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By Karen D. Lorentz
LUDLOW—With spring on its way, now is the time to mark the calendar with all the best summer events to attend. A new three-day music festival, Okemo’s All Come Home Music Festival scheduled for July 12-14 at Okemo Jackson Gore base area, is sure to be a summer sensation. New England’s premiere tribute-band event will feature some of the biggest musical acts of our time - the music of Neil Diamond, Talking Heads, David Bowie, Queen, and more. The Courtyard Stage outside the Jackson Gore Inn will feature free music on Friday and Saturday afternoons, July 13-14. Bands scheduled for July 13 are Big Fez & The Surfmatics and The Tricksters. Bands for July 14 will be announced soon. At 5 p.m. on July 12, 13 and 14, the Main Stage at the Jackson Gore Paleo Field will come to life with the music of familiar songs from the past. Thursday, July 12 will feature Super Diamond. Surreal Neil and the band perform Neil Diamond classics. Friday, July 13, will offer dual headliners: Start Making Sense – a Talking Heads Tribute, and David Brighton’s Space Oddity – the Quint-
KILLINGTON—Beastly adventurous people have a new pass to look forward to at Killington with the debut of the new Beast 365 year-round season pass. The Beast 365 is good for all seasons at Killington and Pico. It includes unrestricted winter access at both ski areas, summer mountain bike and hiking/scenic rides lift access to the trails, golf course greens fees, and access to the Adventure Center. The new pass will cost $99 a month for Adults, $79/month for Seniors (65+) and ages 19-29, and $69/month for Youth ages 7-18 plus 7 percent for state and local taxes. (Age categories are determined by age at time of purchase.) The pass begins this summer and is only available for purchase until June 14. It requires a 12-month commitment and cannot be cancelled. The first month’s fee is due at time of purchase with the monthly fee being charged on the first business day of each month thereafter beginning in July. There is a host of Beast 365 passholder benefits and discounts, including: one $39 learn-to-mountain-bike package, valid midweek non-holiday; free greens fees at Mt. Snow and Stratton golf courses, valid midweek non-holiday; various discounts on food and beverage, sports-school lessons, retail, lodging, Pico Sports Center membership and one-day lift tickets at other Powdr resorts; and summer 2018 bring-a-friend perks of two free tickets for gondola rides and two free mountain bike lift and trails tickets, as well as discounts for golf course and Adventure Center among others. “With a $16 million investment in both our summer and winter operations, including new attractions at the Adventure Center and enhancements to our Mountain Bike Park, it was the perfect time for us to introduce a year-round pass as more guests are visiting year-round,” commented Mike Solimano, president and general manager of Killington Resort. Asked how the new Beast 365 Year-Round Pass came about, Communications Manager Kristel Fillmore said it was created “through our commitment to offering adventures all year long. This pass unlocks everything Killington and Pico have to offer during every season including the golf course, Adventure Center and of course unlimited lift access in the summer and winter. This pass is ideal for the adventurous types who want to experience the Beast 365 days a year.” Killington season passes Killington and Pico continue to offer earlybird pricing with the lowest cost for 2018-19 season passes if purchased by June 14. After that prices go up. The unlimited and midweek pass age categories are determined as of age on Nov. 1, 2018, and 7 percent sales tax is added to the purchase. Killington’s 2018-19 Adult Unlimited Early Bird is $939 and includes unrestricted access to the longest ski and snowboard season in the East at Killington, plus unrestricted access at Pico Mountain and a variety of benefits, ranging from premium discounts on lodging, snow sports lessons, food and beverage, retail at both resorts and discounted access to the Killington Bike Park
Music festival, page 11
Season pass, page 34A
SUMMER CAMPS Summer camp registrations are open and the best will fill up quickly. In this section find helpful tips and things to consider while selecting the right experience for your kid. Section B
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger
A group of Vermont students walk by the Capitol in D.C. during March for Our Lives.
2,500 march on Montpelier for “commonsense gun laws”
By Kelsey Neubauer, VTDigger
Led by young Vermonters, thousands of protestors marched on the Statehouse in Montpelier on Saturday, March 24, to call for reforms to the nation’s gun laws. The crowd of 2,500 gathered at the steps of the state capitol to hear speakers from around the state, middle school, high school and college students of different ages and backgrounds, speaking with one voice for reform of gun laws, after years of witnessing one mass shooting after another, in schools, at rock concerts, in clubs. Madison Knoop, a first-year student at Johnson State College and an organizer of the event,
Gun laws, page 31A
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Stay-to-Stay initiative aims to attract workers Rutland to pilot program
Vermont Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing (VDTM) announced the Stay-to-Stay initiative, a new economic development tourism program designed to help visitors relocate to Vermont, Friday, March 23. “We have about 16,000 fewer workers than we did in 2009. That’s why expanding our workforce is one of the top priorities of my administration,” said Scott. “We must think outside the box to help more Vermonters enter the labor force and attract more working families and young professionals to Vermont. That’s exactly what the Department of Tourism and Marketing did with this program for out-of-state visitors who may be interested in living full-time in Vermont.” A Stay-to-Stay Weekend will begin with a Friday evening reception hosted by a local chamber or young professional’s network, followed by the opportunity to explore the region and its many attractions throughout the weekend. On Monday, guests will meet with employers who are hiring, take a tour with a realtor, or visit an incubator/co-working space to meet with entrepreneurs and professionals in pre-arranged excursions to learn about living and working here. “Thirteen million people come to Vermont each year, and many of them express a desire to stay permanently as residents,” said Wendy Knight, commissioner of VDTM. “The Stay-toStay program helps make that day-dream of living in Vermont a reality.” The initiative will be piloted in Rutland, Brattleboro and Bennington-Manchester communities on four weekends: April 6-9, June 1-4, Aug. 10-13 and Oct. 19-22.
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NEWS
The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
Maple sugarmaker finds the sweet spot with wood pellet evaporator GOSHEN—The sap is flowing all over Vermont this month and sugarmakers are firing up their evaporators to create that liquid gold, maple syrup. Evaporators have historically been fired with cordwood, or more recently oil or propane. One sugarhouse, though, has found the sweet spot of convenience and tradition, a wood pellet fired evaporator. Republic of Vermont is a certified organic sugarhouse and treatmentfree apiary located in Goshen. They have over 4,000 taps and until this year, they were firing their evaporator with cords of wood that sugarmaker Ethan West would harvest and process himself every summer, in addition to caring for the bees. With the growing summertime demands of an expanding apiary, however, the time and effort he was putting into processing firewood no longer made sense. Plus, it’s not what he’s best at. “I’m a sugarmaker, not a logger,” West said. “Sure, I can operate a chain saw, but there’s no way I was cutting trees as safely or effectively as the professionals.” He started looking into alternatives. Buying in firewood from local dealers was one option, but that still seemed a bit cumbersome. Oil and propane weren’t on the table: “I like to support the local forest products industry,” he said. Then he heard about wood pellet-fired evaporators being used in Canada. “With Vermont Wood Pellet right down the road in Clarendon, this felt
like a no-brainer. We could have all of the convenience of oil, but still run our operation with fuel produced practically next door.” Republic of Vermont was the first sugarhouse to sign up for the rebate on pellet-fired evaporators from the Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF). The incentive is a rebate of $200 per square foot of evaporator pan and is available for either wood pellet- or woodchip-fired evaporators. Republic of Vermont installed a 3’-by-10’ Sirocco by CDL. The total installed cost was $32,000, and the company received a $6,000 rebate from the CEDF. The pellets from Vermont Wood Pellet are delivered in bulk and stored in a silo outside the sugarhouse.
Town Report needs work, Killington officials say By Katy Savage
They’re then automatically fed into the evaporator, which has improved the system in two ways: operators are no longer opening the door to the evaporator to load in firewood, which means no cold air is washing in and destabilizing the temperature; and two, the sugarhouse stays cleaner from a food safety perspective. Switching to pellets has freed up valuable time in the summer to care for the apiary, as well as relieving precious storage space. “We’re very satisfied. I would definitely recommend this to other sugarmakers,” said West. For information on this and other incentives available, visit rerc-vt.org. For a complete list of all wood heat related incentives and rebates available, visit fpr.vermont.gov/incentives.
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KILLINGTON—In the first Select Board meeting since voters narrowly approved a $4.4 million budget on Town Meeting Day, board members expressed concerns about errors and omissions in the town report—continuing conversation from an informational meeting prior to the vote earlier this month. “I was embarrassed by the way the budget was presented in the town report, especially by how difficult it was for the people voting on it to follow it,” said Select Board member Stephen Finneron last Tuesday, March 20, according to a PEGTV recording. Finneron was elected chair of the board last week. Some expenses printed in the town report were incorrect. Projected golf course revenue was mistakenly left out of the report and the estimate for the combined town and school tax rate was wrong. Jim Haff called the report “a disgrace” at the informational meeting prior to the vote. Haff was elected to a three-year seat on Town Meeting Day. He continued his criticism as he reviewed a revenue and expense report last Tuesday. “We need to get our paperwork in a little bit better of an order,” Haff said. Haff mentioned differences between what was budgeted and what was spent in the capital fund. He wanted a way to track where the unexpended money went. Haff called the budget one of the biggest problems facing the town. Town Manager Deborah Schwartz apologized for mistakes as she read a letter to the public. She had sent the letter to the Select Board prior to the meeting. “I know my fellow residents of Killington are upset about the inaccurate information printed in the 2017 annual report,” Schwartz read. “I don’t blame them. “I’m very sorry this happened and I’m taking steps to make sure it doesn’t happen again,” she said, mentioning she planned to have two proofreaders review budget numbers prior to printing them going forward. She hoped this would catch mistakes. Report, page 35A
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United Way praises community for $640,000 “windfall” RUTLAND—At the end of February, the United Way of Rutland County concluded its 2017-2018 campaign. This was the organization’s 75th year of supporting the Rutland County community. Caprice Hover, executive director of the United Way of Rutland County, explained the successful effort in a news release March 19 and at a press event Monday, March 26, at Depot Park in Downtown Rutland. “This was quite a windfall to our campaign year,” she said. “After counting all the dollars and cents that came into our offices this campaign year, it is with pleasure that we announce on behalf of the United Way board of directors that we raised a total of $640,000 for projects that will benefit the residents and businesses of Rutland County. “We kicked off our campaign back in the fall of 2017 and asked our community members and businesses to help us reach high to help support our agencies and our community impact model,” Hover continued. “For the first year in several years our donations have increased. This year our campaign got a real shot in the arm! We are thrilled to be partnering with Green Mountain Power on our most recent Community Impact Project [the Innovation Home]. Our collaboration with GMP, Naylor&Breen Builders and NBF Architects added a $157,000 designation for the Innovation Home. This is an exciting new adventure into broad Community Impact relative to lifting the Rutland community as a whole to a new level. Thank you to this entire community for stepping up and for believing in a brighter, stronger Rutland County!”
Lucrecia Wonsor: Killington’s keeper of records and much more By Katy Savage
Lucrecia Wonsor can give the number of Killington residents who were born and the number who died last year off the top of her head. Last year’s five births and three deaths surprised to Wonsor. It was the first time the births outpaced the deaths in her memory, she said. Those are just some of numbers that Wonsor has kept track of for Lucrecia Wonsor almost two decades. As the town clerk of Killington, Wonsor knows the number of people who have been married and properties bought and sold. She knows how many dogs liveing in town and the number of voters. She renews DMV licenses, issues liquor licenses, fish licenses and hunting licenses. Wonsor, 57, has been town clerk of the resort town for 16 years. Last spring, she became a master certified clerk—a prestigious certification awarded by the International Institute of Clerks for those who complete hundreds of hours of coursework. Wonsor cares deeply about her job, but she never imagined she’d find herself here—in the middle of small town politics. “It’s not a career path that anyone chooses,” she said. Wonsor is an immigrant from Portugal. Her family moved to the United States for work opportunities when Wonsor was 9 months old. She was the secretary to the vice president of a pharmaceutical company and then assisted a lawyer in real estate closing and estate planning. Wonsor moved to Killington from New Jersey in 1998. Wonsor remembers when she first walked into the Killington town office to register to vote. She never thought of working there. “You walk in and it looks so quiet,” she said. But appearances are deceiving, she quickly learned. Town Planner and Zoning Administrator Dick Horner hired Wonsor as a recording secretary for the Planning Commission in 1999. “She gave me a résumé that was way more than qualified to be a secretary for the Planning Commission,” Lucrecia Wonsor, page 37A
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By Doug Blodgett, VF&W
Distinctly unpretty, the rattlesnake is an important element in the environmental mosaic.
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RUTLAND—About 60 people packed the classroom at As for the snakes, “They want to be left alone,” he said. the CCV-Rutland building Tuesday, March 20, in spite of “They are not interested in us, they’re not wandering one postponement due to weather, to hear an illustrated around looking for a biologist to eat.” talk on Vermont’s timber rattlesnakes, given by wildlife And even though the scientific community frowns on biologist and reptile specialist Doug Blodgett of the local attributing human characteristics to wildlife, Blodgett beVermont Fish & Wildlife office that serves Bennington and lieves that some popularizing is necessary. “Rattlesnakes Rutland counties. and bats, only a mother could love them. The animal is so Katherine Wanner of the Vermont Woodlands Associadespised and so feared I’m trying to make it less scary,” he tion welcomed everyone and introduced Blodgett, who, told the Mountain Times. in an authoritative talk laced with humor and an informal Blodgett’s field research has a serious side. Blodgett has tone, described the habits and challenges of the “small, worked with this species for more than 11 years and knows struggling population” of timber rattlers hanging on in its ways well. Vermont after being hunted almost to extinction and now He and fellow biologists study the timber rattler’s facing the insidious threat of disease. behavior and critical habitat to learn about the snake and The timber rattlesnake – Crotalus horridus – once flour- also to develop outreach programs like this one. They track ished in dens in the Connecticut and Champlain valleys snake travel corridors, basking spots and winter dens. but has lost 90 percent of its population over time. Using a snake prong, a large bag labeled “Snake” and a Prior to 1986, historic records show the timber rattler clear plastic tube to immobilize the head, they regularly inhabiting towns along the Connecticut from Brattleboro examine individuals for age, sex, and condition. They to Windsor and more spottily in the west from Pownal and measure, weigh and tag the snakes and may also surgically Bennington, Arlington, Wells, Benson, Monkton, Bristol insert a transmitter, changing it out every year. They paint and Milton. The current record from 1986 to the present the rattle of each tagged snake for easy identification from finds them surviving in a cluster of towns bordering Lake a distance. Champlain where the geography is dominated by tower“We’re at the northern edge of its range – very harsh for ing ledges, rugged rock slides and deciduous woods. this southern species,” he said. This is why timber rattlers Of the 11 snake species in Vermont, the only venomous frequent the warmer lowlands of Vermont, all below 1,000 one is the northern timber rattlesnake, said Blodgett. He ft. elevation. showed slides of other, harmless species with a superficial For this reason, they grow slowly and produce young resemblance – the milk snake and the water snake. Along infrequently. “Rattlesnakes make great moms,” he exwith the tail rattle, the timber rattler has a large, wedgeplained, but “the stars have to be aligned” for a successful shaped head. Blodgett mating to come about, and “WE DO FEEL DIFFERENTLY ABOUT estimates that just a few 100 producing a litter requires timber rattlers are left in Verso much energy that the SNAKES, ESPECIALLY THIS ONE. mont while once numberfemale might not breed for WHAT IS THE BIG DIFFERENCE?” ing in the thousands, over several years. thousands of years. Males can travel several BLODGETT ASKED. Showing slides of “pretty” miles looking for mates. furbearing predators – bears, bobcats and mountain lions The snakes breed through the summer and the young are – Blodgett eased into his topic, saying, “We do feel differborn live in early fall. While she is gestating, the female ently about snakes, especially this one. What is the big difdoesn’t eat and stays nestled on a grassy patch between ference?” he asked. “We’re hardwired to be afraid of snakes rocks, which absorb and radiate the sun’s heat, where she since the early humans.” “bakes” the embryos. Once they emerge, she stays with Aiding and abetting our irrational fear are cultural influ- them for a couple of weeks, at which time they follow her ences, depictions of the snake as the embodiment of Satan into the secure winter den. The infant mortality rate for and media images that sensationalize it in absurd ways, rattlesnakes is 50-60 percent, Blodgett said. he said. These influences are passed on down the generaThe snakes overwinter below the frostline, among tions. rockpiles in communal dens used year after year. But But even though “the while they are physically safe there, crowded snake dens perceived risk is way, way are presenting a new, lethal danger: the humid, temperate higher than actual risk,” he atmosphere fosters a fungal disease that spreads throughsaid, human fear has driven out the hibernacula. First documented in 2006 in timber the northern timber rattlerattlers in New Hampshire, this affliction is now widesnake to edge of extinction, spread throughout most states east of the Mississippi and he said. attacks common snake species as well. It causes blindness, Attempts to restore pneumonia, skin blisters and internal organ infections. them meet with “universal According to the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, it has a 40 resistance,” he said. He cited percent fatality rate. a case where MassachuNo one knows what is causing this new development, setts Fisheries & Wildlife he said; some scientists suspect it is in the soil and is being wanted to reestablish a triggered by some environmental change. rattlesnake den on a remote Aside from aerial predators such as hawks and owls, up island in the middle of the to now the biggest predator of snakes has been humans, 38.6-square-mile, 1930s era both intentionally through bounty hunting and inadverQuabbin Reservoir early tently through habitat destruction. in 2017 but canceled the Writes author Jon Furman in “Timber Rattlesnakes project because of strident in Vermont & New York: Biology, History, and the Fate public protest. of an Endangered Species” (2007), bounty hunting was “We have an outsized fear commonplace from 1895 when the Vermont legislature of the snake,” he said – “its instituted it until 1971, when it was abolished in both weird body,” eyes unlike any Vermont and New York. In 1987, the snake was listed as an other animal’s eyes. “We’re endangered species here. squeamish.” Rattlesnakes were taken by the hundreds and thou Rattlesnakes, page 34A
STATE NEWS
The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
Legislative report Who can be against lower taxes?
By Rep. Jim Harrison, R-Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington & Mendon
This past week, the Vermont House voted on a proposal to lower residential property taxes for education. Who could be against that? After careful consideration, I voted against H.911 when it came up for preliminary approval. The legislation does lower the residential property tax rate on average, about 15 cents. It also raises Jim Harrison about $60 million with a new income tax surcharge that will now be paid by virtually all Vermonters. To me, it is just a rearranging of deck chairs, without addressing issues related to cost containment. It creates an illusion that we have done something on the property tax front, yet come next January we will all see a new line on the Vermont income tax form for the new income tax surcharge (most will see a rate of 0.5 percent). It is my understanding Governor Scott opposes the legislation for similar reasons, so unless the Legislature is willing to have a dialog on how to tackle the costs of education and put the brakes on tax increases, H.911 as passed by the House, has little chance of becoming law. I am hopeful we can begin those cost reduction conversations in the balance of the session and end up with a product that gets us on a more sustainable path. I am pleased to see that the House Education Committee will be looking at various items, like how to best negotiate health care benefits, beginning this week. This was an issue I raised for discussion in the form of an amendment to H.911, but did not offer, following an agreement with the House Education Chair to discuss the issue in committee. It is my hope that we will be able to put politics aside
TO ME, IT IS JUST A REARRANGING OF DECK CHAIRS, WITHOUT ADDRESSING ISSUES RELATED TO COST CONTAINMENT. and find that elusive solution that benefits all involved, from our volunteer school boards, to valued employees, teachers and taxpayers. The House Education Committee also deserves credit for bringing forward a proposal to change the way we fund and deliver special education services in the future. It passed the House unanimously, as most believe there is potential to improve on the results while also doing it more cost effectively. Gun safety While legislation concerning firearms won’t be completed for another week or two, one of the more controversial measures, S.55, received preliminary approval last Friday, March 23. As I told some of my legislative colleagues last week, I will probably manage to disappoint all of my district constituents with one vote or another through the course of debate on various components of the bill. As I mentioned at our town meetings, I will support measures that I believe will help reduce gun violence and improve school safety, but I am less likely to favor those measures that are designed, in my view, to score political points without addressing the core issues and infringe on constitutional rights of law-abiding Vermonters. The 10-hour debate and review of S.55 on Friday saw a number of roll call votes on each major section of the bill. I supported a ban on bump stocks, which is also being proposed by the Justice Department, and increasing the age to 21 for rifles with an exemption for those with hunter safety training, military personnel and law enforcement. I opposed other measures of the bill including background checks for private sales (we already have universal background checks for commercial purchases). While I am supportive of more background checks, I don’t believe the way S.55 was drafted will work. For example, under S.55, it is perfectly legal to avoid Vermont’s requirement when selling a rifle to a friend, by crossing the river and doing it in a New Hampshire parking lot. Additionally, an amendment to allow individuals to obtain the necessary background checks at a law enforcement office for a modest $10 was rejected by the committee. Under S.55, a private sale buyer has to find a gun retailer to do the background check for them. Does anyone really think that retailers, like Walmart or Dick’s, will be doing background checks for private sales? Probably not, so the easiest way to sell that rifle to your friend legally, is to visit a N.H. parking lot.
