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Plea deal ends manslaughter case involving escaped bull By Alan Keays, VTDigger

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Girl power! The Dirty Girl Mud Run is a fun 5K encouraging women to have fun, be strong, and get dirty. This year, the event is a fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen foundation. By Beau Williams

Fireworks go on despite rain Rutland resident Beau Williams caught this long-exposure shot of the fireworks over Rutland, Sunday, July 2. Send your own favorite Independence Day shots to editor@ mountaintimes.info .

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Powered up A new generator will help the West Pawlet community in times of emergency. With this new feature, the town will be able to use the school as an overnight shelter for Pawlet residents and anyone in the surrounding communities. The new feature was made possible with a grant from FEMA. Page 2

Killington Resort invites women to get dirty for a good cause Dirty Girl Mud Run partners with Komen New England, an affiliate of Susan G. Komen®

Saturday, July 8—KILLINGTON—On July 8, Killington Resort invites women to participate in one of the world’s largest women-only mud runs to raise awareness for breast cancer. Susan G. Komen®, the world’s largest breast cancer organization, funds more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit while providing realtime help to those facing the disease, and its local affiliate, Komen New England, is the official beneficiary of the 2017 Dirty Girl Mud Run at Killington. “We are grateful for the opportunity to work with Dirty Girl Mud Run to help raise critical funds to support our neighbors who are fighting breast cancer,” says Lori van Dam, CEO of Susan G. Komen New England. “Through Komen New England’s partnership with Dirty Girl Mud Run, we can share our mission to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities and invest in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer with hundreds of thousands

of women who participate in these events.” A portion of registration fees go to Komen New England, and all female participants will have the opportunity to organize a team, fundraise, dress up, win prizes and of course make memories. “We are excited to have Komen New England as a partner this year, and we are going to switch up the race flow with a new course design that hits new zones of the mountain,” says Jeff Alexander, events and sponsorships manager for Killington Resort. “It will be quite dirty!” The Dirty Girl Mud Run is a 5K muddy obstacle course It’s a female-focused event designed to encourage women to get together, get a little muddy and support a worthy cause. Participants are encouraged to make it a girls’ weekend or family trip with discounts available over the weekend. More details including registration and lodging deals are available online at godirtygirl.com/ killington, or visit killington.com.

KILLINGTON—A Killington man who faced a manslaughter charge after his escaped bull caused a fatal crash on Route 4 has reached a plea deal that will allow him to avoid jail. Craig Mosher, 63, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Rutland Superior Court to a reduced misdemeanor offense of reckless endangerment in the death of Jon Bellis, 62, of Woodbridge, Conn. Jerry O’Neill, a Burlington attorney representing Kathryn Barry Bellis, said after the hearing that his client had wanted the case to proceed to trial on the involuntary manslaughter charge. However, he added, she understood the “practical realities” and thanked the prosecutor for moving forward with a criminal charge. O’Neill said a lawsuit against Mosher in connection with the crash had been settled for an undisclosed amount. Mosher, the owner of an excavation company, was sentenced as part of the plea agreement to six to 12 months in jail, all suspended. He was placed on probation for two years, fined $500 and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service. Plea deal, page 3

By Staci Harvey

The White River overflowed its banks, overtaking fields on Route 100, just north of Rochester Village, just before North Hollow Farm Store.

Flash floods close roads, compromise rail travel

By Anne Galloway, VTDigger

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The Vermont Agency of Transportation says flash flooding has washed out roads in several areas of the state and temporarily suspended Amtrak service. Saturated ground compromised about 800 feet of New England Central Rail track in West Hartford. Passengers traveling on the Vermonter Amtrak service will be bussed to destinations. A number of state highways were closed on Saturday, but most were reopened Sunday. Crews have been deployed to repair roads and flood waters have receded in most affected areas, according to state officials. Many local roads were also affected by flooding. Town and VTrans officials will assess damage and repair costs over the next few days. The following roads were closed on Saturday but were reopened on Sunday. Flash flood, page 2

By Evan Johnson

Gov. Phil Scott (left) snips the ribbon with the help of Rutland Regional’s Tom Huebner (right) as Rutland mayor David Allaire, Kevin Mullin, Susan Elliot, and others look on.

Hospital finishes renovation for psychiatric patients

By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger

Surrounded by government officials and the state’s top health care regulator, executives at Rutland Regional Medical Center cut the ribbon Thursday on a $6 million expansion of the hospital’s emergency department. The expansion adds 1,880 square feet, with five rooms designed to help patients in psychiatric crisis who are being held there feel more comfortable. The project also renovated existing space in the emergency department. At the time of the ribbon-cutting, two patients were waiting in the emergency department to be placed in other care settings, according to Tom Huebner, the CEO of Rutland Regional Medical Center. Earlier in the week there were nine waiting, Huebner said. Since damage from Tropical Storm Irene forced the closing of the Hospital renovations completed, page 4

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The waters flow rapidly as cars back up along Route 100 north of Rochester.

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Pictured front row left to right are Jay Luebke, Brooke DeBonis and Bill Wood. Back, left to right are Bob Morlino, Ed Cleveland and Kellie Waite.

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continued from page 1 Route 100 in Rochester has reopened. Route 100 in Warren has reopened. Route 125 in Middlebury has reopened. Route 302 in Groton has reopened. Route 133 in Pawlet/Tinmouth has reopened. Vermont Emergency Management officials say far northern and southern areas of the state received from 1 inch to 2 inches of rainfall Saturday, and many central Vermont towns received 3 inches to 4 inches. Killington’s highway and facilities department reported small wash-outs on local roads, but none serious or impeding travel this weekend. Killington Police reported no incidents during the heavy rains. The New Hampshire/Vermont region of the American Red Cross deployed Red Cross workers to Thetford Elementary to open a reception center on Saturday but closed by midnight.

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WEST PAWLET—The emergency generator at the Mettawee Community School in West Pawlet was dedicated earlier this month in a ceremony hosted by school principal Brooke DeBonis. Additional speakers were Pawlet Emergency Management Director Bob Morlino and Ed Cleveland of the Pawlet Select Board. Morlino explained that the 20-kilowatt Kohler Power diesel generator was made possible by a $48,000 FEMA Hazard Mitigation grant to the town of Pawlet, along with $16,000 in private matching donations. With this new feature, the town will be able to use the school as an overnight shelter for Pawlet residents and anyone in the surrounding communities. The generator also means that Pawlet will be able to locate its emergency operations center (EOC) at the school for use in town-wide emergencies. A second grant of $6,800 has more recently been awarded to the town of Pawlet for radio equipment to be used by the EOC. The radios will be installed in September.

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Both Morlino and DeBonis emphasized the community-wide scope of this project and thanked everyone who had participated — the many private donors and the volunteers for major fundraising efforts at Consider Bardwell Farm, the Pawlet Station Restaurant, the Duane Carleton music event held at the school, and the fourth-grade flower bulb sale. Also recognized were members of the school staff, including teacher Dawn Robertson and custodians Bill Wood and Jim McGraw. Others who participated in this effort were the local contractors some who generously gave reduced rates for their time and materials — Matt Waite Excavation, Tyler Electric Security, and Jim Sheldon Excavating, as well as many individual volunteers in the Pawlet community. Morlino explained that after Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, when many parts of Pawlet were isolated by flooding, the town recognized the need for an additional overnight shelter site. The school is ideally situated for this purpose.

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Plea deal: End of two-year case continued from page 1 “Hopefully,” Judge Cortland Corsones said in sentencing Mosher, “the publicity that this case has garnered will result in others taking the necessary steps to prevent the next tragedy from occurring.” The judge, from the bench, also spoke directly to Bellis’ widow, Kathryn Barry Bellis, who was seated behind the prosecutors. “Let me apologize on behalf of all Vermonters over what some misguided persons may have stated on social media,” the judge told her. “That does not in any way reflect the feelings of Vermonters over the tragedy that you have suffered. We are all extremely sorry for your loss.” The case set off heated debate, online and in the letters to the editor sections of newspapers across Vermont and beyond, over the duty of care and responsibilities of animal owners, and the possible criminal consequences. “The fact of the matter is there’s never been a criminal charge brought against an animal owner for an accident like this,” Ray Duquette Sr., president of the Rutland County Farm Bureau, said outside the courtroom after the hearing. “This is a first, and it has national implications.” At Mosher’s arraignment on the involuntary manslaughter charge more than a year ago, his supporters and outraged farmers packed the courtroom, referring to the incident leading to the charge as a matter best left to the civil courts. The proceeding Wednesday was a much more toned down affair, with the courtroom only about half full. Mosher spoke briefly in court. “My deepest condolences and prayers go out to the Bellis family for this tragic accident,” he said in a soft voice. “It’s broken my heart, and I live it every day.” Jon Bellis died when the vehicle he was driving west on Route 4 on the night of July 31, 2015, struck Mosher’s bull in the roadway. The vehicle careened down a hill and into

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“I WANTED MR. MOSHER TO BE A CONVICTED CRIMINAL FOR HIS ACTIONS AND TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR,” THE PROSECUTOR SAID. a tree. Kathryn Barry Bellis, a passenger, injured her wrist in the crash. The bull, a 1,800-pound Scottish Highlander, was killed. Rutland County State’s Attorney Rose Kennedy said after the hearing Wednesday that most people are responsible in caring for and protecting the public from their animals. However, she talked of the “multiple” times that Mosher had been made aware that his bulls were getting loose from his property that abuts Route 4 in Killington. In a case involving such a pattern of behavior, Kennedy said, a criminal charge is warranted. About 30 minutes before the fatal crash, the driver of a milk truck pulled into Mosher’s driveway, knocked on the door and blared the truck’s horn to let him know about the loose bull. Afterward, when the driver got cell service, he called police. Mosher later told police he tried to find the bull on the night of the fatal crash but couldn’t. A grand jury indicted Mosher on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. “I wanted Mr. Mosher to be a convicted criminal for his actions and to take responsibility for his criminal behavior,” the prosecutor said Wednesday outside court. “Hopefully, from here, Mr. Mosher will help educate the public on the importance of securing their animals.” Paul Volk, Mosher’s attorney, told the judge his client cares deeply about his community. That included, Volk said, providing a great deal of assistance to the town at no cost in helping to rebuild washed-out roads after Tropical Storm Irene. “Mr. Mosher was literally feted as a hero, post-Irene,” the defense attorney said. Volk said his client did have defenses to the felony involuntary manslaughter charge. He said a data recorder showed the Bellis vehicle was going 60 to 64 mph at the time of the crash and the brakes had not been applied before hitting the bull. The speed limit at the crash site is 50 mph. Volk said in accepting the plea agreement his client wanted to spare the Bellis family, as well as his own, the “emotional trauma and anguish” of a trial. “In my 31 years of practice, this is an extremely novel criminal fact pattern,” the defense attorney added. “I’ve never seen anything like it before.” O’Neill discounted the speed of the vehicle at the time of the crash as well as the lack of braking. “There wasn’t any braking because there was no time to brake,” he said. “He comes across this animal in the road, there was nothing he could do. It’s right there in front of him.”

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After holiday, road work resumes By Evan Johnson

After a brief Independence Day break, crews are back at work on some of the region’s road improvement projects. Here is the latest report: Route 73 Last week, Pike Industries continued paving the intermediate course last week, starting at the intersection of Route 73 and Route 100 working west towards the intersection of Route 73 and Bingo Road. Pike will begin placing shoulder backup from Route 100 to Bingo Road by the middle of this week. Pike is also scheduled to begin fine grading with crushed gravel, beginning at the top of the mountain, grading towards the intersection of Bingo Road and Route 73. Route 4 Milling of side roads

By Jacqueline Dagesse

Work on Route 73 in Rochester continues, with paving and shoulder work. and driveways will occur throughout this week, weather permitting. Driveway operations will be ongoing throughout this week, but not on a daily basis. This operation requires lane closures, and as a result, lane shifts and new traffic patterns will be in place throughout the construction zone. Crews have completed

backfilling around the new section of culvert and traffic has been shifted to the westbound side of the road. Crews will continue excavation throughout the week. Bridges The 35-day closure of Bridge 25 on Route 103 over the Black River in Ludlow remains in effect. The new bridge deck was

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poured and will cure this week. Crews will begin constructing the sidewalks along Bridge 25. Utility work including work on the waterlines and drainage will be performed. No night and weekend work is anticipated for this week. No work is scheduled for Bridge 99 on Route 100 over the Branch Brook this week.

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mobile devices and adjust the light switch dimmers if they state’s psychiatric hospital in Waterbury in 2011, psychiwant. atric patients throughout the state have waited for days in At the same time, the rooms are designed so patients emergency rooms to be placed in a new facility. who are behaving violently will not be able to hurt themRutland Regional Medical Center applied in 2014 for a state-level permit, called a certificate of need, to add five selves. The rooms also have specially designed doors so mental health and substance abuse treatment rooms patients cannot create a barricade that keeps out doctors to the emergency department to accommodate those and nurses. patients. All five rooms open into a hallway facing a nurses’ At the time, Huebner said there were only two dedicated station. At the end of the hallway in the expansion is a rooms for that population, and they were in the middle of room dedicated to staff at Rutland Mental Health Services, the emergency department — which is the second-busiest the publicly funded mental health agency that serves the in the state. region. “We often have four, five, seven, eight, sometimes Rounds said the rooms were designed with help from nine patients,” Huebner said. “Two is just an insufficient the hospital’s inpatient psychiatric department, Vermont quantity [of rooms], and they’re really not set up properly Psychiatric Survivors and Disability Rights Vermont, among for patients with mental illness or substance abuse issues. others. It was not calm or comfortable for them.” Scott said in an interview that his administration is Three years later, Huebner said the number of psychiworking to solve the emergency room crisis. “It’s an ongoatric patients keeps flowing to his emergency department ing struggle, obviously, and we’re attacking it from different at the same rate as in 2014. And while the hospital is doing angles,” he said. “One is giving some relief to projects like a better job of treating this.” THERE WERE ONLY TWO DEDICATED them, Huebner said, those Additionally, Scott said his patients still should not be administration is working ROOMS FOR THAT POPULATION, AND waiting in the emergency with quasi-public mental THEY WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE department. health agencies — organizations such as Rutland Mental “It’s a stopgap,” Huebner EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT — WHICH Health Services that exist said of the expansion. “It is IS THE SECOND-BUSIEST IN THE STATE. around the state — to build far more appropriate than capacity for psychiatric patients in different ways. what we were doing, by a lot. We now do a good job for “We’re still working with the UVM Medical Center as those patients while they’re here, but … we had a teenager well and trying to establish as many beds as possible,” Scott here last week for 11 days. That’s not appropriate. We want said, “and to try and have more counselors out there as well, them to be in community placement, or if it’s appropriate, because a lot of it is not just mental health — it’s due to the in inpatient placement.” opioid crisis, and that … is integrated as well.” Gov. Phil Scott held the scissors in the ribbon-cutting with Huebner. Scott toured the new mental health and Huebner also welcomed Kevin Mullin, the chair of the substance abuse rooms with Tom Rounds, the manager of Green Mountain Care Board, to the event. The board reguthe emergency department. lates hospital budgets, including that of Rutland Regional The new rooms each have a single window facing out Medical Center, and went through a judicial process to aptoward a mountain, so patients can enjoy the view from prove the emergency department expansion in May 2016. their rooms. The rooms have televisions and chalkboards Huebner said the hospital is “very regulated” and called for drawing. Patients will be able to watch Netflix on that a good thing. “We see it as a collaboration, not a contest, and it has worked well for us to do that,” he said. “We strive to be open and transparent and partners, not adversaries.” Mullin, a longtime state legislator from Rutland Town, was appointed to the board in late May. Mullin said with a laugh that “everything would be on the merits” at the board. He also said it was hard to separate his pride for the hospital as a member of the community from his position as a regulator. Mullin referenced information from the hospital’s permit application in 2014. At the time, he said, the emergency department was overcrowded 39 percent of the time, and 13 percent of emergency department patients were being seen in beds situated in the hallways. He said the renovation will make patients feel safer. “This project really brings that safety home, not only for the patients but also for the staff,” Mullin said. “I’m very proud to say that I’m from Rutland, Tom, and proud of all 937 Killington Road | 802.422.7547 the work your team has done and look forward to working skiologyskiandsports.com with you in the future.”

