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Vol.INDEPENDENT 31 No. 31 Middlebury, Vermont  Monday, March 9, 2020  48 Pages $1.00

Angler art Senate bill would regulate bear-hounds has taken up a wide-ranging Fish miscellaneous fish and wildlife New rules define ‘control of dogs’ & Wildlife omnibus bill that issues,” in its current iteration on display By CHRISTOPHER ROSS by bear-hunting hounds in the includes, among many other runs to 42 pages. It contains a • Paintings & prints inspired MONTPELIER — Five Green Mountain National Forest things, language intended to brief section that would define by fish go on display at months after a pair of hikers in Goshen, the Senate Committee clarify bear-hound regulations. “control of dogs,” protect and their puppy were attacked on Natural Resources and Energy S.321, an “act related to (See Hunting, Page 36) THT’s Jackson Gallery. See Arts Beat on Pages 10-13. Film captures last JFK speech • A Middlebury native who helped make a new Kennedy documentary will show the film next week. See Page 18. Women skaters eye league title • The Panthers hosted the NESCAC final four with an NCAA bid on the line. See Sports, Page 32.

Prolific portraitist REBECCA KINKEAD APPLIES paint to a portrait of Middlebury resident Amtul Khan during an informal session at Community College of Vermont in the Battell Block last month. The Cornwall artist is holding impromptu portrait sessions with volunteer sitters in downtown Middlebury throughout February and March as she creates a series of at least 130 5-inch-by-7-inch portraits that will be displayed at the Henry Sheldon Museum, April 14–June 27. Independent photo/Megan James Local infants crowd around • See local babies, plus read Long-distance exams offered Deneckers sold to stories about parenting and Local doctors have a new vision for screening eyes more in Babies & Families NY auto dealership on Pages 21-28. By JOHN FLOWERS Network’s “ocular telehealth” program By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — New technology has been introduced at two Addison MIDDLEBURY — At the end of March or is helping local diabetes patients more County medical practices: Porter Primary in early April, Denecker Chevrolet on Route easily test — and get follow-up treatment Care Vergennes and Middlebury. The free 7 in Middlebury will have a new name — — for eye ailments that could rob them of service allows diabetes patients, during Middlebury Chevrolet — and new owners, the their sight if left unchecked. their regular doctor’s appointments, to (See Denecker, Page 16) The University of Vermont Health (See Exams, Page 47) PAGE 2 — Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020 Vergennes students to host two concerts VERGENNES — The music program at Vergennes Union High and middle schools will be showcasing their work in two upcoming concerts. Vergennes Union High School students will present the first concert on Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m., in the VUHS auditorium. The Commodore Jazz Ensemble, Commodore Singers, Con- cert Choir and Symphonic Band will all perform. The concert will feature the world premier performance of “North on Seven,” a work composed by VUHS senior Kai Williams. Vergennes Union Middle School students will give their concert on Wednesday, March 18, at 7 p.m., also Making sense in the VUHS auditorium. RESIDENT ELLEN WHELAN-WUEST speaks to the chair at the Cornwall town meeting in the Bingham Memorial School this The concert will feature the past Monday evening. Her husband, Connor Stinson, pays close attention in the background. Jazz Jammers, Chorus and Independent photo/Steve James Concert Band. Government, institutions prep for coronavirus By KATIE JICKLING State agencies on Thursday Department of Health, Vermont had tested positive for the The state is tabulating its VTDigger.org rolled out preparatory plans for Emergency Management, and coronavirus. The state has tested resources in case of an outbreak, VERMONT — “It’s only schools, senior living facilities, Gov. Scott outlined their strategy five people, and is monitoring said state epidemiologist Patsy a matter of time” before the state government, and hospitals, in at a press conference. 170, a number that has “grown Kelso. Vermont currently has coronavirus arrives in Vermont, advance of the anticipated arrival Staff across a variety of substantially” in recent days, 80 isolation rooms in hospitals Gov. Phil Scott said on Thursday. of COVID-19, the disease caused agencies are working “to plan for according to health commissioner across the state. If hospitals run When that time comes, state by the virus. Representatives anything that comes our way,” Mark Levine. Neighboring states out of space in those isolation officials said at a press conference from the agencies of Education Scott said. have all reported cases, as has rooms, they’ll relegate patients that day, they plan to be ready. and Human Services, the As of Thursday, no Vermonters Quebec. (See Coronavirus, Page 3) Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020 — PAGE 3

