Meet  leader  Ron  Payne  at  Otter  View  Park  park-­ S P +XEEDUGWRQ %DWWOHÂżHOG 6WDWH +LVWRULF at  www.progressiveparty.org.  ing  area,  corner  of  Weybridge  Street  and  Pulp  Mill  Site.  Explore  part  of  the  evacuation  route  up  to  Retirement  savings  strategies  class  in  Bridge  Road.  Shorter  and  longer  routes  possible.  Pittsford  Ridge  taken  by  the  Americans  after  the  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Sept.  12,  7-­9  p.m.,  Come  for  all  or  part  of  the  walk.  Beginning  birders  Battle  of  Hubbardton  on  July  7,  1777,  on  a  hike  led  Middlebury  Inn  Sage  Bahre  and  John  Holzscheiter  welcome.  Info:  388-­1007  or  388-­6019.  by  site  interpreter  Carl  Fuller.  Wear  sturdy  shoes  of  the  Vermont  Agency  help  retirees  get  the  most  and  bring  water.  Info:  (802)  273-­2282.  out  of  their  retirement  income  with  this  free  semi-­ Farmall  Hill  Days  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  Sept.  14,  D P S P 'RROLWWOH 5RDG $QWLTXH IDUP Author  talk  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  Sept.  15,  3-­5  p.m.,  nar.  Class  includes  a  20-­page  workbook  on  retire-­ machinery  demonstrations  including  threshing,  hay  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center.  Well-­known  ment  income  strategies.  RSVP  to  (802)  861-­7987.  pressing,  corn  picking  and  ensilage  chopping,  plus  author  and  poet  Paul  Christensen  will  talk  about  GUDIW KRUVH GHPRQVWUDWLRQV DQG PRUH $QWLTXH WUDF-­ writing  and  read  from  recent  works,  including  his  tors  on  display.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Food  for  most  recent,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Human  Condition.â&#x20AC;?  Tickets  $5.  sale.  All  ages.  Info:  www.cmacvt.org.  Arts  Walk  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Sept.  $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ %HQHÂżW 3XOO LQ 1HZ +DYHQ  Cornwall  Cornchuck  Tournament  fundraiser  in  13,  5-­7  p.m.,  downtown  Middlebury  and  Saturday,  Sept.  14,  10  a.m.-­10  p.m.,  Addison  Cornwall.  Sunday,  Sept.  15,  3-­8  p.m.,  1301  Cider  the  Marble  Works.  Monthly  outdoor  stroll  &RXQW\ )DLU )LHOG 'D\V JURXQGV (LJKWK DQQXDO Mill  Road.  Woody  and  Ingrid  Jackson  host  this  through  town  featuring  art,  music,  food  and  fun.  See  WUXFN DQG WUDFWRU SXOO WR EHQHÂżW 9HUPRQW IDPLOLHV double-­elimination  cornchuck  (a  k  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cornholeâ&#x20AC;?)  PRQWKO\ Ă&#x20AC;LHU DW ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\DUWVZDON FRP who  have  suffered  loss,  injury  or  illness.  Admission  tournament  to  raise  funds  for  the  Addison  County  Author  and  photographer  Peter  Miller  in  $10  adults,  $5  kids.  The  Lions  Club  will  be  selling  Parent  Child  Center.  Registration  $50  per  2-­person  Middlebury.  Friday,  Sept.  13,  5-­7  p.m.,  Ilsley  food  and  beverages.  Info:  www.addisoncountyben-­ team.  Twelve  pairs  of  cornchuck  boards  painted  by  Library.  Miller,  known  for  his  iconic  black-­and-­white  HÂżWSXOO FRP local  artists  will  be  auctioned  off.  Awards,  prizes,  photographs  of  native  Vermonters  and  country  Harvest  fair  in  Rochester.  Saturday,  Sept.  14,  10  refreshments.  Info  and  registration:  wj@shoreham. scenes,  discusses  his  new  book,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Lifetime  of  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Rochester  town  park.  Live  entertain-­ net  or  (802)  999-­2064.  Vermont  People.â&#x20AC;?  Reception  follows.  An  exhibit  of  ment,  chicken  barbecue  and  other  food  choices,  Gospel  sing  in  Ferrisburgh.  Sunday,  Sept.  15,  3-­5  Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  photos  is  showing  in  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lobby.  Info:  crafts,  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  activities  and  more.  Admission  by  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Center  United  Methodist  Church,  388-­4095.  donation  at  the  gate.  Info:  767-­3025.  Route  7.  Certain  Sounds  performs.  All  are  welcome.

Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reading  the  Forested  Landscapeâ&#x20AC;?  in  Orwell.  Free  will  offerings  accepted.  Sept.  13,  5-­8  p.m.,  Vermont  Folklife  Center.  Saturday,  Sept.  14,  1-­5  p.m.,  Mount  Independence  Community  chorus  rehearsal  at  Middlebury  Celebrating  the  opening  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Portraits  at  the  Fair,â&#x20AC;?  an  State  Historic  Site.  Ecologist  Tom  Wessels  offers  College.  Sunday,  Sept.  15,  7-­8  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  exhibit  of  colorful  portraits  created  by  photographer  an  illustrated  talk  and  an  outside  walk,  introducing  First  Sunday  rehearsal  of  the  Middlebury  College  George  Bouret  of  Pawlet.  Visitors  can  compose  attendees  to  approaches  to  interpret  a  forestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  history  Community  Chorus  2013  fall  season,  preparing  a  portrait  using  Bouretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pop-­up  studio  and  color-­ ZKLOH ZDQGHULQJ WKURXJK LW 'UHVV IRU WKH ZHDWKHU for  the  annual  Thanksgiving  concert  on  Nov.  24.  ful  props.  On  exhibit  through  Nov.  23.  Info:  www. wear  sturdy  shoes  and  bring  water.  Museum  admis-­ Open  to  all  interested  singers  without  audition.  Info:  vermonfoklifecenter.org  or  (802)  388-­4964.  sion  $5  adults,  free  to  children  younger  than  15.  Info:  989-­7355.  Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  948-­2000.  -D\ &UDYHQ ÂżOP VFUHHQLQJ LQ %ULVWRO  Sunday,  Sept.  Sept.  13,  5-­7  p.m.,  ZoneThree  Gallery,  152  Archaeological  conservation  workshop  in  15,  7:30-­10  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  Jay  Craven  will  intro-­ 0DSOH 6W WKLUG Ă&#x20AC;RRU &HOHEUDWLQJ WKH RSHQLQJ RI Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  Sept.  14,  1-­3  p.m.,  Lake  GXFH KLV ODWHVW ÂżOP Âł1RUWKHUQ %RUGHUV ´ EDVHG RQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Allegories,â&#x20AC;?  abstract  monoprints  by  Klara  Calitri.  On  Champlain  Maritime  Museum.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conserving  Organic  the  award-­winning  novel  by  Howard  Frank  Mosher.  exhibit  through  Oct.  30.  Info:  www.zonethreegallery.

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Women  Business  Owners  Network  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Sept.  17,  8-­9:30  a.m.,  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  restaurant.  This  month,  Kate  Gavin,  owner  of  Anahata  LLC,  pres-­ ents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Essential  Oils  Revealed.â&#x20AC;?  Gavin  is  a  maker  and  purveyor  of  essential  oil  products  and  practices  traditional  Chinese  medicine.  Cost  $8  for  members,  $10  for  guests.  RSVP  to  info@nourishyourpurpose. com  Info:  www.wbon.org.  Harvest  luncheon  and  presentation  for  seniors  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Sept.  17,  11  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  this  fall  feast  of  roast  turkey  with  gravy,  mashed  pota-­ toes,  oven-­roasted  beets,  carrots,  red  potatoes  and  turnips,  dinner  roll  and  fresh  berry  compote  over  pound  cake  with  whipped  cream,  served  at  noon.  Mary  West  of  CVAA  will  give  a  humorous  but  educa-­ tional  talk  on  preventing  falls.  Free  giveaways.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Chicken  Pie  Supper  in  Weybridge.  Tuesday,  Sept.  17,  5:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Weybridge  Congregational  Church.  A  Weybridge  tradition,  with  the  churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  famous  chicken  pie,  plus  mashed  potatoes,  squash,  salad,  side  dishes  and  apple  and  pumpkin  pies.  Two  seatings:  5:30  and  7  p.m.  Reservations  required:  545-­2538.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Building  a  Storytelling  Movementâ&#x20AC;?  presentation  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Sept.  17,  7-­9  p.m.,  109  Catamount  Park,  off  Exchange  Street.  A  lively  time  of  sharing  and  planning  for  anyone  interested  in  building  a  culture  of  storytelling  in  Addison  County.  Author  Susan  Conley  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Sept.  17,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society.  Conley,  1989  Middlebury  College  graduate  and  author  of  the  acclaimed  memoir  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Foremost  Good  Fortune,â&#x20AC;?  will  read  from,  discuss  and  sign  her  new  novel,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paris  Was  the  Place.â&#x20AC;?  Sponsored  by  the  Vermont  Book  Shop.  Community  chorus  rehearsal  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  Sept.  17,  7-­8  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  Rehearsal  of  the  Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus  2013  fall  season,  preparing  for  the  annual  Thanksgiving  concert  on  Nov.  24.  Open  to  all  inter-­ ested  singers  without  audition.  Info:  989-­7355.  Undercover  Quilters  Guild  meeting  in  Bristol.  Tuesday,  Sept.  17,  7-­9  p.m.,  at  the  home  of  Mary  Howard,  4952  Bristol  Road.  The  program  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lump-­ free  Binding,â&#x20AC;?  with  tips  and  tricks  and  general  bind-­ ing  information.  Info:  453-­2864. Â

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Special  senior  meal  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  Sept.  18,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Bristol  American  Legion.  CVAA  sponsors  this  senior  meal  of  cheddar  broccoli  quiche,  green  beans,  wheat  bread  and  watermelon.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­ 5119,  ext.  610.  Transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Libertarian  caucus  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Sept.  18,  6-­7:30  p.m.,  161  Seymour  Street  Ext.  On  WKH DJHQGD (OHFWLRQ RI WRZQ FRPPLWWHH RIÂżFHUV DQG discussion  of  Libertarian  politics  and  policy.  Open  to  all  voters  that  have  not  participated  in  another  partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  caucus  this  year.  Democratic  Caucus  in  Leicester.  Wednesday,  Sept.  18,  7-­9  p.m.,  Leicester  Senior  Center.  Blues  jam  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Sept.  18,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Dennis  Willmott  from  Left  Eye  Jump  will  provide  lead  guitar,  bass  and  drums  if  you  need  backup  or  take  a  break  and  let  you  play.  Bring  your  instrument  and  get  ready  to  jam.  Info:  www. go51main.com. Â

