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Vermont youth speak out against flavored tobacco

Don’t forget your sweet-heart!

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Flying high on Highline

By Paul Holmes

FIS Freestyle North American Cup competition was held on the Highline trail at Killington Resort Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 3-4. Avital Shimko of Steamboat, Colo., won dual moguls on Sunday and placed second in singles on Saturday. Shimko currently is the leader on the NorAm Tour which includes Freestyle athletes from the U.S., Canada, Japan, Korea, Australia, Great Britain and Czechoslovakia.

By Robin Alberti

Emery Mikula delights in the fresh snow in Killington.

2 feet of snow!

Killington saw 16 inches of fresh snow Sunday, Feb. 4, for a total of 23 inches since last Thursday, plus another 12 inches is predicted to fall this WednesdayThursday. Punxsutawney Phil predicted another six weeks of winter when he came out of his burrow last Friday and saw his shadow, but here in Vermont, it’s shaping up to be much more than just six weeks. Feb. 7 marked Killington Resort’s 90th day operating, meaning the season has not even reached its halfway mark!

(Typically, Killington is open for around 200 days each winter.)

Living A.D.E. What’s happening? Find local Arts, Dining & Entertainment Pages 16-25

Snowshoes in the library?

Check them out RUTLAND—With the snow piling up, Vermonters in Rutland County have a new opportunity to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Libraries throughout the county have teamed up with the Vermont Department of Health to promote physical activity by making snowshoes available for children and adults to borrow for free.

To date, up to a dozen snowshoes for kids and adults have been delivered to the following libraries: Rutland City, Proctor, West Rutland, Brandon, Pittsford, Castleton, Fair Haven, Wallingford and Wells.

Additionally, the state plans to expand the program to include Killington by this Friday and Chittenden by Saturday.

“All you need is a library card and the desire to go play in the snow,” said Renee Bousquet, director of the Rutland Health Office. “There are three behaviors – lack of physical activity, poor diet, and tobacco use, that lead to four chronic diseases which are the cause of more than 50 percent of all deaths in Vermont each year,” said Bousquet. “Working with our communities to make it easier for people to get and play – now that’s the fun part!”

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Cloud of uncertainty hovers over passage of marijuana bill

By Lee J. Kahrs, The Reporter

BRANDON—There is both support and concern among state and local officials regarding the recreational marijuana bill, which was approved by the House and Senate and signed by Gov. Phil Scott in January.

Bill H.511, which allows the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana and two mature and four immature marijuana plants per dwelling unit by people 21 or older, will go into effect on July 1, 2018.

Vermont is the first state to approve recreational use of marijuana legislatively without a public referendum.

And while the Senate passed the bill by voice vote, the House approved the bill by a vote of 81-63. Two local state representatives, Democrat Steve Carr and Republican Butch Shaw, represent Brandon, Pittsford, and Sudbury in the Vermont house. Carr voted for H.511, and Shaw voted against. Both outlined their reasons for their vote in conversations with The Reporter, a sister publication of the Mountain Times.

“I support and voted for the bill that passed on marijuana,” Carr said in an email response. “Vermont first passed the medical marijuana piece, then a couple of years later decriminalized marijuana making it

“THE BIG QUESTION IS, ‘WHAT’S NEXT?’ HOW DO WE GO FROM THIS LEGISLATION TO A FULLY TAXED AND REGULATED MODEL?” SHAW ASKED. a misdemeanor crime and now has fully legalized it. With a lot of scrutiny at each of those stages, the time has come to put it all together.”

But Rep. Butch Shaw said he voted “No” because he was waiting for a preliminary report from the governor’s Marijuana Advisory Commission, due on Jan. 18. The commission was part of the original marijuana legalization bill that the House refused to take up last June at the end of the 2017 session. Instead, the House voted to delay any marijuana legalization legislation until that commission’s preliminary report this month, and the governor agreed.

“Without information from that report, other questions were raised for me,” Shaw said, citing testimony from mental health experts on the negative effects of marijuana on brain development in people under the age of 25.

“The argument is used that people can use alcohol and tobacco, which also can have negative effects, but those products are extremely regulated,” he said. “So when Vermont moves forward to fully realize possession and use of marijuana, we should know if we should go down the path of fully regulating it.”

Shaw also said he did not like the fact that there are no provisions in H.511 for prevention, education, or protection of children in the bill, other than adding marijuana to existing alcohol laws regarding use Pot bill, page 33

MONTPELIER – High school students from across the state marched to the Vermont State House on Tuesday, Feb. 6, and met with lawmakers to speak out against the dangerous influence flavored tobacco has on Vermont’s kids and teens.

The members of the youth-led organization Our Voices Xposed (OVX) come to Montpelier each year to discuss the challenges youth face in staying tobacco-free in Vermont. The students –representing 17 high schools – followed the march with a rally on the steps of the State House that was punctuated with speeches by OVX members Emily Dugan of Fair Haven High School, Joseph Vineyard of St. Johnsbury Academy, and Hawa Adam from Burlington High School. The student group was also introduced on the floor of the House of Representatives

by So. Burlington Representative Ann Pugh, and later met with legislators, presenting displays and information about how flavored tobacco products are marketed to young Vermonters.

Based upon data from the Federal Trade Commission, the tobacco industry spends an estimated $17 million each year to market products in Vermont — with flavors like cherry, banana, chocolate, blueberry, and other candy and fruit flavors that appeal directly to kids and teens. In Vermont, more than 85 percent of tobacco retailers sell at least one of these flavored tobacco products. These products, such as individually sold cigarillos (little cigars), can cost very little to buy.

It’s the enticement of the flavors that concerns Fair Haven student Emily Dugan. “My little brother is 10 years old, meaning he’s impressionable. He likes ‘yummy’ flavors, as do so many other kids. Flavored tobacco just gives Vermont youth a reason to try it,” Dugan said.

Flavors in cigarettes have been banned since 2009, but they are promoted in other tobacco products, such as cigarillos, cigars, dip, chew and e-cigarettes. According to Rhonda Williams, tobacco control chief at the Vermont Department of Health, this marketing works. “Youth consistently report flavors as the leading cause for trying e-cigarettes and cigars…

Our data show that youth in Vermont are twice as likely as adults to say they would try a flavored tobacco product over a nonflavored one.”

The pervasiveness of tobacco marketing that appeals to young people is one reason the Health Department is promoting its CounterBalance campaign, which helps educate the public and policymakers, Williams said.

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Voters react to OVUU budget

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BRANDON—There are as many opinschools during the cycles of low and high ions as taxpayers regarding a proposed enrollments,” she wrote. “No one likes Otter Valley Unified Union School [OVUU] taxes or taxes to be increased, but educabudget that offers the consolidation of tion and schools are paramount for our schools and programs to save $500,000. communities and if that is how we need The budget to keep our schools open, then we must After several weeks of ideas, forums and bite the bullet and do it. ... As a home- and fact finding, on Jan. 10 the OVUU board landowner, there is nothing more imporapproved a proposed budget that slashes tant that I can pay for than education in my $500,000 in the face of an education fund community.” shortfall of $80 million with a projected In closing, Dellamonte called for the tax rate increase of 7 to 9 cents, assuming a board member’s resignation because they statewide education increase of 3 percent. “do not have our children’s best interest in Last year, the state decided to prop up mind.” the current FY2018 budget with about $47 The Reporter sat down with Dellamonte million in “one-time” funds that were taken for a follow-up interview, and she stood by primarily from an end-of-year surplus and her letter to the board. an education reserve fund.

She was asked if she had an alternative The state also underfunded school plan to cut the necessary funding from the districts due to increased health care costs, budget in order to keep the small schools in OVUU to the tune of $314,000 less than as they are and still keep tax rates from what the district previously received. rising.

But an ongoing issue facing school disLater, she replied in an email that she tricts across the state for the last decade is would not cut sports or any other profalling enrollment. Costs are not dropping grams to save costs. “We must find a way at the same rate, due to health insurance to stop cutting our school budgets,” she and salary expenses – just the classroom wrote. “Education is too important. ... We size. Therefore, tax rates have increased are doing our children a great disservice by each year to close the gap. continually cutting education budgets. We Declining enrollment and the educaare putting them at a great disadvantage in tion fund deficit forced the OVUU board the world and it has to stop. Our governor to make drastic changes. The budget plan and our School Board are wrong to concalls for the reconfiguration of the district’s tinually cut our school budgets. We need to three small schools, Leicester, Whiting and fund our schools and educate our children Sudbury, moving the Caverly Preschool so they can compete for jobs on the world to the Lothrop Elementary School [in market.”

Pittsford], and creating Wayne Rausenberger, 70, “I DON’T WANT multi-age classrooms at is retired and lives with his Lothrop. wife, Kathy, in Brandon. He MY TAXES There are also a numattended the public meetRAISED SO YOUR ber of staff reductions, ing in December on the first based on those reconset of budget “Big Ideas” KID CAN HAVE figurations and attrition, proposed by SuperintenA CLASS WITH where teachers are retirdent Jeanné Collins. The ing or leaving the district outcry from parents and SIX KIDS IN IT,” and not being replaced. staff members at that meetSAID WAYNE Voter reactions ing convinced the board Parents like Nancy Delto scrap a plan to merge RAUSENBERGER lamonte of Sudbury are the Neshobe and Lothrop OF BRANDON. very upset by the OVUU Elementary Schools. proposal to split K-3 and “I came away with the grades 4-6 between the Sudbury School feeling that, yes, the board is between a and the Leicester Central School, and putrock and a hard place because nobody will ting the preschool in the Whiting School, be happy with what they decide,” he said. which may also become the town library.

“But the people at that meeting gave me Dellamonte’s daughter already moved the feeling that they voted for Act 46 but from Sudbury to Whiting school after the still think they have local control. If you schools were reconfigured following the live in a small town, you have to live with Act 46 consolidation of the district. Now the reality that either your school is going she believes her daughter would have to to close, or it’s going to consolidate with move to Leicester under the new plan. another school.”

Dellamonte read a very strongly worded Rausenberger is no fan of Act 46, the letter into the record at the Jan. 10 meeting school consolidation legislation under voicing her dissatisfaction. She said she which the OVUU district was formed three and her family moved from an affluent years ago. He said the taxpayers were “sold community in Westchester County, N.Y., a bill of goods” in exchange for tax incento Sudbury in 2016 and chose Sudbury tives that were never properly explained. because of the school. She said they did not “These budgets, you don’t even know protest when their daughter had to change how much you’re going to pay until you schools last year, but the current proposal vote for it,” he said. “It’s a backward sysis too much. tem.”

“Our children are not a commodity to Rausenberger was critical of parents pack up and shuttle around at your whim who urged the board at the December fobecause it looks good on paper,” she wrote. rum to wait a year before consolidating the “Children need stability, consistency and small schools. “All you’re doing is kicking non-stressful environments to learn and the can down the road,” he said. thrive. Sadly, for many of our children, As for Dellamonte’s assertion that school is the most stable, consistent, nurhomeowners step up and pay higher taxes turing and non-stressful environment in for the sake of education, Rausenberger their lives and you have destroyed that.” said she was being unrealistic. “She doesn’t Dellamonte added that although she care if they raise her taxes, but if they’re owns a lakefront home in Hubbardton, raising her taxes, they’re raising mine,” he she chose to settle in Sudbury because said, “and I don’t want my taxes raised so of the school. She said the board is not your kid can have a class with six kids in it.” enticing families to move to the area if He also took issue with the assertion they continue making children move from that changing schools and having longer one school to another, adding that paying bus rides are detrimental to kids. “That’s higher property taxes to fund education is a bunch of B.S.,” he said, adding that he a landowner’s responsibility. changed schools four times [as a student] “We need to support and pay for our and then attended a split-session high OV budget, page 28

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Courtesy of Norwich University

Norwich students share a meal in Israel as part of the Peace and War Center’s Overseas Cultural Immersion trip.

Norwich students to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict firsthand NORTHFIELD—For the 14th year in a row, Norwich University has earned a $20,000 grant from the Olmsted Foundation to support the Peace and War Center’s Overseas Cultural Immersion Trip to Israel for students to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict firsthand.

The grant allows seven Norwich students who are on a commissioning track as active duty officers in the U.S. military

Croatia, Senegal, El Salvador, Chile, Turkey, Georgia and Israel.

New this year, two additional students not supported by the grant will also participate to diversify the group. The Peace and War Center will choose and support a cadet planning to pursue an officer post with the U.S. Coast Guard and a cadet from and supported by the Royal Military College of Saint-Jean in Montreal, in a role as

“ THIS EXPERIENCE ULTIMATELY MAKES THEM SMARTER AND MORE EXPERIENCED MILITARY OFFICERS,” SAID MORRIS. to travel abroad to speak to the people and visit the places in person that comprise a relevant international conflict.

“Thanks to the Olmsted Foundation’s focus on internationalizing American military officers, this grant allows Norwich’s future leaders an immeasurable international experience at no cost to the student,” Peace and War Center Director Travis Morris said. “This experience transforms students, tests their leadership skills through task assignments, and deepens greatly their understanding of these complex conflicts. This experience ultimately makes them smarter and more experienced military officers.”

Since 2005, approximately 60 students have benefitted from this grant and have travelled to Tanzania, Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam,

the Palestinian perspective contact. Other student roles include: team leader; communication officer; logistics officer; team analyst responsible for the out-report; travel coordinator; budget officer; Israeli perspective; and international perspective.

“We developed skills that will help us sort through floods of information and perspectives to form professional and culturally aware analyses, a skill that will be highly valuable in our futures as officers,” Cadet Elizabeth Gregory said of the 2017 trip to Israel.

The Olmsted Foundation was created through an endowment from Gen. George Olmsted, an army major general who served with distinction in World War II and went on to become a philanthropist and a successful businessman in the insurance and banking industries.

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Rutland County businesses receive $696,797 RUTLAND—Governor Phil Scott recently announced that six Rutland County businesses have received a total of $696,797 in Vermont Training Program grants from the Vermont Department of Economic Development to train 470 employees. The grants, which range from $12,800 to $281,889, will be used to provide training for employees specific to each company’s specialty and future growth goals.

“Strengthening and expanding Vermont’s workforce is a top priority for my administration,” said Gov. Scott.

“As we work to grow our economy and create greater opportunity for Vermonters, this grant program provides valuable training for Vermont workers and supports strong businesses.”

The companies receiving the grants are: • GE Aviation (Rutland): A world-leading provider of commercial, military, business and general aviation jet and turboprop engines, and components, as well as avionics, electrical power and mechanical systems for aircraft.

• New England Woodcraft (Forest Dale-Brandon): A technical laminates, and composites to various custom contract furniture manufacturer furnishindustries worldwide. It has under 50 employees. ing universities, colleges and military bases all over • Ellison Surface Technologies (North Clarenthe world. don): An industry leader in • Awesome Graphics (Rutengineered surface coating THE GRANTS...WILL BE USED land): An award-winning, solutions and special proTO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR full-service sign, print cesses. “Continued workforce and design company with development is crucial for EMPLOYEES SPECIFIC TO EACH under 25 employees offerthe economic vitality of our COMPANY’S SPECIALTY AND ing high-quality printing, region,” said Lyle Jepson, signs and banners, vehicle executive director of the RutFUTURE GROWTH GOALS. graphics, trade show booth land Economic Development displays and more.

Corporation. “The Vermont Training Program • Hubbardton Forge (Castleton): One of the counprovides essential training support that allows our try’s oldest and largest commercial forges operatcutting-edge companies to remain globally coming today, designs and creates commercial and petitive while training our workforce for the jobs of residential lighting fixtures and employs approxithe future. We appreciate the support the governor mately 245 people in Vermont. and the state of Vermont continue to provide to • Isovolta AG (North Clarendon): A manufacturer the business community of Rutland County and and supplier of electrical insulating materials, throughout Vermont.”

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KILLINGTON—At the regular Select Board meeting Tuesday, Jan. 23, in Killington the board andspectators received a wealth of useful information from local representatives in Montpelier on pending bills and proposals that will ultimately impact Vermonters’ wallets.

The agenda included legislative updates by Senator David Soucy and Rep. Jim Harrison and a brief presentation

by Karen Horn, director of public policy for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns.

Sen. Soucy reported that he has been appointed to the Committee for Economic Development that has jurisdiction over tourism and employment, and the Committee for Institutions and Corrections, which covers state-owned properties and includes the Lake Champlain cleanup.

Of the 130-plus bills being introduced in the Senate, Sen. Soucy highlighted several that address workforce issues.

Starting with the $15 minimum wage, he said that testimony from chambers of commerce,

business groups, economists and individuals discourage passage of this bill. He stated that he is “the lone dissenting vote on the committee.” He is against the bill and favors a free-market pay scale, instead.

In addition, those currently being paid more than minimum wage will likely push for a wage beyond the $15 minimum, he said.

Job creation and skills development are “the answer,” he said. It is feared that low-skills workers could be cut out of the job market as not being “worth” the higher wage.

In addition, they would fall over the “benefit cliff,” losing more in meansbased social benefits than they would gain in wages, he said.

Fifty percent of Vermonters have zero income, he said. “We need to look at getting their jobs back, also,” he said.

State economist Tom Kavet has said that in 2024, while the state budget may save $23 million, the state will lose $69 million in GDP, Sen. Soucy said.

The committee is trying to strike a balance, “but it won’t be easy,” he said.

Another bill would replace “at-will” hiring with “just-cause,” in which employers would have to justify firings and layoffs in arbitration, requir-

ing legal counsel. How “just-cause” would affect seasonal employment is unclear, he said.

Another proposal shifts “undue costs” onto employers by paying employees such as ski instructors for on-call time, he said.

Concluding, Sen. Soucy issued an open invitation to business owners to testify about the cost of doing business due to increasing regulatory fees and permits.

Rep. Jim Harrison, who represents Killington, Mendon, Chittenden and Bridgewater in the State House followed. He reported that it is “refreshing to see some different thinking” to stem population loss statewide.

Assigned to the House Government Operations Committee, Rep. Harrison reiterated the governor’s promise to balance the budget without new taxes and fees.

“A big issue this session” is whether to fund education through income taxes, he said. There are proposals to “do away with” income sensitivity on property taxes, which 70 percent of taxpayers currently qualify for, he said. Vermont is “like a small city with a population of 625,000, and we have 54 school districts,” he said. “Closing schools is not an easy conversation in any community.

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Karen Horn, director of Public Policy and Advocacy for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, a nonprofit, member-based resource, summarized the new Municipal Roads General Permit program under the Clean Water Act of 2015, which has an application deadline of July 31, 2018.

She said the league is lobbying for state funds to assist with the costs, and some funds have been put into the Capital and Transportation budgets.

On education funding, she said that because of a projected 9-cent increase, any and all proposals for alternate funding models are being entertained, which could “blow up” the current education funding system and restore “some semblance” of local control.

Horn wrapped up her remarks by referring to the House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs, which is discussing rental housing safety since the publication of Vermont Legal Aid’s “Renters at Risk” report. One recommendation of the report calls for paying and “professionalizing” rental housing inspectors to replace town health officers, who are typically unpaid and not experts in substandard housing.

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STATE NEWS

Vermonters warned about cryptocurrency scams With cryptocurrencies continuing to attract headlines, the state Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) reminds Vermont investors to be cautious about investments involving cryptocurrencies.

“The recent success of cryptocurrencies has drawn considerable interest from the investing public and the media; however, Vermonters should educate themselves about the risks associated with cryptocurrencies, including high volatility and limited oversight, before deciding to invest,” said DFR Commissioner Michael Pieciak.

Cryptocurrencies are a medium of exchange that is created and stored electronically in the blockchain, a distributed public database that keeps a permanent record of digital transactions. Current common cryptocurrencies include Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin. Unlike traditional currency, these alternatives have no physical form and typically are not backed by tangible assets. They are not insured or controlled by a central bank or other

governmental authority, cannot always be exchanged for other commodities, and are currently subject to little or no regulation.

A survey of state and provincial securities regulators by the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), of which DFR is a member, shows 94 percent believe cryptocurrencies involve a “high risk of fraud.” Regulators also were unanimous in their view that more must be done to provide greater investor protection.

“Until this past year, the price of Bitcoin was relatively stable, but dramatic price increases and FOMO (so-called “fear of missing out”) have caused some investors to rush into an investment they may not fully understand,” Pieciak said. “Cryptocurrencies may be a high-risk product with an unproven track record and high price volatility, and when combined with a high risk of fraud, investing in cryptocurrencies is not for the faint of heart.”

Last month, NASAA identified Initial Cryptocurrency, page 34

Climate change initiative receives preliminary approval At the opening of the 2018 legislative session, House Speaker Mitzi Johnson (D-South Hero) charged each committee with working on legislation within their jurisdiction that lessens Vermont’s dependence on fossil fuels and sets Vermont up for a stronger, more resilient future. She called for solutions that work for our economy and that protect low-income and rural Vermonters.

On Jan. 31, the House preliminarily approved H.410, the Appliance Efficiency Bill, on a vote of 137-4. This bill proposes to amend current Vermont energy efficiency standards for appliances and equipment to include additional products that

Net metering boosts economic opportunity

By Ralph Meima

Residents of the Green Mountain State are committed to self-reliance and clean energy; however, a keystone program enabling Vermonters to generate their own renewable energy and keep their dollars local has languished, resulting in lost economic opportunity.

Net metering allows Vermonters the freedom to generate their own renewable energy while also supporting their friends, neighbors, and communities. Following a major overhaul to the program in January 2017, Vermont is seeing a dramatic decline in new net metered solar projects.

Recent analysis of solar permit data collected by the Vermont Public Utilities Commission shows a dramatic 50 percent decline in new local net metered solar projects last year. The revised net metering rules drastically stalled the pace of customer solar projects, to levels last seen in 2014.

Notably, lower cost, more efficiently-scaled, larger community solar projects for schools, towns, and local businesses saw a 73 percent drop in the amount of capacity (kilowatts) that were permitted, while mid-sized and residential projects also significantly slowed.

Lower cost, efficiently-scaled, community-scaled, or shared solar capacity arrays slowed the most in the last year, which affects the many Vermont homes and businesses who cannot host solar onsite due to renting, historic roofs, or shading. These projects are also soon to be most affected by the Trump administration’s solar tariff.

“We are at a crossroads where we need to make decisions as to the type of Vermont we want to embrace,” said Dan Kinney of Randolph-based Catamount Solar.

“Understand that a dollar towards local energy generation is a dollar that lifts all boats, or decide to be a dependent consumer of foreign energy.”

While the Vermont solar tradesmen and women are resilient, shrinking volume leads to fewer local jobs, lost local benefits, and less economic investment. Adding to these challenges, the price of solar panels is set to increase by up to 30 percent in 2018 due to a new federal tariff imposed by President Trump.

“Unfortunately, the last year has seen unprecedented changes on the local and national level with new Vermont net metering rules and a significant federal solar tariff. We are working hard to address these challenges to ensure that we continue to best serve our customers and employees,” said Upper Valley-based Joel Stettenheim of Norwich Technologies. “Minimizing future disruptions while building on past successes is the path forward for Vermont to continue to provide needed leadership in our collective efforts to address the real and immediate dangers of climate change.”

