Monday, March 4, 2013

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 25 No. 2 Middlebury, Vermont Monday, March 4, 2013 32 Pages 75¢

MONDAY EDITION

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Vote Tuesday on Town

Meeting Day

NCAA skiing

coming to town

March madness

hits local arenas

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Chefs are cooking

up their best chili

House panel passes GMO labeling bill

ACSU inks teachers’ contractSettles lawsuit with former superintendent

After 32 years of town planning, Dunnington plans to retire

(See GMO, Page 19)

(See ACSU, Page 31)

(See Dunnington, Page 2)

By JOHN FLOWERSMIDDLEBURY — After serving

more than three decades as Middle-bury’s town planner, Fred Dunning-ton will literally sail into retirement come July 1.Dunnington, 59, and his longtime

partner, Dorothy Mammen plan to set sail this summer for adventures on the high seas — though they promised that Middlebury will re-main their home port.“As we enter our 60s, Dorothy and

I have an opportunity to do some-thing quite different and adventurous in our lives, and it has converged as a

By JOHN FLOWERSMIDDLEBURY — Addison Cen-

two doses of good news last week:

contract with local teachers, and settlement of a longstanding lawsuit

-trict by former ACSU Superinten-dent Lee Sease.

-trict Court last spring, claiming he

job in 2011. He argued the ACSU board missed a key deadline for an-nouncing non-renewal of his con-tract. Sease also claimed he was not given reasons for his termination and alleged he was not given a chance to be heard on the matter. He requested

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son nears its close. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

By XIAN CHIANG-WARENMONTPELIER — Vermont is

state to put mandatory labels on ge-

On Friday, the House Agriculture Committee, after weeks of testi-mony, passed H.112, or the “GMO

labeling bill,” by an 8-3 vote. H.112 requires producers to put labels on raw agricultural and processed, packaged food products that are ge-netically engineered. The bill will go to the House Judiciary Commit-

a vote.

“It’s a consumer bill,” said Rep. Will Stevens, I-Shoreham, a mem-ber of the House Agriculture Com-mittee. “It lets people have informa-tion that they wouldn’t otherwise have access to.”

or GMOs, have deliberately modi-

material from other species to create a plant or animal with different hor-mones, proteins or chemicals meant to do anything from repel insects to withstand certain climates. In Ver-mont, most GMO food products for

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Dunnington(Continued from Page 1)

good time for both of us to seize this opportunity,” Dunnington wrote in his resignation letter to Middlebury Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay.

-stitutional memory of Middlebury

Dunnington, who grew up in Montreal, Canada, has always had an interest in land use planning. He would pursue that interest at the University of Vermont as a natu-

major, all the while witnessing the -

mental stewardship of Vermont.

planning as in intern with the Chit-tenden County Regional Planning Commission. Upon graduating from

within that region update their town

Champlain Basin Study.

detour to its long-term destination in -

sequently offered, planning jobs in

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Dunnington opted for the Middle-bury job.

wasn’t a suburb;; it was a town unto

Middlebury College.”

Middlebury as assistant zoning ad-

Manager Dave Crawford. It wasn’t

Middlebury’s zoning administrator

“I never thought I would stay with

said with a smile.

helped Middlebury revise its town plan and zoning regulations seven times. He has helped review and

(See Dunnington retires, Page 30)

Mount Abe HS

eyes 2 percent

spending hike

Northeast Supervisory Union on Tuesday will weigh in on a proposed

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to be trimmed from this budget. Even

spending, several hundred thousand

and opportunities.”

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-lot voting on Town Meeting Day.

MIDDLEBURY TOWN PLANNER Fred Dunnington will retire this summer after more than three decades on the job.Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Addison Independent, Monday, March 4, 2013 — PAGE 3

RIPTON / HANCOCK — The best collegiate skiers in the country will receive the red-carpet treat-ment this week when they arrive in Middlebury for the NCAA men’s and women’s Alpine and Nordic skiing championships, March 6-9.Skiers from as far away as Alaska,

New Mexico, Utah and Colorado, and from as close by as UVM, Harvard, St. Lawrence and Williams were due to begin arriving in Vermont over the weekend, and will begin practic-ing at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl and the Rikert Nordic Center on Monday.But the planning for the four-

day event began in 2009 when Middlebury College submitted its bid to host the NCAA championship

years were 1961, 1972, 1988 and 2001.) And some might even say that the college started preparing to host the 2013 nationals as far back as 2006 when the Snow Bowl under-took widening and contour improve-ments to the Ross and Allen trailsSince that time, the college has

replaced the chair lift on Worth Mountain, where the slalom and giant slalom events will take place;;

-ogated” race course at the Nordic center to meet international standards for width, climbing levels and total

at the Snow Bowl for improved communications services;; and, most recently, installed at Rikert the most extensive snowmaking system of its type among all of the cross-country skiing areas in North America.But getting ready to host the nation-

als takes more than skiing facili-ties, snow and favorable weather. It also requires the host school to handle hundreds, if not thousands, of details like lodging, dining and meeting space for athletes, coaches

need access to training rooms, ski waxing and sharpening equipment and medical personnel. Members of the media expect high-tech tele-communications, credentials and up-to-the-minute statistics. And then there are essentials like snowmaking,

grooming, transportation, timers, security, banners, bibs, signage, parking permits, safety checks and everything else that goes into hosting a national skiing championship.The responsibility for getting all

the details right has fallen on the shoulders of Middlebury College’s Alpine coach Stever Bartlett, Nordic coach Andrew Gardner, athletic director Erin Quinn, athletic facility coordinator Franklin Dean-Farrar, Snow Bowl director Peter Mackey, Rikert director Mike Hussey, and the former director of skiing at Middlebury, Terry Aldrich, who is the championship director. In addition to the regular staff in

Ripton at Rikert, in Hancock at the Snow Bowl and back on campus in the Peterson Family Athletics Center, it takes dozens of volunteers to ensure the safety of the athletes and specta-

each day’s events.

volunteers?

volunteers come to us. It’s such a major event — an international event, really, with so many of the top collegiate skiers coming from Europe these days — that people in the skiing community want to a part of it.”SPECTATORS WELCOME

Both the Alpine and Nordic events will be free of charge and spectator-friendly. In addition all of the races at both venues will be broadcast live on the Web. To watch the webcast or for a complete schedule of the four-day vent, go to http:// go.middlebury.edu/ncaaski13. At the Snow Bowl, a 15-foot-

and spectators situated near the base lodge will have a direct line of sight to watch the racers ski down the lower half of the mountain. Two-time Olympian Doug Lewis

commentary for the Alpine events, both on the webcast and to the live audience.For the Nordic races at Rikert, four

video cameras will be set up along the course to feed the webcast while spectators will have plenty of live action to watch. The way the course is set up, people watching the 10-kilo-meter classic race, for example, will be able to see the skiers in person at the start, at the 2.5-kilometer mark, at

hearing the expert commentary over the PA system.Alpine events begin on Wednesday

morning, March 6, with the men’s and women’s giant slalom races on the Allen Trail. Nordic takes over on Thursday morning, March 7, with the women’s and men’s classic races. Alpine resumes on Friday morn-ing, March 8, with the men’s and women’s slalom races on the Ross Trail, and the championships will culminate on Saturday morning with the women’s 15-kilometer freestyle

race followed by the men’s 20-kilo-meter freestyle race.The Middlebury students who

ski for the Panthers include, in the Alpine events, senior Andrew McNealus juniors David Donaldson and Hig Roberts, and sophomore Mary Sackbauer.Middlebury’s Nordic racers will

be juniors Austin Cobb and Ben Lustgarten, sophomores Heather Mooney and Annie Pokorny, and

ECONOMIC IMPACT

Not only are most lodging estab-

the Middlebury Inn designated as

shops and other attractions should experience an uptick in business due

-cials and spectators.

the championships will be huge in Addison County,” said Peter Mackey,

local merchants I’ve spoken with are very excited about how many people are coming to our region for the championships.”Hosting the NCAAs has another

Middlebury College and to the college-owned ski areas.As Athletic Director Erin Quinn

points out, when most other colleges host the NCAA championships, the skiing facilities are owned and/or managed by private enterprises.

University of Vermont was the host school, the downhill races were at Stowe Mountain and the cross-country competition was at the Trapp

Family Lodge.) But when Middlebury hosts the

there grooming the trails, running the lifts, making the snow, and putting on the events.

-case and celebrate our college, our ski program and our people,” Quinn

how hospitable we are to the athletes,

College because this is a true-blue, once-in-a-decade Middlebury event.”Editor’s note: This story was

provided by Robert Keren of Middlebury College.

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National skiing championship swooshes into town this week

PANTHER JUNIOR BENJAMIN Lustgarten, shown in the 10K race at the Middlebury Carnival, will compete at the NCAA Championships at the Rikert Ski Center in Ripton this week.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

NCAA QUALIFIER ANDREW McNealus, shown at the Middlebury Car-nival, will compete for the Panthers this week at the NCAA Champion-ships at the Snow Bowl.



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Letters to the Editor

Donnis seeks support in run for Mount Abraham board

Control school spending

Cute and fuzzyA LAMB TRIES to get a closer look at a visitor to the Duclos and Thompson Farm in Weybridge Tues-

day. The farm will hold an open house for lamb viewing on March 10.Independent photo/Trent Campbell

To All Bristol Residents:

I am running for the Mount

Abraham Union Middle/High

School board. I am running to again

represent Bristol residents for three

years.

I believe that all students deserve

can afford. All students include those

bound for college, a 2-year school,

best for students. To that end, the

board has set policies spelling out

Mount Abe. Budgets, including cuts,

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port the policies. These policies are

called Ends Policies.

As student population declines,

intelligent cuts must be made. The

administration has met the budget

goal set by the selectboard in a very

The board has conducted a

number of community outreach

energy businesses, former students,

college teachers, tradespeople and

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tinue this process to adjust the Ends

Policies as needed so that students

are better prepared for their future

after Mount Abe.

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ently. I am pleased to see progress at

Mount Abe for alternative learning

programs, such as project-based

in sight.”

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school spends;; and, third, school spending continues to go up.

Legislators of both parties are openly concerned about school spending

and the overall economy.

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produce.

population.

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guishes our schools and the students they produce.

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leadership and it has no basis in quality of instruction or student outcomes.

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tary of education, Armando Vilaseca.

St. Albans Messenger


A number of rabies vaccination clinics are being sponsoredby the Addison County veterinarians during the month of March. Each clinic is open to all residents of all towns. Dogs should be leashed and cats in carriers for the safety of all. To avoid confusion and delay, please bring a copy of the pet’s

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JOIN US!

With guidance, students use their passions and interests to plan and execute a project that must include all the core subjects (math, science, reading, writing, history, social studies). They must demonstrate

report.I believe students need to be

taught critical thinking skills. It is important as future citizens to be able to understand both sides of an issue and decide what makes sense to you. This includes thinking outside the box.

I know teachers and administra-tors have very important jobs. I have the highest regard for those who reach students effectively and succeed in helping students learn and grow. I salute those who do it well day after day.I am hoping that you will support

my candidacy for the Mount Abe school board by voting for me at the March town meeting. There is still much to do as we strive for afford-able excellence.Thank you very much.

Bob Donnis

Bristol

Letter(Continued from Page 4)

Letters to the EditorNew law would be burden to lakefront property owners

Vote Brian Fox for Bristol selectboard

Until recently, many lake property owners have been unaware of the Vermont House Bill H.223 (Shore-land Protection Requirements for Lakes) that could affect Vermont lake property owners by providing the state “jurisdiction to control” not only construction as they have to this point, but also maintenance of vegeta-tion within 100 feet of the mean water level. The bill proposes to authorize the secretary of Natural Resources to adopt by rule, requirements for ground disturbances and development within shoreland zones adjacent to the lakes of the state of Vermont.I have lived on Lake Dunmore for

much of my life and have great re-spect for lake conservation, allowing future generations the opportunity to enjoy Vermont’s lakes the way I have been able to and the way my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents have done before me. That being said, I am deeply concerned with the

-tic implications that portions of this legislation would have on me and many other lake property owners by implementing controls that are in excess of environmental conservation processes.The bill proposes the establish-

ment of “lakeside zones” that would include all land located within 100 feet of a lake’s “mean water level.” The mean water level would be deter-mined by criteria described in the bill. Activities such as all construction,

reconstruction, conversion, reloca-tion or enlargement of any structure,

cover, including dead, diseased or fallen tree removal would require a permit. The permit would be issued after meeting the requirements of rules and payment of fees yet to be

bill.A 100-foot buffer from the mean

water level, enacted on a one-acre lot with 200 feet of lake frontage, impacts almost 50 percent of that piece of property. This legislation has the potential to increase the cost of maintenance without any reduction in the tax paid for lake frontage real estate. Furthermore the legislation puts landowner property rights into question — would “shoreland zones” be seen as public access points to the

or swim from privately owned state controlled “shoreland zones” in the 100-foot buffer without any regard for the taxpaying property owner’s wishes?Many lake owners have quite a

bit of vegetation — small and large trees, saplings, and shrubs — that are within 100 feet of the shoreline. Some of those saplings and even small trees are in need of annual trimming or even removal. Under this proposed legislation, landowners would be required to obtain a permit to remove a dead tree, a tree that might lean over their house, or even a tree that was

downed by wind. Furthermore, it’s unclear what the cost of such a permit would be and what the requirements would be to allow granting of permis-sion to remove the tree.Many lake residents have small

docks to access the water. If a dock were taken out by the ice, would we be required to obtain a state permit to replace it? Again, at what cost, a fee similar to that of shoreland encroach-ment permits? Could the state disal-low replacement of structures (includ-ing camps within 100 feet of shore) in this buffer zone, even though they are preexisting?I’d like to think that this legislation

has good intent, but it does create -

cial burden to property owners. Small weekend projects that many of us enjoy doing and have done for years, like trimming trees, rebuilding our docks or planting shrubs would be much more complicated and expen-sive. The enforcement of this legisla-tion would be more costly to the state, towns and ultimately the residents as well. Protecting our environment is common sense, but this piece of legislation lacks that.Action is being taken in Montpelier

so I urge lake and river front property owners to read Bill H.223 at www.leg.state.vt.us and contact your rep-resentatives and Gov. Shumlin with your opinion on the proposal.

