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Mounta in Times Volume 46, Number 14
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April 5 - 11, 2017
PROFILES IN OUR COMMUNITY
Each individual and each business, institution or professional has a role to play that’s unique. And through each of our efforts, we create a vibrant community.
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We are locally known and offer a broad range of products. Including: Home, Mobile Home, High Value Homes, Personal, Auto, Renters, Condo, Boat Umbrella, Home Business Coverages, Motorcycle, RV, Personal Watercraft, Snowmobile, ATV, Commercial Packages, Commercial Mobile Home, Rental Properties, Commercial Auto, Workers Comp., and Much More.
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Recognizing those who make our communities vibrant Profiles in our Community is dedicated to recognizing the important roles that individuals and businesses play in our local community. Through each of our efforts, we create a vibrant community in the heart of the Green Mountains. This section reflects on the importance of working together to make our towns, county and state a great place to live and work, and to recognize that one of the joys of living in small towns is getting to know one another, appreciating the contributions of our neighbors. In our daily interactions we greet each other in many different settings: as customer and retailer, client and professional, neighbor and friend. Sometimes it’s an impromptu chat on the chairlift or at a school function; sometimes it’s a lively exchange at town meeting; sometimes it’s just a friendly wave or a nod at the post office or across the restaurant. It’s a common interaction, often overlooked, but it makes living here more personal, more intimate, more rewarding. That’s the root of Profiles in our Community. This is the third year we’ve run this special section due to the terrific response we received from readers who enjoy learning a little bit more about the people who play such a vital role in our communities. While the stories vary widely, each serves as a tribute to the hard-working employees and employers who make each business successful. We hope you enjoy the pages this week and next and that you take the time to reacquaint yourself with the businesses in this spring’s Profiles in our Community. Our close-knit communities have much to offer, not only in products and services, but also in the smiles of those who greet us each day and the thanks we offer in return. — The Mountain Times
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Washburn & Wilson Agency.................................. 30 Sherburne Memorial Library................................ 30 Mountain Times..................................................... 31 Flagship Cinemas .................................................. 32 Northern Ski Works ................................................ 32 Clifford Funeral Home .......................................... 32 Red Clover Inn......................................................... 32 ArtisTree Community Arts Center........................ 33 Farrell Distributing ................................................. 33 Mountain Automotive ............................................ 33 The Reporter ........................................................... 33 Addison County Independent.............................. 34 Sushi Yoshi Chinese Gourmet............................... 35 Rutland Regional Medical Center.......................... 36
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Polly Lynn Editor & Co-publisher
Jason Mikula Sales Manager & Co-publisher
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Curtis Harrington Evan Johnson Distribution Assistant Editor & Manager Reporter
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WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS THAT EMPOWERS OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE A VOICE
WHO WE ARE
Our local media company engages our Central Vermont community with our weekly newspaper and four magazines available in print and digitally on our community website and hyper-localized apps. As we’ve done for the past 45 years, The Mountain Times covers the local news and events in dozens of towns across Rutland and Windsor Counties. It’s an exciting time to be in the media business. Here at The Mountain Times we embrace change and celebrate the new opportunities to grow and reach a larger audience with mobile and digital platforms in addition to expanding our widely read print publications.
HISTORY COVERING OUR COMMUNITY: The Mountain Times is, and has always been, a family-owned independent newspaper located on Route 4. Founded in 1971 by Ed Pickett as The Killington-Pico Paper, the publication had its original office on Route 4 in Mendon. After a few years, Pickett sold the paper to Andrew Neisner, who moved the offices east to Route 4 in Killington, across from the Post Office. Neisner then sold it to Fred and Olga Straka, who moved the offices a block to the east.
In 1986 Royal and Zip Barnard bought The Mountain Times and eventually moved again to new offices just a bit further east on the “Killington flats” — still on Route 4. The Barnards owned and operated the newspaper for 25 years before selling it to the Lynn family, who own eight other newspapers in the state.
Polly Lynn, editor & co-publisher, is a fifth generation newspaper publisher. She and her partner Jason Mikula, ad manager & copublisher, took over operations of The Mountain Times, just after Tropical Storm Irene decimated the region in the fall of 2011. The Mountain Times is as much a part of the local community as many of the institutions covered in its pages.
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OUR ‘FAMILY’ OF PUBLICATIONS: The Mountain Times publishes subsidiary publications including: Central Vermont Getaways, The Menu Book, The Summer Guide, The Killington Map, The Rutland Map and The 2016 World Cup Program. Digital ventures include moutaintimes.info and discoverkillington.com.
The Mountain Times is affiliated with eight sister publications including: The Addison Independent, The Reporter, Vermont Ski & Ride, Vermont Sports, The Essex Reporter, The Colchester Sun, Milton Independent, St. Alban’s Messenger and Freedom Publications.
pages of local news and events in 2016.
estimated number of events included in The Mountain Times annually.
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As part of our commitment to giving back to the communities in which we reside, Flagship Cinemas focuses its charitable contribution efforts on children and families. Our business provides quality entertainment to children and families everywhere and we echo this focus in our philanthropic efforts within the community.
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back row (left to right): Sam Weindruch, Rich Flynn, Christa Mohr, Chris Slade, Hal Karabots, Mary Fiore, Blackie Tanguay, Scott Watelet front: Kathy Cone, Rae Newell, Lori Budney and Sean the dog. Owner Lori Budney opened the doors to Northern Ski Works in Killington in 1983 and opened a second location in Ludlow, VT in 1985. Our knowledgable and enthusiastic staff of skiers are committed to superior customer service.Our boot department is nationally reknowned as one of the finest in the country and we also take pride in offering our customers a great selection of high end skis, boots, clothing and accessories. Northern Ski Works is recognized as one of the Top 50 award winning ski shops in the nation and New England. We are proud to be one of the oldest, continuously owned ski shops in Vermont. Thank you to all our staff and the customers that we have the pleasure of serving every day. Killington (802) 422-9675 | Ludlow (802) 228-3344
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For the past 36 years, Dave Cooper of Mountain Automotive in Killington has worked as a mechanic. For 24 of those years, he has called Killington home. In 2010 he bought what used to be Merrill’s Garage and re-opened it as Mountain Automotive in July 2011. Prior to opening his own shop, Dave worked for 20 years in vehicle maintenance at Killington Resort. That experience helped him to diversify his skills and expertise as well as build friendships and trust in the community. Dave now specializes in foreign and domestic repairs as well as Vermont state inspections. Dave Cooper sincerely thanks his customers for their loyalty over the years.
