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Rutland pool bids top $2 million, but in budget

By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger

RUTLAND — Plans for a new city pool have cleared a big financial hurdle, with bids coming in at prices that will allow the more than $2 million project to get done.

“It was a challenging process,” Rutland Recreation Superintendent Cindi Wight said Tuesday, May 2. “We’re really excited to get this pool project moving forward.”

Sharon Davis, president of the Board of Aldermen, gave

fellow board members the news at their meeting Monday night.

“The bids came under the bond amount, so we should be able to build a pool,” Davis said.

Mayor David Allaire, speaking later in the meeting, also addressed the pool bids.

“The board president stole my thunder on the pool,” the mayor said, adding that he was happy to see the long-awaited project advancing.

The city has been without

an outdoor pool at White’s Park since 2014, when the previous pool, built around 1970, had deteriorated to a point it had to be closed. The new pool is expected to open at the park in the summer of 2018.

Voters in March 2016 approved a $2.5 million bond for the new pool. Some of that money has gone to engineering and design work, leaving about $2.3 million to fund construction and provide a contingency

account.

The first time the city put the pool project out to bid, responses were $1 million over the proposed budget, prompting changes to the plans. In addition to some design alterations, including a smaller slide, officials have scrapped plans for work on improving or replacing the existing bath house, at least for now, saving about $500,000.

Four bids for the project were opened by the city Board Pool bid, page 2

Construction updates: expect paving, lane closures

By Evan Johnson

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 14 Sunday, May 14 is Mother’s Day, the annual holiday where mothers—as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society—are celebrated. The day was first celebrated in 1908.

Springtime roadwork will continue through this week on two projects in central Vermont, with planing and resurfacing of significant portions of east- and west-bound corridors.

Route 4 Work on the nearly 15-mile repaving project on Route 4 will continue this week. According to an update from project engineer Greenman Pedersen, Inc., shoulder reconstruction has been finished and planing and resurfacing activities will continue in their eastward direction over Sherburne Pass.

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By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger

A tree rests on the roof of Rutland Mayor David Allaire’s Church Street home, where it came crashing down late Friday afternoon during a windstorm. The mayor, in a red shirt, stands on the front steps.

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Friday windstorm left 21,000 without power, cleanup continues

By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger

will apply for federal disaster funding.

All of the more than 21,000 homes and busi“Everyone is keeping track of their time and nesses in Vermont that had their electricity hours and what damage they’ve come across and knocked out Friday, May 5, by a powerful windassessed,” the mayor said. storm had service back by Sunday afternoon.

Allaire’s home on Church Street also sustained Around 1 p.m. Sunday, Green Mountain Power damage in the late Friday afternoon storm, with a had reported about 250 customers along the tree falling onto the roof. southern Route 7 corridor in POWERFUL GUSTS, “It’s going to take a crane Rutland County, including the to come in and lift it off,” the towns of Clarendon, Danby REACHING A TOP mayor said of the roughly and Wallingford, remained SPEED OF 74 M.P.H. 60-foot tree he estimated to be without power. between 80 and 100 years old.

By 2:30 p.m., power had “It did puncture the roof slightly on one corner.” been restored to those remaining customers, according to Kristin Carlson, GMP’s vice president of Utility crews from several states and Canada external affairs. converged on the Rutland region over the weekPower had been restored to all GMP customers end to assist in restoring power. by early Sunday morning in Rutland, one of the Late Friday afternoon powerful gusts, reachhardest-hit communities. ing a top speed of 74 m.p.h., toppled trees and Rutland Mayor David Allaire said Sunday the knocked out power. city’s Department of Public Works was finishing At one point Friday, GMP shut off power to all up work cleaning the remaining storm debris from of Rutland at the request of city officials for safety streets. reasons due to all the downed lines, according to “Still no injuries have been reported to me,” he Carlson. said. “I’d say all and all we’re in pretty good shape.”

Utility crews came into the region from New He said he would be meeting in the next couple Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont Elecof days with department heads to tally expenses tric Cooperative, Burlington Electric Department, from the storm and determine whether the city Stowe Electric and Canada.

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“Save Our Farm” event brings hope to Milky Way Farm

By Robin Alberti

IRA—Milky Way Farm, on Route 133 in Ira, is one of Vermont’s quintessential dairy farms — it has the pictureque vistas, barns and animals that postcards and calendars are made of.

Robert Clark, Sr. purchased the land for the Milky Way Farm in 1984, and it is the last dairy farm currently operating in Ira. A true family-run business, Robbie Clark, Jr. began working the farm with his father when he turned 18.

His mother, Mary Saceric-Clark, does the bookkeeping. Robbie Save our farm, page 5

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Voters to consider national forest land purchase

By Julia Purdy

CHITTENDEN—On Wednesday, May 3, a public informational meeting was held on the proposed purchase by the Green Mountain National Forest of 2,052 acres in the town of Chittenden, currently owned by Blue Ridge Properties LLC. Presenters were Trust for Public Lands Project Manager Kate Wanner and District Ranger Chris Mattrick from the U.S. Forest Service, Rochester District. The meeting was moderated by Bob Baird.

The meeting hall at the Barstow elementary school was filled nearly to capacity.

Kate Wanner opened the meeting by explaining that the nonprofit trust’s mission is to “protect land for people,” with two main focuses in Vermont: community forests and the Green Mountain National Forest. The trust does not own land but partners with public entities as an intermediary purchaser to acquire and conserve lands. The new Jim Jeffords State Forest was one of its projects.

Wanner presented a PowerPoint detailing the reasons for the proposal. A colorcoded map showed a sizeable chunk of forest land straddling the ridge above the Chittenden Reservoir, nearly surrounded by national forest, with the Long Trail passing through it.

THE ROLSTON REST WATERSHED The acquisition is named Rolston Rest, named for a trail CONTRIBUTES NOT ONLY TO shelter in that area. She said RUTLAND’S DRINKING WATER that the national forest has been considering the property SUPPLY BUT THAT OF THE LAKE since 1974.

CHAMPLAIN BASIN. The audience could clearly see how the acquisition would add an important segment to the wildlife corridor that runs along the spine of the Green Mountains, considered among the top seven wildlife corridors in the northern Appalachian chain, according to Wanner.

In addition, the Rolston Rest watershed contributes not only to Rutland’s drinking water supply but that of the Lake Champlain basin.

Other benefits would include the reopening of the area to the public for non-motorized recreation, although VAST usage will be grandfathered. Wanner noted the “scenic values” of the area and showed a chart itemizing the thousands of dollars spent locally by users of the national forest.

Blue Ridge’s huge sugaring operation would be discontinued, but sugarmakers interested in tapping trees on a smaller scale may apply for special use and forest products permits. If there is no interest, volunteers will remove all the taps and tubing.

Wanner stated that the payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) is anticipated to exceed the Conservation land, page 10

Courtesy of city of Rutland

Shown is a rendering of the new municipal swimming pools planned in Rutland.

Pool bid:

With money secure, plan proceeds

continued from page 1 of Finance last week, with Russell Construction of Rutland submitting the lowest bid at slightly under $2.07 million. The next lowest bid was submitted

by Belden Construction of Rutland at just over $2.23 million.

The Board of Finance referred the bids to Wight for review. A vote on awarding the bid for the project is expected at the Board of Finance’s next meeting, set for May 10.

“Three of the four bids would have been really tight,” Wight said Tuesday.

“The one that’s the low bid gives us plenty of breathing room and allows us to put a contingency in there.”

The contract will give the chosen company 365 days to complete the project, with a groundbreaking expected once work is ready to begin. That could come as soon as later this month, Wight said.

The project actually involves two pools next to each other. One will be a family pool, while the second will be a “competition pool” with marked lanes.

The competition pool is 2,978 square feet, and the family pool is 2,950 square feet.

Wight said the existing bath house will be looked at to determine if repairs can be made to bring it up to standards, including improvements that would

plans was to maximize resources going into the pool.

“We wanted to minimize all the ancillary cost with the building,” he said. “You

“THE ONE THAT’S THE LOW BID GIVES US PLENTY OF BREATHING ROOM AND ALLOWS US TO PUT A CONTINGENCY IN THERE,” SAID WIGHT. be needed to make it fully accessible.

The review will determine whether it is cheaper to fix the structure or knock it down and build new, she said. Also, the recreation superintendent said, the city will explore whether smaller renovations can be made that may allow the building to be used, at least temporarily.

If needed, Wight said, the city could put in outdoor showers at the pool and lease portable toilets while funding options are explored to refurbish or construct a new bath house.

“None of those are ideal,” she said.

Alderman Tom Depoy, chairman of the Board of Aldermen’s Recreation Committee, said Tuesday the goal of reworking the

can always build a building later, but once you build a pool, that’s what you got.

You can’t add on to a pool.”

Depoy also talked about possibly renting trailers for the roughly 2½ months the pool is open to provide space for people to change.

The park, which includes basketball and tennis courts, will have to close, at least for some time, while work on the pool project takes place, Wight said.

Nearby communities have provided pool use for city residents while work has been underway to design and build a new one.

“Rutland Town has been great,” Wight said. “We have a swim team and they needed a home, so Rutland Town really bent over backwards to accommodate the swim team at their site.”

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4-year-old donates birthday “gifts” to food shelf Griffin, a member of Hughes’s P@K preschool class at Killington, had his 4th birthday party on Saturday, April 29, at Green Mountain Storyline in Rutland. He asked his guests not to bring gifts, but instead to bring food for the food shelf. On Thursday, May 4, Griffin and his mom Jodi LeBrun, the kindergarten teacher at Killington Elementary School, delivered the food and Griffin introduced himself to the volunteers at the food shelf. He told them: “I brought food to give to people who don’t have food” and explained how he asked his birthday party guests not to bring gifts.

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On Saturday, May 6 in West Rutland, rugby fans from all over the state descended on a field outside of town for a day of hard tackles, mooseburgers and fundraising for a good cause. The event: The Keith Page Memorial Rugby Invitational.

Rugby, the raucous cousin of what we Americans call soccer, originated in 19th century England in the “market town” of Rugby, Warwickshire. A student at a public school named William Webb Ellis broke the rules of a game of football by picking up the ball and running with it. The sport caught on and today, rugby follows soccer (known everywhere else in the world as football) as one of the most widely played sports in the world with highly competitive teams in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In 2016, the rugby community celebrated as their sport returned to the world stage as part of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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Birdseye Wildlife Management Area christened at gathering

By Julia Purdy

CASTLETON—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife program to introduce the new Birdseye Wildlife Management Area was well attended despite the fierce windstorm the night before, Friday, May 5, that knocked out power from Clarendon to Pittsford and caused extensive tree damage throughout the area. The event was held at the Kehoe Conservation Camp on Point of Pines Road in Bomoseen, where a spectacular view of the new WMA could be enjoyed from the outdoor deck. Inside, participants munched on vegetable and fruit finger food, crackers and cheese provided by the Conservation Fund.

Mark Scott, director of wildlife, opened the proceedings by describing the new WMA, which expands the preexisting Bird Mountain WMA to a total of approximately 4,000 acres within the towns of Ira and Poultney and is now christened Birdseye Wildlife Management Area. It is the second largest intact habitat block in the Taconics, yet is close to Rutland’s bustling city life. A slide show of the landscape and wildlife supplemented the talks.

Scott then introduced the commissioner of Vermont Fish & Wildlife, Louis Porter, a Vermont native and outdoorsman.

Porter said Vermont is “in the restoration business” for species that had disappeared from Vermont in the past such as the whitetail deer and wild turkeys. He praised the Fish & Wildlife staff as well as the board for their important work, and expressed appreciation for the excellent relationship with U.S. Fish & Wildlife.

The new secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources, Julie Moore, told the

By Julia Purdy

Justin Lindholm (right center), former F&W board member, interprets the new WMA for participants who hiked up to Bird Mountain. group that Vermont is an important link in the wildlife corridor for the Northeast region and that ecological connectivity is essential to biodiversity on a regional as well as a local scale.

Nancy Bell, director of the Conservation Fund, which provided the intermediary step in the purchase of the acreage, then took the podium and expressed her heartfelt gratitude to both the Fish & Wildlife department and the towns of Ira and Poultney for this accomplishment.

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Bell said this is a story about rocks and people. She had brought samples of bedrock to decorate the tables, and briefly referenced the tectonic movements that created the Taconic bedrock, which over the ages has given sustenance to the natural communities here.

The human communities of Ira and Poultney, she said, were “spirited, hardheaded and bighearted” and demonstrated their commitment to conservation at every level in the face of a lengthy resistance to a massive industrial wind project that would have crowned the ridgelines with a row of giant turbines. She acknowledged that it was a “challenge for the towns to consider state ownership,” and said the support of the select boards and the planning commissions was critical to public involvement and backing of the proposal.

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She introduced Karen Freeman, conservation director with the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, and Donald Campbell, Southwest director of the Vermont Land Trust. Both organizations are now co-holders of the comprehensive conservation easement for the WMA. She also expressed thanks to Justin Lindholm, Green Mountain Power, and the townspeople of Tinmouth, Middletown Springs and West Rutland.

After the program a small group ventured out to visit the site, led by Justin Lindholm and F&W personnel including Jane Lazorchak, land acquisition and stewardship coordinator. In addition to viewing the cliffs where peregrine falcons nest, the group visited the Flynn cellar hole, home of the grandparents of a member of the group. Lindholm’s intimate knowledge of the area as a prior landowner on Bird Mountain added immeasurably to the experience for all.

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WCAX sold to Atlanta-based media company for $29m

By Mark Johnson, VTDigger

continues providing strong journalThe family that founded WCAX-TV mass. announced Thursday, May 4, they are In a letter to employees, the Marism, community leadership, and selling the station to an out-of-state tins said owning a single station in workplace excellence for many more media conglomerate for $29 million. a small market was “akin to being a decades to come,” Martin wrote.

WCAX president Peter Martin said small, open boat in an ever-intensifyIn an interview, he said “these are ing storm. The threats are many and the industry is rapidly consolidating good owners, quality operators, so the the odds of survival are shrinking.” and that it was increasingly impracthing will go forward.” ticable to operate as a single-station In an interview, Martin said the staGray will take over control of the owner. station June 1. Approval by The station, the first startthe Federal Communications “WHAT IS REALLY PRETTY CLEAR AT ed in Vermont, will be sold to Commission must also be THIS POINT IS THAT OPERATING AS Atlanta-based Gray Televiobtained. sion, Inc., which owns or op“Gray is thrilled that the A SINGLE INDEPENDENT STATION IS erates more than 100 stations Martin family selected us as JUST NOT VIABLE,” MARTIN SAID. in 56 markets. No immediate the new steward of Vermont’s layoffs are expected. very first television station,” WCAX, a CBS affiliate, was founded tion was profitable, but the networks said Kevin Latek, Gray’s executive in 1954 by the Martin family and was were squeezing affiliates for higher vice president. “We will proudly build led for decades by legendary Stuart payments. He also said there was inupon WCAX’s strong foundation and “Red” Martin, who ran the station creasing competition for viewers with six decades of success as we expand until his death in 2005, when his son, services like Netflix and other internet into Vermont, northern New York Peter, took over. sources. and northern New Hampshire with It is widely considered the most Martin said they sought Gray beanother great leading local media influential television news operation cause of its reputation for maintaininstitution.” in Vermont. ing a commitment to local news. He According to Broadcasting and “Of course it’s bittersweet,” Peter said they only spoke to one other firm Cable, an industry publication, Gray Martin, 76, told VTDigger.org, Thursabout buying the station. While no in 2017 has already has added five day. “The bitter is giving up a role, layoffs are expected, changes may be other stations to its portfolio—CBS, something we’ve done a very long made over time, Martin said, as they Fox and NBC affiliates in Fairbanks, time. The sweet part is that [the sale] would have been forced to do had Alaska, an ABC affiliate in Green Bay, secured the future of the organizathey maintained ownership.

Wis., and an NBC affiliate covering tion.”

In a statement, Martin noted the the Illinois and Iowa region in the “What is really pretty clear at this family history and commitment to Quad Cities market. point is that operating as a single inlocal news.

According to a Gray statement the dependent station is just not viable,” “WCAX is an integral part of the $29 million represented an “attractive he said. dynamic communities in which our purchase price.”

Martin said technology now allows family has lived, worked, and grown Martin said the proceeds of the sale a station owner to remotely operate for decades. We welcome Gray to would be split among four members stations. To compete, he said a televiVermont with the knowledge that its of the family, including himself. He sion owner needed to be in at least values, resources, and portfolio of said he would have no role in the stasimilar stations will ensure that WCAX tion after the sale is completed.

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Save our farm: continued from page 1 now single-handedly milks about 60 cows from his herd of approximately 100.

The milk from the farm is turned into signature Vermont brand Cabot cheese.

But the conventional market for liquid milk can be precarious, and often will dip below the cost of production for long stretches of time. It is very difficult for a small dairy farm to survive primarily on wholesale milk sales.

Like many others, the farm fell behind on its loan payments to creditors, including the USDA Farm Service Agency, People’s United Bank and the Vermont Agricultural Credit Corp. These creditors pitched the idea of filing Chapter 12 bankruptcy to the family, telling Saceric-Clark that it was made for situations just like the one they were in: a small farm dealing with uncertain conditions year to year, from weather to those wholesale milk prices.

Although not thrilled with the idea, they eventually agreed. The farm emerged with a reorganization plan, which included restructuring loans and paying off a debt to the FSA of $287,040 over five years, with monthly payments averaging $4,784. That debt covered

Milky Way farm holds “Save our Farm” event, May 6, brings family hope

Babies born May 29 to receive birthday bonus Lucky babies born May 29 in Vermont will receive a $100 deposit into a Vermont 529 college savings account opened in his or her name by the Vermont Student Assistance Corp (VSAC).

The Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems is joining with VSAC, which administers Vermont’s 529 college savings plan, to help educate Vermont families about saving for college for their children.

A 529 plan is an education savings plan operated by a state or educational institution designed to help families set aside funds for future college costs. It is named after Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, which created these types of savings plans in 1996.

Vermont’s 529 college savings plan, called the Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan (VHEIP), helps families put a child’s college education within reach.

“College savings accounts are clearly a powerful tool,” said Scott Giles, president and CEO of VSAC. “We want to encourage parents to open a VHEIP account and get started early to save for college. The ideal time to begin saving is between birth and age 5 in order to allow your investment to build over time.”

Parents can open an account with just $25 or give a gift of any amount. Contributors can benefit with a Vermont state income tax credit and other tax advantages.