Duncan Rollason

Leicester

Otter Creek Child Center seeks town meeting supportOtter Creek Child Center

(OCCC) in Middlebury will be ap-pearing on seven town ballots this coming Town Meeting Day.During the month of January,

Otter Creek parents and current and past board members petitioned the towns of Addison, Cornwall, Middlebury, New Haven, Ripton and Shoreham, asking their resi-dents to support the center’s need-

based Tuition Assistance Program and its mission to provide quality, affordable early care and education to the Addison County community. In addition to the above six towns, OCCC will also be appearing on the Weybridge ballot.We would like to thank the Addi-

son County community for support-ing us and hope to see you at the polls on Tuesday, March 5.

Linda January

Acting Director

Otter Creek Child Center

Middlebury

If you want to know the real candidates you could be electing to the Bristol town selectboard please log on to www.neatbristol.com and watch any of the planning commis-sion meetings or the selectboard meetings for the last three years or if you don’t have that kind of time go to www.bristolvt.org and read the meeting minutes for the last several years. It will give you a clear picture

candidate for select board can be. I particularly like the meetings where this candidate screams at the board members and is threatened with expulsion. The treatment of several planning commission members bor-dered on being verbally abusive. The public record really displays

this side of the candidate. The record is laced with sarcasm, venom and hate. It is his way or the highway plain and simple. Carry on and bully till you get what you want.

In my very simple book, that of a Vermont-raised, Vermont-educated middle aged mom, this candidate is nothing but a big bully plain and simple. I speak from experience having been on the other end of a subject he disagreed with. I and my whole family was treated with such disrespect it was unimaginable. Even an Environmental Court judge dealt with his disrespectful entitled attitude. The court transcript is also a public record. We teach our kids in school to

stand up to bullies. It is time this town stand up to the bullies that are trying to take it over.By the same token feel free to go

www.mtabe.k12.vt.us/anesu/Board you can watch their meetings and do a comparison. Brian Fox is by far the better candidate. Vote Brian Fox a man you can trust.

Jodi Lathrop

Bristol


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ObituariesADDISONCOUNTY

Joyce Humiston, 65, Forest DaleFOREST DALE — Joyce Marie

Humiston, 65, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Birchwood Terrace Nursing Home in Burlington.She was born in Rutland on Aug.

27, 1947. She was the daughter of Raymond and Viola (Disorda) Austin. She attended Otter Valley Union High School.On Aug. 20, 1967, she married

Richard Charles Humiston in Brandon. They made their home in Forest Dale. She assisted her husband in the operation of the family busi-ness, Humiston’s Rubbish Removal. She was a member of the Neshobe Sportsmen Club. Her relatives say she loved to play bingo and enjoyed cooking, crocheting and spending time with her family.Surviving are three daughters,

April Parent of Starksboro, Stacy Humiston of Rutland and Christine Denis of Forest Dale;; her adopted

son, Shawn Humiston of Forest Dale;; her mother, Viola Austin of

Judy Rouse of Wilmington, N.C., Peggy Popailo of Fair Haven, Diane Brown of Salisbury, Deborah Quelch of Leicester and Terry Vines of Oakdale, Calif. Eight grandchildren, one great-granddaughter and many nieces, nephews and cousins also survive her.She was predeceased by her

husband, Richard Humiston, in December 2011;; her father, Raymond Austin Sr., in April 1996;; a sister, Darlene Austin, in May 1962;; and a brother, Raymond Austin Jr., in May 1981.The graveside committal service

and burial will take place at a later date.There are no public calling hours.Memorial gifts may be made to

The Joyce Humiston Memorial Fund, c/o Miller & Ketcham, 26 Franklin St., Brandon, VT 05733.

JOYCE HUMISTON

Thomas Bachand II, 51, SalisburySALISBURY — Thomas E.

Bachand II, 51, of Salisbury died on Feb. 26, 2013, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington following a long illness.He was born on Oct. 1, 1961,

in Burlington, the son of Thomas E. Bachand I and JoAn (Whalon) Bachand. He graduated from Vergennes Union High School, the class of 1981. He was a construc-tion worker for most of his life but also worked in the local agricul-tural industry. He was employed by Bridgecorp of Burlington until he became unable to work.On Sept. 29, 2012, he married

Heather Kasener at the New Haven Congregational Church. His rela-

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to his pigs and watching NASCAR. He loved his cats, lottery tickets, camping and various outdoors activ-ities. They say they will remember him as a lighthearted, sweet man who enjoyed joking and spending time with his family and his best friend, his loving and caring wife, Heather.He is survived by his wife,

Heather Kastner Bachand;; his mother, JoAn Bachand;; his sons, Thomas E. Bachand III of Ripton, Jacob Bachand of Forest Dale and Philip Bowler of Plattsburgh;; his daughter, Toni Bachand of East Middlebury;; and two grandchildren.

He is also survived by four brothers, two sisters and many nieces, neph-ews and cousins. A visitation was held from 2-4

p.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at a later date.Donations in his memory may

be made to the Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115. Online condolences may be made

at www.sandersonfuneralservice.com.

THOMAS E. BACHAND II

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VERMONT — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is looking

to join the three regional working groups currently being formed in the

of the groups is to “bring together hunters to discuss deer management strategies and regulations as part of the department’s comprehensive deer management review process.” Those hunters selected will

apparently need more than hunting skills: They will be asked to “evalu-ate public input relating to deer management and … interpret the results of hunter surveys. They will also evaluate data relating to current

harvest regulations and season structures and provide feedback to the department.” According to Adam Murkowski,

Fish & Wildlife’s deer project leader, “The results of the compre-hensive review process will impact future deer hunting regulations in Vermont, so it is important that hunters are actively engaged.”Working group members will

meet four times between the end of March and September. Hunters interested in learning more about the deer management review process and the working groups should visit www.vtfishandwildlife.com/wild-life_CDMregionalGroups.cfm.

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By JOHN FLOWERSMIDDLEBURY — The Better

Middlebury Partnership (BMP)

has extra reason to celebrate as it

prepares to stage this Saturday one

of its most popular annual events,

the Vermont Chili Festival, which

will bring thousands of people to

Addison County’s shire town (see

page 25).

The BMP has hired a new market-

ing coordinator, Karen Duguay,

who will help organize events like

the Chili Festival and work to bring

more shoppers and businesses to

downtown Middlebury. She joins

Jamie Gaucher, Middlebury’s new

business development director, as a

duo that will make the town more of

a hub for economic development.

“I had been waiting for this oppor-

tunity for so long,” Duguay said on

Thursday. “I was anxious to get back

into marketing.”

It was Duguay’s experience in

marketing, primarily on behalf of

some well-known transportation

organizations, that helped her stand

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dates who had applied for the BMP

job, vacated last November by EJ

Bartlett. Bartlett has taken a job

at Middlebury College. Duguay’s

résumé includes marketing/commu-

nications stints with the Chittenden

County Transportation Authority,

the Lebanon (N.H.) Airport and

Connecticut Transit.

“It was clear she was a self-

starter,” said BMP President Ben

Wilson. “We also liked the fact

that she was local. It is nice to have

someone with an understanding of

the community.”

Duguay, 31, was born in Leicester

and now lives in New Haven with

her husband, Todd, and their two

young children, Leah and Brady.

She currently works part-time as

development associate with the

Lake Champlain Waldorf School.

Part of her job includes organizing

fundraising events at the school.

She will work roughly 30 hours

per week with the BMP. Her duties

will include improving the BMP

website and social media sites,

planning events and serving as a

resource for downtown merchants

and their customers. The BMP’s

major events each year include the

Chili Festival, Midd Summer Fest,

the Spooktacular and Very Merry

Middlebury.

“I have a lot of respect for what

organizations like the BMP do,”

Duguay said. “It is fantastic to see

that kind of activity in town.”

do a great job.

“We are very excited,” Wilson

said. “The BMP is poised to make

some exciting things happen in

town.”

Welcome to the clubTHE VERGENNES LIONS Club at a recent ceremony welcomed six

new members, pictured here in the front row, from left: Mike Win-slow, Yvonne Raphael, Ben LaFlam, Lynn Pope-Hier, Sage Bahre and Jim McClay. Behind them stand Lions sponsors Paul Vachon, left, Paul Bessette, Gary Russell (for Dick LaBerge), Shanon Atkins and Bruce Bushey. Each year, the Vergennes Lions Club donates hundred of hours of service and about $30,000 to the community.

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5 Food drive in Ferrisburgh. Tuesday, March 5, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Ferrisburgh

Central School. The Ferrisburgh Volunteer Fire Department is sponsoring this

Food Shelf in Vergennes. Perishable items are accepted. Items in demand include juices, jelly, milk, cheese, meats, cleaning products and, as always, canned food and other nonperishables.

Foot care and blood pressure clinic in Vergennes. Tuesday, March 5, 11 a.m.-noon,

and towel. Lecture on photographer Edward Burtynksy at Middlebury College. Tuesday, March 5, 4:30-6

Vermont Quarry Photographs,” in conjunction with the current exhibit. Info: www.middlebury.edu/arts or 443-3168.

Pajama story time in Middlebury. Tuesday, March

stories, face painting, craft activities and snacks. Pajamas and Seuss-inspired costumes encour-aged. Info: 388-4097.

WEDNESDAYMar6 May’s World Music & Movement

class for kids in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 6, 10:30-11:15

fun and educational social learning experience for young children and their caregivers. Drop in.

Little League baseball and softball signups in Vergennes. Wednesday, March 6, 6-8 p.m.,

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Panton, Vergennes and Waltham are invited to

“Precious Knowledge” screening at Middlebury College. Wednesday, March 6, 7-9 p.m., Dana

percent graduation rate, and the controversy surrounding the now-banished classes. See more

Info: 443-5013. Mount Abe Family Swim in Bristol. Wednesday,

THURSDAYMar7 Lunchtime concert in Middlebury.

encouraged. Hand In Hand bake sale in Middlebury. Thursday,

party. Info: 399-4097. Art history lecture at Middlebury College. Thursday, March 7, 4:30-6 p.m., McCardell

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the Iron Curtain.” Free. Info: www.middlebury.edu or 443-3168.

Student auditions in Brandon. Thursday, March 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Neshobe School. Students in

March 9 and 10. For information, contact Director

gmail.com.

Staged reading of “The Chosen” in Middlebury.

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soup and refreshments for sale. Twist O’ Wool Spinning Guild meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, March 7, 7-9 p.m.,

-ning. We will be making chair pads and afghan squares. People are also asked to bring in their

Info: 453-5960.

FRIDAYMar8 “Louis Kahn on the Acropolis” art

history discussion at Middlebury College.

middlebury.edu or 443-3168. Art opening reception in Bristol. Friday, March

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Exhibit opening reception in Bristol. Friday,

the opening of an exhibit of cut-paper collage

Friday, March 8, 5-7

or baked haddock, French fries, coleslaw, bever-

Baked potato bar in Cornwall. Friday, March 8, 5:30-7 p.m., Cornwall Congregational Church,

all to come to a baked potato bar and enjoy a large baked potato with a wide assortment of toppings. Fruit kebabs, cookies and local cider

Little League baseball and softball signups in Vergennes. Friday, March 8, 6-8 p.m., Vergennes

Vergennes and Waltham are invited to sign up for

Friday, March

com. Swing Noire and the Bessette Quartet in Vergennes. Friday, March 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,

blues. Cabaret-style seating with cash bar by the -

or at www.vergennesoperahouse.org. Escher String Quartet in concert at Middlebury College. Friday, March 8, 8-10 p.m., Mahaney

Info: 443-6433 or http://go.middlebury.edu/arts. Patty Larkin in concert in Middlebury. Friday,

-ing the boundaries of folk-urban pop music with

-ing vocals and lyrics. Info: www.afterdarkmusic-series.com.

