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Randy Colomb shows a passion for fly tying.

Rusty sends support to the Occupy Wall Streeters and shares big business views.

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Downtown events planned

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ctrudel@nationalbankmiddlebury.com MIDDLEBURY—You can join in Middlebury’s celebration of its 250th birthday by participating in a host of festivities this week through Nov. 4.

On Nov. 2, 1761, King George III of England signed the charter that established the Town of Middlebury.

His eminence was on hand at the Better Middlebury Partnership’s Spooktacular celebration, Oct. 29 on the Town Green. The Spooktacular celebration kicked off a week long series of events to commemorate our town’s beginnings.

Last weekend, children in Halloween garb were treated to both new and historic games, a Jumpy Castle and an obstacle course on the Green. All participants were invited to bring an item in a sandwich sized bag to put into the 2011 Time Capsule.

A trick or treat parade took place on Main Street and as children returned to the Green each was given a commemorative medallion designed and cast by Danforth Pewterers.

Spooktacular also kicked off a week-long historic scavenger hunt with the grand prize being an Apple iPad. During the week long celebration, downtown businesses will display historic photographs of their buildings.

The grand finale is an evening at the Town Hall Theater on Nov. 4 from 56:30 p.m. On display that evening will be paper picture quilts created by students from Mary Hogan, St. Mary’s, Aurora and Bridge Schools.

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Bridge work nearing completion

By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com ADDISON—Workers at the new Lake Champlain Bridge are beginning to wind down their operation at the Vermont side of the construction site.

With just a month or so left until the bridge opens for traffic, teams of workers from bridge contractor Flatiron are adding the finishing touches to precast concrete deck panels and span sidewalks.

Each of the bridge’s large deck panels are more than ten feet wide and a foot thick.

Last month, a barge-mounted crane lifted pre-cast concrete deck panels to the approach span at the end of the arch. The panels were moved in to position on the arch span using a roller system.

Workers were also finishing up last minute touches to road surface on the arch span section.

According to a Vermont-based truck driver wishing not to be identified, several staffers on site have been given their 30-day notices.

As of last week, Flatiron’s mobile construction shacks were being packed up in preparation for shipment to new, out-of-state job sites.

Workers continue to finish the Lake Champlain Bridge, seen here from the Vermont side a few weeks ago.

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Solar project set to launch

Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op is spearing a community solar energy project with key municipal and business partners. Acorn Energy Solar One, the entity that will own the project, has secured a $165,000 loan from the Vermont Small Business Development as well as a loan from the National Bank of Middlebury to help finance the $700,000 project.

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MIDDLEBURY—The community solar photovoltaic project organized by the Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op of Middlebury is about to become a reality. The planned solar site will be located to the north and slightly west of the Middlebury Police Station off Lucius Shaw Lane.

The project has now received its Certificate of Public Good (CPG) from the Vermont Public Service Board as well as final approval by the board of directors at Co-operative Insurance Companies of Middlebury.

“We are very excited to have received the CPG as well as board approval from Co-operative Insurance,” said Greg Pahl, board president of the Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op. “This gives us the green light to move forward with this exciting solar electric project.”

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Obama includes Vermont sites in outdoors plan

By Lou Varricchio

newmarketpress@denpubs.com MONTPELIER—Vermont Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources Deb Markowitz announced last week that two Vermont projects will be included in President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative.

The two projects chosen for Vermont include the Winooski River Watershed Project and the Connecticut River Blueway. Blue trails, also known as blueways or water trails, connect communities, promote health and recreation, and safeguard clean water.

“This is great news for Vermont. We are excited about the two Vermont projects chosen to be included in this program.

The first project will help us strengthen our resiliency to future flooding by providing critical watershed and floodplain protection in the Winooski River Watershed and the second will increase recreational use of the Connecticut River and enhance environmental awareness of the watershed,” Markowitz said.

Winooski River Watershed Project: This past spring, waters in some parts of the Winooski River rose to historic levels. The floodwaters washed out roads, damaged structures, over-ran wastewater treatment facilities and resulted in significant nutrient and sedimentary pollution, some of which ended up in Lake Champlain.

Markowitz said, “This project will greatly enhance ANR’s effort to make our communities more resilient to future flooding by adding needed resources and helping communities within the Winooski River watershed protect their riparian corridors by taking advantage of the natural protection from flood damage.”

Connecticut River Blueway Project: This project is part of a national effort to create a National Blueway to increase appreciation of and access to our nation’s rivers. Markowitz said, “By designating the Connecticut River as a National Blueway it will increase environmental awareness and recreational use of the river and help draw more citizens to the river.”

Winooski River Watershed Project is part of President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative.

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Randy Colomb and the zen of fly tying

By Donald A. Wilson

MIDDLEBURY—Vermonter Randy Colomb is an innovative fly tier who takes full advantage of modern materials. His flies are revolutionary and are tremendously effective. They not only produce well on Lake Champlain, but also on other waters where they have been tested. This writer recently had an extremely successful day on Moosehead Lake fishing with Randy’s “Captain Midnight” fly.

Randy is a lifelong stream and lake fisherman, tying smelt fly patterns for Lake Champlain beginning in 1984. Like every angler, he began fishing with traditional patterns and methods until materials and colors of

flies and lures from the Lake Ontario fishery caught his eye and inspired the innovative and very effective smelt fly patterns.

The writer has it on good authority that hardly a fishing day passes where Randy returns from fishing and is met at the dock by someone asking for his patterns.

