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OUR READERS’ LETTERS support of Bill McKenzie of the Pawlet Fire Department, and Bill Waite who managed the parking for us. Finally thanks to all the Society members and trustees and visitors who contributed to the ample supply of food. Sincerely, — Steve Williams President, Pawlett Historical Society

...picnic...

I’m glad to report that the third annual Community Picnic held on August 15, held at the oneroom Braintree Schoolhouse on Route 153 in West Pawlet, and featuring a presentation by Gregg Gawlik, a Pawlet craftsman and historic preservation specialist, was a fine success. The day also brought the raffle drawing for a fine elm “Cuddy Cupboard” made and donated by trustee Gregg Gawlik himself. We were happy to see the winner be a West Pawlet resident, Gail Austin. On behalf of the Society I would like to thank not only Gregg but the many others who contributed to the success of the picnic. These included Rod Hawkins who brought the amplification system and Bill Jordan, who provided a generator, which equipment greatly enhanced the audio elements of the program. We further thank the West Pawlet Fire Department crew who provided very welcome tents, Ron Taylor and family members who barbecued hot dogs along with the back-up

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Many members of this community were stunned to walk into your Main Street branch (Peoples United Bank) this past week to find that the community bulletin board on which nonprofits post their activities, and which local folks and visitors rely on to see what is going on in the area, had been removed. On asking a teller what happened, thinking the wall might be up for a paint job, she responded that it had been replaced with a smaller board. Smaller indeed! None of the four slots would hold a poster and are hardly readable through the screen. For a bank claiming to be “focused on our customers,

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On behalf of the TIC committee I want to thank all who attended Manchester’s public hearing on Tuesday, August 17 and who sent letters and e-mails about the roundabout and Main Street improvement project. As you are all aware by now, this hearing was not about the project itself, but simply to determine whether moving a small strip of sidewalk back five feet at the corner of Vanderbilt Properties was truly necessary for safe operation of the intersection. As the engineers pointed out at the hearing, the strip is needed so that a large tractor trailer can make a right hand turn safely onto Depot

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communities” this seems a real contradiction, to say the least. We have talked with chamber members as well as officers in other organizations, and the response is the same. Now what? Was there some compelling reason for the removal that we all have missed? Concerned, — Jean E. Miller President, Dorset theatre Festival Board

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READERS’ LETTERS Street from Route 7A without encroaching into the oncoming traffic lane. The hearing provided the opportunity to revisit the history and importance of this significant downtown revitalization effort. This included recalling the extensive public process leading to our town vote authorizing the select board to proceed with the project. It also helped allay concerns about the funding. We learned that, because the improvements include a roundabout, the project is paid in full with a Federal government grant administered by the state. We also know that abandoning the project will place a burden of 1.4 million dollars on Manchester taxpayers to pay back the money already spent for studies, engineering, and right of way acquisitions. It was great to hear from several residents and business folks alike that the project is not only worth doing, but doing now rather than putting it off for an unspecified period of time. They acknowledged that some disruption and inconvenience is unavoidable. But they were pleased with how the town is on top of this matter by insisting on night time work, reducing construction activity during high traffic times, keeping traffic lanes open with Main Street businesses accessible for their customers. According to state officials, there is probably no better time to start the work, with more contractors willing to meet our requirements for night

time work and other concessions that might prove difficult to obtain when the construction economy heats up again. Once again the public process has served us well. We are thankful that we live in a community that is engaged and can conduct itself in a thoughtful, responsible manner on challenging issues. There is plenty of other work ahead for our town. But with this level of participation, our odds on continuing to make the right choices for our future have never been better. Sincerely, — Ron Mancini, Chairman Manchester Transportation Initiative Committee

...generous donations...

The Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank all the businesses in Pawlet and the surrounding towns for their generous donations to our annual auction helping to make it a success. We would also like to thank the residents of Pawlet and others who donated this year, whether it was food, money or items from your home. If it wasn’t for these donations there wouldn’t be a successful auction. Thank you also to the auctioneers and all the workers who helped make it a successful auction. — Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department

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Meals on Wheels

Suggested donation of $3.25 per meal For reservation or cancellation in Manchester: 362-3714 Wednesday, August 25 Brunswick Stew, Potato and Carrots, Biscuit, Fruit Salad, and Milk. Thursday, August 26 Chicken Piccata, Rice, Broccoli, Biscotti Pudding and Milk. Friday, August 27 Quiche with Spinach, Oven Fries, Squash, Banana Pudding and Milk. August 25, 2010

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Diamond ring in Tiffany setting welded to wedding ring. Lost on July 30 in the vicinity of Mulligan’s. Reward. Please call 362-2527. _________________________________________________

Found Blender Adapter!

To the person who purchased a blender/food processor combo at Norman’s Attic, August 7: I have just found the adaptor that connects the base to the blender. Please call 375-2954. ________________________________________________

AARP Defensive Driving Course at the Historic Salem Courthouse

Calling all drivers, 50 and older. AARP is offering a Defensive Driving Course with instructor Don Brooks. Class will be held August 27, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $12 AARP member, $14 non-member. This one day program will reduce points on your driver’s license and reduce your auto insurance by 10 percent. Attendance is required at entire session to receive deductions. There will be a break for lunch. Class is limited so please register early by calling 518-854-7053. RUPERT 2010-2011 AM RUNS RUPERT 2010-2011 AM RUNS 11:00 11:07 11:17 11:20 11:27 11:28 11:29 11:30 11:33 11:36 11:40

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PRE-SCHOOL BUS RUN Leave School--Left on Rt.153 D/O—2772 – then turn Right on Rt. 153 in Rupert P/U--Hebron Rd. & Rt. 153 - On Rt. 153 past 550—turnaround D/O—550 – then turn Right on East St. D/O--61 P/U--77 D/O--109 D/O & P/U--142 P/U—499 – then turnaround--Right on Rt. 153 onto Rt. 315 P/U--60 D/O—3275 – then turnaround - - proceed to school Rupert/Mettawee Run 1 Bus #RP 3 Rt.30--Right on Rt.315--Left on West Rd. P/U Rogers Rd. Turnaround--Left on Rt.315--P/U on right (H.S.Student) Rt. 315 / Watrous Rd. Right on Pawlet Mtn Rd.-turnaround at Chambeau – then Right on Rt. 315 Right on 153 -- Right on Lewis Rd.--At turnaround meet Bus #4--transfer any H.S. Students – then Right on Rt. 153 Mettawee School PM-Reverse

Rupert/Mettawee Run 2 Bus #22 Begin on East St. in West Rupert Right on Sandgate Rd. Turnaround at town line Right onto Kent Hollow Rd. Ebenville Rd. Hidden Valley Rd./Turnaround at end Right on Kent Hollow--Back to East St. Left on Rt. 153 Turnaround at NY State line Rt. 153/Mill Rd.- then Rt. 153 to Mettawee School Mettawee School PM-Reverse

Rupert/Salem High School Bus #RP 4 7:10--- Right on Rt. 153 to a right on Lewis Rd. Turnaround --Meet RP3 get HS from that bus 7:15--- East St. to Kent Hollow Rd. 7:20--- Ebenville Rd.--Turnaround back to Kent Hollow Rd. 7:23--- Left on Sandgate Rd.--Turnaround 7:24--- Left on Kent Hollow onto East St. 7:26--- Left on Rt.153--head toward Salem High School P/U all high school students to the NY line. 7:45--- Salem High School PM-Reverse ---Plus 3:15 At Salem--Late Run

NOTE: Children must be in sight at stop at least 5 minutes before before bus arrives. The driver will not stop and wait if no children are visible. If parents are not at stop to pickup elementary students, students will be brought back to the school.

Grace Cottage Hospital will present the 6th Annual Tour de Grace bicycle rally on Saturday morning, September 11, sponsored by Stratton Corporation, Solstice at Stratton, BB’s Landscaping, D&K’s Jamaica Grocery, Equipe Sport, Howard Printing, the Stratton Village Square Shops, and the Three Mountain Inn. The 19-mile, mostly downhill Tour de Grace helps raise money for patient care at Grace Cottage Hospital. Riders begin at the Stratton Resort Base Lodge parking lot anytime between 8 and 10:30 a.m. and finish at Grace Cottage on Route 35 in Townshend. The route is well marked, maps are available at the starting point, and busses transport riders and bikes back to Stratton. Volunteers will be stationed along the route to provide free beverages, snacks, and sometimes musical entertainment! Free T-shirts will be given to the first 100 riders who sign up at www.gracecottage.org or by phone 802-365-9109. Riders under 12 years old must ride with an adult, and helmets are required for all riders. Dirt road tires are recommended. The entry fee is $25. Riders are also encouraged to obtain pledges to support the hospital. Grace Cottage Hospital is a 19-bed hospital in Townshend, Vermont, offering 24-hour emergency care and a rural health clinic, plus a wide variety of ancillary services, including physical rehabilitation, lab, and a full-service retail pharmacy. Known for its compassionate healthcare, it consistently receives high satisfaction marks and grateful testimonials from patients and their families. Visit www.gracecottage.org/events for a route description and registration and pledge forms. These forms will also be available the morning of the race at the Stratton Base Lodge parking lot. For more information, call 365-9109.