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House passes $5.84 billion budget By Xander Landen, VTDigger
The House passed a $5.84 billion budget proposal Friday, March 23, that lawmakers say addresses the needs of the most vulnerable Vermonters and makes long-term investments without raising taxes or fees. Facing little debate, the budget bill, H.924, passed overwhelmingly in a vote of 122-10. While representatives put four amendments on the table, none of them passed with the exception of a proposal by Rep. Kitty Toll, D-Danville, the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, who offered technical changes. “We are prepared for the future in this budget,” Toll said before the vote. “We could not make all the investments that we wanted or all the investments that you wanted but I think that we were really careful set-
ting ourselves up for a better place in the future.” The budget restores funding to several disabilities and health care programs that Gov. Phil Scott proposed to cut. Representatives also touted an expansion of funding for mental health services. The proposal provides about $168,000 for the state to offer a 24/7 “warm line” — a free emergency support line for Vermonters dealing with mental health issues — and money to develop supportive housing. Rep. Anne Donahue, R-Northfield, said these initiatives will help address the “crisis” in Vermont’s emergency rooms, where mental health patients will wait for weeks because of a lack of psychiatric beds. The bill would restore $4.3 million to a waiver program that provides support to more than 3,000 Vermont-
ers with disabilities — $2 million would come from state dollars. The House budget also kept a loan repayment program for doctors at about $308,000. In addition, it restores half of the primary care subsidy and payments to hospitals for medical treatment of uninsured Vermonters. While the proposal restores funding to many services, Toll said the spending proposal is modest.“If you are looking for low growth rates, you are looking at this budget,” she said. A breakdown of the budget by the Joint Fiscal Office shows that the proposed general fund growth is the same as the Scott administration’s proposal: 2.7 percent. The overall budget increase for the total budget — including the general, transportation and education funds — is 1.1 percent. Budget, page 35A
Legislation restructures Education Fund, cuts property taxes On March 21, the House passed the tri-partisan Education Finance Reform Bill, H.911 on a vote of 85-54. The bill provides a restructuring of the Education Fund, updating the Vermont personal income tax code to streamline it with the federal changes and eliminating taxable Social Security benefits for low and middle-income Vermonters, while preserving funding for Vermont’s public school system. The bill received significant, bipartisan support in each committee, with a 9-2 vote in the Ways & Means Committee, a 9-2 vote in the Education Committee and a 9-2 vote in the Appropriations Committee. “It’s been nearly two decades since Vermont restructured how we fund our schools,” said House Education Committee Chair Rep. Dave Sharpe. “In that time, our schools and school districts have undergone many fundamental changes. It’s time to find a new solution that upholds our support for great public schools while increasing local accountability and ensuring all Vermonters contribute their fair share.” Rep. Janet Ancel, chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, stated, “As we knock doors each year, we hear that property taxes are too high and that the system is too complex. The House Ways and Means Committee spent several weeks analyzing the current education finance system and considering whether we could identify changes that would improve the system. We identified several goals: (1) reduce reliance on the property tax and move instead to a more direct reliance on income which is a better reflection of ability to pay, (2) simplicity (3) transparency, (4) equity – meaning fairness to taxpayers and to students – and (5) better connecting voters to the decisions they make when voting on school budgets. “This bill is a win for public schools,” added House Speaker Mitzi Johnson. “Vermont boasts some of the best schools in the country and we know that young families look at that when deciding where to put down roots. In reducing all residential property taxes and more closely tying school budgets with property taxes, we’ve reduced property tax burdens and provided comprehensive cost containment,” Johnson said. “It’s a win-win for Vermonters that we’ve coupled these property and income tax updates with a plan to further protect Vermonters from a tax increase due to the new federal tax code,” Johnson continued. “Our plan makes numerous changes, including expanding the earnedincome tax credit, further helping bridge the income gap and help families move beyond poverty. The plan lowers each of Vermont’s marginal tax rates for personal income taxes by at least 0.2 percent and eliminates the tax on Social Security benefits for low and middle income Vermonters, ensuring our aging population is more able to live in dignity, not poverty. “If the Governor does not support this bill, it means Vermonters’ property taxes will increase by 5.4 cents, it means the state is not providing tax relief to low and middle-income Vermonters who receive Social Security benefits, and it means the Governor is lining up with the President and Republicans in Congress and allowing the federal tax changes to heap $30 million in additional taxes on Vermonters,” he said.
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Opinion
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The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
OP-ED
Local control is key to public education success
By Martha Heath
Twenty years ago Vermont made a firm commitment to retain local control of decisions about school spending. This carefully considered choice came in the wake of the Brigham decision in 1997, when the Vermont Supreme Court ruled the state’s education funding system was unconstitutional. The decision made it clear the state had the ultimate responsibility to ensure the Vermont’s schoolchildren had equal educational opportunities. To satisfy the Court, the Legislature crafted a funding system that recognizes that we are all responsible for educating all of the children in the state.
95 PERCENT OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES PASSED BUDGETS THAT HELD THAT SPENDING GROWTH TO 1.5 PERCENT At the same time, the system affirms that spending decisions should be made locally by those closest to and with the best understanding of the needs of the children in the community. Lately, though, Montpelier appears to be backing away from this important commitment to local decision-making. In December, the governor asked local school boards to match him in holding spending growth for next year to 2.4 percent or less. School boards responded, and at Town Meeting votes across the state, 95 percent of our local communities passed budgets that held that spending growth to 1.5 percent, far below what the governor had requested. Now the governor is asking that another $40 million be cut from these approved budgets. His request shows a puzzling disregard and lack of respect for the work done by local school boards and communities. The governor would never question the decisions local voters make when they go to the polls to elect state officials and legislators. Why is their judgement in passing local school budgets not sound? Act 46 initially dictated school-spending levels by imposing tax penalties on communities that exceeded prescribed growth limits. The result was a breach of one of the fundamental principles of the current funding system: districts with the same spending per pupil have the same tax rates. Fortunately, the penalties were repealed. School consolidation exercises require large amounts of time for hundreds of volunteer school board and community members. This work is on top of the task boards have in guiding the annual operation of our public school systems. Constant change is making this task ever more difficult as boards have been working to respond to requirements regarding consolidation discussions, proficiency based learning and personalized learning plans. These requirements are important yet time consuming. To add to the challenge this year, the governor is asking for money to be cut from already passed school budgets and the Legislature is contemplating a change in the school funding system that would impact budgets already passed. Isn’t it disrespectful of local voters to change the rules of the game after budgets are finalized? School boards, school board members, and local voters are a critical part of our successful public education system in Vermont—one of the best in the country. To continue to make it better, it is important that state policy makers respect the work that is done at the local level and work with school boards instead of making their jobs more challenging. Our children’s future depends on it. Martha Heath lives in Westford. She is a long time school board member and is a former member of the Vermont House.
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Legislators should stand with voters on education By Allen Gilbert
There have been some very good ideas, and some very bad ideas, over the years about changing the state’s education funding system. One of the best ideas came more than a hundred years ago, when Gov. William Dillingham proposed a statewide education tax to equalize school resources across the state. Some school districts had tax rates eight times higher than others. In 1890, the Legislature approved a 5 percent surcharge on local property tax bills, with the funds redistributed to towns in need. This statewide property tax remained in place until 1931. Repeal was based partly
on what legislators came to see as the bad idea behind the tax – its reliance on taxing property rather than income or other assets. In 1947, Gov. Ernest Gibson Sr. told the Legislature the greatest problem facing the state’s education system was “equalizing educational opportunity and distributing the costs as equally as possible among the towns and school districts of the state.” For the next 50 years, Vermont struggled with the problem that Gibson identified, and with addressing the problem faced by the hardest-hit taxpayers, the income-poor — people deemed “property rich” be-
LETTERS
Education, page 7A
On buying a Safety is fancy military worth the style rifle vs. a inconvenience Dear Editor, motorcycle Dear Editor, Like many of my fellow veterans I once enjoyed having a bunch of tax free deployment money sitting in my bank account. I went out and bought a fancy military style rifle. I went all out, too, getting a 7.62 millimeter, semi-automatic, all the attachments, 20 round capacity magazines. Truth be told, that rifle is head and shoulders better than the rifle I carried in Iraq. The other foolish thing that I did with my money was to buy a motorcycle. Now this may seem off topic but please bear with me. If you know anything about returning combat veterans, you’ll understand that the two do seem to go hand in hand. In any case I couldn’t just buy it and ride it off. First, I entered my driver’s license information and I took the four hour Vermont Motorcycle Awareness Program Training Course. Once that was done, I could practice, only in state, only during daylight hours and with no passengers. After a couple
Like most people, I have many traits that make up my identity: I am a father, a husband, and a worker. Like many Vermonters, I can also add “hunter” to that list. Hunting has been a formative part of my life; it taught me the valuable lessons of hard work, persistence, resilience, and gratitude. More concretely, it has provided sustenance for my family. Guns are a crucial tool in hunting, and they will always be a significant part of my life. Like many responsible gun owners and hunters, I am an avid supporter of the Second Amendment. And, like many responsible gun owners and hunters, I am also a staunch supporter of universal background checks. Background checks will not prevent all mass shootings, homicides or crimes with guns, but this is not an excuse to sit back and do nothing. It is not a panacea that will abolish all gun crimes in the future. There is no one single answer. Background checks are but a key piece–along with
Veteran, page 38A
Hunter, page 37A
Freedom requires responsibility Dear Editor, Background checks, minimum age requirements, limitations on military-like weapons... I don’t know the answer. But I do respect the adage that freedom requires responsibility. The classic example is the 1919 Supreme Court case pointing out that freedom of speech does not allow falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater.
A hundred years ago many griped that auto and driver’s license requirements encroached upon their freedom. (New Jersey was the first state to require licensing for all drivers). Would you travel placidly if drivers’ licenses did not exist? Or meet a tank along Highway 4? C. Ronald Pesha, Fair Haven
Gun owner ashamed of the NRA
Dear Editor, As a lifelong outdoorsman I have cherished the right of gun ownership and the freedom to hunt and fish throughout North America, but never more proudly than in Vermont where the tradition of lawful hunting is safeguarded by our state’s constitution. In turn, I have tried to give back by mentoring young sportsmen, serving as the chair of the state Fish and Wildlife board and as past president of our local fish and game club and Vermont chapters of Ducks Unlimited and the National Wild Turkey Federation.
All of this has brought deep satisfaction. Today, however, I speak not as a representative of these worthy groups but as an individual. I am ashamed of the NRA. This organization, of which I was once a supporting member, has devolved from a serviceoriented body promoting gun safety and representing the rights of responsible gun owners to a purveyor of hate-mongering extremism and lobbyist for the firearms manufacturing industry. Their historic objectives of education, training and Outdoorsman, page 7A
CAPITOL QUOTES
The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
CAPITOL QUOTES March For Our Lives On Saturday, March 24, protesters around the country participated in March For Our Lives rallies, seeking stricter gun control regulations and supporting the many survivors of mass shootings around the nation. Here are some quotes from the day.
“We cannot let a minority of people — and that’s what it is, it is a minority of people — hold a viewpoint that terrorizes the majority of people.” Said Hillary Clinton
“How many have to die before we will give up these dangerous toys?” Said Stephen King
“Not one more. We cannot allow one more child to be shot at school.” Said UTK College Democrats@utkdemocrats
“As a black boy, I hope one I day I have as many rights as a gun.” A sign held by an unnamed student at a rally, posted by Brett Murphy@ladybrettgm
“Politicians who sit in their gilded House and Senate seats funded by the NRA telling us nothing could have been done to prevent this, we call BS. They say tougher guns laws do not decrease gun violence. We call BS.” Said Emma Gonzalez
“You don’t spread democracy with a barrel of a gun.” Said Helen Thomas
Education:
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Change for its own sake is not enough
continued from page 6A cause they owned a farm or woodlands Town meeting voters got it right this but earned little income. year, and the Legislature and governor The result was a succession of different should listen. School boards did what funding systems and one of the Legislathe governor asked them to do, and then ture’s best ideas: the state’s property tax some. Nearly all school budgets passed. rebate program, which limits low-income The real “problem” with the current Vermonters’ property tax bills to no more school funding formula is that it has than 5 percent of their incomes, enacted worked better and lasted longer than in the 1970s. Twenty-five years later this any other formula. You know that’s the program was integrated into the funding case when opponents trot out the trope system with “income sensitivity.” that it’s time to review the formula not Two-thirds of Vermont homeowners because a fundamental flaw has been now pay their school taxes TWO-THIRDS OF VERMONT based on their income. One of the worst ideas HOMEOWNERS NOW PAY THEIR SCHOOL discussed this legislative TAXES BASED ON THEIR INCOME. session has been elimination of income sensitivity. Despite the rhetoric that legislators were identified but because an arbitrary numtrying to shift more of school costs to ber of years have passed — and therefore the income tax, the long-term impact of it must be time to open the hood and eliminating income-sensitivity would start tinkering. have ultimately put us right back where We should all be wary of ideas justified we learned from experience we shouldn’t by the mantra, “It’s time for a change.” go – greater reliance on the property tax. If real reasons for change are identiThe final tax reform proposal to come fied, real solutions can be discussed and before the House, H. 911, avoids the hammered out. That’s when change is worst changes considered by the House justified. But that’s not happening. Ways and Means Committee. But the bill The shove from the Vermont Supreme as written still has some very bad ideas Court in its 1997 Brigham decision that are a step backward, not forward, in moved Vermont a huge distance towards school funding reform. achieving Gov. Gibson’s goal of creating The very worst idea of all in H. 911 an equitable system for funding schools. is eliminating the current direct relaAlthough not perfect, Vermont’s curtion between spending per pupil and a rent formula is considered the country’s town’s tax rate. Now, if spending per pupil fairest. Now is not the time for a retreat. increases by 5 percent, then the town’s H. 911 would be a step back from the school tax rate goes up 5 percent. achievements past governors and legisThe bill tosses that out. For some latures only dreamed of. towns, tax rates could go up twice as Allen Gilbert of Worcester, Vt., was fast as spending per pupil; for others, chair of his town’s school board when it three times. This type of change does not joined the ACLU’s Brigham lawsuit in support local school districts. It causes 1995. He has remained active in educaconfusion and frustration. tion issues.
Outdoorsman:
A call to action for gun regulation
continued from page 6A support of Second Amendment rights is now lost in an outrageous flood of odious extremism and all-out effort to silence even the mildest suggestions for safe, responsible gun ownership. Anyone doubting this is simply not paying attention. Some recent highlights: • Television host and NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch labeled advocates of reasonable gun control as “..assassins of real news…who teach their children that their President is another Hitler” and said the only way to “save our country” is through the NRA. • NRA past president Marion Hammer likened the banning of assault-style weapons to racial discrimination. • Following the Newtown School shooting, NRA board member Ted Nugent compared administration proposals to advance gun safety to Hitler’s murder of millions during the Holocaust. • NRA News declared that honoring victims of gun violence made the work more dangerous for women. Following the bombing of the Alfred E. Murrah Federal Building, former President George H.W. Bush publicly destroyed his NRA membership card when an NRA fundraising letter slammed federal agents responding to the scene as “jack-booted thugs.” “Your broadside deeply offends my sense of honor and decency,” Bush declared. This is hardly civil discourse, no matter one’s position on guns. It is nothing less than extremism intended to stoke the fires of fear and animosity. An unfortunate consequence of this high profile bullying is that the NRA has, to much of the general public, become the “face” of hunting. How often
a non-hunter, learning of my outdoor activities, has assumed that I must be a member of the NRA or allied with its positions. To the contrary, the NRA’s stated membership of 5 million is a mere 3 percent of the nation’s 150 million gun owners and 13.6 percent of nearly 37 million hunters licensed in 2017. In short, the NRA does not speak for me or for the overwhelming majority of firearms owners. Criticism is weakened unless it has a point, here is mine: • Why is it wrong to use our best, albeit imperfect, efforts to assure that all gun sales be denied to those who have proven to be a danger to themselves or others? Tell the NRA to support universal background checks. • Why is it necessary, in the exercise of our rights and freedoms as sportspersons and firearms enthusiasts, to own weapons that belong only on a battlefield? Tell the NRA to support renewal of the ban on assault-style weapons, including bump stocks. Vermont is home to many NRA members, some of whom I count among my friends. While respecting their right to disagree, it is simply inconceivable to suggest that such simple steps to help shield our citizenry from these horrific tragedies would not be favored by most Americans, including the vast majority of our firearms fraternity. If you are among them, call the NRA (800-672-3888). Politely, but firmly, make them hear you. John Liccardi, Rutland Town
Calendar
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THURSDAY
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MARCH 29 Bikram Yoga **
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. 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. 802-773-7187.
Story Time
10 a.m. Story time at West Rutland Public Library. Thursdays,10 a.m. Bring young children to enjoy stories, crafts, and playtime. 802-438-2964.
Killington Bone Builders
BABY FARM ANIMAL CELEBRATION AT BILLINGS FARM & MUSEUM FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 30-31
WEDNESDAY Bikram Yoga **
MARCH 28
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. bikramyogamendon.com.
Yin Yoga
8:30 a.m. Yin Yoga, all levels at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.
Story Time
10 a.m. Maclure Library offers preschool story hour, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. Birth to 5 years old. Socialize, make new friends, share concerns, joys, ideas in small, intimate group. 802-483-2792. 840 Arch St., Pittsford.
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.
Ski Bum Race Series
10 a.m. Ski Bum Race Series at Killington Resort, on Highline Trail at K1. Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Registered competitors only, after party follows. killington.com.
Poetry Group
2 p.m. Chaffee Art Center holds weekly Poetry Group, 2-4 p.m. at 16 South Main St., Rutland. Limited to 10. Interested? Email info@chaffeeartcenter.org.
Soup Bowls for Hunger
4:45 p.m. 12th annual Soup Bowls for Hunter at Rutland High School cafeteria. Seatings at 4:45 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Bowl of soup, crackers, roll, dessert, beverage and choose your own handcrafted bowl to take home. Plus raffle and music. $20 tickets, advance only, at 802-773-1955 or Phoenix Books Rutland. 22 Stratton Road, Rutland.
Rutland Wellness
5 p.m. Education and support for people who are struggling emotionally. Focus on tools and methods for improving our lives mentally and physically. Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m., Grace Congregational Church, 8 Court St., Rutland. 802-353-4365.
Rotary Meeting
6 p.m. The Killington-Pico Rotary club cordially invites visiting Rotarians, friends and guests to attend weekly meeting. Meets Wednesdays at Summit Lodge 6-8 p.m. for full dinner and fellowship. 802-773-0600 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, one skein of medium weight yarn in light or medium color. RSVP to bewanamaker@gmail.com, 802-396-0130. 35 School Drive, Plymouth.
10 a.m. Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied. 802422-3368.
Mendon Bone Builders
10 a.m. Mendon bone builders meets Thursdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 Townline Rd, Rutland Town. 802-773-2694.
Time Well Spent
11 a.m. Killington Resort’s K1 Roaring Brook Umbrella Bar celebrates Time Well Spent with Mount Gay Rum Fireside Lounge apres ski celebration. Special cocktails, fire area, outdoor games, and more. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. killington. com.
Women’s History Month Program
WHAT TO DO IN CENTRAL VERMONT
FRIDAY
Good Friday
MARCH 30
Bikram Yoga **
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. 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.; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 802-7737187.
Level 1 Yoga
8:30 a.m. Level 1 Hatha Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. 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.
Feel Good Friday
9 a.m. Collaboration between Powder Adventure Lifestyle Co, High Fives Foundation, and Vt Adaptive to raise money and awareness. Pre-purchase e-ticket to Killington Resort before midnight the night before, and Killington donates $10 to the cause. After party with giveaways, 3-6 p.m. at Long Trail Brewery. killington.com.
Baby Farm Animal Celebration
10 a.m. Billings Farm & Museum features Baby Farm Animal Celebration 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Meet the farm’s baby animals, plant heirloom seeds to take home, join kids’ activities, and more on the working dairy farm. billingsfarm.org. 802457-2355. 69 Old River Rd., Woodstock.
Story Time
10:30 a.m. Sherburne Memorial Library holds story time Fridays, 10:30-11 a.m. Stories, songs, activities. Babies and toddlers welcome! 802-422-9765.
12:30 p.m. Women, Work and Wages in Vermont panel discussion as part of Women’s History Month programs at Castleton University. Cary Brown and Tiffany Bluemle details steps Vt. has taken to improve women’s economic progress. Campus Center 1787 Room. Free, open to public. 62 Alumni Dr., Castleton.
Kripalu Yoga
Intro to Genealogy
11 a.m. Killington Resort’s K1 Roaring Brook Umbrella Bar celebrates Time Well Spent with Mount Gay Rum Fireside Lounge apres ski celebration. Special cocktails, fire area, outdoor games, and more. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. killington. com.
1 p.m. Castleton Community Center present Great Course: Discovering Your Roots, An Introduction to Genealogy with John Phillip Colletta. Thursdays, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. 2108 Main St., Castleton.
CCV Job Hunt Helper
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.
Balance Program
4 p.m. RRMC holds workshop on walking, balance, and stability: “Gaining Traction” held Thursdays March 29-April 26, 4-5:30 p.m. in CVPS Leahy Community Health Ed Ctr at RRMC, 160 Allen St., Rutland. $15. Registration required at rrmc.org; 802-772-2400.
All Levels Yoga
5:30 p.m. All levels flow yoga at Killington Yoga Karen Dalury, E-RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.
Bridge Club
6:30 p.m. Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick Center Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge games. 1 Deer St., Rutland. 802228-6276.
Ageless Authors Reading
6:30 p.m. Open mic and reading with Jean Yeager, at Phoenix Books Rutland. Reading from “The Ageless Authors Anthology” and open mic for writers age 65+. 2 Center St., Rutland. Free, open to all. phoenixbooks.biz.
Adult Soccer
7 p.m. Adult Soccer at Killington Elementary School, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays. $2. Nonmarking gym sneakers please. Info, killingtontown.com.
11 a.m. Kripalu yoga, gentle flow at Just Dance, Center St., Rutland. First class free. louiseharrison.com, 802-747-8444.