From April through October, Randy can be found at Pool World in Middlebury and on most days from mid November to January he will be found on Lake Champlain in his boat Surprise making up for those fishless days during the summer when the rest of the crowd was chasing salmon.

Reprinted from “Tandem Streamers” with permission.

Shoreham man accused in Landmark bomb case

By Lou Varricchio

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Randy Colomb assembling his signature “Captain Midnight” fly during a lunch break at Pool World in Middlebury.

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PUTNEY—On Oct. 21, at approximately 7:40 p.m., the Vermont State Police and the Putney Fire Department responded to the Landmark College campus in Putney to investigate the detonation of an explosive device. Police have accused Kevin Spitzner, 23, of Shoreham in the incident.

Investigation revealed that an explosive device was detonated just east of the Bridge 2 Residence Hall on campus.

College security responded to the area after hearing the blast, which was described as being as loud as a

12-gauge shotgun blast and was heard across the campus. No one was injured as a result of the incident.

The State Police and Putney Fire Department personnel spent approximately three hours on the scene collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses.

The device used incorporated overpressure, which in this case, was a closed plastic container that contained at least two substances that reacted chemically producing a gas inside the closed container.

When the pressure became too great, the container ruptured and the explosion resulted. Had someone been nearby when the explosion occurred, there would have been some shrapnel

risk or the possibility of chemical exposure; fortunately no one was close enough to be injured.

The investigation is ongoing and persons of interest have been interviewed.

Anyone with information related to this investigation that has not already spoken with the State Police is asked to contact Sgt. Mike Sorensen at the Brattleboro Barracks 802-254-2382.

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Behind the student loan bailout

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resident Obama came out last week to announce that he wants to help America’s in-debt college students.

It’s essentially a college-loan bailout that’s no different than the various bailout schemes we’ve seen in recent years.

Outstanding U.S. student loans will reach $1 trillion before the end of the year according to many news reports. The President’s new measures are supposed to ease the debt burden on those trying to repay their federal college loans.

Called “Pay As You Earn,” Obama’s plan would lower monthly student loan payments (guess who’s picking up the tab?).

That may be fine and dandy for supporters of the plan, but what about the fat-cat colleges and universities that caused the financial pain in the first place?

When it comes to paying more taxes, the President has asked all of us rich folks to sacrifice and ante up, yet I didn’t hear him call upon wealthy campuses to sacrifice, too.

How about trimming campus fat in order to help deflate the nation’s astronomical tuition-loan debt balloon?

It’s time for college and university administrators to start addressing the issue: Why does Big Education—unlike Big Oil, Big Phrama, and Big Finance—get a pass when it comes to assigning blame for being part of the problem of our national financial distress? If health care costs are such a national concern why not the costs of higher education?

I can think of a few things on campus to eliminate to help reduce the hyper cost of education. Such trimming would save we the taxpayers the cost of picking up Obama’s federal-loan tab for helping ease student payments.

Here are few cost-reduction ideas right off the top of my head— Who needs cushy student e-lounges and upscale restaurant-style dining facilities? Let students go to a dorm room or library to surf the Net. And what’s wrong with old-style, no-frills cafeteria dining?

Are costly, trendy “green” campus programs that, in reality, cost a lot of up front money and then take years, even decades to amortize—if ever—really so important?

It appears part of Green Mountain College’s current financial woes can be blamed, in part, on its $5 million biomass power plant—a facility it may have wanted for the

green-prestige factor, but did it really need it?

No doubt students will be paying for that costly decision for years to come.

Also, what about $100-150 paper-edition textbooks? Do online texts make more sense?

How about paperless PDF versions for students to use (or print if desired)? Maybe it’s time for fat-cat publishers to get with the cost-cutting reality program, too.

The list goes on and on. And I haven’t even targeted administrator and faculty salaries and the hidden costs of tenure—this the electrified third rail of Big Education.

And how about sporting programs? Can we trim there? Sometimes we forget about the basics of a college education and get caught up in non essentials.

And so we end up having to pay for the mess when the President wants to restructure federal loans. Maybe higher education just isn’t meant for those who can’t afford it?

Maybe we can’t have it all as a society? We can’t afford it.

It seems apparent that the rising cost of higher education cannot be sustained. At some point, we’ll be seeing smaller campuses closing. It may be a trickle at first, but a steady flow is sure to follow.

Simply put, colleges and universities need to think outside the box now in order to cut tuition costs and thus save higher education from future, draconian measures.

Should a student—who spends, say, $10,000 a year in tuition (excluding room/board, textbooks, supplies, and transportation costs) at a small public college— expect to be unemployed or underemployed at the end of his or her four years of investment?

It’s time for higher education to own up to the responsibility: lower costs and pass some of the savings on to the customer—students, moms and dads, and the rest of us taxpayers.

Don’t be fooled. Higher education is a business. And like any business it can cut its operating costs to compete and keep the customers satisfied.

Lou Varricchio

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Occupy Wall Streeters: I’m all for the effort O

ccupy Wall Streeters, I’m all for you. I’m all for reforming cooperate greed, where there is cooperate greed. I also think that you might keep in mind, many, even most corporations, are mostly honest.

I believe it’s nearly impossible for any corporation to be 100 percent honest, and I believe it’s always been that way.

Call me lazy, silly, or both, I say it always will be. Dishonesty, greed, and cheating, by big money folks has been going on since Adam ate the apple, we just didn’t know about it.

