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Three great Americans. Three great Americans assassinated within ﬁve years. Far left: Bobby sits on a car fender with his buddy; left: Martin bravely marching for all of us; bottom: just moments before his life was taken, John F. Kennedy brushes the hair from his lovely Jackie’s face...Poignant photo exhibit at SVAC ...story on page 28

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OUR READERS’ LETTERS ...Biddy found...

I wanted you to know that Biddy has been returned to us because of her placement in the News Guide! Thank you so much for getting her in at the last minute like you did! The mother of the girl who had taken her saw it and called us Wednesday night. We and she are so happy to be together again. Thank you again! Ciao, — Jon Gatewood, Danby, Vermont

...clean energy fund...

Congratulations to the Dorset and East Dorset fire departments for receiving a $37,000 Vermont Clean Energy Development Fund (VCEDF) grant to retrofit two fire station buildings. Energy efficiency is an important part of the state power portfolio as we seek to reduce carbon fuel dependency. VCEDF has funded countless similar projects across Vermont in recent years. Although onetime federal stimulus dollars paid for this latest round of projects, historically they have been funded mostly by Vermont

STATE OF VERMONT BENNINGTON COUNTY, SS. CTX Mortgage Company, Inc.

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Andrew Miller RPM Builders, Inc. Ed’s Masonry & Restoration, Inc. Centerline Architects & Planners And Occupant(s)

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NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in certain mortgage given by Andrew Miller to CTX Mortgage Company, Inc., dated November 1, 2006 and recorded in Book 270, Instrument # 94, Page 400 of the Land Records of the Town of Manchester, Vermont, of which mortgages the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at Lot # 4, Starry Drive, Manchester Center, Vermont on July 7, 2010 at 1:00 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgages: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Andrew Miller by Warranty Deed of Larkfield Road Associates, LLC, a New York limited company, dated October 25, 2006 and recorded in the Manchester Land Records on November 3, 2006 in Book 270 at Pages 355-357. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Additional terms apply. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase price to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Manchester. The sale is subject to confirmation by the Bennington Superior Court.

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Yankee. Vermont’s largest instate electricity generator has provided $19,500,000 in “seed money” for community-based energy projects and is scheduled to provide millions more in future years. According to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Vermont Yankee is a zero carbon emitter and one of the main reasons why Vermont has the smallest carbon footprint for electricity production in the United States. With these unique benefits in mind, concerned Vermonters should encourage utilities and Vermont Yankee’s owners to reach a power deal that gives us the best of both worlds: protection of our interests regarding oversight and decommissioning, and Vermont Yankee’s lowcarbon, low-cost electricity and support for local green energy. The VCEDF is living proof that small-scale green energy and baseload nuclear power can work together towards a low-carbon energy future. — Marshall Bornemann Vermont Energy Partnership Montpelier, Vermont Think Globally, Cook Locally!

Other terms to be announced at the sale. DATED at Royalton, Vermont, this 5th day of May, 2010. CTX Mortgage Company, Inc., BY, ____________________________ Tavian M. Mayer ____________________________ Attorney for Plaintiff Attorney Plaintiff Tavian M.for Mayer

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Antiques & Auctions...........45 Automotive.........................84 Classifieds...........................79 Creatures/Environment.......58 Entertainment.....................60 Fine Arts/Crafts...................65 From My Corner..................24 GNAT-TV Schedule..............12 Mind & Body.......................53 Restaurants.........................66 Simply Home.......................46 Sports.................................50 Job Connection...................87 Weekly Almanac.................67 Worship..............................73 June 30, 2010

OUR READERS’ LETTERS ...scavenger hunt...

On behalf of the Manchester office of the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) and the board of the Equinox Preservation Trust, I would like to thank local merchants for their generous support of the recent National Get Outdoors Day scavenger hunt on the Equinox Preserve. Over twenty participants took the scavenger hunt challenge on a rainy Saturday morning and were rewarded for their efforts, not only by sighting red efts, multi-colored fungi and caddisfly larva, but also with prizes from the Manchester Eastern Mountain Sports store and Ben and Jerry’s of Manchester. Thank you also to all the families that participated. VINSManchester and the Equinox Preservation Trust want to encourage the public to take time to enjoy the outdoor recreation opportunities available in our community. See you on the trails! — Rick LaDue VINS-Manchester Program Manager

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As I near my 40th anniversary in Manchester, my feeling is that I couldn’t have landed in a better place. When Jill and I arrived, July 1, 1970, we were taken under the wing of Fred Miller who introduced us to various members of the community, some of whom were “real” Vermonters — Ted Kilburn, Nundy Bongartz, Bob Cone — and we immediately realized that we were entering a world of real people who were warm, friendly, and forgiving. Surrounded by miraculous nature, I explored and continued exploring Vermont’s wonderful landscape. The people that I’ve met June 30, 2010

and the friends that I’ve made — I operated The Manchester Cinema for 28 years — have literally made my life a magical mystery tour. With my love of locals I am disappointed that Michael Hall is apparently not going to be our next police chief. I think locals should get preference in all municipal jobs. I humbly thank all the people who have made my forty years in Manchester a blessing, especially Fred Miller, Homer Ellis, Beriah Wall, Janice Farley, Matt Solon, Peter Moore, Barry Brown, Ben Hauben, James May, Marshall Peck, David Bort, Albert Levis, Bob Schoememann, Mary Scriber, Laura Oliver, Clark Commolo, Bob Stannard, Nancy Johnson, Charles Albrecht, and many others, but especially those departed souls I/we will never forget. Love to hear from anyone who feels so inclined — leonarddubrow@yahoo.com. Thank you and best wishes to everyone. — Leonard Dubrow, Manchester Center, Vermont

were overwhelming, and words cannot express the gratitude that the family feels for the many acts of kindness. Time and the circumstances have taken a toll on the family, as one can (hopefully) only imagine. Amazingly, Maria — though still unconscious — shows no signs of brain damage. Though the doctors have yet to determine the specific cause of the illness, they fully believe that she will recover. There has not been a day that has passed that one of Maria’s family or friends haven’t traveled to Dartmouth to be with her. They talk to her, hold her hands,

stroke and brush her hair, and play music for her. The staff at the hospital has been diligent in performing beyond their assigned duties in providing Maria’s care, and being there for the family. Maria has missed her children’s birthdays, her oldest son’s high school graduation, deaths of close family members, and a year of her family’s lives. Her daughter is becoming a beautiful, intelligent, caring young woman. Her youngest son is attached to his father’s hip, as if being afraid that, by allowing too much distance between them, his dad will disappear, too.

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Maria Felenchak is a young mother of 3 children who, quite suddenly, over a year ago, fell ill. She still lay unconscious in a hospital bed, in Dartmouth Medical Center. Initially, the community rallied around the family (as people here so selflessly do, time and time again). There was an immediate outreach from the schools that the children attend. The Perfect Wife (where Maria works as a waitress) held an amazing event, in order to assist with some of the financial burden. People brought food to the family; offered help in housework and lawn care, and took the children into their homes, when needed. The generosity and heartfelt offers of assistance Vermont News Guide

OUR READERS’ LETTERS (Continued on page 4) (Letters, cont.) The oldest son overcame many obstacles to graduate from high school, and will be attending college in the fall. I am writing this not to request money or assistance for the family — the scope is too overwhelming. Everyone reading

this has their own lives, crises, and tragedies to cope with. I am simply bringing Maria’s status to your attention to answer the questions of the many who have asked, and the others who are afraid to. When we stop hearing about someone, it doesn’t mean that they have gone away, or improved. She still exists, and is an important part of many

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people’s lives. So, if everyone can take a moment to add Maria and her family to their prayers (or renew their subscription), and try to think of her from time to time, it can make all the difference in the world. We miss you, Maria. Wake up soon. — Ray Phelps,

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Manchester Go-Getters

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July 8 & 9 Performances at 2PM & 7PM Daily Adults $18.00/Youth $15.00 Under age 2 Free Tickets Available at Berkshire Bank (Richville Rd. & Arlington branches) The Northshire Bookstore, The Bennington Banner and the Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce

Call The Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce at 362-6313 for more information

Suggested donation of $3.25 per meal For reservation or cancellation in Bennington: 442-8012 Manchester: 362-3714 Wednesday, June 30 Hot Dogs, Bun, Baked Beans, Sauerkraut, Seasonal Fresh Fruit and Milk. Thursday, July 1 Taco Pie, Brown Rice, Yellow Squash with Carrots, Bread, Pineapple and Milk. Friday, July 2 FOURTH OF JULY MENU Hot Dogs, Bun, Macaroni Salad, Coleslaw, Peach Crisp and Milk. Monday, July 5 CLOSED- HOLIDAY Tuesday, July 6 Fish Cakes, Tartar Sauce, Oven Roasted Yams, Broccoli, Oatmeal Cookie and Milk. ____________________

The Manchester Go-Getters invite all area seniors to a luncheon on Wednesday, June 30 at noon at Christ Our Savior Catholic Church Hall. The suggested cost of the meal is $3.50 per person. Please call Mary Miner at 362-2525 for reservations and cancellations to enable an accurate lunch count. Bingo will follow the luncheon, and don’t forget the peanut butter and jelly.

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Army ROTC Cadet Andrew C. Jenzer is one of 275 cadets who attended the 2010 George C. Marshall Foundation ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Awards and Leadership Seminar in Lexington, Virginia. The award is named in the honor and legacy of General of the Army George C. Marshall, who served in World War II and outlined a post-war era program of economic assistance and recovery for worntorn Europe. The awards are presented annually to the most outstanding Army senior cadets in military science studies and leadership values in each ROTC battalion at host universities or colleges. The student-cadets are the best and brightest in the ROTC program whom will serve as future leaders in the Army. Top cadets from each battalion represent the very best of a highly selective organization. At the seminar, cadets participated in focus groups and roundtable discussions and lectures on the theme of national security issues of the U.S. and the Army’s security role in the international arena. Upon meeting academic requirements for graduation and completion of the ROTC program at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the cadet will receive a bachelor’s degree and a commission of second lieutenant in the Army. He is the son of Jurg Jenzer and Althea Lloyd of Oak Grove Avenue, Brattleboro, Vermont. ____________________

Pawlet Town Ofﬁces

The Pawlet Town Offices will be closed on Monday, July 5 in observance of the Independence Day Holiday! Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, July 6. June 30, 2010

Fresh Air Fund Children Arrive

On Wednesday, June 30, a bus will pull up in front of the Manchester Elementary Middle School and ten enthusiastic families will be waiting for twelve excited children to disembark to begin their adventure here in the Green Mountains. The Fresh Air Fund sponsors this project which provides summer vacations for needy New York City children in thirteen states and Ontario. We’re sharing our fresh air with kids who are trapped in hot city environments. If hosting a Fresh Air Fund child is something you would like to do, it’s not too late. There is another trip arriving in Bennington on August 4 and leaving on August 11. We welcome your interest and you may find out more by calling Geralyn Manning at 867-5944, Pat Meulemans at 297-9886, or Heather Corcoran at 802-681-8394.

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Saturday, July 3 Celebrate the Fourth of July

Dorset Church Bake Sale

Wardsboro’s 61st annual Fourth of July Street Fair and Parade will be held on Saturday, July 3 this year. The parade is eclectic and goes up Main Street, turns around and comes back; a team of Friesians of Majesty horses and carriage may be the highlight of the parade this year. Crafters’ booths line the street, the quilt show in the Methodist Church is nothing less than dazzling, the town hall holds the pie (homemade) sale, the bake shop and the coffee and donut stand. Outside, the aroma of hamburgers and sausage-pepper-onion grinders drift along the street. On the library lawn you will find the book sale and in the library barn is the two-day art show. Visit the History House on Route 100, across from Main Street for a glimpse of the past. In the middle of it all, beside the Methodist Church on Main Street, is the Vestry, where you will find homemade strawberry shortcake. Children’s games, ice cream and musicians keep everyone happily celebrating Independence Day. A team of Friesians of Majesty horses, complete with carriage and costumed driver, will be in the parade. After the parade they will receive visitors in the MacMichael Park for close-up viewing, gentle petting and posing for pictures. The Civil War cannon from Vermont’s Living History Association will be on display throughout the day. James Dassatti will be on hand at noon to talk about the cannon and it’s historical background.

The Women’s Fellowship of the Dorset Church will hold their semiannual holiday bake sale on Saturday, July 3 from 8:30 a.m. -noon at the Dorset Post Office on Route 30. A variety of homemade delicacies will be sold to stock up for your July 4th celebration with family and friends. ________________________________________________

Catholic Daughters Install Ofﬁcers

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas in Manchester held the installation ceremony of new officers at the meeting of June 8, in the parish hall of St. Paul’s Church. The five officers who volunteer were installed by the District Deputy from Whitehall, New York. The buffet luncheon that followed was provided by the outgoing Regent, Mildred Kaylor, who has served tirelessly as Regent and Treasurer for the greater part of the last eight years. Catholic Daughters in Manchester was founded in 1924. We have life members who for not less than 50 plus years have given continuous service. We have been in service for 86 years, involved in community projects and one annual fundraiser, the bazaar, which makes a difference in the lives of people locally, in the Americas, and world wide. This year the annual bazaar will be held on July 31 in St. Paul’s Church hall, Manchester, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a silent auction, white elephant, tea cup auction, raffle, baked goods, lunch and more. New members between the ages of 18 and 100 plus are invited to join. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at noon. For further information, please call St. Paul’s rectory at 362-1380.