Time Well Spent
Good Friday Concert
1:30 p.m. Brownsville Community Church sponsors first of series of free concerts, open to the public. Program of contemplative music through piano, organ, brass, and vocal featuring works of Faure, Bach, Brahms. BrownsvilleHartland Road, Brownsville. Free-will offering.
Magic: the Gathering
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. 802-422-9765.
Chair Aerobics
4 p.m. RRMC offers chair aerobics for those who have difficulty standing or walking. Tuesday and Fridays, April 3-17, 4-5 p.m. in CVPS Leahy Community Health Ed Center at RRMC, 160 Allen St., Rutland. $15. RSVP to 802-7722400.
Community Passover Seder
5:30 p.m. Rutland Jewish Center has community passover seder. 96 Grove St., Rutland.
Passover Seder and Potluck
6 p.m. Community Passover Seder and Pot Luck Supper, led by Rabbi Ilene Haigh. All welcome. Bring a dish to feed 10 people and contribution to food drive for local food shelves. 802-457-4840, office@shirshalomvt.org. Congregation Shir Shalom, 1680 West Woodstock Road, Woodstock. Free.
“The Stallion Howl”
7 p.m. Rutland High School’s Encore Theatre presents “The Stallion Howl” by Dale Wasserman in the theater, 22 Stratton Road, Rutland. Tickets $5.
Celebrating Women in Music
7 p.m. Rutland High School’s Encore Theatre presents “The Stallion Howl” by Dale Wasserman in the theater, 22 Stratton Road, Rutland. Tickets $5.
7 p.m. Join ArtisTree for an evening of music celebrating women: Jenni & the Junketeers with renditions of Lena Horn, Roberta Flack, Bonnie Raitt, Patsy Cline, and more. $20 tickets, cash bar. artistreevt.org. 2095 Pomfret Rd., So. Pomfret.
Open Mic
Passover Begins
“The Stallion Howl”
7 p.m. Open mic with Jim Yeager at ArtisTree Community Arts Center, Pomfret. Free. All levels, all abilities, relaxed environment. Info, artistreevt.org. 2095 S. Pomfret Rd., Pomfret.
The Huntertones
7:30 p.m. High energy, horn-driven sound melding jazz, funk, rock, soul. Performing at the Little Theater, 54 River St., Woodstock. Tickets $20 adults, $10 ages 17 and under, $15 Pentangle members. pentanglearts.org.
7 p.m. Passover begins at sundown.
Cry Cry Cry
8 p.m. Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Shindell and Dar Williams are Cry Cry Cry, performing at Paramount Theatre. Tickets $39-$59 at paramountvt.org. 30 Center St., Rutland.
CALENDAR
The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
SATURDAY Bikram Yoga **
MARCH 31
11 a.m. American Red Cross Blood Drive at Diamond Run Mall, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 46 Diamond Run Mall Place, Rutland.
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE AT KILLINGTON PEAK
Time Well Spent
SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 6:30 A.M.
Blood Drive
7:30 a.m. Bikram Yoga holds classes Saturdays: 7:30 a.m. 60-min. Bikram; 9 a.m. 90min. Bikram; 4:30 p.m. inferno hot pilates. 1360 US-4, Mendon. bikramyogamendon.com.
11 a.m. Killington Resort’s K1 Roaring Brook Umbrella Bar celebrates Time Well Spent with Mount Gay Rum Fireside Lounge apres ski celebration. Special cocktails, fire area, outdoor games, and more. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. killington. com.
4-H Bottle Drive
Hops on the Snow Brewfest
9 a.m. Rupert-Mettowee Valley Dairy 4-H Club bottle drive at the West Pawlet Fire House on Route 153, West Pawlet, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Easter Market & Bake Sale
9 a.m. West Pawlet Fire Dept Ladies’ Auxiliary holds annual Easter Market and bake sale at West Pawlet Fire House, 2806 Vt Rt 153, West Pawlet - 9 a.m.3 p.m. Ellie Park’s Polish nut rolls, cookies, cakes, pies and more at bake sale. Coffee and donuts for breakfast. Lunch 11 a.m.-closing. Easter Bunny arrives at 1 p.m. with Jelly Bean rabbit game and prizes. Raffles, and more.
11 a.m. Beer festival at Okemo Mountain’s Jackson Gore Courtyard, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Featuring seasonal beers and ciders. Different levels/sizes of tasting glasses available. 21+ only to drink. Barbecue, and live music by Dojo. Okemo.com.
Bridge Club
12 p.m. Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick Center Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge games. 1 Deer St., Rutland. 802-228-6276.
Backcountry Basecamp
Open Swim
Hibernation Park Jam
Bingo
9 a.m. Backcountry Magazine is at Killington Resort’s K1 Umbrella Bar with free demos, avalance education, look at newest gear. killington.com for schedule. 9:30 a.m. Killington Parks season comes to an end with final rail jam - location TBA! 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Shred sessions 9:30-11 a.m. Free, open to public. Park Jam for competitors only 1-3 p.m. Awards follow at 3:30 p.m. killington.com for details.
Killington Section GMC
9:45 a.m. Killington Section Green Mountain Club outing: Dean Preserve, East Poultney. Hike to an overlook for views of Lake St. Catherine with option for longer trek. Moderate, 4 miles. Meet at 9:45 a.m. at Rutland’s Main Street Park, near firehouse, to carpool; or 10:30 a.m. on East Poultney Green. 802-773-2185.
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. Practice current skills, create gymnastic routines, learn new tricks, social opportunity to be with friends. $10/ hour members; $14/ hour non-members. 802-773-1404.
Baby Farm Animal Celebration
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. 802-7737187. 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 members; $14/ hour non-members. 802-773-1404.
“The Stallion Howl”
7 p.m. Rutland High School’s Encore Theatre presents “The Stallion Howl” by Dale Wasserman in the theater, 22 Stratton Road, Rutland. Tickets $5.
America
8 p.m. Classic-rock favorite America performs at Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St., Rutland. Tickets $75-$85, paramountvt.org.
10 a.m. Billings Farm & Museum features Baby Farm Animal Celebration 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Meet the farm’s baby animals, plant heirloom seeds to take home, join kids’ activities, and more on the working dairy farm. billingsfarm.org. 802457-2355. 69 Old River Rd., Woodstock.
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Backcountry Basecamp
9 a.m. Backcountry Magazine is at Killington Resort’s K1 Umbrella Bar with free demos, avalanche education, look at newest gear. Today, Beacon Challenge at 3 p.m. and Raffle/party at 5 p.m. killington.com for schedule.
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. killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.
MONDAY
SUNDAY Easter
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Easter Sunrise Service & Egg Hunt
5:30 a.m. Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at the Killington Peak Lodge at 6:30 a.m. Load the K1 Express Gondola at 5:30 a.m. & 6:15 a.m. Free, open to all, limited to 275 ticketed guests. First come, first served. Community breakfast follows. Easter Egg Hunt follows at 8:30 a.m. around K1 Base Lodge. All ages. 9:30 a.m. toddler-friendly hunt by Roaring Brook Umbrella Bars. killington.com.
Sunrise Service and Egg Hunt
7:30 a.m. Easter Sunday sunrise service outdoors on the hill above Albert Bridge School, Brownsville. Community breakfast follows at 8 a.m. at Brownsville Church, followed by 9:30 a.m. service. Community egg hunt in Tribute Park next to church at 11 a.m. Brownsville-Hartland Road, Brownsville.
Easter Activities at Okemo
HOPS ON THE SNOW BREWFEST AT OKEMO RESORT SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 11 A.M.
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8 a.m. All ages events at Okemo Mountain Resort for Easter. Find the golden egg on an open trail in Clock Tower Base Area and win skis/ snowboard. Junior Easter Egg Hunt for kids ages 6 and under, too. okemo. com.
Bikram Yoga **
9 a.m. Bikram Yoga holds classes Sundays: 9 a.m. 90min. Bikram; 11 a.m. inferno hot pilates; 4:30 p.m. 60-min. Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon. bikramyogamendon.com.
Bikram Yoga **
APRIL 2
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. bikramyogamendon.com.
All Level Yoga
8:30 a.m. All Level Flow Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.
Killington Bone Builders
10 a.m. Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied. 802-422-3368.
Open Swim
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. 802-773-7187.
Monday Meals
12 p.m. Every Monday meals at Chittenden Town Hall at 12 noon. Open to public, RSVP call by Friday prior, 483-6244. Gene Sargent. Bring your own place settings. Seniors $3.50 for 60+. Under 60, $5. No holidays. 337 Holden Rd., Chittenden.
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. 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 St., Rutland.
Wellness Week at CCV
6 p.m. CCV Rutland holds Wellness Week. Today, viewing of film “Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope” followed by discussion. Free, open to the public. 60 West St., Rutland.
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10A • CALLENDAR
The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
Learn to Swing Dance
6:30 p.m. Swing dance lessons with David Allan at Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd., Brandon. April 2, 9, 16, 23. Beginners 6:30-7:30 p.m. Intermediate 8-9 p.m. $45/ person; $75/ couple. Register at 802-247-4295, info@cmacvt.org.
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.
4:45 p.m. TOPS meets Tuesday nights at Trinity Church in Rutland (corner of West and Church streets). Side entrance. Weight in 4:45-5:30 p.m. Meeting 6-6:30 p.m. All welcome, stress free environment, take off pounds sensibly. 802-293-5279.
SWING DANCE CLASSES AT BRANDON MUSIC MONDAY, MARCH 2, 6:30 P.M.
TUESDAY Bikram Yoga **
TOPS Meeting
APRIL 3
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. 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.; 12-1 p.m.; 5-7 p.m. 802-773-7187.
Art Workshop
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10 a.m. Annie’s Art Workshop, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays at Sherburne Memorial Library, Killington. Open art workshop - all levels, interests, mediums. Free. In memory of Ann Wallen. 802-299-1777.
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Family Playgroup
10 a.m. Rutland Co. Parent Child Center holds playgroup, at Mount Holly Town Library, Belmont. Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. Informal gatherings for families. rcpcc.org.
Mendon Bone Builders
10 a.m. Mendon bone builders meets Tuesdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 Townline Rd, Rutland Town. 802-773-2694.
Tobacco Cessation Group
11 a.m. 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.
CCV Job Hunt Helper
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. 802-422-2921. 2910 Killington Road, Killington.
KPAA Mixer
5 p.m. KPAA monthly mixer, this month at Birch Ridge Inn, Butler Road, Killington. 5-7 p.m. Bring business cards for chance to win door prizes, plus 50/50 raffle.
Wellness Week at CCV
6 p.m. CCV Rutland holds Wellness Week. Today, discussion on how to keep loved ones healthy and safe from common diseases within the community, from Hepatitis C to tick-borne diseases to next year’s flu. Free, open to the public. 60 West St., Rutland.
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! Franklin St., Brandon.
Hunter Safety Course
6:30 p.m. Vt. Fish & Wildlife hunter safety course at Mendon Fish & Game Club, East Pittsford Road, Rutland. 6:30-9:15 p.m. on April 3, 5, 10, 12. Registration required at vtfishandwildlife.com. Mandatory attendance at all dates; limited to 20. Sign up by March 31.
Chess Club
7 p.m. Rutland Rec Dept. holds chess club at Godnick Adult Center, providing a mind-enhancing skill for youth and adults. All ages are welcome; open to the public. Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. 1 Deer St., Rutland.
Work begins on Woodstock bridge
By Stephen Seitz
WOODSTOCK—Rehabilitation work on a bridge in the heart of Woodstock village has begun. The bridge over Kendron Brook, known as Bridge 51, is about a quarter mile east from the town green, and in the heart of Woodstock’s business district. The current bridge was built in 1935. According to the Agency of Transportation website on the project, the current bridge is in good to fair condition, but not wide enough to handle current traffic. The replacement will have two 11-foot travel lanes, and two 8-foot parking lanes on either side, and sidewalks. The bridge is designed to fit in with the current
streetscape as part of the historic district. The state plans to use prefabricated bridge structures to keep costs down and shorten the period when the bridge will be closed. The $1.5 million contract was awarded to Cold River Bridges, LLC, of Walpole, N.H. back in October. The state says that the bridge will be closed completely from April 16 to May 7. During that period, local traffic will be diverted from Route 4 onto Pleasant Street to Elm Street and back to Route 4. Trucks will not be able to use this route. Instead, they’ll have to take Route 12 to Route 5 to Route 44 in Ascutney west to Route 106
and head north to get back onto Route 4 — a 40-mile detour. Trucks going from Rutland to White River Junction will have to take Route 4 east to Route 100 north in Killington to Route 107 north, and then take Interstate 89 south. From White River to Rutland, trucks will have to take Interstate 89 north to Exit 3, then take Route 107 south to Route 100 south to get back to Route 4. The project is expected to be complete by mid-summer. For more information, call 802-4963376, or visit the project’s website at southcentralvtbridges. vtransprojects.vermont.gov/ bridge_projects/.
CSJ Easter egg hunt was a success RUTLAND—The CSJ Provider Scholar Students were grateful for all the children and families who attended the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at College of St. Joseph on Saturday, March 24. Approximately 100 kids from all over Rutland County joined the Provider students on campus for a morning full off festivities to celebrate Easter. Kimmy Olden, a junior at CSJ kicked off the festivities with a reading of the story, “Happy Easter” in Tuttle Theater. The egg hunt followed in St. Joseph Hall. After the egg hunt, children and
families filled a conference room and participated in a variety of games and crafts. Children decorated cupcakes, showed off their artwork with Easter coloring pages as well as participated in a variety of other activities. “We love opening up our campus to the community for such a great event that is free and open for all. Each year we hope to grow the event even more and get young children comfortable and excited about visiting a college campus,” said Kimberley Rupe, CSJ community engagement coordinator.
Courtesy of CSJ
The Easter Bunny visits CSJ.
MUSIC SCENE • 11A
The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
Music scene by dj dave hoffenberg
WEDNESDAY
MARCH 28 KILLINGTON 2 p.m. K1 Base Lodge Daniel Brown
3:30 p.m. Moguls
Bud Light Ski Bum Finale w/ DJ Dave
6 p.m. Liquid Art Open Mic
8 p.m. Sushi Yoshi
Iron Chef w/ DJ Dave for Chris Franco Scholarship Fund
9 p.m. JAX Food & Games Jim Devlin
POULTNEY 6:30 p.m. Taps Tavern Jazz Night w/ Zak Hampton’s Moose Crossing
RUTLAND 7 p.m. Draught Room Wayne Canney
9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern Full Band Open Mic
9:30 p.m. The Venue Jenny Porter
[MUSIC Scene] STOCKBRIDGE
KILLINGTON
7 p.m. Wild Fern
4 p.m. JAX Food & Games
Rick Redington
WOODSTOCK 7:30 p.m. Little Theater Huntertones
MARCH 29
KILLINGTON 2 p.m. K1 Base Lodge Chris Pallutto
2 p.m. Pico Lodge Daniel Brown
4 p.m. The Foundry
FRIDAY
MARCH 30 BARNARD 6:30 p.m. Town Hall
Contra Dance w/ Old Sam Peabody & Delia Clark
BOMOSEEN 6 p.m. Iron lantern The Allie Cats
KILLINGTON
12 p.m. Wild Fern
5 p.m. Sunrise Mountain Village
1 p.m. Wild Fern
Spring Fling w/ Bow Thayer
8 p.m. Pickle Barrel Never in Vegas
8 p.m. The Foundry Aaron Audet Band
8:30 p.m. Outback Pizza Soul Tsunami Duo
7 p.m. The Foundry
Hops on the Snow Brewfest
Never in Vegas
9 p.m. Moguls
All Request Night w/ DJ Dave
RUTLAND
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Donal O’Shaugnessy
LUDLOW
8 p.m. Pickle Barrel
MONDAY
7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub
7 p.m. O’Dwyer’s Public House
Donal O’Shaugnessy
The People’s Jam
County Down
9 p.m. Moguls
7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub
Cigar Box Brunch w/ Rick Redington
7 p.m. O’Dwyer’s Public House
6 p.m. Outback Pizza
K-town’s Finest R&B w/ Jordan Snow, Jeff Poremski, Chad Johnson
Duane Carleton
5 p.m. Outback Pizza
9 p.m. JAX Food & Games
Soul Tsunami Duo
9 p.m. JAX Food & Games STOCKBRIDGE
1 p.m. Bear Mountain Lodge Duane Carleton
Half Stash Open Jam
Jordan Snow
DJ Dave’s Apres Ski Dance Party
Daniel Brown
THURSDAY
Happy Hour w/ Aaron Audet
8 p.m. Moguls
Joey Leone Band
Super Stash Bros.
11 a.m. Jackson Gore Courtyard 3 p.m. Okemo’s Sitting Bull
KILLINGTON 2 p.m. K1 Base Lodge Duane Carleton
7 p.m. The Foundry
Blues Night w/ Joey Leone
9 p.m. JAX Food & Games The Idiots
LUDLOW 9 p.m. The Killarney
Open Mic w/ King Arthur Jr.
PITTSFIELD 8 p.m. Clear River Tavern Clay Canfield & Brother John
Sammy Blanchette
WOODSTOCK
RUTLAND
8 p.m. Bentley’s
8 p.m. Paramount Theatre
Open Mic Night
America
9 p.m. Seven South Tap Room at Holiday Inn
TUESDAY
Pat Navarre’s Classic Country Rock Trio
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2 p.m. Snowshed’s Long Trail Pub
8 p.m. Paramount Theatre Cry Cry Cry
9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern
7 p.m. The Foundry
9 p.m. Center Street Alley DJ Dirty D
WEST RUTLAND
KILLINGTON
7 p.m. Town Hall Theater
8 p.m. Pickle Barrel
9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern
Rick Redington & The Luv, DC3, The Heavily Bros.
Daniel Brown
MENDON
SOUTH POMFRET
Duane Carleton
Joey Leone Duo Kat Wright
6 p.m. Red Clover Inn Jazz Trio
PITTSFIELD 7 p.m. Clear River Tavern Open Mic Jam w/ Fiddlewitch
RUTLAND 9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern
International Night w/ DJ Mega
Whisper
7 p.m. Artistree
Women in Music: Jenni & The Junketeers
SATURDAY MARCH 31
Karaoke 101 w/ Tenacious T
SUNDAY APRIL 1
KILLINGTON 11 a.m. The Foundry Brunch w/ Jordan Snow
BOMOSEEN
4 p.m. JAX Food & Games
Open Mic
6 p.m. Iron lantern
7 p.m. The Foundry
Music festival:
New three day festival debuts this summer at Okemo
SOUTH POMFRET 7 p.m. Artistree
Gerry Grimo
2 p.m. K1 Base Lodge POULTNEY 8 p.m. Taps Tavern Bluegrass Jam
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
Till I Die Jerry Day Afterparty Jazz Night w/ Summit Pond Quartet
continued from page 1A essential David Bowie Concert Experience. The musicians in the seven-piece Talking Heads Tribute bring much of the Heads’ unique live show to the stage, with front man Jon Braun as a spot-on David Byrne. Space Oddity – The Ultimate David Bowie Experience is a live, multi-media spectacle that witnesses Bowie’s transformation from space-age rock idol to polished mainstream media star. The final concert of Okemo’s All Come Home Music Festival features Almost Queen – The Ultimate Queen Experience. Donning genuine costumes, Almost Queen recaptures the live energy and precision that is the ultimate Queen experience. The tribute-band concerts are ticketed events. Single-
night tickets and festival passes for all three Main Stage shows are available for purchase. Food trucks will offer dining options. Draft beer, cider, along with a full bar and non-alcoholic offerings will be available for purchase. Picnic blankets and lawn chairs are welcome in the Main Stage area, and specific zones will be designated for blankets, low-profile chairs and full-sized lawn chairs. Once admitted into the Main Stage area, re-entry will not be allowed. Okemo’s All Come Home Music Festival is a rain-or-shine event. There will be no refunds on individual performance tickets unless the show is cancelled. For more info, call 802-228-1600 or visit okemo.com.
12A • PUZZLES
The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 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, page 15A
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
CLUES ACROSS 1. Newts 5. Taxis 9. Ski down these 11. Solace 13. Thieves of the sea 15. Diacritical mark 16. Frost 17. Enmities 19. Furnace for baking 21. Founder of female institute 22. Eight 23. Earl Grey and chamomile are two 25. Messenger ribonucleic acid 26. Dull, unproductive pattern of behavior 27. A large and hurried swallow 29. Large nests 31. A way to choose 33. Grocery store 34. Drains 36. Hawaiian wreath 38. Where fish live 39. Get rid of 41. Beyond, transcending 43. Uncastrated male sheep 44. Asserts 46. Snoopy and Rin Tin Tin are two 48. Windy City footballer 52. Green veggie 53. Director 54. Conditioning 56. Spoke foolishly 57. Legislative body 58. Square measures 59. Cheek
CLUES DOWN 1. Call forth 2. Front legs 3. Third-party access 4. Hairlike structure 5. Ghanaian money 6. Settled down 7. Ill-natured 8. Choose 9. Mountain in the Slovenian Alps 10. Samsung laptops 11. Inquire into 12. Not slow 14. Thailand 15. Front of the eye 18. Kentucky town 41549 20. Extreme disgust 24. Not fast 26. Smelled bad 28. Portended 30. Leader 32. Comedian Noah 34. Course 35. Sloven 37. Perfect places 38. A vast desert in N. Africa 40. Monetary unit of Angola 42. Clerks 43. Canadian law enforcers 45. Without (French) 47. Having wisdom that comes with age 49. Delicacy (archaic) 50. Grows older 51. Bitterly regrets 55. It’s present in all living cells (abbr.)
