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Feds crackdown on Vermont dairy farms U.S. ICE serves 4 dairy farms By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — Vermont farmers have justified hiring so-called undocumented foreign workers as farmhands for years, but now it appears federal officials are getting tough on the practice. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, also known as ICE, raided the farm of Clement Gervais in Enosburg Nov. 19. The raid started what ICE observers said will be a series of raids on selected area farms. It’s common knowledge that Vermont farmers hire illegal aliens to work as farmhands. Gervais employs 22 farm hands including nine Mexicans. It is uncertain if Gervais’ Mexican workers are legal or illegal. He told officials all of his workers are “legal” but he can’t be certain that their documentation is accurate. Vermont Agriculture Commissioner Roger Albee said four dairy farms—in Franklin County and Orleans County—received federal subpoenas Nov. 20. More will follow. According to an anonymous source, ICE will make surprise visits to 87 Vermont farms over the next few weeks. While not specifically mentioned, Addison County farm owners may find themselves in the fed’s crosshairs.
Ferry work to start ADDISON — Construction is likely to start the week before Thanksgiving on a new Lake Champlain ferry crossing between Vermont and New York. The ferry will replace the now-closed Lake Champlain Bridge between Addison and Crown Point. The 80-year-old bridge was closed last month after it was deemed on the verge of collapse. It is scheduled for demolition before the end of the year. John Zicconi of the Vermont Transportation Agency said a construction team will build access roads to the edge of the lake. When that phase is completed, “the in-lake portion” of the ferry project will commence. According to Zicconi, state and federal permiting is on the fast track and must be in place before the project begins. The two states are hoping a ferry can replace the bridge until a new one can be built. No opening date for the new ferry has been determined.
Santa is star attraction in downtown Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — This December on each Saturday before Christmas, between 10 a.m. and noon, families will have an opportunity to visit Santa Claus at the following Middlebury locations: Dec. 5 - Middlebury Community House Dec. 12 - Maple Landmark Woodcraft Dec. 19 - Danforth Pewter
PASSIONATE FARMER — Dairy farmer Mike Eastman of Mike’s Farm in Addison, Vt., finds time between haying, weeding, milking, marketing, and everything else Vermont farmers do—from sun up until sun down—to be an activist farmer and board member of Rural Vermont. Eastmen is featured in a new photo exhibit about activist farmers at the Salisbury Free Public Library. See story inside. Photo by Corey Hendrickson
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Addison scouts plan party ADDISON — Girl Scout Cadette Troop 494 has arranged for a party of parties. Come to shop with all your favorite home demonstrators and consultants from companies like Tupperware, Stampin’ Up, Creative Memories, Pampered Chef, Arbonne and many more. No need to host a party, just come and shop. Some consultants will have
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Vermont’s activist farmers: photos and stories Exhibit at the Salisbury Library SALISBURY — Throughout the month of December, an exhibit featuring Rural Vermont’s farmer-activist board of directors will be on display at the Salisbury Free Public Library at 918 Maple St. in center Salisbury. Professional photographs and interviews tell the stories behind the farmers driving the nonprofit Rural Vermont and its work to secure fair prices for farmers and local food options for Vermonters. On Wednesday, Dec. 2, from 6:30–8 p.m., Rural Vermont and the Salisbury Free Public Library will host a free opening night reception with refreshments and live storytelling about the farmers and foods sustaining rural communities. Rural Vermont’s “Activist Farmers: Photos and Stories“ gives a glimpse into the lives of fifteen farmers who are united around a common vision of economic justice. Local photographer Corey Hendrickson of Hendrickson Photography and volunteer Robbie Stanley of Charlotte traveled the state to capture Rural Vermont’s board members in their element and on their farms. Volunteers spent an afternoon with each of these folks and documented why they are finding time between haying, weeding, milking, marketing, and everything
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he constellation Canis Major has a lot to offer amateur astronomers. This easily identified constellation includes a number of “island universes”; it even contains a stunning example of two colliding galaxies photographed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope cameras. Here’s a lineup of a few of the galaxies and star clusters lurking within Canis Major. I have provided magnitude numbers in parentheses for telescope and binocular observers. According to SUNY Stony Brook astronomer Aaron Evans, “Very bright objects have negative magnitudes. For example, Sirius, the brightest star of the celestial sphere, has an apparent magnitude of -1.4. The modern scale includes the Moon and the Sun; the full Moon has an apparent magnitude of -12.6 and the Sun has an apparent magnitude of -26.73. The Hubble Space Telescope has located stars with magnitudes of +30 at visible wavelengths and the Keck telescopes have located similarly faint stars in the infrared.” Here’s a sampling of Canis Major’s deep sky objects: Basel 11A (+8.2), Cr 121 (+2.6), Cr 132 (+3.6), Cr 140 (+3.5), Haffner 6 (+9.2), Haffner 8 (+9.1), M 41 (+4.5), NGC 2204 (+8.6), NGC 2243 (+9.4), NGC 2345 (+7.7), NGC 2354 (+6.5), NGC 2360 (+7.2), NGC 2362 (+4.1 naked eye in a very dark sky), NGC 2367 (+7.9), NGC 2374 (+8.0), NGC 2383 (+8.4), NGC 2384 (+7.4), NGC 2396 (+7.4), Ru 18 (+9.4) Ru 20 (+9.5), Tr 6 (+10.0). Most observed of Canis Major’s objects is the open cluster M41 (aka NGC 2287)—it’s the only “M” or Charles Messier object in the constellation. M41 is located south of the star Sirius and is approximately 195 million years old. Most of M41’s approximately 100 stars are aging from the main sequence growth stage to the red-giant stage. If you’d like to try your hand at deep-sky astrophotography, M41 is a good target; its red-giant stars provide rich colors with long-exposure photography. Two other Canis Major galaxies worth mentioning are NGC 2207 and IC 2163, located 144 million light years from Earth. Vast gravitational forces emanating from NGC 2207 are stretching and contorting IC 2163. As a result, IC 2163 is in the process of flinging streams of plasma and dust 200,000 light years into space. Both galaxies will continue this slow motion head-on collision for millions, perhaps billions of years. When the collision stops—and the titanic event will eventually come to rest—both galaxies will cease to exist as separate entities. The afterbirth will form a completely new galaxy, a galaxy that will incorporate the stars and planets from the original structures. Visit the Internet and check out the Hubble Site’s stunning NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of this colliding pair of Canis Major. It’s a “jaw dropper” that is best viewed by opening the 28.7 kB image file. The URL is: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire/pr2004045a. Louis Varricchio, M.Sc., is a former NASA science writer. He is a NASA-JPL Solar System Ambassador in Vermont. He is the recent recipient of the Maj. Gen. Chuck Yeager Aerospace Education Award presented by the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force.
