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Middlebury arts

Rusty examines his body’s history with back pain and possible remedies.

‘March Madness’ of the arts planned for college this month

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Miss Vermont will meet Bristol teens BRISTOL — Miss Vermont 2011, Katie Lavasseur, will meet teens at the Bristol Hub, Feb. 28, 3-4 p.m. The 20-year-old will talk about her Miss Vermont platform, which stresses community involvement, political involvement, and civic leadership.

Local teens are invited to attend the event. Katie Levasseur is a 20-year-old senior at the University of Vermont in Burlington, where she majors in Political Science and minorsin both Economics and Business Administration.

Miss Vermont grew up in Lyndonville and Waterford and is a graduate of St Johnsbury Academy. Although she grew up in Caledonia County, she is a proud eleventh generation Vermonter in the East Barnard community in Windsor County.

While attending high school, Miss Vermont participated in many activities and held several leadership roles, including serving as the director-at-large position for the Saint Andrew's Highland Dancers of Vermont, was a student leader in the Graham Highlander's Bagpipe Band, and was a National Honor Society member.

Miss Vermont, Katie Lavasseur, will meet teens at the Bristol Hub, Feb. 28, 3-4 p.m.

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Orwell sugar maker appears on television

Sugar maker Mike Christian, representing Village Sugarworks in Orwell, prepared Vermont maple ground beef stew on a Vermont Public Television program that will air in March.

ORWELL — When they’re not in the sugarbush or surrounded by clouds of sweet steam in their sugar shacks, Addison County maple syrup makers are pretty handy in the kitchen.

Take Mike Christian, owner of Village Sugarworks in Orwell. He demonstrated his unique culinary talents while appearing as a guest in Vermont Public Television’s studio kitchen. Christian appears with host Sean Buchanan and other Vermont syrup makers.

“It’s a mad time of year for maple producers, but sugar makers and other home cooks took time out from boiling to join us at VPT on a live special,” said Buchanan. “Mike and the others shared their recipes and we had a lot of sweet fun.”

Buchanan’s show, “VPT Cooks: Maple Madness”–with special guest Christian–will be broadcast Saturday,

March 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. The program will also be webcast on vpt.org.

Buchanan and his guests demonstrate favorite recipes featuring Vermont’s signature flavor. Christian prepared his special Vermont maple ground beef stew recipe which is bound to be a hit.

Along with Christian was Ann Rose of Ludlow, her daughter Jessica Oberg and granddaughter Jacquelyn Oberg of Poultney, representing Green Mountain Sugar House; they prepared maple pecan pie with maple whipped cream Also on the show is Ethan Ward of Poultney who prepared maple rosettes.

A booklet of recipes demonstrated in the show and others from local cooks will be offered as a thank you gift for contributions made during the program.

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Once triggered, farmers receive 45 percent of the difference between that price and the current price of milk, which also takes into account feed costs as a factor in triggering program payments. The Farm Bill, which authorizes many programs under the purview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including the dairy safety net, is set to expire Oct. 1.

For the last month of the Farm Bill, after Aug. 31, the MILC program support levels for dairy farmers drop significantly. That would leave dairy farmers exposed without a sufficient safety net. Although the delegation is committed to passing a Farm Bill with dairy reforms this year, with prospects for that bill uncertain, this legislation would ensure there is no lapse in the safety net for dairy farmers.

When milk prices plunged in 2009, the MILC program was a critical lifeline for many Vermont dairy farmers.

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Vermont activists want GMO food labels

By Lou Varricchio

newmarketpress@denpubs.com MONTPELIER — Some consider them all part of a fringe movement on the political left, others consider them health policies visionaries, but now these Vermont food activists are calling for the nation’s first law requiring labeling of genetically engineered food.

The Vermont Right to Know GMOs (genetically modified organisms) coalition–which consists of the organizations Rural Vermont, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, VPIRG and the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility Legislative Supporters of H.722–is launching a statewide campaign to make Vermont the first state to require labeling of genetically engineered food.

The coalition members are supporting to Vermont Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act, refered to has House Bill 722 or simply H.722.

Coalition members met in the Cedar Creek Room of the Vermont State House Feb. 23 to voice their support of H.722.

According to coalition members, Vermont’s efforts have

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Homeowner Norma Norris returned from vacation to find that her home had been burglarized and several items taken from both inside and outside of the residence.

Approximately 200-gallons of diesel fuel was stolen from an outside tank and several tractors were syphoned dry.

Vermont State Police detectives said the robbery occurred sometime in the last two weeks. A suspicious black Chevrolet Lumina was seen in the area Friday afternoon.

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But not all Vermont food growers and environmentalists support the rush to label and ultimately ban GMOs. “I think labeling GMO food is a bad idea,” said Mart Disch, a pro-GMO vegetable grower in Sudbury, Vt. “People

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Bigger, better Chili Fest set for March 10

Last year’s 3,000 attendees at the Vermont Chil Fest in Middlebury broke previous attendance records.

Department will have a police cruiser on display from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Children will be allowed to explore inside the truck and police cruiser.

Spend $20 or more anywhere in town to get one free entry into the chili festival.

Just bring your receipt to one of the entry tables. Special deals will be available from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. throughout Middlebury, from participating merchants.

Event details can be found at the Vermont Chili Festival’s website; www.vtchilifest.com.

PARTICIPANTS List of Vermont Chili Festival participants in Middleburyʼs Fourth Annual Vermont Chili Festival, Saturday, March 10 (as of Feb. 24): 1. 51 Main St., Middlebury 2. AmericanFlatbread, Middlebury 3. Bar Antidote, Vergennes 4. Bark Eaters, Shelburne 5. Basin Harbor Club, Vergennes

6. Bluebird Tavern, Burlington 7. Breadloaf View Farm, Cornwall 8. Cattails, Leicester 9. Cyclewise, New Haven 10. Fire & Ice, Middlebury 11. Gregʼs Meat Market, Middlebury 12. Jacksonʼs on the River, Middlebury 13. Jeff JonesEast, Middlebury 14. Jessicaʼs (Swift House), Middlebury 15. Leunigʼs Bistro, Burlington 16. Long Trail Brewery, Bridgewater Corners 17. Maderaʼs, Burlington 18. Maryʼs at Baldwin Creek, Bristol 19. Middlebury Bagel, Middlebury 20. Middlebury Baseball, Middlebury 21. Middlebury College, Middlebury 22. Middlebury Co-op, Middlebury 23. Middlebury Inn, Middlebury 24. Middlebury Rotary, Middlebury

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MIDDLEBURY – Better Middlebury Partnership officials announced that the Fourth Annual Vermont Chili Festival in downtown Middlebury is taking place Saturday, March 10, starting at 1:30 p.m.