Solutions, page 15A
Last man standing
I read an article recently about a growing addiction among NBA players. It’s not chemically related, nor does it involve alcohol or sex. The addiction centers around the videogame “Fortnite.” “Fortnite” is a survival game (akin to “The Hunger Games” movies) where players are dropped into remote locations with other players. The goal is to remain alive while collecting as many supplies, weapons and materials as you can and killing as many other gamers as possible. Basically, it’s survival of the fittest (or luckiest). Currently, the game has garnered over 40 million unique players, making it one of the hottest digital distractions available. The game became so popular during Super Bowl weekend (with 4.3 million people playing simultaneously) that the main servers crashed. If you’re so inclined to watch the video game service “Twitch,” where people literally watch other people play video games (I’m not kidding), then you’ve added to the 5,000 years of “Fortnite” streams that have already been consumed. Lately, I’ve been noticing an uptick in my son’s interest in playing his Xbox so after reading the article about the NBA players, I wandered into our playroom and inquired what game he was playing. Without looking at me or missing a moment of screen action, he replied, “‘Fortnite,’ Dad. It’s amazing!” That moment occurred a couple weeks ago and since that time it has been one argument after another trying to get him to temper his game playing. All the kid can think or talk about is “Fortnite.” And it’s not just him. This past weekend I took him and a buddy to the theater so they could see the new “Pacific Rim” film. When I picked them up afterwards and tried to inquire about the movie, all they could talk about was “Fortnite.” Of course, the timing of this rampant addiction just happens to coincide with his spring break, which is for two weeks this year. We have a couple small trips planned, but for many of his days off, his mother and I will be working, which means he’ll be home alone and left to his own devices. When I was a kid and left home alone, my parents probably worried about matches and the liquor cabinet. Today, most parents fear the intoxicating allure of the video game console and its break-neck hold on their children’s brains. This past Saturday my son announced that he had a major problem. Apparently, his gaming headset had broken, leaving him incapable of playing “Fortnite.” I was secretly pleased with this news, knowing that he would have to earn a new set, which would mean several days away from the video game console. When he asked what he could do to earn a new
UNSANE
headset, I rattled off enough chores to keep him busy for days, giving how prone he is to procrastination. I’m not sure what happened next, but an alien must have overtaken my son’s mind and body because he somehow completed every task within a matter of a couple hours. He then promptly announced his accomplishment and his desire to purchase a new headset immediately. I couldn’t argue with the results, so as much as I didn’t want to buy him an accessory to the Xbox, I had to keep my word. We drove to a big box store and wandered over to the gaming section, where he spent a ridiculously short time deciding on a model. “This is it. This is the one I want,” he declared while waving the box overhead. I encouraged him to slow down and look at what else was available. We scanned the other headsets before realizing there was a better model for what he needed. I then pulled out my phone and looked at the same model on the store’s website, realizing that the online price was cheaper. I then price-matched that against other online retailers, eventually finding one that had the same model for $15 less. In the end, my extra bit of work saved us close to $30. I’d like to think my son was thrilled with the savings, but to be honest, all he could think about was getting the product home to use. Talk about having your brain hijacked! This week’s film, “Unsane,” also features someone who’s brain seems hijacked, except in this case, the controlling entity is a stalker who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, “Unsane” is an uncomfortable psychological thriller that utilizes an off-kilter filming style in order to set the overall tone of the film. The interesting thing about this picture (beside the fact that it was shot entirely on iPhones) is that the viewer never really knows if the main character is crazy or just a victim of circumstance – and that’s what makes it so strangely fun. Check this one out if you’re in the mood for a twisted little film full of bizarre and awkward moments. A psychotic “B” for “Unsane.” Got a question or comment for Dom? You can email him at moviediary@att.net.
ROCKIN’ THE REGION • 13A
The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
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The Paramount Theatre is the place to be on Friday night, March 30, at 8 p.m. for the reunion performance of Cry Cry Cry — a folk supergroup consisting of acclaimed singer-songwriters Richard Shindell, Lucy Kaplansky, and
rockin’ the region by dj dave hoffenberg
Dar Williams. All three of them play guitar and sing, and Kaplansky also plays mandolin. I had the pleasure of speaking with Williams to learn about the group. In October 1998, Cry Cry Cry released a critically acclaimed album that was a tribute to fellow tunesmiths from Robert Earl Keen to Greg Brown to Julie Miller. The trio performed together on an extensive tour in 1999 singing mainly
written and bring harmony to them and perform them together.” They all hand pick the songs that they play. She added, “It’s fun to perform songs by really great singersongwriters that audiences haven’t necessarily heard of.” One of those greats is John Fullbright from Oklahoma. Williams said, “He is doing very well, but it’s fun to spread the word about him.” Another is Jake Clifford from Jump Little Children. Williams said, “He’s from South Carolina and it’s nice to say that this country has all of these great singers. It’s fun to find these songs which are hidden gems and share them with audiences.” The three of them originally got together because Williams had toured with Shindell and Shindell had toured with Kaplansky. She said, “Richard and I, in the late 90s, had wanted to do an album of songs by our friends that we both loved. Our manager recommended that all three of us do a tour together so that we could explore more,
mailed to her gig at the Iron Horse in Northampton, Mass. It was her parents’ record collection that got her interested in music. She said, “They had all the folk music from the 60s, classical music, and a lot of Broadway shows. I used to choreograph Broadway shows in my parents’ living room for myself and listen to folk music in giant headphones. I would listen to my dad’s classical records while he puttered around in the basement. It was great — it was a houseful of music. My father’s record collection was alphabetized so everything at the beginning of the alphabet was covered like Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Band. Then we would go down to Simon and Garfunkel and The Mamas and The Papas. There was always a lot of really harmonically based folk-rock.” Williams talked about what she loves best about playing gigs and said, “I think there’s moment when a show is going really well and
By Steven Silberstein
Dar Williams (left), Lucy Kaplansky (center), and Richard Shindell (right), make up Cry Cry Cry. the songs included on their collaborative album. The tour was met with very favorable reviews. The trio performed on June 18, 2017 at the Hudson River Clearwater Festival in New York. It was the first time they had performed together in 18 years. Williams said, “It was exciting, but it was a lot. We were learning new songs and also trying to challenge ourselves musically and it was an emotional thing to be returning. It was a big day. We were excited, but relieved when it was over.” The band is in the midst of a limited run of shows that includes this performance. Williams has never performed here, but said she once had a delicious meal at Three Tomatoes which used to be on Merchants Row, and she also hiked Killington mountain as a child at summer camp. Williams said they love singing harmonies and playing songs that they sang in the 90s. “We sing songs by other singer-songwriters that we knew, and now we’ve found some new songs, too. What we love to do is find songs that are ... beautifully
musically. At the end of the day, the very best musical collaborations are also friendships, and that is certainly the case with us.” Williams grew up in New York and always thought she would never go home, but now lives only 30 miles from where she grew up. She took up the guitar when she was 9 years old. She said, “I put it down for a while and then picked it back up again when I was in high school and college.” She left New York for Boston in 1990 because she was interested in being a playwright, but couldn’t escape the music. She said, “The Boston music scene was happening on every front from classical to alternative rock and everything in between. I was really caught up in a great scene. To this day when people are starting out, I tell them to go to where you can find a scene. That’s where you’ll learn the most and be the most inspired.” Williams was playing music part-time until January 1994 when it became a full-time job. It was then that her first full length CD, “The Honesty Room,” was Express-
there’s something in the air that you can almost hear. It’s almost like you can hear how everybody is listening. You can hear yourself and you can hear the music coming off all the surfaces. You can hear how the audience is hearing it, too. It’s a real special moment when you just can tell that everybody is focused in the same way. It’s a wave length thing. The only way to believe in it is to experience it. It makes you believe in other ways that we can all be attuned in certain moments and that’s really meaningful.” Williams has no favorite places to play and loves them all, but does really love returning to places and said, “At this point I’ve been touring for 25 years so I have relationships with neighborhoods, restaurants and audience members. It’s kind of great to feel like you have a home away from home in 50 different places.” As far as the gig goes, she keeps her expectations simple and said, “If there’s a good sound system and a good crowd, or one or the other, I’m happy.” I think she’ll have both of those Friday at the Paramount.
14A • PETS
FIFI - 3 -year-old. Spayed female. Labrador Retriever mix. You are sure to break out into a smile when you meet me! I bring out happiness and joy in people because I have a very outgoing and fun personality. I’m social and enjoy hanging out with my favorite people.
PETPersonals MOLLY 8 -year-old. Spayed female. Bullmastiff. I’m a sweet older lady who is a joy to be around. I’ve been going on walks with the staff and volunteers and I do enjoy being with them. I hope my family will take me on walks and strolls, especially now that Spring is here.
MARBLE - 1 -year-old. Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Calico. I am a shy little kitty. I do like attention and once I come out of my shell I am very lovely. I have been moved around a lot so I am thinking once I am settled in to my forever home I will blossom into a more outgoing kitty.
DIXIE - 1 -year-old. Spayed female. Domestic Medium Hair. Black and white. Hi, I’m Dixie and I am very friendly and love to be held. I will sit on your lap for hours if you let me. I am very gentle and sweet. I will make someone a great sidekick because I will follow you around wherever you go.
SAM - 2 -year-old. Neutered male. Labrador Retriever mix. I’m an outgoing fella who loves playing in the snow! It’s such fun and I do need lots of exercise and play time so romping in the snow is good way for me to start. Walks, hikes and play time will be great, too.
THOR - 5 -year-old. Neutered male. Labrador Retriever/Pit Bull mix. I’m a friendly, outgoing fella who enjoys being with people. I know how to Sit and I love treats so I’m sure I can learn more commands and maybe even some tricks!
NICHOLAS - 2 -year-old. Neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Orange with white. Hello, I am Nicholas. I will need to be adopted by an experienced cat owner and should live in a quieter home. Sometimes I can get a little overstimulated and then I will need my private chill-out time.
RAURY - 3 -year-old. Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Brown and gray tabby. Hi there, my name is Raury. I love attention and I get along well with other cats. I am gentle and very cuddly. I would love a lap or big soft blanket to lounge on in front of a window with the sun shining on me.
BENNY - 3 -year-old. Neutered male. Pug/Beagle mix. Well, as you can see, I’m super adorable. I enjoy going for walks with the staff and volunteers and think hikes with my new family will be fun. I’m shy at first but if you’re patient with me I think my personality will blossom.
TUCMAN - 1 -year-old. Neutered male. Beagle. I’m a cute, on the go fella who will keep you on your toes! I’m a high energy guy who will need a lot of exercise and play time with my new family. I’m social and I enjoy being with people and getting lots of love and attention.
DAISY - 1 -year-old. Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Black. Hi, my name is Daisy and I am cute as a button. I am a little kitty that is looking for a quiet home because I am a bit shy. I do blossom into quite the loveable kitty once I am settled in. I am young and once I’m comfortable I like to play.
TERRANCE - 3 -year-old. Neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Brown tabby. Hi, my name is Terrance and I am a sweet fella. I am shy and quiet. I like to keep to myself but I do come out of my shell when I am getting attention. I will also sit on your lap for hours if you let me.
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Featuring pets from:
RUTLAND COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY LUCY MACKENZIE HUMANE SOCIETY SPRINGFIELD HUMANE SOCIETY
Springfield Humane Society
COMO My name is Como and my friends at Woof While You Walk have sponsored my adoption fee! I am 1 year old and need a special owner. I am shy, but sweet and will become your next best friend! Children ages 10-plus, no cats and large female dogs would be best for my FURever home. Stop by 401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield, Vt, Wednesday thru Saturday from noon to 4:30 p.m. We are having a cat and rabbit spay clinic on April 3. Call 802-885-3997 for more information.
Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society
All of these pets are available for adoption at
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ELVIS Hi! My name’s Elvis and I’m a 4-year-old neutered male Hound mix. I was adopted from Lucy Mackenzie a year ago and recently returned. I had lots of fun and adventure in my home, but didn’t always get along with the other dogs that lived near us. It became a problem, too, which is why I’m back here. I consider myself to be a goofy guy that really loves life. My ideal home would include a fencedin yard (I’ve been known to run away when the moment presented itself!) and a family that was as active as I am. I’m working on my leash and obedience skills and would really like to continue that training. I’m a large guy that really needs an opportunity to get my energy out daily. I will need to be an only-animal in my new home, but I’m all the animal that anybody needs! If you’re looking for a large, handsome canine to be your new best friend, stop in and meet me 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 802-484-LUCY. Visit us at lucymac.org, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter. We hope to see you soon!
HOROSCOPES • 15A
The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
A resurrection of the human spirit By Cal Garrison, a.k.a Mother of the Skye
This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Leo Moon, with more aspects than we can shake a stick at. With Mercury and Jupiter already retrograde, and Saturn and Pluto just about to head in that direction, it’s quite clear that many issues are up for review, on both the personal and collective level. The fact that the Easter rituals are right around the corner adds a great deal to this picture. The Leo Moon will start the week off with a lot of positive energy. It intertwines with the Aries Sun in ways that empower our connection to spirit. If your heart is attuned to that aspect of things, I have a hunch that you will be uplifted by forces that make it easier to put a positive spin on your situation, no matter what shape things appear to be in. Looking at the whole matter of retrograde planets, at this point, with Mercury on a backward spin until April 15, all of our preconceived notions, good ideas, and best laid plans are being overhauled by whatever our Higher Power perceives to be in our best interests. It’s one thing to come up with a plan, but it’s usually our ego and our personality that thinks it’s got things figured out, and most of the time, our big ideas have nothing to do with what our spirit has in mind. Between now and April 15, do your best to be flexible as you watch and see how much will be altered by forces that know more about who you are, and what you need, than you and your little pea brain do! As far as Jupiter lining up to turn retrograde goes, this is all about rearranging our belief patterns to coincide with what works. Many of us go along for years believing certain things to be true, without paying attention to what those ideals are actually doing for us, in real time. It’s easy to buy into certain things and fall fast asleep as we go along with the program. The gap between what we believe in and what gives us what we want and need can get bigger than the Grand Canyon if we don’t haul back every now and then to see how things are working for us. Jupiter’s retrograde periods are tailor made to bring our belief patterns into alignment with what’s real for us, as time and experience call us to adjust those patterns in regularly timed cycles. This time around, Jupiter turned retrograde on March 9 and will remain in that mode until July 10, 2018. As far as Saturn goes? Saturn turns retrograde on April 17 and will hold steady in that phase until Sept. 6. Saturn is the King of the Old Paradigm; he is the emperor of the status quo. Whenever he rolls backward the status quo constructs that have kept everything in line up until that moment undergo a reset. Watch and see how the summer unfolds. By the time the Autumn Equinox approaches the way we assume everything is supposed to be is bound to be altered by forces that come around to test the viability and the integrity of the people in charge. When it comes to Pluto? Pluto is a generational planet. In many ways he is the guy who oversees the generation gaps that roll us from one paradigm to the next. His influence is subtle and slow, but at the end of the day, his inner workings alter everything about us. Pluto will be retrograde from April 22 until Sept. 30. During that interval the evolutionary patterns that shift the collective mind from one way of seeing things to a whole new way of being will be impacted by forces that reroute the collective consciousness toward things that have more to do with who we are now than with who we were then. At this point Mercury and Jupiter are setting up the pins that will ready us for bigger changes that will be alive, well, and fully operative throughout the summer months. For better or worse, one way or another, by the time fall rolls around we will be on a whole new track. Like it or not we are in the middle of a rebirth that is akin to a resurrection of the human spirit. Keep that thought in mind in the midst of the Easter rituals, as you rig up your Easter baskets and pop on your Easter bonnets and head off to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Let me leave you with that, wish you a happy Easter, and invite you to take what you can from this week’s ‘scopes.
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ou have had it up to here with more than one thing. If it’s time to move on, don’t hesitate. In some cases systemic issues are tying you up to the point where, for the time being, you have to stay right where you are. An upcoming trip is about to turn what could be just a day at the beach into a Magical Mystery Tour. If that is the case, keep your mind open and tune your heart to the messages that come from within. Nothing is too far-fetched. By or before the end of the month, you could be looking at a whole new story, and be filled with enough courage to blow this clambake.
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he deep desire to get to the bottom of things has you looking for ways to transcend whatever your issues might be. Depending on where you are at, this could involve anything from a little time out, to deeper needs to consult with healers and therapists of various sorts. As you begin to face the music, more than you bargained for is bound to surface. If others have a problem with this it’s because the changes that are unfolding in you are bound to require them to change too. Whatever the story is, radical forces will call you to follow your heart regardless of where it takes you.
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ou have a lot on your mind. The need to reckon with it battles with the need to keep up appearances. Part of life involves knowing how to fall apart gracefully. As you plough through the wreckage of the past many things are bound to change; including your attitude toward who you thought you were, and who you are now. Some of you are out of the woods. Others are in the thick of it. The trick, no matter where you’re at, is to stay abreast of the truth and remain grateful for whatever it took to get you this far. The road is wide open – take a deep breath and keep going.
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ou are torn between needing to keep it together and wishing you could walk off the set. How you decide to approach things is totally up to you. In some cases, the desire to drop everything needs to be overridden with enough common sense to keep toeing the line until it’s 100% safe to light the fuse and let things explode. Those of you who worry about keeping up appearances are sure to be having a tougher time than those of you who are fresh out of pretense. With a whiff of a need to hang in there, be wary of beating dead horses when there’s no need to keep on keeping on.
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April 21 - May 20
July 21 - August 20
October 21 - November 20
January 21 - February 20
he “stuff” that has turned your life inside out has just transformed it into a scenario that no one could have foreseen. I don’t know how this feels to you, but it looks like so many chickens have come home to roost your life is in a tailspin. The idea that there may be tons of heartache associated with some of this, goes with the territory. In and around all of that, something beautiful is being healed. As long as you continue to keep your highest good and your higher power at the forefront of all of your choices, the light you carry will heal and redeem everything.
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verything is on the line. On some level you feel this and know that it’s time to make a stand, or a choice, and decide to go this way or that. Your current situation could easily pave the way for an opening to your deeper purpose, but your ties to the past have fooled many of you into thinking that you need to cling to people and things that your spirit has outgrown. Getting beyond the illusion that calls you to try to keep everything just the way it is, or the way that it used to be, is the kicker right now. Open your heart to the thought that there is more to life than this.
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he idea that you can’t go back is laced with the fact that there’s nothing to go back to. Staying put would seem to be an option, but the truth is, you’ve had it with all of this and have bigger fish to fry. If you thought you could rustle up some feedback or support from those who have always been there for you, guess again. The only option left to you is the one that’s begging you to throw caution to the wind and take a flying leap into the great void. There is no certainty here. God and all the angels that watch over you are waiting to see if you trust life enough to go for it.
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his could be a BIG week. There are times when things matter more than others, and so much is on top of the stack things could bubble over into gifts that you didn’t see coming. Any chance to leave town could open doors that will put you in just the right coordinates to hook up with whatever’s next. It will strengthen you to be well prepared for whatever the situation calls for. You never know who’s going to be there when it’s your turn to shine. Things are definitely on the line, so leave nothing to chance and show up with a smile on your face and your dime ready.
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May 21 - June 20
August 21 - September 20
November 21 - December 20
February 21 - March 20
ow you got this far is a good question. If you weren’t so good at being ahead of the curve you would have gone off the rails a long time ago. Don’t get too comfortable because there are more tests and challenges on the way. Your allies are few and far between but the ones who have run this gauntlet and are still kicking will be there for you, all the way. Fate has a number of other tricks up its sleeve. How that unfolds is unpredictable. In situations where people become capable of anything, all you can do is rely upon what’s true for you, and pay attention to the signs.
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ou are teetering on the edge of a move. One way or another it looks like it’s time to shut the door on the past and begin to lay the foundation for a whole new framework for your life. The last seven years have prepared you for this. What has evolved out of that story was never meant to be an end in itself. The bigger picture includes things that have yet to unfold. As much as you feel yourself well prepared for anything, at this point it will behoove you to let go of the notion that you had it all figured out, and come to the realization that anything can happen, from here on out.
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he fact that the truth is about to whack you up side the head will give you a chance to see how much of it you can tolerate. As far as others go? It’s at the point where you have nothing to say about their choices. Those of you who have wrestled with your demons are accustomed to plumbing the heart of darkness and facing the truth head on. Those of you who have made it easy for yourself to trip over the hard stuff, have another thing coming. Dealing with seeing what you don’t want to see, and hearing what you don’t want to hear are on top of the stack this week.
Mother of the Skye
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hat’s in the way is an illusion. For some, it’s your beliefs that strap you to the same old thing. For others it’s people that are the main issue. At this point the ability to step out of the box far enough to grok the fact that no matter what the problem is, it’s all in your mind, is where it’s at. Don’t let anything stand in the way. Moving in a whole new direction is calling you to drop the reins of fear and conformity long enough to just go for it. It’s for sure that much is bound to fall by the wayside, but life is about growth and change, so prune off the dead wood and keep growing.