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Great Books at Great Prices for a Great Cause

Book lovers won’t want to miss this fantastic sale! Mt. Holly Town Library book sale Sunday, August 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Our book sales have attracted a following of readers who know where to find the bargains. Our inventory is always changing and growing with something for everyone. While our library is being renovated, our book sale will be held at 205 Route 103 South, near the corner of Route 103 and Hortonville Road. We hope to see you rain or shine. For further information, call 259-3707. _____________________

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Jacki Baker, president of Mother Myrick’s Confectionery of Manchester, Vermont along with Debra Lindsey, the company’s packaging supervisor, presented a check for $1678 to Debbie Peretz, President of the Vermont-New Hampshire Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Annie Janeway, Executive Director and Becky Burke, Race Chair were also in attendance. For the entire month of July, Mother Myrick’s donated $2 for each Lemon LuLu cake sold in the Manchester, Vermont, store or ordered online from the company’s Web site. All Lemon LuLus were decorated with the ubiquitous pink ribbon as a reminder of the importance of finding a cure for breast cancer. Jacki said “our goal was to sell 500 Lemon Lulu cakes for the cause and, through the generosity of our customers, the company exceeded that goal, selling more than 600 of our most popular cake with many customers leaving an additional cash donation.” ________________________________________________

Manchester Number One in Foliage Destination

The Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Yankee Magazine has named Manchester, Vermont as the best place in the Green Mountain state for fall foliage, and Number three in the Top 25 Foliage Town list! This recognition comes on the heels of previous recognition from Yankee Magazine designating Manchester as the Number one Shopping destination in New England. In November of last year National Geographic’s Travel Guide recognized Vermont as Number three internationally as a desired vacation destination. For the first time in its 75 year history, the magazine is putting out a list of the Top 25 Foliage Towns. Vermont leads all of New England with eight communities getting Yankee’s seal of approval. Communities were nominated by a variety of tourism professionals, as well as Yankee’s own writers and editors, communities were then reviewed for final selection. The top contenders were scored on a scale from 0 to 5 in 14 essential attributes of a perfect fall foliage outing: color intensity, scenery, vistas, nearby water, scenic drives, hikes, culture, farmers’ markets and farm stands, orchards, covered bridges, state or local parks, the quality and variety of shops to browse, tourism amenities such as hotels and restaurants, and a category called “uncrowded” — giving a boost to less touristy locations. Here are the top five rankings, according to Yankee Magazine: 1. Kent, Connecticut; 2. Bethel, Maine; 3. Manchester, Vermont; 4. Williamstown, Massachusetts; 5. Middlebury, Vermont. “We would like to thank all of our businesses in the region for the great work they do in making our community friendly and welcoming to guests. This helps bring outside recognition to our community,” said Berta Maginniss, Executive Director of the Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber. “We are proud to say that Manchester, Vermont is “where the Vermont Experience Begins. We have it all — great shopping, great landscape, great activities, and great hospitality from dining to lodging and now the best foliage in all of Vermont!” said Maginniss.

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Long Trail School Welcomes New Faculty and Administrator

Long Trail School is adding to its rank of teachers this fall. Jennifer Jabereen will take on the role as head of the English for Speakers of Other Languages program. LTStudies International continues to grow and this year LTS welcomes thirteen international students, nine from China and one each from Germany, Chile, Korea and Denmark. Stephanie Light will join the school as Head Librarian. Light comes to Vermont from the Lake Placid School District in New York. Already a faculty member at Long Trail, John Rushing will transition to a full-time position this year. Rushing, now in his third year at Long Trail, will continue to teach PE to middle school students and has added to his responsibilities a much anticipated upper school PE elective. To complete his teaching load, he will teach an earth science class as well as a section of 9th grade English. Finally, the school welcomes Justin Bendall to the administrative team as Dean of Students. Bendall comes to LTS from Bromley Brook School where he served as Director of Community Life. Long Trail School is delighted to welcome these new faces to the community.

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Manchester Go-Getters

The Manchester Go-Getters invite all area seniors to a luncheon on Wednesday, September 1, at noon at the 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. A tea cup auction will follow the luncheon. Anyone who is going on the trip has to be at the church by 8:15 a.m. The bus will leave at 8:30 a.m. August 25, 2010

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...summer fun... — by Susan J. Coons What a wonderful summer this has been! Beautiful weather day after day while there were so many activities in and around Bennington and Manchester. I was fortunate enough to take my daughter to dinner in Manchester on a Friday evening and then to an outstanding performance of “Murder on the Nile” at the Dorset Theatre Festival. What a delightlful experience it was for us. The tapas and cash bar before the curtain went up and during intermission gives one the feeling of being a part of the whole performance. I don’t know if that was intended, but it definitely added to our fun. There have been and continue to be Season of Mystery events throughout Bennington that include outdoor movies, Sherlock Holmes play-readings at Park-McCullough House, events at the Bennington Free Library and more, and finally ending with a Mystery Brew Fest sponsored by the Bennington Museum. I’ve spent many evening hours at the Park-McCullough House since June. I joined the Croquet Club and for the first time in probably 50 years, I played the game. I didn’t plan on joining, but was convinced to do so when I talked to so many converts at their season open house. The games take place every Thursday evening with teams taking turns bringing snacks and hors d’oeuvres and there is a cash bar. In keeping with tradition, it is requested that players wear white. Last week was our final competition. As I walked up the steps of the veranda I couldn’t help but hear comments such as,“The summer is over so fast!”“Seems like we just began to play and here we are, at the end of the season!” “I’m always so sad to see summer end!” Well, so am I! The other exciting opportunity I’ve had is to be among the cast to read Sherlock Holmes plays on the veranda every other week. If you’re reading this on Tuesday, August 24, you will have the chance to come to the Park-McCullough House this evening where we will be reading the play in the house, in all of its elegance and glory, beginning at 7 p.m. For the past couple of weekends, fellow Bennington Rotarians and I have been meeting at a paint party as we prepare the wooden soldiers for our upcoming Ethan Allen Colonial Fair, to be held October 9 and 10. This event will benefit scholarships and donations to local nonprofit organizations in our area. As I mentioned last week, I have begun to prepare for fall and the onset of winter. But I can’t seem to let go of one of the best summers of my life! You can read From my Corner online at www.vermontnews-guide.com and leave your comment. _________________________________________________

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Beer and Ice Cream at Circa50

Steve Dunning welcomes everyone to an ice cream social this Saturday, August 28 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Circa50, 4898 Main Street, Manchester Center. Beer will be served alongside Ben and Jerry’s Peanut Brittle ice cream. Dave Cobb, Principal Bass for several orchestras including the Vermont Symphony, will play selections from the bass repertoire, accompanied by Jeff Linebeck. “I’m thrilled to host this event celebrating our new partnership with office furniture maker Steelcase” said Dunning, an ergonomic seating specialist. “I call the Steelcase Think® chair ‘home-grown’ because the company collaborated with the University of Vermont Back Research Center to develop it. Steelcase designed the chair’s innovative back support with the help of the Center’s pressure map testing.” ________________________________________________

Mommy’s Marketplace

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Mommy’s Marketplace will be held on Saturday, September 18, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Route 30 Townshend, Townshend Town Hall. Do you have boxes of stuff your kids have outgrown and a long list of items your kids need for winter? Come have a table at the Mommy’s Marketplace and sell those items you no longer use. $20 fee for the table space all other profits are yours to keep. A great place to shop for gently used items for your children for fall and winter. Maternity, nursery, infant to teen items are available. Don’t miss the bargains and a chance to stock up on essentials at affordable prices. This event is held in the spring and fall and has generated a loyal following of shoppers and sellers. To reserve a table call Linda 802-8966479- Don’t delay tables fill up fast!

