MONDAY EDITION ADDISON COUNTY

Vol.INDEPENDENT 31 No. 21 Middlebury, Vermont  Monday, December 16, 2019  40 Pages $1.00

Early Mount Abe budget Kory George charged contains 1.8% increase with murdering step- By ANDY KIRKALDY At a Dec. 10 school board meeting, It’s time to BRISTOL — The Mount Abraham Superintendent Patrick Reen emphasized father, David Auclair Unified School District Board this week that the spending plan is “far from By CHRISOTPHER ROSS sing out will continue work on a budget for the anything set in stone.” MONKTON/BURLINGTON — Williston coming school year that, in its current The board must adopt a final district- • The public is invited to resident Kory Lee George, 31, on Friday state, proposes roughly $31.5 million in wide budget in January to put before voters pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree join in the annual singing spending. That represents an increase of in the five district towns in March. The murder in the July 11 killing of his stepfather, of Handel’s “Messiah.” See $557,000, or 1.8 percent, over the current MAUSD board will meet this Tuesday at 6 David Auclair. Arts Beat on Pages 10-11. Fiscal Year 2020 budget, which passed by p.m. at New Haven’s Beeman Elementary George, formerly of Monkton, also pleaded just 13 votes on Town Meeting Day this School, and the budget will again be on (See Murder charges, Page 19) past March. (See Budget, Page 18) ACSD joins Juul lawsuit Investigator’s • Multiple school districts report clears are seeking damages from the maker of e-cigarettes. Vt. Gas pipeline See Page 2. By ELIZABETH GRIBKOFF VTDigger.org An independent investigator MUHS Nordic hired by the state found the Addison County Natural Gas opens at Rikert Pipeline to be “generally” in compliance with state and • The Tiger cross-country federal requirements with a few skiers took to their home exceptions. trails on Saturday. See In a report filed this past Sports on Pages 24-26. Wednesday with the state Public Utility Commission, the investigator confirmed that construction plans for the pipeline were not stamped by a professional engineer and that parts of the pipeline under a swamp were not buried as deeply as required. But the report also says that Vermont Gas “was diligent in Sugary sculpture their efforts” to comply with THIS SUBMISSION TO the Vermont Folklife Center’s 21st annual Gingerbread House state regulators and federal safety Competition and Exhibit certainly puts viewers in the holiday mood. Check out this sweet regulations, often exceeding creation and a few dozen more on display at the center at 88 Main St. in Middlebury through those standards. Friday. See more photos on Page 20. Independent photo/Steve James Three months after the pipeline (See Pipeline, Page 15)

Services plan Recreation land sale hinges on public access By LEE J. KAHRS proposed $1.5 million sale offered meeting this past Monday, Dec. of income for the town. The for the season PROCTOR — If there is a by Florida resident John Gerlach 9, where language related to timber harvested from the land • Many churches in greater public vote on the potential sale for the 1,600-acre Chittenden proposed voting articles was in accordance with the town’s Addison County have of prized town-owned watershed watershed parcel, word of the discussed following the public forestry management plan nets planned special Christmas land in Proctor, it will happen at offer has spread beyond Proctor comment period. roughly $250,000 every 10 years town meeting in March. to multiple outdoor recreation Proctor’s drinking water ran in timber sales. events. See Pages 28-29. Voters also will decide whether organizations, individuals and through the watershed until 2014, Gerlach’s attorney William any sale should hinge on keeping nature conservation groups in when the town discontinued Meub has said his client recently the land open to public use and Addison County and beyond. using the Chittenden water bought 574 acres of land adjacent protect the town’s resources. A number of people treatment plant. The land is also to the watershed parcel. Meub As the selectboard weighs representing those interests rich in hardwood timber, which has also stated that Gerlach has the investment potential of a attended the board’s regular has provided a steady source (See Proctor land sale, Page 14) PAGE 2 — Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 ACSD joins lawsuit targeting e-cigarettes Damages are sought from Juul By JOHN FLOWERS U.S. Surgeon General’s website. MIDDLEBURY — The Addi- The nicotine in e-cigarettes is son Central School District board addictive. Besides nicotine, the has signed on to a class action Surgeon General states e-ciga- lawsuit that seeks to recover dam- rettes can include such potentially ages from vaping device maker harmful ingredients as: Juul “regarding the presence at • Flavorings like diacetyl, a unacceptable detection limits of chemical linked to lung disease. the chemicals” in the company’s • Ultrafine particles that can be e-cigarettes. The board recently inhaled deep into the lungs. signed a contract with the law • Volatile organic compounds. firms of Frazer PLC; Maley and • Heavy metals, such as zinc, Maley PLLC; and Lynn, Lynn, lead, nickel and tin. Blackman & Manitsky P.C. Earlier this fall e-cigarettes The ACSD is only one of many were blamed for a spate across school districts throughout the the nation of injuries that led in country to sign onto the lawsuit, some cases for states to temporar- which has no guarantee of yield- ily ban sale of the devices. ing a financial windfall for the Juul’s namesake e-cigarette plaintiffs. But board members has become one of the more on Nov. 25 unanimously agreed popular vaping devices, in part there was nothing to lose in join- because it’s compact and easy to ing the legal action. Participating hide. A Juul e-cigarette cartridge districts won’t be on the hook for (also known as a “pod”) gives legal fees if the lawsuit fails. That the smoker around 200 puffs and said, the lawyers will be owed a transmits about as much nicotine total contingency fee of 33% of as a pack of cigarettes, according any settlement, with the plaintiffs to the federal Food and Drug divvying up the balance, accord- Administration (FDA). ing to the agreement. The federal Centers for “I thought it was a good idea, Disease Control and Prevention given the impact of (e-cigarette website reported 2,291 cases of use among students) and the insid- people having been hospitalized ious nature of it,” Superintendent nationwide for lung injuries Peter Burrows told the board, stemming from e-cigarette use as adding the ACSD’s participation of Dec. 3. The CDC reports — allows it to “make a statement” also as of Dec. 3 — a combined on the dangers of vaping. total of 48 deaths in 25 states and Sounds of Advent E-cigarettes are devices that the district of Columbia associat- CORNWALL RESIDENT EMILY Sunderman performs Mozart’s String Quartet K 421 in D heat a liquid into an aerosol that ed with vaping. Minor, along with fellow members of the Addison String Quartet, during this past Thursday the user inhales. The liquid usu- The Independent last Decem- Noon Advent Concert Series at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Middlebury. Sunderman ally has nicotine and flavoring in ber published an extensive article also directs the quartet. it, and other additives, according about e-cigarette use in Addison Independent photo/Steve James to information gleaned from the County. Contacted on Thursday, Mid-

dlebury Union High School Reg- istered Nurse Kelly Landwehr said she believes vaping among MUHS students has declined Bridport, VT Homeowner slightly since last year, based on what she’s seen and from anecdot- Recommends Bristol Electronics al feedback she’s received from Middlebury School Resource The solar system that Bristol Electronics installed in 2016 has Officer Connor Sousa, a police paid entirely for the power at my home and my tenants’ home officer stationed in the schools. since they installed it. In addition to our general electricity needs, Landwehr hasn’t seen any stu- we have also used heat pumps extensively in the summer for air dents needing medical attention for acute respiratory ailments conditioning and in the fall and spring for heating. I haven’t paid a associated with vaping. But she’s “light” bill since we put the solar panels up. noted other disturbing symptoms. I made it clear that I like even rows. Since I only needed (32) “One thing I have seen, in panels they centered the bottom row. It came out beautiful. I look a handful of cases, is students at it and I am proud of how it looks. come in and they’ll be having Bristol Electronics was nice to work with and very thoughtful of symptoms of feeling really anx- my wishes throughout the project. ious — shaky, jittery, almost like Art Provencher – Bridport, VT they’re having a panic attack,” she said. “And some of them had recently been using an electronic 802 . 453 . 2500 vaping device. We definitely have BristolElectronicsVT.com students using (e-cigarettes), FREE SITE EVALUATIONS (See Vaping, Page 3) Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 — PAGE 3 ‘Longest Night’ service set Middlebury seeks a screener CORNWALL — With the curity of unemployment, the ourselves in.” intention of helping those weariness of ill health, the pain Position would Sheldon was among a group of who find the holiday season of isolation – all can create an Addison County lawmakers that difficult, the Cornwall Con- intense feeling of loneliness free up police met with Porter Medical Center gregational Church will hold and isolation in the midst of By JOHN FLOWERS officials on Wednesday, Dec. a special “Longest night” the celebrating and spending. MIDDLEBURY — Local 11, to discuss health care issues service on Wednesday, Dec. With prayers, scripture and lawmakers have agreed to leading up to the 2020 legislative 18, at 5:30 p.m. music, the service is designed explore ways to pay for a session. And that meeting gave While for many the holiday for those who mourn or professional screener to evaluate lawmakers and Porter officials season is a time or excitement struggle during this time of incapacitated persons in Addison some insights into Chittenden and joy, for others it can be year, giving them the space County and determine their County’s “Community Outreach very painful. It may be the and time acknowledge their medical needs, whether that be Program,” made up of four first Christmas following the sadness and concern. Every- detox services, hospital care or trained individuals and based death of a loved one, or it may one, whether a church-goer simply a temporary place to stay. in the Howard Center in be a seasons that has always or not, is welcome. The short The absence of a screener in Burlington. The Howard Center been difficult. The anguish of service will be followed by Addison County has been a source provides services to Chittenden broken relationships, the inse- light refreshments. of frustration for Middlebury County residents facing mental police, who are dealing with health challenges, substance an increasing number of folks abuse issues and developmental dealing with mental health and/ disabilities. or substance abuse challenges. The Community Outreach Vaping It’s up to police to respond to REP. AMY SHELDON Team and a related Street related disturbances and steer Outreach Team are connecting (Continued from Page 2) will meet with the Vermont De- individuals to detox, counseling, at least partially foot the bill for individuals to services such students getting caught with partment of Health’s Alan Saltis shelters or, in some cases, jail. a screener, whose services could as shelters, detox and medical them in a variety of places, with and Jesse Brooks of the United Since Addison County reduce the amount of out-of-town care. The Community Outreach disciplinary action for that.” Way of Addison County, to doesn’t have a detox facility, travel for officers who could then Team works in partnership School officials continue to discuss different ways of getting incapacitated persons must focus more intently on local with local and regional law educate students about the dan- the anti-vaping message across receive those services in Rutland enforcement and investigations. enforcement, business owners gers of vaping and tobacco use. to students. One of the potential or Burlington, and it’s up to Officials, like Rep. Amy and community members to Cautionary informational flyers options is peer-led groups, which Middlebury police to transport Sheldon, D-Middlebury, are respond to individuals of any age can be found throughout the have been successful in other them, according to Chief Tom looking north to Chittenden with unmet social service needs, school building. school districts, Landwehr noted. Hanley. And that takes two County for a potential service often due to — but not limited to In addition, MUHS has put The e-cigarettes message is officers off their regular duties — model for screening incapacitated — mental health or substance use together a team to speak with stu- getting through to some students, one to drive, the other to monitor persons. issues, according to the Howard dents in class about the dangers but not to others. the passenger. “I’m committed to helping Center website. of e-cigarettes and other harmful “Some students, when I talk Police have been lobbying for a us figure out why we don’t Street Outreach serves substances. That team includes with them here in my office and screener and a local detox center, have a screener and how to get Burlington, while Community Landwehr, prevention Specialist I know they’ve been vaping, are though they acknowledge the a screener,” Sheldon said. “It Outreach serves South Brooke Jette, Sousa and various very alarmed by it,” Landwehr latter could be several years off seems like that’s a small thing Burlington, Essex, Colchester, health and physical education said. “Others aren’t worried because of the potential price tag. that would be really important Shelburne, Winooski, Williston teachers. about it. Those are the kids I So the Middlebury selectboard in helping us move forward on and Richmond. The funding is a Jette and Landwehr next month really worry about.“ is hoping state government can this dilemma that we’re finding (See Medical screener, Page 7)

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By GREG DENNIS It’s the season of joy and light. And among the most heartening local developments this year has been the proposal for a greatly needed solar energy field off South Street Extension in Middlebury. Yet a small, vocal group of people warn us that we should see solar energy as dark and foreboding — if we can even actually see the carefully screened solar panels in the distance. These doomsayers claim that clean, green, locally produced energy might in fact destroy our local landscape. Maybe it’s better that we get our energy from “some other place,” such as fracked gas that releases dangerous methane pollution, or locate it in another part of town. I urge Middlebury townspeople and the selectboard to support this solar energy project initiated by Middlebury College. Already the town Planning Commission has supported the project, as does the Climate Economy Action Center of Addison County, of which I am a board member. We – Vermont, the U.S., indeed the entire planet — are facing a climate emergency. The latest U.N. report warns that we need to reduce our planetary greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent in the next decade — or give up all hope of avoiding catastrophic climate change. The proposed site in Middlebury is the best one available. Locations such as Exchange Street are constrained by wetlands and other land-use considerations (Exchange Street being the key locale for future economic and industrial development). Rooftops and parking lots are both too expensive and too small to provide sufficient power generation. Moreover, the proposed location can facilitate backup power to nearby Porter Hospital. I encourage my friends who oppose this site to see it as many of us do — as one removed from most neighborhoods, carefully screened to minimize any visual impacts, and one that will, in fact, be beautiful. Beautiful because it will show the commitment of the town and college to do what they can to fight climate change and responsibly reduce carbon pollution. We are well past the time where “Someone might be able to see solar panels” is an adequate reason to oppose a carefully sited project that will reduce our dependence on highly polluting fossil fuels. If we can’t support projects like this one, in short, we are just On Mount Crumpit THIS INCREDIBLE ENTRY in Middlebury’s Vermont Folklife Center’s annual Gingerbread turning our backs on the best ways to help protect Vermont from the House Competition and Exhibit, on display this week at 88 Main St., expertly depicts a pre-re- unstable weather and dangerous warming that threaten our natural formed Grinch at his mountain lair overlooking Whoville. beauty and way of life. Independent photo/Steve James Note: Greg Dennis is a frequent columnist for the Addison Independent but submitted this as a letter or guest commentary. He is a long-time resident of Cornwall. Letters to the Editor A D D I S O N C O U N T Y