Named one of the Top 10 Winter Events for the past three years by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, the event includes street jugglers, face painting, entertainment for kids, live music, a beverage tent, and award-winning chili, all located on the streets of historic Middlebury.

Over 3,000 people attended last year ’s festivities with even more expected to turn out this year for the headlining event: a chili contest, taking place on the closedoff Main Street.

The downtown will be overflowing with chili from over 50 restaurants and caterers from around the state. The public will pick their three favorite chili’s – and winners will be announced in the following categories: Best Beef Chili, Best Chicken Chili, Best Pork Chili, Best Game Chili, Best Veggie Chili, a best ‘Kitchen Sink’ category, and Best Overall Chili.

This year ’s chili contest winners will be awarded at the conclusion of the event.

Last year ’s winners included Costello’s Market, Tourterelle, Jessica’s (Swift House Inn), Inception Studios, and Bar Antidote.

Passes for unlimited samples of chili will be available at the event for $2 for kids (under 12) and $3 for adults.

Vermont Chili Festival TShirts will be on sale at the event for $12; get yours while they’re hot! Water will also be available at the event for $1/bottle.

Proceeds from this year ’s event will go towards the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund/Vermont 211.

The festivities include music on the upper and lower parts of Main Street, face painting, The Flying Fists; a Middlebury College street performance group, The Mamajamas; a Middlebury College a cappella group, a beverage ten and surprises.

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Castleton: Let’s recycle our town assets

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tion is estimated to be $940,000 by encourage you to vote “no” Bread Loaf Construction less the on Town Meeting and Elec$315,000 in grants: $625,000 in totion Day, Tuesday, March 6, tal. in Castleton. Vote “no” on the The savings for the town offices bond article to borrow and build a segment, can be better applied tonew Castleton Town Office buildward the cost of a new Castleton ing and fire station outside the vilFire Station which Berryhill estilage, (this plan is the “Build New” mates at $900,000. The combined option).

Build New option will cost about A better choice for our commu$2,000,000 and that is what the Senity is to renovate the existing hislect Board asks us to approve on toric building at 556 Main St. in March 6. Combining the Renovate the village, (this is called the “RenExisting Option with the new fire ovate Existing” option), with a station would be as little as separate bond vote for a new Fire $1,500,000.

Station. The financial benefit of John Hale Unfortunately, Castleton voters renovation to Castleton taxpayers are not being allowed to choose is clearly evident. the Renovate Option.

Keeping this positive economic activity in the vilInstead, the current Select Board has rejected the lage multiplies its effect. Drawing people away reasoning of the arguments just listed and has even from the village center into an open field dissipates refused to consider the over half a million dollar all advantage. cost advantage, so fixed are they on their goal of a Revitalizing this 19th-century building in the hisnew building. toric village helps preserve the classic Vermont vilThat’s why we must vote “no” on the Build New lage character so sought after by residents and Option article on the March ballot. A “yes” vote on tourists. It is the hallmark of what makes Vermont this option endangers the historic building and community life so unique to residents and visitors squanders public funds. Some have said we should alike. tear the 556 Main St. building down; it will more As residents of Castleton, we owe good stewardlikely stand idle for want of a reasonable business ship of our cultural history to future generations. return for the investment required for its renovaWe are one community; what enriches the village, tion, and the town will suffer. enriches all of us equally.

The only way to save the building at 556 Main The best choice, the Renovate Option, is a comSt., is to renovate it at public expense and use it for plete to-the-bare-walls gutting and full reconstruca public purpose. tion of the interior, to create first class office and The only way to stop this head-long rush to conmeeting spaces, custom designed for our particular struct a new building is to change the town goveruse. nance. And that’s one of the reasons why I am runThere’s some very good news to strapped taxpayning for Castleton Select Board with running mates ers that accompanies the Renovate Option: The Frank Giannini and Julie Merwin under the banner Donchian Foundation, a philanthropic organization “New Ideas”. founded by a local Castleton resident, has offered a Please vote for all three New Ideas candidates: $240,000 grant to the town if the funds are used to me for the three-year seat election and both Frank renovate the existing building for Town office use. and Julie for the one-year seat election. Frugal VerThat grant together with Americans with Disabilimonters have been recycling useful things in ecoties Act funding of $75,000, compared to the expectnomical ways for years. Let’s recycle our historic ed cost of the new building plus the actual cost of town office building and plan for a better, cost-conthe land purchased for the project, reveals more scious Castleton. than $500,000 taxpayer savings if we choose the For more details, visit my Facebook page at Renovate option. www.facebook.com/JohnHaleVT. The Renovate Option is expected to cost $655,000 less than the Build New option. Here are the round John Hale numbers: the Build New Option is estimated to cost Castleton $1,200,000 by Berryhill & Associates plus $80,000 for the land: $1,280,000 in total. The Renovate Op-

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had been writing a series of shorts about my injured back, but I got bogged down and the series ended.

This is an attempt to complete the series (in two final installments) on my decadelong health saga, not because of shear narcissism, but because I believe there are three types of people.

A. Those with a bad back.

B. Those who’ll have a bad back.

C. Those very, very few fortunate folks who will not ever have a bad back.

If you fall into category A or B, read on for a dose of hope.

Year 2000: Back injured skiing. Doc: “Back is very bad. Degenerated vertebrae. Old guy back. Might need surgery.”

Homework: Restructure life, Eliminate most sports–running, basketball, etc., motorcycle, snow machine, old bed, small car, carrying wallet in back pocket, sitting, (sitting? yes, sitting), eliminate prolonged periods of driving, lifting/physical work of any kind, and thinking you’re Superman Add firmer bed, stretching, yoga, massage, disciplined and proper full-body strength training concentrating on core muscles, walking, hiking, standing erect.