Recently Governor Phil Scott praised the solar trades during his budget address to the Vermont General Assembly as an economic development success story to be emulated. This is undeniable, as the clean energy sector has outpaced the Vermont economy over the past four years.

Looking towards the future, the Vermont Solar Pathways study, supported by U.S. Department of Energy, found that if Vermont generated just 20 percent of our electricity from solar, we would create $8 billion in net benefits for Vermonters.

“Vermonters should have the right to produce local, clean energy for themselves – and any further drop in the state’s solar rates will jeopardize that,” said Waitsfieldbased Nils Behn of Aegis Renewables. “We should be working hard to keep every energy dollar we can in Vermont, not cutting those jobs in favor of out of state or foreign energy.”

“Derailing local solar that enables Vermonters to save on their bills, combat climate change, and create well-paying trade jobs, is the wrong direction for our state,” said Olivia Campbell Andersen, executive director of Renewable Energy Vermont. “Now is the time to support Vermonters who are doing their part to shoulder more of the state’s energy burden by generating local energy.”

Vermont’s clean energy economy directly enables at least 19,080 jobs at 3,751 businesses, representing approximately 6 percent of Vermont’s workforce.

Ralph Meima, Ph.D., MBA is from Brattleboro and directs project development for the Green Submitted Lantern Group.

currently do not fall under federal energy efficiency standards.

“Last year we passed a bill that protects the standards that exist at the federal level but were threatened by the Trump administration and certain members of Congress,” said bill sponsor Rep. Curt McCormack (DBurlington). “This year’s legislation takes this a step further by adding eighteen new products to the state energy efficiency standards. In so doing, the state of Vermont joins 13 other states in moving energy and water efficiency standards forward nationally. Additionally, this bill will cut Vermont’s carbon dioxide emissions by 33,000 metric tons each

year, which is the equivalent to the emissions of approximately 7,000 passenger cars per year.

This supports Vermont’s economy and Vermonters’ pocketbooks by increasing average household savings in energy costs by over $660 each year.”

“This legislation aligns Vermont with the testing and standards agreed to by the Environmental Protection Agency, but that have not been published or placed into effect by the federal administration,” Speaker Johnson said.

“With these additional products already available in stores and cost-effective to purchase, this is another smart step towards decreasing Vermont’s carbon footprint.”

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opinion

OP-ED

Timing could not be worse for education funding bill

By Emerson Lynn

The House Ways and Means Committee is pushing legislation that would change the way Vermont finances education. The impetus is political. Property taxes are high, and rising. Legislators want to rush in to ease the pain.

The timing could not be worse.

What the proposal does is shift some of the burden from the property tax to the income tax. The particulars have not been solidified, so we don’t know what the rates would be, or who would be affected.

But the talking points would be clear; the change would lower what is paid in property taxes — which makes home owners/voters happy — and the difference would be made up by raising what people pay in income taxes, with the rates skewed higher for higher income tax payers.

Here is the problem: that’s not the discussion we need to have. The discussion we need to have is the one we’re in the midst of, which is the need to finish the consolidation efforts launched by Act 46 and to push toward the scale needed in our schools to make a difference educationally. We need to finish the discussion we started, which is to figure out how to produce a quality education without spending more than we spend.

This is difficult work. It’s taken us decades to get where we are, and it can’t be reversed in a matter of months. The worst thing we could do is to confuse the objectives, to take a matter of policy and turn it political.

That’s exactly what any debate over school funding would do. It tells voters that the issue is not how much we spend, or how we spend it, it’s about who pays.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Few things could damage the process more.

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End Vermont’s draconian vehicle inspection system

By Ben Hewitt

Recently I had the misfortune of striking a large rock in my car; the impact bent the front passenger side rim to the point of needing replacement. No problem, I thought: I’ll find a cheap, used rim at a junkyard, have the tire remounted, and be on my way.

Alas, my mechanic informed me that because my car is equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system, I’d need to replace the rim with one that featured similar technology, at double the price of a non-TPMS rim. Otherwise, the vehicle’s dash would display a warning light that would trigger a code in the computer that would in turn render the car uninspectable.

It’s important to note that my (or any) vehicle is not required to have a tire pressure monitoring system for inspection purposes; indeed, many vehicles on Vermont roads do not have such a system, just as many do not have anti-lock brakes, traction or stability control, and a whole host of other modern technological “advances.”

But if a vehicle does have such a non-essential system, it must be in perfect working order for the vehicle to pass inspection. The same goes for accessory features such as fog lights: They are not required for inspection, but if they have been installed, they must be fully operational for the vehicle to pass. Another example: The top-of-cab lights on my truck. Again, they are not required, but if they are installed, they are required to be operational.

Ridiculous as all of this sounds, none of it mattered much before the launch of Vermont’s enhanced vehicle inspection system in early 2017. That’s because prior to that date, a mechanic could use his or her common sense judgment and perhaps allow a car to be inspected even if (oh, the horrors!) a non-essential item such as a fog light, tire pressure monitor, or top-of-cab light wasn’t working.

Cosmetic rust, so common in Vermont due to the copious use of environmentally destructive road salt, could also be overlooked.

Now, with the fully linked database that stores the history from the computers of every inspected car, and the Inspections, page 7

Forest products industry looks to future

By Christine McGowan

Vermont prides itself as the Green Mountain State, with nearly 80 percent of its land mass covered in forest. Healthy and productive forests are inherent to Vermont’s culture and heritage. Yet, the industry responsible for bringing us countless valuable forest products: high quality furniture, specialty wood crafts, lumber and firewood, as well as services such as clean water, fresh air and a home for wildlife –is in decline due to myriad challenges. Rapidly changing com-

modity markets, overseas competition and an aging workforce all are contributing to an industry in transition. And yet, both the environmental and economic viability of Vermont’s forested landscape depends on a healthy forest products industry to responsibly manage, harvest, and utilize Vermont’s forests.

Vermont’s forest products industry generates an annual economic output of $1.5 billion and supports 10,000 jobs in forestry, logging, processing, specialty Forest products, page 10

LETTERS

Newlywed Game nets over $29,000 for Food Bank Dear Editor, When we first considered ideas to replace the Pack The Paramount Food Drive and change it from a food collection to a fundraiser, no one could have imagined that its replacement would become such a quick and fun success. Just two years removed from the last

tions, it has evolved into a new effort — to pack the Paramount with patrons to raise cash instead of food, which must be moved, sorted and stored before it is provided to those in need. On average, we collected about 25,000 items per year at Pack The Paramount; the Newlywed

THOSE FUNDS WILL GO THREE TO FOUR TIMES AS FAR AT THE VERMONT FOOD BANK Pack The Paramount and a couple of days removed from Rutland’s second annual “Newly”wed Game, the verdict is in: We have a winner!

Many winners, in fact, from the event itself – which by any definition was a huge success Saturday night — to the audience, the eight couples who participated, and ultimately the Rutland Community Cupboard, BROC Community Food Shelf, Salvation Army, and their clients.

Pack The Paramount, the brainchild of Nanci Gordon, was a success for over a decade. But like many events and tradi-

Game netted more than $29,000 this year, for a twoyear total approaching $50,000. Those funds will go three to four times as far at the Vermont Food Bank than if they were spent at retail, providing a dramatic local boost compared to the old model.

We couldn’t have done it without presenting sponsors Vermont Country Store, 98.1-JJR and Green Mountain Power, and show sponsors MKF Properties, Vermont Sport and Fitness, Dave and Lyn Wolk, Carpenter and Costin, Giancola Family of Businesses, Rutland Regional Medical Center, Engineering Services of Vermont, PEG-TV, Newlywed game, page 7

School board warns informational meeting Dear Editor, Last year, Bridgewater, Killington, Reading, Plymouth, Pomfret, and Woodstock voted to form a single school district. The new unified board began its work in September 2017, in partnership with the Windsor Central Modified Unified Union School District (WCMUUSD) new superintendent Mary Beth Banios. The WCMUUSD board is optimistic that the new governing structure will help maximize our potential to fulfill our charge: to ensure an excellent education for our students Pre-K through 12 while maintaining fiscal responsibility to our taxpayers.

The first major task of the new board has been to prepare a single budget for the 2018/2019 school year. This marks a change from the individual school budgets of years past. Likewise, the individual school boards will not be presenting at their local town hall meetings.

With that said, this change in no way undermines the value we place on community engagement in the budget process.

Voters will still have opportunities to learn more,

ask questions, and engage in discussion in advance of Town Meeting Day when the budget will be voted on

by Australian ballot.

The board strongly encourage voters from all participating towns to attend the information meeting at the Woodstock Union High School-Middle School on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.

Additionally, we (the board) welcome you to attend the upcoming school board meetings, which will focus on the budget and the tax implications for each town. Upcoming meetings are on the following dates: Killington Elementary School: Thursday, Feb. 8, 8:15 a.m.

Woodstock Elementary School: Monday, Feb. 12, 4:30 p.m.

Reading Elementary School: Wednesday, Feb. 28, 6 p.m.

Thank you for your attention and support as we navigate change together and strive to create and sustain an outstanding educational experience for all students!

Sincerely, The Windsor Central Modified Unified Union School District Board

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CAPITOL QUOTES “The great political issue now facing our country is not Democrat vs. Republican or progressive vs. conservative.

It’s much deeper than that.

It’s about democracy vs. authoritarianism. Today we have a president who … suggested that members of Congress who don’t mindlessly stand and applaud his every word are guilty of ‘treason.’”

Said Sen. Bernie Sanders, Tuesday, Feb. 6, in a statement after President Donald Trump accused members of Congress who did not clap during his State of the Union address of being unAmerican and treasonous.

“All bets are off: The Super Bowl is to the compulsive gambler what New Year’s Eve is to an alcoholic.”

Reported CBS in Central Ohio. The American Gaming Association (AGA) estimated Americans will wager approximately $4.76 billion on Super Bowl 52 between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. Due to a failed federal law, a staggering 97 percent of total wagers, equaling more than $4.6 billion, will be bet illegally across the United States. That left only 3 percent, or $138.5 million, of Super Bowl bets to be legally wagered through licensed sports books in Nevada, the only state exempted from the federal ban on full-scale sports betting.

“Cherry picking from a small window to deny the demographic crisis we’re seeing is like claiming that a few subzero days in January indicate climate change isn’t real (which we know is not accurate), because it’s a deliberately imprecise way to try to obscure a clear trend…

The size of our workforce as a percent of population is the crux of every problem we face and addressing it will be the cornerstone of every solution.

Expanding the workforce is how we generate revenue to invest in our social safety net, clean water, early education, broadband infrastructure and virtually every other priority of our state.”

Said Governor Phil Scott in a statement Friday, Feb. 2, addressing what he called attempts by legislators to deny Vermont’s demographic crisis.

Inspections:

New system too rigid

continued from page 6 requirement for inspection stations to upload photos of the vehicles they inspect, such judgment calls are no longer possible.

“I’m caught between a rock and hard place,” my mechanic told me. “I’m often having to tell my customers that they need hundreds or even thousands of dollars in non-essential work just to pass inspection. And a lot of them just don’t have the money. It sucks.”

Indeed, a mechanic overhearing this conversation acknowledged that he is currently driving an uninspected vehicle simply for reasons of affordability.

Let me be crystal clear: Vermont’s enhanced inspection system, which was implemented via DMV rule-making with no opportunity for public discourse, is a regressive tax levied against rural, low-income Vermonters who often commute long distances for work, and who simply cannot afford to drive newer vehicles.

It is also a prime example of the poverty trap, since many of these Vermonters are forced to drive uninspected vehicles, in the process racking up fines they also cannot afford to pay, thus driving up their insurance rates to the point where perhaps they can no longer afford to carry mandatory insurance, thus risking additional fines. And on it goes: The boot to the neck of working class Vermonters gets heavier with every passing year.

If Gov. Phil Scott were sincere in his wish to improve Vermont’s affordability index, he would be wise to direct the Legislature to act with urgency to unwind the state’s draconian vehicle inspection system. Many states do not require vehicle inspections at all; others require them only every two years. Whether Vermont should end inspection requirements or simply return to ones that are relatively sane and allow for some degree of common sense judgment on the part of the mechanic performing the inspection should be a matter of vigorous debate; what should not be a matter of debate is whether the current system is or is not preying on our most vulnerable residents. Because it is. Emphatically.

I urge our lawmakers to acknowledge the classism and discrimination inherent to Vermont’s enhanced vehicle inspection system, and to act accordingly.

Newlywed game: Hilarity, fundraising continued from page 6 Diamonds and More, Heritage Family Credit Union, O’Brien Shortle Reynolds & Sabotka PC, Godnick’s Grand Furniture, Roots–The Restaurant, Hannoush Jewelers and the Mountain Times.

On behalf of co-organizers Terry Jaye from 98.1-JJR and Eric Mallette from The Paramount Theatre, I also want to congratulate host Ed Kelly and the eight brave

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and hilarious couples who participated this year. Their senses of humor, compassion and community spirit made for one of the most hilarious nights in memory, and a significant contribution to our community’s pride and support for those in need.

Steve Costello, Rutland Town, GMP vice president and co-organizer of the “Newly”wed Game.

Don’t change horses in the middle of the stream

continued from page 6 Rep. David Sharpe, chair of the House Education Committee, was quoted as saying: “This method of funding schools, this tax support of public schools, has lasted 20 years. That’s twice as long as any funding system I recall in history, and so it’s overdue for an overhaul.”

Really? We’re supposed to change something just because someone thinks time’s up?

Rep. Janet Ancel, chairwoman of the House Ways and Means Committee, is the one who articulated the reason behind the new finance proposal: “We’ve been hearing for years now that people feel overwhelmed by their property taxes and there’s been a lot of interest in moving to something that better reflects ability to pay. Income is a good measure of ability to pay… When we’re looking at IT’S ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING THAT increases this year averaging THE ONLY ISSUE IS WHO PAYS, NOT about 7 percent or the 9.4 cents people are talking about, it may HOW MUCH AND WHERE AND FOR be a year where, you know, the WHAT REASON. political interests of various people come together and that we’re actually able to make a change.”

When voters feel “pain” legislators respond. This was precisely the push behind Act 46. It came out of a massive sense of frustration that property taxes were too high and that what we were spending on schools was disproportionate considering the dramatic drop off in student enrollment.

What Act 46 did was to start the discussion as to how we could begin to operate our school districts differently and more efficiently. It’s one of the most difficult and important discussions we’ve had. And we’re only halfway through.

If we switch the discussion from one of policy and process to one of politics and payments, we run the risk of ruining our credibility with our schools and our communities. It’s another way of saying that the only issue is who pays, not how much and where and for what reason.

It’s hard to imagine a more damaging change in direction.

Ms. Ancel and Mr. Sharpe will respond by saying their proposal makes it clearer for voters to tie what they spend to what a school proposes; but surely they know better.

The proposal is blatantly political, it seeks to assuage those who want to pay less. It’s an effort to shift the burden from one group of taxpayers to another. It does nothing to address the fundamental problem, which is to figure out how to reorient existing resources to do a better job educating fewer children.

The message, unintended or not, being sent out by Ms. Ancel and Mr. Sharpe is that the issue is property tax levels. That all else is trivial by comparison; if people can be made happy by lowering their property taxes, then the issue with our schools fades.

That can’t be allowed to happen.

Legislators need to step beyond their comfort zones and insist that the present discussion be taken to its conclusion. If there is a need to revisit how we finance our schools, so be it. The opportunities to do so will not fade anytime soon. But to have that discussion now may doom our chances to actually complete the discussion we began with Act 46, a discussion that began with a heightened concern about property tax levels.

The irony is bottomless.

Emerson Lynn is the editor and publisher of the St. Albans Messenger, a sister publication to the Mountain Times.

CALENDAR

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WHAT TO DO IN CENTRAL VERMONT Raptor Program

6:30 p.m.

VINS gives a raptor program at Cavendish Town Elem.

School. Meet captive owls, falcons, and hear about their lives and habitats. Suggested donation of $5 at the door. Refreshments. Info, 802-226-7259.

Rt 131, Proctorsville.

First Wednesday Talk

7 p.m.

Federal district judge William K. Sessions III discusses First Amendment in Vt Humanities Council First Wednesday talk at Trinity Church, 85 West St., Rutland. Free, open to the public.

Co ur tes yo f Ki llin gton Resort

Renters Meeting

Bikram Yoga **

FEB. 7

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Wednesdays: 6 a.m. 60-min. Bikram; 11 a.m. inferno hot pilates; 4:30 p.m. 60-min. hot power flow; 6:15 p.m. 90-min Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, bikramyogamendon.com.

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.

Ski Bum Race Series

10 a.m.

Ski Bum Race Series at Killington Resort, on Highline Trail at K1 happens on Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Local teams of skiers and snowboarders and telemark skiers race down Highline in pursuit of Ski Bum Glory. Registered competitors only, and after party follows. Info, killington.com.

Kripalu Yoga

10 a.m.

Kripalu yoga with Louise Harrison at Just Dance, Center St., Rutland. First class free. louiseharrison.com, 802-747-8444.

CCV Job Hunt Helper

10 a.m.

CCV Job Hunt Helper Joe Alford will be available at Rutland Free Library, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. to help job seekers find employment: writing resume and cover letter, apply for jobs online, assess skills and interests, use internet to explore career options, and learn about education and training programs.

10 Court St., Rutland. 802-773-1860.

Mendon Seniors Meeting

10 a.m.

Mendon Senior Citizens monthly meeting at Mendon Methodist Church.

Planning Committee meeting, first Wednesday of each month. Info, 802773-4187. Route 4, across from Sugar & Spice.

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.

Gentle/Restorative Yoga

5:30 p.m.

Gentle Restorative Yoga at Killington Yoga with Louise Harrison. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Rotary Meeting

6 p.m.

The Killington-Pico Rotary club cordially invites visiting Rotarians, friends and guests to attend its weekly meeting. The club meets Wednesdays at the Summit Lodge 6-8 p.m. for a full dinner and fellowship. Call 802-7730600 to make a reservation. Dinner fee $19. KillingtonPicoRotary.org

Free Knitting Class

6:30 p.m.

Free knitting classes at Plymouth Community Center, by Barbara Wanamaker. Bring yarn and needles, U.S. size 7 or 8 bamboo needles recommended, and one skein of medium weight yarn in light or medium color.

RSVP to bewanamaker@gmail.com, 802-396-0130. 35 School Drive, Plymouth.

Song Circle

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, 802-7751182.

VT. SPECIALTY FOOD DAY AT KILLINGTON SATURDAY, FEB. 10, 11 A.M.

WEDNESDAY

7 p.m.

VRPOA monthly meeting in the conference room of Grace Congregational Church, 8 Court St, Rutland.

Guest speaker Robbie Stubbins of Rob Stubbins Electric will talk about electrical codes and other electric related issues. Open to the public. Info, pmrofvrpoa@aol.com or 802-7753660.

Community Forum

6 p.m.

Pittsford Village Farm Community Forum, Part 2 at Lothrop Elem. School, gym, 3447 US RT 7, Pittsford. From vision to action - moving forward.

Presentation and discussion of most popular ideas from Jan. meeting. Light refreshments, childcare. 802-989-0480.

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.

Adult Soccer

7 p.m.

Adult Soccer at Killington Elementary School, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays. $2. Nonmarking gym sneakers please. Info, killingtontown.com.

Wildlife Program: Martens

7 p.m.

Wildlife program for the whole family, “Martens Come Back to Vermont” with VT Wildlife Biologist Chris Bernier and The Nature Museum. Held at NewsBank Conference Center, 352 Main St., Chester. $7 advance tickets; $10 at the door. nature-museum.org.

Movie Screening

7 p.m.

Windsor Central Supervisory Union will host showing of “Most Likely to Succeed” in world-wide campaign to reimagine education. At Woodstock’s Town Hall Theatre, 31 the Green, Woodstock. Followed by discussion about education possibilities today. Free, open to public. mltsfilm.org for info.

Black Bear Program

7 p.m.

Vt Black Bears, coping with our new backyard visitors at VINS, with Forrest Hammond of Vt Fish & Wildlife Dept. Learn why bears are coming into human populated areas, and what can be done to keep all safe - humans and bears. Free, $10 suggested donation. vinsweb.org. 6565 Woodstock Rd., Quechee.

FRIDAY

THURSDAY Bikram Yoga **

FEB. 8

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Thursdays: 6 a.m. & 6:15 p.m. inferno hot pilates; 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. 90-min. Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, bikramyogamendon.com.

Bikram Yoga **

Open Swim **

Intro to Starting a Micro Business

Level 1 Yoga

9 a.m.

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

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.

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.

Mendon Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Mendon bone builders meets Thursdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 Townline Rd, Rutland Town. Info, 802-773-2694.

Mendon Seniors Lunch

11:30 a.m.

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

Thirsty Thursday Races

1 p.m.

Pico Mountain’s Thirsty Thursday Fun Race Series, Thursdays through March 15, 1-3 p.m. on Lower Pike or Exhibition. Details at picomountain. com.

Ice Fishing Clinic

2 p.m.

Vt. Fish & Wildlife ice fishing clinic for first-timers and those who want to learn more about hard water fishing. Today, Basic Ice Fishing Clinic at Lake Bomoseen. Pre-register at letsgofishing@vermont.gov or 802-265-2279.

CCV Job Hunt Helper

FEB. 9

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Fridays: 6 a.m. 60-min. hot power flow; 11 a.m.

60-min. Bikram; 4:30 p.m. inferno hot pilates. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, bikramyogamendon.com.

Open Swim **

8 a.m.

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

** denotes multiple times and/or locations.

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.

8:30 a.m.

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

Feel Good Friday

9 a.m.

Feel Good Friday - Pre-purchase tickets for this day at picomountain.com and Pico will donate $10 from every ticket to High Fives Foundation and Vt Adaptive. After party at Last Run Lounge, with prize raffle, 4-6 p.m. Details at picomountain.com.

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.

Breastfeeding Support Group

10:30 a.m.

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant leads breastfeeding support group at Norman Williams Public Library, in the children’s section, second Friday of month. For those that are or are planning to breastfeed.

Share/swap stories. Free, older siblings welcome. Info, 281-731-7313. 10 the Green, Woodstock.

Kripalu Yoga

11 a.m.

Kripalu yoga, gentle flow at Just Dance, Center St., Rutland. First class free. louiseharrison.com, 802-747-8444.

Osher Series

1:30 p.m.

Osher Lifelong Learning series at Godnick Adult Center, Fridays, 1:30-3 p.m. February focus on Vermont and ever-changing status: landscape, culture, politics, and more. $5 per lecture; $40 for membership. Info, learn. uvm.edu/osher or 802-422-2921.

Second Friday Book Group

1:30 p.m.

Second Friday Book Group at Norman Williams Public Library, 10 the Green, Woodstock. This month, discussion of “The Good People” by Hannah Kent. Books available at library or Yankee Bookshop.

3 p.m.

CCV Job Hunt Helper Joe Alford will be available at Rutland Free Library, 3-5 p.m. to help job seekers find employment: writing resume and cover letter, apply for jobs online, assess skills and interests, use internet to explore career options, and learn about education and training programs. 10 Court St., Rutland. 802-773-1860.

Magic: the Gathering

Level 2 Yoga

5:30 p.m.

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

5 p.m.