I like rich people. Most of them, I think, are honest, great, and do great things. Rich folks are my friends. Some are bad, yes, but, for every Bad rich person, there is a Bad poor person, who is dishonest, greedy and cheats.

Yet I don’t see anyone occupying Poor People Street.

So go for it OWS folks, I’m all for you getting organized and specific and helping to make things better for us all by really digging into, and getting after bad rich people. I also don’t mind that you’ve decided to skip over the bad poor ones.

You won’t see me at any OWS rallies though. If I’m going to occupy and rally against something, it might be: Restaurants, who when it’s a little slow, cut their staff early, which makes the service even at a nearly empty restaurant, slow as death.

Lotto ticket machines. Regarding slow, I needn’t say more. Lotto ticket machines should be occupied.

Fat people who get food stamps. Who’s out there occupying them? I’m guessing few, to none. Come on someone, occupy fat people on food stamps who buy unhealthy food and eat way to much of it. How frigging mean am I to write that? Probably pretty mean. But you know what? Yes, you do know what, you’re just scared to admit it.

I’d like to occupy my behind at any person who talks to people way, way, way too much. You know, the person who, when you’re cornered somewhere on the one day you’re in a hurry to get to something that is actually important, goes into deep detail about every little nook and cranny of their relative’s lives, not to mention their own? Is it me or are those people just freaks the way they can go on?

They should be occupied.

As I said at the top, I’m all for reform, and if I have to occupy something that needs reforming it might just be concerts, or fairs, or any paid ticket function where they ink stamp the top of your hand when you enter the gate. Occupy them sons a cusses and steal every pad of ink you can get your inked hands on. I have always hated that, maybe always will, that is, unless someone out there gets wise and occupies those ink stamp guys.

I could go on for days listing things I’d like to reform by occupying, but I have a cramp, and better things to do then list them right now.

Thanks for reading, and next week I hope to return to writing about my bad back and subsequent weight loss.

Oh, for now, here’s one last thing I’d like to occupy. George Clooney’s Lake Como Villa. He runs some wicked gals, and always dumps them. Sooner or later my number will come up and one of them will choose me. In the meantime, I won’t be off at Wall Street protesting. Something tells me I won’t be missed.

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Rural Health Day planned, Nov. 17

By Lou Varricchio

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The old bridge opened to traffic Aug. 26, 1929. It was tolled starting Aug. 27 and remained so until Sept. 22, 1987.

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Lake Champlain Bridge: When tolls ruled New bridge = no tolls

By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com ADDISON—While many long-time residents of Vermont and New York have a nostalgic place in their hearts for the demolished 1929 Champlain Bridge—which spanned the Lake Champlain narrows between Chimney and Crown points—they don’t miss the bridge tolls which were in effect for 58 years.

The old bridge, which crossed the lake at a point 12 miles north of Ticonderoga, has been replaced by a new, high-tech structure set to open within a few weeks.

The old bridge opened to traffic Aug. 26, 1929. It was tolled starting

Aug. 27 and remained so until Sept. 22, 1987.

When the tolls were eliminated in ‘87, commuters like Lebarge jumped for joy.

“Paying the toll every day was a big hassle,” said Carol Fenton Lebarge, 90, a former resident of Port Henry, N.Y. She now lives in Addison. “I used to work as a secretary at Middlebury College. I paid a bridge toll every weekday, minus my vacation time, for nearly 15 years until I retired in 1986. I was so glad to hear that there’s no toll in effect on the new bridge.”

According to Lebarge, the original bridge tolls were $1 for cars, $1-$2 for trucks, depending on the number of axles, $3 for buses, 25 cents for pedestrians, and 50 cents for horse-drawn vehicles until the mid 1940s.

The bridge was owned and operated by the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission from 1929 to 1987. The Lake Champlain Bridge Commission was abolished in 1987 and ownership was transferred to New York and Vermont.

Upon the dissolution of the Bridge Commission tolls were eliminated and NYSDOT assumed maintenance responsibility.

“All those darned tolls I paid over the years were supposed to go for bridge maintenance,” Lebarge said, “but I don’t think that ever happened.

The money must have been spent elsewhere. It really was a scandal; the old bridge was clearly neglected in its last years. Let’s hope the politicians today do a better job keeping watch on our new bridge.”

Vermont author bridges the racial divide

By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY—Dr. Emily Bernard believes in the redemptive power of racial diversity.

The author and associate professor of English and ethnic studies at the University of Vermont will be a special guest at Middlebury’s Ilsley Public Library Nov. 2. Starting at 7 p.m., she will share her insights into the power and potential of seeking and maintaining

interracial friendships.

Bernard’s first book, “Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten” was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 2001.

Now her new book, “Some of My Best Friends: The Power of Interracial Friendship” is the focus of attention in Middlebury Bernard’s current book was chosen by the New York Public Library as a Book for the Teen Age, 2006, according to library director David Clark.

Her essays have been published in several journals and anthologies, such as The American Scholar, Best American Essays, Best African American Essays, and Best of Creative NonFiction, Clark said. She has received fellowships from the Alphonse A. Fletcher Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the W.E.B. DuBois Institute at Harvard University.

During the 2008-9 period, Bernard was the James Weldon Johnson Senior Re-

search Fellow in AfricanAmerican Studies at the Beinecke Library at Yale University. She co-authored “Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs,” a book published by W.W. Norton in fall 2009. Another book, “White Shadows: Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance,” was published by Yale University Press in 2010.

Bernard’s Nov. 2 appearance in Middlebury is free and open to the public.