Research shows that children with college savings are three times more likely to attend college and four times more likely to graduate than children with no college savings.

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Jimmy Kalb on the fiddle (left) with George Nostrand on the guitar (right) entertain visitors to Milky Way Farm, Saturday, May 6, during the “Save our Farm” event. the cows, the machinery and the equipment.

As the company bookkeeper, Mary Saceric-Clark was responsible for making payments and filing monthly reports with the bankruptcy court on the progress of the farm.

A short time after filing for Chapter 12, however, Robert Clark Sr. was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. Mary’s focus shifted to taking care of her husband, and they fell behind on payments, again. She missed filing some of the

monthly reports, too. In January 2016, at age 69, he lost his battle with cancer.

Because of the missed benchmarks for filing that were part of the restructuring plan, last month a judge dismissed the farmer’s Chapter 12 bankruptcy case, doing away with any protection the Clarks had against a creditor selling off the cows and the farm’s machinery and equipment to the highest bidders. Any day now an auction could be set to liquidate the assets of the farm. Included

in there “assets” are all of these beautiful “browneyed girls.” The family cherishes these animals, and wants to make sure they go to good homes if it comes down to it. Each cow has a name. However, they are still hoping to save the farm. This past Saturday, May 6, a “Save Our Farm” event was held at Milky Way. It included farm tours, hayrides, raffles, great food and music.

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OPINION EDITORIAL

LETTERS

$26 million savings is too much for Dems to ignore

House bill will cause suffering

By Angelo S. Lynn

In Vermont, Democratic legislators must carefully consider (and reconsider) a late-in-the-session move

by Gov. Phil Scott that could potentially save taxpayers $26 million annually in education costs. To ignore it could risk losing this one-time opportunity and give Republicans political ammunition in upcoming elections.

Here’s the deal: For the past several weeks, Gov. Scott has been working with the Vermont School Boards Association and with the Vermont Superintendents Association to develop a new Vermont Education Health Initiative (VEHI) that would serve as a statewide health care contract for teachers and school employees. The impetus for the change is a provision in Obamacare that mandates all state supervisory unions switch their health care contracts to the state exchange by midNovember of this year.

IT SAVES $26 MILLION ANNUALLY; IT PROVIDES THE SAME HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES AT NO ADDED COST; IT PROVIDES HEALTH CARE PARITY ACROSS THE STATE; IT MAINTAINS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS AND THE RIGHT TO STRIKE LOCALLY; AND IT LOWERS COST IN K-12 SPENDING. Individual school districts would still hold teacher and employee negotiations for salaries, days off and other provisions of the work place, but health care benefits would no longer be part of that discussion. That’s either a positive or negative development depending on one’s perspective. For the NEA, the teachers’ union, it is seen as a negative because the union loses a bit of its clout.

For most citizens and taxpayers, however, it is no doubt seen as a positive development — not just because it is one less thing for district school boards to have to negotiate, but also because larger districts would no longer be able to offer better health insurance packages than smaller districts can afford. With health care benefits equal across the state, smaller districts can be more competitive on salary discussions.

From the public’s perspective, this appears to be a win-win-win scenario. It saves $26 million annually; it provides the same health care benefits for teachers and school employees at no added cost; it provides health care parity across the state; it maintains collective bargaining rights and the right to strike locally; and it lowers cost in K-12 spending.

The one downside is that the plan wasn’t finalized until fairly recently, not allowing state legislators the opportunity to vet the issue as thoroughly as they would like. And here’s the catch: It’s a one-time offer. So, if the state Legislature doesn’t act on it this session, the opportunity for years of savings is lost.

After the Senate Finance Committee initially expressed its reluctance to consider the bill and the Senate leadership also initially balked, citing its concern that the measure would step on the collective bargaining rights of teachers, a vote was held Wednesday, May 3. The vote divided the Democratic majority in the House and gave Republican Gov. Phil Scott the upper hand. Sixteen Democrats supported the proposal, and momentarily, the coalition won, until Dem. House Speaker Mitzi Johnson cast a tie vote (74-74) to kill the amendment. Johnson, however, won’t have the votes she needs to override a veto of the budget, which it is unclear if Scott will resort to if the House and Senate don’t go along with a statewide contract.

The governor, however, did recently affirm his stance on the importance of acting for the common-sense savings in a statement May 8, and a veto seems likely— and wise—should it come to that.

Politically, it would be a mistake for Democrats to dismiss this proposal. With the support of the state school board association and superintendents association, and with common sense on its side, this is precisely the type of issue that could swing political allegiance $26 million to save, page 7

By Angel Boligan

LETTERS

An attack on women’s health Dear Editor, There are 2.5 million patients that come to Planned Parenthood for care every year, regardless of their zip code, income, sexual orientation, race, religion, gender, or country of origin.

Shutting down Planned Parenthood would deny

MANY WOULD HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO FOR HEALTH CARE. millions of patients access to its cancer screenings, birth control, HIV testing, and more. If patients are blocked from care at Planned Parenthood, many would have nowhere else to go for health care.

This “defunding” scheme is nothing more than a blatantly political attempt to attack women’s health and rights, while taking health care away from the people who need it most. Every person has a fundamental right to affordable, quality health care.

Bug Schilling, Poultney

No Mother’s Day for cows

Help needed to stop bill

Dear Editor, Last week, The Washington Post published a major expose of the U.S. dairy industry concluding that mega dairies scam consumers into paying extra for “organic” milk that isn’t. The timing, a few days before Mother’s Day, is appropriate. Dairy cows, worldwide symbols of motherhood, never get to see or nurture their babies.

The newborn calves are torn from their mothers at birth and turned into veal cutlets. The distraught mothers bellow for days, hoping in vain for their babies’ return. Instead, they are milked by machines, then impregnated artificially to keep the milk flowing. When their production drops, around 4 years of age, they are ground into hamburgers.

This Mother’s Day, let’s all honor motherhood and our natural compassion for animals by rejecting the dairy industry’s cruelty. Let’s choose healthful, cruelty-free foods offered at our grocery store, instead.

Mario Vincelette, Rutland

Dear Editor, Please call the governor at 802-828-3333 and ask him not to support H-218—a pro-puppy mill bill. Dogs and cats forced to live their lives under the conditions in this bill will suffer greatly being confined to a space that is only big enough for them to turn around in.

Dogs and cats confined to small places and only allowed out for one hour a day often develop signs of distress. They will try to get out, poke their noses through the bars, howl or meow, dig, tear at their own skin and eventually become motionless and asocial and depressed. Similar to catatonia in humans. Many will lie in their own feces. Supposedly they will be let out for one hour out of 24 but who will enforce the rule?

This bill will impair the ability to enforce animal cruelty investigations. As a veterinarian, I rely on the current regulations to help me investigate and prosecute animal abuse.

Peggy W. Larson DVM MS JD, Williston

Dear Editor, What is the acceptable level of misery? The question was posed by Senator Dick McCormick when addressing the Vermont Senate about the anguish cats and dogs will feel if H.218 is signed into law. Reducing cages sizes used at Vermont puppy mills, and removing the requirement for a house for dogs that “guard livestock” will most certainly create suffering and death. Dogs die in the blazing sun and freeze to death in our frigid winters without protection. Dogs, like any mammal, are susceptible to frostbite, hypothermia, and can suffer a horrible death.

What is the acceptable level of misery? The answer is none.

Improving the lives of dogs and cats that spend their entire lives caged should be a priority by those in a position to affect change. H.218, sponsored

by Rep. John Bartholomew, Hartland, will condemn many animals to increased suffering.

Vermont statutes regarding cage sizes were upgraded 10 years ago from very restrictive USDA regulations. These regulations are used for cage requirements for laboratory research on cats and dogs that have a short life once their “purpose” has ended.

Currently, in Vermont law, cage sizes are larger for animals kept confined 24/7, for their entire reproductive life. To live a life in a cage is cruel and torturous, mentally and physically. Until this bill is signed, a dog below 25 pounds has a 3- by 4-foot cage, a 26 to 35-pound dog has a 4- by 4-foot cage, 36 to 50-pound dog has a 4- by 5-foot cage, a 51 to 99-pound dog has a 5- by 5-foot cage, and over 100 pounds a 6- by 5-foot cage.

These sizes, at the very least, allow a dog to stretch, eat, drink, sleep and walk a few steps without living in urine and feces.

In Rep. Bartholomew’s bill, his new cage sizes decrease space to nearly half the size of every cage mentioned above. Consider the life of your beloved animal living in a cage, if at all. Again, this is living in a cage all day, all night long.

Rep. Bartholomew’s defends his position saying, “My credentials to comment on animal housing issues are extensive.”

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CAPITOL QUOTES “The House bill is a bad bill. It has not been scored yet by the Congressional Budget Office, so we don’t know exactly how many Americans are projected to lose their coverage. People I’ve talked to think it’s going to go up from the earlier version.”

Said Tom Huebner, the chief executive officer of RRMC and the New England representative for the American Hospital Association, joining leaders across Vermont’s health care industry saying the newest bill going through Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act is worse than the one that failed in March. Huebner said the March bill likely would have thrown 60,000 Vermonters off health insurance.The new bill passed the U.S. House May 4. It now moves to the U.S. Senate, where the bill’s future is unclear.

“Frankly, most [patients] are going to go undiagnosed. It is only the tip of the iceberg. It’s probably out there to a much higher prevalence than people appreciate.”

Said Konstance Knox, a virologist, microbiologist and founder of Coppe Laboratories in Waukesha, Wis., the only commercial lab that tests for the Powassan virus, a little-known tick-borne virus that, while very rare, has a mortality rate of 10 percent. More serious symptoms can include loss of coordination, speech difficulties, seizures, and eventually meningitis and encephalitis. The state’s only human case, so far, was found in 1999, but with more ticks and increased testing, officials expect to find more.

“This is a good bill for Vermont, for the nation, and for all of the American people. We took out more than 160 poison pill riders and instead focused sharply on our country’s real priorities. This is how Congress can and should work ... Congress’s success in producing this bill shows that when we come together and work through our differences, we can do the work of the American people.”

Said U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, May 5, after President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Bill into law. The bill is the first appropriations bill negotiated and managed by Leahy under his new role as Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Leahy succeeded in including a long list of Vermont’s priorities in the bill, including maintaining funding for LIHEAP, rejecting Trump’s proposed elimination of cleanup funding for Lake Champlain, increasing help to states in dealing with the opioid crisis, protecting the work of the Environmental Protection Agency in monitoring and addressing clean air and water issues and climate change, and increasing funds for Pell grants, which help lower-income families afford college for their children.

Road work: Summer construction cont. continued from page 1 Milling operations should be in the Wheelerville Road area in Mendon and continue easterly throughout the week. Two-way traffic will be maintained much of the time; however, stopped traffic and delays will occur intermittently.

Crews are scheduled to continue with drainage work along the road in the area of the Cortina Inn, Pico and in Killington throughout this week. This work may require shoulder and/or lane closures. Motorists are advised to use caution when traveling through the work zone. Motorists can expect to encounter possible lane shifts, flaggers and uniformed traffic officers throughout the work zone.

Crews will begin to place topsoil, seed and mulch in the location of the scaled back ledge area and in project areas where digging and ditching has been completed Tasks to be completed include cold planing, resurfacing, pavement markings, guardrail and sign installation, and the installation of center line rumble strips. Other work along the project includes ledge removal and the installation of a new precast box culvert just west of the Killington Skyeship, near the intersection with East Mountain Road.

Route 73 On Route 73 between Goshen and Rochester, Pike Industries’ subcontractor, J. Hutchins, has continued with installing underdrain along Route 73, west of Bingo Road. Underdrain activities east of Bingo Road on Route 73 are planned to begin the week of May 15. No work is scheduled during this week.The installation of cross drainage structures continued last week near the intersection of Maple Hill Road and Route 73, working west towards Mom and Pop’s Sugarhouse.

More road work to come

By Stephen Seitz

As sure a sign of spring as robins returning and crocuses blooming, the season also sees road construction crews getting back to work.

In Rutland Town, the traffic signal at the intersection of Green Mountain Plaza, Seward Road and Route 7 is scheduled to be replaced. The project begins in July and is expected to be complete by December. There will also be unspecified improvements to the Rutland Center Street Marketplace during the same period.

In Woodstock, work begins in September to construct a pedestrian island, a new handicapped-accessible sidewalk, crosswalks, and speed control signs on South Street.

The project is expected to last until March of next year.

In Ludlow, the Walker Bridge leading into town will be closed completely from May 15 through May 25, with one-way alternating traffic for the next two weeks after that. According to the project description, “The new bridge deck will be constructed on existing beams and existing abutments using new precast deck panels to facilitate rapid replacement. … The useful life of the structure will be extended another 30 to 40 years.”

The bridge at the intersection of Routes 100 and 103 will also be rehabilitated during this period. The plan is to replace the deck using the existing beams and abutments.

The new bridge will be an 82-foot single span. Those with questions about either project should call 802-496-3376.

There will also be the usual routine maintenance work on state roadways throughout the region. Travelers can expect to encounter crews putting down new pavement markings and center lines along state roads. According to VTrans, Class 1 and Class 2 roads will be getting new center lines.

June sees the beginning of a two-year project to reconstruct part of U.S. Route 7 in Brandon. About one mile of roadway will be completely replaced, as well as side roads, sidewalks and parking areas. The project also includes relocating utilities, upgrading drainage and new traffic signals.

$26 million to save:

Teacher health plan is a win-win-win

continued from page 6 among moderates and independents to the Republican camp. If Democratic leadership is so beholden to the teachers’ union as to not pursue common sense objectives when they are presented, that spells trouble with a capital T. If it takes a few extra days to debate the issue, and possibly flush out other concerns, so be it: the Democratic leadership should add the days to the agenda. There are few ways state legisla-

Puppy mill bill: continued from page 6 Bartholomew spent his entire career in animal research. His resume doesn’t indicate a private practice where he would have provided care for a beloved companion animal. On the contrary.

Bartholomew represented to the House & Senate that the our laws were unenforceable. Not true.

Using the current statutes, VVSA and our sheriff went to a puppy mill in Baltimore. The owner was required to double cage sizes for many of his dogs.

A civil citation was issued.

Dozens of dogs lived in cages - that was, and still is, their life spent reproducing. A recent visitor to this puppy mill described the

tors could ever save $26 million annually that also creates no loss of benefits for those involved. And it’s money, year after year, that can be invested in our school systems to yield better student outcomes. That’s a powerful talking point that wins elections if your opponent voted against it.

Angelo Lynn is the editor and publisher of the Addison Independent, a sister pubication to the Mountain Times.

H.218 reducing crate size for dogs is barbaric

dogs as “stir crazy,” talked about them “circling nonstop, barking, and begging for human contact.” Many people have asked why we have laws that allow dogs and cats to be caged for life at all. Good question.

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) who asks for financial contributions to fight against puppy mills, and some Vermont humane societies, supported this bill that endorses these mills by voting for this bill as written. Consider to whom you entrust your faith in working on behalf of animals, and to whom you give support.

Ask Governor Scott not to sign H.218 un-

less these sections are removed. Messages can be left at:1-828-3333 or email: governor.vermont. gov/contact-us/message.

This bill should go back to the table to be re-worked.

Animals should not be sacrificed merely to get a bill passed. It’s not too late.

Please speak on behalf of those that can’t.

Thank you to Windsor Senators Dick McCormack and Alice Nitka for their support in trying to remove the parts of this bill that will harm cats and dogs.

Sue Skaskiw, Rutland Skaskiw is the executive director at VT Volunteer Services for Animals Humane Society.

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WHAT TO DO IN CENTRAL VERMONT Rotary Meeting

6 p.m.

The Killington-Pico Rotary club cordially invites visiting Rotarians, friends and guests to attend its weekly meeting. The club meets Wednesdays at the Summit Lodge 6-8 p.m. for a full dinner and fellowship. Call 802-773-0600 to make a reservation. Dinner fee $19. KillingtonPicoRotary.org

Table Tennis

6 p.m.

Green Mountain Table Tennis. Play twice as a guest for free. $30/ year membership. Knights of Columbus/Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County gym, 21 Merchants Row, Rutland.

7-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

Info, 802-247-5913.

Open Mic

7 p.m.

Open mic with Jim Yeager at ArtisTree Community Arts Center. Relaxed, supportive, fun atmosphere. All levels/abilities welcome. Solo or group, come play or just watch. 2095 Pomfret Rd., S. Pomfret. artistreevt.org.

Water Issue Films

7 p.m.

Pure Water for the World presents a two-part film series about water issues: Thursday, May 11, “What’s your Watermark?” and Saturday, May 13, “Elixir” shown at Rutland High School’s theatre, 22 Stratton Rd., Rutland. Both at 7 p.m. Q&A sessions with the filmmakers follow each screening. $10 suggested donation for adults; students free. 802-747-0778 or purewaterfortheworld.org for more information.

Livingston Taylor

7:30 p.m.

An evening with Livingston Taylor at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 the Green, Woodstock. Tickets at pentanglarts.org. Hosted by Ottauquechee Health Foundation.

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Bingo

6:30 p.m.

Bridgewater Grange Bingo, Wednesdays nights, doors open at 5:30 p.m. Games start 6:30 p.m. Route 100A, Bridgewater Corners. Just across bridge from Junction Country Store. All welcome.

Refreshments available.

Sip N Dip

VT. FARMERS’ MARKET MOVES OUTSIDE, DEPOT PARK, RUTLAND SATURDAY, MAY 13, 9 A.M.

WEDNESAY Bikram Yoga **

MAY 10

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Wednesdays: 6 a.m. & 12 p.m. 1 hour Bikram hot; 4 p.m. hot power flow; 5:30 p.m. 1.5 hour Bikram hot. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

RSVP Training

9 a.m.

RSVP Bone Builders will train volunteer instructors for osteoporosis exercise program, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at CTK Church, 66 S. Main St., Rutland.

Lunch included in free workshop. RSVP to 775-8220 ext. 102. No experience needed. Free.

Story Time

10 a.m.

Maclure Library offers two preschool story hours, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. Parents and care givers are encouraged to bring children from birth to 5 years old. This is a great chance for children to socialize and parents / care givers to make new friends, share concerns, joys, ideas, and experiences and to learn from other parents. Small, intimate group. Info, 802-483-2792. 840 Arch St., Pittsford.

Stitch-In

10 a.m.

Green Mountain Chapter of Embroiderers Guild of America holds stitch-in plus displays of work, info, and Q&A at Norman Williams Public Library, 10 the Green, Woodstock. Free.