Sep

19

THURSDAY

Vermont  Health  Connect  presentation  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  Health  Connect  Program  Navigators  will  stop  in  Vergennes  in  their  travels  around  the  state  to  talk  about  the  new  health  care  exchange  and  what  options  are  avail-­ able  for  businesses  and  their  employees.  Open  to  small  businesses  and  individuals.  Info,  or  to  meet  with  a  navigator  one-­on-­one:  nav@vbsr.org,  (802)  324-­1920  or  (802)  989-­4844.  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  author  and  illustrator  Ashley  Wolff  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  10:30-­11:30  a.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  Wolff,  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  author  and  illustrator,  will  share  her  love  of  literature  with  families  and  young  children  by  reading  some  of  her  own  books  and  giving  a  lively  drawing  demonstra-­ tion.  Families  with  young  children  are  invited.  Free.  Info:  453-­2366.  Senior  luncheon  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  11  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  Hall.  CVAA  spon-­ sors  this  senior  meal  of  spaghetti  and  meatballs  and  sausage  in  tomato  sauce,  parmesan  cheese,  green  leaf  salad,  house-­baked  garlic  bread,  and  vanilla  ice  cream  with  chocolate  sauce  and  pieces  of  chocolate  cookies  on  top.  At  11:30  a.m.,  Mary  West  will  give  a  presentation  on  preventing  falls.  Free  giveaways.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Free  transportation  through  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Talk  on  honeybee  health  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  McCardell  Bicentennial  Hall,  Room  216.  May  Berenbaum  of  the  University  of  Illinois  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Applied  Bee-­nomics:  How  Science  Can  Save  the  Honeybee.â&#x20AC;?  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/academics/bio/news.  WomenSafe  volunteer  training  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  5:30-­8:30  p.m.,  WomenSafe.  ,Q WKLV ÂżUVW PHHWLQJ YROXQWHHUV ZLOO OHDUQ KRZ WR provide  direct  service  over  the  WomenSafe  24-­hour  KRWOLQH DW FRXUW KHDULQJV DQG LQ WKH RIÂżFH FRRUGL-­ QDWH FRPPXQLW\ RXWUHDFK HYHQWV SURYLGH FKLOGFDUH perform  administrative  tasks  and  more.  Space  is Â

limited.  Info  and  applications:  388-­9180  or  info@ womensafe.net.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Sense  of  Place:  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Farm  Legacyâ&#x20AC;?  talk  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  7-­9  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  Vermont  Folklife  Center  director  Greg  Sharrow  explores  the  fabric  of  farm  culture  in  the  past  and  probes  its  relationship  to  the  world  of  Vermont  today.  A  Vermont  Humanities  Council  event.  Free.  Info:  877-­2211.  %HQHÂżW SRHWU\ UHDGLQJ DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  7-­9  p.m.,  Twilight  Auditorium.  Poets  from  the  Middlebury  community  will  gather  to  read  the  work  of  poet  Ruth  Stone  and  discuss  the  legacy  and  future  of  the  Ruth  Stone  House  in  Goshen.  Suggested  donation  $20  at  the  door.  Comedy  cabaret  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  7-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater,  Byers  Studio.  Vermont  Comedy  Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Tracie  Spencer  headlines  an  evening  of  hilarious  stand-­up  comedy.  Cash  bar,  snacks  provided.  Tickets  $10,  available  at  the  THT  ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ Historical  society  meeting  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  7-­9  p.m.,  Howden  Hall.  The  Bristol  Historical  Society  meets,  with  speaker  Ted  Lylis  talking  about  the  history  of  gold  mining  in  Vermont.  Free.  Refreshments  follow.  Republican  caucus  in  Salisbury.  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  7-­9  p.m.,  the  Kauffman  residence,  282  Leland  Road.  Info:  352-­9819.  UN  International  Day  of  Peace  celebration  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  7-­9  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society.  UN  International  Day  of  Peace  celebration  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  7  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society.  Speakers  include  former  U.S.  Ambassador  George  Lane,  Middlebury  College  student  Hanna  Hemenger  Mahon  and  Burlington  High  School  senior  Gailin  Pease.  Music  by  the  Helen  Weston  Quartet.  Verbal  Onslaught  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Sept.  19,  9-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Spoken-­word  open-­mike  night.  Shy  and  outspoken  poets,  good  listeners,  loud  KDQG FODSSHUV DQG ÂżQJHU VQDSSHUV ZULWHUV DQG artists  welcome.  Info:  www.go51main.com. Â

Sep

20

FRIDAY

Atlatl-­making  workshop  in  Addison.  Friday,  Sept.  20,  noon-­5  p.m.,  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site.  Atlatl  experts  Bob  and  Cheryll  Berg  teach  traditional  and  modern  WHFKQLTXHV RI DWODWO DQG GDUW FRQVWUXFWLRQ Ă&#x20AC;LQW NQDS-­ ping,  hafting  stone  points  and  cordage  making,  plus  how  to  use  your  atlatl.  Pre-­registration  required:  759-­2412.  Fall  Into  Winter  Rummage  Sale  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Sept.  20,  noon-­5  p.m.,  Middlebury  Congregational  Church  Fellowship  Hall.  Two-­day  sale  including  clothing,  bedding,  linens,  kitchen  and  household  items,  toys,  books  and  much  more.  Info:  388-­7634.  Continues  Saturday.  %HQHÂżW VSDJKHWWL DQG PHDWEDOO GLQQHU LQ %UDQGRQ  Friday,  Sept.  20,  5-­7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  American  Legion  Post  55.  Spaghetti,  meatballs,  tossed  salad,  bread,  beverages  and  dessert:  $10  per  person,  $5  NLGV XQGHU 6LOHQW DXFWLRQ UDIĂ&#x20AC;HV UDIĂ&#x20AC;H 3URFHHGV EHQHÂżW 0LNH DQG /LVD 0DKRQH\ DQG WKHLU IDPLO\ ZKR ORVW WKHLU KRPH LQ D ÂżUH RQ $XJ Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Bristol.  Friday,  Sept.  20,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  Art  on  Main.  Celebrating  the  open-­ ing  of  the  featured  artist  exhibit  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love,  Laugh,  Moo  (Baa),â&#x20AC;?  bright  and  whimsical  paintings  of  cows  and  sheep  by  Essex  Junction  artist  Kimberlee  Forney.  Runs  through  Oct.  6.  Info:  453-­4032.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Living  Word  Projectâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Sept.  20,  8-­10  p.m.,  Wright  Memorial  Theater.  Spoken-­word  poet  and  play-­ wright  Marc  Bamuthi  Joseph  brings  his  personal  history  to  life  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Living  Word  Project:  Word  Becomes  Flesh,â&#x20AC;?  a  groundbreaking  hip-­hop  theater  HYHQW UHFUHDWHG IRU D FDVW RI ÂżYH SHUIRUPHUV DQG D OLYH '- 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW ER[RIÂżFH middlebury.edu.  Also  on  Sept.  21.  Jed  Marum  in  concert  in  Bristol.  Friday,  Sept.  20,  8-­10  p.m.,  WalkOver  Concert  Room,  15  Main  St.  Singer/songwriter  Jed  Marum  performs  Celtic  and  American  folk  music,  including  originals  on  the  Civil  War,  on  guitar,  banjo  and  mandolin.  www. jedmarum.com.  Tickets  $15  in  advance,  $20  at  the  door.  Reservations:  453-­3188,  ext.  2. Â

Sep

21

SATURDAY

Green  Mountain  Club  bike  ride  in  Addison  County.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  meeting  time  and  place  TBA.  Easy  18-­20  mile  round  trip,  starting  from  Vergennes.  Contact  Lois  and  Max  Kraus  for  meeting  time  and  place:  388-­6287  or  loiskraus10@gmail.com.  Fabulous  Flea  Market  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Annual  event  with  over  25  vendors,  featuring  antiques,  collectables,  jewelry,  etc.,  as  well  as  a  Fab  Flea  booth  of  household  and  decorative  items.  Proceeds  EHQHÂżW WKH 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU Fall  Into  Winter  Rummage  Sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  9  a.m.-­noon,  Middlebury  Congregational  Church  Fellowship  Hall.  Two-­day  sale  including  clothing,  bedding,  linens,  kitchen  and  household  items,  toys,  books  and  much  more.  Info:  388-­7634.  Fall  Rummage  and  Food  Sale  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Shoreham  Congregational  Church.  Bargains  galore  in  cloth-­ ing,  toys  and  household  goods,  as  well  as  baked  goods  and  preserved  foods.  Bag  sale,  $2,  starts  at  noon.  Drop  off  donations  (clothes  must  be  clean,  with  no  stains  or  rips)  Sept.  29  and  20,  1-­3  p.m.  Info:  897-­8591.  Hands-­on  healing  demonstration  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  9:30-­11  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Barbara  Clearbridge  talks  about  using  your  hands  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;energy  work,â&#x20AC;?  applying  healing  energies  to  help Â