Hinesburg showcases area performers

By Lou Varricchio

Sanders visits Middlebury, W. Rutland MIDDLEBURY—On Oct. 28, Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) visited the Addison County parent-child center in Middlebury to announce two grants that he secured totaling $340,000 that support early childhood education and support for young parents and pregnant teens.

Later in the day, the senator toured the Stanislaus Bernie Sanders Apartments in West Rutland, where a $175,000 federal grant helped finance energy efficiency and weatherization work on the historic St. Stanislaus School and Convent buildings.

The Housing Trust of Rutland County converted the buildings into a 17-unit affordable housing project.

Wind project to power 14,000 homes SHEFFIELD—The completion of the Sheffield Wind Project, which will provide enough electricity to power 14,000 homes, marks a major step toward the kind of clean energy future that most Vermonters support, at least according to an in-state environmental and consumer advocacy group.

“The Sheffield Wind Project effectively puts Vermont back in the game when it comes to the development of local wind energy resources,” said Paul Burns, executive director of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group.

Teen flips car on Route 17 WEYBRIDGE—Vermont State Police troopers responded to a one-car collision on Route 17 in Weybridge Oct. 26. An investigation concluded that a 16-year-old operator from Bristol was traveling too fast for conditions and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle exited its lane of travel and flipped.

New Haven Fire Department and Vergennes Rescue crews arrived on scene to secure the safety of the vehicle and operator. The teen operator was transported to Porter Hospital and was shortly released with minor injuries.

Bristol burglary under investigation

newmarketpress@denpubs.com HINESBURG—The Hinesburg Artist Series Fall Concert will be held Wednesday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg. Featured ensembles will be the South County Chorus, the Hinesburg Community Band and In Accord, under the direction of Rufus Patrick.

The concert is free and donations are welcome.

The South County Chorus will perform “Festival Jubilate” by Giardiniere, “Pacem“ by Beck, “I Hear a Voice a Prayin’” by Bright, “Danza, Danza, Fanciulla Gentile,” arranged

by Spevacek, “Dream a Little Dream of Me” arranged by Althouse, and a rousing spiritual “Glory, Glory Halleluia” arranged by Delanoy. Carolyn Wood performs as the accompanist.

The Hinesburg Community Band will present Ignition by Statler, Morris Dance Tunes arranged by Wagner,

BURLINGTON — The first-ever National Rural Health Day is planned for Nov. 17 and it will make its debut in Vermont, too. The event is planned to increase awareness of rural health-related issues and promote the work of health and farm safety organizations nationwide in rural and agricultural communities.

Created by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH), the day helps recognize the efforts of organizations including University of Vermont Extension whose farm health and safety programs provide ongoing education and assistance to farmers and rural residents throughout the state.

These programs include Rural and Ag VocRehab, the Vermont AgrAbility Project, the Vermont Roll Over Protection Systems (Program and the Vermont Farm Health Task Force.

In Vermont approximately two-thirds of the population live in rural areas, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.

Farmers face health and safety issues unique to their work situation including chronic illness and disabling conditions from on-farm accidents or exposure to chemicals, dust and other contaminants.

BRISTOL—Troopers of the Vermont State Police New Haven Barracks are investigating a daytime burglary Oct. 26 at the residence of Heather McConville on Burpee Road in Bristol. The burglary occurred sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. If anyone noticed any suspicious person or vehicles in the area during that time they are urged to contact the State Police at 802-388-4919.

Hutchins receives degree PANTON—Anne Hutchins of Panton has earned a Bachelor of Science in Leadership from Union Institute & University.

Area Births The acclaimed Hinesburg Artist Series resumes with a fall concert Wednesday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. at Champlain Valley Union High School. The concert features several local performers.

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Danse Bohemien by Standridge, “St. Louis Blues” arranged by Nowak, and “A Salute to New York City” arranged

by Bullock. Selections include “New York, New York,” “42nd Street,” and

“The Sidewalks of New York.”

In Accord will sing “Fyer Fyer” by Morley and “I've Been in the Storm So Long” arranged by Hayes.

A girl born Oct. 16, Jayden Marie Rivers, to Hannah Hoopaugh and Joe Rivers of Essex Jct. A girl born Oct. 18, Baylee Rose Howland, to Neena Sweeney and Jason Howland of Westminster.

A boy born Oct. 19, Camden Michael Lathrop, to Jamie and Tammy (LaRose) Lathrop of Middlebury.

If you have questions, or to submit birth announcements, please call 802-388-6397 or email at theeagle@addison-eagle.com.

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Wednesday, Nov. 2 MIDDLEBURY—Emily Bernard will look at the power and potential of interracial friendships in a talk at Ilsley Public Library at 7 p.m. Her talk is entitled “Some of My Best Friends: The Power of Interracial Friendship.”

Thursday, Nov. 3 MIDDLEBURY—Wagner Explained: Expert Jerry Shedd will Speak on The Ring Cycle’s Siegfried at the Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance facility on the Porter Hospital campus at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted and will benefit the Opera Company of Middlebury.

MIDDLEBURY—Twist O Wool Guild from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Meeting, Spin In, and Show and Tell at the American Legion.

All are welcome. Questions call 802-453-5960.

Friday, Nov. 4 STARKSBORO—Starksboro Town Hall 100 year celebration, 7 p.m. at the Town Hall. Stories and refreshments available. For more information call Cecilia Elwert, 802-4538447.