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Fentanyl takes a deadly toll on Vermont

By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger

On Christmas Eve in 2015, Eric Morin died of acute fentanyl poisoning. His family was told it was nearly instant. “The counselor told us it was like turning a light switch on and off,” Morin’s mother, Rachel Coulter, said. “That’s how quick it was.” “It hits your system, and it’s just, bam,” his older sister, Melissa Zebrowski, added. Zebrowski said her brother was a cheerful, energetic person with a big heart. A Northeast Kingdom resident, he was an accident-prone kid and a hockey player. When he died, he left behind two teenage children. Morin’s family members said they believe his substance abuse issues began in high school, when he used marijuana and alcohol. Eventually, he turned to pills and heroin. His family watched him struggle to overcome his addiction. He

Fentanyl is a factor in rising fatal opiate overdose rates nationwide. In Vermont, where a record number of people died of opiate-related overdoses last year, almost half were linked to fentanyl. And law enforcement officials expect its frequency to rise. From Chinese labs, via the U.S. Postal Service Fentanyl was first developed in 1959 by Belgian chemist Paul Janssen, whose company, Janssen Pharmaceutica, was a leader in the discovery of new medicines through the 20th century. Today, fentanyl is used clinically, typically in the form of a patch, to treat pain from conditions including cancer. The drug is a commonly used painkiller for hospice patients dying of terminal illnesses. But only a very small amount of fentanyl sold on the street today is diverted from medical services. The

IN VERMONT, WHERE A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIED OF OPIATE-RELATED OVERDOSES LAST YEAR, ALMOST HALF WERE LINKED TO FENTANYL. sought treatment through several different providers. Two times, Coulter tried to help her son through the symptoms of withdrawal. “The sweats, the throwing up, the shakes,” she said. “All of it, I watched it, twice.” In late 2015, he was trying to get clean. He shared the contact information for a drug counselor with his mother. She still has the card. “Thanksgiving came, and I really thought he was OK,” Coulter said. He celebrated the holiday with his family at his sister’s house, and he seemed happy and healthy, they said. Then, weeks later, the day before Christmas, Morin died suddenly when he used a dose of heroin laced with fentanyl. His death left his sister “shattered,” she said. A couple of weeks later, Zebrowski was watching the news when she saw a report about fentanyl-laced drug packets branded as “Hollywood” heroin that had been linked to several overdose deaths in western Massachusetts. She called her mother screaming, immediately certain that was what killed her brother. “That’s what Eric got,” she said. “He was one of the few cases in Vermont that got the Hollywood heroin.” As opiate addiction rates have swelled in Vermont and across the country, fentanyl, initially developed as a pharmaceutical painkiller, has quietly crept into communities with devastating effects. Its potency and stealth quality—users often don’t even know when they are using it— add a dangerous dimension to the epidemic of heroin and painkiller abuse in Vermont and nationally. Smuggled across the southern border or shipped into the country clandestinely in packages from overseas, the powerful synthetic opioid has infiltrated drug markets across the country—often disguised as other substances. It can be injected, ingested, snorted or absorbed through the skin.

vast majority comes from illicit laboratories in Mexico and China. Frequently, according to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration spokesperson Russ Baer, fentanyl enters the U.S. by way of the southwestern border. Sometimes it is smuggled in by itself; other times it is integrated into shipments of heroin or cocaine. Often it flows along the same routes of distribution used for other illicit drugs. Other times, fentanyl arrives in the country through the U.S. Postal Service. Law enforcement has intercepted and tracked shipments of manufactured fentanyl, or the chemical components of fentanyl, from overseas, according to Baer. Just as fentanyl comes into the U.S. in many ways, it turns up on the black market in many forms as well. Often it is laced with other white powder drugs — like heroin — unbeknownst to the drug users, and

of years, the synthetic opioid has transitioned from a rarity to omnipresent. “Fentanyl has hit every corner of our country, from Maine to Marathon,” Baer said. Including Newport, Vt. On the front lines in Vermont As fatal opiate overdose rates have skyrocketed to record highs, so have fentanyl-related deaths. In 2016, there were 51 fatal overdoses linked to fentanyl, according to the Vermont Department of Health—a tenfold increase from five years ago, when there were five. Fentanyl was a factor in almost half of the total 106 opioid-related accidental overdose deaths in Vermont last year—a record number. Many of those fatalities involved multiple substances, according to health officials. And officials say more fentanyl is on the horizon. Capt. John Merrigan, who heads the narcotics unit of the Vermont State Police, warned policymakers in Montpelier this year to brace for more cases involving fentanyl. Police expect to see the drug continue to rise in prominence in Vermont, in part because it makes sense economically. Produced in a lab, fentanyl “eliminates the poppy field, it eliminates the farmers,” he said. “It takes a whole bunch of your overhead out of the game when you can just do it synthetically in a building,” he said. Because of its potency, drug distributors can make a smaller amount of fentanyl go as far as a larger quantity of heroin. “It’s just cost-effective and just makes sense to move fentanyl instead of heroin because you have to move less of it to have the same street result,” Merrigan said. The rise in prominence of fentanyl has added a rash of complications to the already significant challenge of responding to the opiate addiction crisis. For one, the potency of the substance makes it difficult to respond to overdoses in time to administer

MOST LOCAL DRUG SUPPLIERS DO NOT KNOW THAT THE SUBSTANCES THEY ARE SELLING CONTAIN FENTANYL … “THE ONLY WAY THEY FIND OUT IS WHEN PEOPLE START DROPPING DEAD AND THEY START TO WONDER,” VALERIO SAID. even to street dealers. Because fentanyl is more potent, drug organizations can move smaller amounts of it and achieve roughly the same effect they would with larger heroin shipments. If dosed correctly with filler, drug users may not ever know the pill they swallowed or drug they injected was fentanyl, according to officials. Increasingly, there have been reports of fentanyl pressed into pill form and sold on the street disguised as pharmaceutical painkillers. More recently, fentanyl powder has been found laced with other non-opiates. In May, Rhode Island officials warned that fentanyl was found mixed with cocaine—putting occasional recreational coke users at risk. Over the span of just a couple

lifesaving measures. When an overdose patient arrives at the emergency department of Rutland Regional Medical Center, it is typically not clear what substance or mixture of substances caused the overdose, according to the department’s medical director, Dr. Todd Gregory. Typically, medical staff begins treatment by administering naloxone, the opiate overdose reversal drug. However, according to Gregory, not many of the patients who come into the ER because of an overdose are on fentanyl. “The problem with fentanyl is that it’s so potent that a lot of times we don’t see those patients at all,” Gregory said. “By the time they are discovered, they’ve died.” Fentanyl, page 7

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Climate resolution is a farce upon a farce By Rob Roper

The last thing the Vermont House of Representatives did before leaving town was pass H.R. 15, a resolution “strongly opposing the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement … and recognizing Governor Phil Scott’s enrolling Vermont in the U.S. Climate Alliance.” It passed, 105-31. Hey, look at us! We love the environment, unlike those knuckledraggers in D.C.! This is, of course, a total crock. The U.S. Climate Alliance, to which Governor Scott pledged allegiance, is a group of states “committed to meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement,” and accepting “the full responsibility of climate action on states and cities throughout our nation.” To be clear: this is a non-binding pledge to adhere to a non-binding agreement that, from the United States’ perspective, no longer exists. A farce upon a farce. But we Vermonters really mean it, right? Because we care. Well, one of the responsibilities our legislators assumed, if they were serious, is a commitment of $3 billion to the international Green Climate Fund. H.R. 15 references this specifically in its fifth “whereas” clause. Vermont’s share of this would be an esti-

SHOW US YOUR REAL PLAN FOR MEETING OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT. TELL US WHAT TAXES YOU WILL RAISE AND WHAT REGULATIONS YOU WILL ENFORCE AND PUT THAT TO A VOTE. mated $20 million (about $32 per person or $128 for a family of four). So, how do the supporters of this resolution and the governor intend to pay for this thing they have resolved to do? Answer: they don’t. Nobody’s going to make any payment to the Green Climate Fund. In fact, the one action our legislators took before passing the resolution was to remove the word “funding” from the resolved section. So, they are resolved to do everything the Paris Agreement set out to do … except those things we would have to pay for. Which is, pretty much, all of them. Breathe easy, taxpayers, you’re off the hook. Beyond the financial commitment, our representatives resolved to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by 26-28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025, less than a decade away. This is a similar challenge to Vermont’s Act 168 of 2006, which bound us to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions (principally carbon dioxide) to 25 percent below 1990 levels by January 1, 2012. Consider that Vermont — for all the weatherization projects, efficiency mandates, renewable energy subsidies, and developing our ridgelines with industrial windmills, etc. — did not come close to meeting this self-imposed 2012 milestone. According to the state’s report, Vermont’s 1990 greenhouse gas emissions amounted to 8.11 million metric tons (mmt), 9.03 mmt in 2006, and 8.27 mmt in 2012 — nowhere near the 6.1 million metric ton target. We can conclude from this that meeting our obligations under the Paris Agreement and H.R. 15 will require significant measures and sacrifices far beyond what we have been doing and are doing as a state today. What are those measures and sacrifices? A carbon tax? The governor (to his credit and good sense) has pledged to veto that. More industrial ridgeline wind development? Vermonters oppose it vehemently wherever it pops up. More tax or ratepayer subsidies for solar projects? That would require “funding.” So, what exactly is it that you resolved to do differently? Be honest: nothing. After all, the Legislature just proudly passed a budClimate resolution, page 7

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LETTERS

Rutland County Farm Bureau president responds to Mosher case

Dear Editor, This case involves many tragedies. The first tragedy in this whole case was the death of Jon Bellis. We are all extremely sorry for this loss. This was a terrible accident and one that had already been adjudicated in civil court. This is where this case should have ended. Rose Kennedy should never have brought this case to the criminal court system. The circumstances in this case do not warrant a firsttime precedent in our nation to be charged in criminal court as there was no malicious intent. The second tragedy in

two years fighting a criminal charge when he had no malicious intent. If the Rutland County legal system thought that the results of this case could create publicity to educate and prevent another accident, this is another tragedy. We are so concerned about the far-reaching implications of holding owners criminally liable for farm animals who have gotten loose on public roads. The implications in this case are that the fences weren’t adequate. I inspected the fence after the accident, together with Robert Barnes of Straight

WE NEED EVERYONE WHO DRIVES IN VERMONT TO UNDERSTAND THAT LIVESTOCK AND WILD ANIMALS CAN BE ON A ROAD AT ANY TIME. this case is the destruction of Mr. Mosher’s life. He is well known and well respected in his community. Since the date of this accident he has been haunted by the deaths of Mr. Bellis and of his pet bull. The accident caused him and his family great devastation and turmoil. He was forced to spend

Line Fence in Orwell. We both agreed that Craig Mosher’s fences were more than adequate. We need everyone to drive more carefully and slowly in Vermont, acknowledging the rural and agricultural work landscape of this state that we all love. In spite of the facts that the car was accelerating and Mosher case, page 7

St. David’s Society extends a public thank-you Dear Editor, Poultney Area St. David’s Society extends a public thank you (“diolch yn fawr”) to the many members, friends and visitors to our Slate Valley region who recently participated in the Society’s June 25th Gymanfa Ganu and Te Bach event, which was hosted by and held in historic (1833) Federated Church Castleton. Appreciation is extended to Society and FCC members having completed the organization and execution of the event as well as to those who attended it. It was an uplifting service of song by the significant congregation comprised of multiple denominations from near and far. Generous free will offertory donations of nearly $700.00 designated for the church’s historic preservation fund were publicly

presented to Federated Church Castleton at the Te Bach after the sing. Thank you to Conductor Jay G. Williams III from the Welsh heritage community of Utica, Oneida, New York; to Welsh language instructor Meredith Rehbach from Middlebury, Vermont whose knowledge and humor regarding use of the Welsh language were enjoyed and appreciated; to Angela Champine, soprano soloist and Nova Wang, violinist of the Rutland community, who shared their talents by providing special music, and a most heartfelt thank you to The Reverend Robert A. Noble, III, Pastor of Federated Church Castleton, who was organ accompanist for the entire event. Janice Edwards Poultney

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CAPITOL QUOTES “The more that people learn about this bill, the less they like about it. The public has been ahead of congressional Republicans in rejecting this disastrous plan. These are decisions that literally mean health or illness and life or death to countless people.” Said Sen. Patrick Leahy on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to delay Senate votes on the Senate “Trumpcare” bill.

“I wholeheartedly disagree with the premise of this Commission: namely, that there is widespread voter fraud. There is no evidence of the kind of massive fraud alleged by President Trump, Vice President Pence or Secretary of State Kobach.” Said Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos in a response to a letter from President Trump’s Election Integrity Commission requesting voter information.

“We have won a temporary — let me underline ‘temporary’ — victory because of your efforts and people like you.” Said Sen. Bernie Sanders to his supporters following the delay of a vote on the Senate’s healthcare bill.

Fentanyl:

An insidious killer on the loose

continued from page 5 The more potent drug sometimes requires multiple doses of naloxone to reverse an overdose, according to professionals. Once the naloxone has kicked in, the patient is not in the clear. Naloxone’s half-life is shorter than that of fentanyl. Someone who has taken a particularly potent dose of fentanyl could potentially overdose again from the initial batch once the naloxone wears off, according to Gregory. The rise in the prominence of fentanyl also has implications for law enforcement and first responders. The drug is so potent that accidental exposure is a concern. Touching a small grain of some types of fentanyl can cause people to overdose, according to Merrigan. In other parts of the country, there have been instances of police officers and first responders overdosing because they were exposed to the drug in the course of treating patients. Just last month, an Ohio police officer passed out within minutes of exposure to fentanyl and was revived with naloxone. Merrigan said this spring that he was not aware of any instances in Vermont where officers have overdosed from accidental exposure. However, he led an effort to rework the state’s drug fieldtesting policy to try to make it safer given the concerns. Defender General Matt Valerio noted that fentanyl is not new. In the 1990s, he said, there were instances of fentanyl, a depressant, mixed into cocaine, a stimulant. Back then, the fentanyl was typically diverted from the medical system, and cases were not as common as they are now. Valerio believes most local drug suppliers do not know that the substances they are selling contain fentanyl. The decisions to cut fentanyl into heroin or crack tend to happen much higher up the supply chain, he said, and it is “highly unlikely” that street dealers are aware. “The only way they find out is when people start dropping dead and they start to wonder,” he said. The dramatic increase in the prominence of the powerful opioid has driven policymakers across the country to pursue legal changes to crack down on the

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drug. Here in Vermont, lawmakers passed a bill creating new criminal penalties for knowingly distributing and trafficking fentanyl. That measure, H.503, is with Gov. Phil Scott for his review now. Under current law, crimes related to the substance are typically prosecuted under other laws because the drug is frequently mixed with other illegal products. As the bill worked its way through the Legislature, Valerio guided lawmakers to write the law to try to make sure that lowlevel dealers who unknowingly peddle fentanyl-laced drugs aren’t caught under the new crime. But he acknowledged that fentanyl is an extraordinary substance. “I’m not one to be interested in people being punished for their drug use,” Valerio said. “But fentanyl is really, really dangerous.” “There’s nobody in this world that needs a medication like that” It had been years since Eric Bessette used fentanyl when he got the news in January that the powerful opioid had killed his eldest brother. Bessette is convinced his brother had no idea he was using fentanyl. He was relatively new to using heroin, Bessette said. Dealers, Bessette said, have a moral obligation to inform their customers if the product they’re hawking has fentanyl in it. “If you know that it’s fentanyl and you’re not telling anybody, you’re not advising people you sell to, that’s wrong. That’s just wrong,” he said. He sees fentanyl as a problem flowing into Vermont from outside sources. “I have no sympathy for the people who come up here and get caught,” Bessette said. “More power to the police.” In Bessette’s view, the only way to stop the devastation from fentanyl is to stem the flow from the source. His feelings are so strong about it that he sees no use for the drug, illegal or legally prescribed, because of the devastating effects if diverted. “There’s nobody in this world that needs a medication like that,” Bessette said. “That substance doesn’t need to be in America, whatsoever.”

Case has implications for all motorists

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“We’re O.K. The country’s not.” Said co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Joe Scarborough after he and fellow host Mika Brzezinski were insulted in tweets from President Donald Trump. Trump called Scarborough a “psycho” and described Brzezinski as “bleeding badly from a facelift.”