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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Killington Parks sends its season out in style Saturday, March 30, 9:30 a.m.—KILLINGTON— Another great season with Killington Parks is once again coming to an end. Before they put the metal back in the shop, come lap the parks for one last spring event — Hibernation Park Jam, Saturday, March 30. Soft landings, good vibes, goggle tans and lunch are all on the agenda. Go shred, take home some prizes, and send Killington Parks out in style. Location is still to be determined, but check killington.com for details closer to the event. Shred sessions will be held from 9:30-11 a.m.
with Parks Appreciation Day. Start the morning off with the park crew — they’ll be lapping the park and tossing swag to anyone stomping tricks and having a good time. This event is free and open to the public. The Park Jam will take place from 1-3 p.m. Meet in the Fuel TV Lounge on the third floor of Bear Mountain Lodge for lunch — open to Park Jam competitors only. All registration for the Park Jam will take place from 9-11 a.m. only. It’s $20 for everyone, which includes lunch. There will be no online
pre-registration for this event. Competitors will be required to have a season pass or lift ticket in order to compete. Discounted lift tickets for competitors will be available for purchase at registration. Awards follow the event at 3:30 p.m. Events are open to grom and adult snowboarders and skiers. Get the full details at killington.com. Courtesy Killington Resort
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Phoenix Books hosts readings from “Ageless Authors Anthology” plus open mic
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Thursday, March 29, 6:30 p.m.— RUTLAND—On Thursday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m., Phoenix Books Rutland will host Jean Yeager for a reading from “The Ageless Authors Anthology” and an open mic featuring writers age 65 and older. Come to read, come to listen, or come for both. Those interested in reading can sign up at the door. “The Ageless Authors Anthology” is a collection of poetry, essays and short stories from the Ageless Authors Writing Contest exclusively for writers age 65 and older from across the country. For this book, 52 senior writers contributed work that showcases the experience inherent in this older group. Some of the writers are widely published, while others have been toiling away in relative obscurity, and this is the first time they’ve published their work. These writings are entertaining and memorable. From writer and composer Michael Coolen in Corvallis, Ore., comes the opening sentence you can’t forget, “Dad was killed by whales.” The late John Garzone of Lenox, Mass,. tells the story of the female pool shark who stole a young man’s heart in “Smooth Sheila.” And Shirley K. Wright of Coppell, Texas weaves a suspenseful tale of a home invasion in the expanses of the Texas Hill Country in “No Thanks For the Memory.” “Ageless Authors” is the brainchild of Dallas writers Ginnie Bivona and Larry Upshaw, who compiled the work for this collection. Bivona is an 86-year-old novelist and poet who started writing in her fifties. Upshaw is a 70-year-old former journalist, ghostwriter, and marketing executive. They set out to prove that no one has to shut off their brain when they reach a certain age. “‘Ageless Authors’ captures the best offered by seasoned writers,” said Vermont essayist Jean Yeager. “I’m grateful
to be judged against my peers. We may be the fine aged wines of the writing world.” Jean Yeager won the essay category in last year’s Ageless Authors competition. He is a member of the League of Vermont Writers and other more local writing groups. He hopes to use the Ageless Authors connection as an excuse to make writers age 65-plus more visible in the area. His book, “Th3 Simple Questions: Slice Open Everyday Life” is available at Phoenix Books. This event is free and open to all. Phoenix Books Rutland is located at 2 Center St., Rutland. For more information, call 802-855-8078 or visit phoenixbooks.biz.
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Easter egg hunt and Good Friday concert planned at Brownsville Community Church
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March 29-April 1—BROWNSVILLE— On Easter Sunday, the Brownsville Community Church is organizing an Easter egg hunt open to all children in the community. There will be surprises for all children who join the fun. On Thursday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m. there will be a Maundy Thursday Service preceded by a potluck soup and bread supper at 5:30 p.m.. All are welcome. On Friday, March 30, the church will sponsor the first of a series of free concerts open to the public in 2018. The first concert will be a Good Friday concert which starts at 1:30 p.m., followed by a brief service at 2:30 p.m. The concert will include a program of contemplative music, with a variety of local musicians leading a concert expressed through piano, organ, brass and vocal featuring the works of Faure, Bach, Brahms, and more. A free-will offering will be received at the concert to support local outreach programs. Easter Sunday celebrations on April 1 will start with an outdoor sunrise service at 7:30 a.m. on the hill above Albert Bridge School, followed by a community breakfast at 8 a.m. and an Easter Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. at the church. After the service, children are invited to participate in a community Easter egg hunt outside in Tribute Park adjacent to the church at 11 a.m. The Brownsville Community Church is located on the Brownsville-Hartland Road, between Albert Bridge School and the Brownsville Town Hall. For more information, visit brownsvilleumc-vt.org.
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West Pawlet holds Easter market and bake sale Saturday, March 31, 9 a.m.—WEST PAWLET—On March 31, the West Pawlet Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary will hold its annual Easter Market and Bake Sale at the West Pawlet Fire House, 2806 Route 153 (Main Street), West Pawlet. Events run 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The bake sale features Auxiliary member Ellie Park’s Polish nut rolls, dinner rolls, cookies, cakes and pies. Come early as they disappear quickly. Coffee and donuts are available for breakfast. Lunch is served from 11 a.m.closing. Featuring the famous Auxiliary corn chowder, shoppers can grab a lunch of hot dogs, hamburgers and cheeseburgers at family friendly prices.
The Easter Bunny arrives at 1 p.m. to amuse folks of all ages. The Bunny will have surprise treats for the children. A special jelly bean rabbit will be awarded to the lucky child who guesses the correct number of jelly beans. Each child gets one chance to claim the prize. The winner will be announced at 2 p.m. Auxiliary raffles include a 50/50 drawing, a complete ham dinner and a variety raffle of a table filled with basket gifts. Raffle drawings begin at 2:50 p.m. There are still a few vendor spaces available for $10 per table until March 29. Unreserved tables can be rented for $15 on the day of the sale. For more information or to reserve a space, call 802-645-2682.
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Killington hosts Easter Sunday with annual Sunrise Service and egg hunt Sunday, April 1, 6:30 a.m.—KILLINGTON— What better way to start off Easter Sunday than with the Sunrise Service from the top of Killington? Then, watch the kids as they search for treats left behind by the local Easter Bunny, including lift tickets and season passes. Easter Sunrise Service is set to begin at 6:30 a.m. at the Killington Peak Lodge. Staff will load the K-1
Express Gondola from approximately 5:30 a.m.-6:15 a.m. The service is free and open to all, but space is limited to 275 guests and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be no pre-registration. Both adults and children will need a ticket to the event (complimentary). Join afterward for a community breakfast. Feel free to bring skis and snowboards up the gon-
dola, but please, no skiers or riders may descend until 8 a.m. when trails open. After the service, starting at 8:30 a.m. join an Easter egg hunt for all ages. At 9:30 a.m., a toddler-friendly Easter Egg Hunt will follow at the K-1 Roaring Brook Umbrella Bar. Some of the eggs will be filled with more than candy— lucky egg hunters could find lift tickets and a season pass!
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Pentangle brings jazz to big stage in Little Theater, Thursday Thursday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—On Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m., Pentangle presents the jazz-funk band, Huntertones at the Little Theater, 54 River St., Woodstock. This concert is part of a two-day arts education residency with music students from the Woodstock Union High School. In fact, the WUHS Jazz Funk Band will open the concert. Huntertones’ high energy, horn-driven sound fuses inspired improvisation and adventurous composition melding jazz, funk, rock, and soul. Adding depth and contrast to the live set, Huntertones shift from a dynamic six-piece ensemble to a trio featuring saxophone, sousaphone, and beat-boxing, keeping listeners’ eyes and ears open at every turn. The band started 2016 with a month-long tour of North America, South America, and Africa through the American Music Abroad program. They were selected by the U.S. Department of State and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to engage international audiences, students, and artists from around the globe. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for age 17 and under, and $15 for Pentangle members. For tickets and more information, visit pentanglearts.org/huntertones.
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Billings welcomes spring arrivals during Baby Farm Animal Celebration Friday & Saturday, March 30-31—WOODSTOCK— Billings Farm & Museum will feature its annual Baby Farm Animal Celebration on Friday and Saturday, March 30-31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The farm’s most popular event, the Baby Farm Animal Celebration offers the opportunity to meet the newest baby animals. Heirloom seed and children’s craft activities also will be featured. The skilled staff will introduce guests to the farm’s calves, lambs, steers, piglets, chicks, ducklings, and goslings and discuss care, diet, and growth, while seeing
them up close. Learn about the importance of heirloom seeds and plant a seed from the Billings Farm garden to take home. Craft a farm animal plant marker to go with the plantings. Admission includes all programs and activities plus the farm life exhibits, 1890 Farm House, and working dairy farm. The Farm & Museum is located one-half mile north of the Woodstock village green on Vermont Route 12. For additional information, contact 802-457-2355 or billingsfarm.org.
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ginner class or have equivalent experience. David Allan learned to swing dance from the top dance instructors in the country while living in San Francisco in the 1990s. He runs Green Mountain Stomp Swing Dancing, teaching and organizing swing dances and has been teaching for more than 10 years in communities and colleges throughout the Champlain Valley. Bringing a partner is recommended but not necessary. The cost is $45 for a fourweek series; $75 per couple per series. A minimum number is necessary for the class to run, so pre-registration is requested by contacting 802-247-4295 or info@ cmacvt.org. Brandon Music is a sister venue of the Compass Music and Arts Center and is located across from the Neshobe Golf Course at 62 Country Club Road, Brandon. Visit cmacvt.org.
Friday, April 3, 4 p.m.— RUTLAND—Rutland Regional Medical Center is offering Chair Aerobics, Tuesdays and Fridays, April 3-27, 4-5 p.m. in the CVPS/ Leahy Community Health Education Center at Rutland Regional, 160 Allen St., Rutland. The class, instructed by Allyson Taggart, NASMCPT, will focus on strength, endurance, and flexibility. It is suitable for most beginner levels, and geared towards those who are disabled, recovering from an injury, experiencing joint problems, and/or have difficulty performing exercises that require standing, walking, or running for any length of time. Each class will open with an introduction on a topic, a review of the exercises, a workout and a take-home exercise assignment. Topics covered throughout the course will include shoulder mobility/flexibility, endurance and isometric exercise, balance and core strength, and education on the health benefits of aerobic exercise. Cost for this course is $15 and class size is limited. Space is in high demand. For more information, call 802-772-2400.
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Ludlow set to brew up a good time Saturday, March 31, 11 a.m.—LUDLOW—Okemo Mountain Resort welcomes beer lovers to its annual Hops on the Snow Brewfest, Saturday, March 31, 11 a.m.4 p.m. in the Jackson Gore Courtyard. This one-day beer festival will feature live music as well as new seasonal beers and cider. Enjoy spring conditions on the mountain in the morning, then quench your thirst by sampling some brews in the afternoon. Organizers will be firing up the barbecue for the occasion and offering delicious eats. Prices are two-tier. Get a six-ounce tasting glass and three refill tickets for $17, with six-ounce refill tickets for $3; or get a 16-ounce Hops in the Hills mason jar and two refill tickets for $23, with 16-ounce refill tickets for $7. Featured beer and cider brands include Goodwater Brewery, Otter Creek Brewing, The Shed Brewery, Magic Hat Brewing Company, Vermont Cider Company, Jack’s Abby Brewing, and 1st Republic Brewing Company. Brands are subject to change. The event is open to the public. Guests must be 21 years old (with valid ID) if drinking. For more info, visit okemo.com.
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Redington and Carleton bring bands together Saturday, March 31, 7 p.m.— WEST RUTLAND—When it comes to hometown heroes and hidden treasures, Rick Redington and Duane Carleton are two of them. They have each laid down a legacy of musicianship that spans nearly four decades. They perform at the West Rutland Town Hall on Saturday, March 31 at 7 p.m. The two guitar forces, who met at the ripe old ages of 15 and 16 years old in a music store train sta-
tion in Castleton, began a life-long journey of musicianship together. This trail of brotherly comradeship travels back to Huge Members, a preeminent rock band that also included the late, great legendary bassist Curt Stannard, and Burlington drummer John Azer. Later, they formed the duo, The Heavily Brothers, that would cultivate its own brand of fan base with decades of devotion. One year after having rekindled
the Heavily Brothers flame, the Rutland Boys teamed up to offer fans a first-time-ever collaboration featuring a rock and roll performance that will showcase each of the creative works with their bands: Carleton’s DC3, and Redington’s Rick Redington and The Luv. Tickets are available at the show, at Be Music in Rutland, and at The Wild Fern in Stockbridge. The West Rutland Town Hall is located at 35 Marble St., West Rutland.
CCV kicks off Wellness Week with health-conscious events April 2-6—RUTLAND—The Community College of Vermont’s (CCV) Rutland center will be transformed the week of April 2-6 into one of the most healthconscious places in the state with the kickoff of Wellness Week 2018. Organizers invite the public to take part in this event where we will dedicate each day to a different wellness topic as together we build a stronger, healthier Rutland. On Monday, April 2, join for a viewing of the film “Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope” that will be followed by a discussion lead by Becky Day, youth outreach coordinator at Rutland Mental Health. The connection between emotional and physical health runs deeper than one might expect.The program runs from 6-7:30 p.m. On Tuesday, April 3, 6-7:30 p.m., learn how to keep loved ones healthy and safe from the most common diseases prevalent within the community. Yvonne Biore from the Dept. of Health will be joined by Dr. Cotter and Dr. Jacobs from RRMC to discuss everything from the Hepatitis C epidemic in Rutland and tick-borne diseases, to the agencies’ work to predict next year’s flu season. Tired of all of the doom and gloom in environmental predictions? Take part in the positive movement of permaculture on Wednesday, April 4, 6-8 p.m. Permaculture is a movement designed to mimic nature, rebuild soil microorganisms, reduce the use of pesticides and build resilient food systems for generations to come. There will be a viewing of the movie “Inhabit: A Perma-
culture Perspective” followed by a brief discussion about the local movement. Students from Green Mountain College’s permaculture and soil ecology programs will also participate in the discussion. Everyone who comes will receive a free sugar maple tree; and the door prize will be a lifetime supply of hazelnuts! Moving to next week, Thursday, April 5, join Avaloy Lanning from the NewStory Center and Officer Greg Sheldon of the Rutland Police Department in a discussion about how the Rutland region is working to support survivors of domestic violence. Learn how to help someone in need be it a neighbor, friend or a family member through support, education, and collaboration with local resources. The program runs 6-7:30 p.m. The week ends Friday, April 6 with a wellness walk at CCV, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Spend some time on the second floor looking at all of the health and wellness information put together by classes as well as community groups: Vermont 2-1-1, United Way, Vermont Department of Health, Rutland Regional Medical Center, Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, VT Hoarding Task Force, Rutland Homeless Prevention Center, New Story Center and many more. Weather permitting, there will also be outside lawn games in the green space. All events are free and open to the public. CCV is located at 60 West St., Rutland.
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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
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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
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The Back Country Café is a hot spot for delicious breakfast foods. Choose from farm fresh eggs, multiple kinds of pancakes and waffles, omelet’s or daily specials to make your breakfast one of a kind. 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
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Take breakfast, lunch or dinner on the Serving a seasonal menu featuring VT highlights go at Killington Market, Killington’s 802.475.5000 | ontheriverwoodstock.com on-mountain grocery store for the last 30 years. Choose from breakfast sandwiches, hand Located in On The VTcarved dinners, pizza, daily fresh hot panini, roast Birch Ridge River Inn, Woodstock Serving locals and visitors alike since chicken, salad and specialty sandwiches. Vermont products, maple syrup, A1998, short scenic drive from Killington fresh meat and produce along with wine and beer are also for sale. www. dinner at the Birch Ridge Inn
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inns dining room and Great Room Lounge, you will also find a nicely stocked bar, hand crafted cocktails, fine wines, seafood and vegetarian options, and wonderful house made desserts. www.birchridge.com. (802) 422-4293
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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
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Enjoy an intimate dining menu or tavern specials at Killington’s only waterside dining that also has live entertainment every Friday and Saturday. Appetizers include crab cakes, buffalo drumsticks and a cheese slate while the entrees include chicken Marsala, meat loaf, steamed lobster and more. The tavern menu features nachos, fried fish sandwich, teriyaki steak sandwich and others. www.foundrykillington.com (802) 422-5335
Highline Lodge
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.
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
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
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MATTERS 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 802422-3293. 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
Lake Bomoseen Lodge
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. lakebomoseenlodge.com, 802-468-5251.
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
Tokyo House
Tokyo House offers authentic and delicious tasting Japanese cuisine in Rutland, VT. Tokyo House’s convenient location and affordable prices make our restaurant a natural choice for dine-in, take-out meals in the Rutland community. Our restaurant is known for its variety in taste and high quality fresh ingredients. (802) 7868080 www.tokyohouserutland.com
Vermont Butcher Shop
As 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
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.
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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Middlebury professor examines evolution of the single-family home Wednesday, April 4, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Middlebury College professor Erin Sassin will look at how the idea of the single-family home has changed through America’s history in a talk at Rutland Free Library on April 4 at 7 p.m. Her talk, “Reinventing the Family Home,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays lecture series and is free and open to the public. Sassin will examine how American reformers and homeowners have, in pursuit of “the simple life,” attempted to reinvent the form and idea of the singlefamily home, from farmhouses and communal experiments to the current
tiny house phenomenon. Sassin completed her Ph.D. in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture at Brown University in 2012. Her teaching examines the intersection and co-dependence of the worlds of fine art, design, and architecture in the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and housing reform and identity politics in architecture in particular. She teaches courses with subject matter as varied as the architecture and urbanism of Berlin, nationalism and identity in Central European architecture, the American Home, methods and theories in architectural design, and architectural
utopias from St. Augustine to the present. The Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays series is held on the first Wednesday of every month from October through May in nine communities statewide, featuring speakers of national and regional renown. Talks in Rutland are held at Rutland Free Library unless otherwise noted. All First Wednesdays talks are free and open to the public. See the full schedule of Rutland First Wednesdays talks. Rutland Free Library is located at 10 Court St., Rutland. For more information, call 802-773-1860, or visit vermonthumanities.org.
Women’s club to host wine dinner fundraiser Thursday, April 5, 6:30 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The Greater Killington Women’s Club is hosting a Springtime in Paris wine dinner fundraiser on Thursday, April 5 beginning with a welcome reception at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. at the Highline Lodge, 96 West Park Road, Killington. The cost is $75 per person (or $70 for current GKWC members) and includes six light courses plus French wines. Proceeds from this special fundraising event will support the GKWC’s Scholarship & Awards Program benefiting local students. The club sponsors two annual $1,000 awards which are given to graduating high school seniors from the towns of Killington or Pittsfield, the Pat Zack Com-
munity Service Award and the Sherburne Academic Scholarship. Space is limited to the first 40 tickets sold on a first come, first served basis. All tickets must be prepaid and can be purchased either at the Highline Lodge or at Curtis Insurance Agency, 335 Killington Road. Spouses, partners, guests and the public are welcome to attend. The deadline to RSVP is Friday, March 30. Visit facebook. com/events/170824503707075/ . The Greater Killington Women’s Club is a charitable organization whose focus is providing supporting fundraising efforts and a socializing network to nurture our local community. For more information, visit swcvt.com.
Rutland County Transition Fair aims to help teens move successfully into adulthood Wednesday, April 4, 9 a.m.—RUTLAND—Are you a parent or guardian of a teenager? A professional who works with youth? The second annual Rutland County Transition Fair is being held Wednesday, April 4 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Castleton University Campus Center. Come chat with representatives from community resources that every teenager should know about as they transition into adulthood. Vendors include: Vermont Vocational Rehabilitation, College Steps, Vermont Department of Labor, Vermont Center for Independent Living, Creative Workforce Solutions, Rutland Mental Health, and more. RSVP to Nancy Columb at ncolumb@vabir.org. Castleton University is located at 62 Alumni Drive, Castleton.
CSJ to commemorate 50th anniversary of MLK’s assassination Wednesday, April 4, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Rutland, VT – On Wednesday, April 4, College of St. Joseph will join the King Center in Atlanta, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, and key organizations across the country and around the world commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The college’s Diversity & Inclusion Council has scheduled a special program featuring speakers, performances, excerpts from Dr. King’s speeches and an opportunity to reflect. The event, “In Memoriam of the 50th Anniversary of the Passing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” begins at 7 p.m. in Tuttle Hall on the CSJ campus. The program will include a performance by the esteemed actor and writer David Mills, who will recite several of Dr. King’s speeches. CSJ students will deliver selected monologues, and readings from the Warren Court
decisions will be recounted by Lisa Chalidze, chair of the Criminal Justice Division. The formal program will conclude with a brief community forum, with light refreshments to follow. Also scheduled on April 4 at 10 a.m., an appearance by K. Heidi Fishman, retired psychologist and acclaimed author of “Tutti’s Promise.” The book, Fishman’s debut novel, is based on the remarkable true story of what happened to the author’s mother, uncle, and grandparents during the Holocaust. “Tutti’s Promise” was named as a 2018 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People by the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council. Fishman’s appearance will take place in the Giorgetti Library in St. Joseph Hall. The public is invited to attend both of these free events. College of St. Joseph is located at 71 Clement Road, Rutland.
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Agli charged with retail theft, again RUTLAND TOWN—On March 26, at approximately 6:35 p.m., Troopers from the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks responded to a reported retail theft in the Green Mountain Plaza. Troopers made contact with Hannaford Loss Prevention Employees who were currently detaining a male subject suspected of shoplifting. The male was identified as Dylan Agli, age 23 from Killington. Investigation revealed Agli had altered merchandise values on the store’s self check-out kiosk and attempted to leave the store without paying the full price of several items. Further investigation revealed Agli has on previous occasions taken merchandise from the store without paying for items as well. Agli issued a citation to appear in court on May 21, 2018 to answer to the charge of retail theft. Courtesy of Rob Kovalesky
The 100 Days club (for those who’ve logged 100 days) welcomes new members with a celebration at the Peak Lodge.
100 Day Club members celebrate new additions KILLINGTON—What a week! As spring sprung, Killington 100 Day milestones were won one after another! On Monday, March 19, Ambassador Pete Clark renewed membership in the Club. Then Tuesday, March 20, Dan Mielcarek (center), Larry Golonka a.k.a. Mr.
G. (on Dan’s right) and Jack Zuckerman (far right) took time at the Peak with friends and family to celebrate their achievements. Rounding out the week on Thursday, March 22, and Friday, March 23, Joel Reimer achieved his first ever 100 Days as well as
Robare Ruzicka (on right). Rob Kovalesky also clinched his six consecutive renewal joined by Larry Golonka, and many Killington loyalists. 100 Club Membership continues to grow with new inductions and renewals occurring weekly.