I do everything doctor says, and more, because I’m literally bent, forward and sideways, and the pain is constant and debilitating in more ways then one could imagine. Life style change is my only choice. I will not take a pill for the entire period the pain lasts, which is years.

Years 2000-03: Suffer all day, every day. Can’t go to a movie. Can’t drive 30 minutes without stopping to stretch (which we should all do anyway).

Sleep in one position. Get outa bed like an 80 year old. Don’t lift stuff, period. Feel and look old. Struggle on stage.

Eat standing. Move bowels standing (for years). Think career is over.

Stretch on floor, any floor, anywhere, every half hour.

Stay home cause sitting in a car is as comfortable as laying on fire.

Think I’m old well before my time. Walk with limp. Envy healthy people.

Recognize bad posture in others is the result of back condition. Fight to dampen injury related stress. Fight to maintain positive outlook. Attempt sex only when extremely tempted by nothing less than a sprightly water nymph.

Feel generally worthless. All this as I stay committed to steadily restructuring life. Wonder if I can take the pain for the duration of my time alive, or if at some point the pain will win and I’ll whither to the ground and never get up. Not being dramatic. That’s how bad back stuff is.

Years 2004–06: Continue disciplined approach to healing, while thinking a dreadful life-long bad back battle is my fate. Then summer, met a gal, during which I’d go an hour, maybe two, during a 24-hour period, free of pain. Told her she was the reason, all the while hoping she’s not, and that a real healing had taken hold.

Still stretch dozens of times a day, but there were moments, driving, walking, even sitting, that I felt little or dare I say no pain. Would these pain free sessions continue, and grow into pain free afternoons, evenings, and whole mornings? I doubted it.

To be continued.

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His column appears weekly. Reach him at rustyd@pshift.com.

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State health-care chairwoman to speak at Porter From News Reports

newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — This year's annual meeting of Porter Medical Center will be held on Thursday, March 22, at 7 p.m. at the Kirk Alumni Center on the campus of Middlebury College. The keynote speaker will be Anya Rader Wallack, Ph.D., chairwoman of the new Green Mountain Health Board. The meeting is free and open to the public.

“With statewide health care reform as a key priority of the new Green Mountain Care Board, the potential impact on Vermont of the Federal health care reform legislation of 2010, and the complexities, challenges and importance of designing and implementing many significant new initiatives related to both of these, this should be a very interesting meeting,” said PMC Chairman Ann Hanson.

Wallack, often at odds with those who oppose socialized approachAnya Rader Wallack es to health care, has worked in health care policy and reform for the past two decades.

In January 2011, she joined Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) as Special Assistant for Health Reform and was the chief architect of Act 48, the governor ’s health reform plan.

During the 1990s Wallack served as Gov. Howard Dean’s (D) deputy chief of staff and focused on health reform. Additionally, Wallack served on Hillary Clinton’s Health Reform Task Force.

Upon leaving the Dean administration, Wallack became the executive director of the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care and a member of the Vermont Board of Medical Practice.

Wallack lead the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute and was also interim president of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation. She chaired the Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost Council’s committee on cost containment, and served on the Rhode Island Health Reform Task Force. She has been a consultant on state-based health reform to states, non-profits, foundations and health care providers for much of the past decade.

Wallack is a native Vermonter and graduate of the University of Vermont.

In addition to the remarks by Wallack, brief reports will be provided by PMC's Hanson, PMC President James L. Daily and Medical Staff President Dr. Mike Kiernan regarding the work of Porter Medical Center during the past year, and related topics of importance to our organization and community.

GFWC Orwell Fortnightly Club members met Valentine’s Day at the Orwell Village School dressed up as 1955 class members. Hats and gloves were appropriate attire 56 years ago. Members on the club roll for ‘55 were remembered. The club is for local women promoting and supporting the community.

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Panton woman: ‘Frip is my solace’ How a house cat helped a widow get on with her life

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newmarketpress@denpubs.com PANTON — Pets can provide laughter and companionship. While humans can’t talk with the animals like fanciful Dr. Dolittle of children’s book fame, we probably do communicate with them on some basic emotional level.

As many pet owners claim, cats and dogs and other domesticated creatures do understand our needs on some primal level. Some animal researchers and observers point to meaningful bondings, perhaps even psychic ones, between humans and animal companions.

For Sandy McNamara of Panton, life is challenging as a senior citizen shut-in. But that’s where her constant companion, Frip the cat, plays an vital role in leading a life of joy.

“I'm elderly and disabled and Frip is my solace,” she said.

“I adopted him when I was living in New Mexico. He was two at the time. I later moved to Vermont. Now he is nearly nine years old and we have grown very close. “

Sandy’s life changed in 2006 when her husband of 22 years died. Frip had been the couple’s cat since their New Mexico days, but the animal hadn’t played a major role in Sandy’s current life – at least not until one special night in Panton.

“Something changed,”she said.“The third night after my husband died I guess it finally hit me he was gone for good.”

That night, while Sandy was alone in bed crying uncontrollably, Frip jumped up on the bed. The cat began what appeared to be intentional behavior to console the grieving widow.

“Frip used to be kind of standoffish, but when he heard me sobbing he insisted on snuggling me,” she said “From that night on, Frip has slept with me and I don't mean just to be on the bed. He actually snuggles me and wraps his legs around my neck. He loves kisses and will press his mouth to mine so he gets a kiss,” she said.

For Sandy, Frip is four-legged friend who is funny and a loyal companion.

Frip gets along well with Sandy’s grand daughter, too.

“One day back in 2004, my baby grand daughter Bella was with me; she didn't want to go to sleep. But as you can see in the photo, Frip came to the rescue. He makes everyone feel special,” she said.

Woodchuck expands cider line MIDDLEBURY — Woodchuck Hard Cider, based in Middlebury, has expanded its cider line to include Belgian White, the firm’s the latest hard cider.

The limited run hard cider is the newest in a line of ciders that were first introduced first two decades ago with Woodchuck Amber.

