MONDAY EDITION ADDISON COUNTY

Vol.INDEPENDENT 31 No. 23 Middlebury, Vermont  Monday, October 21, 2019  32 Pages $1.00 HOPE sees Film is scary and silent increase • A 1926 film accompanied in demand by live music will screen in Brandon on Friday. See Arts Beat Page 10. for services More need help Journalist gets with food, bills Yankee Quill By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — While the • The Addison economy is good and the county’s Independent unemployment rate is hovering publisher was at around 2.3 percent, a growing recognized number of folks are seeking aid for a lifetime from Middlebury-based Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects impact on his (HOPE) to get food, clothing and community. assistance in paying utility bills. See Page 13. Jeanne Montross, executive director of HOPE, said the organization saw 997 new, Teams jockey for unduplicated clients between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30 of this year. The playoff seeding largest number of these clients came from Middlebury (278), • Games included MUHS Bristol (111), Vergennes (85) football hosting BFA, and and Leicester (69), according to Eagle boys’ soccer hosting (See Food shelves, Page 18) the Tigers. See Pages 20-21. Author: Migrant farmworkers struggle with food insecurity By ABAGAEL GILES MIDDLEBURY — Migrant farmworkers in Vermont are more likely to be food insecure than most Vermonters, but the reasons why are not as simple as having Midweek storm too few financial resources. A host of factors, among them damages roads VERGENNES UNION HIGH School seniors, shown along with a volunteer on Green Street long hours and a constant and • A Nor’easter’s high winds during a walk-a-thon to Middlebury this past Wednesday morning, raised more than $100 per justified fear of being detained class member to donate to WomenSafe for its transitional housing project. by immigration officials, make and heavy rains resulted in Independent photo/Steve James much inconvenience around it difficult for many to access food, according to University of the county. See Page 2. Vermont Scholar Teresa Mares. VUHS seniors walk for WomenSafe “We are the second-least By ANDY KIRKALDY and counting — toward the Class of 2020’s ethnically diverse state in the VERGENNES — The annual walk for nonprofit of choice, WomenSafe. country right now,” Mares told charity made by Vergennes Union High School About 50 of the 73 members of the class walked an audience at the Champlain seniors this past Wednesday netted $7,400 — (See VUHS seniors, Page 30) Valley Universalist Universalist (See Farmworkers, Page 6) PAGE 2 — Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019

AN OCT. 16-17 Nor’easter brought fierce winds and more than 3 inches of rain to parts of Addison County — including Lincoln, where the New Haven River jumped its banks and washed out a portion of Grimes Road. Photo courtesy of Lincoln General Store

KAYAKER REED HUTTON, a Middlebury College senior, shoots the Otter Creek falls on Thurs- day, Oct. 17, during a storm that flooded out several roads in New Haven, Lincoln and Middlebury. Independent photo/Steve James Storm thumps county towns reported road washouts. on Thursday. Lincoln, New New Haven Town “Please use caution when Administrator Aaron Brown travelling today and tonight, and Haven hit hard reported on Thursday that remember to never drive through ADDISON COUNTY — An flooding had closed River Road, water on the road because Oct. 16-17 Nor’easter pummeled from Route 7 to East Street. The you don’t know how deep the Addison County with driving community also closed South water will be and whether the rain and wind gusts in excess Street to through traffic, from road beneath will hold you or FLOODING BROUGHT ON by the Oct. 16-17 Nor’easter forced of 40 miles per hour, causing Hunt Road to River Road. collapse,” reads the message. closure of Three Mill Bridge Road, right near its intersection with particular damage in Lincoln “Please use caution on all “It’s not worth your life.” Route 7 South in Middlebury. and New Haven, each of which roads as the rain and runoff Mount Abraham Union High Independent photo/Steve James are expected to continue until School released its Lincoln Friday, Oct. 18,” Brown stated in students early — at 11:20 a message to the community. a.m. — on Thursday, due to the Meanwhile, Lincoln officials storm. Students living in homes FREE ON-SITE EVALUATIONS reported Grimes Road to be off Cobb Hill or Grimes Road impassable due to flooding and a were dropped off at the Lincoln bridge collapse. Community School. “Other roads may be closed Weather-related mishaps before the day’s end, as it is weren’t limited to the still raining hard and over four northwestern quadrant of inches has already fallen in some Addison County. areas,” Lincoln officials wrote in The Addison County their message to the community (See Storm, Page 3)

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There VERGENNES — Talks are currently eight officers in between the newly unionized the department, not counting Vergennes Police Department Merkel, but one is funded by a and the City of Vergennes began grant to serve as a countywide on Oct. 10, but neither side traffic-safety coordinator. would discuss any details of Officers have declined the meeting, including where comment to the Independent on it was held, who attended, how their reasons for seeking union long it lasted, what issues were affiliation. discussed, or when the two In June the city council and parties might meet Chabot were engaged again. The city in a contentious The only indication council public debate on that the two parties whether to reduce the were going to meet is now number of officers came at the Oct. undergoing a in the department by 8 Vergennes City department- one or two in a cost- Council meeting, by- saving measure. when Vergennes department Many residents City Manager Matt review of the spoke out on behalf Chabot informed of the department, THE MIDDLEBURY RIVER was unable to absorb all the rain generated by last week’s storm, council members talks Vergennes overflowing its banks and forcing a temporary closure of Three Mile Bridge Road. although sentiment Independent photo/Steve James were scheduled for budget. on whether spending Thursday the 10th. should be cut was “We collectively agreed that not unanimous. Ultimately the no information would be shared council approved a tax rate and Storm outside of the respective teams accepted a budget from Chabot for the Union and the City, that did not include police (Continued from Page 2) closed two roads due to flooding. customers statewide who had until such time as we enter into staffing cuts. firefighters Facebook page Three Mile Bridge Road was lose electricity during the storm. mediation,” Chabot wrote in an The city council is now reported that the Vergennes Fire closed from Route 7 to Shard Another 4,800 GMP customers email to the Independent. undergoing a department- Department was sent to East Villa Road, and Blake Roy were still without power as the Chabot said the agreement by-department review of the Road in Panton for a trampoline Road was closed from Three Addison Independent went to covers “the total VPD Team,” as Vergennes budget. Council in the yard that thrown up in Mile Bridge Road south to the press on Friday. There were no well as city officials. members have said in recent the air by high winds, and took Middlebury town line. reported lingering outages in The officers of the Vergennes months that they might seek down power lines onto a car in a Green Mountain Power on Addison County as of Friday Police Department in June alternatives to the current health drive way. Thursday reported 30 of its crew morning, according to the GMP notified the Vermont Labor insurance benefits for city In Middlebury town officials had restored power to 25,000 website. Relations Board of their intent employees that pay 100 percent to affiliate with the New England of their plans. The cost of those Police Benevolent Association plans rose by 15 percent during (NEPBA), a union that represents the current fiscal year, according many law enforcement agencies to city officials. in New England, including in According to the council’s Oct. Vermont. 8 minutes, Chabot told council In late August they made members, “Health insurance their affiliation official with a costs continue to shock each unanimous vote at Vergennes budget.” Fall City Hall. City officials did not Another issue that could oppose the union, but requested crop up is that neither city FLOORING SALE the vote as part of the process police officers nor public works that confirmed the officers’ employees are currently paid Hardwood • Carpet • Tile support for unionization. for being on call, as Chabot has The union does not include acknowledged in the past. Cork • Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) Vinyl Sheet Goods & More! DOUGLAS ORCHARDS & CIDER MILL Pick your own fresh Apples! 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This analogy helps to describe the lasting impact of a speech delivered on the Senate Floor on Oct. 19, 1966, some 53 years ago, by Vermont’s senior Republican Senator Aiken. On that fall day Sen. Aiken delivered a 10-minute speech that has since been called one of the most important speeches on the subject of the Vietnam War. In his remarks on the Senate floor, Aiken said the time had come for the United States to declare a “victory” in Vietnam, in that no other military force could defeat the United States. Given the reality of the military situation on the ground, Aiken said that the U. S. military forces in South Vietnam, by then close to 200,000 troops, could begin a gradual and phased down military withdrawal from the region. Senator Aiken’s 1966 speech came as advice to President Lyndon B. Johnson as the Commander-in-Chief was leaving for Manilla to meet with U. S. allies to plan war strategy. The president summarily rejected Aiken’s advice. When President Johnson returned to the United States he approved a rapid escalation of U. S. troops to the war zone in Vietnam. The immediate impacts of Aiken’s speech were front page news stories in the morning newspapers of Oct. 20, 1966, including a front-page placement in the New York Times. A consistent theme of the news stories was that Aiken was proposing that the U. S. “declare victory and withdraw from Vietnam.” Historical records indicate that Aiken never actually used those exact words. That said, never once in the many years after his famous speech did he claim that the reporting of it was not accurate. In fact, as time went on and before his Senate retirement in 1975, Aiken himself would describe his advice to President Johnson as to say we won and get out. Aiken’s 1966 speech on Vietnam was praised on the Senate Floor by Majority Leader Sen. Mike Mansfield of Montana and proved to be a crucial element in building bipartisan anti-Vietnam war sentiment in the Senate. Aiken was declared the “wise owl” in the Vietnam debate, a debate that was divided between the “hawks” and the “doves.” The Vermonter’s public opposition to the Vietnam War was a distillation of his private views that he had held for many years during his time on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, starting in 1954. During Aiken’s remaining time in the U. S. Senate, until Wet feet in retirement on Jan. 2, 1975, the Vermonter continued his A DAY AND a night of hard rain left these solar panels and adjacent tree off Route 7 in opposition to any expansion of the Vietnam War, whether it be by Middlebury standing straight as could be to keep as much out of the standing water as President Johnson or President Richard M. Nixon. Aiken supported possible. Nixon’s plan of gradual withdrawal of U. S. troops from South Independent photo/Steve James Vietnam, but opposed Nixon’s frequent practice of intensifying bombing strikes over North Vietnam. By January 1973 a cease-fire between United States and North and South Vietnam forces was announced with a withdrawal of U. S. troops within 60 days. Letters to the Editor U. S. involvement in the Vietnam War did not officially end until April 30, 1975, when North Vietnam took control of South Vietnam. By then, Aiken had retired from the Senate and had returned to Vermont. Nixon had resigned the presidency in disgrace ACSD must seek alternatives to school closings in August 1974, faced with certain impeachment and removal from Editor’s note: This letter is in We have been informed that environments we want for our office. President Johnson died Jan. 22, 1973, five days before the response to a letter by Addison as part of The Facilities Master students.” Vietnam War cease-fire was signed. Before his death, and after Johnson had left the presidency, Central School District Board Plan, an expert engineer and OUR STUDENTS. Where Leonard Marx asked Johnson why he was so angry at Senator Aiken Chairman Peter Conlon that ran architect have been hired to are the experts in figuring in 1966 when the Vermonter urged Johnson to declare victory and in the Oct. 10 edition. conduct an “in-depth study of out how and where they best withdraw. Johnson responded, “because he was right.” Dear Peter Conlon, our school buildings ... designed learn? How does one quantify Senator Aiken died on Nov. 19, 1984. His many With reference to your letter to help guide the board at the benefits of a small school? obituaries made frequent references to his famous Oct. 19, 1966 to the editor, and with all due how reducing the number of How do you assign a number speech on Vietnam. respect, I believe that the ACSD elementary schools might look.” to the value of being known by Note: Stephen C. Terry lives in Middlebury. He served as Legislative Assistant to board has put the cart (The This is about “providing good your teacher and community Senator Aiken from 1969 to 1975. His new book, “Say We Won and Get Out, Senator Facilities Master Plan) before the value to the taxpayer,” and members, working side by side Aiken and the Vietnam War,” will be available in early November. horse (our children.) “providing the kind of learning (See Letter, Page 5) Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 — PAGE 5 Letters to the Editor Letter (Continued from Page 4) who really care. Yes, we need at a school fundraiser or learning to tighten our belts and, if we Let’s allow our children to express themselves cooperation, independence want to preserve what we all I was taken quite by surprise and saw the little boy playing kids. In the ‘60s I wasn’t able and flexibility in a multi-age love about Vermont, we need to while watching the NBC news at with his doll so lovingly I to find a brown doll, but I do classroom? How do you assess creatively attract young families 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 3. There was a thought to myself it sounds like remember finding a boy doll what it means to feel safe in your to our towns. We can do this. human interest story about a boy she read my study I did in the with a penis for my little girl. own community as you engage It’s not too late. But it won’t and his doll that perked me right ‘60s about the development of a She was thrilled for she now in after-school activities or live happen without give and take, up and my very first thought boy from birth to six years. But had a boy and girl doll. The close enough to walk home? communication and cooperation. was, “My gosh, they have finally that wasn’t possible, so it seems grandchildren are now playing Instead of celebrating our Peter, we were promised that caught up with me — 59 years like maybe some of society is with that doll. I remember rural schools and recognizing the Act 46 was not about closing later. Sure took long enough.” finally catching up with me. getting a boy doll as a kid — but unique opportunities that they schools. And my next thought as they A little girl plays with her it was never real because it was provide for learning and their Let’s fulfill that promise and moved into an ad before the doll and it helps her become a missing you know what. important role in the fabric of figure out another way to be story was, “I wonder what they mom. Well, little boys getting When I got grandkids I was Vermont life, we are planning fiscally responsible and keep our will say?” the chance to play with a doll able to finally find some brown for their closure. We are hiring schools open. I had my four children, three can help them become a dad. A dolls. So now we had both sexes consultants to determine their Respectfully yours, boys and a girl during the 1960s little girl pushing a truck may be and both colors. Which doll fate instead of sitting down at Mia Allen raising them through the 1970s developing skills for becoming was the favorite depended on the table with the townspeople Ripton into adulthood in the 1980s. I a driver, just like a little boy. A the individual child, but it was was called, not by choice, one girl dresses like mommy and obvious all the dolls were loved, of those back to nature flower so does the boy. How does it not one got left behind. people. I was just being me, feel? A boy dresses like daddy In the 1960’s when I started doing what I felt I could do best and so does the girl. How does my family I had a vision, one being a mom and a teacher. I it feel? Dad’s shoes are so big, of many, a vision of how our actually went to college to be and Mom’s red high heels are so children could more easily both of these. neat. And the petticoats on either accept each of us as we are, From the very beginning I girl or boy are such fun for a to not be ashamed of whom fought against the stereotype. I little while; both sexes learning they were, or who they wanted refused to put my boys in blue about each other. When my first to be, to feel free to be a kid and my girl in pink. My choice boy held his doll he tenderly and play with what ones heart of color was yellow. I refused pretended to nurse it just like desires. Over the years there to make the boys’ bedrooms mom. When my little girl got were many ups and downs and obviously for boys or my girl’s her very own yellow dump truck it so often seemed it was all for obviously for a girl. My little girl she immediately painted it blue nothing, and then on national ran around the countryside in just so her brothers knew for sure it news a little white boy showed her shorts without a top, just as was hers. up holding on tightly to his the boys did and they took baths Then the biggie, the color little brown doll. 59 years later, together and loved running nude of the doll on the news story maybe there was still some in the rain. People wondered — brown. That is a problem hope. how they would ever learn to obviously for adults. That’s Frances L. Stone not bathe together, wear a top, or where the teaching begins for Orwell whatever else I was letting them do out of the ordinary. Not to worry it would all come together and they would indeed learn to respect each others’ privacy, and the little girl would put on a shirt in due time. Then there were the toys: A much more limited supply in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Plastic had not yet hit big time and toys weren’t a dime a dozen. Toys Letters to the Editor: The Addison Independent encourages readers to write came now and then mainly on letters to the editor. We believe a newspaper should be a community forum for special occasions and I was big people to debate issues of the day Because we believe that accountability makes for on toys that left tons of room for responsible debate, we will print signed letters only. Be sure to include an address the imagination. And most were and telephone number, too, so we can call to clear up any questions. wooden or metal. I was adamant If you have something to say, send it to: Letters to the Editor, Addison Independent, that I would not buy toy guns or 58 Maple St., Middlebury, VT 05753. Or email to [email protected]. any other violent toys. 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Leach, 58, passed away of Vergennes; brother Robert bounty of incredibly fresh local Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at Leach and wife Gail and their produce to 45 patients and his home in Vergennes. daughter Kylie of Addison; and families. The Farmacy Program, He was born Jan. 14, 1961, sister Sarah Leach of Vergennes. a collaboration of ACORN, in Haverhill, N.H., the son of There will be no funeral the Vermont Department of Harold J. Leach Sr. and Barbara service. In lieu of flowers Health, Bristol’s Mountain R. Leach. contributions may be made to Health Center, Middlebury’s James is survived by his American Diabetes Assoc., UVM Porter Medical Center, brother Harold (Skip) J. Leach Attn. Memorial Donations, PO Middlebury Natural Foods Coop Jr. and wife Eileen and their Box 11454, Alexandria, VA and three local farmers, kicked son Christopher and daughter 22312. off in July and came to a close at Megan of Vergennes; brother To send online condolences the end of September. Paul Leach of Vergennes; to his family please visit Patients suffering from, or brother William Leach of brownmcclayfuneralhomes.com. at risk of, chronic or nutrition- related illness received prescriptions for free weekly LOCAL FAMILIES ENJOY fresh local produce they received CSA-type boxes of local fruits this summer from Farmacy, a food based prescription program Grief is how we love and remember and vegetables. Weekly boxes for patients suffering from, or at risk of, chronic or nutrition- people after they have died. included summer favorites related illness. such as strawberries, cherry End of LIfe Services is a safe place to talk with tomatoes and sweet corn, and around for a few “This was since participating in others who understand. years in other parts of the Farmacy Program, also introduced patients to items a great pilot For information on Bereavement Care Services they might not be as familiar Vermont, including and another declared Rutland County, as program that “I’ve lost over 10 Call 388-4111 with, such as tomatillos, Asian eggplant and baby bok choy. well as across the we hope to pounds.” An education committee country. “This was a continue and ACORN and its comprised of dieticians, great pilot program expand in partners look forward nutritionists and educators that we hope to the future.” to continuing the provided creative recipes continue and expand program in 2020 be sure to check out along with corresponding tasty in the future.” says — ACORN with more families samples like cheddar kale scones ACORN’s Executive Executive who live around the the flier in our paper and chilled ginger carrot soup Director, Lynn Coale. Director Champlain Valley. to encourage patients to try While official data is Lynn Coale “Between supporting this week! something different once they still being processed, our local farmers got home. a few highlights can be gleaned and boosting the health of The “food as medicine” from the patients’ exit surveys. our neighbors, this is a win- concept, while new to the One patient proudly proclaimed win program for the entire Champlain Valley, has been “My cholesterol isn’t as high” community,” says Coale.

