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MIDDLEBURY | On Tuesday, Democratic candidate for Governor, Rebecca Holcombe, welcomed experienced Vermont campaign worker, Cameron Russell, as her new Campaign Manager. Holcombe said: “I am excited to share the news that Cameron Russell will be joining me this month as my Campaign Manager. There is no one in the state better positioned to take on this role, and I am fortunate to have his experience and knowledge of Vermont’s communities and political landscape as part of my campaign.”
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MIDDLEBURY | The Middlebury Fire Department and Battell Hose Company held their joint annual awards dinner on Dec. 7 at the American Legion Post 27 in Middlebury.
The dinner was attended by current, former, and life members of the Middlebury Fire Department, as well as by the members of the board of directors of the Battell Hose Company, and guests including Middlebury Selectboard member Nick Artim. Middlebury Fire Chief David Shaw and fi refighter Michael Bougor presented challenge coins to probationary firefighters Cale Wisher and Iman Behbehani to acknowledge membership in and service to the two organizations. Service awards were presented to the following members: Lt. LeRoy Graham for 5 years of service See FIREFIGHTER AWARDS » pg. 2
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The Counseling Service of Addison County, Addison County Economic Development Corporation, and the United Way of Addison County, hosted UVM economist Dr. Art Woolf on Dec. 12 for a special community breakfast event at Catamount Park in Middlebury. Woolf spoke about the impact of Vermont’s aging population on the economy of Addison County and beyond. “Low birth rates and a shrinking workforce are having an effect on schools, businesses, service providers, and our tax base, among other economic and social structures,” according to Woolf. Photo by Lou Varricchio
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Farewell to Stonecutters Spirit By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
MIDDLEBURY | Officials of Middlebury-based Stonecutter Spirits distillery announced that they will close both their Middlebury tasting room and Burlington bar and restaurant establishment, known as the Highball Social. The closing of both outlets will occur at the end of December, the company said in a news release last week. The distillery has four full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
Roll out the (last) barrel: Officials of Middlebury-based Stonecutter Spirits distillery announced that they will close both their Middlebury tasting room and Burlington bar and restaurant establishment, known as the Highball Social. Photos provided
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Some kind of closure From the editor
You may recall a news story, which was widely reported in August, about a lawsuit brought by a woman who was the victim of a kidnapping and sexual assault involving suspect Everett Simpson. Well, according to Adam Silverman of the Vermont Department of Public
Safety, the agency has agreed to settle the highly publicized lawsuit. The settlement was reached following mediation nd finalized with a stipulation of dismissal that was filed Dec. 5 and approved by a judge on Dec. 12. Under terms of the agreement, the victim will receive $300,000, and her son will receive $100,000. The parties to the lawsuit will bear their own costs and fees. The state admitted no wrongdoing in reaching the compromise
settlement with the plaintiff. The lawsuit was filed March 4, in the Civil Division of Vermont Superior Court in Burlington. The case arose from an incident that occurred in January of this year when Simpson is alleged to have left a substance-abuse treatment facility against court orders, stole a vehicle, drove to New Hampshire, abducted the victim outside the Mall of New Hampshire in Manchester, forced her
and her young son into her vehicle and drove to Vermont. Simpson was then accused of forcing the woman to rent a hotel room, where he sexually assaulted her with her son present. Criminal charges against Simpson related to the incident are pending in both federal and state courts. But thankfully, there has been some closure relating to this sordid case. — The Eagle ■
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Christmas carols and a special lesson to be learned By Brian J. Bauer GUEST COLUMNIST
On Dec. 8, an local event better known as “Lessons and Carols Sunday”, was held at Mead Chapel on the campus of Middlebury College. We arrived at the chapel around 3 p.m. The traditional Christmas celebration was scheduled to start at 4 p.m. I knew it is always best to arrive early to secure the best seats. We headed for the chapel’s upper loft for best viewing of this,the 48th annual celebration of “Lessons and Carols...” held at the college. To quote from the extremely well-designed concert handout: “The overall format of this service provides such a rich opportunity to experience both the emotional resonance and familiarity of ‘tradition’, while each year, stretching the congregation and the choir with music that is unfamiliar or new.” As the chapel pews were filling up with guests, I wondered who would come and why. I knew that the young adults making up the choir
would be there, but who else? As I began to survey the pews below us I noticed grandparents with their young grandchildren, a father holding an infant girl,people standing waiting for late friends or relatives to arrive, family groups, single men and women, groups from Middlebury’s senior residential community, out-of-towners (no doubt), and, so on. It was a very diverse group in many ways, to say the least. While the congregation was diverse in many ways, the majority of attendees were not young adults. I began wondering to myself: why are these people here? Was it habit acquired over a number of years of attendance? Was it a quiet diversion from shopping? Maybe they were invited by friends? Maybe they knew someone singing with the choir? Puzzling. One could visualize events, similar to this one, occurring in towns across this nation during this time of year. But why? Traditions make up part of the fabric of this country. Traditions, in this day and age ,are being cast aside as irrelevant by some pundits.