Create a heart wreath of hand made pom poms, 5-7 p.m. $45 includes materials and instruction. Killington Art Garage, 2841 Killington Rd., Killington.

BYOB! Registration required at artgaragevt.com, 802-422-8844.

Hepatitis C Program

Owl Prowl Wine & Dine

6 p.m.

Achieving Cure: The Hepatitis C Program at RRMC with infection disease team. 6-8 p.m. at Franklin Conference Center, Howe Center, 1 Scale Ave., Rutland. Open to all, especially those with Hep C, friends, and family.

Advance registration required at rrmc.org, 802-772-2400.

3:15 p.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library holds Magic: the Gathering Fridays, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Ages 8+, all levels welcome. 2998 River Rd., Killington. 422-9765.

Pom Pom Heart Wreaths

5:30 p.m.

Explore natural world in hike at VINS Nature Center followed by dinner at Quechee Inn. Prowl for owls! Register at vinsweb.org.

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JAGfest

7:30 p.m.

JAG Productions presents JAGfest 2.0 at Briggs Opera House, WRJ. Tonight, reading of play no. 1: “Esai’s Table” by Nathan Yungerberg. $15 per performance; $50 weekend pass. jagproductionsvt.com for info and tickets. 5 S Main St, White River Junction.

Brighton Beach Memoirs

7:30 p.m.

BarnArts presents Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs” at the Grange Theatre, 65 Stage Rd., So. Pomfret. Tickets $15-$18 adults; $10-$12 students. Info, tickets at barnarts.org.

Paul Asbell

7:30 p.m.

Guitarist Paul Asbell performs at Chandler Music Hall, 71 Main St., Randolph. $16 advance tickets at chandler-arts.org, or $18 day of. 802-7286464.

Who’s Bad

8 p.m.

Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience at Paramount Theatre. A tribute to pop music’s one true king: Michael Jackson. Musicand-dance driven homage. Tickets $26-$36. paramountvt.org. 30 Center St., Rutland.

SATURDAY Bikram Yoga **

FEB. 10

7:30 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Saturdays: 7:30 a.m. 60-min. Bikram; 9 a.m.

90-min. Bikram; 4:30 p.m. inferno hot pilates. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, bikramyogamendon.com.

Bird Monitoring Walk

8 a.m.

Audubon Society monthly bird monitoring walk at West Rutland marsh.

Meet at W. Rutland Price Chopper parking lot at 8 a.m. It’s a 3.7 mile loop around marsh, or just go halfway. New birders, children, and non-members welcome. Dress for the weather! Binocs available if needed. Info, birding@ rutlandcountyaudubon.org.

BMW Winter XDRIVE

9 a.m.

BMW Winter XDrive Experience at Okemo Mountain Resort. Test drive full lineup of BMW models at Okemo, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Find them in the Courtyard at Jackson Gore Village. okemo.com.

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. Info, 802-773-1404.

Killington Section GMC

10 a.m.

Killington Section Green Mountain Club outing: Mystery hike! A hike?

Snowshoe? Ski? You decide. Come to the park with ideas. Meet at 10 a.m. at Rutland’s Main Street Park, near firehouse, to carpool. Details at 773-2185.

Winter Story Hour

10 a.m.

Winter animals story hour at Chittenden Public Library. Stories and songs, make your own bird feeder craft, free play and snack. Geared towards children age 5 and under, but all are welcome. 223 Chittenden Rd., Chittenden.

Free, open to the public.

Sleigh Ride Week

10 a.m.

Billings Farm & Museum holds Sleigh Ride Week, Feb. 10-25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., featuring horse-drawn sleigh rides, tours of dairy farm, and family activities each day. Admission. 69 Old River Rd., Woodstock. billingsfarm.org.

7:30 p.m.

BarnArts presents Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs” at the Grange Theatre, 65 Stage Rd., So. Pomfret. Tickets $15-$18 adults; $10-$12 students. Info, tickets at barnarts.org.

Book Discussion

SUNDAY

10:30 a.m.

Classics book discussion at Norman Williams Public Library, 10 the Green, Woodstock. This month, “Howards End” by E.M. Forster. Books available at the library or Yankee Bookshop.

Ski Vt. Specialty Food Day

11 a.m.

Snack, sip and ski your way through Vermont’s favorite local food and drink vendors at K1 Roaring Brook Umbrella Bar at Killington Resort. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Photo contest on Instagram. Vendors and details at killington.com.

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.

Civil War Meeting

12 p.m.

Green Mountain Civil War Round Table meeting at Bugbee Senior Center, 262 North Main St., White River Junction. Doors open at noon, optional catered lunch at 12:15 p.m. followed by short business meeting at 12:45 p.m.

Program “The Men of H.L. Huntley” follows. RSVP to 802-296-2919.

Weekly Alcohol Inks Workshop

1 p.m.

Join Killington Art Garage in exploring alcohol inks. YUPO paper to ceramic tiles, all pieces are unique. No experience necessary. $40 includes all materials and instructions. Registration required at artgaragevt.com or 802422-8844. 2841 Killington Road, Killington.

Quilters the Musical

3 p.m.

Quilters the Musical, play about pioneer women and her daughters, blended into a musical of blocks. Profits benefit Rutland County Women’s Network & Shelter. Admission by free will offering. Fellowship Hall of Dorset Church, Dorset.

Woodstock Vermont Film Series **

3 p.m.

8th annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series at Billings Farm & Museum features award-winning documentary Tanna” at 3 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. Reservations strongly recommended at 802-457-2355, billingsfarm.org/filmfest.

Tickets $9-$11. Vt. Route 12, Woodstock, 1/2 mile north of Village Green.

Happy Hour Yoga

4:30 p.m.

Happy Hour Yoga at Killington Yoga , 3744 River Rd, Killington. $10 drop in.

Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

JAGfest **

4:30 p.m.

JAG Productions presents JAGfest 2.0 at Briggs Opera House, WRJ. Today, reading of play no. 2 at 4:30 p.m.: “The Hole” by Zhailon Levingston.

Tonight, reading of play #3 at 7:30 p.m., untitled by Korde Arrington Tuttle. $15 per performance; $50 weekend pass. jagproductionsvt.com for info and tickets. 5 S Main St, White River Junction.

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.

Bingo

5:30 p.m.

Bridgewater Grange Bingo, Saturday 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.

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 nonmembers. Info, 802-773-1404.

MSJ/CKS Valentine Soiree

7 p.m.

MSJ/CKS St. Valentine Soiree, 7-11 p.m. at Southside Steakhouse, Rutland. Adult-only evening of roulette, 50/50, raffle, lottery tree, drawings of cash, DJ, dancing, and more. $100 admits two, tickets from any CKS/MSJ student, at either school office, or at the door. Tapas served, cash bar. 170 S. Main St, Rutland.

ted Submit

SIP & SPELL ADULT SPELLING BEE AT SUMMIT LODGE SATURDAY, FEB. 10, 7 P.M.

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Sip and Spell: Adult Spelling Bee

7 p.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library holds first Sip & Spell, spelling bee for adults (18+), at Summit Lodge, 200 Summit Rd., Killington. Registration 6 p.m.; Bee at 7 p.m. Prize awarded to winner. Free to watch. $5 to register. Cheats can be purchased.

Paul Asbell

7:30 p.m.

Guitarist Paul Asbell performs at Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd., Brandon. $20 tickets. Pre-dinner available. BYOB venue. Info, brandon-music.net.

Pancake Breakfast

FEB. 11

7:30 a.m.

West Pawlet Fire Department holds a pancake breakfast 7:30-11 a.m., at the West Pawlet fire house, Route 153, West Pawlet. Pancakes of many varieties, meats, eggs, beverages, and more. $10 for ages 12+; $8 for ages 5-12; free under age 5. Info, 802-345-4312.

Bikram Yoga **

9 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Sundays: 9 a.m. 90-min. Bikram; 11 a.m. inferno hot pilates; 4:30 p.m. 60-min. Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, bikramyogamendon.com.

BMW Winter XDRIVE

9 a.m.

BMW Winter XDrive Experience at Okemo Mountain Resort. Test drive full lineup of BMW models at Okemo, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Find them in the Courtyard at Jackson Gore Village. okemo.com.

Sundays with Maurie

10 a.m.

Sundays with Maurie: Join local watercolor artist, Maurie Harrington, for weekly painting sessions Sundays at Killington Art Garage. $37pp includes all instruction, materials, fees. Complimentary tea, coffee, and sweets will be served! Drop in, but seats are limited. artgaragevt.com to reserve a spot.

2841 Killington Rd., Killington.

Kids’ Art Workshop

10 a.m.

Kids no-sew heart pillow workshop at Killington Art Garage. Make a no-sew Valentine’s Day gift in a morning of love and crafting. $27 includes materials and instruction. Registration required, 802-422-8844, artgaragevt.com.

2841 Killington Rd., Killington.

Heart Pillow Workshop

10 a.m.

A morning of love and craft, make a no sew heart pillow at Killington Art Garage. For children. $27 includes materials and instruction. 2841 Killington Rd., Killington. Registration required at artgaragevt.com, 802-422-8844.

Sleigh Ride Week

10 a.m.

Billings Farm & Museum holds Sleigh Ride Week, Feb. 10-25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., featuring horse-drawn sleigh rides, tours of dairy farm, and family activities each day. Admission. 69 Old River Rd., Woodstock. billingsfarm.org.

Morning Yoga

10:30 a.m.

Morning Yoga with Dawn Sunday mornings at Plymouth Community Center, 35 School Drive, Plymouth. $12 or 10 classes for $90. All levels welcome, bring your own mat. 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Mixed Level Yoga

12 p.m.

All Level Flow yoga at Killington Yoga with Cristy Murphy. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Now at noon! Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Live from the Met

12:55 p.m.

The Paramount Theatre screens Live in HD from The Met, on the big screen, Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. This week, performance of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir D’Amore.” $23/ adults; $10/ student tickets at paramountvt. org. 30 Center St., Rutland. Run time 4 hours, includes two 30 minute intermissions.

ARC Valentine’s Dance

1 p.m.

ARC Rutland Area holds Valentine’s Day Dance for people with DD and their families, friends. Held at Elks Club, Pleasant St., Rutland. 1-4 p.m. DJ, food, beverages, socializing. Info, 802-775-1370.

Poetry Open Mic

2 p.m.

Phoenix Books Rutland hosts evening of poetry with Bianca Amira Zanella.

Come to read, listen, or both. Interested in reading? Sign up at the door.

Free, open to all. 2-4 p.m. 2 Center St., Rutland.

Brighton Beach Memoirs

2 p.m.

BarnArts presents Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs” at the Grange Theatre, 65 Stage Rd., So. Pomfret. Tickets $15-$18 adults; $10-$12 students. Info, tickets at barnarts.org.

Lyle Brewer at ArtisTree

4 p.m.

Lyle Brewer, guitarist, performs at ArtisTree, 2095 Pomfret Rd., So. Pomfret. artistreevt.org. $10 cover.

JAGfest

4 p.m.

JAG Productions presents JAGfest 2.0 at Briggs Opera House, WRJ. Tonight, reading of play no. 4: “Re:Definition” by NSangou Njikam. $15 per performance; $50 weekend pass. jagproductionsvt.com for info and tickets.

5 S Main St, White River Junction.

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MONDAY FEB. 12

Bikram Yoga **

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Mondays: 6 a.m. and 11 a.m., 60 min. Bikram; 4:30 p.m. 60-min. hot power flow; 6:15 p.m. 90-min. Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, bikramyogamendon.com.

TUESDAY Bikram Yoga **

FEB. 13

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Tuesdays: 6 a.m. & 6:15 p.m. Inferno hot pilates; 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. 90-min. Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, bikramyogamendon.com.

All Level Yoga

Mendon Bone Builders

Killington Bone Builders

Mobile Vet Van

Sleigh Ride Week

Sleigh Ride Week

Open Swim

Tobacco Cessation Group

Monday Meals

CCV Job Hunt Helper

8:30 a.m.

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

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.

10 a.m.

Billings Farm & Museum holds Sleigh Ride Week, Feb. 10-25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., featuring horse-drawn sleigh rides, tours of dairy farm, and family activities each day. Admission. 69 Old River Rd., Woodstock. billingsfarm.org.

11:30 a.m.

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

12 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.

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.

Tobacco Cessation Group

4:30 p.m.

Want to quit smoking but nothing works? Join the free tobacco cessation group. Free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges. Every Monday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. at RRMC Physiatry Conference Room (PM&R) off Outpatient Physical Therapy Waiting Room. 160 Allen Street, Rutland.

Yin Yoga

5 p.m.

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

Public Hearing

6 p.m.

Community-based public hearing on Governor’s recommended FY2019 State budget, held at Rutland Public Schools Longfellow School Building, 6 Church St., in the Board Room. 6-7 p.m. Submit a written testimony to tutton@leg.state.vt.us.

Citizenship Classes

Vermont Adult Learning will offers free citizenship classes. Call Marcy Green, 802-775-0617, 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.

Forest:

10 a.m.

Mendon bone builders meets Tuesdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 Townline Rd, Rutland Town. Info, 802-773-2694.

10 a.m.

CCV-Rutland will hosts the VA’s Mobile Vet Center, offering free confidential counseling and info resources to veterans, active military and families. 60 West St., Rutland. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Info, 802-786-6996.

10 a.m.

Billings Farm & Museum holds Sleigh Ride Week, Feb. 10-25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., featuring horse-drawn sleigh rides, tours of dairy farm, and family activities each day. Admission. 69 Old River Rd., Woodstock. billingsfarm.org.

11 a.m.

Want to quit smoking but nothing works? Join the free tobacco cessation group. Free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges. Every Tuesday, 11-12 p.m. at Heart Center, 12 Commons St., Rutland. 802-747-3768 for more info.

11:45 a.m.

CCV Job Hunt Helper Joe Alford will be available at Rutland Free Library, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. to help job seekers find employment: writing resume and cover letter, apply for jobs online, assess skills and interests, use internet to explore career options, and learn about education and training programs. 10 Court St., Rutland. 802-773-1860.

Active Seniors Lunch

12 p.m.

Killington Active Seniors meet for a meal Tuesdays 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.

TOPS Meeting

4:45 p.m.

TOPS meets every Tuesday night at the Trinity church in Rutland Vermont at the corners of West street and Church Street. Side entrance. Weight in starts at 4:45 until 5:30 and meeting starts at 6 until 6:30. Everyone is welcome come and join a stress free environment and take off pounds sensibly. For more information call Ann Marie at 802-293-5279.

Bereavement Group

6 p.m.

VNAHSR’s monthly bereavement group, Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Grace Congregational Church, 8 Court St., Rutland. Rutland office chaplain, Andrew Carlson facilitates. Free, open to the public. Info, 802-770-1613.

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!

Adult Floor Hockey

7 p.m.

Adult Floor Hockey at Killington Elementary School, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays. $2.

Non-marking gym sneakers please. Info, killingtontown.com.

“Low-grade” wood harvests contribute to economy

continued from page 6 woodworking, construction, and wood products and business mod- together diverse stakeholders to wood heating. In addition, Verels, logging and forestry profestackle systems level change no one mont’s forest recreation economy sionals with impressive knowledge business or organization can do generates another $1.9 billion in of and dedication to Vermont’s alone. Modeled after the successeconomic output and supports forest health and productivity, ful Farm to Plate Network, a new 10,000 additional jobs. While Verand talented woodworkers whose Forest Industry Network will create mont’s forests supply high quality craftsmanship bolsters Vermont’s the space for industry professionsaw logs used in construction or by reputation for fostering creativity. als from across the entire supply specialty woodworkers, the majorAccording to the 2016 Forest chain and trade association partity of wood presently in our forests Sector Systems Analysis, commisners throughout the state to build is considered “low grade,” typisioned by the Vermont Working stronger relationships and collabocally used for pulp to make paper Lands Enterprise Board, both proration throughout the industry, or chipped for heat or electricity. tecting our forests and strengthen- including helping to promote new And due to a sharp decline in the ing the entire industry are equally and existing markets for Vermont region’s pulp industry, combined critical for Vermont’s economic wood products, from high quality with the low price of oil and a and ecological future. Finding furniture to construction material move away from to thermal biomass VERMONT’S FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY expanding electricproducts such as only biomass in the chips and pellets.

GENERATES AN ANNUAL ECONOMIC OUTPUT OF region, the market Value chain facil$1.5 BILLION AND SUPPORTS 10,000 JOBS. for low grade wood itation builds teams has substantially of private sector dried up. markets for low-grade wood, prod- stakeholders, along with service So, while markets for high qualuct innovation, workforce develand capital providers, to address ity wood are healthy, they cannot opment, technical and business bottlenecks in existing supply singularly sustain Vermont’s forest assistance, and financing were chains and/or to take advantage of products industry. Without healthy identified as major issues impactemerging market opportunities for markets for low grade wood, ing the forest products sector. The specific products or services. Value Vermont is likely to see continued analysis identified the need for net- chain action teams in the Vermont decline in the industry’s in-state work development and value chain Forest Industry Network are cominfrastructure such as logging facilitation to sustainably develop prised of members with knowledge operations, sawmills and kilns, as Vermont’s forest economy. This or expertise from throughout the well as the local jobs they sustained led to the creation of the Vermont forest products supply chain and and the forest management service Forest Products Program, coordiare working to advance the dethey provide. nated by the Vermont Sustainable velopment of specific products Despite what sometimes sounds Jobs Fund in collaboration with the including: mass timber, automated like a gloomy forecast for this inVermont Working Lands Enterprise wood heat, and locally sourced dustry in transition, I see hope for Initiative and the Northern Forest wood products. the future. Within the forest prodCenter.

Christine McGowan is forest ucts industry are entrepreneurs Network development accelerproducts program director for the developing new and innovative ates industry growth by bringing Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund.

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Music scene by dj dave hoffenberg

WEDNESDAY FEB. 7

KILLINGTON

2 p.m. K1 Base Lodge Daniel Brown

[MUSIC Scene] 4 p.m. The Foundry

4:30 p.m. Outback Pizza

6 p.m. Outback Pizza

4:30 p.m. The Foundry

6 p.m. Wobbly Barn

6 p.m. Preston’s Restaurant

Just Jamie

Chris Powers

Happy Hour w/ Jenny Porter

6 p.m. Liquid Art

7 p.m. O’Dwyer’s Public House

8 p.m. Outback Pizza

7 p.m. The Foundry

Open Mic

Snowplow Comedy Competition

POULTNEY 7 p.m. Taps Tavern Jazz Night

RUTLAND 7 p.m. The Draught Room Wayne Canney

9:30 p.m. The Venue Jenny Porter

STOCKBRIDGE 5:30 p.m. Wild Fern

Jo Moon: Piano and Vocals

THURSDAY FEB. 8

KILLINGTON

Daniel Brown

Apres Ski Dance Party w/ DJ Dave Jordan Snow

Ryan Fuller

6 p.m. Wobbly Barn

Happy Hour w/ Tony Lee Thomas Band

K-town’s Finest R&B Night w/ Jordan Snow, Jeff Poremski, Chris Johnson

7 p.m. O’Dwyer’s Public House

7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub McMurphys

7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub

8 p.m. Pickle Barrel Nightclub

8 p.m. Pickle Barrel Nightclub

8 p.m. Santa Fe Steakhouse

8 p.m. The Foundry

The Zoo

Supply & Demand Duo

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games Just Jamie

9 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub DJ Dave’s All Request Dance Party

10 p.m. Wobbly Barn The Pulse

LUDLOW

County Down

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games Duane Carleton

SOUTH POMFRET 2 p.m. Grange Theatre Brighton Beach Memoirs

4 p.m. Artistree Lyle Brewer

STOCKBRIDGE 12 p.m. Wild Fern

Cigar Box Brunch w/ Rick Redington

1 p.m. Wild Fern The People’s Jam

McMurphys

MONDAY

The Zoo

FEB. 12

Aaron Audet Band

8:30 p.m. Outback Pizza

KILLINGTON

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games

2 p.m. K1 Base Lodge

Guy Burlage & the Detonators

Joey Leone Band

9 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub Super Stash Bros

10 p.m. Wobbly Barn The Pulse

Duane Carleton

5 p.m. Outback Pizza Karaoke w/ DJ Evan

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games The Idiots

2 p.m. Pico’s Last Run Lodge

3 p.m. Okemo’s Sitting Bull Lounge

10:30 p.m. Pickle Barrel Crow’s Nest

LUDLOW

Jamie’s Junk Show

9 p.m. The Killarney

6 p.m. Outback Pizza

RUTLAND

LUDLOW

7:30 p.m Hop ‘n’ Moose

3 p.m. Okemo’s Sitting Bull Lounge

PITTSFIELD

Daniel Brown Andy Lugo

7 p.m. The Foundry Joey Leone Duo

8 p.m. Pickle Barrel Nightclub Hayley Jane & the Primates

8 p.m. Wobbly Barn Ham Job

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games Josh Jakab

MENDON 6 p.m. Red Clover Inn Jazz Trio

PITTSFIELD 7 p.m. Clear River Tavern Open Mic Jam w/ Supply & Demand

RUTLAND 9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern

International Night w/ DJ Mega

STOCKBRIDGE 7 p.m. Wild Fern Rick Redington

FRIDAY

FEB. 9 BOMOSEEN 6 p.m. Iron lantern Phil Henry

Sam Blanchette

Ryan Fuller

9 p.m. Center Street Alley DJ Dirty D

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern The New Whisky River Band

SOUTH POMFRET 7:30 p.m. Grange Theatre Brighton Beach Memoirs

STOCKBRIDGE 7 p.m. Wild Fern Putnam & Ashley

WOODSTOCK 6 p.m Bentley’s

Michael Parker & AliT

SATURDAY FEB. 10

BOMOSEEN

6 p.m. Iron lantern Plumb Bobs

BRANDON 7:30 p.m. Brandon Music Paul Asbell

KILLINGTON 1 p.m. Bear Mountain Base Lodge Duane Carleton

7 p.m. Tap Room

4 p.m. JAX Food & Games

KILLINGTON

4 p.m. Pickle Barrel

Josh Jakab

1 p.m. Bear Mountain Base Lodge Duane Carleton

Happy Hour w/ Aaron Audet Jamie’s Junk Show

Guy Burlage Band

PITTSFIELD 9 p.m. Clear River Tavern DJ Dave’s Dance Party

Open Mic

7 p.m. Clear River Tavern Clay Canfield & Brother John

WOODSTOCK 8 p.m. Bentley’s Open Mic Night

TUESDAY

RUTLAND 7 p.m. Draught Room

FEB. 13

Duane Carleton

9 p.m. Center Street Alley DJ Mega

KILLINGTON

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern

2 p.m. K1 Base Lodge

SOUTH POMFRET

Ryan Fuller

Karaoke 101 w/ Tenacious T

Daniel Brown

6 p.m. Outback Pizza

7:30 p.m. Grange Theatre

8 p.m. Charity’s Tavern

WOODSTOCK

POULTNEY

10 p.m Bentley’s

Bluegrass Jam

Brighton Beach Memoirs

DJ Andraudy

SUNDAY FEB. 11

KILLINGTON

11 a.m. The Foundry Brunch w/ Jordan Snow

1 p.m. Pico’s Last Run Lodge Duane Carleton

4 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub Extra Stout

8 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub Half the Stash Open Jam

Name That Tune Bingo w/ DJ Dave

8 p.m. Taps Tavern RUTLAND 7 p.m. The Venue

Working Mans Karaoke w/ Bob Hudson

8 p.m. Center Street Alley Trivia

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern Open Mic w/ Krishna Guthrie

12 • The Mountain Times • Feb. 7-13, 2018

• 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 15

CROSSWORDD PUZZLE

CLUES ACROSS 1. Plural of be 4. Dress 10. Nothing 11. Relating to apes 12. They protect and serve 14. Swindle 15. Show’s partner 16. Lift 18. Raise up 22. Do something to an excessive degree 23. Occupies 24. Power-driven aircraft 26. Indicates position 27. Matchstick games 28. This and __ 30. No longer here 31. Health insurance 34. Spore-producing receptacle on fern frond 36. Monetary unit 37. Sweet potatoes 39. Tropical Asian plant 40. Guilty or not guilty 41. Carbon dioxide 42. Able to arouse intense feeling 48. Earl’s jurisdiction 50. Omitted 51. Heartbeat 52. Albania capital 53. Fashion accessory 54. Interaction value analysis 55. Symbol of exclusive ownership 56. More promising 58. __ student, learns healing 59. Nonresident doctor 60. Midway between east and southeast

CLUES DOWN 1. Enrages 2. Capital of Saudi Arabia 3. Uses in an unfair way 4. Cesium 5. Written works 6. Breakfast item 7. Found in showers 8. A way of fractioning 9. Unit of measurement 12. Sailboat 13. Indian goddess 17. For each 19. Farewell 20. Ethnic group of Sierra Leone 21. German industrial city 25. Measures intensity of light 29. Small, faint constellation 31. Promotes enthusiastically 32. Malaysian inhabitant 33. Ancient units of measurement 35. An unspecified period 38. Frame house with up to three stories 41. Lassie is one 43. Martinis have them 44. Rant 45. Famed journalist Tarbell 46. Opening 47. Round Dutch cheese 49. Archaic form of do 56. Once more 57. Registered nurse Solutions on page, 15

Getting bowled over

On Jan. 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Memorial Colosseum in Los Angeles two professional football teams took the field on a sunny Sunday afternoon for the very first Super Bowl. Over 50 years later, the annual game is considered one of the most culturally important television events to watch.