Coronavirus Find ADDIE! * (Continued from Page 2) to a specific wing or rooms. The St Paddie’s Day Contest government has also stockpiled Everyday Preventive Measures masks and other materials, and has Vermont Department of Health is urging Vermonters to take The Addison Independent is hosting released half of that to hospitals, these preventive actions to help stop the spread of germs: its first ever St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger according to Kelso. hunt. Where? Right here in the paper! Be sure to The state has materials to test • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based look high and low throughout the paper. He will be 250 people for the disease, though th th th more tests kits are on their way. hand sanitizer. hiding 15 times in papers on March 5 , 9 , 12 , and th By next week, Vermont officials • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands. 16 . Find as many as you can and send your entry will have the capacity to test 50 in for a chance to win $100 of Middleury “Gold” • Avoid close contact with people who are sick. individuals a day, she added. (Middlebury Money) donated by the National Bank CATHOLIC PRACTICES • Stay home when you are sick. of Middlebury! Meanwhile, Bishop Christopher • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the J. Coyne of the Roman Catholic tissue in the trash. Diocese of Burlington on HERE’S HOW TO PLAY! Friday told all Vermont parishes • Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. • Search through the 3/5, 3/9, 3/12 and 3/16 papers. to suspended the Catholic • Fill out the form with the date of the paper and practice of distributing holy where the Addie was hiding (hint: check stories, communion from a cup — that On Wednesday, the state in New Hampshire to track photos and ads!). issued guidance for nursing down the roughly 175 people at is, giving transubstantiated wine • Email contests@addisonidependent or mail or to churchgoers during Mass. homes, where residents are most a gathering who may have come susceptible to the virus. The death into contact with an individual bring your findings to 58 Maple St, Middlebury Additionally, he instructed th Catholics to stop holding hands rate is 10 times higher for those with coronavirus. Last week, VT 05753 by Wednesday March 18 at 5pm. with each other during recitation over 80 than for younger patients, an employee of Dartmouth- • Check back on March 23rd to see if you won! of the Lord’s Prayer and to stop according to a recent study. Hitchcock Medical Center who The state advised nursing had been tested for coronavirus * Addie isn’t hiding in this ad, making physical contact — he’s just introducing himself! usually shaking hands — during homes to instruct people with attended a private event at the the part of Mass called “Sign of flu symptoms to avoid visiting, music venue Engine Room in Peace.” ensure they had sick leave White River Junction. The man, FIND ADDIE! “Per the Centers for Disease policies in place for staff, and a New Hampshire resident, later Please write the issue of the paper and where you Control and Prevention track residents’ symptoms. tested positive for the virus. Secretary of Education Dan Officials said Vermonters have found Addie for 1 through 15. Entries with the most recommendations to limit spottings will be entered in a drawing for a Pot o’ Gold! potential exposure to viruses, such French said his agency is drafting been cooperative in self-isolating. as the novel coronavirus, pastors plans that outline the point at For those who are exposed to the Date Location have been asked to regularly which schools should consider virus, the state recommends that communicate to their parishioners closing in case of an outbreak. they stay at home for 14 days — 1. ___/______that if one is sick, he or she should He’ll also advise schools how to skipping work, staying out of the 2. ___/______stay home and not attend Mass,” provide student meals in case of a grocery store and pharmacy — Bishop Coyne said in a release. closure, and any potential impact though they can probably take a 3. ___/______“The obligation to attend Mass in on school calendar requirements. walk in the woods, Levine said. 4. ___/______such cases is lifted.” The state is also working with Levine said he has authority On Wednesday, the federal the U.S. Border Patrol to limit the to enforce the recommendations, 5. ___/______government approved $4.9 million flow of those who have visited but has no plans to do so. “People 6. ___/______in funds for testing and mitigation high-risk countries. Those who actually understand how bad this efforts in Vermont. Levine said the have traveled to high-risk areas could get and they don’t want to 7. ___/______total represents a rough estimate of and are not American citizens are be actively affecting others,” he 8. ___/______what the department expects virus being turned away at the border, said. preparation and treatment to cost. said Scott. Another casualty of the 9. ___/______A task force created by Scott coronavirus, according to Levine? The federal government has 10. ___/______loosened testing guidelines, convened its first meeting Handshaking. increasing the number of people Thursday. “The custom of handshaking is 11. ___/______who can be tested. Previously, Meanwhile, the state health probably going to fade away as anyone who has traveled to department is doing its best to a result of this crisis,” he said. “I 12. ___/______a country with widespread track and monitor those who may think for most people now it will 13. ___/______coronavirus and was sick enough have been exposed to the disease. be socially acceptable to do other to be hospitalized could be tested. Kelso, the epidemiologist, said forms of communication.” Maybe, 14. ___/______Now, anyone who has traveled she is working with state officials he suggested, elbow-to-elbow. 15. ___/______and has flu symptoms of any kind is eligible. Meanwhile, the state is buckling Name: ______down its protocol for different Phone: ______populations. REMINDER Email: ______Town of Middlebury property taxes due CORRECTION: Our Verg- in the Treasurer’s Office on or before Address: ______ennes City Meeting wrap-up in Monday, March 16, 2020. Thursday’s edition incorrectly ______stated that John Gunnar DeGraaf Extended office hours: Send or bring this form in to 58 Maple St, Middlebury, VT 05753 and Patricia Ganson were March 16th, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or email your answers to [email protected] by competing for one seat on the Please allow extra time if you are mailing your payment, Wednesday March 18th at 5pm. Vergennes-Panton Water District postmarks are not accepted as timely payment. board. Both were elected to the board, DeGraaf with 689 votes, For your convenience there is a payment box located Ganson with 659 votes. We between the Town Office and the Library. apologize for the error. PAGE 4 — Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020 ADDISON INDEPENDENT Editorial Building trust in the ACSD On Town Meeting Day, three towns within the seven-town Addison Central School District voted overwhelmingly on two advisory questions to overturn provisions of the district’s charter that limits their town’s ability to have an adequate voice to pick a school board representative from their town and to determine whether their elementary school should be closed. The citizen-led referenda in Ripton, Salisbury and Shoreham specifically asked if school board members should only be elected by their fellow townspeople and that a school should only be closed if a majority in that community elect to do so. Salisbury voted by Australian ballot, 268-59 in favor of the first question and 241-87 on the second (representing 4-1 and 3-1 margins); Ripton voted 216-27 (a 9-1 margin) on the first and 196- 32 on the second; and Shoreham’s 88 residents attending Town Meeting passed both measures unanimously by voice vote. Only in Cornwall was the first measure defeated by voice vote, and the second failed by two votes, 44-46 on a requested paper ballot. Weybridge conducted a survey on the questions, rather than a vote at Town meeting. Middlebury and Bridport, meanwhile, chose not to take up the questions. Clearly, the ACSD articles of agreement that were adopted in 2016 did not adequately represent at least four of the smaller towns to their satisfaction. That is further confirmed by the 800-plus signatures members of the local group, Save our Schools, collected on petitions to be put the issues up to a school district vote. Despite those votes, however, three school board incumbents were re-elected over challengers, two of who had championed their small schools. Why is that, and what can be done? Partly it’s due to the district’s unique make-up. Middlebury is by far the dominant community. It’s population of 8,500 dwarfs Ripton’s 588 and Weybridge’s 833. The other four towns have populations remarkably similar — 1,265 for Shoreham; 1,136 for Salisbury; 1,185 in Cornwall and 1,218 in Bridport, all according to the 2010 census. In drafting the articles of agreement, there was much discussion about how to consolidate the school district, while providing proportional representation to voters and yet not have Middlebury voters override the concerns of the smaller towns. In giving Middlebury seven votes on the 13-member board, and one vote for each of the other six towns, the articles of agreement then tried to balance Middlebury’s weight by creating a supermajority (10) that would be required to close any one school. The articles of agreement also required board members be elected by the entire district, not by voters in the individual towns, which put the focus on the school district. Because of that provision, district residents must understand that Middlebury’s overwhelming population will likely overrule — at the ballot box — any concerns against that town’s interests. The board has the power to represent the interests of the small towns, if they will, but they must exercise it and use that power wisely. To that end, it’s informative to revisit comments around the time the district charter was formed in 2016. ACSD chairman Peter Conlon was a UD-3 board member at the time and had this to say (in a story that March) about the passage of the district charter: Deep connection “The overwhelming support for unification was really incredible. It shows FOUR-YEAR-OLD ANNA KRAMER looks into the eyes of her father, Chris, during the the open mind our communities had going into this. It also means a great re- Cornwall town meeting last Monday evening. sponsibility for those of us on the new unified board to keep education mov- Independent photo/Steve James ing forward and be responsive to all citizens in the district.” (Italics added.) And ACSD Superintendent Peter Burrows noted that the underlying mission of district officials and parents would remain the same: “As the new board takes shape, our citizens still need to have the same passion for our community schools, the same commitment to what’s best for our students, and the same resolution to put students first,” Burrows Letters to the Editor said. “It’s what makes our communities unrivaled in Vermont, and what we will continue to grow in our new governance structure.” It’s important to note that when those words were spoken, the idea of closing any community school was not part of the conversation. In Bipartisan gun legislation deserves consideration fact, it was the opposite. What was part of the conversation at that time Just a few hours after a lobby the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco S.42 Universal Background was realizing an estimated $176,000 annually in administrative savings visit at Senator Leahy’s Burl- and Firearms the ability to Checks. The Crime Gun Tracing (how are we doing on that, by the way?), and gaining almost $470,000 ington office, his staffer sent me electronically search for the Modernization Act is a move in annually from small school grants and state tax incentives for going the headlining news, “Leahy, records of guns used in crimes the right direction for the gun ahead with the consolidation. Pascrell, King Introduce Crime across the country. violence prevention movement, ********** Gun Tracing Modernization I am an Advocacy Corps but now I urge Senator Leahy, There are tough questions ahead for this school district, including po- Act.” This bipartisan act, member with the Friends Senator Sanders and their cohort tential school closings. If the district board is to confront those issues introduced by U.S. Sen. Patrick Committee on National Leg- in the Senate to move Universal with the trust of all towns, they’ll need to heed the majority voices in Leahy (D-VT) and U.S. Reps. islation, lobbying for common Background Checks to a vote. each community and the pledges made to the smaller towns when the Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and sense gun violence protection The introduction of the Crime charter was drafted. — Angelo Lynn Peter King (R-NY), will give in Vermont, and Senate Bill (See Letter, Page 5) Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020 — PAGE 5 Sanders has courage, character Letters to the Editor As I write this day, my the conservative population of concern and focus is on Bernie the U.S. government. Sanders. I feel that Bernie’s avid These public servants, intelligence and open-hearted- (Eleanor Roosevelt, and many Medical students’ debt a flaw in Medicare plan ness are much to be admired. His others), have been enlightened, A recent conversation with my through all of that, you ask? In I fully agree that we need ability to withstand continuous open-minded, perceptive, and aunt brought to light a possible many cases, it may come down health coverage for absolutely criticism, and in my opinion, unbelievably courageous. Their flaw with some of the Demo- to one major factor: money. everyone as a basic human right. the unwarranted unkindness of willingness to be autonomous cratic candidates’ “Medicare for Currently, American doctors I do think, though, that flipping the mainstream Republican and and to step away from the All” pitch. Medicare is beloved, can earn a very good living (or the switch to Medicare for all is Democratic establishments, is comfort of the mainstream true, and folks look forward to more), which goes a long way not as well thought-out as the amazingly brave. makes a profound difference reaching eligibility age for it, toward making up for the misery candidates make it sound. We We, without pause, proclaim in the lives of all people in the also true. They can get excellent of med school and can pay off need doctors to make Medicare our gratitude, respect and U.S. as well as in the world. care from American physicians the mountains of debt. Now, for all desirable, potential admiration for Martin Luther I openly admit that I do not at a low cost thanks to workers’ imagine those earnings all go medical students need a reason King. He was, without doubt, a get it. I ask who we are as Medicare taxes. Wouldn’t it be away and, with it, the incentive to dive into the deep end of med Democratic Socialist. citizens of one of the wealth- wonderful if we could all just be to pursue a career in the field. school, and state medical schools In the last few years, we recite iest countries in the world. In on that plan right now? Yes, yes Many Sanders or Warren probably won’t solve the issues. praises for the character and October Bernie asked while it would. However, how good supporters right now will quip Heck, if you make education political philosophy of Jimmy campaigning, “If you are willing would it be if you had universal that their preferred candidate will free for all to any state school, Carter. Jimmy Carter endured to fight for other people as much coverage but no providers? erase my brother-in-law’s debt, you also take away the schools’ the ridicule of the corporate as you are willing to fight for Let me explain my concern. so all should be good, right? monetary incentives to exist. media and the Democratic yourself…” Medical school sucks; my For him, maybe, but what This is a rabbit hole, to be sure. establishment. President Carter Mary Benton brother-in-law is a surgeon about future doctors who are I have yet to hear Bernie or Eliz- was constantly beaten down by Lincoln down in the Carolinas, and I still in primary school? Again, abeth explain their plan for how watched the exhausting rigors supporters will retort that their to solve this riddle. Maybe, just that he endured in medical candidate will make college maybe, they could start looking Vt. needs to elect more women school, residency and even now free to all. That may happen, at complete loan forgiveness for On Tuesday night, 10 minutes thing. as a practicing surgeon. It was yes, but they aren’t proposing all public-oriented service-type before the polls closed, I ran My vote was for Elizabeth eight years or so of exhaustion, to make all colleges free. Many careers, such as doctors, social into the polling station in Warren. In a state that was struggle and worry. To top that of our excellent medical schools workers, teachers, etc. Middlebury with two forms always going to go for Bernie, off, he has hundreds of thousands are private, so they won’t be Just a thought. of address, my license and my I voted because she deserved of dollars of medical school debt, included in the ranks of the free Matt Williams passport. I had moved since my vote. She deserved a lot now. Why would anyone suffer path. New Haven the last election and it took me more votes than she received. eight minutes to register to vote Everyone has an issue with ‘Shake-up’ in U.S. Senate needed for democracy and then vote. Vermont same- candidates that aren’t their day registration is a beautiful (See Caswell letter, Page 15) Wake Up America! love of Putin and felons, he is and Patrick Leahy. Who else It is the McConnell laughable; but laughing won’ts dares ring the Liberty Bell? Republican engine that grants do the job except for making Chris Alger Letters can be found the fuel for Trump’s engine. him angrier. Shake-up needs to Orwell on Pages 4, 5 and 15 Think beyond disliking Trump happen in the Senate. Vote! to what gives him power and Hats off to Jeff Flake, (see his protections. Apart from his departure speech), Mitt Romney Letter (Continued from Page 4) but the work is not done. Please Gun Tracing Modernization continue to reach across the Act proves that gun violence aisle and strive to make our is bipartisan issue and I cannot communities more safe and emphasize enough how import- keep the momentum for gun ant cross-party collaboration is violence prevention strong. in the passing of these common With any questions or sense gun violence prevention interest in lobbying in Vermont, measures. please contact me at obravo@ Thank you to Senator middlebury.edu. Leahy and Representatives Bill Olivia Bravo Pascrell, Jr., and Peter King, Middlebury