“Let’s trade places, Paul Ryan. You can come work for iron and I’ll go to D.C.” Said Randy Bryce, a resident of southern Wisconsin who is running to unseat House Majority Leader Paul Ryan. Bryce recently announced his plans to to run for Wisconsin’s 1st District.

traveling 64 miles per hour in a 50 miles per hour zone and no brakes were applied, this was deemed irrelevant by the judge. They may have been causative factors. That’s awfully fast for that road and those conditions. As we understand it the bull was under streetlights and not moving.

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We need everyone who drives in Vermont to understand that livestock and wild animals can be on a road at any time. Ray Duquette, Sr. West Pawlet Duquette is the president of the Rutland County Farm Bureau

Putting our money where our mouths are

continued from page 6 get with no new taxes or fees. And they should be proud. It was a tremendous accomplishment on all sides and a good first step toward lowering the cost of living and doing business in Vermont. This was the Governor’s theme, pledge, and goal for the legislative session. Mission accomplished! So why, in your next breath after passing that budget, would you resolve to comply with an agreement that would require massive taxes, fees, and costly regulations? Sadly, this vote will undoubtedly appear in 2018 campaign literature. Those who voted for this farce upon a farce will use it as a way to pat themselves on the back before their constituents. Those who were honest enough to vote against what is so obviously a steaming pile of insincere political theater will be attacked — unfairly — for “insufficient caring” about the planet. Don’t fall for it. Before the next election there will be another legislative session and time for those who voted for H.R.15 to put our money where their mouths are. Show us your real plan for meeting our obligations under the Paris Climate Agreement. Tell us what taxes you will raise and what regulations you will enforce and put that to a vote. I’m betting that bill, should it ever be allowed to see the light of day, won’t find 105 supporters (in the state, let alone the Legislature) or the governor’s endorsement, and it shouldn’t. In an honest world, neither should have H.R. 15. Rob Roper is president of the Ethan Allen Institute. He lives in Stowe.

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WHAT TO DO IN CENTRAL VERMONT 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.

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.

Rotary Meeting

VSO SUMMER TOUR AT MOUNTAIN TOP INN & RESORT, CHITTENDEN THURSDAY, JULY 6, 7:30 P.M.

WEDNESDAY Bikram Yoga **

JULY 5

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.

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.

Seven to Sunset Concert

7 p.m. Seven to Sunset concert series, Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Main Street Park, corner of Main Street (Route 7) and West Street, Rutland. This week,Rick Redington. Free, bring a blanket/chair and picnic to enjoy the sunset shows in the gazebo.

Library Program

10:30 a.m. Wilder Memorial Library offers children’s summer program: Kick off event with Ashley Hensel Browning “Dance Party.” Info, 802-824-4307. 24 Lawrence Hill Rd., Weston.

Active Seniors Lunch

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.

Children’s Library Program

1 p.m. Sherburne Memorial Library hosts Build a Better World children’s programs Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m. for ages 5-13. This week, Puppetree presents 14 Carrots. Free. 2998 River Road, Killington. Info, sherburnelibrary.org, 802422-9765.

Bike Bum Series

2 p.m. 2017 Killington Mountain Bike Club Bike Bum series runs Wednesdays, 2-5 p.m. on Lower Side Show Bob in the Bike Park at Killington Resort. Afterparties 5:30-7 p.m. Check Facebook for more details.

Farmers Market

3 p.m. The Rutland Downtown Farmers Market is back outside for the summer! Depot Park, in front of Walmart, downtown Rutland. 3-6 p.m. Info and vendors, vtfarmersmarket.org.

Market on the Green

3 p.m. Woodstock Market on the Green, weekly market of fresh agricultural products from local farmers. Plus, live music, kids activities. 3-6 p.m. Info, 802-457-3555, woodstockvt.com

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.

Bone Builders

10 a.m. Bone builders meets Thursdays at Mendon Methodist Church basement. Info, 802-773-2694.

RAVNAH Clinic

10 a.m. RAVNAH blood pressure/food care clinic: Parker House, Rutland. $10 foot clinic. No appt. needed. Info, 802-770-1536.

Basin Bluegrass Festival

10 a.m. Basin Road (off McConnell Road in Forestdale) is the location of the 23rd Annual Basin Bluegrass Festival. Follow the signs. Gates open July 2 at 8 a.m. for early bird camping. Festival is July 6-9 with plenty of field pickin’. For advance tickets, the line-up, and more info, visit basinbluegrassfestival. com or call 802-236-1096.

Summer STEM Programs

11 a.m. Sherburne Memorial Library hosts summer STEM programming for ages 3-8, 11-11:45 a.m. Free. 2998 River Road, Killington. Info, sherburnelibrary. org, 802-422-9765.

Castleton Farmers’ Market

3:30 p.m. Castleton Farmers Market is up and running every Thursday through Oct. 5, 3:30-6 p.m. For more, call Lori Barker, 802-353-0498. On Main St., next to Citizen’s Bank, Castleton.

Farmers Market and Music

4:30 p.m. Weekly farmers market, dinner and music at Feast and Field, 1544 Royalton Turnpike, Barnard. BarnArts Thursday night music series. This week, Pete’s Posse. By donation.4:30-7:30 p.m. barnarts.org, 802-234-1645.

VSO at Mountain Top

5 p.m. Vermont Symphony Orchestra brings Summer Festival Tour to Mountain Top Inn and Resort. Barbecue buffet ($30 adults; $15 kids), served 5-7 p.m. Concert starts at 7:30 p.m., tickets $32. Rain or shine. Closes with fireworks. Tickets at vso.org/events. 802-483-2311. 195 Mountain Top Road, Chittenden.

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.

Music at the Riverbend

Brown Bag Concert

Song Circle

Outdoor Yoga

7 p.m. Brandon’s free concert series, Music at the Riverbend moves to back lawn of Brandon Inn this year. Opener Extra Stout is this week. Bring a chair, no outside alcohol please. 20 Park St., Brandon. 7:15 p.m. Song circle and jam session at Godnick Adult Center, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Welcomes singers, players of acoustic instruments, and listeners. Donations welcome. Info, 802-775-1182.

THURSDAY

Mendon Seniors Meeting

10:30 a.m. RAVNAH blood pressure/food care clinic: Wallingford House, Main St., Wallingford. . $10 foot clinic. No appt. needed. Info, 802-770-1536.

6 p.m. Cavendish Summer Concert series on the Proctorsville Green kicks off with Gypsy Reel. Main St., Proctorsville. Bring a blanket or chair, have a picnic, and enjoy. Free! Info, 802-2267736.

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.

10 a.m. Billings Farm & Museum holds Wagon Ride Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Horse-drawn wagon rides 11 a.m.-3 p.m. included with regular admission. Info, billingsfarm.org, 802-457-2355. 69 Old River Road, Woodstock.

RAVNAH Clinic

Cavendish Summer Concert

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Wagon Ride Wednesdays

10 a.m. Mendon Senior Citizens monthly meeting at Mendon Methodist Church. Planning event. Info, 802-773-4187. Route 4, across from Sugar & Spice.

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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

Open Swim **

JULY 6

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.

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5:30 p.m. Pentangle Arts presents Brown Bag Concert series Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. on the Village Green. This week, Dana and Susan Robinson. Bring a chair and a picnic. Free! On the Green, Woodstock. pentanglearts.org. 6 p.m. Slate Valley Museum offers outdoor yoga — Gentle Yoga — on the lawn along the Mettawee River with Nicole Kroosz. $10 drop in classes; $8 advance. Thursdays through June 29. Great for beginners. 17 Water St., Granville, N.Y. slatevalleymuseum.org.

VFFC Local Food Supper

6 p.m. Vermont Farmers Food Center holds local food supper, 6-8 p.m. on Thursday evenings in June and July. All are welcome. Just $5 per entree. 251 West St., Rutland.

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.

F.H. Concert in the Park

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!

7 p.m. Fair Haven Concerts in the Park summer series continues with Spurs USA playing country favorites. Free Thursday night music series in the Fair Haven Park, 3 North Park Place. Food available for purchase. Bring lawn chairs any time after 4 p.m. 50/50 raffle, weekly door prize drawings for all ages.

Bikram Yoga **

Mt. Holly Music

Smoking Cessation

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.

Poultney Farmers’ Market

9 a.m. Town of Poultney farmers’ market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays through the summer. Main St., Poultney.

Story Hour

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

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.

Story Time

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.

7 p.m. Mount Holly Music on the Green free concert series, 26 Maple Hill Rd., Belmont. This week, Gypsy Reel opens the series. Bring a chair or blanket and a picnic.

West Rutland Concert Series

7 p.m. West Rutland Summer Concert Series on the Town Hall Green begins with local favorite Phil Henry Acoustic Trio. Free. 35 Marble St., West Rutland. Rain site, Town Hall auditorium.

Free Film Series

7:30 p.m. Pentangle Arts Council holds Thank You Thursday Free Film Series. This week, “American Graffiti” will be showing. Free, donations gratefully accepted. Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 the Green, Woodstock. Info, pentanglearts.org.

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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.

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.

RAVNAH Clinic

9:30 a.m. RAVNAH blood pressure/food care clinic: Poultney Young at Heart Senior Center, 35 Furnace St., Poultney. $10 foot clinic. No appt. needed. Info, 802-770-1536.

Foodways Fridays

10 a.m. Billings Farm & Museum holds Foodways Fridays. Discover how they use seasonal veggies and herbs from heirloom garden in historic recipes. Takehome recipes each week. Info, billingsfarm.org, 802-457-2355. 69 Old River Road, Woodstock.

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.

Rochester Farmers’ Market

3 p.m. Rochester farmers’ market on the Park, Fridays through Oct. 6, 3-6 p.m. Rain or shine! Farm products, prepared foods, crafts, baked goods, arts, music, and fun. Music this week: Tin Penny Band. Vendors or info, call 802353-4620. Main St. (Route 100), Rochester.

Magic: the Gathering

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. 422-9765.

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Divas of Dirt

4 p.m. Divas of Dirt ladies group ride, 4-6 p.m. at Killington Bike Park. Led by pro racer Amy Alton. All ability levels welcome. Free bike safety checks, discounts, happy hour follows. Info, killington.com. Killington Road, Killington.

SUP and SIP

4:30 p.m. Stand Up Paddleboarding and “sipping,” A fun, social paddle Friday evenings. Free with your own equipment. Meet at Woodward Reservoir boat launch at 4:30 p.m. Rentals and delivery available. RSVP to Karen at 802770-4101.

VSO at Okemo

5 p.m. Vermont Symphony Orchestra brings Summer Festival Tour to Okemo Mountain Resort. Barbecue buffet ($30 adults; $15 kids), served 5-7 p.m. Concert starts at 7:30 p.m., tickets $32. Rain or shine. Closes with fireworks. Tickets at vso.org/events. 77 Okemo Ridge Road, Ludlow; okemo.com.

Opening Reception

5 p.m. Opening reception for Bill Ramage exhibit “The Self” at Compass Music and Arts Center. 5-7:30 p.m. to hear Ramage speak about ideas that have propelled him through is 35-year journey that led to this exhibit. Exhibit July 7-Aug. 19. Park Village, 333 Jones Dr., Brandon. Info, cmacvt.org.

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Musical Shabbat Outbound

5:30 p.m. Rutland Jewish Center events committee holds 4th annual Musical Shabbat Outbound featuring DAHG at Crystal Beach Pavilion, Lake Bomoseen. Family friend, potluck event. All welcome, including well behaved leashed pets. BYOB; all side dishes non dairy. RSVP to 802-773-7685. Rain site: Rutland Jewish Center, 96 Grove St., Rutland.

Open Gym

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.

Young Artist Concert

7 p.m. Killington Music Festival Young Artist Concert Series at Ramshead Lodge, Killington Resort. Free admission. kmfest.org, 802-773-4003.

SATURDAY JULY 8 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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Revolutionary War Weekend

8 a.m. Battle of Hubbardton Revolutionary War Encampment Weekend at Hubbardton Battlefield, July 8-9. 239th anniversary of only Revolutionary War battle in Vermont. Re-enactors encamped for the weekend portraying soldiers. Demonstrations, drilling lessons, guided tours, activities, scavenger hunt, colonial games, kids’ activities, music, sulter’s row, and more. Revolutionary War battle maneuvers Sunday morning. $6 adults; under age 15 free. Info, 802-273-2282. 5696 Monument Hill Road., Hubbardton.

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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

9 a.m. The Rutland Downtown Farmers Market is back outside for the summer! 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 outing: Exploring the Bird’s Eye Conservation Initiative, Ira/Poultney. Explore some of the landscape added to Bird Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Moderate/difficult, 6 miles. Meet at Rutland’s Main Street Park at 9 a.m. to carpool. Wear sturdy shoes, dress appropriately, bring water, lunch, bug spray. Call for info, 802-4922143.

Dirty Girl Mud Run

9 a.m. An untimed 5K obstacle course/mud run for women of all ages and athletic abilities, in a fun and laughter-filled atmosphere. Teams (and costumes) encouraged! Music, beverages, and lots of mud, sweat and cheers. Waves of women start racing at 9 a.m.; every 15 minutes through 1 p.m. K1 area at Killington Resort. killington.com.

RAVE Car Show

9 a.m. 38th annual RAVE Car Show and Flea Market at Vermont State Fairgrounds, 175 S. Main St., Rutland. Car show, auto related flea market, food vendors, craft vendors, 50/50 raffle, music and more. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission by donation. clubs.hemmings.com/rave/

West Pawlet Celebration

9 a.m. West Pawlet VFD and Ladies Auxiliary celebrate summer with town wide tag sale, giant raffle, chicken barbecue, flea market and food sale. West Pawlet Fire House, 2806 Vt Rt 153, West Pawlet. Grills going 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Info, 802-645-0109.

Open Gym

10 a.m. Saturday morning open gym at Head Over Heels, 152 North Main St., Rutland. 10 a.m.-12 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.

Drawing Community Together

10 a.m. Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill holds workshop Drawing Community Together 2017, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on July 1, 8, 15. Join Dick Weis with sketchpad, drawing board, pencil, pen, and ink. For ages 12+. Info and registration , 802-353-0940 or otherweis@shoreham.net. 145 E. Main St., Poultney.

Magical Comedy Show

11 a.m. Tom Joyce brings his Magical Comedy Show to Chittenden Public Library, 223 Chittenden Road, Chittenden. Free, open to the public. 802-773-3531.

10 • The Mountain Times • July 5-11, 2017 Bridge Club

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.

Buy Local, Eat Local Festival

12 p.m. Buy Local/Eat Local festival in the field next to Mr. Darcy’s, Route 103, Ludlow. Free, open to the public. Music by Jamie Ward 12-3 p.m.

Tom Rush

2:30 p.m. Folk singer Tom Rush headlines outdoor concert at Suicide Six Ski Area, So. Pomfret. Gates open 2:30 p.m. Music starts at 3 p.m. with singer-songwriter Dylan Keith; Jay Nash follows at 4:30 p.m. Tom Rush takes center stage at 6 p.m. ArtisTree offers children’s activities. Food and drink available. Tickets $45 advance, $50 at the door. Age 5 + under free; age 6-12 $10. Tickets: universe.com/events/tom-rush-at-suicide-six-tickets-94LZPS

Devil’s Bowl Dirt Racing

6 p.m. Devil’s Bowl Speedway Dirt Track Racing: Fast ‘N’ Dirty weekend, New England Pro Truck Series Dirty 30, mid-season championship, Vince Quenneville, Sr. Memorial 38, Cat. mini sprints, driver autographs. Grandstand admission applies, kids are free. 2743 Rt. 22A. Track line: 802-2653112. devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com.

Learn to Curl

6 p.m. Learn to Curl clinic at Woodstock’s Union Arena, Route 4, Woodstock. 6-8 p.m. Registration 5:45 p.m. $25, ages 12+. Pre-register at uppervalleycurling.org.

MONDAY

St. John’s Independence Service

4 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church celebrates Independence Day with prayer service. Route 140, East Poultney. Featuring Dr. James Cassarino on organ. Light refreshments follow. Info, 518-499-1850.

Open Swim

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.