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AARP Drive Safety Program

On Friday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to approximately 1 p.m., Bailey Hall on Ice Pond Road in East Arlington, Vermont, will be the host for an AARP Driver Safety Class. The class is designed to help seniors meet the challenges we face daily on today’s roads. To guarantee your place in this class, Call Merlyn at 802-362-3916. Another class, hosted by the Senior Center on Pleasant Street in Bennington, Vermont, will be held on Wednesday, July 14 from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. As we age, it is important to take the time to reflect on safe driving habits and on how the rules of the road have changed over the years — this is what the course offers seniors a chance to do. To guarantee your place in this class, call Sue at 802-447-1052. Both classes are scheduled for 4 hours; however, they may run a bit longer due to participant’s questions and discussions. Participants are asked to bring the following to the class: their driver’s license, a check made out to AARP (or cash) for $12 for an AARP member (please bring your membership card), or $14 for a non-member. ___________________

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Vacation Bible School Kids Club

Join the youth and leaders from Hope Community Church (King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) for a fun-filled week of songs, activities, games, bible stories, crafts, complete a mission projectd and more. All this fun will be held at First Baptist Church, South Londonderry, Monday through Friday, July 19-23, from 1 to 3 p.m. This program is for children ages 3 through completed sixth grade. To register online and join in the fun, go to www.firstbaptistlondonderry.org, or email Bev Foster at rkfoster2@myfairpoint. net. You may also contact Bev Foster at 824-6836

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Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning presents “Suffering and Compassion – Is There a Connection?” with Rev. Dr. Steven E. Berry. This course will take place on Thursday, July 1 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Manchester Village, Vermont. As quoted by theologian Henri J.M. Nouwen, “We fail to see the place of suffering in the broader scheme of things. We fail to see that suffering is an inevitable dimension of life. Because we have lost perspective, we fail to see that unless one is willing to accept suffering properly, he or she is really refusing to continue in the quest for maturity. To refuse suffering is to refuse personal growth.” Steve Berry will explore the problem of human suffering. This class will integrate elements of classical theology with personal perspectives in an exploration of suffering and meaning that may be derived from it. There will be multi-media elements to the class. Steve Berry is an adjunct faculty member at the Graduate Theological Union and the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California where he received his doctoral degree. He has lectured internationally through the Colloquium on Violence and Religion and is completing a work on Competition, Rivalry and Violence and their antidotes Care, Compassion and Community. Registration is $15. For more information and to register, visit www. greenmtnacademy.org or call Renee Bornstein at 802-362-1199.

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MSL Summer Reading Program

These little fans of the Mark Skinner Library Summer Reading Program urge you to take a chance on winning one or more of the 40 amazing gift baskets currently on display at the library. Proceeds benefit the Summer Reading Program and will be on display until Saturday, July 31 when we draw the winners.

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Conﬂict Resolution

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning is offering “An Introduction to Conflict Resolution” and “Interest Based Negotiation Skills” with Peter Pagnucco. This course will take place on two consecutive Tuesdays, July 6 and 13 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Burr and Burton Academy’s Hunter Seminar Room in Manchester, Vermont. The cost for the two day seminar is $50. There’s no getting around it – conflict happens. It is a natural, inevitable and regularly occurring part of life. At home, at work, in our communities – how we deal with conflict can have a profound effect on our lives. This seminar is designed to provide participants with the fundamental skills to encourage conflict productively. By distilling important essential elements and arranging them logically, it offers the big picture of conflict resolution, without unnecessary complication. Participants can see the entire process, understand why and how it works, and implement their learning immediately. Peter Pagnucco is a mediator and teaches seminars in conflict resolution skills. He has also taught at Bennington College and Southern Vermont College. Early registration is strongly encouraged. For more information and to register, please visit www.greenmtnacademy.org or call Renee Bornstein at 802-362-1199. ________________________________________________

CFC Announces Expanded Hours

In an effort to help more families, the Community Food Cupboard will be opening each Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. beginning July 7. These new hours will be in addition to the usual distribution hours on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m. By expanding its hours and staying open later, CFC administrator Martha Carey hopes to reach more working families who are struggling, and better serve the families who are currently enrolled. “Our deliveries arrive on Wednesday mornings” she reports, “by opening on Wednesday afternoons we can order more fresh and frozen foods without worrying about how to store them.” Families in need of assistance can visit CFC, which is located in the Manchester Town Office Building, during any of its �� distribution hours. Volunteers �� will be needed to staff CFC on �� Wednesdays, and anyone inter�� ested in helping is welcome �� to drop in. More information �� can be found on our Web site, �� Communityfoodcupboard.org �� or by calling 362-0057.

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Free Vermont Safe Boating Course

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This summer the Lake St. Catherine Association will hold two twosession Vermont Safe Boating Courses. Preregistration and attendance at both sessions is required. 1 & 2 BEDROOM UNITS AVAILABLE This course complies with the requirements of the State of Vermont STARTING AT $525 and a Certificate of Boating Education will be awarded to each attendee Cascading Waterfall • Play Area • Additional Storage who passes a test at completion. On-Site Parking • Laundry on Premises The course is open to all boaters, but is particularly for those born In House Maintenance after January 1, 1974. All such persons must have a Certificate of Boating Education to operate any motorized vessel including personal • Under New Ownership • water craft (jet skis) in Vermont waters. Call Toll Free A course will be given in Poultney on Wednesday, June 30 and (888) 424 - 4204 Thursday, July 1 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Poultney Fire House 97 Metowee Street • Granville NY on Route 30. Pre-registration may be made at the Poultney Town Manager’s Office. A course will be given in Wells on Tuesday, July 7 and Wednesday, July 8 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wells Village School on Route 30. To pre-register call Frank Callahan at 645-9130. Students should bring a high�� lighter and a pencil. ____________________

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Adoniram Lodge #42 presented two $500 scholarships. They were given to Timothy Oliverm, Jr., and Kelsey Kelleher, students at Burr and Burton Academy. ____________________

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Latin Dance Workout

Michael Rodriguez is offering Latin dance workouts to benefit the Vermont Arts Exchange in North Bennington, Vermont. The dance workouts will be held on Wednesdays, July 14 and 21 at 6 p.m., in the r.k.Miles Dance Studio, Routes 11/30 in Manchester, Vermont. Workouts begin at 6 p.m. at a fee of $10 per session. Please make checks payable to Vermont Arts Exchange. Latin dance lessons are held the same Wednesdays beginning at 7:30 p.m. For further information, please call Michael at 3621819. June 30, 2010

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Neighborhood Connections Can Now Help You Apply for Financial Beneﬁts

Neighborhood Connections, located at Mountain Marketplace in Londonderry, is partnering with the Department for Children and Families (DCF) to help area residents apply for financial benefits such as 3 Squares VT, fuel assistance, health insurance and Reach Up. Locals can visit the Neighborhood Connections’ office during our regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) to: •Use a phone to call DCF’s Benefit Service Center; • Pick up informational brochures • Access a computer to apply for benefits online; and • Get personal help filling out an application Through its Economic Services Division, DCF delivers financial beefits to more than 95,000 Vermont households (about 180,000 Vermonters) at any given time. “We are excited about our partnership with DCF and the opportunity to help connect people in this area to the financial supports they need to help them through difficult economic situations” said Gloria Dawson. “This is a great example of how state government and community organizations can work together to better serve Vermonters.” Neighborhood Connections is committed to working with all service providers and local community groups to meet the needs of area residents and to maximize available resources. ________________________________________________

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Joint Worship Service

Congregations of the North Bennington Baptist Church and the Shaftsbury Methodist Church will come together for a combined worship service in celebration of American’s religious heritage. The annual service, known as Heritage Day, will be held at the white church on Route 7A, which is now the home of the Shaftsbury Historical Society on Sunday, July 4 at 10:30 a.m. Taking part in the service will be a combined choir from both congregations. Pastor Matthew Bowles of the Shaftsbury Methodist Church will deliver the morning message from the Word of God. The Reverend David Jinno, Pastor of the North Bennington Baptist Church will lead the order of service. Mr. George Paulin, organist, will lead the music. The service is open to all. For further information, please call 442-2711. June 30, 2010

Israel Congregation Hires New Education Director and Judaic Coordinator

Israel Congregation of Manchester is proud and excited to announce the hiring of Rabbi Rose Durbin as Children’s Educational Director and Alison Hill as Judaic Coordinator for the 2010-2011 Hebrew School year. Their combined training, education and life experience and their commitment to creating an exciting Jewish-learning environment for all students from the youngest to those who are training for their upcoming b’nai mitzvah, promises a successful Hebrew School experience for all. Rabbi Rose Durbin, a recent graduate of the Hebrew Union College in Manhattan, is currently the director of the religious school of Congregation Ohav Shalom in Albany where she actively supervises 14 teachers and six classrooms. Rabbi Rose served as Associate Rabbi at Temple Beth El in Glens Falls, New York, in 2007-2008. Alison Hill is well known in our Israel Congregation community as a dedicated, respected Judaic Hebrew School teacher. She has extensive experience as a Hebrew School teacher at Israel Congregation having taught here in 2003-2004 and again from 2007-2009. Alison helped develop and implement weekly classroom lessons for students ages 5 through 13. Rabbi David Novak will be overseeing the b’nai mitzvah students as they prepare their d’var Torahs and will help all students learn the Shabbat services. We are fortunate to have all of these very qualified individuals working with our students and welcoming the valuable input from their parents. Please contact Karen Dreiblatt in the Israel Congregation office at 362-4578 for enrollment information. ___________________

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Ham supper served family style will be offered on Thursday, July 8 from 4:30 p.m. on at the North Granville, New York United Methodist Church on Route 22. Adults $8, children 3-10 $3. The church is handicap accessible and all are welcome. For information call 518-632-

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Two Towns Come Together To Bring ‘Seussical’ To Mt. Holly The Mount Holly Community Association is thrilled to be able to bring “Seussical” the musical to the children and families in Mt. Holly and surrounding communities. This professionally produced production is part of the Weston Playhouse second summer of bringing theater to communities. Last year the Playhouse initiated a pilot program taking the Young Company on the road to communities free of charge. The Mt. Holly Community Association jumped at the chance to host the production of “Stuart Little” in the Mt. Holly Library and Community Center. Attendance was so popular that people were hanging from the rafters. The Playhouse was pleased with the response from communities and the attendance was

wonderful but realized it was impossible to continue to travel to communities and offer the production free of charge. The dilemma for the Mt. Holly Community Association this year was how they could possibly afford the fee. Lynne Herbst, President of the MHCA said, “board members felt that the opportunity for all children and families to experience the theater was such a rewarding experience that the MHCA needed to figure out a way to make it happen.” The MHCA decided it could contribute $200 and then see if they could raise the rest from other community organizations. The response was wonderful and best of all Shrewsbury became involved in the project. The Mt. Holly Library, the Shrewsbury Library, BRACC (Black River Area Community Coalition) and

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many community members from both Mt. Holly and Shrewsbury have contributed to the project. “It’s really wonderful when two towns can come together and get behind an event,” remarked Lynne. “Children exposed to theater are thrilled by the magic of the art form. Adults will tell you that they will always remember the first play they ever saw. Watching a play takes our total attention and kids really focus on the story and action. As librarian, I see kids who love to read responding to the stories when they come to life on the stage and for reluctant readers it’s a real motivator,” says Herbst. Open to all children and families free of charge July 9 at 6:30 the Weston Playhouse troop will perform “Seussical” at the Mount Holly Elementary School. This wonderful story includes Cat in the Hat, Horton and Yertle the Turtle. They all come to life in this one-hour adaptation of the delightful Broadway musical based on the books of Dr. Seuss. With its hilarious, heartwarming story about finding your voice and expressing yourself, this fun family musical offers memorable songs and good times galore. Take the kids. You’ll love watching their faces when they watch the curtain go up for the first time. Remember theater helps connect the head to the heart.

Summer Book Sales at Rutland Library

The Friends of the Rutland Free Library are holding their Summer Book Sale on Five consecutive Monday evenings. The dates are Mondays, July 12, 19, 26, and August 2 and 9, between the hours of 4 and 8 p.m. This popular Monday Night Book Sale offers thousands of preowned books arranged by subject. Large selection of “almost new” hardcovers and trade paperbacks. Check out the video and audio tapes and children’s section. Most items are price between $.50 and $3. The shelves are restocked weekly and there will be a new special every Monday. All proceeds go to support library collections and activities. For further information, call 773-1860. The library is located at 10 Court Street, Rutland, Vermont.

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The regular meeting of the Rupert Leisures will be held at noon in the Rupert Firehouse on Wednesday, July 14. This is our annual picnic with hot dogs and all the trimmings, salads, baked beans and for dessert, ice cream sundaes compliments of Stewart’s. Our wonderful volunteer chefs get a break unless cookies are needed to “gild the lily.” Bill Matteson will entertain with his own wonderful country style music. Please see Vivian Matteson immediately after the meeting as the Old Home Day float committee is asking for volunteers to help generate ideas and the construction process. We’ve earned prizes in the past so join in the fun to see if we can earn another. Please note that there will be no regular meeting in August because of Old Home Day activities. Cards and games will meet on the summer schedule at noon as usual on Wednesdays at the Kittay Library. This activity has achieved such popularity that meetings are now on most Wednesdays. Refreshments are only served on the first and third Wednesdays, and don’t meet on the second week due to the luncheon. The blood pressure and foot care clinic will be offered as usual so please call Kathy Plonski at 394-2967 for dates and time. This service is provided by RAVNAH and is available to everyone in our community. Leisures wishes to thank the Vermont Council on Aging for the grants that made the bus trip to the Vermont History Expo possible. This biannual event is not to miss with nostalgia and entertainment all at the same time.