SATURDAYMar9 Monthly wildlife walk in

Middlebury. Saturday, March 9,

-ing community members to help survey birds and

area, corner of Weybridge Street and Pulp Mill

Little League baseball and softball signups in Vergennes. Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m.-noon,

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Panton, Vergennes and Waltham are invited to

Student auditions in Brandon. Saturday, March 9, 10 a.m.-noon, Neshobe School. Students in

on March 10. For information, contact Director

gmail.com. TEDxMiddlebury: “The Road Not Taken” confer-ence at Middlebury College. Saturday, March

students. Info: www.middlebury.edu or 443-3168. Wool felting class in Orwell. Saturday, March 9,

will demonstrate the art of dry wool felting. Supplies available for everyone to start and take home a project.

Books for Babies reception in Bristol. Saturday,

books are dedicated to each baby and become

Fractured fairy tales for kids and families in Vergennes. Saturday, March 9, 10:30 a.m.-noon,

including audience participation and games. Craft

Ukrainian egg painting demonstration in Bristol.

-strates her wax-resist technique to create elabo-rately decorated eggs. Free and family-friendly.

Sugar on snow party in Starksboro. Saturday,

on snow, homemade doughnuts, sour pickles

under. Starksboro merchandise for sale as well.

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Cornwall. Saturday, March 9, 1-3 p.m., meet at -

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near a bobcat denning area. Snowshoes may be

Vermont Chili Festival in Middlebury. Saturday, March 9, 1:30-8 p.m., downtown Middlebury. Fifth

for the past four years by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Chili from over 50 restaurants and caterers from around the state, plus street enter-tainers, face painting, live music, beverage tent

for kids 8 and under. Info: www.vtchilifest.com. “Nostalgia for the Light” screening at Middlebury College. Saturday, March 9, 3 and

or 443-3168. Corned beef and cabbage supper in Vergennes. Saturday, March 9, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes

potatoes, carrots, onions, rolls, dessert and -

able. Info: 877-3150. Contra dance in Cornwall. Saturday, March 9,

Bill Carmichael sings Broadway in Middlebury.

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The Dave Keller Band in concert in Lincoln.

Big ideasMIDDLEBURY COLLEGE WILL hold a TEDx conference on Saturday, March 9, a local

version of the popular national TedTalk videos. Among the numerous speakers on the

school varsity football coach in Washington, D.C.; and Derek Amato, who in 2006 suf-fered a severe brain injury that left him with, among other things, migraines, impaired hearing and memory loss — and a new urge and exceptional ability to play the piano.


calendarcommunitySUNDAYMar

10 Green Mountain Club cross-coun-

try ski outing in Ripton. Sunday, March 10, time TBA, Rikert Nordic Center.

Approximately 2 hours. Route depends on skills and interests of the group. Trail pass $17 adults. Contact B. Ellis for meeting time: 388-0936.

Scouting for Food breakfast fundraiser in Orwell. Sunday, March 10, 8-10:30 a.m., Orwell Town Hall. A community breakfast hosted by the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts of Benson/Orwell. Eggs, home fries, bacon, sausage, hash, pancakes, French toast, fresh fruit, orange juice, milk and coffee. Cost: two nonperishable food

Whiting Food Shelf. Info: 989-3760 or [email protected].

Open barn in Weybridge. Sunday, March 10, 12-5 p.m., Duclos and Thompson Farm, Sheep Farm Road off Route 23. The 30th annual open barn, with over 200 lambs. A family favorite.

Student auditions in Brandon. Sunday, March 10, 1-3 p.m., Neshobe School. Students in grades 4-8 in Rutland and Addison counties are invited to audition for the newly formed Brandon Youth Theater’s production of “Live a Little at the Hollywood Hoedown.” For information, contact Director Dennis Marden at 247-5420 or dennis-[email protected].

Free yoga/meditation in Middlebury. Sunday, March 10, 4-6 p.m., Otter Creek Yoga in the Marble Works. Monthly community gathering with gentle yoga, meditation and reading the Five Mindfulness Trainings of Thich Nhat Hanh. Beginners welcome. Info: 388-1961. No charge but donations are accepted.

MONDAYMar11 Legislative breakfast in Whiting.

Monday, March 11, 7-8:45 a.m., Whiting Town Hall. Breakfast at 7;

program at 7:30. Addison County Right to Life meeting in

Vergennes. Monday, March 11, 7-8 p.m., Champlain Valley Christian Reformed Church. Visitors welcome. Meeting includes planning for the annual dinner in Middlebury on April 5. Info:

388-2898 or [email protected]. Book club meeting in Bridport. Monday, March 11, 7-8 p.m., Carl Norton Highway Department conference room. Discussing “Love Medicine” by Louise Erdrich. April’s title: “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed. Info: 758-2858.

TUESDAYMar12 Blood drive in Middlebury. Tuesday,

March 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Middlebury American Legion. All types of blood

currently needed. Appointments can be made at 1-800-843-3500.

“A Garden for All Seasons” gardening talk in

Middlebury. Tuesday, March 12, 1-2:30 p.m., Ilsley Library. The Middlebury Garden Club welcomes landscape designer and teacher for the Master Gardener program Judith Irven, who will talk about ways to make your garden look good throughout the year. Free. Refreshments served. Info: 388-4095.

“Reviving Ophelia” screening in Bristol. Tuesday, March 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Mount Abe cafeteria. The Addison County Council Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is hosting this free

Followed by a meal and a discussion for parents

parents. Childcare available by calling 349-3059.

LIVEMUSICDavid Bain in Middlebury. Thursday, March 7, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main.

The Bobolinks in Middlebury. Friday, March 8, 6-7 p.m., 51 Main.

The Starline Rhythm Boys in Middlebury. Friday, March 8, 6-8 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

Patrick Lehman in Middlebury. Friday, March 8, 8-11 p.m., 51 Main.

The Bessette Quartet in Middlebury. Saturday, March 9, 6-9 p.m., American Flatbread in the Marble Works.

Saturday, March 9, 10 p.m.-midnight, Two Brothers Tavern.

The Bob Mackenzie Band in Middlebury. Thursday, March 14, 7-10 p.m., 51 Main.

Swing Noire in Middlebury. Friday, March 15, 9 p.m.-midnight, 51 Main.

Hot potatoANNA CAVAZOS, LEFT, Jade Larocque, Amelia Ashley-Selleck and Lily Crane get

ready to serve up toppings at last year’s Baked Potato Bar at the Cornwall Congrega-

tional Church. Proceeds from this year’s event, set for Friday, March 8, at 5:30 p.m.,

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MCTV Channel 15Tuesday, March 5 5 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 6:30 a.m. The Campaign for Vermont: Middlebury Forum 8 a.m. Congregational Church Service 9:30 a.m. Rep. Betty Nuovo 10 a.m. Selectboard/Town Meeting 4 p.m. Chronique Francophone 4:30 p.m. Vershire Bible Church Service 7 p.m. Selectboard/Town Meeting/Gas Hearing Public AffairsWednesday, March 6 5 a.m. Gas Hearing/Public Affairs 7:30 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 9 a.m. Vermont Workers’ Center 10 a.m. Selectboard/Town Meeting Legislative Breakfast 5 p.m. Words of Peace 5:30 p.m. Las Promesas de Dios 6 p.m. Chronique Francophone 6:30 p.m. Rep. Betty Nuovo 7 p.m. Public Affairs 9:30 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 11 p.m. Town MeetingThursday, March 7 5 a.m. Town Meeting/Public Affairs 9:30 a.m. Vermont Workers’ Center 10 a.m. Vershire Bible Church 11:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone Noon Selectboard/DRB 4 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 5:30 p.m. Vermont Workers’ Center 6 p.m. Gas Hearings/Public Affairs 7:30 p.m. Las Promesas de Dios 9 p.m. Rep. Betty Nuovo 9:30 p.m. The Campaign for Vermont:

Middlebury Forum 11 p.m. Development Review Board (DRB)Friday/Saturday, March 8/9 6 a.m. For the Animals 6:30 a.m. Public Affairs 8:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 9 a.m. Las Promesas de Dios 9:30 a.m. Rep. Betty Nuovo (Saturday only) 10 a.m. Selectboard Noon Legislative Breakfast 1:30 p.m. Hearing on Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline 3:30 p.m. Lifelines (Friday only) 3:30 p.m. For the Animals (Saturday only) 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Public Affairs 7:30 p.m. Rep. Betty Nuovo (Friday only) 8 p.m. Legislative Breakfast/Gas Hearing Public AffairsSunday, March 10 5 a.m. Legislative Breakfast/Selectboard 7 a.m. Words of Peace 7:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 8 a.m. Las Promesas de Dios 9 a.m. Catholic Mass 10 a.m. Green Mountain Veterans for Peace 11 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 1 p.m. Vershire Bible Church Service 2:30 p.m. The Campaign for Vermont: Middlebury Forum 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 5:30 p.m. Vermont Workers’ Center/Public Affairs 6:30 p.m. Las Promesas de Dios 7 p.m. Catholic Mass 10 p.m. Words of Peace 10:30 p.m. Green Mountain Veterans for PeaceMonday, March 11 5 a.m. Public Affairs

8:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 9 a.m. Lifelines 10 a.m. Selectboard/DRB 2:30 p.m. Rep. Betty Nuovo 3 p.m. Mid East Digest 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 5:30 p.m. Las Promesas de Dios 6 p.m. Public Affairs 7 p.m. Legislative Breaksfast/Selectboard 11 p.m. Salaam Shalom

METV Channel 16Tuesday, March 5 5 a.m. Proposed Conservation Plan 7:30 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 8 a.m. State Board of Education 12:30 p.m. ID-4 Board 6 p.m. UD-3 Board 9 p.m. New England Review Reading Series 10 p.m. Middlebury Five-0 10:30 p.m. State Board of Education Wednesday, March 6 5 a.m. Otter Creek Audubon Society: Owls 6 a.m. At the Ilsley: Raising a Money-Smart Child 7 a.m. ID-4/Hannaford Career Center (HCC) Board 10:02 a.m. UD-3/ACSU Boards 4 p.m. High School Basketball 5 p.m. High School Basketball 6 p.m. Middlebury Five-0 6:30 p.m. UD-3/ACSU Boards 11 p.m. State Board of EducationThursday, March 7 8 a.m. State Board of Education 11:30 a.m. At the Ilsley 12:30 p.m. Middlebury Five-0 1 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange (VMX)

2:30 p.m. From the College 4 p.m. First Wednesday 5:30 p.m. Otter Creek Audubon Society 6:30 p.m. Proposed Conservation Plan 8 p.m. High School Basketball 9:10 p.m. New England Review Reading Series 10 p.m. First Wednesday 11:30 p.m. Middlebury Five-0Friday/Saturday, March 8/9 5 a.m. From the College 7 a.m. ID-4/HCC Boards 9 a.m. Raising a Money-Smart Child 9:55 a.m. High School Basketball 11 a.m. UD-3/ACSU Boards 5:30 p.m. Middlebury Five-0 6 p.m. First Wednesday 7:30 p.m. MUHS Basketball 10 p.m. Otter Creek Audubon Society 11:10 p.m. New England Review Reading SeriesSunday, March 10 6 a.m. Otter Creek Audubon Society 8 a.m. At the Ilsley 9 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 10 a.m. New England Review Reading Series 11 a.m. At the Ilsley Noon First Wednesday 1:30 p.m. MUHS Basketball 4 p.m. From the College 5:30 p.m. Otter Creek Audubon Society 7:30 p.m. MUHS Basketball 10 p.m. Otter Creek Audubon Society Monday, March 11 5:45 a.m. HCC Board 8 a.m. State Board of Education/VMX 11:30 p.m. ACSU/UD-3 Board 4 p.m. From the College 7 p.m. ID-4 Board/State Board of Education

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arts beat

BY GREG PAHL

The members of the Escher String Quartet bring their individual sound, unparalleled artistry, and unique cohesiveness to the concert hall of Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts on Friday at 8 p.m. The program will include Beethoven’s second “Razumovsky” quartet, Britten’s Quartet No. 3 in D, and Mendels-sohn’s op. 44/1. The con-cert is free and open to the public, thanks to the generous support of the Institute for Clinical Sci-ence and Art.The Eschers are widely regarded

as rising stars in the chamber music world. “Put simply, this group has all the qualities necessary to be the next Emerson or Juilliard Quartet … rare musical insight and a profound level of cohesion,” says the Denver Post.

Within months of its inception in 2005, the Escher String Quartet was invited by both Pinchas Zuke-rman and Itzhak Perlman to be the quartet-in-residence at each artist’s summer festival: The Young Artists

Programme at Canada’s National Arts Centre and The Perlman Cham-ber Music Program on Shelter Island, N.Y., re-spectively. Championed by

members of the Emer-son String Quartet, the Eschers were proud to

be BBC New Generation Artists for 2010-2012. Having completed a three-year residency as artists of The Chamber Music Society of Lin-coln Center’s “CMS Two” program, the ensemble has already performed at prestigious venues and festivals around the world. Admission is free;; no tickets are

(See Arts Beat, Page 11)

Quartet to bring theirartistry to Mahaney Ctr.