injuries,  illness  and  emotional  needs.  Interactive  talk  and  demo.  Free.  Info:  www.feelingmuchbetter.org  or  (802)  324-­9149.  Northeastern  Open  Atlatl  Championship  in  Addison.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  10:30  a.m.-­4:30  p.m.,  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site.  The  18th  year  of  this  event.  Atlatl  (spear-­thrower)  competitions,  SOXV GHPRQVWUDWLRQV DQG ZRUNVKRSV RQ Ă&#x20AC;LQW NQDS-­ ping,  Woodland  pottery  and  other  crafts  and  skills.  Participate  or  just  watch.  759-­2412.  Alpaca  farm  open  house  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Maple  View  Farm  Alpacas.  In  celebration  of  National  Alpaca  Farm  Day,  guests  can  come  learn  about  alpacas,  as  well  as  tour  the  Vermont  Fiber  Mill  &  Studio.  Continues  Sunday.  Info:  www.mapleviewfarmalpacas.com  or  247-­5412.  Family  Fall  Festival  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  11  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Vergennes  green.  Annual  free  festival  with  games,  crafts,  lots  of  prizes  and  door  prizes,  face  painting,  circus  hair,  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  program,  toddler  fun,  balloons,  popcorn,  lunch  and  Ă&#x20AC;HD PDUNHW 6SRQVRUHG E\ WKH $VVHPEO\ RI *RG Christian  Center.  Info:  877-­3903.  Harvest  celebration  and  pig  roast  in  Leicester.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  11  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  Foxcroft  Farm  Harvest  Program,  898  Delorm  Road.  Pig  roast  with  DOO WKH Âż[LQÂśV OLYH PXVLF HGXFDWLRQDO FRUQ PD]H farm  animals,  games  and  fun  for  all  ages,  T-­shirts,  UDIĂ&#x20AC;H SXPSNLQV IRU VDOH $GXOWV VHQLRUV DQG children  under  12  $5.  Proceeds  support  the  educa-­ tional  programs  of  the  Foxcroft  Farm  Harvest  Program.  Archaeological  conservation  workshop  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  1-­3  p.m.,  Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conserving  Ceramics  and  Glass.â&#x20AC;?  Part  of  a  series  of  behind-­ the-­scenes,  hand-­on  workshops  in  the  museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Conservation  Lab.  Info:  www.lcmm.org.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  House  I  Live  inâ&#x20AC;?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  3-­5  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  Unsparingly  honest  documentary  about  drug  policy  in  the  U.S.  Free.  Info:  443-­3168.  King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  Center  and  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  followed  by  an  evening  of  fun  and  card  games.  Come  planning  to  play  King  Pede  or  bring  your  own  favorite  card  game.  Requested  donation:  $2.50.  Jeremiah  McLane  and  David  Surette  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music,  62  Country  Club  Road.  McLane,  on  accordion  and  piano,  and  Surette,  on  mandolin,  cittern  and  guitar,  perform  a  unique  blend  of  Franco-­ American  and  New  England  music.  Admission  $15.  Reservations  encouraged:  (802)  465-­4071  or  info@ brandon-­music.net.  Info:  www.brandon-­music.net.  Made  in  Vermont  Music  Festival  concert  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  The  Vermont  Symphony  Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  statewide  tour  stops  in  Vergennes  with  music  by  Vivaldi,  Bach  and  Mozart,  as  was  a  commission  by  Vermont  composer  Andrew  Massey.  Conducted  by  Music  Director  Jaime  Laredo.  Tickets  $27  adults,  $23  seniors,  students  and  children  $10.  7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW Ă&#x20AC;\QQWL[ RUJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  House  I  Live  inâ&#x20AC;?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  8-­10  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  Unsparingly  honest  documentary  about  drug  policy  in  the  U.S.  Free.  Info:  443-­3168.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Living  Word  Projectâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  8-­10  p.m.,  Wright  Memorial  Theater.  Spoken-­word  poet  and  play-­ wright  Marc  Bamuthi  Joseph  brings  his  personal  history  to  life  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Living  Word  Project:  Word  Becomes  Flesh,â&#x20AC;?  a  groundbreaking  hip-­hop  theater  HYHQW UHFUHDWHG IRU D FDVW RI ÂżYH SHUIRUPHUV DQG D OLYH '- 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW ER[RIÂżFH middlebury.edu.  Classical  guitarist  Eric  Despard  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  Sept.  21,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  A  dynamic  solo  concert  of  selections  spanning  500  years  of  music.  Free.  Info:  443-­3168. Â

Sep

22

SUNDAY

ISAC  Atlatl  Championship  in  Addison.  Sunday,  Sept.  22,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site.  Second  day  of  atlatl  championship,  with  a  small  atlatl  accu-­ racy  competition  followed  by  a  master  class/coach-­ ing  for  kids.  Info:  759-­2412.  Alpaca  farm  open  house  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  Sept.  22,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Maple  View  Farm  Alpacas.  In  celebration  of  National  Alpaca  Farm  Day,  guests  can  come  learn  about  alpacas,  as  well  as  tour  the  Vermont  Fiber  Mill  &  Studio.  Continues  Sunday.  Info:  www.mapleviewfarmalpacas.com  or  247-­5412.  Natural  History  Day  in  Ferrisburgh.  Sunday,  Sept.  22,  1-­5  p.m.,  Rokeby  Museum.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  salute  the  nature-­loving  Robinson  family  with  a  guided  hike  on  the  trail,  a  gallery  talk,  and  activities  for  children  all  afternoon.  Invasive  species  biologist  Brain  Colleran  will  lead  the  hike  and  identify  various  â&#x20AC;&#x153;green  invad-­ ersâ&#x20AC;?  and  the  culture  and  ecological  effects  of  inva-­ sive  species.  Info:  877-­3406.  Poet  talk  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  Sept.  22,  3-­4  p.m.,  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center,  Park  Village.  Award-­winning  poet  Jerry  Johnson  talks  about  his  creative  process  and  reads  from  his  recent  book,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Up  the  Creek  Without  a  Saddle.â&#x20AC;?  He  will  also  play  some  of  the  songs  from  the  accompanying  CD,  on  which  some  of  his  poems  were  set  to  music  by  Jon  Gailmor  and  Pete  Sutherland.  Tickets  $3.  Info:  www.cmacvt.org.  Community  chorus  rehearsal  at  Middlebury  College.  Sunday,  Sept.  22,  7-­8  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  Rehearsal  of  the  Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus  2013  fall  season,  preparing  for  the  annual  Thanksgiving  concert  on  Nov.  24.  Open  to  all  inter-­ ested  singers  without  audition.  Info:  989-­7355. Â

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By  JOHN  S.  McCRIGHT LINCOLN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Harriett  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hattieâ&#x20AC;?  Brown  has  delivered  the  news  from  Lincoln  for  three  decades  as  the  town  correspondent  for  the  Addison  Independent.  The  94-­year-­old  is  sharp  as  a  tack  and  more  active  than  most  people  in  their  10th  decade;Íž  but  she  decided  recently  that  she  is  ready  to  pass  the  job  on  to  another  Lincoln  resident.  Her  last  installment  of  the  Lincoln  News  appeared  in  this  past  Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  edition.

Brown  said  she  appreciated  all  the  tidbits  that  her  fellow  Lincoln  resi-­ dents  sent  her  about  goings  on  at  the  church,  the  Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Aid  Industria  and  all  over  town. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  were  very  good  about  giving  me  good  news,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  Kathy  Mikkelsen,  who  pitched  in  one  week  this  past  summer  while  Brown  was  away,  will  take  over  duties  as  the  new  Lincoln  correspondent.  Anyone  who  has  Lincoln  community  news  to  share  with  the  Independent  should  call  Kathy  at  453-­4014.

Brown  said  the  job  is  pretty  straightforward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kathy  asked  me  how  we  get  it  (the  news),â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well,  you  just  talk  HATTIE  BROWN  HAS  served  Lincoln  for  three  decades  as  the  town  to  people.â&#x20AC;? correspondent,  shipping  off  news  items  to  the  Addison  Independent  ev-­ Addison  Independent  editor  Angelo  ery  week.  She  recently  retired  from  newspaper  work.  The  Independent  Lynn  said  Brown  must  have  done  a  thanks  Brown  for  all  of  her  hard  work  and  wishes  her  well. good  job  talking,  because  she  was  the  Before  becoming  the  Independentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  epitome  of  the  weekly  newspaper  town  climb  over  a  fence,  but  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  climb  the  fence.â&#x20AC;?

Lincoln  correspondent,  Brown  taught  FRUUHVSRQGHQW 6KH ÂżOHG GLVSDWFKHV When  it  came  time  for  high  school,  grade  school  locally  for  17  years,  and  like  clockwork  every  Monday  morn-­ ing.  There  was  always  at  least  a  couple  Brown  boarded  with  several  different  then  was  a  substitute  teacher  for  17  of  different  news  items  in  her  corre-­ families  in  Bristol  and  attended  Bristol  years  after  that.  In  a  time  before  school  consolidation  spondence,  and  some  were  so  long  High  School.  It  was  not  unusual  in  that  that  you  would  think  Brown  went  era  for  young  people  to  trade  a  little  there  were  several  small  grade  schools  bit  of  work  for  their  host  families  in  serving  each  town  in  Vermont.  Brown  hoarse  gathering  the  news. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  really  appreciate  everything  exchange  for  a  place  to  stay  and  board  VWDUWHG RXW WHDFKLQJ ÂżUVW WKURXJK HLJKWK grade  in  the  one-­room  South  Lincoln  Hattie  has  done  for  the  Independent,â&#x20AC;?  while  attending  high  school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  washed  dishes  and  worked  doing  School.  Then  she  went  on  to  the  West  Lynn  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  was  our  eyes  and  ears  in  Lincoln  and  we  could  always  count  different  things  for  Dr.  Williamson  Lincoln  School  and  the  Corner  School  on  her.  Her  community  should  be  and  for  his  son,  Dr.  Harold  on  Downingsville  Road  before  ending  Williamson,â&#x20AC;?  Brown  recalled.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  up  at  the  Lincoln  Community  School  in  proud  of  her.â&#x20AC;? the  center  of  town.  Her  years  subbing  :KLOH D Âż[WXUH LQ WKH WRZQ QRZ were  so  good  to  me.â&#x20AC;?

After  high  school  she  went  to  WRRN KHU IDUWKHU DÂżHOG WR VFKRROV Brown  is  not  a  Lincoln  native.  She  was  born  in  Buelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Gore  on  April  10,  Teachers  College  in  Johnson.  But  throughout  the  Addison  Northeast  1919;Íž  a  half-­brother  who  had  fought  +DWWLH 3XUULQJWRQ IRXQG LW GLIÂżFXOW Supervisory  Union. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  liked  fourth  to  sixth  grade  best,â&#x20AC;?  in  World  War  I  was  still  in  Europe  at  to  live  so  far  away  from  Fletcher  the  time  waiting  for  his  demobiliza-­ Brown,  a  young  man  in  Lincoln  who  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  I  taught  all  eight  tion.  Her  father  ran  a  dairy  farm,  but  farmed  with  his  father.  Hattie  and  grades.â&#x20AC;?

Brown  said  she  is  looking  forward  he  auctioned  off  the  cows  when  she  Fletcher  were  married  and  lived  in  was  very  young  and  moved  the  family  matrimonial  bliss  for  64  years  before  to  a  break  from  gathering  the  weekly  news  in  Lincoln.  to  Bethel  looking  for  better  employ-­ Fletcher  passed  away.

She  had  all  the  usual  duties  around  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  plan  anything,â&#x20AC;?  she  ment.  Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mother  did  home  nurs-­ the  farm  that  she  and  her  husband  said  with  satisfaction. ing,  and  young  Harriett  traveled  with  Daughter  Pat  Rainville  knows  that  her  to  some  assignments  and  went  to  operated  on  West  Hill,  plus  they  raised  school  in  whatever  town  her  mother  a  daughter,  Pat.  Hattie  and  Fletcher  her  mother  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  slow  down  was  working  in.  She  attended  four  also  helped  build  the  house  in  which  much,  particularly  with  her  job  at  Maple  they  lived,  plus  a  brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  house,  and  Landmark  Woodcraft  in  Middlebury.  different  schools  one  year.

Rainville  drives  her  mother  down  the  Brown  and  her  mother  arrived  for  a  the  houses  of  two  grandchildren.

But  she  put  her  education  to  its  best  mountain  to  Middlebury  each  morn-­ job  in  Lincoln  in  late  October  of  1927  ing  to  work  at  the  wooden  toy  factory. ² WKH ZHHN EHIRUH WKH JUHDW Ă&#x20AC;RRG use,  as  well  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  works  more  that  marked  the  than  anybody  else,â&#x20AC;?  most  devastating  Rainville  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  natural  disaster  in  The  Addison  Independent  could  not  do  half  as  good  a  job  covering  there  every  day.â&#x20AC;?