6:30 p.m.

Chaffee Art Center offers Sip N’ Dip painting class with local artist.

It’s Arts Night Out! Materials provided; bring a good friend and a bottle of wine or beer for an evening of fun and creativity. BYOB. $25/$30. RSVP required to 802-775-0356. 16 S. Main St., Rutland. chaffeeartcenter.org.

THURSDAY

Open Swim **

MAY 11

8 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 5-7 p.m. Call for more times & info, 802-773-7187.

Smoking Cessation

9 a.m.

Rutland’s stop smoking program, including patches, gum, and lozenges, at Rutland Regional Behavioral Health, 1 Commons St., Rutland, Thursdays, 9-10 a.m. Register at 747-3768 or rrmc.org. Free!

Lego Club

3:15 p.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library offers Lego Club every Wednesday during the school year, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Ages 6 and up welcome. 2998 River Road, Killington. Info, 802-422-9765.

Medicare Presentation

4:30 p.m.

Educational event, Improved Medicare for All, at Norman Williams Public Library, 10 the Green, Woodstock. Begins with “The Healthcare Movie” at 4:30 p.m. followed by Q&A/ presentation by Dr. Marvin Malek, MD. Free, open to all .

Rutland Wellness

5 p.m.

Education and support for people who are struggling emotionally. Focus on tools and methods for improving our lives mentally and physically.

Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m., Grace Congregational Church, 8 Court St., Rutland.

802-353-4365.

Level 1 Yoga

8:30 a.m.

Level 1 Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Bikram Yoga **

9 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Fridays: 9 a.m. 1.5 hr. Bikram hot; 12 p.m. 1 hour Bikram hot. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

Castleton Videofest

9 a.m.

Castleton University hosts 22nd annual Castleton Videofest, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Casella Theater. High school students from throughout Vt. submit original work for chance to premiere at festival, for judging. Scholarships awarded for first place in categories. Info, castleton.edu/videofest. 62 Alumni Drive, Castleton.

Story Time

10:30 a.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library holds story time Fridays, 10:30-11 a.m. Join for stories, songs, activities. Babies and toddlers welcome! Info, 802-422-9765.

Bioblitz

Intro to Starting a Micro Business

Magic: the Gathering

Story Hour

Women’s Pickup Basketball

Story Time

Open Gym

9 a.m.

BROC offers free Introduction to Starting a Micro Business workshop 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Tips and techniques to start your own small business. 45 Union St., Rutland. RSVP to ahoyle@broc.org or 802-665-1744.

10 a.m.

Promoting early literacy and socialization skills in a fun setting. Stories, songs, movement, craft. No registration. Ages 2+. Fox Room, Rutland Free Library, 10-10:45 a.m. 773-1860.

Story Time

3 p.m.

The Rutland Downtown Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m. at Vermont Farmers Food Center, 251 West Street, Rutland. Info and vendors, vtfarmersmarket.org.

Last Wednesday inside, moves outside on Saturday!

8 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call for more times & info, 802-773-7187.

9 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Thursdays: 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. 1.5 hour Bikram hot; 6:15 p.m. 1 hour Bikram hot. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

Active Seniors Lunch

Farmers Market

MAY 12

Open Swim **

Bikram Yoga **

10:30 a.m.

Green Mountain Fibers holds Learn to Knit classes Wednesdays through end of May, 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Learn basic knitting skills, cast on, knit and purl stitch, cast off. Free with purchase of yarn and needles; $10 to others. 259 Woodstock Ave., Rutland. Info, 802-775-7800.

12 p.m.

Killington Active Seniors meet for a meal Wednesdays at the Lookout Bar & Grille. Town sponsored. Come have lunch with this well-traveled group of men and women. $5/ person. Info, 802-422-2921. 2910 Killington Road, Killington.

FRIDAY

12:30 p.m.

Mercy Farm, 56 Howard Hill Rd., Benson plans a 24-hour BioBlitz, inviting anyone, of any age, to visit the farm from 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 12, through 3 p.m., Saturday, May 13. Participants will note all the living organisms they encounter, racing to count species and build a database. Special activities are planned for children, but they must be accompanied by an adult. For more info, call 802-537-4531.

10 a.m.

Maclure Library offers two preschool story hours, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. Parents and care givers are encouraged to bring children from birth to 5 years old. This is a great chance for children to socialize and parents / care givers to make new friends, share concerns, joys, ideas, and experiences and to learn from other parents. Today, Rutland Parent Child Center hosts. Snacks, crafts, stories, open playtime, dance, songs. Info, 802-483-2792. 840 Arch St., Pittsford.

Learn to Knit **

** denotes multiple times and/or locations.

10 a.m.

Story time at the West Rutland Public Library. Thursdays at 10 a.m. Bring your young children to enjoy stories, crafts, and playtime. Info, 802-4382964.

Killington Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied. For info, 802-422-3368.

3:15 p.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library holds Magic: the Gathering after school Fridays, 3:15-4:30 p.m. Ages 8+, all levels welcome. 2998 River Rd., Killington. 4229765.

6 p.m.

Adult women’s pickup basketball Friday evenings, 6-9 p.m. at Vt. Police Academy, 317 Academy Rd, Pittsford, VT. Info, 802-483-6500 x 17. Free!

March 3-May 12.

6 p.m.

Friday night open gym at Head Over Heels, 152 North Main St., Rutland.

6-7:30 p.m. Ages 6+. First time is free! Practice current skills, create gymnastic routines, learn new tricks, social opportunity to be with friends! $10/ hour for members; $14/ hour for non-members. Info, 802-773-1404.

Branch Out Teen Night

6 p.m.

Branch Out Teen Night at ArtisTree, in collaboration with Spectrum Teen Center, in the gallery. ArtisTree Community Arts Center, 2095 Pomfret Rd., S. Pomfret. artistreevt.org.

Madagascar, A Musical Adventure Jr.

7 p.m.

Based on the DreamWorks motion picture, Rutland Youth Theatre presents “Madagascar, A Musical Adventure Jr.” live at Paramount Theatre. Adults $10, seniors and under age 18 $8. paramountvt.org. 30 Center St., Rutland.

SATURDAY

Bone Builders

MAY 13

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets Thursdays at Mendon Methodist Church basement.

Info, 802-773-2694.

Mendon Seniors Lunch

11:30 a.m.

Mendon Senior Citizens have lunch gathering at Sugar and Spice, Route 4 Mendon, 2nd Thursday of each month. For info, 802-773-4187.

Level 2 Yoga

5:30 p.m.

Level 2 Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Bridge Club

6:30 p.m.

Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick Center Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge games. Info, 802-228-6276. 1 Deer St., Rutland. Please join.

Letter Carrier’s Food Drive

Letter Carriers #495 Stamp Out Hunger food drive. All Rutland County post offices will participate. Leave bag of food donations at your mailbox on Saturday before your mail carrier arrives, to be distributed to local food banks.

Non-perishable items liked canned meat, fish, fruits & veggies; boxed meals; soups & chili; cereals; p.b.; baby food & diapers, and more. Thank you! Info, 802-773-7477.

Bikram Yoga **

7:30 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Saturdays: 7:30 a.m. 1 hr. Bikram hot; 9 a.m. 1.5 hr. Bikram hot; 4 p.m. hot power flow. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-7476300.

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7:30 a.m.

Early morning bird walk with naturalist Tom Estille at Pine Hill Park, 2 Oak St Ext, Rutland. See and hear dozens of bird species. Bring water, bug spray, binocs, comfy walking shoes. Easy to moderate. 7:30-9:30 a.m. rutlandrec. com.

Tinmouth Plant Sale

8 a.m.

33rd annual Tinmouth Plant Sale on the lawn next to Tinmouth F.D., Mountain View Road, Tinmouth. View 7:30-7:55 a.m. No sales prior to “GO!” at 8 a.m. Come early for best selection. Locally grown and dug perennials and shrubs from Tinmouth gardens. Bake sale and more fundraisers for elementary school. Info, 802-446-3207, tinmouthvt.org.

Spring Bird Walk

8 a.m.

Cavendish Community and Conservation Assn. sponsors spring bird walk.

Meet at corner of Twenty Mile Stream and Chapman roads in Proctorsville for led walk. Wear hiking shoes, dress for weather and woods walking. Free open to all. Info, 802-226-7736.

Mindful Movements

8 a.m.

Rise and shine with mindful movements, gentle stretches and chair yoga to awaken the body and settle the mind. 60 minutes of self care. First and third Saturday mornings of each month, 8-9 a.m. at Plymouth Community Center, 35 School Drive, Plymouth. Donations in the way of dana accepted, but not expected. Contact/RSVP to instructor Susan Mordecai, smordecai6@gmail.com.

Town-Wide Yard Sales

8 a.m.

Town of West Rutland yard sale day, all over town, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Maps available at town hall office; westrutlandtown.com. Info, 438-2263.

Pancake Breakfast

8 a.m.

Pancake breakfast buffet at Masonic Lodge, 63 Franklin St., West Rutland.

8-11 a.m. $9 adults, $3 for ages 6-12, free age 5 and under. Pancakes, fr. toast, eggs, meats, home fries, beverages, and more.

Mixed Level Yoga

8:30 a.m.

Mixed level yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Farmers Market Moves Outside!

9 a.m.

The Rutland Downtown Farmers Market heads back outside for the summer! It’s opening day in Depot Park, in front of Walmart, downtown Rutland.

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Info and vendors, vtfarmersmarket.org.

Killington Section GMC

9 a.m.

Killington Section Green Mountain Club Long Trail Spring Cleaning! All welcome to help prepare trail for summer hiking season. Clear waterbars, trim brush, cut blowdowns. Meet in Main St. Park, Rutland at 9 a.m. to carpool.

Bring water and a lunch. Wear sturdy shoes, bring gloves, dress for the weather. Tools provided. Rain date, May 14. Info, 802-293-2510.

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GMC Commencement

10 a.m.

Green Mountain College’s 180th Commencement Ceremony at 10 a.m., and noted climatologist and geophysicist Michael E. Mann will deliver the commencement address. Dr. Mann is the author of several books about climate change including his most recent work, “The Madhouse Effect,” co-authored with Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Tom Toles of The Washington Post. One Brennan Circle in Poultney. greenmtn.edu/announcing-gmcs-2017-commencement-speaker/

Bike Safety Day

10 a.m.

19th annual Wallingford Community Bike Safety Day at Wallingford Elementary School. All ages. Free helmet fitting, obstacle courses, bike safety inspections, rescue/law vehicles and interactions, prizes, face painting, refreshments, more. Free. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Info, 802-446-7011. 126 School St, Wallingford.

Chalk the Walk

10 a.m.

4th annual Chalk the Walk art festival with Hands On Minds On art studio, held at Godnick Center, One Deer St, Rutland. Create artwork in a square with friends and families, plus bouncy house, panna soccer pit, cookout.

Contest with prizes. Suggested donation of $3 .10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Girls on the Run

10 a.m.

Girls on the Run Vermont Central Vt 5K run/walk at Vt State Fairgrounds, Rutland. The culmination of GOTRVT’s 10-week after school empowerment program for local girls in grades 3-8, and is open for the community to participate as a runner, walker, volunteer, or sideline supporter. Register early until May 11 at gotrvt.org, or day-of. $10 kids, $20/30 adults.

Open Gym

11 a.m.

Saturday morning open gym at Head Over Heels, 152 North Main St., Rutland. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All ages welcome. First time is free! Practice current skills, create gymnastic routines, learn new tricks, social opportunity to be with friends! $10/ hour for members; $14/ hour for non-members.

Info, 802-773-1404.

Castleton Graduation

11 a.m.

Castleton University 230th commencement ceremony in the Castleton Pavilion. Governor Phil Scott will address. 62 Alumni Dr., Castleton.

12 p.m.

Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick Center Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge games. Info, 802-228-6276. 1 Deer St., Rutland. Please join.

Raft Race

12 p.m.

43rd annual Bridgewater Raft Race to benefit the Bridgewater Fast Squad, rescheduled from last week. Held on the Ottauquechee River, participants make their own rafts out of materials they have. Prizes, awards, and a boatload of fun! The cannon fires promptly at noon. Arrive at the start by 11 a.m. to register at the home of Rob Capossela, just West of the Long Trail Brewery on Route 4.

Rutland County Rumble

12 p.m.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway holds its first official Demolition Derby and Truck & Tractor Pulls. Begins at noon with pulling; derby begins 6 p.m. Entry fees.

2743 Rt. 22A, West Haven. Track line: 802-265-3112. devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com.

A Cappella Group

1 p.m.

Foley Brothers and Neshobe River Winery hold first concert of season in tasting barn: Dissipated Eight, Middlebury College’s a cappella group. Wine, beer, and vintage barn setting. Free, rain or shine. No dogs please. 79 Stone Dam Rd., Brandon.

Madagascar, A Musical Adventure Jr.

2 p.m.

Based on the DreamWorks motion picture, Rutland Youth Theatre presents “Madagascar, A Musical Adventure Jr.” live at Paramount Theatre.

Adults $10, seniors and under age 18 $8. paramountvt. org. 30 Center St., Rutland.

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Little Free Library

4:30 p.m.

New Little Free Library grand opening in Baxter Street Park: bring two books, leave with a new one from the new community library. Event includes unveiling, Q&A discussion with Library Steward, book exchange, light snack. Baxter Street, Rutland. littlefreelibrary.org.

Open Swim

IAN ETHAN CASE AT BRANDON MUSIC SATURDAY, MAY 13, 7:30 P.M.

5 p.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: Tues., Thurs., Saturday 5-7 p.m. Call for more times & info, 802-773-7187.

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5 p.m.

Black River H.S. Senior Class 2017 Project Graduation hosts spaghetti supper with salad, rolls, dessert - all you can eat - in Belmont’s Odd Fellows Hall. Adults $10, under age 12 $5. Info, 802-259-2791.

Madagascar, A Musical Adventure Jr.

7 p.m.

Based on the DreamWorks motion picture, Rutland Youth Theatre presents “Madagascar, A Musical Adventure Jr.” live at Paramount Theatre. Adults $10, seniors and under age 18 $8. paramountvt.org. 30 Center St., Rutland.

Water Issue Films

7 p.m.

Pure Water for the World presents a two-part film series about water issues: Thursday, May 11, “What’s your Watermark?” and Saturday, May 13, “Elixir” shown at Rutland High School’s theatre, 22 Stratton Rd., Rutland. Both at 7 p.m. Q&A sessions with the filmmakers follow each screening. $10 suggested donation for adults; students free. 802-747-0778 or purewaterfortheworld.org for more information.

FOLA Movie

7 p.m.

FOLA presents screening of animated Pixar movie “Inside Out,” at Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium. Bring the whole family to see it on the big screen again. Free, donations appreciated. Popcorn and water provided. Info, 802228-7239; fola.us.

Ian Ethan Case

7:30 p.m.

Double-neck guitarist Ian Ethan Case brings never-before-seen custom instrument affectionately dubbed “The Beast” in performance at Brandon Music. Tickets $20, $25 for pre-dinner. BYOB. Reservations at 802-2474295. 62 Country Club Rd., Brandon. brandon-music.net.

Fundraiser Comedy Show

8 p.m.

Comedian Krazy Jake Hodgdon performs fundraiser comedy show to benefit American Cancer Society, Relay for Life, and Team “Kinney Pike Striders” at American Legion Post 49, 72 S. Main St., Fair Haven. $15 advance, $20 at the door. Tickets available at American Legion Post 49 in Fair Haven, Kinney Pike Insurance in Rutland, Gilmore Home Center in Castleton, or krazyjakecomedy.com. Age 21+ show.

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Bikram Yoga **

9 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Sundays: 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. 1.5 hr. Bikram hot.

1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga

10 a.m.

Vinyasa flow yoga - all levels, everyone welcome! With Whitney Berra.

Meditative and heat building flow of movement with breath, to cultivate strength, space, and grounding. $10 for non-Mountain Top guests; 6 classes $50. Call to sign-up or drop-in. Yoga Studio at Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Chittenden. 802-483-2311.

Mimosas and a Matinee

10:30 a.m.

Mother’s Day Mimosas and a Matinee. Treat mom to brunch at the Prince and the Pauper and received free tickets to screening of “Enchanted” at Town Hall Theatre. Brunch seatings begin 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Reservations recommended at 457-1818. 24 Elm St., Woodstock.

Live from the Met

12:30 p.m.

The Paramount Theatre screens Live in HD from The Met, on the big screen, Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. This week, encore presentation of “Der Rosenkavalier.” $23/ adults; $10/ student tickets at paramountvt.org.

30 Center St., Rutland. Run time 4 hours, 50 minutes with two intermissions.

Mother’s Day Movie Special

2 p.m.

Pentangle presents Mother’s Day movie showing of “Enchanted” (PG) 2 p.m. at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 the Green. $5.

Open Auditions

3 p.m.

Rutland Youth Theatre holds open auditions for “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare, for its summer traveling troupe. Auditions at Courcelle Building, 16 North Main St. Ext, Rutland today 3-6 p.m. Graduating grades 6-12 may audition. Info, rutlandrec.com/theatre.

Brian Regan

7 p.m.

Comedian Brian Regan brings live comedy tour to Paramount Theatre, turning mundane situations into side-splitting material. Tickets $45-$55 at paramountvt.org. 30 Center St., Rutland.

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MONDAY

Yin Yoga

8:30 a.m.

Yin Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

MAY 15

Bikram Yoga **

Art Workshop

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Mondays: 6 a.m. 1 hour Bikram hot yoga; 9 a.m.

1.5 hour Bikram hot yoga; 4 p.m. hot power flow; 5:30 p.m. 1.5 hour Bikram hot yoga. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

10 a.m.

Annie’s Art Workshop, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays at Sherburne Memorial Library, Killington. Open art workshop - collaborative artist group welcomes all levels, interests, mediums. Free. In memory of Ann Wallen. Info, 2991777.

Level 1 & 2 Yoga

Family Playgroup

8:30 a.m.

Level 1 & 2 Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Killington Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied. For info, 802-422-3368.

Science Symposium

10 a.m.

VINS hosts research science symposium designed for students, peers, teachers, parents and others to view final products of students’ work during the year, findings on important issues facing their communities and the world as a whole. Hands-on learning opportunities, raptor program, and more. vinswebs.org for info. 6565 Woodstock Rd., Quechee.

TOPS Meeting

5 p.m.