The company describes the new cider as“cloudy, with a rich, golden hue reminiscent of wheat beer... with a delicate aroma and taste mirroring the Belgian tradition of a coriander and orange peel profile, laced with the complexity of apple notes and classic Belgian beer yeast.”

Woodchuck officials said the new cider contains 5.5 percent alcohol by volume and is gluten free.

THT announces Middlebury $ winners MIDDLEBURY — Geoff and Susan Nelson of Addison were the winners of $1,000 in Middlebury Money in the Town Hall Theater Membership drawing.

New members or those who increased their membership donation from the previous year qualified for the drawing.

“We’re really pleased because Geoff and Susan are two of our best volunteers,” said THT executive director Douglas Anderson.

The couple has served for several years on the THT front-of-house team.

TIME CAPSULE — During the early 1900s, Brandon residents indulged in horse racing along Arnold District Road at the future site of what became the Brandon Training School, now a housing tract. Trotters and flats attracted many local residents on weekends. Viewers often enjoyed picnic lunches trackside in the days before electronic entertainment. Sadly, few artifacts remain of the old track.

Photo courtesy of the Town of Brandon

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College welcomes Save-the-Children executive, alum MIDDLEBURY — Charles MacCormack, a 1963 graduate of Middlebury College and longtime president and chief executive officer of the international humanitarian organization Save the Children, will be an executive in residence at Middlebury for the next year.

MacCormack, who received an honorary doctorate from the college in 1982, expects to spend about two weeks of every month in Middlebury where he looks forward to working with “interested students, faculty and staff at an academic institution that has long been at the forefront of research and teaching in languages and international studies.”

In line with Middlebury’s emphasis on strengthening curricular and co-curricular opportunities for its students, President Ronald D. Liebowitz has asked MacCormack to investigate ways to build upon what students learn in the classroom through connections to worldwide initiatives addressing global health, food and nutrition, economic development and other issues.

“This residency will give our students, faculty, and staff a chance to benefit from Charlie MacCormack’s expertise, insight, and wisdom when it comes to doing work on behalf of others,” said President Liebowitz. “The work he has done throughout his career touches on so much of what we are trying to do here. To be a truly global institution and prepare our students to face the challenges of the 21st century,

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MacCormack, whose office is in Munroe Hall, said Middlebury “has been ahead of the curve and very forward leaning” on languages and international studies, and became committed long before others to immersion, practical engagement, and study abroad. He hopes to help as Middlebury takes the next step, emphasizing links across geographical and disciplinary sectors. He will be reaching out to faculty and staff to see how he might be able to add value to their courses and programs. He’s especially interested in working with the new Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship, which will support and teach young social entrepreneurs. “I’ve spent the 50 years since I graduated from Middlebury applying the lessons I learned here,” MacCormack said. “Now I’m looking into what I can do to support Middlebury’s leadership in international studies, language studies, and the liberal arts.”

Rather than adding courses to the curriculum, MacCormack said, he expects that Middlebury will want to integrate project-based learning into its students’ overall education.

“If a course touches on public health, we might ask how we can apply what that course has taught the students and get them involved, for example, in the battle against malaria.

You could think of it as creating a laboratory for a number of courses, continuing to strengthen Middlebury’s tradition of linking strong academic programs with life experience.

We can also pull in outside speakers who are active in public health around the world, in person or via technology like video conferencing.

MacCormack is also interested in adding the theory and practice of global leadership to the Middlebury student experience. For example, he said, “You might be able to have an interdisciplinary course or two available to all those who have leadership on global issues as one of their targets.”

In addition to his residency at Middlebury, MacCormack will spend 2012 working as executive chair of the Millennium Development Goal Health Alliance, a private entity created to support United Nations Special Envoy Ray Chambers and other world leaders in achieving the UN’s “Every Woman, Every Child” health goals for newborns, children and women. He will also be a senior fellow at InterAction and a number of other think tanks, helping to create a series of summits on how private entities can better contribute to global health and development.

At Middlebury College, MacCormack shares the title “executive in residence” with Jim Douglas, Class of 1972, former governor of Vermont.

MacCormack was president and CEO of Save the Children from 1993 to 2011. Save the Children is an independent nonprofit humanitarian child assistance organization with programs in the U.S. and more than 50 other countries, an annual budget of $550 million, and more than 6,000 staffers.

When he’s not at Middlebury or traveling the world, MacCormack lives in Easton, Conn., with his wife, Susan Ross, who recently stepped down after 15 years as president of the Fairfield County Foundation. They have two children, Cameron and Fraser.

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Adults ages 60 and over are invited to attend this special CVAA sponsored luncheon at the VFW. A meal of Macaroni and cheese, corned beef, boiled potatoes in Irish stock, boiled cabbage, boiled carrots, rye bread, Irish white cake with ice cream and milk. Suggested donation of $4. Bring your own place setting.

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•Glass Onion Luncheon, Friday, March 30, 11:30 a.m.

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BRISTOL – Mary's at Baldwin Creek, Friday, March 9, noon.

Each month the Inn at Baldwin Creek opens its doors to partner with CVAA and host a luncheon for adults age 60 and over. The chef prepares culinary delights like this month’s meal of dilled tomato bisque, beef and vegetable stew over noodles and seasonal cheesecake or a suggested donation of $5. Reservations are required. Call CVAA to reserve at 1-800-642-5119.

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BRIDPORT – St. Patrick’s Day Meal at the Bridport Grange, Wednesday, March 14, noon.

Corned beef, boiled potatoes in Irish stock, boiled cabbage, boiled carrots, rye bread, Irish white cake with ice cream and milk. Adults age 60 and over are invited.

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VERGENNES – St. Patrick’s Day Meal at St. Peter's Parish, Thursday, March 15, noon.

Bring your appetite, a friend and be ready to enjoy this special CVAA sponsored luncheon of corned beef, boiled potatoes in Irish stock, boiled cabbage, boiled carrots, rye bread, Irish white cake with ice cream and milk. Adults age 60 and over are invited to attend. Bring your own place setting. Suggested donation of $3.

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‘March Madness’ of the arts at Middlebury College

By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.co m M I D D L E B U RY — M i d dlebury College has a complete arts program offering for the month of March. All events are open to the public and many are either free or require a modest admission price Thursday, March 8 •David Darling in Concert, 7:30-9 p.m., at the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre.