To many folks, Christmastide’s real meaning has been lost to commercialization. It is all about making (and spending) money. It occurred to me that people attending services, such as the one at Mead Chapel, were taking a stand. They were saying: we understand full well that things change over time, but not this. This is our tradition. The music and thoughts presented at “Lessons and Carols...” last week provided solace in a time when many institutions in our country seem to be in disarray. This local event provides an anchor in stormy times. My belief is that the attendees of Middlebury’s “Carols and Lessons...” wished that joyous feelings, which came to the surface during the performance (and elsewhere at this time of year), might spread over the entire nation for the new year, and not just for an hour in a small chapel. Christmastime is a very special time of year, and it may be so for not so obvious reasons. Peace on Earth and good will to everyone! ■ — Writer Brian Bauer lives in Middlebury.
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Russell is joining the campaign right as it begins to move into a more public phase. Holcombe explained: “Nothing has been more powerful during the first few months of the campaign than to listen to voters. They’ve invited me into their homes, businesses, and community centers, and have shared their hopes and fears. They’ve told me what they want their leaders to do-- not just say-- to make their lives better. I’m thrilled to be working with Cameron to ensure we bring our message and mission-- of working on behalf of all Vermonters-- to voters across the state.” Russell was a Vermont Democratic Party staff member from 2014 through the 2016 election, and served as Campaign Manager to Christine Hallquist in her 2018 campaign for governor. Cameron is leaving a full-time position as Executive Assistant to the Dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Vermont in order to join Holcombe’s campaign. Russell added: “I grew up in Addison County, attended Middlebury Union High School, the Hannaford Career Center, and UVM, before leaving Vermont for several years. I returned to Vermont because I believe in its future and in sharing that future with my parents, three younger brothers, two nephews, and with friends, neighbors, and new Vermonters who also call our great state home. But, I also know that the nostalgic smell of manure, or the fi rst creemee of summertime won’t ensure a future for me, my family, and my friends and neighbors. Rebecca has a vision of equity, community, justice, and leadership that we desperately need and I couldn’t be more excited to join her campaign.” Russell is already working with the campaign and will be on staff full-time before the new year. ■
Middlebury College graduates enjoy puffing on pipes in 1942. According to Samuel Cartwright’s college blogsite, “Just as coming across full page ads for Chesterfield cigarettes used to be part and parcel of reading the latest edition of ‘The Campus’, pipe smoking was once a traditional part of Middlebury’s graduation festivities. Dating back to at least the 1920s, during the Class Day activities that preceded commencement, graduates would gather outside to take puffs on long white pipes (sometimes lit by proud parents) before heading off to the alumni barbecue.” Photo coutresy of Middlebury College
Local farmers urged to support H.R. 5038 Farm Workforce Modernization Act By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
MIDDLEBURY | The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) urged its Vermont members of the House to vote “yes” on H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act when it comes to the floor. The legislation would address the labor crisis being faced by farmers in Vermont and elsewhere. “The House of Representatives has the chance to address one of the most significant challenges facing American agriculture—the lack of an adequate workforce to tend and harvest crops or care for animals,” said Chuck Conner, president and CEO of NCFC. “H.R. 5038 is a bipartisan bill that is the result of ag employer and farm worker organizations working together to find a path forward to address this labor crisis. By passing this bill, the House can send a message to millions of farmers and
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make progress on a priority vital to the future of agriculture.” According to Connors, the bill’s provisions would provide an adjustment in status for those current experienced farmworkers without proper documentation and would modernize the H-2A guest worker visa program for agricultural workers. ■
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streets: North, South, East, and West streets. And for early residents, hydro power was the key natural resources that made settlement attractive: abundant streams and waterfalls helped established Bristol as a 19th century manufacturing base. “In 1800 this site was almost an unbroken wilderness, there not being a framed house here and scarcely a barn,” according to official history. “A few rude log houses were all that were to be found. But here manufacturing establishments began to
spring up... Bringing workmen to the scene and in their wake were shops, stores... which, with the central location to give them permanency....” Farming was a tough go in the rocky places of Addison County, but in the 21st century there’s dairy farming, cheese making, and specialized organic agriculture flourishing in the Bristol area thanks to technologies which overcome challenges from climate and soil. ■
Polly Stewart was the first child born in Bristol. Pictured: “A Baby” by portrait painter Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842).
In 1800, a few rude log houses were all that were to be found in the Pocock settlement, later to be renamed Bristol.
