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www.vermontnews-guide.com • November 11, 2009

Vol 48 No 90

P.O. Box 1265 • 99 Bonnet Street, Manchester Center, VT 05255

Tel 802.362.3535

Left and below: Seems as though Burr and Burton Academy is taking “Center Stage” this week. A Spaghetti Dinner is being offered to benefit the Hockey team...details on page 16 “Play On” will play out at BBA Riley Center for the Arts...story on page 34

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OUR READERS’ LETTERS ...community...

This community came together magnificently to support the Davis Family Benefit which was held at the West Mountain Inn on October 30. We want to thank everyone involved in making the event so successful, especially those who brought delicious food, merchants who donated food and items for the Silent Auction, the “Don’t Leave Band”, the West Mountain Inn for their great staff and for the use of their party barn, and all sponsors, donors and attendees at the event. It was a wonderful evening. Thank you all for your care and concern for Darryl Davis and her family. Sincerely, — Pat Bennett, Susan Mogensen, Ginny Small, Karen Cestaro, Chairmen of the Event

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Every year the town of Winhall converges on the Main Street of Bondville Village to join in the annual Mountain School Halloween Parade. Staff and students are bused “downtown” and trick-or-treat their way through

town, up and down Route 30. Parents, businesses, and community members join in the parade or hand out candy to our children all along the way. Parade watchers respond with phrases such as “I remember her when she was born!” or “Where did we get so many students?” It is exciting to share our children “growing up” with our community. Every year I am both amazed and thankful for the continued support of our school. As the community school for Winhall, we believe that it does “take a village.” Thank you to every citizen that places our children first, and for being a part of The Mountain School at Winhall’s wonderful traditions. We are glad to be in partnership together! Sincerely, — Daren M. Houck, Headmaster, The Mountain School at Winhall ��

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...condolences...

Thank you all for the many thoughts, mass cards, prayers, food, flowers, kindnesses and expressions of condolence extended to our family during our time of loss. With much appreciation, — The family of Arthur “Dee” Kilburn

...104 pints...

A huge thank you goes to all the donors and volunteers at the Red Cross Blood Drive on November 4. We went beyond our goal with 104 pints given. We haven’t done that well since May 2007. All the doctors and hospitals will tell you there is a terrible shortage. Thanks to the businesses who donated to the canteen, namely Bagel Works, Mrs. Murphy’s Donuts, Price Chopper, sShaw’s and Wilcox Ice Cream. The next blood drive will be held on January 6. Please mark your calendars. Again, thanks so much! God bless you. — Jessie Forrest Red Cross Coordinator ____________________

Attention Dorset Residents

The Town of Dorset is conducting a Recreation Survey; we hope to receive feedback from residents on what is important to them with regard to recreation. The Recreation Survey can be found on our Web site www.dorsetvt.org, or picked up at the East Dorset General, H.N. Williams & HasGas Stores, The Dorset Village Library, The Dorset School, as well as the Town Offices. Please remit surveys to the Town Offices by Wednesday, December 9. Call the Town Manager’s Office, 3624571 ext. 3, with any questions or if you are interested in being part of the recreation committee. November 11, 2009

Meals on Wheels

Suggested donation of $3.00 per meal For reservation or cancellation in Manchester: 362-3714 Wednesday, November 11 Beef and Bean Roll, Diced Beets, Tossed Green Salad, Peach Crisp, and Milk. Thursday, November 12 BIRTHDAY DINNER Hearty Pork Stew, Red Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, Birthday Cake and Milk. Friday, November 13 Shells with Meat Sauce, Italian Veggies, Strawberry Jello with Bananas, Garlic Bread and Milk. Monday, November 16 Garlic Chicken, Parsley Potatoes, Green Beans, Vanilla Pudding, Bread, and Milk. Tuesday, November 17 Mac ‘n Cheese, Broccoli, Carrots with Dill, Apple and Pear Sauce, Bread, and Milk. _______________________________________________

Cub Scout Pack 333 Youth Recruitment

Cub Scout Pack 333 in Manchester, Vermont, sponsored by HarnedFowler VFW Post # 6471, will conduct recruitment for boys currently in 1st through 5th grade on Tuesday, November 10, at the Manchester Elementary Middle School Cafeteria at 6:00 p.m. Cub scouting is a family centered organization of volunteers dedicated to providing a fun program to promote character development, citizenship training and personal fitness through the use of games, outdoor activities and individual skill achievement. Learning through Fun and Adventure are the hallmarks of the Cub Scout program. Contact Information: Beth Naples, Pack 333, Committee Chairperson, home telephone 802-362-3312. New boy registration will be conducted on this evening. Parents registering new boys should bring registration fee of $30.00 to cover dues, insurance, Boys’ Life subscription and advancement awards payable to Pack 333. For further information, please contact Beth Naples at 362-3312 evenings.

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Air National Guard Airman James O. McCarrick 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. He is the son of Michael and Joy McCarrick of Weatherhead Hollow Road, Guilford, Vermont. McCarrick is a 2009 graduate of Brattleboro Union High School, Vermont. Army National Guard Pfc. Timothy P. LaBonte has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics. He is the son of Heidi Fisher of Pearl Street, Granville, New York, and Albert Ouellette of Field Avenue, Auburn, Maine. LaBonte is a 2009 graduate of Granville Junior-Senior High School. Army Reserve Pvt. Samantha J. Brandon has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. She is the daughter of Tom Brandon of Poinciana St., Rockledge, Florida, and the niece of Mark Stackpole of East Main Street, Poultney, Vermont. Brandon is a 2009 graduate of Poultney High School. November 11, 2009

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The Pawlet Town offices will be closed on the following dates: Tuesday, November 24 through Friday, November 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday; Tuesday, December 22 through Friday, December 25 for the Christmas holiday; Tuesday, December 29 through Friday, January 1 for the Christmas/New Year holiday. The offices will be open on the Monday of each of the three weeks: November 23, December 21, and December 28, for regular business hours. Normal office hours will resume Monday, January 4th, 2010. Please call the office at 325-3309 if there are any questiions.

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What does community really mean? Webster’s Dictionary defines community as “a group of people living in a particular local area.” My family and I now know the real meaning of community. Since our family was in a tragic car accident this summer claiming the lives of our beloved husband and father Rod and foster daughter and sister Tabitha, our community has supported us in many wonderful and amazing ways. We would like to extend our deepest appreciation for your prayers, love, and never-ending support during this difficult time. We so very much appreciate your generosity in helping us through the past several months. Your outpouring of food, donations, and assistance with siding our house, stacking wood, cleaning, organizing, and fixing all the little things that go along with owning a home have made a huge difference in our ability to wake up each day and continue on with our lives. We could not have had the strength to heal without all of you, the Dublois family, the women from Heartworks, friends from the Federated Church, and the many people we don’t even know, just to mention a few. This is an incredible place to live, and we are so very thankful and blessed to be a part of this community! A special thank you to all the Curves members who gave so much of their time to keep Curves open every day during my absence; especially to Julie Fox, Judy Dunn, Linda Baldino, Mary Van Vleck, and too many others to mention. In addition, a very huge thank you to Pat Bennett, Susan Mogensen, Karen Cestaro and Ginny Small from Curves for organizing the October fundraiser event held at Arlington’s West Mountain Inn on Friday, October 30. Thanks also to those who contributed decorations and food in abundance. All of these efforts coupled with the generosity of Inn owner Amie Emmons, Chef Jeff Scott and staff and the amazing music provided by the Don’t Leave Band, resulted in a very special evening to share in and remember. As Andrew McKeever, editor of the Manchester Journal so eloquently said in a recent editorial, “a village does more than just raise a child”. With our deepest love and gratitude, — The Davis Family Darryl, Nichole, Kendall, Karl, Bek and The Wilkins Family Zachary, Anastasia, Bobby, and Xander

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MedQuest Experience Shared with Deerﬁeld Valley Rotary

Desirée Mack, a senior at Twin Valley High School, recently gave the members of the Deerfield Valley Rotary Club a first-hand account of what it was like to attend Southern Vermont AHEC MedQuest, a health career exploration program held in the summer for high school sophomores and juniors. Nancy Lanoue, Executive Director of Southern Vermont AHEC also was on hand to thank the club for their generous scholarship of $500.00 toward the tuition of deserving students attending MedQuest from the Deerfield Valley. Desirée Mack stands with the Board of Directors of the Deerfield Valley Rotary Club after giving a presentation about her Summer MedQuest experiences learning about health careers including shadowing health care professionals at several southern Vermont community hospitals and health �� care services. MedQuest is spon�� sored by Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center which received a $500.00 scholarship to help a MedQuest participant from �� the Deerfield Valley. ��

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Clarify Some Issues

We would like to clarify some of the issues and misconceptions surrounding the large barn adjacent to and owned by the Northshire Day School. A new location and expansion for the day school was sorely needed for decades before a group of generous donors, led by Mrs. Irene Hunter, made the new building possible in 2006. Their donations fully paid for the construction and created an endowment that supplements the annual operating budget. Like every other private school and non-profit organization in town, we depend each year on local donations to our Annual Fund to keep the school open and operating. The day school fills a critical need, serving approximately 100 children from working families in the area. Each year we must raise money to subsidize the care of the children under our roof, a task that is not easy in this recession. When the land was given to build a new school, the barn was part of the package. At the time the school was built, there were no specific plans proposed for the barn. We hoped that it might some day be incorporated into the school. What was not properly understood at the time was the extent of construction required to bring the building up to code for any use involving children. State codes, and the condition of the building, make the cost of restoring the barn to the required level totally prohibitive for our small organization. For the last two years we have explored other options for the barn. We applied last year for a grant from the state Barn Grant program but were turned down. We have discussed the barn with various people in the community, but no plan has emerged. One handicap is that the building does not currently have a right of way, or any land for parking. We do not like the idea of simply letting the barn further deteriorate where it sits. We have concerns about the safety of the building, so near our playground. We are in the process of applying for permission for an amendment that will allow us to explore other options for its future. We have advised Lee Krohn that we would gift the barn to the town, the historical society, or any group of interested local people who would like to find a way to reuse it. This could involve keeping it where it sits, or moving it to a new community location. We have recently heard that there may be a local businessman with an interest in renting and stabilizing the building for storage, which could be a good solution, once we get permission to separate the barn from the expectation that the Day School will ever be in a position to restore or use it. While we too like and respect old buildings, the day school’s primary obligation is to the education, health and well being of the children in our care. Trying to raise money to keep up a building that we cannot use takes that money and attention away from our mission. Our staff works for modest wages, and with great dedication. We make every effort to keep parent fees as low as possible. Every penny raised has to go for the best benefit of the children. We have asked that the town and state help us find a solution as we apply for an amendment. Our hope is that there is interest out there for an individual or group to make it their own mission to repurpose the building, and allow the school to continue our core job: supporting the children in our communities. Sincerely, The Board of the Northshire Day School: Susan Sargent, Neil Reilly, Sharry Rutken, Meg Mithoefer, Carol Kern, Julie Noyes, Merrick Counsell, Donna Cauley, Emily Treske. For more information, please contact Executive Director Carol Kern at 362-1395.

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Happy Holidays from Garden Club

Summer visitors to Manchester and Dorset often remark on the colorful floral plantings in hanging baskets, tubs and small plots throughout the two towns. Many of these are provided and cared for by members of the Garden Club of Manchester with funds raised by its spring plant sale. Now that the Christmas season is fast approaching, garden club members will gather at the First Congregational Church on November 16 and 17 to decorate several hundred wreaths with red bows and pine cones which they then sell to members and local businesses in the two towns. Proceeds of these sales will make it possible to donate 65 wreaths to area churches, municipal buildings and 40 will hang on light poles along village streets. It is the club’s way of wishing the community “Happy Holidays.” _________________________________________________

Manchester Historical Society Presents Story of MacNaughtan’s

Mike McCooey will give a presentation on MacNaughtan’s, his family’s hotel business, on Wednesday, November 18, at 7 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Manchester. McCooey’s parents owned the hotel during the years he was growing up in Manchester. Manchester Journal editor D.K. Simonds wrote in his book “History of Manchester,” published in 1915: “So far one large first class hotel seems to accommodate about all of that class of custom but there are two or three smaller hotels. The Orvis Cottage kept by C. F. Orvis and MacNaughton’s by Ramsey MacNaughton, also a larger house the Orchard Park Hotel by Mrs. C. H. Willard. All of these accommodate quite a large number of guests.” Refreshments will be served and all are welcome. For more information, please e-mail: manchesterhistoricalsociety@ gmail.com.

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Danby/Mt. Tabor Seniors

Family Birding Day at Hildene

Danby/Mt. Tabor Seniors will have a Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday, November 18 at noon at the Parsonage on South Main Street in Danby, Vermont. Bingo will follow the luncheon with a 50/50 drawing. Cost is $3; those under age 60, cost is $4. Reservations must be made by calling 293-5232 no later than Saturday, November 14.

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Ecumenical Holiday Bazaar

An Ecumenical Holiday Bazaar will be held at the Castleton Village School, Castleton, Vermont, on Saturday, November 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A luncheon will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a large basket raffle, baked goods available, crafts, a White Elephant table and 30 items to be raffled off. ______________________________________________

Pancake Breakfast

The Battenkill Grange #487 will offer a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, November 15, 8 to 10 a.m., at the Grange Hall, Route 313 west at the covered bridge in Arlington, Vermont. The menu will include pancakes and sausage, real Vermont maple syrup, biscuits, sausage gravy, home fries, coffee, juice and milk. Cost of the breakfast is $6 for adults and $3 for children under 12. _______________________________________________

Dorset Senior Connection

The Dorset seniors will meet at the Wilson House in East Dorset on Thursday, November 19 at noon for a delicious lunch. Speaker this month will be Jordan “Skip” Dickinson. His program will include a half-hour DVD on The Asian Rural Institute in Japan, where he was a working visitor in October 2008. The Asian Rural Institute trains 30 rural leaders from Asia, Africa and the Pacific each year from April to December. These participants work on a 15-acre organic farm, where they study sustainable agriculture, rural community development and servant leadership in a multicultural, multi-faith setting. Reservations are required. Please call Helen Tyler at 867-0261 before November 16. There will be door prizes. Suggested luncheon donation is $3.30. All seniors are welcome. ________________________________________________

Adoniram Chapter # 22

Adoniram Chapter # 22 Order of the Eastern Star will meet on Tuesday, November 17 at the Masonic Lodge on Spruce Street, in Manchester. Pot Luck dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. This will be a good chance to meet our new member Robyn Madison. The meeting be held at 7:30 p.m. Remember this is an initiation so ladies wear white gowns, We will be collecting items for Christmas cheer for our special people that can’t get out, please bring your seven items with you. These are non-perishable items. Hope to see you all there. The Order of the Eastern Star is a benevolent and charitable organization. For information, call Christine Katz at 362-0041

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‘Eat For Heat’ Dinner at Federated Church All are welcome to the annual “Eat for Heat” dinner on Saturday, November 14 at 6:00 p.m. We will be serving salad, homemade meat and vegetarian chili, fresh baked cornmeal muffins, apple crisp with ice cream and coffee and tea. This event will be held in Bailey Hall of the Federated Church of East Arlington on Ice Pond and is sponsored by the Mission Committee. There will be a free will offering. The money raised will help local families with their heating and

Poinsettia/ Umbrella Sale

The Mettawee Communtiy PTO announces its 2009 Greenery, Poinsettias and Golf Umbrellas Sale! 12” wreaths, with choice of red or burgundy bows, are $12 each, or two for $22. Kissing Balls, with either red or burgundy ribbons, are $15 each or two for $28. 6” Pot Poinsettias, available in red, white or pink, are $12 each or two for $22. Anticipated pick-up of greenery at the school is the first week of December. Stay tuned for exact date of pick-up. The PTO is pleased to offer the Mettawee Golf Umbrella. Umbrellas are available in dark blue/white or forest green/white imprinted with the MCS pawprint logo and name of the school. Umbrellas are $17 each or two for $30. Quantities of umbrellas are limited so don’t miss out! Order early! Proceeds from this sale will help underwrite the 2009-2010 MCS Yearbook. To order greenery, poinsettias or umbrellas please send your order details and payment, payable to “Mettawee Community PTO”, to: Attn. Linda Maness, PTO Treasurer, Mettawee Community School, 5788 VT153, West Pawlet, VT 05775. For more information, or to order by phone, please call Linda at 802-325-3603, evenings best after 5 p.m. November 11, 2009

utility needs throughout the coming winter. Please make checks payable to East Arlington Federated Church and write “Eat for Heat” in the memo section. Optional: Your support will help your neighbors stay warm this winter. With frigid weather and the holidays approaching, many families are already struggling to get by. If you have any questions, please call the church office, 802-375-2548.

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Halloween High-Jinks at Equinox Terrace

Southern Vermont Arts Center Saturday, November 14 6-8 pm Featuring the work of: Lucy Bergamini Courtney Callo Irene Cole Susan Coons Susie Cronin Anna Dibble Anharad Edson Lyn Hogan Fay Stacy Gates Janno Gay Ramsay Gourd Michael Groves Simone Hughes Betsy Hubner

Judith Kane Karen Krasny Susan Leader Katie Madkour Marion McChesney Holly Mirenda Kate Miskovsky Nina Mooney Mary Jane Sarvis Lauren Silver Jen Soderberg Amy Thebault Karen Utiger Andrew Weil

Contact Courtney Weir for reservations: cweir@longtrailschool.org 802.867.5717 x203 $20 per person

Terrace residents and staff celebrated Halloween by dressing up in imaginative garb, including wigs, prison stripes, combat fatigues, and unclassifiable blended outfits. Clowns, witches, monsters, hillbillies, a murdered prom queen, and pirates infested all parts of the building, to the sound of laughter and festivity.

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Swanky Bowls is the kick-off event for the 2010 Empty Bowls at Long Trail School on Saturday, May 1. Local artisans bring their creative talents to the block. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a live and silent auction equal loads of fun. All proceeds from ticket sales and the auction benefit local hunger based charities.

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Adoniram #22 Basket Party

The sixth annual Basket Party will be held on Saturday, November 14 at the Modern Woodman Hall on Route 30 in Wells, Vermont. The doors will open at 11 a.m. and the drawings will begin at 1 p.m. We hope to have at least 200 baskets this year with lots of door prizes drawn throughout the party. Just $7 will buy your admission envelope with ten tickets and includes a light lunch. Additional envelopes will be available for $1. Come and join us for the fun and excitement. This basket party is sponsored by Adoniram Chapter #22, Order of the Eastern Star. Any questions, please call Doreen Mach at 325-3428 or Christine Katz at 362-0041. _________________________________________________

Protecting Mettawee Children

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“Our Children at Risk” is a 30 minute documentary film which explores the relationship between children’s health and exposure to environmental toxins. Based on interviews with leading experts in the fields of pediatric toxicology, this film helps parents understand the role environmental chemicals may play in the child’s health, and what they can do in their homes, schools and communities to reduce or eliminate potential dangerous exposures. The film will be screened on Tuesday, November 17, starting at 6:30 p.m., at the Pawlet Public Library, Pawlet, Vermont.