STARLINE RHYTHM BOYS

DANA YEATON DISCUSSES ‘THE CHOSEN’

ESCHER STRING QUARTET

required. Free parking is available. For more information, call 443-6433 or go to http://go.middlebury.edu/arts.“THE CHOSEN” AT THTTheatre Kavanah, a Burlington-

based company devoted to exploring the intricacies of the Jewish experi-ence, will bring a staged reading of Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok’s “The Chosen” to Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater on Thursday at 8 p.m.Directed by Mark Alan Gordon,

“The Chosen” immerses its audience in the lives of two boys, two fathers, and two distinct Jewish communi-

Set against the backdrop of World War II, the revelation of the Holo-caust, and the founding of the state of Israel, the play is at once heart-breaking and hopeful. Middlebury resident Adam Josel-

son will portray the young Reuven Malter, whose friendship with the

ultra-Orthodox Danny Saunders is at the center of the play. This staged reading of “The Chosen” will also feature G. Richard Ames, Bruce Chalmer, Jason Lorber, Matthew Winston and Charlie Yarwood.Prior to the show, award-winning

playwright Dana Yeaton will deliver a free talk about taking works from the page to the stage, beginning at 7 p.m.Homemade chicken soup and re-

freshments will be available for pur-chase. Sponsored by Havurah: The Addison County Jewish Congrega-tion.Tickets are $15/$10 seniors and

students, and may be purchased at 382-9222, townhalltheater.org, at

-urday, noon to 5 p.m.) or at the door.JAZZ AT THE VOHThe Vergennes Opera House

turns into a jazz club at 7:30 p.m. on Friday for the evening with per-formances from two amazing local bands, Swing Noire and The Bes-sette Quartet.Swing Noire invokes the energy

of a swingin’ jazz club and trans-ports audiences back to the early days of jazz with their unique take on Hot Swing in the spirit of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. The band features violinist David

Gusakov, twins Rob and Jim Mc-Cuen on solo guitar and double bass, and rhythm guitarist Jared Volpe.The Bessette Quartet plays a

mix of jazz and funk featuring sax

pocket” rhythm section. They have been described as a great band for jazz lovers and anyone drawn to creative music with a dance groove. The quartet features Eric Bessette on saxophone, Doug Perkins on guitar, Andy Smith on bass and Matt Davis on drums.There will be a cash bar provided

by The Antidote as well as light re-freshments available. Tickets are $15 single, $25 a couple. Members of the Vergennes Opera House can take $5 off ticket prices. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information or tickets, visit vergennesoperahouse.org, call 877-6737 or email [email protected] AT THTAt 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Bill

Carmichael will appear at Middle-bury’s Town Hall Theater in a spe-cial presentation of the songs of Richard Rodgers. Carmichael will be accompanied by Jay Kerr, artis-tic director at Fort Salem Theater in New York’s Washington County.Carmichael cut his performing


teeth on regional theater roles be-fore landing his Broadway roles in “Cats,” “Ragtime,” “Peter Pan,” “Mamma Mia!” and “Les Mi-sérables.” In this cabaret, he returns to his musical roots in this salute to one of the greatest Broadway com-posers of all time. This collabo-

ration explores Richard Rodgers’ musical merg-ers with lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammer-stein II, featur-ing songs from “Babes in Arms,” “The Boys from Syracuse,” “A Connecticut Yan-kee,” “Oklaho-ma,” “Carousel,”

and “The Sound of Music.”Tickets, $17,

are available at townhalltheater.org, 802-382-9222, at the THT Box

noon to 5:00 pm, or at the door.LIVE MUSIC AT 51 MAINThere will be three musical events

this week at Middlebury’s 51 Main. First up, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, will be David Bain. Bain’s solo piano and singing draws from all aspects of American roots music, from Fats Waller to Muddy Waters to Ray Charles to Louis Jordan to Randy Newman to Jerry Lee Lewis.Then, on Friday, at 6 p.m., The

Bobolinks take to the stage. The Bobolinks are an entirely student-run ensemble with a repertoire as diverse as a typical college student’s iTunes library — from rock to hip-hop to bizarre British neo-pop and everything in between.Finally, at 8 p.m. on Friday, Pat-

rick Lehman will perform. Lehman is a multi-instrumentalist and song-writer originally from Montreal

-vie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway, Fleetwood Mac, Lauryn Hill, Sly and the Family Stone, The Rolling Stones and Bill Withers.All ages, no cover. For additional

information visit www.go51main.com or phone 388-8209.

PATTY LARKIN AT THTPatty Larkin is returning to the

After Dark Music Series at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Town Hall Theater on Merchants Row in Middlebury. Patty Larkin is part of the urban-

folk/pop music phenomenon that spun off of the singer/songwriter

explosion of the ’70s, reinterpret-ing traditional folk melodies, rock, pop, bossa nova, drawing on anything from Dylan (Bob) to Dylan (Thomas). A self-described “guitar-driven songwriter,” Lar-kin has wound her way through soundscapes of evocative vo-cals, inventive guitar wizardry and imaginative lyrics. Her songs run from impres-sionistic poetry

to witty wordplay.Rolling Stone praises her “evoca-

tive sonic shading.” She has been described as “riveting” (Chicago Tribune), “hypnotic” (Entertain-ment Weekly) and a “drop-dead bril-liant” performer (Performing Song-writer).Tickets are $20 in advance and

$22 at the door. For information call 388-0216 or visit afterdarkmusic-series.com.DAVE KELLER IN LINCOLNThe Dave Keller Band will be

performing for the Burnham Music Series at Burnham Hall in Lincoln on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

soul and blues men of his genera-tion. In 2009, after being discovered by legendary guitarist Ronnie Earl, Keller appeared as a singer and co-writer on Earl’s BMA-nominated CD, “Living In the Light.” Next, blues and soul fans got to hear Keller with his own band on his all-original critically acclaimed release “Play for Love” (September 2009). In October 2011, Keller released his latest gem, “Where I’m Coming From.” Far from an overnight success,

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21-APRIL 20 Finding time to get everything done can be challenging. Fortunate-ly, you have quite a few supporters in your corner who are willing to lend a helping hand.TAURUS: APRIL 21-

-sions take time to mull over. Although you want to properly work through all the scenarios, this week you might not have all the time you need.GEMINI: MAY 22-

JUNE 21 Water rolls off of your back quite easily. However, something tugs at you this week and you may have to give it more thought than you’re accus-tomed to.CANCER: JUNE 22-

JULY 22 With such a hec-tic schedule, you may be feeling the pressure. It is not unreasonable to take some time for yourself and focus on your relationship

other.LEO: JULY 23-AU-

GUST 23 Sometimes you have to make a few mis-takes before you get things right. Don’t let this worry you because you’ll get back on the right path soon enough.VIRGO: AUGUST

24-SEPTEMBER 22 It’s important to recognize your way is not always the right way. If you ab-sorb what other people are saying, you might have an easier go of things.LIBRA: SEPTEMBER

23-OCTOBER 23 Keep the lines of communication open with a loved one. There may be messages coming your way, and you

should be ready to receive them.SCORPIO: OCTOBER 24-NOVEMBER 22 You

may need to break out of your routines this week. Even though you thrive when things are orga-nized, you cannot expect everything to go accord-ing to plan. SAGITTARIUS: NO-

VEMBER 23-DECEM-BER 21 There are some happy moments in your immediate future. This

days in your recent past seem well worth it. CAPRICORN: DE-

CEMBER 22-JANUARY 20 Now is a good time to get friends or family together for an informal dinner party. Focus your energy on socialization to get away from the daily grind.AQUARIUS: JANU-

ARY 21-FEBRUARY 18Others appreciate all

that you do for them, but sometimes they have to do for themselves to learn valuable lessons. This week is a time to step aside.

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(28)MARCH 5Neil Jackson, Actor

(37)MARCH 6Shaquille O’Neal, Ath-

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(39)MARCH 8Aidan Quinn, Actor

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Juliette Binoche, Actress (49)

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Keller has paid his dues the old-fash-ioned way: performing at hundreds of venues, and giving every show his all, for close to 20 years.Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for

seniors and teens, and $3 for chil-dren. For more information, call 388-6863.TWO BROTHERS TAVERNThere will be two live musi-

cal performances this week at Two Brothers Tavern in Middlebury. On Friday, the tavern will feature The Starline Rhythm Boys, beginning at 6 p.m. These cool cats play an au-thentic mix of rockabilly and coun-try that’ll make you feel like you’re in a Texas juke joint. Two Brothers is pleased to welcome them back for a special dinner-hour performance. Reservations and walk-ins are wel-come. There is a $3 cover.Then, on Saturday, the tavern

presents The RetroFit at 10 p.m. The band features four vocalists, all of them Vermont music veterans — David Cooper, Ken French, Thom Carvey and Tony Di Fonzo. Togeth-er they go beyond ’60s psychedelia with danceable rock classics from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s — including The Who, Tom Petty, Steppenwolf, Cheap Trick, Tears for Fears, The Beatles and more. There is a $3 cov-er charge. For more information, call

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ADAM JOSELSONIN ‘THE CHOSEN’

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Series continues its exciting 2012-2013 series on Saturday at Middle-bury College with the 2010 France/

“Nostalgia for the Light,” directed by Patricio Guzmán.The stark, stunning landscape

of the Atacama Desert serves as the convergence point for celestial glory, archaeological investigations, and buried memories of political violence.“Nostalgia for the Light,” in Span-

ish with English subtitles, will be shown at 3 and again at 8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium on College Street.

ACTR expands service for NCAA races— Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) has an-nounced changes to the Snow Bowl Shuttle Bus (SBSB) weekday schedule for the NCAA races from Wednesday, March 6, through Friday, March 8.Per ACTR’s usual spring/sum-

mer/fall weekday schedule, there will be no weekday SBSB service Monday, March 4, and Tuesday, March 5. On Wednesday, March 6, ACTR is adding back in a modi-

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run departing at 10:15 a.m. There will be no early morning or eve-

ning commuter runs on Wednes-day. On Thursday, March 7, and Friday, March 8, regular winter weekday commuter runs will be in operation in the morning and eve-ning. During the day the bus will again follow its winter weekday schedule, leaving Adirondack Cir-

cle at 10:15 a.m. Weekend service will operate as usual following the winter schedule.On Monday, March 11, the

SBSB’s four-day spring/sum-mer/fall weekday schedule takes full effect with service Thursday through Sunday until the end of March. The bus schedule is available

at www.actr-vt.org and posted at Merchants Row and Adiron-dack Circle. For more informa-tion about ACTR bus routes and schedules, call 388-1946 or email info@actr-vt.org.

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MONDAY

SPORTS

ScoreScoreBOARD

By ANDY KIRKALDYWATERBURY — The Middle-

bury Union High School girls’

hockey team earned a dramatic,

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son at 12-8.

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them in breaking the three-way log-

jam.

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to the Raiders, but outshot them by

large margins in all three contests.

the Tigers twice, again in games in

which the Tigers earned more shots

on net.

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By ANDY KIRKALDY

and Middlebury union high school girls’ basketball teams went into

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later and then dominated the extra session to win, 42-38.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTSBoys’ Basketball

D-I Playoffs2/27 #13 Mt. Anthony vs. #4 MUHS ...51-45

D-II Playoffs2/27 #11 OV vs. #6 Mill River ... 77-72 (OT)2/27 #2 B.& Burton vs. #15 Mt. Abe ...71-393/1 #1 VUHS vs. #9 Fair Haven ......... 47-373/2 #3 Lake Region vs. #11 OV ......... 77-48

Girls’ Basketball .......... 59-12

2/28 VUHS vs. MUHS .............. 42-38 (OT) ................ 53-40

..........................56-41Girls’ Hockey

....................... 4-3Boys’ Hockey

2/27 Essex vs. MUHS .................. 2-1 (OT)D-I Playoffs

...............5-2COLLEGE SPORTS

Men’s HockeyNESCAC Final Four At Bowdoin

................. 4-2Women’s Hockey

NESCAC Final Four At Middlebury ........................4-1

...................2-1Men’s Basketball

NCAA D-III Tournament .................... 68-66

VUHS needs OT to tame the Tiger girls

COMMODORE BREANNA LAPAN, above, and Tiger Olivia Carpenter chase down a loose ball during last Thursday’s game in Middlebury. At right, MUHS senior Erin Connor grapples for a rebound with Vergennes freshman Sarah Poirier-Thayer. Ver-gennes won the game in overtime, 42-38.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

(See Girls’ hoop, Page 18)

By ANDY KIRKALDY-

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the second round. The game will be

Independent’s deadline.

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Jones, and junior center Jack Rob-

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Panther men win 1st round of NCAA

Union High School girls’ basketball

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lar season on Thursday by coasting

Sam Driscoll led the Mount Abe

Fay tossed in 11.