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Woolf resigns from Proctor SB By LEE J. KAHRS PROCTOR — A Proctor selectman has resigned. Frank Woolf tendered his resignation effective immediately in a Jan. 2 letter to the select board. Board Chair Bruce Baccei read the letter at a special meeting held on Jan. 4. Woolf was elected to the board in March 2015. His resignation comes three
weeks after Proctor resident Jodi Jones said Woolf verbally and physically threatened her at a select board meeting. Jones read a letter into the minutes of the Dec. 27 select board meeting detailing the incident, saying she was sitting in the chair in the meeting room and wanting to ask a question of the board when Woolf got up from his seat at the board’s table and came around to her.
“He stood over me and pointed his finger between my eyes and started yelling at me,” Jones wrote, stating that Woolf swore at her and called her a derogatory name saying, “I’ve had enough of your… mouth. You need to stay out of here, I’m not gonna take it from you any more — shut up, I’ve had it with you.” Jones alleged that Woolf was leaning very close to her, standing over (See Woolf, page 18)
RNeSU mulling creative ways to use district’s small schools
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — With school enrollment continuing a steady decline that began over a decade ago, the Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union is looking to not only retain the students it has, but entice more families to move to the district. As school budget season ramps up and costs are paramount, the newly formed Otter Valley Union Unified School District is still seeing an overall decrease in student population. However, the flexibility within the district formed in
the aftermath of the Act 46 school consolidation legislation passed in 2015 allows for some creative problem solving across schools. OVUU overall enrollment in the 2017-18 fiscal year is expected to decline by 31 students, although preschool numbers are up. At Otter Valley Union High School, enrollment has fallen by 22 percent over the last 10 years, and is expected to drop by another 25 percent over the next decade. RNeSU Superintendent Jeanne Collins is crafting two proposals
for the OVUU Board to improve how the district can best use the space in the smaller schools of Leicester, Whiting and Sudbury as class sizes continue to shrink. The proposals would be implemented over the next three years. One idea would make Whiting a kindergarten-third grade school and Sudbury grades 4, 5 and 6. Another possibility is to make Whiting pre-k-first grade, Sudbury second through fourth grade, and send fifth and sixth graders (See RNeSU, page 20)
Ella Taranovich holds a photo of herself and her ice dancing partner at the Proctor Skating RInk 80 years ago.
Photo by Lee Kahrs
Two town treasures Ella Taranovich and the Proctor Skating Rink
PROCTOR —The Proctor Skating Rink is a town treasure that began as a gift in 1925 and continues giving to the citizens of Proctor all these years later. Officially opened in 1926, the rink celebrated 90 years last winter, but unseasonably warm temperatures led to spare skating days. Ella Taranovich remembers skating there, and boy, did she skate. Now, 97, the petite Proctor native spends most of her time in
Florida, but visited last spring to celebrate rink’s birthday. Born in 1920, Taranovich started skating at the age of seven in Rutland where she was born. “I really loved it right away,” she said with a smile. “I used to watch this man who was a figure skater who ran the rink. He would skate with his daughter, and they would dance and I would watch them, fascinated. And I learned by watching how to do a figure eight.” She said the rink manager would give her skating tips and in 1932, at the age of 12, Taranovich was invited to be part of a skating (See Proctor Rink, page 19)
On a clear day... you can see Proctor. Dale Christie took this photo of the village and environs from high atop West Mountain on a clear day last week.
Photo by Dale Christie
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As we have for the past 70 years, we invite you to join us twice each week — to learn about your community, about your neighbors, your schools, area businesses, local students, the sports teams and other extracurricular activities and to read the hundreds of feature stories about area residents that are told throughout the year. It’s a fascinating trip and one that keeps getting better and better the more you know about your community. Thanks for your loyal support, and your continued involvement in your hometowns. It’s your involvement that often drives the news and makes Addison County a wonderful place to work and play.
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Left to Right: Christy Lynn, associate publisher/advertising manager; Angelo Lynn, editor/publisher; Elsie Lynn Parini, business manager; Brian King, graphic designer; Andy Kirkaldy, reporter; Sue Leggett, production manager; Ellie Reinhardt, news intern; Emma Cotton, news intern; John McCright, news editor; Maxx Steinmetz, graphic designer; Evan Johnson, Vermont Sports/Vt. Ski and Ride staff writer; Anna Harrington, advertising co-manager; Amy Egert, copy editor; Pam Dunne, advertising; Sue Miller, graphic designer; Lisa Razo, circulation manager. Missing from photo: John Flowers, reporter; Gaen Murphree, reporter; Vicki Nolette, front office/billing; Lisa Lynn, Vermont Sports/Vt. Ski and Ride editor; Michael Giorgio, advertising; Elisa Fitzgerald, advertising; Deb Stevens, front office/classifieds/subscriptions; Trent Campbell, photographer; Sam Hartley, news intern; Charmaine Lam, news intern; Paul Cousino, distribution engineer; Tom Raymond, distribution engineer; Mike Sweeney, distribution engineer.
Spanning the decades with over 70 years of news coverage in Addison County How do the numbers 5,000, 103, 70, and 1946 go together? Simple. Since 1946, the Addison Independent has been proud to bring the best community news coverage to the residents of Addison County for the past 70 years. Today, we publish 103 issues each year (we skip one Monday issue after Christmas), generating about 5,000 pages of local news each year — all news that matters to YOU!