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MUHS opens student health center By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
MIDDLEBURY | Middlebury Union High School (MUHS) opened a campus-based health center this month. Now Students can receive professional health care without leaving school. Staff from Porter Medical Center will be at the center which is opened one day a week, Thursdays, between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. MUHS Nurse Kelly Landwehr will oversee the on-campus clinic. Students can get help for maladies such as strep throat and even asthma. Included is help for sports injuries and concussions, and will offer sexual health services such as tests for sexually transmitted infections, and birth control. Dr. Francisco Corbalan of Porter Pediatrics will assist in helping to build staff for the new school center. The MUHS clinic will use medical equipment provided by the Porter Pediatrics staff. Why have a health center at the school? “When students aren’t feeling well, they have a harder time learning. They may miss class a lot — and when they are in class, they might have trouble paying attention. Giving... teens access to health care at school puts them in a better position to learn,” according to Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, M.D. a school health clinic proponent with Nemours Children’s Health System in Wilmington, Delaware “Students who use school-based health centers benefit in many ways. They spend more time in class because they tend to be sick less often and don’t have to take as much time off school to get to appointments.” According to data from the School-Based Health Alliance, high school-based health centers were found to increase graduation rates, and decrease school discipline cases along with reduced teen pregnancies. A clinic also builds student trust when they see the health center’s staff every day on campus, Ben-Jospeh noted. ■
Middlebury Union High School opened a campus-based health center this month. Now Students can receive professional health care without leaving school. Public Domain/Wiki Community photo
Brandon student in musical production Kyla DodgeGoshea in Children of Eden drama By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
Kyla Dodge-Goshea of Brandon was featured in the recent Lasell University and Regis College’s musical production of “Children of Eden”. Pictured: Cast of “Children of Eden”. Photo courtesy of Lasell University
BRANDON | Kyla Dodge-Goshea of Brandon was featured in the recent Lasell University and Regis College’s musical production of “Children of Eden”. Dodge- Goshea, a Lasell student studying fashion communication and promotion at the Netwon,Massachusetts campus, played the role of Young Cain and one of the snakes. The cross-campus cast explored the story of Adam and Eve (Act I) and Noah’s Ark (Act II) while developing strong relationships and adding depth to their professional networks. “We’re incredibly pleased to bring together Lasell University
and Regis College to present our fall musical,” said Regis College Fine Arts Center Director Jennifer Potts. “The strong partnership forged last year continues as we work with both Lasell and Regis students to present this wonderful play.” While practicing for the show, you could find cast members from each institution guest-swiping their show mates into their campus cafeterias, according to Dodge-Goshea. “We implemented a ‘big and little’ program this year, through which returning performers [from last year’s “Footloose”], adopted new cast members to bridge gaps,” said director Jamie Nicole Imperato. According to Dodge-Goshea, a strong internal foundation helped the cast to deliver the best possible product to audiences over the fourshow run. “Combined with the director’s attempt to remind each audience of the elegance, grace, and beauty of humanity, the gripping performance was met with a standing ovation,” she said. ■
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. 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: 10am. Adult Bible Study, Sunday School ages 5 & up, Nursery provided ages 4 & under. Worship Service 11am. BRANDON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Rt. 7 Sunday Worship 10a.m. LIVING WATER ASSEMBLY OF GOD - 76 North Street (Route 53), Office Phone: 247-4542. Email: LivingWaterAssembly@gmail.com. Website: www.LivingWaterAOG.org. Sunday Service 10a.m. Wednesday Service 7p.m. Youth Meeting (For Teens) Saturday 7p.m. FURNACE BROOK WESLEYAN CHURCH BRANDON CAMPUS - 1895 Forest Dale Rd., Brandon, VT. Sunday Service 10am Children’s Church, nursery and free coffee www. furnacebrook.org (802) 483-2531 office@furnacebrook.org ST. MARY’S PARISH - 38 Carver St., 247-6351, Saturday Mass 4pm, Sunday Mass 11am SAINT THOMAS & GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 19 Conant Sq. Sunday Worship - Rite II, 8:00am. - no music, low key and contemplative. 10am. - with music, family friendly. BRIDPORT BRIDPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Middle Rd., Bridport, VT. Pastor Tim Franklin, 7582227. Sunday worship services at 10:30am. Sunday School 9:30am for children ages 3 and up. BRISTOL BRISTOL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP - NOW meeting for worship Sundays at 3 p.m. at The Bristol Federated Church 37 North Street Bristol VT 05443 Use the side door entrance. 