The Eagles had already clinched

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ley were all in the mix late last week

Mt. Abe girls bury (See Panthers, Page 17)

Last second goal lifts Tiger girls’ hockey

(See Girls’ hockey, Page 18)


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By ANDY KIRKALDYADDISON COUNTY — In local

boys’ basketball postseason play in the latter half of last week, Vergennes marched toward Barre in Division II, No. 4 Middlebury came up short in

and Mount Abraham could not pull off

VUHS BARRE-BOUND

took care of business vs. No. 9 Fair

As expected, the Slaters slowed the pace on Saturday, and VUHS led at

Charlie Stapl-eford’sthe Commodores a spark: He scored

Slaters narrowed that advantage in the fourth before the Commodores held on. Forward Dan McGrath chipped

to give VUHS a lift off the bench. OTTERS SPLIT

overtime, as Ryan Kelleypoints and John Winslow hit a key

off win in six years for OV, which won

the third quarter, but got back in the

the third and the start of the fourth.

scored four in the half.“It was certainly a great effort

on the defensive end,” Brown said. “Throughout the game we did a pretty effective job on their inside guy, and also on some of the perimeter scorers. And I thought a big key to

Panthers didn’t light it up offensively

minutes. But the team’s other senior starter, forward Peter Lynch, established himself inside for eight points,

forward Hunter Merryman came off

points. In the second half, Curry chipped

Kizel hit a layup early on to reach

fense failed to spark. The Colonels also picked up their defensive inten

turnovers after the break.

turnover, and Ted Amendola hit two free throws after an offensive board

But the Panthers never trailed: Every time Curry cut the lead to one, the

slashed into the lane.

tempts. Curry scored on its next two

throws set the lead at four. Finally,

Threes by Lambros Papalambros

throw kept Curry close, but Kizel drove for one bucket and hit two free

missed a three, and Lynch hit two

Lynch said the game was a battle, and he, too, credited the defensive effort, as well as the Panthers’ composure. “Their bigs were good. Their

guards were great off the dribble,” Lynch said. “We just made some big plays at the end.” With the knowledge they may have

played their last game at Pepin, the team’s seniors were especially happy with the result. “It feels really good to win one like

that,” Lynch said. “It feels great to win at home, a great crowd, everybody’s out here, so you can’t ask for anything better.”Brown credited his team’s resilien

cy, which he said could serve them well regardless of where they play next week or beyond.

ally competitive,” he said. “It’s just a

get it done.”

Panthers(Continued from Page 16)

MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School senior Marrott Weekes drives to the basket during last week’s play-off game against Mount Anthony.


OV dominated OT, with Kelley scoring eight points as the Otters

Kelley’s performance capped a February in which he was, according

vee.com, the leading boys’ basketball scorer in Vermont in the month. The

(See Boys’ hoop, Page 18)

Tiger, Eagle, OV boys’ hoop teams bow outCommodores to playD-II semifinal Monday


By ANDY KIRKALDYBRANDON — The Otter Valley

Union High School girls’ basketball -

son games and will enter the Divi-sion II playoffs with a 10-10 record

the No. 11 seed. The Vermont Principals’ Associa-

tion was set to release pairings early on Monday. It appears the Otters will

No. 6 Fair Haven (15-5). The Slaters handled OV twice this winter, both times by more than 20 points.

over visiting Leland & Gray, which

ended its season at 9-11. Jessica

and Michelle Maseroni added eight for the Otters. On Friday, the Otters missed a

chance to move higher in the tightly

start and an off shooting night led to

The 9-11 Cosmos bolted to a 22-6 -

third periods combined and came

no closer. Frazier’s 15 led the Otters.

end somehow, some way.”

zone helped, and credited the efforts of senior Morgen Clark in the mid-

making it work: The Tigers didn’t

-

-dores who played made a difference.

of controlling the middle, and Cat,

two seniors to play their best game

tonight that didn’t make a play to

The Commodores will enter the

Principals’ Association was set to re-lease pairings on Monday morning.The Tigers controlled play for

-

VUHS. At that point, VUHS had re-ceived only three from senior Bre-

against the sticky Tiger man-to-man defense. Hobbs’ three sparked an 11-2

sophomore Krisandra Provencher hit two hoops and fed senior forward

Tiffany Danyow got a shot to drop

VUHS responded with an 11-0

-man Sarah Poirier-Thayer banked in

-

After halftime, treys from Dan-

against the Tigers’ second-half zone:

Poirier-Thayer banked in another three, senior Abbie Stearns drove for a hoop to make it 28-21, and se-

Then MUHS took charge after switching back to man defense: Danyow hit a three, Connor hit in

-

Ambrose (10 points) for a 15-footer

blocked a shot at the other end, and it was on to OT. There, Clark twice drove and

sank two free throws at 0:12 to cre-

Nikki Salley and Lapan each

-cial, especially against a rival.

-son was really good for the seniors

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rewarded for what he said has been plenty of effort.

-

year.”Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at

[email protected].

The goal was Best’s third of the -

Smith and tied the game at 1-1.

the Highlanders knotted the score at 2-2 later in the period. The Highlanders took the lead

Carone rapped home a Sara Boe

feed from the corner. Then Best completed the hat trick at 0:01 to give MUHS the win.Coach Tim Howlett said goalie

Baily Ryan (18 saves) made some -

mon made 22 saves.

-

TIGERS STUNNED

-

-gled offensively and committed eight

-riod while falling behind, 18-10. Ty-ler Provencher’s early scoring kept

a team-high 16.The Tigers began to have better

James Hare

two at the half, 27-25. By then, MAU’s Aaryngston Bibens had scored 12 of

eight of his 15. -

ots, who had a misleading record —

MAU season, and many of the MAU losses were close.

The Tigers were still within two Perry

DeLorenzo -

Bibens scored nine points in the peri-

A three by Hare and a steal and la-

saw a potential go-ahead three rim -

The game was the last for Tiger seniors Provencher, Hare, Marrott Weekes, Connor Collins, Peter Lindholm, David Burt, James Pec-sok Mitchell Clarke. EAGLES OUSTED

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Jona Scottnine points. He, Cody Alexander, Nick Driscoll, Justin Kimball, Ryan Barnes and Jacob Lathrop

Girls’ hoop(Continued from Page 16)

COMMODORE SOPHOMORE K.C. Ambrose rolls around Tiger Han-nah Hobbs and teammate Caitlin Chaput during girls’ basketball action in Middlebury last Thursday night.


OV girls’ hoop heads to postseason

Boys’ hoop(Continued from Page 17)

Union High School boys’ hockey

The 6-12-2 Tigers rallied by scor-

goals to erase the 2-1 lead the 9-10-2

The win snapped the Tigers’ seven-

the win with his second strong per-formance of the week, making 29

After the Tide took an early, 2-0 lead, the Tigers got on the board in

Rio McCarty tied the score mid-

ahead goal, from Hescock. Almost

Lalonde. Hescock added an empty-

The win moves the Tigers into a

The Rebels defeated MUHS, 9-0, at

-

overtime before falling, 2-1, on a -

sion. In that game, Sherman made

16-2-2 Hornets tied the game early in the third period.

Boys’ hockey bounces back, wins

Girls’ hockey(Continued from Page 16)


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human consumption are packaged and processed foods, though most of the state’s feed crops grown for ani-mal consumption come from GMO seeds. In answer to concerns that the

dairy market would be negatively affected by GMO labeling, milk and meat are exempt from labeling, as are prepared-to-eat food products such as fresh bakery items. Most cows are fed GMO feed. In the un-usual event that an animal itself had

it would have to be la-beled.The bill has large leg-

islative support, with 50 members of the House and 11 senators signing on as cosponsors. Nev-ertheless, versions of a GMO labeling bill were defeated in 2011 and 2012. And the attorney

-naled its wariness about the bill. Testifying before

the House Agriculture Committee earlier this month, Assistant Attor-ney Gen. Bridget Asay told lawmakers that there was a substantial likelihood that biotech companies would sue the state over the legis-lation. The outcome of those lawsuits, she said, would be extremely un-certain. If the state loses, it is at risk of having to use taxpayer money to pay the bill for the op-position’s lawyers.In 1994, for example, Vermont

passed a law requiring that produc-ers disclose when cows had been injected with a controversial, ge-

Monsanto sued, and the law was struck down in federal court.To win a lawsuit, the state would

likely have to prove that it had an interest in protecting its citizens’ health by mandating labels. Other-wise, companies could claim that mandatory labeling violated their First Amendment rights.Stevens says that there is an un-

derstanding that the state would get sued if the legislation were to pass, as biotech giant Monsanto prom-ised to do when similar bills were under consideration last year. But H.112’s supporters say that this bill is designed to be defensible against lawsuits. Stevens said that while GMO la-

beling in Vermont would not do

much on its own — food products often cross state lines — there is a growing movement for labeling. In-ternationally, the European Union, China and Saudi Arabia, among several dozen others, require GMO food products to be labeled. Stevens believes that in the ab-

sence of federal leadership from the FDA and USDA, it’s up to the states to take the initiative.“It’s certainly a federal issue,”

Stevens explained. “But if the states don’t step up to register protest, who’s to say anyone would?”

Stevens said that the sticking point of the bill on Friday morning was over the date that the legislation would take

which left the House Ag Committee early Friday afternoon, states that the legislation is effec-tive 18 months after at least two other states adopt similar bills, or 24 months after its passage in Vermont — which-

“That gives Vermont specialty foods folks an opportunity to retool and to use up old stock that wouldn’t comply with the state law,” Ste-vens said.In the Ag. Committee

vote, Stevens was in fa-vor, Rep. Harvey Smith, R-New Haven, voted no.ADDISON COUNTY

FORUM

At the American Le-gion in Middlebury last

Thursday night, around 60 people gathered to hear activists with the Ver-mont Right to Know grassroots cam-paign — a collaborative effort of the Northeast Organic Farming Associa-tion of Vermont, Rural Vermont and the Vermont Public Interest Research Group — answer questions about the bill and offer advice as to how Addi-son County citizens could help the bill through the legislative process.The crowd was told that 90 per-

cent of Vermonters supported GMO labeling and were asked to contact their legislators as H.112 and its sis-ter bill in the senate, S.89, worked their way through the Legislature.The audience also heard from

& Jerry’s ice cream company, who has been an outspoken supporter of GMO labeling.

to point out that Ben & Jerry’s is owned by Unilever (a company that spent nearly half a million dollars

defeating California’s GMO label-ing bill) and he and co-founder Ben Cohen no longer have much author-

Legislature in support of the bill.

respected the co-founders’ right to have Ben & Jerry’s “loudly support the (GMO labeling) bill in the Leg-islature.”“The issue for the company is the

consumer’s right to know,” Green-

tried to be transparent.”About 20 percent of the ice cream

company’s products currently incor-porate GMO products, mostly corn

cream. The company has pledged to transition to 100-percent non-GMO products by the end of 2013, and

as an example for other companies.“We’re going to do it without

changing the cost,” he added.The audience also heard from

Glenn Lower, the general manager of the Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op, which cosponsored the forum. He of-fered the co-op, and its 4,000-strong membership, as a resource for com-munity members interested in en-gaging more with the GMO labeling push. He was also able to speak about the challenges from a retailer’s per-spective;; without mandatory GMO labeling, he said, the burden was on the retailer — not the producer — to keep customers informed.

retailers,” Lower said. “It’s a bit of a myth that there are no GMOs at the co-op, and there are. I’m sure there are many of them.”Back at the Statehouse, Stevens

said there were many reasons that the bill was good for Vermonters, but consumer knowledge was at the forefront.“I think we seem to have a discon-

nect in our food system,” he said. “Our industry and science interests aren’t aligned with the interests of human beings. My vote is a state-ment of support for rebalancing, a little bit, that status quo.”

GMO(Continued from Page 1)

“It’s certainly a federal issue. But if the states don’t step up to register protest, who’s to say anyone would?”

— Rep. Will Stevens,

I-Shoreham

MIDDLEBURY — Otter Creek Child Center (OCCC) has success-fully petitioned to place funding requests on seven ballots this Town Meeting Day, March 5.During the month of January,

OCCC parents and current and past board members petitioned the towns

of Addison, Middlebury, New Ha-ven, Ripton, Weybridge and Shore-ham asking their residents to sup-port the center’s need-based tuition assistance program and its mission to provide quality, affordable early care and education to the Addison County community.

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Congrats to the Students of the Week!

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Middlebury Union High School is pleased to recognize

son of Stacey and Ricky Rheaume of Salisbury. His older sister, Chelsea, resides in Whiting and his younger brother, Maxx, is in grade 9 at MUHS. Younger brothers

Salisbury Community School. His youngest siblings are

has completed Advanced Placement statistics and is a Peer Leader for grade 9 students He was voted Prom

been involved with S.C.O.H.R. (Student Coalition on Human Rights) all four years. He recently returned from

Haiti relief efforts with the club. He has been part of the Nutrition Committee’s healthy snack classes this

attending many athletics events. He really enjoys people and spends time hanging out with friends.

that it will most likely involve people and travel.Our school community wishes this very sociable young man the very best in all his future endeavors.

Vergennes Union High School is pleased to recognize Megan Maloy as its Student of the Week. Megan lives in Vergennes with her mom, Amy Rivers. Her sister, Rebecca,

Megan was elected to the National Honor Society as

(MCS) and it has transferred over to VUHS. She been on the honor and high honor roll her entire high school career and currently is taking both AP Language and AP U.S. History.