MIDDLEBURY—Addison County Republican Fundraising Evening at the Middlebury VFW. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker Sen. Gar-

rett P. Mason of Maine. $30 per person, $50 per couple, $20 for young republicans.

HINESBURG—Music Night at Brown Dog Books & Gifts.

Josh Brooks “Vermont’s’ Johnny Cash” will perform at 7 p.m.

Free and open the public.

VERGENNES—The Willowell Foundation invites the public to dance at their annual fundraiser, Get Pickled with Willowell, at the Vergennes Opera House from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. featuring The Real Deal, cash bar by Antidote, silent auction, 50-50 raffle, and tasting and sales of pickles from Willowell’s student garden. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, and free for children 12 and under. For more information, contact David Schein at david@willowell.org or 716-640-4639.

Saturday, Nov. 5 MIDDLEBURY—Holiday Bazaar at St. Mary’s Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Handmade crafts and baked goods, and their signature Bazaar Raffle.

MIDDLEBURY—Met Opera broadcast of “SIEGFRIED” at the Town Hall Theater beginning at noon. Tickets are $24 and may be purchased at 802-382-9222 or at the door.

BRISTOL—Annual Fall Rummage Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Bristol. Great bargains on fall and winter clothes and some linens. Last hour will be bargain bags for $1.

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MIDDLEBURY—Sheldon Museum’s Appraisal Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott. Expert appraisers Greg Hamilton, Joan Korda, Lori Scotnicki, Ralph Shepard, Jean Tudhope, and John Wallace will offer verbal appraisals of antiques including furniture, art, jewelry, military items, sports memorabilia, glass, toys, books, and ephemera. Photographs of large objects will be accepted.

Cost is $7 per item or $25 for 4 items. For more information call the Museum at 802-388-2117.

HINESBURG—Author Joni B. Cole Presents her latest novel Another Bad-Dog Book: Tales of Life, Love, and Neurotic Human Behavior at Brown Dog Books & Gifts at 3 p.m.

Complimentary refreshments will be provided. This event is free and open to the public.

NEW HAVEN—New Haven Is Celebrating 250 Years As A Town. Come Out & Celebrate at New Haven's Birthday Party at the Town Hall. The celebration begins with a Community Pot Luck Supper in the cafeteria at 5 p.m. Many wonderful, tasty dishes and beverages will be offered for you to enjoy. Birthday Cake will be served at 6 p.m. Music for the party by "Old Bones” Entry to the supper, dessert and musical entertainment are all by donation. All funds will benefit New Haven community projects.

VERGENNES—St. Peter’s Parish Hall will be holding a Penny Fair at 10 a.m. Drawing starts at 7 p.m. Many new and handcrafted items and gift certificates will be raffled off.

Daniels at 802-545-2422 to order take-out or to make reservations.

Tuesday, Nov. 8 MIDDLEBURY—Brown Bag Lunch History Talk "Westward Ho" at Henry Sheldon Museum at noon. Susan Peden, educator at the Henry Sheldon Museum, will present letters from the collection of the Sheldon’s Stewart-Swift Research Center written by Vermonters who traveled westward during the 19th century. Bring a brown bag lunch; beverages and dessert provided. Fee: $2.

MIDDLEBURY—The American Red Cross, Northern New England Blood Services Region will hold a blood drive at the American Legion from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All eligible and new blood donors are encouraged to give blood.

Saturday, Nov. 12 MIDDLEBURY—Fundraising concert starring Jon Gailmor to benefit College Street and Mary Johnson Children’s Centers, at 4 p.m., in the Middlebury Municipal Gym. Tickets are Adults $10, youth ages 10-18 $5, children under 10 free. Tickets are available in advance at College Street Children’s Center or at the door the day of the show (while available). There will also be a small silent auction and bake sale at the event to hopefully raise additional funds. For more information about Gailmor, visit www.jongailmor.com.

Sunday, Nov. 6 NEW HAVEN—New Haven Congregational Church Community Turkey Dinner at the New Haven Congregational Church. Three sittings at 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Adults $10, ages 6-12 $5, 5 and under are free. Reservations are suggested but walk-ins are welcome. Please call Nancy

Submit calendar items to Lou Varricchio at lou@addison-eagle.com.

Guest Viewpoint Getting out from under NCLB Early in 2002 a Republican Congress, responding to the urging of their “compassionate conservative” president, adopted what has rightly been described as “the most intrusive Federal education law in American history.”

The 1,100 page No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) reflected President Bush’s belief that the Federal government could , by offering the states a package of education “reforms” along with substantial Federal funding, induce the states to improve public education.

Liberal Democrats who had long supported a flood of new federal funding to their state and local public education constituencies readily signed on.. They were confident that any annoying federal mandates imposed on those bureaucracies would be soon weakened, repealed or easily evaded without reducing the flow of federal dollars.

NCLB gave out the money on condition that states require schools to establish standards and annually assess students for “proficiency” in reading, science and math. It required all schools to achieve 100 percent stu-

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The act required “Adequate Yearly Progress” in approaching that astounding goal. If schools fail to make AYP, they must allow pupils to transfer to better public schools within the district (sorry, no transfer to independent schools).

Then comes outside tutoring paid for by the district. Then comes big changes in

staffing and curriculum. Finally, in the fourth year of AYP failure, the state would take over the school.

What is notable in NCLB, and essential to its passage, is that each state remained free to adopt its own standards and the test for measuring student “proficiency”. Rather than run the political risk of having a low proficiency rate, states naturally contrived standards that a very high percentage of students could meet.