453-2660 or 453-2614 Website: www.bristolcf.org or find us on Facebook! BRISTOL SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH - 839 Rockydale Rd. - Saturday Services: Bible Studies for all ages - 9:30am to 10:30am, Song Service, Worship Service at 11am. Prayer Meeting Thursday 6:30pm. 453-4712 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BRISTOL - 10 Park St., Bristol. Worship Service 10:15am, Children’s Sunday School 11am. For more info call (802) 453-2551. Visit our Facebook page for special events. BRISTOL FEDERATED CHURCH - 37 North St., Bristol. Sunday Worship Service 10:15am. All are Welcome! Children join families at the beginning of worship then after having Children’s Message down front, they head out for Sunday School in the classroom. Winter service will be held in the renovated Education Wing. Enter at side door on Church Street. Come as you are. For more info call (802) 453-2321. Pastor Bill Elwell. Rescueme97@yahoo.com bristolfederatedchurch.org EAST MIDDLEBURY/RIPTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Jct. Rt. 116 and 125. Service at 9am. Contemporary Service
at 10:30am. Sunday School during 9am service. Call Pastor Bob Bushman at 388-7423 for more information. All are welcome. VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH - 322 East Main St., Middlebury. 802-377-9571. Sunday School 9:30am, Sunday Worship 10:45am, Thursday AWANA 6:30-7:30pm. Sunday evening and mid week life groups. Contact church for times and places. Pastor Ed Wheeler, midvalleybc@aol.com MIDDLEBURY CHAMPLAIN VALLEY UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS - 2 Duane Ave., Middlebury, VT. Sunday church services and Religious Exploration for children begin at 10:00 am. Parking is available at the church and at nearby Middlebury Union High School. Coffee hour immediately following the service. Rev. Barnaby Feder, minister. Office: 802-388-8080. www.cvuus.org MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH - 97 South Pleasant St., Middlebury. Sunday Worship at 10:00am with Junior Church (K-4th) and nursery (0-4) available. Sunday School for children and adults at 9:00am. Youth Group/Bible Study and Small Groups/Fellowship Groups during the week. Pastor: Rev. Dr. Stephanie Allen. Web: www.memorialbaptistvt.org. Email: membaptistvt@gmail.com. Facebook: MBC Middlebury Vermont 802-388-7472. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 43 North Pleasant St., Middlebury, VT 05753, (802) 388-2510. Sunday schedule: 10:00am Adult Education, 10:45am Morning Worship. Rev. Mari Clark. CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (MIDDLEBURY WARD) - Sacrament Worship Service: Sunday 9:00am. Meetinghouse-133 Valley View, Middlebury, VT 05753. NEW HAVEN ADDISON COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST - 145 Campground Rd., 453-5704. Worship: Sunday 9 & 11:20am; Bible classes: Sunday 10:30am, Tuesday 6pm. Free home Bible studies available by appointment. NEW HAVEN UNITED REFORM CHURCH - 1660 Ethan Allen Hwy, New Haven, VT. (802) 3881345 Worship services at 10am & 7pm. Pastor Andrew Knott. www.nhurc.org newhavenvturc@ gmail.com PROCTOR ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH - 1 Gibbs Street (opposite elementary school) Proctor, Vermont 05765. Sunday Service at 9:00am. 802-459-2728 VERGENNES/PANTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHRISTIAN CENTER - 1759 U.S. Route 7, Vergennes, VT • 802-8773903 • Sunday school 9am, Sunday worship 10am. Sunday evening and mid week life groups: Contact church office for times and places. Rev. Michael Oldham. pastormike@agccvt.org; agccvt.org CHAMPLAIN VALLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH - 73 Church St in Waltham. The Rev. Phillip Westra, pastor. Sunday: Worship services at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., nursery available, Sunday school for children at 11:15 a.m. Weekday groups include Coffee Break Womens’ Group, Young Peoples (7th to 12th grade), Young Adult Married and Singles, and more. 877-2500 or www.cvcrc.net. PANTON COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH - 49 Adams Ferry Road, just around the corner from the Panton General Store. Pastor Tom Lupien, Teaching Pastor Eric Carter. Sunday School and Adult Bible Study 9:30 am, Worship Service 10:30 am with nursery and junior church. Wednesday evening Bible study is held in a local home; call for details. 802-475-2656. ST. PETER’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Saturday 4:30pm, Sunday 10:30am
VERGENNES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH -10:30a.m. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH - 862 US Rt. 7, Sunday: 9:45am Bible Hour For All Ages Including 5 Adult Classes; 11:00am Worship Including Primary Church Ages 3 to 5 & Junior Church 1st - 4th Graders; 6pm Evening Service Worship For All Ages. Wednesday 6:30pm Adult Prayer & Bible Study; 802-877-3393 VERGENNES CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - 30 South Water Street. Sunday Morning Worship begins at 9:30am. Sunday School and nursery care are available. Rev. Dr. Barbara Purinton, Interim Pastor. Abigail Diehl-Noble Christian Education Coordinator. 