Devil’s Bowl Race

6 p.m. Devil’s Bowl Speedway Asphalt Track Racing: Fast ‘N’ Dirty Weekend, New England Pro Truck Series Fast 55, mid-season championships, ladies division, driver autographs. Early 6 p.m. start to accommodate fireworks rained out from last week. Grandstand admission applies, kids are free. 2743 Rt. 22A. Track line: 802-265-3112. devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com

Killington Music Festival

7 p.m. Killington Music Festival Music in the Mountains concert series at Ramshead Lodge, Killington Resort. This week, “Delightful Melodies.” Featuring Brahms’ sextet and Schumann’s piano quintet. $25 tickets. kmfest.org, 802-422-1330.

FOLA Movie

7 p.m. FOLA presents screening of “Elsa and Fred” at Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium. Free, donations appreciated. Popcorn and water provided. Info, 802-228-7239; fola.us.

Steve Kirby Quintet

7:30 p.m. Steve Kirby Quintet concert at Brandon Music. Tickets $20, $25 for predinner. Reservations at 802-247-4295. 62 Country Club Rd., Brandon. brandon-music.net.

Carpenters Tribute

7:30 p.m. Carpenters Tribute Concert performance at Brandon Town Hall featuring Karen Carpenter look-alike and sound-alike, Sally Olson. Tickets at the door, $6-$8. Info, brandontownhall.org. 1 Conant Square, Brandon.

Pond Hill Rodeo

8 p.m. Pond Hill Ranch Pro Rodeo. A real rodeo complete with classic events like roping, barrel racing, and bronc riding. Excitement for the whole family, affordable admission. 1683 Pond Hill Ranch Road, Castleton. pondhillranch. com, 802-468-2449.

SUNDAY JULY 9

Revolutionary War Weekend

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.

RAVE Car Show

Vinyasa Flow Yoga

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.

Level 1 & 2 Yoga

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.

Open Swim

Monday Meals

12 p.m. Every Monday meals at Chittenden Town Hall at 12 noon. Open to public, RSVP call by Friday prior, 483-6244. Gene Sargent. Bring your own place settings. Seniors $3.50 for 60+. Under 60, $5. No holidays. 337 Holden Rd., Chittenden.

12 p.m. Buy Local/Eat Local festival in the field next to Mr. Darcy’s, Route 103, Ludlow. Free, open to the public. Music by Jamie Ward 12-3 p.m.

Rochester Chamber Music Society

4 p.m. Rochester Chamber Music Society presents Marguerite Schenkman Memorial Concert “Seeing Double” with violinists Julia Salerno and Sarah Whitney with Cynthia Huard. Federated Church of Rochester, 15 N. Main St., Rochester. Info, rcmsvt.org, 802-767-9234.

Opening Reception

4 p.m. Opening reception and artist talk by Deborah Bohnert about her installation “Walk Into My HeART2017” at BigTown Gallery, 99 North Main St., Rochester. 4-5 p.m. Free, open to the public.

10 a.m. Bone builders meets Tuesdays at Mendon Methodist Church basement. Info, 802-773-2694.

Passport Hours

10 a.m. Rutland Post Office, 151 West St., Rutland, will have extended hours for passport processing 10 a.m.-5 p.m. No appointment photos taken.

Preschool Story Time

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.

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!

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.

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.

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Rutland Rotary

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

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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.

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

Open Horse Show

Buy Local, Eat Local Festival

Bone Builders

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.

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. 10:30 a.m. Pond Hill Ranch Pro Rodeo hosts Open Horse Show. 1683 Pond Hill Ranch Road, Castleton. pondhillranch.com, 802-468-2449.

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.

JULY 10

Bikram Yoga **

Family Playgroup

Open Swim **

JULY 11

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.

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.

Art Workshop

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.

League Nights

5 p.m. Killington Golf Course holds themed League Nights every Tuesday. 9-hole scramble, teams or individuals. $20 members, $25 non members includes cart, dinner, prizes. Sign up at 802-422-6700 by 2 p.m. Tuesdays. Clubhouse dinner, awards, and announcements follow. East Mountain Road, Killington.

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

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.

Legion Bingo

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!

Chess Club

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.

Castleton Concert

7 p.m. Castleton University presents 22nd annual Castleton Summer Concerts at the Pavilion. Free concerts, open to the public, Tuesdays through the summer. This week, Marble City Swing Band. Rain or shine. Info, castleton. edu/summerconcerts. 62 Alumni Dr., Castleton. Bring a non-perishable for food donation.

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Killington Music Festival to delight with Brahms and Schumann

Courtesy of KMF

Theodore Buchholz is a Killington Music Festival faculty member, performing on the cello.

Saturday, July 8, 7 p.m.—KILLINGTON—Now in its 35th season of presenting fine chamber music, the Killington Music Festival continues its summer series at Killington Resort on Saturday, July 8, with “Delightful Melodies.” The Killington Music Festival faculty come together to perform masterworks with delightful melodies that will linger in audiences’ hearts well after the performance ends. They will be featuring Brahms’ Sextet and Schumann’s Piano Quintet. The concert will be held at Ramshead Lodge at the Killington Ski Resort at 7 p.m. Ticket Prices are $25, and available through the box office at 802-4221375 through the day prior to the performance. Or, purchase the day of the performance beginning at 6 p.m. at Ramshead Lodge. For more information, visit killingtonmusicfestival.org.

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WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

BRANDON

JULY 5 BRANDON

JULY 7 BRANDON

10 A.M. Basin Road

7 P.M. Brandon Inn Lawn Extra Stout

10 A.M. Basin Road

7:30 P.M. Town Hall

POULTNEY

CASTLETON

7 P.M. Taps Tavern

5:30 P.M. Crystal Beach Pavilion

Jazz Night

RUTLAND

Basin Bluegrass Festival

Musical Shabbat Outbound w/ DAHG

7 P.M. Main Street Park Rick Redington

6 P.M. Iron Lantern

9 P.M. Center Street Alley

6 P.M. Lake House Grille

What Dude Open Mic

Tom Irish

Andy Lugo

KILLINGTON

KILLINGTON'S BEST

ICE CREAM 9 P.M. JAX Food & Games Local’s Night w/ Duane Carleton

Basin Bluegrass Festival

POULTNEY

7:30 P.M. Brandon Music

12 P.M. Otto’s Cones Point General Store

Steven Kirby Quintet

Matt & Malcolm

“A Karen Carpenter Tribute” with Sally Olson

6:30 P.M. Town Green

CASTLETON

RUTLAND

6 P.M. Iron Lantern

Band Concert

Jake Geppert

7 P.M. Main Street Park

KILLINGTON

9:30 P.M. The Venue

9 A.M. Killington Resort Dirty Girl Mud Run w/ DJ Dave

6:30 P.M. Summit Lodge Dirty Girl Mud Run Pool Party w/ DJ Dave

Rutland City Band Open Mic

STOCKBRIDGE 11 A.M. Wild Fern

Cigar Box Brunch w/ Rick Redington

4 P.M. Snowshed Umbrella Bar

7 P.M. Ramshead Lodge

Ryan Fuller

Killington Music Festival: Delightful Melodies

7:30 P.M. McGrath’s Irish Pub

5:30 P.M. Feast and Field Market

8 P.M. The Foundry

8 P.M. The Foundry Aaron Audet Band

LUDLOW

BELMONT

LUDLOW

POULTNEY

9 P.M. The Killarney

6 P.M. Jackson Gore Courtyard

5:30 P.M. Otto’s Cones Point General Store Tradewinds 2.0

RUTLAND

THURSDAY

JULY 6 BARNARD Pete’s Posse

7 P.M. Town Green Gypsy Reel

CASTLETON 6 P.M. Lake House Grille Aaron Audet

FAIR HAVEN 7 P.M. Town Park The Spurs

Brothers Flynn

The Heavily Bros.

Vermont Symphony Orchestra: E Pluribus Unum

RUTLAND 9 P.M. Center Street Alley DJ Mega

9:30 P.M. The Venue Nikki Adams

10:30 P.M. Downtown Tavern

9:30 P.M. Downtown Tavern

WOODSTOCK

Karaoke w/ Tenacious T

9:30 P.M. Hide-A-Way Tavern

STOCKBRIDGE

WOODSTOCK

MENDON

7 P.M. Wild Fern

6 P.M. Bentley’s Restaurant

Jake Wildwood

Jazz Trio

WOODSTOCK

PITTSFIELD

10 P.M. Bentley’s Restaurant

7 P.M. Clear River Tavern Open Mic Jam w/ Supply and Demand

RUTLAND 9 P.M. Center Street Alley Throwback Thursday

WEST RUTLAND 7 P.M. Town Hall Green Phil Henry Acoustic Trio

WOODSTOCK 5:30 P.M. Village Green Dana & Susan Robinson

Dancing After Dark w/ DJ Jesse Scott

SATURDAY

JULY 8 BARNARD

3 P.M. Feast and Field Market

FableFest w/ Bow Thayer, Tumbling Bones, Woodsmith & Hersh (featuring Celia Woodsmith of Della Mae) and Haywire

Jenny Porter

8 P.M. Bentley’s Restaurant Open Mic w/ Brian Warren

Open Mic with Tom Irish

Open Mic

6 P.M. Red Clover Inn

Open Mic w/ Supply and Demand

9:30 P.M. Downtown Tavern

9:30 P.M. The Venue

6 P.M. Liquid Art

JULY 10

RUTLAND

DJ Dance Party

KILLINGTON

MONDAY

Brothers Flynn

TUESDAY

Hazardous

Jamie Ward: Piano & Vocals

10 P.M. Bentley’s Restaurant Dancing After Dark w/ DJ Jesse Scott

SUNDAY JULY 9

BRANDON

9 A.M. Basin Road Basin Bluegrass Festival

KILLINGTON 5 P.M. The Foundry Jazz Night w/ Oak Totem

JULY 11

CASTLETON

7 P.M. Pavillion

Marble City Swing Band

RUTLAND 7 P.M. The Venue

Working Mans Karaoke w/ Bob Hudson

8 P.M. Center Street Alley Trivia

9:30 P.M. Downtown Tavern Open Mic

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• SUDOKU

• MOVIE TIMES

• CROSSWORD

• MOVIE DIARY

just for fun the MOVIE diary

SUDOKU

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 29

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

CLUES ACROSS 1. Plays 7. Hymn 13. Larval frog 14. A member of the British order 16. Stomach muscle 17. Helper 19. East of NYC 20. Influential Norwegian playwright 22. School for healing 23. Of the cheekbone 25. Disco rockers The Bee ___ 26. Gorged 28. Khoikhoin people 29. Payroll firm 30. A hiding place 31. Georgia rockers 33. Spanish soldier El ___ 34. Deerlike water buffalo 36. Second epoch of the Tertiary period 38. Frocks 40. Nostrils 41. Spoke 43. Information 44. Where wrestlers work 45. Dash 47. Cool! 48. Tiny child 51. People of northern Assam 53. Austrian spa town 55. Written reminder 56. Italian monetary units 58. Tell on 59. More abject 60. Farm state 61. Cleveland’s hoopsters 64. Famed NY Giant’s nickname 65. Los __, big city 67. Rechristens 69. Shopping trips 70. Values self-interest

CLUES DOWN 1. Pressed against lightly 2. Rural delivery 3. Semicircular recesses 4. Groan 5. Donation 6. Mariner 7. One who accepts 8. __ King Cole, musician 9. Streetcar 10. Silk fabric 11. __ route 12. Used to make plastics 13. Swampy coniferous forest 15. Angry speeches 18. A way to soak 21. One who divides 24. Deeply cuts 26. A very large body of water 27. “Raisin in the Sun” actress Ruby 30. Medicated 32. Single unit 35. Parasitic insect’s egg 37. House pet 38. African nation 39. Saddle horses 42. Press lightly 43. One of 12 sons of Jacob 46. Cause to suffer 47. Hang ‘em up 49. Breakfast dish 50. Wrongful acts 52. NASCAR driver 54. Indian dish 55. Type of giraffe 57. Selling at specially reduced prices 59. Czech city 62. “Orange is the New Black” character 63. Records electric currents 66. Country doctor 68. Chronic, progressive disease (abbr.) Solutions on page, 29

Up and coming

I had a conversation recently with a young mother who was pining over the sickness of her newborn. At six months old, this was the child’s first real illness so she was understandably concerned. I could sense the nervous tension in her voice as she spoke about the child’s symptoms. “He’s not sleeping well and has a horrible cough and just seems miserable all the time,” she said. “And then last night he vomited and I lost it and immediately drove to the emergency room.” I laughed inside my head, remembering my own early days of parenting and the shared feelings of anxiety that I experienced. I assured her that a child throwing up was completely normal and then went on to describe my own experiences. My son’s first venture into the world of regurgitation occurred during a late-night feeding. It was my turn to drag myself out of bed and feed him since he had yet to start sleeping through the night. I prepared his bottle, cradled him in my arms, and tried to stay awake while he munched away at the formula. After he was finished, I flopped him over my shoulder and conducted the prerequisite back-tapping to encourage a burp. At that point, I had the exercise down to a science so I knew what to expect. But on this occasion, my son started to make some strange noises. I remember being a bit concerned because the sounds were very unnatural and guttural. I held him up in front of me and looked at his face. He TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNI seemed a bit dazed, like something funny was going on GHT inside of him. “You okay, buddy?” I whispered, bouncing him a bit and demanded that he at to conjure a reaction. Just then his cheeks puffed out least have a taste. If he didn’t like it, he didn’t have to eat and without any clear warning, he projectile-vomited anymore, but he had to try it. directly into my face. I won’t go into details, but I was at He reluctantly put the nugget into his mouth, first shocked and then horrified given the amount that chewed a couple times, glanced up at me with a horricovered me. fied look, and then proceeded to throw up all over the From that day forward, I dinner table. JUST THEN HIS CHEEKS PUFFED was extremely careful with “I told you!” he blurted him post-feeding. out with tears in his eyes. OUT AND WITHOUT ANY CLEAR On another occasion, My wife and I scrambled WARNING, HE PROJECTILE-VOMITED while out to dinner at to clean up as nearby a popular restaurant, diners did their best to DIRECTLY INTO MY FACE. I offered my son some pretend the scene wasn’t gourmet cornbread. The restaurant was known for that disturbing. this delicacy, which tasted more like a dessert than the Which leads us to earlier this spring, when my son starchy version your grandmother used to make. had his most recent experience with an upset stomach. He initially refused, stating that he hated cornbread. He had obviously eaten something that disagreed I balked at this comment since I knew he had never with him (or too much of something). He had been tried it and, given his sweet tooth, would undoubtedly walking around holding his stomach for some time beenjoy it. Again, he winced at the idea. “Dad, I’ll puke if fore finally admitting that he didn’t feel well. I inquired you make me eat that,” he assured me. what he had recently eaten, but he was not forthcomNow, I’m the type of parent who believes in always ing (which brings me back to the ‘too much of sometrying new things so I promptly broke off a small piece thing’ instead of the ‘something bad’ scenario). He finally wandered into the bathroom and shut the door. I then heard a few pained heaves. Within minutes he emerged with a huge smile on his face, boasting about how much he had just vomited and what an “awesome color” it was. The things that teenagers find amusing will never cease to amaze me. Which brings us to this week’s feature, “Transformers: The Last Knight,” a film that would have thoroughly entertained my son, but nearly made me puke. In this installment, we find mankind at war with the Transformers, and the only hope to save humanity’s future is to uncover the intriguing history of the the strange metamorphasizing machines. I’m officially done with this franchise. While the visuals continue to be delightful eye candy, the stories lack any true substance and are continuously aimed at those without much of a cinematic palate. Check this one out if you’ve got a youngster in tow, just remember to bring some reading material and a pillow. A mechanical “D” for “Transformers: The Last Knight.” Got a question or comment for Dom? You can email him at moviediary@att.net.