Vermont  history  the  news  in  Addison  County  without  our  town  correspondents.  In  an  While  she  looks  before  2011â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  age  when  people  seem  to  be  so  busy  commuting  here  and  there  and  Tropical  Storm  working  on  this  and  that,  people  in  our  smaller  town  sometimes  feel  forward  to  moving  on,  Brown  responded  Irene.  Brown  they  are  losing  a  sense  of  community.  The  half-­dozen  town  correspon-­ recalls  walking  dents  we  have  help  gather  and  disseminate  the  smaller  stories  that  we  to  a  query  about  the  home  from  school  simply  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  the  time  or  staff  to  cover,  but  which  are  important  to  most  satisfying  aspect  as  a  third-­  or  the  people  who  live  in  those  towns.  Maybe  there  is  a  play  or  holiday  of  being  the  Lincoln  fourth-­grader  and  program  at  the  school,  or  someone  has  an  unusually  good  garden  this  correspondent  with  a  having  to  make  year,  or  the  town  is  looking  for  a  new  dog  warden  or  fence  viewer  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  reply  that  any  news-­ her  way  through  these  are  stories  that  town  correspondents  can  send  into  the  newspaper  man  could  appreciate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just  knowing  that  high  water. and  help  build  their  communities. somebody  wanted  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  water  We  need  more  town  correspondents.  If  you  want  to  be  that  go-­to  it  in  the  newspaper  was  up  to  my  person  for  the  local  news  in  your  town,  contact  us  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  by  email  at  news@ knees,â&#x20AC;?  she  addisonindependent.com  or  call  388-­4944  and  ask  for  news  editor  John  and  that  somebody  read  it,â&#x20AC;?  Brown  said.  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Someone  McCright.  You  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  rich,  but  you  will  enrich  your  community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  it.â&#x20AC;? shouted  to  me  to Â

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Silent  art  auction  to  raise  funds  for  Quarry  Hill  School

MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Artwork  for  the  fourth  annual  Quarry  Hill  School  Art  Auction  is  featured  at  American  Flatbread  in  the  Middlebury  Marble  Works  until  Sept.  24.  Each  of  the  pieces  in  the  show  now  hanging  at  Flatbread  has  been  donated  to  the  local  preschool.  The  work  ranges  from  paintings  and  drawings  by  young  aspiring  artists  to  work  by  local  favorites  Woody  Jackson,  Marilyn  Freeman,  Carrie  Root  and  others.  There  will  be  MHZHOU\ DQG ÂżEHU DV ZHOO DV YDULHG two-­dimensional  work  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  surely  something  to  interest  just  about  everyone.  Bidders  can  participate Â

in  the  silent  auction  throughout  September  by  visiting  American  Flatbread.  The  exhibit  will  also  be  featured  in  the  monthly  Middlebury  ArtsWalk  on  Friday,  Sept.  13.

Tuesday,  Sept.  24,  from  5-­8:30  p.m.  will  be  the  culminating  night  RI ELGGLQJ DORQJ ZLWK D EHQH¿W bake  and  live  entertainment.  Regular  menu  items  will  be  avail-­ able  at  American  Flatbread,  and  the  Middlebury  Hearth  will  donate  a  portion  of  each  meal  purchased  to  Quarry  Hill.  Reservations  will  be  accepted  for  this  popular  event  and  takeout  will  be  available.

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wonderful  evening  of  fun  for  fami-­ lies,  friends,  and  music,  food  and  art  lovers.  This  year  Max  Mayone  and  Jacob  Klemmer,  Quarry  Hill  alums  from  2002-­2003,  will  share  some  KLJK HQHUJ\ ¿GGOH SLHFHV LQFOXG-­ ing  traditional  and  French-­Canadian  tunes.  Klemmer  will  accompany  Mayone  on  the  guitar.

For  more  information  contact  the  Quarry  Hill  School  at  388-­7297,  or  visit  the  website,  www. quarryhillschool.com.  Visit  Quarry  Hill  School  on  Facebook  to  see  images  of  all  the  artwork  up  for  bid.  For  reservations,  call  American  Flatbread  at  388-­3300.

SHANNON  BOHLER-­SMALL  HOLDS  up  entries  in  the  apple  pie  contest  at  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Shoreham  Apple  Fest.  This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fest  is  set  for  Sunday,  Sept.  15,  on  the  Shoreham  town  green.

Shoreham  Apple  Fest  returns  in  step  with  Tour  de  Farms  bike  ride SHOREHAM  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Shoreham  village  ZLOO EH DOLYH ZLWK WKH ÂżIWK DQQXDO Apple  Fest  on  Sunday,  Sept.  15,  from  12:30  to  5  p.m.  at  the  town  common  and  gazebo.  Delicious  food,  live  music,  a  silent  auction  and  a  farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  market  will  be  featured  at  the  after-­ noon-­long  event.  Apple  Fest  is  an  annual  fall  fundraiser  for  the  Friends  of  the  Platt  Memorial  Library,  and  is  a  public  event  open  to  all.

Held  during  the  peak  of  Shorehamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  apple-­picking  season,  Apple  Fest  coincides  with  the  Tour  de  Farms  bike  tour,  which  begins  earlier  in  the  day.  Library  volunteers  will  welcome  returning  bicyclists  and  Apple  Fest  visitors  with  an  opportu-­ nity  to  purchase  a  hot  soup  lunch,  an Â

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apple  dessert  and  a  cup  of  cold  cider  from  the  library  food  booth.  Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  market  vendors  will  be  selling  fresh  vegetables  and  apples,  bottles  of  locally  produced  wine  and  ice  cider,  cheeses,  farm-­raised  meat,  honey,  maple  products,  candied  apples,  jams  and  jellies,  and  handmade  arts  and  crafts.  Shoppers  are  encouraged  WR EULQJ WKHLU FRROHUV DQG ÂżOO WKHP with  some  of  the  best  local  foods  available.

The  musical  group  Extra  Stout  and  members  of  Split  Tongue  Crow  will  entertain  the  expected  600-­plus  visi-­ WRUV $ VLOHQW DXFWLRQ DQG EDVNHW UDIĂ&#x20AC;H WR EHQHÂżW 6KRUHKDPÂśV 3ODWW 0HPRULDO Library  will  be  ongoing,  as  will  the  library  â&#x20AC;&#x153;storeâ&#x20AC;?  which  will  be  selling Â

home-­canned  preserves,  cookies  and  apples.

Again  this  year  will  be  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best  Apple  Pieâ&#x20AC;?  contest.  There  will  be  two  entry  categories:  youth  (younger  than  16)  and  adults  (16  and  older).  Individuals  or  teams  are  encouraged  to  enter.  Contest  rules,  entry  forms,  and  information  about  prizes  can  be  found  at  Shorehamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Platt  Memorial  Library  and  orchards  throughout  Addison  County,  or  can  be  downloaded  at  www. aboutshorehamvt.com.

Apple  Fest  is  free  and  will  run  rain  or  shine.  For  more  information,  call  Carol  Causton  at  897-­2747  or  Judy  Stevens  at  897-­7031.

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Kindred Connections is coming to Addison County and is seeking volunteers who have been through cancer.

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Kindred  Connections  is  a  program  of  the  Vermont  Cancer  Survivor  Network  offering  one-­to-­one  support  to  people  who are  currently  dealing  with  cancer  as  a  patient  or  caregiver.

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Porter  offers  collaborative  approach  to  rehabilitation Working  in  collaboration  and/ or  under  the  direction  of  our  two  area  orthopedic  surgeons,  Dr.  Rosenberg  and  Dr.  Benz,  Porter  Hospital  offers  a  coordinated  ap-­ proach  to  rehabilitation  services.  This  multidisciplinary  approach  includes  the  physicians  at  Cham-­ plain  Valley  Orthopedics  and  other  area  physicians,  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabili-­ tation  Center,  as  well  as  nurses  and  therapists  at  Porter  Hospital.

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PHYSICAL  THERAPY Licensed  physical  therapists  use  physical  and  manual  meth-­ ods  of  treatment  to  promote  the  healing  of  physical  ailments.  Some  treatments  used  in  physical  pherapy  are  ultrasound,  electri-­ cal  stimulation,  aquatic  therapy,  lymphadema  therapy,  exercise,  manual  therapy  techniques,  and  traction.  Physical  therapists  em-­ phasize  patient  education  and  home  exercises  which  places  control  of  the  rehabilitation  in  the  hands  of  the  patient.

YOUR  EVALUATION In  order  to  plan  a  therapy  pro-­ gram  with  you  that  best  meets  your  rehabilitation  needs,  your  therapist  must  do  an  assessment  of  your  condition.  A  thorough  evaluation  usually  takes  about  one  hour,  depending  on  your  di-­ agnosis.  Please  let  your  therapist  know  which  goals  are  most  im-­ portant  to  you.  The  frequency  of  your  treatments  and  a  timetable  for  accomplishing  your  goals  will  be  discussed  with  you.

OCCUPATIONAL  THERAPY Licensed  occupational  thera-­ pists  work  with  patients  ranging  in  age  from  pediatrics  to  geriat-­ ULFV ZKR KDYH GLIÂżFXOW\ FRPSOHW-­ ing  activities  of  daily  living  due  to  a  physical  disability,  an  injury,  a  learning  disability  or  develop-­ mental  disability.  Many  times  purposeful  activities  are  used  to  improve  patientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  range  of  mo-­ tion,  muscle  strength,  endur-­ ance,  and  cognitive/perception  (thinking  and  visualizing).  OT  is  H[SHULHQFHG LQ WKH ÂżW DQG IDEUL-­ cation  of  customized  splints  for  hand  injuries,  and  the  rehabilita-­ WLRQ RI ÂżQH PRWRU DQG YLVXDO PR-­

SPEECH  THERAPY Registered  speech  pathologists  use  speech  and  language  devices  and  techniques  to  improve  the  communication  abilities  in  pa-­ tients  with  speech  and  language  GH¿FLWV 7KH\ DOVR ZRUN ZLWK SHRSOH ZLWK VZDOORZLQJ GLI¿FXO-­ ties.  Speech  pathologists  strive  to  provide  patients  with  the  means  necessary  to  communi-­ cate  with  others  for  personal  and  social  reasons.

YOUR  TREATMENTS Your  therapist  will  be  certain  that  the  therapy  offered  to  you  is  in  keeping  with  your  recovery  goals.  We  recognize  that  your  re-­ habilitation  program  should  be  sensitive  to  your  needs.  For  suc-­ cessful  results,  we  urge  you  to  keep  your  regular  appointments  and  to  maintain  an  independent  program  at  home.

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Health  Mat-­ tersâ&#x20AC;?  is  a  series  of  community  education  articles  submitted  by  members  of  the  Porter  Medical  Center  professional/clinical  staff  on  health  topics  of  general  inter-­ est  to  our  community.