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Middlebury family. meet patients at the office on Don is survived by his wife Don was born on Aug. 16, weekends until the end of his of over 60 years, Elizabeth ORANGE CITY, Fla. – Rupert 1935, at home in Jeffersonville. career at the age of 77. Beck Bicknell; his children I. Billings, 86, passed away peace- He was the son of George and Don met the love of his life, David Skinner Bicknell of fully Sunday morning, Feb. 16, Rachel Skinner Bicknell. Don Elizabeth Beck, while at UVM. Nonthaburi, Thailand (wife 2020, at AdventHealth Hospice graduated from Richford High They were married on June 20, Pomh and children Kai and at Fish Memorial in Orange School in 1953, where his 1959, in Charlotte. Together, Kayla), Dr. Timothy Donald City, Fla. He was born Nov. 10, father was a teaching principal he and Liz raised five chil- Bicknell of Ferrisburgh, (wife 1933, in New Haven, Vt., the who taught him math, physics dren: David, Timothy, Ann, Casey and sons Maxwell son of the late Fredrick and Rita and chemistry. While attend- Peter and Paul. Each one made and Robert), Annie Louise (Whittemore) Billings. ing and graduating from UVM Don very proud, as did his ten Bicknell Poskas of Ferrisburgh, After twenty-nine years of undergraduate school in 1957, devoted and loving grandchil- (husband Michael), Peter Beck employment at Standard Register he was a member of Delta Psi dren. One of Don’s favorite Bicknell of West Addison, in Middlebury, he moved to fraternity and the Key and pastimes was spending time (wife Sarah and children Gavin, Orange City. Serpent Honorary Society. He with his family at his summer Michaela, Isaac and Delaney), He enjoyed the warmth of graduated from UVM College camp on Thompson’s Point in DONALD SKINNER and Paul Michael Bicknell of Florida, watching car races, of Medicine in 1961, where he Charlotte, a summer home that BICKNELL, M.D. Bridport, (children Hannah visiting with friends, and sitting was elected a member of Alpha Don enjoyed from the time he and Nicholas); his sister Ann outside in his yard, where he Omega Alpha Medical Society. was seven years old. the Vergennes United Methodist Bicknell Hodgman (children derived pleasure from his flow- Don interned at the Upstate Don enlisted the Vermont Church Administration board; Suzanne, Sandra and Donna); ers and watching the birds and Medical Center in Syracuse, Army National Guard in 1979 being a founding member of the and brother-in-law, Richard squirrels. N.Y., and then entered the U.S. and served as Commander, Little City Jazz Band, where he Beck (wife Katie and children He was predeceased by his Army Medical Corps, in which Medical Company, 186 played both tenor and alto saxo- Brian and Charles). Don was sister, Lois Parker, and his brother, he served for a year each at Forward Support Battalion. phone; member of Vergennes pre-deceased by his brother- Richard Billings Sr. Fort Douglas in Utah and at In 1995 he retired as a full City Band; founding member in-law Bruce Clark Hodgman He will be missed by family Madigan General Hospital in Colonel and State Surgeon, of the Vergennes Union High and nephew Daniel Edwin and friends. Tacoma, Wash. He returned to having received the Army School Boosters Club; member Hodgman. Interment will be at the Munger Vermont in 1964 and set up his Commendation Medal and the of the Counseling Services Please join the family for a Street Cemetery in New Haven, medical practice in Vergennes Meritorious Service Medal. of Addison County Board of celebration of life, which will Vt., at a later date.◊ in the family home on Main In addition to being a full- Directors; assisting the Vermont be held at The Vergennes Opera Street. Don then moved to a time physician, Don served State Police Diving Team; and House at 2 p.m. on March 21. single converted apartment on his community in many ways: in the early 1970’s he and Liz The family would like to FUNERAL North Street. When his son, he was elected the Ferrisburgh began the Ferrisburgh Cub thank the staff at The UVM MEMORIAL Tim, joined his practice in Moderator at Town Meeting Scout pack. Health Network-Porter SERVICE 1995, another son, Peter, built Day, which he served for more His professional awards Medical Center for their care CREMATION a new office on North Street. than 20 years; a member of and achievements include and compassion. PRE-PLANNING This became Little City Family the UVM College of Medicine co-authoring a New England In lieu of flowers, donations SERVICES Practice. Admissions Board; dedicated Journal of Medicine article on can be made to Addison County In 50 years of practicing parent of the Vergennes Swim Tularemia published in 1968. In Home Health and Hospice at BROWN-McCLAY medicine in Vergennes Don Team, serving as a starter and as 2004 he was the recipient of the achhh.org. 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lecture in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 10, [email protected]. Mar MONDAY 4:30 p.m., Room 125, Mahaney Arts Center, Hemp growers debrief and support group 9 Age Well community luncheon 72 Porter Field Rd. Donna Strahan, Head of in Bristol. Thursday, March 12, 5-8 p.m., in New Haven. Monday, March 9, Conservation and Scientific Research at the Tandem, 26 Main St. Calling all hemp grow- 11:30 a.m., Porky’s Place, Route 7. Freer|Sackler Galleries of Art, Smithsonian ers. ACORN wants to hear how the 2019 Doors open at 11:30, meal served at noon of Institution, will discuss materials and methods hemp-growing season went. A casual debrief chicken corn chowder, half of a turkey bacon of manufacture of Asian gold objects. session in a supportive environment. Share cheddar melt on wholegrain bread, cole- “The Candidate” on screen in Middlebury. the good, the bad, and the ugly with other slaw and fruit ambrosia. 72 hours advanced Tuesday, March 10, 6-8:30 p.m., Community growers. Cost of $20 includes light fare and notice required. Call Michelle to reserve Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. What a drink ticket. All payments support ACORN’s 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does happens when an idealistic candidate for the mission. Tickets non-refundable. Space is not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 U.S. Senate faces the real pressures of our limited. Pre-register at acornvt.org. More info and up and their spouse of any age. Free commercializing political system? Will he contact Annie Harlow 802-922-7060. ride may be provided; call ACTR at 802-388- become just another product to be branded, Cabin Fever lecture series: “Why Ghana?” 2287 to inquire. merchandized, and sold? While this 1972 film in Middlebury. Thursday, March 12, 7 p.m., “Doing Business in a Changing Climate” featuring Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, and Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, in Middlebury. Monday, March 9, 5 to 6:30 Melvyn Douglas was made almost forty years 75 Main St. World-traveling birder Hank p.m., Danforth Pewter, 52 Seymour St. ago its themes are uncomfortably relevant in Kaestner will give a presentation on Ghana, Three Addison County business leaders will our own time. The latest Middlebury Classic a seldom visited West African nation which is discuss how their companies are adapting Film Club screening. rich in history, culture and, of course, birds, so they can survive and thrive during the “See it and Sketch It” in Monkton. Tuesday, many of which are range restricted to western era of climate change. Free and open to March 10, at 6:30 p.m., 4333 States Prion Africa. Free and open to the public. the public. Rep. Amy Sheldon moderates a Hollow Rd. Learn more about birds when Erin Vergennes Union High School concert in panel discussion with Sarah Kaeck of Bee’s from the Birds of Vermont Museum guides Vergennes. Thursday, March 12, 7 p.m., Wrap, Spencer Blackwell of the Elmer Farm you in how to identify and draw the wild birds Auditorium, VUHS, Monkton Rd. Concert and Bram Kleppner of Danforth Pewter. in our area. features the Commodore Jazz, Commodore Community educational forum on Ranked Singers, concert choir, and symphonic band. Choice Voting in Bristol. Monday, March Mar Beloved writer There will be a world premier performance of 9, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Bristol Fire Station, West WEDNESDAY ROWLAND EVANS ROBINSON “North on Seven,” composed by VUHS senior St. Ranked choice voting is currently a bill 11 Age Well community luncheon in is the subject of a lecture and dis- Kai Williams. in the Vermont House. Bill sponsor Rutland Shoreham. Wednesday, March 11, cussion by Dean Leary, a long- “Working” on stage in Middlebury. Thursday, Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman will speak 11 a.m., Halfway House, Route 22A. time reader of Robinson’s work, March 12, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 on the bill. All are invited. Park in designated Doors open and meal served at 11 a.m. until at Rokeby in Ferrisburgh on Sun- S. Pleasant St. Middlebury College Musical visitor parking. all are served of Chicken and biscuits, vege- day, March 15, 3 p.m. Ferrisburgh Theater present this work based on Studs table, coleslaw and dessert. $5 suggested resident Robinson was one of Ver- Terkel’s best-selling book. “Working” paints a donation does not include gratuity. 72 hours mont’s most beloved writers. vivid portrait of the people the world so often Mar TUESDAY advanced notice required, call Michelle to Photo/Rokeby Museum archives takes for granted — the schoolteacher, the 10 Cost of Production for Farmers reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, and Food Manufacturers work- 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free at noon of sweet and sour meatballs over rice the mason and the housewife. Tickets adults shop in Middlebury. Tuesday, March ride may be provided; call ACTR at 802-388- pilaf, broccoli florets, peas and carrots, wheat $10/student $6, plus fees, available at 10, 8:30 a.m.-noon, UVM Extension Office, 2287 to inquire. bread and applesauce. Bring your own place 802-382-9222, [email protected] 23 Pond Ln. Understanding costs of produc- Meeting of seniors in Bridport. Wednesday, setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 hours or Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m., at the THT tion brings profitability and more informed March 11, 12:15 p.m., Community Masonic advanced notice required. Call Michelle to box office. decision-making. In this ACORN workshop Hall. Bridport Senior Citizens Inc. will hold a reserve at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone Calley Hastings of Fat Toad Farm will share meeting to plan the Bridport Senior raffle day. age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Mar FRIDAY her personal insights growing her farm- “Just Mercy” on screen in Middlebury. Free ride may be provided; call ACTR at based business. Cost of $15 includes light Wednesday, March 11, 1, 4 and 7 p.m., 802-388-2287 to inquire. 13 Rummage sale/bag sale in snacks and coffee. All payments support Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. In the latest Mini Nordic music festival in Middlebury. Vergennes. Friday, March 13, 10 ACORN’s mission. Tickets non-refundable. film in Middlebury SURJ’s Seeing Color/ Thursday, March 12, 12:15-1 p.m., St. a.m.-7 p.m., Champlain Valley Christian Space is limited. Pre-register at acornvt. Seeking Justice Film Series world-renowned Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. Reformed Church, 73 Church St. All items are org. More info contact Annie Harlow civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson George Matthew Jr., organist, and Gareth overstock clearance from Your Turn Resale 802-922-7060. works to free a wrongly condemned death Cordery, pianist, will play works by Sibelius, Shoppe in Vergennes. More info call Mandy Age Well community luncheon in row prisoner. All proceeds benefit a schol- Grieg, and Sjogren as part of St. Stephen’s at 802-989-9201. Vergennes. Tuesday, March 10, 10 a.m., arship for Vermont students to attend Civil 10th annual Lenten concert series. Light Age Well community luncheon in Bristol. Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Rights Tour. Suggested donation $10. No one refreshments provided and brown bagging is Friday, March 13, 11:30 a.m., Mary’s Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for coffee hour turned away for lack of funds. encouraged. Free and open to everyone. Restaurant, Route 116. Doors open at and bingo. Senior Meeting at 11:20 a.m. Food & Lit book discussion in Middlebury. “The Philippines and the U.S.” in Middlebury. 11:30, lunch served at noon of dressed Meal served at noon of beef and cheddar Wednesday, March 11, 6 p.m., Kiss the Cook, Thursday, March 12, 3-4:45 p.m., EastView at green salad; fresh baked roll; seafood stew burger, baked beans, sliced carrots, wheat Merchants Row. Meet and discuss “Cooking Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. The 6th “Great with shrimp, scallops, mussels and cod in a roll and cantaloupe. Bring your own place with Fernet Branca” by James Hamilton- Decisions” talk features David Rosenberg, tomato sauce over rice; and chef’s choice of setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 hours Paterson, a funny sendup of Italian-cooking- Middlebury College Professor of Political dessert. 72 hours advanced notice required. advanced notice required. Call Michelle to holiday-romance novels, and enjoy a tasty Science emeritus and Visiting Fellow in Seats are limited. Call Michelle to reserve at reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age treat and/or beverage as inspired by the book. the College of Asia and the Pacific at the 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free Cost $5 per person, limited to 10 people. 5 Australian National University in Canberra. not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 ride may be provided; call ACTR at 802-388- registrants needed as minimum. R.S.V.P. at He will talk about the Philippines’ long and and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride 2287 to inquire. the Vermont Book Shop 802-388-2061. Book complex relationship with the U.S., and the may be provided; call ACTR at 802-388-2287 Middlebury Garden Club lecture in purchase not required to participate. new challenges posed by the ruthless behav- to inquire. Middlebury. Tuesday, March 10, 1 p.m., The Dordt University Concert Choir in New ior of President Duterte in the context of “Ukraine Beyond the Headlines” in Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Haven. Wednesday, March 11, 7 p.m., New China’s fast-increasing power position in the Middlebury. Friday, March 13, 3 p.m., The Join us for a slide show by Jamie Masefield, Haven United Reformed Church,1660 Ethan region. Free and open to the public. Limited Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. a mason, who will share ideas for integrat- Allen Hwy (Route 7). Free. This ensemble will seating. Call 802-989-7500 to reserve. UVM Associate Professor Jennifer Dickerson ing stonework with creative gardening and perform a wide variety of choral music includ- Beginner 3-D printing and electronics night offers an on-the-ground view of this fascinat- ornamental objects of interest. Free, open ing hymn arrangements; spirituals; American in Middlebury. Thursday, March 12, 5-9 p.m., ing country beyond its recent appearance in to the public and fully accessible. RSVP folksongs; classics from Mozart, Brahms, and The Makery at Hannaford Career Center, 51 American newspaper headlines. Free, open to Courtney Allenson at 802-388-1220 or Britten; multi-cultural songs from around the Charles Ave. Nick and Shiraz will be leading a to the public and fully accessible. RSVP [email protected]. globe; and profound works from an exciting tutorial on how to use software to make small to Courtney Allenson at 802-388-1220 or Emerging Artists exhibit opening in Bristol. new composer. Freewill donations accepted. parts on a 3-D printer. No programming expe- [email protected]. Tuesday, March 10, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Art on rience required. You will also have an oppor- The Threatles in Middlebury. Friday, March 13, Main, 25 Main St. The 12th annual exhibit Mar THURSDAY tunity to learn basic electronics with hands 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury, 100 features work by 20 Mount Abraham Union on experience. Come anytime from 5-9 p.m., EastView Ter. The Threatles sing the Beatles High School students in painting, calligra- 12 Age Well community luncheon instruction will be ongoing. Children 14-18 and more. This young family trio returns to phy, jewelry, ceramics and prints. Enjoy light in Vergennes. Thursday, March 12, are welcome if accompanied by an adult. EastView to entertain with joyful energy, refreshments and talk with the young artists. 10 a.m., Armory Lane Senior Housing, $7.50 Drop-In fee or borrow Ilsley Library’s performing a wide variety of the Beatles Show runs from March 3-25. 50 Armory Ln., Vergennes. Doors open at 10 Makery pass. More info contact Susan at repertoire, and other favorites of theirs (and Ancient Asian Gold Technology illustrated a.m. for coffee hour and bingo. Meal served ours). Free and open to the public. Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020 — PAGE 9 communitycalendar