TOPS - Taking Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Tuesday at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 85 West Street, Rutland. Weigh-in 5-5:25 p.m. Meeting 5:30-6:30 p.m. For additional information call Robin at 802-483-2967.

Level 1 Yoga

5:30 p.m.

Level 1 Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga

10 a.m.

Rutland Co. Parent Child Center holds playgroup, at Mount Holly Town Library, Belmont. Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. Informal gatherings for families who share a common thread of wanting a supportive experience for their child. For info, rcpcc.org.

5:45 p.m.

Vinyasa flow yoga - all levels, everyone welcome! With Whitney Berra.

Meditative and heat building flow of movement with breath, to cultivate strength, space, and grounding. $10 for non-Mountain Top guests; 6 classes $50. Call to sign-up or drop-in. Yoga Studio at Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Chittenden. 802-483-2311.

Bone Builders

RYP May Mixer

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets Tuesdays at Mendon Methodist Church basement.

Info, 802-773-2694.

Stars Within Reach

6 p.m.

Rutland Young Professionals May Mixer at Rutland Country Club, 6-8 p.m. Free, meet and network with other young professionals from Rutland region. Wine tasting, outdoor patio, putting green, door prizes plus cash bar and appetizers. rutlandyoungprofessionals.org. Grove St., Rutland.

10 a.m.

Pentangle presents Arts in Education program, Stars Within Reach: Spaghetti In a Hot Dog Bun. Performance about family relationships, anti=bullying, and more, recommended for grades pre-k-4. Tickets $6, pentanglearts.org. Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 the Green.

Legion Bingo

Open Swim

Preschool Story Time

Chess Club

Rutland Rotary

Learn to Knit **

11:30 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call for more times & info, 802-773-7187.

12:15 p.m.

Rotary Club of Rutland meets Mondays for lunch at The Palms Restaurant.

Learn more or become a member, journal@sover.net.

Smoking Cessation

4:30 p.m.

Rutland’s stop smoking program, including patches, gum, and lozenges, at RRMC Foley Cancer Center Conference Rm. on Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Register at 747-3768 or rrmc.org. Free!

Smoking Cessation for Pregnant Moms

5 p.m.

Rutland’s stop smoking program for pregnant mothers, including patches, gum, and lozenges, at Rutland Women’s Healthcare, 147 Allen St., Rutland.

Mondays, 5-6 p.m. Register at 747-3768 or rrmc.org. Free!

Gentle Yoga

5 p.m.

Gentle yoga - all levels, everyone welcome! Call to sign-up or drop-in. Yoga Studio at Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Chittenden. 802-483-2311.

Open Auditions

6 p.m.

Rutland Youth Theatre holds open auditions for “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare, for its summer travlling troupe. Auditions at Courcelle Building, 16 North Main St. Ext, Rutland today 6-8 p.m. Graduating grades 6-12 may audition. Info, rutlandrec.com/theatre.

10:30 a.m.

Norman Williams Public Library holds 45-minute story time for kids ages 3-6 featuring three, thematically related books along with craft or activity reinforcing theme. 802-457-2295. 10 the Green, Woodstock.

6:15 p.m.

Brandon American Legion, Tuesdays. Warm ups 6:15 p.m., regular games 7 p.m. Open to the public. Bring a friend!

7 p.m.

Rutland Rec Dept. holds a chess club at Godnick Adult Center, providing a mind-enhancing skill not only to the youth but adults as well. The club will teach anyone who is willing to learn. All ages are welcome; open to the public. Tuesday evenings, 7 – 9 p.m. 1 Deer St., Rutland.

10:30 a.m.

Green Mountain Fibers holds Learn to Knit classes Tuesdays through end of May, 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Learn basic knitting skills, cast on, knit and purl stitch, cast off. Free with purchase of yarn and needles; $10 to others.

259 Woodstock Ave., Rutland. Info, 802775-7800.

Smoking Cessation

11 a.m.

Rutland’s stop smoking program, including patches, gum, and lozenges, at Rutland Heart Center, 12 Commons St., Rutland, Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Register at 747-3768 or rrmc.org. Free!

MOTHER’S DAY MIMOSA AND A MATINEE IN WOODSTOCK SUNDAY, MAY 14, 10:30 A.M.

Bikram Yoga **

12 p.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Tuesdays: 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. 1.5 hr. hot Bikram yoga; 12 p.m. hot yin; 6:15 p.m. 1 hour hot Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon.

Info, 802-747-6300.

Citizenship Classes

Vermont Adult Learning will offers free citizenship classes. Call 802-7974045 and learn if you may qualify for citizenship at no cost. 16 Evelyn St., Rutland. Also, free classes in reading, writing, and speaking for English speakers of other languages. Ongoing. 16 Evelyn St., Rutland

TUESDAY MAY 16

Open Swim **

8 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 12-1 p.m.; 5-7 p.m. Call for more times & info, 802-773-7187.

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continued from page 2 current tax revenue on the property. A separate payment would be made to the school district, resulting in a modest reduction in the tax rate. In addition, surrounding property values will likely increase, she said. Anticipating a lowered tax rate, no impact fees are available.

Mattrick explained that the majority of the parcel would be managed for “Diverse Backcountry,” which manages for non-motorized backcountry recreation, wildlife and forest health. Wind turbines are not allowed. The existing four-season cabin at South Pond may become a stop in a proposed hut-to-hut system, managed by outside nonprofit groups under a special permit, or, if the camp serves no other useful function, it will be removed, according to Mattrick.

Wildcat Road will remain a town road. A memorandum of understanding between the town and the national forest allows the use of trails around the reservoir in the event of an emergency. A parking lot is planned for Rockwell Road on the Killington side.

Wanner outlined the next steps: the Trust for Public Lands, which has signed a purchase and sale agreement with Blue Ridge, will secure funding from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund for FY18. The transfer to the trust would occur in the fall of this year, followed in 2018 by the final transfer to the Green Mountain National Forest. If federal funding were to stop, the trust would still “take the risk” on the chance of future availability of funds. The Land and Water Conservation Fund “ranks high” as a federal priority, she said.

Baird opened the question and answer session by asking members of the town negotiating committee to offer an informal report. The committee, composed of town officials, has been meeting with the Green Mountain National Forest and other stakeholders to work on a memorandum of understanding that outlines details of cooperation between the forest and stakeholders. The committee reported feeling happy with the negotiation process and expressed their confidence that the best use of the land is for it to join the national forest.

There followed a number of questions to clarify the PILT and determine the actual

“bottom line” that the town would realize. The issue proved difficult to explain, so the audience was referred to the town office, where they can study the calculations.

Wanner assured the group that while the land value must be authorized in the federal budget, it has continued to rise over time, as many municipalities, especially in the West, depend on revenue from PILT. Because the PILT is expected to add revenue to Chittenden, an impact fee will not be paid to the town.

An audience member asked whether logging will be done in the area, saying that the ability to log might sway more voters in favor of the purchase. Mattrick stated that a project out of the Rochester District, the Robinson Integrated Resource Project, proposes logging within the Chittenden portion of the forest in the area of Route 73 and will eventually reach Rolston Rest. Another question concerned compensation for timber harvested within town boundaries. Mattrick said that the “Twenty-Five Percent Fund” would apply [which returns 25 percent of the proceeds from timber sales and other enterprises on national forest lands to states - Editor].

The Trust for Public Land is asking for support from Chittenden, Mendon and Killington.

The proposal is contingent upon the approval of the town of Chittenden as having the largest land area in Rolston Rest.

Chittenden voters will decide by Australian ballot Thursday, May 11, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at the town office, whether to approve the proposed purchase. Wanner cautioned that if Chittenden says no, the trust will find another buyer, possibly on the open market.

Those interested in more information may contact Chris Mattrick, District Ranger at 802-767-8396 or cmattrick@fs.fed.us, or Kate Wanner, Trust for Public Land at 802223-1373 ext. 27 or kate.wanner@tpl.org.

Wanner said her PowerPoint presentation will go up on the town website as well as the tax analysis prepared by Deb Brighton, an independent tax consultant. The GMNF Robinson Integrated Resource Project booklet that describes logging in the forest is available at the town office.

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Comedian Brian Regan: get to know a little about his early days

By Tom Scanlon

Brian Regan was deep in the heart of Texas early in his career, on his way from one low-paying comedy show to another. He was standing next to a road, waiting to catch a Greyhound bus — but wait, it gets worse.

“The bus pulls up, the door opens — and the bus driver just starts cracking up,” Regan recalled. “He said, ‘In all my time driving this route, no one has ever been at this stop.’ ” But wait, it gets worse.

“There’s no seats left,” the driver told him. “But come on in.”

So, Regan was soon headed down the road on a hot, crowded bus. Sitting on the floor.

Here’s the thing about Brian Regan: He didn’t mind. Others might have said, “This is a sign — I’m done with this life; time to get a real job.” Not Brian Regan.

“I was just so happy to be doing comedy,” he recalled. “That’s all that mattered.”

He stuck with his gentle, goofy, PG13 comedy and soon enough was able to buy a car to drive to shows across the country. As a young comic, he became a favorite of David Letterman, eventually making 28 appearances on “The Late Show.” He hooked up as the

opening act for a Jerry Seinfeld tour a few years ago, warming up the audiences for the headliner. He took small satisfactions from that experience, recalling one show at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh.

“No one paid any attention to me,” Regan said. “They were all there to see Jerry — but I didn’t care. I couldn’t believe I was in this amazing theater.”

After graduating from Ohio’s Heidelberg University in the 1980s, Regan has been performing as a stand-up comic pretty much nonstop. In 2015, a New York Times article noted Regan is a “clean” comic who doesn’t need to curse on stage for cheap laughs.

Instead, “he has a broadly accessible, archly observational style that was the signature of 1980s comedy. He makes mountains out of the mundane, poking fun at the directions on a box of Pop-Tarts and the clichés of postgame interviews.”

The Times noted Regan isn’t “edgy” enough for the likes of HBO. “But he’s been uncool so long that he’s become kind of cool.”

On Sept. 26, 2015, Regan proved just how cool he truly is — doing an hourlong show at Radio City Music Hall,

broadcast live on Comedy Central. (It was the comedy network’s first live stand-up concert.)

Letterman has retired, so the indefatigable Regan has become a regular on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon,” where Regan jokes about things such as finding a giant hair shooting out above his nose. The laughs come when Regan acts out friends, wondering, “Has he seen it yet? How can he not see it?”

As Seinfeld commented, “Brian’s just a straight-up goofball.” That was when Regan gueststarred on Seinfeld’s web series, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”

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WEDNESDAY MAY 10

POULTNEY 6:30 p.m. Taps Tavern Jazz Night w/ Zak Hampton’s Moose Crossing

RUTLAND 9 p.m. Center Street Alley What Dude Open Mic

THURSDAY MAY 11

LUDLOW 6 p.m. The Killarney

Irish Session w/ Members of Gypsy Reel

MENDON 6 p.m. Red Clover Inn Jazz Trio

POULTNEY 7 p.m. Taps Tavern Mike Schwaner

FRIDAY MAY 12

BOMOSEEN 6 p.m. Iron Lantern Pitch Benders

POULTNEY 7 p.m. Taps Tavern The Mean Waltons

RUTLAND 7 p.m. Paramount Theatre Madagascar—A Musical Adventure Jr.

9:30 p.m. Center Street Alley Aaron Audet

9:30 p.m. Downtown Tavern DJ Dance Party

STOCKBRIDGE 7 p.m. The Wild Fern

The Shrewdberries w/ Claudine Langille

SATURDAY MAY 13

RUTLAND 9 p.m. Center Street Alley Throwback Thursday

SOUTH POMFRET 7 p.m. Artistree

BRANDON 7 p.m. Town Hall

Silent Movie Festival: An “Our Gang” Evening

2 p.m./7 p.m. Paramount Theatre

9:30 p.m. The Killarney

5 p.m. Rick & Kat’s Howling Mouse

RUTLAND

Rocking & Shopping w/ HatePH34R, Mr. Doubtfire, Time Out Timmy, Middleson, Jonee Earthquake, Morpheus & Cruel Miracle (All Ages)

7 p.m. Rutland High School

Pure Water for the World Film Screening: “What’s Your Watermark?”

SUNDAY MAY 14

KILLINGTON 11 a.m The Foundry

Mother’s Day Brunch w/ JD Tolstoi

5 p.m. The Foundry Oak Totem

Eric Ray

An Evening with Livingston Taylor

8 p.m. The Foundry Aaron Audet Band

POULTNEY 8 p.m. Taps Tavern

Open Mic w/ Jon-Carl Smith

WOODSTOCK 8 p.m. Bentley’s Restaurant Open Mic w/ Brian Warren

TUESDAY MAY 16

Karaoke w/ Tenacious T

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Jenny Porter

9:30 p.m. Downtown Tavern

Rick Redington

7:30 p.m. Town Hall Theatre

9:30 p.m. Downtown Tavern

DJ Mega

RUTLAND

6 p.m. Iron Lantern

Open Mic

9:30 p.m. Center Street Alley

BOMOSEEN

7 p.m Wild Fern

Ian Ethan Case: “The Beast” Tour

LUDLOW

“I Can’t Keep Quiet” Singing Workshop

7:30 p.m. Brandon Music

STOCKBRIDGE

MAY 15

Madagascar—A Musical Adventure Jr.

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games

Open Mic w/ Jim Yeager

MONDAY

RUTLAND

2 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church

Duane Carleton

LUDLOW 7 p.m. The Killarney Trivia Night

POULTNEY 9 p.m. Taps Tavern

Bluegrass Jam w/ Poultney Bluegrass Society

RUTLAND 6 p.m. Rutland Country Club

Rutland Young Professional May Mixer

8 p.m. Center Street Alley Trivia

12:30 p.m. Paramount Theatre

9:30 p.m. Downtown Tavern

7 p.m. Paramount Theatre

WOODSTOCK

9:30 p.m. The Venue

Underground Ministries w/ Speaker Nate Mispel & DJ Casey

Der Rosenkavalier Brian Regan

Open Mic w/ Chris Pallutto

STOCKBRIDGE 11 a.m. Wild Fern

Cigar Box Brunch w/ Rick Redington

the Los Angeles cafe, Seinfeld picked up Regan in an $80,000 muscle car, a 1970 Dodge Charger T/A. No more Greyhound rides for Brian Regan.

See Brian Regan live at the Paramount Theatre, Sunday, May 14, 7 p.m. Tickets are $45-$55, available at paramountvt. org or 802-775-0903. The Paramount Theatre is located at 30 Center St., Rutland.

Open Mic

6 p.m. Little Theater

By Friedman Bergman

BRIAN REGAN

12 • The Mountain Times • May 10-16, 2017

• SUDOKU

• MOVIE TIMES

• CROSSWORD

• MOVIE DIARY

just for fun the MOVIE diary

SUDOKU

Game on

By Dom Cioffi

Each block is divided by its own matrix of nine cells. The rule for solving Sudoku puzzles are very simple. Each row, column and block, must contain one of the numbers from “1” to “9”. No number may appear more than once in any row, column, or block.

When you’ve filled the entire grid the puzzle is solved.

This week’s solution is on page 23

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

CLUES ACROSS 1. Protective crust 5. Federal poverty level 8. “NCIS” network 11. This many makes a trio 13. Geological time 14. Populous Colombian city 15. Interviewer Morgan 16. More (Spanish) 17. Not close 18. Confined 20. __ Farrow, actress 21. One point east of southeast 22. Kinetic and elastic are two 25. Taking possession of a property 30. Associate of same rank 31. Uganda 32. Heads the department 33. Assistants 38. I (German) 41. Small vessel 43. Home to Deadwood 45. Vetoed 47. Wings 49. Vestment 50. Heavy cavalry sword 55. Deer native to Japan 56. Spy agency 57. Was hurting 59. Famous New Yorker film critic 60. Liquefied natural gas 61. Jewish spiritual leader 62. Male offspring 63. Sense of self-esteem 64. Cheek

CLUES DOWN 1. Engine additive 2. Fashionable 3. Region 4. “Friday Night Lights” director Peter 5. __ fatale, French seductresses 6. A treeless grassy plain 7. Large flat rectangular strips of pasta 8. Eating houses 9. Divulge a secret 10. Beget 12. Midway between east and southeast 14. Container for shipping 19. Deceased basketballer Bison __ 23. Neither 24. Large lizard 25. Licenses TV stations 26. Express delight 27. Refusal of medical assistance 28. Upon 29. Bright or deep red 34. A way to sign 35. Zhou Dynasty state 36. Shock therapy 37. Ocean 39. Basketlike boat 40. Irish sport 41. Doctor 42. Middle day 44. Autonomous island 45. Made of wood 46. Meat from a calf 47. Inquires 48. Chinese dynasty 51. Swiss river 52. Prejudice 53. “The Wire” actor Idris 54. Resistance fighters 58. Criticize Solutions on page, 23

On Dec. 19, 2006, a young Swedish high school student named Felix Kjellberg registered a YouTube channel, uploading occasional short videos not unlike thousands of other early users. His interest was sporadic and purely for fun and entertainment; he never dreamed he would eventually become a worldwide Internet sensation.

A few years later, while studying at Chalmers University of Technology, Kjellberg’s interest in YouTube was reignited so he decided to create some new content. Unfortunately, he had forgotten his channel’s password so he had to register a new account, which he did on April 29, 2010.

He named his new channel “PewDiePie” (“pew” = the sound a laser makes; “die” = what the laser does to its targets; “pie” because he really liked pie).

Sometime later, he uploaded a two-minute video of him commentating while playing Minecraft, the popular sandbox video game that allows users to go on adventures and build things. It was wholly uninspiring and completely forgettable.

But the die was cast.

Soon after, Felix Kjellberg dropped out of Chalmers, not because of bad grades, but because he found the curriculum boring and wanted to follow his online interests. His parent’s were disgusted by his decision, especially when they discovered that he was selling hot dogs in order to survive.

Kjellberg’s new plan was to create content for his YouTube channel, hoping he could potentially attract advertising revenue.

Within half a year, Felix Kjellberg had uploaded 100 videos of him playing various video games. At that time, he had 2,500 subscribers. Up until this point, he was a mystery, having never showed his face in his videos. That would change very soon.

A year and a half later, in July of 2012, the PewDiePie Channel hit the one million subscriber milestone.

A few months later, in September, it hit two million subscribers. By February 2013, the channel had five million subscribers.

Later in the year he would amass 10 million subscribers and become the most popular YouTube channel in history.

By 2017, the channel was at the 50 million subscribers mark, allowing Felix Kjellberg’s annual income to top $15 million.