FUNERAL MEMORIAL GREAT INFORMATION FROM SERVICE Farmworkers CREMATION (Continued from Page 1) Education Program, most of • kinney drugs PRE-PLANNING Society in Middlebury on Vermont’s migrant farmworkers SERVICES Thursday evening. “And so if live and work in Addison and BROWN-McCLAY you’re an indigenous person from Franklin counties. Both are within Chiapas, Mexico, and you are 100 miles of the United States’ FUNERAL HOMES out in rural Vermont northern border, in BRISTOL VERGENNES — particularly in “There is a zone where U.S. 453-2301 877-3321 Northern Vermont — this violent Border Patrol has brownmcclayfuneralhomes.com you are very visible. jurisdiction. And as we’ve seen in irony in our “That proximity recent years, that can food system, has a profound effect lead to detention and in that the on farmworkers’ Peace of Mind deportation.” people who lived experiences Mares, a professor here, even in Addison is Knowing Your Loved One provide food of anthropology, security for County, which has Never Leaves Our Care was talking about long been considered the research that all of us are safer than Franklin the most Affordable Cremation informed her book county,” Mares told “Life On the Other likely to be the audience. & Burial Plans Border: Farmworkers food insecure “The geographer The only on-site crematory in Addison County. and Food Justice in themselves.” Susannah Locally owned & operated by Walter Ducharme Vermont,” published McCandless, in some in April 2019. The — Teresa Mares of her doctoral work, book is the first to described Vermont Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home measure food insecurity among as a carceral landscape for 117 South Main St. Middlebury, VT migrant farmworkers in Vermont farmworkers, meaning that the 802-388-2311 and in New England. farms they work on function sandersonfuneralservice.com According to data Mares almost as prisons, keeping them shared from the Vermont Migrant (See Education, Page 7) Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 — PAGE 7 Education (Continued from Page 6) out of sight,” Mares said. “That’s something I’ve witnessed, but it’s also something I’ve seen changing as well, in no small part due to farmworker organizing.” According to data collected by the Vermont Migrant Education Program, 90 percent of migrant farmworkers in the dairy sector are undocumented. Unlike many workers who come to work seasonally on the county’s apple orchards, dairy workers are not eligible for H2A visas, meaning they aren’t legally allowed to stay here year round. Undocumented Mexican and Central American farmworkers have played an essential, but often unseen role, on Vermont’s dairy farms since the 1990s. Most are from Mexico and many are from indigenous backgrounds. UVM ANTHROPOLOGY PROFESSOR Teresa Mares, holding her new book on migrant farmworkers and food justice, is joined For many, Spanish is a second after a talk Thursday at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury by folks from event sponsor Middlebury language. Natural Foods Co-Op. She is shown, from left, with MNFF board member Louise Vojtisek, Glenn Lower, Emily Landenberger and board member Lynn Dutton. Today, Mares said, 68 percent Independent photo/Abagael Giles of Vermont milk comes from dairies employing migrant survey, which is entirely based said Mares. A colleague at UVM among them that of a 64-year- working 60 hours a week, he workers. Their labor contributes upon this assumption that if you found in an informal survey old veteran dairy worker she regularly grew more than he to $320 million in annual milk have money, you have food. At for a grant application that 96 met from Mexico, who, out of a could feed his housemates. So sales, the equivalent of 43 the end, farmworkers would percent of Vermont farmworkers desire for familiar foods, grew an he mailed, in careful packages, percent of New England’s milk say, ‘Yep, I have the money… weren’t doing their own grocery extensive kitchen garden outside fresh and familiar vegetables to supply. But let me tell you about the shopping. of the small trailer where he lived his children, who were working “My research focused on fact that I’m afraid to go to the “There is this violent irony with several other men. Despite on a farm in Maine. proofed Vermont, but this is a national grocery store, or the fact that in our food system, in that the story,” said Mares, who I’ve been working 70 hours per people who provide food security cited research that found that week and don’t have time to go, for all of us are the most likely nationally, Latinx farmworkers or about the fact that if I do go to be food insecure themselves,” experience food insecurity at to the store, I make an agreement Mares said. three to four times the national with my household not to speak Despite those challenges, average rate of 14 percent. in Spanish in public because I Mares said she heard stories In Vermont, Mares found don’t want to draw attention to of resilience in the face of that 18 percent of the state’s myself.” isolation, and of organizing undocumented migrant Through a series of 30 in-depth by farmworkers and local farmworkers are food insecure, interviews with farmworkers, organizations to support change meaning they lack reliable Mares determined that it’s in recent years. Those stories access to a sufficient quantity of likely that 50 percent or more of are shared in her book, with the WINTER STORAGE affordable, nutritious food. As farmworker households struggle aim of humanizing members Addison County Fair & Field Days a whole, about 13 to 14 percent with access to food. of Vermont’s migrant worker of Vermont’s general population “We see a lot of dependency communities. 1790 Field Days Road, New Haven, VT 05742 experiences food insecurity. In on third parties to access food,” She shared several at the talk, Addison County, 15.7 percent of surveyed farmworkers were food Looking for a place to store your car, insecure, compared with 18.2 boat or camper during percent in Franklin County. the long winter months? Mares arrived at that data using a standard method for measuring Look no further….bring your vehicles to Addison food security based on standards adopted by the USDA, which County Fair & Field Days. Our buildings are secured asks questions about whether a with a state of the art security system person has enough money to buy Receive Comprehensive Care in a and our prices are competitive! the food they need. She quickly compassionate, friendly environment noticed that the language in that Storage in Dates: survey wasn’t getting at the heart Saturdays, October 19th & 26th 9:00-3:00 of what was really going on. h General Dentistry h Cosmetic Dentistry Sundays, October 20th & 27th 12:00-3:00 Mares administered the survey h Dental Implants h Gum Therapy to 100 migrant farmworkers RATES: h Crowns & Bridges h Dentures across Vermont — in the waiting $14 per foot under 9’6” in secured building room of the Open Door Clinic, $15 per foot over 9’6” in secured building at their homes and at Consular $13 per foot under cover only (not a secured bulding) visits. She discovered that for 1330 Exchange Street, Suite 107, Middlebury many, access was a bigger barrier If you would like an application, to their getting to the food they 802-388-3553 please call 802-349-4179 needed than financial instability. www.MiddleburyDentalVT.com or email [email protected] “Invariably, I would do this PAGE 8 — Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 communitycalendar presents recent work for museums, galler- Oct MONDAY ies, universities, and other clients, including the Brant Art Foundation Building, Drexel 21 Wine lecture and tasting in University’s Korman Center, and the De Middlebury. Monday, Oct 21. 2 p.m., PROTECT PATRONS FROM FOOD ILLNESSES by attending Maria Pavilion. Free. The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. ServSafe Certification, Food Handler Certificate classes and U.S. Air Force American Clarinet Quartet Join the Residence as it introduces its newly Employee Training Workshops. Pre-scheduled classes to be held in Vergennes. Thursday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m., designed lifestyle neighborhood with a special Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. The wine tasting presented by local somme- in Brandon, statewide or in a clients business location. Contact U.S. Air Force American Clarinet Quartet is lier David Herren. Herren will present the Norm at [email protected] or thelastfoot@comcast. a component of the United States Air Force origins, global expressions, and character- net 802-247-0098 Heritage of America Band dedicated to using istics of Cabernet Sauvignon, the king of big the power of music to honor our veterans, red wines. Free, open to the public and fully inspire patriotism, communicate the Air Force discussion in Middlebury. Wednesday, Oct. Vergennes. Thursday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m., accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388- 23, 6 p.m., Kiss the Cook, 16 Merchants Row. Vergennes Area Senior Housing, 50 Armory story, and recruit those who are interested in 1220 or [email protected]. Presented with the Vermont Book Shop, Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and serving our nation. Free. Monday Oct. Sewing for Change Bristol. meet and discuss “Beneath a Scarlet Sky” by coffee hour. Meal served at noon of meat- “Lost Boy” tells his story in Bristol. Thursday, 21, 5:30-8:30 p.m., St Ambrose Church, 11 Mark Sullivan, and enjoy Sicilian Broccoli and balls Alfredo with Asiago cheese, sliced Oct. 24, 7-8:30 p.m. at Lawrence Memorial School St. Come help sew reusable cloth Sausage. $5 per person, limited to 10 people. potatoes, with cheese, broccoli/cauliflower Library, North Street. In “Akol Aguek: Lost bags to replace single-use plastic bags. More R.S.V.P. at the Vermont Book Shop. Book blend, wheat roll and pineapple tidbits. Bring Boy to Refugee to American Citizen” you will info: contact Patti Hunt at 802-453-6135 or purchase not required to participate. your own place setting. $5 suggested dona- hear the story of one man’s amazing journey Linda Brown at 802-453-5713. from Sudan to refugee camps to his arrival in Vermont Arts Awards 2019 in Middlebury. tion. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Wednesday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m., Robison Hall, Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. Open Burlington in 2001. Sponsored by One World Oct Mahaney Arts Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse Library Project. It is free and handicapped TUESDAY Come to this celebration of five extraordinary of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call accessible. Vermonters this year: singer/actor/author ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About 22 Girl Scouts informational gath- Francois Clemmons of Middlebury, author Cards for All Kids party in Vergennes. Nothing*” (*at dinner) in Middlebury. Tuesday, Oct. ering in Middlebury. Castle Freeman of Newfane, arts educator Thursday, Oct. 24, 6-7 p.m., Bixby Memorial Thursday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall 22, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Mary Hogan Elementary Joan Robison of Burlington, music champion Library, 258 Main St. Come to a party for Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. At an elegant School, 201 Mary Hogan Dr. Meet local Girl James Lockridge of Burlington, and director/ Bixby’s new library card policy — anyone, 1940s dinner party, eight members of Scouts and volunteers; learn about expanded writer/arts administrator Douglas Anderson of birth to age 300, can get a free library card an acting troupe have decided to act out STEM and outdoor programs; enjoy fun, girl- Middlebury. Welcome reception at 5:30. Free, if they live in the five towns of Addison, Shakespeare’s brilliant romantic comedy led activities; explore programs; learn about but RSVP required at vermontartscouncil.org. Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes & Waltham. to entertain their friends — you, the audi- volunteer opportunities; enjoy girl-led activi- ence — in this Middlebury Actors Workshop Screening of “Reversing Roe” at Lincoln Prizes, cake and refreshments. Pre-register ties, and register to become a Girl Scout. production. Tickets $25 adults/$12 students, Library. Wednesday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.. The film by emailing [email protected]. Addison County Gospel Choir rehearsal plus fees, available at 802-388-9222, tick- looks at the decades-long effort to overturn VSAC financial aid workshop in Vergennes. Tuesday, Oct. 22, 7-9 p.m., in Vergennes. Roe v. Wade, one of the most divisive socio- Thursday, Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m., Vergennes [email protected] or at the box office Champlain Valley Christian Reformed cultural and sociopolitical issues of modern Union High School, Monkton Rd. Vermont Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. More info at Church, 73 Church St. The choir draws sing- history. “Reversing Roe” examines the polar- Student Assistance Corp. offers this free townhalltheater.org. ers from over a dozen different churches, and izing history of the pro-choice and pro-life workshop to help families learn how to sings a mix of light-hearted favorites. Teens movements in the United States after the manage college costs and to fill out financial through senior adults are welcome to join. Oct 1973 Supreme Court decisions that legalized aid forms. Space is limited. Call Guidance to FRIDAY No auditions required. Rehearsals continue abortion, and highlights the intensifying battle register in advance. Tuesday nights through performances on 25 Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf for women’s reproductive rights in the U.S. “Walking across Switzerland: The Haute Dec. 14 and 15. Section hike in Ripton. Friday, Oct. Route and the Via Alpina” in Middlebury. 25, Skylight Pond and Long Trail. A strenuous Thursday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m., Champlain Valley hike of 5-7 miles up the Skylight Pond trail Oct Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. Oct THURSDAY and maybe a bit along the Long Trail. This WEDNESDAY Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section hike is dog friendly. Wear appropriate cloth- 24 Age Well community luncheon in vice-president Morris Earle will show pictures 23 ing, bring water, lunch and boots. More info “The Art of Racing in the Rain” on and tell tales from his recent hikes in the Wednesday, contact Ellen Cronan at ecronana@yahoo. screen in Middlebury. Alps. Light refreshments. More activities at Oct. 23, 1, 4 and 7 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 com or 908-595-2926. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org. Main St. A one day only for the benefit gmcbreadloaf.org. “The Devil’s Cabinet: of Homeward Bound. The film is Rummage and bake sale in Middlebury. The Eddy Family of based on the 2008 novel of Friday, Oct. 25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Middlebury Spirit Mediums” in the same name by author United Methodist Church, N. Pleasant St. Middlebury. Thursday, Garth Stein and stars Milo Clothes, household goods, books, shoes, Oct. 24, 7 p.m. Henry Ventimiglia, Amanda something for everyone. Food sale until 1 Sheldon Museum, Seyfried and Kevin p.m. 1 Park St. Jason Costner as the voice of Smiley, indepen- Age Well community luncheon in Middlebury. Enzo. Admission is by Friday, Oct. 25, 11:30 a.m., Rosie’s, Route dent researcher, donation, tickets avail- 7 South. Doors open at 11:30, meal served will give this talk able at the door. All at noon of chicken parmesan, garlic bread, as part of the proceeds will benefit the coleslaw and dessert. 72 hours advanced Sheldon’s fall shelter. notice required. Call Michelle to reserve exhibit “Conjuring 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does Yaa Samar! Dance the Dead: Spirit not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 Theatre Residency: Art in the Age of and up and their spouse of any age. Free Movement Matters Radical Reform.” ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388- Master Class Free with Museum 2287 to inquire. in Middlebury. admission. Wednesday, Oct. 23, Space is limited, Mark Harding performs in Middlebury. 4:30 p.m., Dance Friday, Oct. 25, 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at advance reserva- Theatre, Mahaney Arts Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. Specializing in tions are recom- Center, 72 Porter Field popular songs from the 20s to the 70s, guitar- mended by calling Rd. Instructors Samar ist, harmonica player, and vocalist Harding 802-388-2117. Haddad King and Zoe returns as EastView’s Family Café. Free and “Dana Tang, Rabinowitz challenge open to the public. Gluckman Tang students wherever they Pizza Bake and Art Sale in Ripton. Friday, Architects: are in their technical Oct. 25, 5-6:30 p.m., Ripton Elementary Recent Work.” training and physical School. To support Friends of Ripton School in Middlebury. practice; classes offer (FORS Inc.) and victims of Hurricane Dorian, Thursday, Oct. 24, an environment of tech- buy delicious, hand-made, wood-fired pizzas Art for aid 7 p.m., Room 304, nical exploration and cooked to order. There will also be student STUDENTS IN 3RD, 4th, 5th, & 6th grades at Ripton Elementary School formed Johnson Memorial artistic play. Open to the and staff artwork on sale. Cheese $12, an art committee with art teacher Eileen Gombosi to prepare for the upcoming Building, Chateau general public. All expe- Pepperoni $15, or Harvest Special (roasted art show and sale on Friday, Oct. 25, from 5-6:30 p.m. at the school. The Friends Rd. Cameron rience levels welcome. root veggies, onion, and goat cheese) $15 of Ripton School is also holding one of their pizza bake fundraisers at the same Visiting Architect Free. (gluten free crust available). Call 388-2208 time. Student aim to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Dorian. Dana Tang, AIA, Food & Lit book or email [email protected] before noon on Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 — PAGE 9 communitycalendar Friday to place your order. Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. At an elegant New Haven Halloween Spooktacular – 1940s dinner party, eight members of “Enchanted Church.” Friday, Oct. 25, 5:30-9 an acting troupe have decided to act out p.m. New Haven Congregational Church and Shakespeare’s brilliant romantic comedy parking lot on Town Hill Road across from the to entertain their friends — you, the audi- town green. More info or to volunteer: Suzy ence — in this Middlebury Actors Workshop at 453-5978 or Sara at 877-3080. This is a production. Tickets $25 adults/$12 students, free community event sponsored the Town of plus fees, available at 802-388-9222, tick- New Haven Events Department and the New [email protected] or at the box office Haven Congregational Church. Monetary Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. More info at donations or nonperishable food items are townhalltheater.org. welcome. “Trunk or Treat” on Saturday Piandia in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:30 evening. p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. “Faust” on screen in Brandon. Friday, Oct. Come hear Indo-Jazz — traditional classi- 25, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant cal Indian music fused with contemporary Sq. Directed by F.W. Murnau, this 1926 films jazz — performed by John Funkhouser stars Emil Jannings in a terrifying version of on piano and Jerry Leake on tabla. Tickets the classic tale. A visual tour de force, full of $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. creepy characters and frightening images. Reservations required for dinner and recom- The annual ‘Chiller Theatre’ presentation for mended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More Halloween. info at 802-247-4295 or info@brandon- William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About music.net. Nothing*” (*at dinner) in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. At an elegant 1940s dinner Oct SUNDAY party, eight members of an acting troupe have decided to act out Shakespeare’s brilliant 27 Game day in Middlebury. romantic comedy to entertain their friends — Sunday, Oct. 27, noon-6 p.m., Ilsley you, the audience — in this Middlebury Actors Public Library, 75 Main St. Try out and play Workshop production. Tickets $25 adults/$12 Eurogames such as Settlers of Catan, students, plus fees, available at 802-388- Power Grid, Dominion, and Sentinels of the 9222, [email protected] or at the Multiverse, etc., as well as more familiar box office Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. American-style games. Free. More info at townhalltheater.org. Spooky Spooktacular in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 27, “Artemisia: Light and Shadow” in MIDDLEBURY’S ANNUAL SPOOKTACULAR will take place on Sunday, Oct. 1-4 p.m., town green and Main St. Hay bales, Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m., 27, from 1-4 p.m., on the town green and Main St. Bring your costumed kids festive games and creative costumes galore. Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, 72 Porter and wear one yourself, and maybe see some really cool carved pumpkins. Come at 1 p.m. for games, music, dancing Field Rd. *RESCHEDULED FROM OCT. 12* Photo courtesy Better Middlebury Partnership and crafts … or come closer to 2:30 p.m. for Harpsichordist and Middlebury alumna Gwen the beloved trick-or-treating parade down Toth and singer-actor Sarah Chalfy present Main Street. Enjoy popcorn, bubbles, a craft denominational leader and climate activist, a wide variety of music in the barbershop the story of 17th-century painter and feminist table, face painting, cider and donuts and and Professor Molly Anderson, Food Studies style. Since 1971 Jon Gailmor has created heroine Artemisia Gentileschi in a production plenty of candy. Free and open to everyone. Professor at Middlebury College. More info at and performed music for humans prena- of music, theatre, and image, including songs vtipl.org/fall-conference-2019/. tal through prehistoric, spanning the entire William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About by Baroque composer Barbara Strozzi. Free. Nothing*” (*at dinner) in Middlebury. Page One Literacy Program Halloween emotional spectrum. Tickets $25 adults/$22 Sunday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, party in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 26, 12-2 seniors/$15 students, available at 802-388- 68 S. Pleasant St. At an elegant 1940s dinner p.m., Swift House Inn, 25 Stewart Ln. Play 9222, [email protected] or at the Oct party, eight members of an acting troupe have SATURDAY Halloween games, do Halloween-themed box office Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. decided to act out Shakespeare’s brilliant crafts, decorate cookies and pumpkins, More info at townhalltheater.org. 26 Green Mountain Club Bread romantic comedy to entertain their friends and read some thematic books. Costumes New Haven Halloween Spooktacular – Loaf Section hike in Wallingford. — you, the audience — in this Middlebury encouraged for all ages. All minors must be “Enchanted Church” and Trunk Or Treat. Saturday, Oct. 26, White Rocks Cliffs. About Actors Workshop production. Tickets $25 accompanied by an adult. More info contact Saturday, Oct. 26, 5-9 p.m. Vehicle place- 3.5 miles round trip in the southern Green adults/$12 students, plus fees, available at Samara Scharf at 914-450-5485 or through ment and decorating begins at 4 p.m. with Mountain National Forest. Views of the 802-388-9222, [email protected] email at [email protected]. prizes for most interactive, scariest and Route 7 valley and Taconic and Adirondack or at the box office Monday-Saturday, noon-5 Cook the Book club in Vergennes. Saturday, most imaginative. This year’s theme is “Fairy Mountains. Wear appropriate clothing; bring p.m. More info at townhalltheater.org. Oct. 26, noon-2 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library, Tales.” Judging is by People’s Choice. All water, lunch and hiking poles if desired. More Sunday, Oct. 27, 258 Main St. Sign up and receive a recipe children must be accompanied by an adult at Swing Noire in Middlebury. info contact Ruth Penfield at ruthpenfield@ 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 from a cookbook in the Bixby’s collection. all times. Church Street will be closed off to gmail.com or 802-388-5407. More activities Lodge Rd. Swing Noire is a local trio compro- Cook the recipe, then bring it to share at a through traffic 5-9 p.m. for pedestrian safety. at gmcbreadloaf.org. mised of violin, guitar, and upright bass. Free, potluck event. Register to cook and attend at More info or to volunteer or to register your Thursday, open to the public and fully accessible. RSVP Song Bird Banding in Addison. the library. vehicle in advance for the Trunk or Treat: Oct. 26, 8 a.m.-noon, Dead Creek Wildlife to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220 or pryan@resi- Sister to Sister pumpkin decorating feast Suzy at 453-5978 or Sara at 877-3080. Management Area Visitors Center, 966 VT denceottercreek.com. in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 26, 2-4 p.m., Drive-ins welcome until 5 p.m. This is a free Route 17. Participants will have a chance to The Knoll (Organic Garden) at Middlebury community event sponsored the Town of observe and learn why we band birds while College, Route 125. Middlebury College’s New Haven Events Department and the New also learning about ID techniques both up LIVEMUSIC Sister-to-Sister group is inviting all female- Haven Congregational Church. Monetary close and afar. identifying middle school and 6th-grade donations or nonperishable food items are Saturday, Friday, Oct. 25, Pancake breakfast in Ferrisburgh. students to join them. RSVP to reserve a welcome. Mark Harding in Middlebury. Oct. 26, 8 a.m., Ferrisburgh Fire Department, 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury. pumpkin to Karin Hanta: khanta@middle- King Pede card party in Ferrisburgh. Route 7. Ferrisburgh Fire Department’s bury.edu or 802-443-5937. Meet at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Maiden Vermont with John Gailmor in annual pancake breakfast fundraiser will be Saturday, Oct. 26, 4 p.m., at Middlebury College’s Chellis House, 56 Community Center, Route 7. The evening Middlebury. serving up lots of pancakes and Vermont MUHS Auditorium. Hillcrest Rd. begins with a sandwich supper and then on maple syrup. This is a perfect way to Piandia in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:30 “Clemency” on screen in Middlebury. to the games. King Pede is a unique game visit with neighbors while supporting the p.m., Brandon Music. Saturday, Oct. 26, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana that involves “trick-taking” techniques such Fire Department and its many dedicated Sunday, Oct. 27, Auditorium, 356 College St. Years of carry- as in Hearts and Spades or Pitch. A game Swing Noire in Middlebury. volunteers. 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek. ing out death row executions have taken a of fun and skill. Come prepared to use your Saturday, Tuesday, Oct. 29, Rummage sale in Middlebury. toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams strategic thinking. Lyn Elder in Middlebury. Oct. 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Middlebury United 3:30 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek. (Alfre Woodard). As she prepares to execute Addison County Eagles Halloween Dance Methodist Church, N. Pleasant St. Clothes, Friday, Nov. 1, 3:30- another inmate, Bernadine must confront the in Vergennes. Saturday, Oct. 26 7-10 p.m., Lyn Elder in Middlebury. household goods, books, shoes, something 4:30 p.m., Eastview at Middlebury. psychological and emotional demons her job doors open at 6 p.m., 67 New Haven Road. for everyone. Bag day. $3/bag. Friday, Nov. 1, 7:30 creates, ultimately connecting her to the man Music by Deuces wild. Prizes for scariest, Low Lily in Middlebury. p.m., Town Hall Theater. Vermont Interfaith Power and Light annual she is sanctioned to kill. Free. most original and funniest costumes. 50/50 conference in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. Moors & McCumber in Ripton. Saturday, Maiden Vermont with John Gailmor in raffles. Tickets $10 at Eagles Club or at the 26, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., The Congregational Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 26, 4 p.m., door. Proceeds benefit scholarship fund. Church of Middlebury, 30 North Pleasant House. Middlebury Union High School Auditorium, William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About St. Entitled, “Envisioning & Acting for the Saturday, 73 Charles Ave. Maiden Vermont Chorus Nothing*” (*at dinner) in Middlebury. Michelle Fay Band in Brandon. World We Want,” the conference will feature Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. women’s barbershop-style chorus performs Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall keynote speakers Reverend Dr. Jim Antal, PAGE 10 — Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 Yaa! Samar Dance Theater to perform in Middlebury As part of a three-day residency at Middlebury College, the Yaa! Samar Dance Theater will offer a number of events. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 4:30 p.m., in the dance theater at the Mahaney Arts Center, company founder Samar Haddad King and Addison County native Zoe Rabinowitz will lead a Movement Matters Master Class designed to meet and challenge students wherever they are in their technical training and physical practice. During a lecture demonstration on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 4:30 p.m., in the Robert A. Jones conference room in The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, King and Rabinowitz share methods the YAA! SAMAR DANCE Theater will give a master class, lecture, and performance as part of its residency at Middlebury College company has developed to create Wednesday, Oct. 23 through Friday, Oct. 25. art across physical and political barriers, and the impact of working available curbside on Route 30 and quartet, and has appeared at and Eric Reid-St. John variety of music in the barbershop with disenfranchised communities or in the MAC parking lot. The major venues worldwide. He also Tickets are $25 adults, $12 style; you will hear show tunes, on creative projects. Based on Rohatyn Center is located at 148 performs regularly at Brandon students (plus applicable fees), pop tunes, songs from the their work between the U.S. and Hillcrest Road. Music with his jazz trio and and may be purchased online American Song book, jazz and on both sides of the Green Line PIANDIA PERFORMS INDO- always to a standing ovation. at townhalltheater.org, over the spirituals — not to mention those in Palestine for close to a decade, JAZZ AT BRANDON MUSIC Leake leads the world-rock fusion phone at 802-382-9222, or in romantic ballads — all sung a the presentation features video Brandon Music announces band Cubist and is a co-founder of person at 68 South Pleasant Street cappella. footage from the creative process, an opportunity to experience the Indo/Jazz Band Natraj. Natraj in Middlebury. The box office is Tickets are $25 adult, $22 source materials, “a magical musical has delighted listeners throughout open Monday to Saturday from seniors, $15 student (fees and taxes and performance tour” when traditional the U.S., Canada, India and West noon to 5 p.m. included). Tickets are available excerpts as well as classical Indian music Africa since 1987. MAIDEN VERMONT AT from tickets@townhalltheater. an opportunity for arts becomes fused with Tickets are $20 with a pre- MUHS AUDITORIUM org, over the phone at 802-382- discussion with the contemporary jazz by concert dinner available for Maiden Vermont will perform 9222, or in person at 68 South audience. two highly acclaimed $25. Reservations are required at the Middlebury Union High Pleasant Street in Middlebury. A culminating beat musicians performing for dinner and recommended School Auditorium with guest The box office is open Monday showing and together as Piandia on for the show. Venue is BYOB. artist Jon Gailmor at 4 p.m. on to Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. discussion caps off the by Greg Pahl Saturday, Oct. 26, at Call 802-247-4295 or e-mail Saturday, Oct. 26. Ticket presales through THT end residency on Friday, 7:30 p.m. [email protected] Since 1971 Gailmor has created Friday, Oct. 25. Remaining tickets Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. Boston based for reservations or for more and performed music for humans, on sale at the door at MUHS in the Mahaney Arts Center dance Berklee College professors and information. Brandon Music is prenatal through prehistoric, (cash or check only). Middlebury theater. The program features old friends, John Funkhouser on located at 62 Country Club Road spanning the entire emotional Union High School is located at veteran company members Yukari piano, and Jerry Leake on tabla, in Brandon. spectrum. Humor and audience 73 Charles Avenue in Middlebury. Osaka and Zoe Rabinowitz come together to perform ragas MUCH ADO ABOUT involvement are integral parts of SILENT MOVIE FESTIVAL performing solo and duet excerpts from North India. Ragas consist NOTHING AT THT any Jon Gailmor performance. WITH LIVE MUSIC IN from their most recent and of at least five notes, and each Middlebury Actors Workshop Maiden Vermont Chorus is BRANDON forthcoming works — “Against raga provides the musician with a presents “Much Ado About a women’s barbershop-style The Silent Movie Festival with a Hard Surface” and “Last Ward” musical framework within which Nothing* (*at dinner)” at 7:30 chorus. Founded in 2004 under live music continues at 7 p.m. — developed and performed in to improvise, an area in which p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, at the direction of Lindi Bortney, Friday, Oct. 25, at the Brandon the Arab world and Europe. Funkhouser and Leake excel. Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. Maiden Vermont performs a wide (See Arts Beat, Page 11) All events are free and open to Funkhouser is one of the Repeat performances will be on the public. The Mahaney Center leading jazz pianists of today, Friday, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Oct. is located at 72 Porter Field Road performing with many groups as 26, at 7:30 p.m., and a matinee at 2 in Middlebury. Free parking is well as his own regular jazz trio p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27. At an elegant 1940’s dinner party, eight members of an acting troupe have decided to act out Shakespeare’s brilliant romantic comedy to entertain their friends — you, the audience. Sitting around the table, what starts out as a simple reading of the play turns quickly into an inventive and gleeful staging of “Much Ado About Nothing.” Actors play multiple roles using the objects available to them from their dinner. Adapted and directed By Melissa Lourie, the play features an all-star cast of Vermont theater professionals: Ethan Bowen, THE CREEPY SILENT film “Faust” is this year’s Chiller Theater Chris Caswell, Maren Langdon, selection for Brandon Town Hall’s silent film series. The film Craig Maravich, Lindsay Pontius, IN “CLEMENCY” ALFRE Woodard plays a prison warden screens with live accompaniment on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m., confronting the demons of her job. The film screens at Middlebury at the Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. Madeleine Russell, Steve Small College’s Dana Auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 3 and 8 p.m., Photo/Paul Sarkis Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 — PAGE 11 Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) Town Hall and Community Center. Located at 1 Conant Square. This month’s offering is Cosmic Forecast “Faust” (1926), directed by F.W. Murnau. Emil Jannings stars in Murnau’s ARIES: March 21-April LIBRA: Sept. 23-Oct. terrifying version of the classic 20. Aries, the week ahead 23. Resist the temptation tale. This visual tour de force, is a busy one. You may to push other people’s full of creepy characters and have a speech to deliver or buttons, Libra. You catch frightening images, is the annual a private performance to Come see what’s new! more flies with honey, so “Chiller Theater” presentation for INDO-JAZZ DUO Piandia takes the stage at Brandon put on and that will focus New fall yarns take a step back and give Halloween. Music on Saturday, Oct. 26, at all eyes on you. Rest up others a chance to share Live music for the silent film 7:30 p.m. while you can. in stock NOW! their opinions. will be provided by Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based performer interested in serving our nation. TAURUS: April 21-May SCORPIO: Oct. 24- and composer who specializes Though this is a free event, 21. Taurus, don’t schedule Nov. 22. There are some in scoring and presenting silent tickets can be reserved in advance any extra activities this moments when you will films. In accompanying films live, online — or you may simply week because your feel strongly about big Rapsis uses a digital synthesizer come to the Opera House the schedule is full. Family life changes on the horizon, also will demand a great See website or visit for details Scorpio. This is a week to recreate the texture of the full evening of the performance 25A Main St., Bristol 453-7799 • Mon & Wed–Sat 10-5:30; Sun 11-3 orchestra. He improvises the and pick up a ticket then. Visit deal from you. Make a list Yoga Schedule & Workshops: yarnandyoga.com when you will have a music in real time as the movie is vergennesoperahouse.org for more of things to do and get clear view of your future shown. information or call 802-877-6737. started. goals. Admission is free; donations INTERNATIONAL FILM GEMINI: May 22-June SAGITTARIUS: Nov. are encouraged, with proceeds SERIES 21. Gemini, slow down 23-Dec. 21. Sagittarius, to benefit Brandon Town Hall’s The 2019-2020 Hirschfield and invite a friend over for after a few days of idle ongoing restoration. International Film Series a cup of coffee or a drink coasting, you may get a FREE COMMUNITY continues on Saturday, Oct. 26, after work. You have to boost of energy to tackle CONCERT AT VOH at Middlebury College, with get back to some social new things. Others may The United States Air Force the 2019 U.S. film “Clemency,” occasions, or you can run be amazed at the change. American Clarinet Quartet is directed by Chinonye Chukwu. yourself ragged. CAPRICORN: Dec. returning to the Vergennes Opera Years of carrying out death CANCER: June 22-July 22-Jan. 20. Capricorn, House, 120 Main St., (Route row executions have taken a 22. Cancer, this week this week you may be 22A) in Vergennes, on Thursday, toll on prison warden Bernadine you may feel the need influenced by someone Oct. 24, with a free community Williams (Alfre Woodard). As to exert some physical with a strong personality. concert. The performance will she prepares to execute another energy. If you have a Unless you stand behind begin at 7 p.m. inmate, Williams must confront gym membership, spend what this person is The American Clarinet Quartet the psychological and emotional several hours working up offering, do not be is a component of the United demons her job creates, ultimately a sweat. swayed by the hard sell. States Air Force Heritage of connecting her to the man she is America Band, stationed at Joint sanctioned to kill. Sundance Film LEO: July 23-Aug. 23. AQUARIUS: Jan. 21- Base Langley-Eustis, Va. As Festival Winner: Dramatic Grand Leo, stop focusing on Feb. 18. 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FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS OCTOBER 21- Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet player, bandleader OCTOBER 22 - Timothy Leary, psychologist, Harvard professor, and 60’s guru OCTOBER 23 - Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the English Channel OCTOBER 24 - J.P. Richardson, singer, the “Big Bopper,” sang “Chantilly Lace” OCTOBER 25 - Anne Tyler, novelist OCTOBER 26 - Leon Trotsky, Russian Communist leader OCTOBER 27 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President