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15th Century Music of Bruges

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning presents “The Sounds of Salvation – Music for a 15th Century Bruges Merchant” with Williams College professor M. Jennifer Bloxam. This will take place on Wednesday, July 7 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Burr and Burton Academy’s Hunter Seminar Room in Manchester, Vermont. This richly illustrated presentation tells two stories. The first is the fascinating story behind the creation of the Mass for St. Donatian by the 15th century Flemish composer Jacob Obrecht. This tale is set in Bruges, and concerns a wealthy fur merchant, his widow, a Roman bishop-saint, and the composer whose music entreats the saint to help the merchant gain salvation. The second story is contemporary, and relates how the Dutch early music ensemble Cappella Pratensis and a professor of music from Williams joined forces to re-create the first performance of Obrecht’s Mass in its ceremonial context on location in Bruges. M. Jennifer Bloxam is a professor of music at Williams College, where she has taught since 1986. Her undergraduate degree is from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and she earned her Ph.D. from Yale University in 1987 with a dissertation about the relationship between local traditions of late medieval plainsong and sacred polyphony in the Low Countries and France. At Williams she teaches courses on early music, Bach and Handel, piano literature, modern composers and the musical past, and Bizet’s Carmen. The registration fee is $15. For more information and to register, visit www.greenmtnacademy.org or call Renee Bornstein at 802362-1199. June 30, 2010

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— by Susan J. Coons

I was honored to be asked to contribute my thoughts regarding the tragedy of the assassinations of JFK, MLK, and RFK to accompany the exhibit by Look photographer Stanley Tretick, “Bobby, Martin and John: Once Upon an American Dream” opening at the Southern Vermont Arts Center on Saturday, July 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. I was reluctant at first because anything may seem trite compared to the magnitutde of the tragedy. After much thought, I agreed to write something. Below is what I submitted, which will be on display along with a letter from U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy and Bennington artist Ellen Viereck. November 22, 1963 Everyone who was more than two years old on November 22, 1963 remembers that day. If you were very young you will remember adults crying. You will remember their expression of shock and deep sadness. I was 21, a very naive 21. I believed in America. I believed policemen were there to protect me. I believed the good guys wore white hats, until November 22, 1963. I believed that our society lived in a modern world, more civilized and ages away from a time when men carried guns and assassinated presidents, until November 22, 1963. Movies like “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” and “It’s a Wonderful Life,” made me cry with happiness and confirmed my belief in the good-

ness of mankind, until November 22, 1963. I believed there would be no more wars. Our American President was young, a strong, respected and well-loved leader throughout the world, until November 22, 1963. I lost my innocence on that day. When great writers of history look back and examine those years and work to explain the anger directed at government, the distrust of all authority, and the upheaval of American society during the 1960s, they must first begin with our loss of innocence on November 22, 1963. 1968 proved to be the most violent year of that decade. It began with the assassination of Martin Luther King in April followed by the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in June through to the arrest of the Chicago eight (later seven) in August due to the violence that erupted at the Chicago Democratic National Convention. Americans had become numbed by race riots in Watts, California, anti-war marches and protests across the country including Washington, D.C., and New York City, all ending in catastrophic clashes with riot police using tear gas, clubs and other weapons by the end of the 1960s. November 22, 1963 changed the way I think about government, police, the military, authority of any kind, my place on this Earth and my role in my community.

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Bobby, Martin and John: Once Upon an American Dream Vermont Memories Tie in with SVAC Opening Vermont Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont artist Ellen Viereck, and well-known southern Vermont writer and editor Susan J. Coons have provided personal reflections on the exhibit coming to the Southern Vermont Arts Center on July 3: “Bobby, Martin and John: Once Upon an American Dream.” This exhibit of photographer Stanley Tretick’s inspirational record of the courage and struggles of three of America’s greatest leaders: Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy is a not-to-be-missed event that includes one hundred and fifty six photos from Tretick’s archives during his tenure with LOOK. Senator Leahy, who knew Jack and Bobby personally, underscores the important message this exhibit brings forward as we prepare to celebrate this Fourth of July. In his essay he notes “I never regretted the time I spent campaigning for the Kennedys, even as I mourned those shocking and untimely deaths, and the promise to our country, which was left unfulfilled. Today, the promises of these two brothers and the struggle for racial equality led by Martin Luther King make America a better place. It also reminds us that every generation has a duty to make America better for the next generation because, even today, the promises seen in the services of these three heroes have not yet been fully realized. That is the challenge for all of us.” Mr. Tretick’s personal relationship with the Kennedy family is echoed in Ellen Viereck’s essay, who remembers “While I was at Vassar College in the forties Jackie Bouvier was too. She was two years behind me and stayed only two years before leaving for Washington, D.C., to become a

reporter. I didn’t know her well but she was close friends with my best friend across the hall. Jackie seemed quite shy, doing all she could to avoid attention. I shall never forget the utter devastation on Jackie’s face just after the shooting, the disbelief, shock, and sadness beyond bearing as she held him in her lap during the race to the hospital.” Launched with a free opening party scheduled from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on July 3 at the Elizabeth d. C. Wilson Museum, the exhibition will continue through September 12. Christopher Madkour, Executive Director, says that “Thanks are due to the sponsors of this special exhibit: the Sarah K. deCoizart Charitable Trust, Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kinder, The Orvis Company, Dr. & Mrs. Marvin S. Rappaport, Elizabeth Bartlett Sturges, and Mr. & Mrs. James Ziegler. Without their support the residents of the area and visitors here to enjoy the special spirit of Vermont this summer would not be able to reconnect to an important period of our history through these powerful photographs.” SVAC is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 11:00-5:00 p.m.; there is free admission on Sunday (closed Monday). Galleries are open prior to all performances, and guests can dine on local-grown fare at the new and fabulous Café Mamie, which is open for lunch and for Sunday brunch (11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.), and for dinner before performances. Reservations are suggested and can be made by calling 802-366-8298.

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Hubbard Hall Offers Shakespeare Family Fun Day at the Cambridge Farmers’ Market

In celebration of the upcoming Theatre Company at Hubbard Hall outdoor touring Shakespeare production of the Bard’s “The Taming of the Shrew, “Hubbard Hall is offering up some Shakespeare Family Fun at the Cambridge Farmer’s Market on Sunday, July 4 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Freight Yard, behind Hubbard Hall. Come explore the fashion, humor, poetry and antics of the great Bard. Interactive fun for all ages: try on period costumes, get creative with Shakespeare-themed art activities, and learn about this summer’s production of “The Taming of the Shrew!” Expect some unexpected guest appearances! This is a free event brought to you by the Curiosity Forum, collaboration between Hubbard Hall Projects, Battenkill Books and the Open Studios of Washington County intended to inspire the mind and ignite the creative spirit. Hubbard Hall, an 1878 rural opera house, is a community arts center dedicated to bringing the best of the arts to the region with year-round theatre, and music and dance performances and classes and workshops for all ages and skill levels. Hubbard Hall is located at 25 East Main Street in Cambridge, New York. For more information on this and all Hubbard Hall programs, please call 518-677-2495 or visit our Web site at www.hubbardhall.org.

Great Books with Great Prices for a Great Cause

Book lovers won’t want to miss this fantastic sale! Come to Mt. Holly, Vermont on Saturday, July 3 from 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Mount Holly Library will have great books at great prices. Generous donations have filled the big barn with over a thousand books that will interest book lovers. All genres are represented including old and recent publications. You won’t be able to beat the bargains you’ll find on this sale. Take route 103 to the flashing light in Mount Holly. The big yellow barn on the Southeast corner of Rt. 103 and Hortonville Road. We hope to see you rain or shine. For further information, call 259-3707.

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Pig Roast in Arlington

Don’t miss the Annual St. James Pig Roast, Saturday, July 10 from 12:30-6:30 at St. James, Arlington – rain or shine! Enjoy delicious, slowcooked pork, home made baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, cornon-the-cob, beverage and dessert for only $12 a plate, kids 5-12, $8! St. James Episcopal Church is located on Route 7A in Arlington center. For more information call 802 375-9952.

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The Crescent Valley Homemakers will be having its summer potluck picnic on Wednesday, July 7, at noon. It will take place at the home of Anita Pomerance, 1567 Herrick Brook Road, Pawlet, Vermont. People with the last name beginning with A - L may bring a dessert; M - Z may bring a main course. Please don’t forget to bring one or more items for the Pawlet Food Pantry. For further information, contact Anita at 325-3786 or skyshows@vermontel.net.

Join the Wallingford community and businesses on July 17, in celebration of “Wallingford Day.” This day long event will feature: multiple yard/tag sales; Wallingford Volunteer Fire Department ~ Family Fun Day with rides, games, refreshments, barbecue and Street Dance at the Wallingford Fire Station, on Railroad Street, from 10 a.m. to midnight; unbeatable area merchant and artisan retail sales/offerings; terrific dining options; Friends of the Gilbert Hart Library book, audio, and movie sale; various church bake sales and activities; a fabulous evening fireworks display at dusk, sponsored by the Wallingford Volunteer Fire Department and by community donations; and more! Also going on in our region are the following events: www.solarfest. org, www.vtnhcure.org, and www.vt-summerfestival.com. Come out and make a day or a weekend out of it! For further information on Wallingford Day contact the Wallingford Town Hall at 446.2336 or visit www.wallingfordvt.com.

Mettawee 2010 Graduation News

On Thursday, June 17, 2010 Mettawee Community School Certificates of Completion were presented to: Gabrielle Baker, Adam Bills, Emily Couper, Ryan Decker, Briana Figueroa, Christie Friedmann, Taylor Gould, Joshua Hewes, Megan Hoffman, Chelsey Horner, Jonathan Jacob, Emma Kerson, Zachery Kibling, Autumn Manning, Ursula Martin, Annelise McGuigan, Grace Morey, Cole Morse, Nathaniel Mychack, Brooke Neil, Alena Ortiz, Israel Rees, Eaden Ryan, Zachary Seese, Scott Trudel and Anthony Whipple The following awards were announced at the graduation ceremony: Outstanding Academic Excellence: Emily Couper, Megan Hoffman, Jonathan Jacob, Ursula Martin, Alena Ortiz, Israel Rees and Zachary Seese; Academic Achievement/Outstanding Effort- Gabrielle Baker, Adam Bills, Christie Friedmann, Taylor Gould, Chelsey Horner, Autumn Manning, Annelise McGuigan and Grace Morey; Ellen Frances Luke Award (Highest GPA): Megan Hoffman; Annie McGuire Award: Emily Couper and Annelise McGuigan; Ruth Lewis Kirchner Award (Rupert): Grace Morey; Irene Hanfield Award (Pawlet): Israel Rees, Eugene Clark Memorial Award: Christie Friedmann and Grace Morey; American Legion (Granville Post 323) Award: Jonathan Jacob; Pawlett Historical Society Essay Winners: First, Christie Friedmann “The Pawlet Village School,” Second, (tie) Adam Bills “A History of Sheldon’s Orchard” and Ursula Martin “Chet Clark,” Third Megan Hoffman “A Ghost on Route 153”; Honorable Mention: Taylor Gould “Butternut Bend” and Alena Ortiz “Tunket Meadow Farm.” Music/Band Awards: Gabrielle Baker, Emily Couper, Christie Friedmann, Megan Hoffman, Chelsey Horner, Emma Kerson, Ursula Martin, Nathaniel Mychack and Scott Trudel.

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The Titanic at Equinox Terrace

Over the years, the 1912 Titanic disaster has inspired a rich mix of legends and speculations, many of which disagree with one another and with the available facts. Alden Graves of the Northshire Bookstore visited the Terrace recently to sort out some of these conflicting reports, distinguish between what is known and what cannot be known, and review a few of the many books that have been written about the tragedy. Graves’s lifelong interest in the Titanic originated with a family connection. His aunt’s grandfather’s farm manager was sent to England to buy some sheep, booked passage on the Titanic for the return trip, and was one of the hundreds of passengers who perished when the ship went down. _______________________________________________

GMALL Trip to the Opera

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning is traveling to Saratoga for the Lake George Opera performance of “Carmen” on Wednesday, July 14. Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” is one of the most popular operas and for good reason. This exciting story is full of passion, violence and intrigue. There is no doubt that the music, the wild Gypsy dancing, and the debonair bullfighter Escalmillo will fascinate you. GMALL participants will enjoy a discussion of the opera with Arthur Silverman, a buffet lunch at the Gideon Hotel, and a greeting from the Lake George Opera’s executive director. A Premier Coach bus will leave from the back of the Saint Paul’s Catholic Church parking lot in Manchester promptly at 10:30 a.m. and return at approximately 6:30 p.m. Space is limited; early registration is strongly encouraged. The fee for the trip is $125 and includes the bus, lunch and performance. For more information and to register, please visit www.greenmtnacademy.org or call Renee Bornstein at 802-362-1199. June 30, 2010

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Marty Morrissey and Robert Resnik Perform Songs of Lake Champlain at the Bennington Free Library Families are invited to join veteran Vermont musicians Robert Resnik and Marty Morrissey for Waves of Music on Thursday, July 1 at 7 p.m. at Bennington Free Library. They will perform a treasure trove of traditional and modern songs about Vermont rivers, lakes and streams on a wide variety of musical instruments. Robert and Marty have been playing music together for more than 20 years as a duo and as members of the Vermont Celtic band The Highland Weavers and have released two recordings of Vermont songs, including one celebrating the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s “discovery” of the lake that bears

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his name. Marty Morrissey is one of the most respected Celtic traditional musicians in northern Vermont, and over the past 25 years has released 3 recordings with the Highland Weavers and a number of solo recordings. In addition to singing many of the songs, Marty is an expert on the bodhran (a Celtic drum) and the English concertina. Robert Resnik hosts All the Traditions, a popular folk music show every Sunday afternoon �� on Vermont Public Radio and �� has worked at the Fletcher Free � �� Library since 1990 as an out�� reach librarian, a reference librarian, and as one of the directors of the Fletcher Free. He plays more than 30 musical instruments, and will be bringing a guitar, accordions, mandolin, banjo, a variety of wind instruments, and a French hurdy-gurdy for this show! The Friends of Bennington �� Free Library and the Vermont �� Department of Libraries have �� generously sponsored this event as part of the Library’s summer reading program, Make a Splash. Bennington Free Library �� is located at 101 Silver Street, �� Bennington, Vermont. Please call �� 442-9051 for more information. This event is part of the Library’s summer reading pro�� gram, “Make a Splash.” ��

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Cricket is Descending Upon Bennington! Once upon a time, in a colony not so far away, the British Empire ruled with an iron fist, a raised finger and a very flat bat. It took a group of rebel fighters and a peculiar new game called “baseball” to chase the Imperials off our shores and back from whence they came. It is now the year 2010, and the Empire has descended upon Bennington once more with their cricket and are determined to beat ‘the rebel scum’ on Battle Day Weekend. The Bennington County Cricket Club is in need of a few good men and women to help defend our town and our country from this latest British Invasion. For more information about playing cricket on Sundays in Bennington, email the Bennington County Cricket Club at benningtoncricket@gmail. com or become a fan of ‘BenningtonCricket’ on Facebook. ________________________________________________