Prior to that first contest, the NFL and AFL were separate leagues. The NFL had been around since the 1920s, while the upstart AFL had been formed only seven years earlier by a number of owners who had been refused NFL expansion franchises.

The AFL began to rival the well-established NFL when high ranking college players began looking at the newer league as a viable career choice. The NFL soon took notice and began negotiations with the AFL that would eventually merge the two leagues into what is today’s National Football League.

The first Super Bowl featured the Green Bay Packers of the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL. It was widely believed that the Packers would destroy the Chiefs since the NFL was still considered the dominant and more skilled league. The Packers did win the game 35-10, but the Chiefs played well enough to garner respect.

Players for the winning team in 1967 each received $15,000, while the losing team players garnered $7,500.

In contrast, today’s winning team players earn roughly $112,000, with the losers earning $56,000. (Interestingly, while today’s earnings seem exorbitant, they are actually equal to the 1967 numbers when accounting for inflation.)

The Packers went on to win Super Bowl II before a CALL ME BY YOUR NAME young and extremely cocky quarterback named Joe Namath brought the third Super Bowl title home to the AFL in what is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in sports Early on, the halftime history. shows utilized the traditional marching bands that were Throughout the years, the Super Bowl has provided customary at sporting events. Later, in an attempt to keep epic sports scenarios for fans to enjoy. As such, the game viewers interested, more complicated presentations has grown into a massive cultural event, culminating in were developed by Disney, many featuring Up With Peo2015 when Super Bowl ple, an educational organization MICHAEL JACKSON TOOK THE XLIX broke the record for that uses music to inspire children the largest total number around the world.

TEMPORARY STAGE AT HALFTIME of U.S. viewers: 114.4 But everything changed in 1992 IN 1993 AND FOREVER ALTERED million people tuned in when the upstart television network that Sunday, making it the FOX decided to air a live episode THE SUPER BOWL. most-viewed television of its wildly popular sketch combroadcast of any kind in American history. edy show, “In Living Color,” during halftime. The stunt Incidentally, when the halftime show aired that year, worked, as the Super Bowl broadcast went on to lose 10 another 4 million people tuned in, making that musical ratings points — a significant drop for a TV audience. presentation the most watched ever, as well.

Necer to be outdone again, the NFL opted to bring in In fact, the Super Bowl halftime show is now conthe biggest act in the world the following year. Michael sidered the must-see show within a show, with many Jackson took the temporary stage at halftime in 1993 and viewers caring more about the musical acts and any forever altered the Super Bowl. His performance was the surprises they deliver than they do about the actual first time that halftime ratings surpassed those of the athletic contest. (This goes along with the commercials actual game. that air during the game, which have also taken on more From that point on, the Super Bowl halftime show has relevance as the years have progressed.) been its own cultural extravaganza, with the greatest acts in the world taking the stage each year in an attempt to outdo previous acts.

The Super Bowl is an entity unto itself now, and an event that even the most uninterested fan can’t help but watch.

This week’s film, “Call Me by Your Name,” is another production that has been gaining great interest. In fact, Showings February 9 - 14, 14 2018 there’s an Oscar buzz around this picture and it’s potenDowntown Rutland Shopping Plaza tial to steal the Best Picture Academy Award this year.

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n o i g e R e h T ’ R ock i n n d t h e P r i m at e s a w it h H ayley Ja ne

This Thursday making their debut at the Pickle Barrel is a band not to be missed: Hayley Jane and the Primates. I first saw this band two years ago at Jerry

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Jam in New Hampshire and became an instant fan. I’ve seen them twice now and the band is very tight and Hayley Jane is a unique singer. I had the pleasure of speaking with her to learn more about the band, which she describes as “a genre crazy theatrical production.” She sometimes brings dancers with her — that’s the theatrical.

When I first saw them in 2016, she and the dancers blew me away.

She continued. “It’s really just my brain to music, which can be scary.

It’s emotional. We try and take people on a ride that isn’t necessarily a full-time party. It’s more like life with its super ups and super downs, it can get scary and it can get sad. But it always comes back to love and positivity. The boys like to jam out so there’s elements of jam there plus funk, folk and Americana. To me, I like to say it’s pure emotion.

We like to make people feel things. In the end, that’s what is therapeutic about music.”

The band hails from Boston, although Hayley Jane divides her time between there and Burlington, Vt. Occasionally she will do a month-long residency at Nectars. Haley Jane is the lead singer and also plays the washboard. The Primates are made up of Justin “Juice” Hancock (guitar/ vocals), Josh “Tree Beard” Carter (bass/vocals), Greg “Smitty” Smith (guitar/vocals) and Ryan “The Claw” Clausen (drums).

The band has two albums to its credit. This past September, it released “We’re Here Now” and before that was “Gasoline.”

Hayley Jane used to write all the music and said, “I used to write with Justin and then we started writing as a full band and now we only write as a full band — everyone is involved.”

Hayley Jane grew up in Atascadero, Calif. In the fourth grade, she joined the choir and her teachers liked her singing so much

that they wanted to work with her a couple days after school to prepare her for an upcoming talent show.

Growing up as the youngest of three girls, she had to fight for attention. She said, “When it came time for the talent show, I remember walking out on stage and seeing my whole family sitting in the second row and all looking at me. It was the first time since I was a baby that I had all of their attention at once. I vividly remember thinking to myself that I’m going to do this for the rest of my life.”

At age 11, she started doing theatre. She did school plays, then community theatre and then got a job with Disney in California when she was 17. She moved down to Orange County and bounced around there for a few years. She said, “There were two years down there that were pretty crazy. L.A. was pretty cool, but at 17 it was very scary. I was from a small town, so I wasn’t ready for that energy yet.”

She was a bit dejected after Los Angeles because

as a backup singer. They took her on Warped Tour and over to the U.K. She said, “I got to do all sorts of cool stuff with them.” The Primates took a break, but were back later.

In 2010, Hancock joined the Primates: Hayley Jane, Jesse Hayes on drums and Devin “Dabbo” Caucci on bass. In 2011, Dabbo passed away and that really halted things. Hayley Jane remembered, “I went through a lot of emotional stuff after that. It’s funny because when I tell people we’ve been a band for 10 years, they’re surprised we’re not bigger or wellknown. I’m glad that we’ve had all these experiences.

I miss Dabbo a lot, but that gave me the opportunity to meet Josh. With the band now, the last three or four years have been pretty remarkable for us. Two years ago we scooped up Ryan Clausen from Burlington and Smitty. The lineup we have now —that’s when things really took off. There was this high level of friendship and trust. We needed these other personality

let’s dance together. It was quite the experience and I realized how much I enjoyed having another female on stage with me, and how much it added. In the beginning, the woman would wear the same thing as me to represent that she was me. Everything has evolved now. Then I met Caitlin, who is my main homegirl in this ... She studies philosophy and psychology so she has a grip on what I’m trying to do here and she can almost help me decipher what I’m trying to portray in the dances. These aren’t just dancers — they’re friends and my support system.

I’m surrounded by men in almost every aspect of this, and bringing like-minded women along who understand me is great. These women are more than dancers — they’re geniuses.

They’re creative and open to what I’m doing. What we’re trying to create here is moving energy around and pushing it around the stage and not only there, but passing it to the audience and really building it and

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HAYLEY JANE AND THE PRIMATES she had to move back types to join the band to creating something special home. She was supposed kick it into high gear. Now, through movement.” to be the girl that made it’s really a well-oiled, funcHayley Jane has a new it big in L.A, but then she tioning machine. It took a side project with Ryan was back home working at lot, but here we are, and it’s Montbleau called “Yes DarStarbucks. She was going to so worth it in the end.” ling.” She said, “Oh my God move to Georgia with her As I mentioned, the ... One girl said ‘it’s like June army-based boyfriend. She dancers are a very cool part Carter and Johnny Cash had no plans to do music. of the show. Hayley Jane meet Tenacious D,’ or ‘if ‘La One day on a loading dock said that started slowly La Land’ was rated R and in her hometown, she with the song “Madeline.” they took acid every once met a Boston-based band She talked about it. “That’s in a while.’ It’s really funny through a friend — Westabout a lot of things, but and coming along nicely. bound Train. They listened mainly about the girl in We play this couple and to some of her music and my head. Sometimes I can we’re real about it. It’s about convinced her to ditch feel detached from my love, but it’s also about how Georgia and give Boston a own brain and it’s almost obnoxious you can find try. She did, and by the end another person that I talk your partner. How hard it of a month, she was living to. I had an idea to have one can be and the fighting, there. That was 2005. female dancer and honthe love, the temptation of Hayley Jane formed the estly it was a way to work other people — everything.

Primates in Boston in 2007 through some things. One We’re releasing that album and for a few years they of the dancers I had was on Valentine’s Day and we played around different dating an ex-boyfriend of have a tour based around places, and that helped mine and we were friends. that.” She’ll be bouncing her get her name going.

Sometimes working back and forth between She then got scooped up through those emotions this and the Primates for

by Big D and the Kids Table can be hard, so I told her the spring and summer.

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BANDIT - 6-month-old.

Neutered male. Border Collie/Labrador Retriever mix.

I’m a young, energetic, on the go fella who will get you off the couch this winter! I do love toys, too! I don’t know how to retrieve them but I love to chase them, especially tennis balls. Those are my favorites.

COSMO - 9-year-old.

Spayed female. Domestic Long Hair. Torbie. Hi there, my name is Cosmo and as you can see I am one big stunning lady! One thing I need everyone to know about me is I get overstimulated rather quickly, meaning when I have had enough attention I like to be left alone.

COOKIE - 5-year-old.

Spayed female. Greater Swiss Mountain Dog mix. I think I have the perfect name because I’m as sweet as a cookie and everyone loves me. I know “sit pretty” so you’ll smile and happily reward me with one. I’m super smart. I would prefer to be in a women only household.

SHADOW - 4.5-year-old.

Neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Black. Hello, my name is Shadow and I am a big lovely fella! When you first meet me, I can be a little timid and shy. Once I get to know you I blossom into a snuggle bug. I am not sure if I like cats, but I know I do not like dogs!

HOWIE - 5-year-old.

Neutered male. Labrador Retriever/Pit Bull mix. I’m a big fella with a big personality to match! I’m very outgoing and social. I love hanging out with my favorite people and getting lots of love and attention. I’ll need lots of room to romp around and spread out.

SEBASTIAN - 7-year-old.

Neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Black. Hello, my name is Sebastian. As you can see I am a stunningly handsome gentleman. My large green eyes may steal your heart. I arrived at RCHS on Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, when I was brought in as a stray.

HERMAN - 1-year-old.

Neutered male. Shepherd mix. I’m a young fella who is on the go. You see I’ll need lots of exercise and play time to keep me happy so an active family will be good for me. I don’t have a lot of manners right now so I’ll need to work on them.

Featuring pets from:

RUTLAND COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY LUCY MACKENZIE HUMANE SOCIETY SPRINGFIELD HUMANE SOCIETY

Springfield Humane Society

KITTY - 1-year-old.

Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Black and white.

I am a young female cat full of life and playful energy. I have had my share of outdoor adventures because I was once a stray and now look forward to being a safe and secure indoor cat now. I enjoy playing with toys and am sure to make you smile.

ROSCO - 4-year-old.

Neutered male. Boston Terrier mix. If you’re looking for a lap dog to keep you warm this winter I may be your guy.

You see, once you’re my best friend I’ll jump in your lap and wait to get some extra love and attention. I’m smart and I already know commands.

COMO My name is Como and I came all the way from Virginia to meet you! I am a shy guy, but I warm up quickly. There are several volunteers, including some teenagers, that love to hang out with me. I know a few tricks, and with my love of food I am willing to learn just about anything! I would do best as an only pet. Stop by 401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield, Wednesday through Saturday from 12-4:30 p.m.

BEAU - 6-year-old.

Neutered male. Domestic Short Hair Brown Tabby.

I am a healthy and handsome classic brown tabby. I arrived at RCHS on Jan. 10 as a transfer from another busy shelter. I am happy to be here now and am looking forward to finding my new forever home.

Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society

RESHI - 8-year-old.

Spayed female. Domestic Long Hair. Black. I am sure to catch your eye with my stunning looks! I am a beautiful long-haired kitty with a very loveable personality. I have lived with children and did well with them, I have also lived with other cats and dogs and didn’t mind them.

DION - 5-year-old.

Neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Brown Tabby. I am super sweet and I love to chat. I make great company and the staff here can’t help but stop and say hi to me.

I love all the attention I can get and playing is my favorite. I love treats and I make a great cuddle buddy.

All of these pets are available for adoption at

Rutland County Humane Society

765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) 483-6700 Tues. - Sat. 12-5p.m., Closed Sun. & Mon. • www.rchsvt.org

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MORGAN Hi! My name’s Morgen and I’m a 9-year-old spayed female Beagle mix. I came to Lucy Mackenzie with my best friend Oliver when our human passed away. We lived with her for most of our lives and are used to being surrounded by lots of love and fun. We’re very bonded, so we need to find a home that can take the both of us. We get along well with all sorts of other animals - other dogs, cats and farm animals. We really like people of all sorts and ages, too. I have to be a little cautious about how much I eat, because I like to eat! The good news is that I also like to go for walks.

Oh, I always need to be walked on a leash, because I will run away.

Oliver is now 13 years old and is slowing down a bit, but he still has his days where he’s full of spunk and I can hardly keep up with him! We don’t mind being here at Lucy Mackenzie, because we have lots of friends, but we’d really like to find a home of our very own to spend our golden years. So, if you have room in your home and heart for two senior beagles in need of a good home, and own two good leashes, stop by and meet us today!

Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society is located at 4832 Route 44, West Windsor, Vt. We’re open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 12 - 4 p.m. Reach us daily at 802484-LUCY or visit us at lucymac.org.

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The downward slide

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

This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Libra Moon. Earlier this week the moon turned Voidof-Course. We’ve talked enough about the Void-of-Course Moon for you to know that whenever we are under this influence we are pretty much off the hook and free to do whatever we want. If you think you can manage it, it would be a good day to leave work a little early and give yourself something better to do.

By the time these horoscopes are posted the Super Bowl will be over. Football and the half time show aren’t the only things stirring up the matrix right now; far from it. The biggest piece of news centers around the recent release of the FISA Memo, and the fallout from the fact that it has let a lot of big cats out of the bag.

From an astrological perspective these revelations are tied up in aspects that involve the asteroids Atlantis, Apollo, Pandora, and Astraea, along with Pluto, Mars, Saturn, the Sun, the Moon’s South node, and the Trans-Neptunian Point, Hades. This combination of influences sets up a scenario that can only be compared to a cosmic train wreck, or a Karmic collision of epic proportions.

With Pluto and Apollo it comes down to what happens when we push the fates to the limit. This is the textbook definition of “famous final scenes.” Coupled with the Sun and Astraea sitting on the Moon’s South Node, the image is one that includes dealing with males who don’t know when to quit, at the point where the end of one thing and the beginning of a whole new order are sitting on top of the stack.

With Hades in opposition to Saturn, and an impending conjunction between Saturn and Pandora, we are seeing efforts to establish a respect for standards that involve a lot of dirty work, and that require exposure to and contact with low life’s, deeply troubled, corrupt, and/or messed up individuals. According to asteroid guru Martha Wescott, this aspect is the hallmark of what is often referred to as the downhill slide. Whenever it’s in the room there will be talk of confinement and “prisons.” As Saturn and Pandora move into their conjunction we can expect the situation to get three times more complicated than we expected it to be.

Within all of this, Pluto and Atlantis paint a picture of power plays that hark back to the Atlantis cataclysm. If Atlantean themes are outside of your frame of reference, try hauling your mind back to what was going on when Noah was informed that mankind had been corrupted to the core, enough for it to be necessary for him to build an ark big enough to house whatever was worth preserving, and get out of Dodge.

All of this will involve a fight to the bitter end—because the Powers that Be do not know how to do anything but fight. What forces them to keep doing the same old thing Mother of the skye, page 34

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December 21 - January 20

n the midst of a major reality check, someone just dropped in to remind you that you didn’t come here to drive around in your car and go back and forth between the Mall and the Bank.

Full of ideas about what the realm of possibilities has in store for you, with the sky about to open up, a whole new way of being could turn your life around.

Getting off the conveyor belt involves trading in a belief system that only allows you to do so much. As the next few months unfold it will be your job to reconsider your purpose for living and start moving onto a whole new track.

he possibility of the luckiest break you’ve had in a long time could show up to save the day. The bigger part of you is so up for this, you are jumping out of your skin. Wanting something too much, and thinking that your life depends on it, is your biggest problem right now. The whole notion of having your happiness depend on anything outside of yourself could easily prevent all of this goodness from taking root. Don’t go chasing the dollar or the dream. Keep your shoulder to the wheel and your motives pure. The less you try to sell yourself, the better.

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ou’ve finally gotten to the bottom of the story that has kept you running on the same old track. As the curtain falls on stuff that is over and done with, you are ready to clear the decks and get moving in a direction that has less to do with ancient history and more to do with you. The need to cling to your dead end job and any idea that your life depends on it has been transformed into a desire to put you heart to the wheel and renew yourself. Before you were blinded by whatever forced you to shut your eyes to the truth, you had a purpose. It’s time to resurrect it and start over again.

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hat happens next is up in the air. If you’re looking for certainty, there’s not much to indicate that anything is a sure thing. The best you can do is follow the thread that looks like it might lead to the next thing, but don’t assume that anyone or anything is the answer to your prayers. Whatever shows up could be here to get you from one place to another. Once you are there a whole new raft of possibilities is bound to show up.

The point right now, has more to do with getting “unstuck” and allowing yourself to get loose enough to see where the road leads from here.

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eople can talk all they want.

None of them have the guts to come to you and say it to your face. As much as the gossip is hurtful, it hurts them way more than it will ever hurt you. If what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger the choices that have allowed you to get through this have empowered every fiber of your being.

Now that you’re here, not only do you know who your friends are, you are more than prepared to move on. In a few months that possibility will see you shedding your skin and give you the freedom to stop playing games and do what you love.

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At this point it comes down to what have you learned, and are you strong enough to do the right thing, even when it is difficult, painful, and/or expensive.

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alf way between one thing and another, the main question has yet to come up for review. As much as you are desperately wanting answers, your situation is at a point where all the facts aren’t in. When there isn’t enough information to go on, let yourself loosen up enough to remain totally open and receptive to the will of fate. Wait and see how the chips fall and stay centered. For another 6-8 months your best laid plans will be finetuned by things that mold them into a scenario that has more to do with the real you than it does with whatever you thought you were doing.

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obody expected this to be easy. Every time we get involved with one or more people things get complicated. If your visions of perfection, or the idea that things ought to go in a straight line, are out of sync with your experience it’s because you’ve forgotten how important it is to go with the flow. The straight line that you envision has nothing to do with the lessons that are on your plate at the moment. In any crisis the best approach often turns out to be the one that tells us to become like water. Stop beating your head against the rocks; learn how to flow around them.

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ith all kinds of reasons to feel good about yourself, it looks like this is the season to be grateful that you’ve finally climbed out of the hole. God only knows how you made it. With more than your share of obstacles and challenges casting doubt on your abilities as well as your sanity, the proof is showing up in the pudding. After all of this, the reality of what you’ve been able to bring down to earth has created a platform upon which you can get your best work done. What’s up at this point is all about expansion. If there is a need for further education, formal or informal, go for it.

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itting here in Limbo, you’re wondering where to go and what to do. Your mind doesn’t seem to know the answer. What happens next will come from within, when it’s time. Between now and then you have to stop fretting about it and get better at listening to your inner voice. The truth is, whatever needs to happen was written by your higher self, a long time ago. Think of this as a major pit stop. As you stay focused on the here and now, and pay due diligence to whatever needs to be done, your next move will evolve like an image that can only develop one step at a time.

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ou can’t keep doing the same thing and expect to get different results I think that’s what is known as the definition of insanity. As more than one situation gets ready to explode, it looks like it’s your job to find new ways to approach things or prepare yourself for the same old thing. Others have put you to the test, one way or another. And guess what? This boot in the a— is long overdue It’s time to stop long enough to look at what’s going on and realize that, as much as it may freak you out, you need to take a risk and go at things from a completely different angle.

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hose closest to you are challenging you to rethink everything. Either that or they’re tossing truth bombs into your back yard and pushing you to s--- or get off the pot. One way or another you are about to be enlightened by things that could introduce you to your wildest dreams.

This is no time to hold back and it is no time to be too fearful to revolutionize your life. As one choice or another rises up in front of you, the chance of a lifetime is hiding inside all of this. Don’t be afraid of whatever is rocking the boat. The tide is turning, and it’s your turn to move on.

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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Courtesy of NWPL

Though breastfeeding seems as though it should be easy, that is not always the case. Learn more through a support group in Woodstock, with other mothers, a lactation consultant and women sharing stories.