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This seems like a on the hall space and basement This week’s in” on the State’s We have invested quality, and expenditures, includ- poor way to welcome Orwell cafeteria. writer is by John R. policy demanding together in the ing statistically significant reduc- into the merged district. It would seem only right Brumsted, M.D., the real changes in the information tech- tions in emergency department The SVUUSD says the and sensible that the SVUUSD President and CEO way we deliver nology systems and visits. 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PAGE 6 — Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 ADDISON COUNTY Obituaries Forest Service cautions Kande and Gary Guilmette, 70 and 71, Bristol snowmobilers on safety BRISTOL — Kande and Gary Gary, born Sept. 17, 1948, VERMONT — With additional well as the Vermont Association Guilmette, kind and loving part- grew up in South Burlington snow expected in the coming of Snow Travelers (VAST) to ners, parents, grandparents, and on the same block as Kande. weeks, the U.S. Forest Service is make sure that users of the trail friends, passed away on Dec. 1, Gary was a meticulous builder, looking forward to a successful system are respectful, respon- 2019. Kande was 70 and Gary woodworker, and inexhaustible snowmobile season and wants to sible, law abiding, and safe. was 71. fountain of remarkable crafts- encourage all riders to put safety The GMNF and VAST coop- Kande and Gary are survived manship, curiosity, tenacity, first. Green Mountain National erate to maintain more than 470 by their children, Brande and the desire to improve. He Forest (GMNF) officials remind miles of National Forest System (Maurice), and Brie (Trace), and wanted to know about every- snowmobile enthusiasts to heed trails that are part of the larger grandchildren Cree, Kyi, Cora thing from economics to medi- to all gates and signs and to statewide snowmobile network. and Noah. Kande is survived cine, and how to do everything stay off roads and trails that are VAST is one of several snowmo- by her mother, Beatrice from rebuilding boat motors to closed. bile associations in the United (Lalancette), siblings William meditating. He was uniquely Due to heavy snow in States that has a cooperative part- (Ha), Robert (Cathy), Lori generous in passing knowledge November, Forest Service nership agreement with the U.S. (Keith), and Barry Gerlack. She along, and patient in guid- employees and several snowmo- Forest Service. was preceded in death by her ing even the most dense adult bile clubs throughout Vermont “All of these trails allow mixed father, Lawrence Gerlack. Gary or distracted child though a have been working to clear trees uses, so people are snowshoeing, GARY AND KANDE is survived by his brother, Paul project. GUILMETTE and other debris from trails. hiking, and cross-country skiing, (Valerie), and was preceded What is easy to picture: Officials want to remind trail as well as using snowmobiles. in death by his mother, Helen Kande, recounting some misad- love on their children, grand- users to use extra caution early Snowmobilers should travel (Wright) and father, Leo. venture- punctuating the story children, and many other loved in the season as some trees may responsibly and yield to other Kande was born on Jan. 26, with full-body gesticulation ones. We will miss these fine be weak due to snow accumula- users,” said Sinclair. 1949, and grew up in South and interrupting it periodi- people. tion and downed tree hazards are The maximum speed is 35 Burlington. After earning her cally with hysterical laughter A memorial service was held likely. miles per hour on state and degree, she built a career as a while Gary nods and shrugs on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m. Weather permitting, snowmo- federal land and Vermont has software systems analyst; she and giggles. What is difficult to at the Ready Funeral Home bile use is allowed on designated a tough snowmobiling-while- ultimately formed her own picture: a pair more synergis- South Chapel, 261 Shelburne trails within the GMNF for four intoxicated law that covers alco- company, where she attended tic than Kande and Gary — a Road in Burlington. In lieu months beginning on Monday, hol, as well as drugs. to her clients with personal double dose of youthful mind- of flowers, please send dona- Dec. 16, 2019 and ending on The U.S. Forest Service is also affection and professional set here, a complementary brew tions to the National Aphasia Wednesday, April 15, 2020. warning the public of the dangers acumen. Kande was driven to of benevolence, vision and Association of Vermont (naa@ “We are concerned about associated with riding, hiking and help others live well, beginning skill there — their combined aphasia.org) or the Vermont user safety,” said John Sinclair, skiing on frozen water bodies. with her daughters. She was at efforts culminating in thought- Suicide Prevention Center Forest Supervisor for the Green Operators must maintain control once a model of principle and a ful, painstakingly crafted gifts, (vtspc.org). Mountain and Finger Lakes of their snowmobile while riding; dynamo who hurled masses of biking adventures, gardening To send online condolences National Forests. “Patrols, which keep to the right at all times, wear laughter and love at top volume and foraging exploits, food to the family visit readyfuneral. are aimed at enforcing rules and helmets, and stay on designated and in high gear. snobbery, and trips to shower com.◊ regulations, monitoring trail trails only. All snowmobiles conditions and providing visitor must be legally registered, have information, will occur through- liability insurance, and operators FUNERAL out the forest.” must purchase a VAST Trails The GMNF will continue to Maintenance Assessment decal MEMORIAL Grief is how we love and remember work closely with state and local if operating on VAST trails in the SERVICE people after they have died law enforcement agencies, as national forest. 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Center, United Way of Northwest By SARAH ASCH the U.S. ambassador’s objections. outside of the classroom, and • Bridge, a six-bed facility Vermont, the Department of VTDigger.org Sloan said he is certain he share their scholarship with a co-located with ACT 1 with staff Mental Health, and the individual A U.S. ambassador’s decision was disinvited because of his wide range of groups. The open who assess and help people detox towns. The approximate total to block a speech by Middlebury frequent criticism of the Trump exchange of ideas is at the core over a five-day period in a safe cost per full-time equivalent team College scholar and NATO administration’s attitude and of academic freedom and is vital and supervised setting. Bridge position is $85,000 to 89,000. expert Stanley Sloan resulted policy toward NATO. to the public dialogue of the does not meet a medical detox The team launched around 18 in the cancellation of the entire “As somebody who has national and global community.” level, but may serve individuals months ago, according to Denise conference where he was to worked on NATO virtually my Sloan said he found the medically cleared following Vignoe, the Howard Center’s deliver a keynote address last entire professional life, I have cancellation of his talk to be a a hospital supervised detox director of development and week. a lot of problems with the fact worrying sign about the state of protocol. communications. The action by Carla Sands, U.S. that not only did Trump not U.S. democracy. Officials believe Addison It should be noted the team envoy to Denmark, prompted understand NATO, he obviously “I’ve always thought that it County might be able to hire works in concert with two other organizers to scrap the was unwilling to learn was part of my responsibility a screener and related services successful Howard Center whole event marking “I’ve always about it,” Sloan said. to be critical and not just to through a cost-sharing model that programs: the 70th anniversary “That’s certainly been be a mouthpiece for current includes local communities and thought • ACT 1, which has five of the historic alliance indicated by the fact American policy,” he said. “This state assistance. The Community that it was beds that are dedicated to house of North American that he makes the same is definitely a change — for the Outreach Program could serve as part of my and support Chittenden County and European nations, erroneous claims now State Department program to a model. individuals incapacitated due including the United responsibility that he made when he censure an American speaker “(Chittenden County to alcohol or other drugs, as States. to be critical became president.” because of disagreements over communities) have come determined by a police officer or Sloan, a visiting and not In Sloan’s talk, policy.” together in a way that we’re good staff on site at the program. ACT scholar at Middlebury which he has now For his part, Sloan said he at doing in Addison County, and just to be a 1 staff are on-site and do not and former CIA published online, he has already received several addressed the same situation,” mouthpiece go out in the community to do analyst, had been planned to explore offers to return to Denmark and Sheldon said. “Let’s see if we screenings. They see individuals invited to speak at for current the future of NATO lecture in the spring. So far, might replicate that here.” the international American in the face of both he has provisionally accepted conference hosted policy.” internal and external invitations from Danish Atlantic by the American — NATO expert challenges. He also Council, the University of embassy and the Stanley Sloan intended to speak Copenhagen, the University Atlantic Council, a about the importance of Southern Denmark and the Danish think tank. of liberal democracy, Nordic Dialogue. However, he said he received which he described as the guiding In the end, Sloan said he found word Dec. 7 from the secretary ideology behind the alliance. the entire ordeal rather ironic. general of the Atlantic Council, In addition to lecturing abroad, He believes that if his talk had Lars Bangert Struwe, that there Sloan brings his foreign policy proceeded as scheduled that it had been a change in plans. expertise to the two courses he would have garnered very little “He basically said he was very offers at Middlebury. Next month international attention. sorry and he disagreed with the will be his 16th year teaching “There might have been some judgment of the ambassador, but during the college’s winter term, debate at the meeting, there the ambassador had said he had when students take one in-depth might have been some local to remove me from the program,” course for the month of January. press about my criticism of the Sloan said. “The embassy was This academic year’s offering is administration, but it would providing a lot of the funding for “American Power: Soft, Hard have ended there and it wouldn’t Letters to Santa the event and he was under a lot and Smart.” The other course he have been the kind of blown up of pressure.” has taught is called “Transatlantic controversy that it’s been,” he Struwe also released a Relations.” said. “It’s really a black mark Kids! Send us your letter to Santa statement saying that although he In a statement from Sarah Ray, on the embassy, and on the State and we’ll print it in our paper “never doubted that Mr. Sloan at director of media relations, the Department.” so Santa himself can see!

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Lights of Love tree lighting and open Dec MONDAY house in Middlebury. Thursday, Dec. 19, 6 p.m., Homeward Bound, 236 16 Age Well community Boardman St. Share your holiday cheer luncheon in Bristol. Monday, with shelter animals, enjoy seasonal Dec. 16, 10:45 a.m., Cubbers, 8 Main St. delights, view the names on the big Doors open at 10:45 a.m. Meal served screen, and participate in a tree lighting at 11 a.m. Chef’s Choice — always deli- ceremony that honors pets, past and cious. $5 suggested donation does not present. More info at homewardbound- include gratuity. 72 hours advanced animals.org/product/lights-of-love/. notice required. Call Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Dec FRIDAY Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. 20 Make festive snacks in a jar Teen Advisory Council in Shoreham. in Middlebury. Friday, Dec. 20, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m., 3:30-4:15 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. Main St. Decorate and fill mason jars Calling all teens ages 12-18. (Yes, 6th with cereal for a fun, easy snack. A free graders are welcome.) Come to the family event. library for snacks, advanced reader “The Santaland Diaries” in Middlebury. copies of new book titles, and a chance Friday, Dec. 20, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Town to plan our teen events for 2020. Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. For mature elves only … Strapped for cash, a struggling actor takes a job as “Crumpet Dec TUESDAY the Elf” at Macy’s Santaland — and his hilarious observations are more naughty 17 Age Well community luncheon than nice. Brimming with David Sedaris’ in Vergennes. Tuesday, Dec. wicked humor and observations, this 17, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors snarky holiday tale is perfect for those Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory who prefer their eggnog spiked. Adapted Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and by Joe Mantello. Tickets $20 plus fees, coffee hour. Meal served at noon of beef available at 802-388-9222, tickets@ stew, biscuit, winter mixed vegetables townhalltheater.org or at the box office and tapioca pudding with peaches and Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. More cream. Bring your own place setting. $5 info at townhalltheater.org org warren- suggested donation. 72 hours advanced miller.com. notice required. Call Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Dec SATURDAY Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. 21 Green Mountain Club Bread Benefit concert and carol sing in Loaf Section walk in Shelburne. Middlebury. Tuesday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 21, Shelburne Bay Town Middlebury United Methodist Church, Park. An easy 2.5-mile walk out and N. Pleasant St. Participants from many back along the east side of Shelburne local churches share in a musical Point, with optional lunch stop for presentation for the benefit of Charter pizza and beer at Folinos afterwards. House. Kevin Parizo provides the organ More info contact leader Ken Corey at accompaniment for the carol singing. 860-921-7765 or [email protected]. For all ages. Refreshments served after More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org. the concert. An offering will be taken for Santa visit in Middlebury. Saturday, the Charter House. More info contact Dec. 21, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Middlebury Tom Colley at 802-388-9405. Solstice is here Farmers’ Market, 530 Exchange St. NUMEROUS CELEBRATIONS OF the Winter Solstice and the return of light Holiday Storytime in Bristol. Saturday, are being held around the county on Saturday, Dec. 21. Lantern-making work- Dec. 21, 10:30 a.m., lobby, Bristol Dec WEDNESDAY shops will be held in both Middlebury and Bristol. The Platt Memorial Library Suites. Stories for kids age 1 to 6. Enter in Shoreham will host a Shortest Day celebration, and the Annual Winter Sol- through Vermont Marketplace, 19 Main 18 Age Well special holiday stice Celebration will take place at the Watershed Center in Bristol. Down- St. Kids will enjoy old favorites and new community luncheon in town Bristol will have a full-fledged celebration of fire and light with lanterns, stories about this wonderful time of the Middlebury. Wednesday, Dec. 18, fire pits and fire performers to wrap up the evening. See more details in the year. 11:15 a.m., Middlebury Rec Center, calendar listings for Dec. 21. Lantern making in Middlebury. Saturday, 154 Creek Rd. Doors open at 11:15 am. Dec. 21, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Ilsley Public Meal served at noon of apple cranberry Library, 75 Main St. Join in and deco- stuffed chicken breast, mashed pota- Thursday, Dec. 19, 12:15-1 p.m., St. rate a simple battery-powered solstice toes, gravy, carrots, cranberry sauce Dec THURSDAY Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. lantern. A free family event. and pumpkin cake. Bring your own DesBois is an actor, singer and story- Shortest Day celebration in Shoreham. place setting. $5 suggested donation. 19 Age Well special holiday teller based in Middlebury. A native of Saturday, Dec. 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Platt 72 hours advanced notice required. Call community luncheon in the North Shore of Massachusetts, Jack Memorial Library, 279 Main St. Come Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. Vergennes. Thursday, Dec. 19, 10 studied music at Middlebury College celebrate the shortest day of the year Open to anyone age 60 and up and their a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory then remained in Vermont to continue at the Platt Library. We’ll light a candle spouse of any age. Free ride may be Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. developing his life’s work of sharing in darkness, read some stories, and provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and joy through live performance. Part of (weather permitting) do some snow- to inquire. coffee hour. Meal served at noon of St. Stephen’s Thursday Noon Advent themed crafts outside. Fun for families Succession planning for your wood- apple cranberry stuffed chicken breast, Concert series. and kids of all ages. land in Middlebury. Wednesday, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, cran- Last chance holiday market in “The Western Star,” an epic poem, Dec. 18, two sessions 5:30-7 p.m. and berry sauce and pumpkin cake. Bring Middlebury. Thursday, Dec. 19, 5-8 with songs celebrating the season 7:30-9 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley your own place setting. $5 suggested p.m., Bundle, 51 Main St. One more of light in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. Public Library. Vermont Coverts hosts donation. 72 hours advanced notice opportunity to support local makers at 21, 4-5:15 p.m., Bundle, 51 Main St. this pop-up for landowners on how to required. Call Michelle to reserve at this holiday market. The Western Star evokes a medita- plan for your property’s future. Space 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 LEGO Night in Shoreham. Thursday, tive, liminal atmosphere through the is limited. Register by calling Lisa and up and their spouse of any age. Dec. 19, 5-7 p.m., Platt Memorial rhythms of language and flickering Sausville at 802-877-2777 or e-mail Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR Library, 279 Main St. Come build some- candlelight. The poem is a celebration [email protected]. at 802-388-2287 to inquire. thing great with our giant collection of of light in darkness, the turning of the Jack DesBois in concert in Middlebury. donated LEGOs. Ages 5-ish and up. seasons, and the ever-renewing hope Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 — PAGE 9 communitycalendar

Mairi and Nathan Harris Grewar, piano four hands in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Drawing on their experience at opera companies across Europe, London-based pianists Mairi and Nathan Harris Grewar present piano duet arrangements of some of their favorite music from the world of ballet and opera. The concert will be followed by a champagne and dessert reception at Edgewater Gallery on the Green. Tickets adult $25/under 18 $15, available at 802-388-9222, tickets@ townhalltheater.org or at the box office Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. More info at townhalltheater.org org warren- miller.com.​ Dec SUNDAY