802-877-2435. https://www.vergennesucc.org/ WHITING WHITING COMMUNITY CHURCH - Sunday school 9:45am, Sunday Service 11am & 7pm RUTLAND ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH “The Bible Catholic Church” - 42 Woodstock Ave., Rutland, VT 802-779-9046, www.allsaintsrutlandvt.org. Sunday Service 8am & 10am. CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH - 2 Meadow Lane, Rutland, VT 802-775-0358. (2 blocks south of the Rutland Country Club) Sunday Worship Service 9:30a.m. Nursery care available. www.cbcvt.org FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - 81 Center St., 773-8010 - The Rev. Mark E. Heiner, Pastor. Sunday worship 10:30a.m., Sunday school 9:00a.m. GOOD SHEPHERD - Gather weekly on Saturdays @ 5:30 and Sundays @ 9:30. The Reverend John m. Longworth is Pastor. GREEN MOUNTAIN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 98 Killington Ave., 775-1482 Sunday Worship 11a.m. & 6p.m. MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH - 42 Woodstock Ave., 775-0231. Sunday Worship 10a.m. ROADSIDE CHAPEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD - Town Line Rd., 775-5805. Sunday Worship 10:25a.m. RUTLAND JEWISH CENTER - 96 Grove St., 773-3455. Fri. Shabbat Service 7:30p.m., Sat. Shabbat Service 9:30a.m. ST. PETER’S CHURCH - 134 Convent Ave. - Saturday Afternoon Vigil Mass at 4:15p.m., Sunday Masses 11:00a.m. TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 85 West St., Rutland, 775-4368. Holy Eucharist, Sunday 9:30a.m., Thursday 10:30a.m., Morning Prayer Monday-Saturday at 8:45a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 60 Strongs Ave., Rutland, 773-2460. Sunday Service in the Chapel 9:30a.m. IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (IHM) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - 18 Lincoln Ave., Rutland. Pastor: Msgr. Bernard Bourgeois, Office: 802-775-0846, Religious Education: 802-7750846, Liturgy of the Mass: Saturdays at 4p.m., Sundays at 8a.m.; Holy Days: To be announced. ihmrutland@comcast.net; IHMRutland.com GATEWAY CHURCH - 144 Woodstock Ave., Rutland, VT 802-773-0038. Fellowship 9:45a.m.; Adult Service 10:30a.m.; Children’s Service 10:30a.m. Pastors Tommy and Donna Santopolo. tommy@gatewaychurchunited.com www.gatewaychurchunited.com WEYBRIDGE WEYBRIDGE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - 2790 Weybridge Rd., Weybridge, VT, 545-2579. Sunday Worship, 10a.m. Childcare provided. Rev. Daniel Cooperrider, email: pastor_weybridge@ gmavt.net; website: weybridgechurch.org
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NEIGHBORS OPPOSE COLLEGE PROJECT
MIDDLEBURY | In a wide-ranging discussion, the Middlebury Selectboard heard comments from community members, a solar developer and college representatives on Dec. 10 regarding a planned 5MW solar array. The array is being proposed by Middlebury College on land it owns along South Street Extension. The project, conceived as a major component of the college’s Energy2028 initiative, is being
developed in partnership with Encore Renewable Energy, LLC, and Green Mountain Power. A group of residents f irst approached the Selectboard at its Oct. 29 meeting with concerns about the project’s scale and its potential impact to the viewshed on South Street Extension and advocated for the college to consider other sites. T he M idd lebu r y Pl a n n i ng Commission, which reviewed the site plan at its Dec. 5 meeting,
has given the project its conditional support. The proposed project falls under the jurisdiction of the Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) and is currently in a mandated 45-day public comment period before Encore Energy files with the PUC for a Certificate of Public Good. The Board said it will make a final decision about its position on the project at its Dec. 17 meeting. ■
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The investigation into the homicide is continuing. The affidavit of probable cause outlining the charges will be filed with the court and made public following arraignment. Key highlights of the investigation: The investigation began July 12 when the Hinesburg Police Department responded at about 10:40 p.m. to multiple reports of gunshots in the area of the trailhead on Gilman Road in Hinesburg. When Hinesburg police arrived, they located a body later identified as that of David Auclair near his vehicle, a gray 2017 GMC pickup truck. Hinesburg police officers requested assistance from the state police, which responded with members of the VSP Major Crime Unit, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Crime Scene Search Team and Field Force. David Auclair’s body was transported to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death. The Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office completed the autopsy. The cause of death was identified as multiple gunshot wounds, and the manner of death is homicide. ■
Angela Auclair arraigned From Eagle Staff & News Reports THE EAGLE
BRISTOL | Following continued investigation, Vermont State Police authorities arrested Angela Auclair, 47, of Bristol on Dec. 10. Auclair was arrested on suspicion of aiding in the commission of a felony (first-degree murder) and obstruction of justice arising from the July 11 fatal shooting of Colchester resident David Auclair, 45, in Hinesburg. The investigation revealed a planned and coordinated effort to burglarize a Colchester residence where a firearm was stolen and used in the killing of David just over one day after the burglary. Detectives also learned Angela instructed at least one witness in the case to lie to the police. Angela Auclair was ordered jailed without bail. She was arraigned on Dec. 11 in the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Burlington.
Arrested: Angela Auclair of Bristol.