Breastfeeding support group held at Norman Williams library

Friday, Feb. 9, 3:30 p.m.—WOODSTOCK— Are you breastfeeding? Pregnant and plan to breastfeed? Meet monthly to discuss any breastfeeding related is-

sues you may have or to just share/swap stories with other breastfeeding moms. The group is led by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who can help women

through any stage of the breastfeeding journey (pregnancy through weaning). The cost is totally free and older kids are welcome.

Meetings are held in the children’s section

of the Norman Williams Public Library, 10 The Green, Woodstock.

For any questions, contact Ariel Brewer Louis, IBCLC at 281-7317313 or woodstocklactation.com.

Rutland Area ARC to hold Valentine’s dance for people with developmental disabilities Sunday, Feb. 11, 1 p.m.—RUTLAND—ARC Rutland Area, an organization for people with developmental disabilities and their families, and the Elks Club will be sponsoring a Valentine’s Day dance on Sunday, Feb. 11, 1-4 p.m. at the Elks Club, Pleasant St., Rutland. Along with ARC members, families and friends, the community is invited to share the afternoon of and dancing.

This is one of five dances ARC Rutland Area will be offering this year. After hearing of the dances, members wait for the weeks to pass, looking forward to the opportunity to get out and see their friends to have some fun.

It is being proven that without recreation or socializing, people are not at their best health. These dances create a better life style for citizens by providing the hall, deejay, food and atmosphere for positive connections.

ARC Rutland Area is an organization that advocates for the right of citizens with developmental disabilities and their families to be regarded as valued citizens with the same entitlements as non-disabled individual, including the right to lifelong opportunities for personal growth and full participation in the community.

For more information, call 802-7751370 or email info@arcrutlandarea.org.

Rutland Regional looks to achieve a cure, hosts Hepatitis C program Thursday, Feb. 8, 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Infectious Disease Team (Dr. John Cotter, M.D.; Melanie McAtee, PharmD; and Stephanie Roach, LICSW) at Rutland Regional Medical Center will be hosting an event about the Hepatitis C Program on Thursday, Feb. 8, from 6-8 p.m., at the Franklin Conference Center at the Howe Center at 1 Scale Ave., Rutland. This event is open to the general public and especially to those individuals with Hepatitis C, their friends, and families. There will be presentations on medications, treatments, and what is required to participate in the program.

It is a great opportunity to gain more insight into this disease which has become increasingly prevalent in our community and across the United States.

Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver that results from the Hepatitis C virus. Many people with Hepatitis C are not symptomatic and don’t know they are infected. With newer medications and treatments, the Hepatitis C Program at Rutland Regional Medical has often achieved a greater than 95 percent cure rate with patients.

Refreshments will be provided. Advance registration is required by visiting rrmc. org or calling 802-772-2400.

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Courtesy of JAG Productions

Playwrights Nathan Yungerberg, Zhailon Levingston, Korde Arrington Tuttle, and NSangou Njikam will present their plays during JAGfest, Feb. 9-11.

JAG Productions shines spotlight on black male playwrights in second annual JAGfest Feb. 9-11—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—JAG Productions is pleased to announce the second annual JAGfest, a weekend performing arts festival of new works all celebrating the talents of African-American playwrights and performing artists.

Presented Feb. 9-11 at Briggs Opera House in White River Junction, the weekend-long festival features rehearsed staged play readings celebrating and exploring diverse, new voices in American theater.

JAGFest will include four staged readings over the course of three days, each featuring a postshow conversation with the artists and moderated by Dartmouth scholars.

Founder and Producing Artistic Director Jarvis Green said, “I am beyond excited to lift black voices in the American theater by having JAGfest serve as an incubator for new works that are written, directed, and performed by black theatre artists. Introducing residents and visitors of the Upper Valley to the newest voices in American theatre with a festival that brings attention to the black experience in America, in my opinion, is very necessary.

Our company sees itself as playing a key role in bringing diverse actors and stories to the stage and to the Upper Valley,

one of the most racially homogeneous regions of the United States, via powerful art that are artfully staged.”

Readings are as follows: Play No. 1: “Esai’s Table” by Nathan Yungerberg, directed by Kimille Howard, Friday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m. “Esai’s Table” follows the journey of three young black men on a mythical night sea journey atop a magical old table. Through artistic expression and personal revelations, audiences learn why they’ve been chosen to navigate this journey.

Destiny meets eternity in this story of friendship, family, and love.

Play No. 2: “The Hole” by Zhailon Levingston, directed by Rod Gailes OBC, Saturday, Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m. A riff on “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” “The Hole” explores the relationship and personal struggles of two inmates in solitary confinement.

Play No. 3: Untitled by Korde Arrington Tuttle, directed by Stevie Walker-Webb, Saturday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.

Korde Arrington Tuttle’s currently untitled play is an ensemble-driven investigation of the relationship between space exploration and the Middle Passage of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Inspired by the joint stock method, where work is generated

by a non-hierarchically organized company, Korde and director Stevie Walker-Webb have organized a series of workshops. In the time between the winter workshops and the company’s residency in Vermont, the playwright has taken time to construct a story and generate a brand new play. Korde is thrilled that JAGFest will be the very first public presentation of this new,

company-based experiment.

Play No. 4: “Re:Definition” by NSangou Njikam, directed by Dennis A. Allen II, Sunday, Feb. 11, 4 p.m. After feeling like an outsider during the West Indian Day Parade, Glenn is determined to find his cultural roots. When he receives the results of an African Ancestry DNA test, he feels he must now become a “for real

African.” But how? Soon, audiences follow him on an ancestral journey has he attempts to discover what it takes to truly connect to roots. Using Hip Hop Theatre and West African performance conventions, NSangou Njikam explores what it means to define yourself for yourself … and what self-definition actually costs. Can Glenn be a “for real African” or will he always be “just black”?

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9-11 Admission is $15 per performance, or $50 for a weekend pass that includes access to all presentations. For more information and to buy tickets, visit jagproductionsvt.com/jagfest2.

2018 Summer Camps in Killington

June 18th – August 24th, 8:30-4:00 PM: 10 Weeks of Awesome Adventure Town of Killington Johnson Recreation Facility » 2706 River Road, Killington, VT LITTLE EXPLORERS Ages 4-6

JUNIOR EXPLORERS Ages 7-10

Daily activities with crafts, games, art, yoga, swim lessons, and the outdoors!

Daily activities with crafts, games, art, yoga, swim lessons, and the outdoors!

Summer Early Bird Special Rates: 10 Weeks

Summer Early Bird Special Rates: 10 Weeks

Early Bird Special ends April 30th Killington Residents/ KPAA & KES Members: $899 Summer Rates: 10 Weeks Killington Residents/ KPAA & KES Members: $1199 Weekly Rates: Killington Residents/ KPAA & KES Members: $119 Daily Drop in Rates: Killington Residents/ KPAA & KES Members: $39

Non Residents: $1299 Non Residents: $1499 Non Residents: $179 Non Residents: $55

Early Bird Special ends April 30th Killington Residents/ KPAA & KES Members: $999 Summer Rates: 10 Weeks Killington Residents/ KPAA & KES Members: $1199 Weekly Rates: Killington Residents/ KPAA & KES Members: $119 Daily Drop in Rates: Killington Residents/ KPAA & KES Members: $39

Non Residents: $1399 Non Residents: $1599 Non Residents: $179 Non Residents: $55

REK & TREK ADVENTURE CAMP Ages 11-14 Travel 3-4 times a week for unique experiences in Vermont: Hiking, Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Tubing, & much more!

Summer Early Bird Special Rates: 10 Weeks Early Bird Special ends April 30th Killington Residents/ KPAA & KES Members: $1499

Non Residents: $1899

Summer Rates: 10 Weeks Killington Residents/ KPAA & KES Members: $1599

Non Residents: $1999

Weekly Rates: Killington Residents/ KPAA & KES Members: $179

Non Residents: $225

Daily Drop in Rates: Killington Residents/ KPAA & KES Members: $69

Non Residents: $79

Before-and After-Care Hours Available

Registration begins March 1st at www.KillingtonRec.com!

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FOOD 506 Bistro

The 506 Bistro serves a simple, seasonal menu featuring Vermont highlights. Set in the open bar and lounge, the atmosphere is casual and warm. Your are likely to be served a yankee pot roast, a great organic burger from a nearby farm or fresh strawberry shortcake with Vermont berries. Local, simple, home cooked is what we are all about. (802) 457-5000

Back Country CafĂŠ

506 506

The Back Country CafÊ 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. Just the right heat Bloody Marys, Mimosas, Bellini, VT Craft Brews, Coffee and hot chocolate drinks. Maple Syrup and VT products for sale Check our Facebook for daily specials. (802) 422-4411

506 Bistro and Bar

Birch Ridge
 Serving a seasonal menu featuring highlights Serving locals and visitors alike since 1998,VT dinner at the Birch Ridge Inn is a delicious way to complete your day in

Killington.

FeaturingBar Vermont inspired New American cuisine in the inns dining room and Great Room Lounge, you will 506 Bistro and also find a nicely stocked bar, hand crafted cocktails, fine wines, seafood and vegetarian options, and wonderful house

Serving a seasonal menu featuring VT highlights made desserts. Â www.birchridge.com.

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and Rotisserie LocatedChoices in On TheRestaurant River Inn, Woodstock VT Chef-owned, Choices Restaurant and Rotisserie was named 2012 ski magazines favorite restaurant. Choices may be A short scenic drive from Killington the name of the restaurant but it is also what you get. Soup of the day, shrimp cockatil, steak, hamburgers, pan seared

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variety of salads and VT pastas, scallops, sole, lamb and more await you. An extensive wine list and in house Located in On The chicken, River aInn, Woodstock made desserts are also available. www.choices-restaurant.com (802) 422-4030 A short scenic drive from Killington

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Clear River Tavern


Our fantastic American tavern menu featuring burgers, pizza, salads, steak and more is now being handcrafted by our new Executive Chef Tim Galvin. Nestled on 10 acres directly on the VAST snowmobile trails and only 8 miles from the Killington Road. Our live music schedule will keep you entertained, and we never charge a cover. We’re sure you’ll agree that “When You’re Here, You’re in the Clear�.  www.clearrivertavern.com  (802) 746-8999

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Inn at Long Trail

Looking for something a little different? Hit up McGrath’s Irish Pub for a perfectly poured pint of Guinness, live music on the weekends and delicious food. Guinness not your favorite? They also have Vermont’s largest Irish Whiskey selection. Reservations are appreciated. innatlongtrail.com/Home.html (802) 775-7181

Foundry

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

Mid-way up Killington Access Rd. 3UN 4HURS A M P M s &RI 3AT A M P M VERMONTSUSHI COM s

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Highline Lodge HIGHLINE LODGE KILLINGTON VERMONT

Visit the Highline lodge. Join us in our newly renovated fireplace lounge featuring craft cocktails, local brews, small plates  and lively conversation. Our in-house restaurant offers fresh, seasonal local fare with a menu changing monthly.

The intimate dining room and outside patio are the perfect spots for private events, conferences and weddings.

Contact Kristen Anderson at kristen@highlinelodge.com.

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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) 422-5334

Jones’ Donuts Classic Italian Cuisine Old World Tradition

fresh. simple. delicious!

1/2 price appetizers & flaTbreads DAILY from 4-5 p.m.

OPEN DAILY AT 4 P.M.

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

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

Lake Bomoseen Lodge and Taproom

The Taproom at Lake Bomoseen Lodge, Vermont’s newest lakeside resort & restaurant. Delicious Chef prepared, family friendly, pub fare; appetizers, salads, burgers, pizzas, entrees, kid’s menu, a great craft brew selection & more. Newly renovated restaurant, lodge & condos. www.lakebomoseenlodge.com (802) 468-5251

Liquid Art


Forget about the polar vortex for a while and relax in the warm atmosphere at Liquid Art. Look for artfully served lattes from their La Marzocco espresso machine, or if you want something stronger, try their signature cocktails. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, they focus on healthy fare and provide you with a delicious meal different than anything else on the mountain. LiquidartVT.com (802) 422-2787.

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 midnight. on Friday. www.lookoutvt.com (802) 422-5665

SUNDAY DINNER specials

Vermont Inspired New-American Cuisine

Choose any Entree from sunday dinner menu plus soup or salad and includes 2 meatballs per person

Serving from 6:00 PM Tuesday thru Saturday

4-6 p.m. sunday only $20 each adult; $10 each child

pasta | veal | Chicken

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seafood | steak | flatbreads For reservations call:

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MATTERS Voted the best ribs and burger in Killington, Moguls is a great place for the whole family. Soups, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, buckets of chicken wings, salads, subs and pasta are just some of the food that’s on the menu. Free shuttle and take away and delivery options are available. (802) 422-4777

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.Warm up by the terrace fire pit after dinner! Just a short drive from Killington. www.mountaintopinn.com 802-483-2311

Killington Burger Bar

Burgrs On the ROCS is a modern Burger Bar modeled in quintessential style. The walls remind us of a time where a spirit was forbidden and a password was needed at the door. In the kitchen, the chef is preparing divine mouthwatering delights certain to satisfy even the most mature palette. The mood is too tempting to resist. Come experience the best hand crafted food on the Killington access road. Enjoy the freshest local ingredients and savory dishes that will leave you completely satisfied. 2384 Killington Road, Killington, VT 05751 | 802.422.ROCS (7627)

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.

Pickle Barrel

Being Killington’s largest and most exciting venue, you’re bound to have a good time in here. Party the night away and feed yourself on delicious food such as chicken wings, onion rings, French fries or even a bowl of bacon. If that doesn’t interest you, you’re able to make your own pizza, by the slice or the whole pie. www.picklebarrelnightclub.com (802) 422-3035

Red Clover

Farm to Table Vermont Food and Drinks. Thursday night Live Jazz. Monday night Chef Specials. Open Thursday to Monday, 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. 7 Woodward Road, Mendon, VT. 802-775-2290, redcloverinn.com

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

O’Dwyers Public House

O’Dwyers Public House at the Summit Lodge welcomes you to enjoy traditional Irish fare including Guinness Stew, Seafood Pie and Bangers and Mash, in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Irish and local brews are on tap, and we have live music every weekend! (802) 422-3535.

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Pasta Pot

Chef owned, the Pasta Pot has 40 years of authentic Italian cuisine under its belt. Whether you’re in the mood for ante pasta, pasta, pizza or homemade entrees, you’ll be satisfied. All menu entrees and pasta are available in half orders and don’t forget to ask about seasonal dishes. (802) 422-3004

Sunup Bakery

Killington’s favorite bakery and sandwich shop offers a variety of breakfast sandwiches served on fresh English muffins, bagels croissant and even gluten free bread is available. A variety of sandwiches are freshly made with all organic products. If coffee is something you’re craving, they have an espresso bar. www.sunupbakery.com (802) 422-3865

Serving dinner on Valentine’s Day

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 Vermont Butcher ShopAs Vermont’s only sustainable whole animal butcher, we are passionate about our craft and delivering the highest quality meats. Each cut of meat you select comes from a partner that shares our commitment of respect for the environment, the animals and our customers. We are here to ensure that you know where your food comes from and guarantee that you’ll be able to see and taste the difference. (802) 776-4005

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“You are about to have the best food you’ve eaten, no ifs, ands, or buts.”

-The Rutland Herald

• A Farm to Table Restaurant • Handcut Steaks, Filets & Fish • All Baking Done on Premises

• Over 20 wines by the glass • Great Bar Dining • Freshly made pasta

All entrées include two sides and soup or salad Sun. - Tues. 5-9 p.m., Thurs. 5-10 p.m., Fri. - Sat. 5-11 p.m.

~ Sunday Brunch 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. ~

506 Bistro and Bar

Serving a seasonal menu featuring VT highlights 802.475.5000 | ontheriverwoodstock.com Located in On The River Inn, Woodstock VT A short scenic drive from Killington

“The locally favored spot for consistently good, unpretentious fare.”

-N.Y. Times, 2008

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This American tree sparrow is quite puffed up as it sits perched on a piece of weathered wood.

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Saturday, Feb. 10, 8 a.m. — WEST RUTLAND — Rutland County Audubon Society hosts its monthly bird monitoring walk, Saturday, Feb. 10. Join the group for the 3.7-mile loop around the marsh, or go halfway. Learn from friendly bird experts, and join for brunch afterwards. Kids, new birders and non-members are always welcome. Meet at the West Rutland Price Chopper parking lot at 8 a.m.

Contact birding@rutlandcountyaudubon.org for more information.

BarnArts announces 2018 schedule; begins Feb. 9 with “Brighton Beach Memoirs” BARNARD—BarnArts Center for the Arts announces a full 2018 calendar to celebrate seven years of community-based arts programming. BarnArts will stage a series of musical and community events including four theater productions, two of which will be in new venues for the organization: The Grange Theatre and Woodstock’s Town Hall Theatre.

First up and currently in rehearsals is Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” being performed at the Grange Theatre Feb. 9-11 and 16-18. This pre-WW2 tale is Neal Simon’s most autobiographical play and arguably his finest.

The hectic and struggling household on Brighton Beach includes a mixed family of cousins and aunts and one overworked father, Jack Jerome, played by M. Carl Kaufman. His wife Kate, played by Darby Herbert, rules the house and her sister Blanche, played

by Mairin Keleher, and sons Eugene and Stanley, played

by WUHS students Toby Borzekowski and Brandon

Schwartz. The house is further complicated and busy with Blanche’s daughters Nora and Laurie, played

by Dory Psomas and Anya Traudt.

The second theatrical production of the year will be a June open air production of Sinclair Lewis’ “It Can’t Happen Here” to be done in conjunction with local filmmaker Teo Zagar’s production of his documentary, “It Happened Here,” about Lewis and Dorothy Thompson’s life and work in Barnard in the 1930s.

July always brings BarnArts pride and joy, the BarnArts’ Summer Youth Theater, which will this year step into the wacky and sophisticated world of Monty Python with “Spamalot,” school edition. This will be the seventh year of this full theatrical experience for local youth, which in three weeks rehearses and choreographs a full stage musical with original set and costuming. Camp dates are July 18-Aug. 5 with performances Aug 3-5.

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event of the year will be the largest event: a community production of the Broadway sensation “The Producers” by Mel Brooks on Oct. 12-21. This will be BarnArts’ first large scale community musical at the Town Hall Theatre, a welcome opportunity for local singers and dancers.

The musical highlights of BarnArts’ 2018 season include the Masquerade Jazz & Funk Winter Music Carnival on March 10 and Music on the Farm, BarnArts’ music series held at Feast & Field in Barnard.

Other BarnArts events include a community contra dance and potluck, Friday, March 30 at the Barnard Town Hall; the Race Around the Lake 5k and 10k fundraiser for BarnArts youth programming on Sunday, May 20 at Silver Lake State Park; and an upcoming spring chorale project with conductor Michael Zsoldos, still in the planning stages.

For more information on any of these events, visit barnarts.org or call 802-234-1645.

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Guitarist Paul Asbell to perform at Brandon Music, Chandler Saturday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—Paul Asbell will perform at Brandon Music on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. From his early years, playing blues on Chicago’s South Side, to his present multi-faceted career based out of northern Vermont, Paul Asbell has earned an underground reputation as a true musician’s musician. Guitar Player magaazine acknowledges that most solo acoustic guitarists usually specialize in one genre, but “with steady hands and a relaxed sense of swing, [Asbell] tackles bouncy ragtime fingerpicking, crisp flatpicking, and lush, jazzy chording with equal aplomb,” evidence that he is not your average solo acoustic guitarist.

Asbell will perform music from his three solo albums on Feb. 10. “Steel String Americana,” “Roots and Branches,” and “From Adamant To Atchafalaya” received numerous rave reviews for their highly individualized twists on blues and jazz standards,

old-timey country-based themes and original pieces from the American roots tradition.

In his 45 year career Asbell has played and recorded with Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Magic Sam, Earl Hooker, Paul Butterfield, Sam Lay, Pops Staples, Donny Hathaway, and numerous others.

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

Asbell will also be giving a performance at Chandler Center for the Arts on Friday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for that show are $16-$18, and available at chandler-arts. org or by calling 802728-6464. Chandler Center is located at 71-73 Main St., Randolph.

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Join in on a fun evening of ice skating from 6 to 9 p.m. with a live DJ, games and fun for the whole family in Okemo’s Ice House. Skate rentals are available. Admission for ages 12+ is $10. Children ages 11 and under is $8.

19 CURLING CLINIC

Join us for a two-hour curling clinic hosted by Upper Valley Curling and the Woodstock Curling Club from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ice House.

Curling equipment will be provided. Register at okemo.com/events.

20 PAINT AND SIP

Grab a drink, an apron and get ready to paint a masterpiece with the guidance of a local artist.

This event is from 7 to 9 p.m. and tickets are $50.

Pre-order tickets online at okemo.com/events.

Cash-only tickets may be available at the door, if not sold out.

21 V.I.N.S. PRESENTATION This free, first-hand encounter with live falcons, hawks and owls focuses on the natural history, ecology and adaptations of these efficient predators at 7 p.m. in the Roundhouse at Jackson Gore.

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Compass seeks barn-themed art for upcoming exhibit, “Barn Art” BRANDON—The Compass Music and Arts Center is accepting submissions for the juried exhibit, “Barn Art.” The exhibit will run from April 6 through June 16 with a submission deadline of Feb. 23.

Barns are of course a regular sight on the Vermont landscape, serving a very necessary and functional purpose to farmers, but they have also become an iconic image for the state and a valuable tourist attraction.

One barn in particular is also a big part of the Compass Center. Brandon Music, Compass’ concert venue, is a beautifully renovated 1820s New England barn which also happens to be the former studio of folk artist Warren Kimble.

The Brandon Music barn will soon take on another purpose by hosting Barn Opera

— operas performed by professional singers in an intimate and informal setting.

With all of these connections, an exhibit which celebrates the barn as an icon seems most fitting.

Submissions will be considered by Vermont artists Denise Letendre, Susan Bull Riley, and Stephanie Stouffer, and judged based on the submitting artist’s interpretation of the “Barn Art” theme. A cash prize will be awarded, along with future exhibiting opportunities at Compass.

Submission guidelines are available at cmacvt. org or via info@cmacvt.org.

The Compass Music and Arts Center is located in Park Village at 333 Jones Dr., Brandon.

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WCSU to host showing of “Most Likely to Succeed” Thursday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—Education in the United States has been conducted in a similar frame since Horace Mann copied the Prussian model of the division of education by subject matter, age, and ability in the mid-19th century. At the time, this helped mold great factory workers who could expect to support a family and have a good life based on the rules they learned to follow and the information they memorized in school.

Times have changed but education has not kept up with those times, according to Ted Dintersmith and Tony Wagner, who have written a book and documentary on what education could and should be today called “Most Likely to Succeed.”

On Thursday, Feb. 8, the Windsor Central Supervisory Union will take part in the “Most Likely to Succeed”worldwide campaign to re-imagine education with a showing of the documentary at Woodstock’s Town Hall Theater at 7 p.m. followed by a discussion

about education possibilities today.

“We have good programs throughout our schools but we have not yet made a bold commitment to creating learning environments that clearly reflect the demands of the 21st century. With this as a foundation, Windsor Central Supervisory Union is striving to be a leader in reimagining learning in a global, digital, and rapidly changing environment,” WCSU Superintendent Mary Beth Banios said.