The  Addison  County  Chamber  of  and  other  corporations  that  provide  Commerce  recently  distributed  in-­ their  own  coverage,  people  with  low  formation  regarding  Vermont  Health  incomes,  and  undocumented  farm  Connect  (VHC).  This  is  the  health  in-­ workers.  Many  individuals  on  Medic-­ surance  â&#x20AC;&#x153;marketplaceâ&#x20AC;?  aid,  VHAP,  Catamount  created  by  the  state  of  and  Dr.  Dynasaur  will  Vermont.  VHC  is  online  be  rolled  into  VHC.  at  www.vermonthealth-­ Those  with  little  or  no  connect.gov. income  will  pay  reduced  This  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  writ-­ All  individuals,  fami-­ premiums.  The  subsidy  lies  and  small  business-­ er  is  Dr.  John  M.  is  relatively  generous,  es  must  obtain  health  McPartland,  a  Doc-­ and  there  is  an  online  insurance  through  VHC.  tor  of  Osteopathic  subsidy  calculator.

Enrollment  begins  Oct.  Medicine  who  has  Understanding  VHC  1  for  insurance  poli-­ practiced  in  Middle-­ is  a  steep  learning  curve.  cies  that  begin  on  Jan.  bury  since  1993.

VHC  contracted  with  1,  2014.  This  is  a  man-­ only  two  insurance  com-­ date.  Failure  to  purchase  panies:  MVP  of  New  KHDOWK LQVXUDQFH ZLOO UHVXOW LQ D ÂżQH York  and  Blue  Cross  Blue  Shield  of  of  $95  in  2014  ($325  in  2015,  $695  Vermont.  Each  insurance  company  in  2016).  Exceptions  are  made  for  offers  several  choices  of  different  in-­ people  in  federal  programs  (Medi-­ surance  plans.  They  provide  different  care,  TRICARE,  veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  programs),  EHQHÂżWV ZLWK YDULRXV GHJUHHV RI GH-­ employees  of  Middlebury  College  ductibles  and  out-­of-­pocket  medical Â

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expenses.  Abbreviations  on  the  VHC  website  are  rife,  and  the  online  glos-­ sary  is  not  fully  informative.  Some  aspects  of  VHC  are  easy  to  see  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  example,  BC/BS  is  less  expensive  than  MVP  across  the  board.  The  devil  is  in  the  details:  things  like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Integrat-­ ed  Ded,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ERâ&#x20AC;?  versus  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Urgent  Care,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;PCPâ&#x20AC;?  versus  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Preventative,â&#x20AC;?  deduct-­ ibles  waived  for  OV,  UC,  Amb,  Prev,  VBID,  wellness  drugs  â&#x20AC;Ś  yikes.

Other  details  are  completely  omit-­ ted.  For  example,  MVP  refuses  to  pay  for  osteopathic  manipulation  to  treat  back  pain,  so  the  individual  must  pay  for  it,  independent  of  co-­pays  and  deductibles.  BC/BS  pays  for  osteo-­ pathic  manipulation.  You  have  to  call  MVP  and  BC/BS  to  learn  this  infor-­ mation;͞  it  is  not  on  the  VHC  website.

Nearly  everyone  needs  to  fully  understand  VHC  in  the  upcoming  months.  Please  get  started  as  soon  as  possible.

Hotline  set  to  aid  health  consumers WINOOSKI  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vermont  Health  Connect  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  new  health  insurance  marketplace  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  last  week  opened  its  Vermont-­based  Customer  Support  Ho-­ tline,  which  is  available  to  anyone  with  questions  about  getting  health  cover-­ age  through  the  new  insurance  market-­ place.  Through  the  hotline,  Vermonters  can  learn  more  about  what  Vermont  Health  Connect  means  to  them,  their  families  and  their  businesses.  The  toll-­free  Customer  Support  Ho-­ tline  number  is  1-­855-­899-­9600,  and  small  employers  and  their  employees  can  call  the  Small  Business  Hotline  at  1-­855-­499-­9800. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Customer  Support  Hotline  RIIHUV 9HUPRQWHUV Ă&#x20AC;H[LELOLW\ LQ KRZ they  receive  information  about  new  KHDOWK EHQHÂżW RSWLRQV DQG HQUROO LQ D health  plan  through  Vermont  Health  Connect,â&#x20AC;?  said  Mark  Larson,  commis-­ sioner  of  the  Department  of  Vermont Â

Health  Access.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermont  Health  Con-­ nect  resources  are  available  on-­line,  by  phone,  and  in-­person  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vermonters  can  use  what  works  best  for  them.â&#x20AC;?

The  staff  for  the  hotline,  based  in  Burlington,  is  trained  to  work  with  all  Vermonters  interested  in  Vermont  Health  Connect.  The  hotline  staff  can  also  direct  Vermonters  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;navigatorsâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;registered  brokersâ&#x20AC;?  who  can  pro-­ vide  in-­person  assistance  for  those  in-­ terested  in  sitting  down  with  an  expert  to  discuss  their  Vermont  Health  Con-­ nect  questions.

Prior  to  open-­enrollment,  which  starts  this  October,  the  Customer  Sup-­ port  Hotline  will  answer  questions  from  those  interested  in  purchasing  in-­ dividual  or  family  plans.  The  call  cen-­ ter  will  also  provide  small  businesses  with  resources  as  they  make  health  coverage  decisions  for  2014.  Starting  this  fall,  the  hotline  can  guide  indi-­

viduals,  families  and  small  businesses  through  the  Vermont  Health  Connect  enrollment  process.

Vermont  Health  Connect  will  be  a  QHZ ZD\ IRU 9HUPRQWHUV WR ÂżQG DQG FKRRVH KHDOWK FRYHUDJH WKDW ÂżWV WKHLU needs  and  budget.  The  marketplace  will  allow  Vermonters  to  make  side-­ by-­side  comparisons  of  their  health  coverage  options  and  enroll  in  a  qual-­ ity  health  plan.  Both  private  and  public  plans  will  be  available  through  Ver-­ mont  Health  Connect  and  all  the  infor-­ PDWLRQ QHHGHG WR ÂżQG D SODQ ZLOO EH LQ one  place.  Information  on  the  marketplace  is  available  online  in  three  places: Â&#x2021; )DFHERRN ZZZ )DFHERRN FRP VermontHealthConnect. Â&#x2021; 7ZLWWHU ZZZ 7ZLWWHU FRP VTHealthConnect. Â&#x2021; <RX7XEH ZZZ <RX7XEH FRP VTHealthConnect.

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being  set  up  under  the  federal  health  overhaul.

But  as  Blue  Cross  Blue  Shield  of  Vermont  and  MVP  Health  Care  prepare  to  begin  offering  coverage  through  the  marketplace,  the  CO-­OP  remains  in  limbo,  hoping  for  two  green  lights  from  state  and  federal  agencies  that  are  key  to  its  survival.

It  likely  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  make  the  Oct.  1  date  that  companies  offering  cov-­ erage  through  the  marketplace  were  supposed  to  be  ready  to  begin  signing  up  subscribers,  CO-­OP  CEO  Chris-­ tine  Oliver  said  Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  hit  that.  We  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  hit  it  for  Oct.  1,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

And  as  for  the  beginning  of  next  year,  when  the  coverage  is  to  become  effective:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Januaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  probably  not  likely,  either,â&#x20AC;?  she  said  of  the  CO-­OP,  which  stands  for  consumer  operated  and  oriented  plan.

The  CO-­OP  needs  the  state  De-­ partment  of  Financial  Regulation  to  reverse  a  decision  that  denied  the  CO-­ OP  a  state  license.  The  agency  said  its  rates  were  too  high  to  be  competitive  and  criticized  a  governance  structure  LW VDLG FUHDWHG FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFWV RI LQWHUHVW Since  then,  the  CO-­OP  has  low-­ ered  its  rates,  retooled  its  governance  and  submitted  a  request  for  reconsid-­ eration  to  the  state  agency.  The  state  agency  could  not  comment  about  a  pending  application,  spokeswoman  Dale  Schaft  said  Monday.

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A  CMS  spokeswoman  said  Mon-­ day  the  agency  had  stopped  payments  after  disbursing  $4.8  million  of  the  $6.3  million  the  CO-­OP  was  to  get  LQ VWDUWXS ÂżQDQFLQJ DQG KDG GRQH WKH same  after  disbursing  $9.8  million  of  a  projected  $27.5  million  in  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  NQRZQ DV VROYHQF\ ÂżQDQFLQJ The  latter  category  was  to  create  a  fund  of  the  type  that  insurance  com-­ panies  dip  into  when  extraordinary  FODLPV FUHDWH D FDVK Ă&#x20AC;RZ SUREOHP E\ exceeding  money  coming  in  through  premiums.

Both  Oliver  and  CMS  spokeswom-­ an  Tasha  Bradley  said  they  could  not  provide  details  of  the  talks  between  the  federal  agency  and  the  CO-­OP. Bradley  said  in  an  email  that  CMS  takes  steps  to  guard  against  waste,  fraud  and  abuse.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  the  most  important  is  that  startup  loans  are  disbursed  incrementally  and  after  the  CO-­OP  reaches  agreed-­upon  PLOHVWRQHV /LFHQVXUH LV D VLJQLÂżFDQW milestone.â&#x20AC;?

Oliver  said  a  decision  by  CMS  to  end  the  loan  agreement  and  demand  repayment  of  the  money  disbursed  so  far  would  kill  the  CO-­OPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  chances  for  survival. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody  here  is  starting  an  insur-­ ance  company  with  the  money  in  their  pockets,â&#x20AC;?  Oliver  said.

Bristol slates two events for September BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Two  separate  weekends  in  September  will  host  events  that  will  bring  both  visitors  and  area  residents  to  downtown  Bristol.  The  Better  L8  Than  Never  Car  Show  will  be  held  Sunday,  Sept.  15,  and  the  Bristol  Harvest  Festival  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  Sept.  28.  Both  events  are  co-­hosted  by  the  Addison  County  Chamber  of  Commerce.

The  Snake  Mountain  Cruis-­ ers  will  be  co-­hosting  the  ninth  annual  Better  L8  Than  Never  Car  Show  on  Sunday,  Sept.  15,  at  the  Bristol  Recreation  Field.  The  car  show  runs  from  9  a.m.  to  4  p.m.  More  than  200  vehicles  are  expected  with  trophies  to  be  awarded  in  multiple  classes.  Ad-­ mission  for  spectators  is  free  (do-­ nations  are  accepted  for  Camp  Ta-­Kum-­Ta)  and  vehicle  registra-­ tion  is  only  $15  per  vehicle.  Visit  www.BetterL8ThanNever.com  to  download  a  vehicle  registra-­ tion  form.