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Bridge to College

The Tutorial Center announces that the Bridge to College and Careers Fall 2010 Semester begins September 8 and will run until December 20 on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9-1 p.m., at the Community College of Vermont, 325 Main Street, Bennington. The Tutorial Center, partnering with Community College of Vermont, created the awardwinning Bridge to College and Careers for adults who want to go to college, but whose skills are not yet college-ready. With new confidence and knowledge, Bridge to College and Career “graduates” are successfully enrolling in and graduating from college programs. In the Bridge to College and Careers program, students can carve a pathway to college, careers, and advancement through education. The program helps them build skills for “growing” their career; develop college readiness in critical thinking, reading comprehension, writing, and mathematics; and learn study skills, problem-solving skills, computer skills, research skills, and test-taking strategies. Students will also develop a career plan to guide further their education and training, and learn about financial aid and available next steps. To apply call The Tutorial Center at 802-447-0111 or contact teacher Elizabeth McHale at 802-423-8253 or 802-430-4400. _____________________

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The Thrifty Attic in Londonderry

The Thrifty Attic in Londonderry will be holding its semi-annual bag sale on August 28 and September 1. Fall and winter items will be available on September 4. Don’t miss this opportunity to get some great bargains. Hours at the Thrifty Attic: 8 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Saturdays. Just a reminder about donations: we accept clean, usable clothing and small household goods. We do not take used TVs, old skis and ski boots, old computers, large furniture, dirty, torn clothing and shoes. We pay to discard all unusable items which takes away from the money that is given back to your community. If you have any questions about your donations please talk to a volunteer and they will be glad to help you. ________________________________________________

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GMC Convocation September 2

In 1986, Vermont’s first Dismas House opened in Burlington. With a mission to “reconcile prisoners with society and society with prisoners,” the house brings non-offenders, often college students, together with former prisoners to live side-by-side in a supportive community. Dismas of Vermont has since expanded to include residential locations in Rutland and Winooski and two satellite apartment programs, successfully reintegrating hundreds of former prisoners into society. Green Mountain College is pleased to welcome Rita McCaffrey, founder and retired executive director of Dismas of Vermont, as the keynote speaker for the 2010 convocation ceremony Thursday, September 2 at 4 p.m. on the Griswold Library lawn. The public is invited. McCaffrey has been a tireless advocate for restorative justice for over 35 years. In 1974 she founded the Thresholds/Decisions Program, which helps prisoners and parolees learn life-planning skills. She discovered the Dismas model through her mentor, Rev. Jack Hickey, OP, a chaplain at Vanderbilt University. He conceived of a model where students and former prisoners live together, practice consensus decisionmaking, and involve local volunteers in preparing and sharing meals. The goal is to rebuild the relationship between the community and the former prisoner. Today, 78 percent of residents who live at Dismas of Vermont locations for at least three months transition successfully back into society. Throughout the years McCaffrey has been honored many times for her work. In 1987, she was named Vermont Mother of the Year and later the same year earned the title of National Mother of the Year from American Mothers Inc. This year she received the 2010 Mercy Connections Catherine McAuley Award and the Fr. Jack Hickey, OP Award from Dismas of Vermont. McCaffrey graduated from Trinity College of Vermont and lives in Weston, Vermont, on the grounds of the Weston Priory.

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Who Owns the Weather?

The Bonnefire Coalition presents a special informational meeting on Tuesday, August 24, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Dionondehowa School including: geoengineering schemes; global geoengineering governance decision-making outside the democratic process; U.S. Air Force’s plan to own the weather; Earth’s atmosphere as a plasma physics laboratory; persistent jet contrails that haze the sky and dim the sun; solar radiation management plan to haze the sky with sulfur dioxide, aluminum oxide, designer nano-particles; non-lethal weapons — insects, aerosols. Phone 518-854-7764 for directions and to reserve seats. The Bonnefire Coalition website is accessible at www.agriculturedefensecoalition.org. ____________________

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Labor Day Clam Steam

The St. Stanislaw Society of 12 Mechanic Street, Hoosick Falls, New York, announces its annual Labor Day Clam Steam to be held in its pavilion on Sunday, September 5. The food event runs from noon to 6 p.m., with a DJ from 4-7 p.m. Enjoy unlimited raw clams, burgers, sausage and hot dogs all afternoon, as well as Manhattan clam chowder and corn chowder. Each ticket holder is entitled to three dozen steamed clams, to be enjoyed separately or all at once during the afternoon, and a full chicken barbecue dinner at 5 p.m. Draft beer, soda, and water are also provided. Open to all. Tickets are $30 for members, and $35 for non-members. Please call the Polish Hall at 518-686-7810, or Terri Burdick at 518-686-7851 to reseve your ticket today! August 25, 2010

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This past spring guests of the Courthouse Community Center in Salem were beautifully entertained by three chamber music concerts in the courtroom. Under the direction of acclaimed concert pianist and conductor, Daniel Shulman, musicians came together to perform works by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms. Haydn and Schuman, just to name a few. The LARAC funded series was so successful that Mr. Shulman will return at 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 19 and October 24 to perform classic piano works including sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. Mr. Shulman will once again perform on the Baldwin baby grand piano on loan from Peter Breykin. The cost for each piano recital is $20 ( $15 for Courthouse members), and tickets may be obtained in the CCC office or by calling 518-8547053. Proceeds from the recitals will fund the many worthwhile programs offered by the CCC. For additional information and directions, please visit the Web site at www.salemcourthouse.org. ________________________________________________

Historic District Dedication

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Join the Pownal Historical Society on Sunday, August 29 at noon as we celebrate the dedication of Center Street in Pownal Center as a State Historic District. The program will include a story about visitors from the North who came to Center Street during the Revolutionary War. The ceremony will include the unveiling of the bronze plaque, and will be followed by Pownal’s second annual Community Picnic. A brochure describing a self-guided walking tour of the District will be available. Contact Frances Lampman at 823-7344 for information. August 25, 2010

Bennington County Democratic Committee Picnic and Barbecue

The Bennington County Democratic Committee is holding the annual Picnic and Barbecue on Sunday, August 29 at 1 p.m., at the Arlington Recreation Center. The cost is $5 per person and includes hamburgers, hotdogs, beverages and a potluck buffet. Bring your spouse, friends, neighbors, kids and appetite. If your last name begins: A-K, bring a salad; L-R, bring an entree; and S-Z, beverages and dessert. Guest of honor will be either Matt Dunne, Peter Shumlin, Deb Markowitz, Susan Bartlett, or Doug Racine.

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The Fall Foliage Festival will be kicking off in just a few short weeks. There are a multitude of events scheduled for the week-long celebration including the seventh annual Autumn Arts and Craft Festival. The Craft Festival, which takes place on Saturday, October 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. will be held on Main Street in North Adams, Massachusetts. The Autumn Arts and Craft Festival will run concurrently with the Northern Berkshire Youth ROPES Program Family Fun Day. The two events will complement each other, drawing spectators and potential shoppers. Entertainment will also be available throughout the day. For more information or to participate in the Autumn Arts and Crafts Festival please contact Jen Barbeau at 413-663-9761 or saranac@adelphia.net. ______________________________________________

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Hand Motors of Manchester Center is the first auto dealership in Vermont to offer the option of using green motor oil to its customers. Jim Hand, vice-president of Hand Motors, is working with Green Planet Products LLC (GPP) to offer the 5W 30 G-Oil™ made from beef tallow. As Hand said in making the announcement, it is another way “our business can reduce its dependency on fossil fuels.” G-Oil™ is manufactured by Green Earth Technologies Inc.™(GETG) with bulk distribution in the Northeast available through Green Planet Products. GETG products are 100 percent biodegradable and carry a hazmat rating of zero; the oils completely biodegrade within 28 days. The 5W30 weight is API certified. Unlike fossil fuel based motor oils, G-Oil™ does not need to be heated to 700-800 degrees in the manufacturing an additional savings of fossil fuel use. The G-Oil™ is being used in the Green Earth team vehicle racing in the American LeMans series. The car recently took its second first place win this year at Lime Rock. At Hand Motors, the G-Oil™ is being used in their fleet of service vehicles and will be used in the General Motors vehicles in their rental fleet. Hand plans to give customers the choice of using the environmentally friendly oil at their next service. “In the next few weeks, we will be making the availability known to our customers,” said Hand. Over the past two decades Hand Motors has adopted several green practices in its buildings. The older showroom and body shop and the newer service building are heated with used vegetable oil from local restaurants and used motor oil. The lighting has been redesigned to take advantage of energy efficient bulbs resulting in monthly electric savings. Recently, foam insulation in the older building was installed and solar panels were installed on both buildings to provide 70% of the dealership’s hot water needs. The company was awarded the Dealer Innovation Award by USA Today and NADA for “their innovative efficiency practices that positively impact their business, employees and community.” Jim Hand became aware of the G-Oil™ through Lee Bowden of Dorset and president of GPP. The company is a Galesi Group company based in Rotterdam, New York. To reach GPP locally telephone 802867-4248. Hand Motors can be reached at 802-362-1754.