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IR N EXP Okemo ladies’ league results The Okemo Valley Golf Club Ladies’ League played week five on June 28 with temperatures in the upper 60s. The six-team field played a quota format. In the end, the competition finished in a tie at +5 for the teams of Stryhas Builders and Ludlow Insurance. The top performer of the night was Stryhas Builders’ Lois McArdle with an outstanding individual score of +7, including a birdie on hole # 6. McArdle’s teammates included Peg Margiotta, Donna Tedford, and Sandy Diamond. Tied with the Stryhas Build-

ers for top honors, the Ludlow Insurance foursome was captained by Lee Ann Haskell with teammates Kathy Grant, Suzanne Garvey and Andrea Whitman. Both teams received 14 points for their play. Lee Ann Haskell won closest to the pin on hole #8. Lorraine Hughes won the week’s putt/chip/sand challenge. Season Standings: Stryhas Builders 64 points Willie Dunn’s 57 points Northern Naturals and Gardens 56 points Ludlow Insurance 54 points RVCCC 53 points Knight Tubs 47 points

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“There have been multi-resort passes in the ski industry for years, but we’ve brought that value and experience to mountain bike parks,” said Michelle Good, creator of the MTBparks Pass and founder of MTBparks. com. “It gives riders the opportunity to check out different resorts in their own region or plan an epic road trip to ride the places on their ‘bike-it’ list. And it pays for itself in a matter of days.” Beyond the one day of free riding members receive at each resort, the following premier

partners offer an additional benefit of 50 percent off any return visit during the 2017 season: Trestle Bike Park, Colo.; Bike Granby Ranch, Co.; Angel Fire Mountain Bike Park, N.M.; Grand Targhee, Wyo.; Big Sky, Mont; Pajarito, N.M.; Snowshoe Bike Park, W.Va.; Massanutten Bike Park, Va.; Bryce Bike Park, Va.; Attitash, N.H.; Windham, N.Y.; Thunder Mountain Bike Park, Mass.; Mt. Snow, Vt.; Killington Mountain Bike Park, Vt.; Evolution @ Okemo, Vt.; and Sugarloaf Bike Park, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Brandon Town Hall presents Carpenters tribute concert with Sally Olson Saturday, July 8, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—Acclaimed Karen Carpenter sound-alike and look-alike, Sally Olson will appear in concert Saturday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Brandon Town Hall in Brandon. The show will include signature covers and hits by the Carpenters, such as “We’ve Only Just Begun,” “(They Long To Be) Close To You,” “Rainy Days And Mondays,” “Superstar,” and more. Olson offers commentary on the history behind the Carpenters’ music, as well as Karen Carpenter’s rise to fame and her sudden and tragic death at the age of 32. Randy Schmidt, author of “Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter,” said that “Sally’s tribute to Karen Carpenter is heartfelt and honest,” and Lane Gibson, recording studio

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owner, producer and engineer, claimed that Sally has “an uncanny resemblance” and looks and sounds “just like Karen!” Olson is unsurpassed in her startling representation of Karen Carpenter, and her voice, appearance and stagepresence will have the audience convinced that the 1970s songstress lives on. Her stunning vocals combined with state of the art video projection, vintage costumes, historical commentary, lovely arrangements and accompaniment by Mike Hartigan, will take guests on an incredible journey into the world of the Carpenters. Tickets at the door are 8 adults; $6 for seniors, students, and military. For more information, visit brandontownhall.org. Brandon Town Hall is located at 1 Conant Square (US Route 7), Brandon.

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VSO Summer Festival Tour continues this week, with local-favorite Chittenden performance

July 6-9—The Vermont Symphony Orchestra continues its seven-concert 2017 Summer Festival Tour this week with performances July 6 at Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Chittenden; July 7 at Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow; July 8 at Three Stallion Inn, Randolph; and the finale on July 9 in Stowe. To honor the great American melting pot, guest conductor Christopher James Lee chose traditional Fourth of July standards and composers from five different countries, including the unique piece, by Syrian-born composer Kinan Abou-afach, now living in Philadelphia. This year’s summer tour will also feature world-renowned bandoneon player Hector Del Curto, who appears with the VSO through a new partnership between the VSO and the Stowe Tango Music Society. The Vermont Symphony Orchestra is the only professional statewide orchestra providing live musical experiences for listeners in Vermont. It is a state-supported nonprofit institution founded in 1934 and

exists for the purpose of fostering and encouraging the appreciation of music in all its various forms, with emphasis on orchestral, choral, and chamber music. Tickets for all venues are available online at vso.org/event. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. and will close with fireworks for a picnic-perfect evening for all ages.

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Friday, July 7, 5 p.m.—BRANDON— Bill Ramage’s “The Self,” an exhibit of installation drawings and sculptures, will be presented at the Compass Music and Arts Center July 7 through Aug. 19. An opening reception will be held Friday, July 7, 5-7 p.m. Ramage will speak about the ideas that have propelled his 35-year journey. When some people observe an abstract work of art like a Mark Rothko color field or the splattered paintings of Jackson Pollock, they think, “I could do that.” A not-soinventive comeback could be, “But you didn’t.” But that’s really not the point. The point is that the artist had a concept in mind,

a reason for making that work of art. For some it may be an experiment, for others it might be self-discovery, but it’s always an artistic journey the artist is on for one reason or another. Bill Ramage has been on such a journey for 35 years. “Any one piece,” he said, “is not the art that it might appear to be; in fact, it is really nothing without the context of its purpose.” This exhibit is a part of Vermont Arts 2017, celebrating public funding for the arts. Compass Music and Arts Center is located in Park Village at 333 Jones Drive, Brandon. For more information, visit cmacvt.org.

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Devil’s Bowl cancels July 8 Truck and Tractor Pulls; racing still on July 8-9—WEST HAVEN—Devil’s Bowl Speedway has cancelled the Truck and Tractor Pulls event scheduled for Saturday, July 8. The decision was made from business and operational standpoints after analysis following the Rutland County Rumble event held June 10. While there were quite a few positives, there were several unanticipated challenges and a series of delays on June 10 which extended the pulling portion of the event nearly two

hours later than planned. The July 8 event was to be followed in the evening by a full program of NASCAR stock car and pro truck series racing — which is still on as planned — and the timing of the schedule is a major concern, although there are other matters that also factored into the cancellation of the pulls. Weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series stock car racing and the Fast ‘N’ Dirty Weekend doubleheader for the Mr. Rooter pro truck series is still on the schedule as

planned for July 8-9. Asphalt track racing will be on Saturday, July 8 starting at 6 p.m. due to a cancellation of July 1 fireworks, which have been rescheduled to July 8, along with the kids’ bicycle giveaway; and dirt track racing will go on as planned Sunday, July 9 at 6 p.m. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven,four miles north of Route 4, Exit 2. For more information, visit devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com or call 802265-3112.

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Paramount screens “Waking the Sleeping Giant,” exploring 2016 election Wednesday, July 12, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—350Vermont, Rutland Area Climate Coalition, and Castleton Indivisible welcome the public to a special screening of “Waking the Sleeping Giant: the Making of a Political Revolution,” a feature documentary at the crossroads of the 2016 election and the fight for civil rights, economic fairness and democracy for all. The free screening will be held Wednesday, July 12, 7 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, Rutland. From the campaign trail with Senator Bernie Sanders to a local political race in the failing economy of rural West Virginia; from a mass sit-in on the U.S. Capitol steps to racially charged police commission hearings in Los Angeles, “Waking the Sleeping Giant” makes sense of this moment in American politics, exploring widespread discontent during the 2016 election cycle, Donald Trump’s dramatic electoral victory, and the challenges ahead for those building a re-energized progressive movement. The feature film will be preceded by a screening of the short film, “Joanna Macy and The Great Turning.” Tickets will be available at the door; however, the last three Vermont shows were completely booked, so reserving tickets via EventBrite is highly recommended. Director and University of Vermont Professor Jon Erickson will be available for Q&A afterwards. Check out the film trailer at https://youtu.be/9K066Msad48, and for more details on the film, visit wakingthesleepinggiant.com. The Paramount Theatre is located at 30 Center St., Rutland.

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R.A.V.E. to host 38th annual car show and flea market July 8-9—RUTLAND— The Rutland Area Vehicle Enthusiasts (R.A.V.E.) are pleased to invite everyone to attend the 38th anniversary Car Show and Flea Market Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9 at the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland. There are many events planned for this years show, including cars for sale, an assortment of flea market vendors, retail vendors, an assortment of handcraft vendors, food vendors, music, door prizes provided by many local businesses. Returning are a coloring contest for all ages, spark plug changing, and the piston toss. N.S.R.A. Safety Inspectors will be on hand throughout the weekend to do vehicle safety inspections. There will be a car cruise that leaves the fairgrounds Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m., taking participants on a scenic tour of the area. A 50/50 raffle will benefit the WSYB Christmas Fund. There will be one drawing Sunday afternoon, with tickets being sold all weekend. A silent auction will benefit the Rutland Free Clinic. Other donations will be made to area

charities from the profits of the show. This year’s show is also a Cruisin’ New England magazine Super Wheels Showdown qualifying event — one vehicle will be chosen to go the showdown in Shrewsbury, Mass., in the fall. This year’s show will again have the Favorite 50 awards format for the weekend. Judges will be presenting trophies to the Favorite 50 vehicles in the show along with some specialty awards on Sunday at 3 p.m., with winners driving their vehicles past the grandstand to receive awards. New this year, organizers will be giving away trophies on Saturday, too, so entrants have a chance to win on both days. Show hours are Saturday, July 8, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 9, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Spectator admission is $5 donation, under 12 admitted free. Show car registration begins at 7 a.m. each day and fee is $20 for a car and two adults. Pre1948 stock vehicles are admitted free. For more information call, 802-779-2556 before 9 p.m.; email ravecarclub@gmail.com, or visit ravecarclub.com.

Tuesday, July 11, 7 p.m.— CASTLETON—Castleton University is pleased to present the Marble City Swing Band as part of the 22nd annual Castleton Summer Concerts at the Pavilion on Tuesday, July 11 at 7 p.m. at the Castleton Pavilion. Known as one of the area’s most danceable swing bands, this 18-piece outfit will deliver all the standards of the swing and big band eras, including a special Glenn Miller set, featuring arrangements by the legendary bandleader. Continued every Tuesday evening throughout the summer, the nine-show series highlights live entertainment by outstanding local area professional musicians. The Castleton Pavilion serves as an excellent indoor/ outdoor facility for summer events and allows concerts to be held rain or shine. For more information, visit castleton.edu.

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Town of West Rutland hosts free summer concert series; begins with Phil Henry Thursday, July 6, 7 p.m.—WEST RUTLAND—The Town of West Rutland presents its annual summer concert series held on the Town Hall Green. Four concerts will be offered each Thursday in July from 7-8:30 p.m. A local favorite, Phil Henry Acoustic Trio will kick off the series on July 6. Distant Thunder will perform

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July 13; West Rutland Alumni Rock Lab, July 20; and Blue Jay Way will end the series July 27. Concerts are free and concessions are available for purchase. In the event of inclement weather, concerts will be held in the newly renovated and air conditioned auditorium.

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Legendary folk musician Tom Rush to headline benefit concert at Suicide Six melancholy ballads and passionate, gritty blues. Gates open at 2:30 p.m. and musical performances kick off at 3 p.m. with singer-songwriter Dylan Keith and musician Jay Nash to follow at 4:30 p.m. Headliner Tom Rush will take center stage at 6 p.m. ArtisTree Community Arts Center will offer a variety of children’s activities. Food and drink will be available for purchase as well. Tickets are $45 in advance or $50 at the door. Children five years old and younger are free; kids ages six to 12 are $10. To purchase tickets, visit: universe.com/events/ tom-rush-at-suicide-six-tickets-94LZPS.

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Saturday, July 8, 2:30 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—Folk singer Tom Rush will headline an outdoor concert at the Woodstock Inn & Resort’s Suicide Six Ski Area on Saturday, July 8. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Woodstock Ski Runners, the oldest ski club in the Northeast, as well as the Friday Learn to Ski program. Noted for his distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice, Tom Rush has influenced generations of singers and songwriters, from James Taylor to Garth Brooks. Touring for over 50 years, Rush shaped the folk revival in the 1960s and the renaissance of the 80s and 90s. Today, he’s still thrilling audiences with

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FOOD Back Country Café

The Back Country Café is a hot spot for delicious breakfast foods. Choose from farm fresh eggs, multiple kinds of pancakes and waffles, omelet’s or daily specials to make your breakfast one of a kind. Check our Facebook for daily specials. (802) 422-4411

Birch Ridge

Serving locals and visitors alike since 1998, dinner at the Birch Ridge Inn is a delicious way to complete your day in Killington. Featuring Vermont inspired New American cuisine in the inns dining room and Great Room Lounge, you will also find a nicely stocked bar, hand crafted cocktails, fine wines, seafood and vegetarian options, and wonderful house made desserts. www.birchridge.com. 802-422-4293.

Bridgewater Corners

Pop on in to the Bridgewater Corners Country Store for a quick and delicious breakfast on the go. Local favorites include the breakfast burrito or wrap and freshly baked doughnuts, muffins, bagels and English muffins. Or try one of their signature sandwiches. You can also call ahead to avoid the wait. www. bridgewatercornerstore.com (802) 672-6241

Choices Restaurant and Rotisserie

Chef-owned, Choices Restaurant and Rotisserie was named 2012 ski magazines favorite restaurant. Choices may be the name of the restaurant but it is also what you get. Soup of the day, shrimp cockatil, steak, hamburgers, pan seared chicken, a variety of salads and pastas, scallops, sole, lamb and more await you. An extensive wine list and in house made desserts are also available. www.choices-restaurant.com (802) 422-4030

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“Great burgers, pizza, salads and steaks await you at this hidden gem on 10 acres off Route 100 in Pittsfield. Summer is here, so it’s time to enjoy our outdoor seating and activities like horseshoes, disc golf, volleyball and cornhole. We’re open daily at 3 PM and our friendly staff serves food until 10 PM and drinks even later, making you feel right at home. Our live music schedule will keep you entertained and we’re sure you’ll agree...”When You’re Here, You’re in The Clear” 802-746-8999 www.clearrivertavern.com

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Enjoy an intimate dining menu or tavern specials at Killington’s only waterside dining that also has live entertainment every Friday and Saturday. Appetizers include crab cakes, buffalo drumsticks and a cheese slate while the entrees include chicken Marsala, meat loaf, steamed lobster and more. The tavern menu features nachos, fried fish sandwich, teriyaki steak sandwich and others. www.foundrykillington.com (802) 422-5335

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At Killington’s hometown bar, you’re bound to have a good time with good food. Starters, burgers, sandwiches, wraps and salads are all available. With live entertainment seven days a week, they’re always serving food until last call. www.supportinglocalmusic.com (802) 422-533

Jones’ Donuts

Offering donuts and a bakery, with a community reputation as being the best! Closed Monday and Tuesday. 23 West Street, Rutland. See what’s on special at Facebook.com/JonesDonuts/ Call (802) 773-7810 Classic Italian Cuisine Old World Tradition

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Killington Market

Take breakfast, lunch or dinner on the go at Killington Market, Killington’s on-mountain grocery store for the last 30 years. Choose from breakfast sandwiches, hand carved dinners, pizza, daily fresh hot panini, roast chicken, salad and specialty sandwiches. Vermont products, maple syrup, fresh meat and produce along with wine and beer are also for sale. www.killingtonmarket.com (802) 422-7736 or (802) 422-7594

Liquid Art

Forget about the polar vortex for a little while at Liquid Art where they service Vermont artisan coffee, tea, espresso and lattes. If you’re looking for something a little stronger, they also offer signature cocktails. Light bites are offered for breakfast, lunch or happy hour if you get hungry. http://liquidartvt.com/menu/ (802) 4222787

Lookout Tavern

With a free shuttle, take away and call ahead seating, Lookout Tavern is a solid choice. Nachos, quesadillas, sweet potato fries, salads, soups, sandwiches and dinner options are always a good selection and happy hour is from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Open daily at noon and serving until 10 p.m. on Friday. www.lookoutvt.com (802) 422-5665

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Mendon Mini Golf and Snack Bar serves a variety of dining options that include Handmade Burgers, Dogs, Grilled Chicken, Fish, Hand-cut Fries, and many other meals and sides. Also choose from 11 flavors of Hershey’s Ice Cream. Now offering soft serve ice cream. 776-4921

Mountain Top Inn & Resort

Whether staying overnight or visiting for the day, Mountain Top’s Dining Room & Tavern serve delicious cuisine amidst one of Vermont’s best views. A mix of locally inspired and International cuisine – including salads, seafood, poultry and a new steakhouse menu - your taste buds are sure to be satisfied. Choose from 12 Vermont craft brews on tap. Dine on the terrace for lunch or dinner and enjoy the view! Just a short drive from Killington. www. mountaintopinn.com 802.483.2311

Peppinos

Chef-owned since 1992, Peppino’s offers Neapolitan cuisine at its finest: pasta, veal, chicken, seafood, steak, and flatbreads. If you want it, Peppino’s has it! Aprés-hour daily features half price appetizers and flatbreads. For reservations, call 802-422-3293. www.peppinosvt.com.