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as this ever happened to you? You finish filling your cart with the week’s groceries, head to the checkout lane and place your items on the conveyor belt. The cashier announces the total and you hand over a nice stack of coupons. Then, the cashier pauses. You hear the words, "I don’t think we take coupons from the Internet." The cashier hands them back to you and you ponder what to do next. While most of my shopping trips run very smoothly, occasionally even your Coupon Queen encounters a cashier issue or two. So what do we shoppers do? One of our biggest tools to deal with checkout problems is the store’s coupon policy. Most stores have a written policy that states exactly how they handle coupons presented in the checkout lane. Many stores post the policies on their Web sites and others have a copy at the customer service counter in the store itself. What’s in a coupon policy? Information that shoppers can use to better plan our shopping trips! Coupon policies state specifics such as, We accept Internet coupons, We accept expired coupons or We accept competitors’ coupons. Everything we need to know about what kinds of coupons our stores should accept is spelled out for us right in the store’s policy. Armed with this knowledge, well-informed shoppers know exactly what coupons our stores should accept! The most commonly heard issue with cashiers does involve the store’s acceptance of printable Internet coupons. If you’re told that the store does not accept them, ask to see a copy of the store’s coupon policy. Most grocery stores and supermarkets do accept Internet coupons that are legitimately printed and are not photocopies. Unfortunately, due to the rise in coupon fraud, stores are getting more stringent about the kinds of Internet coupons that they will accept. Most legitimate Internet coupons contain a unique ID or barcode identifier and several other key features that stores use to ascertain a coupon’s validity. And any time the Coupon Information Corporation, a nonprofit organization that monitors coupon fraud, identifies a new, counterfeit coupon, it sends stores an alert to watch for coupons known to be fraudulent or counterfeit. However, when a fraud alert goes out, sometimes it has a ripple effect. Our stores learn that a new counterfeit
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n mid-October, the Rutland Herald reported that “Vermont’s students are at the top of the class” in math, according to this year ’s federal NAEP tests of 4th and 8th graders, placing behind only New Hampshire and Massachusetts in numerical proficiency. Education Commissioner Vilaseca was jubilant, calling his students well-performing—the same self-congratulatory wording quoted in the Herald as used by Rutland Superintendent Moran and Barstow School Principal Prescott. What they curiously didn’t mention was the percentage of their young charges actually scoring “proficient”. That number is 51 percent. The other 49 percent didn’t achieve the “ability to function at grade level” measure, and are less-than-proficient in math. When you add in the other disciplines –reading, science, history, and so on—the overall proficiency accomplishment of the public schools is in the 30 to 40 percent range. If you, in the private sector, produced a product line at least half of which don’t work as expected you’d experience customer dissatisfaction and lose market share in a hurry. The statistics show public education is losing market share to non-public alternatives, although surprisingly slowly, given a product-inadequacy rate of half in some disciplines, about 2/3 in others. Just because your competitor across the stateline has an even higher unsatisfactory percentage won’t help your sales, particularly when your cost of production is among the highest in the nation. Under those circumstances, maybe your best option is to advertise your output as “excellent”, knowing it isn’t, and hope your choice of language is convincing. That, I suppose, explains why so many public schools in Vermont (and other states as well) display the word “excellence” on their front-lawn bulletin board. I also suppose that Vermont’s educrats were deeply influenced by a youthful viewing of the 1965 movie “My Fair Lady”, a remake of George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion”, the stageplay-to-movie version in which Professor Henry Higgins selects a forlorn specimen of the London underclass off the mean streets and raises her socio-economic status by teaching her to speak English properly. “The French don’t care what you do as long as you pronounce it correctly,” the phonetics professor observes. Perhaps Higgins is the source for the official evaluation of Vermont public education; in Prescott’s words, “It’s great to see Vermont doing so well.” I’d say that the Higgins Principle enjoys remarkable currency amongst Vermont’s public educators. If your notion of “doing well” embraces a 51 percent proficiency rate in math, you can claim superiority to almost all other states; indeed, the 2007 National Digest of Educational Statistics showed the U.S. average for 4th grade math at 239 (out of a possible 500), compared to a Vermont average score of 246. That’s 39 percent proficient, nationally, compared to 49 percent less than half) proficient in-state. If you are careful not to mention the actual numerical proficiency rate in your public statements, you’ll be equal-
ly carefully to avoid the NAEP stats for proficiency in ethnic grouping. The 2007 NDES shows the 4th grade reading results. Vermont, a statistically all-white state, came in at 229. The U.S. white cohort average (not an overall total average typically depressed somewhat by lower minority scores) was 230. Adjusted for race, Vermont students aren’t “top of the class” (using the Herald’s language), but a point below the national average. Marginally better stats were posted in 8th grade science, wherein statistically-all-white Vermont came in at 162 (the U.S. white average was 159, the black average was 123). Virginia’s white students scored better at 165. Going similarly unmentionable by the commissioner and other Vermont educators are the annual per-pupil cost data, which, taken in conjunction with test scores, furnish an indicator of educational productivity. The 2007 NDES reported that, for 2005, Vermont spent $12,783, when the U.S. average was $10,071 and Virginia, a State with better scores in some disciplines, spent $10,030. In contrast, previous Vermont Commissioner Richard Cate took considerable verbal pride in both Vermont low class size and high annual per-pupil spending; he explained that policy factors were responsible for Vermont’s impressive test scores and that—like the shampoo-purchasing lady in the advertisement—we’re worth it. The Rutland Herald put the Higgins gloss on it: In an Oct. 16 editorial, the editors assert that “Vermont’s high test rankings” show that the “low student-teacher ratio is good for students but hard on taxpayers” without ever mentioning Utah, which has the highest p/t ratio in the nation (22 compared to Vermont’s 11) has roughly half the per-pupil spending cost as a result, and whose students came in at 262 for 8th grade reading, 1 point above the 261 U.S. average, and 11 points below the 273 Vermont average, but at half the Vermont cost. All these mid-200s scores are about half of the possible 500, which explains why all the proficiency percentages cluster in the 30-to-40 range, meaning that a clear majority of students—U.S., Vermont and Utah—can’t read well enough to even make proficient. Sometimes it’s politically expedient to pronounce correctly, but not to recite the stats. As for the obvious educator objective—that is, bringing most of their students to “proficiency”—some Vermont officials have been claiming that actually getting students literate and numerate isn’t in their job description. Retired Vermont school architect Martin Harris lives in Tennessee.
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Porter adjusts visiting Relay-for-Life honored with National Award during flu season MIDDLEBURY — During the flu season, Porter Hospital has made some changes in the visiting policies on the Birthing Center, according to Kathy Hoxsie, nurse manager of the Unit. “The number of visitors allowed to visit mom and baby will be limited to two, and it will be helpful if these visitors remained the same throughout the stay” Hoxsie said. “The father of the baby will be allowed in at all times but must wear a mask if any signs or symptoms of illness and visitors under the age of 18 will not be allowed onto the unit.” According to Hoxsie, there will be special visiting hours for siblings—who must be symptom free of illness such as fever and or cough—between 3-6 p.m. each day. No other children will be allowed onto the unit as visitors. Visitors should expect to be greeted at the door to the Birthing Center by staff, who will be asking questions about illness. Any one with any signs of illness will not be allowed onto the Unit. “We also will ask that everyone use good hand washing at all times” Hoxsie added. “We are asking our patients to please help us by informing family and friends of these new policies before you come into the hospital, as we are doing this to protect you and your new baby as well as the other families on the unit” Hoxsie said. “We do strongly encourage you to get your seasonal flu shot as well as the H1N1 vaccine. “ She said that this policy may change as the season progresses, and that the hospital will keep the patients and community updated.
MIDDLEBURY — The Relay For Life of Middlebury College was recently honored by the American Cancer Society with the National Top Five Per Capital Youth Award for 2009 in recognition of colleges with an enrollment of fewer than 2,500. Middlebury College raised $114,000 ($48.87 per capita) on May 1–2 in support of cancer prevention, research, education and advocacy in Vermont. The award was presented to the Middlebury College President Ron Liebowitz by the 2010 Relay For Life co-chairwomen Sarah Bryan and Mia Lieb-Lappen, along with committee member, Ruthie Reinken, and Jessica Blais, American Cancer Society staff partner, Nov. 12. The Relay For Life national awards are presented in recognition of outstanding performance in fundraising and to highlight the success of individuals, teams, and events that define the hallmarks of Relay For Life. In 2008, Middlebury College received the National Per Capital Youth Award, placing first, in addition to receiving recognition for individual online fundraising and team fundraising
Relay for Life honorees: Mia-Lieblappen, 2010 RFL co-chairwoman, Ron Liebowitz, Middlebury College president, Ruthie Reinken, 2010 RFL committee member, Sarah Bryan, 2010 RFL committee member, and Jessica Blais, ACS staff partner. success. The 2010 Relay For Life of Middlebury College will take place on April 23–24. For more information on volunteering and event registration, visit
www.relayforlife.org/middleburyvt. Relay For Life is the signature event of the American Cancer Society.
Lincoln Library receives new children’s books LINCOLN — Last week, all the children at the Lincoln Community School attended a lively and colorful book delivery and storytelling presentation by the Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF). CLiF recently awarded a Rural Library Sponsorship to the Lincoln Library. As part of this grant, CLiF is donating $2,000 in new children's books to the public library. The Lincoln Library is one of 12 libraries in Vermont and New Hampshire to receive a CLiF sponsorship for fall 2009. To celebrate the arrival of the new books and reach out to as many local children as possible, the special storytelling event will take place at the community school. On Nov. 16, CLiF Director Duncan McDougall visited the school to display all the beautiful books, perform stories, and share his love of reading and writing with the students. About 115 children from Kindergarten through Grade 6 will participate. The literacy program aims to inspire the children to discover the joy of reading and to check out new books from their local library. According to Librarian Debi Gray, "We are overwhelmed with joy at receiving the books and audios in a year where we have not been able to purchase materials due to a budget deficit. It will give our collection such a boost and I can't wait to see the smiles on the children's and parent's faces!" After the presentation at the elementary school, McDougall visited the Lincoln Cooperative Preschool to tell stories to the children and give each child the opportunity to choose a book to take home and keep. CLiF will also donate an additional collection of children's books to remain on-site.
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A NOMAD’S LIFE — Sas Carey, R.N., of Middlebury, has been making treks to visit the nomads of Mongolia for several years. Carey’s Nomadicare outreach project supports the sustainability and cultural survival of these Asian people. She has worked as a heath-education consultant for the United Nations and runs the local Life Energy Healing School that harmonizes Eastern and Western methods of health. She discussed her work at a public meeting at the Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol last week.
Hinesburg airman completes training Air National Guard Airman First Class John S. Kimball graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Kimball is the son of Patricia Kimball of Winooski, Vt. He is a 2009 graduate of Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg. Editor’s Note: We regret that last week’s report about Airman First Class Kimball contained a typo. The report had been submitted to us by the U.S. DoD’s “Hometown News” service and we published it just as we received it—and unknown to us—with the typo included. The above news report has been corrected.
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St. Mary’s gala: fun, food and all that jazz MIDDLEBURY — The recent St. Mary's School Harvest Gala included the big band jazz sound of the Little City Jazz Band. The evening fundraising event included a buffet dinner. A silent auction, which featured a platinum-rated time-share, added to the bidding activity. All proceeds from the event went to benefit the students and programs of St. Mary's School.