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Our mission is to report the day-to-day events of the county, capturing the county’s weekly life with words and photos to serve as a mirror to reflect life as it’s being lived, and to shine light on the issues that need illuminating. We firmly believe that quality content is worth the expense and effort, and that the high quality of our reporting, photography, advertising, customer service, and the thoroughness of event coverage is what will continue to set us apart from the competition. We strive to be the best we can be for our customers and readers.
COME VISIT US DIGITALLY! Yes, of course we’re on the web! In fact, our website has won state and New England awards for its excellence! Why? Because we put the same energy and effort into making it a useful resources as we do our print editions. You can view the entire paper via flip-page function (seeing the actual pages and advertising just as it appears in the print edition), or view the news of the day online with featured news, sports, community events and activities and commentary. Online, we also feature slide shows, local videos and an expanded number of photos that we didn’t have room for in the newspaper. It’s mostly a paid site, and now all subscriptions include web access. It’s exciting, fun and up-to-date — with breaking news featured there first when it happens. Along with most people and businesses in this day and age, we’re also active on social media platforms that keep the news flowing to our diverse audience wherever they want to find us. ADDISON COUNTY
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It’s a great time to be part of Killington. This winter marks my 18th season as a business owner (of Sushi Yoshi) in Killington and my 21st season as a Killington Mountain pass holder. From a personal, recreational and business perspective Killington is the best that it has ever been. The development of resort activities combined with multi-use municipal trails, mountain biking, hiking, beautiful improvements along the access road and incredible family-friendly events have created an entirely new community feel in town. Myself and my staff can access amazing hiking, biking, golfing, swimming, and just about everything else within five minutes of our workplace. There are few places in the world that can boast such bragging rights. It seems to me as though these changes have come about mostly in the last few years. We were stagnant for so long in town and although business was good, there was never that true family and community feel that I am witnessing now. All someone would have to do is attend one free outdoor summer concert to see the way the community has evolved. Killington has always been a fun place with amazing skiing, but now it has really come to be an amazing year round, and we are all lucky to be a part of it. In fact, this year for the first time ever, we are going to operate Sushi Yoshi year-round. Myself, my family and my staff are proud and excited join this positive movement. It’s truly an amazing thing to witness what is happening all around us in this town. I’m so happy to be able to keep my incredible staff gainfully employed all year. I am proud to be able to service the needs of the community by providing a year round place for the community. I’m excited to see where the town goes in the next few years. For all of us at Sushi Yoshi, it just keeps getting better and better. Thanks to everyone who has made this by far the best time to be a part of Killington!
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Dedicated Team, Specialized Care Over 286 physicians, NPs and PAs work together, alongside hundreds of nurses and medical support staff to ensure that every patient receives compassionate, consistent and effective care. From the Emergency Department to the Foley Cancer Center and all the specialty clinics affiliated with the hospital, you will find exceptional care and extraordinary service to help you navigate the road to recovery and health.
Award-Winning Services Over the past two years we have received 17 awards and recognitions. To us these accolades are not a “pat on the back” but a testament that our commitment to our patients and community is exceptional and unwavering. They provide us with a benchmark to measure ourselves against the quality of care provided across the country, and give our community confidence that we provide outstanding care.
Community Resource Community Education produces many educational events on a number of health and wellness topics. Classes, led by physicians and other practitioners, are often free and always open to the public. Visit www.RRMC.org, for more information and to sign up for our bi-monthly eNewsletter, He@lthy Together. We also invite you to like us on Facebook, @RRMCVT or follow our Twitter feed, @RutlandRegional.
Public Spaces for Your Health & Wellbeing Surrounding the main hospital you will find thoughtfully designed gardens to enjoy. There is also the popular walking/jogging path on the east side of the campus called “The Loop.” In October we opened the newly constructed Meditation Center in honor of Dr. Arthur and Florrie Wolk. Located on the hospital’s first floor, the new Meditation Center provides a serene and peaceful sanctuary for patients, families and staff to use for contemplation, prayer or simply quiet reflection.
Tobacco-Free Campus Rutland Regional’s main campus and clinics are 100% tobacco-free. The commitment to a tobacco-free organization fulfills our mission to provide the best healthcare in a healthy and safe environment.
A Great Place to Work Rutland Regional offers diverse professional healthcare opportunities for working collaboratively to address the medical needs of our community. Do you have an interest in healthcare as a career? If so, visit our careers page, www.RRMCCareers.org, for an up-to-date list of job opportunities.
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COLUMNS
Paul Ryan is a loser (To the tune of Beck’s “Loser”) [Verse 1] In the time of bloated budgets, I got real wonky, Made PowerPoints in vain, became a fiscal junkie. With the widow’s peak, the airbrushed headshots, Wisconsinites voted for the beefcake hotshot. Kill the entitlements and put it in neutral; Stock market’s gaining with the White House under our control. Body toned-up from the P90X— Ran marathons under three and I blasted my pecs. Someone came saying I’m insane to complain About the federal deficit and ACA. Don’t believe everything that you read: Ryancare would’ve worked if they’d let it proceed. So take a last look at your Medicaid card— I’m still coming for your food stamps and burning down your trailer parks. [Hook] Soy un perdedor. I’m a loser, baby, so why don’t you kill me? (Supply-side economics!) Soy un perdedor. I’m a loser, baby, so why don’t you kill me?
[Verse 2] The forces of evil in a bozo nightmare— Look, I’m a policy guy, not a celebrity billionaire. One’s got a mic and the other’s got a pen; One’s on a roll, shove the other in the lion’s den. With my Ayn Rand novels, hiding from the lynch mob, The daytime crap of the congressman slob. He hung himself with the blue silk tie, A pound of flesh lost, career on standby. You can’t get it right if you can’t relate. Trade the breaks for the beat for the power for the hate. But my reputation is a piece of wax, melting ‘til my term ends. I’m choking on my own words. [Hook] Soy un perdedor. I’m a loser, baby, so why don’t you kill me? (Get crazy with the tax cuts!) Soy un perdedor. I’m a loser, baby, so why don’t you kill me? (Drive-by healthcare legislation!) (Yo, bring it on down!) [Sample] I’m a driver. I’m a winner. Things are gonna change—I can feel it.