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Stratton Foundation Grant Applications Due September 1, 2010

The Stratton Foundation considers applications for the McCarty Grant and Focus Grant programs in the spring and fall of each year. Grant seekers should note that the fall and spring application deadlines have changed to September 1 and March 1. Grant guidelines and applications are available online at www.strattonfoundation.org or by calling the Foundation office at 802-297-2096. The Foundation gives priority to organizations with relatively modest financial resources. Proposals must fit the general criteria for grants and have a direct impact on the Foundation’s priority; opening doors to a brighter future for Vermont kids. During the past year, the Board of directors of the Stratton Foundation has refined its mission in an effort to remain healthy and vital for the future. To this end, the Board has partnered with the Stratton Mountain Resort to focus on opening doors for Vermont kids. We are sure this refinement of priorities will provide greater resources to assist non-profit organizations that support and serve the children in our communities. While this focus may have some impact on determining eligibility for grant, the Stratton Foundation has always emphasized support for Vermont youth. We are excited about the prospect of providing even more support in the future. To be eligible, organizations must have federal non-profit status and seek support for projects that benefit one or more of the sixteen towns the Foundation serves. The towns are Arlington, Danby, Dorset, Jamaica, Landgrove, Londonderry, Manchester, Peru, South Londonderry, Stratton, Sunderland, Townshend, Wardsboro, Weston, Windham and Winhall. Applications must include full documentation of both the need and the anticipated and measurable outcome. As a rule, the Foundation does not make more than one grant to an organization within a twelve-month period. Exceptions will be made in the event of an unforeseen need or special opportunity. The Board of Directors reviews applications during September and March. A community foundation to the core, the Stratton Foundation’s success depends upon many people in the community working together to make a positive impact on the community in which they live, work and visit. The Foundation offers donors leverage through pooling their gifts with those of other like-minded members of the community in support of organizations that play a vital role in the health of the community. To learn more, visit www.StrattonFoundation.org. ________________________________________________

Little Valley Nursery School

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In a powerpoint presentation, Susan Weiss will share her candid portraits of soldiers and families from Fort Stewart, Georgia, as they prepare, set out, and manage during a year of deployment. The soldiers departed in October 2009 to Iraq and Afghanistan while the families remain at the Army base. This is an on-going documentary project until the soldiers return in November 2010. Brigadier General Jeffrey E. Phillips from Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield will be attending and will be available for Q&A. ��- 8:30 pm Long Trail School Fee: $10 for General Public; No charge for soldiers and their families

The Roots of Musical Inspiration with Ariel Rudiakov

Composers in classical music wrote music for many reasons � to make a living; as political or personal statements; because they were asked to by friends, family or people they admired and respected. Manchester Music Festival Artistic Director Ariel Rudiakov will give a talk about the driving motivations behind the creation of certain classical pieces by composers from Mozart to the present. After the talk, Mr. Rudiakov (a violist) will be joined by his wife, violinist Joana Genova, in a live performance of one of the pieces discussed. ��- 11:30 am Hildene, Beckwith Room Fee: $15

Islam � Muhammad, The Conquests, The Shias, The Decline with Mark Weston

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Little Valley Nursery School has developed a new schedule that will now offer child care year round. The Programs have been extended to include enrolled students during elementary school vacations and other closings. LVNS is currently accepting registration for both programs. Having just celebrated Little Valley’s 25th anniversary, the Board of Directors is committed to ensuring the continuation of the school. The school’s mission is to create a pleasant, creative, friendly and nurturing atmosphere for children in the West River Valley. Where learning is stimulated, friendships are formed and readiness skills are developed. Little Valley Nursery School is a not-for-profit pre-school, since 1984, that serves children ages 3 to 6 years old and offers an after-school program for children ages 6 to 12 years old. Please call 802-365-4159 or email lvnsboard@gmail.com to register or for further information. August 25, 2010

Ready, Set, Go! A Year of Deployment: The Soldiers and Their Families

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Volunteers Needed for Hospice and Palliative Care Programs

A free nine-week training class for individuals who wish to become hospice and palliative care volunteers in Rutland County, Dorset and Rupert is being jointly offered by Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (RAVNAH) and Rutland Regional Medical Center. The training will begin on Wednesday, September 15 from 4:30-7:30 p.m., and continue every Wednesday until November 10. The sessions will be held at RAVNAH, 7 Albert Cree Drive in Rutland. Registration is required by Friday, September 3. In the home, hospital and nursing facilities, hospice and palliative care volunteers provide support to people with life-limiting illnesses and their families. The volunteer training will include an introduction to hospice and palliative care, education on death, dying and grief, and the development of communication and support skills. For more information or to register, contact Randi Cohn at RAVNAH at 770-1537 or rcohn@ravnah.org. ________________________________________________

Tai Chi Offered

Green Mountain Tai chi announces that there will be a Tai chi class held at the Grange Hall on School Street in Manchester Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 p.m. This will be an ongoing mixed level class and is open to beginners. The practice of Tai chi has been proven to result in numerous health benefits ranging from stress reduction to management of chronic ailments to increasing range of motion in the joints. Tai chi is practiced by moving mindfully through a continuous series of slow, gentle and relaxed postures. �� The class is facilitated by certified �� instructor Rich Marantz, who has over 20 years of experience in the Chinese martial, healing and meditative arts. To register �� or for more info contact Rich �� at 802-645-1960 or email to �� rich@greenmount aintaichi.com. ��

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Attention Londonderry Residents Living in Zip Code 05155

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In recent weeks residents living in the 05155 zip code may have received a solicitation letter from Rescue, Inc., describing and offering an annual Subscription Membership Program. The Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad (LVRS) reminds residents in all of South Londonderry and many parts of Stratton and Jamaica (which also use the 05155 zip code) that LVRS will continue to provide free emergency response and ambulance services to those areas. There is no need for residents in the LVRS coverage area to subscribe to Rescue Inc.’s membership program. LVRS’ coverage area is approximately 255 square miles and includes all or part of nine towns – Jamaica, Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, Stratton, South Londonderry, Weston, Windham and Winhall. Jamaica residents who live along the Route 30/100 corridors in the Rawsonville area between the Londonderry/Winhall and Jamaica/ Winhall town line and along and including Cole Pond Road will continue to be served by LVRS at no cost. Stratton residents living along the Stratton Mountain Access Road and the Mountain Road corridor between the Stratton Mountain Ski area and West Jamaica Road, including all of the condominium complexes on the mountain, will also be served by LVRS. LVRS covers the entire town of Winhall with the exception of the short corridor west of the Long Trail parking area �� on Route 11/30 and continuing down the mountain to the Winhall/ Manchester town line. Rescue Inc. is based out of Brattleboro and also uses a small substation at Grace Cottage Hospital in Townshend, and it serves only a small portion of the area with the 05155 zip code. Rescue Inc.’s letters to residents of South Londonderry and parts of Jamaica and Stratton were mailed in error. If you live in the LVRS coverage area and inadvertently signed up for Rescue Inc.’s subscription membership program, you should contact that organization immedi�� ately to request a full refund from Rescue Inc. �� _____________________

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Community Dinner

Please join us on Wednesday, September 8 at noon at the Peru Town Center for our next community dinner. This month’s meal will begin with a tomato and basil bruschetta, followed by a Bolognese lasagna, layered with hamburger, spinach, and mushrooms. The vegetable will be roasted squash with corn. Baked apples dusted with nutmeg, ginger, and brown sugar and topped with cream will be served for dessert. The cost is $3.50. To make a reservation for this spectacular meal, call Sarah Fox at 824 - 6660. August 25, 2010

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The Walking Tour of Weston Village’s Historic District Returns on August 28

Partidge’s Store was a cornerstone of commerce and a popular meeting place in the 1870s. Where was it? What happened to it? What preceded and followed it? Find out on the Walking Tour of Weston’s Historic District.