MUCH ADO ABOUT Nothing* (*at dinner) will be staged at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater from Thursday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Oct. 27. Photo/Peter Lourie PAGE 12 — Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019

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(802) 388-7259 | WWW.ACHHH.ORG | ROUTE 7 NORTH | MIDDLEBURY, VT 05753 Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 — PAGE 13 Addison Independent publisher, reporter honored MIDDLEBURY — The the highest honor awarded by Editor’s note: To read more their field, see the introductions respective awards online at addi- Addison Independent and two fellow journalists in the region. about the work both have done in of Flowers and Lynn for their sonindependent.com. of its staff were honored with Lynn has been immersed in the major regional awards at the newspaper industry in Vermont New England Newspaper & for 35 years. At 39, he became Press Association conference in one of the youngest to serve Worcester, Mass., on as president of the Thursday, Oct. 10. New England Press Angelo Lynn — Association, which is editor and publisher based in Boston, and of the Addison Inde- is currently serving pendent and publisher as vice-president of of the Brandon Re- the New England porter and Mountain News Press Associa- Times of Killington tion, and will become — received a Yankee president this coming Quill award, one of February. He served the most prestigious as president of the awards that can be Vermont Press earned by a New Association from England journalist. 1987-89. Addison Indepen- ADDISON In addition to dent Senior Reporter INDEPENDENT publishing the three EDITOR/Publisher John Flowers won Angelo Lynn community news- the Bob Wallack receives a Yankee papers mentioned Community Journal- Quill award on Oct. above, Lynn recently ism Award. Named 10 at a conference sold his share in in honor of longtime in Worcester, Mass. the Essex Reporter New England jour- and Colchester Sun nalist and former New England newspapers. He also is publisher Press Association Executive of two magazines, Vermont Sports Director Bob Wallack, the and Vermont Ski + Ride, both of award recognizes an individual which circulate throughout New “who has an exceptional record England. of commitment to community In its citation, New England journalism.” Award recipients Society of Newspaper Editors are heralded for a proven track said of Lynn: “He is recognized record of “faithfully serving the as bold, innovative, and adven- community for which they are turous in seeking sustainability responsible and playing an active, while remaining fiercely protec- constructive role in contributing tive of community journalism.” to its quality of life.” Lynn becomes one of only The Independent was also nine Vermont journalists to have named a “distinguished newspa- received the Yankee Quill honor per” in the weekly community since the award was started in newspaper circulation category 1960. Ross Connolly, retired of 5,000 to 9,000. The paper was editor and longtime co-publish- judged New England runner-up er of the Hardwick Gazette, was for overall excellence in its circu- also honored with a Quill award lation category, finishing behind last week. Salisbury resident only the Mount Desert Islander David Moats, a former editorial of Bar Harbor, Maine, and shar- page editor of the Rutland Her- ing the honor with the Inquirer ald, received a Yankee Quill last and Mirror of Nantucket, Mass. year. The Oct. 10 conference at Flowers, a member of the the Hotel Marriott in Worcester Northeastern University class of drew reporters, editors and pub- 1984, got his start that same year lishers representing publications as a proofreader at The Tab news- throughout New England. NEN- paper group in Newton, Mass. He PA is the professional trade orga- was soon promoted to reporter, nization representing more than covering the towns of Wellesley 450 daily, weekly and specialty and then Newton, before relocat- newspapers in Massachusetts, ing to Vermont in 1990 with his Connecticut, New Hampshire, wife, Dottie. He joined the Inde- Vermont, Maine and Rhode pendent that same year. His beats Island. include the town of Middlebury, The Yankee Quill recognizes Middlebury-area schools, human the efforts and dedication of services, legislative issues, the those in New England who have courts and features. had a broad influence for good Flowers is the first Ver- in the field of journalism and is mont-based reporter to win the sponsored by the New England Bob Wallack award, which is Society of Newspaper Editors. only given to one New England It recognizes a lifetime contri- journalist each year. bution toward excellence in jour- Like Lynn, Flowers is a former nalism in New England and by president of the Vermont Press those in the industry is considered Association. PAGE 14 — Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 PETS IN NEED HOMEWARD BOUND Addison County’s Humane Society f the We Sammy - 7 years, Terrier mix, neutered male. Sammy o ek is people-oriented, always excited to see you and loves t a good cuddle-and-scratch session. He is playful and e mellow with the most fabulously crazy hairdo. Sammy P needs to be an only pet – he’s not great with other dogs and isn’t safe around cats, but that doesn’t make him any less gentle or adoring of his humans. He’s the best and deserves the best – come meet Sammy! Sheena - 1.5 years, Jack Russell mix, spayed female. Sheena is the most adorable and bouncy girl! She needs an active home with an invested family. Sheena is a little spitfire who needs training, room to run, play and find stability in. She is small and easy to handle, quick on her feet and always down for the next activity. Her ideal home would be with humans who want a pup to go places with them – whether in the car, going for a jog or hike, or simply adventuring. She loves to chase, whether its toys or leaves blowing in the wind she thinks everything the world has to offer is exciting or worth exploring. She is sweet and affectionate, loves her belly, chest and ears rubbed, is always happy to see you and so very ready to find her forever home. Big Foot - 1.5 years, short hair buff and white, spayed female. Big Foot is a delightful little girl with a kitten-like purr who loves to be petted. She is very gentle and is loving to learn how to play with cat toys, which seem to be very new to her. (So she isn’t very quick or coordinated as she bats at her toys). She gets along with all the cats in her community room. While she might hesitant be at first when meeting you, once she trusts you, you have a very dear friend for life. Big Foot and her sister Doll are bonded and would like to be adopted together. Showcase your pet! Doll - 1.5 years, short hair buff and white, spayed female. Doll is a very smart cat who could spend If you’d like to include your pet as “Pet of to share concerning your pet. hours playing with the stimulating games set up in her community room. She is very nice when other the Week” simply include your pet’s name, Email the photo (at original resolution) cats want to join her in play and she gets along gender, approximate age (if you know it), and story to: with all the other cats in her community room. along with comments about the pet’s favorite [email protected], or mail to Doll, like her siblings, adapted to shelter life very activities, your favorite activity with the the Addison Independent, Pet Page, 58 Maple quickly. Doll is gentle and would do well in most pet, what the pet enjoys eating, and any St., Middlebury, Vt., 05753. homes. She and her sister Big Foot are bonded particular stories or incidents you might like and would like to be adopted together. Gretal - 12 years, short hair tricolor, spayed female. Gretal is great cat. She loves to play, she is affectionate and loves humans; however, Dear Homeward Bound, nothing makes her crankier than another cat. Why is orange the safety color for dogs to wear during hunting season? She will hiss and growl, which is too bad since she is living among other cats. If you put her in I’m curious because right now there is so much color in the woods that the a room by herself at the shelter, she is happy orange on my dog’s collar seems to kind of blend in. and is as sweet as can be and you’ll see how great she is. Gretal has hyperthyroidism and Curious needs daily medication, but don’t worry, she is a champ at taking it. So if you have a pet free house right now and would like a little feline company, Gretal is your girl! Dear Curious, M o e - 1.5 years, American rabbit, male. Moe Good question. I think is a very sweet bunny who loves people orange is traditionally recom- and snuggles. Moe and his brothers mended because hunters are were abandoned, but made their way trained to see blaze orange and to Homeward Bound thanks to a Good not to shoot at it. While lime Samaritan. He would do best as an ONLY At Paris, we have everything you bunny, or possibly as a companion for a or day-glow green might stand spayed female. Moe was recently returned need for your pets and animals! out more or as well, it is not a to do stress in the home, he was chased by the cats and dogs in the home, and color that hunters traditionally was so stressed he was nipping at the family. Moe now keeps to himself and • Dry or Wet Dog & Cat food register as a caution against is learning to like touch again. He is going to need a very understanding family • Dog & Cat beds, toys, cleaning supplies & shooting. Perhaps your dog and at this point until Moe can relax in a home we are looking for a home with accessories could wear a bit of both. That no kids. Moe may take some time to warm up to the family and get used to the • Fish, bird, rodent & reptile supplies — way hunters would get their home. He is potty-trained and enjoys playing in a pen filled with cut-out boxes and caution in and you would still other fun things to chew on. If you are looking for a bunny who needs a little TLC including live crickets be able to see your dog even and understanding and will definitely keep you busy, Moe is the guy for you! An • Wild bird & Squirrel supplies in the height of foliage. Make experienced bunny owner would be best for Moe. • Backyard animal feed & supplies sure you wear some orange, too as it’s always better safe Call or check our website. We may have a pet for you. • And friendly, knowledgeable service to help guide you! than sorry. 388-1100 | HomewardBoundAnimals.org Jessica Danyow 236 Boardman Street | Middlebury, VT 1438 Route 7 South • Middlebury, VT • 802-388-3139 Homeward Bound Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 — PAGE 15 Best of Luck in the future to all Addison County Students!

ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT VERMONT’S TWICE-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Middlebury, VT 05753 • (802) 388-4944 • www.AddisonIndependent.com STUDENTS OF THE WEEK FROM AREA HIGH SCHOOLS Middlebury Union High School Vergennes Union High School Emily Pecsok of Cornwall is Middlebury Union High Vergennes Union High School recognizes Benjamin School’s Student of the Week. She is the daughter of (Ben) Curtis, son of Amy and Jay Curtis of Vergennes, as its Noreen and Steven Pecsok and is a member of the Class Student of the Week. Ben has one younger sister, Lauren, of 2020. She has two older brothers: James, a teacher at who is in 11th grade at VUHS. Leland and Gray Union High School in southern Vermont, and Kyle, a senior at Clark University in Massachusetts. Ben has been on the honor roll every term of high school Emily is an active member of the MUHS community. and was inducted into the National Honor Society as a junior. She is a talented student and has pursued a challenging He took AP Language and Composition and AP Calculus curriculum throughout her four years at the high school. As as a junior and is currently taking AP European History. He a senior, she is currently taking four Advanced Placement is challenging himself even more by taking a college math classes: Calculus 2, Environmental Science, French, and course, Calculus II, at Middlebury College. He was selected World History. Her command of academics has earned her as a delegate to participate in Green Mountain Boys’ State the respect of her teachers and her peers, a spot on the this past summer. school’s Honor Roll and membership in the National Honor Society. Emily was one of 16,000 students recently selected Ben played soccer in 9th and 10th grades, but his real nationwide, based on the results of their PSAT scores, as a passion is basketball, which he has played every year of National Merit Scholarship semifinalist. high school. He loves how it’s an activity where he can focus Emily Pecsok Benjamin (Ben) Curtis While at school Emily is involved in the BIOME Club, a MUHS and clear his mind. It provides him with a way to express himself VUHS group of students that brings awareness to environmental creatively, and allows him to connect with the other players, issues. Emily has enjoyed learning more about sustainability, recycling, waste management which strengthens his friendships. and other topics. She was a founding member of the high school’s Women Empowered group Ben works at Point Bay Marina in Charlotte, where he refuels, hauls and launches boats. during her sophomore year. They organized a fundraiser for WomenSafe in Middlebury and talked about gender equity issues. She participated in “What’s the Story” and, with other The job has taught him that it is important to treat everyone with respect. He also spends many students, created a website and documentary entitled “Smashing Sexism.” She played the hours as a tutor for students at VUHS. This has allowed him to gain a tremendous amount of flute for several years and is an avid rider; she has worked at Stonegate Stables in Salisbury respect for teachers. He’s learned that being a part of others’ success produces an amazing for ten years and has a part-time business offering housesitting and pet sitting services. feeling, and giving people the chance to succeed is something that all students should have Emily has taken full advantage of travel opportunities made available to her through the access to. high school. She participated in the French exchange and studied in France for several In his free time, he loves to go boating and be on the water because he’s able to see so much weeks. In the summer prior to her senior year, she traveled to Andorra for nine days with a of the landscape and visit places he’s never been before. Ben also loves to travel. Going to new group of ten MUHS students and two teachers. They studied climate change, planted 900 places has always been a huge part of who he is and he loves to learn about different cultures trees, went hiking and explored the countryside. After the trip to Andorra, she traveled to France for a reunion with her French host family. and how our lives differ from those in other countries. After high school, Emily plans to pursue higher education at a liberal arts institution in the Northeast. She is narrowing down her choices and is busily preparing her applications and essays. Everyone at MUHS knows that a bright future awaits Emily and wishes her well. Students of the week from all area high schools will receive a gift certificate from Vermont Book Shop, Students of the Week are chosen by school teachers and administration.

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presents the 2019 Garden Game

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Beet Broccoli Cabbage Richard Lilly Peter Demong Ann LaFiandra

The 2019 GARDEN GAME was a smashing success! Green Beans Leafy Greens Melon The staff at the Addison Independent Kanyarat Menard Gary Miller Kanyarat Menard would like to extend a big thank you to all who participated for making this the best year yet!

While the summer started out cold and rainy, we received over 100 entries of fabulously large veggies.

Due to multiple unexpected entries of Kohlrabi, we are excited to announce that next year we will be adding that category. Rutabaga Rutabaga Summer Squash Kanyarat Menard Richard Lilly Pam Thomas Congratulations to all of our winners, who will be receiving an Agway gift card for their hard work! 2019 GARDEN GAME WINNERS

There was a tie for the largest Rutabaga, • Beet Richard Lilly, Bridport – 17.75” (circumference) • Green Bean Kanyarat Menard, Shoreham – 34.25” (length) and both winners will receive a gift card. • Broccoli Peter Demong, Cornwall – 14.5” (diameter) • Leafy Greens Gary Miller, Middlebury – 45.5” (horseradish leaf) (length x width) • Cabbage Ann LaFiandra, Middlebury – 36” (circumference) • Melon Kanyarat Menard, Shoreham – 30.75” x 32” (circumference) We can’t wait to see what you grow, so don’t • Cantaloupe Brud Leedom, Sudbury – 24.75” (circumference) • Onion Gary Miller, Middlebury – 15” (circumference) forget to order your seeds for next year! • Carrot Gary Miller, Middlebury – 26.75” x 12” (length x circumference) • Potato Barbara Pelton, W. Addison – 17.5” x 17” (length x circumference)

• CauliflowerPam Thomas, Whiting – 16” (diameter) • Pepper Rogers Scarborough, Addison – 15.5” x 15.5” (circumference x circumference)

• Cucumber Rogers Scarborough, Addison – 44.25” x 14.5” (length x circumference) • Pumpkin Kanyarat Menard, Shoreham – 63” x 51.5” (circumference x circumference)

• Eggplant Donna Bezanson, Weybridge – 16.75” x 24” (circumference x circumference) • Radish Kanyarat Menard, Shoreham – 17.25” (circumference) Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 — PAGE 17 2019 Garden Game

Cantaloupe Carrot Cauliflower Cucumber Eggplant Brud Leedom Gary Miller Pam Thomas Rogers Scarborough Donna Bezanson

Onion Potato Pepper Pumpkin Radish Gary Miller Barbara Pelton Rogers Scarborough Kanyarat Menard Kanyarat Menard