An intimate evening with David. Open seating, and no tickets required.

•The Master of the Saint Ursula Legend in Context, 4:30 p.m., at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 221.

An illustrated lecture by

Dr. Till-Holger Borchert, curator in chief of the Groeninge Museum in Bruges, Belgium.

The Groeninge Museum maintains in its collection a multi-paneled painting depicting the life of Saint Ursula-a work attributed to the so-called Master of the Saint Ursula Legend. Middlebury recently acquired two wings of an altarpiece attributed to the Master.

The many subjects depicted on the panels are a superb example of late-15th-century Flemish painting, a topic of Dr. Borchert's expertise.

Sponsored by the Middlebury College Museum of Art and the Department of History of Art and Architecture.

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Friday, March 9 •”Lagos/Koolhaas”, 4:30

p.m., at the Axinn Center, Room 232.

This documentary film follows Professor of Architecture Rem Koolhaas and his students over a two-year period in visits to Lagos, Nigeria, a city predicted to have 24 million residents by 2020.

Considering Lagos a case study in an urban environment produced by explosive population growth, with the attendant problems of traffic congestion, water supply, and available electricity, Koolhaas believes that "Lagos is not catching up with us" in the developed world.

Rather, he predicts, "we may be catching up with Lagos" in the not too distant future. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Museum of Art. Free.

•Sophie Shao, cello and Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano, 8 p.m., at the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall.

Acclaimed cellist Sophie Shao's ability to assemble impromptu chamber ensembles is unparalleled.

Joining her on this program is Lithuanian pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute, known for her deep musical and emotional commitment to a wide range of repertoire and called "elegant and engaging" by the Wall Street Journal.

The women perform solo and together, including works by Beethoven, Kirchner, and Franck. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series. Reserved Seating. Tickets: $25/20/6, 802-443-3168.

Saturday, March 10

•Film: ”Biutiful”, screenings at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., at Dana Auditorium.

Biutiful is the story of Uxbal-a single father who struggles to reconcile fatherhood, love, spirituality, crime, guilt, and mortality amid the dangerous underworld of modern Barcelonaall before his time is up.

Nominated for two Academy Awards, including best foreign language film and best actor for Javier Bardem.

In Spanish with English subtitles. Sponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series. Free.

•An Evening of Songs and Arias, 8 p.m., at the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall.

A select group of students from the Department of Music present a variety of

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Friday, March 2 MIDDLEBURY - Kids are invited to celebrate Read Across America Day with a wacky r. Seuss story time, craft activities and, of course, birthday cake. Located at the Ilsley Library from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Kids can also register for the March Reading Blizzard.

Info: 388-4097.

BRISTOL - Thirteenth annual Lenten fish fry. Adults $12, children under 11 $5, immediate family of five $35. At St. Ambrose.

Church From 5-7 p.m.

SARANAC - World renowned fly fisherman Loren Williams will give a free talk at the Saranac Fish & Game Club at 6 p.m. Food and drinks will be available. The event is sponsored by Trout Unlimited.

BRISTOL - St Ambrose Annual Lenten All you can eat Fish Fry. 5-7 p.m. at the St. Ambrose Church. Adults $12, Children under 11 $5. Immediate Family of five $35. For more information call 453-2488.

VERGENNES - Friday Night Flicks-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer ’s Stone at 7:30 p.m. at the Vergennes Opera House, Rated PG, Free, Sponsored by the Ben and Jerry’s Foundation For information call 877-6737.

MIDDLEBURY - The Weston Bessette Quartet plays jazz and blues style original music and covers in the intimate Town Hall Theater Cabaret. The cabaret takes place on THT’s lower level at 7 p.m. Tickets, $10, are available by calling 382-9222 or at the box office Monday-Saturday, noon–5 p.m.

Saturday, March 3 MIDDLEBURY - An annual favorite, the Otter Nonsense Players, Middlebury College’s own comedy improve troupe, returns to Town Hall Theater at 8 p.m. Tickets, $12/$6 students, are available through the THT Box Office by calling 382-9222, or in person on Merchants Row, Middlebury (Mon-Sat, noon-5 p.m.)

Sunday, March 4 MIDDLEBURY - Dartmouth's oldest a cappella group, the Dartmouth Aires, performs Town Hall Theater. From 7-9 p.m. They will be joined by the Middlebury College female a cappella group the Mischords.. Begins Tickets $20, available at the THT box office, 382-9222 or www.townhalltheater.org.

Monday, March 5 MIDDLEBURY- Kids in grades 5 and 6 are invited to join Middlebury College student Fanny Zhao to read and discuss the world of Sherlock Holmes, play detective games and craft an original mystery story. Info: 388-

4097. Every Monday through April 16.

Tuesday, March 6 MIDDLEBURY - There will be a blood drive located at the American Legion from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. All presenting donors in March will receive a coupon for a free lunch pack at Cumberland Farms, a $5 coupon from Freihofer's Bakery Outlet, and a vintage-style Red Cross first aid kit. Info: www.redcrossblood.org or 1-800-REDCROSS. Wednesday, March 7 MIDDLEBURY- Hogwarts Reading Society book club for kids obsessed with Harry Potter and other fantasy series. At the Ilsley Library from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Call 388-4097 for more information.

Monday, March 12 Addison County Right to Life will meet Monday, March 12 at 7 p.m. in St. Mary's Parish Hall, Middlebury. Planning our April 20 Dinner Meeting at Vergennes American Legion is on the agenda. Info 388-2898.

Religious Services ADDISON ADDISON COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH Addison Four Corners, Rts. 22A & 17. Sunday Worship at 10:30am, Adult Sunday School at 9:30am; Bible Study at 2pm on Thursdays. Call Pastor Steve @ 759-2326 for more information.

WEST ADDISON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday, 9am HAVURAH, THE JEWISH CONGREGATION OF ADDISON COUNTY - Havurah House, 56 North Pleasant St. A connection to Judaism and Jewish life for all who are interested. Independent and unaffiliated. High Holy Day services are held jointly with Middlebury College Hillel.