As a member of her school community, Megan was in

Megan also served as her class secretary for her sophomore class. In addition to school, Megan works a full schedule at

free time, Megan can be found dancing including tap, pointe

with her instructor, Jennifer Raymond, at Center Stage

When asked about her philosophy on life Megan observed, “I have learned that things aren’t always as bad as they may seem in the beginning. And not to judge people before you actually get to know them, they are always different underneath the image that they portray.” About Megan, VUHS History

Megan can be counted on to give a great presentation in AP U.S. History class. One time she started

creative way to portray her knowledge.”

best in all her future endeavors.


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MIDDLEBURY — The Better Middlebury

Chili Festival, taking place on Saturday, March

the event includes street jugglers,

and award-winning chili, all located

Middlebury.

Over 5,000 people attended last

the headlining event: a chili contest,

Street. The downtown will be over-

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around the state. The public will pick

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Chicken Chili, Best Pork Chili, Best

Sink” category, and Best Overall Chili.

This year’s chili contest winners will be

year are and cash awards. Last year’s winners in-

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Inn — Jessica’s Restaurant.

available at the event and on the website at www.

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Fists, a Middlebury College street

beverage tent.

will have a police cruiser on display

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lowed to explore both.

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bury Money, just by bringing the receipt to one

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by the Better Middlebury Partnership and the

CHILI LOVERS LINE up for samples during last year’s Vermont Chili Festival in down-town Middlebury. This year’s festival is on Saturday, March 9, starting at 1:30 p.m.

Chili Festival fun to be held on Middlebury streets March 9

PARTICIPANTS51 Main, MiddleburyAddison Central Teens, MiddleburyAmerican Flatbread, Middlebury Bar Antidote, Vergennes Bark Eaters, Shelburne Basin Harbor Club, FerrisburghBluebird Tavern, Burlington

Brandon Music Café, BrandonCafé Provence, Brandon Cattails Restaurant, LeicesterChamplain Orchards, ShorehamDaily Planet, BurlingtonFire & Ice, MiddleburyFish Tail Tavern, BomoseenGreg’s Meat Market, MiddleburyGreen Mountain S’whole Food, Weybridge Jeff Jones, East MiddleburyJessica’s (Swift House Inn), MiddleburyLarry Naylor, SalisburyLeunig’s Bistro, BurlingtonLiberty Mutual, SalisburyMadera’s Restaurante Mexicano & Cantina, Burlington Mary’s at Baldwin Creek, BristolMiddlebury Volunteer Ambulance, MiddleburyMiddlebury Bagel, MiddleburyMiddlebury College, Middlebury Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op, MiddleburyMiddlebury Fire Department, MiddleburyMiddlebury Inn, MiddleburyMiddlebury Market, MiddleburyMiddlebury Rotary, MiddleburyMister Up’s, MiddleburyMuchacho Taco, BurlingtonNoonie Deli, MiddleburyOtter Creek Brewery, MiddleburyRed Mill Restaurant, VergennesRonald Stockwell, Berkley, Mass.Rosie’s Restaurant, MiddleburySt. Stephen’s Church, MiddleburySheri’s Diner, BrandonStorm Café, MiddleburySweet Marie’s, MiddleburySweetwaters, BurlingtonTaco Truck All Stars, BristolThe Lake House, BomoseenThe Pour House, South Burlington Two Brothers Tavern, MiddleburyVermont Hard Cider Co., Middlebury

The festivities include music on the upper and lower parts of Main Street; face painting; The Flying Fists, a Middlebury College street performance group; a beverage tent; and a few surprises.

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NoticeDOG TEAM CATERING. Seating 250, plus bar avail-able. Full menus available. 802-388-4831, dogteamca-tering.net.

PARTY RENTALS; China, flatware, glassware, l in-ens. Delivery available. 802-388-4831.

Cards of ThanksTHANK YOU HOLY Father and Saint Jude for prayers answered. VB.

Public MeetingsAL-ANON: FOR FAMILIES and fr iends affected by someone’s drinking. Mem-bers share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. Newcom-ers welcome. Confidential. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to second floor) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15-8:15pm.

ALATEEN: FOR YOUNG PEOPLE who’ve been af-fected by someone’s drink-ing. Members share experi-ence, strength, hope to solve common problems. Meets Wednesdays 7:15-8:15pm downstairs in Turning Point Center of Addison County in Middlebury Marbleworks. (Al-Anon meets at same time nearby at St. Stephens Church.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS M IDDLEBURY M E E T I N G S S AT UR -DAY: Discussion Meeting 9:00-10:00 AM at the Mid-dlebury United Methodist Church. Discussion Meeting 10:00-11:00 AM. Women’s Meeting Noon-1:00 PM. Be-ginners Meeting 6:30-7:30 PM. These three meetings are held at the Turning Point Center in the Marbleworks, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS M IDDLEBURY MEETINGS FRIDAY: Dis-cussion Meeting Noon-1:00 PM at the Turning Point in the Marbleworks, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS M IDDLEBURY MEETINGS THURSDAY: Big Book Meeting Noon-1:00 PM at the Turning Point Center in the Marbleworks, Middlebury. Speaker Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM at St. Stephen’s Church, Main St.(On the Green).

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS M IDDLEBURY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meeting 7:15-8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Discus-sion Meeting Noon-1:00 PM. Women’s Meeting 5:30-6:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center in the Marble-works, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS M IDDLEBURY MEETINGS TUESDAY: 11th Step Meeting Noon-1:00 PM. ALTEEN Group. Both held at Turning Point, 228 Maple Street. 12 Step Meet-ing Noon-1:00 PM. 12 Step Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM. Both held at the Turning Point Center in the Marbleworks, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS M IDDLEBURY MEETINGS MONDAY: As Bill Sees It Meeting Noon-1:00 PM. Big Book Meet ing 7:30-8:30 PM. Both held at the Turning Point Center in the Marbleworks, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS M IDDLEBURY MEETINGS SUNDAY: 12 Step Meeting 9:00-10:00 AM held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Discus-sion Meeting 1:00-2:00 PM held at the Turning Point Center in the Marbleworks, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS NEW HAVEN MEET-INGS: Monday, Big Book Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM at the Congregational Church, New Haven Village Green.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS RIPTON MEETINGS: Monday, As Bill Sees It Meet-ing 7:15-8:15 AM. Thursday, Grapevine Meeting 6:00-7:00 PM. Both held at Ripton Fire-house, Dugway Rd.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS BRANDON MEET-INGS: Monday, Discussion Meet ing 7:30-8:30 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meet-ing 7:00-8:00 PM. Friday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM. All held at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, RT 7 South.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS BRISTOL MEET-INGS: Sunday, Discussion Meet ing 4:00-5:00 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meet-ing 7:00-8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Meeting, 6:00-7:00 PM. All held at the Federated Church, Church St.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS V ERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM. Friday, Discussion Meeting 8:00-9:00 PM. Both held at St. Paul’s Church, Park St. Tuesday, Discussion Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM, at the Congre-gational Church, Water St.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS NORTH FERRIS-BURGH MEETINGS: Sun-day, Daily Reflections Meet-ing 6:00-7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd.

ARE YOU BOTHERED by someone’s drinking? What-ever your problems, there are those of us who have had them too. We invite you to our Opening Our Hearts Women’s Al-Anon group, meeting every Wednes-day at 7:15 pm upstairs at St.Stephen’s on the Green in Middlebury.

BIBLICAL RECOVERY GROUP Meeting, Mondays 6:30-7:30pm at Grace Bap-tist Church, Merchants Row, Middlebury. psalm62minis-tries.org .

BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP: Survivors, family members and care givers are invited to share their experience in a safe, se-cure and confidential envi-ronment. Meets monthly on the second Tuesday from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Hannaford Career Center, Room A214 (second floor, an elevator is available) in Middlebury. For more infor-mation, contact Beth Dia-mond 802-388-9505.

IS LIFE FEELING like a con-stant struggle? In addition to taking over your life and who you are as a person? Do you remember when the sim-plest things could make you happy? If you said yes, come to the Turningpoint Center of Addison County for “Life in Transition”. These recov-ery meetings are for young adults, ages 16-25, with any kind of addiction. Meetings on Mondays and Fridays, 4-5 pm, at the center in the Marble Works in Middlebury. Our support system will help you make a difference in your life. Stop in, even if it is just to talk. It’s your life, choose how you’re going to live it.

NA MEETINGS MIDDLE-BURY: Mondays, 6pm, held at the Turning Point Center located in the Marbleworks.

NA MEETINGS MIDDLE-BURY: Fridays, 7:30pm, held at the Turning Point Center located in the Marble Works.

OVEREATERS ANONY-MOUS: SATURDAYS at Lawrence Memorial L i-brary, 1:00pm. 40 North Street, Bristol. For info ca l l : 802-453-2368 o r 802-388-7081.

OVEREATERS ANONY-MOUS: TUESDAYS at Turn-ing Point Center, 5:15pm. Marble Works, Middlebury. For info call: 802-352-4525 or 802-388-7081.

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Addison County, posts

dozens of volunteer

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Seamstress Sought!The American Cancer Society is seeking volunteers to sew soft, turban-style hats for patients who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy treatments. Material and pattern provided. Please call 388-7044. Thank you!

Also needed: Mitten Knitters, Walker Bag Sewers, Yarn, Fleece and Medium and Large Buttons!

Alex Dalton, of Middlebury, spent the day painting at Otter Creek Child Care Center with his MUHS classmates during United Way’s Days of Caring. Alex is an experienced volunteer having worked at nine Community Suppers and traveled to Philadelphia with his youth group to help out in a soup kitchen for a week last summer. Alex explains: “I en-joy helping out the community. My favorite part is seeing the look of joy on people’s faces when you’re done.” Thank you for volunteering, Alex.

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ServicesC&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping and skim coat plas-tering. Also tile. Call Joe 802-234-5545.

CONSTRUCTION: ADDI-TIONS, RENOVATIONS, new construction, drywall, carpentry, painting, floor-ing, roofing. All aspects of construction, also property maintenance. Steven Fifield 802-989-0009.

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DE-SIGNER offering reason-able rates for work in Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, Custom Clip Art, Logos and Artwork. Basic tutorial in pho-toshop and indesign. Great references. $15 / hour or by contract. No job too small. Email: [email protected] or call 483-6428.

MARY KAY BUFFET: En-joy a skin care experience with several of your friends in the comfort of your own home. The experience in-cludes complimentary fa-cial and “home made” buf-fet prepared by the “Happy Chef” Carol Sweeney, In-dependent Beauty Consul-tant. Call 518-597-3062 or 802-377-5029 to schedule a Party Time!

FreeFREE RABB I T MA -NURE! Please call Mo at 802-349-8040.

Lost/FoundCAT FOUND on Old Town Rd. in Ripton, short-haired, gray with white on chest and paws. Call Homeward Bound at 802-388-1100.

LOST SILVER CHARM bracelet with many charms, Tuesday 2/12 Hannafords parking lot in Middlebury. Sentimental gift. Please call 802-989-2765 and I will iden-tify. Thank you!

CARE GIVER: MATURE, ex-perienced care giver wanted for weekend care of elderly woman. Light housekeeping and cooking are expected along with companionship, country drives and attention to personal care. Reliable car, clean driving record, good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team are required. Oc-casional over nights, 84-92 hours per month. References required. Salary $12-$15 / hr. Overnight fee $75. Resume to [email protected] .

Help WantedBANKRUPTCY: Call to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 388-1156.

CREW MEMBERS: We are currently looking to fill part-time openings for Crew Members all shifts. No expe-rience necessary, training provided. We offer flexible schedules, Vacation, Vision and 401 (k). Apply in person at: TenneyBrook Dunkin Do-nuts, 16 Court Street, Middle-bury, VT 05753.

DRIVERS: CDL-B: Great pay, Hometime! No-forced d ispatch ! New s ing les Plat tsburgh, NY. Pass-port / Enhanced License req. TruckMovers.com or 1-888-567-4861.

Join our growing and well-established multi-media team based in Middlebury. We provide essential

marketing services to thousands of businesses in southern Vermont through our phone books,

newspapers, magazines, web sites and mobile apps. This position oversees the data-entry and computer-

generated reports for up to 10 salespeople for the phone books and their companion web sites and mobile apps. Must be computer savvy, articulate with an ability to think critically, detail oriented and a quick learner of

proprietary software programs. Some benefits. Flexible hours ranging between25-35 per week; 8:30 to 2:30

five days a week could work. Send resume to:

[email protected].



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HIRING CARE GIVERS part time and per diem, all shifts. Email your resume and refer-ences to [email protected] .

PART TIME — ASST. MAN-AGER: Clay’s, a locally owned women’s clothing store is looking for an en-ergetic individual who loves fashion and sales. Stop in our Middlebury location to fill out an application or call Elka at 802-238-4200.

GARDEN MAINTENANCE. Seasonal care of gardens, ornamental trees and shrubs in Addison and Rutland coun-ties. Basic knowledge of trees, shrubs and perenni-als is preferred. Must have valid drivers license. Able to work independently. To request an application or to send a resume to The Inner Garden, Inc. Middlebury, VT email [email protected] or fax to 888-823-3389.