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New Hampshire, and Rhode Island went together to adopt standards keyed to a test called NECAP, spending millions of dollars in the process. The test is conspicuously less demanding that the national gold standard, the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

(NAEP results are reported by state, not by individual school district, so can’t be used for NCLB.) A comparison of Vermont eighth grader reading performance over the past four years shows NECAP proficiency scores in the 65-70 percent range. The Department of Education regularly extols this success.

But over the same four years the Vermont eighth grade students achieving proficiency under the NAEP test range from 40-43%.

Faced with this embarrassingly low rate, the Department points out, correctly, that Vermont students are in the top tier of all U.S. students.

Clearly the NECAP test is much less demanding that the NAEP test, and the state Departments of Education set NECAP “cut scores” low to increase the fraction of students who qualify as “proficient.”

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do Vilaseca joined in a letter to the President, extolling Vermont’s educational leadership and successes, and requesting “relief from the one-size-fits-all requirements and sanctions imposed by the sections on Accountability, Assessment, and Improvement” in NCLB. It is universally conceded that it will be impossible for states to achieve 100 percent student proficiency on any test, no matter how dumbed down, by 2014. Already 72 of Vermont’s 306 schools fail to meet the AYP benchmark, and complying will become ever more difficult.

To spare public school educators disruption and embarrassment all across the country, President Obama last month announced a new policy of NCLB “flexibility”. Since Congress is not of a mind to amend the law to his liking, Obama will essentially rewrite the law himself to let states off the NCLB hook if they comply with a whole new bunch of federal requirements. These new mandates, arguably extralegal, will according to former Rutland Northeast superintendent and longtime NCLB critic Dr. William Mathis, “have massive cost, educational, and ethical implications.”

Mathis, incidentally, was the state’s most fervent defender of ever increasing public school spending. He also vigorously opposes parental choice and any form of “high stakes testing”. Gov. Shumlin named Mathis to the State Board of Education earlier this year.

NCLB was a bad idea when President Bush thought it up. Just saying no to it now, and regaining control of our own public education system, would deprive Vermont of $58 million handy federal dollars, almost $5 million of which feed the Commissioner and his Montpelier staff. So that won’t happen.

Instead, governor, commissioner, board, and superintendents will keep on seeking a minimally demanding NCLB compliance deal with Washington that protects the public school establishment, avoids any branding of failure, and above all, keeps the money coming.

John McClaughry is vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute (www.ethanallen.org).

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Solar project from page 1 The community solar project is a collaboration between the Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op, the Town of Middlebury and Cooperative Insurance Companies of Middlebury. Co-operative Insurance is providing $326,000 in equity financing for a 95 percent ownership stake in the project, and will receive one-third of the electricity produced by the solar array.

“Our board was very positive about making the investment in renewable energy,” says Dave Tatlock, Chief Financial Officer of Co-op Insurance. “As a Co-op ourselves, we like the cooperative nature of this project.”

Acorn Energy Solar One LLC (AESO), the legal entity that will own the project, has secured a $165,000 loan from the Vermont Small Business Development Corp., as well as a similar sized loan from the National Bank of Middlebury to help finance the $700,000 project.

“We are pleased to be a part of this collaboration, to begin to move toward greater energy independence,” according to G. Kenneth Perine, National Bank of Middlebury president.

AESO worked with Encore Redevelopment of Burlington on project development activities and has also signed an agreement with Alteris Renewables, Inc. of Montpelier for construction of the 148-kilowatt project.

In addition, AESO also formally signed a 25-year lease with the Town of Middlebury for the use of the acre of townowned land located at the former wastewater treatment plant site that will host the group net metered, 528-panel, photovolta-

ic array. In return, the town will receive annual payments starting at $1,000 per year as well as one-third of the electricity generated by the array.

“We are very pleased to see this land being put to productive use in a way that will benefit the community,” said Bill Finger, Middlebury’s town manager.

“We appreciate all the work that the Acorn Energy Co-op board members have put into making this project become a reality.”

The ground mounted solar array is expected to generate 172,500 kilowatt hours of electricity each year—enough to provide electricity to 30 average homes, according to AESO. The remaining third of the project’s electricity output will be made available to 16 Acorn Energy Co-op members as subscribers under a group net-metering arrangement. In the event of an oversubscription, the individual Energy Co-op members will be selected through a lottery, providing each of them an equal chance to participate.

The project is the first coop/co-op/municipality collaboration for a group net-metered solar project in the state, and is viewed as a model that other communities could replicate. An official groundbreaking ceremony is expected within the next few weeks.

“We feel that community ownership of local renewable energy projects is extremely important, and we hope that Acorn Energy Solar One will inspire other communities around the state to organize projects of their own,” Pahl said.

The Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op is a member-owned cooperative serving residents and businesses in Addison, Rutland, and Chittenden counties.

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Middlebury celebrates 250 years this week through Nov. 5. Children helped kick off the week’s events at Spooktacular, a Halloween event, on the village green last weekend. The grand finale is Nov. 4.

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Birthday bash from page 1 These unique presentations will display the students’ favorite scene, character of building in Middlebury.

The night of Nov. 4 will also in-

clude a tongue in cheek skit of the charter signing with expert commentary from historian Jan Albers, an MCTV video of the people of Middlebury, the drawing for the winner of the scavenger hunt iPad, a local rendition of Moonlight in Vermont and birthday cake from the Waybury Inn.