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GUESTVIEWPOINT The high price of health care
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ver the past 18 months, seniors have seen the market value of their holdings reduced by as much as 50 percent. A good portion of this loss can be attributed to bipartisan ineptness in fiscal policy. As seniors, our focus should be on how Washington affects us, our children and grandchildren. Usually if the short term is a problem, it will also have a negative impact on the long term. Using these criteria, it is time to take stock; it is not a pretty picture. With the mainstream media's all-out campaign for health care reform, it is telling that Rasmussen Polls show that 49 percent believe that it would be best that no legislation be passed this year. Further, Rasmussen shows that only 44 percent are in favor of the current proposals, while a Zogby poll shows only 40 percent favorably disposed. The largest group against these proposals is seniors, who lose the most. Next endangered are young people. It is interesting to see the "smoke and mirrors" used to convince us that a health care plan is best operated by the government. Congress intends no debt increase by keeping the 10-year cost below $900 billion. (Existing federal entitlement programs have exceeded estimated cost by multiples.) A new gimmick to conceal excessive costs is to pull $250 billion, for the increased doctor payments, from the plan and pass it separately so it can be added to the debt. History is ignored at peril; the definition of "crazy" is to continue to do the same thing and expect different results. Congress plans to partially fund the new program by cutting Medicare/Medicaid by $400 billion over 10 years. What is really insulting is that there is talk of giving each senior a one-time $250 payoff to compensate for the severe hurt they intend to inflict. In 2009, we find the administration promising to raise taxes substantially while passing large social-engineering programs. The administration is demonizing individuals, businesses, industries and interest groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, while they are blatantly trying to "buy" support of groups with special favors, such as those offered to AARP and physicians.
How does all this affect seniors? We are not being demonized, primarily because we all vote. But if we look at our lifestyle, generally our income is "fixed" and comes from Social Security, retirement funds, saving funds including IRAs, 401ks and IRAs, and other investments and annuities. We also receive Medicaid and Medicare benefits. We have spent our lives planning for retirement and estates; now all of this may vanish because of congressional actions over the next 12 months. Many seniors fall into two categories — middle and upper tax brackets. Most retirees still pay income tax. With the list of currently proposed programs at several trillion dollars and expanding health care by 30 million people, it is reasonable to believe that we all will pay higher taxes and have reduced disposable income. With all the financial indicators heading in the wrong direction, we must believe that the dollar will weaken, further reducing our buying power. The "socialization" of health care is on the backs of seniors and imposes the "death panel" concept that won't go away. This will lead to poorer quality, rationing and higher deductibles. Medical devices such as prostheses — an elderly need — will be taxed. The cuts will be left to the bureaucrats. If they don't fully succeed, the difference will become more debt. Congress is finally starting to realize this and may decide to push parts of the costs off to the states as unfunded mandates or hide costs in other federal legislation. The H1N1 program is the latest example of government mismanaged health care. At some point, the Federal Reserve will be forced to increase interest rates and our cost of borrowing. This is the reason that N.H. Sen. Judd Gregg recently stated that we were rapidly becoming a "Banana Republic." Seniors may never recover. If by some miracle we should leave this earth with any remaining assets, we can depend on higher "death tax" taking the rest, leaving nothing for our heirs. This is the end of the American dream of our forefathers. There is light at the tunnel's end. We have strong moderate/conservative candidates for Congress, and I expect we'll soon have new candidates for the Mass General Court. The only way we can get relief is to clean house, starting with the U.S. Senate elections this January. William Parker
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ne of the late U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy’s greatest laments was that he didn’t take then-President Richard M. Nixon’s offer of working on a bipartisan plan to realign the healthcare system to fit the nation’s needs in 1971. As Congress and the nation battle it out over healthcare reform—with the fate of uninsured people hanging in the balance—the former president’s brother, Ed Nixon, is hoping people take some time to reflect on the lost opportunity, as well as his brother ’s accomplishments. “My brother ’s offer to address healthcare was genuine, and it stemmed from his feeling that we needed tighter regulation on the insurance industry,” said Nixon, co-author of “The Nixons: A Family Portrait”, from Book Publishers Network (www.thenixons-afamilyportrait.com). “He knew back then what was on the horizon, seeing the writing on the wall three decades before the storm.” While popular culture has remade the former president as a negative caricature with his portrayals in movies, both fiction and non-fiction-based, Ed Nixon believes his brother ’s accomplishments remain undeniable. President Nixon’s relevancy to the political news cycle of the last decade crystallizes even more when people consider the foreign policy challenges facing President Barack Obama. “The old line that ‘Only Nixon could go to China’ has been used by pundits for decades, and even made it into a Star Trek movie as a Vulcan proverb,” Ed Nixon said. But the underlying truth is that Nixon’s famous brother went to communist China in the middle of the Cold War to prevent complete Soviet domination in Asia. “His trip had nothing to do with economics,” Ed Nixon said. “While President Reagan is largely credited for ending the Cold War, the seeds were planted during the Nixon administration. This issue was of significant strategic interest to both China and the U.S. at the time, and working together to keep the Soviets in check was a key element that led to the fall of the Soviet republic. If they couldn’t expand, they would not have the economic base to support their massive military budget. When their expansion ceased, it helped hasten their fate.” The White House today could certainly use the kind of historical perspective and clear vision possessed by Richard Nixon. Tony Panaccio News & Experts Syndicate
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As Jesus demonstrates, there is a big difference between knowing something because we ‘know it’ and knowing something because someone else By Rev. Krista Beth Atwood tells us about it. As much as someone might try to tell you what asparagus tastes like, you will never really know until you try it yourself. The same is true in our relationship with Christ. Do we know about Christ as King because someone else has told us, or do we know Christ as King of our life? The Good News is that every day we are made new. We don’t need to wait for an arbitrary date on the calendar to experience new life in Christ. Yet, we may still want to ask ourselves some questions as we mark the end of this Christian year. What are my resolutions for the coming Christian year? How do I want to grow? What do I want to add to my life to bring me closer to God? What do I want to leave behind? We may even want to ask ourselves a version of the questions Jesus asked Pilate. Do I know for myself that that Christ is King? Or did others tell me about him? How can I move beyond knowing about to knowing? Each morning we have the chance to start fresh with new perspectives, new goals and new resolutions and to leave mistakes, failures and regrets behind. This is demonstrated by the fact that the first thing we do at the beginning of the Christian year is prepare for the coming of Christ, the new born King. Happy New Year!
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Rev. Krista Beth Atwood is pastor of Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset St., in South Burlington. You can reach her at 8636764.
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Vermont’s lemmings To th editor: To quote Wikipedia: “...Lemming suicide is a frequently used metaphor in reference to people who go along unquestioningly with popular opinion with potentially dangerous or fatal consequences.” It appears that this definition applies to Vermont's Congressional Delegation. Popular opinion trumps their collective wills to challenge the economic and human cost of following the Obama Administration as it leads us to the edge of the cliff. What should or will it be? 1.) Socialism/communism vs. capitalism? 2.) One World Order vs. U.S. sovereignty? 3.) Expanded government bureaucracy vs personal freedom? 4.) Fairness (censorship) Doctrine vs. Freedom of Speech?, etc.? Please U.S. Senators Leahy, Sanders, and Congressman Welch use your intelligence, talent and sensibilities to achieve change, a change in direction now before it is too late. P.S. I am sorry to see the Vermont Woodchuck blogger go. Martin Frankie Middlebury
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To the editor: What a year we've had! 2009 has been one of the most challenging and most rewarding years the Friends of the Vergennes Opera House has had since restoring this historic theater: The economy took its toll, a rainy summer tried to bend our spirits and then word arrived in early June that the Opera House would have to install a sprinkler system. But where other organizations may have been down for the count, we seized these challenges as opportunities, tightened our belts, presented some incredible shows, expanded our community outreach efforts and made the best of a tough situation. Here are just some of the things we have accomplished in the last year: •With over 100 concerts, events and classes we will have opened our doors to over 10,000 people by the end of the year. •Whether it's Community Theatre, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra (12 years in a row!), African Drum & Dance classes or providing a space for a children's talent show, we present the community with a wealth of artistic and cultural opportunities. •Our programming efforts brought the talents of singer/songwriter Richard Shindell in August; Broadway veteran Bill Carmichael and three big stage newcomers for our annual revue show, Broadway Direct in September; Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame legend John Sebastian in October; and what is becoming a yearly tradition, the Bluegrass Gospel Project in December. •Our "Friday Night Flicks" Monthly Movie Series continues to bring classic films back to life on the big screen. With a movie shown each month, the program has been a hit! •Through careful management and oversight in a difficult economic climate, our organization remains a financially stable private non-profit while not sacrificing our commitment to the arts. And in the coming year we will continue this spirit of optimism... With your support we will continue our mission to maintain and operate the Vergennes Opera House. Please consider becoming a new member or renewing your existing membership. Together we can ensure the Opera House's long term viability and meet our challenges head-on with the creative optimism that has allowed this organization to thrive. And if you've already given, then thank you. Jackson Evans Executive Director Friends of the Vergennes Opera House Vergennes
Vt. Atty. Gen. settles timeshare claims Apex Professionals, LLC, a Nevada-based company will pay over $64,000 to 15 consumers and $65,000 in penalties and costs to the State of Vermont to settle claims that it violated Vermont law in arranging the repurchase of timeshares. Commenting on the settlement, Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell warned that “if out-of-state companies offering an economic benefit to consumers in Vermont violate the State’s consumer laws, they can expect strong enforcement and serious consequences.” In the spring of 2009, Apex representatives came to Vermont, soliciting consumers to transfer ownership of their unused timeshares, so that the original owners could be relieved of timeshare maintenance fees, taxes and other costs. The representatives met with consumers in March at the Courtyard Burlington Harbor in Burlington, and in March and May at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier. Apex had advertised these meetings with a prior mailing of postcards stating, “Don’t play the waiting game in this economy! If you accept our offer we will put your timeshare into closing immediately.” The consumers who met with Apex reasonably understood the term “offer” to mean that Apex would be offering them money in exchange for their timeshares; but in fact, Apex charged them a fee in the amount of several thousand dollars to transfer ownership of their timeshares. To sweeten the deal, Apex’s representatives told consumers that they could offset their payment to Apex by filing for a federal income tax deduction for investment losses on their timeshare, the value of which was claimed to be equal to or greater than their payment to Apex. This, too, was not true, because consumers had bought their timeshares for personal, not investment, purposes and were therefore not eligible for a tax deduction. In addition, Apex failed to comply with the requirement of Vermont law that whenever goods or services are sold at a transient location like a hotel, the buyer must be given three days to cancel the transaction. Under the settlement, Apex will send each of its 15 Vermont customers a check in the amount of the higher of (1) what the consumer paid to the company, or (2) the tax deduction its representatives calculated for the consumer—for a total of $64,187. For more information on the settlement, contact the Attorney General’s Office at 828-5507.