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Rosemary’s

Rosemary’s was built around an indoor boulder,features an illuminated garden view, and photographs capturing the Inn’s history. Chef Daniel Molina, who comes to us from from Salubre Trattoria and the Canoe Club¬†¬†in Hanover, blends the flavors of Ireland with those of countryside New England created with a host of fresh local Vermont and New England seafood products. We take pride in serving you only the best quality, and supporting the local farmers. innatlongtrail.com 802-775-7181

Seward’s Dairy

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.

Sugar and Spice

Stop on by to Sugar and Spice for a home style breakfast or lunch served up right. Try six different kinds of pancakes and/or waffles or order up some eggs and home fries. For lunch they offer a Filmore salad, grilled roast beef, burgers and sandwiches. Take away and deck dining available. www.vtsugarandspice.com (802) 773-7832

Sushi Yoshi

Sushi Yoshi is Killington’s true culinary adventure. With Hibachi, Sushi, Chinese and Japanese, we have something for every age and palate. Private Tatame rooms and large party seating available. We boast a full bar with 20 craft beers on draft. Lunch and dinner available seven days a week. We are chef-owned and operated. Delivery or take away option available. Now open year round. www.vermontsushi.com (802) 422-4241 Culinary Institute of America Alum

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Green Mountain Suzuki Institute opens with violin concert Sunday, July 9, 5 p.m.—ROCHESTER—Seeing Double violinists Julia Salerno and Sarah Whitney with pianist Cynthia Huard will perform in concert on July 9, at 4 p.m. at the Federated Church in Rochester. The Rochester Chamber Music concert marks the opening of the Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, now in its 14th year. The dynamism and astounding technique of the three artists makes for a not to be missed concert. The program will include Bach Double Concerto in D minor, Moszkowski Suite for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71, and Sarasate’s “Navarra”. Seeing Double is a unique concert of all duo violin music, proving that the music of two violins can be much more than the sum of their parts. Longtime best friends Sarah Whitney and Julia Salerno began performing duo violin concerts while studying together at the University

of Michigan. Though currently residing on opposite coasts, Salerno is violin/ viola professor at Eastern Washington University and Whitney is violinist in the N.Y.C. based quintet Sybarite5. Rochester Federated Church is located at 15 North Main St., Rochester. For more info call 802-767-9234 or visit rcmsvt.org

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The world is a sandwich One of the important duties I’ve set for this column has been the task of settling, once and for all, in the inviolable space of print, some of the common internet debates in which pedantic males between the ages of 14 and 45 take part on message boards and in comment threads (cf. my article about whether pineapple should be regarded as a legitimate pizza topping). The stupidest of these topics is perhaps the age-old yet still white-hot question: is a hot dog a sandwich? This dispute has grown so large and powerful as to find itself carried upward from the dungeons of Reddit into mainstream journalism, from USA Today to The Atlantic. Rest assured, the article you now read is not yet another addressing the false controversy, which exists solely to give pedants an outlet for their pedantry and writers a subject for their think pieces. Despite my own long history of pedantry, I refuse to dignify this debate with yet another work of speculation. On the contrary, this article is a meditation on why so many sandwich-related think pieces exist, and why people continue to consume them. But first, some background: the hot dog debate inevitably gives way, in these articles, to a larger debate — what is a sandwich, exactly? We all tend to agree that if you stack two pieces of bread and put some additional ingredients between them, the end result constitutes a sandwich. It’s a portable meal whose “container,” so to speak, is itself a carbohydrate. The fundamental doubt

WE LIVE IN A GOLDEN AGE OF BOTH RATIONALITY AND IRRATIONALITY. HALF OF US ARE DEVOTED TO LOGIC; THE OTHER HALF ARE ALLERGIC TO IT. revolves around whether the “container” must truly consist of two independent slices of bread with a horizontal orientation, hence the inquiry into the status of hot dogs, wraps, tacos, empanadas, burritos, Oreos, the KFC Double Down, and open-faced sandwiches. A separate debate exists as to whether a hamburger is a sandwich because, even though it’s almost impossible to construct a definition of “sandwich” that would not include it, it seems as though it deserves a category of its own. Admit it: you can feel yourself getting sucked in. “Hmm,” you’re saying. “If the hot dog is disqualified from sandwich status by virtue of the frankfurter’s placement within a single sliced bun, rather than two disconnected pieces of bread, wouldn’t that also disqualify Subway sandwiches, whose meat and/or veggies are stuffed into a slit within an otherwise contiguous loaf of bread?” Just stop now. Language is just a system that we use to navigate an ungraspable and unknowable world — not to understand it but to suit the more practical endeavor of subduing and conquering it so that it’ll feed and house us. Whatever terminology we attempt to graft onto the objects around us will only reflect our own history, habits, and wishes; it won’t speak to anything inherent in the object, whose authentic essence, regardless of how hard we look, will remain inaccessible to us, as our view of it will forever be bound and defined by the imaginative constructs of our culture. Yet some of us beat on, determined to locate the true nature of the sandwich through pseudoscientific inquiry. We live in a Golden Age of both rationality and irrationality. Half of us are devoted to logic; the other half are allergic to it. Facts are facts, and lies are lies, but let’s not get it twisted: most things, like sandwiches, are neither.

Starlings aren’t darling

By Joe Rankin

It’s the classic story of unintended consequences. In 1890, Eugene Schieffelin released 60 starlings in New York’s Central Park with the hope of establishing a breeding population. Just in case the experiment wasn’t successful, he released another 40 the next year. Schieffelin was a big Shakespeare fan and he wanted to bring to the New World all the European birds mentioned in the Bard’s plays. Starlings appear in “Henry IV, Part 1,” in case you are wondering. Schieffelin was also a member of the American Acclimatization Society, a group that advocated shifting species around the globe. It apparently seemed like a good idea at the time and had the support of a lot of scientists. Now we know it’s not. But it’s too late. Schieffelin’s starlings multiplied and multiplied and multiplied. Today, there are millions of them in North America, all descended from those Central Park birds. The species, originally from Eurasia, has also, with human help, been introduced to places as diverse as the Falkland Islands, Fiji, South Africa and Mexico. Starlings are a poster bird for introductions gone wrong. “The starling is undoubtedly one of the least loved birds in North America, for it … crowds out other species and its bothersome population growth seems to have no clear end in sight,” wrote Donald Stokes in his “Guide to Bird Behavior,” Vol. 1. “In these respects, Sturnus vulgaris is very similar to Homo sapiens.” Ouch. But more than a century into its occupation of North America, is the starling still as bad as Stokes described it in the late 70s? Uh … pretty much. The starling is the worst of the “big three” imported avian invasive species, said Kevin McGowan of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. The other two? The house sparrow (which Schieffelin also had a hand in introducing) and the common pigeon. “They’re really active competitors for nest holes, which are an attractive commodity, and there aren’t enough

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holes to go around,” McGowan said. It’s hard to get a grip on the starling population. BirdLife International estimates more than 310 million around the globe. Partners in Flight puts the worldwide population at 150 million, with 45 million in the U.S. and 12 million in Canada. One U.S. Department of Agriculture research paper published in 2007 put the U.S. population at 200 million, or a third of the global population. Needless to say, it’s a lot. Starlings are successful as a species because of their toughness and their personality. “Pugnacious” is the word McGowan uses to describe them. Last winter he watched a starling lay claim to his suet feeder during a blizzard and defend it against all comers, including a pileated woodpecker, for an entire day. McGowan said the starling’s attitude is matched by its physique. A starling weighs about 85 grams. A bird that size typically only weighs about 50 grams. “It’s solid muscle. They’re stocky and muscular, which makes them pretty effective competitors against other birds.” Starlings are also intensely social, gathering in huge flocks at all times of the day and every season. They swoop through the sky, the shifting black mass looking like nothing so much as smoke in the wind. The flocks are called murmurations.

They fascinate scientists who have spent a lot of time trying to figure out how the birds position themselves in such huge, constantly shifting airborne flocks without bumping into each

other. The flocks make the starling an agricultural pest. They can swoop in and clean up tons of insects and grubs, or they can swoop in and do a lot of damage to crops. The federal government spends serious money every year killing starlings and other blackbirds. The starling is not a sweet singer, its vocal repertoire consisting mainly of squeals, squeaks, and chortles. But it is a gifted mimic. The passage in “Henry IV”? It had to do with the starling’s powers of mimicry. And starlings actually make good pets. Noisy, but good. “I had some friends who had one that would respond when it was called,” said McGowan. “They’re social, so when they’re raised from babies they like people and want to interact with them.” “They’re fascinating animals, beautiful, with iridescent feathers, and just as interesting as all get out,” McGowan added. “They do fit into the urban environment. They’ve adapted to do that.” And there is evidence that the starling’s population rise might have halted, he said. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Breeding Bird Survey shows a steady decline between 1966 and 2015; BirdLife International’s starling fact sheet notes a “moderate” decline in Europe. No one knows why. It could be mechanization of agriculture, the loss of grasslands in the East to regenerating forest, or the ongoing campaign of death waged against them by the Department of Agriculture. Or a combination of those or other factors. But it isn’t likely that this avian invader will be eliminated from our landscape anytime soon. “I would never say never,” said McGowan. “After all, look at what we did to the passenger pigeon in only a few generations. But it’s unlikely.” Joe Rankin writes on forestry and nature. He tolerates starlings. 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

What 4th of July means to me

By Marguerite Jill Dye and Marguerite Loucks Dye

Mountain on Meditation By Marguerite te Jill Dye

Injustice, insurrection, independence, and new beginnings are what the 4th of July is all about. Pilgrims fled Europe for religious freedom and new opportunities. Many risked everything to cross the dangerous seas and begin a new life. People that came to New England were tough stock. They formed settlements where their strength, endurance, and deter-

mination helped them overcome great obstacles. Where there is a need, people respond. When a powerful storm strikes, neighbors help neighbors. Citizens come together to work for common goals and provide the support that moves the community forward. One vital need in a rural community is the volunteer fire and rescue, and Killington’s local heroes are no exception. They have skillfully asMountain Meditation, page 25

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Stop blossom end rot? … Eggs-actly!

By Daryle Thomas

The tomato is the king of the garden. Just about everyone grows tomatoes. Whose will ripen the earliest? Taste the best? Which ones are that perfect shade of red? Makes you want to sneak out to the garden with a jar of Hellmann’s in one hand and a serrated tomato knife in the other. You see the perfect orb. It almost glows. You snip it from its vine, turn it over, and yikes! Blossom end rot. It is absolutely disgusting. The blossom end is flattened, brownish-black, wet, and very rotten. Blossom end rot, or BER, is not a disease. It is a deficiency best described as a failure to properly hydrate the tomato plant, which reduces the uptake of calcium, among other minerals, that feeds the plant. Someone in the back of the room is waving their arms and sputtering about Epsom salts. Magnesium sulfate, by another

name. “Magnesium releases calcium,” they say. It doesn’t. What they are referring to is that both calcium and magnesium are cations, or positively charged, alkaline-acting ions. CEC, or cation exchange capacity, is the ability of clay and organic materials in the soil to retain and then release positive ions for plants to nosh on. Epsom salts is one of the “throw something at it” methods of plant nutrition. What if the pH of the soil is not very close to 6.5? Tomatoes are very fussy about the proper soil acidity. Almost all soils in Vermont have enough saturated calcium. Releasing that calcium for a plant to use is a little more complicated in its application. Once BER hits, there is no cure. Calcium is like the one-armed hitchhiker: He can only travel one way. Can’t never come home again. Calcium is a soil mineral, not a food manufactured in the plant’s

leaves. Calcium flows only one way from the soil, through the root system, and into the above-ground plant. Calcium will not flow from the leaves via the phloem to the fruit, i.e. the growing tomato. Spraying “foliar” calcium in any form onto the leaves is only going to turn them white, and make someone else money. Like everything in life, there are tricks of the trade to make certain things happen. Do you like eggs? “No” is not an option here. Eggshells are mostly calcium carbonate. Eggshells also contain some phosphorus in the form of calcium phosphate. You could simply put eggshells in the soil, or on your compost pile. They might start amending the soil in a couple of years, but it would probably take even longer. To stop BER this year, the calcium availability level must be improved quickly, before the tomato plant begins to Stop blossom, page 26

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Remembering July 4 with Marguerite Loucks Dye

continued from page 24 sisted and saved many lives in peril, from accident-related injuries to critical health crises. They have rescued the trapped and put out fires, inspected unsafe buildings, and provided encouragement and countless untold kindnesses. Many of us have stories to tell of their role in our and our families’ lives. They’ve helped my father, husband, neighbors and friends. We can’t thank them enough for stepping in. Without our fire, rescue, and EMS volunteers, life on the mountain would be too risky for many Killington residents. To celebrate this Fourth of July week, I’d like to share the column my mother wrote about the completion of the current fire house which was built some 40 years ago. It seems especially relevant today since plans for a new fire house are underway and the site has been selected along the Killington Access Road near Woods Road.

“Remembering one of the best ever Fourth of Julys at Killington!”

By Marguerite L. Dye

“Over the years we have enjoyed many happy Fourth of Julys at Killington with family, friends, and often a houseful of houseguests for the holiday. One special day that stands out in our memory was the Fourth that the Fire House on the Access Road was officially opened with a big Firemen’s Picnic Celebration on their very own grounds. The men had borrowed dozens of large picnic tables, and had set up lots of barbeques and hibachis. Inside the new Fire House was a shiny, beautiful fire truck, covered with children climbing all over it, having the time of their lives, and ringing the bell, trying on the firemen’s boots and hats, ecstatic to be in a “real” fire truck. Standing next to it, surrounding it, were groups of men, marveling at the equipment in general, and oohing and ahhing over this feature and that in particular. “After people had eaten and the children had calmed down a bit, the ceremony began for the dedication of the beautiful new Fire House. Various people spoke, and then they introduced Oren Bates who, among other things, had donated the land. Oren did an excellent job of explaining about the need for fire fighters and equipment and their own building, and how it had finally all come about. He gave credit to the many volunteers, industrious workers, and acknowledged the lodges, industries, companies, community and individuals who had made financial contributions. Much hard work by many, and sheer, determined cooperation, had made it all possible. It was a most impressive dedication. There wasn’t a dry eye among the adults. There was an abundance of pride and joy flowing (along with the beer), and we were (are) all extremely appreciative that the great effort of so many could be culminated in this meaningful manner. “When the ceremony ended, the games began in earnest. I can remember that Willard and I won a prize for

hobbling back and forth in a three-legged race, and each of our children for various running games. The tug of war for the kids was lots of fun to watch, but the tug of war for the adults was serious business. Our teams were so evenly matched, and all were so determined to win! It went on and on, first a little one way, and then a little the other way, back and forth. I can remember laughing so hard it was difficult to hang on, but I must have, in spite of laughing, because my hands were so red and raw when it was all over that I wasn’t much use for the rest of the day for building on the ski house. I could hardly unbend my fingers from the rope. I think the decision was a draw. “All good things come to an end, so we eventually did leave and go back to work for a while at our building site. (What a sight!) I prepared and served an early, light dinner that no one was very hungry for (because we had all pigged out at the picnic), but as a hostess, one feels it should be offered whether they are very hungry or not, and we couldn’t wait until later in the evening, because we had to be through early (for a change) in order to drive to the fireworks. (In our family, no Fourth of July is ever complete without fireworks, and long ago our dear friend, Ann Wallen, had taken us to ‘The Farm and Wilderness Camp’ near Plymouth, and it was so great that we have returned together each year). Our houseguests helped carry blankets, jackets, flashlights, and once there we staked out our position high on the hill overlooking the field below where the fireworks were lighted. One of the highlights came at the very beginning when it was almost dark, before the start of the fireworks. The children from the camp had gathered branches and wood, and piled it as high as a house, and the ‘POW’ that sounded as it was ignited thrilled the crowd and frightened the small children, who began crying. It was a magnificent, glowing heap that continued to burn all throughout the brilliant fireworks display. The crowd was most appreciative each time the rockets burst in the air, gasping and shrieking at all the appropriate times and murmuring ‘Beautiful,’ ‘Spectacular,’ or ‘Will you look at that!’ It was a beautiful evening, and we all agreed a perfect ending to a perfect day. “Our houseguests asked if they could come back the next Fourth of July. They said it was the best one they’d ever enjoyed. In recent years there have been many lovely Fourths with fun parades, and delightful picnics with friends, held near the town pool, but the Fourth when they dedicated the Fire House was a very special Fourth of July that many of us will long recall with cherished memories.” Marguerite and Willard Dye began building their ski lodge in 1958 (when their daughter, Jill, was 7.) The family construction adventure “in the frozen north” was often the subject of Mrs. Dye’s columns in The Mountain Times, a tradition that Jill has continued in her weekly Mountain Meditation about nature, spirit, and thoughts of the world.