Weekly Hebrew School from September to May. Information: 388-8946 or www.addisoncountyhavurah.org BRANDON BRANDON BAPTIST CHURCH - Corner of Rt. 7 & Rt. 73W (Champlain St.) Brandon, VT • 802-247-6770. Sunday Services: 10a. Adult Bible Study, Sunday School ages 5 & up, Nursery provided ages 4 & under. Worship Service 11am * Lords supper observed on the 1st Sunday of each month. *Pot luck luncheon 3rd Sunday of each month. Wednesdays 6:30pm, Adult prayer & Bible study, Youth groups for ages 5 & up LIFEBRIDGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH - 141 Mulcahy Drive, 247-LIFE (5433), Sunday worship 9am & 10:45am, www.lifebridgevt.com, LifeGroups meet weekly (call for times & locations) BRIDPORT BRIDPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Middle Rd., Bridport, VT. Pastor Tim Franklin, 758-2227. Sunday worship services at 10:30 am. Sunday School 9:30am for children ages 3 and up.

HOPE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP - Meets at Bridport Community Hall. Bridport, VT • 759-2922 • Rev. Kauffman. Sunday 9am, 10:30am, evening bible study.

ST. BERNADETTE/ST. GENEVIEVE - Combined parish, Saturday mass 7:30pm Nov.1-April 30 (See Shoreham) BRISTOL BRISTOL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP - The River, 400 Rocky Dale Rd., Bristol. Sunday Worship 9:00am. 453-2660, 453-4573, 453-2614 BRISTOL FEDERATED CHURCH - Sunday service at 10:15am FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BRISTOL - Service Sunday, 10am ST. AMBROSE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday service 6:30pm, & Sunday 8am BRISTOL SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 839 Rockydale Rd. - Saturday Services: Bible Studies for all ages-9:30am to 10:30 am, Song Service, Worship Service at 11am. Prayer Meeting Thursday 6:30pm. 453-4712 THE GATHERING - Non-denominational worship, second & fourth Saturday of the month, 7pm Sip-N-Suds, 3 Main St. • 453-2565, 453-3633 CORNWALL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CORNWALL - Sunday worship 9:30am EAST MIDDLEBURY/RIPTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday worship, 9am VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH - Rev. Ed Wheeler, services on Sundays: Sunday School for all ages at 9:30am, morning worship at 10:45am (nursery provided), and 6:30pm on Wednesdays; Youth Group and AWANA meet on Thursday evenings at 6:30pm ESSEX CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE ESSEX

ALLIANCE CHURCH - 36 Old Stage Rd., Essex • 878-8213 ESSEX JUNCTION CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Junction - 878-8341 FERRISBURGH/NORTH FERRISB. FERRISBURGH METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday worship 9:30am NORTH FERRISBURGH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 227 Old Hollow Rd., North Ferrisburgh, VT 802425-2770. Rev. Kim Hornug-Marcy. Sunday worship 10am, Sunday School 10am, Nursery Available. www.nfumchurch.org CROSSROADS CHAPEL - 41 Middlebrook Rd., Ferrisburgh, VT 05456. (802) 425-3625. Pastor: Rev. Charles Paolantonio.

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FERRISBURGH CENTER COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH - Rt 7, Ferrisburgh - next to the Town Offices / Grange Hall. New Pastors Rev. John & Patrice Goodwin. Worship time is now 10:45am.

HINESBURG LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH - 90 Mechanicsville Rd., Hinesburg. Sunday Service at 10:30am. Pastor Hart, info: 482-2588.

ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE - 10759 Route 116 Hinesburg.

Masses: Sat. 4:30pm; Sun. 9:30am UNITED CHURCH OF HINESBURG - 10580 Rte. 116, Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10am. Pastor Michele Rogers Brigham - 482-3352.

LINCOLN UNITED CHURCH OF LINCOLN - Sunday worship service 9:45, Church school 11:15am, united Student Ministries for grades 7-12, 6:30pm Sunday evenings. 453-4280 MIDDLEBURY CHAMPLAIN VALLEY UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY - Sunday service & church school, Sunday 10am CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY - Middlebury.

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HAVURAH, THE JEWISH CONGREGATION OF ADDISON COUNTY - Saturday morning Shabbat services, 388-8946 MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH - 97 South Pleasant St., Middlebury. Sunday morning worship & church school 10am, Wednesday evening Bible Study, 6:30pm. 388-7472.

MIDDLEBURY FRIENDS MEETING - (Quakers), Sunday worship & first day school 10am (meets at Havurah House) SAINT MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday, 5:15pm, Sunday 8am, 10am ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - (On the green in Middlebury). Reverend Terence P. Gleeson, Rector.

Sunday Eucharist 8 & 10:30am Child care & Sunday school available at 10:30am service. Wednesday at 12:05pm Holy Eucharist in the chapel. www.ststephensmidd.org or call 388-7200.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 10am Grades K-5: Activities, Grades. 6-8 & 9-12: Church School Classes, Refreshments & fellowship time: 10:45am-11am. Sunday morning worship service 11am. Nursery provided both at 10am & 11am.

MONKTON MONKTON FRIENDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday service & Sunday school, 8:45am NEW HAVEN ADDISON COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST - 145 Campground Rd., 453-5704. Worship: Sunday 9 & 11:20am; Bible classes: Sunday 10:30am, Tuesday 7pm. Watch Bible Forum on MCTV-15 (Middlebury) or NEAT-16 (Bristol) NEW HAVEN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Church services 10am on Sunday. All are welcome.

NEW HAVEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Sunday services, 10am & 7pm ORWELL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Sunday worship service, 10:00am. Contact: Rev. Esty, 948-2900 SAINT PAUL’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Sunday services 10:30am Mass, 468-5706 RICHMOND RICHMOND CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST - 20 Church St., Richmond • 4342053. Rev. Len Rowell. Sunday Worship with Sunday School, 10am; Adult Study Class, Sunday 8:30am RIPTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 388-2510 SALISBURY SALISBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) - Sun. worship svc., 10am SHELBURNE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SHELBURNE - 127 Webster Road, Shelburne • 985-2848 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 2166 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne. 985-2269 Sunday Services: 8am & 10am. Bible Study 9:00am • Sunday School: 9:50am.