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In 1985, the Department of the Interior declared much of the Village of Weston to be an Historic District, and listed it as such on the National Register of Historic Places. On Saturday, August 28, the Weston Historical Society will conduct its second Walking Tour of the central portion of the Historic District. Topics covered during the walk include the early settlement and founding of Weston, the “heyday” of the village (1830s), Weston’s subsequent decline and later “revival,” with emphasis on the five architects of its resurrection from a moribund hill town, like so many in Vermont, to one with renewed soul and character. While the walk will focus on the 18th, 19th and 20th century buildings standing today along the route, several others, long gone, will be recalled, as

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will legends and anecdotes from Weston’s past. As Tour Guide Bob Brandt puts it, “Buildings, hills and waterfalls don’t make history; people do. And this is much more about history than architecture”. The initial public tour, following a “dress rehearsal” for Historical Society members, was held on July 24 and attracted some 65 interested people. Tour Guide Jeri Gerold relates, “We were somewhat taken aback at the size of the group but they were clearly interested, asked good questions and all went very well. And whenever we have given the tour, our audience has given us new facts and stories, so, hopefully, the tour improves each time we do it.” The Guides from the Weston Historical Society will meet those interested at 10 a.m., at

the Bandstand on the Weston Green (on Route 100 in the center of town). The Tour is just under one mile in length and will last approximately an hour and a quarter. It will end at the Museums of Weston, a very short walk from the Bandstand and the tour’s start. A portion of the route includes a moderate — not strenuous — grade; an increase of approximately 90 feet in .3 mile, or 6 percent. The tour will pause at two points of interest during this part of the tour. There is also an attractive park with benches where anyone wishing to can rest until the tour returns and can be rejoined. There is no cost to attend. It is hoped that those who enjoy the walk will leave a donation at the Farrar-Mansur House Museum at its conclusion.

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Town of Wells Partners with Vermont Land Trust

The Town of Wells is working with the Vermont Land Trust to conserve the Delaney Farm land and provide the community with lake access, picnic areas and wooded trails. The 300-acre property has been acquired by the Land Trust. By partnering with the Vermont Land Trust the town has the opportunity to acquire land for recreational use while keeping the farmland in agriculture. The Town of Wells sits on the south side of the beautiful Lake St. Catherine with many summer and year-round cottages on the lake, yet residents have never had public access to the lake. “The hope is that both the lakeshore and dry land property owners will benefit from keeping this beautiful property undeveloped and by creating designated public use access.” says Richard Strange, Wells Selectman. This is a unique conservation project that will impact the town for years to come. Most of the needed funding will come from public sources however; help from the community is necessary. It is essential that the town raise the remaining $150,000 for the project to succeed. Various community fundraising events are being planned. The first get acquainted event is planned for September 4, near the property. Private, tax deductable donations will provide a significant boost to the project. For further information and donations please contact: Donald Campbell, Southwest and Mettowee Valley Director Vermont Land Trust, 802-442-4915; Richard Strange, Wells Selectboard, 802-6450486.

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Free Community Dinner in Cambridge St. Patrick’s Catholic Church will be hosting the next free Community Dinner on Saturday, August 28 at First Baptist Church in Cambridge, New York. Meals are held on the last Saturday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. with the exception of November and December. This month’s menu will be baked ziti, tossed

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perhaps needing a little company. All are welcome. First Baptist Church is located on West Main Street, between Glens Falls National Bank and the IGA store. Reservations are not necessary. Take-outs will be available for those unable to attend at 1 p.m., provided everyone has been fed. If there are questions, call Bev at 518-6773327. The next community meal will be held on September 25.

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Plans are underway for Chairs for the Chaffee, a dinner and auction “chair-ity” event to benefit the Chaffee Art Center. This will be on Sunday, October 24, at the Holiday Inn in Rutland, Vermont. The event will feature a silent auction from 4 to 6 p.m. and a live auction, recognition and dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. The Chaffee Art Center is one of the oldest arts organizations in the state, and has been providing Vermonters and visitors with opportunities to learn about and experience the visual arts for nearly fifty years. The Chairs for the Chaffee event will raise funds to support our 2011 operations. We need community support to make this event successful and continue with our mission of promoting the arts in our region. Volunteers are gathering donations of auction items. We are looking for sports tickets, concert tickets, vacation stays, artwork, gift certificates for dinners, services, etc. If you would like to make a donation of an auction item, please call the Chaffee Art Center at 775-0356. Invitations for the event will be sent out soon, call the Chaffee 7750356 or email info@chaffeeartcenter.org to be sure you are on our mailing list. ________________________________________________

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Every four days, on average, a barn in Vermont collapses. Artists For Barns is an innovative model by private enterprise to help save one barn at a time. Artists for Barns, a collaboration between New England artists and barn owners in the Green Mountains, is set to get underway this fall. Gallery on the Green in Woodstock is sponsoring the three-part event in hopes of raising funds to help in the restoration of the Robinson Barn, a turn-of-the-century Vermont News Guide

dairy barn. The five-story barn is located west of the village of Woodstock on Rt. 4. Sixteen visual artists will be painting on site beginning September 15. “We had an enthusiastic response from the artists,” explained Chip Evans, gallery artist and participating artist. “More than half of the artists represented by the gallery agreed to the project.” Participating artists include: Don Mosher, Fred Swan, Aine Ordman, Gary Shepard and many others. August 25, 2010

In Vermont today, a barn collapses every four days. Since 1991 The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation has had a 50/50 matching grants program to assist owners of historic agricultural buildings (barns, corn cribs, sheds, grist mills, etc.) Up to $10,000 can be awarded to assist the restoration and repair of these endangered buildings. The cost estimated to repair the Robinson Barn is $110,000. The Artists for Barns project will raise funds through a Meet the Artists, Barbecue and Square Dance on September 18 followed by an exhibition at the gallery from September 19 – October 10 and an art auction set for October 2. Funds for the initial phase will be used to paint the exterior, a cost estimated at $20,000. Proceeds will come from the sale of the original works of art and prints as well as the purchase of benefit cans of paint. Organizers hope the event will become a model for a national initiative. For more information on the event contact the Gallery on the Green, located at One the Green in Woodstock, Vermont 05091. The telephone is 802457-4956. The Web site is www. galleryonthegreen.com; e-mail is info@galleryonthegreen.com. _____________________

St. Mary’s Academy Ice Cream Social

Come join the St. Mary’s Academy family for our annual ice cream social and open house on Thursday, September 2, at 6 p.m., at the school. All returning, new, and interested students are invited. Come help us sweetly celebrate the beginning of our 120th school year! If you are interested in enrolling your child or for more information, please call the school at 518-686-4314. August 25, 2010

Sustainability Talk

On Thursday, September 9, at 7:30 p.m., the Courthouse Community Center in Salem, New York, will partner with the Agriculture Stewardship Association (ASA) to offer a viewing of The Last Crop, a new film in progress by Chuck Schultz, and David Ranghelli. The Last Crop speaks of sustainability and one family’s uncertain plight as they plan for the future of their farm. Chuck Schultz who is the producer and director of the film, will be on hand to discuss his documentary, speak about the timely issue of sustainability and answer questions. Mr. Schultz has produced several documentaries including the award winning 5 Days in July. Mr. Schultz stated that his current project “captures the intractable nature of sustaining a small local farm and the stake we all have in making certain they can survive and thrive.” Based in Greenwich, New York, ASA is celebrating 20 years of conservations in the area. The mission of ASA is to “work with landowners to protect the vital and irreplaceable farm and forest lands in Washington and Rensselaer counties for the benefit of our community and generations to come.” ASA Executive Director, Teri Ptacek is pleased to be part of the presentation saying “although The Last Crop takes place in California, there are many lessons to learn from a family’s efforts to save their farm that may resonate with folks here”. The presentation will take place in the second floor courtroom of the CCC. The building is handicap accessible, and there is a chair lift providing easy access to the second floor. There is no admission charge and all are welcome. For additional information, visit the Web site at www. salemcourthouse.org.

CFC Wish List

Now that school has started, our September wish is for healthful after-school snacks! Granola bars, raisins, individual fruit or applesauce cups, peanut butter, cheese crackers or graham crackers. All donations to CFC are appreciated, and may be left in our collection box at Shaw’s Supermarket or in the hallway of the Manchester Town Office Building.