Like any good businessman, Felix has now branched out with new content on new channels.

He’s even raised millions of dollars for various charities. However, with mass fame has come a reciprocal backlash. On several occasions, Kjellberg has been socially chastised for inappropriate and insensitive comments.

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After watching a PewDiePie video, anyone over the age of 35 would find themselves completely confused. I am admittedly one of these individuals.

I have watched numerous videos and while I can attest to his unique approach and creative humor in commentary, I simply have no interest in watching someone else play a video game.

However, if you are a video game developer, Kjellberg represents the golden touch. If he plays your game in one of his videos and likes it, it can have the same effect as Oprah has on books.

I had never heard of PewDiePie until a few months ago when I found my son laughing hysterically at his iPad. When I inquired what was so funny, he clued me in. I was admittedly intrigued, so I did some research. I was dumbfounded when I uncovered the level of popularity and success that Kjellberg was enjoying simply from talking while playing a video game.

Kjellberg’s success has spawned numerous copycats who have also found Internet fame and fortune. However, it is Kjellberg’s unique voice that makes him the best. He is the LeBron James of the social media world found on YouTube. And don’t be surprised if Kjellberg ultimately begins producing bigger and bigger projects. His popularity makes him of great interest for people looking to tap into the Millennial market, of which he is a god.

This week’s film, “Their Finest,” also features content creators, except these individuals were staring down the barrel of World War II and looking for a way to ignite the Allied population’s interest in winning.

Set in England during the 1940s, “Their Finest” chronicles a group of filmmakers who are tasked by the government to make a propaganda film that would rejuvenate the public’s interest in winning the war. It is also a touching love story about two writers who work on the film as they spend day after day writing copy they hope will inspire the masses.

This is a wonderful period piece that will appeal to serious moviegoers who love powerful acting and well written dialogue. It is short on action, but long on intrigue—and tinged with that loveable British humor.

A bombastic “B” for “Their Finest.”

Got a question or comment for Dom? You can email him at moviediary@att.net.

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Rutland County Rumble set to shake ground at Devil’s Bowl Saturday, May 13, 12 p.m.—WEST HAVEN—Devil’s Bowl Speedway is getting ready to make the ground shake with the inaugural Rutland County Rumble Saturday, May 13. The event will be a can’tmiss show, featuring the return of both the demolition derby and truck and tractor pulls to Devil’s Bowl Speedway after many

years away. The event begins at 12 noon with pulling in three truck classes and the popular aaltered farm tractor class. The demolition derby is expected to begin at 6 p.m. to cap off a fun day of action.

The demolition derby is open to any competitor with a four-cylinder or sixcylinder car. The event will crash its way

through heats, consolations, and a feature event paying $1,000 to the winner.

Demolition derby rules and entry forms are available at devilsbowlspeedwayvt. com. Competitors can contact 518-4205445 with questions. The pre-entry fee is $40 after May 5.

Rules and entry forms for the truck and

tractor pulls—which will feature the 2.5 diesel, 2.6 pro diesel, and super stock 4x4 truck classes along with the altered farm tractors—are also available on the website.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, four miles north of U.S. Route 4, Exit 2. For more information, call 802-265-3112.

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Farmer apprentices learn much about the many topics involved in becoming a farmer, including tractors.

RAFFL and NOFA-VT to host CRAFT workshops in Rutland and Bennington counties

Monday, May 22, 6:30 p.m.—MANCHESTER—The Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) is a national apprenticeship program that seeks to educate farm workers who are interested in becoming farmers in the future. CRAFT provides the structure for meaningful mentor relationships between committed farmers and focused apprentices by providing a diversity of on-farm educational experiences throughout the season.

Benefits of participation include: learning about a diversity of topics and farm systems; networking with other apprentices, interns, and farm workers in the region; meeting other CRAFT farmers by attending monthly workshops on each of the participating farms; and receiving a resource manual with in-depth information on each topic and Vermont’s new farmer services.

This is a seven-part workshop series for farmers in training. Workshops are free. In order to receive the CRAFT certificate from Rutland Area Farm & Food Link and NOFA-

VT, apprentices must attend at least four of the seven workshops. Workshops include a farm tour, training session, followed by a potluck.

Workshop dates, times, and farm hosts May 22, 6:30-9 p.m.—Greenhouse production & propagation at Earth, Sky, Time Community Farm, Manchester June 5, 6:30-9 p.m.—Cover cropping & soil management at Yoder Farm, Danby June 19, 6:30-9 p.m—Grazing & raw milk dairy at Larson Farm, Wells July 17, 6:30-9 p.m.—Shiitake production at Evening Song CSA, Shrewsbury Aug. 14, 6:30-9 p.m.—Crop planning at Alchemy Gardens, Shrewsbury Sept. 18, 5:30-8:30 p.m.— Diversified farming at Breezy Meadows Orchards & Nursery, Tinmouth Oct. 2, 5:30-8:30 p.m.—Marketing: farmer forum at Someday Farm, East Dorset Deadline to sign up is May 15. For more information or to register, call 802-4171528 ext. 4, email mara@rutlandfarmandfood.org or visit rutlandfarmandfood.org/ craft.

Thursday May 11, 7:30 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—On Thursday, May 11, the Ottauquechee Health Foundation will host a concert to be held at the historic Woodstock Town Hall Theatre in cooperation with Pentangle Council on the Arts. The concert is being billed as “An Evening With Livingston Taylor,” and will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Livingston Taylor picked up his first guitar at the age of 13, beginning a 40-year career that has encompassed performance, songwriting and teaching. Born in Boston and raised in North Carolina, Livingston is the fourth child in a very musical family that includes Alex, James, Kate and Hugh.

Livingston recorded his first record at the age of 18 and has continued to create well crafted, introspective, and original songs that have earned him listeners worldwide.

Taylor, whose older brother is singer James Taylor, has just released a new album, “Safe Home,” which was eagerly awaited by his fans.

The Dupont Brothers will open for Livingston, and it will be their first gig in Woodstock.

The sibling indie-folk-rock duo have kept busy on the road since 2013. The two brothers are based out of Burlington. Their two records, “Heavy as Lead” (2015) and “A Riddle For You” (2016), have taken them all over the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South and Midwest.

Woodstock Town Hall Theatre is located at 31 the Green.

For more information or tickets, call 802-457-3981 or visit pentanglearts.org.

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Friday, May 12, 9 a.m.— CASTLETON—Castleton University, in partnership with Vermont PBS, will host the 22nd annual Castleton Videofest Friday, May 12, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Casella Theater.

High school students from various schools throughout Vermont have submitted original work in the following categories: documentary, experimental/animation, narrative fiction, and public service announcements/advertisements.

The top three videos in each category will premiere at the festival. Video professionals will judge the entries on creativity, content, and execution.

Scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded for first place in each category.

For more information, email samantha.green@ castleton.edu or visit castleton.edu/videofest.

Rutland to join Little Free Library phenomenon Saturday, May 13, 4:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—Rutland will soon see a new Little Free Library opening to promote literacy, creativity and community. Join the grand opening event May 13, 4:30 p.m. in Baxter Street Park where cement will be poured for the installation of the library structure.

Bring two books (if possible) and leave with a new book from the new community library. This event will include the unveiling, a Q&A discussion with the library steward, a book exchange, and light snacks.

Little Free Libraries are a global phenomenon. The small, front yard book exchanges number 36,000 around the world in 70 countries, from Iceland to Tasmania to Pakistan. Now, a new Little Free Library at the Baxter Street Park will join the movement to share books, bring people together and create communities of readers. Dianna Bessette, a Baxter Street resident, is going to be the Baxter Street Library’s steward and has worked with the Rutland Recreation Department, the Rutland Free Library and other helpful organizations to make this project come to fruition. The Rutland Free Library has agreed to offer discarded lightly used children’s books to the cause which will supplement the library’s inventory when needed.

Bessette applied for a grant that was awarded to her, making this project a lot easier overall. She explained, “I applied for an impact fund grant and was thrilled to find out that the grant was awarded to us. The little Free Library structure itself was the main part of the grant. In addition, a charter number and sign were included in the package so this library will be on the world map of Little Free Libraries, making it official. I did not apply for the grant for myself, I did it for the entire community. We are all blessed with the gift of this ‘take a book, return a book’ Library.” For more information, visit littlefreelibrary.org.

Families can get creative outdoors at chalk festival Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m.—RUTLAND—Join Hands On Minds On Art Studio Saturday, May 13, for the 4th annual Chalk the Walk Art Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Godnick Adult Center. Enjoy art and the outdoors! Grab some friends, or come and make new ones, and create a colorful piece of art in one of the squares. Families are encouraged to participate in the chalk art or come and enjoy other activities including a bouncy house, a panna soccer pit and a cookout. There will be chalk drawing contests with prizes awarded.

The event is free with a suggested donation of $3 to benefit Hands on Minds On Art Studio programs.

The Godnick Adult Center is located at 1 Deer St., Rutland. For more information, visit rutlandrec.om/ handsonmindson.

VINS showcases research of area middle schoolers

Monday, May 15, 10 a.m.—QUECHEE—The Vermont Institute of Natural Science is hosting an excitDouble-neck guitarist Ian Ethan ing research symposium Monday, May 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The science symposium is designed for students, peers, teachers, parents, and other community members as well as representatives from various local and Wednesday, May 17, 7 p.m.—CA state environmental agencies. Throughout the year, Ron Powers will discuss and sign co VINS science educators have worked with several local The Chaos and Heartbreak of Men middle schools, whose students will share their scienday, May 17, at the Castleton Comm tific research findings on important issues facing their The book is a brief history and a communities and the world as a whole. tem in America, which Powers call Celia Chen, Ph.D., research professor of biological sci- Powers family’s struggles after schi ences at Dartmouth College, will be the keynote speaker.

Powers home in Middleb She will share her own experiences in research and offer brain disease for thr advice and inspiration to budding scientists.

Fashioned as the capstone of the middle-school component of VINS school programs, the science symposium showcases the final products of students’ work during the course of the school year. VINS science educators help students define a community problem within the area of focus, assist with locating resources, and support teachers through direct student instruction. In addition, the science educators partner with teachers to incorporate the science symposium into their science curriculum, and act as a resource for teachers in place-based learning and integration of the NGSS science standards.

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Ian Ethan Case brings “Meet the Beast” tour to Brandon Music, debuting guitar

Saturday, May 13, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON— Following a busy 2016 which included his first tour of Europe, two performances with a full symphony orchestra, and roughly 39,000 miles of concert travel within the U.S. alone, acoustic double-neck guitarist and Candyrat recording artist Ian Ethan Case presents a new tour for 2017, previewing music from his upcoming album “Earth Suite” and featuring a never-before-seen custom instrument affectionately dubbed “The Beast.”

Hear it at Brandon Music May 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Joining Case will be live looping and electronics specialist Stephanie Case, adding even more sonic and orchestrational variety to the mix.

Courtesy of Brandon Music This new instrument inn Case will play this custom instrument, called “The Beast.” corporates newly developed

acoustic synthesis technology from American inventor Paul Vo and was co-designed by Case and private luthier Wade Sylvester. It took over seven years to build. With an array of tuning levers allowing for accessing hundreds of tunings on the fly, along with sophisticated electromagnetic technology that physically manipulates the vibration of the 12 strings, be prepared to hear other-worldly sounds most have never imagined could come from a guitar—doubleneck or otherwise.

This event is a part of Vermont Arts 2017, celebrating public funding for the arts.

Concert tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 for reservations or more information. Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road, Brandon.

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ASTLETON—Castleton author and Pulitzer Prizewinner opies of his recent book, “No One Cares About Crazy People: ntal Health in America.” The signing will be at 7 p.m. Wednesmunity Center, 2018 Main Street, Castleton. a survey of present conditions of the mental healthcare sysls an “atrocity.” Interspersed is an intimate accounting of the izophrenia struck both their sons. Kevin took his life in the bury in 2005, a week from his 21st birthday, after battling the ree years. His older brother Dean, now 35, has survived the

affliction, and now lives with his parents in Castleton.

In its review, the New York Times commented, “No doubt if everyone were to read this book, the world would change.” Susannah Cahalan, author of the bestselling “Brain on Fire,” wrote, “What makes this book soar is the passion of Powers’s conviction based on his own intimate experiences with schizophrenia. I put this book down days ago and I’m still reeling. It’s the rare book that breaks your life into a before and an after.”

Powers will offer signed books for half the retail price. Proceeds will be donated to the center. Admission is free. For more information, email opsarge@ earthlink.net. The center is handicapped accessible.

Rutland High raises awareness of water issues in film series May 11, 13, 7 p.m.— RUTLAND—Pure Water for the World presents a two-part film series about water issues.

On Thursday, May 11, 7 p.m., the documentary “What’s Your Watermark?” will be shown, about the rapidly declining water quality in Lake Champlain; and on Saturday, May 13, 7 p.m., “Elixir,” the sci-fi action thriller that imagines life in a world without water, will show.

Both movies will be screened at Rutland High School’s theatre, 22 Stratton Road, Rutland. Question and answer sessions with the filmmakers follow each screening.

There is a $10 suggested donation for adults; students will be admitted for free. For more information, call 802-747-0778 or visit purewaterfortheworld. org.

Annual Wallingford Bike Day blends safety and fun

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Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m.—WALLINGFORD— On Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., the Wallingford Community Bike Safety Day will host its 19th annual event at the Wallingford Elementary School. This fun, interactive event always has something for all ages, from free helmet fitting to an obstacle course; from bike safety inspections to 911 rescue vehicle and law enforcement interactions, and more. In addition, there will be prize givea-ways, face painting, refreshments and much more.

Bike Safety Day started in the late 90, by Wallingford’s Brad Kelley. Over the

years he enlisted the aid of Rotary, many local businesses, and volunteers to fund, facilitate and diversify this project. The event is modeled from a program initiated by the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute and New England Medical Center, Boston, Mass.

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Whether staying overnight or visiting for the day, with the Mountain Top Dining Room & Tavern enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner with one of Vermont’s best views. A mix of locally inspired and International cuisine from seasonal salads, local artisan cheeseboards to filet mignon, the menu is sure to tempt your taste buds. Choose from 12 Vermont craft beers on tap. Warm up by the terrace fire pit after dinner. Wednesday nights, Burger & Brew. www. mountaintopinn.com 802.483.2311

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If you’re looking for something truly unique and Vermont, check out Seward Dairy Bar. Serving classic homemade food including hamburgers, steaks, chicken, sandwiches and seafood. Craving something a little sweeter? Check out their own homemade 39 flavors of ice cream. Vermont products also sold. (802) 773-2738

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Every girl is No. 1 at Girls on the Run at the Rutland Fairgrounds, where girls are empowered to be healthy and confident.

Celebration of girl power set to take place in Rutland 5K Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m.—RUTLAND—Girls on the Run Vermont (GOTRVT) announces its Central Vermont 5k run/walk taking place at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 13 at the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland. This celebratory event is the culmination of GOTRVT’s 10-week after school empowerment program for local girls in grades 3-8, and is open for the community to participate as a runner, walker, volunteer, or sideline supporter.

Girls on the Run Vermont has impacted more than 40,000 Vermont girls since its inception in 1999, and its mission to inspire young girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident is growing each year. Supporting this mission is the Rutland City mayor, David Allaire, who will also be this year’s honorary 5k guest speaker.

“We are so grateful to have the support of the mayor and this wonderful community,” said Nancy Heydinger, executive director of GOTRVT, “These girls are the future leaders of central Vermont! Having families, friends, and community members there to celebrate the girls’ hard work and accomplishments and to run alongside them as they proudly cross the finish line is a feeling they will remember for a lifetime.”

This year, the Girls on the Run program—along with the Heart & Sole curriculum for sixth to eighth grade girls—will reach more than 2,800 girls at over 150 sites in the state. Proceeds from the 5k event benefit Girls on the Run Vermont’s Every Girl Fund.

This fund helps to ensure that every girl in Vermont

can participate in the program through automatic subsidies and additional financial assistance to those girls who need it the most.

Early-bird registration is $10 for children and $20 for adults online at gotrvt.org/central-5k-rutland until 11:59 p.m. on May 11. Day-of registration will take place 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Vermont State Fairgrounds, with entry fees $10 for children and $30 for adults. All GOTRVT participants and coaches who registered for the program are automatically registered for the 5k event.

Volunteers are also needed. Sign up at gotrvt.org/ central-5k-rutland. For more information, visit girlsontherunvermont.org, call 802-246-1476 or email events@girlsontherunvermont.org.

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Man charged with breaking into Rochester School

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ROCHESTER—Police say they caught the man responsible for breaking into the Rochester School and another residence this weekend. On Sunday, May 7, state police from the Royalton Barracks responded to a report of a break-in on Kirby Drive. Upon arriving, they discovered the suspect, identified as Rochester resident John Waters, had left the scene and was located at the nearby Rochester School. Investigation revealed Waters broke a window and gained access to the school’s welding shop and second grade classroom and removed several items. He was taken into custody and transported to

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Rochester Principal Dani Stamm sent an email, phone call, and note home to parents and guardians of students, detailing the school’s response to the break-in. Staff completed a sweep of the halls, checked all access points, doorknobs, floors and walls before students returned to school on Monday.

“I am here to assure everyone that safety and cleanliness is, and always has been, a top priority for our students and staff,” Stamm said in the correspondence.

Letter carriers food drive set for May 13 On Saturday, May 13, the National Association of Letter Carriers will host its 25th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. The National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch #495 will be collecting non-perishable food items for distribution to food shelves in our Rutland County communities.

Local letter carriers will pick it up and deliver it to the food shelves. Last year, more than 23,000 pounds of food were collected to provide thousands of meals to residents in need throughout our local communities “We are very grateful to the Rutland County community for the continued generous support of this annual food drive — which helps to stock our local food shelves heading into the summer months, when children are out of school and families need more support,” said Chris Greeno, organizer of the local Letter Carriers’ Food Drive.

For more information about the letter carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger food drive, contact the United Way of Rutland County at 802-773-7477.

Two members join Fish & Wildlife board

Governor Phil Scott has appointed two new members to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board from Rutland and Orleans counties. Brian Wiles has been appointed from Rutland County to replace Justin Lindholm, and David Robillard has been appointed from Orleans County to replace Grant Spates.

The 14-member board is a group of Vermont citizens that enacts regulations for hunting, fishing, and trapping. Members serve six-year terms.