The Reverend Craig Smith ALL SOULS INTERFAITH GATHERING - Rev. Mary Abele, Pastor. Evensong Service and Spiritual Education for Children Sun. at 5pm. 371 Bostwick Farm Rd., Shelburne. 985-3819 SHELBURNE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 30 Church St., Shelburne • 985-3981 • Rev. Gregory A. Smith, Pastor, 8:00am - Holy Communion Service • 9:30am - Family Worship Service with Sunday School SHOREHAM ST. GENEVIEVE/ST. BERNADETTE - Combined parish, Saturday mass 7:30pm, May 1-Oct. 31. (See Bridport) SHOREHAM FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHUCC - Sunday worship and Sunday school 10am. Pastor Gary O’Gorman. 897-2687 STARKSBORO THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STARKSBORO - 2806 Route 16, Starksboro. Sunday worship 11am. Chat, Chew & Renew, a pre-worship fellowship and discussion time 10am-10:45am. Sunday mornings in the Fellowship Hall on the accessible first level. All are welcome. First Baptist is an American Baptist church yoked with The Community Church of Huntington for support of its pastor, The Rev. Larry Detweiler revdets@gmail.com; 802.453.5577.

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Wednesdays: 7pm. at 294 North Winooski Avenue.

SUDBURY SUDBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Sunday worship service and Sunday school, 10:30am SOVEREIGN REDEEMER ASSEMBLY - Sunday worship 10am VERGENNES/PANTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHRISTIAN CENTER - 1759 U.S. Route 7, Vergennes, VT • 802-877-3903 • Sunday school 9am, Sunday worship #1 10am, Sunday worship #2 6pm, Youth, adult gathering 6pm CHAMPLAIN VALLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH - Sunday worship svcs. 10am & 7pm CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF VERGENNES (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) - Sunday, 9:30am NEW WINE COVENANT (CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST) - Sunday worship 10am PANTON COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH - Sunday school from 9:30am-10:15am Pre-K to adult, Sunday worship service 10:30am ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - Main and Park Streets, Vergennes. Rector: The Rev. Alan Kittelson. Sunday Services 8am and 10am; childcare provided at 10am. All are welcome. For information call 758-2211.

ST. PETER’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday 4:30pm, Sunday 10:30am VERGENNES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 10:30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH - 862 US Rt. 7, SUNDAY: 9:45am Bible Hour For All Ages Including 5 Adult Classes; 11:00am Worship Including Primary Church Ages 3 to 5 & Junior Church 1st - 4th Graders; 6pm Evening Service Worship For All Ages. WEDNESDAY 6:30pm Adult Prayer & Bible Study; AWANA Children’s Clubs (3yrs to 6th grade); JAM Junior High Group (7th & 8th grade); Youth Group (9th - 12 grade).

Nursery is provided for children up to 3 years old. Classes are provided for children age 3 and up. 802-877-3393 WEYBRIDGE WEYBRIDGE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - The Rev. Len Rowell, interim minister. Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.

545-2579.

WHITING WHITING COMMUNITY CHURCH - Sunday school 9:45am, Sunday Service 11am & 7pm WILLISTON CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - 1033 Essex Road, Williston. 878-7107. St. Minister Wes Pastor. Services: 8:30am and 10:30am TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - 19 Mountain View Rd., Williston. 878-8118 CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - 1033 Essex Rd., Williston 878-7107 CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE - 30 Morgan Parkway Williston, VT 05495 • 802-878-8591 bwnazarene@juno.com CAVALRY CHAPEL - 300 Cornerstone, Williston. 872-5799 MARANATHA CHRISTIAN CHURCH - 1037 S. Brownell Rd., Williston. 862-2108 IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY - Route 2, Williston878-4513 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston 878-2285 WILLSTON FEDERATED CHURCH - 44 North Willston Rd., Williston. 878-5792 2-13-2012 • 20886

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ROSIE’S Restaurant & Coffee Shop

117 South Main Street Middlebury, VT 05753

Wa l t e r D u c h a r m e Owner/Funeral Director Clyde A. Walton Funeral Director

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GMP places merger plan on table for CVPS customers Proposal adds $40 million in benefits to $144 million in savings RUTLAND – Green Mountain Power proposed a $21 million investment that would provide approximately $40 million in energy efficiency benefits to Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) customers, the utility announced last week.

This proposal will enhance customer benefits from the proposed merger of GMP and CVPS, following CVPS’s acquisition by Gaz Métro Limited Partnership.

“We believed our initial merger proposal, which contains $144 million in guaranteed customer savings over the first 10 years and millions more afterward, met the standard for PSB approval,” GMP president and CEO Mary Powell said.

“Having considered regulators’ and stakeholders’ views since we filed our proposal, and given our strong desire to provide significant, ongoing benefits to our customers, we proposed the creation of a new Community Energy and Efficiency Development Fund (CEED Fund) to help CVPS customers lower their energy bills and reduce their environmental footprints.”

The CEED Fund addresses concerns raised by the Department of Public Service (DPS) and AARP stemming from a 2000 Public Service Board order. That year, the PSB approved an increase in electric rates to help the utilities cover the cost of electricity from a contract with Hydro-Quebec, but said that value should be returned to CVPS customers if the company were ever sold.

“This proposal is in addition to the $144 million in guaranteed customer savings,” Powell said. “It represents a $21 million investment in energy efficiency on customers’ behalf, which will bring around $40 million in customer benefits that can only happen with the merger of these two great companies.”

Under the proposal, included in PSB testimony filed Wednesday and modeled after a program created when GMP was sold in 2007, the CEED Fund will invest in customer efficiency measures, community-based renewable energy, weatherization and other improvements that will create additional value and benefit for CVPS customers.

“This proposal demonstrates our continued commitment to the people of our state,” Powell said. “Through extraordinary efforts to improve efficiencies both in our own company and in our customers’ homes and businesses, we will significantly lower energy costs from what they would otherwise have been.”