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POLICE BLOTTER order not to have contact with the victim of crimes for which she was being held. In October of this year, Vermont State Police, New Hampshire Department of Corrections, and Vermont Department of Corrections began a partnered investigation related to Zanis and her attempts to contact the victim that she was forbidden from. This cooperative effort determined that Zanis communicated with the crime victim more than 90 times. In wo2 of these contacts, Zanis obstructed justice by her specific requests of the victim and discussion of the case with the victim. ■ Amanda Zanis
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Vermont State Police conducted a motor vehicle stop for an equipment violation. The operator was then identified as William Gunning, 47, of South Burlington. During the motor vehicle stop, it was learned that Gunning’s license was under criminal suspension in Vermont. Subsequently, Gunning was issued a criminal citation to appear before the Chittenden Superior Court to answer the charge on Feb. 11. ■
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of operating without a license and a second conviction pending within a two year period. Tracy was issued a citation to appear before the Addison Superior Court to answer the charge of “no license,” a violation of Title 23 VSA 601(g). ■
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MIDDLEBURY | Middlebury football head coach Bob Ritter has been named the D3football.com East Region Coach of the Year. Senior tight end Frank Cosolito and junior linebacker Jack Pistorius were both named to the All-East Third Team. The group helped lead the Panthers to the NESCAC Championship this fall with the program’s first undefeated season (9-0) since 1972. Ritter earns East Region Coach of the Year honors for the first time, after recently being named the NESCAC Coach of the Year for the third time (2007, 2013). He led his team to the first 9-0 season in NESCAC history and currently owns a career record of 102-54 over 19 years at his alma mater. The NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year, Pistorius earns his first All-East honor. The junior tied for the team lead with 72 tackles, to go along with 5.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for lost yardage. The linebacker’s tackle and sack numbers both placed him fourth among his NESCAC peers. He recorded double digits in tackles in four-consecutive games, including 10 with two sacks in a win over Wesleyan. Cosolito was named to the All-East team
Middlebury’s Bob Ritter was named Region Coach of the Year. Senior tight end Frank Cosolito and junior linebacker Jack Pistorius were both named to the All-East Third Team. Photo courtesy of D3 & Middlebury College for the first time and is a three-time first-team all-conference choice. He finished the year
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MIDDLEBURY | The Middlebury field hockey coaching staff has been named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Regional Coaching Staff of the Year. Head coach Katharine DeLorenzo, along with assistant coaches Rachel Palumbo and Andrea Way led the program to a third-straight NCAA Championship this fall, tying a school record with 21 wins against just one loss. The Panthers also won the NESCAC title for the third year in a row. During the NCAA Tournament, Middlebury outscored four nationally-ranked opponents by a 8-2 tally, including a pair of 1-0 shutouts at the final four. The Panthers also extended their NCAA Tournament winning streak to 12-straight games. Middlebury concluded the season seventh nationally in scoring defense (0.67), eighth in scoring margin (+2.38) and sixth in goals per game (4.32). Middlebury outscored its opponents by a 68-15 count this season. The Panthers are just the second program in NCAA Division III field hockey history to win three-straight NCAA Championships (Salisbury 2003-05). ■
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BRANDON | A traditional service of carols, lessons and candlelight, along with special music by a church choir, will be held at the Brandon Congregational Church, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, at 7 p.m. Choir director Gene Childers, organist Jean Childers, and Josh Collier, operatic tenor, will be a part of the service. The church is located at 1 Carver St. in Brandon, under the guidance of the Rev. William Bartholomew, pastor. Regular Sunday worship is held at 10 a.m. For more details, contact brandoncongregationalchurch@ gmail.com or call 802-247-6121 ■
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A Christmas state of mind By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
MIDDLEBURY | The origin of Vermont’s modern Christmas tradition actually begin around the beginning of the Civil War-era, according to librarian Marjorie Strong of the Vermont Historical Society.