The film offers an inspiring look at what students and teachers are capable of—if they have the vision and courage to transform schools. Directed by acclaimed documentarian Greg Whiteley, the film has been an official selection of two dozen of the world’s top film festivals, including Sundance, Tribeca, and AFI DOCS. It’s been featured at leading conferences on education, including ASU/GSV, SxSWedu, Harvard/ GoldmanSachs, and NewSchools Venture Fund. Audience members call it the most compelling film ever

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Guntis Goncarovs to address GMCWRT meet Saturday, Feb. 10, 12 p.m.—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—On Saturday, Feb. 10, Guntis Goncarovs will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Green Mountain Civil War Round Table (GMCWRT). The meeting will be held at the Bugbee Senior Center, 262 North Main St., White River Junction. Doors open at noon; an optional catered lunch from Big Fatty’s Barbecue is available at 12:15 p.m., followed by a short business meeting at 12:45 p.m.. The program, “The Men of the H.L. Hunley” will take place right after.

In February 1864, the Confederate submarine Hunley attacked and sank the USS Housatonic, a Union ship, but it did not survive the attack. All eight members of her crew were lost. In 1995, the sub was

discovered and was raised in 2000. Its crew was still within.

Mr. Goncarovs has penned a novel of the men of the Hunley, “Convergence of Valor.” Using the known facts, he worked a story around the men and their part in the events that led to the sinking of the Housatonic on Feb. 17, 1864, and the Hunley’s mysterious disappearance shortly thereafter.

The meeting is open to the public. Reservations for the meal ($12) must be placed by noon, Feb. 8 at 802-296-2919 or auntis@ comcast.net. Those not having dinner will be asked to pay a modest door fee to cover expenses. Founded in 1993, the GMCWRT welcomes all who are interested in this important time in the nation’s history.

done on the topic of school. In the past year, more than 3,500 communities have booked a screening of “Most Likely to Succeed.”

In addition to reviewing the history of American education and the type of thinker needed today, the film follows students in their first year at High Tech High School in San Diego as they participate in projectbased, cross-discipline learning and problem solving. The focus there is critical thinking, collaboration, problem-solving, and confidence-building as students learn to demonstrate their knowledge and thinking in creative ways through trial and error rather than memorization for a test.

WCSU educators hope the film will foster meaningful discussion among educators, administrators, parents, students, and community members about how current obstacles can be overcome and steps towards change can be taken on a local level.

This event is free and open to the public. Visit mltsfilm.org for more information about the film and movement.

Adult spelling bee (and drinks) to benefit Sherburne Library Saturday, Feb. 10, 6 p.m.—KILLINGTON— The Sherburne Memorial Library presents Sip & Spell: A Spelling Bee for Adults (18 years and older) on Saturday, Feb. 10 at The Summit Lodge, 200 Summit Road, Killington.

Registration begins at 6 p.m., and the spelling bee starts at 7 p.m.

The library will be pulling all of the big words out of the dictionary for Sip & Spell. Come and show off intellectual prowess or cheer on all of the brave contestants while enjoying a beverage and food from the Summit Lodge. A prize will be awarded to the winner.

Contestants in the bee may register at the library or at the Summit on the day of the event. Registration is limited to the first 50 registrants and will begin that evening at 6 p.m. The bee will begin promptly at 7 p.m. There is a $5 registration fee for contestants that may

be paid by cash or check during the registration period. Sip & Spell is free to watch and all ages are welcome in the audience. Drinks and a pasta station dinner will be available for purchase the night of the event.

“Cheats” may also be purchased at the time of registration and on stage during competition.

Contestants may only have one of each cheat in hand at any given time.

After a cheat is used, a contestant is eligible to purchase that same cheat again at a higher fee.

Contestants may only purchase a cheat on stage during the competition if they are going to use it immediately.

Cheats may not be used in final rounds.

Final rounds are declared at the judges’ discretion.

The following cheats are available to purchase.

Please note that prices will increase as the competition progresses:

$5: “Ask a friend.”

Contestants may ask someone in the audience to spell the word.

The friend may not use any reference materials, including phone, books, or computer. $5: “30 seconds with a smartphone.” Contestant will be given 30 seconds to use their phone to look up anything that will help them spell the word. $10: “Next word, please.” Once a word is given to a contestant, and before starting to spell, contestant may ask for the next word. $15: “Mulligan.” Contestant may remain in the contest after misspelling a word. $30: “Big cheat deal.”

Get one each of the four cheats.

All proceeds from this event benefit the Friends of the Library and will support the 2018 Vermont Viking Invasion to be held at the library on Sept. 22.

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Woodstock Film Series features “Tanna”

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The “cast” of “Tanna” are the natives of the South Pacific nation of Vanuata. Shown here are Dain and Wawa.

Saturday, Feb. 10, 3 p.m. & 5:15 p.m.— WOODSTOCK—The eighth annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series at the Billings Farm & Museum will feature the award-winning documentary, “Tanna,” on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 3 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. in HD projection and surround sound, with complimentary refreshments. All films are open to the public and accessible to people with disabilities. Reservations are strongly recommended.

“Tanna” is the first feature shot entirely in

the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, whose customs and lifestyle have changed little for centuries. None of the “cast” had ever acted before, but astonishingly, they passionately and naturally re-created this real-life story from recent tribal history as if they had had years of training.

Tickets prices are $9-$11. Billings Farm & Museum is located onehalf mile north of the Woodstock village green on Vermont Route 12.

For more information, visit billingsfarm.org/ filmfest or call 802-4572355.

Rutland Regional offers Alzheimer’s awareness seminars RUTLAND—Alzheimer’s Disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In most people with Alzheimer’s, symptoms first appear in their mid-60s. According to the National Institute of Health, more than 5 million Americans may have Alzheimer’s. It is ranked as the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and the most common cause of dementia among older adults.

Rutland Regional Medical Center is inviting the community to attend two free Alzheimer awareness seminars that provide

information on the differences between normal aging and dementia, and how to deal with dementia related behavior.

On Feb. 20, the first seminar will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. “The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia & Alzheimer’s Disease,” with Dr. Walter Gundel, M.D. and an Alzheimer’s Association community educator, will present information about the differences between normal aging and dementia; explore how the brain works; define dementia; the different stages of the disease; explain the importance of clinical trials; and give an overview of the programs and services offered by the Alzheimer’s

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VINS talks about coping with black bear neighbors Thursday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m.— QUECHEE—VINS presents a discussion about black bears in Vermont: “Coping with our New Backyard Visitors” on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.

Seeing black bears is not something new for residents of Vermont who spend time outdoors.

Spotting the dark silhouette of one of New England’s largest animals is exciting. However, more and more bear sightings are occurring not in the wild but in our neighborhoods and backyards.

When bears and humans cross paths, and bears venture into our neighborhoods, problems arise and unfortunately, bears often pay the ultimate price for these interactions.

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Most importantly, this talk will highlight what humans can do in our own neighborhoods and backyards to keep ourselves, our property, and the bears safe and minimize the negative impacts that humans have on wildlife.

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Hammond worked as a district wildlife biologist, a habitat biologist, and then as the grizzly bear biologist for the Wyoming Game & Fish Department before returning to his home state of Vermont.

He currently serves on the department’s big game team and is instrumental in setting seasons and bag limits for deer and moose and is responsible for doing environmental reviews of residential and commercial development projects in southern Vermont. He is also the leader of the department’s black bear program.

The discussion is free and open to the public — a $10 donation is suggested. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact sstrew@vinsweb.org or call 802-359-5000, ext. 245. VINS is located at 6565 Woodstock Road, Quechee.

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Rutland school site for public hearing on FY2019 recommended state budget Monday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m.—RUTLAND— The Vermont House and Senate committees on appropriations are seeking public input on the governor’s recommended FY2019 State Budget and will hold community-based public hearings on Monday, Feb. 12, 6-7 p.m. at five locations throughout the state. Locally, a hearing will be held at the Rutland Public School, Longfellow Building on Church Street.

An additional public hearing will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 6-7 p.m. in room 11 of the State House in Montpelier.

The committees will take testimony on the governor’s recommended state budget at the hearings. Anyone interested in testifying should come to one of the hear-

ings. Time limits on testimony may apply depending on number of participants.

For more information about the format of these events, or to submit written testimony, contact Theresa Utton-Jerman or Rebecca Buck at tutton@leg.state. vt.us or rbuck@leg.state.vt.us or at 802828-5767 or 1-800-3225616.

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Participants will meet at the lobby of the Killington Grand Hotel, 228 East Mountain Road, Killington, at 3:45 p.m. Guests will gather immediately following the outing

for libations at Preston’s also located in the Killington Grand hotel. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided and a cash bar is available. The cost is only $15 for members and $20 for members-to-be and guests. (Non-members can then join the club at no additional cost.) Equipment is also included for those who do not have their own. Space is limited.

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Be a part of the Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 16-19—Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time.

Now, more than 160,000 people of all ages and walks of life worldwide join the four-day count each February to create an annual snapshot of the distribution and abundance of birds. This is the perfect birdwatching citizen science project for kids, families and new birders.

Rutland County Audubon invites anyone interested to participate! For at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, Feb. 16-19, simply tally the numbers and kinds of birds seen. Count from any location, anywhere in the world, for at least the minimum time slot of 15 minutes each.

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Scientists and bird enthusiasts can learn a lot by knowing where the birds are. Bird populations are dynamic; they are constantly in flux. No single scientist or team of scientists could hope to document and understand the complex distribution and movements of so many species in such a short time. Scientists use information from the Great Backyard Bird Count, along with observations from other citizen-science projects, such as the Christmas Bird Count, Project FeederWatch, and eBird, to get the big picture about what is happening to bird populations. The longer these data are collected, the more meaningful they become in helping scientists investigate far-reaching questions, like “How will the weather and climate change influence bird populations?”

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Poultney quarry, Part One POULTNEY—Blasting at a slate quarry across the road from their property has damaged their home to the point that it has no resale value, Jeffrey and Kristin Silverman claimed in a lawsuit they filed against Hilltop Slate Inc., K-D-Stone Inc., and Jeffrey Dunster, in U.S. District Court in Burlington. They have also requested a permanent injunction against blasting inside a 200-foot radius of their 1276 York St. Extension home, according to the Rutland Herald.

The couple’s complaint should be against their real estate agent who sold them the property in 2009, promising the property would not be mined, said Nelson Dunster, president of K-D Stone and Jeffrey Dunster’s father, and Daniel Boone, Hilltop’s CEO. Dunster and/or K-D Stone received rights from Hilltop, the company holding the quarry’s mineral rights and operating the quarry from June 2017 to January 2018. Dunster and Boone said they were both unaware of the lawsuit until asked about it by the Rutland Herald. They said they dispute the claims and that the suit is frivolous.

The Silvermans’ suit, filed by A. J. LaRoss of Burlington, asks $150,000 each for damages on grounds of negligence and nuisance. A third claim for gross negligence asks for three times the value of the house. A home inspection of the Poultney house during its 2009 purchase showed no structural problems with the basement walls or foundation, and that any cracks were due to age.

The suit claims there had been no blasting at the quarry since the 1950s until Hilltop began setting off charges in August 2017. The blasting allegedly knocked pictures off the walls and rendered telephone conversations “difficult to impossible.”

Although there had been no problems with the Silvermans’ water supply since their purchase, blasting in mid-2017 allegedly turned the well water brown, lowered pressure, and resulted in thick red sludge collecting in the water filter, so that the filter had to be cleaned as often as three times a day. The walls allegedly began bowing inward and cracking. Other properties on York Street Extension also began showing cracks, and, claiming the highway was being endangered by the blasting, the town of Poultney issued a cease and desist letter to the company, according to court papers.

Since blasting has stopped, the well has returned to normal, the Silvermans said in their court documents.

Poultney quarry, Part Two POULTNEY—The Poultney Planning Commission met with more than 20 individuals from local slate-quarrying companies Jan. 29 to consider a change in setback requirements. Current regulations call for all “pits, dumps, and buildings” to be 200 feet or more from any residence or property line. Jonathan Hill of Greenstone Slate objected that the 200foot buffer requirement is not clear.

Slate industry reps had proposed a 25foot setback for all quarries not exempted by special-interest legislation in 1995 but amended their proposal to 40 feet, a standard for some industrial activities, Town Manager and Zoning Administrator Paul Donaldson told the Rutland Herald.

The exemption from Act 250 Criterion 10 applies to any quarry registered prior to Jan. 1, 1997, and does not regulate as to depth of quarry, effect on wells, explosive charge weight limitation, and other Act 250 limitations, according to Bill Burke, District 1 Environmental Commission.

The setback distance is the only part of the earlier proposals on which Poultney Planning Commission and industry representatives fail to find common ground, Donaldson said. Commission Chair Mark Teeter asked slate quarry reps to determine when the buildings on their quarry properties were built and if that was before the quarry became operational.

Donaldson commented that some quarry members believe property owners built residences knowing the proximity of the quarries.

Rep. Patty McCoy, R-Poultney, said she favors the 200-foot buffer to protect preexisting homes. The question becomes whether quarries that predate zoning bylaws are subject to them. Town attorney Neil Vreeland said maybe an amendment to the proposal can be grandfathered, covered by conditional use.

Members of the Planning Commission remain divided on how much setback is reasonable.

The public’s right to know CASTLETON—Castleton’s new town manager, Mike Jones, started work Jan. 29, saying he plans to improve communications with town residents on his way to developing a “functional and effective team.” He told the Rutland Herald he plans to hold an open house in the (relatively) new town offices, 263 Rt. 30 North. Also on his agenda is developing a strategic plan for the town.

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Rutland-area scholars on Castleton U, CCV honors lists

Rutland fire chief position still empty Rutland remains without a fire chief after the top two finalists for the job were unable to take the job, Alderman William Notte said. A large field of candidates remains, and it would be easy to choose any of them. But the fire chief search committee is working to find the best possible fit and posted the job again, receiving numerous applications, Notte explained.

The search committee hopes to decide on a recommendation before April, Rutland Mayor David Allaire told the Rutland Herald. Deputy Fire Chief William Lovett continues serving as interim chief.

Qualified candidates are “in short supply,” Allaire theorized. Chiefs tend to be at home in their current jobs. Finding a new one means identifying someone with the right background who is willing to try a new community and a new department. In Allaire’s view, that might be someone who is “approaching middle age” who has 20 or 30 years at his current location but wants to retire and move.

Rutland is looking for someone with a minimum of 10 years firefighting supervisory experience who also has emergency management director experience.

Allaire said city officials intend to ensure that identified finalists know the potential salary and benefits.

Castleton University recently revealed the names of those students who made the President’s List and Dean’s List for 2017-18 fall semester. President’s List students must be full-time students with a grade point average of 4.0. On that list, students who list their home town as Rutland are: Megan Nadler, Hanna Neyman, Brittany Renouf, Mia Sanborn, and Kristin McElroy; Center Rutland, Brenna Burgess; West Rutland, Joseph Callahan, Brooke Raiche, and Kelsey Wedin; and Wallingford, Karissa Shaw.

Dean’s List students must have full-time status with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Rutland students on the Dean’s List are Emily Keeler, Amy Manning, Sarah Roundy, Jasmin Gomez, Sarah Nadler, Brandon Bailey, Jacob Gladding, Ryan Vaillancourt, Dominique Gatto, Ailaini Corsones-Brown, Gabrielle Lazzaro, Alex Wetherby, Katherine Perkins, Kathryn Beach, Nicholas Bjorkman, Hannah Coburn, Owen Dunigan, Coral Robert, Elizabeth Sampson, Taylor Smith, and Gideon Yeager.

Dean’s List students who gave their home town as West Rutland include Liam Edwards, Kayla Szido, Zachary Cullen, Lindsay LaFerriere, Taylor Raiche, Katelyn Wedin, Sierra Fales, Saige King, Matthew Bathalon, Alexandra Resch, Andrea Manney, and Julia May. North Clarendon students on the Dean’s List are Ryan Surrell, Alyssa Chapin, Alexis Davis, and Chelsea Congdon. Other students on the Dean’s List are Taylor Worcester of East Wallingford, Heather Fredritz of Rutland Town, and Hannah Turgeon of Wallingford.

In addition, Community College of Vermont recently announced that full-time students Joseph Alford and Winter Jackson of Rutland made its President’s List with GPAs of 4.0. On the CCV Dean’s List, with GPAs of 3.5 to 3.99 were Morgan Turnbaugh of North Clarendon, Holly McLennan of Wallingford, and Isaiah Coltey and Lydia May of West Rutland, as well as Samantha Benoit, Abigail Blair, Riley Cahill, Stephanie Colton, Kelly Dorman, Letisha Gibbs, Amber Kent, Ronald Kreth, and Bryan Maxham of Rutland.

Fox Room returns to service

Repairs and refurbishing in the Rutland Free Library’s Nella Grimm Fox Room should ensure the room will be available again for public use in April, Library director Randal Smathers told the Rutland Herald.

Architects advised a novel approach to remedying the collapsed acoustic ceiling tiles, strapping them in place and covering them with new tiles.

Ripping out the old tiles, held by a glue containing 2 percent asbestos, would have created a disposal problem and added a $35,000 disposal bill. Instead, sealing the old ceiling in place is cleaner, safer, and less expensive, with an estimated cost of $50,000 to $60,000.

The repair and other upgrades are from a $200,000 gift from the Sutnick family. Those improvements include carpet replacement using Flotex or something made from rubber but able to be cleaned with water.

Switching to LED bulbs will probably save $150 to $200 a month on lighting in the Fox room, Smathers said. Efficiency Vermont is aiding in the fixture replacement.

If the city and the four participating towns of Mendon, Tinmouth, Rutland Town, and Ira approve a budget with a 3 percent increase, the library may be open more in the evening and make more use of the Fox Room, adding two more open evenings to its schedule.

From armory to home-grown outlet

A portion of the former Rutland Armory at 15 West St. has become an outlet for clearance items from Vermont Country Store. Scheduled to open Feb. 2, Yankee Surplus will display separate rooms for sleepwear and slippers, bedding and home items, food, and clothing for men and women.

The store may use as much of the building as it finds necessary, but currently plans to occupy only a small part for retail activities, about 3,300 square feet on the first floor. Store Manager Melissa Scudder told The Rutland Reader that there will be a constant supply of new items from its web, catalog, and store operations, offering “the best deals in town” at clearance and discount prices. It will employ four people.

Vermont Country Store regards Yankee Surplus as its only affiliated clearance center, large and flexible enough to cover the store’s clearance needs, likely along with some “opportunistic buys,” according to Geof Brown, VCS executive vice president.

VCS retail director Jim Szabo said the one-time armory’s history made it appealing.

The parent company is committed to Rutland and supports community organizations, and one room will be set aside as a community meeting room. The retail store’s hours of operation are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday.

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405 pot plants found in Proctor home PROCTOR—On Jan. 30, troopers from the Vermont State Police, Rutland Barracks conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 103 in Mount Holly for a speeding violation. The operator was identified as Kevin Burnham, age 49 from Proctor.

Troopers also identified Deana Burnham and Keeghan Burnham, both age 25 from Proctor, as passengers in the vehicle. (VSP did not identify the relationship of the Burnhams).

Troopers obtained consent to search the vehicle to further their investigation into the possibility of criminal activity. Based on the information obtained during the traffic stop Troopers authored and subsequently were granted a search warrant for Kevin Burnham’s residence in Proctor.

Troopers executed the search warrant on Jan. 31, 2018, at 8 p.m. The search uncovered a large, sophisticated indoor marijuana grow operation. Troopers seized 405 marijuana plants (in various stages of growth), approximately 4 pounds of processed marijuana and 52 grams of marijuana honey oil (THC Super Concentrate).

Kevin Burnham was released on citation to appear at the Rutland Superior Court Criminal Division for Cultivation of Marijuana.

Keeghan Burnham was released on a citation to appear at the Rutland Superior Court Criminal Division for Possession of Marijuana.

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Young man jumps to his death QUECHEE – On Sunday, Jan. 28, police responded to a call from the Quechee Gorge. A Hartford resident in his early 20s had jumped to his death, authorities reported. They did not release the name of the deceased.

Authorities said the young man had been successfully talked off the bridge by a friend less than a month ago.

Because of the extreme icing conditions, firefighters and rescue workers had to lower two of their members straight down the rocky cliffs rather than take the paths down to the bottom of the gorge as they would’ve otherwise done Traffic on Route 4 near the bridge was detoured for an hour.

The recovery team raised the body up to the bridge deck using a special crane mounted on a fire department utility truck.

Police conduct saturation patrols Killington On Feb. 3-4, between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., Troopers from Rutland Barracks conducted a saturation patrol in the town of Killington. Troopers focused their efforts on stopping and arresting individuals operating under the influence of alcohol/ drugs. While on patrol, Troopers conducted 11 traffic stops, issuing multiple Vermont Civil Violation Complaints and warnings. One operator was arrested for DUI. Killington and Mendon On Feb. 2-3, between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., Troopers from Rutland Barracks conducted saturation patrols in the towns of Killington and Mendon. Troopers focused their efforts on stopping and arresting individuals operating under the influence of alcohol/ drugs. While on patrol, Troopers conducted nine traffic stops, issuing multiple Vermont Civil Violation Complaints and warnings. One operator was arrested for DUI. West Haven and Benson On Jan. 31 at approximately 8 a.m., Troopers based out of the Rutland Barracks initiated a directed patrol on Route 22A in the towns of West Haven and Benson. Several motor vehicle stops were initiated, which resulted in a total of six written warnings and three Vermont Civil Violation Complaints being issued for various motor vehicle violations.

West Rutland, Mt. Holly and Hubbardton On Jan. 31, during the afternoon hours, Troopers from the Rutland Barracks conducted a saturation patrol on Business Route 4 in the town of West Rutland, Route 103 in the town of Mt. Holly and Route 30 in the town of Hubbardton. The purpose of the patrol was to enforce motor vehicle laws, and promote safe driving on our roadways.

During the patrol, Troopers completed a total of 18 traffic stops, issuing five Vermont Civil Violation Complaints and 19 warnings.

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“Don’t tell me they have to get up a half hour earlier,” he said. “You chose to live in these towns. You never should have voted for Act 46, then you could have kept your school.”

In the end, Rausenberger said he wishes there could be a public vote to repeal Act 46, and that this budget would not get his vote. “There is no way in hell I’m voting for this school budget,” he said. “I may never vote for another school budget again.”

Hannah Sessions owns and operates Blue Ledge Farm in Leicester with her husband, Greg Bernhardt. They have lived in Leicester since 2000 and have two children who are now students at Otter Valley.

Bernhardt is currently a member of the OVUU board. Sessions was on the Leicester School Board for 10 years and on the Rutland Northeast School Board from 2011 to 2015. She also served on the Act 46 study committee that looked into the nuts and bolts of creating the OVUU School District in 2016.

Sessions was at the Jan. 10 OVUU board meeting and voiced her support of the proposed budget but said in an interview Tuesday that she understands how difficult the situation is.