Saturday,  Sept.  28,  will  be  the  annual  Bristol  Harvest  Festival,  co-­hosted  by  the  Bristol  Recre-­ ation  Department.  The  festival  will  kick  off  with  a  5K  road  race  at  7:30  a.m.  Other  activi-­ ties  are  scheduled  to  begin  at  10  a.m.  when  the  village  green  will  come  alive  with  60-­plus  crafters,  vendors  and  bandstand  entertainment.  There  are  crafter  spaces  still  available  and  there  is  still  time  to  reserve  a  booth.  Contact  Marguerite  Senecal  at  388-­7951,  ext.  1,  for  details.

The  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  area  will  offer  all  sorts  of  activities  including  pony  rides,  face  painting  and  crafts.  This  event  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  complete  without  an  apple  pie  contest,  biggest  zucchini  con-­ test,  chicken  wing  contest  and  pie  eating  contest,  a  Downtown  +DUYHVW 6FDYHQJHU +XQW 5DIĂ&#x20AC;H plus  live  music  on  the  band-­ stand.  All  events  are  free  and  family  friendly.

For  more  information  on  the  Bristol  Harvest  Festival,  visit  the  website  at  www.bristolhar-­ vestfest.com  or  contact  Mar-­ guerite  at  the  Addison  County  Chamber  of  Commerce  at  388-­ 7951,  ext.  1.

Concert  to  blend  traditional  roots BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Celtic  roots  meet  cowboy  music  when  poet  and  singer  &RQQLH 'RYHU DQG ÂżGGOHU JXLWDULVW singer  Skip  Gorman  perform  at  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol  on  Thursday,  Sept.  26,  at  7  p.m.  The  duo  offers  a  stirring  interpretation  of  the  traditional  music  of  the  American  West,  Ireland  and  Scotland.

The  concert  is  presented  by  Recy-­ cled  Reading  of  Vermont  in  Bristol,  in  association  with  the  Bobcat  CafÊ  and  Brewery.  Advance  ticket  pur-­ FKDVHV LQFOXGH D JLIW FHUWL¿FDWH to  the  Bobcat.  Tickets  are  available  at  Recycled  Reading,  25A  Main  St.,  and  by  phone  at  453-­5982.

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We have to embrace the paradoxes to enjoy what autumn offers Autumn  is  a  season  of  paradox.  stop!â&#x20AC;?  the  season  Burton  Girls).  A  month  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Septemberâ&#x20AC;?  seems  to  say.  Indeed,  with  the  tells  many  of  us  that  it  is  time  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well,  which  is  right  perspective,  to  get  back  to  school:  teachers,  it?â&#x20AC;?  I  implore.  wending  our  way  learners,  parents  shepherding  Even  the  squir-­ through  paradoxes  their  children  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  perhaps,  rels  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  seem  to  of  any  kind  is  more  also,  themselves  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  into  the  decide  whether  realistic,  and  actu-­ classroom.  Meanwhile,  the  they  should  start  ally  more  fun,  than  garden,  the  mountains  and  my  caching  their  food  forcing  some  kind  sheep  seem  to  say,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  or  keep  chasing  of  false  resolution  inside?  Now?â&#x20AC;?  I  feel  that  if  I  each  other  in  and  or  synthesis. listen  hard  enough,  I  can  hear  around  the  trees.

I  experience  expressions  of  incredulity  every-­ Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  directly  the  challenge  and  where  I  wander  outside.  Driving  embodying  para-­ delights  of  danc-­ down  Route  7,  I  notice  that  dox  this  week  as  I  ing  with  paradox  my  car  thermometer  reads  78  semi-­consciously  in  the  classroom  degrees.  Simultaneously,  I  hear  split  my  hours  as  well.  A  friend  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eye  on  the  Skyâ&#x20AC;?  guys  warn-­ between  schol-­ who  is  a  profes-­ LQJ RI ÂżUVW IURVWV ÂłLQ WKH FROG arly  deadlines  and  sor  of  education  pocketsâ&#x20AC;?  of  northern  Vermont.  musing  over  old  By Rebecca Kneale Gould once  sketched  out  Really?  Yikes.

High  Holy  Day  for  me  what  I  have  Like  an  early  morning  revelry,  prayer  books  and  often  experienced  autumn  trum-­ new,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;hipâ&#x20AC;?  in  the  classroom,  but  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  pets  â&#x20AC;&#x153;produc-­ v e r s i o n s  quite  known  how  to  name:  the  tivity!â&#x20AC;?  and  I  of  familiar  â&#x20AC;&#x153;whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  coming  to  class  today?â&#x20AC;?  ith the right poems  and  phenomenon.  In  other  words,  admit  that  I  kind  of  enjoy  perspective, songs  that  will  my  20-­something  students  the  atmo-­ speak  from,  arrive  as  10-­year-­olds,  16,  or  wending spheric  call  but  beyond,  closer  to  30?  In  terms  of  thought  to  attention  our way through tradition.  Is  and  analysis,  they  might  portray  that  arrives  this  kind  of  the  world  as  strictly  black  and  with  the  crisp-­ paradoxes of psychic  rico-­ white,  right  or  wrong  (age  10).  ness  in  the  air.  cheting  a  Or  they  might  shrug  their  shoul-­ any kind is more M e a n w h i l e ,  problem?  Or  ders  and  ask,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well,  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  it  all  the  Jewish  realistic, and is  it  simply  relative?â&#x20AC;?  (age  16).  But  on  good  High  Holy  â&#x20AC;&#x153;what  isâ&#x20AC;?  days  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which,  thankfully,  are  Days  send  actually more fun, when  autumn  most  of  them  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  I  can  see  them  a  different  than forcing some arrives? stretching  up  into  the  possibil-­ message:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be  I  can  ity  of  holding  together  in  their  VWLOO 5HĂ&#x20AC;HFW kind of false resolus c a r c e l y  hearts  and  minds  two  seemingly  Take  stock  tion or synthesis. d i s t i n g u i s h  contradictory  points  of  view.  For  of  the  year  between  a  instance:  Thoreau  was  white,  past.  What  surfboard  and  male  and  educated.  An  â&#x20AC;&#x153;elitist,â&#x20AC;?  do  you  want  a  snowboard,  some  might  say.  But  when  he  to  take  into  your  life  in  the  year  but  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ride  the  waveâ&#x20AC;?  seems  like  graduated  from  college  he  was  ahead?  What  do  you  want  to  a  good  approach  in  this  regard  also  poor,  confused  and  desperate  leave  behind?â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go!  Wait,  no,  (thank  you,  Beach  Boys  and  for  a  job.  The  Apostle  Paul  was, Â

in  modern  terms,  patriarchal  and  sexist.  He  also  preached  radical  love.  My  students  come  to  see  that  riding  the  wave  of  paradox  is  more  charitable,  and  accurate,  than  simply  applying  labels.

With  apologies  to  both  Thoreau  and  the  Apostle  Paul,  I  have  to  admit  that  the  whole  subject  of  paradox  reminds  me,  well,  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saturday  Night  Live.â&#x20AC;?  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  old,  classic  â&#x20AC;&#x153;faux  commercialâ&#x20AC;?  sketch  where  Dan  Aykroyd  holds Â

up  a  spray  can  containing  some  kind  of  white,  fluffy  foam.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  floor  wax!â&#x20AC;?  Jane  Curtin  insists.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;No,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  dessert  topping!â&#x20AC;?  Gilda  Radner  retorts.  Back  and  forth  the  argument  heightens,  reaching  a  feverish  pitch.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey  now,  calm  down  you  two,â&#x20AC;?  says  Aykroyd,  stepping  forward  to  display  the  can:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;New  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Shimmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  is  a  floor  wax  and  a  dessert  topping.â&#x20AC;?  Now  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  always  choose  eating  dessert  over  waxing  the  floor.  In  truth, Â

when  in  my  adult  life  have  I  ever  actually  waxed  the  floor?  But  the  image  of  Dan  Aykroyd  hold-­ ing  up  the  can  of  multi-­purpose  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shimmerâ&#x20AC;?  is  worth  carrying  with  me.  It  gives  me  the  chuckle  I  need  to  navigate  the  paradoxes  of  this,  and  every,  season.

Rebecca  Kneale  Gould  is  senior  lecturer  in  environmental  studies  at  Middlebury  College  and  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;boutique  shepherdâ&#x20AC;?  in  Monkton. Â

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Addison (Continued  from  Page  1A) WLQ\ WRZQ FOHUNÂśV RIÂżFH ZKLFK FRXOG someday  be  replaced  by  the  now  empty,  roughly  140-­year-­old  town  hall.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here  are  the  topics  we  want  to  talk  about,â&#x20AC;?  Spencer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do  we  want  to  take  the  town  hall  back?  Do  we  want  WR SXW D WRZQ FOHUNÂśV RIÂżFH LQ LW" 'R we  want  to  continue  the  sewer  plan?â&#x20AC;?

COMPLEX  SITUATION Ownership  of  the  former  town  hall  reverted  to  the  church  about  four  de-­ cades  ago,  when  Addison  essentially  abandoned  a  structure  that  has  never  been  served  by  a  septic  system  or  run-­ ning  water.  Spencer  said  the  addition  of  the  gym/auditorium  to  the  nearby  central  school  provided  meeting  space  the  town  used  instead.

Meanwhile,  septic  systems  for  Ad-­ GLVRQœV ¿UH VWDWLRQ DOVR QHDUE\ RQ WKH north  side  of  Route  22A,  and  for  the  church  are  questionable  at  best,  Spen-­ cer  said.

And  he  said  many  believe  the  town  FOHUNÂśV RIÂżFH DFURVV WKH SDUNLQJ ORW from  the  church  and  the  former  town  hall,  cannot  meet  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  needs  for  much  longer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  very  crowded.  There  is  no  meeting  space  at  all  â&#x20AC;Ś  The  DRB  (de-­ velopment  review  board,  of  which  Spencer  serves  as  chairman)  meets  in  the  school  and  sits  in  the  arts  room  and  sits  in  little  kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  chairs.  Planning  com-­ mission  meetings,  same  problem,â&#x20AC;?  Spencer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  the  vault  is  full.  The  listers  have  a  little  square,  a  little  corner  in  there,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  almost  a  full-­ time  job.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  splitting  at  the  seams.â&#x20AC;?

When  the  selectboard  formed  the  town  hall  committee  in  2007,  it  soon  found  itself  involved  in  septic  issues.  7RZQ DQG FKXUFK RIÂżFLDOV VHYHUDO years  ago  reached  a  tentative  deal  that Â

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the  church  would  return  the  former  town  hall  to  Addison  if  the  town  could  provide  a  septic  solution  that  would  also  serve  the  church.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  ran  into  this  sewage  thing,â&#x20AC;?  Spencer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  church  needs  some-­ thing  to  give  up  the  rights  to  the  build-­ ing  and  the  land,  and  what  they  wanted  was  sewage.  And  we  needed  sewage  for  the  hall.  And  we  discovered  we  needed  VHZDJH IRU WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW ZKLFK LV inadequate,  too.  That  turned  our  whole  committee  from  building  restoration  into  a  sewage  committee.â&#x20AC;?