Summer Reading at the Pember

The summer reading fun continues at the Pember Library with “The Splish Splash Reading Show” on July 1 at 6 p.m. Join us as Domino the Great presents an action packed program that will grab the attention of children (and fun loving adults, too) with amazing magic tricks, hilarious family-appropriate humor, tons of audience participation, music and more. Domino says, “This is not your ordinary magic show!” There are magic tricks throughout the program to capture and keep the attention of the kids. The tricks are used in a special way to teach the children about the fun of reading and signing up for our summer reading program. Laughter is a sure-fire way to insure success and get the kids in our community interested in books. A ton of side splitting and ageappropriate humor is used to keep the audience laughing and having a great time from start to finish. Both boys and girls get to help make the “magic” happen during this explosion of fun, laughter and learning. One lucky beach bum (volunteer from the audience) will even get to float 3 feet in the air! The Pember Library is located at 33 West Main Street in Granville, New York. For information, call 518 642-2525. ________________________________________________

Senator Peter Shumlin to Guest on Q and A Live

Host of Q & A LIVE, Bob Stannard, is pleased to announce that his guest for the July show will be Senator Peter Shumlin; candidate for governor. Peter Shumlin has served in the Vermont State Senate twice and served as Pres. Pro Tem of the Senate twice. With his brother he owns and operates a family business, Putney Student Travel. Sen. Shumlin has been a leading figure in Vermont politics for many years and is in a primary contest with four other Democratic candidates. This show will present the viewers with an opportunity to learn more about an individual who would like to serve as governor of Vermont. June 30, 2010

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Rabbi/Stand-Up Comic Performs at Beth El, Bennington There’s a reason why Sirius/XM satellite radio plays Rabbi Bob Alper’s comedy bits several times daily, often sandwiched between Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby: Bob’s unique background — he’s an ordained rabbi who served congregations for fourteen years and holds a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary — prepared him well for a twenty-four year comedy career with wonderfully unique material presented in a way that’s intelligent, sophisticated, and 100 percent clean. The program begins at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 17. Beth El Congregation is located at 225 North Street, Bennington, Vermont. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door. For information, call 802-442-9645. Adults and children 11 and over are welcome. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Bob is a graduate of Lehigh University, was ordained at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, and is the first Jewish person ever to earn a doctorate from the Princeton Theological Seminary. He has served congregations in Buffalo and Philadelphia, where he continues to conduct High Holiday services. Bob began his comedy career in 1986 when he entered the “Jewish Comic of the Year Contest” at the Going Bananas Club in Philadelphia. Television, radio and personal appearances followed as he quickly honed his distinctive approach to stand-up. He has been seen on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Showtime, the BBC, and CNN, among many others. Today, Bob performs nearly 80 shows per year, drawing tremendous audience numbers and response. His humor is fast-paced and sophisticated, yet gentle and unhurtful: all in all, a charming and affable comedian. In addition to his solo shows, Bob performs frequently in an

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The Friends of the Wardsboro Library is sponsoring a very special art raffle on Saturday, July 3, at the 61st Annual Wardsboro Street Fair and Parade on Main Street in Wardsboro, Vermont. The street fair begins at 9 a.m. and the parade at 10 a.m. Two valuable prizes will be awarded, a large, handcrafted bowl (18” x 4 ”) by Wardsboro potter Willie Finkel and an original, signed and framed watercolor (18” x 22”) by the late Janet E. Judge. The blue, ceramic centerpiece bowl has an artist’s retail value of $200. The watercolor depicts the peaceful harbor of Barrington Cove, Rhode Island, where the artist lived. The estimated gallery value is $375 and was generously donated from the collection of a Wardsboro resident. On July 3 they will be sold at the Friends’ booth on Main Street or at the Wardsboro Library Red Barn. A two-day art show will be held at the Red Barn where Willie Finkel will be the featured artist this year. A large selection of Finkel’s works will be on display and for sale and he will be present to answer questions and give pottery demonstrations throughout the day. The bowl being raffled will be on display along

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with the watercolor at the Friends’ booth. The drawing will be about 1 p.m. at Town Hall and the winner does not need to be present. Two winners will be awarded and the first ticket drawn will have the right to choose either the bowl or the painting. The proceeds of the raffle will benefit the Friends of the Wardsboro Library for the support of the Gloria Danforth Memorial Building, the home of the Wardsboro Public Library. To print additional raffle tickets and for more information about upcoming Friends’ events visit www. friendsofwardsborolibrary.org.

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Pastel Paintings Return to Sandgate Schoolhouse

For the last five years, one of the most popular area events during the Fourth of July weekend has been the “Pastels in Sandgate” art exhibit at the historic one-room schoolhouse on Sandgate Road. This year’s exhibit will be held on Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4 from noon to 4 p.m. Artists Ramona Cook, Ellen Questel, and Mallory Rich began studying pastel painting about 10 years ago, at the beginning of the “pastel renaissance” taking place all across America. The potential of pastel has increasingly captured the attention of serious artists, aided by innovative pastel papers and new types of soft pastels from materials manufacturers. Great depth, color and atmosphere in landscape painting is now possible. As a result, today’s pastel paintings are more like luminous oil paintings than the sketches they were formerly considered. This show will delight viewers with beautiful landscape scenes from our unique southern Vermont region. The Sandgate Schoolhouse is located on Sandgate Road, 3.5 miles north of its intersection with Route 313 in West Arlington, Vermont.

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Manchester Lions Present Gift to Riley Rink and Manchester Rescue Squad

Joe Charbonneau and Bob Devenish of Manchedster Lions Club pesent checks of $3,000 each to Susan Marmer of Riley Rink and Mike Casey of Manchester Rescue Squad in appreciation for the community services that these two organizations provide to the Northshire. These funds were raised through the Manchester Lions Club $10,000 Jackpot Raffle ticket sales. The Manchester Lions Club would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who purchased $10,000 Jackpot raffle tickets. Because of their generous donations, this event was a success. With your support, the Manchester Lions Club is able to continue their charitable work in the community. If anyone is interested in joining the Manchester Lions Club and assist them with their community initiatives, please call Cathy Hall at 362-6025 or 6ceh@comcast.net. ________________________________________________

Group Baton Lessons

The Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition (HAYC3) is pleased to offer group baton lessons this summer. This fun activity improves coordination and physical fitness, while building teamwork skills and self-confidence. The “Twirlettes” will be instructed by Davia Plusch. Classes meet on Wednesdays, July 7-August 18, from 6-8 p.m. at the Youth Center, 115 Church Street, Hoosick Falls, New York. Registration is open to youth center members only. There is a fee to participate, which includes the purchase of a student baton. The deadline to sign up is June 30. For information, or to register, call Davia at 518-227-3166 or the Youth Center at 518-686-9050. You may also contact Davia via e-mail to villagetwirlettes@gmail.com.

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First in the Nation Legislation Helping Vermont Merchants and Consumers State Senators Dick Sears and Bob Hartwell, who introduced Bill S. 138; Tasha Willis, Vermont Retailers Association; Jim Harrison, Vermont Grocers Association; and State Representative Bill Botzow, chairman of the House Commerce Committee, explained the impact of law S. 138 to the press outside Willy’s Variety Store last Friday afternoon. This law prohibits numerous abusive practices directed toward Vermont merchants by credit card companies. The senate and legislature were unanimous in favor of this bill with the exception of only one nay vote. The law, which will go into effect January 1, 2011, does so without the signature of Governor Douglas. At the present time, MasterCard and Visa take 85 percent share of

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the market with American Express grabbing ten percent and Discover five percent. Main elements of the bill are: •Prohibits the card companies from stopping merchants from setting minimums of $10 or less for card purchases; •Prohibits the card companies from imposing a fine or penalty relating to any merchant to provide a discount or other benefit for payment through the use of a card or electronic payment system, cash, check, debit card, store-value card, charge card, or credit card rather than another form of payment; •Prohibits the card companies from preventing merchants from deciding that they won’t take cards at one or more locations while still taking cards at other locations; •Requires the Vermont Banking and Insurance Department to review studies on credit card interchange fees charted to merchants and make recommendations to the legislature; •Institutes significant penalties for the use or possession of credit card skimming devices. A copy of the bill is available for you to read on the Web site Vermont Legislature Bill S.138 at www.vermontlegislature.gov. ________________________________________________

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The Weston Community Church will open on Sunday, July 4 at 10 a.m. for the first of its nine summer services scheduled for 2010. The Reverend Mark R. Summer is returning to Church on the Hill’s historic pulpit for his fifth year. Adding to the inspiration of Reverend Summer’s message will be the special musical offerings of Julane Deener and Erik Johanssen. Their fine vocal offerings, accompanied by violin, guitar and Celtic harp never fail to delight listeners. Its beauty is enhanced by the “nearly perfect acoustics” of the lovely sanctuary. Church on the Hill was built in 1838 as a Baptist Meeting House, used as a Grange Hall in the early 1900’s, rescued and restored in 1938 and re-dedicated as a non-denominational summer only church. This is our 70th season of summer services, every Sunday in July and August. For more history and more information, visit our web site at www. vtchurchonthehill.org. But do try to visit us this Sunday at 10 a.m. in person.

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Casting for Recovery Wins Award

Casting for Recovery (CFR), a national, non-profit support and educational program for women, is proud to announce that long-time volunteer Bonnie Holding was the recipient of the Third Annual L.L. Bean Outdoor Heroes Award at a ceremony held at Evergreen Campgrounds in Solon, Maine, on June 18, 2010. Each year L.L. Bean recognizes individuals who are helping to preserve wild spaces and promote outdoor recreation through his or her contributions to a qualifying nonprofit organization. Executive Director Lori Simon, who nominated Bonnie for the award, noted that “Bonnie’s strong belief in the healing qualities of an outdoor experience, and her commitment to women’s health issues, brought her to Casting for Recovery. Her passion led her to volunteer to launch the first CFR retreat serving the women of Maine in 1999, only four years after the organization came into being, and her commitment to the powerful impact that the CFR program has on the lives of those we serve has not only been an admirable record of service, but has continued to inspire others to get involved and help ‘spread the ripples.’ Presenting the award to Bonnie at a gathering of CFR volunteers, staff, past participants, family and friends was Mike Gawtry, L.L. Bean Hunting and Fishing Product Line Manager. He noted that as CFR refers to the “ripple effect,” the L.L. Bean award hopes to lend “shining a light” on heroism so quiet that it escapes attention. _________________________________________________

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This week the Manchester Rescue Squad will be mailing membership applications to all postal patrons in the towns of Manchester, Dorset, Danby, Mt. Tabor, Rupert and Winhall. For a fee of $75 an annual membership covers the costs of emergency services and transport for an entire household for one year. “Households who become members are never charged for emergency services,” said Mike Casey, the squad’s Chief Operating Officer. “We handle the billing of your insurance and we cover any deductible and copayments. This is truly an outstanding deal.” The Manchester Rescue Squad has been serving the Northshire since 1964, providing paramedic-level care to all local citizens. “Most community members don’t realize that we receive very little funding from the towns we serve,” said Dr. Bob Schwartz, squad Vice President. According to Schwartz, only 7 percent of the Rescue Squad’s operating budget comes from Northshire towns. “We rely on support from community members to make up the difference through annual memberships and donations.” This year the Rescue Squad has combined the membership mailing with their annual fundraising efforts. “We urge local residents to consider making a donation to the Rescue Squad in addition to the membership payment,” said Ben Weiss, squad Secretary. “Donations will fund the purchase of new equipment including ambulances and defibrillators.” The Manchester Rescue Squad, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and your donation is tax deductable as provided by law. Donations can be made on the membership application or online at www.ManchesterRescueSquad.org. For more information on the Rescue Squad membership and donations, call Mike Casey at 362-1995. June 30, 2010

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Picasso’s Granddaughter Diana Widmaier Picasso in Conversation with Curator-at-Large Richard Kendall at The Clark On Sunday, July 11, Diana Widmaier Picasso, art historian and author of the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Pablo Picasso’s sculpture, discusses her grandfather’s work with Impressionist scholar Richard Kendall. The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s groundbreaking exhibition Kendall and Widmaier Picasso will discuss her research on Pablo Picasso’s sculpture and address some of the professional and personal questions it raises. Diana Widmaier Picasso in Conversation with Richard Kendall will take place at 3 p.m. at the Clark. Admission is free to the lecture. Widmaier Picasso and Kendall will talk about the discoveries she

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has made and the distinctive challenges posed by Picasso’s unorthodox techniques and materials. The two speakers will also consider Picasso’s interest in the sculpture of Degas, as represented in the current exhibition, and contrasts between Picasso’s and Degas’s approach to the medium. Diana Widmaier Picasso’s research has lead to the catalogue raisonné which was started in 2003 and to a published book; “Picasso: Art Can Only be Erotic” in 2005. Widmaier Picasso is Pablo Picasso’s granddaughter by her grandmother Marie-Thérèse Walter, his mistress, model and muse from 1927 until the mid 1930s. Diana was born in 1971 to their daughter Maya just two years before Picasso’s death. She studied art history at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris and later specialized in Master Drawings at Sotheby’s and at New York’s Metropolitan Museum. Exhibition curator Richard Kendall met with members of the Picasso family, studied hundreds of works by Picasso and Degas, and visited archives, museums, and private collections in the United States and Europe while conducting research for the exhibition. Kendall is an independent exhibition curator and scholar specializing in the work of Edgar Degas, and also curator-at-large at the Clark. Originally trained as a painter and printmaker before taking an MA in Art History at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, he has published books on Cezanne, Degas, Monet, and Van Gogh. He curated several major exhibitions of the work of Degas in Britain and the United States and has written essays and reviews on the work of contemporary artists including Lucian Freud, Howard Hodgkin, and Leon Kossoff. “Picasso Looks at Degas,” on view June 13 through September 12, brings together over one hundred works from international museums and private collections which explore the depth of the Spanish artist’s fixation through dramatic pairings and groupings. The Clark is the exclusive North American venue for the exhibition; it will be presented at the Museu Picasso in Barcelona in the fall of 2010. “Picasso Looks at Degas” was organized by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute and the Museu Picasso, Barcelona. It is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, and with the special cooperation of Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz- Picasso para el Arte. The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (daily in July and August). Admission is free November through May. Admission is $15 June 1 through October 31. Admission is free for children 18 and younger, members, and students with valid ID. For more information, call 413-458-2303 or visit clarkart.edu.