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Arlington Food Shelf

Jack Gunther of the Arlington Food Shelf, accompanied by Colby and Paige, stopped by to announce that the annual Thanksgiving distribution will take place on Saturday, November 21, between 11 a.m. and noon.

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Calendars Available

The Danby-Mt. Tabor Volunteer Fire Department calendars are now available! Please find them at the Mt. Tabor Country Store on Route 7. Just ask one of the staff there and they will find your calendar for you. Thank you all for contributing to this fundraiser for the department. ________________________________________________

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Spaghetti Dinner at Burr and Burton

Escape the hectic hassle of the kitchen and join us for an all-you-caneat pasta dinner on Thursday, November 12 from 5-8 p.m. The boys’ and girls’ hockey team waiters and waitresses will proudly serve up a complete dinner for you and your family. Please come out and support us — and fill your bellies! Cost is $7 Adults, $5 students (maximum charge of $20/family). _________________________________________________

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Seeking Vendors for Rupert Christmas Fair

Back by popular demand, Mt. Anthony Grange #230 is coordinating Rupert’s fifth annual Christmas/Holiday Fair. It is a festive, social gathering of sellers and buyers in a relaxed atmosphere. We invite vendors and crafters with new/almost new items suitable for gift-giving to pre-register table(s) by November 30 for our annual Christmas Fair December 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Rupert Firehouse, Route 153. The 8’ Tables are $15 for vendors and $10 for non-profit organizations. You can get a 1/2 table (share an 8’ with someone else) for half price. Only pre-payment with written registration guarantees a table. Any unpaid table must be paid for prior to opening of the Fair on December 5. We will do our best to accommodate reasonable special requests (included in prepaid, pre-registration) for table location/set up. Also, let us know what type of merchandise you’ll be bringing; it will help us plan the table layout better. Please make checks payable to: “Mt. Anthony Grange” and mail with written registration request to: Rose Jordan, P.O. Box 2, Rupert, VT 05768. Questions? Call Rose at 802-394-7801 or email at rosegrnlite@peoplepc.com.

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GMC Hosts Free Wellness Fair

Green Mountain College hosts its annual Wellness Fair on November 19 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in Withey Hall. The event, sponsored by GMC’s Wellness Center, is an excellent opportunity to learn more about personal health and well-being. The fair offers information about smoking cessation and substance abuse. A multitude of hands-on wellness related activities, demonstrations, free samples, and trial treatments including chair massage will be available. This event is free and open to the public. Vendors wishing to participate may contact Jane Allen, administrative assistant, Green Mountain College Wellness Center, 802-287-8376, allenj@greenmtn.edu. There is no vendor fee. ________________________________________________

The Ballard Elementary School is holding a Craft Fair on Saturday, November 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.The craft fair will offer the wares of over 60 crafters, plus and additional 20 crafters at the Wilton Fire Department. Take home something from the bake sale and don’t forget to buy a raffle ticket, with one of the prizes being an American Girl doll. Great Christmas gift! Admission and parking are free. The school is located at 300 Ballard Road, Wilton, New York, just off Interstate Route 87, Exit 16 West. All proceeds to benefit the Ballard Elementary School students. _____________________

‘Effortless Entertaining’

The Vermont Wreath Co. and Ruxana’s Home Interiors will be hosting “Effortless Entertaining” Thursday, November 12 at The Vermont Wreath Co., Danby, Vermont. There will be an admission charge and tickets are still available. Enjoy an evening full of fun as the guests learn how to set up an elegant buffet and a stylish bar. Ruxana will also share her decorating tips in time for all to host their holiday parties. For further information, call 802-293-5333. November 11, 2009

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MEMS Bus Drivers’ Food Drive

Share the spirit of “giving of thanks” by sharing food with your community neighbors through a donation to the MEMS School Bus Food Drive. For the 18th year, Manchester Elementary-Middle School (MEMS) bus drivers encourage bus riders, their families, MEMS staff, and community members to donate non-perishable canned (no glass containers, please!) and boxed goods to their food drive, benefiting the Manchester Food Cupboard. Between November 18 and November 24, each MEMS bus will have a box on board where donated items may be put each morning. The riders on the bus that collects the most items will receive a small treat from the bus drivers. This event is fun for kids and drivers and helps a very worthy cause in the Manchester Food Cupboard, which supports area families year round; the need for donations is particularly important in our current economic climate. Community members can drop off items at the donation station in the main entrance of MEMS all week; in the Thanksgiving spirit, a few items are suggested: cranberry sauce, canned sweet potatoes, stuffing mix, chicken broth, pumpkin pie filling, and canned green beans. This food drive also corresponds with MEMS’ second annual Hunger Awareness Lunch, on November 18t where middle school students will be exposed to real-world issues of hunger and poverty. Manchester Elementary-Middle School is Manchester’s public school, educating children from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade. MEMS’ mission as a professional learning community is to engage students in academic work that results in high levels of achievement, responsibility and citizenship. For more information, please contact 802-362-1597 or admin@manchesterschools.org.

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The hottest game on ice is back! The Burr and Burton Faculty Flyers will take on the BBA Student Body in the second annual StudentFaculty Ice Hockey Game, Saturday, November 14, at 7 p.m., at Riley Rink in Manchester. “What you will witness is the most creative, exuberant, and welleducated assortment of faculty and student talent ever assembled on an ice surface,” says Headmaster (and player) Mark Tashjian. “It will be memorable, truly a sight to behold. You will see things you would never see in an ordinary hockey game—thrills, chills, laughs, and hard-fought yet friendly competition between teachers and students. The faculty won last year, and this is the World Series of Hockey, Round II.” The BBA varsity boys and girls ice hockey teams have organized three periods of all-out hockey action between the students and their teachers. If you think the student team has this game in the bag, you may be surprised. There was no prior ice hockey experience needed to sign up for the game and none of the student players play ice hockey for the school. Admission is $5 and the proceeds benefit the school’s ice hockey program.

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Rejunvenate the body from the inside out, lower stress levels, boost the immune system with Qigong; Chinese energy exercises. Certified instructor Rich Marantz will facilitate a workshop on Saturday November 14 , 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Collaborative 3757 Richville Road in Manchester. Primordial Qigong is a gentle, simple to learn 12 movement form that is appropriate for all fitness and age levels. Participants will learn the form in detail as well as guidelines for a beneficial Qigong practice. For more info contact Rich at 802-645-1960. November 11, 2009

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Well known photographer Irene Goyette will hold an open house at her Bennington studio on November 13 and 14 to benefit Second Chance Animal Center. Visitors will be able to have their child or pet photographed by Irene at a special low price — $20 for a 5 x 7 portrait and $30 for an 8 x 10 size. She will donate these fees to the shelter in appreciation of the help given by Second Chance’s Angel Fund to an injured stray cat she found. An accomplished portrait and wedding photographer, Ms. Goyette will be available in her studio in the old stone house at 80 North Bennington Road in Bennington between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14. No appointment is necessary. (The house is on the left where Northside Drive becomes North Bennington Road at the intersection of 7A just past the old Haynes and Kane showroom .) “A portrait is the perfect holiday, birthday or special occasion gift,” said Judy Murphy, president of Second Chance Animal Center, “We hope all of our friends will take advantage of this generous offer.” Additional photos may be purchased. To learn more about Irene Goyette go to www.irenegoyette.com. The phone number is 802-4471272. For more information call Sharon or Tina at Second Chance Animal Center, 802-375-898.

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Company C Donates $40,000 to Fight Breast Cancer

Today Company C announced it will make a donation of nearly $40,000 to benefit the VermontNew Hampshire Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. On Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18, Company C held its firstever Passion for Pink event, during which 15 percent of all weekend sales were set aside for the benefit of national and local breast cancer awareness, research and education. A New Hampshire-based designer and manufacturer of handHigh Point Market attendees pay tribute to crafted area rugs, decoratheir friends affected by cancer on Company tive pillows, bedding, fabC’s interactive “Share the passion” wall during one of the largest home furnishings markets ric and throws, Company in High Point, NC. Additional photos available C totalled two-day sales upon request or see from its website; three www.facebook.com/colorfulliving. retail stores in Hingham, Massachusetts, Portland, Maine and Concord, New Hampshire; national base of wholesale customers; and its tradeshow in High Point, North Carolina. “This is an amazing first-time donation,” said Becky Burke, chair of the Komen VT-NH Race for the Cure. “Company C has done a truly wonderful thing here, and this money will make a real impact in both New Hampshire and Vermont. Seventy-five percent of this donation will be dedicated to local community breast cancer education, treatment and screening programs. The rest will go to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program to fund breast cancer research.” “In just one weekend, we touched the lives of so many people affected by breast cancer,” said Christine Chapin, Company C co-founder and design director. “At Company C, we hope to inspire people through our design and colors, but this weekend, we inspired people in a whole new way. It was a remarkable experience for everyone!”

