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Is federal shutdown affecting Vermonters? By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
MIDDLEBURY | According to anecdotal reports heard by The Eagle, few Vermonters working locally in the private sector, at this time, are being affected by the partial federal government shutdown. There are little if any outward signs of closure visible in the local economy at the moment. However, local dairy farmers may be affected soon if federal payments are delayed. “Farmers have not received a federal payment that was due in December to help mitigate the impact of tariffs,” according to the St. Albans Dairy Cooperative. Depending upon which political party sources The Eagle consulted, the responses tended to be partisan in nature: one side supporting President Trump’s effort to build a $5 billion border-security barrier (aka “The Wall”) while other sources were opposing the shutdown effort and pointing to the unnecessary stalemate in the nation’s capitol being blamed on the White House. The online personal finance website WalletHub found Vermont to be No. 27 among 50 states and the District of Columbia negatively affected by the shutdown. » Shutdown Cont. on pg. 7
JANUARY WEATHER: January 2019 arrived with variable temperatures with a generous helping of snow. Early in the month, daytime temperatures reached the high 30s but then quickly dropped. Overnight Jan. 9-10, a storm brought several inches of snow to the Champlain Valley and was followed by temperatures in the teens with bracing wind chills. The Farmer’s Almanac predicts some sunshine, cold and snow for Vermont through mid February. Pictured: Downtown Middlebury on Jan. 10. Photo by Lou Varricchio
Pink the Rink: On ice for a good cause
GOT HEMP? Applications to grow hemp open
By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
Applications to grow and process industrial hemp are now being accepted by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM). The fee to register is $25. Photo provided by the State of Vermont
MIDDLEBURY | The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) is now accepting applications for registration to grow and process industrial hemp for the 2019 registration year. The registration process is now online. Hemp growers and processors have sepa-
rate registration applications and the forms provide VAAFM the opportunity to collect information about the hemp industry in Vermont, which supports VAAFM’s research as part its Industrial Hemp Pilot Program. The fee to register is $25. » Hemp Cont. on pg. 2
RUTLAND | There is a growing number of charity events around the region, all of them excellent causes and worthy of support. But in the midst of Vermont’s chilly and overcast winter, there’s one charity event that has a growing following: Pink the Rink. Th is Friday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m., the Castleton Women’s Ice Hockey Team will once again trade its traditional Spartan green apparel for pink to raise awareness and funds for the Breast Care Program at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Most folks tend to focus on breast cancer issues in October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but a mid-winter re-
minder like Pink the Rink is crafted to alert us that the fight against breast cancer (and all cancers for that matter) don’t end during a designated month of appeal. New Castleton head hockey coach Mike Venezia told reporters, “The annual Pink the Rink game is an important event for the Castleton University Women’s Ice Hockey Team and our local region. We are pleased once again this year, to help raise awareness and support in the fight against breast cancer.” The Lady Spartans will face the Norwich University Cadets in what promises to be a dynamic, action-filled match-up scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at the Spartan Arena at the Diamond Run Mall in Rutland Town. » Pink the Rink Cont. on pg. 6
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