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On June 24, 2010, the Chester Rotary Club of Chester, Vermont, passed the President’s Gavel to the club’s new President, the 71st since the club started on May 4, 1938. Ed Knapp, Club President for the 20092010 Fiscal Year, passed on the gavel to Dave Armstrong who assumes leadership of the club for the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year. Other officers for the club are: Malcolm Summers, Vice President; Fran Cheslock, Secretary; Ed Caron, Treasurer; and Gerald Cassels, Incoming Vice President Elect. The members of the Board of Directors are John Holme and Ed Knapp. In his final remarks to the club, Knapp, a retired broadcast Engineering Manager, said, “This past year has been a tough one for community service organizations like Chester Rotary. We will need the help of all of our club members and from the community at large to support our help for those who are in need.”

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ANNUAL OPERA TRIP Lake George Opera � Carmen

with Arthur Silverman Wednesday. July 14 10:30 am to 6:30 pm Saratoga Performing Arts Center Fee: $125 (includes transportation by Premier Coach bus, lunch at the Gideon Hotel and opera performance) Tickets are limited; please register now.

Celebration of Vermont Jewish Women at Slate Valley Museum

“To Life! A Celebration of Vermont Jewish Women,” will open at the Slate Valley Museum in Granville, New York, on Sunday, July 11 and run through December 30. The opening will begin at 1 p.m. on July 11 with a Gallery Talk by exhibit creators, Ann Buffum and Sandy Gartner of Rutland, Vermont. Their 18-panel exhibit depicts the life stories of 20 Jewish women living in Vermont, from all walks of life, ages 12 to 101. Each woman’s story is illustrated with a large photographic portrait, archival photos, an essay, and selected quotes and anecdotes in the women’s own words. In context, their individual stories are a thread in the larger history of the Jewish community in Vermont and the Slate Valley. In conjunction with the exhibit opening, two scholars will present during an afternoon symposium on Jewish life. Penina Glazer, author, Hampshire College professor emeritus, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Women’s Archive, will give the gallery lecture. Glazer places the story of contemporary Vermont Jewish women in the context of the history of Jewish immigrants in America and in the context of Jewish women’s contributions to their families and communities. The second lecture and discussion is presented by Steve Zeitlin, founding director of City Lore in New York City, who returns to the museum for a second season. This time he presents a talk based on his book, “Because God Loves Stories: An Anthology of Jewish Storytelling.” Zeitlin served for eight years as a folklorist at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and taught at George Washington University, American University, NYU, and Cooper Union. The program which includes a book signing and reception is a part of the Slate Valley Museum’s 15th Anniversary Season of Public Programs, Cultural Expressions of the Slate Valley. These programs are funded by a major grant of $13,845 from the New York Council for the Humanities and a grant of $5,000 from the Shepard Broad foundation.

CULINARY CLASS Cooking Indian at Home

with Lini Mazumdar Wednesday, July 21 6:00 to 9:00 pm Morrow Residence in Manchester Fee: $75 Sponsored by Vermont Kitchen Supply

GENERAL COURSES ��The Brothers Karamazov with Professor Julie Cassiday Wednesday, June 30 3:00 to 5:00 pm Equinox Village Fee: $15

Celtic Faith � The Book of Kells

with Professor Jane Carroll Monday, July 12 3:00 to 4:30 pm Burr and Burton Academy, Hunter Seminar Room Fee: $15

The Merchant of Venice � Shylock Revisited with Professor Rita Silverman Wednesday, July 21 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Equinox Village Fee: $15

Jazz 101

with Gary Schmidt Wednesday, July 28 3:00 to 4:30 pm Southern Vermont Arts Center, Yester House Fee: $15

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Three Days of Hot Rides, Cold Drinks and Free Music at Bromley Bromley’s Sun Mountain Adventure Park celebrates The Fourth and rings in the summer season in style on Friday, July 2, with the first “Fridays After Five” followed by two days of free live music and classic summertime barbecue. On Fridays in July and August the park stays open late, serving up $15 Adventure Passes for selected rides, two-for$20 Sun Mountain Flyer Rides and great food and drink specials on the Sun Deck. The inaugural Friday, on July 2, features live red-hot reggae from the fabulous Equalites (“A killer reggae band with a killer female vocalist,” Valley Advocate 12/03) 5-7:30 p.m. The party continues on Saturday, July 3 and Sunday,July 4, with free live music from the Satellite Shine Band and a delish barbecue on the Sun Deck, both days, from 1-4 p.m. Go to www.bromley.com for a virtual ride on the Sun Mountain Flyer, scope out all of the other rides and attractions and check the Events page for the summer’s complete lineup of free family-friendly music and shows (be sure to read all about Tasty Tuesdays – free ice cream!). The Sun Mountain Adventure Park, six miles east of Manchester, Vermont, on Vermont Route 11, is open daily 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; until 5:30 p.m. Saturdays in July and August. Visit anytime at bromley.com.

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A Unique Way to Support Peace and the Environment in the Middle East: Ride Your Bike

The news from the Middle East can be both troublesome and seeming without hope for a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. While peace may seem elusive there are more models of cooperation than one may think. One of them is the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (www.friendsofarava.org), the premier environmental teaching and research program in the Middle East, (Continued on page 49) Ibyx visiting Rabbi Cohen during his morning prayers Photo Credit: Roni Biller

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Mettawee Menagerie Inhabits Historic Salem Courthouse

The Mettawee River Theatre Company kicks off its 35th anniversary season with an exhibition of selected masks and puppets that have animated the group’s three and one-half decades of public, outdoor performances in upstate New York and nearby Vermont and Massachusetts. The panoply of beguiling, pacific and utterly terrifying creatures will be on display in the Great Hall of the Historic Salem Courthouse, 57 East Broadway, now through August 1. Exhibition hours are 9-5, Monday-Friday, and on weekends by appointment (call 518-854-7053 to schedule). For more information about the Courthouse exhibit and the company’s upcoming summer production of “The Woman Who Fell from the Sky,” visit www.mettawee.org.

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SIMPLY HOME

— by Lisa Laberge

Is Your Home Run Like a Well-oiled Ship or a Shipwreck? Before you can even think about decorating it is important to deal with the clutter in your house by creating a system of organization that works for you and your family. Ideally every item in your home should have its own place. I suggest you approach the subject in a business-like manner to take some of the stumbling blocks out of the way. WARNING. You cannot de-clutter an entire house in a weekend! You will end up shaking and sobbing in a heap on your living room floor with chaos all around you. This method should be done in manageable stages, applying it to a drawer, a corner of the room, the kitchen table, or a bookshelf, using small bursts of energy. You will build confidence as you go along. Once you understand the concept you will get hooked on the powerful feeling of control you gain over clutter. Let’s begin: All items can fit into one of four categories so I want you to collect four boxes and label them as follows: TOSS - This is the most obvious category — any item that is broken, yesterday’s newspaper, old dated material - you get the idea. PUT AWAY - Items that you have use of and want to keep. They may not have a place in your home yet but they will soon.

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GIVE AWAY - Stuff that can be given away to your local thrift store. You will feel good about getting rid of it and will be contributing to a local charity. SELL - Items that you can sell in a yard sale. Find a corner of a garage or basement to store these items pricing them as you go along. This will only work if you are the type to actually have a yard sale. Otherwise pack these items into the Give Away box. Okay, there is a fifth box but only use this if absolutely necessary. It is the MAYBE box most likely filled with sentimental items that don’t fit into any one of the categories above. Date this box for 6 months and then review it again. I guarantee you will be able to get rid of more the next time you look at it. I want to go into a bit more detail about the PUT AWAY box because this affects other areas of the house. Ultimately everything in your home should have a designated spot. This involves some thought on your part to find the most logical places for things to go. For example, dishes should be stored in the cupboard near the dishwasher, telephone books by the telephone, toiletries in the bathroom. You get the idea. For now, as you are taking the baby steps to a more organized life, put the items in the room they will be stored in someday. Don’t worry if they don’t fit into the overstuffed drawers or closets because they will soon as you continue the purging and sorting process. You will be freeing up lots of space as you go along. I recently went to visit a client’s house and noticed that it was incredibly organized. She explained that they created “worlds” of things, so there was a paint world where all the paint cans were stacked in the garage, battery world in a designated drawer in the kitchen, toy world,

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etc. The whole family knew where everything was, making it a bit of a game. Tip: If you are planning on purchasing storage bins please choose clear ones that you can see through. This will make it easy to find things in closets, drawers and basements. I want to leave you with thought — don’t try for perfection but instead focus on creating a more livable environment for you and your family. Imagine returning at the end of a day to a neater and more organized home. You will find that your life feels easier and less stressed and that everything seems to run smoother. You will have more time and energy for the fun activities of life like time with your kids, spouse and friends. Lisa Laberge can be contacted at lisalaberge@vermontel.net. _________________________________________________

Jordan Matthews Receives Two Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Turkey

Jordan Matthews, of Stratton Mountain, has been awarded two scholarships for study in Turkey. She is a May graduate of University of Virginia,Charlottesville,Virginia, with a major in Architecture and minor in Architectural History. Matthews is currently in Ankara, Turkey on a Critical Language Scholarship awarded by the U.S. State Department. The scholarship is a total language emersion program and lasts for eight weeks. The Critical Language Scholarship was given to approximately 575 American graduate and undergraduate students in 2010 to increase the number of Americans studying languages in which very few U.S. citizens are skilled. Six students from University of Virginia were selected for this State Department sponsored scholarship. Matthews will continue her studies in Turkey in the fall through a Fulbright Fellowship. Founded more than 60 years ago, the Fulbright Award is a highly competitive scholarship for graduate study and research. Matthews’ project will allow her to study architecture in three Turkish cities for one year through fieldwork, photography, maps and drawings. She will be affiliated with Kadir Has University and Istanbul Technical University during her Fulbright research. The Fulbright program encourages international understanding and cooperation through scholarly pursuits. Matthews is a 2006 graduate of The Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Sandy Hook, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Scott and Gigi Matthews of Stratton Mountain. While at University of Virginia, she was a starter on the University’s Alpine Ski Team, President of the Design Council and a teaching assistant in the School of Architecture. She is a Green Building Institute LEED Accredited Professional and received the School of Architecture’s Public Service Award at Commencement. June 30, 2010

Capture the Flag: A Political History of American Patriotism

Join author and scholar Woden Teachout on Wednesday, July 7 at 7:00 p.m. for a fascinating look at our country’s most iconic symbol. This Vermont Humanities Council program takes place at the First Congregational Church, 3624 Main Street in Manchester Village. The story of the American flag is the story of a nation in search of itself, and this talk explores that colorful history as a lens into the political uses of patriotism. Teachout will examine how the flag has been captured and claimed by a wide range of our fellow citizens to uphold their versions of the American dream, and we will use these stories as a means to explore the changing notions of what it means to be a patriot. The talk, hosted by Mark Skinner Library is free and open to the public. For information, contact the library at 362- 2607. _______________________________________________

Schuetzenpark Biergarten Opens in Albany, New York

On Friday, July 2, start the holiday weekend out right and enjoy yourself at the Schuetzenpark Biergarten, the last original German Biergarten in the Capital District at the German-American Club of Albany, 32 Cherry Street, Albany, New York. The park opens at 4 p.m. for German drink and music. German food is available after 5 p.m. For more info please call 518-265-6102.

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Horseride Against Cancer; Vermonter to Ride From Bennington to Burlington Muffie Harvey, long-time Vermont resident, faculty member of the College of St. Joseph, and a food service director for Fitz, Vogt & Associates, is riding her horse Molly the length of Vermont to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer. Starting on June 21 from Southern Vermont College in Bennington, Ms. Harvey expects

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when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, has been planning this trip for twenty years to honor the courage of her mother, a two-time breast cancer survivor. Muffie’s fundraising ride will support the American Cancer Society and the Pink Ribbon Diva Foundation, a Rutland-based agency that provides financial and logistical help to cancer victims. Donations in support of the Horseride Against Cancer should be made out to the American Cancer Society (tax-deductible) or the Pink Ribbon Diva Foundation (501-C3 pending) and sent to Muffie Harvey at P.O. Box 154, Forestdale, VT 06745. For more information, email muffiehar vey@hotmail.com or call 802-247-3615. For more information on the groups, visit the American Cancer Society at cancer.org or the Pink Ribbon Diva Foundation at reincarnationconsignment.biz.

Jack Stannard Photos on Exhibit at Dorset Library

On Saturday, July 3, the Dorset Public Library will host a coffee reception from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., for local residents to meet Jack Stannard, Dorset native and local photographer. Jack will be the featured artist at the library during the month of July. “I’ve lived in Dorset all my life,” says Jack. “I really love the outdoors and I enjoy nature, so that’s what I photograph. I do a lot of hunting and fishing but I always try to take a camera along. My pictures are mostly wild animals, birds, wild flowers, and unusual species such as the albino Red-tailed Hawk he photographed in Dorset Hollow, the handsome Ruffed Grouse and the wild orchids. The doe with her three fawns is an annual visitor to Jack’s property and he has photographed her many times. “She’s had triplets for the last three years,” he says, “and there may be more this year. Meanwhile, she’s eating my garden.” The digital camera his wife gave him seven years ago has made a big difference, allowing Jack to take pictures in the wild more easily without carrying several cameras, lenses, and film. He uses a Sony Alpha digital camera, one that can take long shots over a considerable distance, so that he can photograph birds and animals in their setting without spooking them by moving too close. All works on display are for sale, and the art sales will benefit the library. Library hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11-5, Tuesday and Thursday from 11-6, and Saturday from 10-1. For information, please visit www.dorsetlibrary.org, or call 867-5774.