Boredom, withdrawal, healing Thee healing chronicles continued: I have good days, and I have bad days. The thing that gets me down the most is not really being able to move my torso at all. Altitude Altit Luckily, tomorrow I will Sick Sickness be allowed to start lifting By br brady weights with 20 pounds crain in each hand, as long as I am not bending at the waist or twisting. I can swim laps and I can ride by bike trainer. On day 13, I blew out the record books and walked three times, totaling 16.1 miles, and felt great. I felt so great that dialing back my mileage has kind of hurt. But, per nurse, P.A. and surgeon orders, I have since been instructed to dial back my mileage. I am to stop before experience pain, not after. Though I rankle at this, I have been instructed to walk two miles, three times a day, which is reasonable for anyone who isn’t bored out of their skull.

AND I, MY FRIENDS, AM BORED OUT OF MY SKULL. I AM THE KIND OF BORED THAT LEADS TO BAD DECISIONS. And I, my friends, am bored out of my skull. I am the kind of bored that leads to bad decisions. I am the kind of bored where I sit, eyeing my yoga mat with envy, hearing the voice inside my head say, “Maybe tomorrow you could walk 20 miles, and do yoga!” “You feel good! Go ahead and jog a little!” “You got this.” “Everybody does a hundred crunches two weeks after spine surgery.” “You got this.” The voices go on and on. I am pretty sure that I am going through withdrawal from endorphins, norepinephrine, and adrenaline. I hate withdrawal. Though the post-anesthesia loneliness and blues have abated, I am now in a stimulus free neurotransmitter wasteland. So the nerve pain comes and goes. The steroids were definitely beneficial, and coming free from them hurt enough that I started another cycle today. I have not managed to maintain the optimism of my first few days, as the nerve pain that was supposed to be completely abated is definitely still here. Hopefully, the scaled back activity level will help with this. I am told, however, that I should be good to go for the softball playoffs, so there is that! As of right now, I have once again reached the limit of time I am allowed to sit, so I will see you all on the flip side!

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Perspectives under a Scorpio Moon By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye

This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Scorpio Moon. Yes, there’s a lot we can say, but time is of the essence this week. With an early, Independence Day deadline let’s skip the introduction, keep it simple, invite you to enjoy your Horoscope, and send out best wishes to all of us for a Happy Fourth of July.

St. John’s Episcopal Church celebrates Independence Day Saturday, July 8, 4 p.m.—EAST POULTNEY—St. John’s Episcopal Church will celebrate Independence Day with a prayer service on Saturday, July 8 at 4 p.m. The service will take place at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Route 140 in East Poultney. The service will feature Dr. James Cassarino, director of the vocal, instrumental and Welsh heritage programs at Green Mountain College, on the original mechanical organ. Light refreshments and fellowship are offered following the service. St. John’s Episcopal Church, which held its first service on May 27, 1832, sits on the historic village green in East Poultney. St. John’s held regular Sunday services until 1931. In 2013, a group of concerned citizens took on the task of caring for this virtually untouched structure. The church features the original box-style pews, stenciled walls, oil lamps and an intact mechanical organ, one of four remaining organs manufactured by the Nutting Organ Company of Vermont. The church has no plumbing, no furnace, and no electricity.

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his is less about going back to the drawing board than it is with making something with what you have. It’s taken too much, and it’s been too long – starting over again? At this moment you have everything you need. The one thing that’s missing is the idea that it’s a) enough, or b) that you need someone else to do it for you. By now life has taught you that in your world everything is up to you. This time, what happens from here on out depends on the extent to which you are willing to release everything that weakens your confidence and/or erodes your faith in the work at hand.

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ou are not alone in wondering why people never cease to amaze you! Watching others play their games has taught you so much. You’ve become an expert at seeing through everything. For the next month or so, keep those who have unfinished business with you at arm’s length and consider the reality of your mundane affairs with an eye to tying up loose ends and making the most of your spiritual connections. You are entering a time where your most basic lessons are opening your heart and showing you how important it is to let love be your guiding principle.

oing into any new territory, it’s wise to take baby steps. When you’re playing with fire, it’s even more essential to take it slow. If you thought this would all come together in a heartbeat you see now that there is some groundwork to be laid. Going back to things that you’ve done before in order to keep the home fires burning will do wonders for your attitude and give you a perspective on the virtues of looking for slow progress in limited areas. Power issues underlie the current scenario. Keep those things in check and don’t let other people lord their stuff over you.

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eeping it together when you’re running on a wing and a prayer takes a clear mind and a creative approach. You will get more from handling this yourself than you will if you keep looking for someone else to show up with a solution. With an array of forces to contend with, vigilance and faith are the name of the game. Those closest to you may need you more than you need them and can only be relied upon up to a point. As the next few weeks unfold there will be more than one opportunity to jump the boundaries that have kept you from finding your way.

hatever’s taking forever is about to turn a corner. Whoever has been holding you back has changed their tune. Something inside has shifted enough to move these mountains in your outer reality. As new patterns begin to merge into a normal routine you begin to see what’s happening and have a clearer view of the horizon. More work is required before you will see where this is going. Other people have their own ideas about it. You can take their needs into account but only up to a point. Both of you need to want for each other what the other wants for themselves.

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ou can’t take all of this on yourself. It’s time to detach and reclaim the space that you’ve given up so that others can have it their way. Getting dragged into games that you don’t even know the rules to looks like it’ll be part of the scenery for a while. If you find yourself getting invited to do anything that looks like it’s too good to be true, think twice before you jump in and say “Yes.” With a huge opportunity to move down a whole new path the last thing you need is to get stuck here. Life is bigger than you’ve allowed it to be and your Soul is calling you to break out.

ou didn’t realize how much you had to give up to make things happen. Regardless of how much this has cost you, the rest of your life stands on whatever you’ve brought to the occasion. Don’t assume that you’re free and clear. Those of you who had nothing to gain for all of your giving are realizing the full meaning of the expression “what goes around comes around.” With feelings of amazement, you can’t believe how lucky you are. Those of you who are still stuck to the idea that you got the short end of the stick, have to find a way to live with the thought that you earned it.

ou know exactly what to do. Contemplating whatever’s next, you’re 99% sure how to get from A to B. On so many levels you’ve already got this covered. From here on out the wind in your sails will carry you through. Looking around, you are wondering if after all these years, and all this work and effort, are things about to come true? Believing in miracles, and taking heart from the encouragement that you’re getting from so many others, you’re ready to have things go your way. Take a deep breath and prepare for everything to turn around and change for the better.

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August 21 - September 20

November 21 - December 20

February 21 - March 20

oo much pressure is being brought to bear on things that require a lighter touch. It would be easier to tell you to relax if I could be sure that you had faith in the idea that you are bound to succeed. Sure things have been insane, and a lot of what you thought would last forever has fallen through the cracks – at the same time, you’re savvy enough to know that everything goes up and down and most of it is out of our hands. This is why I am telling you to relax enough to move in and out of these fluctuations knowing that none of it has the power to hold you back.

ou keep going as if everything is in apple pie order, when inside, you are shaky as Hell. In some cases, it’s less about falling apart than it is about finding another reason to live. This happens to all of us in regularly timed cycles. At the point where the old story gets traded in for a new one, it’s foolish to make predictions about how it’ll all turn out. With so much good stuff mixed in with this uncertainty, it looks to me like you will have plenty of chances to weave something miraculous into being and be able to make the best of it for a long time to come.

ou have learned how to take the good with the bad. The next few weeks will bring more than one issue to a head. It’s not what happens to us, it’s about how we choose to relate to it. You’re entering a phase where everything will work out better if you can figure out how to let things slide. You are an easy going type – at least that’s how it looks. Internally, there are too many things that you feel strongly about for you to hold an easy going stance for too long. Keeping your cool when it comes to things that rile you up will test your “smiley face” this week.

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ou’re in the middle of a story that is getting confused by other people and their complications. As much as you want to be the answer to their prayers, you’ve got too much on your plate to be handling what they can’t. Re-evaluating some of your more recent decisions will inspire you to lose the need to go along with everyone’s program. You’ve been misled by one too many low-lifes to be so accommodating. Even though it means the world to you to keep these connections alive, whatever you’re trying to revive never had a chance or was never there to begin with.

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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Pitchers on fire as CBKs delivered to big hitters Clearly Moguls kept their winning ways going with a sweep of the “M” teams — McGrath’s Sushi and Max Team — but both were hard fought Killington see-saw C.M. Softball battles. welcomed by dj dave back veteran hoffenberg ace pitcher “Ronzoni” Hacker to the mound, having been away for the past two games while scouting prospects down in Florida. His team got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the top of the first. They had a chance for more, loading the bases but Hunter Pike hit into an inning ending double-play. M.S. answered right back, scoring three of their own to tie the game. Neither team could get anything going in the second inning. Angel Shannon broke the tie in the third, driving in Neal “The Cal Ripken of No CBKs” Giberti to give C.S. a one-run lead, 4-3. M.S. took their first lead of the game, 6-4, after Nate “Cookie” Cook and “Big” Josh Tarleton both had big run scoring doubles. C.M. tied it up in the fourth with Tucker “Short Hair Trendsetter” Zink and Jared “F’d Up Is More Fun” Hall both scoring. “Ronzoni” delivered his first Cold Beer K of the game to Cliff Melendy and Shannon had a sweet web gem when he threw out Nate Mispel at third, all part of a 1-2-3 inning to keep the score tied 6-6. M.S.’s new ace pitcher

Jeremy Prior had a big fifth inning, getting all three of the outs including rare CBKs to Giberti and “Tall” Tom Gilligan. This was Giberti’s first CBK since June 20, 2012 versus The Heavy Hitters. Prior wasn’t able to get Shannon, though, and he broke the tie with a solo home run. M.S. tied it back up 7-7 off a “Bus” Bob Schaffner single that Zink was not able to hold onto long enough for the out. Prior delivered a lead-off CBK to Jackie “Blue” Livesey in the sixth, but C.M. regained the lead (8-7) when “Ronzoni” took a bases loaded walk to score Zink. C.M. turned up the defense in the final two innings keeping M.S. off the scoreboard and Judd “All Fired Up” Washburn cemented the victory with a three run blast in the seventh for the 11-7 win. Washburn stayed hot in the next game vs. Max Team, blasting a two-run shot in the first and scoring Will “The Retirement King of Killington” Burdick to give his team a 2-0 lead. The defense stayed hot, too, shutting down M.T. 1-2-3. Pike had a nice looking sac in the second, scoring Jackie “Blue” to go up 3-0. Chris Major scored for M.T. to cut the lead 3-1 after two innings. Shannon drove in “DJ” Dave Hoffenberg to put C.M. back up three runs. Max “Down Under” Rowe went to work and punched in for a three-run game-tying home run, 4-4. Jackie “Blue” and Washburn had quite the connection that inning combining for all three outs. Zink drove in Gilligan and C.M. regained the lead 5-4. “Ronzoni” delivered a lead-off CBK to Braden

Kietzman and his team failed to score to stay down one run. What goes around, comes around, and “Ronzoni” suffered a lead-off CBK of his own. The difference, though, is he went down looking and it was his first CBK since June 20, 2012, the very same game as Giberti’s last one. C.M. put runners on the corners with “DJ” Dave and Burdick but they were left stranded. Collin “Hungry Like The” Wolf knocked in two runs to give his team their first lead of the game, 6-5. Pitcher Johnny “Not So” Sharpe could not figure Washburn out and gave up his second homerun of the game to him to tie it 6-6. With two outs, Russell “The Love Muscle” Dalglish broke that tie, taking a bases loaded walk to regain the lead 7-6. His team had a chance for more but “Ronzoni” suffered his second CBK looking and left the bases loaded. A guy that has not struck out since 2012 now suffers back-to-back CBKs looking for the first time in his 20-year career. He was able to CBK Carl Greeley and keep M.T. scoreless in the sixth. “DJ” Dave led off the seventh with a single, just keeping it fair. His team followed suit with six hits and six runs to jump out to a 13-6 lead. Three of those were off a hammering home run by Gilligan. M.T. kept it interesting in the bottom of the seventh when Rowe hit a three-run, inside-the-park home run to cut the lead 13-9. Burdick gave it his all and crashed through the fence trying to make the catch. As he was taken out of the game, that and Hornitos fired up the team to get

the remaining outs for the hard fought win. Killington Resort played perfect and stayed perfect, shutting out the Outback 21-0. Speaking of perfect, Evan Anderson, Paul Blodorn and the “King of Spring” himself, Chandler Burgess were all fourfor-four and combined for eight runs scored. Pitcher Matt Kinsman was en fuego limiting the Outback to five hits and delivering five CBKs. Nick “The Bat is Not on Fire” Melotti suffered two of them and he CBKd the side in the fourth to “Big” Shawn Morse, Scott “Scooter” Watelet and Alexis King. The Outback was able to deliver to CBKs to Justin Guth and Phil Dwyer. The lone bright spot for the Outback was Max Elles who had the team’s first hit. Elles broke his back snowboarding just four years ago and has made a remarkable recovery. The Wobbly Barn stayed perfect too, but that’s perfectly losing every game so far this season. The latest team to deliver another loss to them was the OmyaRamas. The Wobbly only scored one run in this game and that was by all-star catcher Doreen Prisco-Araujo, mother of third basewoman Kayla Sarajian. Araujo was called up from the Medford Maulers for this game only. You would think the Wobbly would have scored more, seeing how they also borrowed Guth, Burgess and Dylan “D Money” Johnson for this game. Between the three of them, they could only muster three hits. The Wobbly only has five more tries for a win this season. Killington softball, page 31

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news briefs Rutland County Solid Waste District Household Hazardous Waste Rural Collection Schedule Date

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Brandon

8 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Pittsford

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Castleton

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Poultney

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Archaeology dig on Buckner Preserve WEST HAVEN—Castleton University students are among the diggers laboring to learn about humans’ interaction with the environment in the southern Lake Champlain Basin. They are taking part in an archaeology dig at the Helen W. Buckner Preserve in West Haven. Altogether, students and others are excavating a large precontact campsite on the farmstead formerly owned by the William Galick family. The South Champlain Historical Ecology Project (SCHEP) is in its second season of working on the Galick site (termed VT-RU-71). Collaborators include the Vermont Archaeological Society, Castleton University, the Nature Conservancy, the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, and the U.S. Forest Service. Excavating work will continue through August 4. In SCHEP’s 2016 season, researchers found more than 6,000 lithic (stone) flakes, dozens of fire-cracked rocks, and numerous tools. Analysis reveals that the Galick site was used for more than 11,000 years. It was close to major transportation routes between Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley, in the middle of both wetlands and uplands providing diverse habitat and resources, and likely inhabited year-round.

Lying to police nets mom eight months TINMOUTH—Lisa Velde, 58, impeded a police investigation when she falsely said she had driven the truck that struck and killed Timnouth farmer Leo Branchaud, 57, in 2016. Video cameras revealed, however, that the driver was Velde’s son Thomas, 41, who drove the vehicle that struck Branchaud. Judge Cortland Corsones handed her a oneto three-year sentence June 23, suspending all but eight months of it. Vermont State’s Attorney Rose Kennedy said she chose to not seek a perjury charge, but selected the lesser one against Velde because of Velde’s age and non-criminal record.