Art opening reception in Middlebury. Friday, Saturday, March 14, 10 a.m., Orwell Free 14, 7 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian townhalltheater.org or Monday-Saturday, March 13, 5-7 p.m., Jackson Gallery, Town Library, 473 Main St. Learn and practice basic Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. Composer noon-5 p.m., at the THT box office. Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Paintings cursive skills with local cursive enthusiast and guitarist Jim Scott leads songs of earth, Eloise & Co. in Lincoln. Saturday, March 14, and wood-block prints by Courtney Allenson, Rhonda Chesney. For interested people of peace, community, love and just fun for every- 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 East River Rd. a native Vermonter who has been exploring all ages. More info at 802-948-2041 or orwell- one to join in. Scott played for years with the Eloise Bell, Becky Tracy and Rachel Bell will the worlds of art and nature since childhood. freelibrary.org. Paul Winter Consort and was co-composer perform traditional and original tunes. Tickets Allenson works from photographs of fish “Der Fliegende Holländer” in Middlebury. of their celebrated Missa Gaia/Earth Mass. $10 for adults, teens and kids are free. landed by family and friends. Exhibit coin- Saturday, March 14, 1 p.m., Town Hall Tickets $15 or pay what you can. Refreshments served during intermission. cides with “The 2020 Fly Fishing Film Tour” at Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. This Met: Live in “Imaginary” in Middlebury. Saturday, March Fire Department benefit dance in Brandon. Town Hall Theater on Friday, April 10. HD opera features the great bass-baritone Sir 14, 7:30 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Arts Saturday, March 14, 8 p.m.-midnight, “Imaginary” in Middlebury. Friday, March 13, Bryn Terfel as the doomed title sea captain. Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. Mixing dance/ American Legion, Route 7 South. Tickets are 7:30 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Arts François Girard’s new production turns the theater, storytelling, lighting design and $15 per person for this St. Patrick’s Day dance Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. Mixing dance/ Met stage into a rich, layered tableau remi- original audio scores, Lida Winfield creates a to raise funds for Brandon’s Fire Department. theater, storytelling, lighting design and niscent of a vast oil painting. Tickets $24 quirky, innovative yet socially poignant work original audio scores, Lida Winfield creates a adults/$10 students, plus fees, available at that explores perception in relationship to the quirky, innovative yet socially poignant work 802-382-9222, [email protected] imagination. Tickets $22 general public/$16 LIVEMUSIC that explores perception in relationship to the or at the box office, Monday-Saturday, noon-5 Middlebury College faculty, staff, alumni, and imagination. Tickets $22 general public/$16 p.m. emeriti/$10 youth/$6 Middlebury College Dordt University Concert Choir in New Middlebury College faculty, staff, alumni, and “Fire Will Come” on screen in Middlebury. students, available at 802-443-MIDD (6433) Haven. Wednesday, March 11, 7 p.m., New emeriti/$10 youth/$6 Middlebury College Saturday, March 14, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana or middlebury.edu/arts. Haven United Reformed Church. students, available at 802-443-MIDD (6433) Auditorium, 356 College St. Amador Coro Cerutti-Reid Duo in Brandon. Saturday, March Mini Nordic music festival in Middlebury. or middlebury.edu/arts. Repeats on Saturday. has been condemned for having provoked a 14, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Thursday, March 12, 12:15-1 p.m., St. “Working” on stage in Middlebury. Friday, fire. When he gets out of prison, nobody is Club Rd. Celebrating 15 years of musical Stephen’s Episcopal Church. March 13, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 waiting for him. He returns to his hometown, a partnership, the Cerutti-Reid Duo will perform Vergennes Union High School concert in S. Pleasant St. Middlebury College Musical small village hidden in the mountains of rural a classical program of 19th- to 21st-century Vergennes. Thursday, March 12, 7 p.m., Theater present this work based on Studs Galicia, to live with his mother, Benedicta, and music on piano and viola and the world Vergennes Union High School. Terkel’s best-selling book. “Working” paints a their three cows. Life goes by, following the premiere of Vermont composer Carol Wood’s The Threatles in Middlebury. Friday, March vivid portrait of the people the world so often rhythm of nature. Until one night when a fire “The Long Parting.” Tickets $20. Pre-concert 13, 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury. takes for granted — the schoolteacher, the starts to devastate the region. Free. dinner available for $25. Reservations Lonnie Griffiths in Middlebury. Friday, March phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, Corned beef and cabbage supper in required for dinner and recommended for the 13, 5-7 p.m., Otter Creek Brewing. the mason and the housewife. Tickets adults Vergennes. Saturday, March 14, 5-6:30 show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247- An Earth and Peace Songfest - Jim Scott $10/student $6, plus fees, available at p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church, 4295 or [email protected]. Concert in Middlebury. Friday March 14, 7 802-382-9222, [email protected] Main St., across from the Opera House. An Evening of Songs and Arias in p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist or Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m., at the THT Menu includes corned beef, boiled potatoes, Middlebury. Saturday, March 14, 7:30 p.m., Society. box office. carrots, onions, rolls, dessert and beverage Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, 72 Cerutti-Reid Duo in Brandon. Saturday, March served buffet style. Cost $10 adults/$5 chil- Porter Field Rd. Select music students pres- 14, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Mar dren. Takeout orders are available. More info ent a variety of songs, duets, and arias that An Evening of Songs and Arias in SATURDAY call 802-877-3150. range from the Baroque era to the present. Middlebury. Saturday, March 14, 7:30 p.m., 14 King Pede card party in Ferrisburgh. Accompanied by affiliate artist Cynthia Huard Mahaney Arts Center. Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Saturday, March 14, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh and Annemieke McLane, piano. Free. More Eloise & Co. in Lincoln. Saturday, March 14, Section snowshoe hike in Lincoln. Town Hall and Community Center, Route 7. info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168. 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall. Saturday, March 14, Mount Abraham. Come for a sandwich supper and then on to “Working” on stage in Middlebury. Saturday, O’hAnleigh in Middlebury. Saturday, March Strenuous snowshoe up Mt Abe via Battell an evening of fun and card games. King Pede March 14, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 14, 8 p.m. Notte. Trail, relatively early start, 6-7 miles, may involves “trick-taking” techniques such as in S. Pleasant St. Middlebury College Musical Bob Recupero in Middlebury. Sunday, March exit to Lincoln Gap and down the road. Hearts and Spades or Pitch. A game of fun Theater present this work based on Studs 15, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek. Contact Ellen Cronan at ecronana@yahoo. and skill. Come prepared to use your strate- Terkel’s best-selling book. “Working” paints a Celtic music in Middlebury. Sunday, March com for more information. More activities at gic thinking. vivid portrait of the people the world so often 15, 3 p.m., Mahaney Arts Center. gmcbreadloaf.org. Contra dance in Cornwall. Saturday, March 14, takes for granted — the schoolteacher, the Blues Jam in Bristol. Wednesday, March 18, 8 Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, 7-9:30 p.m., Cornwall Town Hall, Route 30. phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, p.m., Hatch 31. March 14, 8-10 a.m., meet at Otter View park- Featuring Fern Bradley calling to live banjo the mason and the housewife. Tickets Chris Foster and George Matthew Jr. in ing area, Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge and fiddle music by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/ adults $10/student $6, plus fees, available Middlebury. Thursday, March 19, 12:15-1 Rd. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury person (sliding scale). All are welcome. No at 802-382-9222, tickets@ p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Area Land Trust invite community members experience or partner necessary. Questions? Lyn Elder “Ireland the Beautiful” in to help survey birds and other wildlife at Otter 802-462-3722. Middlebury. Friday, March 20, 3 p.m., The View Park and the Hurd Grassland. Shorter “An Earth and Peace Songfest” Jim Scott Residence at Otter Creek. and longer routes possible. Beginning bird- concert in Middlebury. Friday March AliT in Middlebury. Friday, March 20, 5-7 p.m., ers welcome. Come for all or part of the walk. Otter Creek Brewing. More info at 802-388-1007 or 802-388-6019. Rebecca Mitchell, pianist, in Middlebury. Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, Thursday, March 26, 12:15-1 p.m., St. March 14, 8-10 a.m., meet at Otter View Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Park, Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Men of Distinction in Middlebury. Friday, Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury March 20, 9-11:59 p.m., Notte. Area Land Trust invite community members Men of Distinction in Middlebury. Friday, March to help survey birds and other wildlife at Otter 20, 9 p.m., Notte. View Park and the Hurd Grassland. Shorter Big Night in Lincoln. Saturday, March 21, 6:30 and longer routes possible. Beginning birders p.m., Burnham Hall. are welcome. Come for all or part of the walk. Snake Mountain Bluegrass in Brandon. More info at 802-388-1007 or 802-388-6019. Saturday March 21, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Rummage sale/bag sale in Vergennes. Music. Saturday, March 14, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Champlain Moose Crossing Jazz in Middlebury. Sunday, Valley Christian Reformed Church, 73 March 22, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Church St. All items are overstock clearance Creek. from Your Turn Resale Shoppe in Vergennes. Middlebury Community Music Center Salon More info call Mandy at 802-989-9201. in Middlebury. Wednesday, April 1, 6 p.m., Apple tree pruning workshop in Granville. Congregational Church of Middlebury. Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m.-noon, 1118 Frederick DeHaven in Middlebury. Thursday, Buffalo Farm Rd. Apple trees are an impor- April 2, 12;15-1 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal tant food resource for many different species Church. of wildlife. The best way to improve produc- Orgelgebet in Middlebury. Thursday, April tivity of apple trees is to provide for direct Growing pains? 9, 12:15-1 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal sunlight. This free workshop focuses on the ACORN HOSTS A hemp growers debrief and support group in Bristol on Church. art and science of releasing and pruning Thursday, March 12, from 5-8 p.m., at Tandem, 26 Main Street in Bristol. Share John Smyth in Brandon. Saturday, April 11, 8 apple trees. More info contact Lisa Sausville the good, the bad, and the ugly with other growers. Registration is required. p.m., Sister Wicked. at [email protected] or 802-877-2777. Independent file photo/Christopher Ross Blues Jam in Bristol. Wednesday, April 15, 8 Cursive writing workshop in Orwell. p.m., Hatch 31. PAGE 10 — Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020