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The Mountain School Announces Honorees

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Daren M. Houck, Head of School at the Mountain School at Winhall, has announced, with pleasure and pride, the middle school students who attained High Honors (all As), Honors (As & Bs), and the students in all grades who’ve achieved Perfect Attendance for the entire school year as well as during the third trimester of 2009-2010. 2009-2010 Yearlong High Honors and Honor Grade 8 High Honors/Year: Casey Apps, Morgan Avera, Hannah Gianotti; Grade 8 Honors/Year: Bridgette Eichhorn; Grade 7 Honors/ Year: Kenny Archer, Nicholas Fayette, Carson Fillion, Ryan Wadsworth; Grade 6 Honors/Year: Catharine Greenberg, Cali Wadsworth; Grade 5 Honors/Year: Mikaela McMahon 2009-2010 Yearlong Perfect Attendance Grade 3: Anna Lehmann Third Trimester High Honors & Honor Grade 8 High Honors: Casey Apps, Morgan Avera, Bridgette Eichhorn, Hannah Gianotti; Grade 7 High Honors: Kenny Archer, Nicholas Fayette, Carson Fillion; Grade 6 High Honors: Cali Wadsworth; Grade 5 High Honors: Mikaela McMahon, Nikita Shchemelev; Grade 8 Honors: Tanner Pawlak; Grade 6 Honors: Catharine Greenberg; Grade 5 Honors: Sean Apps, Nikita Shchemelev Third Trimester Perfect Attendance Hannah Gianotti, Anna Lehmann, Caralyn Schwartz, Devon Thiele The Mountain School at Winhall is a state approved Pre-K-8 independent day school located in Bondville, Vermont. For more information on the school and its programs, call Daren Houck at 297-2662 or visit online at www.themountainschool.org. _______________________________________________

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(Support Peace, cont.) preparing future Arab and Jewish leaders to cooperatively solve the region’s environmental challenges. One way to support the vitally important work of the Arava Institute is to join in the Arava Bike Ride for Peace, Partnership, and the Environment October 19-26, from Jerusalem to Eilat. From the seat of your bike you will smell, taste, hear, see, and feel the Holy Land in a way you have never experienced. You will learn from the Israeli, Jordanian, and Palestinian alumni and students, from the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies who also participate in the Ride, as well as from Arava Institute faculty. Join Rabbi Michael M. Cohen from Manchester Center, Vermont who will be participating in the ride for the fourth time. Rabbi Cohen was a founding faculty member of the Arava Institute in 1996 when he was on sabbatical from the Israel Congregation in Manchester Center. He has been working full time for the Institute since 2000 dividing his time between Vermont and the Kibbutz Ketura campus of the Arava Institute. There are a number of other Vermont collections to the Arava Institute including students from the University of Vermont, Middlebury, Green Mountain College, and Bennington College have all studied at Arava, as well as a faculty member from the Burr & Burton Academy. The entire Vermont congressional delegation has been very supportive of the Institute and has met with Arava students either in Washington, D.C. and or Jerusalem. For more information about the Bike Ride visit www.hazon.org and click on Israel Ride or contact Rabbi Cohen at rabbimichael@friendsof arava.org or 802-362-2432. June 30, 2010

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SPORTS Golf Tournament Beneﬁts Community Cancer Center Fore! Golfers are encouraged to register for the 4th Annual Phyllis MacMurtry Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit the Foley Cancer Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Proceeds will specifically be directed to the Patient Prescription Assistance Fund, a fund that assists patients in need struggling to pay for medications. The tournament will take place on Saturday, August 7 at Milestone Golf Club in Hampton, New York. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Entry fee per golfer is $50 and includes golf, cart, and food. Teams of four will play an eight hole best ball scramble.

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“We are proud to organize this tournament in our sister’s memory,” says Ray Thomas, tournament organizer. “We want to support one of our community’s most important resources, the Foley Cancer Center, while honoring the legacy of Phyllis, who lost her battle with breast cancer in December of 2007.” “We are grateful to be designated as the beneficiary of the tournament’s proceeds,” said Allan Eisemann, M.D., Medical Director of the Community Cancer Center. “This event will support our efforts to provide quality care and comfort to patients and their families facing the challenges of cancer.” To participate or for more information on the tournament call Ray Thomas at 518-282-9030. For more information on how you can help the Foley Cancer Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center, contact 802-747-3634. ________________________________________________

Northshire Day School’s Second Annual Golf Tournament

The 2010 Northshire Day School’s second annual golf tournament will be held on Wednesday, September 15, at the beautiful Golf Club at Equinox. Registration forms will be mailed out in July or you may call Carolyn Kern at 802-362-1395 or email Carolyn at ndschool@myfairpoint.net, or golf pro Joan McDonald at jmcdonald@troongolf.com. ________________________________________________

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Swim lessons have been incorporated into the daily curriculum of Collaborative Camp. The lessons will be available for the first two weeks of camp; beginning Monday, July 5 and ending on Friday, July 16. Campers who sign up for swim lessons during the two week period will be swim tested on Monday morning and assigned to an appropriate level swim class. Taught by a certified Red Cross swim instructor these classes will be held each morning at the Weston Rec. from July 5 through July 16. Space is limited for the Weston Rec. lessons so sign up now and give your child a skill that will last a lifetime. For the remainder of Collaborative Camp swim lessons will be taught every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. Also, Collaborative Camp is hosting weekly pot luck dinners at Weston Rec. so come hang out with your kids and The Collaborative staff and share a dish with other summer campers. Collaborative Camp begins on Monday, July 5 and ends on Friday, August 13. Camp runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Early and late drop off times are 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and arrangements must be made in advance. Registration is required and you can register at www.thecollaborative.us, or by calling 824-4200. You can also download a brochure on Collaborative Camp from the Web site. The Collaborative promotes the development of a healthy, involved community supporting substance free youth in a caring environment. Get involved!

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SPORTS Running of the Tories in Arlington The Arlington Recreation Park, in collaboration with the Battenkill Valley Runners, will hold the first annual “Running of the Tories,” a 5K Run/Walk Trail Race, on Sunday, August 8. Awards will be given to the top three male and female finishers. There will be special awards for children, the oldest finisher and for catching a Tory. Awards will also be given to the top five walkers. The race starts at 9 a.m. with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. Dick Bailey, Race Chairman, noted the “Running of the Tories was steeped in Arlington’s Revolutionary War history when the Tories were chased out of town and their lands were confiscated by the patriots. The 5K race will start in Arlington near a Tory homestead, run along Tory Lane and through the woods fronting on the Battenkill River and end on the lawn in the Arlington Recreation Park. At 10:00 a.m. there will be a 1-Mile Kids Fun Race on the Park’s fitness trail. Race participants will be able to use the Park’s facilities for picnicking, swimming, golf, tennis and canoeing or kayaking on the Battenkill River. Overnight accommodations will be available at Arlington’s Inns, Bed and Breakfasts, and local campgrounds. The event, in combination with Norman’s Attic on Saturday, August 7, promises a fun-filled weekend for residents and visitors. Proceeds from the 5K Run/Walk will benefit the Arlington Recreation Park. Entry fees on race day are $15 for individuals, $5 for children under age 14, and $35 for a special family of four package. Discounts are

available for early registration. For more information call Dick Bailey at 802-375-2397 or email him at race@on1.net. Advance registration packets are available at the Park Office. For online registration go to www.active.com. ________________________________________________

2010 Rizio-Wood Memorial Golf Tournament Date Set

The 2010 Rizio-Wood Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday, August 22 at The Golf Club at the Equinox, with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. It is a scramble format and prizes are awarded by a blind draw of cards. The purpose of the Rizio-Wood Memorial scholarships is to further the education of community members in the fields of golf and/or agronomy in the spirit of support that both Joe Rizio and Richard Wood embodied. They had a true love of the game and wished to share it. There are many ways to help: Bring a team of players to the match, sponsor a tee yourself or through your business, or donate a prize or gift certificate. Come on out for a day of golf, friends, fun and prizes! For more information, call 362-1647 or 362-1279.

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SPORTS Girls Lacrosse Team Vermont Attends the 2010 U.S. Lacrosse Festival

On June 18-20 the U-15 girls lacrosse, Team Vermont, demonstrated athleticism and sportsmanship. Team Vermont is a selected team by coaches in the state of Vermont, to play in a lacrosse festival against other lacrosse players from different states. Team Vermont played Philadelphia, South Jersey, North Jersey, Western Mass, and Connecticut.

The team was able to meet a few times before going to the festival to practice. The 2010 U.S. lacrosse U-15 festival was held in Lake George, New York. The festival was presented by Warrior. The girls who participated on the team were: Christina Lovett (Rutland), Leilani King (St.Albans), Morgan Bazyk (Manchester), Emily Cross (Shaftsbury), Allison Dewey (Vergennes), Ryder Ferrone (Dorset), Cora Hartman (St. Albans), Lauren MacKenzie (Manchester), Kathryn Jones (Sunderland), Eklutna Kenney (Weybridge), Lauren Miskovsky (Manchester), Shannon Mee (Rutland), Elaina “Laney” Messiter (Arlington), Taylor Palmet (North Bennington), Leslie Roberts (Fairfield), Sophia Peluso (Corwall) Maggie McCoy (Fairfield),Mary Leech (Dorset), Lauren Keyes (Manchester), and Abby Marmer (Dorset). The team was coached by Donna Bazyk (Manchester), Sarah Templeton (Manchester), and Will Ferrone (Dorset). Thank you Danforth Pewters for helping us with a Vermont momentum. Also thank you to the Vermont lacrosse chapter. Keep Laxin!!!!!

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Lori Church and the staff of The Salon and Boutique thank everyone for stopping by to celebrate the Salon’s first anniversary on Monday, June 21! There were great service demonstrations of hairstyles, nails, and skin care. Makeup demonstrations by Stacy Hunter highlighted the salon’s Jane Iredale mineral makeup. Clients and friends enjoyed a wonderful table of finger food and refreshments. We want to express our gratitude to our clients for their generous donations to the Second Chance Animal Center. Having raised over $100, this was a great kickoff for our summer long benefit raffle. _________________________________________________

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nths the volunteers who plan Grace Cottage Hospital’s Fair Day on Saturday, August 7 have been thinking about new booths that might make Fair Day a more interesting event. Though food is the best seller at festivals like Fair Day, a booth that is appealing to all ages seemed to be the best and especially something that was inexpensive It was decided to try a booth offering “Costume Jewelry.” This would include all types of costume jewelry, such as necklaces, earrings, bracelets, lapel pins and most any jewelry one might donate. Both men and women accumulate “stuff ” their whole lives and always look for new, attractive “stuff ” to add to their collections. Men gather shirts or neck ties and women collect jewelry. The ladies themselves always appreciate gifts of “new” jewelry from family or friends and pick up something they find especially attractive while shopping. After many years in their jewelry box at home, their favorite earrings, bracelets or necklaces are replaced by new ones and the old ones sit in the box waiting to be worn again. This is when the Costume Jewelry Booth at Fair Day enters the picture. We are asking for donations of costume jewelry for Fair Day. We all have jewelry that we have not worn in years that should be out there where others can continue to enjoy it. For the past month nurses at GCH have been collecting jewelry among the hospital’s employees. Now Fair Day planners are extending their search for donated jewelry to everyone in the area. We are asking for donations of jewelry that people no longer have a need for. Rather than let it sit in your jewelry box, recycle it by giving it to a worthwhile cause which will put it back into circulation. This jewelry will then be offered at GCH Fair Day on August 7 and help raise money for the hospital. Jewelry may be dropped off at a few different places, including the hospital main desk, at Dr. Shafer’s office, Grace Cottage Foundation office on Route 35 or at Mary Meyer Big Black Bear Shop on Route 30 in Townshend, Vermont.

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Boogie for the Cure at Music-in-the-Meadow

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able talent and valuable time. On Saturday, July 10, from 12:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., it’s The Concert Under the Tent, featuring The Neverbe Brothers, Sam Creigh, Will Buchan, The Kathan Sisters, Rob Cannillo, Mark Shelton, and Backroad. On Sunday, July 11, from 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., it’s The Hymn Sing, with Mark Shelton and Garry Sharon. Breakfast will be served on Sunday. In addition to the incredible live music, Music-in-the Meadow boasts Curtis’ BBQ, Whaley’s ice cream, hot dogs and burgers by TARPS, the New England Dukes of Hazzard Cars, local crafters and a great silent auction. Through events like Music-in-the-Meadow and the Komen VT-NH Race for the Cure, the VT-NH Affiliate has netted more than $6.7 million in 18 years. Of that, more than $1.7 million supported Komen’s research program and more than $5 million underwrote breast cancer education, screening and treatment in Vermont and New Hampshire. There is a suggested donation of $5. For more information on Musicin-the-Meadow, call 875-2626 or visit motelinthemeadow.com. Get more information and register for the Race at www.vtnhkomen.org. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org, or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.

Eckankar Worship Service

Eckankar, the Religion of the Light and Sound of God, is a spiritual teaching that provides simple exercises for people of all faiths, traditions, and walks of life to develop and deepen a conscious and practical relationship with spirit. “Overcoming Fear with Divine Love — Where Do I Start?” is the topic for the Worship Service to be held Sunday, July 4, at 10:30 a.m. at The Holiday Inn Express in White River Junction. All are welcome. There is no charge for this event. For information about this event or about Eckankar of Vermont: 1-800-772-9390.

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Manchester Thrift Shop News

Summer is here. The shop and barn are brimming with great bargains. We have a lot of wonderful summer clothes, shoes and accessories and bedroom sets, dining tables, end tables, collectibles, and many miscellaneous items in the barn. Come in and browse and remember we will be open on Saturday, July 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Regular shop hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Don’t forget, when cleaning out to donate the items to our nonprofit and assist the Health Services in providing quality care to the community. For further information or a donation, please call Linda at 3622126. ________________________________________________

A Rare Tour Up the Steps of the Bennington Battle Monument

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The Friends of the Bennington Battle Monument invite the public to join them on Saturday, July 3 for a climb up the steps of the Monument. The 417 steps were closed to the public in the 1970s and have only been opened for the Lung Association Race, Climb of your Life, held in early June. All climbs on July 3 will be escorted and narrated. The tours will start at 10 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. The return trip is by elevator only. The cost for the escorted tour up the steps will be $3 for an adult and $2 for children (all children 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult). The 306-foot Monument, a Vermont State Owned Historic Site, first opened to the public in 1891. Construction began in 1887 to commemorate the August 16, 1777 Revolutionary War battle fought over the military storehouse located on the site where the Monument now stands. The steps were the only method of going up until 1953 when the Otis Elevator was put in. Thousands of visitors ride the elevator each year for the breathtaking scenic vistas of Vermont, Massachusetts and New York, seen from the observation level high within the Monument. The Monument and gift shop located on Old Bennington Road are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October 31. For further information visit us online at www.historicvermont.com or call 447-0550. The Vermont State Owned Historic Sites are where history happened.