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BOOK REVIEW Quite a Sightly Place David Middleton Commonwealth Editions Fading Memories from a Vermont Hillside Robert L. and William C. Badger Shire Press — Reviewed by Mark Via When outdoor photographer David Middleton went to see a waterfall in the backcountry of his hometown of Danby, he had no inkling that the short trek would alter his personal and professional life. His path took him past an old dairy farm, replete with potential photo ops, and on a whim he stopped in to talk to the owners. Four years of part-time volunteer farm labor and thousands of shutter clicks later, the material result is “Quite a Sightly Place,” Middleton’s account in pictures and words of the workings of a family farm. Owned by the same family for 150 years, the farm is now under the stewardship of Roger Bromley, with help from his

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wife, Trish, and father, Hugh, a nonagenarian who still keeps up with his chores. It is one of four family dairy farms remaining in Danby, out of the 50 in existence a half century ago. Middleton quickly becomes a fixture at the Bromley place, showing up in the mornings to help out in the barn (though the extent to which he is actually helping, at least early on, is the focus of much of the self-deprecating humor of the book) and explore with his camera. Magnificent photos, like a two-page spread of a phalanx of cows marching down a lane, are interwoven with more than 30 short chapters, many of them well-crafted miniature essays, on the Bromleys, their animals, the longstanding partnership between the two, and topics like the seasonal cycle and facing the bitter winter cold. The voice slides from nostalgic to comic to reportorial, but remains highly readable throughout. All the time Middleton spends on the farm allows him to convey a hardearned understanding of the

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Weston Community Church — Church on the Hill — welcomes the return of Reverend William Nelson of Springfield, Vermont, to conduct the service on Sunday, August 29 at 10 a.m. bringing to a close the 2010 schedule of summer only services. Rev. Nelson is a graduate of Case - Western Reserve (with a B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology) and of the Divinity School of Vanderbilt University, where he concentrated on the history of religions. Visitors to the Church on the Hill will listen to Rev. Nelson’s message in the beautiful surroundings of its serene and elegantly simple sanctuary. Sunlight, filtering through the 1938 Tiffany School memorial stained glass windows, always lends a quality of peacefulness and amazing grace to the service. For more history and information, visit our Web site at www. vtchurchonthehill.org. August 25, 2010

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Misty Valley Books in Chester will again offer two levels of French classes beginning the week of September 6. The Learn French courses will run for six weeks, intermediates on Mondays, beginning September 6, and beginners on Tuesdays, beginning September 7. Both courses are open to students middle school age and older and will meet in the bookstore from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Instructor for the courses is Bill Reed, co-proprietor with his wife, Lynne, of Misty Valley Books, on the Chester Green next to the Fullerton Inn. A graduate of Yale University, he has taught in Africa, France and, for more than 35 years, in public and private schools and colleges in Vermont. The fee includes materials. Please register by calling Misty Valley Books at 875-3400.

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operation, as when he finally figures out why Roger’s haphazardseeming milking procedure is in fact an efficiently choreographed routine for milking eight cows at a time. Roger — industrious, frugal, inquisitive, good-humored, tireless, and unflappable in the face of challenges and setbacks — comes alive on the page, as does the friendship that develops between photographer and farmer. Middleton claims to be a nature photographer, not a photojournalist, hence releasing him from the duty to be objective about his subjects. But he does straddle the line between the disciplines, in that he uses his firsthand stories to perform a valuable public service, in this case documenting and even memorializing a vanishing way of life. Those familiar with Middleton’s work will want this book for the photos. But evocative as the images are, it is the author’s words that many readers will be unable to forget as they travel around Vermont, scanning antique farmhouses and weathered barns for traces of their untold stories.

Danby may be a “small, overlooked town,” according to Middleton, but it has nothing on Landgrove when it comes to seclusion. Landgrove is shielded from all major through roads, accessible only by a deliberate detour from neighboring Londonderry, Weston, or Peru (or by a lightly traveled seasonal road from Danby itself). You don’t just pass through; if you’re there, it’s because you want to be. Such has long been the case for the Badger family, as depicted in Fading Memories from a Vermont Hillside, by brothers Robert (of Potsdam, New York) and William (of Manchester). Their grandfather, born in 1852, spent summers in the area in his youth and bought a farmhouse and large tract of land on Ridge Road in 1929. In 1951, when the Badger boys were very young, their father sold the house and some of the land, but held onto about 200 adjoining acres, which the family still owns. Now the sons have compiled a number of photos, along with recollections and bits of Landgrove color, that will appeal to fellow residents and local history buffs. A series of prints dating to the 1920s and 1930s, many of which spent the last 75 years in an old cigar box in the attic, are the prize feature of the book. Mark Via is a freelance writer in Weston, Vermont.

Area Farmers’ Markets

Dorset Farmers’ Market This Sunday, August 29, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at H.N. Williams, Dorset, kids vend for free at The Dorset Farmers Market! Gather up your homegrown or homemade product, a table, chair, and cash box; and head on over to the market by 9:45 a.m! Join us as we “Shop Local, Shop Fresh” and have fun on the green at H.N. Williams Store, Rt. 30 Dorset this and every Sunday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For additional information, please contact: marketmanager@dorset farmersmarket.com Manchester Farmers’ Market �� Kids and Parents Take Note! This Thursday, August 26, from 3-6 p.m. at Adams’ Park, kids will vend for free at The Manchester Farmers’ Market! So gather up your homegrown or homemade product, a table, chair, and cash box; and head on over to the market by 1:45 p.m. to discover how much fun it can be to vend at your local farmers’ market! And adults make sure to stop by, not only to support local producers, but also the creativity and entrepreneurship in our children! Find us among our bounty at the Manchester Farmers’ Market, every Thursday from 3-6 p.m. on Adams’ Park in the heart of downtown Manchester, across from Candeleros Restaurant. �� Celebrating our tenth season of creating an atmosphere unlike any �� grocery store! For additional information or directions, please contact: �� mfmvt@yahoo.com. Fair Haven Farmers’ Market On Friday, August 27, the market is holding a food drive for � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� Fair Haven Concerned. Anyone bringing in non-perishable food and household goods will be entered into a drawing for a �� basket of market goods donated �� by the market vendors. Please �� bring items for this good cause. Any non-perishable foods, toilet �� paper, paper towels, dish soap, �� and laundry soap are needed by Fair Haven Concerned. � We will be collecting all during the market 3-6 p.m. in the �� Fair Haven Park on the south �� end by the cannon monument �� and parking lot. The Fair Haven �� Farmer’s Market is every Friday from 3-6 and will be running until the second Friday in October. Come see what is new and grown local by your local farmers! For more information contact Sherry Smith, Fair Haven Market Manager at 518-282�� 9781 or at Sherry12887@yahoo. �� com. We hope to see you at the �� park!

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Every year, thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases need a marrow transplant to survive. Patients like Chris Fretta, a 25-year-old volunteer firefighter from Castleton battling NonHodgkin’s Lymphoma, and 10-year-old Madeline Veysey of Mount Holly — a life-saving marrow transplant when she was just 5 years old helped her beat leukemia. They are your friends, your co-workers, your neighbors. Seventy percent of patients will not find a donor within their family. They turn to the Be The Match RegistrySM to find a donor, someone willing to offer them a second chance at life. People like Karin Hegedus of Manchester Center who donated several years ago to a young man she didn’t know. Because of her gift of life, this young man has continued to thrive, realizing many of his dreams. Northshire Bookstore is holding a marrow donor registration drive on Saturday, August 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to add new potential donors to the Be The Match Registry. Every new donor added to the registry could be the one to save a life. • Registration is simple, requiring only paperwork and a cheek swab. No blood is taken at registration. • You must be between the ages of 18 and 60, in good general health and willing to donate to any person you may match to join the registry. • There is no cost to join the Registry. The Marrow Donor Program at Rutland Regional Medical Center conducts fundraisers throughout the year to cover the cost of adding new donors to the registry. Donations (Continued on page 28)

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(Bone Marrow Registry, cont.) are always greatly appreciated, but not required. (It costs approximately $100 to add each new person to the marrow registry). • Certain medical conditions will make you ineligible to join the registry. Please contact Kerry Ellis at 802-747-6267 or kellis@rrmc.org with eligibility questions. Every day approximately 6,000 patients who need a life-saving marrow or blood stem cell transplant are searching for a matching donor. There are more than 11 million donors worldwide who stand ready to give someone a future, yet even with a registry of millions, there are patients waiting and hoping, unable to find a match. A marrow or blood stem cell transplant is a way to treat and possibly cure people with leukemia, lymphoma and other deadly diseases. Patients in need of a marrow or blood stem cell transplant are most likely to match someone of their own race and ethnicity. Donation, if you match, is typically done through an automated blood donation (80 percent of the time) or a minor surgical procedure done under anesthesia (20 percent). About Be The Match: Be The Match facilitates unrelated marrow and blood stem cell transplants as a single point of access for a long-standing collaborative network of national and international leading medical facilities in marrow and cord blood transplantation. Be The Match connects patients, doctors, donors and researchers to the resources they need to help more people live longer and healthier lives. For more information call 800MARROW-2 or visit www.BeTheMatch.org.