WAGNER’S “DER FLIEGENDE Holländer,” the latest Met Live in HD screening, takes place on Saturday, March 14, at 1 p.m., at Town Hall Theater. Dance company brings ‘IMAGINARY’ to Mahaney center Playfully blending elements through facts, allegations and accomplished artists, many Since IMAGINARY’s students, and are on sale at 802- of dance, theater, storytelling possibilities. with Middlebury connections: premiere in 2018, the original 443-6433, or middlebury.edu/ and original live music, Lida “These magnificent moments dance faculty member Lida performance team has arts. The Mahaney Arts Center is Winfield Dance of absurdity and Winfield; music professor reconvened for residencies at located at 72 Porter Field Road brings the innovative righteous silliness Matthew Evan Taylor, alumna Vermont Performance Lab and in Middlebury, just off Route company work arts … left me thinking Ellen Smith Ahern, Joseph Hall, at Jacob’s Pillow, one of the 30 south/S. Main Street. Free “IMAGINARY” to more cheerfully, and former Andrew W. Mellon oldest and most prestigious parking is available curbside on the Dance Theater in more seriously, Interdisciplinary Choreographer dance centers in the country. Route. 30 or in the MAC parking Middlebury College’s beat more wholly about Maree ReMalia. With a residency at Bates Dance lot. Mahaney Arts Center the way we see the At a time when fearmongering Festival in July 2019, the team “WORKING” AT THT (MAC) on Friday, by Greg Pahl world we inhabit and about “the other” is at its peak, reworked parts of the piece and Middlebury College Musical March 13, and the people we share exploring our perceptions added composer Matthew Evan Theatre presents “Working” at Saturday, March 14, it with,” says Bates around identity is critical. Taylor, who not only created Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater at 7:30 p.m. The work challenges Dance Festival. IMAGINARY investigates our original live music for the piece, on Thursday, March 12, at 7:30 how we understand ourselves, The production brings together real and imagined perceptions of but also became a fully moving p.m. There will be additional others and the world by sifting the creative capacities of five each other and the impact these member of the work. performances on Friday, March impressions have. What do we Tickets are $22 for the general 13, and Saturday, March 14, at have in common? How are we public; $16 for Middlebury 7:30 p.m. different from each other? How College faculty, staff, alumni, Based on Studs Terkel’s best- does imagination contribute to and emeriti; $10 for youth; selling book, “Working” paints our fears? and $6 for Middlebury College (See Arts Beat, Page 11)

GUITARIST LONNIE GRIFFITHS takes the stage at Otter Creek “FIRE WILL COME” screens for free at Middlebury College’s Dana Auditorium, 356 College St., Brewing on Friday, March 13, from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, at 3 and 8 p.m. Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020 — PAGE 11

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ARIES: March 21-April LIBRA: Sept. 23-Oct. 20. This week should 23. Libra, some time off in begin with seemingly the days ahead provides little activity, Aries. But a great opportunity for like an iceberg, much some relaxation and is hidden beneath the reflection. Make the most surface ready to be of this free time and form exposed when the time a plan for the future. comes. SCORPIO: Oct. 24-Nov. TAURUS: April 21-May 22. Scorpio, your social 21. Taurus, there is no Green Roses & Shamrock Plants schedule has been busy need to take everything Mon.-Fri. 9-5:30, Sat. 9-2 of late, and the roller on this week, Taurus. coaster ride does not Focus on small details to Route 7 South, Middlebury figure to end anytime keep yourself occupied www.middleburyfloralandgifts.com soon. Take some time for COURTNEY ALLENSON IS inspired by fish. Catch the opening and engaged for some yourself to get away for a of her exhibit “Angler Inspiration” at Town Hall Theater’s Jackson time to come. few days. Gallery on Friday, March 13, from 5-7 p.m. GEMINI: May 22- SAGITTARIUS: Nov. June 21. Gemini, you 23-Dec. 21. Sagittarius, have unique goals and an influential person Arts Beat ambitions. Do not let Come see what’s new! may come into your life others’ preconceived this week and make (Continued from Page 10) $6 students (plus fees) and notions get in your way. New spring yarns some big changes to a vivid portrait of the people may be purchased by calling Stay the course and reap in stock NOW! your perceptions about the world so often takes for 802-382-9222, via email at the rewards of your hard the future. It may be an granted: the schoolteacher, the [email protected] work. exciting time. phone operator, the waitress, the or in person at the box office CANCER: June 22-July CAPRICORN: Dec. 22- millworker, the mason and the located at 68 South Pleasant 22. Think long and hard Jan. 20. Some powerful housewife, just to name a few. Street in Middlebury, Monday about what you have people have taken notice It’s about the hopes, dreams, to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., or to say before you start of your efforts, Capricorn. joys and concerns of the average online at townhalltheater.org. See website or visit for details sharing your opinions, 25A Main St., Bristol 453-7799 • Mon & Wed–Sat 10-5:30; Sun 11-3 Your hard work may be working American. The key The box office is also open one Cancer. It is hard to retract Yoga Schedule & Workshops: yarnandyoga.com paying dividends before is how people’s relationships hour prior to performances. statements, so choose you know it. Expect to to their work ultimately reveal “DER FLIEGENDE your comments wisely. see more of these people key aspects of their humanity, HOLLÄNDER” AT THT soon. regardless of the trappings of the Co-presented by Town Hall LEO: July 23-Aug. 23. job itself. Theater and Opera Company of Move outside of your AQUARIUS: Jan. 21- The show, set in contemporary Middlebury, the MET’s Live in comfort zone this week, Feb. 18. Aquarius, it is America, contains timeless HD series continues with Richard Leo. Doing so can be alright to share your truths. “Working” allows the Wagner’s “Der Fliegende especially valuable as you latest successes with audience to get a rare glimpse Holländer” on Saturday, March embark on a new path close friends or family of the actors and technicians, 14, at 1 p.m. that you believe will help and perhaps shout it to an working to put on a show. This François Girard, whose you in the future. even wider audience. You raw adaptation only enhances revelatory 2013 take on Parsifal VIRGO: Aug. 24- are modest about much the realistic and relatable nature set the recent Met standard for Sept. 22. Virgo, skip of what you do. of the subject matter. Nominated Wagner stagings, now unveils a any shortcuts this week, PISCES: Feb. for six Tony Awards, “Working” spellbinding new vision of the however tempting they 19-March 20. Your features songs by Tony Award- composer’s tale of a cursed sea may be, because they’ll brain is currently wired winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, captain doomed to sail the open only cost you more time to make top-notch as well as favorites by Stephen ocean for eternity. With sweeping in the long run. Invest the business deals, Pisces. Schwartz, Craig Carnelia and sets by John Macfarlane, time up front and you’ll be rewarded. Put all other plans on hold for the time being. James Taylor. Girard’s new production turns Middlebury College Musical the Met stage into a rich, layered FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS Theater (MCMT) is a student tableau reminiscent of a vast oil MARCH 9 - Bobby Fischer, chess grandmaster (d) organization at the college painting. MARCH 10 - Clare Booth Luce, former US Congressman, diplomat, journalist (d) that aims to instill a love for Valery Gergiev conducts a MARCH 11 - Douglas Adams, writer (d) storytelling through song and brilliant cast led by bass-baritone MARCH 12 - Vaslav Nijinsky, dancer (d) dance on campus. Students Evgeny Nikitin as the Dutchman, MARCH 13 - Mikaela Shiffrin, skier (24) of all experience levels and with German soprano Anja MARCH 14 - Simone Biles, gymnast. (22) backgrounds are welcome to Kampe making her anticipated MARCH 15 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice, (89) participate in these musical Met debut as the devoted Senta, events and become integrated whose selfless love is what the in a tight-knit theatrical Dutchman seeks. Bass Franz- community. In addition to Josef Selig is her father, Daland, yearly productions at Town Hall and tenor Sergey Skorokhodov is Theater, MCMT hosts themed her deserted former lover, Erik. cabaret nights throughout the Sung in German, the run time academic year. is two hours and 29 minutes. Tickets are $10 adults, (See Beat, Page 13) PAGE 12 — Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020