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Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Day VERGENNES — Traditional Thanksgiving dinner served at noon, at the Addison County Eagles Club. We will also deliver the complete meal at 11 a.m. if you are a shut-in, in the general area. To RSVP call 877-2055 after 3 p.m. or drop a note at 67 New Haven Rd. or that you need a meal delivered.The Addison County Eagles have provided these meals since 1982.
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Saturday, November 28 BRIDPORT BRIDPORT — Holiday Craft Sale at the Bridport Masonic Hall from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. There will be over 50 crafters. This is a crafter’s craft sale. Call 758-2420. HUNTINGTON HUNTINGTON — Huntington Crafters Holiday Festival at the Huntington Public Library. The Festival will be open 9-3 p.m.There will be 15 crafters featuring everything from beaded jewelry, fleecewear, totebags,Alpaca wool, metal critters, knitted and felted products to baby clothing, photographs, and holiday items. Live music. Raffle to benefit Huntington Valley Arts.Food. Call coordinator Leta Watkins at 434-2243 before 8 p.m. or e-mail lwatkins@gmavt.net. PITTSFORD — Annual Christmas Bazaar at Saint Alphonsus, 9a.m.-2 p.m., in the parish hall on Route 7. Evergreen wreaths, baked goods, white elephant table, food, refreshments, vendors, artists and crafters. Raffle items, silent auction and 50/50 cash raffle. R UTLAND — “The Logger’s Holiday Variety Show” at the Paramount Theatre Nov. 27-28. Tickets $20. Call 775-0903 or go to www.paramountlive.org.
Sunday, November 29 BRISTOL BRISTOL — The First Baptist Church of Bristol invites you to a Community Praise Sing-a-long from 7 to 9 p.m. for free. Bring instruments and join other musicians. All ages invited. Refreshments. The church is in rear of Bristol Park. Call 453-2551. VERGENNES — Vergennes Dorchester Lodge F&AM last Sunday of the month breakfast at lodge on School Street, 7:30-10 a.m. All you can eat: pancakes, french toast, bacon, sausage, home fries, scrambled eggs, juice and coffee.
Tuesday, December 1 MIDDLEBUR Y — Franco Zeffirelli's "Turandot" stars Maria Guleghina. MIDDLEBURY Andris Nelsons conducts. Metropolitan Opera broadcast at Town Hall Theater, 7 p.m. Tickets, $22/$10 students: at box office, call 382-9222, or online at www.townhalltheater.org. SHELBURNE SHELBURNE — Shelburne Farms pre-holiday event at the Welcome Center located on the corner of Bay and Harbor roads. Author, Marilyn Webb Neagley reads excerpts from her book “Walking through the Seasons” beginning at 4: p.m. Call 985- 8442. SHOREHAM — Shoreham Community Meeting atthe Shoreham Elementary School from 6:30 – 9 p.m. Call 897-5841.
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Wednesday, December 2 LINCOLN — Adult Book Discussion Group at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Library. We will be discussing the book “Waiting for Snow in Havana” by Carlos Eire. MIDDLEBUR Y — TaeKwon Do Classes: Wednesdays through Dec. 16. MIDDLEBURY Classes taught by fourth degree master instructor Kellie Thomas. Cost: $2.50 per class. 94 Main St. at Teen Center. Call 388-3910. R UTLAND — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice is offering a Blood Pressure and Foot Care clinic at the Wallingford House at 10:30 a.m.. There is a suggested donation of $2 for blood pressure screenings and $5 for foot care. Call 775-0568. SALISBUR Y — Rural Vermont’s “Activist Farmers: Photos & Stories” on SALISBURY display at the Salisbury Free Public Library through the month of December. Reception Dec. 2, 6:30–8 p.m. Call 223-7222. See photo and story in this week’s issue of The (Addison) Eagle.
Thursday, December 3 BRISTOL BRISTOL — The First Baptist Church of Bristol weekday worship time, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. B URLINGTON URLINGTON — Advent Organ Recital.A selection of Advent pieces by Russian, Scandinavian, German, and Americancomposers. First United Methodist Church of Burlington 12:15 p.m. Refreshments. Winooski Avenue at Buell Street. MIDDLEBUR Y — Twist O' Wool Guild Meeting from 7– 9 p.m. at the AmerMIDDLEBURY ican Legion on Wilson Way. There will be a Yankee Swap, spin-in, and a general meeting. Call 453-5960. R UTLAND — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice is offering a Blood Pressure and Foot Care clinic at Parker House at 10 a.m. There is a suggested donation of $2 for blood pressure screenings and $5. for foot care. Call 775-0568. R UTLAND — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice is offering a Blood Pressure and Foot Care clinic at the Bardwell House at 12:30 p.m. There is a suggested donation of $2 for blood pressure screenings and $5.00 for foot care. Call 775-0568. WEYBRIDGE — Weybridge Elementary School will hold it's annual Book Fair 2-6 p.m., Dec. 4, 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Dec. 5, from 8 a.m.-noon. To benefit the school library. Weybridge School Common Room, 210, Quaker Village Rd. Call 545-2172 if you would like to donate books.
Friday, December 4 BRISTOL BRISTOL — St. Ambrose Church presents “The Treasure of Family” Bazaar from 1-5 p.m.and Dec 5, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Crafts, bake sale, silent auction raffles, homemade goodies. Friday at 2:30 pm- Silver Tea, at 3 p.m. Kids Cookie Decorating. Santa’s visit at Noon . Call 453-2488. HINESBURG HINESBURG — Author Event-Local author Eugenie Doyle presents her new book, 7 p.m., at Brown Dog Books & Gifts, 22 Commerce St. No. 3. Call 482-5189. IRA — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice is offering a Blood Pressure and Foot Care clinic at Ira Town Hall at 12:30 p.m.There 34596
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is a suggested donation of $2 for blood pressure screenings and $5 for foot care. Call 775-0568. MIDDLEBUR Y —The North Branch School presents Gala Dinner, AucMIDDLEBURY tion and Contra Dance with Atlantic Crossing at Town Hall Theater. Silent auction viewing begins at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m.; dancing until 10 p.m. Advance tickets are $20 adults/$10 students, or $25/$15 at the door. Call for ticket details: 388-3269. POULTNEY POULTNEY — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice is offering a Blood Pressure and Foot Care clinic at the Young at Heart Senior Center at 9:30 a.m.. There is a suggested donation of $2 for blood pressure screenings and $5 for foot care. Call 775-0568. WEYBRIDGE — Weybridge Elementary School will hold it's annual Book Fair 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Dec. 5, 8 a.m.-noon. To benefit the School library. Weybridge School Common Room, 210, Quaker Village Rd. Call 545-2172.