KAYHART BROTHERS DAIRY: We have openings for a Feeder and Cropping / Machinery Operator. These positions are separate. Previ-ous experience desired. Sal-ary, including health insurance and retirement plan based on experience. Housing may be available. Valid driver’s license required. Send resume to: [email protected] or call Tim at 802-349-6676 or Steve at 802-349-6906.

WAITSTAFF NEEDED FOR busy family restaurant. Nights and weekends a must. Apply in person: Rosie’s Restaurant, Route 7 South, Middlebury.

DRIVER: SUBURBAN PROPANE, a nationwide provider of propane and related services has a job opening in the Middlebury, VT area. Delivery Driver: Qualifications include a HS Diploma or equiv. Class A or B CDL w/Hazmat, tanker, air brakes endorsements and clean driving record required. Strong team player w/excel-lent customer service skills, propane gas and fuel oil de-livery experience preferred, flexible schedule w/after hours call-outs, heavy lift-ing required. To apply for this position or learn more about our company, please visit us at: www.suburbanpropane.jobs. Select “Career Oppor-tunities” and reference job opening ID 3683. Suburban Propane as a part of our hir-ing process, DOT physicals required, background checks and pre-employment drug tests are preformed. EOE, M/F / D/V.

SHARED LIVING PROVID-ER: Man with a developmental disability in his 30s seeking a home in Northern Addison County. Ideal match would be a couple with no children or with older children. (15yrs+). He enjoys listening to music, going out to coffee, lunch and other social activities. Needs support in learning independent living skills. He would benefit from structured home environment. Generous annual tax-free stipend of $28,000 plus room and board payment of around $7200, as well as a respite budget. Call Rocky Fucile at Community Associates at 802-388-4021.

For Sale2010 KEYSTONE COU-GAR Win te r i zed F i f t h Wheel Camper. All set up in year-round camp ground, or can be moved. 3 slide-outs, completely furnished, flat screen tv, bui l t in DVD player and surround sound. Excellent condition. Call 802-349-2468 for more in-formation.

BULK SALT AND salted sand; loaded or delivered. Livingston Farm Landscape. 802-453-2226.

MAPLE SAP TOTES, 275 gallon, food grade. Spring special. $125. Delivery avail-able. 802-453-4235.

MO’S COUNTRY RABBITS: Fresh Rabbit Meat for sale. Average weight: 4-5 lbs. Charging $14.00 per rabbit. Also selling live adult rab-bits, as well as baby rabbits for negotiable price. Many different breeds including “Giants”. May be seen by ap-pointment. Call Mo O’Keefe at 802-349-8040. Great Meat. Great Pets. Great Prices.

WINTER SALE: Antique alu-minum speed boats. 1957 Star Craft- 1960 Mohawk. Trailers and motors included. $500 each or $900 / pair. Sev-eral antique outboard and small motors. Call for details 802-453-4235.

WINTER SPECIAL — THE BARREL MAN: 55 gallon Plastic and Metal barrels. Several types: 55 gallon rain barrels with faucets, Food grade with removable locking covers, plastic food grade with spin-on covers (pickle barrels). Many types of bar-rels. 55 gallon salt / sand barrels with PT legs. Also, 275 gallon food grade totes, great for Maple sap. Special price, $125. Delivery avail-able. 802-453-4235.

WINTER SPECIAL: BLUE 55 gallon plastic dock bar-rels. Delivery available. Call for prices. 802-453-4235.

AdoptionCONSIDERING ADOP-TION? Financially secure, loving couple promises your baby a lifetime of love, ad-venture, security and oppor-tunity. Expenses paid. Renee & Scott. 1-888-437-9996.

For Rent1500 SQ.FT. HIGH traf-fic retail location on Route 7, Ferrisburgh. Great vis-ibil ity. Newly renovated. Parking. Heat included. 802-349-3370.

2 BEDROOM UPSTAIRS apartment. $1145 / mo. In-cludes electricity, hot wa-ter, heat, rubbish removal. No pets. Security deposit. 802-453-4037.

4000 SQUARE FEET or less. Professional Office space in Middlebury, multi- room, receptionist desk. Ground level, parking, handi-capped-accessible. Available now. 802-558-6092.

ADDISON COUNTY COM-MUNITY TRUST is accept-ing applications for a 2BR handicap accessible apart-ment located in Vergennes. Income restrictions apply. For more information, call 802-877-3749. TDD 711. EHO.

ADDISON COUNTY COM-MUNITY TRUST is accept-ing applications for a 2BR handicap accessible apart-ment located in Hancock. Income restrictions apply. For more information, call 802-877-3749. TDD 711. EHO.

BRANDON 1 BDRM down-stairs apartment with office. $675 / month. Includes heat, trash and snow removal. First, security and 1 year lease required. No smoking, no pets. 802-247-0115.

BRANDON 2 BR $650 + utilities. 802-773-9107 www.thefuccicompany.com .

BRANDON; PRIVATE, GROUND floor, 2 bedroom apartment. Newly renovated. Washer / dryer hookup avail-able. $700 / mo. includes heat. References, deposit. No pets. No smoking. Call Kathy 802-352-4302.

BRIDPORT: 2 BEDROOM apartment. Newly reno-vated. Includes water, rub-bish removal and lawn care. Washer / dryer hook-ups. No smoking / pets. References and background check. First / security deposit. $800. Call 802-758-2414.

BRISTOL 1 BEDROOM apartment near Village, off street parking with backyard lawn. No smoking in building, no pets. Heat included. $675. 802-777-2800.

BRISTOL LARGE ONE bed-room apartment. Walking distance to town. No pets. No smoking. $700 / month and utilities and deposit. Call 802-388-0730.

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MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH SCHOOL

JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS’LACROSSE COACH

Middlebury Union High School is seeking a Junior Varsity Girls’ Lacrosse Coach. The applicant must have a strong knowledge of lacrosse coaching principles with previous coaching experience preferred. Must possess strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate and relate to student athletes.

Apply by sending a letter of interest and resume to:

Sean Farrell, Activities DirectorMiddlebury Union High School

73 Charles AvenueMiddlebury, VT 05753

Position Open Until Filled. E.O.E.

Local property management

company seeks experienced property

manager for 150 units of senior and family

apartments In Addison County. Candidate

will have strong leasing and marketing

skills, strong computer skill and the ability

to work independently. Experience and

understanding of LIHTC/RD and section

8 housing programs a plus.

Send resume and salary requirements to:Summit Property Mgt. Group

7 Aspen Drive Suite 1South Burlington, VT. 05403

Att. John Hunt

Property Manager

Addison County

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BRISTOL, LARGE ONE / PLUS Bedroom Apt. Effi-cient gas heat, includes water

and sewer, no pets / smoking,

$700 plus electric and heat,

call Tom at Wallace Realty.

802-453-4670.

DOWNTOWN MIDDLEBURY Office Space for rent in

charming building available.

Call Baba 802-373-6456.

EAST MIDDLEBURY 1 bed-room apartment. Includes heat, hot water, electricity,

rubbish/recycle. Walk to post

office and local stores. No

pets. References and deposit.

Call 802-388-7716.

HOUSEMATES TO SHARE big home South Starksboro,

short / long term, furnished /

unfurnished rooms, rent in-

cludes utilities, internet, use

of laundry, etc. No pets or

smoking. 453-5409.

MIDDLEBURY 1 BEDROOM apartment near downtown.

Appliances, lease, secu-

rity deposit. No pets. Re-

al-Net Management, Inc.

802-388-4994.

MIDDLEBURY HOUSE SHARE: within walking dis-tance to downtown, quiet

area, washer / dryer, includes

all utilities. First and last

month’s rent. Security deposit

$300. No pets. References.

Credit check. $550 / month.

802-989-3097.

MIDDLEBURY OFFICE SPACE: Ground floor Court St. location. Off street park-

ing. 600 to 2,000 sq. ft.

Real-Net Management, Inc.

802-388-4994.

RIPTON TWO bedroom second floor apartment with

deck, 600s.f. $650 / month

plus utilities. No pets. No

smoking. Call 382-8567.

MIDDLEBURY ONE BED-ROOM apartment with living room, kitchen, bath. Your

own porch and entrance.

Includes heat, hot water,

rubbish removal and off

street parking. Convenient

to downtown. Sorry, no pets.

No smoking. References and

deposit required. $680 / month.

802-989-7142.

MIDDLEBURY; EXCEPTION-AL BRAND new, second floor studio with full kitchen

and bath. Includes: heat,

hw, electric, trash, washer

/ dryer. $1075 / mo. No pets

or smoking. Call Karen at

Lang McLaughry Real Estate.

802-388-1977.

RV, BOAT AND HEATED MOTORCYCLE STORAGE Available. Call 802-453-5563.

SELF-STORAGE, 8X10 units. Your lock and key,

$50 / month. Middlebury.

802-558-6092.

SHOREHAM; 3 BEDROOM trailer. Large storage room.

$700 / mo. plus utilities. No

pets. Reference and credit

check. First, last and security

deposit. 802-236-0312.

TWO- BAY GARAGE, de-posit, references. Middlebury.

802-558-6092.

UP TO 7500 SQ. FT. avail-able for food processing

or light manufacturing. In-

cludes freezer and cooler.

Exchange Street, Middlebury.

802-388-4831.

VERGENNES 3BR: washer / dryer hookup. $900 / month.

Pets negotiable. On Monkton

Rd. across from Vergennes

Variety. 240-281-1508. Or

email Ocopom.ninja.turtle@

gmail.com .Available April 1.

Must pass background check.

VERGENNES, 277 MAIN ST. available 3/1/13. Large reno-

vated 7-room apartment, full

bath, laundry hookups, large

porch, includes heat and hot

water. $1100. Call between

8am and 8pm. 802-349-4125.

WEYBRIDGE; 1 BEDROOM furnished cottage 2 miles

from Middlebury. Great view,

screened porch, washer, dry-

er, dishwasher. Pets ok. $850

/ mo. plus utilities. Referenc-

es, deposit. ihwashington@

gmavt.net .

Wood HeatCORNWALL, VT: WELL Sea-soned 3”x5” diameter, 16

inch length firewood. Mostly

hardhack. $300. per cord.

You pick up $245 cash. Get

it while it lasts. 802-462-3313.

DRY FIREWOOD. ALL hard-wood. $250 / cord; cut, split,

delivered. 802-352-1034,

802-349-5457.

DRY FIREWOOD. CUT, split and delivered. 802-388-7300.

FIREWOOD, cut, split and delivered. Green or sea-

soned. Call Tom Shepard at

453-4285.

MOUNTAIN ROAD FIRE-WOOD: 50 cords dry hard-wood for sale. Call for price.

802-759-2095.

Real EstateLEICESTER, 6.8 ACRES, $59,000. Very nice, build-

ing site surveyed, septic

design included. Ready to

build on, with all permits.

Owner financing. Call Wayne

802-257-7076.

MIDDLEBURY; INDUS-TRIAL PARK. Available 2 acres, lease or build to suit.

802-558-6092.

Att. Farmers145 ACRES AVAILABLE for five year lease. Organic

preferred. $5500 per year.

First and last year rent

paid at signing of contract.

619-208-2939. www.land-

woodwater.com .

HAY FOR SALE: Small square bales. First cut, sec-

ond cut, and mulch. Delivery

available. Call for pricing.

802-453-4481, 802-349-9281,

or 802-989-1004.

HAY FOR SALE; first and second cut. Call 352-4686.

SAWDUST; STORED AND undercover. Large tandem

silage truck $600, delivered.

Large single axle dump $250,

delivered. Single axle dump

$185, delivered. Pick up

also available. Phone order

and credit cards accepted.

802-453-2226. Bagged shav-

ings in stock. $5.50 per bag.

WANTED: TO PURCHASE from owner, open land, 20+

acres. 802-558-6092.

CarsFREE JUNK CAR REMOV-AL. Cash paid for some com-plete cars. Call 388-0432 or

388-2209.

SUVs

2003 JEEP LIBERTY: Green, 105,508 miles. Recently

refurbished. $3500 OBO.

802-349-6874.

Trucks

1998 FORD RANGER XLT, super cab, white. 4x4, 4 liter V-6. Automatic transmission.

102,500 miles. Inspected. $3850. Call 802-758-2377

for information.

WantedWANTED TO BUY 1 item or houseful. Also old books.

Call Blue Willow Antiques.

802-247-5333.

WANTED: TWO THREE drawer single file cabinets.

Good, clean condition. Call

Pam at 802-388-4944.

VERMONT BYWAYS COUNCILNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Vermont Byways Council will hold a public hearing on March 26, 2013 at 6:30 P.M.

the requests of the Towns of Panton and Addison to join the Lake Champlain Byway and

concerning the requests of existing Lake Champlain Byway member towns of Ferrisburgh,

requests of each municipality follow:

1. Request to join the Lake Champlain Byway by the Town of Panton and to designate

Lake Champlain Byway in the Town of Panton and public comment regarding the designation

request.

2. Request to join the Lake Champlain Byway by the Town of Addison and to designate Lake

Road, Route 17 and Route 22A as a portion of the Lake Champlain Byway in the Town of

Addison and public comment regarding the request.

3. Request to designate Route 22A as a portion of the Lake Champlain Byway in the Town

of Ferrisburgh and public comment regarding the designation request.