Thomas Velde, however, had a substantial criminal record: eight felony convictions, two convictions for leaving the scene of an accident and three convictions for drunk driving — more than 40 convictions in all — and was driving without a license, according to the Rutland Herald. As the trial drew to a close, Velde admitted her son had come to her home after the accident, begging for help. He refused to return with her to the scene of the accident. She called 911, then went to the accident site, telling the police she had been driving the vehicle, registered to Thomas Velde’s grandmother

Farmer sentenced in murder of daughter’s boyfriend CASTLETON—Stephen Pelletier, 62, received a 10-year prison term for killing Michael Wisell in May 2014. Judge Cortland Corsones sentenced the farmer to 20 years to life, with 10 years suspended on probation, in a plea arrangement. Wisell had been living with Pelletier’s daughter Jessica on the Pelletier family farm; both were addicted to heroin. In addition to being emotionally and physically abusive to Jessica, he had also threatened her parents. Pelletier pled no con-

test to shooting Wisell, saying that he had given in to “anger and fear,” according to VTDigger. Although Pelletier said he believed doing so was unavoidable to protect his family, Corsones said he did have other alternatives. Corsones said the farmer could have asked for police intervention, sought a trespass or restraining order, or sought intervention from Wisell’s family. Pelletier shot Wisell while the two were alone on the farm, chopping and stacking wood. Six days later, Pelletier confessed.

Pawlet plans include hazards, historic preservation PAWLET—Elysa Smigielski of the Rutland Regional Planning Commission is working with Pawlet Emergency Management Director Bob Merlino to update the Pawlet local hazard mitigation plan. They plan to meet with other Pawlet residents to gather input, they said at the June 20 Pawlet Select Board meeting. Karen Folger, Elizabeth Gibson, and Sue LaPorte represented Pawlet at the statewide Town Hall Historic Preservation Conference. Gibson said she had picked up useful information on zoning that she intended to give to the planning commission and Development Review board. She also learned about the National Park Service’s Certified Local Government community program, which municipalities may apply for to assist

in historic building preservation. She plans to explore the program further. Folger said she attended the Stimulating the Local Economy through Arts and Culture session, which covered White River Junction’s use of the arts as an economic catalyst. Architect Joe Minicozzi discussed tax literacy in small towns, comparing the value that historic buildings bring small towns, compared to big box stores. Other key points were the value of easily accessible parking and walkability, and the role of pedestrian and bicycle access. LaPorte commented on the three sessions she had attended: Small Town Retail on the Rise, Place Making with Complete Streets, and Stimulating the Local Economy through Arts and Culture.

Bomoseen residents ponder lake traffic

BOMOSEEN—Visiting boaters have been creating problems for the 40 to 50 people who live on the southern end of Lake Bomoseen. The Lake Bomoseen Association is pondering what its contribution may be, LBA Secretary and Treasurer John Hale told the Rutland Herald. Visitors who boat to the shallow south end, letting their children swim, block homeowners from launching their own boats, Hale explained. Education is one possibility; increasing police presence on the water is another. One proposal is to buy a boat and donate it to the town for use by the Castleton police department. The LBA has priced an apparently suitable boat at $10,000. The hope is that the town police department would use such a boat to patrol the lake, especially on weekend afternoons from Memorial to Labor Day.

NEWS BRIEFS

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By Lani Duke

Judicial change requested, claim of bias Christopher Sullivan, convicted of drunken driving and leaving the scene of a pedestrian fatality, has asked that Judge Theresa DiMauro be replaced for his upcoming resentencing hearing. He was scheduled to appear before her June 29. In 2015, Sullivan was sentenced to four to 10 years in jail. The Vermont Supreme court ruled that DiMauro erred in not granting sufficient time for Sullivan to bring in

mediative testimony about his state of mind when he delayed turning himself in after the accident, but affirmed his conviction for both crimes, according to VTDigger. DiMauro has said that the hearing would only consider expert testimony on why Sullivan left the accident scene. Public Defender Joshua O’Hara filed the motion, citing DiMauro’s comments in May that it was unlikely Sullivan would receive either a time-served or significantly reduced sentence. Resentencing Sullivan must wait until after Chittenden Superior Court Judge Dennis Pearson rules on whether to disqualify DiMauro. Sullivan is currently out of jail on $500,000 bail.

Northwood Park restrictions irritate walkers People who have walked their dogs near the city reservoir are asking for a compromise on stringent restrictions recently introduced by the city. On June 15, the Department of Public Works announced its intention to “begin issuing warnings and citing individuals for trespassing at the reservoir inlet on Meadow Lake Drive in Mendon, and the reservoir and water treatment plant on Post Road in Rutland Town,” beginning July 1. Public Works Commissioner Jeff Wennberg said the city has become increasingly concerned about the number of unleashed dogs that are being brought on the property and leave their excrement where it may be washed into the city’s water supply, a supply that serves more than 20,000 city and town residents, as well as workers and visitors. At least one individual has taken dogs to the reservoir intake to swim.

Although the city filters and disinfects the water and it continues to pass daily testing, allowing it to continue creates an “obvious risk,” Wennberg said. New security cameras and lights are already in place; additional fencing and signage inform individuals that “entering the grounds without authorization will subject them to citation for trespass,” according to the DPW Facebook page. The DPW hopes for voluntary compliance, Wennberg said, but those who allow their pets to play too close to the intake or fail to clean up their dogs’ feces are already recorded on security footage. Repeat offenders will receive trespass notices and fines. Park users who hope for lenience have said they hope the DPW will keep open paths that are not close to the reservoir, erect signage that discourages climbing on the water tanks, and educate the public

on proper land use. A group of dog walkers is already voluntarily picking up feces in the area. Nor are those who use the path only dog walkers. The paths are easy walking for people who are looking for safe and low-impact exercise. One issue is that the boundaries between Northwood Park in Rutland Town and Green Mountain Power property, where most people go for exercise, and the area surrounding the Rutland water tanks, are not obvious to the casual observer. The entire area appears as an open park. The walking path is accessed through an opening in a chain link fence created specifically for the path, and makes a loop well below the tanks, picking up Mendon Brook and proceeding on to a lower reservoir at the confluence of Mendon Brook and East Creek. No gates bar the way. In a June 27 letter published in the Rutland Herald, Wennberg

defined the types of threat that unauthorized people create for the waterworks. Although the water supply has not been threatened intentionally, the numbers of careless and risk-laden behaviors have increased. Making sure the water supply remains secure requires a security plan of detection, delay, and response, he wrote. Letting unauthorized individuals have unlimited access to the grounds restricts officials from detecting and delaying anyone who might contaminate the water supply, either intentionally or carelessly. People who use the area for recreation don’t oppose the city’s concerns, but would prefer to see any fences erected much closer to the critical facilities, leaving the rest open for recreation.

Passport acceptance expanded in Rutland July 11-12—RUTLAND—Close to 500 million foreign travelers visited European destinations in 2016, according to the World Tourism Organization. That’s 4 percent more than the prior year — and the U.S. Postal Service is ready to prepare travelers for such future excursions. To make it easier to apply for a U.S. Passport, the Rutland post office will offer extended hours for passport processing on Tuesday, July 11 and Wednesday, July 12. A postal clerk can even take your picture if you don’t have one and no appointment is necessary. Just come to the Rutland Post Office at 151 West St. on Tuesday, July 11 or Wednesday, July 12, between 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Rutland Postmaster James Ragosta said, “With routine passport processing times of six weeks, it’s never too early to start planning for that next vacation. And we’re here to help.” He cites usps.com as an excellent resource for getting passport paperwork and locating other acceptance facilities across the nation.

Intense rain appears to be the new normal By Lani Duke

After analyzing more than a century’s precipitation records, Dartmouth College researchers concluded northern New England weather patterns have indeed changed. Intense rain events of two or more inches inside of 24 hours are 53 percent more likely than they were in the 1990s, researcher Jonathan Winter told the Valley News, June 19. Winters and colleagues Huanping Huang and Erich Osterberg found that 1996 was a significant demarcation point. Before that year, there was little precipitation increase at 116 stations in the Northeast, but their analysis revealed a 53 percent increase in “extreme precipitation” from 1996 to 2014, primarily in spring and fall. They published the study in the American Meteorological Society Journal of Hydrometeorology. Flooding is more likely at times when the soil is already saturated, Winter said. June 19, 2017 proved his projection, with 4.3 inches recorded at a Windham County weather station and 1.51 in Woodstock, resulting in downed trees, flooded roads, and a Route 30 mudslide. These changing weather patterns must figure into plans for property developers working in flood zones and engineers who design and build stormwater systems. They need to plan for larger diameter pipes, and add in more gravel and grassy areas to slow down traveling precipitation.

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By Julia Purdy

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Conserving lands, healing people

CUTTINGSVILLE—Just over a dozen people gathered in the meeting room at Spring Lake Ranch’s “Green House” Saturday, June 24, for an informal talk and guided walk to mark a double anniversary: Spring Lake Ranch’s 84th and Vermont Land Trust’s 40th. The two organizations became partners in 1993, when Spring Lake Ranch put a major portion of its property into the land trust. The two organizations share complementary missions: while the Vermont Land Trust conserves cherished old Vermont farmland, the Spring Lake Ranch Therapeutic Community nurtures and treats adults with psychiatric illness through productive physical work amid a tranquil farm-and-forest setting. “The land is inextricably linked to the therapeutic community here,” said Executive Director Lynn Pilcher, who introduced the talk. Spring Lake Ranch was the inspiration of Finnish-born Wayne Sarcka, whose father immigrated to Proctor and worked for Vermont Marble, and Sarcka’s American wife, Elizabeth Man, a Barnard College alumna raised in a prominent New York City family. While on their honeymoon on the Long Trail in 1928, the couple discovered Spring Lake and purchased an abandoned farm as a good spot for a summer resort, but in 1930, while employing disadvantaged boys from New York City to fix up the property, their plans changed. Both Sarckas had been active in social work, helping the disadvantaged, especially youth, during the post-World War I era and the Great Depression. They became part of the progressive movement to de-institutionalize the mentally ill and offer them meaningful lives in community settings. The peaceful hillside farm neighborhood above Cuttingsville offered the perfect opportunity, and the Sarckas founded Spring Lake Ranch as a therapy-based working farm in 1932. The venture attracted national attention and soon was accepting referrals from the psychiatric community. The Sarckas operated it for the next 27 years; then it incorporated as a non-profit under the temporary directorship of their daughter, Anne. Early on, Anne sold the development rights on 166 acres of forestland surrounding Spring Lake to The Conservation Trust. There are now about two dozen buildings in all on 700

By Julia Purdy

Participants stand on a dock, June 24, during a Vermont Land Trust outing to Spring Lake Ranch. acres (more or less), including workshops, livestock sheds, residences, storage sheds, a chicken coop, a greenhouse, three large barns, and two main buildings, according to program director Becki Bates. The residents grow vegetables, make maple syrup and granola for sale at the Rutland farmers’ market, and care for goats, poultry, milk cows, horses, and a donkey. A flock of young turkeys, destined for the ranch’s Thanksgiving tables, mobbed their fence as visitors walked by. Vermont Land Trust got involved when the Spring Lake Ranch board decided to preserve the land forever “for its highest use, a place for healing,” said Bates. In 1993, 500 acres were enrolled in the land trust. Bates walked the land to help locate the boundaries and has done much research into the old deeds and history of the area. The acreage is marked off into traditional use categories such as forest and agriculture, as well as the “campus” and a forested

buffer around Spring Lake. Bates said that about 9 percent of the property is forested. Spring Lake is spring-fed and empties into a stream that feeds the Mill River, making the lake part of the Otter Creek watershed. Bates has been at the ranch since 1980. She told the Mountain Times, “The ranch is a place that has helped a lot of people put together more fulfilling lives and we would like to see that continue. I believe the land is a huge part of that. We all know how healing it can be to just take a walk in the woods. It’s important that there is a place like this for people who have struggles with addiction and mental illness, and also to do work that feels meaningful, that has a tangible result. Another important element of the ranch, for residentsy and staff alike, is the sense of community, being connected to fellow human beings through those things, through work and living in a beautiful natural environment together.”

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KAHN - 2-year-old neutered male. Cane Corso. I’m a big goofy fella who enjoys being with people. I love to give kisses and I can be slobbery at times so don’t say I didn’t warn you! Play time is important and I already know “Sit” and can catch treats in midair.

PETPersonals MIA - 1-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Dilute torbie. Hi there, it’s Mia. I arrived at the shelter in April with my kittens. I am a quiet lady but I do blossom when I get into a normal routine so stop in and meet me. I know we will be best friends for a long time to come.

BATTY - 5-yea-old neutered male. Domestic Short Hair Black. I am a big friendly guy! I love people and my favorite is being petted behind the ears. I will purr and purr with enjoyment. I am a little shy at first but I come out of my shell as soon as I start getting attention.

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. I am on-the-go guy and I will need a lot of exercise.

BROMLEY - 2-year-old neutered male. Border Collie/ Anatolian Shepherd Mix. I’m a friendly and sweet fella and I’m easy to have around. I’m smart (of course I am, I’m part Border Collie!) and I already know “Sit” and “Down” and I hope to learn more commands and maybe even some tricks.

SCOUT - 1-year-old neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Brown tabby. I am a cool kitty cat with a great personality. I love to hang out and lounge. My favorite thing is sitting in the window and watching the birds fly. Although I like to watch I prefer to be kept indoors out of danger.

JASPER - 1-year-old neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Black. Hi, my name is Jasper and I am a friendly guy who loves attention. I will be your shadow and follow you around wherever you go! I love people and I don’t mind other cats. I am clean and use my litter pan.

DUKE - 1-year-old neutered male. Bloodhound mix. I’m a high energy, on-the-go fella who loves to be part of the action. I will need lots of exercise in my new home to keep me happy and out of trouble. I’m smart and I already know “Sit,” “Shake,” and “Down.”

DIAMOND - 1-year-old spayed female. Labrador Retriever mix. I’m a friendly, social gal who is on the go! I’m very wiggly and happy when I’m with my favorite people and I love getting lots of love and attention. I will need a lot of exercise and play time with my new family.

BONNIE - 1.5-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Brown tabby. I am a tiny little kitty with a very affectionate personality. I love attention and I don’t mind being held. I would love a nice warm lap to curl up in! I don’t mind other cats but I did not do well with the dogs.

BABY GIRL - 11-month-old spayed female. Domestic Medium Hair. Dilute tortoiseshell. I am a young playful girl with a great personality. I like to consider myself a princess. I am independent but loveable with my big fluffy tail and sparkly eyes.

CLYDE - 11-month-old neutered male. Domestic Medium Hair. Orange tabby. I am one friendly guy! I arrived at the shelter in June after my previous owner was unable to take me along on a move. I do enjoy the company of other cats and may enjoy a friend or two in my new home.

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Featuring pets from:

RUTLAND COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY LUCY MACKENZIE HUMANE SOCIETY SPRINGFIELD HUMANE SOCIETY

Springfield Humane Society

LOLA This sweet kitten is one of many we will have for adoption in the month of July. We have many males and females. Any color you want we most likely will have! We have black, black and white, grey, grey and white, tigers, and torties! Adoption fee is $100 plus $10.99 to register a microchip. All kittens are fixed, wormed, have flea medication and are up to date on age appropriate vaccines. Call 802-885-3997 for more information or stop by 401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4:30. We are having another cat spay and neuter clinic on July 11. Call us to signup.

Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society

KURO Hi! My name’s Kuro and food and water. I live in I’m a 1-year-old neutered a communal room with Rutland County Humane Society male. I came to Lucy other cats. There’s really 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) 483-6700 Mackenzie as a stray! I nice people that come and Tues. - Sat. 12-5p.m., Closed Sun. & Mon. • www.rchsvt.org love it here. I always have pet me. Sometimes I like to be around other cats, sometimes I like to be on my own! I’m playful and energetic, and promise to Rutland Veterinary Clinic is now bring lots of laughter to making House Calls! Please call your life. If you’ve been looking for a feline comnow for an appointment! panion, 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. Exceptional Veterinary Care...Brought to Your Door! Visit us at lucymac.org, like us on Facebook, and follow 90 E. Pittsford Road • Rutland, VT 05701 • Phone: 802-773-2779 • Fax: 802-773-0485 us on Twitter. We hope to info@rutlandvet.com • www.rutlandvet.com • facebook.com/RutlandVetClinic see you soon! All of these pets are available for adoption at

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