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OF NOTE fine 1958 Baldwin Baby Grand Piano (sold at 6pm) SPECIAL genuine Adirondack Guide Boat fully restored by Dick Merrill. Only a Sampling… MUCH ART by listed Artists incl: Dated 1882 Edw Lange sailing sloop; CW Knapp o/c “Mount Mansfield”; pr dated 1787 identified o/c portraits (Bennington couple?); 1887 Wedworth Wadsworth “Twilight Echo Lake”; C.G. Davidson watercolor; Conrad Roland “Golden Pheasants”; AW Johnston primitive purchased from the estate of Bing Crosby in 1986. JJ Hollenbeck o/c classical ptg. 5 RH Palenske sporting/western etchings, & MORE! 15+ CLOCKS incl 3 Horton double dial calendars, LeCoultre Atmos, unusual Kroeber mantle, Chelsea “US Navy”, mint “Columbus Clock”/orig box, 9” Ansonia & Waterbury crystal regulators, and early signed R Whiting and S Hoadley tall case Grandfather Clocks. TECHNICAL ITEMS incl 2 fine Gurley transits & cool mechanical planetary Orrery. AUTOGRAPHS: Eisenhower as 5* Gen’l, Woodrow Wilson as Pres, Eleanor Roosevelt. ADIRONDACK ITEMS incl 3 early 20thC boats, old photo scrapbooks, Dick’s boat oars accumulation, Old Hickory armchair, 4 good pr snowshoes, Dupont skeet shooter, & more. OLD ORIENTAL CARPETS from 11’ x 17’ Moshad in muted colors, to 2 fine 7’ x 10’ Tabriz scatters in subdued colors, to 6 good 1930’s/40’s Sarouk mats. Large paisley. FURNITURE : 8 bookcases include 5 lawyer’s “stack” bkcases. 4 pier mirrors incl 7’6” orig gold leaf w/marble shelf. GOOD WALNUT incl exc 5’ wall hung collector’s case, gent’s tall chest w/mirror, good MT chest w/mirror & parlor stand. OAK incl lg sq dining table w/9 chairs & lg sideboard & server. MORE: c.1860 mahogany 7’10” secretary desk w/leaded glass doors & birdseye maple desk interior. Exc 6’9” country grain painted stepback cupboard, lovely clawfoot Chippendale bench, fine French style collector’s cab. MANY MORE FINE SMALLS! exc large Regina music box w/13 discs. Fine 12 tune cylinder music box w/inlaid lid. Sg Handel bronze 58” floor lamp. Estate’s Jewelry & Sterling incl Francis 1st flatware service for 12. Oriental items incl 5+ carved ivories. Early rose wood tea caddy. 2 exceptional large decorative mirrors. Set 12 fine KPM cabinet plates. 19” Dresden figural parrot. Good lg slag panel table lamp & fine slag glass boudoir lamp. Fine gilt mounted French style serpentine glass collector’s cabinet, good yellowware bowl decored w/blue seaweed, 8 1/2” woman doorstop, & MORE items of merit.

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learn about house design, entrepreneurship, sustainability, engineering, and Web site design. Tenth grader Karoline Maitland said, “It was a really good experience which introduced me to some new career options. The architecture class was one of my favorites.” Director of College Counseling Scott Magrath, who coordinated Long Trail’s attendance, added, “It was a great opportunity for our girls to meet and listen to female experts and professionals and to get a picture of the almost endless possibilities of things they can do with their lives as well to connect with other ambitious girls from Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.” ____________________

West River Sports Shakes It Up!

West River Sports Association is holding their annual fundraising dinner on November 14 at The Inn at Stratton Mountain, Bentley’s Restaurant. This year the local Nordic Skiing and Soccer club is changing up the event and offering a fun-filled event with great raffle items from Stratton and Okemo Mountains, The Vermont Country Store, Wild Wings and Viking, Real Sports, The Village Green Gallery and many others. Diners can play the odds by putting all their tickets on one item for a “sure thing” or sprinkling them around for a long shot. Don’t miss a chance to win Super Passes or Value Plus Passes to Stratton and Okemo, a New York City Getaway, and much more To RSVP to the fundraising dinner please e-mail westriversports@gmail.com. The cost is $45 per person with dinner, beer and wine included. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. on November 14. November 11, 2009

Hunters’ Breakfast

The Maple Valley Grange will hold its annual Hunters’ Breakfast at the Grange Hall, Route 7, South Wallingford, on Saturday, November 14, starting at 5 a.m. and closing at 10 a.m. Cost is $6 and the menu will include eggs, pancakes, French toast, sausage, bacon, home fries, orange juice and coffee. Take-outs are available. For further information, please call 802-293-5232 after 2 p.m. _____________________

Alumni Return to Maple Street for Annual Soccer Match

Each year, Maple Street School welcomes back alumni for many events. At the end of each soccer season, 7th and 8th graders look forward to the return of alumni for the annual soccer match between the current students and the alumni/faculty teams. This year, seven alumni, all of which attend Burr & Burton Academy, partnered with six current faculty members to outscore the 7th and 8th graders 2 to 1. Laughs and fun were not the only part of the afternoon’s game. Students of all ages at Maple Street realized the importance of coming back and giving back. A big thank you goes out to all that attended. Maple Street School is an independent day school serving children in grades Kindergarten through eighth grade. For more information about the school, please call Jeff Barclay at 802-362-7137 or visit on the web at www.maplestreetschool. com. _____________________

Shaftsbury Seniors

The Seniors of Shaftsbury (S.O.S.) will meet Friday, November 20 at 12 Noon in the Shaftsbury Methodist Church for a pot luck lunch. Plans for the next six months' programs will be made. All seniors are welcome. Bring a dish to share, your place setting and ideas for next year's activities. Call George Sohn at 447-1976 for information.

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The Rusty Blades Women’s Hockey League invites women of all ages to come try hockey, for free, at Riley Rink on Sunday, November 8, at 4 p.m. No previous experience necessary. It’s fun and it’s great exercise. The Blades will provide all equipment except ice skates, which may be rented from the Rink. The Blades will also provide free instruction. Those who wish to continue will be welcome to join the Monday night league which already has several first-year players. Try it, you’ll love it! For more information, call Steph Sumner at 293-2286 or Ann Pierce at 362-3463. November 11, 2009

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Holiday Fairs of Vermont The Vermont Farmers’ Market invites you to consider visiting one or more of the following three premier, outstanding holiday events that have been presented for 20 years in Rutland County. These fairs continue to bring the best of Vermont to you. Quality home-crafted items for the holiday season, decoratives, personal items and thoughtful gifts for others. You will find a “touch of home” items with prices that are more consumer friendly than you might find in some markets. There will be great food vendors. Some are specialty food creators, others are bakers and even a few with prepared foods. You will find much more than Vermont maple syrup and sugar. There are salad dressings, maple pepper, spiced sugars, maple mustards and seasoners, maple coated nuts, over 100 varieties of jams and preserves, pickles, salsas and

sauces. The bakers provide yeast, quick and hard breads, a variety of pies, cookies, donuts and fudge. The first Holiday Fair is Saturday, November 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rutland Holiday Inn, Routes 7 and 4, two miles south of Rutland. You will find Thanksgiving decor and the first of the season’s fresh balsam wreaths. Christmas decor will be available for purchase. Mail order is offered and certain vendors offer online services. Gift packages are also available. Bring a friend and enjoy a relaxed day of locally grown, locally produced Vermont products. Admission is always free. For further information, call Jamie at 802-287-5573.

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The Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging is preparing to develop their Area Plan which will guide their activities in Rutland and Bennington counties during the period 2010 through 2014. SVCOA, in partnership with Vermont’s other Area Agencies on Aging, has developed a brief survey designed to help them gather information about senior needs and the needs of those who care for seniors. The Council on Aging asks all interested people to assist them by completing the survey. The survey is accessible on line by going to the Council’s Web site www.svcoa.org, or in print form at any of the following locations: Bennington County: • Council on Aging oﬃce, Stone Building, 169 North Street, Bennington, Vermont • Bennington Free Library, 101 Silver Street, Bennington, Vermont • Mark Skinner Library, RR7, Manchester, Vermont • Martha Canﬁeld Library, E. Arlington Road, Arlington, Vermont • Bennington Senior Citizen’s Center, 124 Pleasant Street, Bennington, Vermont. • Bennington Café, 124 Pleasant Street, Bennington, Vermont. The Council on Aging has been serving the Seniors of Bennington and Rutland counties since 1974. They can be contacted through their Senior HelpLine number at 1-800-6425119 or 786-5991.

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Women’s Open House at Gemini Fitness & Aquatics Club Gemini Fitness & Aquatics Club, 11 East Main Street, Granville, New York, announces a special Women’s Open House. The event is open to the public and will be held on Saturday, November 14 from 1-3 p.m. The Women’s Open House will feature booths on: skin/hair/makeup, how to dress for “your shape”, designer hats, jewelry, holiday gifts/crafts, massage, and a registered dietician. There will be gifts for all attendees and several prize drawings. Gemini Fitness & Aquatics Club is dedicated to helping women feel better about themselves. The private women’s strength training area has equipment specially designed for a woman’s body. The Club also has a separate men’s strength training section. During the Women’s Open House, staff team members will be conducting tours of the club for those interested in learning more about the private facility. Consultations on fitness and health questions will also be available. For more information or to pick up an event flyer, stop by Gemini Fitness & Aquatics Club at 11 East Main Street, Granville, New York, or call 518-642-2550.

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Grace Cottage Patients Beneﬁt from Stratton Foundation Gift

One of the new examination rooms at Grace Cottage Family Health is now equipped with a wall-mounted diagnostic system thanks to a donation from the Stratton Foundation. The wall-mounted diagnostic system from the Stratton Foundation adds to the efficiency and quality of patient care because it provides all of the tools necessary for checking blood pressure, temperature, blood oxygen level, ears and eyes, in one convenient, up-to-date and alwaysaccessible piece of equipment. Over 24,000 patient visits occur each year at Grace Cottage Family Health, located at 185 Grafton Road in Townshend, with eight family practice physicians, a pediatrician, a chiropractor, a nurse practitioner, and a physician assistant. For more information about Grace Cottage, visit www.gracecottage.org; for an appointment, call 365-4331. The Stratton Foundation awards grants twice a year to benefit fire safety, health and social services, recreation and the environment, education, and community and the arts in sixteen towns surrounding Stratton, Vermont.