To cap the evening’s events, the Seth Warner Fife and Drum Corps will lead the crowd down South Pleasant Street to the Cross Street Bridge to view a crowning fireworks display.

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World War II veteran meets with cadets

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RUTLAND—World War II U.S. Navy veteran Henry Vergi, 85, of North Clarendon talked with Rutland Civil Air Patrol cadets and senior members about his exciting wartime experiences in the Pacific at the local squadron's meeting at the Rutland Airport Oct. 20.

CAP cadets and senior members live in Rutland and Addison counties.

Vergi was an eyewitness to the 1945 Japanese surrender while a crew member aboard the USS Amsterdam.

The Amsterdam, a light cruiser, was berthed next to the battleship USS Missouri during the historic surrender ceremony. Vergi saw all of the military’s big brass including U.S. Gen. MacArthur and Admiral Halsey.

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A few weeks earlier, Vergi and his shipmates were situated 90 miles out at sea from the Hiroshima atomic blast site; however, at the time, the men were unaware of the momentous explosion—an explosion that most experts believe helped end the war and saved millions of American lives that would have been lost during a planned Allied invasion of mainland Japan.

“Aside from combat, there was plenty of excitement.

We were in two typhoons in the Pacific during the war,” Vergi said, “and our ship rode through waves 100 feet high. It was rough. But even with that, I was glad I joined the Navy instead of the Army.”

Vergi, who was wounded when an onboard gun misfired, described how Japanese suicide pilots attacked the Amsterdam and other ships of the fleet.

“We’d watch the Japanese planes approach, attack, fire guns and drop torpedoes, and then it would all be over.

There’d be quiet again with just the sound of the ship and the ocean waves,” he noted.

When asked about his strongest memories of the war, Vergi said that approaching the port of Honolulu in the Hawaii islands was “one of the most beautiful things I ever saw.”

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Rutland area welcomes first snowfall of the season

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newmarketpress@denpubs.com RUTLAND—The first snow of the season fell during the evening and morning hours of Oct. 27-28 in southern Vermont. The snow line extended north to an irregular line running from west of Whiting to south of Brandon.

Some places received up to an inch and in others only a dusting covered the still warm ground; no matter, the snow cover was still a reminder of the winter season to come.

Area ski resorts, such as Killington, Pico and Okemo, welcomed the fresh snow at higher elevations.

In Castleton, Alpaca rancher Deb Wright of Wright Choice Alpacas said her young alpacas wondered where their grazing grass went after snow covered the farm along Howland Road. What little snow fell there had nearly disappeared by noon under a clear blue sky.

“The snow was melting pretty fast this morning,” Wright said Oct. 28. “My older alpacas and my chickens didn’t seem to take too much notice.”

Snow is forecast for the upcoming weekend in Rutland County and part of Windsor County; it is expected to impact attendance at the annual Rutland Halloween Parade.

Young alpacas run in the season’s first snowfall at the Wright Choice Alpacas farm on Howland Road in Castleton Oct. 28.

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Middlebury College men’s soccer coach wins 300th game MIDDLEBURY—Middlebury College Head Coach David Saward won his 300th game, as the seventh-seeded Panthers knocked off second-seeded Wesleyan 3-2 in a NESCAC Quarterfinal game Saturday. The Panthers advanced to next weekend’s semifinal round at Amherst, where they will meet the host school at 11:00 a.m. Williams takes on Trinity in the other semifinal contest at 1:30 p.m., with the winners meeting on Sunday at noon in the NESCAC Championship game.

Saward’s 300th win comes in his 27th season, with the Panther bench boss now owning a career mark of 300-97-47. Middlebury

improves to 8-3-4 with the win, while Wesleyan, which entered the game ranked ninth nationally, suffered its second consecutive loss after starting the season 10-0-3.

Middlebury went ahead for good in the 31st minute thanks to junior Matt Martin.

Senior Robbie Redmond sent the ball to Martin along the left side of the box. Martin aimed a shot for the far post; Wesleyan keeper Adam Purdy leaped to his left, but the ball brushed off his fingertips and sailed in with 30:37 gone for Martin's second goal.

Wesleyan had taken a 1-0 lead before the game was 10 minutes old. Zach Dixon took a pass about 30 yards out and launched a

rocket that found the top-left corner of the net at 9:19 for his first goal of the season.

Middlebury tied it in the 29th minute. Purdy made a diving stop on a shot by freshman Noah Goss-Woliner but the rebound went to sophomore Graham Knisley on the right side. Knisley fired the ball into an open net at 28:59 as Purdy scrambled to get into position for his first goal of the year.

The visitors appeared to ice the game in the 84th minute, as senior Martin Drolet beat Purdy one-on-one and scored with 6:57 left for his team-high sixth goal. Wesleyan answered just 29 seconds later, with another goal from Dixon. Middlebury senior keeper

Tim Cahill dove to punch the ball away from a sea of white jerseys in the box, but Dixon chipped it in from the 18-yard line to make it a 3-2 game.

Wesleyan continued to apply the pressure but did not generate any dangerous opportunities the rest of the way. Cahill needed to make only one stop as the defense in front of him limited Wesleyan to five shots. Purdy finished with three saves for Wesleyan.

The win continued a remarkable streak for Middlebury, as the Panthers have made it to the semifinal round in every NESCAC Championship, which began in 2000.

Cross-country teams race at NESCAC event, Schmidt wins MIDDLEBURY—The Middlebury College cross country teams took part in the 2011 NESCAC Championships hosted by Amherst on Saturday.