Sunflower Tomato Turnip Winter Squash Zucchini Raven Payne Matt Horne Kanyarat Menard Pam Thomas Lois Melchior

• Green Bean Kanyarat Menard, Shoreham – 34.25” (length) • Rutabaga Kanyarat Menard, Shoreham – 22.5” (circumference)

• Leafy Greens Gary Miller, Middlebury – 45.5” (horseradish leaf) (length x width) and Richard Lilly, Bridport – 22.5” (circumference)

• Melon Kanyarat Menard, Shoreham – 30.75” x 32” (circumference) • Summer Squash Pam Thomas, Whiting – 18” x 24” (length x circumference)

• Onion Gary Miller, Middlebury – 15” (circumference) • Sunflower Raven Payne, Cornwall – 21.5” (diameter)

• Potato Barbara Pelton, W. Addison – 17.5” x 17” (length x circumference) • Tomato Tracy & Matt Horne, Middlebury –19.5” (circumference)

• Pepper Rogers Scarborough, Addison – 15.5” x 15.5” (circumference x circumference) • Turnip Kanyarat Menard, Shoreham – 25” x 22” (circumference)

• Pumpkin Kanyarat Menard, Shoreham – 63” x 51.5” (circumference x circumference) • Winter Squash Pam Thomas, Whiting – 32” x 39” (Blue Hubbard) (length x circumfrence)

• Radish Kanyarat Menard, Shoreham – 17.25” (circumference) • Zucchini Lois Melchoir, Bristol – 15.75” x 27” (length x circumfrence) PAGE 18 — Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 Food shelves (Continued from Page 1) • Help with urgent medical and was serving 200-250 people jump in clients will lead to 20 full- and part-time employees. HOPE statistics. Another 66 of dental needs. per month. Last month, the a corresponding demand in The organization is seeking this year’s new clients have been • Employment-search food shelf served 766 people the holiday meal boxes the volunteers to staff its reception homeless individuals. assistance — including tools, from a combined total of 339 organization provides to area area. One of the positions To put the 997 number in uniforms, tests and other items households. low-income families every involves general reception work; perspective, HOPE saw 240 new needed to get or keep a job. “There’s been a jump,” she Thanksgiving and Christmas. the other provides steers clients clients through the same nine HOPE caters to households said. “We’re routinely serving Those boxes typically include to the specific HOPE service months last year. earning up to 185 percent of the well above 700 people a turkey and the they are seeking. Volunteers are These new clients — along federal poverty guideline. That’s (per month).” “There’s traditional trimmings, asked to work at least one four- with repeat visitors — have been currently $47,652 for a family of Officials been a including stuffing hour shift per week. Anyone tapping some or all of HOPE’s four, according to the Vermont acknowledged the jump (in ingredients, cranberry interested in helping should services, including: relative health of sauce, pie filling, contact HOPE at 388-3608, Agency of Human Services. demand for • A pantry that not only Montross pointed to a couple the national and veggies and potatoes. or the United Way of Addison dispenses food, but also cooking of factors that have likely led state economies, food). We’re During a typical year, County at 388-7189. tips on how to get the most out of to this year’s surge in HOPE but stressed not all routinely HOPE passes out more LIMITING DONATION it. The HOPE food shelf includes clients. There are now signs on segments of society serving well than 350 holiday meal TIMES an abundance of locally gleaned Route 7 South alerting people are benefitting. As an above 700 boxes. And assembly In other HOPE-related news, fruits and vegetables. to HOPE and its food shelf. The example, Montross people (per of those boxes will the organization is asking people • Financial assistance with organization has been beefing cited residents be more challenging to limit their donation drop-offs housing and utilities. up its presence on social media, working multiple part- month).” this year, Montross of clothing and other material — Jeanne • A helping hand to homeless which has undoubtedly attracted time jobs to make ends noted, because the to Mondays, Fridays and Montross people, in the form of camping new clients with computers and meet. And she said organization won’t Saturdays, between 9 a.m. and gear, emergency hotel rooms, smart phones. And Montross a lot of the available be able to access 4:30 p.m. at its 282 Boardman St. laundry vouchers, referrals and is confident HOPE users are jobs are in the service industry, holiday meal trimmings from headquarters. The organization, service coordination. referring others to services. where wages are often low and the Vermont Food Bank. The until further notice, will no • Budget counseling for people When Montross first took come without benefits. reason, according to Montross: longer take donation drop-offs who want to better manage their the reins of HOPE around two Addison County, according to The recent death of a Food on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and limited incomes. decades ago, its food shelf Montross, hasn’t yet recovered Bank employee who had great Thursdays. from the loss of good-paying connections in the purchase of “We need to do this because if manufacturing jobs once offered holiday foods at a bargain. we don’t have anyone monitoring at businesses like Standard So Montross and her what people are bringing in, Register and Polymers. Those colleagues are looking for we get a whole bunch of stuff businesses closed around a donations of turkeys (12-14 we can’t use,” Montross said. decade ago. pounds), in-bird style stuffing, “We’re getting such a volume “Those were full-time jobs that canned gravy, canned green that people aren’t able to keep paid good wages, with benefits,” beans and canned corn, pie reducing that volume. This Montross said. “Those people, crust mix, evaporated milk and will allow staff enough time most of them, are probably now butter. Or, Montross said, direct to process the donations and working part-time jobs at low financial contributions would maximize the use of what’s wages.” allow HOPE staff to buy the going in. It’s not safe when we HOLIDAY MEALS needed items. have so many things piled up HOPE workers believe the Currently, HOPE has a crew of back there.”

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SEND US YOUR CREATIONS! CATEGORIES ARE: Want to show off your Gourd-geous creations? Pumpkins must be carved. 5 and under may paint • 5 & under (pumpkins may also Send us a picture of you and your Jack-o-Lantern a pumpkin. Pumpkins must be carved by the be painted) Voting will take place on our to win fabulous prizes. Here’s how you play: contestant. Submissions will only be accepted if they • 6-12 FACEBOOK page contain a photo of the carver with the pumpkin. • 13-18 1. Pick out the perfect pumpkin & carve an TH ST Contestants must provide name, phone number and • Adult from October 25 -31 awesome design which category they will be entering. Only name and photo will appear in the paper. 2. Take a photo of you and your pumpkin and send it in with your name, category and phone number to: Voting will commence on our Facebook page on Oct. 25. The three submissions with the most votes in each [email protected] category will be the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. Only first place winners will receive a prize. No submissions 3. Get your photo in the paper & see if you can win will be accepted later than October 24.th an awesome prize! Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 — PAGE 19

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SPORTSGirls’ soccer: Eagles, VUHS get No. 2 seeds By ANDY KIRKALDY 14 saves. ADDISON COUNTY — In The 11-3 Eagles moved up to final regular-season high school No. 2 when previously unbeaten girls’ soccer action last week, Montpelier was upset. OV appears Mount Abraham topped Mid- to be the Eagles’ first-round foe. dlebury to get the No. 2 seed in The Tigers finished at 2-12 and Division II, idle Vergennes earned appear to be set for a date with No. the No. 2 seed in D-III, and Otter 1 U-32 (12-2) Valley dropped its season finale. COMMODORES The Independent will update The Commodores were set to its Scoreboard/Schedule at addi- host Spaulding on Friday, but their sonindependent.com when playoff home field was ruled unplayable pairings are made official on Mon- after Thursday’s rain, and the day. First-round games will be game was canceled. played on Tuesday or Wednesday. The 8-4-1 VUHS girls will enter EAGLES-TIGERS the D-III postseason at No. 2. Bel- TIGER FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER Oliver Anderson goes airborne as Mt. Abe defender Neil Guy The host Eagles defeated the Ti- lows Falls (2-10-2) appears to be clears the ball in the second half of Saturday’s clash of high school rivals in Bristol. The Tigers gers, 3-0, on Friday. Addy Harris the Commodores’ first-round foe. beat the Eagles 2-0. Independent photo/Steve James scored in the fifth minute. Becca OTTERS Laurent, from Ellie Ginsberg, On Saturday host Springfield and Chloe Johnston, from Harris, blanked the Otters, 3-0. OV had scored in the second half. Justice looks at goals, but Mia Politano Tiger boys’ soccer wins Green worked a four-save shutout, and Olivia White (twice) hit and Tiger goalies Carly Burger posts. The Otters will carry a 4-9-1 and Julia Bartlett combined for mark and a No. 15 seed into their key game vs. Eagles, 2-0 probable matchup with the Eagles. By ANDY KIRKALDY and it clinched the No. 2 seed ninth shutout in 14 outings. In boys’ soccer BRISTOL — In a regular-sea- for them in the D-II playoffs that Tiger senior tri-captain and son high school boys’ soccer finale begin this week. center back Spencer Doran — he in which both teams hoped to es- With that seed the 11-3 Tigers, teams up on defense with sopho- VUHS, Mt. Abe net wins By ANDY KIRKALDY straight win moved them to 6-7-1, tablish playoff momentum as well if they can keep winning, can more center back Eddie Hodde ADDISON COUNTY — In good for the No. 5 seed in Divi- as nail down higher seeds, visiting host games through the semifinal and seniors Devon Kearns and final regular-season high school sion III. Randolph (1-12-1) looks Middlebury achieved those goals round. Hunter Munteanu on the flanks — boys’ soccer action late last week, to be their first-round foe. on Saturday with a 2-0 victory The Tigers also returned to their said the Tigers were determined to Vergennes picked up a pair of wins EAGLES over rival Mount Abraham. defensive form, with pressure all play better on Saturday. to make a move in the Division III The Eagles received two The win allowed the Tigers to over the field and careful marking “Today we just wanted to standings, Mount Abraham won a goals and two assists from Eric bounce back from Wednesday’s in the back. Goalie Owen Lawton focus on playing how we do best, home game to keep its hopes alive McKean in a 4-0 win over vis- 3-1 loss at Milton, their first all made three saves, one of them moving the ball well, talking, of a first-round D-II home game, iting Green Mountain Valley on season to a Division II team, — challenging, as MUHS posted its (See Key game, Page 21) Middlebury lost on the road, and Wednesday. Branden Reynolds Otter Valley dropped a road game. added a goal and an assist, and Eli MUHS football tops St. Albans, 28-14 Mount Abe also hosted MUHS Burgess also scored. Eagle goalie on Saturday morning; see story. Ethan DeWitt made three saves. By ANDY KIRKALDY second-half kickoff. had for the Rutland game,” COMMODORES The Eagles improved to 8-3-2, MIDDLEBURY — Middle- But the Tigers dominated Smith said. “I don’t think we On Wednesday the Commo- but needed a positive result vs. bury Union High School took the third period, allowing BFA were totally there, not mentally dores scored five times in the first MUHS on Saturday to earn a care of business at home on a total of two yards on three prepared for a game like this. half in a 6-0 win over visiting home playoff game. Friday, turning back BFA-St. possessions, and scoring on 31- We tried to warn them. We got Fair Haven. Jonathan Willis TIGERS Albans, 28-14, to complete an and 14-yard Tyler Buxton runs. the victory. That’s the good led the way with three goals and On Wednesday host Milton undefeated regular season. Buxton also ran in a conversion thing. But we also learned some an assist, Josias Salomao had a (10-2-1) topped the Tigers, 3-1. The 8-0 Tigers earned the No. after the first score, and the lessons tonight.” goal and an assist, and Shamus The Tigers got a goal from Eben 2 seed in Division 1 behind also period ended with the Tigers in A bigger question mark for Rooney and Jonah Mahé added Jackson as they dropped to 10-3 unbeaten St. Johnsbury, and control, 28-7. the Tigers heading into the a goal apiece. VUHS goalie Jef- with their first D-II loss of the fall. will host No. 7 St. Albans (4-4) The Tigers were coming off postseason might be their offen- frey Stearns stopped four shots, The Tigers remained in position again at 7 p.m. this Friday. an emotional 42-7 win at Rut- sive line. On Monday starting and Kole Matta made 12 saves to clinch the No. 2 seed in D-II if A victory on Friday will land seven days before. Coach guard Jack Rizzo went down for the 4-10 Slaters. they got past the host Eagles on mean a home semifinal on Nov. Dennis Smith said his team with an injury that Smith said On Saturday VUHS blanked Saturday. 1 against either No. 3 Burr & didn’t bring the same passion to was season-ending, becoming visiting Spaulding, 4-0. Scoring OTTERS Burton (7-1) or No. 6 Hartford the first half of Friday’s game, the second lineman lost for the came from Willis (goal, two as- The Otters lost to Hartford, 3-1, (4-4). something he reminded them of duration after center Andrew sists), Salomao and Avery Husk on Saturday night, to finish 2-12. BFA did not make it easy for at halftime. Hinman was hurt earlier. (goal and an assist apiece), and Details were not immediately MUHS this past Friday. The “I told them right off last But the unit of Trysten Tucker Stearns (goal). Jeffrey available. A first-round date with game was 13-6, MUHS, when Sunday it’s getting you back Quesnel and Drew Gill at Stearns made six saves. No. 4 Green Mountain Union the Bobwhites received the into that frame of mind you (See Football, Page 21) The Commodores’ third looms. Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 — PAGE 21