Woodcock habitat: a combo of open and hidden spaces
By Elise Tillinghast
Every year around this time, my husband, kids and I haul out the tent blind
THE OUTSIDE STORY
from our garage and set it up in the field in front of our house. We toss in a few folding chairs, a thermos, maybe a neighbor. At dusk, we take our seats. First come the vocalizations — what are officially called “peents,” but sound more to us like the name Bert repeated in a froggy voice. A male American woodcock materializes — we never see the moment of arrival — and makes his way across the winter-flattened grass. His goal is to impress females hiding in the tree line, although I suspect he makes an impression on predators, too. He looks vulnerable, and more than a little ridiculous, with his plump shorebird body, letteropener beak, and eyes positioned far back on his head. The woodcock struts and peents a few more times and then he’s gone, rocketing upward
in a spiral pattern that’s difficult to track. As he rises there’s a fast, high pitched wheedling, a sound that I once assumed was his voice, but now know is the effect of his outermost primary wing feathers sawing the air. He flies high, 300 feet or more above us, and vanishes against the darkening sky. We find him, loudly chirping, as he dives back to earth. He lands close to where he started, struts, peents, and takes off again. Spying on woodcock courtship displays is a family tradition and a cher-
ished way to turn the page to spring. It’s also a low-key way to introduce our older child to the concept of habitat management. Over time, in overly-earnest parent fashion (but served in a tent with hot chocolate!) we’re explaining to our daughter how our land, along with that of our neighbors, shelters and nurtures a bird she loves. The American woodcock requires a combination of habitat types. Good feeding sites have rich, soft soil; although woodcock will consume a variety of insects and other invertebrates, their main food is earthworms, and they hunt this prey by poking their sensitive bills into the ground. Woodcock also need protection while they eat; as we tell our daughter, it’s hard to enjoy a restaurant when you’re listed on the menu. Thick cover such as an alder stand, or regenerating hardwood forest, offer
favorable conditions. Where we live, along the western branch of the Ompompanoosuc River, there are plenty of shrubby, damp areas that offer good feeding prospects. The site where we harvested timber from about seven years ago — which is today full of young tree growth and blackberry bushes — often has evidence of woodcock-bill holes. I’ve observed that woodcock will take advantage of cover provided by invasive honeysuckle; since our land has more than its share of this noxious weed, I guess it’s nice that the plant has some positive aspects. Nesting areas often overlap with feeding areas, but woodcock management guides typically describe nesting sites as a bit drier, and perhaps a bit higher, with a little more open ground. A typical site is a stand of sugar maples that we manage for bird habitat (or more accurately, our forester manages, with input from Audubon Vermont’s Foresters for the Birds program). We have witnessed hens there demonstrating
their broken wing trick: this is when they attempt to lure a predator out of their nesting areas with crooked, low-to-the-ground flight. Woodcock hens brood on the ground, and a nest doesn’t look like much — a shallow impression of leaves that blends in with the immediate surroundings. Nests are generally built within 150 yards of a courtship area (“singing ground”). One of the most frequent places we have seen hens is in a small patch of trees and shrubs that surround and grow on top of a giant rock outcropping in our field. These sightings have been suffi-
ciently frequent that we avoid the area during peak nesting season, which extends from April through May. Woodcock need open space not just for courtship displays in spring, but for summer nighttime roosting. Shrubby pasture is great for this, as are recently cleared areas such as log landings. Maintaining such open spaces, or creating new ones, can encourage the birds in landscapes that are otherwise dominated by older forest habitat. I’d be lying to say that my daughter listens with rapt attention, as my husband and I drone on about habitat issues. But I think, I hope, that by continuing to share with her the connection between how we manage our land and a favorite bird’s aerial feats, we’re instilling in her not just a love of nature but an understanding that she can help to care for it. That seems like a fitting message for spring. Elise Tillinghast is the publisher of Northern Woodlands magazine. 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.
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Extreme lengths to avoiding “fusing it” When I was a kid, I never woke up in the morning and said, “When I grow up, I want to have a needle in my spine.” Of course I also never said, “When I grow up, I want to be single at the age of 46.” And also, I never said, “When I grow Altitude up, I want to be poor.” Altit There you have it. We Sick Sickness become things that we do By br brady crain not intend to be. For those of you who have been following the travails surrounding my back, physical therapy (swimming and walking laps) has gone well, and has brought me back from a fairly inactive place. I even went so far as to get a set of jammers (basically bike shorts for swimming), and a swimming cap to go with my goggles. I trimmed my beard down, and now I am swimming even faster (the shorts, cap and trimmed beard dropped almost a minute off my 500 yard time). It feels good. I also had an appointment with my first surgeon for my back, and did not at all receive the answer that I was hoping for. He said, “We would fuse it.” I do not want to fuse my spine because I currently do all sorts of things that demand spinal rotation, and despite the bone-to-bone contact in my spine, my spine still rotates. The reason I still have nearly full motion in my spine is the fact that I have dedicated myself to moving my spine thoroughly in every way possible every morning for the last 28 years. This has prevented my vertebrae from forming bone spurs and joining in a hard bridge (the spine, amazing as it is, will do this to protect itself), and allowed me continuous motion. What I could do nothing about though, is the eventual flattening and wearing away of the compromised discs. So now, I have a problem: I have a functional spine that is basically missing parts, and this is uncommon enough that there seem to be no surgical solutions for an outlier like me. What the surgeon did recommend that I was willing