29 BlueBrass! in Middlebury. Sunday, Dec. 29, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Margie Bekoff and Jim Morse have been demonstrating the seemingly unlikely pairing of harp and horn for the past few years. They play a variety of Three Kings genres of music including Jazz, Blues, Pop and Celtic tunes, creating their BUNDLE, AT 51 Main St. in Middlebury, will host “The Western Star,” an epic poem about the journey of the Three own arrangements to complement their Kings. Come take part and celebrate light in darkness, the turning of the seasons, and the ever-renewing hope of Christ- instruments. Free, open to the public mas. The event takes place on Saturday, Dec. 21, from 4- 5:15 p.m. and fully accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220 or pryan@residen- of Christmas. Come join Middlebury presents this is a family friendly evening Thursday, Dec. 26, 10 a.m., Vergennes ceottercreek.com. audiences in making the journey of the culminating in an arrival by Santa Claus. Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Three Kings an unforgettably moving No admission charge but donations are Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at community tradition. Free. appreciated. Concessions for sale. 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Meal Dec MONDAY Lumen lantern-making workshop in More info contact Colleen at cwright@ served at noon of sweet and sour beef- Bristol. Saturday, Dec. 21, 4:30-5:30 townofbrandon.com. steak, rice pilaf, garden vegetables, 30 American Red Cross blood p.m., Holley Hall, 1 South St. Create Swing Noir in Brandon. Saturday, wheat bread and mandarin oranges with donation in Vergennes. your own holiday lanterns in this free Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, cream. Bring your own place setting. $5 Monday, Dec. 30, noon-5 p.m., Saint workshop led by Art on Main, then use 62 Country Club Rd. Swing Noir will suggested donation. 72 hours advanced Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 South Maple St. them at the Lumen Celebration of Fire & perform a gypsy jazz holiday concert. notice required. Call Michelle to reserve Veterans luncheon in Middlebury. Light event at 5 p.m. on the town green. Ticket blurb here. Tickets $20. at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age Monday, Dec. 30, 1 p.m., The Residence All ages welcome. All supplies provided. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. 60 and up and their spouse of any age. at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Calling Free. More info at 802-760-6076. Reservations required for dinner and Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR all Veterans to join this monthly compli- Winter Solstice celebration in Bristol. recommended for the show. Venue is at 802-388-2287 to inquire. mentary luncheon, as we serve those Saturday, Dec. 21, 4:30-6:30 p.m., BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295 or American Red Cross blood donation who have served and share our thanks. Watershed Center, Plank Rd. Bring food [email protected]. in Middlebury. Thursday, Dec. 26, Come meet other Veterans and friends and drink and dress warmly. Children noon-5 p.m., Middlebury Rec Center, and enjoy a delicious meal. Free, open definitely welcome, but dogs are not. 154 Creek Rd. to all Veterans and fully accessible. Memory Tree lighting in Leicester. Dec SUNDAY RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220 or Saturday, Dec. 21, 5 p.m., Leicester [email protected]. Four Corners. Sponsored by the 22 Red Clover Jazz in Middlebury. Dec FRIDAY Leicester Historical Society. The cost Sunday, Dec. 22, 2 p.m., The is $1 per name or six names for $5. Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge 27 Rick Hawley in Middlebury. LIVEMUSIC Names, clearly written, can be sent to Rd. The band performs a wide variety Friday, Dec. 27, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Diane Benware at 1594 Old Jerusalem of jazz styles including traditional New EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Jack DesBois in concert in Middlebury. Road, Salisbury, VT 05769. Orleans (Dixieland), swing, fusion, Ter. Pianist Rick Hawley returns to play Thursday, Dec. 19, 12:15-1 p.m., St. Lumen Celebration of Fire and Light in and contemporary. Performances are favorites, with just the right amount of Stephens Episcopal Church. Bristol. Saturday, Dec. 21, 5:30-9:30 tailored to the interests of the audience introductory anecdote and historical Swing Noir in Brandon. Saturday, Dec. p.m., downtown. Fire performers Cirque present. Free, open to the public and background for his musical selections. 21, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. de Fuego will start things off on the fully accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at Free and open to the public. Rick Hawley in Middlebury. Friday, town green, then a lighted walk down 802-388-1220 or pryan@residenceot- Dec. 27, 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at Bristol’s Main Street to the fire pits at tercreek.com. Middlebury. Tandem and Vermont Tree Goods for Annual “Messiah Sing” in Dec SATURDAY Mairi and Nathan Harris Grewar, piano hot drinks, tasty eats. Middlebury. Sunday, Dec. 22, 2 p.m., four hands in Middlebury. Saturday, “King Pede” card party in Ferrisburgh. Congregational Church of Middlebury, 28 Green Mountain Club Bread Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Saturday, Dec. 21, 6:30 p.m., 2 Main St. Singers and players gather Loaf Section hike in Addison. BlueBrass! in Middlebury. Sunday, Dec. Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community for a reading and rendering of selec- Saturday, Dec. 28, Snake Mountain. A 29, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Center, Route 7. A sandwich supper tions from Handel’s Messiah. Join this loop hike that branches off to the left Creek. and then on to an evening of fun and year to sing favorite choruses, or play after the first half mile where it moves The Grift in Middlebury. Tuesday, Dec. card games. King Pede is an unusual in the orchestra. Open to all; donations up the west side and past a small pond 31, Town Hall Theater. game that involves “trick-taking” tech- welcome at the door. Come enjoy this near the summit. 1,000-foot elevation Annie & the Individuals in Bristol. niques such as in Hearts and Spades Middlebury holiday tradition. More info on a 4-mile route. Moderate difficulty. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m., Holley Hall. or Pitch. This is a game of fun and skill at 802-989-7355. Great views of the Adirondacks. Watch Best Night in Bristol. Tuesday, Dec. 31, so come prepared to use your strategic conditions of snow and ice, and plan 3:30 p.m.-midnight, three venues. thinking. accordingly with micro-spikes, boots, Dec and perhaps snowshoes. More info See a full listing of “Christmas is Here — A Christmas THURSDAY ONGOINGEVENTS concert” in Brandon. Saturday, Dec. contact leader Ken Corey at 860-921- in the Thursday edition of the 21, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant 26 Age Well community 7765 or [email protected]. More Sq. The Brandon Area Toy Project luncheon in Vergennes. activities at gmcbreadloaf.org. Addison Independent and on the Web at www.addisonindependent.com PAGE 10 — Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 Swing Noire wraps up 2019 at Brandon Music On Saturday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m., the very popular local group Swing Noire, a firm favorite with Brandon Music audiences and performed at this year’s first concert at the Barn in January 2019, will close the year with their inimitable gypsy jazz style. Over the last decade, Swing Noire has become Vermont’s premier Gypsy Jazz ensemble. Some call it Gypsy Jazz, some Hot Swing; in either case it’s acoustic jazz in the spirit of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Swing Noire invokes the energy of a swingin’ jazz club, transporting audiences back to the early days of jazz with their unique take on Hot Swing, making music that “will entrance and surprise you.” Great energy, soul, sophistication, and improvisation are the hallmarks of a Swing Noire performance. Violinist David Gusakov (Last Train to Zinkov, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Pine Island), guitarist Rob McCuen (Bloodroot Gap, The Good Parts), and Jim McCuen (Bloodroot Gap, Bessette Quartet) on double bass, make up Vermont’s JOIN IN MIDDLEBURY’s annual Messiah Sing on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Middlebury. hottest Hot Club style ensemble. Photo/James P. Blair Swing Noire has performed at the Burlington Discover Jazz American and international for dinner and recommended again hosts the area’s annual Middlebury, located at 2 Main Festival, Burlington’s First Night performers amongst for the show. Venue “Messiah Sing” that each year Street. Singers, instrumentalists Celebration, The Town Hall the 400 individuals is BYOB. Call 802- attracts hundreds of singers and and all who enjoy music are Theater in Middlebury, Chandler and groups that have arts 247-4295 or e-mail players from throughout Addison warmly welcomed to sing and Center for the Arts in Randolph, delighted Brandon info@brandon- County and beyond beginning play, or simply to watch and and countless other venues Music audiences with music.net for at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22. listen. throughout Vermont and New their musical talents. beat reservations or for Jeff Rehbach, conductor of the Thirty-five years ago, in England. Brandon Music more information. Middlebury College Community December 1984, Middlebury’s first Messiah Sing took place. “In a time when good jazz is already booking by Greg Pahl Brandon Music Chorus, leads the sing-along groups are hard to find, Swing performers for 2020 is located at 62 of this famous work by George Nearly every year since then, Noire rises to the top as one of and promises another Country Club Road Frederic Handel for choir and the Messiah Sing has become the best jazz groups playing very musical and in Brandon. orchestra. a joyous community event, around Burlington. Swing Noire high-energy year. ANNUAL MIDDLEBURY Come join friends and attracting singers and orchestra brings you into those smoky Concert tickets are $20. A pre- MESSIAH SING neighbors for the afternoon of players to make music together clubs of days past, makes you concert dinner is available for The Middlebury community music-making at on the Sunday afternoon before feel jazz the way it was meant $25. Reservations are required Congregational Church once the Congregational Church of Christmas. to be felt, full of emotion and This year’s reading continues energy,” says Jennifer Crowell, the tradition of featuring soloists First Night Burlington. drawn from Middlebury and Over the past ten years, other communities throughout Brandon Music has been home to Vermont, with Leila McVeigh, a host of highly talented singers, Jessica Allen, Erin Grainger, songwriters and musicians from Adam Hall, Jack DesBois and all over the state of Vermont, the Jim Wright. Solo numbers will U.S., Canada and other regions be accompanied by a string of the world. Several performers quartet from our nearby towns, launched their careers at Brandon villages and family members, Music and many now return to including Emily Sunderman, perform each year. Molly Bidwell, Hilary Hatch Many notable performers have and Robert Battey. Middlebury appeared — including Ian Ethan College Choir director Jeff Case (12 string guitar), Sean Buettner will be at the keyboard. Ashby, John Funkhouser Jazz A listing of chorus works may be Trio, Chelsea Berry, Andreas found on the community chorus Boyde (from Germany), Ali web page at go.middlebury.edu/ Ryerson and Joe Carter, Cecelia messiah-sing. Zabala (from Argentina), Dan Chorus music and orchestra Evans (U.K.), Peter Seivewright parts (for strings and oboe/flute) (U.K.), Diana Fanning and are provided. If you have your Ross Daly and Kelly Thoma SWING NOIRE CLOSES out the 2019 performance series at Brandon Music in Brandon on own copy of the Messiah, bring from Crete — just a few of the Saturday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m. (See Arts Beat, Page 11) Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 — PAGE 11

Cosmic Forecast

ARIES: March 21-April guessing may give you a 20. Aries, a chance slight advantage. encounter with an old We’re Ready SAGITTARIUS: Nov. acquaintance drums up 23-Dec. 21. Sagittarius, feelings you didn’t know to Help You Celebrate you may resist a social you had. Even if these engagement initially feelings are muted, you the Holiday because it has been such can still acknowledge Season! a busy season. Soon you them. may come around and TAURUS: April 21-May Wreaths & be open to a few more 21. Taurus, it is up to you Pointsettias parties. to initiate action over are here! CAPRICORN: Dec. the next several days. 22-Jan. 20. Capricorn, if The situation may be Mon.-Fri. 9-5:30, Sat. 9-2 • Rt. 7 So., Middlebury 388-2800 • www.middleburyfloralandgifts.com you are thinking about “THE SANTALAND DIARIES,” David Sedaris’ irreverent take on uncomfortable, but you a career change, take a the holidays, will be performed by comic and former Vermont will be able to handle it. step back and give this legislator Jason Lorber on Friday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Town GEMINI: May 22-June decision considerable Hall Theater in Middlebury. Give the gift of Laughter this Holiday Season! Photo courtesy Town Hall Theater 21. Gemini, a difference NEW! thought. Look for hints of opinion with a VERMONT as to the direction you professional colleague WILD should go. surfaces in the coming AQUARIUS: Jan. 21- days. Recognize that you Game Warden Adventures Arts Beat Read & loved by ages 9-99! Feb. 18. Aquarius, do both have the same goal not surround yourself and work together. Shop locally at: (Continued from Page 10) to 5 p.m., or online at Kinney Drugs, Dakin Farms, with negative thought it along. If you plan to play in the townhalltheater.org. CANCER: June 22-July Vermont Bookshop, Recycled patterns, which could orchestra, bring a music stand BLUES JAM IN BRISTOL Reading, Lincoln General Store, 22. The next few days Rack & Reel, Paris Farmers’ hinder your success. and arrive 15 minutes early. The Middlebury-based English will be all about having Union, Vermont’s Own, Rosie’s, Better to stay positive Middlebury Community Chorus bluesman Tom Caswell will be a good time, Cancer. Brandon Florist Shoppe, and embrace those who Kamuda’s Market, WAGS, provides refreshments for all to hosting a Blues Jam in Bristol at Others may try to steer share your outlook. enjoy during intermission. Buxton’s and more! 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, you elsewhere, but you OR A $5-10 contribution ($10-20/ at Hatch 31, located at 31 Main PISCES: Feb. 19-March are set on enjoying visit VermontWild.com to order your books online! 20. With eyes on the family) is requested at the door. Street. yourself. For more information, email The jam will feature both local future and resolutions, [email protected] or and statewide blues musicians LEO: July 23-Aug. 23. now might be the perfect leave a message at 989-7355. and is open to anyone wanting Leo, many things are time to go back to school THE SANTALAND to hear great music. This is beyond your control. or gain extra skills DIARIES AT THT a monthly event on the third However, one place applicable to your career, . For mature elves only, Wednesday of the month. where you can take action Pisces “The Santaland Diaries” by If you are a musician or singer concerns your personal David Sedaris, featuring Jason planning to take part in the jam, health. Schedule a well Lorber and directed by Margo there will be a sign-up sheet visit soon. Whitcomb, is an irreverent located near the stage. The host VIRGO: Aug. 24-Sept. anti-holiday attraction coming band, The Tom Caswell Blues 22. Virgo, close friends FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS to Middlebury’s Town Hall Band, will begin the proceedings will keep you very busy DECEMBER 16 Theater on Friday, Dec. 20, at at 8 p.m. before people are called for the next few days. Margaret Meade, 7:30 p.m. up from the sign-up sheet to form That will come in handy anthropologist (d) Strapped for cash, a struggling bands and play the blues. because you could use DECEMBER 17 actor takes a job as Crumpet Although the music begins at 8 a distraction from what’s Pope Francis, Religious the Elf at Macy’s Santaland — p.m., an earlier arrival is advised. currently on your plate. leader (83) and his hilarious observations Admission to the jam is free. LIBRA: Sept. 23- DECEMBER 18 are more naughty than nice. MUSIC SERIES AT OCB Oct. 23. Do not allow Keith Richards, musician, Brimming with Sedaris’ wicked As part of the 2019 Music impulsive behavior to The Rolling Stones (75) humor and observations, this Series at Otter Creek Brewing, rule your week, Libra. You snarky holiday tale is perfect for Wednesday Night DECEMBER 19 Kai Stanley & Friends will be need to exercise caution Sir William Perry, those who prefer their eggnog providing the music for an Ugly when making decisions Sit & Gift arctic explorer (d) spiked. Sweater Party from 5 to 8 p.m. over the next several Wednesday, December 18th • 5:30-7:30 pm “A theatrical holiday tradition on Friday, Dec. 20, in OCB’s Brings gifts to work on together DECEMBER 20 days because they can Billy Bragg, on par with A Christmas Carol pub space. They’ll be singing all have a large impact. Singer-songwriter, (61) for theatergoers looking for a the holiday classics you want to different, spicier shot of holiday hear — plus some you probably SCORPIO: Oct. 24-Nov. DECEMBER 21 cheer. Or holiday bashing, despise. 22. Others cannot quite Frank Zappa, depending on who you ask,” Dig out that horrible sweater figure you out lately, musician (d) says the Denver Post. and bring it to the Otter Creek Scorpio. It is good to have DECEMBER 22 Tickets are $22 including all Pub Space for some great BBQ an air of mystery about See website or visit for details Diane Sawyer, TV news 25A Main St., Bristol 453-7799 • Mon & Wed–Sat 10-5:30; Sun 11-3 correspondent, fees, and may be purchased by and live music. you. Keeping everyone Yoga Schedule & Workshops: yarnandyoga.com calling 802-382-9222, at the Otter Creek Pub Space journalist (73) box office located at 68 South is located at 793 Exchange Pleasant Street in Middlebury, Street in Middlebury. For more Monday to Saturday, noon information, call 802-388-0727. PAGE 12 — Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019

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254 Ethan Allen Highway | New Haven (Route 7) Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 — PAGE 13 Young Tradition Vermont ensemble features locals VERMONT — Young Tradition Vermont (YTV) recently announced its first Youth Commission. The YTV Youth Commission Ensemble, which involves several Addison County residents, has been rehearsing this fall and their first performance is scheduled for Dec. 31, at 2 p.m. at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington, as part of the annual Highlight! Festival. Additional performances by the ensemble are being scheduled through summer of 2020, including the annual Spice on Snow Festival in Montpelier on Jan. 25 starting at 7 p.m. and the annual Young Tradition Weekend concert at City Hall in Burlington on May THE YOUNG TRADITION Vermont Youth Commission Ensemble, a group of talented young musicians, consists of Fern O’Donnell, 2 starting at 6 p.m. left, Hadley Stockwell, Romy Munkres, Abi Sandy and Ben Munkres. Romy Munkres, as the commissioned artist, chose the members The Youth Commission is one of the group and is working with YVT to set up gigs for the ensemble. of the 30 programs managed by Young Tradition Vermont. Each be presented at performances, artist, Munkres is in charge Munkres has recruited a group representing Young Tradition year a current or previous member festivals and other events. of scheduling and organizing that includes her brother, Ben Vermont as ambassadors and of the Young Tradition Touring The 2019/2020 commissioned rehearsals and working with Munkres, and friends Abi Sandy, will be available for projects Group will be selected for the artist is Romy Munkres from YTV Executive Director Mark Hadley Stockwell and Fern and performance opportunities YTV Youth Commission for the Cornwall, a senior at Middlebury Sustic regarding challenges and O’Donnell. through the summer of 2020. year (July through the following Union High School. Munkres opportunities for the project. The Romy Munkres has toured For more information about June). The person selected is has been the winner of the Youth Commission designed as a with the YTV Touring Group the Youth Commission contact charged with creating a small Young Tradition Vermont annual next-step opportunity for young and her family band throughout [email protected] ensemble (four-six members) contest and is the 2019/2020 artists who have been involved Vermont and with The Touring More information about and a program of original Youth Artist Leader for the YTV with the Touring Group, the group in Ireland, Cape Breton, Young Tradition Vermont is at compositions/arrangements with Touring Group, which will be annual contest and who shows Scotland, Japan, and metro youngtraditionvermont.org or mentors/master artists of their touring in Japan in April 2020. promise as a composer/arranger New York/New Jersey. She on Facebook at facebook.com/ choosing. The program will As the commissioned and ensemble leader. and the ensemble will be YoungTraditionVermont. PAGE 14 — Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 Proctor land sale