“I think when we went down the route of Act 46, everyone thought it would be a magic bullet and our financial problems would go away,” she said. “But in my mind, Act 46 is working, with the ability to now move kids around and enhance programming, we’re saving money and equalizing student opportunities.”

Sessions also said that any desire for local control over schools evaporated well before Act 46. “People had the illusions that

we had local control, but we didn’t,” she said. “Everything was a mandate from the state.”

Sessions added that she understands particularly what Dellamonte and other parents in the small school towns are feeling but said the issues of falling enrollment and costs have been issues for years.

“We saw all of these problems coming,” she said of her time on the Leicester School Board. “We saw the storm on the horizon.

We tried to consolidate years ago, but ironically, the state was subsidizing small schools and paying them to stay small.

We now have a board that is just removed enough to make these hard decisions that the super-local boards couldn’t make.”

She said that familiarity makes being on a school board more difficult now than ever before. “It’s extremely hard to make change happen when it affects you neighbors, your friends, even yourself. It’s too close, and then our children’s education is affected by our loyalty to the status quo. It makes being on the school board an incredibly thankless job because it’s very personal.”

Sessions said she understands that the proposed changes will be difficult for all involved, but that in the end, “we will be better for it.”

“I see [the consolidation] as maintaining the experience my kids had when there were 80 to 90 kids in the school,” she said.

“By consolidating, you are maintaining the educational opportunities. I hope that everyone can see that we all want the same thing, with is the best possible thing for our students.”

When Sessions kids went to Leicester School in 2007, 90 kids were enrolled. Now, enrollment is around 40 students.

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NEWS BRIEFS

Community led to ski career for Keri Reid

By Karen D. Lorentz

“My parents signed me up as a junior instructor when I was 14. That was the turning point for me to be able to connect with people and be part of a community,” said Keri Reid of a defining moment that headed her to a career in ski instruction.

Born and raised in a small suburb of Montreal, Reid began skiing “on plastic skis in the backyard around age 4 or 5.”

Around 7, her parents taught her to ski at Laurentian ski areas.

“My parents were great skiers and my grandparents skied, too,” she said of early influences.

Reid continued to teach skiing throughout her high school

Q&A

and college years, including the summer of 2009 teaching in New Zealand (winter there) before graduating from the HEC business school of Montreal University in 2010.

A winter of teaching at Okemo followed before she returned to New Zealand. She then alternated between instructing there and in Japan for five years.

In Canada, Reid had trained with the CSIA (Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance) and obtained Level I through III rankings and was able to transfer her accreditation to PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) where she is currently an Eastern Development Team member.

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KERI REID

Mountain Times: How did you get to Okemo?

Keri Reid: My husband and I got married and I had that one year at Okemo and was looking for that next step in my career so that led to my job as Okemo assistant ski and ride school director.

MT: What are your responsibilities as the assistent director?

KR: I help manage 350+ people along with Chris Saylor [director] and others. I help with planning and budgeting and serve as Chris’ right hand. I hire and train new instructors and I oversee and help facilitate the Women’s Alpine Adventures (WAA) program, which is headed

by Barbara Newton.

MT: Why a woman’s program and do you think all women can learn to ski or snowboard?

KR: It’s an opportunity to learn in a pressure-free environment. No competi-

tion, just fun in the company of other likeminded people.

MT: What are the WAA program options?

KR: The one-day WAA experience is a Sunday Fun Day. It’s an opportunity for women who don’t have the time to be away from family or work to sample coaching “by women, for women.” It’s open to all ability levels.

The two-day is more intensive coaching, includes breakfast and lunch daily and a welcome party.

The five-day program in January fills quickly, so women looking for a weeklong experience should check it out early.

The next Sunday programs are Feb. 11 and March 4 and the two-day programs are Feb. 8-9, and March 8-9.

MT: What is your approach to teaching?

KR: It should be about the fun and a positive

experience. Having a good time is essential to skills development.

MT: What role does psychology play if any?

KR: Psychology fits in with how we work with people, children and adults. If you don’t feel safe, you won’t be able to learn, so we build a connection with students — they need to trust us. So we build up slowly and do something they are comfortable with.

Being an instructor has so many aspects and a psychology background is part of PSIA learning. PSIA is very much into child psychology and clinics for teaching adults and seniors as well.

MT: Do you teach at Okemo?

KR: I teach on occasion but most of my teaching tends to be as a member of PSIA. Being part of PSIA helps lay the groundwork for bringing instructors to another level. The team-

work is just wonderful. As a development team member I am on a pathway to becoming an examiner for PSIA. I’m an examiner in training. We are understudying events and are there to help and learn. I could lead a Level I

exam or do a clinic.

The work is a cross between training and leading, depending on needs.

MT: Other sports, activities in winter and summer?

KR: The gym. Fitness is an overall value. I run and waterski also.

MT: Do you balance family with work?

KR: Fortunately, my husband works in the ski industry so he under-

is in Ludlow— we live in N.H. in the summer. Living in Ludlow in the winter is the best thing ever. It’s all encompassing — closest friends and best experiences and being with other skiers are facilitated by living in Ludlow. We get together for après and that

stands if I have to go to an event and that winter is full-on work. The rest of the year I have more time for family, including siblings and parents.

MT: You mentioned a sense of community as a positive that appealed to you and got you hooked on teaching. Does that extend to where you live and do you live in a mountain town?

KR: Our main home

makes for continuous learning as we feed off each other’s energy.

MT: In addition to work at Okemo and PSIA do you have other jobs?

KR: I am a brand ambassador for Lange and Dynastar. I ski on their gear and tell people about it.

MT: Words of wisdom?

KR: Take a lesson. It’s a never-ending progression and opportunity to grow.

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The story of the Costello family’s 1928 settlement in Rutland and subsequent trials and triumphs is the topic on “Generations: Stories from Rutland County,” appearing on PEGTV’s Channel 15 Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. Enjoy hearing Steve Costello and his family tell their story.

The Mint-Rutland’s Makerspace hopes to have its jewelry lab completely outfitted by March, thanks to help from Tim Schneller, owner of Timco Jewelers and Goldsmiths. He has been helping The Mint source high quality tools and equipment.

The Mint also has special thanks for Forest Immel, who coordinated the purchase of many hand tools and who also built the first tool storage on wheels. Thanks to Craig Angstadt, who created storage in the woodshop for new equipment.

Slate set for Rutland City Aldermanic race Ten candidates have announced they are running for the Rutland City Board of Aldermen. Only three are incumbents seeking reelection to a two-year seat. Those three are Board President Sharon Davis, William Notte, and Scott Tommola, reported VTDigger.

Candidate Paul Clifford has previously been elected to a seat among Rutland’s aldermen and, in the intervening years, also served Rutland Town as a Select Board member.

Four of the remaining candidates ran for seats on the board last year: John Atwood, Matthew Whitcomb, Daniel White, and Kam Johnston. Although none of them received an alderman’s seat, Johnston was elected to serve on the Rutland City Board

of School Commissioners. Whitcomb received an appointment to the Rutland Redevelopment Authority Board of Commissioners.

The two candidates who have not run for an alderman’s seat before are Jack Crowther and Francis Haas. Crowther has spoken before the board several times in opposition to Rutland city water fluoridation.

This year’s field of candidates seems relatively small. In 2017, 17 candidates hoped to fill six seats on the board.

Not running for reelection Mar. 6 are Aldermen Ed Larson and Gary Donahue. Larson was serving a one-year term, appointed to fill the seat vacated when then-alderman David Allaire was elected to the office of City mayor.

Another city election

race is that for city treasurer. Mary Markowski has filed to continue filling the remainder of a two-year term, appointed when former treasurer Wendy Wilton left to become Vermont state director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Kam Johnston is on the ballot for city treasurer as well as that for alderman.

The Town Meeting ballot will also offer three candidates for commissioner on the Rutland City School Board. Current School Board President Dick Courcelle and Commissioner Joanne Pencek have filed for the race, as has Charlene Seward, reported the Rutland Herald. Incumbent Christian Wideawake did not file for re-election.

Rutland Town adjusting new job parameters RUTLAND TOWN—Town departthat position in 2000, having served ment heads met with the Select Board the town as an independent plowing Jan. 30 to examine what responsibilicontractor since 1986. ties the departments had accepted Hathaway has not asked that he rein the five months since former town ceive payment for the extra responsiadministrator Joe Zingale was fired, bilities he took on when the town and and how much they want Zingale severed their new Town Administrarelationship abruptly. tive Assistant Bill Sweet When the meeting had THE SELECT to perform. His responconcluded, he indicatBOARD sibilities will extend ed he felt he, like other from operating the town people in the town, was VOTED HIM website to shoveling the just filling in to meet a AN HOURLY front sidewalk, reported need. the Rutland Herald.

Other changes in RAISE OF In response to Road Rutland Town admin$32.70 Commissioner Byron istration will include Hathaway’s estimate that more use of e-mail and FOR THOSE taking over the water and other electronic comHOURS ... sewer responsibilities munications. Town that Zingale had covered attorney Kevin Brown would require 218 hours has encouraged the annually, the Select Board voted him town to establish e-mail accounts an hourly raise of $32.70 for those for all Select Board members, and hours, in contrast to the $25.82 he the Board asked Sweet to bring them receives as elected road commisestimates for purchasing five laptops sioner. Hathaway was first elected to or tablets.

Project Vision offers annual report Rutland’s Project Vision will hold its next monthly meeting in the Rutland Intermediate School, 65 Library Ave., Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. The meeting will not be an open forum, however. The public is invited to attend as spectators.

The unusual time and location provide an opportunity for each of the organization’s three committees – Building Great Neighborhoods, Community Health, and Crime and Safety – to summarize its activities in 2017, Rutland City Police Commander Matthew Prouty told the Rutland Herald.

Project Vision Chairman Joe Kraus will facilitate the meeting. Presenting the previous year’s progress reports are Teresa Miele and Shannon Kennelly from the neighborhood committee, Dr. Jeffrey McKee and Sarah Roy of the health committee, and Prouty. Rob Bliss, assistant superin-

tendent of Rutland City Schools, may also report on a pre-kindergarten group.

Prouty said he expects to hear exciting, encouraging reports and intends to ask committee members for their input on 2018 goals. He also anticipates a discussion of the DataDriven Approach to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) and developing an overdose response strategy initiative.

Prouty intends the meeting to be an opportunity for people who may not be able to attend Project Vision’s monthly noon meetings to see if they might want to become involved with one of the committees. The organization’s normal monthly meetings are the second Thursday of each month, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Alliance Community Fellowship Church in the Howe Center.

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On sleep deprivation

Sometimes you get so much sleep that you just don’t know what to do. Last week was rough for me in this regard. I had six or seven days with fewer than four hours of sleep. I was starting to feel like I was going to die.

For personal business, I had to drive to Philadelphia and back in one day, spending two hours there. I needed to be there in the late afterAltitude noon, so I did my normal Altit Sick Sickness workout and ski routine, By br brady and then banged south in crain my trusty Volvo, missing every rush hour in Albany, NYC, and Philly, both directions. This was a logistical triumph of which I will always be proud.

I was nerved up enough about this travel, that much like the night before a Spartan Ultra, I managed about two hours of sleep. I started to get tired on the return trip at around Hudson, N.Y., so I had some coffee and chocolate on the way, and when I arrived home at 12:30 a.m., I was wide awake, sleeping eventually at about 4 a.m., for four hours.

It has been a point of frustration for me that I am not a catch-up sleeper. Generally speaking, lost sleep is exactly that. Lost sleep. I will never make it up. This week, I did better. After driving for 13 hours and being awake for 24 hours on two hours’ sleep, I managed a very frustrating four hour nap and, near tears, went about my day.

I started to get nappy in the middle of the day, which is normal for me, so I got in bed for a nap and managed a three hour nap, which was amazing. I felt completely different. Furthermore, I went to bed at a reasonable hour and slept a full seven hours. Then I did it again the next night. I almost felt normal for a while.

As I write this, I am well rested, but coming up with another sore throat. My guinea pig has exhibited digestive distress, and so it is likely that we are getting sick again, and this one will be the gastroenteritis that is going around, as opposed to the flu that went around. This will delay Pip’s neuter and his incoming female companionship. He has been completely lovely of late though, which is nice.

The skiing has been good, and I have been doing something I rarely do, which is occasionally eat out. I have to say, I am very impressed with the food at the Peak Lodge. It is the best ski area food I’ve had in a very long time.

I have continued lifting weights, and suddenly I am lifting more, heavier weight than I ever have, when two weeks ago I was well under my personal best. This is gratifying to me and makes things worth the effort.

Anyway, it looks like the snow is returning for its usual February blitz, and I need to get out on the hill!

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2. Create beliefs about your money that will service your house budget as well as support your lifestyle and goals. This will help you to identify the limiting behaviors you have developed with your money. Recognize and evaluate any unhealthy patterns you might have.

3. Live within your means. Don’t spend more than you make. Limit debt and start to view credit cards as a means to be used when needed, and then pay it back immediately. Buy things you can afford, and if you can’t, save up for it! It will feel much better when you know it was a financially sound purchase.

4. Save! I look at saving money as an item in my monthly budget. Aim for allocating at least 10 perMoney matters, page 36

Ice-out days and climate change

By Declan McCabe

While driving down from Isle La of this measurement technique is background “noise” of our naturally Motte in early December, my son and precisely what piqued Betts’ interest. variable weather conditions. This is, I noticed a fine skim of ice floating Across the short interval of 20 years, after all, a region which prides itself down the Alburg Passage. As it collidthere’s a clear trend; the cinderblock on the notion that “if you don’t like the ed with the Route 2 bridge supports, sinks about six days earlier than it did weather, wait a few minutes.” it broke into rectangular fragments. two decades ago.

I wondered if what I was seeing was Betts has also reviewed 40 years typical, or a symptom of changing of ice-out data from the Fairbanks climate? But a single observation tells Museum and found the same pattern: THE OUTSIDE you only about the current weather, the ice on Stiles Pond goes out about STORY and says nothing about climate three days earlier per decade. Every trends. decade, on average, the pond has To understand long-term patfrozen four days later, and the total terns requires long-term data. So I frozen period has been shrinking by reviewed ice formation data on Lake seven days per decade since 1970.

That said, while we can’t with Champlain. I learned that between “Ice out” patterns are consistent certainty predict what maple trees, 1816 and 1916, the lake was “closed” with other indicators of change. For or ponds, or ornamental plants will to navigation in 96 of 100 winters. In example, Betts has reviewed data on do in future years, it’s very clear that the last 30 winters, the lake has closed Vermont’s lilac flowering dates. On we’re in a period of rapid temperature 13 times, and just three times this average, lilac leaves are developing change, and based on what we know past decade. At first blush, this might about two weeks earlier than they did of atmospheric science and humanseem like overwhelming evidence in the 1960s, and flowers open more caused emissions, there’s no reason for less ice, but again, this is not the than a week earlier. to expect that change to stop any time whole story.

With the greatest respect to ice and soon.

The 200-year data set was As Betts recently told me, gathered by three different “Climate change is on a roll THERE’S A CLEAR TREND; THE governmental agencies, a and all we can do is slow it CINDERBLOCK SINKS ABOUT 6 Burlington public official down, and give our societies and historian, and a “coopand all of life on Earth more DAYS EARLIER THAN IT DID TWO erative weather observer.” time to adapt.”

DECADES AGO. Consistency might be a bit In the meantime, I plan much to expect and “closed to naviga- lilac, I suspect that some Vermonters on placing my first ever bet on Joe’s tion” could range from an ice passage might be more interested in changes Pond this year. What day I will bet on? from Burlington to Plattsburgh, or in maple sugaring; this thought has That’s my secret; but it will be earlier simply frozen harbors. not been wasted on Vermont scienthan I would have bet in 1997.

For a more consistently measured tists. Justin Guilbert and Vermont Declan McCabe teaches biology at data set, Dr. Alan Betts, a Vermont EPSCoR collaborators examined Saint Michael’s College. His work with climatologist, looked to the Joe’s Pond climate trends and predicted 11 fewer student researchers on insect comAssociation. Each winter for more maple sugaring days by mid-century. munities in the Champlain Basin is than two decades, association memThey also predicted a shift in the sugfunded by Vermont EPSCoR’s Grant bers have placed a wooden pallet on aring season towards the midwinter NSF EPS Award #1556770 from the the ice of Joe’s Pond in West Danville, months of December and January.

National Science Foundation. The ilVt. A cinderblock sits on the pallet If at this point, you’re thinking that lustration for this column was drawn and is strung to the plug of an electhese trends are awfully short-term,

by Adelaide Tyrol. The Outside Story tric clock on Homer Fitts’ deck. For a and that anyone trying to predict is assigned and edited by Northern small donation to the association, you the future of sugaring is walking Woodlands magazine, northerntoo can guess when the ice will give on thin ice, you have a valid point; woodlands.org, and sponsored by way, the cinderblock sink, and the one of the difficulties of predicting the Wellborn Ecology Fund of New clock be unplugged; best guess wins! climate change and its effects is the Hampshire Charitable Foundation: The simplicity and consistency complexity of factors, including the wellborn@nhcf.org.

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Out of the fire and into the fondue pot “It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity,” Kofi Annan,

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Nobel Peace Prize winner from Ghana and seventh secretary-general of the United Nations said. “We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world’s people share the benefits of globalization.”

The five greatest risks in the next 10 years, according to the World Economic Forum, are weapons of mass destruction, extreme weather events, natural disasters, failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and water crises.

“Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World” was the focus of the 48th annual World Economic Forum, a neutral global think tank and platform for action that met in Davos, Switzerland Jan. 23-26.

Each year “strategic business and industry partners,” non-governmental leaders, academia, civil society, youth, and heads of state are invited to participate in the forum. Through public-private cooperation, they brainstorm and work together to explore cutting edge solutions to improve the state of the world and impact peace and survival.

German engineer, economist, and professor Klaus Schwab founded the WEF in 1971 after defining the “stakeholder theory” to benefit corporate owners, workers, their families and communities instead of only business shareholders.

The stakeholder concept was ahead of its time and is now at the heart of sustainability. Schwab established the WEF’s core values, which include moral and intellectual integrity.

Klaus Schwab chose Davos as the setting for his dream to bring influential leaders together to question and revise the world’s ways. In 1928, Albert Einstein spoke in the sanatorium village of Davos on the theory of relativity. In 1924, author and humanist Thomas Mann wrote “The Magic Mountain” there while his sick wife healed in the pure mountain air.

His novel became one of

the 20th century’s most influential works and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929.

“There are four ingredients in true leadership: brains, soul, heart and good nerves,” Klaus Schwab said, and nearly all leaders invited to Davos have shown these qualities through their good work.

Emmanuel Macron, the recently elected young president of France, proclaimed that “France is back!” Macron vowed to “make France a model in the fight against climate change.”

Unlike Trump, who is reopening coal mines, Macron will shut down all of France’s coal-fired power stations by 2021, and he challenged the European Union to provide financial incentives for less pollution. While Trump adds a 30 percent tax to Chinese solar panels, Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping (who is also is committed to the Paris Agreement) have pledged to work closely together in the creation of a new, green Silk Road. Macron was given a standing ovation and became a star for his international vision.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned about “poisonous populism” that causes a nation to turn inward and asked if we’ve

teetering on the brink of obstruction of justice with the latest news of his June attempt to fire Special Prosecutor Mueller. (When the government shutdown also occurred, Trump was nowhere to be found.)

At the forum, Trump encountered world leaders he’d insulted and demeaned with his tweets and those he’d shunned at the G2 Summit and the Paris Accord. Trump’s WEF address was nothing new, but to his message of “America first” he added “but not alone.”

With a plethora of corporate tax cuts to attract corporations and deregulations, he praised the success of his stock market (although half of all Americans can’t afford to invest anything) and invited investors with his decree that “America is open for business.” According to many news reports, many booed his criticism of the media and his comment about fake news.

They remember all too well the authoritarian regimes’ control of media.

In response to Macron’s “France is back!” Trump declared, “America is roaring back!” Macron and Trump’s verbal dual had begun at the Climate Change Conference when Macron edited Trump’s “Make

IN RESPONSE TO MACRON’S “FRANCE IS BACK!” TRUMP DECLARED, “AMERICA IS ROARING BACK!” not “learned the lessons of history.” She stressed the importance of finding multilateral solutions instead of pursuing national interests, because nationalism and protectionism are not the answer. And as Germans well know, neither are walls!

Although actors are not normally invited to the WEF due to the media distraction from the serious business, Cate Blanchet, the UN Refugee Agency’s goodwill ambassador, addressed the plight of refugees “who are not terrorists!”

Nearly 20,000 Swiss had signed a petition to ban Trump’s entry into Switzerland. All over the country they showed up in the streets. Advocates for human rights, world peace, free-trade, and the environment demonstrated against Trump and the WEF elite. He wasn’t invited to attend in 2017 but decided to accept the 2018 invitation. But as he left for Davos, Trump was

American great again” and declared, “Make our planet great again.” At the end of Trump’s WEF speech, while some treated him as a TV star, only 20 or 30 percent of the audience applauded him, reportedly.

Unlike Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s inspiring address was on how Canada is furthering women’s rights. He urged world and business leaders to implement not only equal pay, but also equal promotion, representation, and leadership opportunities for women.

This year alone, over 3,000 participants from 110 nations, including 70 plus heads of state, leaders of 40 cultural and 45 international organizations attended 400 sessions whose descriptions and 160 broadcasts can be found online at weforum.org.

Engaged global leaders from all sectors spoke on the world’s most critical subjects that require an openness and underMountain meditation, page 34

Pot bill:

Confidence vs. concerns

continued from page 1 around children, including in motor vehicles.

The Marijuana Advisory Commission was not formed to weigh whether or not to legalize marijuana – rather it was tasked with looking at how legalization would affect education, public health, public safety, and taxation and regulation, and to make recommendations on the way forward.

Without the promised preliminary report, Shaw said he felt passing H.511 would be less irresponsible because future legalization bills may negate what was just put in place.

“Without the commission’s report, we’re just hoping that there will be information that will help steer us,” he said. “The big question is, ‘What’s next?’ How do we go from this legislation to a fully taxed and regulated model?”

Enforcement issues Carr said he is satisfied with the enforcement measures that are in place.

“A couple years ago there were only something like 14 specialized policemen on marijuana detection and there are now about 52 police officers trained to identify drivers that are impaired,” he said. “The new law doesn’t allow use when children are present. Individuals over 21 years of age can possess up to an ounce and up to two plants.”

He added that he has faith in the advisory commission to make the necessary recommendations to move ahead with more safeguards and full legalization.

But Brandon Police Chief Christopher Brickell echoed Shaw’s concerns about H.511, and said a letter from the Vermont Sheriff’s Association, the Vermont Police Chiefs’ Association, and the Vermont Police Association outlines the concerns of Vermont law enforcement.

“I think it’s shortsighted and will lead to future problems that people don’t anticipate,” Brickell said in a phone interview.

“I’m frustrated with the fact that the Legislature would go against the governor’s signed executive order regarding further study, which [created the Marijuana Advisory Commission and] said there would be no further movement until that commission report was issued. We don’t have more important issues for us to vote on? They were so hell bent on pushing this through, it didn’t matter what studies were out there or what law enforcement thought about it, and for the governor to go along is ironic.”