Christmas was very slow to catch on in Vermont, at least among the Protestants, Strong said, although French-Canadian Catholics here had adopted Christmas much earlier. By the early 1800s—just prior to the War of 1812—places such as Burlington and Windsor marked Dec. 25 in public with some merry making. Ver mont ’s ma ny Cat holics bega n
celebrating Christmas eartnest even though many of their dour Protestant neighbors did not. By the time the Civil War actually started, in 1861, most vermonters celebrated Christmas as it is recognized today, but a few pockets of Protestants were still ignoring the holiday, according to Strong. “Until the Civil War, Christmas often was celebrated as more of a season than a particular day,” according to Vermont writer Mark Bushnell. “Thanksgiving— not yet an official national holiday—was a celebration proclaimed at the whim of governors, who sometimes designated
a day in early December; and various harvest festivals were held at the same time of year. So who is to say whether a feast in December was meant to mark the harvest, Thanksgiving or Christmas?” It took a famous native Vermonter to bring electrically illuminated Christmas trees to the public attention: In 1924, U.S. President Calvin Coolidge began the long tradition of erecting a giant Christmas tree with lights on the White House lawn. Coolidge also famously told the American people, that “Christmas is not a time or a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” ■
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demonstrated dramatically enough to leave me reeling from the shock of its revelation. My lovely wife and I volunteered to help at the Thanksgiving dinner given by a local church. Arriving, we found the hall beautifully decorated for the holiday. The seats at the tables were filled with older parishioners and seniors from the area. Asking where the kitchen was, I was instead invited to find a seat as they would be serving soon. “No, I’m here to help,” I said. We were immediately welcomed into the cheerful clatter of the busy place and put to work. Later, I was back out in the hall to clear the empty plates before dessert was served. “Hey, sit down. There’s room for you right here,” and “Someone else should do that. Come and join us. The foods delicious,” met me at each table. Then the worst cut of all: one of the teenage servers gently took me by the arm saying, “Excuse me, sir, why don’t you put that stuff down? I’m here to serve you. Can I assist you in finding your seat?” Assist me in finding a seat? How old do I look? After
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There’s being old and then there’s looking old. One you eventually figure out for yourself. The other, people have to tell you about, because you just can’t see it, if you are a man. Most men have a pretty low bar for feeling good about their appearance. Our expectations influence what the mirror reflects. Wrinkles that might concern a woman, a man sees as character lines or an attractive ruggedness. We don’t need compliments, because we’ve already paid them to ourselves. This is why it can come as a surprise when someone else sees us as older than we are prepared for. Like when the pharmacist cheerfully offers the senior discount, but we don’t feel old enough yet. Or a young person offers to lift our carry-on into the overhead storage on a plane. These are unexpected, as we believe we look as young as we feel, rather than the age that we are. On Thanksgiving this was
extricating myself from his kindly grip, I bee-lined it to the bathroom for a long and serious exploration of my face. There were numerous visits to mirrors over the next several days, a quick, passing glance to catch myself off guard or a long, solitary study when no one was looking -- all to assess the aging evidence. The thought kept coming back, “Just how old do I really look?” Not that there hadn’t been hints: greying hair, lizard eyelids, sagging neck, getting shorter. And I haven’t been carded when buying alcohol this century, even when standing beside a big sign declaring they carded everyone. No one asks about the senior discount anymore; they just give it. In crowded venues, someone always offers me a seat. Everyone “sirs” me. Whenever I speak at a senior center, someone invites me to join. You’d think I’d catch a clue. ■ — Scott Funk lives, works, and writes (and gardens) in Vermont. His Boomer Funk columns are available at www. VermontFunk.com, as are his blogs and archived columns.
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When bootleggers ruled Vermont By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
MIDDLEBURY | Movie director Jay Craven’s ethereal 2006 independent fictional film, titled “Disappearances”, starring Kris Kristofferson, Genevieve Bujold, and William “Darryl and my other brother Darryl” Sanderson—filmed on locations in Vermont—captures the feel of the desperate, wild and woolly days of the Green Mountain State during Prohibition. Now an engaging new book tells the true story of this strange chapter in Vermont’s history. Adam Krakowski’s 2016 book, “Vermont Prohibition: Teetotalers, Bootleggers and Corruption” is on the shelves in local bookstores. Last week, the author was at Phoenix Books Rutland to talk about the era and how it impacted a generation here. “Vermont became the nation’s second dry state in 1853,” according to Krakowski. “But some locals refused to comply, and inept law enforcement led to ineffective consequences. What was intended to increase wholesomeness forced a newly carved detour toward crime and corruption. Early laws, such as the Liquor Law of 1853, targeted distilled spirits while conveniently protecting cider. As regulations tightened, morals loosened. Without legalized booze, smugglers imported liquor from Canada, and bootleggers ensured that domestic speakeasies kept the liquor flowing. Crime ran so rampant that Newport, Richford and Lyndonville residents relocated to escape rum-running gangs.” In “Vermont Prohibition...” Krakowski also disclosed the strict side Vermont’s previously little known temperance movement. Vermont’s native son Calvin Coolidge was in the White House during the driest years of Prohibition. Former President Theodore Roosevelt’s often misbehaving daughter, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, was no fan of the conservative Vermonter. She once described Coolidge’s White House, as compared the previous, scandalous Harding administration, “as a New England front parlor compared to the Bri stolCO RE andtheI MemorialLibrar y back room of a speakeasy.” theirReelFilr se a s o n of , According to Kai’s Coolidge contem1 Blogsite, a hiswitha tory website devoted totheall h things Coolidge, Elf~ Fe “While no teetotaler, Coolidge had not much Ci N is every reason to use for alcohol and there believe that he remained 1l personally dry » F, during his years in the White House.” M , F a i Coolidge plays a roleain t N Krakowsi’s story— Scho, yes, it’s true about the story in which the Fea turi vendors, soa ps,syru Cuban president teetotaling President toasted flowe rs,ornam
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over New York and New England. One parting snapshot of the era of Prohibition is an amusing Prohibition story from 1930, after Coolidge left office. Calvin and Grace Coolidge had visited “Citizen Kane” newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst‘s vast California estate, called San Simeon. “Coolidge took a drink, perhaps for the first time since prohibition went into effect.