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Go Ahead…Be a Quitter!

Are you trying to or thinking about giving up cigarettes, chew, cigars, or pipe tobacco but don’t know how or where to start? Can you think of other ways you could be spending the more than $5,000 you’re spending on tobacco products every year? Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s Tobacco Cessation Program can help. Join us on Thursday, November 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the hospital lobby for support and to find out about the latest programs for quitting and nicotine replacement options. Make a “Pledge to Quit” that day in celebration of the Thirty-Third Annual, American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout. Join us and make that first step towards a healthier life without

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Two Day Rummage Sale

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, East Wells Road, Wells, Vermont, is holding a two-day Rummage Sale on Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. There will be clothing and shoes for all ages, as well as puzzles, books, linens, jewelry and toys. The Bag Sale will be held on Saturday, November 14. There will also be a Christmas table. for further information, please contact Michelle Morey 802-6450934. This event is to benefit Outreach programs and Parish House. _______________________________________________

Christmas in the Country Craft Fair

Work off that Thanksgiving meal, and get a jump on your holiday gift list at the 15th Annual Christmas in the Country Craft Fair. A favorite of locals and visitors alike, the fair hosts more than 25 of the areas artists, also featuring a Christmas Cafe featuring local food vendors. Christmas in the Country takes place Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28 at the Mountain School in Bondville from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Any interested vendors, there is still room. For more information, call Susie Wyman at 802-824-3537. _________________________________________________

Clothes from the Heart!

Heartworks of Vermont will be holding it’s Second Annual Children’s Winter Clothing Drive. All sizes are welcome and sexes too, but please make sure that clothing is clean and in decent condition (no holes or stains). We would also love any winter accessories, including hats, scarves and mittens. This year we will also welcome any warm blankets. We will be accepting clothing until Thursday, November 12. The event will be held on Saturday, November 14 at the Maple Street School. If you are interested in learning more about Heartworks of Vermont or you would like to help with this drive, you may contact Lisa Kelly at 297-3747 or Carmel Furtado at 362-0965 You may drop clothes off at: Jan Kelly at New Morning Foods on Routes 11/30 in Manchester; Carmel Furtado at 180 Elm Street in Manchester (you may leave clothes on the front porch at any time); or Lisa Kelly at Maple Street School. Heartworks, local women coming together to do acts of kindness, http://www.vtheartworks.blogspot. com. November 11, 2009

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Christmas in November Sale

The Shoppe Off Broadway Thrift Shop presents their 4th Annual Christmas in November Sale. This sale will be held in the Great Hall of The Historic Salem Courthouse on Saturday, November 14th from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.. There will be holiday treasures for all at BARGAIN prices.

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Shefﬁeld Historical Society presents ‘Balms, Bones, and Creeping Miasma’

“NOTICE Preventives of CHOLERA!” declares an historical bulletin published by the order of the Sanatoria Committee, under the sanction of the Medical Counsel. “BE TEMPERATE IN EATING & DRINKING! Avoid Raw Vegetables and Unripe Fruit! Abstain from COLD WATER, when heated, and above all from Ardent Spirits, And if habit have rendered them indispensable, take much less than usual.” Above is an excerpt from a program called “Balms, Bones, and Creeping Miasma” that Dennis D. Picard will give on the topic of early medical care in Sheffield. The program will take place at the Sheffield Historical Society’s monthly meeting on Friday, November 13, at 7:30 p.m., in Dewey Memorial Hall, Sheffield, Massachusetts. Dennis Picard, of Westfield, Director of Storrowton Village Museum in West Springfield, Massachusetts, will share stories of medical emergencies, epidemics and everyday health issues as faced by the citizens of Sheffield and Southern Berkshire County from the time of the earliest English/European settlement to the Revolution in medical thought of the mid-19th century. Epidemics accounted for a large proportion of deaths in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, sweeping thousands of people away in the course of a few months. Diphtheria, influenza, measles, pneumonia, scarlet fever, and smallpox ravaged the population, producing death rates as high as 30 per thousand. According to a traveler who passed though Sheffield in 1795, “inhabitants were suddenly seized with a malignant bilious fever, and seventy percent died.” The 1829 History of Berkshire County traces the epidemic to the miasma of Mill Pond, which bred on account of an inordinately hot and wet season but abated with the arrival of the autumn frosts. In her book “Sheffield: Frontier Town,” Lillian Preiss notes that “the dam was lowered by court decree, and there was no return of the pond fever. A healthy climate restored,

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the population rose rapidly from 1,899 in 1790 to 2,050 in 1800, and 2,439 in 1810.” Preiss also relates an 1814 epidemic during the first year of Rev. Bradford’s ministry at the Old Parish Church. Through an incredible effort of collective prayer and worship among his parishioners the plague was miraculously “stayed, and the voice of health again generally heard.” Bradford continued his reflection in a sermon on the epidemic, which he thought was “remarkable for the interest felt among the people here relative to the salvation of the soul.” There is perhaps an echo of the Great Awakening having reached the frontier in this line, but all the same, Preiss faithfully records that by 1820 the population had risen again to 2, 476. Dennis D. Picard has been a museum professional in the living history field for thirty years. Beginning his career at Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts, his background is in sociology and museum studies. He has authored many articles on the lifestyles and folkways of New England and has also served as a consultant for many Historical Societies and Museums. All Society programs are free and open to the public. For more information about Society programs, please contact the Sheffield Historical Society at 413-229-2694 or visit us on the web at www. sheffieldhistory.org. If unfamiliar with Sheffield and its environs, Dewey Memorial Hall is located on the town green. Build in 1887 with locally quarried fieldstone and marble, it is the shingle-style building immediately south of the post office.

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Bennington County Farm to Plate Summit

Come share ideas, get inspired, and help create a vision and a plan for affordable, abundant local food. contribute to a regional and statewide ten-year plan to strengthen Vermont’s agriculture, bring �� healthy and sustainable food to all Vermonters, and foster a �� vibrant local economy. �� This summit will be held on �� Saturday, November 14, at St. �� Peter’ s Church, 200 Pleasant � �� Street, Bennington, Vermont, and is sponsored by Walloomsac Transition Forum, Transition Town Manchester, Bennington County Meals Program, and Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, Bennington. �� The local foods banquet will �� begin at 5:30 p.m., the presenta�� tion and public forum is from �� 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. �� For information, contact Susan �� Beal, sbeal@shadowbrookfarm. org or Bill Laberge, �� laberge@vermontel.net.

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The primary purpose of the Vermont Farm to Plate Initiative is to set goals and strategies to strengthen Vermont’s food and farm sector, thereby increasing access to healthy, affordable food for all Vermonters, supporting existing and new agricultural enterprises, and creating jobs. The Initiative aims to: • Help stabilize and enhance farm operations. • Create an environment that encourages new farm and food startups. • Support a proﬁtable dairy and diversiﬁed agriculture industry. • Increase access to local foods for all Vermonters. • Develop on-farm energy and feed import substitution opportunities. • Encourage farmland transition to a new generation of farmers. _________________________________________________

Wild Game & Chicken Pie Supper

The Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department will be holding their 41st Annual Wild Game & Chicken Pie Supper on Saturday November 14, at the Pawlet Firehouse on Rte. 133 in Pawlet, Vermont. Serving begins at 5 p.m. On the menu is bear roast, venison roast, venison stew, Mike’s famous sausage, moose balls, chicken pie and vegetable salad. Also on the menu is homemade pie and beverages. Adults $12; children under 12 $6. For more information call 325-3222, 325-3495 or 325-3382. _______________________________________________

Trail Work Day on the Equinox Preserve

Attention hikers, skiers, dog walkers, birders, snowshoers, students and nature lovers! The Equinox Preservation Trust and Manchester office of the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) are seeking volunteers to assist with preparing the Preserve trails for the coming winter. Projects include raking leaves from waterbars on the Blue Summit Trail, digging new waterbars on the Robin’s Lookout Trail and cutting back summer growth along the trails. No experience is necessary! Some tools will be provided; please feel free to bring along a shovel, leaf or iron rake, or loppers. Save the date: Saturday November 14. We will meet at the Red Gate parking lot at the end of West Union Street at 9 a.m. Please call the Manchester VINS office at 362-4374 for more information and to sign up.