The CEED Fund would provide resources to lower the cost for CVPS customers to make energy efficiency improvements. According to a recent analysis produced by Optimal Energy for the DPS’s 2011 Comprehensive Energy Plan, energy efficiency investments generate $5 in increased economic activity for every dollar spent, and create 43 job-years per $1 million invested. The economic boost comes not just from increased use of in-state resources to provide efficiency services, but in the subsequent spending and reinvestment of energy cost savings.

Besides the guaranteed savings and new efficiency proposal, the merger of GMP and CVPS will provide other substantial benefits for customers, including an annual $1 million for a low-income benefit program through VELCO dividend and contribution, enhanced storm response, integration of separate systems and services, an expanded commitment to community service programs established by CVPS, and a new Solar City Program and Energy Innovation Center in Rutland.

The new GMP, with the CVPS named dropped forever, will produce the $144 million in guaranteed savings without layoffs except for a handful of executives or forced relocation of employees.

Middle East war vet to speak in Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH — The March meeting of the Ferrisburgh Historical Society will feature guest speaker Maj. Randall Gates. Gates served two tours of duty in Afghanistan working for the U.S. Army as an activated Vermont National Guardsman.

Gates’ presentation will contrast his two tours, present the audience with a familiarization of Afghanistan and answer questions from the audience.

The meeting will be held at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community Center on Wednesday March 14 at 7 p.m.

Open to the public.

For more details, call 802-425-4505.

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If you are the owner of a cat, dog, horse or some other type of companion animal then we need your help!

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In April we will be releasing our first “Hooves & Paws Pet Resource Guide” and we are collecting stories from area pet owners about their very special animals. We are hoping that you will take a minute to write to us about how you acquired your special friend and just what this pet means to your life. We even want to know if the story doesn’t have a happy ending because it might help one of our readers to deal with the loss of a very important pet in their lives. We encourage you to send a photo of you and/or your pet to accompany the story. You may mail the story by March 30th to:

To place a guaranteed Classified Ad simply mail, or fax this coupon or By phone, e-mail or online at www.theclassifiedsuperstore.com Name: Address: Phone: E-mail (Required): Amount Enclosed: Card #: Exp. Date: Signature:

(Up to 15 words $29)

Addison Eagle Attn: Lou Varricchio 16 Creek Rd., Suite 5A Middlebury, VT 05753 Or email photo and story to lou@addison-eagle.com

(Up to 20 words $31)

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Our Guide will also have articles and information from rescues, shelters, humane societies, vets and organizations that take care of house pets as well as horses. If you are a related business and would like to advertise in this piece please give us a call for more information and rates.

(Up to 25 words $33)

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Deadline: Fridays at 5PM Mail to: The Classified Superstore 16 Creek Rd., Suite 5A, Middlebury, VT 05753 Fax to: (802) 388-6399 • Phone: (802) 388-6397 Email: vermont@theclassifiedsuperstore.com

Heidi Littlefield • 802-527-0257 e-mail: heidivttimes@yahoo.com

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♦ ATTENTION PET OWNERS ♦

12 - The Eagle

March 3, 2012

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LISTED NEWLY

Middlebury Office

Vergennes Office

66 Court Street Middlebury, VT

268 Main Street, Vergennes, VT

802-388-1000

802-877-3232

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VERGENNES

VERGENNES

VERGENNES

Neat and clean 1998 single wide mobile home with two bedrooms.

Open floor plan, large kitchen and living room. Storage shed included.

Condo with low maintenance, open floor plan. Two bedrooms and full bath on main floor. Partially finished basement and many improvements.

Masterly renovated and expanded Otter Creek front home with new cement siding. Hardwood and tile floors, family room accessory apartment.

$29,900 MLS 4134191

$150,000 MLS 4074114

$359,000 MLS 4051260

NEWLY

LISTED

BRANDON

VERGENNES

VERGENNES

VERGENNES

Large 4+ bedroom home with an income producing apartment. Beautifully maintained with 6 acres and Otter Creek frontage. Close to town.

Convenience of in-town living and walking distance to city amenities.

Large, light filled rooms, cozy back yard, dry shed for storage or work shop.

Older city home with hardwood floors and good sized rooms. Three bedrooms, large kitchen and formal dining.

Large 2-story barn in back yard.

Victorian home listed on the National Historic Registry. Currently operated as a bed and breakfast. Wonderful carriage house. Furnishings negotiable.

Classic Vermont Farmhouse on 23 +/- acres with very nice views of the Adirondacks. Beautiful new kitchen with quartz counters and radiant heat.

$339,500 MLS 3108608

$180,000 MLS 4098069

$174,900 MLS 4129012

$595,000 MLS 4131394

$324,900 MLS 4116292

For More Information on These and Other Properties, Scan the QR Code Above with Your Smart Phone

SUDBURY

MIDDLEBURY

SHOREHAM

MIDDLEBURY

Contemporary Post and Beam home in peaceful country setting with views of the Green Mountains and Adirondacks.

Fenced areas for animals.

Great “gentleman’s” farm with computerized hydroponic greenhouse, irrigated gardens, mature berry bushes & plants, walk-in cooler, sugarhouse.

Motivated Sellers! Kitchen with custom made butternut cabinets, commercial grade flooring, ceramic tile counters and light-filled dining area.

Built in 2007, 5-Star Energy Rated CapeStyle home with wide open floor plan, stainless steel appliances, full basement and attached garage. Nice open yard.

$355,000 MLS 4059931

$196,000 MLS 4010435

$173,900 MLS 3106567

$220,000 MLS 4102329

PAQUETTE

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Teachers, Counselors, Church Leaders, Activities Directors and Coaches: The Eagle is planning a feature that will recognize special achievements by area teen students in Academics, Service to the Community, and Sports.

Name of Nominated Student: Town: Name of School, Church, Club, Team or Other Group: Reason for Recognition:

WE WANT YOUR NOMINEES!

Your Name: Your Phone: Your E-mail: How we can reach Student:

Please send The Eagle completed Attn: Student Nomination 16 Creek Road form to: Middlebury, VT 05753

Thank You !

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The focus will be on student teens who have accomplished something particularly noteworthy or who deserve recognition for their personal commitment to others or their community. If you would like to nominate a deserving student, please let us know who it is, and why thier accomplishment warrants county-wide recognition in the Eagle. Please use the form attached.