to do was to get a Cortisone shot near the pinched nerve on the left side, between L3-L4. Before they give you a shot, they start an IV, ostensibly to hydrate you to prevent dizziness, but probably so that there is already an IV started if something goes really wrong and you need a sedative, or a procedure immediately (they are, after all, putting a needle so close to your spine that they x-ray you during the insertion to make sure that they are not putting the needle where it shouldn’t be). They tried to start an IV on my hand (I have massive veins on my hand), but were unable to because of the presence of a vein valve, which caused the vein to
SO NOW, I HAVE A PROBLEM: I HAVE A FUNCTIONAL SPINE THAT IS BASICALLY MISSING PARTS, AND THIS IS UNCOMMON ENOUGH THAT THERE SEEM TO BE NO SURGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR AN OUTLIER LIKE ME. fold. I later remembered that this was an issue when I had IVs started in college, too. This was a painful and slightly bloody event, so we moved on to my arm, and the phlebotomist nailed it on the first try. During the procedure, the most painful part of it was lying on my stomach (I haven’t laid on my stomach for any length of time since my back injury in 1988), and having the intramuscular lidocaine shot. Though it was an odd experience having a spinal epidural needle that far in my flesh while I was awake, but it was largely fine. There was some pain associated with the fluid push into my spine (normal), but that went away after about 15 minutes, and I walked out the door and went to work. I have never liked steroids. I have taken cycles of steroids for my vocal chords, for a horrible bout of poison ivy—things like that. The poison ivy (full body case, don’t ask) prescription was awful, a horse dose
of Prednisone daily for a month. I nearly lost my job. I have always found steroids to be vaguely psychoactive, and this instance was no different. I have been very good lately at getting to bed on time, and getting lots of sleep, but for two days, I was up past midnight sleeping five hours a night. And further, I never really noticed it either. For two days after the shot I was awake and super psyched about life. Amped up. I had forgotten that this would happen. I was told when I got the shot that the symptoms would be worse for 2-3 days, and that the real relief would come after a couple of weeks. I am interested to see how this plays out, because so far, they are wrong. The day after the shot I was completely symptom free. No pain, full range of motion, etc. By day three, I am nearly back at the same pain level, but it s more stable, without the highs and lows. Hopefully it will go back to being virtually symptom free. We will see. Next week I go and see a different surgeon, one who is known more for thinking outside the box, so perhaps I will see a wider range of solutions from her. Tomorrow is another powder day, so hopefully I will be largely pain free for that! As for Pip (“the Impaler”), he is doing really well. His cast is off his little foot, his foot is healed, he is off antibiotics, and his digestive system seems to be holding. He has been becoming aggressively affectionate, rubbing on my fingers and purring all day now, instead of just once in the morning. I interact with him out of the cage twice a day, and he lets me pick him up without running away when I put my hands out slowly. He still bites (the little bastard), but he does it directly in between purring/scratching/snuggling episodes, so I think that is just an expression of PTSD that is basically unavoidable. He isn’t biting that badly, and his overall increase in sociability and affection is remarkable. He must have been very uncomfortable, and seems much happier now. Also, I got him a hammock, and any time he gets new hay or a fruit wood stick, or a vitamin C treat, I make him climb into the hammock to get it. I hope that he keeps being healthy and sweet, it is a really nice change. Gratifying.
The key to the kingdom: psychometrics I suspected Trump’s surprise electoral victory was Russia’s doing, until I discovered an important puzzle piece I knew nothing about. Now I believe
Mountain on Meditation By Marguerite te Jill Dye
the meddler extraordinaire was more complicated, sinister, and insidious than Kremlin hacking alone. Have you ever heard of “psychometrics?” I hadn’t until I happened upon an article called “The Data That Turned the World Upside Down” (Das Magazin). Psychometrics or psychographics measures the “Big Five” personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Originally developed in the 1980s through long and complex questionnaires, personality analysis catapulted into the future when Polish psychology student Michal Kosinski arrived on the scene at Cambridge University. He and fellow doctoral candidate David Stillwell developed the immensely popular MyPersonality app based on the Big Five, which was “shared” and “liked” exponentially. The psychometric scores, combined with Facebook profiles, soon became the largest database ever collected. I decided to be a guinea pig and take Kosinski’s Big Five Personality test based on my Facebook profile. The result of the test showed that my
five personality traits are: 1. Openness: 81 percent liberal and artistic vs. conservative and traditional; 2. Conscientious: 46 percent impulsive and spontaneous vs. organized and hardworking; 3. Extraversion: 27 percent contemplative vs. engaged with outside world; 4. Agreeableness: 51 percent team working and trusting vs. competitive; and 5. Neuroticism: 29 percent laid back and relaxed vs. easily stressed and emotional. Further explanations are provided at the end of the test results. You can take the University of Cambridge Psychometrics Centre personality test at applymagicsauce. com based on your Facebook history or text that you’ve written. But user beware.