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(Continued from Page 11) ANGLER INSPIRATION Allenson, a native Vermonter with “The 2020 Fly Fishing Series at Otter Creek Brewing, Tickets are $24 adults, EXHIBIT IN JACKSON who has been exploring the Film Tour” coming to Town Hall Lonnie Griffiths, hailing from $10 students (plus fees) and GALLERY worlds of art and nature since Theater on Friday, April 10 Pennsylvania, will be performing may be purchased by calling A new exhibit, “Angler childhood. Her dynamic The exhibit, which runs on Friday, March 6, at 5 p.m., in 802-382-9222, via email at Inspiration,” by Courtney compositions are created as she through Sunday, April 12, is OCB’s pub space. Otter Creek [email protected] Allenson, opens at 5 p.m. with works from photographs of fish free. Town Hall Theater is Pub Space is located at 793 or in person at the box office a reception on Friday, March landed by family and friends. located at 68 South Pleasant Exchange Street in Middlebury. located at 68 South Pleasant 13, at the Jackson Gallery in She finds her greatest creative Street in Middlebury. For For more information call 802- Street in Middlebury, Monday Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. inspiration in memorializing more information, visit 388-0727. to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., or The Gallery presents paintings great fishing memories. townhalltheater.org. online at townhalltheater.org. and wood-block prints by Allenson’s exhibit coincides INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES The 2019-2020 Hirschfield International Film Series continues on Saturday, March 14, MARCH at Middlebury College with the 2019 Spain/France/Luxembourg PET FOOD film “Fire Will Come,” directed SPECIALS! by Oliver Laxe. Amador Coro has been Select condemned for having provoked a fire. When he gets out of prison, nobody is waiting for him. He returns to his home 28lb bags $45.99 town, a small village hidden in the mountains of rural PLUS Galicia, to live with his mother, Benedicta, and their three cows. Life goes by, following Old Mother the rhythm of nature. Until Hubbard one night when a fire starts to Dog Treats–10% Off devastate the region. The film, in Gallegan and While Supplies last Spanish with English subtitles, Now through 3/31/20 will be shown at 3 and again at Introducing 8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium on College Street (Route 125). It’s Inception! free. Some of the films in this series may be inappropriate for children. Dog Food DON’T MISS LIDA Winfield Dance’s performance of “IMAGINARY” on Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dance Theater at Mahaney Arts Center in Middlebury. MUSIC SERIES AT OCB A Grain-In option by the Photo/Colin C. Boyd As part of the 2020 Music makers of

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Apollo thinks cats are toys and isn’t safe around them. He likes to play with other dogs, but can be picky and possessive of his space and resources when he lives with them- he did not get along with the female dog in his last home and we feel (at least at the moment) that he needs to be the center of attention/ solo dog in his next house. Apollo loves people of all ages and especially likes men; he is totally down for some bro time! He is soft, sweet and wants to be in a home that he can snuggle with you on furniture and in your bed. Apollo is an “all-in” kind of pup who needs an owner that is the same way. He is ready to find his humans and settle into his best life! Tyson. 3 years, mixed breed, neutered male. Some of you may remember Tyson -he is a Homeward Bound Alum and cruelty Hi, survivor. He is currently available through our Third Party Adoption program and not residing at Homeward Bound. He has I’m Tilly! been under the care of his loving Guardian, dog trainer and foster mom, Emily Lewis. If you’re interested in meeting Tyson, please email her at aclickawaytraining@ gmail.com.Tyson is a beautiful, intelligent and sweet pup. He needs a relatively calm home, but would make was recently adopted from Homeward Bound and now live an awesome hiking, running or agility partner. He has lived with cats, Iin Salisbury with my new humans Brian and Leah. I love to dogs and children but because of his trauma needs structured slow play with my toys — especially when my people are playing introductions to be comfortable. Tyson will require ongoing positive with me too! I also like to watch the birds and squirrels outside training to help him continue making positive associations with the at the feeder. I think I want to go outside too but it is a big scary world. 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First about the pollution of landfill for a few years now. just go so fast (slow down). I our lake: What about the tons Also, Moore Rubbish and remember when towns and the Ilsley story headline misleading and tons of salt that is spread Recycling does a good job for state used to use a lot of sand. Misleading Headline: That headline has led some on the roads, then the streams, us keeping things on track. What changed that policy? Thank you for your excellent people — who did not read the then the lake? Take some salt Our road crew does a good job Is sand more expensive than coverage of the Ilsley trustees’ article — to think that we are and put it in a glass of water. using less salt and more sand. salt? recent decision to pursue a less abandoning the whole idea of a What do you get? Slimy, nasty I would like to know whose Whitey Mayo expensive path for our upcom- major renovation. water. What about the laundry idea it is to start salting as Lincoln ing renovation. We are excited On the contrary! A new, detergent with phosphorus? to be moving ahead again after bright, community-friendly, Also, what about the cars that hiring a superb new director, accessible, and safe library are rusted out because of the Dana Hart, and allowing her is very much in our future. salt? When you wash it or it time to join the moving train. The expanded and renovated rains the salt, rust and oil that The headline that appeared Ilsley Public Library will be a the rust caused — guess where in the printed version of the welcoming community center that goes? In the streams to the story, “New Path to be Set for at the heart of our town. Stay lake. Ilsley Upgrades,” was accurate. tuned! Now, why are people (mostly Unfortunately the headline Catherine Nichols young) leaving Vermont? in the online edition was President, Ilsley Public Nobody has ever mentioned inaccurate: “Ilsley board votes Library Trustees IBM. When IBM left Vermont to abandon expansion plan.” Middlebury it took thousands of jobs with it. Lots of people depended on them for a job at IBM like their parents and grandparents did. Also, IBM was years ahead on Caswell letter recycling. They tested water Envisioning that went into the river, shut (Continued from Page 5) to advance in your career? As preferred choice, but objectively a Millennial, I know that my out lights that they didn’t use, you can step back and see that 100k-plus in student loans plus recycled tons of paper. Vermont’s energy Elizabeth Warren never received mean it will be years before I They didn’t use tons of salt the support she should have from can afford to buy a house in on their property. I know. I voters. After all, there were two Vermont. Our healthcare needs worked there on the cleaning future. men of advanced age, and we will improving. Young women are crew when I was young. always support them first. Even on the frontlines of family In Lincoln our store uses when I voted for her on Tuesday, life in Vermont and where are paper bags (not plastic) Also, I knew she would be giving up we represented in our state they do not put food scraps soon. Thursday I watched her government? Nowhere. conceding remarks given from Vermont needs to attract her Massachusetts driveway. young people and young Letters can be I am a progressive and I am families to the state. Why do Learn more at vgsvt.com a Democrat, but I have a major we expect that they will see found on Pages problem with the Democratic themselves here? We have 4, 5 and 15. party not seeing women as vibrant youth in this state viable candidates. Vermont, who have started the exciting despite being seen by some as a brewery culture in Vermont, “progressive paradise” is among we have an incredible arts and the worst offenders. Madeline music scene and loads of adults RUN Kunin (Governor from 1985- under 40 who are very active 1991) has been our only female in their local communities, but Governor and we have never there is a ceiling in Vermont. It’s sent a woman to Congress. made of Vermont marble and Now, I like Peter Welch (who you must be a 60-year-old male has been in office for 13 years) to break through. Patrick Leahy (who has been in I’m 29 years old. I am a May 17, 2020 office since 1975) and Bernie policy analyst specializing in Sanders (who has been in current education legislation, Congress as either a member of I have an advanced degree in Lake Dunmore, the House or a Senator since I International Relations, I am was one year old). a Middlebury resident, and I Vermont I like all of these leaders, I know that the likelihood of me like what they represent and the getting anywhere in Vermont job they do for us, but these are politics would be slim to none. all white men of advanced age I have seen women try and fail % Discount on all events for Vermont Sun members! and they will be in their jobs time and again. For President. 25 until they retire. They are very For Governor. For Congress. I comfortable in their roles. It is want more from my leadership. extremely unlikely we will vote I love my state and I know 5k, 10k & HALF MARATHON we can do better. When the them out. Vermont has become Nestled below Rattlesnake Point and the Green Mountains, the Lake Dunmore increasingly disappointing to time comes that either Leahy, region is a most spectacular and pristine place to run. Novice and advanced athletes me in the accepting a lack of Sanders, or Welch leave office, women in politics. Where are I hope that a young woman will alike marvel the beauty of our courses and enjoy the mountains, lakes and streams the young women? Where are take their spot. It’s time our of Central Vermont. the women who understand how leadership reflected who we are See our website for course maps, race details and registration. difficult it is to afford daycare in as Vermonters. Alexis Caswell this state? How the lack of job • opportunities hurts your ability Middlebury 388-6888 VermontSun.com PAGE 16 — Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020 Denecker (Continued from Page 1) Denecker early last fall, and they father-and-son team of Chris and met over dinner. He learned their Christopher Mackey, who operate intentions and his aligned. Ford and Subaru dealerships in “It was just as much me Saratoga Springs, N.Y., as the interviewing them as them Mackey Auto Group. interviewing me,” Denecker But, according to current said. owner Tom Denecker, much After the meal he showed them will remain the same the new building at the Middlebury “I can vividly that was finished in business he bought remember, 2016, and Denecker from Jerry Shea six I looked at said its layout and years ago. Denecker condition impressed has signed a contract the building them and quickly to continue managing with all the led to negotiations the dealership, and lights on in he described as plans revealed to the the nighttime, straightforward. firm’s employees on and all the “They said to me, March 4 call for them ‘Do you really keep to stay on board, as showroom this place like this well. lights on, and all the time?’” he When he started I thought, recalled. “And I said, thinking about ‘Wow. That’s yeah, I like to keep selling his 8.5-acre awesome. You this place like this all dealership, Denecker did it.’” the time. It cost me a said, those were the lot of money.” — Tom Denecker DENECKER CHEVROLET OWNER Tom Denecker is selling his Middlebury dealership to father- terms he sought. Denecker and-son partners Chris and Christopher Mackey of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., but he and his staff will “I did not have any described be staying on at the Route 7 business. interest in selling to a national straightforward talks that Independent photo/Steve James company,” Denecker said. “I included General Motors’ didn’t want to have that kind of approval of the Mackeys’ And then different franchises the largest Chevrolet dealer by my 29th anniversary as a a culture come to Middlebury.” purchase. Exact terms of the deal and manufacturers get different volume in Vermont. Chevrolet dealer,” he said. The Mackeys were vacationing were not released. values, and Chevrolet is Denecker, who will turn 66 “And the bottom line is when I in Canada late last week and “We came to terms. It was obviously what they call in GM in early April, recalled when bought the dealership it was the were unavailable for comment. not terribly difficult to do that,” the big dog, because it sells the he started his run in the area smallest Chevrolet dealership Denecker said they were he said. “The physical property, most.” in 1992 by buying the former in the state of Vermont. And looking for one more dealership the building, is worth a certain TIME FOR CHANGES Miller Chevrolet on North now I’m the highest-volume within 90 minutes of Saratoga amount of money, and then Denecker’s decision to sell his Main Street in Vergennes. In Chevrolet dealership in the state Springs that was successful and in auto sales, they call it blue dealership blends the personal 2008 he expanded onto Route of Vermont. So to that end I’ve “with a team in place … So it sky. It’s basically a formula and the financial. He said he has 7 in Ferrisburgh across from achieved that goal.” was pretty natural.” of what do you sell and then achieved his business goals by Vergennes. Denecker said in 2019 his The Mackeys first contacted there’s a multiplier for that. turning Denecker Chevrolet into “I’m up on April 2nd on (See Changes, Page 17)