(Continued from Page 1) expressed interest in buying the Matt Trombley said the way Mr. Gerlach was thinking, within 30 days of posted notice has also stated that Gerlach has land through the Trust for Public thought of the public being that perhaps it was a win-win for objecting and calling for a public no plans to develop the land. Land. The national forest service denied access was troubling. everybody. He strongly supports, vote. PUBLIC ACCESS IN and its public partners are also “It saddens me to think there is and this is all about, Proctor But the selectboard can also opt JEOPARDY interested in buying the land and a remote possibility that this land deciding what they should do to let the voters decide whether Despite that assurance, should keeping the trails accessible to would be sold to a buyer who with this and what is the right or not to sell the property instead the parcel be sold, it is possible the public. would post it and prevent the thing for them, and the idea of of requiring a petition, which that public access will be PUBLIC COMMENT public from using it. I encourage a public vote is exactly what we is what the Proctor selectboard revoked and that is what most A dozen people signed up to you to think long and hard about have supported and expected.” is planning should it decide to concerns those opposed to the comment on the proposed land this offer.” Meub also pressed for a move forward with the proposed potential deal. deal Monday night. All were Josh Hardt, an outdoor contract, saying that would be offer. The parcel sits adjacent to either staunchly against the idea, educator who runs the the only way to get to a public On Monday night, the board the Green Mountain National or at least skeptical and urging Moosalamoo program at Otter vote. reviewed the proposed article Forest. The Green Mountain caution. Valley Union High School in “You may not be able to come language for a vote, which reads Club currently has a right-of- Justin Lindholm of Mendon Brandon and who grew up to terms, and then all of this as follows: way through the land for hikers, said that he believes there is in the area and now lives in energy and all of what’s going “Article 1: Shall the Town as the parcel is near the Long much more value to the land Hubbardton, remembered his on is for something that’s not out vote to authorize the Selectboard Trail. The club also has right of than the board either realizes or first visit to the Chittenden there, unless you actually have a to sell all or less than all of the first refusal on 50 acres of the will acknowledge. The land is watershed was as a boy when his contract,” he said. “It’s totally up interests the Town holds in its watershed land, which is not part assessed at $1.5 million, but he father took him on a coming-of- to you to figure out what’s right, watershed lands in Chittenden, of the parcel in question. said that is just the value of the age wilderness trip. and Mr. Gerlach only wanted to Vermont for a price of not less The Chittenden Dammers, a real estate. “In Vermont, much of our fiscal participate so that there could be than $1.5 million? VAST snowmobile club, also has “Something just doesn’t seem security comes from outdoor a discussion about that, and not “Article 2: If Article 1 is a right-of-way permit to cross right here,” he said, “that you’re recreation and is required for get in the middle as if he’s a bad approved, shall the Town vote the land. The Catamount Trail, trying to dismiss what you have. a sustainable future,” he said. guy who’s just going to trash to limit the sale of the watershed a cross-country ski trail from $1.5 million is not the value. “In this case, the transition to a the property, which is totally lands in Chittenden, Vermont Massachusetts to Canada, also It does not include the timber conservation-based organization contrary to anything.” for a price of not less than $1.5 runs through the parcel. value, or the value of the water would seem appropriate in lieu Meub went on to say that there million to an entity that will keep The Green Mountain Club has rights.” of private enterprise. I may be has been some misinformation the land open for public use or projecting here, but you would circulating about Gerlach and his permit the Town to preserve its get an offer comparable to what intentions. resources?” you’ve been offered and could “He really has felt as if he Kate Wanner, project manager conserve the land.” has been treated quite unfairly for the Trust for Public Land, was Gerlach’s attorney Bill Meub in terms of how this all came in attendance Monday night and was on hand and commented on about,” Meub said. suggested that the board change the proposed deal. ARTICLE LANGUAGE the language in Article 2 from “This shouldn’t be a burden The selectboard can legally “vote to limit the sale” to “vote on the people of Proctor,” he sell town property without voter to express a preference for.” She said. “They should look at what approval unless voters submit a said the current language could the opportunity is and what was petition with at least 5 percent negatively affect the appraisal offered, and that was the only of the town’s voter signatures (See Sale, Page 15) LOCAL ShardVilla A Vermont licensed Level III Residential Care Home This Holiday Season, Shard Villa’s mission is to provide quality, compassionate, residential care to individuals in a historic country estate preserved for their benefit. The Richards Group encourages you to support your neighbors Around the clock staff providing a and your community by warm and caring environment. shopping and dining locally. Home Cooked meals served family style in the mansion dining room. 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TheRichardsGrp.com Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 — PAGE 15 Pipeline (Continued from Page 1) public good after an opportunity reports, said in his report that had been adequately buried at pipeline management plans, will was completed in April 2017, the for further rounds of discovery. the pipeline was “thoroughly stream crossings but was not continue to ensure safety into the state Public Utility Commission The commission will then decide and competently designed and buried at the mandated 4 feet future. (PUC) began looking into claims whether to levy penalties against engineered” with comprehensive in a transmission right of way Dumont, attorney for the that the pipeline was not buried the utility. inspection by multiple parties. through a clay plain swamp in intervenors, said Byrd’s report deep enough. The state’s Agency The commission brought in “With a few noted New Haven. However, he wrote differed dramatically from an of Natural Resources and William Byrd of RCP Inc., a exceptions, it was constructed that an engineering analysis of assessment by Charlotte-based Department of Public Service Houston-based engineering firm, in compliance with applicable the pipe in that section show that Liebert Engineering, whom the requested last year to expand to independently investigate rules and commitments, and trucks with the VELCO electric plaintiffs hired to review the the investigation into pipeline the Addison County pipeline. in many important respects it power line company should still matter. construction methods and Byrd was tasked with looking at significantly exceeds the typical be able to safely drive over it. “The PUC order approving of operation. whether the utility had followed requirements,” he wrote. The investigator had seven the whole pipeline said explicitly, James Dumont, a Bristol all the requirements of its state- One exception was that recommendations for the utility, you shall build the pipeline in attorney representing five issued certificate of public good, the pipeline construction including installing warning accordance with the plans you Monkton and Hinesburg residents buried the pipeline deep enough plans were not stamped by a signs about the “shallow pipe” gave us,” he said. “And what we who oppose the pipeline, filed at stream crossings and swampy professional engineer at the by the transmission corridor, saw time and again, regardless of a motion in November 2018 to ground, and whether it had time of construction — as three-year inspections of the whether it’s a safety issue or not a expand the investigation further received a professional engineer’s required by state law. The pipe depth in agricultural areas, safety issue, they didn’t follow the to assess whether a professional stamp, among other tasks. National Transportation Safety and inspection of the 15 road plans they submitted to the PUC.” engineer had signed off on the Separately, the Department Board review of the Lawrence, crossings for evidence of frost Jim Porter, director of public pipeline construction plans. of Public Service issued a Mass., natural gas explosions heaves or potholing that could advocacy for the Department of The $165 million pipeline notice of probable violation recommended that professional affect the pipeline. Public Safety, said that while the runs 41 miles from Colchester in 2016 over worker safety engineers stamp pipeline plans. Don Rendall, CEO of Vermont department was still reviewing to Middlebury, where natural requirements for the portion of But Byrd said in his report Gas, in a prepared statement the report, the investigator had gas is injected into the the pipeline built in an electrical that the plans had been prepared said that the utility was “so examined “every issue” brought company’s smaller, low-pressure transmission corridor, for which by and under the supervision of pleased that the Public Utility by the intervenors and other distribution lines and carried to the utility paid $95,000. And the Vermont engineering firms. Commission’s independent parties. customers. department issued another notice “I have seen no evidence that expert investigation validates the “We very much think that The exhaustive report is a of probable violation regarding the engineering or design work work VGS has done to construct a the report speaks for itself in critical component for the PUC’s pipeline burial and trench for the ANGP was deficient, was safe, quality pipeline to Addison underscoring the safety of the decision, but the investigation is breaker installation in 2018 that not performed by competent County.” He added that the pipeline and the integrity with far from over. is still open pending the results engineers, or posed a risk to investigator’s recommendations, which it was constructed,” he Mike Tousley, PUC hearing of this investigation. ‘public health, safety, and along with the company’s said. officer for the case, said the Byrd, having reviewed welfare,’” he wrote. commission will convene a thousands of pages of inspection Byrd stated that the pipeline hearing about whether Vermont Gas violated its certificate of Sale (Continued from Page 14) the Green Mountain National Forest would do if it purchases the property because the land would come with limits. Town attorney Allen George then suggested that Article 2 read as follows (italics for emphasis): “If Article 1 is approved, shall Gift Certificates Available, the Town vote to approve the Any Denomination sale of the watershed lands in Chittenden, Vermont for a price of not less than $1.5 million to an entity or person that will keep the land open for public use or permit the Town to preserve its resources?” The board agreed to George’s suggested change. Town Manager Stan Wilbur originally proposed Jan. 13, GIVE MIDD FIT THIS 2020 for a public vote on the HOLIDAY SEASON issue. But Proctor resident and library director Lisa Miser, who $29 Enrollment Fee (low monthly dues) also takes the meeting minutes, suggested that if the goal is to 3 Months (no enrollment fee) $170 have as many voters participate 10 Tans for just $43 as possible, the board should schedule the vote on Town Meeting Day in March. 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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 Middlebury Union High School Vergennes Union High School Mary Nagy Benson is Middlebury Union High School’s Vergennes Union High School is pleased to recognize featured Student of the Week. She resides in Weybridge Colby “Squirrel” Beinhaur, son of Karen and Sean Beinhaur of with her parents, Gwen and Andy, and her two sisters, Ella, Shoreham, as its Student of the Week. Colby doesn’t have any a sophomore at Davidson College in North Carolina, and siblings, but he does have a chocolate Lab named Maddie. Rachel, a sixth-grader at Weybridge Elementary. Colby has been on the honor roll several terms of high school. Actively engaged in all aspects of the school community, He is an active FFA member and was second in the state for Mary is enjoying her senior year at MUHS. She has pursued a Agriculture Mechanics. He attends the Automotive Technology challenging curriculum and our teachers admire her thoughtful program at the Hannaford Career Center, where he excels. contributions in the classroom. She has taken six Advanced During his junior year he helped with Prom preparations. Placement courses plus a range of courses that compliment her Colby has been working at Pratt’s Store in Bridport for interests in science and mathematics. She spent a sophomore almost two years. He does a variety of work at the store, semester at The Outdoor Academy in North Carolina, focusing which gives him the opportunity to learn about customer on environmental issues as well as academically demanding service and the many functions of running a successful coursework, which inspired her to further her studies in business. He also picks up numerous side jobs such as environmental science, food studies and potentially agriculture. Mary Nagy Benson throwing hay, installing docks and landscape work. He is also a Colby Beinhaur Mary is considering smaller four-year liberal arts colleges in MUHS volunteer on the Bridport Fire Department. VUHS the Northeast. In his free time, he loves to do mechanical work on vehicles, mini sprint racing, ride dirt bikes and Mary credits Ms. Manley, her AP Environmental Science teacher and Nordic ski coach as a four wheelers, hunt, fish and boat. He loves spending time outdoors, especially with his friends, mentor. She states that Mr. Krahn and Ms. Martin have been inspirational in their teaching style and has been, an avid skier since kindergarten. These hobbies have taught him the importance of and wants to thank them for their encouragement during her high school years. friendship, perseverance, attention to detail, patience and savoring the beauty of Vermont. Outside of class, Mary has been active in the BIOME environmental club, where she was elected In high school, Colby says, “I’ve learned the value of friendship, working hard, caring for president. She is a long-standing member of the Middlebury Congregational Church’s youth group others, trying your best, not being afraid to ask for help and helping others in times of need. My and enjoys participating in community service and going on service trips to build homes, garden personal philosophy is to be kind, positive, humble and recognize that everyone needs a friend.” and other projects. They have traveled to South Dakota, Maine, New York City, and Mississippi. Colby’s agriculture teacher, Bill VanDeWeert, says, “Colby has a personality that draws people She has spent the past several summers on a paint crew with a group of friends painting in. I think it is his combination of humor, inquisitiveness, intelligence, empathy, and his ability houses. As a Tiger athlete, Mary is a member of the cross-country team, specializing in the to tell stories. He simply exudes joy and is full of fun facts that I will certainly miss next year.” 5K, and she skis on the Nordic team in the winter. She has also been involved in “What’s After graduation, Colby has been accepted to the University of Northwestern Ohio. where he the Story” and with that project she filmed a documentary about agriculture and farming in will pursue a dual major in High Performance Motorsports and Automotive Technology. Addison County. Mary’s future is bright and everyone at Middlebury Union High School wishes The faculty, staff and students of VUHS thank Colby for his contributions to our community her well as she prepares for the future. and wish him the very best in his future.