F&W suggests removing bird feeders April 1 The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department says warm spring weather and melting snows will cause bears to come out of their winter dens in search of food. The department recommends taking down bird feeders on April 1 to avoid attracting them. Bears are very fond of suet and bird seed, especially black oil sunflower seed. Bringing feeders in at night doesn’t work, because bears will still feed on seed that is spilled on the ground. Bird feeders are just one of the things that can attract hungry bears. Other sources of food that bears find appealing are: pet food, barbecue grills, garbage, household trash containers, open dumpsters, and campsites with accessible food and food wastes. Purposely feeding a bear is not just bad for the bear, it’s also illegal. Fish & Wildlife also offers the following tips to avoid bear problems: Keep chickens and honeybees secure within an electric fence or other bear-proof enclosure, never feed bears, deliberately or accidentally, feed your pets indoors, store trash in a secure place. Trash cans alone are not enough.
Burglary at the Belmont General Store investigated MOUNT HOLLY—On March 26, at approximately 7 a.m., Troopers from the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks, responded to a report of a burglary, at the Belmont General Store, located at 2400 Belmont Road, in the town of Mount Holly. Investigation revealed, at approximately 10:50 p.m., on
March 24, a male subject smashed the glass in the front door and entered the store. The suspect made off with several items valued at over $1,000. The investigation is still ongoing and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the State Police in Rutland at (802)7739101.
Shaw charged with retail theft from Tractor Supply Store
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The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
Women’s club seeks scholarship applications KILLINGTON—The Greater Killington Women’s Club (formerly known as the Sherburne Women’s Club) sponsors two annual $1,000 awards which are given to graduating high school seniors from the towns of Killington or Pittsfield (for at least the last two years of high school). The first award is the Pat Zack Community Service Award named in honor of the club member who originally started this award program. It is awarded to the Killington or Pittsfield high school senior who has demonstrated the most sincere dedication to community service and volunteerism within our local community. The applicant will be selected based on volunteer work, community service, extracurricular activities, and dedication to others. Instructions and an application for the 2018 Community Service Award can be downloaded from the club’s website, swcvt. com/communityserviceaward.htm. Completed applications must be submitted (or postmarked) no later than Sunday, April 15, 2018. A committee of the club reviews all applications and selects a winner. The second award is the Sherburne Academic Scholarship which is presented to the Woodstock Union High School senior from Killington or Pittsfield who has demBy Robin Alberti onstrated the highest weighted grade point average (GPA). Community members line up outside Rutland Regional Medical Center to wish Tom Huebner a grand farewell. The club will be hosting a wine dinner fundraiser on April 5 at the Highline Lodge to raise money for this scholarship awards program. If members of the community wish to support these RUTLAND—An exit “motorcade” for Rutland lobby, outside and around the building to wave farescholarship and award programs, please forward donaRegional Medical Center’s retiring CEO Tom Huebner well. The Rutland fire department, police, and regional tions to the GKWC/SWC, P.O. Box #68, Killington VT 05751. was held on Friday, March 23 at 12-noon. Community ambulance provided an escort as he drove around the Contributions may be tax deductible, please check with members and hospital staff gathered inside the main building saying goodbye. your financial advisor. club members are always welcome! If women in Lambs,New chicks, ducklings, the community are interested in joining the club, a memgoslings, and more! bership application can also be found on the website. To RANDOLPH—The Vermont Welch outlines effort help contain needs to contain the infestation in Children’s learn more Craft about & the club, please go to the website www. Department of Forests, Parks and the spread of EAB Vermont.” swcvt.com or like us on Facebook. Seed Activities Recreation (FPR) and the Vermont At a press conference Monday, Welch outlined actions he is Heirloom The GKWC is a civic organization founded in Killington Agency of Agriculture, Food and March 26, in Randolph, Rep. Peter taking to secure federal resources over 50 years •ago by Susan Smith, the wife of the resort’s Farm Life Exhibits Farmhouse Markets (VAAFM) announced Welch (D-Vt.) outlined three to assist with the state’s containfounder Preston Smith. In more than a half century of Monday, March 26, that the emerald actions he is taking to assist the ment effort. service to the Killington Route 12N • Woodstock, VT community, the club has given ash borer (EAB) has been detected effort to contain the spread of the Specifically, Welch is: away over $100,000 to local organizations, schools and 802-457-2355 non-profits. in two additional Vermont counties. destructive emerald ash borer in • Calling on Agriculture Secretary www.billingsfarm.org The Greater Killington Women’s Club is a charitable orSamples were collected in Washing- Vermont. Purdue to mobilize USDA reganization whose focus is providing supporting fundraiston County and Caledonia County “The news that the emerald sources to assist Vermont in ing efforts and a socializing network to nurture our local on March 16 during a survey for the ash borer has spread to Vermont containing the threat community. For more info go to: www.swcvt.com. insect. Samples collected from three Vermont counties have now been confirmed to be emerald ash borer by USDA taxonomists. The emerald ash borer is an Asian beetle that has destroyed tens of millions of ash trees in 32 states since 2002. It was first detected in Orange, Vt. on Feb. 20, 2018. The beetle targets and kills ash trees by depriving them of their nutrition sources. State and federal officials have been conducting a geographicallytargeted survey following the initial detection of EAB in northern Orange County late last month. The survey is focused on determining the scope of Lambs, chicks, infestation in the state. Results from and more! the survey will assist government officials in making informed decisions Children’s Craft including management recommen& Heirloom Seed dations and the implementation of a Activities pending quarantine. In general, management in areas Farm Life Exhibits infested with EAB focuses on slowing the spread of the insect. Eradica1890 Farm House tion of the pest itself is not considered to be a viable option. Citizens Route 12 • Woodstock, VT can help mitigate the spread of By Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets EAB by limiting the movement of Evidence of emerald ash borer infestation can be see in this bark. 802-457-2355 • www.billingsfarm.org potentially infested material such as firewood.Vermont currently prohib- is no surprise, but devastating • Pursuing increased funding its bringing untreated firewood into nonetheless,” Welch said. “Forests levels for USDA’s Tree and Wood the state. are a central part of our economy, Pests program Citizens are encouraged to look our heritage, and our way of life. • Introducing legislation sugfor signs and symptoms of the While there is little we can do to gested by the Vermont Woodemerald ash borer and report suspi- eradicate this pest, there is a lot lands Association that will cious findings on VTinvasives.org. we can do to contain its spread. provide more tools to fight Vermonters can also learn more A successful response will reinvasive species like the emerabout what EAB damage looks quire strong partnership with the ald ash borer, and create a new like and how to report a potential federal government. Working grant program to research how sighting by visiting the website: with senators Leahy and Sanders, to protect native tree species agriculture.vermont.gov/EmerI intend to do all I can to ensure from threats such as the emerald_Ash_Borer. Vermont has the resources it ald ash borer.
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The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
By Lani Duke
Heritage recognized
Hydeville village
CASTLETON—Castleton recognizes its heritage with plans to clean and frame the old town map before it is damaged beyond repair. Selectman Joe Bruno already paid for refurbishing the historic mounted deer head that had hung in the old town office. The town is also planning to contract for a professional to move the marble plaque to the new town office building. A marble bench, sculpted by local teens in a learning experience at the Carving Studio & Sculpture Center in West Rutland, is scheduled to be in place at the town offices by an April 24 open house and public hearing on Castleton’s new town plan. Both the fire department and police department will be open to the public during the open house. Visitors may see demonstrations on using fire extinguishers, seat belts, smoke detectors, and other ways to keep themselves and their families safe.
Permits stacking up CASTLETON—The recent resignation of Tax Assessor Lisa Wright and the assessor’s clerk Jacob Dorman left the town in a bind, with 54 building permits stacked up waiting for assessment. Town Manager Michael Jones said he believes he has someone lined up who will be able to get the assessments complete by the April 1 deadline. The part-time assessor’s position will be advertised afterwards.
Middletown Springs celebrated 30th maple festival MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—Middletown Springs Historical Society celebrated the 30th anniversary of the town’s maple festival March 18. The historical society’s rooms held presentations on maple sugaring history in Vermont, a silent auction to raise money for the historical society, and sales of maple treats. As part of the event, Philip Mahar took over the role of keeping the black kettle used for maple sugaring technique demonstrations from his predecessor Fred Bradley, who had cared for the kettle for 15 years.
HYDEVILLE—Hydeville will soon have a new village center designation, Rutland Regional Planning Commission Commissioner for Castleton Janet Currie told the Select Board. Currie said she hopes the town will apply for a grant to draw a new town map or digital blueprint showing sewer and water lines for prospective businesses. She is also proposing the current Economic Development Commission be replaced by a new group that includes Castleton University.
Fair Haven strives for redevelopment, town volunteers FAIR HAVEN—The Select Board chose 18 residents to serve as the Downtown Revitalization Committee, to assist in planning village center and downtown business center redevelopment. Their first meeting is scheduled tentatively for mid-April. They will work with consultants Dubois & King, utilizing a $16,000 Municipal Planning Grant, awarded to the town from the Department of Housing and Com-
munity Development in January. Now that Town Meeting Day is past, the town is looking for volunteers to fill a raft of empty one-year appointed positions. Some may have individuals who are already in place but have not indicated they are willing to continue in that role. Letters of intent were due March 26. Open positions include those of emergency management coordinator; fence viewer; inspector(s)
of lumber, shingles and wood; pound keeper; Rutland Regional Planning commissioner and alternate; Rutland Transportation Council representative; Rutland Transportation Council alternate; Solid Waste Alliance community representative; tree warden; weigher of coal; Cemetery Committeeman; Energy Committeeman; Planning commissioner; and Zoning Board of Adjustment member.
Crystal Beach cleanup CASTLETON—The Select Board discussed using $16,000 from an account for weed harvesting at Crystal Beach swimming and dock area and the town lake access at Crystal Haven. In order to minimize the amount of weeds needing disposal, the town may offer the pulled weeds to residents who will use it for fertilizer or composting. The Select Board also examined other Crystal Haven cleanup concerns, including a pair of boats, a boat
trailer, and a wooden outbuilding, all seemingly abandoned. The area is becoming overgrown, and one property owner has complained that fishermen dumped pails of bodily waste on the shore. One boat owner has been identified. Town Manager Michael Jones will arrange removal of the wooden boat and structure. He said he found no evidence of human waste at the common area of Crystal Haven but there are other sections that he had not visited yet.
Benson centenarian celebrates BENSON—Marion Morris Munger celebrated her 100th birthday March 24. She has lived her entire life on Benson Landing and wrote about it in her book, “Remembering Benson.” Genevieve Trutor’s grandson Johnny Trutor was a contestant on the March 26 quiz show “Jeopardy,” broadcast on NBC, WPTZ Channel 5. Genevieve Trutor headed up the Benson historical museum for many years. The Vermont Department of Public Services has awarded a Certificate of Energy Compliance to the updated Benson Town Plan, adopted Dec. 4, 2017. The certification gives increased weight to the town’s input in discussions of proposed alternative energy installations in Benson. Benson Village School Principal Kim Prehoda nominated Abey Munger to be Benson Unsung Hero of the Month. Abey runs the school’s Bear Bucks store every Thursday, where the children can spend the Bear Bucks they earn for good behavior, and also handles the purchasing and makes homemade items for the store. Middle school students at Benson created the very first Benson Village School (BVS) Shark Tank for presentation March 26, preceding the Slate Valley Board meeting. (Shark Tank replaces the Science Exhibition.) The unit blends social studies, economics, English, math and science. Students used science to design a product or prototype needed in the local or global market. Students stood near their work, pitching their ideas to the audience and asking for investment.
Bagley in VSCS Hall of Fame CASTLETON—Jennifer Bagley was one of five Vermont State College System alumni inducted into the VSCS Hall of Fame March 17. A former part-time English Department faculty member at Castleton University, she is the third Castleton faculty to be so honored. The school’s website praises her as personifying the “Castleton Way for more than two decades.” She served the department as student advisor and professor in the First Year Seminar program. While she taught at Castleton, she also taught English at Mount St. Joseph Academy and directed the MSJ Shoestring Theater. Now retired, Bagley and her husband, Fred, give nearly fulltime volunteer service to Spartan arena. George Cross, a 1957 Castleton graduate, won the Trustee’s Award for Extraordinary Contribution for his career in education and public service. The Hall of Fame ceremony raised nearly $100,000 for student scholarships.
School water systems tested for lead
All water fountains and water faucets at Castleton Elementary testing above the recommended lead levels have been replaced. The new fountains and faucets will receive lead testing during April spring break. Also during April break, Fair Haven Grade School and Fair Haven Union High faucets and fountains will be tested. Benson and Orwell village schools have both been tested for lead, tagged because they draw their water source from an on-site well. Lakes Region, page 30A
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The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
By Lani Duke
The Rutland Herald, Times Argus to be sold, again Before April 1, the Rutland Herald and its sister paper Barre-Montpelier Times Argus will be under new ownership once again. Vermont Community Media, the papers’ proprietor for the past 18 months, is selling the two to Sample News Group, a family-owned newspaper publishing company based in Corry, Penn. Sample already owns 75 “unique publications” with a combined circulation of more than 650,000 spread over six states: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Until the sale is complete, Sample’s only Vermont paper is The Message for the Week of Chester, with a readership of 20,000, according to the corporate website. It also owns the Eagle-Times of Claremont, N.H., a daily with a 9,000 circulation. In comparison, the Herald claims a circulation of 17,000.
Rutland Town refuses to support Thomas Dairy solar project RUTLAND TOWN—The Rutland Town Select Board refused to sign a letter supporting the proposed solar project on Thomas Dairy Farm land along Route 7, asking developer Triland Partners LLC to attend a board meeting in April. Both board chair Joshua Terenzini and board member John Paul Faignant commented they felt the project would be too highly visible. The Rutland Town Planning Commission had already asked that the field next to Route 7 be removed from consideration, Planning Commission Chair Barbara Noyes Pulling said. Neighbors have already expressed concern about the solar field’s high visibility; screening must be “substantial,” Terenzini told the Rutland Herald. The town’s skepticism is somewhat based on the lack of screening on groSolar’s Cold River Road project, although the nearby Otter Creek 1 and 2 arrays have the board’s praise. Triland Partners representative Tom Gardner wrote in an email that both his company and the Thomas family designed the site to have “minimal impact on prime agricultural soils, and on aesthetics.” Most of the project’s approximately 17-acre site is in pasture, leaving about 171 acres in the parcel for farming. Signing the letter to declare the location as a preferred site would give the project a small upgrade in the eyes of state regulators, commented Mary Ashcroft, Select Board member. However, the town is still not ready to sign.
Courcelle scholarships for Rutland County high school seniors Rutland PEGTV will award two Courcelle scholarships to two high-proficiency Rutland County high school seniors who plan to pursue a degree in a communication-centered field at an accredited learning institution. The scholarship honors the memory of Joe Courcelle, who pioneered in the work for public access television in Rutland. Applications have
been sent to Rutland County high schools; they are due by May 1. Personal interviews are planned for mid-May. To get an application, either speak with a high school guidance counselor or call Bryn Doan, Channel 20 program coordinator, Rutland PEGTV at 747-0151. Two previous Courcelle Scholarship recipients currently work at PEGTV.
Vermont Community Media co-owners Chip Harris and Reade Brower both said the former Mitchell family newspapers were restored to financial stability during their leadership. During that time, the Herald refocused its attention to primarily Rutland and Washington counties and, more recently, eliminated the position of editorial page editor, a Times Argus writer reported. Herald General Manager Rob Mitchell views this sale as less traumatic than that in 2016. The papers were close to going out of business then. It was time for a change in emphasis, Times Argus Editor Steve Pappas agreed then, saying, “Local content is king.” The realignment is in keeping with Pew Research Center March 6, 2016, analysis on the importance of local media to local residents. Mitchell said it is too soon to predict what changes the paper’s new owners may make, if any. The proximity of the Claremont paper may open the possibility of sharing resources such as delivery.
Official reorganization for Rutland city aldermanic board The Rutland City Board of Aldermen elected Sharon Davis as its president March 19, its first assembly following Town Meeting Day. Re-elected to her 14th term on the board, she served the board as its president for eight years in the early 2000s, according to the Rutland Herald. Voters also returned William Notte and Scott Tommola to the board, while adding new members Matt Whitcomb and Paul Clifford. Clifford previously was elected to the board, serving for seven years; he left the board
more than 20 years ago when he moved outside the city boundaries. Davis made no changes to the leadership of the general, public safety, or recreation committees, nor to the marketing and intermunicipal committees. She made the following committee chair assignments: Rebecca Mattis, Charter and Ordinance Committee; Melinda Humphries, Community and Economic Development Committee and the Finance Committee; Clifford, Public Works
Committee; Lisa Ryan, Human Resources Committee; and Chris Ettori, the Special Liquor Committee and the Pension Deficit Committee. Davis said she refrained from assigning Tim Cook to chair any committees because he is both a medical doctor and a member of the Army National Guard, and Whitcomb because he has no prior experience on the board. The Board elected Rutland High teacher Chris Siliski, a former alderman, to the Rutland City Police Commission.
Sawyer continues being held without bail Judge Thomas Zonay ruled that the court has enough evidence against 18-year-old Jack Sawyer to continue to hold him without bail until trial. In his 21-page ruling, issued March 19, Zonay wrote that Sawyer’s confession and journal indicate that his plans were accelerating and it could be inferred that police stopped Sawyer close to culminating his plan. Although there is no official ruling on the defendant’s motion to dismiss, State’s Attorney Rose Kennedy said the pretrial detention decision uses the same standard, “practically speaking,” she told the Rutland Herald. Both rely on whether Sawyer’s deeds are indeed an attempt. Zonay rejected the defense argument that Sawyer’s preparations were not yet sufficiently advanced to be considered an attempt. Zonay wrote that Sawyer’s goal and actions to ac-
complishing that goal were “self-evident.” Sawyer bought a shotgun and ammunition, practiced target shooting with the shotgun, gathered $500 in Bitcoin to buy an AR-15, and told detectives that, if he were arrested, he would eventually complete his goal, just at a later date, according to VTDigger. Zonay’s decision quoted passages from Sawyer’s journal, citing the declarations, “I will be immortal from my actions,” and that he believed he had “conned” people to “think I’m doing well and better” but that “my hatred and anger has maintained pretty constant.” He described his plan as a “work of art” and that he expected it to culminate with “that last bullet in my brain. It can’t come soon enough.” Sawyer’s stepfather is former Castleton University president David Wolk.
UVM denies returning native in-state tuition Daniel Wigmore, a native of Rutland, was born in 1992, graduated from Rutland High, then left the state to work at Boston Children’s Hospital and graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, while listing his permanent address as Rutland, where he was registered to vote, paid taxes, insured his car, frequently came home on visits and received financial support from his Rutland-resident parents.
But when he applied for in-state tuition to UVM’s medical school, the university claimed Wigmore gave up his residency by staying in Massachusetts after his graduation and must now live in Vermont for a year or more to be considered a Vermont resident, reported the Rutland Herald. The out-of-state tuition is almost half again the in-state amount.
Wigmore filed a formal complaint in Rutland County Civil Court in February, claiming that the UVM position creates a permanent obstacle for any Vermonter who attends school and gains work experience outside the state before returning to Vermont to continue his or her education. The suit also asks that he be assigned in-state status and any relief the Court may consider reasonable. Rutland Region, page 30A
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Okemo’s Have a Heart Program donates more than $6,000 LUDLOW—For more than a decade, Okemo Mountain Resort staff members have been celebrating Valentine’s Day by donating to the Resort’s Have a Heart Program. The fundraising campaign began in early February and ended on Feb. 14. This year, staff donations totaled $3,323.17 and Okemo generously matched the donation amount for a total of $6,646.34, according to a March 21 news release. This year’s Have a Heart Campaign was named in honor of Rosemary Piorkowski, an Okemo friend and coworker who passed away suddenly after a brief illness. Piorkowski was a valued member of the Facilities and
Housekeeping teams. Her dedication, pride and attention to detail was incredible. She was a special person who truly knew the meaning of the “Extra One Percent.” Okemo Mountain Resort and staff are honored to provide this year’s Have a Heart donations to local families in need, in memory of Rosemary Piorkowski. Donations will be split evenly between Black River Good Neighbor Services, in Ludlow, and The Springfield Family Center, in Springfield. Among its values, Okemo strives to achieve excellence by encouraging staff to be responsible citizens who make a difference by helping to enhance and support local commu-
nities. Over 40 departments participated in this year’s Have a Heart Program. Employees are recognized for their level of contribution with a commemorative Have a Heart sticker that they wear on their nametags. New this year, Okemo Mountain Resort has created a Community Service program for its full-time, year-round staff. This new program supports staff with paid time off to assist local, non-profit organizations, whose missions are aligned with Okemo’s values. This further underscores Okemo’s commitment to its local communities. Non-profits are encouraged to list volunteer opportunities with Okemo.
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Third grader James Capen from Rutland Area Christian School is the Vermont state winner, earning $1,000 toward education.