Brickell also said there is no roadside test to detect whether drivers are impaired by marijuana, and he disputed Carr’s claim that there are plenty of officers trained to perform roadside detection.

“I recently requested a Drug Recognition Expert through dispatch and tried reaching three of them with no luck,” he said. “In Rutland County? How is that possible?”

Brickell said the current drug tests aren’t fair to marijuana smokers either because they only test for any drugs in a subject’s system. THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, is detectable in the human body for at least a month after a person smokes or ingests it.

“The way the law is, it’s not fair to everybody, even medical marijuana patients,” Brickell said.

The shelf life of THC in the body, coupled with the fact that marijuana is still an illegal drug under federal law, also has economic repercussions in Vermont and many other states. Shaw and Brickell both pointed to a serious problem in the

transportation and construction industries in Vermont, where there is a shortage of qualified workers.

“They can’t find qualified workers because not enough people are able to pass the pre-employment drug test,” Shaw said.

Those are tests required by federal agencies like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which sets regulations in concert with the U.S. Department of Labor, which administers the Workmen’s Compensation disability compensation program.

Transportation regulations pertaining to interstate truck drivers are set by the U.S. Department of Transportation. As long as the U.S. government classifies marijuana an illegal drug, it will continue to appear on the list of banned substances in preemployment drug screens.

Brickell said people will read the letter from law enforcement criticizing H.511 and not be surprised, but that they underestimate the police.

“When people read that letter, they’ll say that cops are always against pot,” he said, “but we know it has negative effects on a young brain, and that it can be habit-forming, like smoking, and we know about the effects on the construction and transportation industries. Cops are not so narrowminded that we’re against it because it’s illegal. It affects our lives in so many ways.”

Brickell said that he, too, would like to see the commission’s report before going forward with legalization.

“There is another side to this,” he said.

“There are health care costs, education costs, emergency room visits, and we’re acting like it’s no big deal because the state government wants to rush it through and I think that’s irresponsible.”

Three Rutland County Republican Senators – Brian Collamore, Peg Flory and David Soucy – all indicated that they voted against H.511 in the Senate voice vote. They said they wished more time had been taken with the measure, adding that it didn’t adequately address marijuanaimpaired driving.

Though there was no roll call on the Senate floor, Collamore estimated that the vote was 21-9, the same as when the chamber approved essentially the same legislation in June. “That’s my guess,” he added.

“My stance,” Collamore said, “has been consistent all along. Until we have a courtproven way to test people roadside, I just can’t support it, and we don’t have it.”

Shaw said that although he voted against the bill, he noted that he did not receive a single phone call or email from his constituents in the days leading up to the House vote.

“I’m sure I’ve got people who are happy I voted ‘No’, and others who are unhappy that I voted ‘No’,” Shaw said. “I will say it was not partisan. There were Democrats who voted ‘No’, and Republicans who voted ‘Yes’.”

Carr cited surveys, including the 2014 RAND Corporation Study, that found strong support in the state for legalization, reporting that roughly 80,000 Vermonters said they use marijuana at least monthly.

“So, it’s time that this was done,” Carr said, “and I’m confident with the work that was done and with the commission’s report that the legalization will go well.”

Editor’s note: A section of this article regarding the Rutland County senators, including quotes from Sen. Collamore, were sourced from VT Digger and an article by Alan J. Keays.

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Common risks Some common concerns investors should consider before investing in cryptocurrency: The high volatility of cryptocurrency investments makes them unsuitable for most investors, especially those investing for long-term goals or retirement.

Cryptocurrency accounts are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), which insures bank and credit union deposits up to $250,000.

Cryptocurrency is subject to minimal regulatory oversight, susceptible to cybersecurity breaches or hacks, and there may be no recourse should the cryptocurrency disappear.

Investors in cryptocurrency are highly reliant upon unregulated companies, including some that may lack appropriate internal controls and may be more susceptible to fraud and theft than regulated financial institutions.

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Mother of the skye:

Showdown

continued from page 15 is that fact that there is a ton of inside information that is finally coming to light and it is the last thing they want the unwashed masses to be privy to. With every cat ready to come out of the bag, there will be efforts to conceal and righteous levels of anger as their secrets come to light.

With Mars sitting at the midpoint of Pluto/Apollo and Atlantis, it would be an understatement to say that the next 40 days will be stormy. Referring once again to the Hopi Prophecies, it looks to me like the words that follow are already coming to pass: “[The prophecies] go on to say that common people will become concerned and frustrated because of their hectic world. They will be particularly against the bloodthirsty policies and the deceitfulness of the world leaders. The common people the world over will band together to fight for world peace. They will realize that their leaders have failed. People in high places will be hunted down like animals, perhaps through terrorism. In turn leaders will retaliate and begin hunting each other.

This condition will gather strength and spread far and wide. It will get out of control the world over. Revolution could erupt on our land.”

If these themes are playing out on the world stage, the “As Above, So Below” axiom is bound to bring the same forms of energy and expression into the situations in our personal lives. At the end of the day, it comes down to the fact that it’s the moment in time when whatever it is that is still awake in all of us, and still aware enough to embrace the truth, needs to be alive and well enough to rise up and trump the forces that have held us in bondage since we were born, and on a global scale for the last 13,000 years.

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Mountain meditation: continued from page 33 standing of global awareness, cooperation, and socioeconomic responsibility: from Brexit to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, from the future of war and cyberwarfare to climate change, safe water, the education of women, and the future of Europe.

For the first time in the mostly male history of the WEF, a distinguished panel of seven renowned women leaders led the meetings: the prime minister of Norway (whose citizens are not eager to migrate to America), the director of the International Monetary Fund, the CEO of IBM, an Indian Women’s bank and rights advocate, the CEO of a French energy company, director general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, and general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation.

To survive and thrive, we must celebrate our diversity with inclusion and respect, honor human rights and our common humanity.

The formula works. The WEF has started global initiatives, brought about significant societal shifts, pioneered industry and new economic thought, and started thousands of collaborative projects.

Sharon Burrow, general secretary of the

ITUC, called the World Economic Forum to a close with a call to action: “to globalize compassion and leave no one behind.”

I value the efforts and share the concerns of the World Economic Forum to think globally, analyze challenges, and find solutions for our very existence. Agencies and groups like the WEF, United Nations, and World Learning bring people together to plan and take responsible steps forward in globalization.

I see these organizations as a vital pathway to peace, understanding, and the creation of a more just world.

“Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom,” Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid revolutionary and president of South Africa once declared.

Marguerite Jill Dye is an artist, writer and graduate of World Learning’s School for International Training in Brattleboro who divides her time between the Green Mountains of Vermont and Florida’s Gulf Coast.

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: News briefs Right to know: continued from page 26 public controversy. There appears to have been no public Select Board vote on his hiring. Although the state’s open meeting law allows executive session meetings for select boards and other public organizations to discuss personnel issues, decisionmaking itself is required to take place in an open meeting, whether for either a “public officer or employee.”

When Jones started work Jan. 29, the town website showed no record

of the board’s decision to hire him.

On Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, the website displayed meeting minutes from Jan. 8, 15, and 22, (all Mondays), according to the Rutland Herald.

After the Herald inquiry, minutes from Wednesday, Jan. 10 appeared on the website, showing the decision to hire Jones. The state requires that minutes must be available to the public within five days after all public select board meetings and posted to the town website, if the

Local collegians make term honors lists Lakes Region-based college students are no slouches in hitting the 2017-2018 Castleton University and CCV honors lists. Students that came from local schools make up a substantial portion of both the President’s List and the Dean’s List.

At Castleton, President’s List students are fulltime students with a 4.0 grade point average. They include Lindsey Marcy, Samantha MacEachron, and Kelsey Butler from Castleton and Caleb Larson and Julia Carone from Bomoseen. Other President’s List honorees are Kristian Bruce from Orwell; Weslee Thompson, Wells; Brian Commins, Poultney; and Marie Park, Hydeville.

Castleton Dean’s List students are full-time students with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Poultney students on the Dean’s List include Ryan Mattison, David Burns, Tyler-Joseph Ballard, Martin VanBuren and Calvin Brooks. Louisha Coppins, Virgil Van Guilder, Shelby Fillmore, Chyene Williams, Kelley Daley, Jessica Penwarden, Samantha Rheaume, Ian Misencik, and Dylan Ellis are from Fair Haven.

Castleton students on the Dean’s List include Melissa Angelo Coloutti, Zijie Wan, John Culpo, Bethany Lanfear, Jenna Ray, Eric Ray, Andrea Doran, Molly March, Savanah Graves, Daniel Martineau, Emily Buchtman, Aimee Fortier, and Nicholas Hooker. Timothea Carone and Abigail Ferrara are from Bomoseen; Catherine Clifford and Monica Connor hail from Orwell. Andrea Kibling is from West Pawlet; Kaleb LaRock, Benson; and Cara Cummings, West Haven.

At the Community College of Vermont, the President’s List honors full-time students who earned a 4.0 GPA; the Dean’s List recognizes full-time students with a 3.5-3.995 GPA. Paula Seamans of Middletown Springs and Emma Kerson of Pawlet made the President’s List. On the CCV Dean’s List were Tiffan Saltis of Castleton, Devon Harding of Fair Haven, and Michael Knoepfel of Hydeville. There were no CCV Student Honors recipients.

School samplings CASTLETON—Castleton Village School students began their Lifetime Activities program in mid-January. The school received a National Winter Sports Education Foundation grant for $2,150, which covers school bus cost and allows two ski program scholarships.

Castleton Elementary School’s water lead testing was dismaying. As a precaution, all water fountains in the building have been shut off; students have access to new filler stations for water bottles and drinks. The state Agency of Natural Resources is partnering with the school to meet the immediate need.

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Select Board Chair Joseph Bruno objected, saying that meeting records need not be posted on the town website, and telling a reporter that asking about timely website posting in this instance was harassment.

The Herald quoted Secretary of State Jim Condos as saying: “I suggest he follow the law. He should have been following that law already.

It’s about the public’s right to know.”

Assigning fault in fatal shooting POULTNEY—Jonathan Testa, 22, faces a maximum of 78 years in prison if convicted of all charges in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Daniel Hein in December 2016. Although Testa did not actually fire the shot that killed Hein, Testa brought the gun to the vehicle where he, Hein, William Bailey and Dylan Czarnecki had been sitting, reported the Rutland Herald. The four young men had been drinking alcohol and taking Benadryl.

Testa had said at the time the .40 caliber Taurus PT-140 was unloaded. Hein held the weapon to his own face and dared Bailey to pull the trigger to prove it wasn’t loaded, court affidavits indicate. Bailey did. Hein died when the gun fired.

Testa told investigating officers that he thought he had removed all the bullets from the gun. Public defender Chris Montgomery, now replaced by Mark Furlan, had argued in a five-page brief that Testa was not responsible for the death because Hein positioned the gun against his own head and told Bailey to pull the trigger. Hein’s actions were “both the cause in fact and proximate cause of his death,” Montgomery wrote, saying that the state would have to prove Testa was more than simply careless but went far beyond the actions of a reasonable person in order to convict Testa of criminal negligence.

The state’s line of reasoning for Testa’s conviction cited multiple precedents in which the chain of causation created the circumstances in which a death occurred. One such case was that of a man laying out a shooting target so that shots were fired toward a neighbor’s house; the neighbor was killed by a stray bullet.

The man who set up the target received a manslaughter conviction although it was not determined he fired the fatal shot. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction based on the firing range orientation and on his inviting other shooters to take part, State’s Attorney Rose Kennedy wrote.

That same principle applied to Testa’s behavior, she elaborated. Testa did more than bring the gun. He initiated retrieving the gun and invited others to handle it.

The 78-year potential sentence includes adding in alleged thefts that include that of the gun he brought to the vehicle. He is currently held in jail, unable to pay a $100,000 bail fee.

Bailey pled no contest to a single charge of manslaughter for Hein’s death when he appeared in Rutland criminal court Jan. 23. The state agreed to sentence him for three to five years, suspended with two years to serve and a probation of at least 10 years after his prison release. His plea agreement requires him to be available to testify at any trials resulting from the case.

Before the shooting, Hein had stated to policed that he, Testa, and Andrew McCrea, also of Poultney, had participated in several Poultney burglaries that included the theft of the gun.

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Applicant needs: Experience operating a variety of equipment Clean driving record Knowledge of equipment maintenance Ability to read site plans Work as a team member Dependable transportation to shop

CDL Class A driver’s license preferred. Compensation depends on experience.

E-mail resume to harveype@sover.net

Call 802-767-3241 or 767-3318

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HONDA EU6500is Inverter Generator. Rated 5.5KW. Used only 35 hours. New cost $4,000 selling for $2700 o.b.o. 802-7750085. Pick up in Rutland.

SET OF 4 Winterforce studded snow tires, 195/60R15. No faults, bought Oct. 13 for my 2014 Fiesta, drove 200 miles on them, then traded in the car. An excellent tire, had Winterforce previously. Cost $500 new, asking $350 o.b.o. Need to sell!

Please call Julia at 802-4832020, Rutland Town.

FIREWOOD for sale, we stack.

Rudi, 802-672-3719.

WANTED STILL BUYING and appraising coins, stamps, precious metals, watches, art and historical items. I have moved from VT, but can easily help new and existing clients through email and US Postal Service. Member ANA, APS, NAWCC and New England Appraisers Association. Royal Barnard 802-775-0085 or email rbarn64850@aol.com.

FREE FREE REMOVAL of scrap metal & car batteries. Matty, 802-353-5617.

SERVICES G O L D C O A S T HOUSECLEANING, LLC. has openings for residential, condo and rentals. Fully insured.

Featuring essential oils and plantbased cleaning products; but will accommodate specific requests.

Serving Quechee, Woodstock, Pomfret, Plymouth, and west of Killington Mountain. Contact Sarah Kaminski for consultation: goldcoasthousecleaning vermont@gmail.com.

EMPLOYMENT BARTENDER NEEDED, PT Evenings 3 p.m.-9 p.m. for Pinnacle Spa Bar in Killington. $12/hr+tips. If interested email mullinsmrn@ hotmail.com or call 802-2995012 for details.

PART-TIME HOUSEKEEPER for well-respected Killington inn to start immediately.

15-20 hours per week.

Flexible scheduling possible.

Experience preferred, but will train. Reliable transportation necessary. Call 802-422-3407.

W A I T S TA F F n e e d e d a t Drewski’s. Please call 802-4223816 or stop in for an application.

SNOWMOBILE VERMONT is now taking applications for inside and outside positions.

Weekend and holidays are a must and computer skills are a plus. Call 802-422-2121.

LINE COOK Needed at P r e s t o n ’s R e s t a u r a n t a t Killington/Pico Ski Resort.

Prepare and produce a wide variety of menu items, perform a variety of complex cooking tasks, meal service and proper plating of all meals. Full timeseasonal. Apply online at www.killington.com/jobs or in person at Killington Human Resources. 4763 Killington Rd. Killington, VT 05751. 800300-9095. EOE.

PHAT ITALIAN - All positionsall Shifts. Cook, deli, cashier.

Please call to inquire or apply in person: 2384 Killington Road, Killington; 802-422-3636.

ON THE ROCS - All positions. Chef-prep cookbartenders-servers. Please call to inquire or apply in person: 2384 Killington Road, Killington; 802-422-3636.

PASTA POT is looking for energetic staff to join our team.

Positions include wait staff, pizza/prep cook & dishwasher.

Apply in person at Pasta Pot on Route 4, Killington (Thurs.Sun., 5-10 p.m.) or call 802422-3004.

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

Nights 12-8 p.m. Food service experience preferred.

SEASONAL PT DELI: 32 +hours/wk. Weekends.

Bridgewater Corners Country Store, 5680 US ROUTE 4. Call or text resume to attention Wendy 802-299-1717.

INN AT LONG TRAIL seeking experienced cook/prep cook. Pay commensurate with experience. Email (ilt@ innatlongtrail.com) resume or brief work history, or call 802-775-7181 to set up interview appointment. Will train competent and motivated individual. Weekends and holidays a must.

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BEAUREGARD PAINTING, 25 years experience. 802-436-1337.

Email classifieds@mountaintimes.info or call 802-422-2399.

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Realtor / Independent Broker since 1998

Clara Shortle won the Geography Bee at Killington Elementary School last week, and will represent her school at the state comp in April. She is in the 6th grade.

WEST HILL HOME 5BR, 3BA, Enjoy the space this home provides. Large air-lock entry for gear storage, 2 car attached garage, 2 living areas, wood burning fireplace, hot tub room, close to everything Killington has to offer.

EXLUSIVE……………..........$370,000

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generous and this will help break your desire for more material possessions. Having more money doesn’t make you happy. If you are not at a point where giving financially is an option, choose to be generous with your time. Do random acts of kindness, volunteer to help those in need, or simply listen to someone. Be open to having a life of abundance – it’s a healthy human instinct.

It’s okay to long for a better life. Be aware of your feelings about money, and if they are negative, you can train yourself to change the way you think. Having a healthy relationship

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continued from page 32 cent of your earnings to savings. However, if you can’t start at 10 percent, start lower and increase it on a regular basis to prepare for what’s next in life.

5. Know where your money goes. Don’t ignore it, but learn to appreciate it. Track your inflows and outflows. This habit alone will build your confidence with your money. But, it can also help when building a steady, strong, and healthy relationship with its role in your life.

6. Give! Last but not least, allow giving to be a healthy way of living. Choose to be

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Killington Valley Real Estate

CASEY’S CABOOSE is looking for some great people to help us continue to rebuild Killington’s most loved restaurant. Immediate help, and fall and ski seasons. All positions considered. Part time positions available, too.

Email resume and cover letter to john@caseyscaboose. com, or stop by and introduce yourself.

SNOW REMOVAL: Roofs, walkways, etc. Professional Property Maintenance, 802558-6172.

Money matters:

MOGULS SEEKING: Line cooks, wait staff; full time and part time work available. 802422-4777. Apply daily, open 7 days.

with your money can do wonders in avoiding a disaster that could unexpectedly occur.

Kevin Theissen is a principal with Skygate Financial Group in Ludlow.

802-422-3610 bret@killingtonvalleyrealestate.com Office next to the Wobbly Barn

LAKEWOOD DRIVE 4Br, 2 BA Well cared for and upgraded home, less than a mile from the Killington Road. Beautiful hardwood floors and trim, new hot tub and landscaping out back, back-up generator and 2-car attached garage. Walking distance to Killington’s new mtn bike trails and Kent pond.

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KILLINGTON CONDEX 4 BR, 3 BA, Great Killington location.

Winter views of Killington and Pico, wood-burning fireplace, fully furnished and equipped, excellent rental history.

EXCLUSIVE………………….$199,000

KILLINGTON CONTEMPORARY This immaculate 3-BR 2-BA home is located midway between Bear Mt. and Killington Base. Light & bright living area with cathedral ceilings and long-range views. Full dry basement, fully furnished.

EXCLUSIVE ............................... $460,000

www.killingtonvalleyrealestate.com

Congratulations to Merisa Sherman ... our Patient of the Month!

“For me, skiing comes first, so having a physical therapy practice at Killington Resort meant that I could be inspired by skiers on Superstar while doing my exercises. My recovery has been awesome, especially with my therapist, Shannon, helping me every step of the way. I thoroughly credit Shannon as the key to my recovery. After four short months, I got a big smile and pat on the back from my orthopedist ... and I’m back outside AND on skis! I recommend VSMC and Shannon to everyone. As a physical therapist and snowboarder, she is an excellent asset to the community!”

Photo: Shannon McBride, DPT and Merisa Sherman

NEED PHYSICAL THERAPY?

Kripalu YOGA Teacher since 1995

Louise Harrison Real Estate & YOGA

Attention Buyers and Sellers: Private & Group YOGA Classes: Buyer Representation Restorative Wed 5:30 Killington Yoga Listings Welcome Private Classes Available by Appt.

PICO 3 BR Wkly/Weekend Rentals Seasonal & Yearly Rentals 802-775-9999 | 8 Mountain Top Rd. | Louise@LouiseHarrison.com | 808-747-8444

“Putting Education, Experience and Research into Practice” Maureen Gibeault, PT - Clinical Director 3902 Killington Road

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Okemo-Woodstock Featured Property Located between Killington, Okemo and Woodstock

The Ledges is a four bedroom, two bath ski home that sleeps 12-18 and is located in Bridgewater on a beautifully landscaped acre of land. Thoughtfully renovated and fully furnished, features include a large covered porch, hot tub, ski tuning room, 3-car pole barn and a pergola overlooking the private pond. MLS#4656357 $299,000.

802-975-0338

okemo-woodstock.evusa.com

126 Main Street Ludlow, Vermont

©2017 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated. Equal Opportunity Employer and Fair Housing Act support.

182 Woodstock Ave Rutland VT

James Watson

James Pell

Owner/ Broker Realtor jim_watson@cbwatson.net

Associate Broker jim_pell@cbwatson.net

www.cbwatsonrealty.com

PERFECT ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED RUTLAND CITY HOME – $320,000

Picture perfect architecturally designed Rutland City home with functional well proportioned rooms. The eat-in kitchen, formal dining room and large living room with fireplace are connected by a butler’s pantry and are ideal for entertaining. The cozy den/office w/ fireplace (back-to-back fireplaces in den/living room) and covered sunset porch offer exceptional relaxation space. Three bedrooms and 2-1/2 baths. Full usable basement. Detached oversize 3 car garage w/full loft for storage.

Detached Four Season heated sunroom is a fabulous space to relax. This property must be experienced to be fully appreciated.

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Prestige Real Estate of Killington Exclusively Killington!

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Sunrise: Direct ski in ski out (3) remodeled 1BR units start at $145K Pico Village: Direct ski in ski out 1BR 1BA remodeled $62.5K 3BR 2BA $199K Pico Townhouse: 2BR/2BA plus lwr lvl REDUCED $119K

Beautiful Craftsman style 4BR 5BA single family home built in 2016 with ski in ski out access in Sunrise Village and 360 degree mountain views. $1,395,000

Trailview Drive: ½ acre lot w/septic design and great views ‐ $299K Truman’s Trek: (2) +/‐ 1 acre lots with great ski trail views $184K & $199K

Trail Creek connecting units Unique opportunity to purchase connecting 1BR and 2BR loft units at Trail Creek creating a 3BR 3BA condo within walking distance of the slopes. $398K

SKI HOME SHUTTLE OUT Trail Creek: Ski home 1BR 1BA for $115K 1BR 1BA + loft for $159K 2BR 2BA for $159.9K 2BR 2BA + loft for $239K

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Topridge unit w/Bear Mt view

KILLINGTON BASIN The Woods: Destination spa on site 2BR/2.5BA townhome $159.9K 3BR 3.5BA townhomes start at $199.9K

Only Topridge townhouse currently available on the market. Direct ski access from lower level onto Sun Dog. Buy NOW and be in for the holidays. $619K

Great Eastern trailside: (3) ski in ski out 1/3rd acre lots w/septic design ‐ $399K each Mini Drive: (2) ski in ski out ½ acre lots w/septic design ‐ $349K each

Located at the Basin Sports complex, upstairs from The Lookout Tavern 2922 Killington Road 802-422-3923 www.prestigekillington.com/mtn

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