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CREATURES

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Pets Available at Second Chance Animal Center Monica is a young adult, who was a stray that a nice couple fed until she could come to SCAC to find her forever home. Monica is a lovely girl who is friendly and mellow. She likes everyone and is outgoing. Please come see our cheerful girl.

see! These pets and others are available at Second Chance Animal Center, Route 7A, Shaftsbury, Vermont. Call 375-2898 for hours and information.

Johna is a 1 year old and this beautiful girl was a stray. She was trapped and brought to SCAC to find a forever home. She can be a bit on the shy side and will need some time to feel secure in her new home. Johna is a sweet girl once she gets to know you. Please come meet this bashful girl. Ester is a beautiful one and a half year old long hair calico that came to Second Chance when her owner moved and could not take her. Ester is quite the lap cat and just loves to be held. She had lived with older children and is used to a quiet home. Ester has always been an indoor only cat so we require that she be in her new home as well. If you are looking for a gentle and beautiful lap cat Ester is a must

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Tag Sale in Dorset

On Saturday, September 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Peter Palmer and Mark Putnam will run a tag sale to benefit the United Church of Dorset and East Rupert. The sale will take place behind Ye Olde Tavern at 5183 Main Street (Route 7A) in Manchester (enter from Allied Auto Parts). Please show your support by attending the Tag Sale. You just may find the perfect item you’ve been looking for! Questions, call Mark Putnam at 362-3373 or Peter Palmer at 362-2374.

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The Shushan Grange is part of a Town-Wide Tag Sale to be held on Saturday, September 4 beginning at 9 a.m.This tag sale will be held through Shushan, New York. Please watch for signs. For further information, please Gayle Shaw at 518-854-3896.

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ANTIQUES

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You Burn It, We Bring It! Silent Heat Wood Rafﬂe

Silent Heat is raffling off $1,400 worth of bone dry firewood. The winner of the seven cords of wood will get free delivery anywhere in the state of Vermont. Tickets go on sale September 1 with the drawing on October 21 at the Sirloin Saloon in Manchester Center at 7 p.m. Only 500 tickets will be sold for $20 each. Tickets can be purchased at the Silent Heat Web site www.silentheatvt.com, or by calling 681-3404. Silent Heat is a state recognized non-profit group. Proceeds from this raffle will go directly to their mission of providing free wood and safety equipment to local Vermonters in need.

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SPORTS Maple Leaf Half Marathon Route Set

Organizers announced the route and scheduled road closures for the Maple Leaf Half Marathon and 5K on Saturday, September 11. Between 850 to 1,000 runners and walkers are set to participate. The 13.1 mile Half Marathon begins at the Dana Thompson Recreation Center traveling on Route 30 to the intersection of Rt. 7A where runners will head south until the intersection with West Road. From there the route follows West Road to Route 30. Next, the marathoners will travel to North Road turning left onto Windhill Road until Overlook Road. The final leg of the race will have runners on Route 7A

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from Overlook to School Street to Route 30 and the Rec. Center. Road closures, detours and one way traffic include: • Route 30 from Dana Thompson Memorial Park to the center of town will be closed from 9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. • Route 7A Northbound from the Equinox Hotel to the center of town will be detoured on Union Street from 8:50 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. • Route 7A Southbound from the center of town to the Equinox Hotel will be closed from 9:05 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. From 9:15 a.m. on one lane of traffic will be allowed on this same stretch of road. • Manchester West Road will be limited to southbound traffic only from 9:15 a.m. until 10 a.m. Detoured traffic will be sent on Route 7A north when the runners clear after 9:30 a.m. There will be volunteers or police at these intersections to help with traffic detours. Until September 4 registration fees are $35 for the half marathon and $15 for the 5K and for runners 19 and under. Registration and information are also available through the Manchester and the Mountains Chamber of Commerce at 802-362-6313. For online information and registration go to www.manchestervtmapleleaf.com. Runners may also register at www.active.comm. After September 4, racers will have an opportunity to register at the Rec. Center on Friday, September 10 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday, September 11 from 7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. until the cap of 1,000 participants is reached. ________________________________________________

NDS Golf Tourney

Northshire Day School’s Board member Nicholas Strom-Olsen along with Jim Comar from The Bank of Bennington is pleased to announce �� their involvement in the Northshire Day School’s second Annual Golf �� Tournament. The Bank of Bennington joining in as a Silver Sponsor �� invites you all to join NDS on Wednesday, September 15, at the Golf �� Club at the Equinox. Come support the Northshire Day School, play in �� a high quality tournament, have great food and vie for great prizes! Play �� is limited to the first 34 teams. There is still time to join in the fun. �� First place team will win four rounds of golf at four different golf courses in the area including Haystack and Manchester Country Club. �� The second place team will win dinners at various local restaurants �� including Ye Olde Tavern and The Perfect Wife. Third prize was donat�� ed by Up For Breakfast, Sherrie’s Café, and Danby Country Kitchen. We will have many more prizes for our raffle board, longest drive and closest to the pin. Please join us in making this a swinging success! Opportunities for a sponsorship or a hole and cart sign still exist. If you would like more �� information, please contact Joan �� McDonald, Golf Pro at 802�� 362-7787 or you e-mail her at �� jmcdonald@equinoxresort. com, or Carolyn Kern at �� ndschool@myfairpoint.net or �� call 802-362-1395. �� 32

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Homestead Landscaping Helps Beautify Smokey House Center

Smokey House Center (SHC) is a 5,000-acre year-round classroom where local teens learn academic, social, and work-place skills through hands-on farming, forestry, and ecological research. During July and August, six young men from Rutland and Bennington counties worked on the landscaping crew, one of five summer crews. For their final project and in order to leave a lasting impact, they decided to landscape the front of the old farmhouse which comprises the Smokey House administrative building. With budgets tight, there was very little money available for materials, so they looked to the community for help. Tami Blanchard, owner and president of Homestead Landscaping of Bondville and Dorset, enthusiastically offered to pitch in. Jeff Scott, crew leader of the intrepid landscaping crew, drove to Bondville and returned with a truck full of plants beyond our wildest imaginings: different sizes and varieties of hydrangea, red leaf Itea, forsythia, hosta, astilbe, nepeta, and grasses. Along with the plants came a landscape design sketch prepared by Tom Hoffman, Homestead’s Design/Build Associate. Not only that, but Tom noted that there would be a drip line issue from the roof, so Homestead sent a truck with washed stone to spread around the foundation and along the garden’s edge. After several days of preparation, planting, edging and mulching, the project was complete, and Smokey House has a beautifully landscaped building to showcase what happens when neighbors pitch in to help one another. _______________________________________________

FINE ARTS

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Trio of Art Workshops

The Southern Vermont Arts Center’s art workshops for adults is finishing the season with three seasonally-themed classes taught by nationally known pastel artist Robert K. Carsten. In each of September, October and November, a three- or two-day class allows artists at all levels of experience to paint in the velvety medium of pastels, with plenty of demonstrations by Carsten, critiques and painting time. September’s offering is Sunsets, Nocturnes, and Sunrises, focusing on the dramatic skies that occur in September during the changeover to autumn. Artists will learn to use bold color combinations, subtly nuanced relationships, and rich, deep darks for strong visual effects. The three-day class is Thursday through Saturday, September 9 through 11. In October, Autumnal Beauty is a class exploring the spectacular colors of a Vermont Autumn in both landscape and still life, on Friday and Saturday, October 15 and 16. Winter’s Promise on November 12 and 13, a Friday and Saturday, delves into the qualities pastels have for capturing exhilarating atmospheric effects in winter’s weather-laden landscapes. Carsten, a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and the Connecticut Pastel Society, is a Springfield, Vermont area resident, is a popular teacher, juror, and award-winning artist. He is a “Copley Artist” in the Copley Society of Art, and artist-member in the Academic Artists Association and the Vermont Pastel Society, as well as a regular contributing writer to The Artist’s Magazine and The Pastel Journal. Artists may register online at www.svac.org, or call362-1405 ext. 10.

Porch Pieces

Yarns for Your Soul and Pets, Etc. will be hosting Porch Pieces, a traveling artwork created by British artist, Bryony Graham. The public is invited to experience “life on the porch.” Please join us on Sunday August 29, 1 to 5 p.m. Bring your knitting, crocheting, or pick out a new project. Knit for a spell, sip lemonade and enjoy your pooch on the porch. Doggie treats will be provided. The traveling porch will be located in the shared parking lot of Yarns for Your Soul and Pets Etc., 605 Depot Street, Manchester Center, Vermont. For more information, call Yarns for Your Soul at 802-362-3151. ________________________________________________ R. Carsten, “Afterglow”

Tending the Planters at Equinox Terrace

One of the planters lining the entrance to the Terrace receives some special grooming from a resident.