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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 Mt. Abraham Union High School Otter Valley Union High School Alexis (Lexi) Kouwenhoven of Bristol has been named Student Otter Valley Union High School recognizes Haleigh Pelkey as of the Week at Mount Abraham Union High School. She is the its Student of the Week. Haleigh lives in Brandon with her parents, daughter of Kris and Derek Kouwenhoven and has two brothers, Jodi and Justin, and her brother, Drew. Cole and Gavin, who also attend Mt. Abe. Haleigh is an academic standout. She has been singled out Lexi has been a consistently exceptional student, achieving with awards for excellence every year and across the curriculum. highest honors for both academics and habits of work throughout She has been on the honor roll or principal’s list every term while high school. She has been tapped for academic excellence every pursuing the most challenging classes offered at Otter Valley. She year. In her junior year this was done while taking AP classes has attended the Young Writer’s Conference at Bread Loaf twice, and two dual enrollment courses at the Community College of and will do so again this year. Vermont. This year she is completing the early college program Haleigh has helper instincts. She has been teacher’s assistants at Vermont Technical College. in the guidance office, for one of the English teachers at Otter Lexi has played soccer and basketball. She has also been Valley, and for the high school art teacher. She volunteered at involved in a number of leadership activities, including the Brandon Rescue and plans to get her EMT certification. She Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Apprenticeship for Young also pet-sits on occasion. Being a teacher’s assistant has been Women, the Hugh O’Brian Youth leadership program, and particularly important to her. Green Mountain Girls State. She has been a dedicated Girl Scout Alexis (Lexi) Kouwenhoven Outside of school Haleigh enjoys writing, making art and reading. Haleigh Pelkey since first grade, and is currently working on her Girl Scout Gold MAUHS She likes going for walks in the woods, especially during the evening, OVUHS Award Project. listening to music, and baking. She also enjoys doing research about things she’s passionate about, Lexi has put her leadership skills to work by volunteering as a camp counselor at Green Mountain such as psychology and the prevention and understanding of crime in the world. Day Camp for the past three summers. She has also volunteered as an assistant coach for girls youth She says high school has taught her the importance of forming relationships. At Otter Valley she basketball teams in the area and as an assistant coach for Girls on the Run. Her efforts have been has formed close friendships with people she never expected to, including teachers and other adults rewarded with a bronze Presidential Service Award her community service in 2018. She has also in the building. worked for local families providing childcare during summers and as needed during the school year. “Every relationship you form, whether it ends or not, helps you grow and better understand yourself,” Along with volunteering, Lexi turns to baking and being outside in her free time. she says. “I strongly believe that nothing you put time and effort into, or are passionate about, is She encourages her peers to find ways to become involved in their community. “Volunteering is just worthless or a waste of time by any means. In relation to these things, you can never learn enough.” as rewarding to the volunteer as it is to the people they are helping,” she says. Haleigh plans to pursue a double major in Psychology and English/Literature when she gets to In the fall Lexi plans to attend college in Connecticut and major in Education and Business. college, and to minor in Criminology. She’s really looking forward to this next step. Her dream job? Advisor/Flexible Pathway Coordinator Maureen Deppman says, “I remember her telling me that being a Criminal Psychologist. once she has her mind set on something, she does not give up until she has accomplished the goal. Teacher Jeff Jeskie says, “Haleigh Pelkey is one of the most conscientious, hard-working, respectful Lexi is kind and personable, good natured and down-to-earth … she is a young woman that has taken and caring members of our school community. Her work ethic and consistent efforts to improve and advantage of our flexible pathways and has prepared herself well for post-secondary education.” learn is a model that all students look up to.” The Mt. Abe community will miss Lexi and wishes her the best of luck. Everyone at Otter Valley wishes Haleigh all the best as she forges ahead with her passions.

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MALT to explore we’ll be busy each blocks of outdoor play, group Thank you to families who have week with all sorts of seasonal games and making friends, joined MALT as we grow our activities. April Vacation Camp exploring the community and Email it to: nature-based youth programs. will have a water ecology focus as individual choice are key pieces AN EVENT? [email protected] From the bottom of our nature- well as many other spring time of the experience. These are loving hearts, we are grateful activities. In July we’re offering state-licensed programs, and both you believe in your child’s love five days of outdoor fun including Bristol and Middlebury’s program of nature (and muddy feet!) swimming, archery, arts and have achieved 5 STARS in the as a building block of their themed programming. See our ad state’s quality recognition system. compassion, creativity, physical for more information. Visit www. They provide safe, enriching and well-being, and sense of place. cgcvt.org or call 802-453-2592 to supportive places for children MALT strives to connect people register. to thrive; tuition assistance is with the lands we protect and available by separate application. our summer camps are a vibrant Mary Johnson School thread of our fabric. We invite Age Summer Camp you to join us in 2021! camps@ Champlain Discovery at maltvt.org Located in Bristol and Middlebury, the Maritime Museum our school–age camps offer a wide Starting on June 17th, ten range of activities. Swimming, Outdoor Adventure students from the Champlain art classes, Taekwondo, tennis, Valley ages 13-16 will build their Camps at Common archery, pottery are options own 17’ sea kayaks and then Ground Center available to children who have embark on a 10-day voyage of a Come to Common Ground Center completed kindergarten (and are lifetime. Participants in the Lake in April or July for a day camp full 6 years old) through grade six, Champlain Maritime Museum’s of adventure! With over 700 acres throughout the summer. Daily Champlain Discovery program FREE SHUTTLES AVAILABLE! will paddle from Whitehall, New York transiting Lock #12 on the Champlain Canal and paddle to TEEN Burlington, Vermont. They will EXPEDITIONS experience sites of cultural and natural historical significance as Kayaking • Sailing Open-Water Rowing they challenge themselves in new and positive ways. The program LAKE culminates when they land in ADVENTURE Burlington on the morning of CAMPS MJCC Summer 2020 Camp July 29th and are welcomed back Fishing • Boating Bristol and Middlebury Sites to their worlds by family and Build Your Own Robot June 29th- Aug. 14th (no July 3rd) friends. The Maritime Museum 18th Century Adventure is accepting applications for the 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM Champlain Discovery program. Licensed Programs | Certified Staff Financial aid is Tuition Assistance Available | Sibling Discount available. Call 802-475- Enrollment Deadline: April 17th 2022 or check out the Adventures for all ages! Register today: For forms: www.mjccvt.org/schoolage website www.lcmm. LCMM.ORG/CAMPS For Information: [email protected] Babies and Families • Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020 — PAGE 21

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Bunnies Independently owned for over 20 years LITTLE CHARLOTTE COUSINO celebrates being six weeks old last Wednesday with a toy rabbit and her own rabbit ears. When we asked our Facebook friends to send in baby photos we got more than we had room for. See some on the cover of this section as well as elsewhere in this edition.

Parenting Parenting is a challenging, yet rewarding more & role. And there are many of us doing it — energy, Q A there were 73.7 million children under and age 18 in American in 2016, according to more the U.S. Census Bureau resources. Parenting is a hard job that evolves as It is more child-centric, which is great children age, and moms and dads may in a lot of ways. People are realizing wonder if there is anything they can do how important the early years are for to be better parents. Raising successful, development, and are learning more about happy and well-rounded children takes children’s needs. effort. But being overly child-centric can also • New convenient location There is lots of advice out there for have negative consequences. Parents Contact us directly to how people can be better parents to their expect themselves to constantly be “on,” • Accepting new patients speak with your provider children, and sometimes it can be difficult or they feel guilty if they aren’t engaging • Same day appointments for sick visits via our Patient Portal or to tell what advice is best. Especially as with their child at all times. This can lead on our secure and • Comprehensive care for children the role of parents in their children’s lives to parent burn-out, parents often putting aged 0-23 confidental text line or has evolved. aside their own needs to make sure they call 802.388.1338 • Onsite nutrition and mental Katie McEachen, an early childhood are doing right by their children. It also consultant and nature educator based in limits the time and opportunity children health services Bristol, is not a parenting expert, but she have to develop their own inner lives • Most insurances accepted has an expertise in the results of parenting through solo play or exploration. — children. So we picked her brain to get In addition, while expectations of her take on what a parent should know. parents have increased, cultural and RainbowVT.com How have ideas about parenting government supports for children and Rainbow Pediatrics is a Level 3 changed over the past few generations? families have not increased at the same RainbowPediatricsVT Patient Centered Medical Home Parenting appears to be more intensive rate, so many families find themselves (Highest Achievable Level) 99 Court St. Middlebury than it used to be. It requires more time, (See Parenting, Page 23) Babies and Families • Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020 — PAGE 23