Saturday, December 5 BRISTOL BRISTOL — The First Baptist Church of Bristol Annual Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Crafts, attic treasures, pbaked goods, soups, chili and sandwichesCall 453-6302 or 453-2551. LINCOLN — Holiday Workshop for Children of all ages, 10 a.m.-noon at the Lincoln Library. Cookies, crafts, a movie, and a visit from Mrs. Claus. MANCHESTER — Annual Holiday Open House Tour. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Vermont-New Hampshire Komen Race for the Cure (www.vtnhcure.org). Breast cancer survivors will be at most locations to greet guests and thank them for their participation. Participating locations include Dorset Inn, Equinox Hotel, Inn at Manchester, Silas Griffth Inn, Silver Service Inn, Three Mountain Inn, Wiley Inn, Inn at Ormsby Hill. Dec. 5 and 12. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at participating locations. Call 362-1163 or 362-1793. MIDDLEBUR Y — Sheldon Museum Holiday Open House from 10 a.m.MIDDLEBURY 4 p.m. Music, a craft project, cookies, holiday raffle that includes a Lionel Polar Express train set. View the juried exhibit Addison County Kids: A Community Photo Album. Free for Addison County residents; donations welcome. 1 Park St. Call 388-2117. MIDDLEBUR Y — Santa will be at the Middlebury Community House, MIDDLEBURY next to the post office, 10 a.m.-noon to greet the children with treats. Middlebury Garden Club will offer refreshments and holiday decorations. Free. PITTSFORD — Pittsford/Proctor Annual Stuff a Bus & Bottle Drive at the Pittsford Congregational Church and St. Dominic’s Church in Proctor from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sponsored by the Pittsford/Proctor Food Shelf, this drive does not receive any proceeds from any of the “stuff a bus” activities in Rutland. Call 483-2967 or 558-5768. R UTLAND — Upward Bound Basket Raffle from11:00 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Rutland High School. $5 for admission and 25 raffle tickets, $2 for additional ticket sheets. Refreshments for sale inside event. All proceeds benefit the Castleton Upward Bound Scholarship Fund. Contact Jen or Jane Greene at 287-5224 VERGENNES — The Vergennes Area Chamber of Commerce, a division of the Addison County Chamber of Commerce, is hosting the fifth annual Vergennes Holiday Stroll. Events begin at 7:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast and wrap up at 7 p.m. with a holiday concert by the Otter Creek Choral Society. A few of the event highlights include: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Annual Winter Holiday Craft Fair at Vergennes Elementary School, 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.: Maiden Vermont (a cappella group) at Bixby Library, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.:Visit Santa in a Winter Wonderland at Vergennes Opera House. Perfect for kids who want to get their picture taken with Santa, listen to Mrs. Claus read stories, make an ornament and decorate cookies. 5 p.m.: Lighting of City Park and Memory Tree, caroling by Addison County Gospel Choir, New Haven Twilight Tails 4Hers and the audience and Victory Baptist Church Cantata. There are many other events during the day for young and old. A complete schedule is available at www.addisoncounty.com/holidaystroll. In addition to these events, the Holiday Stroll is the kick-off for a weeklong collection of food items for the Community Food Shelf. Several area businesses are collection points for non-perishable food items. Items will be collected between December 5 and 12. For more information on this event, call 802-388-7951 or email marguerite@addisoncounty.com. VERGENNES — 9th Annual Winter Holiday Fair at the Vergennes Elementary School from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Exhibits will include: Quilts, candles, wooden ornaments, baked goods, raffle, food concession, 60+ vendors and much more! To benefit the VUES After School Enrichment programs. Entry fee: Food Shelf Donation. Contact Lisa Sprague 877-3761 with questions. WEYBRIDGE — Weybridge Elementary School will hold it's annual Book Fair on 12/3 from2-6 p.m., Fri. 12/4 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Sat. 12/5 from 8a.m.Noon.Featuring a wide selection of gentle used books including adult and child fiction and non-fiction. To benefit the School library. Weybridge School Common Room, 210, Quaker Village Road. (3 miles north on Middlebury off Route 23). Donations of books can be dropped off at the school or call Mary (545-2172/mfdouglas@gmavt.net) if you would like them picked up.
Sunday, December 6 MIDDLEBUR Y — Sheldon Museum Holiday Open House from noon - 4 MIDDLEBURY p.m. The Sheldon Museum invites you to its annual Holiday Open House for the community. This year we’ve added a trolley and a brand new Pops Concert bandstand. The Open House will feature music, a craft project, homemade cookies and a very special holiday raffle that includes a Lionel Polar Express train set. View the juried exhibit Addison County Kids: A Community Photo Album featuring photos, past and present, of children growing up in Addison County. Don't forget to do your holiday shopping in the Sheldon's Museum Shop, now located in the front of the Museum! Admission to the Open House is free for Addison County residents; donations welcome. The Henry Sheldon Museum is located at 1 Park Street across from the Ilsley Public Library. Call 388-2117 for information. SOUTH STARKSBOR O — The Jerusalem Schoolhouse Lecture SeSTARKSBORO ries from 2 to 4 p.m. "Annual Holiday Gathering". Come and enjoy songs and holiday goodies. For more inf. call 453-3826.
Monday, December 7 MIDDLEBUR Y — Please join us for an opening reception in VFC’s ViMIDDLEBURY sion & Voice Documentary Workspace at 88 Main Street from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public; donations to support the VFC’s mission and programs accepted. The Vermont Folklife Center—Documenting and preserving the many cultural traditions of our state. www.vermontfolklifecenter.org. PITTSFORD — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice is offering Blood Pressure and Foot Care clinic at the Village Manor at 11:30 a.m. There is a suggested donation of $2.00 for blood pressure screenings and $5.00 for foot care. For more information, please call 802-775-0568.
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Vermont taxes: fair or unfair burden? From News & Staff Reports
COLLEGE SINGERS — Middlebury College Musical Players returned to Town Hall Theater last week with “Songs for a New World”. The group is a student-run organization founded in 1995 with the goal of producing an entirely student-run musical each semester. Pictured are: Darryl Johnson, JJ Janikis, Molly O'Keefe, Leann Li, Ty Carleton, and Khalid Tellis (top row); Samantha Peaslee and Emily McCabe (bottom row).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vermont has done better than many states to tax according to ability to pay, but low- and middle-income Vermonters still pay more of their income in state and local taxes than do those in the highest income brackets. That is the finding of a new report released last week by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy based in Washington, D.C. “Vermont lawmakers may
be forced to make difficult tax and spending decisions in the upcoming year,” said Matthew Gardner, ITEP’s executive director and lead author of the study, titled “Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States”. “They should be mindful that the Vermont tax system already falls most heavily on the very poorest families in the state,” Gardner said. According to the study, which was based on taxpayers under 65, the poorest 20
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Seniors receive “blizzard bags” MIDDLEBURY — A gloomy economy has had an impact on Vermont seniors and the agencies that serve them. CVAA's Meals on Wheels program has seen the demand for Meals on Wheels increase as the cost of food has risen. Many seniors rely on CVAA’s Meals on Wheels to provide hot nutritious meals that can help maintain their independence and health in their own homes. During the winter months hazardous driving conditions sometimes prohibit volunteers from delivering meals so CVAA is putting together Blizzard Bags. Blizzard Bags contain shelf stable meals that seniors can use when the weather prohibits Meals on Wheels from being delivered. Over 100 volunteers of all ages produced over 850 Blizzard Bags each containing five shelf stable meals to be delivered to seniors so they are prepared before the first big storm of the season. Zoe Hardy, CVAA nutrition director, started Blizzard Bags over 14 year ago. CVAA helps seniors age with independence and dignity by providing information, services, education, support and advocacy to seniors and caregivers. CVAA is a private nonprofit United Way organization . To get a bag, call the Senior Helpline at 1-800-642-5119 or go to www.cvaa.org.
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USDA claims 1-in-8 households hungry Vermont 6th hungriest in the nation
Since the start of 2009, unemployment and hunger are escalating in Vermont faster than in most other states. Now a new report, released last week, claims Vermont is the sixth hungriest state in the nation. Over 14,000 Vermont households (1 in 20) are suffering the most severe form of hunger, where adults frequently go without food, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) annual report. This number has increased since 2007, putting Vermont sixth in the nation, according to the USDA report. Meal programs and food pantries are overwhelmed with requests, often by people who used to donate food and now must ask for help. An afterschool program in Newport is seeing more and more children who depend on school lunch as their only reliable meal. The director of this program often hears, “my mom can’t go to the store until the beginning of the month.” This child is living the stark reality of the growing hunger indicated by the USDA report.
USPS loses $3.8 billion From News Reports WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) today filed its 2009 fiscal year-end financial results, showing a net loss of $3.8 billion for the year—despite cost-cutting efforts resulting in $6 billion in cost savings and a $4 billion reduction in required payments for retiree health benefits. Cost savings reflect a reduction of 40,000 career USPS employees as well as reductions in overtime hours, transportation and other costs. The $4 billion reduction in required retiree health benefit payments was passed into law for fiscal 2009 to allow USPS to maintain fiscal solvency while continuing to provide universal, affordable service to the nation.
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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 11 am *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)
Art may feed the soul, but people need to feed their bodies first. In response to the worst economy all Americans are facing since the 1930s, the Vermont Arts Council has organized its second online art auction to benefit the Vermont Foodbank. This year ’s auction includes 73 pieces of original art including work by renowned artists Warren Kimble, Susan Wahlrab, and Margaret Lampe Kannenstine. Other items include private house concerts with Yankee Chank, O’hAnleigh, and Lewis Franco. Northern Stage, the Flynn Center, Chandler Center for the Arts, and the Vermont Mozart Festival have contributed tickets, and No Strings Marionettes has donated a full-length performance. More contributions can be viewed online. An auction preview is now available at www.vermontartscouncil.org. Bidding will begin on Friday, Nov. 27 and end at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4. Questions can be directed to Diane Scolaro at 828-5423. Bidding on more than 100 arts related items will take place Nov. 27-Dec. 4 at www.vermontartscouncil.org.
Vonage has to repay Vermont The State of Vermont will receive $45,000 as part of a multistate settlement with Vonage, one of the nation’s largest providers of the internet-based phone service called Voice over Internet Protocol. The settlement requires Vonage to refund eligible consumers and change its marketing practices and treatment of cancellation requests. Since its inception, Vonage has offered consumers some form of a reduced price or free trial period. Its marketing materials included phrases such as “try one month free” and a risk-free trial period. These terms, however, were not accompanied by sufficient disclosures. Many consumers were charged activation fees, taxes, regulatory fees, and 911 fees that were not clearly disclosed. “A trial period needs to be a trial period,” said Attorney General Bill Sorrell. “Especially with new technologies, consumers need clear information up front and the ability to cancel. Vonage failed on both fronts. Now, the company will refund Vermont consumers and honor their decisions to cancel the service if they so choose.” Today’s settlement contains a broad restitution plan requiring VONAGE to make refunds to eligible consumers with unresolved complaints of unauthorized charges from January 2004 to March 16, 2010. To date, the Vermont Attorney General’s Office has received over seventy complaints against Vonage. To request a refund under the settlement, consumers should fill out the Vonage Refund Request Form available on the Attorney General’s website at: www.atg.state.vt.us/ and return it to the Consumer Assistance Program at the address provided. For more information about filing for a refund, contact Vermont’s Consumer Assistance Program at 656-3183 or consumercomplaint@atg.state.vt.us.