to manipulation from sites that collect personal information on our personality traits, consumer, and political preferences. Artificial intelligence is a formidable foe. The plot thickened when I learned that a company called Cambridge Analytica secretly registered in 2013 to influence U.S. elections. They sent a psych student named Aleksandr Kogan to buy Kosinski’s and Stillwell’s information gathering techniques. But when Kogan was turned down, he moved to Singapore and changed his name to Dr. Spectre, while Cambridge Analytica copied the inventors’ highly efficient people search engine model and used it for sinister use. Instead of blanket advertising, Cambridge
THE PLOT THICKENED WHEN I LEARNED THAT A COMPANY CALLED CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA SECRETLY REGISTERED IN 2013 TO INFLUENCE U.S. ELECTIONS. If you are concerned about your personal privacy and how likely you are to be strategically targeted, you might care to know that with fewer than 100 Facebook “likes,” data companies know a person’s skin color, intelligence, family status, religious, sexual, and political preferences. With 300 “likes,” they know a person better than their partner does, some studies claim. Combined with Messenger, Google searches, purchases, and whereabouts with or without phones in our pockets, our lives are open books. We benefit from certain rewards, but are easy targets, unaware of how vulnerable we are
Analytica individually and covertly targeted voters of a precise age, opinion, preference, and voting district with “dark post” newsfeed messages specifically designed to sway their votes, according to an article titled “The Secret Agenda of a Facebook Quiz,” which appeared in the New York Times. Its mother company, Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL), was the foremost election management agency. They conducted “psyops,” psychological operations of mass propaganda aimed at people’s emotions, to “manage” elections and refine their operations in Nigeria,
Nepal, the Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Then I read on Wikipedia that in 2014, Cambridge Analytica played a role in boosting republican candidates in 44 political races across the U.S. They worked for Ted Cruz’s presidential run in 2015. In 2016 Marco Rubio spent $3 million for CA’s services and Ben Carlson spent $220,000 for their “data management” and “web service.” With each campaign, they refined their edge. Even Donald Trump, who paid Cambridge Analytica $15 million, was surprised by their effectiveness in strategically influencing his electoral win. Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander James Ashburner Nix boasted on telegram.com, “We are thrilled that our revolutionary approach to data-driven communication has played such an integral part in President-elect Trump’s extraordinary win.” He’d made the same speech before when his company helped the UK’s pro-Brexit election in Leave.EU. No wonder Trump then tweeted he’d be called “Mr. Brexit.” Of course, Nix, Trump, and other GOP White House staff later denied that Cambridge Analytica’s personalized political propaganda played a pivotal role in the election results. Why in the world would Cambridge Analytica be interested in Trump’s victory? Who owns the company? What would they gain? Robert and Rebekah Mercer, the extreme right wing hedge fund billionaire father and daughter who heavily funded Cambridge Analytica and the Republican Super PAC. Deborah served on the Executive Mountain Meditation, page 40
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Fiddleheads, the first true sign of spring By Daryle Thomas
We have now suffered through the first few weeks after daylight saving. Spring ahead, loose an hour. “Don’t worry,” my friend said. “The days are getting longer.” Spring means it won’t be long before the deep woods snows begin to melt, swelling the brooks, streams and rivers across Vermont’s greening landscape. In time the sun’s influence will cause even more melting and many waterways will overflow their banks. Kind of like the Nile, without the crocodiles. And, like the Nile, the waters will eventually recede leaving the banks and edges of the brooks, streams and rivers well-fertilized. One beneficiary of this free fertilizer is Matteuccia (mat-TEW-kee-uh) struthiopteris (struth-ee-OH-ter-is). The ostrich fern, in English. Most commonly called fiddleheads, which are of course not a type of fern, but merely a stage in the growth process of all ferns. While there are several edible ferns, we will concentrate on the ostrich fern. They can grow in moist areas, rich with leaf mold and other natural enhancements. The ostrich fern thrives along the edges of waterways that often overflow
know where that may be. Back to you, the first-time enthusiast. You may benefit from a photograph to get an idea of your quest. The ostrich fern is smooth, darkish Kelly-green, and is covered with a coppery-brown thin skin. The stem has an obvious u-shaped groove along its entirety, from tip to tail. The truth is that it is almost impossible to confuse the ostrich fern with any other. A filled sandwich-sized zipper bag can provide a couple of decent meals for the harvester. You should also know that fiddleheads are sort of poisonous. Or may be, until cooked. So pick only a bag or two to eat during the short season. Pick another bag or two to preserve for later in the year. Keep the ferns refrigerated as soon as you get them to your kitchen. Clean them as soon as possible. Some folks will say to hold the coils under running water to remove the coppery skin. That will work. If you are going to freeze a batch or more, do that as soon as you can. Set up a stock pot with a strainer insert. This makes it easier to do several small batches, while keeping the water boiling. Have a large icewater bath to shock, FLOODING WATERS PROBABLY PICKED UP A or quick chill, the par-boiled ferns. TOUCH OF SOMETHING THAT PASSED OUT OF The process is fairly THE SOUTH END OF A NORTH-FACING BOVINE. simple. Par boil the their banks. They grow from rather sturdy fiddleheads for two minutes at full boil. clumps of rootstock, which are usually enShock them. Repeat until all your fiddlecumbered with grass and twigs delivered heads are done. Then spin-dry the fiddleby the rushing waters. Almost as soon as heads with that salad spinner you hardly the water recedes, the ferns begin to uncoil use. Load a quart-sized freezer zip bag out of the ground. When it is still about an about three-quarters full. Start to set the inch .or so across, a fiddlehead looks very seal. When the bag is almost closed, press much like the scroll at the end of the peg the excess air out of it gently and complete box of a fiddle. Not a violin, mind you, this the seal. Freeze ‘em. Remember, you still is a rural vegetable delight! Very country. have to cook the ferns after thawing. More like a fiddle. Fiddleheads must be cooked. I have It is usually a good idea to find someone been eating ferns for over 45 years. The who knows one fern from another. The trouble is that all things growing out in the next step would be to convince said person wild can have microbial activity coursto take you into the woods and show you ing over their outer surfaces. I may have the ostrich fern in its native habitat. Right! mentioned that the flooding waters probThe unfortunate problem is, it isn’t likely ably picked up a touch of something that to happen. As I understand it, about 50 or passed out of the south end of a north-facso years ago, a bunch of new Vermonters ing bovine. That’s why we rinse the ferns who were greedy and ignorant stripped well after picking off the coppery skins. the fiddlehead fields, filling a pillow case My cooking method has not been verifor every member of the family. Off to fied by any governmental body, but I’ve the wholesaler, formerly located outside been practicing it for over 45 years. First a ski town southeast of Rutland, where bring a large pot with enough water to the fiddleheads were exchanged at the cover the ferns to a boil. At about the same rate of two dollars for every pound. Local time, cut up a half dozen strips of thick bagrocers would retail the ferns for $7-$10 a con into two-inch dice. Put the pork belly pound. My contact who lives in Sarasota, bits into a large frying pan over medium Florida confirmed that a large, well known heat. Drop the cleaned fiddleheads into organic market offered fresh (not quite) the water as soon as it’s boiling rapidly. fiddleheads at the princely sum of $19.99 After five minutes at hard boil, drain the a pound! fiddleheads, discarding the cooking Ignorant people are killing off the fidwater. Drain them well. CAREFULLY add dlehead population. A true forager knows the damp fiddleheads to the frying pan that one never takes more than a third of with the bacon. Stir the bacon, sautéing the curled fern precursors. That practice the fiddleheads as well. When the bacon will leave enough food-producing fronds is nice and crisp, the fiddleheads will be for the rootstock to maintain life, and give cooked to perfection. Add a bit of cracked rise to fiddleheads for years to come. NaTellicherry black pepper, a grind of pink tive foragers have crawled deeper Himalayan salt and a couple of and deeper into the forests scratches of fresh to find their own pernutmeg. Enjoy! sonal patches of the Daryle Thomas elusive ostrich is a UVM Extenfern, and aren’t sion Master about to let Gardener anyone volunteer
By Jill Dye
“Mind Manipulation 101,” a paper cut assemblage created for this week’s column.