Eat your vegetables! Cashing in on cabbage Kids across America are growing – and some are earning – a lot of “green” participating in the National Bonnie Plants Third Grade Cabbage Program. This year, more than 1 million third graders in the 48 contiguous states have gotten hands-on gardening experience, growing colossal cabbages with high hopes to win “Best in State” and receive a $1,000 scholarship towards education from Bonnie Plants. The Vermont state winner is James Capen, Rutland Area Christian School, who grew a 13.8-pound cabbage! Each year Bonnie Plants, the largest producer of vegetable and herb plants in North America, with 80 greenhouse facilities across the country, trucks free O.S. Cross, or “oversized,” cabbage plants to third grade classrooms whose teachers have signed up for the program online at bonnieplants.com. Kids can cultivate, nurture and grow giant cabbages, some much bigger than a basketball, sometimes tipping the scales to over 40 pounds. In 1996 Bonnie Plants initiated the Third Grade Cabbage Program around its headquarters in Union Springs, Ala. By 2002 the Cabbage Program became a national endeavor. At the end of the season, teachers from each third grade class select the student who has grown the “best” cabbage, based on size and appearance. A digital image of the cabbage and student is submitted online at bonnieplants. com. That student’s name is then entered in a statewide drawing. State winners are randomly selected by the department of agriculture in each of 48 participating states. “The Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program is a wonderful way to engage children’s interest in agriculture, while teaching them not only the basics of gardening, but the importance of our food systems and growing our own,” said Stan Cope, president of Bonnie Plants. “The program also affords our youth with some valuable life lessons in nurture, nature, responsibility, self-confidence and accomplishment”. To see the 2017 winners as they come in and learn more about the 2018 contest, visit bonnieplants.com.
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Slate Valley MUUSD reorganizes Slate Valley Modified Unified Union School District board held its 2018 reorganization meeting March 12 at Fair Haven Union High School. Mike Bache became the chair, with Glen Cousineau, vice chair; and Liz McKay, clerk of the board. Meetings will be the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Bonnie Lenihan was chosen as the district minutes taker. Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union is convening a Public Safety Team, with representation from local officials and all its schools. Its responsibility will be to develop rules and responsibilities, expectations, sound communication strategies, and tools for identified needs; support school crisis teams as requested; identify community resources for hazards preparedness; and align with town emergency plans. The team will also work with the Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust to conduct safety audits of all ARSU schools at the end of March or beginning of April.
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Castleton Elementary teaches Bike Smart CASTLETON—LocalMotion.org gave Castleton Elementary a grant for the Bike Smart program that began March 19, running through March 30. Enough bicycles and helmets were provided so that each gym class had the opportunity to participate and learn about bike safety. The program included surgical caps so that each child need not bring his or her own helmet. Castleton Elementary’s Community School Organization (CSO) has been collecting box tops to earn money for programs, supplies, and activities. The group hopes to pass the $1000 goal that it met last school year.
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Honors, awards, and milestones The Vermont Principals’ Association named Rutland High School Assistant Principal Greg Schillinger the Vermont Assistant Principal of the Year. He has worked at the school since 2014 and is one of three assistant principals at the school. The Rutland High School basketball team’s 45-39 win over Mount Mansfield March 17 in the D-1 state finals brought
coach Mike Wood’s winning record to 200, 540 straight victories and two straight titles, breaking previous records. Congratulations to Rutland High school cheerleader squad on winning the New England Division II championship held the weekend of March 17-18. Team seniors are Abigail Clark, Ainsley Pagano, Coral Robert, Gabby Chadwick, Kelsey
Lockerby, Kiara Wilkins, Revi Cooper, Summer Amerio, and Zoe McFadden; juniors are Aubrianna Dydo, Haley Lear, and Madison Bourassa. Sophomores are Amy Lacross, Eliese Bouchard, Maya Sobel, and Olivia Patrick, and freshmen are Baylee Austin, Eleese Pedro, Eva Menconi, Katie Hass, Kiara LaPenna, Madison Smith, and Shelly Sobel.
Fire district defaults on bond loans, town says
Food and health project changes name
RUTLAND TOWN—Rutland Town Fire District No. 10 failed to make its annual payment on two loans owed to the Vermont Municipal Bond Bank that total $162,205. The earlier loan was granted in 1996, when the fire district was created, and came from the Vermont Drinking Water Safe Revolving Fund. The loan originally was for $100,000, but increased to $255,000 in 2001. The Local Assistance State Revolving Fund granted a $29,250 loan to the fire district in 2007, expanding that loan to $73,314 in 2009. After receiving no payment in 2017, the bond bank informed the district it was in default, sending a letter to that effect to the last known member of the district’s governing body, the town Prudential Committee. Although fire districts each have a legal identity in the towns where they are situated, District 10 appears to have dissolved, Town Administrator William Sweet told the Rutland Herald. Sweet said he was unable to identify anyone on the Prudential Committee.
The Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) Health Care Share (HCS) is changing its name to Farmacy Project. A press release touts the name change as more accurately describing the program’s two central elements: fresh produce acts as medicine for food-related illness, and that fresh produce is grown by new and emerging Rutland farmers. Current HCS users will continue to receive the same benefits. The VFFC expects the concept of “food as medicine” to expand and is currently working with medical providers to reach at-risk families and individuals with health issues impacted by diet, encouraging doctors and health care partners to provide food prescriptions, getting 10-12 pounds of fresh produce in 15 deliveries and monthly throughout the year to prescription clients, providing nutrition and cooking classes to clients and their families, and having the produce grown by local emerging farmers distributed to clients. To sign up or come back this year for a food prescription, or to learn more, call Heidi Lynch, program coordinator, 802-342-4219.
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The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
Easter holiday: take precautions for your pets By M. Kathleen Shaw, DVM and Erin Forbes, DVM, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
By Kelsey Neubauer, VTDigger
Four Harwood Union freshmen, Siena Mazer, Emily Bryant, Leena Cherryholmes and Charlotte Maise, from Moretown, stood in the very front of the rally with handmade signs.
Gun laws:
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continued from page 1A reminded the crowd why they had gathered. “We are here for commonsense gun laws that keep people safe,” Knoop said. “We are here to support our youth who are fighting. We are here because gun violence is a public health issue. We are here because our Congress will not act.” The event was one of hundreds of marches held around the country. Dozens of cardboard signs were on display on the steps of the State House, each bearing a statement by a group affected by gun violence. Above the signs protesters hung photographs of children killed in school shootings, from the 1999 Columbine H.S. massacre to the February shooting in Parkland, Fla. The timing of the event, the day after the preliminary approval of a landmark gun bill by the House on Friday evening, was noted by many. Speakers applauded the action on S.55, which expands background checks, prohibits sale of a gun to those under 21 and makes magazines that hold more than 10 rounds illegal. The momentum for gun legislation in Montpelier had been building since last month, prompted by a thwarted attack on a Fair Haven school closely following the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. In other areas of the state, local rallies attracted hundreds more. Organizers in Putney estimated about 400 in attendance, and in Middlebury there were hundreds as well. Knoop and other student speakers in Montpelier raised the impacts of gun violence across race, sexual orientation and more. “Today, we acknowledge the work that communities of color have been doing for far too long and join them in their battle,” Knoop said. Brandon Johansen, 18, from Burlington, read his poem, “When a Black Boy Meets the Sun.” Johansen referred to the stories of Tamir Rice and Michael Brown, who were both shot by police while unarmed. Johansen took aim at a portrayal of Rice and Brown as “black men” even though they were age 12 and 18 at the time they were killed. He emphasized the term “black boy,” stating that their innocence has been covered up by calling the children “men.” “He won’t be remembered as a black boy, but as a nameless man, a danger, a threat, he will be able to answer no question, but at least his mama will see him smile, at least he’ll look nice when he meets the sun,”
8 Court St., Rutland, VT • 802-775-4301 • www. gracechurchvt.org Rev. John C. Weatherhogg, Senior Minister Rev. Tracy Fye Weatherhogg, Associate Minister Rev. Robert B. Boutwell, Minister of Healing Alastair Stout, Minister of Music
Fellowship Hall with Joyful Noise
Good Friday Tenebrae Service March 30th• 7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir and Soloists
VERMONT STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT A MINIMUM OF SIX CHICKS BE PURCHASED AT A TIME.
he read. Hannah Pandia, a student from St. Johnsbury Academy, referred to the mass shooting at Pulse, a gay grass may look fun to chew on and play with to our pets, nightclub in Orlando, in 2016. but it can cause them to choke or obstruct their intestines “As a young queer woman, this event shook me if ingested. Cats especially love to chew on (and swallow) to my core, especially after the statements came out long stringy things like fake grass and it can cause severe that what set off the most deadly mass shootings in damage and even death if it gets caught in their intestines. American history was the sight of two men kissing,” Easter lilies (all species) are highly toxic to cats. Even Pandia said. “The fact that he had access to weapons simply sniffing the pollen or eating one leaf of certain spethat allowed him to murder 49 people as they danced cies can cause life threatening kidney failure in cats. the night away in the one place that should have been There is no doubt, bunnies and chicks are impossibly safe.” cute when they’re little. The reality is that they grow up to Others highlighted the issue of the mix of firearms be adult rabbits and chickens who have housing, feeding, with domestic violence. and handling requirements that most people don’t know Clai Lasher-Sommers, president of Gun Sense Verabout. While chickens can make excellent pets, Vermont mont, told the crowd she was shot by her stepfather state law requires that a minimum of six chicks be purwhen she was 13 years old, leaving her unable to walk chased at a time. This is to prevent neglect of individual for several months. chickens purchased on impulse during the holiday for “My truth of domestic violence starts with being pets or gifts. Further, chickens are flock animals, and don’t shot,” Lasher-Sommers said. do well individually. Shelters are often inundated with She said she has been working to promote gun rabbits after Easter, and most are not equipped to take in control legislation for a long time, and said it is the stu- a large number of rabbits. A serious misconception is that dents who have built momentum on the issue. they can simply be released into the wild: they often starve Several Vermont lawmakers and politicians, includ- to death or become easy prey for predators. ing Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., joined the crowd, but did not take the podium. High-schoolers from across the state came to attend the rally. Four Harwood Union freshmen — Siat Sherburne United Church of Christ | Route 4, Killington ena Mazer, Emily Bryant, Leena Cherryholmes and Maundy Thursday, March 29 at Sherburne UCC Charlotte Maise — all from Moretown, stood in the 6:30 p.m. - Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service very front of the rally. Good Friday, April 14 at Sherburne UCC “I think this is some bull that people think that Noon - 3 p.m. - Sanctuary open for Silent Prayer and Meditation background checks are not going to work,” Maise said. Sunday, April 1 - Ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service at Killington Peak K1 Gondola starts at 5:30 a.m.; Service limited to 275 participants They said that they were approached earlier by a counter demonstrator, who handed them a copy of Easter Morning Worship at Sherburne UCC at 9 a.m. Easter Egg Coloring and Easter Egg Hunt following the service the Constitution and said he wanted to educate them. They handed the copy back. “This is about our Church of Our Saviour freedom. This is what’s Episcopal right,” Bryant said. Please join us for Holy Week Others held signs and Easter Services that read “I need your All are welcome! protection more than Palm Sunday, March 25 9:30 AM your gun,” “Protect kids Holy Communion, Mon., Tue., Wed. 5:30 PM not guns,” “Sympathy Maundy Thursday, March 29 7:00 PM doesn’t save lives,” and Good Friday, March 30 7:00 PM “The NRA no no longer Great Vigil of Easter, March 31 7:30 PM Find us on Mission Farm Road, Killington call the shots.” Easter Holy Communion, April 1 9:30 AM Off Route 4 across from the Killington Skyeship
Grace Congregational United Church of Christ
Maundy Thursday Communion Service March 29th • 7:00 PM
Easter is right around the corner and while it provides a host of fun treats and activities, some of these can cause problems for our pets. This includes not only the candy, but also the toys, flowers, and “pets” such as chicks and bunnies that are often given as gifts at Easter. For most of us, Easter treats bring to mind chocolate bunnies, marshmallow peeps, and jelly beans, all of which can be toxic to our pets. Chocolate can cause vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, abnormal heart rhythm, tremors, seizures and in severe cases, death. Peeps and jelly beans can cause gastrointestinal upset if ingested. Some Easter candy may have artificial sweeteners such as xylitol, which can cause a rapid severe drop in blood sugar in dogs and cats, leading to seizures and death. The solution is to keep all candy out of reach of pets. Do not assume that your dog or cat will not get into the candy because they never have before. There is a first time for everything and you don’t want to take the risk with your beloved pet’s life. Besides the candy in that Easter basket, small toys and other plastic items can be eaten by our pets, causing them to choke or cause a blockage in their intestinal tract. Fake
Easter Sunday, April 1st
6:00 AM Easter Sunrise Service at Ashcroft-Billings Farm 731 Creek Road, Rutland Town 9:00 AM Easter Breakfast 10:00 AM Sanctuary Service Sanctuary Choir, Brass, and Bagpipes
Holy Week
Holy Week 2018 at Trinity Episcopal Church 85 West Street • Rutland, VT • 775-4368 • office@trinitychurchrutland.org
Palm Sunday, March 25th (sanctuary) 9:30 a.m. Blessing of the Palms, Choral Holy Eucharist with Passion Gospel
Maundy Thursday, March 29th (chapel) 7:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist, Foot-Washing Good Friday, March 30th (chapel) 12 Noon Good Friday Office,
Veneration of the Cross, Sung Solemn Collects, Mass of the Pre-Sanctified
Holy Saturday (Easter Eve) March 31st (chapel) 9:30 a.m. Holy Saturday Office, Chapel 7:30 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter Festal Holy Eucharist
Easter Day, April 1st (sanctuary) 9:30 a.m. Festal Celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord!
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Biding time until the end with Doc Martin
Since beginning to write this weekly column I’ve paid keen attention to current events. I try to write about relevant themes with substance, inspiration, and integrity. I feel a sense of responsibility and have tried to keep up and stay aware through MSNBC, CNN, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and a variety of political magazines. But Mountain I must admit, my head on Meditation is spinning. The stress, By Marguerite te turmoil, and sense of Jill Dye harassment have left me feeling completely exhausted. It wasn’t nearly as bad as the flu, but the headaches, body aches, and upset tummies kept my husband Duane and me out of commission for well over a week. We slept for hours, then headed downstairs to nestle into our cozy, warm couches. I’d heard about a BBC show and investigated it on the internet. We learned it’s available on Netflix so, at last, we signed up for a free month offer. At first, we viewed two “Doc Martin” movies, then started to stream the same TV series. Soon we discovered what binge watching is, while convalescing on our couches. As “Doc Martin” streamed, we began to relax, decompress, unwind, and forget. It proved to be a welcomed relief, distracting us from our own aches and pains, but especially from our political malaise, a critical condition in this day and age. I began to realize how great a toll the past two years have taken on us. Back in the old days, before our country went haywire, we could sleep at night. Now the news is monopolized, 24/7, by our unhinged leader. Our attention’s consumed by Trump’s morning tweets, constant chaos, and “shock
AS BOMBS WERE EXPLODING IN AUSTIN AND HOSTAGES WERE TAKEN IN FRANCE, WE WERE GRATEFUL TO “DOC MARTIN” FOR CAPPING OUR ANXIETY. events” – unexpected, confusing acts that destabilize a society. Now the whole world’s on high alert as nuclear war teeters on Twitter. And as if North Korea weren’t enough, Trump’s new national security advisor, John Bolton, is itching to declare war on Iran. Lies are uttered more often than truths from the Oval Office and its costly outposts in Mar-A-Lago and Trump Tower. Our current leaders don’t give a hoot that our national debt has reached $1.3 trillion. But businessmen with bankruptcies often undermine the solvency of their latest endeavors. Folks may wonder why the staff’s been let go, but past performance predicts future behavior. Does “You’re fired!” ring a bell? The president’s just airing his television sequel. But in America, corrupt intent is an impeachable offense. We’re on the verge of a constitutional crisis as Mueller’s investigation closes in. In the “Doc Martin” series, the Doc Martin character was a renowned London surgeon until a troublesome phobia overtook him. One might say it’s his fatal flaw, although he obviously has a few more. That’s why he returned to the Cornish coast, where his childhood summers were spent on his aunt’s family farm outside the fictional Portwenn, a picturesque fishing village. Doc Martin came to set up office in the community clinic as its general practitioner. As villagers arrived at the “surgery” for treatment, we met Portwenn’s colorful population of nearly 1,000 inhabitants. Doc Martin only made house calls in case of emergency, which was a common occurrence in Portwenn. Along with Doc Martin, we entered the homes and lives of the very human characters. Their emotional depth was most engaging as they grappled with interpersonal relationships. Their garden variety neurosis, the occasional psychosis, and personality disorders only endeared them more to us. Watching “Doc Martin” has helped me see how far we’ve strayed from normalcy. It’s startling to see how medical care is available to everyone, regardless of their economic means. It reminds me that here, habitually, those without means are often forgotten. Access and quality of America’s health care frequently depends on one’s income. While kids in Cornwall were being treated for asthma, rashes, tonsillitis, and playground falls, I couldn’t help Mountain Meditation, page 33A
The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
Password Protection Strategies
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn— they’ve all fallen prey to hackers who exposed passwords and other
MONEY MATTERS BY KEVIN THEISSEN personal information for hundreds of thousands of their users. If you haven’t yet had your password stolen, chances are, it may be only a matter of time. Hearing the word “hacker” may conjure up the image of a teenaged kid up all night systematically trying to guess at passwords. But hacking has become a much more complex, sophisticated, and lucrative operation. Breached passwords can fetch big money on the black market. So, what does that mean to you? It means your passwords are valuable and vulnerable commodities. There are steps you can take to help foil hackers and protect your privacy. Consider these strategies for protecting your passwords.
No plain English Simple strings of numbers, along with passwords that can be found in the dictionary, are the easiest to crack. Microsoft suggests that your password should contain one or more upper- and lower-case characters, numbers, symbols, and even unicode characters. Fast Fact: According to the Insurance Information Institute, there were over 1,000 cybercrime data breaches in 2016, exposing more than 36 million personal records. Mix it up Many people use the same password for multiple accounts because it’s easier to remember. But this could lead to serious consequences. You may not be too concerned about the personal information stored in your LinkedIn or Twitter accounts, but what would happen if hackers used your compromised password to access your email, brokerage, or bank accounts? If you have trouble remembering multiple passwords, you may want to keep a list, but don’t store it on your desktop or in your inbox. Give the file a misleading name and bury it where only you can find it. Favor length and complexity
The longer your password, the more difficult it will be to crack. Instead of a password, consider using a favorite movie quote, song lyric, or poem. To make your password even stronger, string together only the first couple letters of each word in the phrase. Another strategy involves simply jamming on the keyboard, intermittently hitting Shift and Alt keys until you have a password you’re satisfied with. For sensitive accounts, it may make sense to change your passwords on a regular basis. If you like the idea of optimal password protection but worry you won’t be able to handle multiple changing passwords, password-protection software can help you organize, store, and use password data. There’s no such thing as an impregnable password. Putting personal information behind a basic password is like leaving your Porsche in a parking lot with your keys on the dash. By taking preventative measures to strengthen your password, you may be able to help safeguard your sensitive personal data and your privacy. Kevin Theissen, Principal, Skygate Financial Group, can be reached at kevin@skygatefinancial.com.
Decorating memories The elements of decorating seem to come togethwindows. He would help us with trim options, such er so easily when you watch the process on HGTV. as fringe, and help us decide on the length as well However, that hasn’t always been the case when I as checking to see if we would need a valance. This have changed the décor project was looking a whole lot easier! in my own home. Home Fashions was “one-stop shopping” for us My inability to make as the store had beautiful bedspreads. Thanks to decision got its launch the Glucks everything came together beautifully. Looking aright after college. I had The rooms looked great and even with a matching Back come back home to live wallpaper pattern the rooms didn’t have a “copy cat” by mary eellen with my mother. My look. shaw father had passed away Different accessories … different looks! recently and home was Fast forward to the 80s when my husband, Peter, where I wanted to be. Both of us needed a project to and I moved into my family home after my mother keep us busy. We decided that our bedrooms could passed away. The living room had a very dated look use a fresh and bright look. We weren’t sure where and once again I couldn’t figure out how to tie it all to start but decided to select wallpaper first. Back in together. A relative had used local decorator Tom the 1960s there were several stores that had multiple Harris to help her remodel their living room and I shelves of wallpaper books. Talk about overwhelmloved the results. What I loved even more was the ing! We quickly learned that it was best to decide fact that he brought everything to the house. There what “look” we wanted – country, formal, floral, were no wallpaper books to bring home and no paint plaid, etc. samples to agonize over. So we hired Tom, who came Since I was a college to our house to learn out WHEN I ASKED IF HE WOULD WANT graduate and 21 years about our tastes and color old, I was officially an preferences and to discuss TO START OVER, HE LOOKED AT ME “adult.” That meant bewallpaper versus paint. AND SAID, “ARE YOU CRAZY?” ing a true partner in this Our life had been made project. As we browsed easy once again and the we found that we had similar tastes and left the store finished product was coordinated in a manner that I with about a half-dozen books, all with floral prints. would never have been able to achieve. Then the fun began. I think watching so many HGTV shows the last few We took the books to our bedrooms, flipped years has finally helped me figure out how to pull through them and marked the pages we liked best. everything together. I have been able to select colors Eventually we both whittled our choices down to just and styles that actually come out looking the way I one. hoped they would. You have probably heard the expression, “Great Within the past year or so my husband and I have minds think alike.” Well, in our case we both liked managed to make decorative changes in the living exactly the same pattern. We laughed about it and room and completely remodel the bathroom. Both solved the problem by choosing different colors of rooms came out as we hoped they would. that pattern. The funny thing is that after we have finally reWe had begun the decorating journey! The next moved wallpaper from every room in the house exstep was deciding between curtains or drapes. We cept one, wallpaper is making a comeback! But these had always had curtains so thought that drapes two seniors are going to keep their painted walls. If would be a nice change. The quest began. Downyou have ever stripped wallpaper, you know it’s not town Rutland had several stores that carried drapes easy. It’s messy and painstaking. It’s much easier to but nothing seemed like a good match. However, make a decorative change with a can of paint than when we got to Home Fashions on Center Street our from a wallpaper pasting board. Been there, done problem was solved. that. Store owners Joe and Frances Gluck offered the I have to give my husband credit for being a great “personal touch.” They actually made drapes in wallpaper hanger over the years. When I asked if he the store. They suggested that we bring in a wallpawould want to start over, he looked at me and said, per sample to see which fabric looked best with it. “Are you crazy?” Joe offered to come to the house and measure the Guess the paint will remain.