HINESBURG LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH - 90 Mechanicsville Rd., Hinesburg. Sunday Service at 10:30am. Pastor Hart, info: 482-2588.
SHOREHAM ST. GENEVIEVE/ST. BERNADETTE - Combined parish, Saturday mass 7:30pm, May 1-Oct. 31. (See Bridport) SHOREHAM FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-UCC - Sunday worship and church school 10am. 897-2687
ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE - 10759 Route 116 Hinesburg. Masses: Sat. 4:30pm; Sun. 9:30am
STARKSBORO THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STARKSBORO - Located at 2806 VT Route 116, 05487. Sunday worship service 11am. All are welcome. Through the winter months we are using the large room located on the ground floor for meeting. Use the door at the back of the church to enter the building, then walk through the kitchen to the meeting room. For details on Monday evening study topics email bodets@gmavt.net or call pastor, Rev. Larry Detweiler at 453-5577.
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.
SOUTH BURLINGTON NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH SBC - 1451 Williston Rd., South Burlington. 863-4305
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BURLINGTON UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH - Pastor Paul Lyon • 860-5828. Sundays: 10am & 6pm. Wednesdays: 7pm. at 294 North Winooski Avenue.
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
BRIDPORT BRIDPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Middle Rd., Bridport, VT. Pastor Tim Franklin, 758-2227. Sunday worship services at 8:30am and 10:15am with nursery care provided. Children’s ministries include Sprouts for children age 3-Kindergarten and WOW for grades 1-6, during the 10:15am service.
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH - 97 South Pleasant St., Middlebury. Sunday morning worship & church school 10am, Wednesday evening Bible Study, 6:30pm. 388-7472.
HOPE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP - Meets at Bridport Community Hall. Bridport, VT • 759-2922 • Rev. Kauffman. Sunday 9am, 10:30am, evening bible study.
SAINT MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Saturday, 5:15pm, Sunday 8am, 10am
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 5:15pm, & Sunday 9am
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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
MIDDLEBURY FRIENDS MEETING - (Quakers), Sunday worship & first day school 10am (meets at Havurah House)
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 - Sunday school 9:45am, Sunday worship service 8:30am, 10:45am and 6pm CHAMPLAIN VALLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH - Sunday worship svcs. 10am & 7pm
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, 10:45am SAINT PAUL’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Sunday mass 11am, 468-5706 RICHMOND RICHMOND CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST - 20 Church St., Richmond • 434-2053. Rev. Len Rowell. Sunday Worship with Sunday School, 10am; Adult Study Class, Sunday 8:30am RIPTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 388-2510
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 5pm, Sunday 8:30am, 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 5:45pm-6:15pm Dinner ($2 per person or $10 per family); 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. 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
ESSEX JUNCTION CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Junction 878-8341
SALISBURY SALISBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) - Sun. worship svc., 10am
FERRISBURGH/NORTH FERRISB. FERRISBURGH METHODIST CHURCH, Sunday worship 9:30am
SHELBURNE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SHELBURNE - 127 Webster Road, Shelburne • 985-2848
NORTH FERRISBURGH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 227 Old Hollow Rd., North Ferrisburgh, VT 802-425-2770. Rev. Kim Hornug-Marcy. Sunday worship 10am, Sunday School 10am, Nursery Available. http://www.gbgm-umc.org/ nferrisburgumc/
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
CAVALRY CHAPEL - 300 Cornerstone, Williston. 872-5799
CROSSROADS CHAPEL, 41 Middlebrook Rd., Ferrisburgh, VT 05456. (802) 425-3625. Pastor: Rev. Charles Paolantonio. Services: Sunday 10am.
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
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY - Route 2, Williston 878-4513
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.
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
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
MARANATHA CHRISTIAN CHURCH - 1037 S. Brownell Rd., Williston. 862-2108
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston 878-2285 WILLSTON FEDERATED CHURCH - 44 North Willston Rd., Williston. 878-5792 10-17-09 • 27982
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Local P.O.s list holiday meal guideline for troops The U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box can hold all the ingredients for an entire Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday turkey dinner. The meal is easy and gives that “flavor of home” that so many away for the holidays yearn for. Care packages and reminders of home are a big morale boost for military service members. Be sure to package and cushion the items securely within the box. The Postal Service supports the troops, and customers save $2 on Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Boxes addressed to APO/FPO/DPO addresses. For tips on packing, mailing restrictions, proper addressing to military installations and support services for military families, go to http://www.usps.com/supportingourtroops/welcome.htm. All ingredients listed below represent canned or dried food items: 1 box of dried whipped topping mix 1 box of no-bake pumpkin pie dessert 1 9-inch tin pie pan 1 box of dried stuffing mix 1 package of instant mashed potatoes 1 quart boxed milk 1 16 oz. can candied yams 1 12 oz. jar marshmallow topping 1 14 oz. can of vegetables 1 16 oz. can of cranberry sauce 1 package cornbread mix 1 package dried, turkey gravy
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Vermonters can vote on state landmarks In preparation for the Save-A-Landmark program’s tenth anniversary next year, sponsor Hampton Hotels is asking Vermont residents to visit to help select which All-American Landmark in their state will be refurbished in 2010. The selection can only be seen at www.hamptonlandmarks.com. Since the program began in 2000, Save-A-Landmark has been dedicated to preserving America’s historical, fun and cultural landmarks that reside along the nation’s highways. Voters who log on to hamptonlandmarks.com will be directed to choose their favorite among several landmarks from Vermont, and can also vote for a landmark in each of the other states the program will be visiting next year. The deadline for voting is Nov. 30. The landmark candidates from Vermont are: •Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington. At 192 years old, Ethan Allen's homestead stands in good condition. Allen built the home at age 50 when he returned to Burlington with his wife Fanny and their children. Allen only enjoyed this Vermont home for two years, after which he passed away. Allen is a very intricate part of Vermont and America's history. He is one of the first settlers of Vermont and notably helped it become a state. He is perhaps more well-known for capturing Fort Ticonderoga at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. •St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury. The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum is a private, nonprofit public library and art gallery. The Athenaeum fills two roles: it serves the people of St. Johnsbury by enriching their lives, and it stands as a regional and national treasure, a monument to the nineteenth-century belief in learning. The Athenaeum is a legacy of the Fairbanks Family of St. Johnsbury, inventors and manufacturers of the world's first platform scale, who gave the Athenaeum to the town of St. Johnsbury in 1871. •American Precision Museum, Windsor. Founded in 1966, the American Prescision Museum is housed in the Robbins and Lawrence Armory, now a National Historic Landmark. Using its fine collection of historic American machine tools, the museum preserves the heritage of the mechanical arts and celebrates the skill and creativity of our forebears. The production of interchangeable parts developed here in the Connecticut River Valley, and led to the birth of other industries like clocks and bicycles which made mass production and consumer society possible.
Meetings to discuss state’s food system The Sustainable Agriculture Council and the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund are coordinating with local groups on a series of regional meetings to gather input for the Farm to Plate Initiative’s 10-year strategic plan to strengthen Vermont’s food system. The Local Food Summits will provide an opportunity for participants to learn more about efforts in their region related to farms, food production, and food security. Additionally, indepth discussions will influence the contents of the strategic plan for Vermont’s farm and food system. Participants will reflect upon their region’s strengths and weaknesses, and have focused small group conversations about how to build a more robust local food system by 2020. •Addison County: Tuesday, Dec. 8 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 49 Wilson Rd., Middlebury. Local organizing partner: ACORN and Addison County Economic Development Corp. •Chittenden and surrounding counties: Wednesday, Nov. 18 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Milton Grange, Main Street, Milton. Lunch served, meeting starts at 12PM. Local organizing partners: UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, UVM Extension, the Intervale Center, Shelburne Farms, NOFA Farm to Community and South Hero Land Trust.
Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes for Christmas Christmas is arriving early all over Middlebury, as a local church prepares to serve as a collection point for Operation Christmas Child. Soon, with the help of Middlebury volunteers, the sites will be brimming with festively wrapped shoe boxes full of gifts. Through Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project, Middlebury residents are packing shoe box gifts for children in more than 100 countries suffering from natural disaster, war, terrorism, disease, famine and poverty. From Middlebury, the shoe box gifts will be sorted and sent using whatever means necessary—sea containers, trucks, trains, airplanes, boats, camels, even dog sleds—to reach suffering children around the world. Operation Christmas Child uses tracking technology that allows donors to “follow your box” to the destination country where it will be hand-delivered to a child in need. To register shoe box gifts and find out what country they are delivered to, use the EZ Give donation form found at www.samaritanspurse.org. Addison County collection site and drop-off times: Valley Bible Church, 322 East Main St., Middlebury Monday 2:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday 6-8 p.m. Thursday 10:15 a.m.-1 p.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday 2:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
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APPAREL & ACCESSORIES OLDER BOYS Hunting Shoes like new 7 1/2D $35. 518-563-3845
APPLIANCES GE REFRIGERATOR, 17 cubic feet, brown, $75. Lake Placid. Call (518) 523-5345 KENMORE WASHER 70 series, Kenmore electric dryer 80 series, GC. $300 for both. 518-668-9217. KENMORE WHITE self-cleaning gas range. Excellent condition. Works great. $75/OBO. 802-773-9504. MAYTAG GAS dryer, like new 100.00 obo, old mill woodstove holds 3ft logs 375.00 (518) 222-6897 Maytag washer/dryer good condition $200 518-494-2205
BUSINESS SERVICES FREE REMOVAL Of Junk Cars & Scrap Metal Call Chester Rowe at 802-875-3788.