Mountain Meditation:
The key to the kingdom
continued from page 39 Committee of Trump’s transition team and is “the most powerful woman in GOP politics” according to Politico. Guess who was, until recently, a VP on their board? Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon. Whoa! I thought. This is huge!!! This goes way beyond fake news and makes calls to the Russian Ambassador look like child’s play. I followed leads to try to unravel the mystery. Cambridge Analytica has psychological profiles on 220-230 million Americans based on 5,000 different bits of
took over Breitbart when its founded died. Bannon launched the London Breitbart in time to influence the UK’s election, and plans to do the same in France and Germany, according to theguardian.com. Mercer doesn’t believe in government and thinks it should be shrinked to near nonexistence. He doesn’t believe in any social services. Mercer supported Bannon’s and Kellyanne Conway’s appointments to senior positions in the Trump campaign and White House. Rebekah Mercer worked with
with kindness and tolerance, where government serves the people with compassion and respect. I envision programs that raise each citizen to their true potential. In looking critically at what is transpiring in our nation now, I hope that we are growing stronger by recognizing the dissonance of our values and new reality. We as individuals are reading between the lines, listening attentively for the distractions and comments that could put us off balance. Instead, we see them for what they are. In the nature of the cycles
I SUSPECTED TRUMP’S SURPRISE ELECTORAL VICTORY WAS RUSSIA’S DOING, UNTIL I DISCOVERED AN IMPORTANT PUZZLE PIECE I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT. data. Cambridge Analytica has 175,000 different versions of political ads to laser-target voters and influence elections. In 2016, the Mercer Foundation was the top sole donor to Trump and to federal candidates with a sum of $32 million. Cambridge Analytica offices are not located in Europe where privacy is protected, but in the U.S. because of our lax laws. Our near sighted Senate just voted to further undo privacy legislation! But it doesn’t stop there. Robert Mercer donated Cambridge Analytica’s services to UK Independence Party’s Nigel Farage, his good friend, for the Brexit Leave.eu campaign. When Mercer met Breitbart, it was a match made in heaven (or hell!). Mercer funded Breitbart.com to “take back the culture” according to Bannon who
Bannon on creating the anti-Hillary propaganda film, “Clinton Cash.” The FEC Federal Election Commission and FBI have been asked to look into the highly suspicious Mercer-Super PAC-Trump connections, according to Newsweek. Oh my! For those of us who are already addicted to Facebook and have “liked” and “shared” our way across cyberspace, it’s too late. For those who are too old or too young, save yourselves! Big brother is indeed watching and only God knows how this will affect our present and future lives. I am trying very hard to envision a future where our society is in sync with our souls, where our “better angels” sit on our shoulders and call forth our greatest good. . . I envision a society where all people are valued and treated
of a capitalist society, we’ve swung from the Era of the New Deal to the Era of the Alt. Right, led by the Good Old Boy Billionaires’ Club. But through our power, we will arise, look around and find our center, to recreate and regenerate a great society that meets all of its peoples’ needs. Marguerite Jill Dye is an author, artist, and activist who lives in the Green Mountains and on Florida’s Gulf Coast. She is the illustrator of a children’s book, “Where is Sam?” and wrote and illustrated a yet-to-bereleased book on walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage across Spain: “Treasures Along the Camino: An Artist’s Empowering Journey Across Spain.” Jill and her husband Duane will walk the most challenging Camino del Norte this fall.
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HOUSEKEEPING. Busy wedding season begins soon at Mountain Meadows Lodge. Call 802-775-1010 or send email to mountainmeadowsvt@gmail.com. Flexible hours. P/TGOLF CART Mechanic. Repair and maintenance of golf cart fleet at Green Mountain National Golf Course. $14/ hour. Mechanic experience required. Call Peter at 422-4089. GOODRO LUMBER in Killington is hiring a FT Driver (CDL not required)/Loader/ yard person. Clean driving record. The position includes order delivery, loading and unloading trucks. Experience in any/all of the above helpful but will train anyone with a good attitude and a willingness to learn. Apply in person, call 802-422-3469, or email: sshaw@goodrolumber.com.
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Looking for an individual to work primarily in the office. Individual needs to be well organized, attentive to details and have a basis understanding in Microsoft Excel, Word and Quickbooks. Dedication to completing projects in a timely manner is important. Looking for 24 to 32 hours per week with hourly wage based on experience. Position is available immediately. Please mail or e-mail ( harveype@sover.net ) resumes by April 7, 2017.
Please call with any questions. 802-767-3241 Harveys Plumbing and Excavating Attn: Cheryl Harvey PO Box 128 1593 VT Route 100 • Rochester, VT 05767
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BETWEEN KILLINGTON AND OKEMO MTS.
“Longer days are here, Hello Spring!”