In  2009,  Addisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  town  hall  com-­ mittee  obtained  a  $10,000  grant  from  the  Agency  of  Natural  Resources  to  help  fund  a  $14,000  sewer  feasibil-­ ity  study.  Voters  at  Addisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2009  town  meeting  also  approved  spending  $10,000  to  study  the  town  hall  ques-­

tion,  and  the  remaining  $4,000  came  from  those  funds.

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Because  the  work  has  to  be  done  in  the  spring,  Spencer  hopes  residents  and  selectboard  members  will  sup-­ port  the  project  this  fall,  allowing  the  necessary  curtain  drain  and  monitor-­ ing  wells  to  be  installed  before  then.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  let  another  year  go  by,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

TOWN  HALL  FUTURE Meanwhile,  the  town  hall  commit-­ tee  has  been  working  on  its  supposed  main  mission,  the  building  itself.  The  committee  has  a  $1  million  plan  for  a  full  renovation,  one  that  Spencer  again  said  he  believes  would  be  more  affordable  than  the  list  price  because  of  the  several  grant  programs  for  which  the  project  would  be  eligible.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  not  spent  any  time  try-­ ing  to  raise  any  grants  or  any  money  for  the  restoration  of  town  hall  â&#x20AC;Ś  We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  own  it.  We  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;?  Spencer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  bar  right  now  is  the  sewer  proj-­ ect  â&#x20AC;Ś  Once  that  goes  through,  then  we  can  go  forward  and  try  to  raise  money  for  the  town  hall.â&#x20AC;?

Addison  Town  Hall  is  not  beyond  saving,  he  said,  and  residents  are  in-­ vited  to  see  for  themselves  on  Satur-­ day  from  1  to  3  p.m.,  when  the  com-­ mittee  will  hold  an  open  house  there.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  building  is  in  very  good Â

ADDISON  RESIDENT  JOHN  Spencer  is  heading  Addisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Town  Hall  Committee,  which  is  looking  into  communal  sewer  issues  that,  once  re-­ solved,  could  lead  to  a  renovation  of  the  historic  building.

shape.  It  looks  bad  from  the  outside,  but  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  people  go  all  over  it,â&#x20AC;?  Spencer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  structure  is  sound,  nice  and  square.â&#x20AC;?

Plans  call  for  a  new  foundation  with  a  basement  that  could  house  the  town  OLVWHUVÂś RIÂżFH DQG D PHHWLQJ URRP DQG SXWWLQJ WKH FOHUNÂśV RIÂżFH RQ WKH PDLQ Ă&#x20AC;RRU ZLWK D PHHWLQJ URRP WKDW FRXOG KROG DERXW 7KH WRS Ă&#x20AC;RRU ZKLFK has  a  stage,  could  provide  a  meeting  room  for  as  many  as  190.

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away.  You  can  stage  it,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  Whether  or  not  residents  ultimate-­ ly  choose  to  use  Addisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  former  town  hall  to  replace  the  town  clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  RIÂżFH 6SHQFHU VDLG KH WKLQNV WKH\ should  support  the  effort  to  solve  town  buildingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  septic  problems  and  to  return  the  historic  building  to  town  ownership.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  sewer  project  stands  on  its  own  even  without  the  town  hall.  7KH WRZQ FOHUNÂśV RIÂżFH QHHGV WR EH replaced,  period,  whether  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  the  town  hall,  or  not  in  the  town  hall,â&#x20AC;?  Spencer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  have  to  have  sewage  for  that.â&#x20AC;?

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If  storytelling  is  your  thing  you  probably  saw  the  story  in  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Independent  about  building  a  sto-­ rytelling  movement  in  Middlebury.  The  folks  organizing  this  will  host  a  lively  time  of  sharing  and  planning  for  everyone  interesting  in  building  a  culture  of  storytelling  in  the  county  on  Sept.  17,  7-­9  p.m.  They  said  the  gathering  would  be  at  109  Cata-­ mount  Park,  off  Exchange  Street  in  Middlebury,  but  the  headline  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  un-­ accountably  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  said  the  meeting  was  at  the  Ilsley  Library.  Mental  lapse  on  our  part;Íž  the  meeting  is  at  Catamount  Park.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  sorry  for  any  confusion.

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CORNWALL  RESIDENT  MARY  Martin  discusses  her  opposition  to  the  proposed  Vermont  Gas  natural  gas  pipeline  project  during  a  Public  Service  Board  hearing  held  Tuesday  night  at  Middlebury  Union  Middle  School.  More  than  500  people  attended  the  hearing.

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Pipeline (Continued  from  Page  1A) booth  outside  the  MUMS  door  of-­ fered  custom-­made  T-­shirts  bearing  anti-­pipeline  slogans.

Opponents  attacked  the  project  on  several  fronts,  arguing  that  it  runs  counter  to  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recently  passed,  in-­state  ban  on  hydraulic  fracturing  (the  natural  gas  would  come  from  Alberta,  Canada);Íž  that  it  is  counter-­ intuitive  to  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  stated  mission  of  deriving  90  percent  of  its  energy  from  renewable  sources  by  the  year  2050;Íž  that  it  is  unlikely  to  provide  sizable,  long-­term  cost  savings  com-­ pared  to  fuel  oil  and  renewables;Íž  and  WKDW LW ZRXOG SULPDULO\ EHQHÂżW ODUJH corporate  interests  at  the  expense  of  landowners  whose  property  would  be  bisected  by  the  pipeline. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  believe  this  proposed  fracked  pipeline  would  increase  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  re-­ liance  on  fossil  fuels,â&#x20AC;?  said  Shoreham  resident  Sharon  Tierra,  a  member  of  the  group  Vermont  Citizens  for  Pub-­ lic  Good.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  should  be  investing  in  making  renewable  energy  more  af-­ fordable.  (Natural  gas)  is  a  gangplank  to  a  future  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want.â&#x20AC;?

George  Gross,  also  of  Shoreham  and  a  member  of  Citizens  for  Public  Good,  agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Besides  contributing  to  climate  change,  this  project  would  take  land  IURP LWV RZQHUV IRU FRUSRUDWH SURÂżWV while  at  the  same  time  increase  our  MIGRANT  FARM  WORKER  Luis  Esteban  signs  a  giant  postcard  asking  dependency  on  fracked  gas,  which  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  to  stop  the  proposed  Vermont  Gas  pipeline  at  Tues-­ is  destroying  our  water  supplies  and  dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Public  Service  Board  hearing  held  at  Middlebury  Union  Middle  croplands,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  horrible  School. devastation  will  not  stop  until  we  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

OPPONENTS  OF  THE  proposed  Vermont  Gas  natural  gas  pipeline  project  hold  up  signs  at  Tuesday  nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Public  Service  Board  hearing.

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stop  our  addiction  on  fossil  fuels.â&#x20AC;?

Cornwall  resident  Andrew  Marks  claimed  the  natural  gas  pipeline  would  place  nearby  residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  homes,  farms  and  properties  in  jeopardy,  as  well  as  undermine  the  integrity  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  working  landscape.  He  said  he  believes  the  pipeline  â&#x20AC;&#x153;would  prove  unproductive  for  the  state  of  Vermont  and  its  people.â&#x20AC;?

Middlebury  resident  Ross  Conrad  said  the  world  has  for  a  long  time  been  â&#x20AC;&#x153;digging  itself  a  holeâ&#x20AC;?  in  the  area  of  greenhouse  gas  emissions.  +H QRWHG WKH ÂżUVW VWHS LQ VROYLQJ WKH problem  should  be  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;stop  digging,â&#x20AC;?  but  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermont  Gas  is  handing  us  another  shovel.â&#x20AC;?

Conrad  also  voiced  concerns  about Â

natural  gas  that  can  escape  the  pipeline  and  contribute  to  global  warming.

Alice  Eckles,  also  from  Middle-­ bury,  noted  organic  farming  will  not  be  able  to  occur  over  the  buried  pipe-­ line.  She  recommended  that  those  who  want  natural  gas  instead  have  it  trucked  in  from  companies  that  pro-­ vide  that  service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  it  would  be  a  great  com-­ promise,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Monkton  resident  Todd  Weaver  claimed  Vermont  Gas  has  not  been  offering  landowners  fair  compensa-­ tion  for  the  easements  they  must  se-­ cure  for  the  pipeline. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  cuts  my  land  in  half,â&#x20AC;?  he  said  of  the  proposed  pipeline  route.

Renee  McGuiness,  also  from  Monkton,  disputed  the  economic  val-­ ue  of  the  pipeline  to  Addison  County.  She  pointed  to  claims  that  the  pipe-­ line  would  generate  an  additional Â

400  jobs  for  Addison  County.  She  calculated  that,  given  the  price  tag  of  the  project,  the  cost  of  each  new  job  would  be  more  than  $200,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  no  evidence  (the  pipe-­ line)  will  provide  economic  stability  and  growth  in  Addison  County,â&#x20AC;?  Mc-­ Guiness  said.

Commenter  Julie  Mitchell  agreed.  She  said  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  unemployment  UDWH LV FXUUHQWO\ WKH ÂżIWK ORZHVW LQ the  nation,  in  spite  of  having  natu-­ ral  gas  available  in  only  two  coun-­ ties  (Franklin  and  Chittenden).  Con-­ versely,  she  said  states  with  greater  access  to  natural  gas  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  such  as  Ohio,  Pennsylvania,  New  York  and  Texas  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  have  higher  jobless  rates.

Shoreham  resident  Marlene  La-­ tourelle  said  she  and  her  husband  moved  to  Addison  County  more  than  20  years  ago  in  part  to  enjoy  a  more  (See  Meeting,  Page  19A)

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ERIC  GEORGE  LEADS  protestors  in  a  song  before  the  start  of  the  Vermont  Gas  Systems  natural  gas  pipeline  project  hearing  held  by  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Public  Service  Board  Tuesday  night  at  Middlebury  Union  Middle  School.

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Demonstrators  rally  against  pipeline  plan By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  They  came  in  buses,  van,  cars  and  on  bikes  to  Middlebury  Union  Middle  School  on  Tuesday  evening  to  protest  the  pro-­ posed  Addison  Natural  Gas  Project.

The  protest  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  announced  in  ad-­ vance  by  Rising  Tide  Vermont  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  of-­ ÂżFLDOO\ NLFNHG RII DW S P DQ KRXU before  the  Vermont  Public  Service  Board  hearing  on  the  proposed  43-­ mile  natural  gas  pipeline  from  Col-­ chester  to  Middlebury  and  Vergennes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  for  the  public  good  of  Vermont,â&#x20AC;?  Rising  Tide  Vermont  vol-­ unteer  Anna  Shierman-­Grabowski Â

VDLG DV FRORUIXO SURWHVW EDQQHUV Ă&#x20AC;DJV and  other  props  were  unveiled  behind  her,  near  the  MUMS  front  entrance.