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June Bag Sale at the Shoppe Off Broadway

The Shoppe Off Broadway thrift store in Salem will once again be hosting a bag sale on Wednesday, June 30 from 1-6 p.m., and Thursday, July 1 through Saturday, July 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shoppe volunteers are hard at work sorting through seasonal clothing, handbags and shoes which may be purchased by the bagful for only one dollar. There are still numerous warm weather items for children and adults alike. All proceeds from the Shoppe support the many worthwhile children’s programs in the area including Lunch, Learn and Play. Your support makes a difference, so please remember to “Shop the Shoppe”! _________________________________________________

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Chesterﬁeld Historical Society

The Chesterfield Historical Society Fourth of July Historical Display will be offered at the Chesterfield Town Hall from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The theme is West Chesterfield. There will be numerous photographs, signs and artifacts concentrating on specific areas and businesses in the valley, next to the east branch of the Westfield River. The river powered the businesses, which took advantage of the many hardwood trees and minerals within the area. The people lived nearby on the hillsides, walking to work and running small farms to help support their families. The topics include: Eddy’s Store, The Long Bridge, West Chesterfield Gorge, S.A. Healys Sons, Old Houses of Ireland Street, the Cleveland House, AOW, Minerals and Mining, Sam Eddy, LBS, the Nutshell and Chandler Bicknell, Higgins Basket Shop, James Garfield Adams, H.D. Stanton’s Store, Henshaw Well Drilling and the Town Highway Department. The Edwards Museum will be open with some new items on display and antique engines will be running outside as well. Please join us early before and after the very well-known Chesterfield Fourth of July parade and its many other related activities. ________________________________________________

Summer Potluck Dinner for Stephentown Historical Society

The summer potluck dinner meeting of the Stephentown Historical Society will be Monday, July 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the Stephentown Firehall, 35 Grange Hall Road, Stephentown, New York. Those attending should bring a hearty appetite and a dish large enough to share, either main dish, salad, or dessert. Plates, utensils, and beverages will be provided. The event is free and open to the public. The building is handicapped accessible. For directions, telephone 518-733-5675. After dinner, Walter Wheeler will present an illustrated talk on 17th century Dutch vernacular architecture. Historians and researchers have long lacked the tools which would facilitate the creation of an adequate picture of how the first European-American immigrants lived in the upper Hudson Valley. Archeological excavations of the past forty years have brought to light remains of several 17th century structures located within the bounds of present-day Albany. Wheeler is Senior Architectural Historian at Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc., in Rensselaer, New York. June 30, 2010

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Sunday, July 4, 9 a.m.: Lake St. Catherine, Wells, Vermont. Explore the ridge above the lake with great views and interesting terrain. Easy. For further information, please call Viv Bebee or Larry Walter at 775-3855. ________________________________________________

Hebron Preservation Society Meeting

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Arlington Garden Club Garden Tour

The Arlington Garden Club is planning their Summer Garden Tour for Saturday, July 17, a beautiful view of eight local gardens, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a rain or shine event. Remember to save the date!

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Giving wildlife a helping hand will be the subject of the Hebron Preservation Society’s July 8 program. Staff members of North Country Wild Care will describe the organization’s mission and activities conducted in 11 North Country counties including Washington, Saratoga and Warren counties. This non-profit organization promotes education, trains volunteers, and oversees the rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned wild animals. The program and live animal presentation will be held at the East Hebron Presbyterian Church, 6559 NYS Route 22, Hebron, Washington County, New York at 7 p.m. Attendees are asked to donate pet food (canned, kibble, or treats) and baby food (jars of meats, fruits or vegetables). The public is invited to attend; the church is handicapped accessible. For further information, please call Joan Handy at 518-6423465. _______________________________________________

Mt. Holly Farm and Garden tour

The fourth Annual Mt. Holly Farm and Garden Tour will be held on Saturday, July 24 from 9:30-4 p.m. This is a self guided tour of diverse high altitude farms and gardens. Tickets and a map of the farm and garden sites can be purchased the day of the tour at the Mt. Holly Community Center and Library on the Green in Belmont for $12. Come wile away a summer day in our lovely town and beautiful gardens. This fundraiser benefits the ongoing restoration of our historic Community Center and Library. Rain or shine. Information, at 259-7070.

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The Equinox ‘Resorts’ to Cow Power Vermont’s Equinox resort will be adopting Cow PowerTM starting next Thursday, July 1, taking their eco commitment to new pastures. The 1811 House and Cottage at the five-star resort becomes part of Central Vermont Public Service’s Cow PowerTM program, which promotes development and reliance on renewable energy in Vermont generated from cow manure. The cows will be staying at a local farm and the electricity will be imported by the resort as needed for electricity requirements. One cow’s waste can produce enough electricity to light two 100-watt light bulbs 24 hours a day. It will take approximately 62 cows to meet the electricity needs of these two Inns of The Equinox, The 1811 House and Cottage. Cow PowerTM supports real Vermont dairy farms helping the farms reduce their environmental impact, including water quality and air quality, and also reducing operation costs. The process reduces farm odors by 90% and provides new manure management opportunities,

which can be a huge problem on farms, reducing run-off and killing pathogens and weed seeds. Realizing that many resorts usually have a negative impact on the environment, the hotel is looking to do all it can to instill eco-friendly operations resortwide. The resort has implemented standard energy saving measures including energy efficient light bulbs, motion detectors, a MEDLINK Intell-Hood kitchen exhaust control system, a laundry Ozone system and an advanced walk-in cooler and freezer control system. On their own, these projects have yielded a 14% consumption reduction. They have saved more than $90,000 in fuel oil and propane costs, as well as 2.4 million gallons of water. The only large resort in Vermont to be a part of CVPS Cow PowerTM, The Equinox is now helping reduce their carbon footprint one cow at a time. The only large resort in Vermont to be a part of CVPS Cow PowerTM,The Equinox is now helping reduce their carbon footprint one cow at a time.

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ENTERTAINMENT Marble Valley Players Present ‘Guys and Dolls’

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The Marble Valley Players will present their summer musical production of “Guys and Dolls” one weekend only July 16-18, at the Paramount Theater in Rutland. This 1950’s classic is widely regarded as the paradigm for a well-made musical comedy. It is regularly revived, most recently on Broadway in 1992. The book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, is based on “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown” and “Blood Pressure,” two short stories by Damon Runyon. The play centers on two couples with tumultuous relationships. High-stakes gambler, Sky Masterson (Leif Erickson), who tries to entice stern missionary Sarah Brown (Nikki Juvan) to fly off to Havana for dinner just so he can win a bet. And then there is nightclub dancer, Miss Adelaide (Kim Moyer), who attempts to get her fiance of 14 years, craps game organizer Nathan Detroit (Martin Bones), to finally tie the knot. Music Director Mary Ellen Harlow fine tunes the knockout score by Frank Loesser which includes such upbeat hits as the title number, “Luck Be a Lady,” “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat,” and “A Bushel and a Peck.” Choreographer Erika Lawlor Schmidt has skillfully turned actors into dancers who will delight audiences with a “Crap Shooters Dance,” mambos and nightclub chorus lines. Director Bobbie Torstenson has assembled a memorable cast of 35 area veteran actors including Mitch Rosengarten as Arvide, Dan Hollander as Nicely-Nicely who with Frank Wright and Gary Thompson comprise the trio who perform “Fugue for Tinhorns”. Tickets are $25 orchestra/loge and $20 balcony, available only at the Paramount box office, 30 Center St. Rutland, 775-0903 or online at www.paramountlive.org. Curtain times are 8 p.m., on July 16,17 and a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee on July 18. This show is classic American musical theater at its best. Don’t miss it!

Music from Salem announces a Bastille Day Fundraising Celebration: “Pique Nique Musical” on Wednesday July 14 from 5-8 p.m. to be held at the beautiful Washington County estate of Solange and Frederic Herter. The “pique nique” will feature a French Supper made of fresh and locally sourced ingredients from area backyard gardens, the Eagle Bridge Smokehouse, Sheldon Farm in Salem, New York, and artisanal breads baked in the Québéquois Bread Oven in Cambridge, New York. Music from Salem Artistic co-Director Judith Eissenberg will be acting as deejay, spinning a songlist of French cabaret songs sung by famed singers: Charles Aznavour, Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, and more. A select collection of silent auction items will be up for bidding and the party will conclude with an abundance of homemade French desserts. Now in its 24th season, Music from Salem is a chamber music festival that brings together accomplished musicians of international reputation each summer to lead educational workshops and seminars and prepare and perform chamber music in the peace and beauty of rural Washington County, New York. Admission to Pique Nique Musical is $50 per person. Please R.S.V.P by sending your reservation to: Music from Salem, 25 East Main Street, Cambridge, NY 12816. For inquiries, directions, please call 518-232-2347 or email info@musicfromsalem.org. For more information on Music from Salem programs and concerts please visit: www.musicfromsalem.org Want to have some fun? Don’t know where to go tonight?

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ENTERTAINMENT ‘The Oath’ Weston’s First World Premiere

The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company is excited to present “The Oath,” the first world premiere in our rich and storied 74-year history. “The Oath” is inspired by the real-life account of a brave Chechen doctor, who in spite of seemingly insurmountable odds retains his fierce loyalty to the Hippocratic Oath, thereby placing his life and his family’s welfare in jeopardy. This extraordinary production opens at the WPTC OtherStages, 1.5 miles north of Weston on Route 100, on July 8 and runs through July 25. Adapted for the stage by Gavin Broady, this play is based on a searing memoir – The Oath: A Surgeon Under Fire – co-written by Khassan Baiev and part-time Andover, Vermont residents Ruth and Nicholas Daniloff. It is the story of one man’s personal struggle to do the right thing while exploring the tragic human impacts of war. Trained initially as a facial reconstructive surgeon, Baiev found himself the only surgeon in Grozny, a participent in one of the most brutal and devastating wars in recent history. Feeling an obligation to help all those in need, Dr. Baiev treated both Russian soldiers and Chechen fighters, with the result that he was considered a traitor by both sides. In recent years Baiev has been an outspoken advocate for human rights and has been honored by Human Rights Watch, Physicians for Human Rights and Amnesty International. Among those who praised the book are former U. S. National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and actor and human rights supporter Vanessa Redgrave. “The Oath” has been developed over the past three years with support from the WPTC. Ian Barford, who participated in the July 2008 staged reading to a standing room only audience in Weston, returns to portray Khassan Baiev in this one-person production. Directing the show is WPTC Producing Director Malcolm Ewen, who will be assisted by Ryann Lee (Scenic Designer), Travis McHale (Lighting Designer), Collette Benoit (Costume Designer), Darby Smotherman (Sound Designer), Jessica Johnson (Production State Manager) and Patricia Norcia (Dialect Coach). Reservations for “The Oath,” the popular after-show Act IV Cabaret revue, and dinner at the Playhouse’s Cafe at the Falls Restaurant may be made at the Playhouse box office window, by calling 802-824-5288, or by visit�� ing westonplayhouse.org. Master�� Card, Visa and American Express �� are accepted. Ask about Vermont �� resident, youth and student dis�� counts. The Weston Playhouse Theatre �� Company is a non-profit organiza�� tion supported in part by funds �� from the Vermont Arts Council, �� the National Endowment for the �� Arts and an ever-growing family �� of individuals. ��

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ENTERTAINMENT Green Mountain Academy Presents ‘Shylock Revisited’

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning presents “The Merchant of Venice – Shylock Revisited” with Professor Rita Silverman on Wednesday, July 21 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Equinox Village in Manchester Center, Vermont. With Shylock, Shakespeare has developed a character that is the embodiment of controversy and is conducive to various interpretations. This character continues to be portrayed as a villainous character or as a Jew “more sinned against than sinning.” Unfortunately Shylock has been and is for many the epitome of the literary depiction of “the Jew.” Shakespeare has humanized a stage stereotype, a character with a haunting presence that continues to arouse passion, evoke emotion, and provoke deliberation. Professor Rita Silverman’s revisit to Shylock will examine the background and the society that produced this multifaceted character with such far-reaching effect and astonishingly complex response. Several interpretations of Shylock from the 16th century to the present will be discussed. Rita Silverman, the founder of Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning, taught dramatic literature in Connecticut and Florence, Italy. The registration fee for this lecture is $15. For more information and to register, visit www.greenmtnacademy.org or call Renee Bornstein at 802-362-1199. _______________________________________________

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“The Ladies of the Green” invite you to picnic on the Weston Green and enjoy a onehour concert by The Kinhaven Music School Brass Section on Saturday, July 3 from 1 to 2 p.m. The renowned Kinhaven Music School in Weston features gifted faculty and student musicians from around the world and offers free concerts at the school on weekends through mid-August. Bring a blanket and picnic or, pick up a sandwich or box lunch, snacks and drinks at any of these Weston eateries: The Weston Marketplace, Weston Village Snack bar at the Weston Village Store, or newly opened Mildred’s Dairy Bar at The Vermont Country Store’s Bryant House. For concert information call 802-824-3669. For the Theatre Company performances, call The Weston Playhouse Box Office at 802-824-5288. June 30, 2010