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Crafts for All Seasons

From clothing to jewelry to woodworking, Crafts for All Seasons is the place to shop for that special something. Whether you are looking for hand knits, homemade preserves or chocolates, artwork in stone or slate, or soothing soaps and lotions...you’ll find it all and much, much more. Crafters from Vermont, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut will have booths set up at MEMS in Manchester Center, Vermont on Saturday, November 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. These talented folks have top quality merchandise that will fill most, if not all, of your shopping needs. Come have some fun, find that one of a kind gift, and enjoy our artisans beautiful, unique and tasty creations. To give you an energy boost, the Manchester Eagles Ladies Auxiliary will have a concession stand. Pastries, sandwiches and beverages will be on sale from the time the doors open through the lunch hour. For further information, please contact Roby Read at 802-683-4546 or e-mail her at fritterr@comcast.net. _________________________________________________

GNAT-TV in conjunction with local musician Chris Heins from the Beyond Further Band announce a live music show to be produced at GNAT-TV studios located at 116D Lincoln Avenue in Manchester. The program entitled “Live at the Black Fly Lounge” showcases original music of all genres. The show sponsored by the Manchester Bar & Grill will be produced once a month and air on GNAT-TV’s Channel 15. GNAT-TV invites the public to join us at the “Black Fly Lounge” for (Continued on page 34)

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Announcing the 2009 Annual Holiday Open House Tour in Manchester, Vermont. The tour will be held on Saturday, December 5 and 12, from 1-5 p.m. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Vermont-New Hampshire Komen Race for the Cure (www.vtnhcure. org). Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at any participating property. Breast cancer survivors will be at most locations to greet guests and thank them for their participation. The following is the full schedule of the properties participating in the tour: Dorset Inn: Gingerbread and Christmas cookie decorating to take home and apple cider. Equinox Hotel: Fine chocolate and wine pairings. Inn at Manchester: Piano music (sing along) with baked goodies galore. Silas Griffith Inn: Homemade pierogi with coffee, tea and beverages. Silver Service Inn: Hot appetizers with punch. Three Mountain Inn: Holiday cookies and treats, hot cider, holiday music and coupons from Jamaica shops and galleries. Wiley Inn: Live take-home design Christmas arrangement and centerpiece, wine, cheese, music. Inn at Ormsby Hill: Award-winning Vermont Cheese Tasting (and purchase) with Consider Bardwell Farm, Maple Brook Farm, Taylor Farm and Woodcock Farm. Signed copies of The Vermont Cheese Book by Ellen Ecker Ogden. “Pink” bag with shopping coupons from Christmas Days, Equinox Valley Nursery, Green Door Day Spa, Indulgence, Leaves of Gold, Manchester Designer Outlets, Mountain Goat, Mother Myrick’s, Northeastern Fine Jewelry, Northshire Bookstore, Orvis, Southern Vermont Art Center, Susan Sargent, The Lighting Place, Vermont Bird Place and Sky Watch and Vermont Kitchen Supply, Ensemble from Burr and Burton playing holiday music. For further information contact: Frank Hanes (802-362-1793) or Chris Sprague 802-362-1163. November 11, 2009

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ENTERTAINMENT (GNAT-TV, cont.) the premiere shoot at 6 p.m. on November 17, with guest artist Laura Molinelli. Laura Molinelli has been playing on the scene for the past 15 years, whether it be downtown New York City or the inns, taverns and festivals of New England. Space is limited. Tickets can be purchased for a $10 donation. Reservations are required. Please reserve your seat for the November 17 show at the Black Fly Lounge by calling GNAT-TV at 802-362-7070.

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‘Play On’ on the Riley Center Stage

Don’t miss the Performing Arts Department’s fall production of Rick Abbot’s hilarious comedy “Play On!” The show looks at how a local community theater company navigates the final days of rehearsing an original old English-style murder mystery play “Murder Most Foul.” The actors are squabbling, the director is losing control, the author keeps rewriting, and opening night fulfills the old theatrical adage that “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong!” The performances run from November 11 through November 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Riley Center for the Arts. Tickets are $6 for Burr and Burton students, faculty and staff, and $10 for the general public.You can purchase your tickets online at bba.ticketjunior.com. For 24-hour information, please call 802-549-8224. ________________________________________________

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The weekend of November 13-15, the Green Mountain College Theatre Program will present the powerful and captivating drama “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” written by Dale Wasserman, based on the bestselling 1962 novel by Ken Kesey. The play takes place in a state mental hospital in the Pacific Northwest. When an extroverted, convicted con man named McMurphy becomes a patient, he turns things upside down on the ward — and accomplishes more with the other patients in one week than the medical profession has been able to do in decades of controlling, medicating and correction. This is not popular with the hyper-controlling head nurse Miss Ratched, and McMurphy, or “Mac” as he has come to be called by his inmate buddies, ends up paying a higher price than anyone expected. The show features a cast of 17, including professional actor and Broadway veteran Richard Council in the role of Chief Bromden. Directed by GMC Prof. Paula Mann, the show features students Alexandra Cadete and Alexander Ervin in the lead roles of Nurse Ratched and Randle P. McMurphy. Performances will be at Ackley Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 15th. General admission tickets are $10. Performances are free for GMC students and students from Poultney.

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Broadway’s Bill Carmichael comes to the stage of the Cabaret at Fort Salem Theater this Saturday, November 14, at 8 p.m., in his one-man show, “Those Shining Lights Inside of Me,” a musical excursion in which he examines the wide-eyed hopes and dreams of youth through the backward glances of experience and maturity. Bill Carmichael first sang about bright lights shining before him in a college production of the classic coming-of-age musical, “The Fantasticks.” His college success was followed by a performer’s life in New York. Along his road of professional accomplishments as a successful actor, he fathered two daughters, now in their twenties, and is also the proud father of an eight-year-old daughter from his marriage to dancer Susan Walsh. Sue and Bill continue their careers from Vergennes, Vermont, where they also operate Emerson’s House, a Victorian Bed and Breakfast. It is from the vantage point of today that “Those Shining Lights Inside of Me” begins, as Carmichael recalls with the wisdom of hindsight his forward momentum into adulthood. Bill Carmichael appears in Fort Salem’s “Fall at the Fort” cabaret series that has included other Broadway and television performers, bringing accomplished singers to the Northland on a weekly basis. Broadway’s Bill Carmichael in “Those Shining Lights Inside of Me,” one show only, this Saturday, November 14, at 8 p.m. Reservations are suggested, as several of this season’s offerings have sold out in advance. For reservations and information, call 518-854-9200 or visit the Fort online at www. fortsalemtheater.com.

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WEEKLY ALMANAC AA • AL-ANON • NA • GA

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Thursday: AA meeting, Breakfast with Your Higher Power, Northshire Baptist Church, Manchester. 7:30 a.m. AA meeting, Sherburne United Church, Killington, noon AA Big Book meeting, Grace Congregational Church, Rutland, noon AA meeting, St. Paul’s CC, Manchester, noon AA, Scars, Bars, Big Book meeting, Rutland Correctional Ctr, Rutland, 4 p.m. AA Women’s Up the Steps meeting, St. Paul’s Church, Route 30, Manchester, 6:30 p.m. Gamblers Anonymous, 7 p.m. at Turning Point, 141 State St., Rutland,1-800-522-4700. Al-Anon meeting, Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro, 7 p.m. SMART Recovery: Brattleboro Savings & Loan Bldg., downstairs, 7 p.m. 254-5568. AA Step meeting, United Methodist Ch, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. AA Breakfast With Your Higher Power Northshire Baptist Church, Rte. 7A, 7:30 a.m. AA Room to Grow, Steel Square Bldg., Rutland, 7:30 p.m. NA Just for Today, 7:30 p.m., Al Ducci’s Cafe, Manchester AA meeting, Congregational Church Rupert, 8 p.m. AA, meeting, Jamaica Community Ch, 8 p.m. Friday: AA-Breakfast with Your Higher Power, Step Meeting, Northshire Baptist Church, 7:30 a.m. Al-Anon meeting, St. Paul’s Church, Manchester, 1 p.m. AA meeting, St. Peter’s School, Rutland, 7 p.m. AA meeting (step/disc) East Dorset, Wilson House, 7:30 p.m.

AA meeting, St. Luke’s Fair Haven, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting, Pawlet Community Ch, 7:30 p.m. AA New Beginnings (Beginners 6:30), Steel Square Bldg., Rutland, 8 p.m. J.S. Open Discussion meeting, Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m. Saturday: AA meeting, Breakfast with your Higher Power, Beginners, Northshire Baptist Church, Manchester, 7:30 a.m. AA Straight from the Heart Group, Mecham St., Wallingford, 9:30 a.m. Al-Anon ACOA: 10:30-11:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist Church, North Bennington AA meeting (topic/disc) East Dorset, Wilson House, 2 and 7:30 p.m. AA meeting, Beginners’ Group, Christ the King School, Rutland, 7 p.m. NA Back to Basics Group, Second Congregational Ch, Bennington, 7 p.m. AA meeting (speaker/disc) East Dorset, Wilson House 7:30 p.m. AA open discussion group, Sherburne United Church, Killington, 8:15 p.m. H.S. Meeting Book Second Congregational Church, Bennington, noon, Room 6. Teen Support Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m., Room 6 Sunday: AA meeting, “As Bill Sees It,” Wilson House, East Dorset, 8 a.m. Al Anon meeting 8 a.m. Wilson House, East Dorset, Open discussion. Al-Anon meeting, Serenity House, Wallingford, 10 a.m. AA meeting, Weston Priory,

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Weston, 1:30 p.m. AA Big Book, Green Mountain Group, East Poultney Baptist Church, 7:30 p.m. AA 11-Step Meeting, Sunday, 7 p.m., Telion Holon Retreat, River Rd., Manchester AA Shoulder to Shoulder, HoJo Inn, Rutland, 7 p.m. AA meeting, Federated Church, Castleton, 8 p.m. AA meeting, St. James Episcopal Ch, Arlington, 8 p.m. Al-Anon meeting, Federated Church, Castleton, 8 p.m. Monday: Al-Anon Turning Point Club, Bennington, 7 p.m. AA Sweet Serenity Trinity Episcopal, Rutland, noon. AA Beginners, Wilson House, East Dorset, 6:30 p.m. AA Beginners meeting, Dorset United Church, 6:30 p.m. AA meeting for Gay/Bi/Lesbian/ Transgendered Persons, 7 p.m., Turning Point Club, Bennington AA Start Living Group, St., Peter’s School, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting, St. Thomas Episcopal, Brandon, 7:30 p.m. Al-Anon meeting, First Congregational Ch, Newfane, 7:30 p.m. Al-Anon meeting, Baptist Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m. AA discussion meeting, United Church, Dorset, 8 p.m. H.S. Meeting Book Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: AA meeting, Trinity Episcopal, Rutland, noon. AA Women’s Meeting, Wilson House, East Dorset, 6:30 p.m. AA Breakfast With Your Higher Power Northshire Baptist Church, Rte. 7A (across from Manchester Engine) 7:30 a.m. Rutland County AA Men’s meeting, Grace Congregational Ch,