“The Fish and Wildlife Board members bring a strong level of personal experience to the job of setting Vermont’s hunting, fishing, and trapping regulations,” said Gov. Scott. “Volunteer board members give a great deal of their time and energy to the task, so I’m grateful to them for stepping up to serve the people of Vermont.”

Brian Wiles grew up fishing Lake Champlain from his family’s camp in the islands and now lives in Forest Dale and works in insurance. He’s a UVM graduate and coaches youth hockey in Middlebury. Wiles is an avid deer and upland bird hunter and angler, and his two daughters and son all hunt and fish also.

David Robillard is a patrol commander for Vermont State Police out of the St. Albans outpost and is an avid bowhunter, fisherman, hiker, camper, and outdoorsman. He is also a member and official scorer for the Boon and Crockett Club, Pope and Young Club, and Vermont Big Game Trophy Club.

“We’re happy to welcome Brian and David to the board,” said Fish and Wildlife Board Chair Kevin Lawrence. “Board members are charged with the difficult task of setting regulations after evaluating input the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s scientists and law enforcement staff, and gathering input from the state’s hunters, anglers, trappers and wildlife watchers. I look forward to the fresh perspective these new members will bring to our discussions.”

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The Mountain Times • May 10-16, 2017 • 19

By Lani Duke

Rutland Town solar site agreement nears

Public Works Department update Rutland City’s Public Works Department has begun replacing a series of “wet taps” on existing mains as it installs a new main on Jackson Avenue. Similar work is scheduled to follow through the summer on sections of East Street, Spellman Terrace, Engrem Avenue, and Park Street. S.U.R. Corporation West, Inc., of Winchester, N.H., is contractor for the $1.3 million project, approved by city voters in March 2016. The Vermont Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund provides the money supply.

RUTLAND TOWN—An agreement on solar development between Otter Creek Solar and Rutland Town is imminent, Town Administrator Joseph Zingale said, May 1. The Rutland Herald reported Otter Creek Solar 1 and Otter Creek Solar 2 are designed to alleviate residents’ and the town’s objections.

Minor details are all that remain to be resolved, and the developers are ready to give the town a “lump sum” to install the 4.9- and 2.2 megawatt sites, covering 17.5 and 10.8 acres. Both qualify for state renewable energy credits.

Allco Renewable Energy Limited plans a 100-foot tree buffer between the ground-mounted solar photovoltaic arrays and public view, as Zingale described the project, adding that Allco also plans earthen berms to make the project less visible and that project representative Brad Wilson of Ecos Energy of Minneapolis had worked well in reaching agreement between developers and the town.

Allco has plans to build a pair of adjoining projects off Windcrest Road, on a 54.6-acre wooded parcel zoned industrial commercial, backing up on Cold River Road. Submitted in late August, the plans drew attention from state agencies — not only the Agency of Natural Resources and the Department of Public Service, but also the Agency of Agriculture and the Division of Historic Preservation. The Public Service Board and the Division of Historic Preservation objected to Allco’s intended clearcutting most of the land before receiving the PSB’s certificate of public good. Claiming the site “potentially sensitive,” Historic Preservation wrote to the PSB, but those concerns are now resolved. The developer plans a University of Vermont Consulting Archeology Program survey, Wilson said.

He anticipates having a certificate of public good by late summer to early fall, followed soon afterward by land clearing. Construction should begin by late 2017.

Awards and honors Rutland Regional Medical Center has named board-certified orthopedic surgeon Deborah A. Hanley, M.D., its 2017 Humanitarian of the Year. She recently completed a medical mission trip to Guatemala, organized by her local church.

Working alongside a local physician she delivered patient care, helped feed local families, and helped to build a small home for a family in need. Since her return, she has been soliciting $300 sponsorships that provide a year of schooling and two meals a day for specific Guatemalan children.

Brian Wiles of Forest Dale received appointment to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board. The insurance professional is an avid hunter and fisherman. He also coaches youth hockey in Middlebury.

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Safer with a new sidewalk RUTLAND TOWN— Residents of the Adele Stanley Apartments, 5 Cold River Road, will have a safer walk as a 700-foot sidewalk on the north side of Cold River Road links the complex to Route 7.

Installing a sidewalk is a long-recognized need, often added to proposed development plans in the area. The complex is occupied by individuals and families with children;

some of the 65 units are handicapped accessible. The new sidewalk is especially advantageous to residents with limited mobility and schoolchildren, who will no longer have to walk along the roadside to reach Route 7 and the Marble Valley Regional Transit District bus stop. A $70,000 state grant covers half the cost, with construction expected to begin in July or August.

White Pool bids under bond amount Russell Construction of Rutland submitted the lowest bid — $2.068 million — to replace the two pools at White Park in Rutland. When the Board of Finance, made up of the mayor, alderman board president, and city treasurer, opened the bids April 26, all but one of the submitting companies turned in figures below the $2.3 million voters approved for the project. Belden Corporation turned in a proposal of $2.232 million; Wright Construction, $2.299 million; and VMS Construction, $2.328 million.

The bids are now in the hands of the recreation superintendent, with the contract award scheduled to be announced at the city finance committee’s next meeting, May 10. Construction could begin this summer and be completed in summer 2018.

Wallingford discusses industrial zoning, recreation insurance WALLINGFORD—Ninety-three Wallingford residents signed a petition asking the planning commission to reset the South Wallingford industrial zone boundaries to their 1972 outline. When Selectman Bill Brooks read the petition, turned in on April 6, he said he believed the petition was a response to an attempt to amend the South Wallingford industrial zone.

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Community good works Fifty-four sites across Rutland County received building repair, yard work and other spruce-ups, thanks to the efforts of about 400 neighborhood Rutland Evangelical Association of Churches (REACH) volunteers. The group’s leaders began planning this spring’s effort before Christmas, said Dave Lind, president of REACH and senior pastor at Calvary Bible Church in Rutland.

The 14 partnering churches and volunteers worked at 53 sites from Brandon to the north, to Fair Haven to the west and Danby to the south, Lind commented. “We painted 160 fire hydrants and the gazebo,” and did touch up work at the Rutland County Women’s Network & Shelter, Chaffee Art Center, schools, homes of income-limited seniors, and more, he elaborated.

sion member Michael McMahon supplied the Select Board with five decades of Wallingford zoning regulations’ adoptions and amendments, including town industrial zone revisions. McMahon questioned the zoning regulation adopting process in 2009 and 2015. The board tabled accepting the petition until members had time to review the documents McMahon had provided.

The Select Board discussed

extending insurance coverage to baseball and softball activities under the town’s Vermont League of Cities and Towns insurance policy. For them to be covered, the activities must be sanctioned by the town and the organizations must not have separate 501(c)(3) status. The board voted unanimously to accept both baseball and softball under the jurisdiction of the recreation committee.

City signs homeless shelter support letter Children’s bedding, toys, small backpacks, and other items found at campsites frequented by homeless people tell the story that children are sleeping outside, Rev. John M. Longworth of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rutland told the Board of Aldermen’s community and economic development committee, April 24. He was urging Mayor David Allaire to sign a letter encouraging state funding for a family homeless shelter in Rutland.

In a story by Alan Keays of VTDigger, the committee agreed with him, unanimously approving the request.

Alderman Ed Larson said one deciding factor in the committee’s decision, for him, was that the proposal referred to clients as “guests,” terminology that “destigmatizes homelessness.” Larson noted

that his own childhood lacked a sense of permanence.

The group’s lease on the former Red Cross building across the tracks from the Howe Center in Rutland would put the 8,500-square-foot structure back on the city’s tax rolls while providing shelter for as many as 10 families. Each family would have separate sleeping space while sharing such common areas as kitchen, living, and bathroom facilities.

Rutland Homeless Coalition Executive Director Deborah Hall hopes to have at least a portion of the shelter functioning by the time the upcoming school year begins in September. Some families may be able to move in before all construction is complete.

Highest West Rutland voter turnout approves budget WEST RUTLAND—More voters turned up to vote on the West Rutland school budget than to either the Town Meeting in March or the first revote in April. About 23 percent of the town’s 1,627 registered voters showed up to pass the school’s $5,569,563 budget, 267-139.

The budget had been larger during the March vote, set at $5.75 million. It resulted in a tie, 159-159; a tie is a failure because the state requires approval by a majority.

A recount failed to change the totals. The April revote shifted a few voters to the rejection side of the ballot, 157-153.

Officials said they believe the budget rejection was the result of public misunderstanding of the language on the ballot, mandated by new state regulations. The initial ballot reported a higher equalized per-pupil cost on the new budget, although the total budget cost was lower than that of the previous year.

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Castleton U. honors and transitions

Fair Haven talks trash FAIR HAVEN—Fair Haven’s Select Board discussed Green Up Day disposal snags. There is concern that residents save up items to drop off until Green Up Day, possibly sending the transfer station over its tire limit. There is also concern that non-Fair Haven residents bring their trash without windshield stickers. The state of Vermont pays for the green bags handed out to participants; the town pays for their disposal. Selectman Jeff Sheldon moved that the town allow free bulk solid waste disposal on Green Up Day, one time only, for current residential ticket holders, with the further restriction of no more than four tires (maximum 20 inches) without rims, sofas, chairs, mattresses, box springs, and mattresses, and that the town bring on two additional DPW workers for the day. Seconded

by Neil Robinson, the measure passed 3-1.

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CASTLETON—The Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees recently named Castleton history professor Adam Chill the VSC Faculty Fellow of the 2017-18 academic year. The semi-annual fellowship award recognizes teaching and learning accomplishments of tenured faculty. Chill became a full-time faculty member in 2009, teaching European history. His research includes the areas of bare-knuckle boxing and the role of coffee and other commodities in world trade.

Communication professor Bob Gershon plans to retire after this year’s graduation ceremonies. He has been teaching at Castleton for 40 years. Filmmaker and teacher Natasha Ngaiza will teach Gershon’s classes in the coming academic year as the department searches for a permanent replacement. She has been teaching at Middlebury College.

Castleton becomes the ninth member of the Little East Conference (LEC) Presidents Council in the 2018-2019 academic year, competing in 18 of the organization’s athletic championships. The inclusion is the 30-yearold LEC’s first expansion in 20 years and the first in Vermont. At the same time, Castleton leaves the North Atlantic Conference (NAC). During the 15 years Castleton has been part of the NAC, it has won 49 conference titles in 14 different sports.

Castleton Upward Bound students from seven local high schools worked to spruce up the school campus and other sites in Castleton, Fair Haven, and West Rutland. Among their efforts was picking up trash from sidewalks, parking lots, and gardens as the college prepares for its commencement ceremony.

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In addition to having

conversations with City Attorney Matt Bloomer, and state representatives, Allaire said there have also been conversations with LAZ staff. He anticipates a contract renewal that may be for as long as five years.

Allaire said he is pleased with the way LAZ has managed the deck, as are most people he has spoken with around town.

Although the lease on the deck has already expired, the provisions of the lapsed contract stipulate that the city continue governing the deck until a new contract is approved.

Federal reimbursement for Irene damage coming

A $80,000 payment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conclude that agency’s reimbursement for damages caused by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, the Rutland Herald reported on Thursday, May 4. Water damaged the city reservoir’s primary and emergency inlets as well as the wastewater facility, requiring more than $1 million in repairs.

The paperwork necessary to release the funds is not yet completed, Mayor David Allaire told the Board of Aldermen, May 1. The Vermont Department of Emergency Management is working with the city to finalize the paperwork. Newly appointed City Attorney Matt Bloomer is working with department heads to facilitate the state’s release of the funds. Allaire said he intends to put reimbursement moneys back into the accounts from which it came.

The severe weather event took the lives of father and son Michael J. Garofano and Michael G. Garofano, who drowned while trying to ascertain the security of the city’s water supply.

SPORTS

The Mountain Times • May 10-16, 2017 • 21

By Alan Jeffery Teaching Professional Green Mountain National Golf Course

Questions of interference Question: Chad and Carol are playing in a tournament. On the 15th hole, Carol’s ball lies in the fairway, a few inches from a sprinkler head. The sprinkler head does not interfere with her intended swing or stance. Carol states the position of the sprinkler head mentally impairs her swing and therefore, she is allowed relief. Chad says because the ball was not on the sprinkler head, it may not be lifted and Carol must play the ball as it lies. Is Chad correct?

Answer: Interference relief must be from an immovable obstruction or the need of an unreasonable stroke or an abnormal stance or an abnormal swing.

In that nothing is presented that falls under these definitions, Carol is not allowed relief. Chad knows the Rules. See “USGA Decisions on the Rules of Golf, 2016-2017.”

Golf clinics continue on Saturday mornings, 10-11:30 a.m. weather permitting. Remember, the swing’s the thing and continuous improvement is what it’s all about.

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CARL DIETHELM

Diethelm recognized as senior scholar athlete of the year

POULTNEY—Green Mountain College goalkeeper Carl Diethelm of Asheville, N.C., was awarded the prestigious North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Senior Scholar-Athlete, in a release by the conference office on May 2. The senior also was awarded with a place on the NAC Sportsmanship Team.

NAC All-Conference selections are determined by a vote of the conference coaches.

On the field, Diethelm has been a three-year member of the men’s lacrosse program as the team’s starting goalkeeper. Over his career he has established program records for wins in a season and ranks among the top five in minutes played, saves and goals against average since the college affiliated with the North Atlantic Conference in 2008-09. He also is the goalie with the most wins in Green Mountain College history since the Eagles joined the NAC. Diethelm was the starting goalie for the program’s first-ever trip to a NAC Championship game in 2015.

Diethelm’s contributions extend to the campus community as well and he has been an integral part of

the college’s reaching its sustainability goals and carrying out its mission.

Known as “Compost Carl,” Diethelm has exhibited his passion for reducing food waste and promoting food justice. He led a successful effort on campus to reduce post-consumer food waste from 800 pounds in a week to 600 pounds. He also worked with the college’s dining hall provider to redistribute food that can’t be served in the dining hall to local people who need it.

His commitment to tackling the post-consumer waste challenge is recognized beyond the boundaries of the GMC campus. In 2016, Diethelm was one of just 60 students nationwide to earn a coveted Udall undergraduate scholarship. The Udall scholarship is offered to college sophomores and juniors who demonstrate exceptional leadership and action on environmental justice issues.

As the president of the Student Campus Greening Fund, he was in charge of directing funds to proposed projects on campus. Diethelm was also the sustainability office manager where he recruited, hired

and supervised a team of nine student workers as well as conducting three waste audits.

As the organics outreach coordinator, Diethelm notified over 100 restaurants about Vermont Act 148 universal recycling law requirements for composting. Four of his articles were published in the Mountain Times to raise awareness about the different requirements of the law. He hosted a backyard composting panel that brought 40 residents and experts to discuss how to improve their compost systems and comply with Act 148. For additional outreach, he created an informational video that was broadcast on the public news station and initiated a website update.

As a waste diversion specialist he oversaw compost and recycling transport to proper locations. Under his guidance, the office diverted over 50 tons of recyclable and compostable material during his two-year tenure. Diethelm implemented Project Clean Plate, which resulted in a 25 percent reduction of weekly post-consumer food waste from students.

Lady Saints fall in semifinals Courtesy Rob Kovalesky

Maria Lanka—elevated— stands with friends celebrating her tallying 100 days this ski season at Killington.

Killington devote claims 100 days on the hill Saturday, May 6 was a very special day for Maria Lanka, a Killington loyalist from Long Island, N.Y. On the same day as the exciting 143rd Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs in Kentucky, Lanka for her first time ever, set a record and was inaugurated with friends into the the Killington 100 Day Ski Club.

This was an incredible personal achievement for Lanka.

Exactly six weeks earlier she broke her right wrist skiing.

However, Lanka was focused on reaching the elusive 100 day mark. She continued skiing with a cast and one ski pole, determined to persevere and be able to still reach her challenging personal best ever quest. Lanka is the 200th member of the Killington 100 Day Club this season.

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The regular-season has officially ended for the baseball and softball teams at College of St. Joseph. The Lady Saints played in the Yankee Small College Conference Tournament on Saturday, May 6, and were defeated by the NHTI Lynx 9-0. They finished their season with an overall record of 7-16 and a YSCC record of 7-5. The team looks poised for good things in the future, losing only one senior after this year and bringing back a solid core to compete next season. The Fighting Saints had their last regular-season games

cancelled on Saturday due to rain. They finished with an overall record of 23-21 and won eight out of their last nine games played. They were recently ranked No. 3 on the USCAA Week 4 Coaches Poll behind only Cincinnati-Clermont and WVU Tech.

They will be defending their World Series Title starting on May 15 when the 2017 USCAA World Series Tournament kicks off at East Field in Glens Falls, N.Y. May 6 The Lady Saints season came to an end on Saturday when they were defeated 9-0 by

NHTI in the semifinal round of the YSCC Tournament. The NHTI Lynx got off to a hot start, tallying three runs in the first inning and CSJ was never able to recover. The Lady Saints struggled to put their bats on the ball, putting together just one hit by Jenna Crowley throughout the entire game.

Brianna Whitcomb was dominant from the rubber for the Lynx, throwing a one-hitter and only walking one as well. She also accumulated four strikeouts. The Lady Saints just simply did not have it going on Saturday and it cost them

against the red-hot Lynx.

NHTI went on to win the tournament against Southern Maine Community College with a final score of 7-5.

CSJ had a few notable statistical leaders on the team. Jacqueline Rossi led the entire USCAA in total steals with 36. Next closest had 32. Shelby Fenton ranked No. 4 in the USCAA in batting average, at an impressive .528. Fenton also ranked No. 3 in the YSCC for home runs with two on the season. Rossi was named to the YSCC All-Conference Team, alongside teammate Sierra Jaeger.

Roosters win local tourney

continued from page 3 And it’s found a home in Vermont with teams throughout the state. While not every school has a sanctioned team, many offer it as a club sport at the local or collegiate level.

In a friendly jest to their cousin sport, players describe soccer as “a gentleman’s game played by hooligans, while rugby is a hooligan’s game played by gentlemen.”

Rules are referred to as “laws” and the referee is to addressed as “sir” at all times. Only one captain on each side may speak to him.

“It’s like no other sport in that it’s the most elegant form of violence that you could possibly do to somebody and be still legal,” said Jeff Whipple, a player with 15 years experience from Vershire. “And the fun part is though you may beat the heck out of each other on the field, afterwards everyone shakes hands. It’s a really social sport.”