ScoreScore BOARD& ScheduleSchedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 10/20 Amherst vs. Midd...... 2-0 Field Hockey Football 10/18 Woodstock at OV...... Canceled 10/19 Midd. vs. Wesleyan...... 45-21 10/19 OV vs. Brattleboro...... 7-1 10/19 CVU vs. MUHS...... 5-0 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 10/19 Mt. Abe vs. Rice...... 2-0 Field Hockey Football 10/21 ...... Playoff Pairings Announced 10/18 MUHS vs. St. Albans...... 28-14 10/22/23...... First-Round Games 10/18 F. Haven vs. Mt. Abe/VUHS....56-7 Football 10/19 OV vs. Fairfax...... 38-36 10/21 ...... Playoff Pairings Announced Girls’ Soccer 10/25&26...... First-Round Games 10/18 Mt. Abe vs. MUHS...... 3-0 Girls’ Soccer 10/18 Spaulding at VUHS...... Canceled 10/21 ...... Playoff Pairings Announced 10/19 Springfield vs. OV...... 3-0 10/22/23...... First-Round Games Boys’ Soccer Boys’ Soccer 10/16 VUHS vs. Fair Haven...... 6-0 10/21 ...... Playoff Pairings Announced 10/16 Milton vs. MUHS...... 3-1 10/22/23...... First-Round Games 10/16 Mt. Abe vs. GMVS...... 4-1 Cross Country 10/18 Hartford vs. OV...... 3-1 10/26...... State Meet at Thetford 10/19 MUHS vs. Mt. Abe...... 2-0 COLLEGE SPORTS TIGER CAPTAIN EBEN Jackson eludes a tackle from Mt Abe’s Sam Schoenhuber to get off a shot 10/19 VUHS vs. Spaulding...... 4-0 Field Hockey on goal that was saved in the second half of the game in Bristol on Saturday. The Tigers beat the COLLEGE SPORTS 10/26 Midd. at Tufts...... 11 AM Eagles 2-0. Field Hockey Men’s Soccer Independent photo/Steve James 10/19 Midd. vs. Trinity...... 3-2 (OT) 10/26 Midd. at Tufts...... 2:30 PM 10/20 Midd. vs. St. John Fisher...... 2-1 Women’s Soccer Men’s Soccer 10/26 Midd. at Tufts...... Noon Key game 10/19 Midd. vs. Trinity...... 3-0 Football Women’s Soccer 10/26 Midd. at Bowdoin...... 1 PM (Continued from Page 20) into the far corner, out of the reach The Eagles did not allow a goal 10/19 Midd. vs. Trinity...... 0-0 communicating, being aggressive, of Eagle goalie Ethan DeWitt in the run of play, but Jackson and just going out to compete right (eight saves). added an insurance score on a from the beginning,” said Doran. In the sixth minute, the Tigers penalty kick in the second half’s Coach Reeves Livesay said the suddenly led, and in Russell’s 22nd minute. Football Tiger coaches and players talked view the game turned from there. Mount Abe pressed late. things over after the Milton loss. “The momentum switched,” he Schoenhuber stepped into the (Continued from Page 20) The Tigers answered back, “We came off a game where we said. attack in the 34th minute and tackle, Colin Bradford and moving 68 yards on the ground didn’t quite have the energy and The Tigers then settled into their drilled a shot at Lawton from the Riley Wright Quesnel at guard for Buxton’s second TD. The focus we like to see, so this was a possession game, with central right side of the box that he could and Cooper Laroche at center Tigers threatened again in the really good way to get the intensity midfielders Owen Palcsik, Andy only deflect. In a scramble another held up well on Friday, as the second quarter, but BFA’s Jake we need to play with,” Livesay Giorgio and Oliver Poduschnick Eagle shot hit the Tiger defense. Tigers ran for 305 yards. Bux- Reynolds picked Goettelmann said. setting up Jackson in the middle Russell believes the Eagles are ton led the way with 20 rushes off in the end zone. The 8-4-2 Eagles had won three of the wing midfielders down the capable of winning on the road, for 199 yards, and Ian Ploof (9 The Tigers made no mistakes out of four. But despite their record flanks for dangerous runs. apparently beginning with a game carries, 45 yards), Gabe Dunn in the dominant third quarter, the loss dropped them all the way Eagle defenders Griff Paradee at U-32 on Tuesday or Wednesday. (6 for 34), Thatcher Trudeau with first a 74-yard drive that to No. 10 in the D-II standings, and Sam Schoenhuber and mid- Regardless, he said, they have had (5 for 25) and quarterback Tim Buxton finished by breaking costing them a home playoff game. fielder Neil Guy made good plays a good season. Goettelmann (6 for 19) all did and eluding tackles on a weav- Eagle Coach Bob Russell cred- to disrupt the Tigers, and DeWitt “We challenged and were damage. ing 31-yard TD dash. Buxton ited the Tigers, whose 20-7 edge in several times came out to pick off competitive in just about every Smith said the depth is thin if ran in the two-point conversion shots fairly shows their advantage services. contest,” he said. more injuries strike. to make it 21-7. in the run of play. The Eagles had few threats. In The Tigers, finally in D-II after “Every week somebody’s Next the Tigers moved 50 “They’re a strong team,” Rus- the first half. Silas Burgess sent years of D-I playoff frustration, are down,” Smith said. “All of a yards, with strong running sell said. Neil Guy into the box, but Lawton looking forward to the postseason, sudden we’re re-patching the from Ploof and Trudeau setting He also noted the Eagles started alertly came out to just beat him to possibly first against Green Moun- line again.” up Buxton’s diving catch of a quickly. In one early sequence the the ball. In the 33rd minute, Guy tain Valley. Doran said Saturday’s The Tigers moved easily five-yard Goettelmann pass on Tiger backs blocked two shots in worked open out front of the Tiger game was an important stepping- 71 yards for a score on their third-and-goal. Goettelmann their box after a nice serve from goal to head a Reynolds cross from stone. first possession, the first 53 on completed two of five attempts Eagle forward Branden Reynolds. the left, only to see the ball strike “It meant a lot. We definitely the ground and the last 18 on for 23 yards. The Luksch kick But not long after that sequence the top of the crossbar. wanted to turn it around from our a Goettelmann pass to Bode made it 28-7. the Tigers countered and drew a A crossbar helped the Eagles game on Wednesday going into the Rubright in the end zone. In the fourth quarter Buxton foul. Tiger left-footed striker Eben early in the second half, when playoffs,” he said. “We’re ready to BFA answered behind the topped 1,000 yards on an 11- Jackson took the restart from near Palcsik’s 32-yard free kick bomb go forward.” power running of Dominic yard run, according to WVTK- the right sideline and bent the ball bounced off the frame. Liscinsky (17 carries, 107 FM radio announcer Bjarki yards) and CJ McCallister (6 Sears, to cap his big evening. for 51), marching 90 yards BFA created the final score Field hockey: OV, Eagles net top seeds to make it 7-7 on a 28-yard on a penalty-aided drive fin- By ANDY KIRKALDY Ryleigh LaPorte and Morgan Two Rice goalies combined for McCallister run that Smith said ished by a 7-yard Liscinsky ADDISON COUNTY — In LaPorte also scored. The Col- six stops. was a fullback trap play. run. Reynolds also completed final regular-season high school onels finished 4-10. The 9-3-2 Eagles look likely After that drive the Bob- a 16-yard pass on the drive; field hockey action late last OV finished at 11-2, earning to host either MUHS or Brattle- whites found the going tougher he finished three of 14 for 39 week, Otter Valley and Mount the No 1 seed in D-II. OV will boro this weekend. as Smith moved Nikolai Luksch yards and tossed interceptions Abraham won to nail down the host either U-32 or St. Johns- TIGERS back to nose guard from tackle to Mason Kaufmann and Ploof. top Division II seeds, while bury in a weekend quarterfinal. On Saturday visiting Cham- and, he said, the linebackers Before this coming Friday, Middlebury lost. EAGLES plain Valley (9-5) topped the began to get better reads on the Smith said he will remind the OTTERS On Saturday, the Eagles Tigers, 5-0. Tiger goalie Ileigh BFA run game, especially the Tigers again not to take BFA On Saturday the Otters best- defeated D-I’s No. 1 seed Rice, Aube made nine saves as MUHS trap plays. lightly. ed visiting Brattleboro, 7-1. 2-0. Ava Konczal and Sydney finished 4-8-2, good for the No. “It’s a hard thing to stop, but “They’ve given a lot of good Alia Edmunds (three goals, Perlee scored, both on Molly 7 seed in D-II. The Tigers will for the most part we did stop it teams a lot of good games,” he assist) and Brittney Jackson Laurent assists, and goalie apparently host Brattleboro in after that first series,” he said. said. (two goals) led the attack, and Kira Murray made one save. the first round. PAGE 22 — Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 2019 HALLOWEEN Coloring & Decorating Contest 1. Color and decorate this picture anyway you choose (you can use this one or photocopy it or go online for a printable version at: addisonindependent.com). 2. Have fun! Be Creative! 3. Send your entry to: Addison Independent 58 Maple Street Middlebury, VT 05753 Or drop them off at our office in the Marble Works in Middlebury. 4. Entries must be in by: Thursday, Oct. 31st at 5 p.m. Two winners from each age group will win gift certificates from local businesses. All contestants will receive a prize which will be given when and if entries are picked up. 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“MEMORIES OF OUR AL‑ANON FAMILY ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ LIVES, of our works and GROUP For families and MOUS, 1 SUNDAY 12 MOUS, 2 MONDAY As Bill MOUS, 3 TUESDAY 12 MOUS, 5 THURSDAY MOUS, 7 SATURDAY. of our deeds will continue friends of problem drinkers. Step Meeting, Middlebury, Sees it Meeting, Ripton, Step Meeting, Middlebury, 12 Steps and Traditions Discussion Meeting, Mid‑ in others” Rosa Parks. Anonymous, confidential United Methodist Church, Ripton Firehouse, Dug‑ The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Meeting, Ripton, Ripton dlebury, United Methodist Happy Birthday Kaleb and and free. At the Turning North Pleasant St. 9‑10am. way Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Firehouse, Dugway Rd. Church, North Pleasant St. Cadence. Love, Mom. Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Discussion Meeting, Bris‑ As Bill Sees it Meeting, Daily Reflection Meeting, 7:15‑8:15am. Big Book 9‑10am. Discussion Meet‑ Middlebury. 7:30‑8:30 PM tol, Howden Hall, 19 West Middlebury, The Turning Vergennes, Congregational Meeting, Middlebury, The ing, Middlebury, Beginner’s Friday evenings. St. 4‑5pm. 12 Step Meet‑ Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. Church, Water St. 7‑8pm. Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Meeting, Middlebury, The Public Meetings ing, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Noon‑1pm. Women of AA Rd. Noon‑1pm. Alternating Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Episcopal Church, Park St. (Step/Speaker), Middle‑ Format Meeting, Ferris‑ Rd. 6:30‑7:30pm. ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY AL‑ANON: FOR FAMI‑ 7‑8pm. AA 24‑Hour Hotline bury, The Turning Point Ctr, ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ burgh, Assembly of God Group Meeting for anyone LIES and friends affected 802‑388‑9284, aavt.org. 54 Creek Rd, 5:30‑6:30pm. MOUS, 4 WEDNESDAY Christian Center. Route over 18 who is struggling by someone’s drinking. Big Book Meeting, New Big Book Meeting, Mid‑ 7, 7‑8pm. ARE YOU BOTHERED with addiction disorders. Members share experi‑ Haven, Congregational dlebury, United Methodist BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ Wednesdays, 3‑4 p.m. at ence, strength and hope to Church, Village Green, Church, North Pleasant ING? Opening Our Hearts the Turning Point Center solve common problems. 7:30‑8:30pm. Discussion St. 7:15‑8:15am. Discus‑ ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ Al‑Anon Group meets each (54 Creek Rd). A great Newcomers welcome. Our Meeting, Brandon, St. sion Meeting, Middlebury, MOUS, 6 FRIDAY. Spiritual Wednesday at 1:30 pm at place to meet with your Confidential. St. Stephen’s Thomas Episcopal Church, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Awakening, Middlebury, St. Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s peers who are in recovery. Church (use front side door Classified Rte 7 South, 7:30‑8:30pm. Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. 12 Stephes Church, 3 Main Church on Main St. (en‑ Bring a friend in recovery. and go to basement) in Step Meeting, Brandon, St. St., 7:30‑8:30am. Discus‑ ter side door and follow For info call 802‑388‑4249 Middlebury, Sunday nights Ads Work Thomas Episcopal Church, sion Meeting, Middlebury, signs). Anonymous and or 802‑683‑5569 or visit 7:15‑8:15 pm. Rte 7 South, 7‑8pm. The Turning Point Ctr. 54 confidential, we share our turningpointaddisonvt.org. for You! Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. experience, strength and Discussion Meeting, Ver‑ hope to solve our com‑ Call 388-4944 gennes, St. Paul’s Epis‑ mon problems. Babysitting to place one! copal Church, Park St. available. 8‑9pm.