Rutland, 7 p.m. Al-Anon ACOA meeting, Bennington College, North Bennington, 7 p.m. AA Meeting, Serenity House, Wallingford, 7 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous, 7 p.m., Bennington Free Library AA Meeting, Wilson House, East Dorset, Big Book Tapes, mens meeting, 6:30 p.m. AA meeting, Chapel of the Snows, Stratton, 8 p.m. Al Anon meeting, 8 p.m. Wilson House, East Dorset, Open discussion AA meeting, St. James Episcopal Ch, Arlington, 8 p.m. SMART Recovery: Brattleboro Retreat Cafeteria, 7 p.m. 254-5568. Wednesday: Al-Anon, Burdett Commons, Arlington, noon. AA Big Book Group, Good Shepherd Lutheran Ch, Rutland, 5:30 p.m. AA Breakfast With Your Higher Power Northshire Baptist Church, Rte. 7A (across from Manchester Engine) 7:30 a.m. ACOA, Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m. AA Breakfast With Your Higher Power Northshire Baptist Fellowship, Route 7A Al-Anon Courage to Change, South Londonderry Baptist Ch, 7 p.m. has moved to Main St. in Weston, VT to the meeting room across the parking lot of the Old Parish Church AA Step meeting, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Brandon, 7 p.m. AA meeting, Holy Trinity, Danby, 7:30 p.m. H.S. STEP meeting Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m. Bennington Women’s Meeting of AA: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Turning Point Club, 465 Main St., Bennington, VT DA - Debtor’s Anonymous, Wed. 8-9 p.m., Turning Point Club

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GED • EDUCATION

Thursday: GED Class, Tutorial Center, Manchester, 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. GED Class, Mack Molding, Arlington, 6 p.m. Tuesday: GED Class, Tutorial Center, Manchester, 9 a.m., 5:30 & 6 p.m. ESL Class, Tutorial Center, Manchester, 4:30 p.m. GED Class, Mack Molding, Arlington, 6 p.m. Wednesday: Dept. of Employment & Training, Veterans Memorial Drive, Bennington (first Wednesday), 10 a.m. GED Class, Tutorial Center, Manchester, 3 p.m. A Mustard Seed Group St. Peter’s

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School, Rutland, 8 p.m. MIND & BODY WELLNESS Thursday: Bennington Free Clinic, 6-9 p.m. Located at First Baptist Church, 601 Main St., Bennington, VT. Call 447-3700 for appointment. Medicare Assistance, Zion Parrish, Manchester, 10 a.m. Disabled American Veterans Meeting, American Legion Hall, Chester, first Thursday) 7:30 p.m. Friday: Blood Pressure Clinic, Robert Milbauer Realty, Newfane, third Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday: CoDA, 12-step fellowship to maintain healthy relationships, 9:30 a.m. Wilson House, E. Dorset, 362-5524 Monday: Support group for family members of those suffering from mental illness, first Monday at 7 p.m., South Londonderry Library, Clare at 824-3909 Parents in Crisis, SVMC, Bennington, 7 p.m. RSVP Bone Builders: Call RSVP at 447-1545 for info. Free. Arlington, American Legion Hall, Mon and Th, 10:30-11:30; Manchester, Masonic Temple, Mon, Wed, 11 a.m; Manchester Town Hall, Tues

10 a.m. & Thur, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday: LaLeche League Support Meeting, Second Congregational Church, Bennington, third Tuesday, 7 p.m. Marriage Support Group, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, every other Tuesday, 5769 Main St., Route 7A, Manchester. Call Warren 362-1988 Nice & Easy Aerobics - Beginner, Bennington Firehouse, River St., 8:15 p.m. 447-5693. All Gain, No Pain Senior Strengthening Class - Bennington Firehouse, River St., 10:30 a.m.; N. Bennington Congregational Ch, 10:30 a.m.; Manchester Town Hall, 12:30 p.m., 447-5693. Blood Pressure Clinic, Second Congregational Church, Londonderry, 2nd Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. Support group for family members of those suffering from mental illness, Third Tuesday at 7 p.m., UCS, 316 Dewey St., Bennington. Clare at 824-3909. Overeaters Anonymous, RRMC, Rutland, 7 p.m. Wednesday: Aerobic Indoor Walking - Beginner, Mon, Wed, Fri., Bennington Firehouse, River St.,

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8:15 a.m. 442-6886 Senior Exercise Classes, Hoosick Falls Senior Center, 1 p.m. Bereavement Support Group, Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 1 p.m. Women’s Cancer Support Group, Vermont Country Store, Manchester, First Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Bereavement/Loss Support Group, SVMC, Bennington, fourth Wednesday, 6 p.m. Caregiver Group, Grace Cottage Hospital, Townshend, 6:30 p.m. Bereavement Support Group, SVMC, Medical Office Bldg., Bennington, 6:30 p.m. Chronic Fatigue Support Group, Red Barn, Rtes 11/30, across from Wessner’s, Manchester, 7 p.m. C.H.A.D.D. Informational Meeting, RRMC, Rutland, first Wednesday, 7 p.m. Thursday: Arthritis Support Group, Second Congregational Church, Bennintgon, fourth Thursday, 1 p.m.

MUNICIPAL MEETINGS

Thursday: Granville Town Board Meeting, Town Hall, Granville, NY second Thursday, 7 p.m. Weston Volunteer Fire Dept. Drill, Weston Firehouse, second and fourth Thursday, 7 p.m. Sunderland Elementary Planning Commitee. 2nd Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Londonderry Planning Committee, Town Office, Londonderry, second and fourth Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Wallingford Planning Committee, Town Hall, First Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Weston Volunteer Fire Dept, Weston Firehouse, first Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Danby Selectman meeting, Town Clerk’s Office, 1st Thursday, 5 p.m. Monday: Poultney Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, 2nd & 4th Monday, 6:30 p.m. Castleton Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, 7 p.m. Grafton Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Weston Conservation Committee meeting, Town Office, third Monday, 7 p.m. Chester Planning Committee meeting, Town Hall, first and third Mondays, 7:00 p.m. Manchester Village Planning Committee meeting, County Court House, first Monday, 7 p.m. Londonderry Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, 7:00 p.m. Pawlet Planning Committee meeting, Town Hall, fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Jamaica Selectmen’s meeting, second and fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Rutland Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, West Rutland, second and fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Chester Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, second and fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Rupert Planning Committee meeting, Town Clerk’s Office, first Monday, 7 p.m. Stratton Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, second and fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Mt. Holly Planning Committee

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meeting, Town Office, first Monday, 7:30 p.m. Sunderland Selectmen’s meeting, Sunderland Elementary School, first and third Monday, 7:30 p.m. Jamaica Planning Committee meeting, first and third Monday, 7:30 p.m. Shaftsbury Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, 7:30 p.m. Poultney-Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District Meeting, district Office, Poultney, second Monday, 8 p.m. Tuesday: Fair Haven Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, 7 p.m. Weston Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, second and fourth Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Pawlet Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Wells Selectmen Meeting, Wells Town Hall, every other Tuesday, 7 p.m. For info. 645-9020 Shaftsbury Zoning Board meeting, Town Office, second & third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Shaftsbury Planning Commission, Town Office, first & third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Winhall Planning Committee meeting, first and third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Wallingford Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, first and third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Dorset Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Rupert Selectmen’s meeting, 2nd Tue., Town Clerk’s Office, 6:00 p.m. Mt. Holly Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, second Tuesday, 7:30

p.m. Winhall Board of Adjusters meeting, Town Hall, second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Pawlet Board of Listers meeting, Town Hall, third Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. Dept of Employment & Training Information, Veteran’s Memorial Dr., Bennington, 1st Wednesday, 10 a.m. Winhall Regular Monthly Board meeting, 1st, 3rd Wednesday, 6 p.m. Mountain School Parent Council & Mountain School of Winhall Parent Council Meeting at the Mountain School, (2nd Wed.) 7:00 p.m. 297-2122 Stratton Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, 7 p.m. Sandgate Planning Committee meeting, 7 p.m. Fair Haven Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, second and fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m. Castleton Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, first and thrid Wednesday,7 p.m. Winhall Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, first and third Wednesday, 7 p.m. Sunderland Zoning Board meeting, Sunderland Elementary school, third Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Peru Selectmen’s meeting, Town Center, first and third Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Bennington Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, first and third Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Peru Zoning Board of Adjusters,

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MISCELLANEOUS

Thursday: Equinox Valley Toastmasters, Ai Squared, 130 Taconic Business Park Rd, Manchester Ctr., 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., info: jshukla@aisquared.com Arlington Lions Club American Legion Room, second and fourth Thursday, 7 p.m. Red Clover Chapter, Embroidery Guild of America, Trinity Church, Rutland, second Thursday, 7 p.m. Dorset Historical Society, open 10 a.m. Ladies Fellowship, Missionary Alliance Church, Bennington, 9:30 a.m. Monday Catholic Daughters meeting, St. Margaret Mary’s Church, Arlington, first Monday, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Manchester Rotary meeting, Ye Olde Tavern, Manchester, noon Manchester Community Foundation meeting, Chittenden Bank, Manchester, First Tuesday, 4 p.m. Unit 69 American Legion Auxiliary, Legion Room, Arlington, second Tuesday, 7 p.m.