Hearst asked him whether he would prefer a cocktail or an apéritif. Coolidge said, ‘I don’t drink.’ ‘Neither do I,’ the publisher replied. ‘But I find that a sip of this wine is an excellent appetizer.’ The former president asked, ‘Is it alcoholic?’ ‘Not perceptibly,’ Hearst said. ‘The alcoholic content is slight.’ Coolidge tried a glass of Tokay, found it to his liking, and had another. Then he said brightly, ‘I must remember this.’ ■
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Bird Count held at Various Locations in Vermont; Counts are open to birders of all skill levels and there is no fee to participate. You will be birding as part of a group that includes experienced birdwatchers. See http:// vt.audubon.org for details.
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Middlebury » Woodchuck Holiday
Market held at Woodchuck Cider House; 4:00 PM. Shop local VT vendors and artists just in time for the holidays! Bristol » Friday Night Film Showing: “Elf” held at Lawrence Memorial Library; 7:30 PM. Bristol CORE and the Lawrence Memorial Library continue their Reel Film Fridays season of classic and contemporary films with a showing of the holiday classic Elf starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, and Bob Newhart.
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Middlebury » Annual Middlebury “Messiah Sing” held at Congregational Church of
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DEC. 27
Middlebury » Family Movie Showing: “Captain Marvel” held at Ilsley Public Library; 2:00 PM. Join us for a screening of Marvel’s “Captain Marvel”. Adults and youth 13 and older, independently. Children 9-12 with an adult or adult permission. Children 8 and under with an adult caregiver.
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Middlebury » Countdown to Noon-Year 12/31 held at Ilsley Public Library; 10:30 AM. A celebration for children who won’t be up at midnight. Crafts, stories, face painting, photobooth, and FUN!
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Market held at Dudley M. Davis Center; 10:00 AM. Join us indoors at UVM’s Davis Center with over 30+ vendors selling food, beverages, prepared foods, and crafts. Burlington » Free Family Saturdays: Family Dance Party held at Flynn Center for the Performing Arts; 10:00 AM. Join us for our new free family musical programs held in the Flynn’s lobby on Saturday mornings at 10:00am. Attendance is free, but pre-registration is suggested, although walkups are also welcome. Middlebury » Heath Quartet held at Mahaney Center for the Arts; 7:30 PM. The dynamic and charismatic Heath Quartet is one of the most exciting British chamber ensembles of the moment, steadily building a reputation for their upbeat and integrated sound. Free admission.
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The debate over socialism GUEST COLUMNIST
Thanks in part to 50 years of unflagging advocacy by Vermont’s U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, socialism has become a frequent topic of partisan debate. Like its counterpart (capitalism), socialism has meant several quite different things both to its partisans and its opponents. That can make it difficult to make out just what the debate is about. Historically, the meaning of socialism was spelled out in detail by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels starting in 1848. Their scientific theory of history held that at some crucial point in history the oppressed working class would arise and expropriate all significant means of production from their owners – capitalists who had expropriated the labor value of the workers - and bestow it all upon the new socialist state. The state would banish, or execute, the former owners, abolish private property, and manage the economy and society in the name of “the people”. Ultimately, Marx and Engels conjectured, the selfishness and greed inherent in capitalism would give way to democratic cooperation by all in the interest of all. Then the state would begin to “wither away”, and “communism” would reign. The powerfully argued ideas of Marx and Engels triggered a furious theoretical debate over the correct path to socialism. The “armed working class revolution” version prevailed in Lenin’s Russia, but failed in Europe. Step by step democratic socialism became the predominant strategy in the industrialized western world.
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In Sanders’ contemporary version of democratic socialism, the state would allow the owners of the means of production to continue their pursuit of profits, so long as they comply with the instructions of the state, and turn over as much of their earnings as the state needs to pay for a long list of politically attractive benefits. Those benefits include “useful and remunerative jobs, a decent living, adequate medical care, good education, a decent home, and the right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation.” Sanders likes to point out that President Franklin Roosevelt announced these rights in 1944, although his message was largely ignored. An October Gallup Poll found that 39% of Americans said that they have a positive opinion of socialism, while 57% viewed that term negatively. Gallup first asked this question in 2010, and since then positive responses about socialism have been fairly steady, between 35% and 39%. There is however an astonishing partisan divergence. Self-identified Democrats are 65% positive about socialism (as they understand it); only 9% of Republicans like the idea (as they understand it). Independents fall in between. As socialists are quick to point out, Americans have “socialism” all over the place – if by “socialism” one means government-owned and operated services and enterprises. Here in Vermont we have socialized state and town roads, water and sewer systems, waste management, airports, railroads, and public schools. Efforts to put the State in charge of providing health care collapsed in 2014, but incremental steps (“All Payer”) are slowly being taken in that direction. Our safeguard against becoming a predominately socialist state is our Bill of Rights enforced by an independent judiciary. The first of those rights is the freedom to speak, associate, petition, and choose our governors. Equally
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