Still sleepy ONE-YEAR-OLD IZABELLE GOULD of Addison has her sad face on when she first awakes from her morning nap at the Otter Creek Child Center in Middlebury one day last week. Independent photo/Steve James

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(Continued from Page 22) people they are, can help you hone in struggling. on what kind of resources to look for. How much baggage do young parents Talking to your child’s teachers can also bring with them from their own be helpful, because they know your child experiences of being parented? well as an individual. I believe the best way to address There are so many different philosophies our childhood baggage is to do our and views on raising children that it can own inner work. Kids will find our be really overwhelming, so getting clear sensitive emotional points and trigger us, on your parenting values is helpful in guaranteed. narrowing down your search. It’s OK to be vulnerable with children, It’s important to remember that you change our minds if we think it’s know your child better than any other appropriate, and apologize and start again adult in their lives, and it’s OK if you if we have to. If we can make time for don’t agree with everything an educator or personal inner work (which I know is no expert says about parenting and children. Helping young families get the right start small feat when you have kids) we can Trust your gut, take what works for you learn to understand when we are acting and leave the rest. from our inherited parent scripts or our How should a prospective mother/ authentic values. father prepare? Having an awareness of triggers and I don’t think it’s ever too soon or too late reactions goes a long way in helping us to prepare. Everyone says you can’t really self-regulate and interact with children in be prepared for the realities of parenting, the most respectful, constructive way. because you don’t know what you don’t What are the best ways to learn how know. There are some things you simply to be a better parent? Books, websites, can’t prepare for. But preparing doesn’t classes, family, friends? mean you expect a specific outcome — All of the above. I personally find it just means doing your best to gather Janet Lansbury, an online educator tools that will hopefully come in handy. and podcaster (janetlansbury.com), Some things that might help a prospective to be really helpful. To name a few parent prepare: local resources, there’s the wonderful • Put thought into what your values Addison County Parent-Child Center are around raising a child, and then look in Middlebury (addisoncountypcc.org). for resources and friends/experts/teachers Good Beginnings Central Vermont has a that align with those values. lot to offer in terms of transitioning into • Talk to your friends with children, • Community Playgroups parenthood (goodbeginningscentralvt. and babysit for their kids once in a while! org). There are parent/child classes • Do some inner work processing • Parent Education Classes available at the Lake Champlain Waldorf your own childhood, deepen your own School lakechamplainwaldorfschool.org) emotional regulations skills, do some • Home Visits and Child Care Resource in Williston reading about child development. also has many resources available • Read about other parents’ experiences, • Developmental and Behavioral Screenings (childcareresource.org). and know that your experience may or If you already have children, they are may not be similar. • Parent Training & Child Care some of your best teachers! Observing • Be prepared to be flexible and open and listening to them, and honoring the (See Prepare, Page 26) 388-3171 • www.addisoncountypcc.org PAGE 24 — Babies and Families • Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020

Family of friends FOUR COUSINS IN Shoreham show some family spirit all decked out in Vermont uniforms. Shown from left to right are Josie, age 11; Alice, 8; Sawyer, 7; and Weston, 5.

How is everyone sleeping? By FAITH GONG no longer waking to eat and had moved to be hardwired into their systems. if you’ve planned a morning of pre-dawn Now that we have a new baby in the into their “big kid beds,” uninterrupted Because we knew that our children had meditation, reading, prayer, baking — house, one of the first questions I get asked nights were hard to come by. Here’s what overactive imaginations, we tried our anything, really. Or if it’s a weekend.) At (on rare occasions when I appear in public) nobody told us: best to shield them from scary content some point, in the later elementary years, is: “How are you sleeping?” –Some children continue to wet the bed during early childhood. Didn’t make any you realize that the script has flipped: Now The implication is that, because babies intermittently for a decade. This often difference: Monsters, witches, and robbers your children’s bedtime has begun edging are known for waking multiple times in the involves middle-of-the-night laundry and are apparently part of our DNA. And, in closer to your own, making it impossible night to eat, my husband and I must not bed reassignments. our house at least, these fears don’t go for you to read, do chores, answer emails, be getting a full night’s sleep. This is true, –When children come down with a away with age. I can never predict what or watch a full episode of “Downton but it’s nothing new: My husband and I stomach bug, it almost ALWAYS happens will bring a child downstairs with an, “I Abbey” without staying up into the wee haven’t gotten a full night’s sleep in almost in the middle of the night. (Ditto the can’t sleep — I’m scared.” Sometimes hours. (And then you’ll have to pry your thirteen years. middle-of-the-night laundry and bed it’s Voldemort, sometimes it’s Duct Tape children out of bed with a forklift for To be fair, due to our rather rapid reassignments.) (really.) school in the morning.) reproduction rate, we had an infant in the –Almost as soon as children stop –Younger children treat every morning Due to all of these reasons, for the next house for the first six of those thirteen years. wanting food in the middle of the night, like it’s Christmas: They are up, ready to six years of our parenthood, we almost But even after our first four children were they start being afraid. These fears seem play, before the sun. (This is especially true (See Sleep, Page 25)

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(Continued from Page 24) sleepless baby waking our other children always had a least one child sleeping on — or vice versa. our floor in a sleeping bag by the time the So our daughters did the logical thing, sun rose. We arrived at this sleeping bag and started playing musical rooms. Now, compromise when our fourth daughter if someone is scared, instead of coming to was a newborn and our third daughter — a our room she sets up a sleeping bag on a lifelong night owl — was two. Given sister’s floor. If this sounds simple — it’s the choice between having a thrashing, not. Since we don’t have enough bedrooms snoring toddler in our for each child to have their bed, or spending hours own room, our current walking that toddler back configuration is: into her own room as she –Daughter #1 has her popped out of bed every own room, because she’s five minutes, we chose the the oldest and the neatest. middle way: If she was But she doesn’t always like having trouble sleeping, to sleep alone and often she could come into our recruits a sister to sleep on room, pull her sleeping bag her floor if she’s feeling out from under our bed, and nervous. Hey, I’ve got teeth! everyone would be happy. –Daughter #2 used to WESTYN BLAKE, 1, of Bridport shows off his new gnashers — along with (This method was endorsed bunk with Daughter #1, a beaming smile — to a visitor at Middlebury’s Otter Creek Child Center. by my college roommate, and when her sister moved Independent photo/Steve James now a pediatrician, who out she was excited to have takes a “whatever gets her own room. She just you through the night” FAITH GONG couldn’t ever sleep in her alone coincided with Daughter #1’s desire “Who’s sleeping where tonight?” the approach to sleep issues.) own room, so spent several months on the for her own space, Daughter #3 moved in resulting negotiations resemble a complex The sleeping bag compromise caught floors of various sisters until she got tired with Daughter #4, and now shares a room football play. on with all of our daughters and proved an of sleeping on floors. She then launched a with Daughter #2. Once the girls are finally settled in their elegant solution — until the arrival of Baby successful campaign to recruit Daughter –Daughter #4 is the soundest sleeper. chosen spots for the night, the popping up #5, who has taken up residence next to our #3 to share a room. She used to share a room with Daughter #3 begins: Someone comes down for a glass bed in a Pack ‘n Play for the duration of his –Daughter #3, our night owl, was but is now in her own room — until Baby of water, someone has a stomach ache and infancy. All of a sudden, there wasn’t room the first to want her own room and was #5 moves out of our room and in with her. needs the heating pad, someone is scared, for multiple sleeping bags on our floor, originally given the room now occupied Did you follow all of that? It should give someone needs just one more goodnight and my husband and I weren’t keen on a by Daughter #1. When her fear of sleeping you an idea why, when we ask after dinner, (See Approach, Page 27) PAGE 26 — Babies and Families • Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020

Teething? NO PROBLEM FOR Drew McKenna, 8 months old, of Cornwall as he discovers new toys to chew on at the Otter Creek Child Center in Middlebury. Independent photo/Steve James

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(Continued from Page 23) to feel safe. What these boundaries give your children more opportunities available to their children is OK. when you meet your child — be willing look like may vary depending on the than you had; to raise someone who Does parenting get easier? to experiment and allow yourself not to be child, the parent, and the situation. Our contributes to their community, or create I’ve observed that the answer is perfect. job as adults is to create a strong family unit. Possibly probably both yes and no. There are new None of these things will be enough a container for them, and Spend lots all of the above. and different rewards and challenges — only experience will give you the their job is to test the edges of time Reaching those with each stage. Some people resonate full picture, but you can gather info of that container. Despite overarching goals takes time with some stages more than others. and insights like you are packing for a occasional evidence to the outside! Being and isn’t a linear process. You may love the baby stage but find backpacking trip: You don’t quite know contrary, kids actually want connected to But I would say whatever the toddler years really challenging, or what you’ll experience on the trip, but to know that the adults nature and your goals are, you can get vice versa. The physical exhaustion of you can make your best guess about what taking care of them are place is a closer to reaching them by the early years may give way to more you might need based on advice from calm, capable leaders. Being must for the tending to, strengthening emotional stress in the teen years. people who’ve hiked the trail before you. clear about our expectations mental, social, and building the connection Your concerns and worries may shift as Every kid is different, so what kinds is actually one of the kindest between you and your child. your kids get older. Parenting is dynamic of things can parents learn that are things we can do. emotional and I think another important and always changing, so it is probably universal across all kids? • Spend lots of time physical health goal while parenting should never truly easy. • Respect children as whole human outside! Being connected of all humans, be balancing the needs and However, you know your child better beings with the same emotions and to nature and place is a especially small well-being of everyone in the longer you spend parenting them, emotional needs as adults (although the must for the mental, social, ones. the family, which includes and over time, you hopefully become adults in their lives will help them learn emotional and physical the parents. Being a parent clearer on who you are as a parent. Every how to understand and regulate those health of all humans, isn’t the only important new circumstance has the potential to emotions). Every emotion is valid, and especially small ones. part of a person’s identity, but due to help you develop your patience, your kids should be allowed to feel however What is the goal of parenting (other the intensive nature of parenting today, confidence and get clearer on your they feel. We offer them unconditional than just surviving)? it’s often the part that gets prioritized. I priorities. love and validate their feelings, but give Everyone has their own goals for raising want parents to feel empowered to take Editor’s note: You can find them feedback and boundaries around children. It might be someone’s goal to the time they need to refill their own out more about Katie online at their behavior. create a dynamic, loving home where little buckets, and to know that sometimes katiemceachenconsulting.com. • Children need clear boundaries people can grow into happy adults, or to making boundaries around when they are Babies and Families • Addison Independent, Monday, March 9, 2020 — PAGE 27

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