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Catholic Daughters meeting, St. Paul’s Church, Manchester, second Tuesday, noon. Mt. Equinox Grange meeting, Grange Hall, Manchester, third Tuesday, 7 p.m. #45 American Legion meeting, Currier Memorial School, Danby, third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Dorset Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, Dorset Firehouse, third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Manchester VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Harned Fowler Post #6471, second Wednesday, 7 p.m. Wantastiquet Rotary, Swiss Inn, Londonderry, 7 a.m. Red Clover Award Program K-4, Mark Skinner Library, Manchester Village, 3:45 p.m. Southwestern VT Access Television board meeting, SWVT Office, Manchester, first Wednesday, 7 p.m. Manchester Lions Club meeting, VFW, second and fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m. Knights of Columbus Council 6816 meeting, St. Paul’s Church, Manchester, first Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

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Townshend Church, first and third Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. Manchester Senior Meals, Manchester Town Hall, noon Wells Senior Meals, MWA Hall, Wells, noon Senior Meals, East Arlington, Bailey Hall, noon. Senior Meal at Williamsville Community Hall, 4th Thursday at noon. Tuesday: Townshend Senior Meals, Townshend Church, first and third Manchester Senior Meals, Manchester Town Hall, noon Wells Senior Meals, MWA Hall, Wells, noon Senior Meals, East Arlington, Bailey Hall, noon Senior Meal at Williamsville Community Hall, 4th Thursday at noon. Wednesday: Dummerston Senior Meals, Evening Star Grange Hall, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at noon.

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Thursday: Prayer Group, Congregational Church, Chester, 6 a.m. Prayer & Praise Service, Chapel of the Snows, Stratton Mountain, 7:30 p.m. Prayer & Bible Study, Truthville Baptist Church, Granville, NY, 7p.m. Community Bible Study, nondenominational for women, children, 10 a.m September -May. Bennington. 447-4745. Friday: Shabbat Services, Israel Congregation, Manchester, 6:30 p.m. Saturday:

Torah Shabbat, Israel Congregation, Manchester, 9:30 a.m. Monday: Prayer meeting, Baha’i Faith at 7 p.m. For info., call 802-447-3866 Tuesday: Bible Study, Congregational Church, Chester, 6 a.m. Wednesday: Holy Eucharist , St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Chester, 7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist & Healing, Zion Episcopal Church, Manchester, 12:15 p.m. Mt. View Baptist Church Services, Danby Four Corners, 6 p.m. Spiritual Renewal for Busy Lives, Embury United Methodist Church, 41 East Main St., Cambridge, NY, 518-677-3602, 1st, 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. Bible Study, Mt. View Baptist Church, Danby 4-Corners, 7 p.m. Bible Independent Baptist Church, Prayer and Bible Study, Rod & Gun Club, Manchester, 7 p.m. Healing Service, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Chester, second Wed. 7:30 p.m. Prayer & Praise, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, Muddy Lane, Manchester, 7 p.m., 362-1988

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Manchester: Shabbat Services, 9:30 a.m., Israel Congregation of Manchester, Rte 7A St. Paul’s Church, Mass, 5:30 p.m., Sunday: Zion Episcopal Church, Holy Eucharist, 8 & 10 a.m. (childcare at 10 a.m.) Eucharist w/healing Wed. 12:15 p.m. St. Paul’s, Mass, 8 & 10 a.m. First Congregational Church, Sunday Worship, 10:30; Christian Education classes, 9:30 am. for ages 12 to adult; program for children 4-11 during 10:30 Worship Service. Nursery is provided for infant to 3. Rev. Dr. Steven E. Berry, Pastor, 362-2709; www.firstcongregationalmanchester.org Equinox Terrace, Services for Seniors, 10 a.m. St. Paul, Danby Holy Trinity Church, 11:30 a.m. First Baptist Ch., ABC, Manchester Center, Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday Prayer Ministry, 9:30 a.m. 802-362-1555. Rev. Dr. Robert Carpenter Northshire Baptist Fellowship, 5769 Main St., 10 a.m. adult & children’s Bible classes, 11 a.m. Worship service and Children’s Church; 6 p.m. Bible study, 3621988.

Weekday Mass: St. Paul’s Church: Mon, Fri, 8 a.m. ARLINGTON Saturday: St. Margaret Mary’s, Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday: St. James Episcopal Church, Holy Eucharist, 8:00 a.m. Rite I and 10 a.m. Rite II. Rev. Scott Neal 375-9952, stjamesarlington.org; stjamesparish@myfairpoint.net Federated Church, East Arlington, United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church, Ice Pond Road, worship service, 10 a.m.; www. earlingtonfedchurch.org; 375-2548, Rev. Kathleen S. Clark, Pastor Chapel on the Green, West Arlington, Services, 7 p.m., last Sunday of the month, 6 p.m. covered dish supper. BENNINGTON Saturday: Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales, Vigil, 4 p.m. Sunday: Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales, Mass, 8 & 10 a.m. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Holy Eucharist, 8 & 10 a.m. (SS 9) First Church of Christ Scientist, Services, 10 a.m. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 108 School Street, Services, 10

a.m., (religious education, child care, 10 a.m.) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 9:30 a.m. Sacrament Service; 10:40 a.m. SS; 11:40 a.m. Relief Society & Priesthood. 4470139; 442-8126 CHESTER Saturday: St. Joseph’s Church, Saturday Afternoon Mass at 6:30 p.m. Sunday: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sunday Services 8 and 10 a.m.; SS, 9:15 a.m. 875-6651 First Universalist Church, Services, 9 a.m. Congregational Church, Services, 10:30 a.m. (SS 9:30 a.m.) First Baptist Church, Services, 10:30 a.m. (SS 9:15 a.m.) St. Joseph’s Church, Sunday Morning Mass at 10:30 a.m. DANBY Sunday: Danby Congregational Church, Morning Services, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Mt. View Baptist Church, Danby Four Corners, Services, 11a.m. & 7 p.m. Mt. View Baptist Church, Danby Four Corners, Young People’s Group, 6 p.m. DORSET Sunday: Congregational Church, East Dorset, Services, 9:30 a.m. (SS 9:30 a.m.) The United Church of Dorset and East Rupert, Services, 10 a.m. (SS 9:45 a.m.) GRAFTON

Sunday: Grafton White Ch., Services, 9:00 a.m. JAMAICA Sunday: Jamaica Community Church, Services, 10 a.m. (SS 10 a.m.) LONDONDERRY Saturday: St. Joseph’s Chapel, Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday: Second Congregational Church, Services, 9:30 a.m. (child care) South Londonderry First Baptist Church, Children, adult Sunday School, 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., childcare provided. Communion celebrated 1st Sun. of each month; coffee hour following. 824-6046 MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS Sunday: Community Church, Services, 10 a.m. 9:05 a.m. all ages Sunday School St. Anne Church, Mass, 8:00 a.m. MOUNT HOLLY Sunday: Our Lady of Mercy, Mass, 8:30 a.m. PERU Sunday: Peru Congregational Church, Main St., Sunday Service, 9:30 a.m. Child care provided. Pastor Margaret, 379-1438. POULTNEY Saturday: St. Raphael Church, Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday: St. Raphael Church, Mass, 10 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Church, Holy Eucharist, 9 a.m. United Methodist Church, Services, 10 a.m.; (SS 9:45 a.m.)

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United Baptist Church, Services, 10 a.m. (SS & Nursery care 9 a.m.) Welsh Presbyterian Church, Services, 10 a.m. RUPERT Sunday: United Methodist, Services, 9 a.m. Congregational Church, Services, 10:30 a.m. Disciples of Christ, West Rupert, Services, 11 a.m. (SS 9:45 a.m.) SANDGATE Sunday: Sandgate United Methodist Church, Services, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. STRATTON Sunday: Chapel of the Snows, Roman Catholic Mass, 12:30 p.m. SHAFTSBURY Sunday: Redeemer Lutheran Church

(ECLA)m Route 67A, 1.5 miles off Route 7A, Shaftsbury. sunday communion service, 9:30 a.m. Pastor Fredrick McGee. 442-8423. First United Methodist Church, Divine Worship, 10:45 a.m. TINMOUTH Sunday: Tinmouth Community Church United Methodist: Sunday Services, 9 a.m. Coffee hour follows. Rev. Shirley Oskamp, 446-2633. TOWNSHEND Sunday: Calvary Chapel, West Townshend, Services, 10 a.m. The Townshend Church UCC & ABC, Worship Service 11 a.m., w/childcare WALLINGFORD Saturday: St. Patrick’s Church, Mass, 5 p.m. Sunday:

Union Congregational Church, Services, 9: a.m. (SS 9 a.m.) St. Patrick’s Ch., Services, 10:30 a.m. Wallingford Baptist Church, SS 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m. East Wallingford Baptist Church SS 10 a.m. Service 11 a.m. WELLS Sunday: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Holy Eucharist, 8:45 a.m. United Methodist Church, Sunday Worship, 8:30 a.m., fellowship following. Rev. David Adams. 2874406. Communion, fist Sundays. WESTON Sunday: Old Parish Church, Service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday School/Child Care. All welcome WINDHAM Sunday:

Congregational Church, Services, 10 a.m. (SS 10 a.m.) South Windham Church, Services, 5 p.m. (SS 4 p.m., Senior Youth Group 6 p.m.) NEW YORK Saturday: Mass, Salem’s Holy Cross Church, 5:30 p.m.; Greenwich St. Joseph’s Church, 4 p.m., Cambridge St. Patrick’s Church, 4 p.m. Sunday: Mass, Salem Holy Cross Church, 8:30 a.m.; Greenwich St. Joseph Church, 10:15; Cambrtidge St. Patrick’s Church, 10:30 a.m.; Schuylerville’s Notre-DameVisitation Church, 8:30 a.m. Embury Methodist Church of Cambridge, Services, 110 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Church of Granville, Holy Eucharist, 10 a.m. (coffee hour after service in under-

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