4. Request to designate Route 74 as a portion of the Lake Champlain Byway in the Town of

Cornwall and public comment regarding the designation request.

5. Request to designate Panton Road as a portion of the Lake Champlain Byway in the City

of Vergennes and public comment regarding the designation request.

7. Other business and public comment.

Copies of the Application material from each municipality can be viewed at the following

locations:

at (802) 828-3508 or Adam Lougee of the Addison County Regional Planning Commission

at (802) 388-3141. 3/4

It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing related activities.

Particularly on sites like Craigslist.

And it’s easier to break the law than you might

think. You can’t say “no children” or “adults only.”

There is lots you can’t say. The federal government

is watching for such discrimination.

Let us help you sift through the complexities of the Fair

Housing Law. Stay legal. Stay on the right side of the

nation’s Fair Housing Law.

Call the Addison Independent at (802) 388-4944.Talk to our sales professionals.

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on Route 7. Available immediately, $595/month plus deposit. 000-0000.

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in Salisbury. Private lot. $650/mo. plus utilities. Deposit and reference

required. 000-0000.

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TOWN OF PANTON - NOTICE The March meeting of the Panton DRB/

PC is postponed until March 14, 2013 at

be preceeded by a public presentation at

2/28, 3/7

Public Notices IndexPublic notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on these Pages 29 & 30.

Benson (1)

Cornwall (1)

Ferrisburgh (1)

Panton (1)

Salisbury (1)

Vermont Byways Council (1)

To publish a legal noticein the Addison

Independent please email information to

[email protected] or fax it to

(802) 388-3100.

Reach Gov. Peter Shumlin

1-800-649-6825 (toll-free in Vt. only)

802-828-3333109 State Street, Pavillion

Montpelier, Vermont 05609-0101

www.vermont.gov/governor

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TOWN OF CORNWALL NOTICE OF HEARING

ADOPTION OF MUNICIPAL PLAN The Cornwall Select Board will hold a public hearing on March 19, 2013 at 7:00 PM at the Town Hall located at 2629 Route 30 in Cornwall, Vermont. The purpose of the hearing is to hear comments and concerns related to the newly revised Cornwall Town Plan (dated November 14, 2012) in preparation for its adoption by the Cornwall Select Board. This hearing is held and public notice given pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 4385. Copies of the proposed Cornwall Town Plan may be obtained at the Cornwall Town Hall. For further information please contact:Bruce Hiland, Chair, Cornwall Select Board

2/28, 3/4

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF FERRISBURGH

Minute Taker for Planning and Zoning The Town of Ferrisburgh is seeking applicants for the position of minute taker for the Zoning Board and Planning Commission. The requirements of the position are;; the ability to take accurate minutes and submit them via email to the Zoning Administrator, the ability to work with the Zoning Board and Planning Commission. The Zoning Board meets

from 7 pm to completion;; the meetings are about two to three hours long. The Planning Commission meets once a month

completion;; the meetings are about two to three hours long. Compensation based on experience. For more information contact a planning commission member or zoning board member or Chester Hawkins at 877-3429. Submit your letter of interest to the Selectboard, PO Box 6, Ferrisburgh VT 05456. 2/25, 28, 3/4, 7

BENSON/ORWELL Early Essential Education (EEE) screening

The Benson-Orwell EEE program will be conducting screening for children 0-5 years old living in Benson or Orwell. The preschool screening involves activities that are both fun for young children and help us learn about a child’s motor, cognitive, and language skills. Vision and hearing will also be screened. The screening for 3-5 year olds will take place by appointment at the Benson Village School on Monday, March 18, 2013 from 8am-3pm. Please call 537-2491 before March 13, 2013 to schedule a screening for your child. Please

have a child 0-3 years of age that you would like screened, please call 537-2491. Screening appointments will be scheduled on an individual basis for children ages 0-3 years. This is a free service to all residents of Benson and Orwell.

BENSON VILLAGE SCHOOLBirth to 3 years screening

questions about your child’s development please call the Benson Village School to make an appointment. We would love to have you visit and talk with a representative from the

at 537-2491. The screening is a play observation and an interview with the parent. This screening is free of charge. 3/4

TOWN OF SALISBURYPUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe Salisbury Development Review

Board will hold a Public Hearing in the

Casavant for a major subdivision (cre

ation of four lots of more than two acres

each) in the Low Density District pursu

Participation in a hearing is a prerequi

site to an interested person’s right to take

any subsequent appeal from the DRB’s

The application is available for inspec

business hours.

Jeffrey Leno,

Development Review Board Clerk

PublicNoticescan be foundon Pages29 and 30

Check the Real Estate pages twicea week in the Addison Independent.

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applications, ranging from tiny sheds to Middlebury College’s imposing John McCardell Bicentennial Hall.“The town has been very good to

me,” Dunnington said. “It has been my great pleasure to be able to serve.”TOWN PLAN GROWTH

the scene, Middlebury’s town plan was a rather small booklet that large-ly emphasized concerns about down-

transportation challenges.

“The controversy was, do we have an eastern bypass (of the downtown), a westerly bypass or an in-town bridge?” Dunnington said.Indeed, the newly hired Dunning-

ton saw Middlebury residents vote against the concept of an easterly bypass. During the ensuing years he would work with the planning com-mission to identify alternatives. Dur-ing a recent interview, Dunnington reached into his planning archives and produced a sketch he drew back in 1986. That sketch features an in-

town bridge linking Main Street with Court Street via Cross Street. Dun-nington didn’t know at the time that his sketch would become reality a quarter-century later, thanks to the persistence of the town selectboard and a $16

that includes local option taxes and a major contri-bution from Middlebury College.“It took a long time for

people to come around to this,” Dunnington said, looking at the sketch. “But in the end, people said, ‘It can work.’”Dunnington calls the

Cross Street Bridge one of the most exciting changes he has seen in the Middle-bury landscape during his time as planner.“It has changed the ge-

ography of Middlebury and helped make the downtown more walkable and accessible,” he said,

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During Dunnington’s tenure and through the guidance of successive planning commissions, improved transportation would become just one of several town plan priori-ties. The latest incarnation of the plan, approved af-ter much debate last year, features almost 200 pages of maps, data and priori-ties for subjects ranging from afford-able housing to recreational assets.“The town plan has become much

more of a resource document,” Dun-nington said.Some might call it planning at its

most grassroots level, a major reason Dunnington has stayed in Middle-bury and passed up other employ-ment opportunities.“My thought is, there are 8,500

planners in Middlebury,” Dunning-ton said, noting every local resident has a voice in the future look of their town — from the tenants of modest

-bury College. Looking back over the years, Dunnington cites the transfor-mation of Middlebury College’s ap-proach to planning as one of the most impressive things he has witnessed.MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE “Early on, Middlebury College’s

planning was quite insular,” Dun-nington said.Not anymore. Dunnington noted

the college has submitted a master plan — akin to a massive planned unit

development — through which it can give the town some advance no-tice on long-range plan-ning on campus. The town can in turn give the college feedback on whether and how the proposed development can be compatible with the surrounding neigh-borhood.“It minimizes undue

burden on the town while allowing the col-lege to pursue new de-velopment opportuni-ties,” Dunnington said of the master planning process.The past three de-

cades have seen Dun-nington make an impact beyond Middlebury’s town lines. He was part of a panel nine years ago that revised Chap-ter 117, the state statute governing local land use planning and regulation. Chapter 117 also serves as a clearinghouse of in-formation for local plan-ning commissions and zoning boards as they update their respective town plans and zoning bylaws.

“It was very gratifying,” Dun-nington said of the experience.His years of service have been

marked with many meetings — almost too numerous to count. He, of course, has religious-ly attended planning and development review board meetings. Then there are the regular Ad-dison County Regional Planning Commission meetings (he’s a Mid-dlebury delegate). He voluntarily attends the Middlebury selectboard meetings and weekly legislative breakfast forums to make sure he is up to speed on municipal and state-wide news that might have a bearing on planning and zoning matters. He considers it part of his job.

“Some weeks there are four meet-ings;; rarely is there a week with one or none,” Dunnington said with a smile.Come July, his mandatory meet-

ings will come to an end. He and Mammen will maintain property in Middlebury but will try living on a sailboat for a majority of the year. Dunnington is an experienced sailor.“We look forward to exploring

some new areas,” he said.

Middlebury will embrace a new chapter of planning as new people become involved.”Dunnington will be tough to re-

place, according to current and for-

“Middlebury has been very for-tunate to have the steadiness that he provided,” Middlebury Planning Commission Chairwoman Nancy Malcolm said. “Having someone who knows all the ropes has certain-ly been an advantage.”“Fred’s dedication to the town and

its residents, attention to detail and knowledge of the town of Middle-bury (both current and historic) are truly valued and will be sorely missed,” Ramsay said. “We wish Fred the very best of luck as he sets sail.”Former Middlebury selectboard

Chairman John Tenny also praised Dunnington for his dedication.“Fred’s work as town planner

has been marked by a strong per-sonal work ethic, high energy, and a great appreciation of the town”

challenge of working with the ad-ministration, selectboard, planning commission and public simulta-neously, and was generally suc-

cessful in that almost impossible task. Those many skills and his wealth of institutional knowledge will make

replace.”Dunnington said he

will leave the town with no regrets.“I am really pleased

the image of the town is strong and that it attracts people and businesses

because of that,” Dunnington said. “It has been wonderful to be part of the underlying work that makes this such a great town.”Reporter John Flowers is at

[email protected].

“Some weeks

there are four

meetings;

rarely is

there a week

with one or

none.”

— Fred

Dunnington

“He has had

of working

with the ad-

ministration,

planning

simultane-

ously, and

was general-

in that almost

task.

— John Tenny

COLCHESTER — The Farm Service Agency’s Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)

-ducers of non-insurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or pre-vented planting occur due to a natu-ral disaster.Eligible producers must apply for

coverage of non-insurable crops us-ing Form CCC-471, and pay the ap-

where their farm records are main-tained. The application and service

application closing date for spring seeded crops. An eligible producer is a land-

owner, tenant or sharecropper who shares in the risk of producing an eligible crop and is entitled to an ownership share of that crop. As authorized by the Food, Conserva-tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Act), an individual or entity’s aver-age nonfarm adjusted gross income (AGI) limitation cannot exceed $500,000 to be eligible for NAP.

The service fee is the lesser of $250 per crop or $750 per producer per administrative county, not to ex-ceed a total of $1,875 for a producer with farming interests in multiple counties. Limited resource producers may

request a waiver of the service fee. To qualify for an administrative ser-vice fee waiver, the producer must meet established criteria. For more information contact the local FSA

388-6748.

Crop Disaster Assistance Program applications due March 15


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

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportu-nity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

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the court to award him damages,

Gail Conley succeeded Sease in

Thursday that the Sease lawsuit had

been “resolved through mediation

Mark Perrin, ACSU board chair-

man, said terms of the mediated

carrier will be absorbing the legal

fees and settlement costs associated

“It is good to have this in the rear-

-

The ACSU has now resolved one

of two lawsuits with which the dis-

-

er, brought by former ACSU busi-

ness manager Sharon Stearns, is

slated to head to a Rutland County

jury trial on May 6, barring success-

TEACHERS’ CONTRACTMeanwhile, Addison Central Su-

2013-2014 academic year will work

under terms of a new contract call-

-

-

The Addison Independent earlier -

rectors and teachers had agreed in

-

-

all of the individual ACSU school

boards as well as by the teachers

unions: Addison Central Education

Association, Middlebury Educa-

-

-

-

-

The salary changes are based on

a $400 increase in the base salary,

“We arrived at this contract after

-

agreement will be a good founda-

tion for future talks with our teacher

Both sides have been working

easier transition for a new ACSU

a successor to Conley, who will be

-

ementary schools and Middlebury

The ACSU schools serve students

contract is a four-year deal that

-

roactively covered the 2009-2010

and 2010-2011 academic years,

along with the 2011-2012 and

than 200 ACSU teachers under a

single contract and a common sal-

Alyce Schermerhorn, a Mary

Hogan Elementary School art

teacher and the chief negotiator for

“With this one-year agreement,

Reporter John Flowers is at [email protected].

ACSU(Continued from Page 1)

MIDDLEBURY — Addison Coun-

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celebration and networking at the

service managers, nurses and com-

munity volunteers will share stories

The Addison County Relocaliza-

Mount Abraham Union High School

to-school advocates in the community,

-

-

for details and the

seeking nominations for the Farm-to-

energy to advancing farm-to-school

all of the nominees at the conference

See and

send nominations to

After the awards ceremony, the cel-

ebrations will continue with a local

is free, but attendees should register

-

istration is available online at

-

mote local businesses and agriculture

GenerationsPROJECT INDEPENDENCE PARTICIPANT Lorraine Wicklund-

Combes worked with Bradley Kutchukian, 9, to make a crown and noisemaker in preparation for the dramatic reading when Havurah House Hebrew School came to Middlebury’ Elderly Services earlier this month to do a play together about the Jewish holiday of Purim.

Photo by Danielle Levine

Nominees sought for farm-to-school award


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