Rutland Rugby Club member Maxx Steinmetz watched the play throughout the day from the sidelines with one hand wrapped in a cast — the result of an injury sustained during practice. While being tackled, his hand was pinned under him, breaking the metacarpals. On Saturday, he said he only had two more weeks with the cast and then could start physical therapy. While the sport he loves isn’t exactly something the doctor would

approve of, Steinmetz said “I’ll be surprised if I’m not playing.”

Players and coaches all elaborated stories about a culture of loyalty and comraderie that comes with the game. “Thanks to these guys, I’ll never have to worry about getting help moving,” Kyle Thompson, a player with the Black River Rugby Club.

By the end of the day, the Rutland Rugby Club battled their way to the to the top.

Teams from Bennington, Ludlow, West Lebanon, and Keene, New Hampshire attended to tournament, which raised a total of approximately $2,000 for the Rutland County Women’s Network & Shelter. Rutland rose through three games, beating the Black River Rugby club 7-0 and tying with with Monadnock Wolfpack Rugby to advance to the final.

The last time Rutland played Upper Valley in the fall, they suffered a devastating loss.

The final game’s win the first time the Roosters won the tourney in four years.

“We played with heart today,” Roosters head coach Tom Edwards said after the 19-7 conclusion. “The boys played with heart. We gutted it out. That was the difference this time.”

Disclosure: Maxx Steinmetz is a former graphic designer for the Mountain Times.

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BEAR - 2-year-old neutered male. Domestic Long Hair.

Black. I am a go with the flow kind of fella and can handle just about anything that is thrown my way. I am very playful, although I will admit I do have a very independent side.

RINA - 1-year-old spayed female. Terrier mix. Get ready for a cuteness overload because that’s who I am! I think every staff member has fallen in love with me. I love to give kisses.

AXEL - 1-year-old neutered male Pit Bull. I’m an action packed fella and I will wiggle and waggle when I meet you. I’m a very social, outgoing guy and I love hanging out with my favorite people.

STUMPER 5-year-old spayed female. American Rex Rabbit. Brown and white. I am a big fluffy girl with pretty brown and white fur that is so soft! I love treats and lounging around in my pen.

PANDA - 4-year-old neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Black and white. Well hello there my name is Panda and I am a big, friendly fella with an affectionate personality. I am a big love bug and I absolutely love my toys.

TYLER - 14-year-old neutered male. Terrier mix. I’m a sweet older fella and I’m looking for a comfortable couch and a loving family where I can be spoiled and enjoy my golden years.

SPICE - Adult spayed female. Dwarf rabbit. Brown and white. Hi there, my name is Spice and I am a tiny little fluffball with a friendly personality. I don’t mind being picked up and handled.

TRIXIE - 2-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair.

Black. I am an itty bitty little kitty who loves people and will roll around with happiness when I get attention. I get along with other cats but I am not sure if I like dogs.

PRIM - 8-month-old spayed female. Shepherd mix.

I’m adorable and fun to be around. I’m an on the go gal and I’ll need a lot of exercise and play time with my new family.

DOLLY 2.5-year-old spayed female. Pit Bull mix.

If you like a great big hug from your favorite dog then you should come meet me because I do love to give hugs. And kisses!

SIMON - 2-year-old neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Black. I arrived at the shelter in April with my friend Trixie. Trixie and I don’t have to go home together, but we get along so well that we would really enjoy that.

DOODLES Adult mouse. Black. Hi my name is Doodles. I have been at the shelter since March 10.

Right now I am in the office, so when you come to visit me I will be one of the first animals you see!

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TRIXIE Do you consider laying under a warm comfy blanket with the person you love to be your favorite pastime? Then we have something in common!

My name is Trixie and I am a 2-year-old, 12-pound Chihuahua mix. I adore people and can not wait to met you! Stop by Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4:30 or call 802-885-3997 for more information. Join the annual plant and bake sale on Saturday May 13 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in front of Peebles. We are located at 401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield.

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PIPPA Hi! My name’s Pippa and I’m a 5-year-old spayed female. I came to Lucy Mackenzie when my owner passed away. I’ve had a difficult time transitioning, but things are getting better every day. I live in the cat condos here at the shelter, which allows me to have a space of my own when needed. I really do miss my human—she was all I ever knew. I had lived with her my entire life. I look forward to finding my new home and family. I’d like to be the only cat in my new home, and wouldn’t mind a more quiet household. If you have room in your home and heart and could help to give me a second chance, please stop in and meet me today! Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society is located at 4832 Route 44, West Windsor. We’re open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 12 - 4 p.m. Reach us daily at 802-484-LUCY. Visit us at www.lucymac.org, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter. We hope to see you soon!

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Aspects will push and pull

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye

This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under a Libra Moon. I see all kinds of aspects. The issues that we associate with them will take us all over the map. By that I mean, there are some days when the stars line up to test our ability to rise above our situation and transcend our differences. An early morning square between Pluto and the Moon will put us in a position to get hogtied by the patterns that

“IT AIN’T WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW THAT GETS YOU INTO TROUBLE. IT’S WHAT YOU KNOW FOR SURE THAT JUST AIN’T SO,” SAID MARK TWAIN. bind all of us to behaviors that belong to our “inner child.”

If that aspect of our consciousness gets behind the wheel before we have a chance to arrest those impulses, by early afternoon when the Moon squares Uranus, we could be in a pickle.

It pays to be aware of the stuff that triggers us. Sidestepping the customary reactions, and knowing enough to change our tune, when and if it becomes necessary, will save us a heap of trouble. Do the best you can with this.

Sometimes there’s no way around an explosion or two— and if worse comes to worse, it will at least clear the air.

All kinds of issues have us hogtied to forces that are meant to separate us. When it comes to “our differences,” on a bad day, Saturn in Sagittarius has a tendency to rile us up to the point where we wind up stomping and screaming at each other on matters of principle. Keep in mind that every single one of us is convinced that we are absolutely “right” about everything. In those moments when our self-righteous energies threaten to overtake our interactions, tape the following quote to your forehead, and remember: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble.

It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so,” said Mark Twain.

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June 21 - July 20

September 21 - October 20

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he next round of business is about to test your patience.

As far as you are concerned, you’ve been patient enough, but it looks like you have to continue to pump out concerted efforts for the next four months. Take a deep breath, knowing that all of this is worth it. The need to travel in order to make ends meet, and/or to bring yourself closer to those you love, will intensify an already full schedule. Never fear: time on the road will offer the chance to reflect and make it possible for new impressions to awaken your senses to whatever it takes to inspire the work that lies ahead.

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ou’ve been holding down the fort and pulling it all together. With or without any kind of support, no matter how it looks you guys are doing well, in a situation that is by no means simple and clear cut. As the way things are opens the space for you keep going, deeper forces call you to take everything one step further.

What you have poured yourself into for the last eight months is finally ready to walk and talk on its own. So the next question might be: is there more to life than this?

New horizons are coming into view as we speak. Further explorations may be in order.

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here’s no doubt you have a lot going on. As much as peace and harmony is your strong suit you always seem to find yourself in situations that are far from it.

Of late your efforts to strike out on your own, and/or your desire to finally begin to reap what you have sown are ready to bear fruit.

If you are surrounded by changes that are hard to explain, it’s because your whole life is about to turn a corner. As events begin to take shape many of you will need to relocate, and some of you will wind up being in two places at once. Keep the faith. Things are a little nuts for a reason.

f the need to forgive and forget is an issue, it’s time to let it all go. Whatever you’re stuck on isn’t worth the energy it takes to suck that much love from your experience. All of us have been programmed to believe that we are entitled to our anger or whatever it is that ties us up in knots, but nowhere are we taught that we are just as entitled to let all of that stuff go. At this moment in time, whatever you’re holding onto is only making it harder to swim in the sea of changes that are rocking the planet right now.

It’s time to drop it, kids; peace and love, man, let it all go.

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Leo

Scorpio

Aquarius

April 21 - May 20

July 21 - August 20

October 21 - November 20

January 21 - February 20

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etween a rock and a hard place, many of you don’t know what to do. This isn’t easy.

In situations like this it’s best to remain still and become like water. It also helps to remember that everyone else is going through their version of the same thing. In the meantime, as you wait for the future to weave itself together, you could see this as a golden opportunity to totally rewrite your script. For some of you, none of this applies and there is a much different story going on. In either case, it’s about what needs to change in order for your dreams to take you where your heart wants to go.

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Pisces

May 21 - June 20

August 21 - September 20

November 21 - December 20

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ou can’t please all of the people, all of the time. You can only please some of the people, some of the time. Whoever’s expecting you to dance to their tune is driving you nuts. This is a time when the tendency to get buffeted around by other people’s issues could do you in. For someone who has a tendency to scatter their energy, it would help to haul back far enough to return to center and maintain your position. You got stuck with a can of worms. Figuring out how to sort this out will require you to pull your strength from a higher power and remain true to your self.

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ou have a lot going on. Up until now there hasn’t been enough time to stop and think about where things are going. In the last few days, all of a sudden you’ve begun to wonder what it’s really about. Periodic reality checks are mandatory. This one is bringing up all kinds of questions.

Do you need to shift your focus?

Your direction? Your location?

Changes in plans and changes in the lives of your nearest and dearest are bound to cast ripples in your perfect pictures. This is one of those times when everything will go better if you remain open and flexible about everything.

ou have so much invested in making this work, if the power of the human will was enough, it would happen in a heartbeat. Life doesn’t happen the way it does on TV. Your intentions are one thing; time and the actions of others are another.

Getting things into a place that works for everyone is the name of the game. All you can do is the best you can. No effort you put out will go unrewarded, and what rises from the ashes of deliverance will show you that the will of heaven works in mysterious ways. It’s time to lighten up enough to remain open to anything.

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o much is coming to a head.

If it feels overwhelming, the deeper part of you has been through enough to know that you can handle this. For more than one reason it might be best to let others figure out how to cover their own issues. You can’t be there for them every minute.

The work situation is fraught with all kinds of politics. You keep wondering if it’s your job to keep making other people rich.

If you’re too afraid to strike out on your own, you might want to realize that choices that are based on fear get us nowhere. Change is in the wind. It can only get better from here.

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oo much too soon seems to be the issue right now.

The artificial fast track has managed to suck you right in. If you could slow down and take a good look at whatever you’re trying to prove, you would realize that your life doesn’t depend on this. Even if you succeed at making your point or get this off the ground, you will soon find out that it takes more than hot air and steam to get things to fly. Haul back and give this a break, or allow patience to teach you that when things are divinely ordered they sprout wings and learn how to fly independently, in their own sweet time.

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avigating your family dynamics is on top of the stack right now. Don’t expect this to be easy. There’s enough going on for the issues of the past to be swirling around in an already difficult soup. With all of this, your ability to detach and rise above it all will come in handy. One particular person seems Hell bent on making themselves the centerpiece in a situation that would turn out better for everyone if they knew enough to take a back seat role. For now, if you are able to keep your thoughts to yourself, and let them play out their drama, it will save you a heap of trouble.

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aybe it’s time to reconsider. You’ve seen enough of this to know that you can’t keep pushing. Normally an expert at letting go, whatever’s keeping you here is about what others will say if you change your mind. The gist of this comes down to making a few corrections on errors in judgment that took you down this rabbit hole. Your original plans could have been based on incomplete information. In any event, time and experience have changed the scenery enough for you to need to wake up and make a few adjustments. Do whatever it takes to free your soul.Volo

Mother of the Skye has 40 years of experience as an astrologer and tarot consultant.

She may be reached by email to cal.garrison@gmail.com

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Six other historical catastrophes that Andrew Jackson could’ve averted “I mean, had Andrew Jackson been a little later, you wouldn’t have had the Civil War. He was a

very tough person, but he had a big heart. He was really angry that he saw what was happening with regard to the Civil War. He said, ‘There’s no reason for this.’ People don’t realize, you know, the Civil War—if you think about it, why?

People don’t ask that question, but why was there a Civil War? Why could that one not have been worked out?”said President Donald Trump, May, 1, 2017.

1. World War I: Imagine if, instead of Franz Ferdinand, Andrew Jackson had been the Archduke of Austria. Do you think he would’ve let some pathetic Serbian nationalist assassinate him? Not gonna happen, my friends.

2. The Mongol conquests: The thing about Andrew Jackson is that he knew how to stand up to the Chinese. Some of his successors—they signed these awful trade deals, basically shipping off our whole economy to Asia. It was awful. Jackson wasn’t afraid to put America’s interests ahead of Genghis Khan’s.

3. The Irish Potato Famine: Very early on, Andrew Jackson understood the importance of food. A lot of people don’t realize, but humans need food to survive. That was Ireland’s mistake.

4. The Hindenburg disaster: Trust me, folks—no one could fly a dirigible like Andrew Jackson.

5. Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction at Super Bowl XXXVIII: Super Bowl halftime shows were a lot classier in Andrew Jackson’s time. Artists like Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down, the Radio City Rockettes, Jackie Evancho—these were the fabulous types of musicians who performed under Jackson. Only the best.

6. The Best Picture mix-up at the 89th Academy Awards: “La La Land” should’ve just kept the award. Who cares if “Moonlight” won the popular vote?

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A precious stone with wings

By Carolyn Lorié

One day last spring, I pulled into a parking lot in Thetford and saw a flash of brilliant red. Instantly, I knew it was a male scarlet tanager. He was perched in a cluster of bushes and everything around him — the fresh spring leaves, a nearby robin, the recently revived grass — paled in comparison. Nothing could compete with his blaze of color.

This time of year, the male scarlet tanager has a ruby-red body, flanked by jet-black wings and an equally black tail. He’s like a precious stone with wings. The female is olive yellow, with brighter yellow on her throat and face.

Less than two weeks after seeing the bird in the parking lot, I saw another scarlet tanager along a hiking trail in town. I thought perhaps the back-to-back sightings were a harbinger of more to come, but they weren’t.

Those two early-spring encounters turned out to be the sum total for the season. In my many years as a backyard birder I have spotted scarlet tanagers only a handful of times, despite the fact they’re relatively common.

These neotropical birds winter in South America and migrate across the Gulf of Mexico every spring to breed in the eastern half of the United States and parts of Canada. Males arrive first and announce their presence with raspy song, similar to the courtship song of American robins. But unlike robins, they’re unlikely to linger in your yard.

Once breeding season is in full swing, scarlet tanagers tend to spend most of

their time high in the treetops. The females choose nesting sites that can be more than 50 feet from the ground. When searching for insects to eat, the birds tend to stick to tree branches and trunks at or near the top of the canopy.

Not only do scarlet tanagers tend to stay high up in the trees, they prefer to raise their young in large tracts of uninterrupted forest.

A nest built on the forest edge is more likely to be parasitized by brown-headed cowbirds and is also more vulnerable to predators.

Large tracts of forest, however, aren’t the birds’ only requirement. They also prefer a diversity of trees. This is one of the reasons — in addition to the male’s appealing looks — that a scarlet tanager appears on the syrup label for Audubon Vermont’s BirdFriendly Maple Project. Sugarbushes that contain only maple trees aren’t as appealing to many songbird species, including scarlet tanagers, as more diverse sugarbushes are.

According to Steve Hagenbuch, a conservation biologist at Audubon Vermont, research suggests that insect foraging is not as good in maple monocultures. The presence of other tree species, especially red oak and hemlock, can increase feeding opportunities.

Not only does their habitat make scarlet tanagers hard to spot, but the males’ flashy

Popular products from the 50s

Life was certainly different back in the 50s compared to today.

I recently came across some ads from that era and they prompted me to take a look back at the products customers were enticed to buy and how the manufacturers Looking went about Back it. by mary eellen So take a shaw trip back in time with me either to remember these products or to learn what was popular back then.

One “sign of the times” was an ad for Kodachrome color film. Being able to take color pictures instead of black and white was a big deal in that era. I remember dropping off a roll of film at Shangraw’s Pharmacy on Center Street and picking up the finished prints a few days later.

Most people didn’t develop the film until they got to the end of the roll. That meant that your Christmas photos could be on the same roll as your summer vacation photos. You didn’t see any of them until they were developed. There was no browsing through them and selecting only the ones you wanted to print. You got them all…some with heads missing and facial expressions that were far from flattering.

When you brought them home, the best pictures went into a photo album in plastic sleeves designed for the exact size of your picture—4”x5” was a popular size back then.

A popular powder to stir into milk in the 50s was Ovaltine. It can still be purchased today but seems to have waned in popularity. Their ad contained the word “gay” which had a different context back then.

It said: “Why be content to waken tired, listless or low in the morning when you should be ‘gay’ and radiantly alive?” Apparently drinking a cup of Ovaltine at bedtime avoided such problems!

These days you don’t see ads for Colt guns in your local paper but I found one from the 50s that said, “Isn’t it time you gave yourself a Christmas present?” There were three Colt guns under the Christmas tree!

There were numerous ads that enticed men to buy appliances for their wives for an occasion requiring a gift. An ad for a Kenwood Chef mixer said, “The Chef does everything but cook. That’s what wives are for!” Oh, really???

Women definitely were portrayed as belonging in the kitchen back then. For instance, Dormeyer had an ad for small appliances. Wives were instructed to look over the ad carefully and circle the items they wanted. If the husband didn’t go to the store immediately they were told to cry a little. I’ll have to try that some time!

And suppose you had trouble opening a ketchup bottle…Alcoa Hytop invented a cap that allowed women to open the bottle without a husband. Oh my!

One of the more amusing ads from the 50s is the one for Tipalet cigarettes. It said, “Blow in her face and she will follow you anywhere.” Hopefully, these days a woman would run in the other direction if a man did that to her.

An ad that would definitely be out of place today is one for Chase and Sanborn Coffee. It shows a woman on her husband’s lap, poised to get a spanking. The ad says, “If your husband ever finds out you are not store-testing for fresher coffee, woe be unto you. Put your thumbs on the dome top of the coffee can. If it’s firm, it’s fresh.”

If you watch home improvement shows you will often see 50s bathrooms with yellow, pink or green tubs, toilets and sinks.

Washers and dryers were colorful back then, too. Those colors are not what you would choose today.

Another room in the house that could be quite colorful back then was the kitchen.

Formica top tables were popular, especially in red or yellow. I remember we had Looking back, page 25

plumage fades in late summer with the onset of molt.

By the end of September, the brilliant red feathers are replaced by dull yellow ones, similar to those of the female. So when the tree canopy thins, the males are no longer instantly identifiable.

This means that, outside of a syrup label, now is the best time to see the males in their full glory. Keep an eye out for them during their brief forays in shrubby areas and open spaces, and up in the canopy before the spring leaves obscure your view. They’re singing their songs to attract a mate and, more importantly for us casual birders, are decked out in their rich scarlet feathers. You won’t need a field guide to identify them — one glimpse and you’ll know.