HOUSE CLEANING Professional Service Fully Insured Up-Front Pricing Free Estimates Quality, Timely Work 802-885-2651 MOBILE HOME REPAIR General maintenance, Kool Seal Bathroom repair, etc. Call Mike 802-885-3632 Cell: 603-401-9135 PRESERVE PRECIOUS family photos in a DVD slideshow. $1.25 each photo w/music and captions (or not). Personalized photo label. Great Christmas gift. SH Studio. 802875-2835.
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COMPUTER $80 HP PAVILION WIN98 Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Printer, Scanner, Great computer (518) 668-9813
FIREWOOD FOR SALE: By the cord $195 Seasoned and $275 for dry. Delivered. Also available snow plowing and yard services. 802-591-1136 or 802-886-1079
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FARM LIVESTOCK FOR SALE: Natural Grass Fed Steers 800-1000lb.\’ca $850 1000-1200lb.\’ca $900 Bazin Acres L.L.C. 802-376-6626 Free Roosters to good home, Bantam mix, Call 518+668-9881 QUALITY 1ST HAY Delivered Nearby Allan Churchill 802-886-8477 SAVAGE FARM, Chester, VT. opening for winter board. Large stalls and indoor, nice turn-out. $500/mo. Training and lessons available. Call Maya at 802-885-8626. More info at www.dobushfarm.typepad.com.
FARM PRODUCTS BLISS FARM SINCE 1940 TOP QUALITY HAY 1ST CUT @ $4.75/BALE, 2ND CUT @ $6.50/BALE SHAVINGS @ $4.75/BAG PICK-UP OR DELIVERY AVAIL. NOW ACCEPTING MC/VISA CALL 802-875-2031 802-875-2031
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(2) 275 gallon oil tanks, used. $125/ea. call 802-869 3386
H.B.SMITH BOILER, oil fired, 85,000 BTU. Utica indirect hot water tank includes circulator. $350/obo. 492-7191
1 PAIR TRACTOR CHAINS. $200. 802-8868477.
Kero/Oil Tank, 275 Gal., with legs, gauge, filter, used indoors, like new, $250.00. 518532-7390
1/2 price insulation, 4x8 sheets, high R, up to 4” thick, Blue Dow, 1/2” insul board. 518-5973876 or Cell 518-812-4815
KITCHEN TABLE 3.5x3.5 WITH 2 LEAVES 5 FEET x 3.5 $30.00 WARRENSBURG NY(518) 623-3957
2000 LINEAR ft. of antique wainscoating. Excellant Condition. $498.00 Call 518-5468258
LARGE DUTCHWEST cast iron wood stove. Used 2 winters, glass door, $1,000. 518-8736379 after 8pm. Elizabethtown
2001 HONDA snow-blower, 9 HP, hydromatic. Well maintained. $700/OBO. 802-7701842
LUGGAGE-NEW. 29” wheeled pull along. Dark green, $40. 518-582-2432
42 DVDS $70 for all. 518-494-5397 6-8 PERSON HOT TUB w/10’ x 14’ redwood house. Twin 5 hp motors. 11’ x 15’ deck. Must be disassembled by buyer. $2,500/OBO. Call for appt. 802-463-4175 7’ ARTIFICIAL xmas tree with storage bag and skirt, $10.00. 518-643-8632 82 KAWASAKI ltd 550, 200.00 obo (518) 932-1791 AB REVOLUTIONIZER, Smart arms, aerobics step w/video (all three). $50/OBO. 802773-6129 ANTIQUE PINE wash stand with spindle towel rails on both sides, one shelf on the bottom, excellent condition, $195, 518-5240276. BERNINA- BERNETT Sewing machine, heavy duty, all metal gears, new, never used, $199.00. 802-779-7177 Rutland, VT CADENCE 70E treadmill exerciser. $195. Call 518-834-7984 CAKE PANS “WILTON” SPECIALTY PANS, 35 for sale, holiday, birthday etc. asking $174.99. call 802-459-2872 CART, STURDY 48”Lx36”Wx39”H with 5”wheels. Free. Haul material over paved s u r f a c e . Seehttps://accounts.craigslist.org/post/shwpst?pii=1447183653&db=lv (518)834-9696 (518) 834-9696 DIRECTV - $26 off/mo! 150 Channels & Premium Movie Channels ONLY $29.99/mo. FREE SHOWTIME - 3 mos. New customers only. 1-888-420-9472 DISH NETWORK. $19.99/mo, Why Pay More For TV? 100+ Channels. FREE 4Room Install. FREE HD-DVR. Plus $600 Sign-up BONUS. Call Now! 1-888-430-9664 Get Dish - FREE Installation $19.99/mo. HBO & Showtime FREE - Over 50 HD Channels FREE. Lowest prices - No Equipment to buy! Call now for full details. 1-877554-2014. GLASS TOP table with 4 chairs, $50. 518563-1271
MATCHED PAIR light blue ceramic kitchen double sink and bar sink w/Kohler faucets $175 518-494-2747 MEMORY FOAM THERAPEUTIC NASA VISCO MATTRESSES WHOLESALE! T$299 F-$349 Q-$399 K-$499 ADJUSTABLES - $799 FREE DELIVERY 25 YEAR WARRANTY 90 NIGHT TRIAL 1-800ATSLEEP 1-800-287-5337 WWW.MATTRESSDR.COM NEW GT Express 101 double size $30. Call 518-563-1558 NEW/PRE-OWNED/RENTALS. Largest supplier in Northeast, guaranteed fair pricing! Landscape, construction, auto, motorcycle, snowmobile, horse & livestock, more! Immediate delivery. Connecticut Trailers, Bolton, CT. 877-869-4118, www.cttrailers.com NINE TRIPLE Track Storm & baked white enamel $20 OBO 54”x26”. 518-793-5938 OLD PLYMOUTH Windsor wood stove. Enamel finish, shaker grates, takes 6” pipe. $125. 798-1426. OMEGA 4X5 Enlarger includes 3 lenses + timer, excellent condition $300. 518-8467133 PORTABLE MIRACLE HEATER cuts heating bills 50%. Heats 1000 sq. ft. Factory Warranty. Money back guarantee. Retails $397, Limited time only $279. www.lowpricedheat.com 1-877-2561364 RECEIVE $1000 in Groceries! Real relief program helping people just like you! Pay only $4.90 for your grocery voucher. Use on your favorite brands! Consumer Advocate Response introductory price. 1-800-4309507 Spinette Piano “Schumer” with bench. Very good condition & in-tune $499 518-963-7144 SUNHEAT ZONE HEATER, Model SH1500, oak cabinet, used 2 months, excellent condition, $300 (518-298-2652) USED, WORKING Toyo Stove Lazer 73, needs gaskets and tightening up, $99 O.B.O. 518-236-6646
VINYL SIDING. Color light yellow. 24 square with j-channel, utility trim, and corner pieces. (518) 546-7243 WOOD BOX stove $100. 2.2 black microwave, 1-1/2 yrs. old. $50. Mini refrigerator $25. 802-886-8477.
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FURNITURE 10’ ALUMINUM John boat. $299 firm. 518636-0770. 60” dresser and mirror. 8 drawers. Solid wood. Excellent shape. $300/OBO. Call 802773-4530. 72” COUCH and matching chair. Red, no rips or holes. $35/both. 802-948-2922. BEDROOM SET. Queen or Double. Headboard, 2 dressers, nightstand and mirror. Great shape. $400. (518) 891-5962 BOY SCOUT National Jamboree Fundraiser, Queen style coffee table, Asking $100.00 OBO. 518-623-4100 COFFEE TABLE AND END TABLE. BLACK METAL WITH GLASS TOP. PIC AVAILABLE. $100. (518) 321-5310 Electric Fireplace, very good condition, thermostat w/blower $75 518-585-7895 FOR SALE: CHERRY BEDROOM SET. Solid wood, never used, brand new in factory boxes. English dovetail. Original cost $4500. Sell for $795. Can deliver. Call Tom 617-395-0373 FOR SALE: LEATHER LIVING ROOM SET in original plastic, never used. Original price $3,000, sacrifice $975. Call Bill 857-4537764 LIFT CHAIR $325 518-623-2443 MATTRESS SETS **100% New** Twin mattress and box sets starting from $89, Full sets from $135, Queen sets from $144, King Sets from $290. Underpriced Warehouse 802846-7622. MEMORY FOAM Mattress **100% New** Twin Mattress from $225, Full from $299, Queen from $339, King from $399. Underpriced Warehouse 802-846-7622. PLATFORM BED + Plush Pillowtop Mattress Combo **100% New** Both w/10 yr. warranty. Twin Combo from $329, Full Combo from $449, Queen Combo from $499, King Combo from $649. Underpriced Warehouse 802-846-7622.