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1786 Route 7 South • Middlebury, VT • 388-2296 PAGE 18 — Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 Budget (Continued from Page 1) the agenda. an estimate of $850,000 before another roughly $216,000 in fully take hold. At this past Tuesday’s meeting, new data came in. lower special education costs. “It’s way better than it was at Reen painstakingly educated PAINFUL DECISIONS According to the handout that this time last year, and I have about 20 district residents about At this past Tuesday’s meeting, reduction is due to a “decrease every reason to believe it will be what drives school spending. He Reen said district teachers are in staffing.” even better a year from now,” he showed one slide that indicated being offered incentive packages Reen in his email said the said. taxes could possibly increase by for early retirement. The district savings in special education are Another resident said not $60 per $100,000 of assessed saves money if veteran teachers in fact about half of that amount everyone, but “a lot of people value for district homeowners are replaced by newer teachers, due to lower reimbursement for say it’s not working” now. who pay on the value of their who require lower salaries, or services, and he said students’ Again, Reen said it takes time, homes and not based on their not replaced at all. needs will be met. and that change was necessary incomes. His presentation also pointed “We are projecting a after years of district data that Reen repeatedly pointed out that $677,000 equals a reduction in expenses for special showed no improvement in out the preliminary nature of reduction of 8.5 teachers or education, which includes academic achievement in the the numbers: “Emphasis on other professional educators, 5.8 people employed in MAUSD district, while at the same time projected. I can’t emphasize that administrators, or 15 members and includes costs for students showing the “best practices” enough.” of the district support staff, such placed in programs outside of being introduced by the coaches There are several reasons for as paraeducators, office workers MAUSD,” he said. “The public could produce better results. the continued uncertainty, but or maintenance staff members. can be assured services will “I think there are feelings that PATRICK REEN the largest is the district does In his email to the Independent still be robust, and I would add it is worse for kids,” Reen said. Reen acknowledged there services will continue to become “I haven’t seen data to support not know exactly how many imposed per-pupil spending would be painful more robust as the feelings, and I know it will students it will have in the 2020- threshold. decisions ahead, our multi-tiered get better.” 2021 school year — specifically Reen said at last week’s “I think it is in part because system of support Another resident wondered how many “Equalized Pupils,” meeting that Mount Abe district fair to say we of the anticipated continues to if cuts could be made at the according to state calculations. officials’ current best guess is increase in the anticipate the evolve and serve administrative level, as had For example, students who that they need to make $677,000 cost of providing need to make all students more been suggested was possible are in high school, on Individual of cuts from apples-to-apples health benefits to effectively.” during the MAUSD unification Education Plans, receive free or staffing and/or programming staff reductions district employees, PUBLIC process. reduced-price lunches, or speak levels to avoid the penalty. They to hit the budget estimated to COMMENT Reen said there had been one English as a second language took that number into account target … It is increase almost That “multi- modest part-time administration are all counted differently. And in reaching their draft $31.5 $462,000, or 12.9 also fair to say tiered system of cut since consolidation, while simple enrollment also matters, million budget. percent. According that increasing support” came the district has “seen some Reen said. “The $677,000 is the amount to Independent healthcare under fire from savings,” but he said in his Ultimately school districts are we anticipate we need to calculations, about several residents opinion the larger reason for reimbursed by the state on a per- reduce our education spending costs do make 11 percent of the during the meeting unification was to create “equity pupil basis; a difference of even (expenses minus revenue) it more costly to MAUSD budget last week. Before of opportunity.” one or two students adds up from what it would otherwise employ people, goes toward health the start of the Reen also addressed questions quickly, Reen said. Those final be if we were to roll all benefits. which ultimately 2018-2019 school about the cost and inefficiency numbers will not be known until programming, personnel and “While there are means we can year, the district of district transportation. He after district boards propose other expenses forward next many more details hired coaches to said the district is not technically budgets, though estimates are year,” Reen clarified in an email afford to employ to work out about work with district obligated to provide busing, steadily getting more accurate. to the Independent. “The $31.5 fewer people precisely how teachers to instill but doing so ensures that all Another important wrinkle in million is the total we estimate than we could many reductions what Reen called students, not just those whose budgeting: Residents of the five we can spend in order to reduce we may need to if healthcare “best practices” parents have the wherewithal district towns — Starksboro, education spending by the make and where costs were not in all MAUSD to provide transport, can attend Monkton, New Haven, Lincoln $677,000.” they would come increasing.” classrooms. district schools. Reen called and Bristol — are assessed a As an indication of how fluid from I think it is fair Reen has busing the “great equalizer.” dollar-for-dollar tax penalty if the numbers that the board must — Patrick Reen to say we anticipate maintained He added that buses are also their school district approves deal with are, Reen said that the need to make he believes not often full because the district a budget that exceeds a state- officials earlier had worked with staff reductions to hit the budget that approach will improve insists that students not ride a target,” he wrote. “I think it is education across the district, bus for more than 45 minutes. also fair to say that increasing particularly in areas where it “We just have to have the healthcare costs do make it more has lagged (as have a majority inefficiencies, unfortunately,” costly to employ people, which of Vermont districts), in he said. ultimately means we can afford improving performance among Another resident wondered if to employ fewer people than we disadvantaged students. Those it was wise to spend money on could if healthcare costs were practices are designed to help infrastructure projects at all the not increasing.” more students succeed and not district schools if one or more Despite the anticipated require extra, and often more could potentially close. Receive Comprehensive Care in a staff reductions, there are expensive, intervention. Reen answered he could not still projected increases in the “Our goal is to have fewer anticipate that any of the voters compassionate, friendly environment overall “Instructional Program” students with need,” Reen said. in a district town would agree to ($498,000) and Student Support But some residents close their elementary school, h General Dentistry h Cosmetic Dentistry Services ($122,000) line items, criticized the coaching and that he believed it was h h as well as a boost to “Operations system as unnecessary and critical to ensure the safety and Dental Implants Gum Therapy and Maintenance of Plant” counterproductive. They comfort of students and staff in h Crowns & Bridges h Dentures ($170,000).” suggested funding for that could each school. The preliminary budget be cut or used instead to hire “I have no idea if or when a includes two significant more educators or paraeducators. school will close,” he said. “We line-item decreases: about Reen said he has started to see have an obligation to … invest 1330 Exchange Street, Suite 107, Middlebury $315,000 in reduced workers’ progress, although data is not yet in our schools.” compensation and Health available, and he expects more Andy Kirkaldy may be reached 802-388-3553 Reimbursement Accounts, cuts over the five-to-seven years he at andyk@addisonindependent. www.MiddleburyDentalVT.com related to staff reductions, and said any new program needs to com. Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 — PAGE 19 Murder charges (Continued from Page 1) calling David to a deserted road carrying a black bag walking up The TGL TracFone is activated not guilty to charges of burglary in Hinesburg, where gunshots and obstruction of justice related Synnott’s driveway. the same day. would not be heard. The ex- • 6:07–6:18 p.m. – Synnott’s • 9:15 p.m. – David’s phone to the case. girlfriend later questioned Kory George, who has been held ADT security system records receives a call from the TCL about the conversation and he doors opening and closing in his TracFone purchased at the without bail since Sept. 5 said, “My mom was joking.” on federal firearms charges, house. Milton Rite Aid. JULY 10 • 6:23 p.m. – Synnott’s • 9:45 p.m. – David Auclair is professed his innocence to the • 2 p.m. – Angela urges David state murder charge in Chittenden neighbor’s camera records a red shot to death in the parking lot of to invite James Synnott out to sedan driving away from the the LaPlatte Headwaters Town Superior Court, Criminal dinner that night. Synnott is an Division. The charge against the dead end of Synnott’s road. Forest trailhead in Hinesburg. A Auclair family friend who lives • Stillwell later tells detectives neighboring surveillance system five-time convicted felon came in Colchester. An hour later two days after his mother — and that Kory told her he had to do an captures audio of 14 gunshots. David invites Synnott to dinner “errand” for Angela that night. • 9:52 p.m. – Hinesburg police David Auclair’s wife — Angela at the Lighthouse restaurant in Auclair pleaded not guilty in the • Synnott later reports that guns receive a report of gunshots in Colchester. went missing from his residence the area of LaPlatte. same court to charges of aiding in • 4:45 p.m. – Angela texts the commission of a felony (that sometime between July 4 and • Responding officers locate Kory: “Come to mall cause your 19. One of those guns, a 9mm the body of David Auclair. felony being first-degree murder) gonna have to leave from here.” and obstruction of justice arising Beretta, will later be identified • 10–11 p.m. – Kory and • 5:07 p.m. – Evidence suggests as the gun that was used to kill Stillwell arrive at the residence from the slaying. Angela met with Turner, Kory On July 11, 2019, longtime KORY LEE GEORGE David Auclair. of the Burlington friend whose and Stillwell at the University • 10:30 p.m. – Neighbors of Rite Aid frequent shopper Monkton resident David Auclair Mall in South Burlington where noted) and those charged the Auclair house in Monkton ID was used to purchase was shot to death in the parking before meeting her husband have maintained their innocence. hear several gunshots fired. State the TracFone. Kory tells the lot of the LaPlatte Headwaters and Synnott for dinner at the MAY 27 police will later recover three Burlington friend that he needs Town Forest trailhead in Lighthouse. Evidence suggests • Kory and Angela discuss, via 9mm cartridge casings and one ammonia to wash his clothes Hinesburg, just across the town thatr afte her meeting at the mall phone, an encounter between 9mm cartridge from the parcel of and hands — to remove gunshot line from the house that he and Angela travels to the Lighthouse, David and Angela’s boyfriend, land next to 116 Cattail Lane and residue — explaining that he Angela owned off Cattail Lane in while Turner, Kory and Stillwell John Turner, in the Auclair the Vermont Forensic Lab will had been teaching Stillwell how Monkton. drive to Synnott’s Colchester residence. At one point Kory conclude that they were fired by to shoot guns and was worried In addition to Angela Auclair residence. states, “I’m telling you if he the same Beretta that was stolen about getting in trouble with his and Kory George, other key • 5:48 p.m. – A text from Angela touches me I’m going to swing from Synnott and used to kill parole officer. figures in the police investigation to Kory suggests that David and on him though, I’ve really had David. • 11:01 p.m. – The Burlington of the homicide include George’s Synnott have not arrived at the my fill of him and him yelling JULY 11 friend purchases five bottles wife (then-girlfriend) Kirstin Lighthouse restaurant yet. in my face.” Later, Angela • Someone pays cash for a of ammonia at the Hannaford Stillwell and Angela Auclair’s • 5:50 p.m. – Synnott’s messages Kory: “I think it’s time TCL TracFone at the Rite Aid supermarket on North Avenue in boyfriend, John Turner of neighbor’s security camera for him to be ..::::::” in Milton, using the frequent Burlington, according to a store Huntington. footage suggests that Synnott EARLY JULY shopper ID associated with a receipt. Security camera footage At the time of David Auclair’s leaves his house. Online mapping • Kory and Angela discuss Burlington friend of Kory’s, who shows the friend and Stillwell death, he and Angela Auclair data suggest that it would take killing David, according to Kory’s would later tell investigators she together at the register. had been living in Williston about 10 minutes to drive to the ex-girlfriend, who was present at didn’t allow her card to be used • The friend washes Kory’s because their Monkton home at Lighthouse restaurant. the. time “Kory was gonna get and doesn’t know why it was. (See Murder, Page 27) 116 Cattail Lane was listed for • 6 p.m. – A text from Angela a burner phone and call Dave, sale. Evidence obtained from to Kory says: “ok.” have him meet him somewhere electronic devices suggests that • 6:04 p.m. – Synnott’s on the side of the road and act this situation was a source of neighbor’s camera records a red as if he was ... broken down ... tension among the involved sedan, consistent with a Toyota and that he would come and help parties. Corolla registered to Turner, him because that’s his son,” the Police have noted that since traveling past Synnott’s house. ex-girlfriend tells investigators. 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Holidays for Harry & Hermione THE THEME OF the Vermont Folklife Center’s 21st annual Gingerbread House Competition and Exhibit is “Christmas at Hogwarts Castle.” The center at 88 Main St. in Middlebury smells like the holidays with several dozen all-edible pieces of art on display through Friday, Dec. 20. Check them out this week before this one-of-a- kind exhibit closes. Visitors to the exhibit are invited to vote for their favorite entry to receive the “People’s Choice” award. Independent photos/Steve James Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 — PAGE 21 Vermont is named nation’s healthiest state, again MONTPELIER — Vermont the health challenges Vermont related deaths. plans and programmatic efforts that negatively impact the is once again the healthiest state faces. Deaths related to drug “We will look deeply into this to build on our successes health and well-being of all in the nation, according to the and other substance misuse data, to continue our strategic and to reverse the trends Vermonters,” Levine said. United Health Foundation’s continue to rise, and the state recently released continues to wrestle with higher rates of America’s Heath “I’m Rankings annual chronic conditions From Our Family to Yours, Wishing You a report. The state particularly like diabetes, and moved up three steps pleased with risk for vaccine- Happy Holiday & a Joyful New Year! to reclaim the top spot the steady preventable diseases, in the Foundation’s progress such as pertussis. 30th year documenting Vermont Dr. Levine the nation’s health said the data is trends, challenges and has made in also important in opportunities. reducing the showing where more For nearly two rate of adult work is needed. decades, Vermont obesity and “We are number has ranked among smoking, one overall, but in some measures, the top five healthiest increases in states, as gauged relative to other by the foundation’s childhood states, we may review of 35 core immunization only be doing less measures, including rates and badly,” Levine health behaviors and physical said. “Bending the outcomes, clinical curve on unhealthy activity.” behaviors and care, policy impacts, — Health outcomes is difficult, as well as community, Commissioner and we have a great environmental and Mark Levine socio-economic deal more work to factors. do.” “Vermont’s place at the top of Levine cited the rapid rise of this list reflects our commitment vaping among young people as to health in all 251 communities a threat to decades of progress and across provider networks against tobacco use, and the from hospitals to home and need to further impact increases Monument Farms Dairy community based providers,” in chronic diseases and cancer- 2107 James Rd., Weybridge, VT • 802-545-2119 said Gov. Phil Scott. “While there is always room for improvement, our position as the healthiest in the nation speaks to the high quality of life we offer in Vermont. As we continue to work to grow the economy and our workforce, make Vermont more affordable and protect the most vulnerable, our health outcomes are a tool we can use to market Vermont as a great place to live, work and raise a family.” VergennesDowntown.org Vermont’s data reflects a significant drop in health One Size Fits All disparities — an improvement of 44 places among state available at rankings. Health disparities are an important indicator of differences that may occur by gender, race or ethnicity, education, income, disability, geographic location and sexual orientation among others. The state also had one of the lowest rates of violent crime. Federally Insured by NCUA “All of us can take great pride in where we stand today,” Holiday said Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD. “I’m Birthday particularly pleased with the steady progress we have made Graduation in reducing the rate of adult obesity and smoking, increases in childhood immunization Anniversary rates and physical activity, and in our significant gains Any Occasion in reducing health disparities among Vermonters.” 7 Green St, Vergennes The report also focuses on PAGE 22 — Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 PETS IN NEED HOMEWARD BOUND Addison County’s Humane Society t of the Wee Buster - 7 years, Beagle mix, neutered e k male. Buster is an uncomplicated guy stuck P in a rough spot right now. Buster’s former owners hit hard times and couldn’t afford to keep him or his brother Jake, so he found his way to us. Buster may have lived with Jake, but we wonder if he would rather be the only dog. At 8 years old, Buster deserves a home that fits him just right. He would love to live with cats who would enjoy a rowdy and sweet relationship with him. He adores people and children. He is talkative, engaged, mostly housebroken (being an older guy isn’t always easy) and affectionate. He hates being stuck here at Homeward Bound, he is eagerly waiting to live his best life in his next home. If you are looking for a little guy to join your family, come meet Buster! Joe - 6 years, neutered male. Joe is the ultimate Cool Cat- he’s got the whole James Dean, sunglasses, and leather jacket vibe going. He knows what he wants, he knows how to get it, and he gives the best hugs to sweeten you up to get his way. Joe came to us because he kept visiting the neighbors and the neighbors didn’t appreciate unexpected house guests. His guardians Meet tried to keep him inside, but he wouldn’t take no for an answer and would make his way outside, even if it meant pushing through window screens. Like I said - this cool cat knows what he wants and won’t take no for an answer! Fiona! Not only is he a cool cat, he is a smart cat, too. By the end of his first “sit” training session he would walk up and sit patiently at my feet waiting for his treat. If you are looking for an indoor/outdoor cat with character galore, look no further than Cool Cat Joe! Fiona is 10 months old Clover - 1 year, spayed female. Say “hi” and loves wrestling with her kitty friends the sofa to relax. She loves camping and to Clover! She has made herself right at Sweetie Pie and Silas, going to the park hiking and has already climbed Camel’s home in her cat community room and gets with her big brother Harrison, and running Hump. Every day is a busy play day for along well with her roommates. She is very around the neighborhood visiting whenever Fiona! playful and quick! Clover enjoys attention she can escape her pet yard. 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Mount Abraham independent Neil Guy finished third, and Tigers Lucas Palcsik and Zach Wilkerson claimed The Tiger fourth boys and sixth, placed respectively. all four Mount Man- scoring sfield’s Jax skiers in Lubkowitz earned fifth the top to become six of the the only 4-kilometer other skier freestyle to interrupt race, led the MUHS sweep. by Jack MUHS Christner won with TIGER SENIOR SKIER Owen Palcsik, left, and his junior teammate Nick Suchomel crest a slope during the boys’ 4-kilometer free- in first 13 points, style race on Saturday at Rikert Nordic Center. Their host Tiger boys’ team coasted to a big win, while the MUHS girls were third in and Elvis with Mount the six-team, season-opening competition. McIntosh in Mansfield Independent photo/Steve James second. (53) edging Tigers finished with 74 points. and the hard work of center Manley said. 5. Jax Lubkowitz, MMU, Champlain CVU (24) nipped MMU personnel made the Tigers’ BOYS’ VARSITY RESULTS 12:29.5. Valley (55) (28) for the girls team victory, opening meet — their only home The top 10 skiers in the varsity 6. Zach Wilkerson, MUHS, and Lyndon (58) for second. followed by MUHS, Colchester meet of the season until possibly boys’ race and all the Tiger ski- 12:32.1. Colchester (150) and BFA-St. (123), BFA-St. Albans (141) state championship events — a ers and their results were: 7. Jasper Henderson, LUHS, Albans (161) trailed. and Lyndon (147) rounded out success, even though the races 1. Jack Christner, MUHS, 12:32.3. On the girls’ side Phoebe Hus- the field. Ava Thurston from were shortened to 4K for varsity 11:23.6. 8 Joseph Graziadei, Mt. Abe sey and Malia Hodges finished the non-scoring Harwood team and 2K for JV and middle school 2. Elvis McIntosh, MUHS, 12:58.2. ninth and 14th, respectively to skied to the individual win. competition. 11:42.2. 9. Gus Lunde, CVU, pace the Tigers. Isabel Olson Despite warm weather MUHS “Thankfully Rikert is great 3. Neil Guy, Mt. Abe, 12:14.1. 13:04.5. (22nd) and Maddy Stowe (29th) Coach Linnea Manley said at what they do and had a solid 4. Lucas Palcsik, MUHS, 10. Gavin Schaaf, CVU, rounded out the scorers as the Rikert’s snowmaking capacity course for us for our first race,” 12:18.8. (See Nordic, Page 25) Middlebury boys’ hoop rallies for victory, 59-57 BARRE — The Middlebury Union the team’s allotment. to double digits before MUHS cut it play in the D-II playoffs, Matt Tacey High School boys’ basketball team Spaulding was assessed a technical back down to seven entering the final tossed in 16 points, and Dylan Estivill opened its season on Friday with a foul for that infraction, and Tiger junior period. and Taylor D’Agostino each scored 12. comeback 59-57 win at Spaulding. point guard Gabe Dunn sank two free Senior Tyler Buxton led MUHS with Coach John Howe said the Tigers The Tigers trailed, 42-35 entering the throws to create the final margin. The 18 points, Dunn finished with 15, and struggled a bit on offense, but he was fourth quarter, and finally tied the game Tigers were also awarded the ball and freshman Max Alberts debuted with 11. happier with the defensive effort. in the late going at 57-57. were able to inbound and run out the Coach John Howe said junior center “We were caught off-guard, they were MUHS had the ball in the final minute clock. Mason Kaufmann had a strong game much quicker than expected. We didn’t with a chance to take the lead, but the The Tigers led after one period, 14- on the boards and pulled down a key execute our offense as well as I would Tide held and got the ball back with six 12, but were outscored in the second rebound in the late going. have liked,” Howe said. “We saw some seconds remaining — but then called quarter as Spaulding went up by 26-21 For Spaulding, which like the Tigers excellent early-season defense, and can for a timeout despite having used all of at the break. The Tide stretched the lead has dropped down from Division I to only get better from here.” Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 — PAGE 25 SportsSports BRIEFS Eagle boys open by beating Ghosts RANDOLPH - The Mount Abraham Union High School boys’ basketball team on Saturday opened its season by defeating host Randolph, 57-45. The Eagles led through most of the contest, including by 24-19 at the half. But Ghost Fritz Hauser scored 10 of his 17 points in the late going to help Randolph close to within a point, 41-40, with 5:40 remaining. The Eagles then closed the contest on a 16-5 run to win going away. Mount Abe senior Liam Kelli- her scored 10 of his game-high 24 in the fourth quarter, includ- ing five of six from the line in the final minutes to seal the win. Griffin Paradee added 10 for the Eagles. Mount Abe will host Mill Riv- TIGER SENIOR RACER Isabel Olsen, seen here on a rare flat part of the Rikert Nordic Center’s 4-kilometer course on Saturday, er, a final four team in Division finished 22nd in the six-team race to score points for the MUHS girls, who were third overall. The Tiger boys breezed to a victory in II this past winter, on Monday at the season opener for the MUHS skiers. Independent photo/Steve James 7 p.m. Nordic (Continued from Page 24) 15:53.9. ScoreScoreBOARD 13:06.4. 38. Alex Bleich, MUHS, 11. Will Carpenter, MUHS, 16:19.6. SCOREBOARD 13:29.4. 42. Nicholas Suchomel, HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 14. Owen Palcsik, MUHS, MUHS, 17:38.5. Boys’ Basketball 13:39.2. 12/13 MUHS vs. Spaulding...... 59-57 44. Kieran Sheridan, MUHS, 12/14 Mt. Abe vs. Randolph...... 57-45 24. Tanner Harris, Mt. Abe, 18:06.1. 14:57.0. GIRLS’ VARSITY RE- 27. Gabe Cason, MUHS, SULTS 15:14.3. The top 10 skiers in the varsity 33. Lucas Nelson, MUHS, (See Race, Page 26) ScheduleSchedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Hockey 12/18 MUHS at Spaulding...... 7:30 PM 12/21 MUHS at Rutland...... 6 PM Girls’ Hockey 12/17 Colch/Burl at MUHS...... 7 PM 12/21 MUHS at NCU/Lyndon...... 4 PM Girls’ Basketball 12/18 OV at MUHS...... 7 PM 12/21 Harwood at VUHS...... 12:30 PM 12/21 MUHS at Randolph...... 3:30 PM 12/21 Mt. Abe vs. Burr & Burton at Fair Haven...... 3:30 PM Boys’ Basketball 12/16 Mill River at Mt. Abe...... 7 PM 12/16 Fair Haven at MUHS...... 7 PM 12/17 OV at VUHS...... 7 PM 12/20 Mt. Abe at OV...... 7 PM 12/20 Mt. Mansfield at VUHS...... 7 PM 12/21 MUHS at Colchester...... 12:30 PM Wrestling 12/21 ...... VUHS/MUHS/OV at Granville Indoor Track 12/21 VUHS at UVM...... 11 AM Gymnastics MUHS SOPHOMORE LUCAS Palcsik pumps his way across a 12/21 St. J/Montpelier at MUHS..... 1 PM TIGER SOPHOMORE SKIER Elvis McIntosh works hard on the flat section of the 4-kilometer course during Saturday’s freestyle COLLEGE SPORTS way to his second-place finish in Saturday’s 4-kilometer free- race at Rikert Nordic Center. Palcsik finished fourth to help the Men’s Basketball style race at Rikert Nordic Center. The host MUHS boys took host Tiger boys coast to a victory in the six-team event, while 12/16 Morrisville St. at Midd...... 3 PM four of the top six places to easily out-pace the other five teams the Tiger girls’ were third in the season-opening competition for Women’s Basketball in the season-opening event. the MUHS teams. Independent photo/Steve James Independent photo/Steve James 12/17 Midd. at Nazareth...... 4 PM

PAGE 26 — Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 Race (Continued from Page 25) girls’ race and all the Tiger skiers and their results were: 1. Ava Thurston, HUHS, 12:32.7. 2. Emma Strack, CVU, 13:11.2. 3. Rose Clayton, MMU, 13:29.2. 4. Hattie Barker, MMU, 13:46.7. 5. Finnegan Mittelstadt, CVU, 14:06.5. 6. Lily Porth, MMU, 14:24.9. 7. Emma Crum, CVU, 14:37.1. 8. Lydia Hodgeman, BFA, 15:10.0. 9. Phoebe Hussey, MUHS, 15:12.7. 10. Sadie Holmes, CVU, 15:22.3. 14. Malia Hodges, MUHS, 15:47.6. 22. Isabel Olson, MUHS, 17:07.6. 29. Maddy Stowe, MUHS, 17:52.1. 32. Astrid Olsen, MUHS, 18:19.6. 46. Mary Nagy-Benson, MIDDLEBURY SENIOR WILL Carpenter hits the top of a rise during Saturday’s skiing meet, which the Tigers hosted at Ripton’s MUHS, 20:40.9. Rikert Nordic Center. The Tiger boys cruised to a victory in the six-team competition, while the MUHS girls were third. Independent photo/Steve James 49. Sofia Stefani, MUHS, 22:19.8.