On a private wooded lot across from Hawk Mt and deeded access to dock on 85+-acres of beautiful Lake Amhurst. Garage and great deck for your gatherings and BBQ.Snow Ski, water ski, kayak, canoe, swim, private get away to write a book and enjoy peace and quiet surrounded by Birch trees and lovely vegetation. With some upgrades this would make a great rental income property | $174.500
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Open floor plan, vaulted pine ceilings, floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace, master bedroom suite, cozy loft. Finished walkout basement w/family room, updated bathroom, large utility/laundry room. Direct access to cross-country ski trails, the Appalachian & Long Trail hiking trails, kayaking on Kent Pond. Just minutes from Killington, Pico and world class golf courses. Offered at $245,000
2814 Killington Rd., Killington, VT • www.KillingtonPicoRealty.com 802-422-3600 • info@KillingtonPicoRealty.com
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Mendon - 2BR/1BA Condo $82,900
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Elegant & traditional lines of this New England 4BR colonial, sited on four acres with a picturesque Vermont mountain backdrop, set this distinctive home apart from the chalet style homes so prevalent in this resort town. Spacious living room w/fireplace, formal dining room & large eat-in kitchen, magnificent four-season sunroom w/cathedral ceilings, casual family room w/fireplace, finished basement and two garages. Offered at $590,000
2814 Killington Rd., Killington, VT • www.KillingtonPicoRealty.com 802-422-3600 • info@KillingtonPicoRealty.com
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Z Corners Restaurant & Inn! TOTALLY TURN-KEY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY! PRIME SPOT within walking
distance to the Long Trail Brewery, direct access to VAST & minutes to the Killington Skyship! Permitted for 53 restaurant seats. 14 lounge & 5 inn rooms w/ double occ. FABULOUS OPP FOR CHEF OWNER! $574,900
Turn-key 4 bedroom/3.5 bath on 6.34 acres w/great VIEWS & large pond! Minutes to Okemo, Killington or Woodstock! Fabulous kitchen, Great room w/floor to ceiling stone hearth w/ Rumford fireplace, luxurious master suite w/ fireplace & Jacuzzi tub, huge lower rec room, radiant heat on every floor, 2 car garage & more! $519,900
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PRIME INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY MINUTES TO KILLINGTON! The Amee Farm Lodge is a fully restored post & beam farmhouse w/15 guest rooms and is relaxed country elegance at its best. The property boasts over 37 acres w/two ponds, a waterfall, endless hiking & biking trails, active working farm w/multiple large barns & spectacular views from any corner of this fine Vermont estate. Amee Farm hosts VT weddings, family reunions, corporate events, retreats & private parties. Call for price.
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Serving Killington, Pittsfield, Stockbridge, Mendon, Chittenden, Bridgewater & Plymouth LOCATION-LOCATION-LOCATION! • 3BR/2BA Furnished • Stone wall & Fireplace • wood floors & ceilings • unfin walkout basement • walking distance to Restaurant & shuttle • flat driveway $249,000
1-LEVEL LIVING
• 3BR, 1BA, 1 AC • Gas heat • Entry-Mud Room • W/dryer • Winter Pico Ski Trails • Large 1-car Garage • New 2016 Roof - $150K
TRAILSIDE ON “HOME STRETCH”
• 4BR/3BA • Recreation Room, Sauna • Outdoor hot tub Long range mtn views $555,000
INCOME PRODUCING
• Side-by-side Duplex • 10BR/4BA or 5BR/2BA • Furnished Rec. Room • Flat Access • Skimobile trail at driveway • $375K = side by side Duplex or $199K = Rt Side
SKI IN & SKI OUT CONDOS SUNRISE
PICO VILLAGE
1 BR: $110K 2 BR: $190K 3 BR: $279K - $330K FURNISHED POOL & SPORTS CENTER
STUDIO: $53 - 59K 1 BR: $62K 2 BR : $135K 2 BR + LOFT: $180K POOL & SPORTS CENTER
2 BR: $179K WOOD BURN F/PLACES FURNISHED INDOOR & WHIRLPOOL
1 BR + LOFT: $145K - $147K 2 BR 2 BA:$155K INDOOR POOL OUTDOOR WHIRLPOOL MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL
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SKI IN & SHUTTLE OUT CONDOS HIGHRIDGE TRAIL CREEK
1 BR: $115-$117K 3BR: $177,500 SUMMER POOL & WHIRLPOOL (IN & OUTDOOR) TENNIS & PAVED PARKING
3 BR / 2 BA 1-LVL $135K FURNISHED, GAS F/P COMMON W/ DRYER TENNIS & OUTDR POOL
SHUTTLE TO & FROM CONDOS MTN GREEN #3 STUDIO: $59K; 1 BR $69K 2 BR: $85 - $99K 2 BR RENOV & GARAGE: $118K WOOD BURN F/PLACES FURNISHED INDOOR & WHIRLPOOL
THE WOODS
• 2BR: Village $128K • 2BR: T/house $170-195K • 3BR, 3.5BA, $222K • Flat & paved parking. • Wd burning fireplc, bar • Sports Center with indoor pool & Exercise equipmt. Tennis courts.
MTN GREEN #1&2
1BR: $63K 3 BR: $110K WOOD BURN F/PLACES FURNISHED INDOOR & WHIRLPOOL
FOX HOLLOW - opposite PICO
• 2BR/2BA 1300 SF $119K - $130K • Pool & Tennis • Wd Burning Fplc. • Furnished
• 3BR/3BA,4.5 Ac, renovated • Enclosed bridge to living space over garage. Radiant heat, • ATV to nearby ski trail, • Oversized garage, rec room $649K
PITTSFIELD TWEED RIVER DR.
• 3BR/2BA, 1 AC • 2144 SF, Propane Heat • VAST snowmobile trail access • RecRm mostly finished • Community Sewer $219K
POST & BEAM CONSTRUCTION
• 4BR, 3BA, 36 Ac, VAST trail • Updated baths, heat exchangers • Covered porch, walkout basemt • Flat access, pond, great room $370K
ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED
• 5BR/4BA, southern exposure • Open floor plan, yr-rd mtn views • 7.5 Ac., privacy, elevator • Large kitchen w/a pantry room • 2 stone fireplaces in living rooms • Furnished & equipped
$649K
WALK TO TRAIL
1-LEVEL & YEAR ROUND VIEWS • House w/ Lrg Detached Apartmt • Huge living-dining • Stone Fireplace • 3231 SF • 2+ Car Garage • Paved Driveway $385K
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• 5BR/3BA,new carpet, granite appliances. Hot tub room. • baths w/radiant heat • wood-beamed kitch-din-liv rm • long distant mtn range views • 2 living areas, Mudroom • 200 yds to Home Stretch Trail metal roof, furnished $675K
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