She  said  Rising  Tide,  Vermont  Pub-­ lic  Interest  Research  Group  (VPIRG),  Vermont  Citizens  for  Public  Good,  350  Vermont,  Toxics  Action  Center  and  the  Conservation  Law  Founda-­ tion  all  had  a  hand  in  organizing  the  protest.  Participants  also  signed  up  to  testify  before  the  PSB,  which  must  DZDUG WKH SURMHFW D FHUWL¿FDWH RI SXE-­ lic  good  if  it  is  to  proceed.

Among  those  speaking  against  the  pipeline  at  the  hour-­long  protest  were  VPIRG  Executive  Director  Paul Â

Burns,  Monkton  landowner  Nate  Palmer  and  a  migrant  farm  worker  named  Luis  Esteban,  who  talked  about  pipeline  perils  in  his  native  Mexico.

Protesters  circulated  a  giant  post-­ card  they  will  give  to  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin,  urging  him  oppose  the  pipe-­ line  project.  The  governor  has  already  gone  on  record  as  saying  he  supports  the  pipeline  as  an  economic  develop-­ ment  tool  and  hopes  to  see  it  ultimate-­ ly  extended  into  Rutland  County.

Pipeline  critics  held  signs  saying,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stop  the  Fracked  Gas  Pipeline,â&#x20AC;?  while  a  group  offered  T-­shirts  bearing  anti-­pipeline  slogans.

Middlebury  and  a  sustainable  state.  I  believe  the  gas  pipeline  does  that.â&#x20AC;?

Donahue  said  there  are  almost  500,000  miles  of  interstate  pipeline  crossing  the  country,  carrying  petro-­ leum,  crude  products  and  natural  gas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  has  been  found  to  be  the  safest  means  of  transportation,â&#x20AC;?  said  Do-­ nahue,  who  said  she  resented  â&#x20AC;&#x153;fear  mongering  and  intimidationâ&#x20AC;?  tactics  being  used  by  some  pipeline  critics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  we  are  better  than  that,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Bill  Flood  of  UTC  Aerospace  Sys-­ tems  in  Vergennes  said  the  company  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  employs  800  people  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  supports  the  natural  gas  project  as  a  tool  to  remain  competitive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  business  competes  globally,â&#x20AC;?  Flood  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natural  gas  would  pro-­ vide  both  cost-­effective  and  environ-­ mental  solutions  for  the  community.â&#x20AC;?

Bristol  resident  Bill  Sayre  said  the  pipeline  has  already  proven  itself  in  Chittenden  and  Franklin  counties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  the  pipeline  is  so  bad  for  the  en-­ vironment,  you  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  so  many  miles  of  it  in  rural  Vermont,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Middlebury  resident  Robert  Foster  of  Foster  Brothers  Farm  was  one  of  more  than  750  people  who  thus  far  have  submitted  written  comments  to  the  PSB.  He  provided  a  copy  of  those  comments  to  the  Addison  In-­ dependent  Tuesday  evening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  5th  generation  farm  is  im-­ pacted  by  the  gas  line  both  physi-­

cally  and  economically,â&#x20AC;?  Foster  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natural  gas  would  provide  this  community  with  an  alternative  fuel,  which  is  cleaner  than  the  existing  fuels  in  use  and  substantially  lower  cost,â&#x20AC;?  he  added.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many  jobs  are  directly  affect-­ ed  by  energy  costs  right  now,  today.  Reducing  the  cost  of  energy  increases  the  viability  and  sustainability  of  many  businesses  in  this  community.â&#x20AC;?

The  crowd  was  sprinkled  with  several  people  wearing  green  Agri-­ Mark/Cabot  shirts,  representing  the  Middlebury  cheese  factory  that  has  stated  it  would  save  hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars  annually  if  the  pipeline  is  approved.  Middlebury  College,  Porter  Hospital  and  several  businesses  within  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in-­ dustrial  park  have  also  forecast  big  savings  on  their  annual  energy  bills.

Joseph  Fusco  of  Casella  Waste  Man-­ agement  said  he  supports  the  pipeline  project  because  it  would  bring  natural  gas  service  closer  to  the  businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  headquarters  in  Rutland.  Vermont  Gas  RIÂżFLDOV KDYH PDSSHG RXW D ORQJ UDQJH plan  to  eventually  extend  the  pipeline  to  Rutland  County.  Fusco  said  Casella  has  been  converting  its  vehicles  to  run  on  compressed  natural  gas,  a  fuel  that  he  said  burns  cleaner. Âł7R XV WKDW LV D VLJQLÂżFDQW HQ-­ vironmental  impact,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  would  like  to  see  those  environmen-­ tal  impacts  â&#x20AC;Ś  brought  down  to  this  part  of  the  state.â&#x20AC;?

Meeting (Continued  from  Page  18A) rural  lifestyle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  told  me  at  the  time  I  would  EH ÂżJKWLQJ D QDWXUDO JDV SLSHOLQH , would  have  laughed  at  you,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  hope  the  joke  is  not  on  us.â&#x20AC;?

SUPPORT  FOR  PIPELINE But  supporters  of  the  project  tout-­ ed  its  potential  to  deliver  consider-­ able  savings  to  homeowners  and  businesses  on  heating  bills.  Area  business  leaders  said  this  would  free  up  cash  for  new  hires  and  make  Ad-­ dison  County  a  more  advantageous  place  in  which  to  lay  down  roots  and  create  good  paying  jobs.

Donna  Donahue,  a  former  Better  Middlebury  Partnership  president,  counted  herself  among  those  who  be-­ lieve  the  pipeline  would  give  an  entre-­ preneurial  boost  to  Addison  County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  believe  that  if  we  are  going  to  compete  for  business  in  this  area  and  throughout  the  state,  we  have  to  be  competitive  with  other  places,â&#x20AC;?  Do-­ nahue  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  25-­percent  reduction  or  40-­percent  reduction  in  IXHO FRVWV WKDWÂśV YHU\ VLJQLÂżFDQW WR any  business  owner.  That  business  owner  hires  my  neighbors,  hires  our  children,  and  is  part  of  our  future.  I  would  love  to  see  (a  point  when)  we  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  need  gas  or  oil,  but  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  WKH SRLQW WKDW ZHÂśUH DW :H DUH GHÂż-­ nitely  decades  away  from  that  kind  of  energy.  In  the  meantime,  I  think  we  have  a  commitment  to  a  sustainable Â

PAGE 20A — Addison Independent, Thursday, September 12, 2013

DESMOND CAMPBELL, WHO has been coming from Jamaica every fall for more than 40 years to pick fruit in Vermont, picks plums at Boyer’s Orchard in Monkton Monday afternoon.

Apple crop (Continued from Page 1A) will be a little low,” Bradshaw said, noting that even cider apples last year commanded an unheard-­of $10 per bushel. Apples this year are in abundance not only in Vermont, but also throughout New England, ac-­ cording to Bradshaw. News is simi-­ larly good in the Midwest and in Washington state.

Vermont currently has more than 50 commercial-­scale apple grow-­ ers, with some additional businesses that produce fruit as a side venture or hobby. Addison County is home to some of the state’s largest and most successful orchards. For example, Champlain Orchards typically pro-­ duces a crop of 70,000 bushels each year. Suhr expects this year’s crop could exceed 100,000 bushels.

And Suhr, like many of his indus-­ JENNY AND DAVE Boyer are try colleagues, has taken solid steps seeing a bumper crop of apples, pears and plums this year at their WR PDNH KLV EXVLQHVV PRUH SUR¿W-­ able. That has meant planting new Boyer’s Orchard in Monkton.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell and sometimes exotic varieties of

apples that hold their price, as well about it.” as producing cider with new process-­ Boyer’s is a pick-­your-­own op-­ ing equipment. Champlain Orchards eration. While he does not calculate also produces pears, including the the bushel yield of the orchard’s 16 Asian varieties Kosui and acres of mature trees and Shinseiki.

“I would say four acres of young trees, Barney Hodges at Sun-­ he expects to get twice the rise Orchards in Cornwall it’s just short number of apples as last expects a big harvest this of fabulous year. There are also pears, year, as well. He is less … Overall, plums and other fruit. worried about the eco-­ we are Macs and Paulas are nomic impact of the bum-­ expecting looking and tasting par-­ per crop. ticularly good this year, Hodges said the Cham-­ 110 percent Boyer said, adding, “The plain Valley Macs are of of a normal pears appear to be ahead such a great quality that crop.” of schedule.” they are sought after even Recent sunny weather — UVM apple during periods when there has also brought out the specialist is a glut fruit on the mar-­ Terence pick-­your-­own crowd. ket.

“Our phone has been Bradshaw Dave Boyer, co-­owner ringing off the hook,” of Boyer’s Orchard in Boyer said.

Monkton, is also reporting good Bob Douglas is co-­owner of news on the fruit front.

Douglas Orchards & Cider Mill in “It’s the best crop I’ve seen in Shoreham.

69 years,” Boyer said. “I’m excited “We’re off to a good start,” he

DAVE BOYER CHECKS on a pear tree Monday morning at Boyer’s Orchard in Monkton. This year’s fruit crop is the best Boyer has seen in nearly 70 years.

said. “The apples are a good size and are starting to color up.”

Douglas Orchards typically pro-­ duces around 30,000 bushels of ap-­ ples each year. Douglas is hoping for an above-­average 2013 crop. That will depend a lot on the weather, he noted.

“I hope there is no more hot weath-­ er,” he said on Monday, explaining, “it stresses the trees and dries (the fruit) up quicker.”

Douglas Orchards is now offering Macs, ginger golds, Cortlands and galas, among other varieties.

Cider season is also starting with a bang, according to Douglas. The orchard annually produces around 12,000 gallons of the sweet drink.

“Things are looking good,” he said RI WKH FLGHU ³7KH ÀDYRU LV WKHUH ´ Gregor Kent owns two small or-­ chards, one off Lemon Fair Road in Cornwall and another off Pear-­

son Road in New Haven. Together, they typically yield a combined total of 18,000 bushels, fruit that is sold wholesale. Cider apples will be sold to Citizen Cider in Essex. “(The fruit) is looking great, with good size,” Kent said.

He, too, is expecting a better-­than-­ average crop.

Alison Dayton is an associate at the Happy Valley Orchard & Farm stand in Middlebury.

“It’s a bumper crop,” she said, adding pick-­your-­own customers have been visiting in good numbers.

The annual Happy Valley crop av-­ erages around 6,000 bushels. This year’s yield is expected to be be-­ tween 7,000 and 8,000, according to Dayton.

“The color and size is good,” she said.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.