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Channel 15 Friday, Dec. 20 8:03 a.m. Judge Ben Friday, Dec. 20 Tuesday, Dec. 17 12 a.m. VT State House 9 a.m. Vote for Vermont 5:30 a.m. Farming in Vermont 12:37 a.m. VT State House 5:30 a.m. Migrant Justice 10 a.m. Selectboard 7 a.m. Yoga for You 6:30 a.m. Vote for Vermont 7 a.m. Judge Ben - Cannabis 12:15 p.m. Prison Health Care 7:30 a.m. Holiday Concert 7:30 a.m. Press Conference - Suicide 7:26 a.m. Climate Solution Caucus 2 p.m. Chamber of Commerce 8:47 a.m. Crows & Ravens Prevention for Veterans 9 a.m. Energy Week 4:27 p.m. Suicide Prevention for Veterans 10 a.m. TBD 8:33 a.m. Female Founders - How to Make 10 a.m. Selectboard 6 p.m. Energy Week 12 p.m. ACSD, HCC Board Meetings the Best Ideas Win 2 p.m. Chamber of Commerce 7 p.m. Catholic Mass 4 p.m. Holiday Concert 10 a.m. Selectboard 4 p.m. Mem. Baptist Church Service 7:30 p.m. Climate Solution Caucus 5:30 p.m. Crows & Ravens 12:15 p.m. League of Women Voters - Panel 5:30 p.m. Vote for Vermont 6:45p.m. Shakespeare - It’s Elementary Discussion - Prison Health Care 7 p.m. DRB MCTV 10/29/19 Channel 16 8 p.m. Great Woman Artists? 2 p.m. Chamber of Commerce - 9 p.m. Lifelines Tuesday, Dec. 17 9 p.m. At the Ilsley - Jody Brakelee Legislative Agenda 9:30 p.m. Energy Week 5 a.m. Historic Architecture of Montpelier Saturday, Dec. 21 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service Saturday, Dec. 21 6:32 a.m. Yoga for You 5:15 a.m. Crows & Ravens 5:30 p.m. Energy Week 12 a.m. Vt State House 7 a.m. Campaign for Women’s Rights 6:30 a.m. Yoga for You 7 p.m. Selectboard (LIVE) 5:30 a.m. Vote for Vermont 8:39 a.m. The Facts About Slavery in Vermont 7 a.m. Sea Turtle Conservation 9:55 p.m. Suicide Prevention for Veterans 6 a.m. Migrant Justice 10:30 a.m. Holiday Concert 8 a.m. 3D Printing Demystified 10:00 p.m. Racial Disparities Advisory Panel 7 a.m. Judge Ben - Cannabis 1:30 p.m. Senior Moments 9 a.m. Holidya Concert Wednesday, Dec. 18 7:26 a.m. Climate Solution Caucus 3 p.m. First Wednesday 10:30 a.m. ACSD, HCC Board Meetings 1:09 a.m. Green Mountain Care (GMC)Board 9 a.m. Energy Week 5 p.m. All Things LGBTQ 3:45 p.m. Crows & Ravens 5:30 a.m. Chamber of Commerce 10 a.m. Selectboard, DRB 6 p.m. Don’t Get Sketched-Out Over Sketchu 5 p.m. Shakespeare - It’s Elementary 7:30 a.m. Mem. Baptist Church Service 2:30 p.m. Female Founders 8 p.m. Local School Board Meetings 6:30 p.m. Yoga for You 9 a.m. Catholic Mass 4 p.m. Mem. Baptist Church Service Wednesday, Dec. 18 7 p.m. Holiday Concert 9:30 a.m. Lifelines 5:30 p.m. Energy Week 5 a.m. First Wednesday- Jane Lindholm Sunday, Dec. 22 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 6:30 p.m. Lifelines 6 a.m. Yoga for You 5 a.m. Holiday Concert 4 p.m. Energy Week 7 p.m. Catholic Mass 6:30 a.m. Holiday Concert 6:30 a.m. Yoga for You 5 p.m. Vote for Vermont 7:30 p.m. Vote for Vermont 8 a.m. Bear Pond Books 7 a.m. Sea Turtle Conservation 6 p.m. Judge Ben - Conversations 8:30 p.m. Eckankar 9 a.m. Local School Board Meetings 8 a.m. Shakespeare, Holiday Concert Around Cannabis 9 p.m. Chamber of Commerce 2 p.m. Senior Moments 12:30 p.m. Sketched Out - Sketchup 7 p.m. Development Review Board (DRB) Sunday, Dec. 22 5:30 p.m. Yoga for You 1 p.m. Senior Moments 9 a.m. Vermont’s Legislature’s 12 a.m. Vt State House 6 p.m. Holiday Concert 2:45 p.m. Crows & Ravens Climate Solution Caucus 8 a.m. Energy Week 7:30 p.m. Farming in Vermont 4 p.m. All Things LGBTQ 10:34 p.m. Judge Ben - Cannabis 9 a.m. Catholic Mass 9 p.m. 3D Printing Demystified 5 p.m. 3D Printing Demystified Thursday, Dec. 19 9:30 a.m. Eckankar 10 p.m. Bear Pond Books 6 p.m. Montpelier Architecture 12 a.m. GMC Board 10 a.m. Vote for Vermont Thursday, Dec. 19 Monday, Dec. 23 5 a.m. Vote for Vermont 11 a.m. Mem. Baptist Church Service 5:30 a.m. Senior Moments 5 a.m. Montpelier Architecture 6 a.m. DRB 4 p.m. Cong. Church Service 7:03 a.m. Yoga for You 6:32 a.m. Yoga for You 8 a.m. Cong. Church Service 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 7:30 a.m. Sketched Out - Sketchup 7 a.m. Women’s Rights 9:30 a.m. DRB, Public Affairs 6 p.m. Energy Week 8 a.m. Senior Moments 8:39 a.m. Slavery in Vermont 12 p.m. Selectboard 7 p.m. Catholic Mass 9:45 a.m. Crows & Ravens – Bridget Butler 10:30 a.m. Holiday Concert 4 p.m. Chamber of Commerce 7:30 p.m. Climate Solution Caucus 12 p.m. ACSD, HCC Board Meetings 1:30 p.m. Senior Moments 6 p.m. Migrant Justice, Judge Ben 9:05 p.m. Chamber of Commerce 5:30 p.m. Sea Turtle Conservation 3 p.m. First Wednesday 7 p.m. Energy Week Monday, Dec. 23 6:30 p.m. Shakespeare - It’s Elementary 5 p.m. All Things LGBTQ 8 p.m. Selectboard 5 a.m. Selectboard 8 p.m. Bear Pond Books 6 p.m. Sketched Out - Sketchup 7:30 a.m. Suicide Prevention for Veterans 9 p.m. First Wednesday 8 p.m. Local School Board Meetings Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 — PAGE 27 Murder

(Continued from Page 19) from Synnott’s house and used including the Beretta police to tell the Burlington friend the information that has been clothes at his request. to kill David is recovered from say was used to kill David. something to the effect of referenced in this article. • Kory takes an “ammonia Lewis Creek near Tyler Bridge He pleads not guilty and is “maintain the story or stick to • According to Vooris, shower” and can be heard to Road, not far from the Auclair held without bail. The scope what happened.” Or to not talk throughout the investigation, complain that it burns, according property at 116 Cattail Lane. of the investigation widens to the police. When later asked Angela, Turner and Stillwell to a witness, who told police JULY 15 later that month, then again in if he thinks Stillwell’s message provided inaccurate and that he later observed empty • Detectives searching the area November, as additional search was coming from Kory, CP inconsistent statements ammonia containers where the Beretta warrants are executed. tells police he thought it was. to detectives and denied in the bathroom. had been found SEPT. 7 NOV. 4 knowledge of circumstances • A gas receipt puts In addition to recover a cellphone • In an audio-recorded phone • The Burlington friend surrounding David’s homicide. Turner in Colchester Angela Auclair later determined call from jail, Kory appears to receives a mailed letter that • Vooris adds that Kory at the time of David’s and Kory to be the TCL urge Stillwell, who is now his she feels is threatening. The consented to searches of his death. TracFone purchased wife, to talk to a mutual contact, letter, signed by a “T.,” ends cellphone numerous times JULY 12 George, other key figures at the Milton Rite initials, CP about something with, “Not good if people and that Turner consented to a • 7:15 and 7:45 Aid on July 11 and that is “detrimental.” decide to change up their search of his device. a.m. – Angela calls in the police used to call David a OCT. 1 stories and start lying to people DEC. 11 David’s employer investigation half-hour before his • Kory’s Burlington friend charged for s*** they didn’t • Angela Auclair pleads not and says she hasn’t of the homicide death. who had purchased ammonia do. That would be horrible guilty to charges of aiding in the heard from her include JULY 19 after the homicide tells for everyone’s future. As only commission of a felony (first- husband since George’s wife • Synnott investigators that after Kory loyalty deserves loyalty. Hope degree murder) and obstruction 10:30 p.m. the night reports that several went to jail she was contacted all is well with the family, your of justice arising from the before, and adds (then-girlfriend) handguns, including by, CP who told her “Kory new job, and your daughter in shooting of David Auclair. that David had been Kirstin Stillwell the Beretta, were said, maintain the story,” or school.” Investigators have not DEC. 13 called out for a work and Angela stolen from his something similar. identified the sender. • Kory George pleads not emergency. Auclair’s residence sometime OCT. 29 NOV. 21 guilty to charges of burglary, • 8:05 a.m. – between July 4 and • CP acknowledges that • Vermont State Police obstruction of justice and first- Angela calls the boyfriend, John Turner of 19. Stillwell contacted him in Detective James Vooris degree murder in the killing of Williston Police SEPT. 3 September and asked him submits an affidavit containing David Auclair. 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388-6054 | 16 Creek Road | Middlebury 64 Main St | Middlebury | 388-7711 Mon-Fri 7:15-5:30, Sat 8-3 PAGE 28 — Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 Area Religious Directory The Addison Independent prints these K-6 during the school year and play free listings on a space-available area at back of church for younger basis throughout the year. Send new children. 802-247-6759 or standg.org. and updated information including schedules, staff, phone numbers, Bridport e-mail and Web addresses, to BRIDPORT CONGREGATIONAL [email protected], or CHURCH. (Conservative by mail, fax, or in person to our office. Congregational Church Conference). The Rev. Tim Franklin, pastor. This religious service listing is also Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship online at addisonindependent.com. Holiday Services service, 10:30 a.m. Coffee hour immediately after service. 802-758- If your holiday services are missing from this listing, Dec. 24, in several locations: at 4 p.m. at the Old Addison 2227 or bridportchurch.com. send them to the Addison Independent and the paper Lantern, at 7 p.m. at St. Jude in Hinesburg, and at 10 ADDISON COMMUNITY BAPTIST will run them in upcoming editions. Submit holiday p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Christmas Day Mass CHURCH. Addison four corners, HOPE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP. services via email to [email protected] will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 25, at 10 a.m. at St. Jude. Routes 22A and 17. The Rev. Bridport Community Hall, 52 Middle or call 388-4944. A New Year’s Day Mass will be held at 10 a.m. at Our Stephen Payne, pastor. Worship, Road. Pastor Jeff Kauffman. Age Lady of Mount Carmel. 10:30 a.m. graded Bible classes, 9 a.m. Second ADDISON COUNTY — A number of Addison County- EAST MIDDLEBURY service, 10:30 a.m. Bible studies area churches have set their schedules for special WEST ADDISON UNITED The East Middlebury United Methodist Church on Sunday nights. 802-759-2922 or Christmas events and services. METHODIST CHURCH. 18 Church will hold a Christmas Eve service at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, hopecommunityfellowship.org. St., West Addison, off of Route 17 and BRANDON/FOREST DALE Dec. 24, with candles, carols and scripture lessons. Jersey Street. The Rev. Paul Hoffman St. Mary’s Church/Our Lady of Good Help will hold FERRISBURGH ST. BERNADETTE / ST. GENEVIEVE and Rev. Mike Doran. Sunday a Christmas Vigil Mass on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 8 p.m. The Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church will hold PARISH. Part of the combined worship, 9 a.m. During August, the Christmas Day Mass on Wednesday, Dec. 25, will be a Christmas Candlelight service of lessons and carols mission of St. Mary’s in Middlebury, congregation will worship at the at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 5 p.m. All are invited to attend. St. Bernadette in Bridport offers Mass Vergennes United Methodist Church St. Thomas & Grace Episcopal Church (Route 7, No service on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., November at 9 a.m. 802-877-3376. Brandon village) will hold a service on Christmas Eve, North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church will through April only. St. Genevieve in Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m., with a family friendly festive hold Christmas Eve services on Tuesday, Dec. 24: a 5 Shoreham has Mass from May through Brandon/Forest Dale service with special music. p.m. family service, short, lively, aimed at young people October on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. BRANDON BAHA’I COMMUNITY. Lifebridge Christian Church will hold its Christmas and those who love them, with a candle lighting; and Meets for regular Sunday morning Eve Service at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24. at 7:30 p.m., a traditional Christmas Eve Service of Bristol devotions every Sunday at 10 a.m. Brandon Congregational Church, UCC will hold Lessons and Carols and candle lighting. BRISTOL CHRISTIAN a Candlelight Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and For location information and more, LEICESTER FELLOWSHIP. Worship Sundays at 3 Carols on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. Gene Childers, call 802-247-3919 or 802-345-0373. St. Agnes Church will hold a Christmas Eve Mass on p.m. at The Bristol Federated Church director, Jean Childers, organist and Josh Collier, Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 6 p.m. 37 North Street Bristol VT 05443 Use BRANDON BAPTIST CHURCH. operatic tenor. Candles for adults and glow sticks for the side door entrance. 802-453-2660 Routes 7 and 73 West, Brandon. children. LINCOLN or 802-453-2614 Website: www. Sunday services, 11 a.m.; adult and Brandon United Methodist Church will have a The United Church of Lincoln will hold Christmas bristolcf.org or on Facebook. young adult Bible study, 10 a.m.; Christmas service Sunday, Dec. 22, at 10 a.m.; and a Eve services on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 6:30 p.m., geared Sunday school for ages 5 and up. Candlelight service on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. toward families with children, and at 11:30 p.m. with FEDERATED CHURCH OF Wednesday prayer and Bible study, 24, at 5 p.m. Communion. Both services will include Carols and BRISTOL. The Rev. Bill Elwell, candle lighting. 6:30 p.m. Handicap accessible. 802- BRISTOL pastor. Sunday worship and K-12 247-3339 or brandonbaptistchurch. The First Baptist Church of Bristol will hold its MIDDLEBURY Sunday school, 10:15 a.m., year org. Christmas Service on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 10:15 a.m. The Middlebury United Methodist Church will hold round. Childcare provided. Coffee A Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service at 7 p.m. on its annual concert and carol sing on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at hour follows service. 802-453- BRANDON CONGREGATIONAL Tuesday, Dec. 24; included will be readings, carols, 7 p.m., to raise money for the Charter House Coalition. 2321, [email protected] or CHURCH, U.C.C. The “go-to” church special music and the lighting of the candles. On Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, they will hold a bristolfederatedchurch.org. on the Brandon green, 1 Carver St., St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church will hold candlelight service of lessons and carols at 7 p.m. The Route 7, P.O. Box 97, Brandon. The Christmas Eve services on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 5:15 four Sundays of Advent will be celebrated on Dec. 1, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF Rev. William L. Bartholomew, pastor. p.m. and 9:15 p.m. and a Solemnity of Mary Holy Day 8, 15 and 22 at 11 a.m. New Year’s Eve family night BRISTOL. Rev. Todd Goodyear, Sunday worship, 10 a.m. year round; Mass on Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 5 p.m. potluck, praise music and board games Tuesday, Dec. interim pastor. Sunday service, 10:15 choir, Wednesday, 7 p.m. (September Bristol Federated Church will host caroling in the 31, 5- 8 p.m. a.m., Sunday school, 11 a.m.; contact through June). 802-247-6121 (office), sanctuary on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 10:15 a.m., and St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Middlebury will hold person Deacon Mary Purinton, 802- 802-745-7515 (pastor’s cell phone) a candlelight Christmas Eve Service with readings, Christmas Eve Masses on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 4 and 453-2551. For special events, visit or brandoncongregationalchurch@ reflections and song, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24. 9 p.m. A Christmas Day Mass is on Wednesday, Dec. First Baptist Church, Bristol, VT, 25, at 9 a.m. gmail.com. CHARLOTTE on Facebook. A welcoming family- The Congregational Church of Middlebury UCC The Charlotte Congregational Church will hold oriented church. will hold Christmas Eve services on Tuesday, Dec. 24, BRANDON UNITED METHODIST worship services and lighting of the advent wreath on at 4 and 7:30 p.m. CHURCH. Franklin Street. Kenneth Sundays throughout December. There will be a Carols ST. AMBROSE ROMAN CATHOLIC Grace Baptist Church on Merchant’s Row will have Bevan, pastor. Regular worship, 10 of Many Lands sing-along on Friday, Dec. 20, at 6 p.m. CHURCH. Fr. Yvon J. Royer, pastor. a Christmas Eve Service on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 6 p.m., a.m., Sunday school every Sunday, On Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, there will be a Saturday, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m. with traditional Christmas Carols, special music and 10 a.m. Fellowship hour, 11 a.m. Child family candlelight service at 4:30 p.m. and a traditional Confessions: Saturday, 6-6:15 p.m.; refreshments afterwards. care. Holy Communion, first Sunday. candlelight service at 7 p.m. Sunday, 7-7:45 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church in Middlebury will hold 802-247-6524. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Church will hold Christmas Eve Masses on Tuesday, (See Holiday services, Page 29) FURNACE BROOK WESLEYAN CHURCH. 839 Rockydale Road. CHURCH. 1895 Forest Dale Bruce Wilkinson, pastor. Sabbath Road, Brandon. Joel Tate, pastor. worship, 9:30 a.m. LifeGroups meet a.m. 802-247-4542. ST. THOMAS & GRACE school, Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; worship, Sunday worship, 10 a.m. Handicap weekly, call for schedule. 802-247- EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Route 7, Saturday, 11 a.m.; weekly Prayer accessible. 802-247-6748 or office@ LIFE (5433). lbccvt.com. OUR LADY OF GOOD HELP Brandon village, corner of Prospect Meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. 802- furnacebrook.org. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (ST. Street. Rev. Rachel Field. Priest-in- 453-4712. LIVING WATER ASSEMBLY OF MARY’S). 38 Carver St. Fr. Maurice Partnership. 8 a.m., Holy Eucharist, LIFEBRIDGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. GOD. 76 North St., Forest Dale. Moreau, OFM Cap. Mass schedule: no music; 10 a.m., Holy Eucharist, TERASEM MOVEMENT 97 Frog Hollow Road (formerly the Lewis Butterfield, pastor. Sunday Saturday, 4 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. family-friendly service with music. TRANSRELIGION. 2 Park Place. Neshobe Sportsman Club). Sunday service and children’s church at 10 Tel: 802-247-6351. Sunday morning program for children (See Directory, Page 29) Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 — PAGE 29 Area Religious Directory