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Serious Addison County Community Trust has a fully handicap accessible unit Addison County Community Trust is updating the waiting lists for the first floor, 2 bed‑ available at Creekview Apartments located in Vergennes, Vermont. Creekview Apartments located in Vergennes, Vermont. Rent for one bedroom STREET inquiries only. please. room apartment, W/D, Rent is $920, all utilities included and rental assistance may be apartments is $795, two bedroom apartments is $920, all utilities included and MIDDLEBURY: SHARE A SINGLE OFFICE SPACE rental assistance may be available. Income restrictions apply. electric, heat, water, re‑ HOME W/SENIOR VET- available. Income restrictions apply. available. Middlebury, EAST MIDDLEBURY, DAI- Handicap Accessible units available. cycling, garbage includ‑ ERAN Reduced rent of Exchange Street, with SY Lane Lot #11. Beautiful, To request an application visit www.addisontrust.org, call ed. 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58 Maple Street • Middlebury, Vermont 05753 • (802) 388-4944 PAGE 30 — Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY Public Notices DOWNTOWN Index IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT VUHS seniors Public Notices for the COMMISSION (DIDC) (Continued from Page 1) housing project. The class was bit, too, because most of us knew following can be found in this Annual Budget Hearing on Wednesday morning from the still collecting pledges as the how difficult it was going to A public hearing will be held at 12 pm school to the Middlebury town week came to a close. The ADDISON INDEPENDENT be. Because even yesterday we on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, green (nearly 13 miles via Green deadline is this Monday, and the were at $5,000, so we were like, on Page 30. in the Town Office Conference Street and Morgan Horse Farm final fundraising total can grow Room, 77 Main St, Middlebury, VT, maybe we can get there. And Ferrisburgh (1) regarding the Downtown tax district Road), accompanied by faculty even further. then this morning we reached Middlebury (2) revenues and budget / project advisers and three WomenSafe Class of 2020 President Emily $7,300,” Rooney said. “And that recommendations that the DIDC representatives. Rooney said the VUHS seniors just felt really great for everyone. Neagley & Chase Construction (1) should make to the Selectboard for There they celebrated were happy a final push sent the Because it’s something that’s not Shoreham (1) the upcoming Town budget year, exceeding the class goal of class past its target. about us in this. It’s about the July 2020 through June 2021. For Starksboro (1) raising $100 per senior for “A lot of us are really, really organization and the community. additional information in advance of WomenSafe’s new transitional Weybridge (1) the hearing, you may call Kathleen excited, and kind of proud a little It made it so much more meaningful.” Ramsay at 458-8000. 10/21 The VUHS seniors have been TOWN OF FERRISBURGH walking and fundraising for TOWN OF SHOREHAM charity as a group since 2008, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING when they donated to Porter The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Thursday, ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Hospital in honor of a classmate’s October 31, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s office to consider a conditional A public hearing before the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Town of mother who succumbed to breast use review of application (#19-024) in accordance with provisions of the Town Ferrisburgh will be held at the Town Clerk’s Office on Wednesday, November 6 Zoning Regulations. The project involves a pre-existing non-conforming to consider the following applications and other business: cancer. structure at 199 Main Street. The applicant (Jeremiah Parker/JBP Properties, 7:00 PM Call to order and approval of minutes from October 2, 2019 meeting. The 2018 walk raised $4,000 LLC) requests a change in use, required as a condition of a prior permit, from a 7:05 PM Application # 19-068 (Global Montello Group) for change to signage for the Love Your Brain Mixed Use (two residential units and one commercial unit) to a Multi-Family use of McDonald’s drive-thru, property ID # 23/20/36; 2822 Route 7, foundation in honor of a Class (three residential units), and to provide handicap parking in front of the building. Highway Commercial (HC-2) and Rural Agricultural (RA-5) districts; of 2019 member. Past walks The application is available at the Town Office for review. Participation in this conditional use. have raised between $3,000 and proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to make any subsequent appeal. 7:20 PM Application # 19-100 (Atkins) for an equipment shed, Property John Kiernan, Chair ID # 08/01/34; 3601 Sand Road, Rural Agricultural (RA-5) and $10,000 (a bigger class four 10/14, 10/17, 10/21, 10/24 Conservation (CON-25) districts, conditional use. years ago) for causes that have 7:30 PM Application # 19-102 (Thurston) for attached shed; property ID included Burlington’s Vermont # 08/01/34; 89 Diamond Island Lane, Shoreland (SD-2) district, Children’s Hospital; youth NOTICE OF BIDS conditional use. Neagley & Chase Construction is soliciting bids for scopes of solar PV feasibility suicide prevention; Helen Porter 7:40 PM Continuation of Appeal of Application #19-058 (Lessard); property and design build services for our Vergennes Community Housing Project in Healthcare & Rehabilitation ID # 05/01/44.151; 149 Piney Woods Road; Rural Agricultural (RA-5) Vergennes, VT. Building construction started in August 2019 and scheduled to be district; appeal. Center; local cancer patients; and complete in July 2020. The above applications are available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s a VUHS student who was injured This project is the new construction of a 24 unit/23,000SF wood-framed 2 and Office. Persons wishing to appear and be heard may do so in person or be in a fall from a horse. 3-story building of mixed income rental housing. represented by an agent or an attorney. Minority-owned, women owned, locally owned, and Section 3 businesses are The Class of 2020 chose PLEASE NOTE: Participation in the local proceeding is a prerequisite to the strongly encouraged to respond. WomenSafe — a nonprofit that right to take any subsequent appeal. Bids will be due at Neagley & Chase until November 8, 2019 at 1PM. Bids may be aids people who experience Communications about the above applications may be filed in writing with the delivered electronically. Board or at such hearing. sexual violence, domestic Awards will be based on cost of work and the subcontractor’s ability to support the violence, dating violence and project schedule. Contract award is contingent upon the owner accepting final costs 10/21 stalking — in a vote between and authorizing construction. Please contact Rob Higgins at 802-658-6320 or email at rhiggins@neagleychase. three options researched by class officers. The other nonprofits com to express interest and request access to bid documents. 10/21 TOWN OF STARKSBORO on the ballot also make a local PO BOX 91 impact, Migrant Justice and TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY SELECTBOARD 2849 VT ROUTE 116 Helping Overcome Poverty’s DISCUSSION OF LOCAL OPTION STARKSBORO VT 05487 Effects, known as HOPE. TAX/CROSS STREET BRIDGE FUND SURPLUS Taxes are due on the 1st of November 2019 by 4:30pm. Taxes must be Rooney said all were good received in hand by the due date. Postmarks are not accepted. By town vote, choices. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019 • 7:30 P.M. taxes will be considered delinquent and subject to penalty and interest if not At its regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, the received in the town office by 4:30 p.m. on November 1, 2019. The penalty “They were all local Middlebury Selectboard will discuss potential uses of the Local Option Tax/Cross assessed will be 2% of the outstanding balance for the first 10 days and then organizations, because we really Street Bridge Fund Surplus. 8% after on the remaining principal balance. Interest will be charged on the wanted the money we raised to A recent analysis of Middlebury College’s annual contribution and Local outstanding balance at the rate of 1% per month for the first 3 months and go to something that everyone Option Tax revenue, which are dedicated and reserved for the debt service and 1.5% for each month thereafter. in our community knew about, maintenance requirements of the Cross Street Bridge, has shown that these Starksboro Town Treasurer funds are projected to exceed anticipated expenses by approximately $450,000 and we really wanted to see the Celine Coon change we could make,” she said, to $500,000 per year. This, coupled with a current Cross Street Bridge Reserve Starksboro Delinquent Tax Collector/Asst Town Clerk Fund surplus of $2.5M, led the Board, during development of the FY20 General Amy McCormick adding of the winning option, Fund budget last fall, to decide to ask voters at Town Meeting in March, 2019 10/07 “We put that one in there because to use $400,000 of the Local Option Tax Revenue surplus to offset capital we knew that WomenSafe does improvement spending. The voters approved the request. TOWN OF WEYBRIDGE so much for our community.” With planning underway for the FY21 budget (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021), WomenSafe Executive the Board is seeking public input on the concept of continuing to use $400,000 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE of the Local Option Tax Revenue surplus, or more, per year, to offset capital Director Kerri Duquette- improvement spending and, potentially, tapping the existing $2.5M Cross Street PLANNING COMMISSION Hoffman said the organization A public hearing before the Weybridge Planning Commission will be held at was honored to be chosen. Bridge Reserve Fund surplus for essential, priority water system water main the Town Clerk’s Office on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at 7:00 PM, to pursue replacements. the following business: “I think it’s important in a Additional information is available on the Town’s website: To hold a public hearing to review a subdivision request submitted by Ben number of ways, but one of the - a draft of the FY21 capital budget, which is currently under review by the James to create a separate, 5.2-acre building lot from land currently owned by biggest ones is we want people Infrastructure Committee, is available on the Infrastructure Committee page Monument Farms Dairy. to know about our services and (October 10, 2019 packet); Persons wishing to be heard at this Public Meeting may do so in person or may - an excerpt on water system priority projects and cost estimates from the access our services and talk be represented at the meeting by a licensed Vermont Attorney or an authorized about consent and talk about Town’s 2018 water system study on water system improvements is available on agent; please note that in accordance with Chapter 117, Section 4464 of the the Infrastructure Committee page (January 10, 2019 packet). Vermont statutes that participation in the Public Meeting is a prerequisite to the healthy relationships,” Duquette- - a presentation, including more information on financing water system right to take subsequent appeal. Hoffman said. “Just the idea of priority projects, is available in the Selectboard’s June 17, 2019 Strategic The full application and survey can be viewed at the Town Clerk’s Office during having the fundraiser and putting Planning Retreat Packet on the Selectboard page. regular business hours. Updated information, if any, will be posted on the Town’s website, www. our name out there already was a Jeff Olson, Chair huge gift to us.” townofmiddlebury.org, in the October 29, 2019 Selectboard meeting packet on Weybridge Planning Commission Friday, October 25, 2019 at 6 p.m. 10/21 (See WomenSafe, Page 31)

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(Continued from Page 30) a-thon is really about for the and their efforts. 2 3 7 1 5 6 8 9 4 Duquette-Hoffman said students. It’s about building that “It is giving people the gift WomenSafe is nearing its community and supporting our of safety,” Duquette-Hoffman 6 8 4 3 7 9 2 1 5 fundraising goal for the community. And I think this said. “It’s amazing. They’re transitional housing, and the class really came together to do awesome.” seniors’ gift will go a long way that.” Andy Kirkaldy may be reached 5 1 9 4 2 8 3 6 7 toward helping the agency reach Duquette-Hoffman summed at andyk@addisonindependent. the finish line. up her feelings about the seniors com. “We’re almost done with 4 5 6 2 3 7 9 8 1 that project. We actually expect to have our first tenants in 9 7 3 8 6 1 5 4 2 the beginning of the winter. We’re really excited,” she said. “And actually we’re at a place 8 2 1 9 4 5 6 7 3 where we’re closing the project (fundraising), so it comes at a 1 4 5 6 8 2 7 3 9 perfect time. It’s a huge gift.” That transitional housing can play a big role in making people’s 3 6 2 7 9 4 1 5 8 lives better by providing a safe option for those who badly need 7 9 8 5 1 3 4 2 6 it, Duquette-Hoffman said. “It will help to house people 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 who have experienced domestic P A P A S K I I R O N or sexual violence,” Duquette- 12 13 14 Hoffman said. “It’s something A RIL H IC S ORE that hasn’t existed in this way 15 16 17 in the past. We’ve had some L EEK E NE T ACO 18 19 20 21 transitional housing options, M ASAL A T E HRAN but something owned by the 22 23 community that is going to be L ET E LM very low-barrier is going to be 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 huge.” I S A IAH A FIE L D The class did have a joint 31 32 GoFundMe webpage and other C AB L ID 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 social media efforts that raised Y EAR L Y B A S KET about $2,000, according to 40 41 Rooney and faculty advisor Beth U SE I LL Adreon. But mostly, they said, 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 individual students worked hard A T O DDS C LIN C H to get pledges and collect checks 49 50 51 52 and cash. D UPE M B A V OLE “When push comes to shove, SOME OF THE 50 members of the Vergennes Union High 53 54 55 I think they really come together School Class of 2020 walk on Green Street in Waltham on A BEL E RR E TAS their way from VUHS to the Middlebury town green this past 56 57 58 to reach their goals,” Adreon Wednesday morning. They used the walk as a fundraiser for M ANY N AB R EPS said. “And that’s what the walk- WomenSafe. PAGE 32 — Addison Independent, Monday, October 21, 2019 Butler to talk about fall migration MIDDLEBURY — Bridget and fine-tuning people’s innate fall warblers, to laid back days Butler, a naturalist and birding skills while at the watching the aerial acrobatics conservation outreach specialist same time creating a deeper of migrating raptors, there will from St. Albans, will be sharing connection to the self and the be plenty of inspiration to keep her “Time to Fly” presentation place one lives. even the most ardent birder about the fall migration of birds “Fall is a magical time of engaged through the change of as they move across Vermont at year, not only because of the seasons. the Otter Creek Audubon Annual shifting dance of color across The Bird Diva will also Dinner and Meeting on Nov. the landscape but because of the challenge the audience to “be 14 at the American Legion in fantastical movement of birds bold for birds” when looking Middlebury. that is happening around us,” says to a future that’s full of Butler is the founder and Butler. From the tiniest songbirds challenges to Vermont’s climate owner of Bird Diva Consulting to the most powerful raptor, birds and beloved landscape. With a conservation outreach and are undergoing a phenomenal the recent release of two dire consulting business focused journey when they embark on their reports about the status of birds on connecting people with biannual flight to warmer climates. in North America, Butler will birds and their habitats. She Some of this movement is readily demonstrate a handful of ways has 25 years of experience as apparent in the cacophony of people can pay it forward for a naturalist, speaker, birder, sounds of migrating geese and in birds and make a difference in & conservation outreach the more subtle shift in birdsong in the backyard and beyond. She “THE BIRD DIVA,” Bridget Butler, will speak on fall bird specialist, and has worked for the landscape. says, “While we’re all a bit migration at Otter Creek Audubon Society’s annual dinner on the Audubon Societies in New Butler will use snippets of fall fatigued by the doom and gloom Thursday, Nov. 14. Photo courtesy OCAS Hampshire, Massachusetts, sounds in her presentation as news out there, I am confident Maine and Vermont. Butler’s well as photographs from local that as Vermonters we’ll and the people who love them.” and is scheduled to begin at 7:45 Slow Birding programs explore photographers to tease apart continue to make choices that Dinner will start at 6 p.m., with p.m. For dinner reservations, a fresh approach to observing the magic of migration. From will keep our landscape healthy a social hour from 5:15 p.m. The contact Sue Rasmussen at 897- birds focused on re-awakening the challenge of identifying and intact for the birds we love talk is free and open to the public 5411. All are welcome to attend. VETERANS DAY NOVEMBER 11, 2019

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