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GUNS/AMMO LEVER ACTION 30-30. Great hunting rifle with new bullets. Asking $240/OBO. Call 802-775-4808. TRADITIONS 50 Cal inline Black Powder Rifle, #11 Primer, like new $125.00. CTR Rutland, VT. 802-775-0280 WILL BUY 22 cal auto loader rifle w/clip mag for the right price (518) 338-3258
THOMASVILLE OVAL dining room table with 6 chairs. 42 x 70, 2 leaves. $400.00 (518) 546-3084 WALNUT DINING ROOM SET: Solid wood. Brand new. Never used. Can deliver. Cost $4,000. Sell for $799. John 617-906-5416
8YR OLD Quarterhorse Gelding sweetheart needs home fast english/western ridden call Sarah (518) 570-2999
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AB LOUNGER, great shape with instructions. Sold for $129, asking $75. 802-4252529.
2 Yorkie Terriers for adoption. 12 weeks old. Healthy and up-to-date on shots. Ready to go to a new home. Contact mailto:jamie@oceanicbltd.com for more information.
BODY BY Jake, Bun and Thigh Rocker exercise equipment. Originally $200 selling for $45. 518-891-9277
GUITAR “JAY Jr.”dreadnaught guitar, in original box never been used! $84.99 (great Xmas gift) 802-459-2987 GUITAR AND CASE.\’ca Yamaha FG300\’ca Good condition $100\’ca 802-4752417 OLD GUITARS WANTED! Fender, Gibson, Martin, Gretsch, Prairie State, Euphonon, Larson, D\’92Angelico, Stromberg, Rickenbacker, and Mosrite. Gibson Mandolins/Banjos. 1930\’92s thru 1970\’92s TOP CASH PAID! 1-800-401-0440
Free Cats, that were abandoned. Help give them a good home. Call 518-942-7034 POMERANIAN SHIH TZU PUPS. $400 females. $350 males. Shots, dewormed. Very loving. Ready Christmas Eve. 802-7328243. TWO FEMALE Black and White 5 month old cats. Very friendly. FREE TO GOOD HOME. 518-744-3224
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ALL CASH VENDING! Do you earn $800 in a day? Your own Local Vending Route. 25 Machines and Candy for $9,995. 1-800-9208301 (Not valid in CT.)
Housekeeping Department Part Time Housekeeper/laundry worker 56 hours per payperiod (bi-weekly) Must be Flexible for Day and Evening shifts. Individuals must be responsible and dependable. Teamwork and customer service a must. Experience is preferred, but will train the right candidate.
Dietary Department Food Service Assistant. Looking for 2 Per-diem positions. Hours: 11:00 a - 7:30 p, 3:00 p - 7:30 p Must be dependable & have good customer service skills. Must have own transportation. Fast paced environment. Food service experience helpful, but will train the right candidate. Get your application online at portermedical.org, stop in to pick up an application or mail your resume to: 30 Porter Drive, Middlebury, VT 05753 e-mail jwdarragh@hphrc.org
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Upgrade your windows this fall or any other building needs. Fully Insured Free Estimates Josh Watson (802) 777-9256 Randy Ouellette (802) 349-5454 Email: cornerstone-llc@comcast.net www.cornerstone@servicemagic.com 34635
P.O. Box 410, Jct. of Routes 7 & 116 East Middlebury, VT 05740 Mon. - Fri. 7:30 - 4:30
388-1700 Fax: 388-8033
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802-453-4340 Monkton
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BRISTOL, VT
SNOWPLOWING. SANDING & ROOFING
Specializing In Asphalt Shingles - Free Estimates - Fully Insured - 64747
388-9049 WINDOWS/SIDING
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Boardman Street, Middlebury, VT
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Marcel Brunet & Sons, Inc.
Windows & Siding
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Please call us for your roofing, remodeling, demolition and new construction projects. Fast, friendly, reliable service and competitive rates.
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Toll Free: 888-433-0962 Phone: 877-2102 • Fax: 877-8390
Owned and Operated by Richard Brunet Since 1981
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Vergennes, Vt.
800-439-2644
877-2640
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Serving Addison and Chittenden Counties
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FOR SALE 2 CAT Bulldozers
MUNSON-EARTH MOVING CORP.
THE EAGLE - 19
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HAY FOR SALE 4x5 and small squares Net wrapped round bales
802-373-9109
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Automotive
Need an auto? Need someone to take that auto off your hands?
Find what you’re looking for here!
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CARS $1,000-$2,999 1994 HONDA ACCORD LX, good body, runs well. 4 snow tires. Std. transmission. Steal this car at $1,200. 802-775-6174. THIS IS a test ad to see about the extras and edirions
CARS $3,000-$4,999
1998 FORD VAN with wheelchair lift, fully loaded with features. Excellent condition. $10,500. 518-642-1458.
CARS $15,000-$19,999 1979 CHEVY CORVETTE. Black, red interior, T-tops, automatic. Runs great, fast. Needs some TLC. New exhaust sounds mean. $15,000 OBO. 518-524-6793. Call us at 1-802-460-0104
4 265 70 17, Good Year all Season Tire, like brand new $400. 518-546-7434 ALL SEASONS A/P 225/75/R16 on rims w/lug nuts & washers. 700 miles. Fit 2000FR. $325/OBO. 802-247-3383 NOKIAN SNOW TIRES. Hakkapeliitta2. Used 800 miles on 2004 CTS. 225/55R16 95T. $195 Pair. (518) 891-5514 SNOW TIRES. 4 Winterforce 225/60/R18. Used one season. Off 2006 Dodge Charger. $200/OBO. 802-297-3631.
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TRUCK OR VAN FOR SALE
DONATE YOUR CAR- Help families in need! Fair Market Value Tax Deduction Possible Through Love Inc. Free towing. Non-runners OK. Call for details. 800-549-2791
1994 GMC TOPKICK. 4-5 yard dump-body, exterior/cab in great condition. 6-speed Caterpillar diesel, very well maintained. 25,950 GVW, 253K. $13,500. 802-257-7839 ext. 13 (daytime), 802-257-1248 (evenings).
DONATE A CAR Today To Help Children And Their Families Suffering From Cancer. Free Towing. Tax Deductible. Children\’92s Cancer Fund of America, Inc. www.ccfoa.org 1-800-469-8593
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Beat the rush! Call us for pricing! -Famous Name Snowtires-
Winterforce
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COUNTY TIRE CENTER
33 SEYMOUR STREET • MIDDLEBURY
WE HAVE SOME HAKKAPELITTA SIZES AT LAST YEAR’S PRICES...SUPPLY IS LIMITED!!
388-7620 • WWW.COUNTYTIRECENTER.COM • M-F 8-5, SAT. 8-NOON 2000 FORD F150 extended cab. 4x4 4.6L, auto trans. 144,000 miles. $4500.00 OBO. Call after 5pm or leave message. (518) 5622690
AUTO ACCESSORIES
CARS $11,000-$12,999
MAGNAGRIP RADIAL HT winter tires, P185-70R14. Used 2 seasons. Four tires, $80. 518-251-4068.
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RADIATOR FOR 1949 Ford flat head V-8 with hood shield attached. $75. 747-3558. WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES KAWASAKI,1970-1980, Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, H2-750, H1-500, S1-250,S2-250, S2-350, S3-400. CASH PAID. 1-800-7721142. 1-310-721-0726.
AUTO WANTED DONATE YOUR CAR. FREE TOWING. “Cars for Kids”. Any condition. Tax deductible Outreach Center. 1800-597-9411
BOATS 18 FOOT OUTLAW Duck Boat, with a Honda 75 $14,000 802-773-8678
60 ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE
SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT 05403
CARS FOR SALE
(802) 660-0838 (888) 9 WRENCH
HONDA AND SUBARU SERVICE 35038
L OANS A VAILABLE NO CREDIT? BAD CREDIT? BANKRUPTCY?
1997 CHEVY Blazer, fair condition, 150K, $950. Also 2003 Ford F-150, standard, 2WD, 103K. Good condiiton. $1950. Must sell. 802226-7863.
CASH OR TRADE
PAYMENT
$1000 $1500 $2000 $2500
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PAYMENT
$1000 $1500 $2000 $2500
$207.46 $189.86 $172.28 $154.69
2008 NISSAN Versa, 4-door, blue, less than 8K. Call 802-775-5106. 2004 JEEP Grand Cherokee, 4WD, 6 cyl. Very good condition. Reg. serviced. Silver. $7,500. 802-869-1090.
AUTO DONATIONS Call us at 1-802-460-0104 35048
FEATURED VEHICLE OF THE WEEK ‘05 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED
Hometown Chevrolet Oldsmobile 152 Broadway Whitehall, NY • (518) 499-2886 • Ask for Joe
4x4, V6, Auto, Leather, Sunroof, Premium Sound System, Like New Condition, 107K, One Owner
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Open Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Route 4, Exit 2 • Fair Haven, VT
83 Huntington Rd. Richmond, VT 05477 802-434-3940
482-2400 482-2446
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(Behind McDonald’s) 35432
802-265-9994
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