(Continued from Page 28) Assoc. Pastor. Sunday Worship and Meditation on the Truth of Terasem church school at 10 a.m. Nursery on the 10th of each month at 10 a.m. care provided. New Light Service 4 Info: terasamfaith.net. p.m. Sundays, Sept.-May, Unity Hall 388-7634. Charlotte CHARLOTTE CONGREGATIONAL THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST CHURCH. Church Hill Road. The OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. 133 Rev. Kevin Goldenbogen, pastor. Valley View Drive, Buttolph Acres. Sundays 10 a.m.: Worship service 802-388-3102. Bret Weekes, Stake and Sunday school. 802-425-3176. Holiday Services President, Montpelier Vermont Stake. (Continued from Page 28) celebrate the four Sundays of Advent, Dec. 1, 8, 15 Sunday: Sacrament meeting 10 a.m.; OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL a Christmas Eve candle lighting service on Tuesday, and 22, at 4 p.m. Traditional Christmas Eve community Sunday school 11:15 a.m. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. Dec. 24, at 7 p.m., and a Christmas Day service on candlelight service with lessons carols at 7:30 p.m. on 2894 Spear St. Father David G. Wednesday, Dec. 25, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24. On Sunday, Dec. 29, there will be a EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Cray. Sunday Mass, 8 and 11 a.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church will hold a Gentle Children’s Sunday at the Church. WORSHIP. Information on service in Weekday Masses, Tuesday and Christmas service, Eucharist and lunch on Saturday, St Genevieve’s Catholic Church will hold Christmas the Middlebury area: 802-453-5334. Thursday, 5:15 p.m. 802-425-2637, Dec. 21, at 11 a.m., for those for whom the Christmas Eve Mass on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. Music begins [email protected], olmcvt.org. season may be difficult. Advent IV Holy Communion at 6:30 p.m. ECKANKAR. Meeting once a month will be held Sunday, Dec. 22, at 8 and 10:30 a.m. On at Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. VERGENNES UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST Tuesday, Dec. 24, a Christmas Eve pageant will be held Info: [email protected]. at 4 p.m. and a Christmas Eve Holy Communion at 9 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will hold a service on Check for this month’s meeting date FELLOWSHIP. Charlotte Children’s Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m. Center, Ferry Road. Child care p.m. The Christmas Day Holy Communion service takes and time online at eckankar-vt.org. place Wednesday, Dec. 25, at 10 a.m. On Sunday, Dec. St. Peter’s Church will hold a Christmas Eve Mass available. Pat Neal, 802-425-3136; on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m. (Children’s liturgy) and Diane Butler, 802-425-2373. 29, there will be a celebration of Christmas in word and GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH. 52 music at 10 a.m. a Christmas Day Mass on Wednesday, Dec. 25, at 9 Merchants Row. Pastor Bob Hanley. The Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist a.m. There will be a Solemnity of Mary Holy Day Mass Sunday morning worship and Sunday Cornwall on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at 9 a.m. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL Society will hold two Christmas Eve services on school, 10 a.m. Wednesday Bible Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 5 and 7:30 p.m., both ending with The Vergennes United Methodist Church will study and prayer, 7 p.m. Visitors CHURCH OF CORNWALL. 2598 hold a Christmas Candlelight Service of Lessons and Route 30. The Reverend Mary candle lighting and the singing of “Silent Night.” welcome. gracebaptistmiddlebury. Carols on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. All are invited to com or 802-453-3003. Woodman, pastor. Sunday worship MONKTON attend. No service on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. 9:30 a.m. Special service on the fifth The Monkton Friends Church will hold a Sunday Victory Baptist Church will will be the starting Sunday of any month. 802-462-3111 School Christmas program followed by refreshments on HAVURAH, THE JEWISH point for caroling on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 6:30 p.m. CONGREGATION OF ADDISON or CornwallCongregationallChurch@ Sunday, Dec. 22, at 9 a.m. There will be a candlelight A special Christmas service with devotion, cookies gmail.com. Christmas Eve service on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. COUNTY. 56 N. Pleasant St. and carols around a fireplace will be held on Sunday, Middlebury. Shabbat morning services with traditional hymns and carols and scripture readings. Dec. 22, at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service East Middlebury twice monthly, holiday programming, PANTON is on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 6:30 p.m. A New Year’s weekly Hebrew School, community EAST MIDDLEBURY UNITED Panton Community Baptist Church will have a Evening service will be held on Jan. 1 at 6:30 p.m. METHODIST CHURCH. Corner of events Contact HHedDirector@gmail. Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Champlain Valley Christian Reformed Church. com or visit havurahaddisoncounty. Routes 125 and 116. Interim pastor Dec. 24. Christmas Service Wednesday, Dec. 25, 10 a.m. Rev. Austin Hornyak. Open Hearts, org. PITTSFORD WEST ADDISON Open Minds, Open Doors. Sunday Furnace Brook Wesleyan Church will hold a The West Addison United Methodist Church worship, 9 a.m. 802-388-7423. MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH Christmas Eve service at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. will hold a Christmas Candlelight Service of Lessons (AMERICAN BAPTIST). South 24. They will also hold Advent services each Sunday in and Carols on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m. This service VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH. Routes 7 Pleasant Street. The Rev. Dr. December at 9 a.m., featuring worship, prayer, Advent replaces the regular morning worship service that day. and 125. Rev. Ed Wheeler. Services Stephanie Allen, pastor. Sunday messages, and children’s Christmas performances. New All are invited to attend. No service on Christmas Day, on Sundays: Sunday school for all school for all ages (infant to adult) Year’s service will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at 6 p.m. Dec. 25. ages, 9:30 a.m. Worship services on Sunday, 9 a.m.; Sunday morning 10:45 a.m. RIPTON WEYBRIDGE worship 10 a.m.; small groups, Ripton Community Church will hold its annual Weybridge Congregational Church will hold its fellowship groups throughout Ferrisburgh Christmas Eve service on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 7:30 Christmas Eve carol and candlelight service on Tuesday, the week. Times and dates at FERRISBURGH CENTER p.m., led by Bill McKibben. Carols, seasonal songs and Dec. 24, at 5 p.m., with refreshments to follow. memorialbaptistvt.org or 802-388- 7472. COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST choral offerings. Light refreshment offerings encouraged. WHITING CHURCH. Route 7, Ferrisburgh, SHOREHAM Whiting Community Church will hold a Christmas MIDDLEBURY FRIENDS MEETING next to the town offices/Grange hall. The Shoreham Congregational Church will Eve service on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. Parking lot. The Rev. Paul Hoffman (QUAKERS). Havurah House, 56 and team. Sunday worship, 9 a.m. North Pleasant St. (Route 7). Sunday, 10 a.m., First Day School (September 802-876-7622. 8 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation, Fr. Vincent Onunkwo, Admin. Mass Justin Cox. Sunday worship, 9:45 through June), childcare provided. Saturday, 4 p.m., and by on Sunday, 8 a.m. (May though a.m. Sunday school, 10:15 a.m. NORTH FERRISBURGH UNITED appointment. 802-482-2290, stjude@ October). 802-247-6351. 802-453-4280, [email protected], MIDDLEBURY UNITED METHODIST METHODIST CHURCH. 277 Old gmavt.net, stjudevt.org. unitedchurchoflincoln.org. CHURCH. Corner of Route 7 and Hollow Rd. The Rev. Kim Hornung- Lincoln Seminary Street. The Rev. Mari Marcy, pastor. Sunday worship, 10 Leicester SUNRAY MEDITATION SOCIETY Middlebury Clark, pastor. Open Hearts, Open a.m., Sunday school, 10 a.m. Nursery COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE AND SUNRAY PEACE VILLAGE. CHAMPLAIN VALLEY UNITARIAN Minds, Open Doors. A Reconciling available. Call for information on NAZARENE. 39 Windy Knoll Lane. 2202 Downingsville Rd. Home of UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY. Corner Congregation. Sunday: adult study, youth group and adult education. 802- The Rev. Philip Smith, pastor. Sunday the Green Mountain Ani Yunwiwa of Duane Court and Charles Avenue. 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m. 425-2770 or nfumchurch.org. school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship and Vajra Dakini Nunnery. Cherokee The Rev. Barnaby Feder, minister. service, 11 a.m.; prayer meeting, Ceremonial Cycle on new moons; Sunday service 10 a.m. Religious SAINT MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC Hinesburg Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Men’s Breakfast, Cherokee and Tibetan Buddhist exploration and nursery care CHURCH (CHURCH OF THE SAINT JUDE THE APOSTLE every third Saturday, September teachings offered. Come join us to provided. 802-388-8080. cvuus.org. ASSUMPTION). Father Luke Austin, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. through May. renew the Sacred Hoop in these pastor. Masses: Saturday, 5:15 p.m., 10759 Route 116. Father David times. 802-453-4610 or sunray.org. THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Sunday 8, 10 a.m. G. Cray. Saturday Mass, 4:30 ST. AGNES’ ROMAN CATHOLIC OF MIDDLEBURY (UCC). 2 Main St. p.m.; Sunday Mass, 9:30 a.m. CHURCH (A MISSION OF OLGH, UNITED CHURCH OF LINCOLN. The Rev. Andrew Nagy-Benson, Sr. Weekday Masses Monday, Friday, BRANDON). Leicester Whiting Road. 23 Quaker St. Pastor: Rev. Pastor; The Rev. Elizabeth Gleich, (See Services, Page 30) PAGE 30 — Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 Area Religious Directory ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL pastor. Sunday worship services: 10 CHURCH. On the green in Middlebury. a.m. and 6 p.m., nursery available. Sunday morning services, June Sunday school for children at 11:15 5-Sept. 4, 9 a.m.; September to June, a.m. Weekday groups include coffee services at 8 and 10:30 a.m., adult break womens’ group, young peoples education and choir at 9 a.m. (child care (7th-12th grade), young adult married available), and Sunday School, 10:30 and singles, and more. 802-877-2500 a.m. Wednesdays: Communion in the or cvcrc.net. chapel, 12:05 p.m. Thursdays, Christian meditation, 4 p.m. 802-388-7200 or CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ststephensmidd.org. VERGENNES (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST). Water Street. The Rev. ST. TIMOTHY ANGLICAN MISSION. Barbara Purinton, interim pastor. Middlebury Community House, 6 Main Sunday, 9:30 a.m., nursery, church St. The Rev. Alex W. Cameron. Sunday school ages 3-8th grade. Info: services, 4 p.m. Service consists of vergennescongregationalchurch.org, an informal homily followed by the 802-877-2435 or vucc@vergennesucc. celebration of the Eucharist. org.

THE SANGHA AT CVUUS. Champlain FAITH IN ACTION CHURCH. 300 Valley Unitarian Universalist Society. Main St. Worship every Sunday Sunday, 7-8:30 p.m., sitting meditation at 4:30 p.m. Prayer meeting every and dharma discourse. All meditation Thursday at 7 p.m. Brandon Mendez, practices supported. Open to the Church Planter. 828-550-9723, public. Beginners welcome. Instruction [email protected], or available at 6:40 p.m. rswansonvt@ faithinactionvt.com. gmail.com. ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Monkton Corner of Main and Park streets, MONKTON FRIENDS UNITED Vergennes. Holy Eucharist on Sunday, METHODIST CHURCH. Len Rowell, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. 802-877-3322 or pastor. Sunday worship/youth education saintpaulsvergennes.org. program, 9 a.m. 802-453-2321 or [email protected]. ST. PETER’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. The Rev. Yvon Royer, New Haven pastor. Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m.; ADDISON COUNTY CHURCH OF Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Confessions: CHRIST. 145 Campground Road. Saturday, 3:30-4:15 p.m.; Sunday, 10- Dale Pennock, preacher. Worship 10:15 a.m. assemblies, Sunday, 9 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. Bible study classes for adults VERGENNES UNITED METHODIST and children, Sunday, 10:30 a.m., and CHURCH. Main Street, Vergennes, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Call for free Bible study WHITING COMMUNITY CHURCH across from the Vergennes Opera course or in-home Bible study. Watch House. Street parking. The Rev. Paul Bible Forum on MCTV-15 (Middlebury) Hoffman and Rev. Mike Doran. During or NEAT-19 (Bristol). 802-453-5704 or parochial vicar; Fr. Deniskingsley ST. ELIZABETH ROMAN CATHOLIC 9:30 a.m., preceded by singing at 9:15 July, the congregation will worship at 802-545-4772. Nwagwu, parochial vicar. Mass Sunday, CHURCH. Sunday, 9 a.m. a.m. 802-453-4927. the West Addison UMC at 9 a.m. During 10:30 a.m., and Tuesday, 7 p.m. 802- August, Sunday worship in Vergennes NEW HAVEN CONGREGATIONAL 468-5706. Salisbury FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF is at 9 a.m., returning to 10:30 a.m. in CHURCH. Church services and Sunday SALISBURY CONGREGATIONAL STARKSBORO. Vermont Route 116. September. 802-877-3376. school at 10 a.m. on Sunday. 802-453- Panton CHURCH (UNITED CHURCH OF Pastor David Wood. Sunday mornings 5059. PANTON COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHRIST). The Rev. John Grivetti, 10 a.m. Chat, Chew and Renew, adult VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. 862 CHURCH. 49 Adams Ferry Road, just pastor. Sunday worship service, 10 Bible study and fellowship. 11 a.m. Route 7. Tim Taylor, pastor. Sunday: NEW HAVEN UNITED REFORMED around the corner from the Panton a.m., church school 10 a.m. Sunday worship with Communion Bible hour classes (for all ages), CHURCH. 1660 Ethan Allen Highway General Store. Pastor Tom Lupien, monthly on the first Sunday. 2:30 p.m. 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening (Route 7). Sunday services, 10 a.m. Teaching Pastor Eric Carter. Sunday Shoreham Sunday, Food Share-On. Starksboro service, 6 p.m. Wednesday: Adult and 7 p.m. Sunday school 11:30 a.m. school and Adult Bible study 9:30 ST. GENEVIEVE / ST. BERNADETTE Senior Meal 11:30 a.m. fourth Thursday prayer and Bible study, AWANA Clubs 388-1345. a.m.; Worship Service 10:30 a.m. with PARISH. Part of the combined January - October, Brenda Boutin, (for boys and girls 3 years to 6th nursery and junior church. Wednesday mission of St. Mary’s in Middlebury, senior meal coordinator, 802-453-6354, grade), JaM Junior High Group, Youth North Chittenden evening Bible study is held in a local St. Bernadette in Bridport offers Mass Mt [email protected]. Group (high school), 6:30 p.m. Nursery MOUNTAINSIDE BIBLE CHURCH home; call for details. 802-475-2656. Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., November (birth to 3 years) provided for all (REFORMED BAPTIST). 27 Holden through April only. St. Genevieve in Vergennes/Waltham services. Deaf interpretation available. Road. Sunday worship 10:30 a.m., Ripton Shoreham has Mass from May through ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHRISTIAN 802-877-3393. Sunday school 9:30 a.m. nhismrcy@ RIPTON COMMUNITY CHURCH, October on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. CENTER. 1759 Route 7, Vergennes. gmail.com, mountainsidebiblechurch. UNITED METHODIST. No regular Pastor Mike Oldham, senior pastor. Weybridge com or 802-483-6266. services, but the facility is available for SHOREHAM CONGREGATIONAL Sunday school (all ages), 9 a.m.; WEYBRIDGE CONGREGATIONAL religious and social events. 802-388- CHURCH-UCC. Intersection of Main worship service and children’s church, CHURCH. The Rev. Daniel Orwell 0338. and School streets. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Spanish worship service, 11 Cooperrider, pastor. Sunday worship FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 10 a.m., with child care available. a.m.: prayer open house, Wednesdays, at 10 a.m. Childcare provided. Visit The Rev. David Anderson, pastor. Rochester Handicap accessible. 802-897-2687. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Phone, 802-877-3903; weybridgechurch.org. 802-545-2579. Sunday worship service, 10 a.m. 802- FEDERATED CHURCH OF fax, 802-877-3924; e-mail, contact@ 948-2900. ROCHESTER. The Rev. Gregory Starksboro agccvt.org; website, agccvt.org. Whiting Homan, pastor. Sunday worship, 10 SOUTH STARKSBORO FRIENDS WHITING COMMUNITY CHURCH. SAINT PAUL’S ROMAN CATHOLIC a.m. 802-767-3012. Sunday school MEETING (SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: CHAMPLAIN VALLEY CHRISTIAN Brett Cody, pastor. Sunday school for CHURCH. Fr. Anthony Pittappilly, during the school year. QUAKERS). Dan Sargent Road. REFORMED CHURCH. 73 Church all ages, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning pastor; Fr. Michael Onyekwere, Sunday worship and First Day school, St., Waltham. The Rev. Phillip Westra, service, 10:30 a.m. 802-623-7171. Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 — PAGE 31