Carolyn Lorié lives in Post Mills, Vermont with her partner, Rick, and their three dogs.

The illustration for this column was drawn

by Adelaide Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned and edited by Northern Woodlands magazine, northernwoodlands.org, and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: wellborn@nhcf.org.

$1 invested in 1802 How much would $1 be worth today if invested in 1802?

Professor Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School put together a chart of real returns for various investment asset classes, adjusted for inflation that shows what would have happened if you had invested one dollar in 1802 and held it through Dec. 31, 2012.

The results: • One dollar invested in Treasury bills would now be worth $282.

• One dollar invested in long-term bonds would now be worth $1,632.

• One dollar invested in the U.S. stock market would now be worth $706,199.

• One dollar invested in gold would now be worth $4.50.

• One dollar placed under a mattress would now be worth only five cents, its value eroded by inflation.

What will be the best-performing asset class of the next 200 years? And which ones are right for you? There is no one correct answer —except that you should consult with a qualified, independent Registered Investment Advisor to help you put an investment plan together for you.

A diversified asset allocation is generally the way to go based on your goals and needs in the short-term and long-term. That would include domestic and international stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate and other income producing investments.

People are used to thinking about their savings in terms of goals: retirement, college, buying a home, etc.

But as you build your asset allocation, there are two important things to consider. The first is the number of years until you expect to need the money—or your time horizon. The second is your feelings toward risk—or your risk tolerance.

Regardless of your goal, your time horizon, or your risk tolerance, a diversified portfolio is the foundation of any smart investment strategy.

Kevin Theissen is principal and financial advisor at Skygate Financial Group, LLC., located on Main Street in Ludlow, Vt. He can be reached at kevin@skygatefinancial. com.

MONEY MATTERS

BY KEVIN THEISSEN

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Sasha, my Russian shaman I instantly felt an affinity for the young man and recognized his special gift. I can’t remember how we first met, but he looked like my brother Jack at 38. Sasha lived in the world but was not of this world, and could see and comprehend different dimenMountain sions of reality. on Meditation As a shaman-inBy Marguerite te training, Sasha Jill Dye created balance in troubled souls and sick bodies. A shaman mediates between the human and spirit worlds while being deeply rooted in the natural world. To become a shaman requires tremendous faith, perseverance, patience, and stamina for they must overcome terrible illnesses and challenges. The shamanic tradition is revered and respected in remote regions all over the world where their focus is on nature, spirit, and service instead of material comfort and economic “success.”

As the child of a Russian father and Ukrainian Jewish mother, Sasha lived with his mother in the Ukraine near Chernobyl. In 1986, the most devastating nuclear accident in history occurred, greater than Fukushima. Then Sasha was called into the Russian army where he received scientific training due to his natural intelligence. But while he was away his mother died like many others in the area.

When the Soviet Union fell in 1991, Sasha emigrated to a New York Ukrainian community and became a U.S. citizen. While attending a United Nations conference on indigenous peoples, the most powerful shaman from Siberia, the birthplace of shamanism, identified Sasha as an initiate and he began his shamanic journey. Sasha studied metaphysics and healing arts with sufi, yogi, tantric, transformational, energetic, sound, mindfulness, positive psychology, and Law of Attraction masters from around the world. He was influenced by authors like Steven Post, Osho, Miguel Ruiz, and Marshall Silver. He was grateful for their wisdom, teachings, gifts, love, great spirit, and tremendous support. But a “citified” shaman in an urban environment lives simply, often in poverty, and Sasha had the added challenges of a new country and language.

I wanted to help him share his insights and teachings through an interview and flyer. So we hosted “An Evening with Sasha” where Aleksandr (“Sasha”) Gleyzer, Russian shaman and healing feng shui consultant, presented “Creating Sacred Space: Healing feng shui and Shamanism.”

He asked our friends who were gathered in our home, “Do you feel anxious and frustrated? Do you want to connect with your higher self, find your life purpose? Are you staying in a place of transition in your life, willing to shift to a new level, discover new possibilities and open new doors? Are you ready to move forward and create a new reality?”

“Yes!” was the resounding response.

Then Sasha explained how “internal and external changes in your environment remove obstacles, shift perceptions, heal relationships, enable you to face challenges, express your inner voice and reconnect with universal energy. This empowerment leads you to your passion so you can manifest the life you choose.”

“As an artist of life I learned to create beauty, to listen and see; as a scientist, to understand what life has been created through me. I have devoted myself to new life, building heaven on earth, creating harmony and beauty, helping people connect with their truth, supporting others so they can live the life they choose. My great desire is for all people to be free of pain and fear, achieve a state of wellbeing and enjoy the game of life on this beautiful planet.

After all, life is our greatest teacher,” Sasha continued. “As a shaman, I assist people in making a transition to a new reality. I hold the space for transformation to happen. My

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path brought me to feng shui (external and internal)—the art of being, every moment of time and space, in harmony with oneself, life, the environment and people. Photography has been my passion for many years. I direct my healing power into my photos. I have delivered this energy to thousands of people all over the world. I love people and life. I love what I do. I share my vision and understanding.”

Sasha offered to make some feng shui cures and recommendations when he learned that we wanted to sell our house. He talked about the science of alchemy and healing powers of frankincense, myrrh, and sage, as he purified and blessed our home. He burned herbs in a bowl on the kitchen counter and carried burning sage room to room. I rang a bell as he moved objects to their rightful places, explaining how they symbolize and influences relationships.

As we entered our library/den, I coughed and cleared my throat. Sasha pointed to the towering bookcases filled to capacity with antiques and books. He said that my throat chakra was out of balance and shut down by the overpowering emphasis on book knowledge in our house.

My husband had been feeling anxious and adrift since his retirement from the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority. He missed the sense of purpose he’d always felt in his work and hadn’t yet found his way in our new life, so Sasha said a prayer and a blessing while scanning Duane with burning sage. Duane felt so relaxed that he went upstairs to our bedroom and fell into a deep sleep. As Sasha and I talked and walked through the house, ringing the bell to cleanse and purify, then again, to bless each room and

By Aleksandr (Sasha) Gleyzer

“Winter Carriage, Central Park” from Gleyzer’s “New York Winter Series.” make adjustments, Duane remained sound asleep. When he awoke a couple of hours later, the telephone rang. A city commissioner had heard about the new housing man in town and asked him to serve on the board of the Sarasota Housing Authority. There is no doubt in my mind that Sasha’s blessing and prayer manifested the call.

I didn’t understand the severity of Sasha’s illness when his health began to decline. He’d developed multiple chemical sensitivity to fluoridated and chlorinated water, food additives, and environmental toxins. With timely diagnosis and treatment, there is a high survival rate, but without health insurance and before the Affordable Care Act, our sensitive, compassionate, insightful Sasha lost hope and took his own life.

When our friends are facing illness, hardships, and obstacles they can’t overcome, they often go inward and don’t ask for help. This is why our smiles, calls, and acts of kindness matter more than we realize. We never know when our love and concern, words, deeds, and advocacy will make a critical difference in someone’s life, but compassion can’t substitute for the lack of a government’s safety net.

Sasha, my Russian shaman, had a sweetness and kindness that I will never forget. I always felt close to him and treasure the time we spent together. I often think of the sensitive souls that have left our earth too soon.

Products, ads in the 1950s aimed at housewives

continued from page 24 a yellow table and chair set with black grosgrain ribbon along the edge of the seat and back. I guess this softened the blow of so much yellow. Kitchen counters were also topped with colored Formica. To balance out so much color, white metal cabinets were in style.

What woman wouldn’t be happy with an all-in-one stove, sink and refrigerator combo made by GE? You could buy one in 1953. The sink was on the right and the refrigerator was directly under the stove portion on the left.

Flooring must have had its challenges back then, as Simoniz advertised a floor wax in 1953 that was childproof. I remember my mother waxing our linoleum floor.

The shine glowed when it dried. It was a fun place to slide across in my stocking feet.

Today recliners are a popular item. But in the 50s it was Streit Slumber chairs that came in vinyl or cloth with separate matching foot rest. We never had one but they look comfortable.

I definitely remember the ads for ice cream at Howard Johnson’s. They always boasted 28 flavors. It was hard to miss that restaurant wherever you traveled because of the orange roof. I had many meals and ice cream in our local Ho Jo’s over the years.

It doesn’t seem possible that these ads are over a halfcentury old. Being able to remember the products means you are definitely of senior status. If you are too young to take a “look back,” then you are probably grateful for the improvements since those days!

It’s boot-hiking season Boot-hiking season is here! As some of you may or may not know, boot hiking season is one of my favorite times in Killington. When everyone else is getting out their lawn chairs and firing up the grill, I am Altitude sharpening my crampons, Altit Sick Sickness eager for the time when the lift will not be running, By br brady and I can charge straight crain up Superstar like a Sherpa.

This season is looking to be a barn burner. The first day out, I only climbed half of Superstar because I wanted to be respectful of my back and my poor, unused legs.

As an aside, I learned the depth of this nerve problem this past week when I was getting a massage. My massage therapist alerted me to the fact that my left leg (nerve damage side) is significantly thinner than the other leg. It is not all that noticeable looking at it, but when you grip the quad in your hand, it is indeed significantly smaller.

I do not know if this is a result of actual nerve damage, or if it is a result of favoring that leg. It could just be a result of my natural inclination to push off with my shorter leg, which is also my dominant. I have tried to be conscious of this and work my left leg as much as my right.

That first day up the hill, foreshortened though it was, was an awakening. I am in way better shape than I was last year when my crampons hit the hill. I am sure that the swimming did great things for my heart and wind, but also my legs are just in far better shape due to the cycling and pool walking, no rest days not withstanding. I paused a couple of times on the way up, but that first day I didn’t even break a sweat.

The next two days I powered to the top nearly without pause. I was careful to keep to the left side of the moguls so that my long leg was on the low side, but I noticed that this worked my left leg less (bias?) so I eventually tried not to pay attention.

You may be asking yourself “How is it possible that this guy can have such a wreck of a back but carry a pack with skis up the mountain every day?”

The short answer to that (shorter than the long answer, at least) is that on uphill and uneven travel, the height to which I must raise my knees rocks my pelvis forward, and pushes my shoulders forward, causing the vertebrae missing discs to lever off each other, creating a separation of the rear vertebrae, opening the foramin where the nerve exits the spinal column.

When I am in significant back pain, all I have to do is sit in a chair and slouch, and it offers the same relief.

So, this means that (thank goodness) I can still go out and get great exercise without excruciating pain. I nearly wept with gratitude.

Then of course, I got cocky and went for a walk on pavement, falling victim to the eternal “I’m cured!” that rings out in my head every time I experience 10 minutes without back pain. You would think I would learn by now. But I haven’t, and so I went for an easy walk in good sneakers and it hurt.

Go out and test my mettle by churning up a hill? No problem. Easy walk? Bad pain. See what I am dealing with here? It didn’t make sense until I saw my X-Ray and MRI. Now it all makes sense.

Also, a little more than a week ago I read an article touting the results of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), and how in adults over 65 it actually caused a better, faster, more comprehensive muscle response than in athletes in their 20s (changing up to 400 genes). Further I remembered older research that showed HIIT causing cells to create HGH (Human Growth Hormone), and decided to replace my usual daily pedantic pedal with a cyclonic cycle.

I pedal as hard as I can for 30 seconds and very slowly for 90 seconds, doing that 10 times for a total workout time of 20 minutes. I have long known this to be the most productive form of exercise (my choice was always sprinting, but there won’t be much of that for now), but for a while I was scared of it because of the nerve pain. I am not anymore. It feels good.

I still have to sit down halfway through making dinner, but at least I can get out there and get some real exercise on the mountain. I have finally been eating cleaner and shaving off some weight, too. I did a quick five-day cleanse, eating only certain herbs and a mixture of 500-600 calories/day of coconut oil. This knocked me right back into ketosis (fat burning metabolism) and helped me drop a few pounds without losing muscle mass. It feels good.

THE FINAL WIND-UP

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ERA MOUNTAIN Real Estate, 1913 US Rt. 4, Killington - killingtonvermontrealestate.com or call one of our real estate experts for all of your real estate needs including Short Term & Long Term Rentals & Sales. 802-775-0340.

KILLINGTON PICO REALTY Our Realtors have special training in buyer representation to ensure a positive buying experience. Looking to sell? Our unique marketing plan features your very own website. 802-422-3600, KillingtonPicoRealty.com 2814 Killington Rd., Killington. (next to Choices Restaurant).

KILLINGTON VALLEY Real Estate PO Box 236, 2281 Killington Rd., Killington. 802422-3610 or 1-800-833-KVRE. Email: kvre@vermontel.net

LOUISE HARRISON REAL ESTATE Sales & Vacation Rentals: professional guidance and representation to buyers and sellers in the greater Killington, Mendon, Rutland area. Independent Broker. We negotiate variable commissions and work with FSBO’s by appointment 7 days a week. Now located at 8 Mountain Top Rd, Chittenden.

LouiseHarrison.com, 802-7759999, 802-747-8444.

PEAK PROPERTY Real Estate, 1995 US Route 4, Killington. VTproperties.net.

802-775-1700, 802-353-1604.

Marni@peakpropertyrealestate.com. Specializing in homes/condos/land/commercial/investments/winter rentals. Representing sellers & buyers all over Central Vt. THE PERFORMANCE GROUP real estate 1810 Killington Rd., Killington. 802422-3244 or 800-338-3735, vthomes.com, email info@ vthomes.com. As the name implies “WE PERFORM FOR YOU!” PRESTIGE REAL Estate of Killington, 2922 Killington Rd., Killington. Specializing in the listing & sales of Killington Condos, Homes, & Land. Call toll free 800-398-3680 or locally 802-422-3923. prestigekillington.com.

SKI COUNTRY Real Estate, 335 Killington Rd., Killington.

802-775-5111, 800-877-5111.

SkiCountryRealEstate.com - 7 agents to service: Killington, Bridgewater, Mendon, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Rochester, Stockbridge & Woodstock areas. Sales & Winter Seasonal Rentals. Open 7 days/wk, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES C O M M E R C I A L S PA C E AVAILABLE with another well established business. Small or large square footage. Close to ski shop, restaurant and lodging. Great location for any business. Call 802-345-5867.

K I L L I N G TO N M A L L f o r sale, 4-apartments, 2-stores, 1-nightclub/restaurant, 1-50s diner restaurant. 4 acres plus building. Call office 800-6942250 or cell 914-217-4390.

Ron Viccari.

KILLINGTON ROYAL FLUSH Rentals/Property management. Specializing in condos/ winter & summer rentals.

Andrea Weymouth, Owner. www.killingtonroyalflush.com, 802-746-4040.

RUTLAND CITY: Newly renovated one bedroom, unfurnished, pet considered, off street parking, $825 heat and electric INCLUDED. PICO 1 Bedroom, furnished and equipped, Available NOW thru October or November or year round, heat included $825. Louise Harrison 802747-8444.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate and rentals advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status, national origin, sexual orientation, or persons receiving public assistance, or an intention to make such preferences, limitation or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. If you feel you’ve been discrimination against, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

FOR SALE FIREWOOD: $250 cord, plus delivery. 802-282-4320.

3-PC. BEDROOM suite, cherry, Vt. made, with mattress and box spring—$600. Assorted oriental rugs. 802-746-8102, lthomp0679@aol.com.

PERENNIALS $3.00: Hale Hollow Road, Bridgewater Corners, off 100A. Open daily until Sept 3rd, 802-672-3335.

FIREWOOD for sale, we stack. Rudi, 802-672-3719.

RENTALS KILLINGTON APARTMENT Furnished. 1 BR. W/D. Private. Available now to Dec. 14. $900/ mo. plus utilities.

No pets, no smokers. Max 2.

802-422-7756.

RUTLAND AVAILABLE JUNE 1. $1,300/ month. Fully furnished, utilities included. Garaged parking. 802-345-3913.

K I L L I N G TO N / M E N D O N apartments for rent. No pets. killingtonhouserentals.com, 802-558-4622.

NEED A DEMO DERBY CAR? 1999 SAAB 9-5 Wagon, good parts car or great demo derby car (V6, Turbo). Needs exhaust/gas tank work, but strong engine. $300 OBO. You pick up in Rochester. 802282-2585.

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TOWN OF MENDON - Highway Maintenance & Equipment Operator and Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Worker, full time, 40 hours a week with competitive pay and benefits package. The application and job description is posted at www.mendonvt.org. Position open until filled. EOE.

Looking for flexible summer childcare? The Plymouth Schoolhouse Licensed Childcare will be offering summer care for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years old. Located in Plymouth at 35 School Drive, Plymouth VT. Call Director Lauren Skaskiw @ 802-8557566 and visit: www.literacyfundamentals.org.

PASSIONATE about fresh food: FT DELI POSITION: 40 hours/wk. Excellent pay.

Nights 12-8 p.m. Food service experience preferred. SEASONAL PT DELI: 32 +hours/ wk. Weekends. Bridgewater Corners Country Store, 5680 US ROUTE 4. Call or text resume to attention Wendy 802-299-1717.

Master Electrician. Local, reliable, insured. Call Jim at 802-356-2407.

CHOICES RESTAURANT is accepting applications for a wait person. Call 802-4224030 or email claudeschoices@yahoo.com.

SERVICES

BELLADONNA GARDENING Services. Garden Maintenance and Spring Clean Up. One time visits- weekly or monthly options! Call Donna Stanley 802-342-3211.

WANTED NOW BUYING High quality watches, precious metals, coins & paper money, stamps and historic paper, objects of art and virtue. If it’s rare, fun and beautiful I can help.

Member NAWCC, ANA, APS, NEAA and Vermont’s first legally licensed precious metals dealer. Trading worldwide in the very best personal property, since 1972. Legitimate sellers ONLY and by appointment only. Royal Barnard 802-775-0085 or email rbarn64850@aol.com.

SOUS CHEF wanted with sauté experience, starting June 1. Send resume to claudeschoices@yahoo.com.

BEAUREGARD PAINTING, 25 years experience. 802436-1337.

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Email classifieds@mountaintimes.info or call 802-422-2399. Rates are 50 cents per word, per week; free ads are free.

EMPLOYMENT HOUSEKEEPING. Busy wedding season begins soon at Mountain Meadows Lodge. Call 802-775-1010 or send email to mountainmeadowsvt@gmail.com. Flexible hours.

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