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ENTERTAINMENT Barrows House Littlest Music Festival

The 21st Littlest Music Festival will open on Sunday, August 29 at Barrows House, Route 30, in Dorset. With concerts on the Gazebo lawn from 4 to 6 p.m., the Sky Blue Boys will perform old time music from the 30s and 40s as well as some original compositions. Harkening back to “brother duets” on stage and live radio, Banjo Dan Linder and his brother, will entertain you with guitar and mandolin as well as a few other instruments and fine vocal ballads, parlor songs, heart songs and sacred numbers. You certainly know Dan and Will Linder from Banjo Dan and the Mid-Nite Plowboys, a famous Vermont bluegrass group. They introduced their brand of music to the former Soviet Union. Their CDs are many and always available at the Northshire Bookstore. The music festival begins its third decade of benefits for the Community Food Cupboard with this concert. Attendees are requested to donate to the cupboard by check, cash or cans of nonperishable food items. There will be an intermission during which you may meet the singers and purchase CDs from them. Also available is iced tea, lemonade

and cookies for your refreshment. All proceeds will be donated to the food cupboard. Please remember to bring a folding chair or blanket for sitting on the lawn. This concert is sponsored by H.N. Williams Store, r.k. Miles, and David and Holly Jacobstein. Their assistance helps us bring you this enjoyable, family friendly music while helping our neighbors who are served so ably by the food cupboard. The rain venue for the concert is the United Church of Dorset and East Rupert on Church Street just past the Town Green. If you have questions or need to reserve for dinner afterwards, call Barrows House at 867-4455. ________________________________________________

Special Theatre Workshop

The Dorset Players in conjunction with the Dorset Theatre Festival will present a Theatre Lighting Workshop on Saturday, August 28 at the Dorset Playhouse on Cheney Road in Dorset, Vermont. The morning workshop will begin at 10 a.m. and will explain lighting basics, instruments and materials. After a lunch break, the afternoon session will begin at 1 p.m. and will continue with lighting plots, focusing, color, etc. If you plan to stay for both sessions, please bring a lunch to enjoy in the cafe or outside on the picnic tables. This workshop is free and open to the public. Please call the Dorset Players at 867-5570 for more information. ________________________________________________

Roots of Musical Inspiration

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning presents The Roots of Musical Inspiration with Ariel Rudiakov on Wednesday, September 8 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Beckwith Room at Hildene in Manchester, Vermont. Composers in classical music wrote music for many reasons — to make a living; as political or personal statements; because they were asked to by friends, family or people they admired and respected. Manchester Music Festival Artistic Director Ariel Rudiakov will give a talk about the driving motivations behind the creation of certain classical pieces by composers from Mozart to the present. After the talk, Mr. Rudiakov (a violist) will be joined by his wife, violinist Joana Genova, in a live performance of one of the pieces discussed. Ariel Rudiakov has been artistic director of the Manchester Music Festival since 2001. He is active as both violist and conductor. Among many professional affiliations, he is currently a member of the New York Piano Quartet along with members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and piano staff, and is music director and conductor of the Danbury, Connecticut, Symphony Orchestra. Rudiakov received degrees from SUNY Purchase and the University of Illinois, and was a scholarship student at Yale University. Among recent activities, he has performed chamber music with the Shanghai quartet, Williams Chamber Players, the Corinthian Trio and was guest conductor for the Antara Ensemble in New York City. The cost for this lecture is $15. Early registration is encouraged. For more information and to register, call Renee Bornstein at 802-362-1199 or visit www.greenmtnacademy.org. 34

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ENTERTAINMENT Auditions at Hubbard Hall

Peru Fair September 25

Peru, Vermont (Southern Vermont, close to Bromley Mountain and Manchester). The Peru Fair, rated as one of Vermont’s top ten tourist events by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, will once again fill the town of Peru with visitors and craftspeople on Saturday, September 25 2010. Now entering its 31st year, the Fair offers hay rides, a “village green” pig roast operated by the Peru Volunteer Fire Department, and pony rides, as well as area crafts and food products provided by some 120 area artisan and craft people. Music, magic and dancing will entertain the whole family throughout the day. The Peru Fair has attracted several thousand visitors to our town each year to the benefit of The Peru Scholarship Fund supporting every child in Peru who is continuing their education on a full time basis, beyond high school. So not only is it a lot of fun for everyone, but it serves a good cause as well. Based on the Farmers’ Almanac, The Peru Fair Committee stresses that the 25th will be a sunny, quintessential early autumn day and is suggesting that there is no need for umbrellas this year - unless it rains. Location is the entire town center of Peru. Full details and photos at www.perufair.org.

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The Theatre Company at Hubbard Hall, Cambridge, New York, is holding open auditions for its upcoming productions of Giradoux’s “The Madwoman of Chaillot,” Thornton Wilder’s classic “Our Town” and a spring musical production to be directed by TCHH Founding Artistic Director Kevin McGuire on Saturday, September 18 beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Hubbard Hall. Everyone interested in working with the award-winning TCHH, from novices to seasoned professionals, is invited to bring a 1-3 minute monologue to the audition. Head-shots and resumes are requested if available. A call to TCHH’s producer, Benjie White, 518-677-2495 to let us know that you plan on coming would be appreciated. Those people interested in working with TCHH behind the scenes in a technical capacity are also urged to call. _________________________________________________

Rudiakov Academy Celebrates 10th Anniversary Year

In September 2000, the Michael Rudiakov Music Academy opened its doors to students in the Manchester area, offering instruction in string instruments. Dedicated to the memory of internationally renowned cellist, Michael M. Rudiakov, the Academy has had an enrollment of more than seventy-five students during its first nine years. The Michael Rudiakov Music Academy proudly begins its tenth year of lessons during the week of September 13. The Academy currently offers private instruction in violin, viola and cello, to beginning or advanced students age 6-15, or advanced students age 16-18. Lessons are taught by professional, classically trained instrumentalists, each with many years of orchestral, small ensemble, and teaching experience. For more information on the Michael Rudiakov Music Academy and other Manchester Music Festival educational programs, please visit www.mmfvt.org, or call 802-362-1956.

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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. ��

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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 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. Step Al-Anon at the Wilson HOuse, East Dorset, 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 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.

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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 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

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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,

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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.; Monday and Wednesday, 9:30 Town Offices in South Londonderry 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. 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.

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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.

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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 p.m. Winhall Board of Adjusters meeting, Town Hall, second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Pawlet Board of Listers meeting,

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4th Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., info: jshukla@aisquared.com Arlington Lions Club American Legion Room, second and fourth Thursday, 7 p.m. Red Clover Chapter, Embroidery Guild of America, Trinity Church, Rutland, second Thursday, 7 p.m. Dorset Historical Society, open 10 a.m. Ladies Fellowship, Missionary Alliance Church, Bennington, 9:30 a.m. Monday Catholic Daughters meeting, St. Margaret Mary’s Church, Arlington, first Monday, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Manchester Rotary meeting, Ye Olde Tavern, Manchester, noon Manchester Community Foundation meeting, Chittenden Bank, Manchester, First Tuesday, 4 p.m. Unit 69 American Legion Auxiliary, Legion Room, Arlington, second Tuesday, 7 p.m. Catholic Daughters meeting, St. Paul’s Church, Manchester, second Tuesday, noon. Mt. Equinox Grange meeting, Grange Hall, Manchester, third Tuesday, 7 p.m. #45 American Legion meeting, Currier Memorial School, Danby, third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Dorset Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, Dorset Firehouse, third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Manchester VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Harned Fowler Post #6471, second Wednesday, 7 p.m. Wantastiquet Rotary, Swiss Inn,

Londonderry, 7 a.m. Red Clover Award Program K-4, Mark Skinner Library, Manchester Village, 3:45 p.m. Southwestern VT Access Television board meeting, SWVT Office, Manchester, first Wednesday, 7 p.m. Manchester Lions Club meeting, VFW, second and fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m. Knights of Columbus Council 6816 meeting, St. Paul’s Church, Manchester, first Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

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

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 permanent jackpot progressive; kitchen service; 802-447-1619 for info

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:

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

Prayer and Bible Study, Rod & Gun Club, Manchester, 7 p.m. Healing Service, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Chester, second Wed. 7:30 p.m. Prayer & Praise, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, Muddy Lane, Manchester, 7 p.m., 362-1988

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MANCHESTER Friday: Israel Congregation of Manchester, Shabbat Services, 6:30 p.m., Israel Congregation of Manchester, Rt 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.)

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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. 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.) 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

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