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58 Maple Street • Middlebury, Vermont 05753 • (802) 388-4944 PAGE 38 — Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 TOWN OF STARKSBORO ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ StarksboroVT.org TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY SPECIAL SELECTBOARD MEETING Public NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE REGULATING DOGS AND TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. WOLF-HYBRIDS (“Animal Control Ordinance”) ROOM 116 – LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM – 77 MAIN STREET On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, the Selectboard of the Town of Starksboro, AGENDA Notices Vermont, adopted an amendment and revision to the existing “Animal Control Ordinance” pursuant to 20 V.S.A §3549, 24 V.S.A §§2291 (10), (14), and (15) 7:00 1. **Call to Order and 24 V.S.A. Chap.59. This notice is published pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 1972 to 2. *Approval of Agenda inform the public of these amendments and of the citizens’ right to petition for a 3. *Approval of Minutes of December 10, 2019 Regular Selectboard Meeting Index vote to disapprove these amendments. 4. ** Citizen Comments [Opportunity to raise or address issues that are not The Selectboard of the Town of Starksboro has adopted a revised animal otherwise included on this agenda] control ordinance regulating dogs and wolf-hybrids. The policy includes 7:05 5. * Judy Wiger-Grohs with a request for Submittal of a Caring for Canopy Found on Page 38. definitions, descriptions of nuisances and corresponding behaviors, Grant Application licensing requirements, enforcement steps, penalties and fees, grounds for 7:10 6. * Discussion of Encore Renewable Energy’s proposed 5MW solar impoundment, and the process for investigation of vicious dogs. project off of South Street Extension in collaboration with Middlebury The full text of the Ordinance may be examined at the Starksboro Town office College and Green Mountain Power Addison County at 2849 VT Route 116 and may be examined during regular office hours (M-Th). 7:20 7. ** Kathleen Ramsay, Town Manager, Review of Major Budget Drivers Based on First Draft Budget; Review of Budget Requests for CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO PETITION FOR VOTE Administration, Employee Benefits & Debt Service Courthouse (1) Title 24 V.S.A. § 1973 grants citizens the right to petition for a vote at a special 7:30 8. ** Dana Hart, Director, Ilsley Public Library Director, Budget Request for or annual Town Meeting to disapprove ordinance amendments adopted by the Libraries Selectboard. To exercise this right, citizens must present to the Selectboard 9. ** Thomas Hanley, Chief of Police, Budget Request for Police or the Town Clerk a petition for a vote on the question of disapproving the Department Bridport (1) amendments signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the Town’s qualified 7:50 10. **David Shaw, Fire Chief, Budget Request for Fire Department voters. The petition must be presented within forty-four (44) days following the 8:00 11. **Kathleen Ramsay, Town Manager, Budget Request for Public Works date of the adoption of the amendments. Unless a petition requesting a vote 8:10 12. ** Dustin Hunt, Parks & Recreation Supervisor, Budget Request for is filed pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 1973, the amended “Ordinance Regulating 8:15 Parks & Recreation Middlebury (1) Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids” shall become effective sixty (60) days from the date of said adoption. 8:20 13. ** Set Date for Public Hearing on FY21 Budget Proposal – January 14, 2020 PERSON TO CONTACT 8:25 14. **Review & Discuss First Draft of Warning for Town Meeting Starksboro (1) Additional information pertaining to this Ordinance may be obtained by 8:35 15. * Approve Application for Vermont Bond Bank for financing the last $1M contacting Koran Cousino, Selectboard Chair, or Rebecca Elder, Selectboard of the $3M water system improvement bond approved in 2011. Assistant, at PO Box 91, Starksboro, VT 05487, or by calling (802) 453-2639 8:40 16. **Report on Town-College Lunch of December 12, 2019 during regular office hours. 12/16 8:45 17. *Approval of Check Warrants Tri-town Water (1) 18. **Town Manager’s Report 19. **Board Member Concerns email information to [email protected] or fax it to (802) 388-3100. To publish a 8:55 20. *Executive Session – (If needed) Deadline for the Monday edition is the previous Thursday at noon. 21. **Action on Matters Discussed in Executive Session legal notice: Deadline for the Thursday edition is the previous Monday at 5pm. 9:00 22. *Adjourn TRI-TOWN WATER *Decision Item **Possible Decision DISTRICT NO. 1 If you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, please contact the Town ADDISON COUNTY Manager’s Office at 388-8100 x-202 as early as possible. The Legal Voters of Tri-Town Water District No. 1, a municipal ANNUAL BUDGET MEETING Additional information about most Agenda items is available on the Town’s Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. Section 133(3)(a), the taxpayers of the County of Addison website, www.TownOfMiddlebury.org, on the Selectboard page 12/16 corporation, are hereby warned are hereby given notice that the annual meeting to discuss the final county budget and noticed to meet at the business for 2020-2021 will be held at the Judge Frank Mahady Courthouse in Middlebury office of Tri-Town Water District on Friday, January 17, 2020 at 10:00 am. This budget is for fiscal year July 1, No. 1 at 14 Crown Point Road in 2020 - June 30, 2021. TOWN OF BRIDPORT Bridport, VT on December 19, 2019 More information and extra copies of the budget may be obtained from the at 7:00 PM to transact the following This is NOTICE that on December 9, 2019, the Town of Bridport Selectboard Addison County Clerk, Frank Mahady Court House, Middlebury, Vermont. adopted an ORDINANCE REGULATING DOGS AND WOLF-HYBRIDS for the business: Tel. 802-388-1966 Article 1. To elect the offices for Town of Bridport in the entire Town under authority that includes of 20 V.S.A. the ensuing year Patricia Ross, Assistant Judge & Jacqueline D. McLean Assistant Judge Section 3549, 24 V.S.A. Sections 2291 (10), (14), and (15), 24 V.S.A. Chapter a.) Moderator 59. This NOTICE is given pursuant to 24 V.S.A. Section 1972 to inform the public b.) Clerk REVENUE: 2020-2021 EXPENSES 2020-2021 of this Ordinance and of the citizens’ right to petition for a vote to disapprove it. c.) Treasurer Proposed (continued) Proposed A concise summary of this Ordinance follows: Its purpose is to regulate the Article 2. To hear and act upon County Tax $226,129.00 Sheriff’s Department: keeping of dogs and wolf-hybrids and to provide for their licensing, leashing, reports of the District. 0.0049094 Estimate Personnel: muzzling, restraint, impoundment and destruction and running at large, so as to Article 3. To see if the District Passports $6,500.00 Salaries $68,240.00 protect the public health and safety of the Town and preserve the quiet enjoyment will authorize the Board of Water Miscellaneous Income $15.00 Benefits $6,524.00 of its residents’ homes and properties. It includes various definitions, prohibited Interest Earned $125.00 Office Expense $500.00 nuisances that include lack of current license and/or tag, running at large, failure Commissioners to borrow money Wills for safekeeping $7,000.00 Telephone $1,600.00 to pay debts and expenses in to remove waste, unconfined dog in heat, disturbing the peace and potentially Reserve $12,500.00 Insurance/Bonds $16,400.00 vicious dog. It requires current licensing. It has provisions governing reckless anticipation of revenue receipts, Training $10,000.00 if necessary, for the ensuing TOTAL INCOME $252,269.00 Valcour $5,500.00 dog owner, impoundment, vicious dogs and potentially vicious dogs. It includes year, said money to be paid to its Radio $1,000.00 enforcement provisions that include penalties and costs. Treasurer. Dispatch $7,200.00 Article 4. To approve projected EXPENSES Subtotal $116,964.00 TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORDINANCE budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal To obtain more information about, including questions and/or comments on, the year. Court: Ordinance contact either the Bridport Town Clerk’s Office (82 Crown Point Road, Court Personnel Sheriff’s Building: P.O. Box 27, Bridport, VT 05734) Tel. No. 802-758-2483 or Joan Huestis (3566 Article 5. To transact any other Salaries $57,080.00 Utilities $15,750.00 business thought proper to be done Basin Harbor Road, Bridport, VT 05734) Tel. No. 802-349-7881. The full text of Benefits $5,020.00 Bldg & Grounds $7,500.00 the Ordinance may also be examined at the Bridport Town Clerk’s Office and at this time. Dues & Memberships $2,300.00 Insurance $3,600.00 Tri-Town Water District No. 1 Office Expense $5,000.00 Inspections $1,800.00 viewed on the Town’s website at “www.bridportvt.org”. Mark Pumilgia, Clerk-Treasurer Advertising-Passports/Budget $1,900.00 Custodial $3,000.00 CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO PETITION FOR A VOTE ON THE ORDINANCE Insurance $2,630.00 Capital Improvements $2,500.00 Under 24 V.S.A. Section 1973, the qualified voters of the Town of Bridport have Legal $250.00 Subtotal $34,150.00 the right to petition for a Town Meeting vote on the question of disapproving the Contracted Services $4,775.00 Ordinance. A petition for such a vote must be signed by not less than five (5) per- Audit $8,100.00 Building Capital Reserve $12,500.00 cent of the qualified voters of the Town and presented to the Town Selectboard or Contingency $150.00 the Town Clerk on or before January 22, 2020. Unless such a petition requesting Subtotal $87,205.00 TOTAL EXPENSE $252,269.00 READ a vote is presented, the Ordinance shall become effective on February 7, 2020. the Addison Probate Court: Independent legal Supplies/Equipment $100.00 Dues $600.00 notices every Monday Training and Education $500.00 The Public Notices, Auctions and Real Estate and Thursday to take Contingency $250.00 Subtotal $1,450.00 sections appear every Mon. & Thurs. in the ACTION! 12/16, 12/26, 1/9 Addison Independent Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019 — PAGE 39 Take a closer look at chickadees Check out more Real Estate in Arts + By SUSAN SHEA Black-capped chickadees are Leisure every Thursday in the Addy Indy! one of the most frequent visitors to our bird feeders in winter, but do we really know them? This EQUAL HOUSING common bird exhibits some OPPORTUNITY remarkable behaviors and winter All real estate advertising in this survival strategies. newspaper is subject to the Federal Undoubtedly you’ve heard the Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended familiar “chicka-dee-dee-dee” which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination call in the winter woods. Soon based on race, color, religion, sex, after spotting the caller, with its WALLACE REALTY handicap, familial status, national origin, 48 Mountain Terrace black cap and bib, you’ll often sexual orientation, or persons receiving public assistance, or an intention to Bristol, VT 05443 notice more chickadees showing PH 802-453-4670 • FAX 802-453-5898 up on the scene, all calling. This make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Visit our websites at: is known as mobbing behavior. This newspaper will not knowingly www.wallacere.com The chickadees are investigating accept any advertisement for real estate www.greenbuiltvermont.com to see if you are a potential which is in violation of the law. Our threat. The birds don’t usually readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper get too worked up when they are available on an equal opportunity see a human. (In fact, individual basis. To complain of discrimination, call chickadees can become quite HUD Toll-free at 1-800-424-8590. For the tame around people that provide Washington, DC area please call HUD at Please call Kelly, Claire, or Tom food.) But they do get alarmed 426-3500. when they spot a perched hawk that they minimize competition plumage is denser than that or owl. with each other. The “many eyes” of other birds their size. The Experiments by Christopher of the flock help detect danger. birds also fluff up their feathers, December 16 Templeton at the University Another advantage of living in trapping air that is then warmed Puzzle Solutions of Washington found that a flock, according to Heinrich, by their bodies. They ball up to the intensity of is learning about sleep in dense conifers or tree chickadees’ mobbing The food others have cavities, tucking their heads behavior is related to found. Chickadees under a wing to reduce heat 1 8 6 3 7 2 9 5 4 the size and potential Outside are omnivorous, loss. If the cavity is tight, you threat of a predator. and the seeds, fruit, might see bent tail feathers in the 7 3 4 9 6 5 2 1 8 Templeton presented and insects they morning. fifteen different Story consume are often As chickadees feed on species of predators widely dispersed sunflower seeds at our feeders 5 2 9 4 1 8 6 7 3 to chickadees in an aviary, but concentrated in or on certain during the day, they accumulate and observed that the greatest trees or shrubs. Many eyes make fat, which their bodies burn 9 7 8 5 4 6 1 3 2 response was to small hawks the food easier to locate. at night to produce heat. The and owls perched in trees. These Food-caching is another way birds stretch these fat reserves raptors are more of a danger to chickadees survive the winter. by lowering their body 4 5 2 1 3 9 8 6 7 chickadees than large hawks and The birds will store temperatures at owls because of their ability to several hundred seeds Lab night; this decreased 6 1 3 8 2 7 5 4 9 maneuver through the woods. or bits of fat from physiological The “chick-a-dee” call alerts animal carcasses, each experiments activity is known other chickadees, recruiting them in a separate place. have as torpor. They also 3 9 7 2 5 1 4 8 6 to fly to the area and join in the Lab experiments shown that shiver while asleep, chorus. have shown that chickadees converting muscular 8 4 1 6 9 3 7 2 5 Information about the size and chickadees have an have an energy to heat. potential threat of the predator amazing memory amazing So the next is encoded in mobbing calls. and can accurately time you look at 2 6 5 7 8 4 3 9 1 Chickadees add five, ten, or relocate hiding memory and your feeder and fifteen more “dee” notes to their places, recall what can accurately think, “just another 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 call when the threat is greater. type of food is there, relocate hiding chickadee,” take N A W U R S A C E D E D 13 14 15 16 Mobbing harasses the predator, and remember which places, recall a few moments to I MAM S AWN O PIUM lets it know it has been discovered, sites they previously what type of watch for some of 17 18 19 and usually drives it from the emptied. Colin these behaviors N ISI A GOG M EARS food is there, 20 21 22 area (the element of surprise Saldanha of Lehigh and appreciate J ENNI FERLO PEZ is essential to raptor hunting University discovered and remember the impressive 23 24 success). Templeton also found that in order to do which adaptations of this A STIR D EBI 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 that red-breasted nuthatches have this, the chickadee’s sites they familiar bird. M AR G O LD E S T learned to read the warnings in hippocampus, the previously Susan Shea 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 chickadee alarm calls. part of the brain emptied. is a naturalist, S G T A NO N E ARLE In winter, chickadees roam responsible for spatial conservationist, and 40 41 42 43 C ARR I EUNDE RWOOD the woods in mixed-species memory, adds new freelance writer 44 45 46 flocks. In Maine, author and nerve cells in the fall, expanding who lives in Brookfield, Vt. The A BEAM S TAT S TS UVM biology professor emeritus by about 30 percent. In spring, illustration for this column was 47 48 49 50 51 Bernd Heinrich has observed when its memory is needed less, drawn by Adelaide Tyrol. The N EEDBE K HA T 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 nuthatches, brown creepers, the hippocampus shrinks to its Outside Story is assigned and R EE S F OI S T downy woodpeckers, and golden- normal size. edited by Northern Woodlands 59 60 61 62 crowned kinglets following Even with all these remarkable magazine (northernwoodlands. P A ULMCC A RTNEY 63 64 65 66 chickadees. In his book “Winter behaviors, how does the little org) and sponsored by the L E OXI E RAS U BER World,” Heinrich notes that each chickadee survive cold winter Wellborn Ecology Fund of the 67 68 69 species forages in different trees, nights? One adaptation is their New Hampshire Charitable A RLEN R ULE P ATE 70 71 72 on different parts of the same tree, plumage: feathers are fantastic Foundation (wellborn@nhcf. G EORG Y MCA D OS or specializes in different prey so insulation and the chickadee’s org). PAGE 40 — Addison Independent, Monday, December 16, 2019

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