Neither team was able to repeat as NESCAC Champion, but both performed well, with the women placing second and the men fourth.

On the men's side, Michael Schmidt became the second Panther in meet history to win the conference championship,

joining Mike Graham, who also won at Amherst in 1983.

Schmidt, who traversed much of the 8-kilometer course with only one shoe, came in at 25:51, exactly 20 seconds ahead of Bowdoin's Coby Horowitz Next for the Panther men was Jack Davies in 12th place with a time of 26:30, followed by Greg Krathwohl, who earned a 23rd place finish in 26:48. Nate Sans finished the race in 26th place (26:51), while Kevin Wood rounded out the

Middlebury scorers with a 33rd (26:59) place finish.

Addie Tousley and Margo Cramer led the Panther women, finishing the race in third (22:44) and fourth (22:56) place respectively.

Chelsea Ward-Waller and Emily Singer also finished backto-back (10th & 11th), both coming in at 23:10. Emily Attwood was the team’s fifth scorer, placing 14th overall in 23:19.

Glades’ center named Player of the Week MIDDLEBURY—Officials of the Green Mountain Glades youth hockey Squirts team announced that Nicky Niemo of Middlebury was named Player of the Week in the NEHL recently.

Niemo scored a hat trick against the Vipers in a must win 4-1 decision.

The Glades went on to clinch the final play off spot the next day with a win over the Assabett Valley Patriots.

Niemo has played 12 games and has already nabbed 11 goals and 7 assists.

He’s number one in points with a total 18 points. He plays center position.

BRISTOL—On Oct. 26 the Vermont State Police in New Haven arrested Steven Lackard, 27, of Ripton for violating an abuse prevention order.

The order stated that Lackard must not have any contact with Hannah Lackard, 25, of Bristol.

Lackard sent Mrs. Lackard two text messages and a voicemail.

The Addison Superior Court was contacted and Steven Lackard was released on conditions.

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Search parties find lost hikers in Lincoln FEMA pays $16M in Vermont

By Lou Varricchio

newmarketpress@denpubs.com LINCOLN—On Oct. 29, at approximately 1:30 p.m. Vermont State Police troopers from New Haven were notified of four lost hikers on the Sunset Rock Trail which is part of the Long Trail at the top of Lincoln Gap. Two adult hikers and two children were part of the lost hiking party: Karla J. Castro-Frenzel, 38, Olof H. Tenghoff, 39, a juvenile, 4, and a juvenile, 20 months, all of Jersey City, N.J. The hikers entered The Sunset Rock trail head at the top of the Lincoln Gap at approximately 10:30 a.m. As reported by the hikers they became disoriented and were lost at approximately noon.

The hikers initially attempted to find their way out independently and did not contact 911 (emergency services) until approximately 1:09 p.m.

Multiple agencies to include The Vermont State

Police, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, U.S. Forestry Services, and Volunteers from The Lincoln Fire Department responded to the area and began searching for the hiking party. A command post was set up at the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department to coordinate locating the lost hikers.

Members of the Lincoln Fire Department ultimately located the lost hiking party at approximately 3:40 p.m. south of the trail head.

The lost hikers were fatigued and cold but did not require medical attention. The hikers were assisted out of the woods by The Lincoln Fire Dept.

The hikers were dressed for the conditions, however were very unfamiliar with the trail and the area.

The lost hikers were located approximately two and a half hours after their initial call to 911. The two adults their two young children were assisted out of the woods safely before nightfall and drastically reduced temperatures set in.

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newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY—Vermont residents and businesses recovering from the damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene have been assisted by more than $16 million in disaster-assistance loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

"The FEMA team gets a lot of the headlines, but our partners at the SBA have been critical in helping Vermont homeowners, renters and businesses with low-interest disaster loans," said Federal Coordinating Officer James N. Russo. "The amount of money they have put on the streets is truly remarkable."

"The size and number of loans we have approved is a testament to just how much damage Tropical Storm Irene caused," said Carl Sherrill, a spokesman for the SBA. "We urge all Vermonters who received but have not yet filled out an SBA application to do so, even if you don't want a loan."

That's because individuals and families who do not qualify for an SBA low-interest disaster recovery loan may be eligible for additional FEMA grants, Sherrill said.

The SBA has issued 5,842 loan applications to homeowners and businesses in Vermont. To date, a total of 842 have been returned, and 276 applications totaling $16,138,800 have been approved.

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 • 8788213

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. http://www.gbgm-umc.org/ nferrisburgumc/ CROSSROADS CHAPEL - 41 Middlebrook Rd., Ferrisburgh, VT 05456. (802) 425-3625. Pastor: Rev. Charles Paolantonio. Services: Sunday 10am.

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.

Middlebury Community House, Main and Seymour Sts, Sunday Service and Church School-10am; Wednesday-7:30pm.

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF MIDDLEBURY (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) Sunday 10am worship service THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTERDAY SAINTS - Sunday Sacrament 10am-11:15am EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN WORSHIP Service in Middlebury area: call 758-2722 or 453-5334.

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. 9853819 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.

SOUTH BURLINGTON NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH SBC - 1451 Williston Rd., South Burlington. 863-4305 VICTORY CENTER - Holiday Inn, Williston Road, South Burlington • 658-1019 BURLINGTON UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH - Pastor Paul Lyon • 860-5828. Sundays: 10am & 6pm. 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 Worship and Sunday School 10am. Daniel Wright, Pastor. 5452579.

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. 8725799 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 10-29-2011 • 77176

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