ENTERTAINMENT

SUMMER 2010 CONCERT SERIES

‘Brigadoon’ at Fort Salem Theater

“Brigadoon,” the mythical Scottish village that comes to life for one day, once every hundred years, comes to life this Independence Day Weekend in the idyllic New York village of Salem, on the Mainstage at Fort Salem Theater. “Brigadoon” has book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and a score by Frederick Loewe. A co-production with the Rose Center Theater in Westminster, California, the principal cast of characters (complemented by local performers) will open the show in Salem and repeat it two weeks later in California. The cast features its director Tim Nelson, and his wife, Mary MurphyNelson, part-time residents of Salem. “We look for any reason to visit Salem,” confesses Nelson, who is Artistic Director at the Rose Center and heads the Musical Theater program at Huntington Beach, California’s High School of the Performing Arts.“The fact that they keep welcoming us back to the Fort gives us the excuse we need to jump on a plane, land, entertain and rush back to our own theater.” Tim Nelson appeared at Fort Salem last season, co-starring with Benita Zahn in the Neil Simon musical, “They’re Playing Our Song,” another co-production with the Rose Center. In the mid-nineteen-forties, Alan Jay Lerner decided to essay a musical adaptation of a nineteenth century German short story that told the tale of a town cursed into sleeping but for once a century. Lerner changed the setting for his 1947 musical to Scotland to avoid the antiGerman sentiments after World War II. Gene Kelly starred in a film of the musical in 1954. “Brigadoon” was revived on Broadway in 1980, generating a Tony nomination for Martin Vidnovic, who performed in Fort Salem’s cabaret last fall. The musical score includes the songs “Almost Like Being in Love” and “Heather on the Hill.” Lerner and Loewe’s “Brigadoon” plays at Fort Salem Theater, 11 East Broadway, Salem, New York, opening on Friday, July 2, at 8 p.m., continuing Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. For ticket information, call the box office at 518-854-9200 or inquire online www. fortsalemtheater.com

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Thursdays at 7:30 pm Southern Vermont Arts Center, Arkell Pavilion

July 8 – Opening Night �� Beethoven – Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43 Poulenc – Concerto for two pianos in D Minor Mendelssohn – Concerto in A Flat Major for two pianos Tickets: $40

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ENTERTAINMENT MMF’s ‘Peak Performances’ Classical Music Concerts Begin July 8

Manchester Music Festival’s 36th season of live classical music performances opens with works by Beethoven, Poulenc and Mendelssohn on Thursday, July 8 at the Arkell Pavilion of the Southern Vermont Arts Center. Two internationally known pianists,Vassily Primakov and Konstantin Soukhovetski, are the featured artists, performing Poulenc’s “Concerto in D Minor” and Mendelssohn’s “Concerto in A Flat Major,” both for two pianos and orchestra. Beethoven’s famous “Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus” is the third work on the program. Ariel Rudiakov, MMF’s Artistic Director, will conduct the Manchester Festival Orchestra for the concert. The orchestra includes distinguished musicians from around the country, as well as MMF faculty members and participants in the MMF Young Artists program. Laura Hamilton, Associate concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra, will act as concertmaster. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m., and there is a pre-concert reception with the pianists and conductor from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at the Southern Vermont Arts Center. Concert tickets are $40, and passes for the reception are an additional $50. “Our theme this summer is ‘Peak Performances,’” says Mr. Rudiakov. “Audiences will have a chance to hear artists who have garnered extraordinary praise wherever they’ve played. Konstantin Soukhovetski has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center in Washington, and other important venues around the world. The New

York Times praised Vassily Primakov for his ‘bold, expressive phrasing and dramatic commitment.’ We’re very fortunate to bring them to Manchester.” Tickets to MMF’s concerts may be purchased by phone at 802-3621956, or via the Festival’s Web site, www.mmfvt.org. _______________________________________________

Hubbard Hall Curiosity Forum Film Series

Hubbard Hall’s popular Curiosity Forum Friday Flicks Documentary Series will present the next film in the series, “A Sea Change,” on Friday, July 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Freight Depot Theater, behind Hubbard Hall. This is a free film screening with donation in support of the program greatly appreciated. Sven Huseby and director Barbara Ettinger will join us for the screening and will answer questions from the audience following the film. “A Sea Change” is the recipient of the NOAA 2010 Environmental Hero Award as well as multiple “Best Documentary” film festival awards. After reading Elizabeth Kolbert’s “The Darkening Sea,” retired teacher Sven Huseby becomes obsessed with the rising acidity of the oceans and what this “sea change” bodes for humanity. His quest takes him to Alaska, California, Washington, and Norway as he uncovers a worldwide crisis that most people are unaware of. Speaking with oceanographers, marine biologists, climatologists, and artists, Sven discovers that global warming is only half the story of the environmental crisis facing us. Excess carbon dioxide is dissolving in our oceans, changing sea water chemistry. The more acidic water makes it difficult for tiny creatures at the bottom of the food web to form their shells. Chock full of scientific information, the feature-length film is also a beautiful paen to the ocean world and an intimate story of a Norwegian-American family whose heritage is bound up with the sea. “‘A Sea Change’ looks terrific, with lots of breathtaking footage of the natural world, from the tiniest pteropod (the fluttery, planktonic sea snail that is most threatened by acidification) to the most majestic Norwegian scenery. And, at a time when plenty of documentaries want to be the “Inconvenient Truth” of fill-in-the-issue, “A Sea Change” brings a genuinely important subject to the fore with a welcome lack of jargon and preaching.” ~ Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post. The Curiosity Forum — events to inspire the mind and ignite the creative spirit - is a collaboration between Hubbard Hall Projects, Battenkill Books and The Open Studios of Washington County. Hubbard Hall, an 1878 rural opera house, is a community arts center dedicated to bringing the best of the arts to the region with year-round theatre, and music and dance performances and classes and workshops for all ages and skill levels. Hubbard Hall is located at 25 East Main Street in Cambridge, NY. For more information on this and all Hubbard Hall programs, please call 518-677-2495 or visit our website at www.hubbardhall.org.

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FINE ARTS

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‘David Miller — Mind-Scapes, Sandra Miller — Reﬂections’ at Canﬁeld Library The Martha Canfield Library in Arlington, Vermont, will treat gallery viewers to an exhibition by David and Sandra Miller from July 1 to 30. Come to the opening reception and meet the Saratoga Springs-based artists on Saturday, July 10 from 3–5 p.m.

throughout the Capital Region and beyond since the mid-1970s. Her work has been exhibited widely and is in museum collections, as well as in more than 200 private and corporate collections. “My paintings are a response to life and the environment; several also reflect my vision of heaven,” says the Saratoga Springs resident. “Most of my paintings have an atmospheric aural with an ancient quality that is created by layering paint, polymer medium,

and collage.” The Canfield Gallery is located in the Martha Canfield Library on East Arlington Road across from Arlington High School. The gallery is open during library hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9–8, Wednesday 9–5, Friday 2–6, and Saturday 10–3. For more information, call the library at 802-375-6153 or visit the library website at www.marthacanfieldlibrary.org.

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David Miller, who formerly taught painting at Skidmore College, has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions and was honored in 2001 with a retrospective exhibition at the College’s Tang Museum. His paintings are displayed in several museums and in various corporate and private collections in the U.S. and abroad. Regarding his style, David relates, “My work is about the phenomenon of time and how it relates to gravity. In most of these paintings there appears to be little or no gravity at all. Each composition begins with an openness, and layers of gestures that suggest fragments of reality, which float and create a range of tension within the ungrounded space.” Sandra Miller is married to painter David Miller and has been a full-time artist since she stopped teaching in 1988. She has been actively showing her work

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Peter Duchin Quartet: Versatile, Entertaining, and… Coming to Manchester

The Arkell Pavilion at Southern Vermont Arts Center will be the place to be on Friday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. when the Peter Duchin Quartet, featuring Roberta Fabiano, will be offering an evening for lovers of styles from jazz to show tunes, big-band to rock. Christopher Madkour, Executive Director, notes “Whether you want to enjoy dancing and cocktails, or just sit back and drink in the magic of a musical legend that began with society band leader Eddy Duchin in the 1930s and 40s, the evening’s versatile performance will be sure to please!” Peter Duchin, who began his musical education with his father and continued it at Yale, is a man of many talents: not only a musician, he’s served on the boards of the American Ballet Theatre, Carnegie Hall, and the Spoleto Festival USA. He’s also written a series of mystery novels and was the musical director for U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Tickets are now available by calling the box office at 802-362-2522; Cocktail table seating is $35 (members), $45 (non-members); Premium

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Reserved is $30 (members), $40 (nonmembers). The Southern Vermont Arts Center (www.svac.org) is a non-profit educational institution whose mission is to make the visual and performing arts an integral part of the life of the community and region. SVAC is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and on Sunday from 11:00-5:00 p.m..; there is free admission on Sunday (closed Monday). Café Mamie at Yester House is open for lunch and for Sunday brunch (11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.), and features the Vermontsourced signature dishes of chef Mariah Macfarlane. Reservations are suggested and can be made by calling 802-366-8298. In addition to lunch, dinners will be served during Arts Center events and catering on- and off-site will be available. ________________________________________________

Killington Music Festival Presents Happy Birthday, Chopin and Schumann

This evening Saturday, July 10 at 7 p.m., the program includes the works of Robert Schumann, Five Pieces in Folk Style, op. 102; Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47; and Frederic Chopin, Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47, Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 65 and Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23. The following renowned faculty will be performing: Andrew Mark, cello; Max Levinson, piano; Yoshie Akimoto, piano; Thomas Landschoot, cello, Jessica Tong, violin, Amadi Azikiwe, viola; and Jeffrey Lee, piano (2010 Artist Apprentice). This concert is sponsored by Kenlan, Schwiebert, Facey & Goss, P.C. and Chittenden Bank-A Division of People’s United Bank. Concerts are held at the Ram’s Head Lodge, Killington, Vermont. To purchase tickets please call 802-442-1330. For more information please call 802-773-4003 or www.killingtonmusicfestival.org.

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WEEKLY ALMANAC AA • AL-ANON • NA • GA

Thursday: AA meeting, Breakfast with Your Higher Power, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, 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, 7:30 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 Room to Grow, Steel Square Bldg., Rutland, 7:30 p.m. NA Just for Today, 8 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 Fellowship, 7:30 a.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. OA Overeaters Anonymous, First Congregational Church, Manchester Village, south entrance, rear parking lot, 6:15 to 7:15 a.m. Open meeting. Saturday: AA meeting, Breakfast with your Higher Power, Beginners, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, 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 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, Weston, 1:30 p.m. AA Big Book, Green Mountain Group, East Poultney Baptist

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Saturday, July 3

GOURMET DINNER BUFFET ON THE TERRACE $35 adults, $20 kids, $5 tots Sunday, July 4 RED, WHITE & BLUE DINNER Cocktails on the Terrace, Dinner in the Billiard Room Tuesday, July 6 FARMERS TABLE VEGETARIAN DINNER Fresh From Earth Sky Time Farm Keep food and fun local at the Wilburton! $18.00 per person Weddings and Happy Events, Are Our Specialty!

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Church, 7:30 p.m. AA 11-Step Meeting meditation, Wilson House, East Dorset, 7 p.m. 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: 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 Fellowship, Rte. 7A (across from

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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, mens meeting, 6:30 p.m. AA meeting, Chapel of the Snows, Stratton, 6:30 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 Fellowship, Rte. 7A (across from Manchester Engine) 7:30 a.m. ACOA, Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m. 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, Congregational

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Church, 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 of Bennington, 465 Main St., Bennington, VT, 442-9700

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 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 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.

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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., 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 meeting, Town Office, third 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. Wallingtond Selectboard, Town Hall, first and third Monday, 6:30 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. 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

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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, Peru Town Center, fourth Wednesday, 7:30 p.m

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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

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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. 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.

BRIDGE

Monday: Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, 12:15 p.m., MMDBC*; Robert Smith, Director, 362-4224

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Tuesday: Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, 1 p.m. at Equinox Village. Call Elizabeth Von Riesenfelder, Director, at 362-5304. Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, 6:30 p.m. MMDBC*; Director John Conova, 325-6384 Thursday: Open Lecture, 12:15 p.m., MMDBC*, Lecturer, Robert H. Smith, 362-4224 Friday: Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, 12:15, MMDBC*; Director, Robert Smith, 362-4224 *Manchester & the Mountains Duplicate Bridge Center, 1817 Depot Street, Manchester Center, Vermont

BINGO

Thursday: Bingo, MWA Hall, Wells, 7 p.m. Bingo, Pownal American Legion, Post 90, Route 7, Pownal; doors open at 5; bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.; open to public. Friday: Bingo, Masonic Lodge, Route 30, Jamaica, 7 p.m. Bingo, Knights of Columbus Hall, Granville, NY, 7 p.m. Saturday: Bingo, Granville Hook & Ladder, Granville, NY 7 p.m. Sunday: Bingo, MWA Hall, Wells, noon Monday: Bingo, Middletown Springs Fire House, 7 p.m. Tuesday: South Bennington Bingo, Bennington Club, doors open 5:30 p.m., game starts at 7 p.m. $1,000

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FOOD • SENIOR MEALS

Thursday: Townshend Senior Meals, 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.

PRAYER GROUPS

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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Friday: Israel Congregation of Manchester, Shabbat Services, 6:30 p.m., Israel Congregation of Manchester, Rte 7A Saturday: Israel Congregation of 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, Route 7A, Manchester Center, Holy Eucharist, 8 & 10 a.m. (childcare at 10 a.m.) Eucharist w/healing Wed. 12:15 p.m. St. John’s Chapel, Route 7A, Manchester Village, 11 a.m., now through Sept. 5 St. Paul’s, Mass, 8 & 10 a.m. First Congregational Church, Sunday Services 9:30 a.m., Godly Play for children 4-11, nursery available for infants to 3 yrs. Interim Pastor Rev. Richard D. Ringenwald, Sr. firstcongregationalmanchester.org, 362-2709. Equinox Terrace, Services for Seniors, 10 a.m. St. Paul, Danby Holy Trinity Church, 11:30 a.m. First Baptist Ch., ABC, Manchester

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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.

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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. 447-

0139; 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

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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

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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.) 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 Saturday: Chapel of the Snows, Protestant worship serviese 7 p.m.; holiday weekends, 7:30; Christmas Eve service at 8:30 p.m.

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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. 287-

4406. Communion, fist Sundays. WEST PAWLET Sunday: St. Frances Cabrini Church services, 11:15 A.M. 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. Contemporary Worship, 6 p.m., Cornerstone Fellowship Church, Rte. 22 & Johnsonhill Rd., Hoosick Falls, NY 518-686--4062 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 undercroft) Truthville Baptist Church,

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