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The Mountain Times • March 28-April 3, 2018
Spring: raccoons and other mischieveous critters By Meghan McCarthy McPhaul
Often, during my forays into the woods behind our house, I wonder who might be occupying the holes carved into tree trunks by time and nature. The barred owls I hear hoo-hoo-hoo-hooing, maybe, or the chittering red squirrels. And, chances are, THE OUTSIDE there are raccoons in some of those hollows, high above STORY the ground. “Raccoons don’t make a den, they just find a place to be during the winter, wherever they can find shelter,” said Dave Erler, a senior naturalist at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness, N.H. “Large enough tree hollows, about 20 to 30 feet off the ground, would probably be their first choice.” While raccoons don’t hibernate, they do curl up for much of the winter, having fattened themselves up as much as possible before snow covered the landscape. Erler has seen raccoons using abandoned woodchuck burrows and beaver lodges, and they’ll also take shelter in barns, attics, and chimneys. The exception to this holing up comes during breeding season, which typically happens, depending a bit on a raccoon’s age and the weather, between January and March. “Usually the first warm spell we have in February is when you start seeing the tracks,” Erler said. “As soon as it cools off, raccoons go back in and go to sleep again. Their paws are not furred out like a lot of other animals, so they’re not going to be hanging around outside when it’s 20 below.” While raccoons do not form lasting pair bonds – both males and females will mate with multiple partners in the same breeding cycle – the mating process may last several days. Male raccoons seek out females and will make themselves right at home in a female’s denning area for as long as a couple of weeks. Once the male finally wanders off, the female will likely return to sleeping until it’s time for the kits to be born. The gestation for raccoons is about 63 days, putting the birthday for the year’s young typically at some time in April. Raccoons have litters of between two and seven
babies, with four being the most common. The kits are helpless at birth, weighing only a few ounces and with eyes closed, ears pressed tightly to their heads, and only a fuzz of fur for protection. They are totally dependent on their mother for food and warmth. By about six weeks of age, they start to walk, run, and even climb, but they are still mostly confined to the den where they were born and still rely on their mother. “They’re dependent on her to bring home the groceries,” said Erler. “She has to leave them unattended to look for food.” Nocturnal by nature, the mother does most of her hunting by cover of darkness, although with hungry mouths to feed, she may occasionally hunt by day. E.B. White, that writer of fantastic children’s novels and poignant essays, was also a great observer of nature. His essay, “Coon Tree,” penned in 1956, gives a lovely description of a mother raccoon occupying a tree hollow in his yard with her kits: “There are two sides to a raccoon—the arboreal and the terrestrial. When a female coon is in the tree, caring for young, she is one thing. When she descends and steps off onto solid earth to prowl and hunt, she is quite another. In the tree she seems dainty and charming; the circles under her eyes make her look slightly dissipated and deserving of sympathy. The moment she hits the ground, all this changes; she seems predatory, sinister, and as close to evil as anything in Nature (which contains no evil) can be.” Any parent of small children – of any species – can likely
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Deer season was successful in 2017
continued from page 32A thinking of America’s children, being wounded or killed with AK-47s in repeated mass school shootings. But in spite of our discouragement, multitudes here and around the world joined the March for our Lives last weekend. Hallelujah to the students who possess the energy and passion to demand responsible action! As bombs were exploding in Austin and hostages were taken in France, we were grateful to “Doc Martin” for capping our anxiety. With stunning sea views from cliffs all around, watching village life unfold, we preferred to enter the peace of Portwenn, a great prescription for the current instability. Since its inception in 2004, a new series of “Doc Martin” has appeared every other year, but in the fall of 2018, its final series nine will air. The show is also on some PBS stations. An American remake, by the co-producer of “Friends,” is expected to begin in 2019. I hope it will capture the subtlety and innuendos of this British medical comedy drama, and that Duane and I will still discuss its characters’ relationships. I’d planned to write a second column about Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm bought by Robert Mercer with the special intention of influencing elections. I’d written a column in April last year warning about psychometrics. I described how online “Big Five” personality tests with Facebook “likes” provided information that Cambridge Analytica required to interfere in our presidential election, as well as in Great Britain’s Brexit. They used psychological operations, “psyops,” also known as psychological warfare, used by the military to change mass sentiment or to “win the hearts and minds of men.” Trump hired the firm to target Americans with tailor-made messages and fake news posts against his opponent to help him win. The GOP hasn’t taken a stand, and I wonder how soon it will be revealed that Russia’s most secretive coup d’état didn’t take place on Russian soil. I made an effort to mobilize and write about Russia’s Cambridge Analytica links. But when my headache returned, and for our own sanity’s sake, we curled up and nestled back into our cozy couches, surrendering to “Doc Martin’s” calming presence. Marguerite Jill Dye is an artist and writer who divides her time between Vermont and Florida’s Gulf Coast.
relate to White’s sympathetic description of a harried mother looking after rambunctious and constantly-hungry children. By around two months of age, sibling raccoons will engage in play fighting, complete with vocalization. Perhaps coincidentally, it’s around this time that mother raccoons lead their kits out of the den to learn about the world – and the food options – around them. Raccoons are omnivorous, eating everything from berries and fruit to frogs and rodents, along with scraps from the compost pile, garbage from the inadequately secured trash can, and whatever else they can get their clever little paws into. “One of the reasons raccoons have been so successful is that they’re so adaptable,” said Erler. “They’re very curious. They’re intelligent. And they’re so nimble with those front paws.” The curious kits stay with mother raccoon through the summer and sometimes bunk up with her again during their first winter. Erler has seen half a dozen raccoons emerge, one after the other, from a woodchuck burrow. White wrote that a succession of mother raccoons and their babies occupied the same hollow for many years running. I’ve seen raccoon tracks in the melting spring snow and found their masked mugs on my game camera. Perhaps, somewhere nearby, I have my own coon tree. Meghan McCarthy McPhaul is an author and freelance writer. She lives in Franconia, N.H. The illustration for this column was drawn by Adelaide Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned and edited by Northern Woodlands magazine: northernwoodlands.org, and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: wellborn@nhcf.org.
Deer hunters took 13 percent more than 3-year average
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife De15,984 deer brought home by bers increased during the archery, partment released its final report hunters yielded more than 3 youth and muzzleloader seasons, on the 2017 deer hunting seasons million meals of local nutritious and the total harvest of 15,984 is on March 19. It’s available at vtfisvenison. also the third highest since 2002. handwildlife.com. “The relatively high The report shows that harvest was primarily THE 15,984 DEER BROUGHT HOME hunters took a total of due to the mild winters BY HUNTERS YIELDED MORE 15,984 deer during Verof 2016 and 2017 which mont’s archery, youth, allowed more deer to THAN 3 MILLION MEALS OF LOCAL November rifle, and survive. Additionally, the NUTRITIOUS VENISON. December muzzleloader department issued more deer seasons. This was 13 muzzleloader antlerless percent higher than the previous “The legal buck harvest of 9,477 deer permits this year to provide 3-year average (14,186). was 8 percent more than the previ- more harvest opportunity and to Hunters took 3,578 deer in ous three-year average of 8,760, limit population growth in some archery season, 1,462 in youth and the third highest buck harvest parts of the state.” season, 7,272 in rifle season, and since 2002,” said deer project The primary goal of Vermont’s 3,672 in muzzleloader season. The leader Nick Fortin. “Harvest numdeer management strategy is to
Deer yields, page 35A
Tater Hill Golf Club welcomes new head professional LUDLOW—Okemo Mountain Resort’s Golf Division welcomes PGA Professional Jim Gunnare as Head Professional at Tater Hill Golf Club in Windham, Vt. A long-time Vermont PGA member, Gunnare served as the Head Pro at the Woodstock Country Club from 1985 to 2016. He brings years of experience in Vermont Golf to Tater Hill, and Gunnare has won multiple merchandising awards, as well as the Vermont Chapter Professional of the Year Award in 1999. While at Woodstock Country Club, Gunnare served in the New England Section of the PGA, and as Vice President from 1997 to 1999. He also held the position of Head Golf Coach for Woodstock Union High School from 1998 to 2016.
“We are extremely excited to have Jim join our golf team as he brings with him years of experience in both semiprivate and public golf,” said Okemo VP of Golf Operations Jim Remy. “He understands the Vermont golf landscape and is outstanding in providing member and customer service.” Gunnare is scheduled to begin his duties at Tater Hill Golf Club on April 23. Tater Hill is expected to open for the season in early May. Tater Hill is an 18-hole championship course located on Popple Dungeon Road (off Rt. 11), 22 miles southwest of Ludlow. For tee times call 802-875-2517. More information may be obtained by calling 802-2281600 or by visiting okemo.com.
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Lecture added science to counter myth, lore
continued from page 4A sands, and some bounty hunters became legends in their time. In the 19th century, snake oil was a popular all-purpose remedy; by the 20th century, rattlesnakes were targeted by municipalities as a threat to recreation and second-home development, and by backwoods bounty hunters for needed cash. Nowadays, other environmental hazards lurk: farm fields where snakes get chopped up in machinery and on highways where they get flattened while crossing or basking on the warm pavement. Snakes can sense earth vibrations from a long distance. He explained that unlike other species that run for safety, timber rattlers freeze and meet their demise. Watch where you step in rattlesnake territory. Since their patterns blend with leaf litter and they don’t run, they could be lying just steps away. Blodgett also offered tips for “appropriate behavior” in rattlesnake country. The dry buzz of the rattler’s warning signal should not be ignored. Tread softly and move away gently, he advised, giving the snake no reason to become defensive. Screaming and frantic movements – one audience member compared it to coming across a yellowjacket nest – invite
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THE DRY BUZZ OF THE RATTLER’S WARNING SIGNAL SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. eration Vermonter who grew up rambling around the wilds of the Northeast Kingdom. His wildlife career started with researching black bears around the Stratton ski area expansion in the mid-90s, followed by leadership of the Vermont wild turkey project for 20 years and work with peregrine falcons and loons. He spent time in Arizona and Wyoming on a mountain lion project. Inevitably, someone asked Blodgett if he believes that the catamount is present in Vermont. He leans toward skepticism, saying only that if they were here the
evidence would be obvious, and he hasn’t seen any actual evidence other than some bad-quality photos. The timber rattlesnake has its fans, at least in Connecticut, where the state has identified both rattlers and northern copperheads. A family from Simsbury – Raymond Hanley, a building maintenance supervisor, his wife Nancy Camp, a health care worker, and their 7-year-old daughter – made the three-hour drive to Rutland to hear the talk on rattlesnakes. They stayed at a hotel that night. The family occasionally visits Vermont, and when Hanley saw notices for the talk, he said, “It was worth it to pull my daughter out of school for a day” to attend. Hanley has taken his daughter on eagle watching outings in Connecticut. Hanley said he goes “snakin’” as a hobby, the way people go birdwatching. “I wanted to learn about Vermont’s population and how they were doing,” he said. Hanley is a documentarian of sorts. “I never touch them or move them,” he said. “I just take whatever picture or video I can get because it’s wildness that is still here, but you don’t see unless you go looking for it. It’s not that I like snakes per se, they’re not cute, but I feel reassured that they’re here.”
Killington Resort rolls out a plethora of passes for year-round fun
continued from page 1A and Snowshed Adventure Center for summer 2018. Seniors (65-79) and Youth (7-18) passes are $569 while ages 19-29 are $629, and Super Seniors (80+) and Child (6 and under) are $59. The all-ages 2018-19 Midweek Pass is $519 and is valid Mondays through Fridays with four fewer restricted days than the current season (blackout days are Dec. 26-31, 2018 and Feb. 18, 2019). It includes skiing at Pico as well as Killington and comes with a host of benefits, from free summer gondola rides to discounts and bring-a-friend special ticket rates. The Vermont Student Pass can be purchased anytime for $369 and is for Vermont students in grades K-12 with proof of eligibility required. It also comes with benefits. (The college season pass rates will be released later this spring.) For more information on, or to buy these passes, call 1-800-887-3257 or visit killington.com/site/tickets/ winter_passes/season_passes. MyPico passes With 19 miles of trails spread across 468 skiable acres and boasting a vertical drop of 1,967 feet, Pico Mountain is a great discovery for families and those looking for affordable pass pricing. Pico is open Thursdays through Mondays and peak (holiday) days. The MyPico Pass offers 2018/19 unlimited skiing/ riding plus unlimited free spring skiing/riding from date of purchase through Pico’s 2018 closing day, which is April 1 (Pico could reopen the following weekend if weather remains conducive). The early bird date is also June 14 and comes with a payment plan option of one-third down at time of purchase with the remaining thirds due in August and October. The Adult (ages 19-64) is $399; Senior (65-79), $309; Super Senior (80+), $59; Youth (7-18), $199; and
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Deer yields: Yields significantly higher than previous years continued from page 33A keep the deer herd stable, healthy and in balance with available habitat. “Maintaining an appropriate number of deer on the landscape ensures deer and the habitats that support them remain in good condition and productive,” said Fortin. Each year the department operates biological check stations during deer hunting seasons to gather information on the age, sex, field dressed weight, antler characteristics, and overall health of Vermont’s deer herd. In 2017, biological data were collected from more than 1,200 deer examined during the two-day youth season and November rifle season. To provide additional data, hunters submitted more than 2,800 teeth from bucks harvested during the rifle season. Fortin adds, “The effort made by hunters and many of our big game reporting stations to collect teeth during rifle season will greatly improve our understanding of Vermont’s buck population. The ages of those bucks will be posted on our website in late April.” Upcoming hunter education courses Would-be hunters must successfully complete the Hunter Education course in order to purchase their first license. All courses are led by certified volunteer instructors, all are free, including materials, and all are open to all ages and experience. Courses are available yearround, but peak season is August
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continued from page 2A Killington recently switched to new accounting software called New England Municipal Resource Center (NEMRC), which officials said partly accounted for errors in the town report. Select Board members planned to attend a twohour training with a NEMRC representative along with Schwartz and other officials who use the system. Haff suggested having an auditor review the budget and accounting software. In the 2 ½ hour reorganizational meeting last week, Finneron also updated the board as a representative of the Killington Fire Department Facilities Review Committee. Voters approved establishing a reserve fund for a new
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continued from page 5A A separate analysis shows that have taken $300,000 out of the Office bring balance to this system within General Fund spending is about $7 of the Defender General’s budget and the box that we’re in,” Hooper said. million more than Scott’s $1.59 billion put it into the Department of State’s The House voted down Viens’ recommendation. Attorneys and Sheriffs’ budget. proposal. Some criticized spending deciThis would allow the state to hire The bill also incorporates $28 milsions in H.924 ahead of the Friday more deputy state’s attorneys, at a lion the state will receive as a result night vote. time when prosecutors are overof a tobacco settlement. About half Rep. Paul Poirier, of the windfall, $14 milI-Barre City, opposed a lion, will be used to fund “IN AN ERA OF NO NEW TAXES AND NO $827,000 cut to Verefforts to fight addicNEW FEES, WE ARE FIGURING OUT HOW TO mont’s cost-sharing tion. reduction program, Of the other half of BRING BALANCE TO THIS SYSTEM WITHIN which provides subsithe funds, $10 million THE BOX THAT WE’RE IN,” HOOPER SAID. dies to help Vermonters would be used to pay with medical deductible and co-pay whelmed by their caseloads, he said. down teachers’ retirement obligacosts. Under the proposal, the proRep. Mary Hooper, D-Montpelier, tions. Lawmakers say the additional gram would go offline for at least six said the appropriations commitpayment on the unfunded pension limonths in fiscal year 2019. tee increased the defender general’s ability could lead to about $30 million “Many of you are going to get office’s budget for a reason. The in savings on interest. phone calls because once this budget Department of State’s Attorneys and About $2 million would be placed goes through … what’s going to hapSheriffs has increased staff by seven into the state’s rainy day funds, in pen is people are going to notice that positions in the last four years, while part as a safeguard against a future they now are paying more for their the defender general’s office hasn’t economic downturn. health care,” he said. received any. The House proposal now heads Rep. Gary Viens, R-Newport, “In an era of no new taxes and no to the Senate Appropriations Comproposed an amendment that would new fees, we are figuring out how to mittee.
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Horner said. Wonsor became assistant town clerk in 2000 and then town clerk in 2002. She’s been elected to threeyear terms for the town clerk position over and over ever since then. She’s always run unopposed, she said. The fact that Killington voters have kept Wonsor around isn’t surprising to Horner. “She goes out of her way to help people,” he said. “She always follows up with everything.” Wonsor stays late at the office to help people with marriage licenses, Horner said. She comes in on weekends if needed. Wonsor never thought all those years ago that she’d love her job as much as she does. “It’s different from any other type of job,” she said. “It’s your residents—it’s your voters.” But the job has also changed a lot since Wonsor started. She worked in the office before email and computers were so dominant—when people would send letters and she had more time to respond. Now, “the expectation is that the answer will be immediate,” she said. “It doesn’t slow down anymore.” Wonsor goes out of her way to find the answers, even if doing so isn’t part of her job description. “People call us for anything,” she said. People call about the weather. They call if the roads are muddy, about beavers making dams and roads that haven’t been plowed. One woman recently called for travel conditions. Wonsor said being a town clerk is keeping track of hundreds of life cycles at once—for all 800 Killington residents, there are records from birth, to marriage, to death and all land transactions in between. “Your life is recorded in our vault –if you stay in town,” Wonsor said. Wonsor has an associate’s degree from Middlesex County College. But nothing could prepare her for what she does now, she said. “There is no college course you take to learn how to be a clerk or treasurer,” she said. “I wonder, ‘why not? Why isn’t this an option that is mentioned to kids?’”
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she asked. Wonsor has had to find ways to keep herself educated. In addition to the town clerk, Wonsor is also the town treasurer. She’s the Recreation Commission recording secretary and the Economic Development and Tourism Commission secretary, but that’s not all. Wonsor just became a board member of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT). She’s been on the executive board of the Vermont Municipal Clerks’ and Treasurers’ Association since 2009, recently serving as president. Wonsor is a certified Vermont clerk, a certified Vermont treasurer and a member of the New England Association of City and Town Clerks. “You can’t just sit in your office,” Wonsor said. “You have to talk to other clerks and treasurers. If you just sit in your office, you don’t develop.” Education is important to Wonsor, which is no surprise to those that know her. “She always strives to do her best,” Select Board Patty McGrath said. When she’s not in the office, Wonsor likes outdoor activities. Wonsor is the town’s wellness coordinator and a “health nut” who regularly exercises, said Horner. Wonsor also started a community garden two years ago at the town office after securing a VLCT grant. The garden has become a team builder for the town office, with those that work there sharing in the weeding and watering required to grow vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, greens and broccoli. The road crew created the raised beds while the Select Board put $1,000 toward the garden in the budget to buy seeds. “We’ve all enjoyed the fruits of our labor,” Horner said. Wonsor remains active in her home and personal life. She’s preparing to attend the annual International Institute of Municipal Clerks conference in Virginia next month. “She cares deeply about the town, the people in it and doing [her job] to the highest standard,” Town Manager Deb Schwarz said.
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continued from page 6A other measures such as extreme risk protection orders and removing guns from domestic violence situations–that will help keep guns away from people who should not have them. It is our responsibility to do whatever we can to reduce violence, reduce life lost, protect children, and improve public safety. Background checks enjoy broad support in Vermont and they work. A 2016 Castle-
ton poll showed that 84 percent of respondents support universal background checks in Vermont. Studies have
women are shot to death by their intimate partners, 53 percent fewer law enforcement officers are shot to death with
84 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS SUPPORT UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS IN VERMONT. shown that in states that require background checks for all handgun sales, 47 percent fewer
handguns, and there are 53 percent fewer suicides by gun. How easy does it really
need to be to buy a gun? I am unmoved by some gun owners’ arguments that it will add cost or inconvenience to their purchase. I am personally willing to wait just a little longer or pay a relatively small fee to increase the odds that someone who shouldn’t be buying a gun might be turned away, or, better yet, won’t even try to buy one. Daniel Mulligan, Richmond
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continued from page 6A of months, I took a written exam, answered a minimum 20 out of 25 multiple choice questions correctly and was eligible to take a skills test. I was than evaluated for competency on four skill maneuvers, graded by a DMV exam-
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that had the potential to cause great harm. Now if you ever saw me riding it, you would perhaps be forgiven for thinking that this machine may have fallen into the wrong hands. I certainly see unsafe and illegal acts by
no violent criminal history, and I can demonstrate that I am psychologically stable. By any metric that I can think of I would be considered worthy of the state’s trust to own this weapon. But no one asked me any of that. No one
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bikers on the highway often enough. The screens and filters in place for public safety are not perfect, but it would be foolish to think that we would be better off without them. The only people who I can see benefiting from their removal would be those who would not pass through the filter. Now I’d like to circle back to the matter of that rifle. I could easily have passed the same level of scrutiny required to purchase such a weapon. I had a secret security clearance, I have thorough firearms training, I have a safe, with a combination lock, I have
checked to make sure. I had but one test to pass, and that was sufficient funds in my checking account. That does not strike me as a reasonable filter to drive a motorcycle, and it doesn’t even come close when you apply it to the sale of firearms. A universal background check doesn’t prevent me from owning firearms. A background check may have made buying that rifle a more cumbersome process, but that is a reasonable thing to ask in trade for a safer Vermont. Luke McCullock, Bellows Falls
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