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Hiker rescueat Bristol Cliffs

BRISTOL – On March11, at 5:43 p.m., CarrollMaxwell, 50, of Monktoncalled 911, via her cellu-lar telephone, to reportthat she was hiking witha 13-year-old companion;the pair were stuck on thecliffs at an unknown loca-tion in Bristol.

Carroll told the opera-tor that they were notprepared to spend thenight on the cliffs andwere not on a trail.

Bristol Fire and theMiddlebury TechnicalRescue Team were noti-fied as well and respond-ed. Troopers located Car-roll’s vehicle on the Low-er Notch Road and thearea they were climbing.

Responding agenciesincluded MiddleburyTechnical Rescue, Mid-dlebury Fire Dept, BristolFire, Vermont State GameWardens, Bristol Police,Vergennes Police, StoweTechnical Rescue, and theVermont State Police.

Both hikers were re-moved from the cliffs byMiddlebury TechnicalRescue with the assis-tance of respondingagencies. All partiesmade it safely out of thewoods with no injuries.

Milk tanker hitssign, pole

ADDISON – Police in-vestigated the collision ofmilker tanker on Ver-mont Route 17 in Addi-son March 1.

While traveling east-bound, Kyle J. Adams, 27,of St. Albans lost controlof the rig and traveled offthe south side of the road-way. Adams subsequent-ly collided with a curvewarning sign and an elec-trical pole. There were noinjuries. Road and weath-er conditions includedsnow. Vermont DMVcommercial motor vehi-cle inspectors respondedto the scene to inspect thesite. Neither speed or im-pairment were contribut-ing factors in the colli-sion.

Dalai Lama to give lectures, Oct. 12-13

MIDDLEBURY Do spiritual and reli-gious traditions offer guidance that inspiresaction? His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama,77, the spiritual leader of Tibet and winnerof the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, will explorethis thought-provoking subject when he vis-its Middlebury College to deliver two lec-tures one to the campus community andanother to the public on Oct. 12-13.

Middlebury faculty, staff, students and IDholders may attend his talk, “Educating theHeart,” at 1:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12. Hislecture at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13,“Finding Common Ground: Ethics for aWhole World,” will be open to the public.Tickets for both events, which will takeplace in Nelson Arena, will be availablethrough the Middlebury College Box Office.

The theme of his visit, “Cultivating Hope,Wisdom, and Compassion,” encompassesboth of his lectures. According to Middle-bury College President Ron Liebowitz, thepurpose of the talks is to help people ex-plore resources for hope, optimism and co-operation, while challenging them to leadlives of courage and engagement.

“We are deeply honored that the DalaiLama, a man of peace who embodies these

See DALAI LAMA, page 13

Work’s the thingRusty moves on to anothershow at the Hyde ParkOpera House.

See page 4

Dalai Lama will visit Middlebury Oct. 12-13.Photo courtesy of HV News with permission

Dalai Lama to visit Middlebury

By Lou Varricchionewmarketpress@denpubs.com

MIDDLEBURY — A conservative Internet journalist and videograph-er has recorded evidence of voter fraud in Vermont. James O’Keefe, who

founded Project Veritas, released a new video that was made during re-cent Town Meeting Day voting.

The Internet video, according to the Big Government.com website,shows how easy it is to commit voter fraud in the Green Mountain State.

O’Keefe’s video, a follow-on to another New England-based documen-tary, titled “Primary of the Living Dead”, shows an undercover Veritasreporter entering several voting places around Vermont last week.

In each case, the undercover reporter presents a different name to eachpolling station official. He is handed a ballot without having to showvoter I.D.

The practice opens the Vermont voting process to widespread fraud,according to the video.

In the video, the agent repeatedly requests, but does not take, a Re-publican primary ballot.

“We wanted to remind viewers this is not a partisan issue. This is asituation wherein anyone–Republican or Democrat–can exploit the sys-tem,” O’Keefe said in a Big Government.com news report.

O’Keefe’s earlier video resulted in a new law requiring voter I.D. inNew Hampshire State Senate. While most New Hampshire voterss ap-plaud the law, the American Civil Liberties Union in New Hampshiresaid the law was “discriminatory against Latinos, African-Americans,elderly citizens, and others.”

“States like Vermont and New Hampshire have to take dead peopleoff voter registration forms and clean up their act, once and for all,” ac-cording to O’Keefe’s video.

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MIDDLEBURY – CVAA volunteers will be serving a hot mid-day Easter dinner at the Mid-dlebury VFW Post, Friday, April 6, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. According to CVAA’s Mary West, the din-ner will include a choice of vegetarian lasagna with Béchamel sauce or honey glazed bakedham, baked potato with sour cream, greenleaf salad, with choice of dressings, whole-wheatdinner roll, apple pie with whipped cream and milk. The suggested donation is $4.

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CVAA volunteers Barb Marquis, Denise Gibeault, Laura Begnocke, Barbara Laframboise and Muriel Emmonsserved up a hardy St. Patrick’s Day’s meal at the Middlebury VFW Post. The volunteers, who typically serve120-170 seniors, will be serving up an Easter meal at the VFW April 6.

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By Lou Varricchionewmarketpress@denpubs.com

HINESBURG — The Hinesburg head-quarters of NRG Systems was the setting fora news conference held by Vermont U.S.Rep. Peter Welch (D) March 15.

Welch used the factory floor at NRG, aninternational manufacturer of wind powermeasurement equipment, as a backdrop todiscuss the largely Democrat-backed plan tocut America’s reliance on oil by focusingmore on “green” taxpayer subsidies as wellas tax credits.

Welch was joined by Jan Blittersdorf, NRGCEO, Martha Staskus, chairwoman of theBoard for Renewable Energy Vermont andSanjeev Choudhary, vice president of Drak-er Labs in Burlington. Each executive took aturn at the podium.

Blittersdorf, Staskus, and Choudhary saidthe alternative energy industry is on a roller-coaster ride when it comes to the ups anddowns of consistent Congressional support,especially when it comes to providing taxbreaks and taxpayer-financed subsidies.

“Events half a world away are hammeringhardworking Vermonters and threatening afragile economic recovery,” Welch was quot-ed before the conference. “The best way tobreak the cycle of surging oil prices is tochart agreen energy future built on renewable en-ergy and investments in energy efficiency.”

During his remarks at NRG, Welch pro-posed a four-step effort that he believes willbenefit Vermont’s “green” energy industriesand improve the local employment pictureplus boost the nation’s quest for energy in-dependence.

Welch’s four-step plan is as follows:•Extend the Production Tax Credit (PTC).According to Welch, “the PTC provides a

tax incentive to companies that generatewind, geothermal and other types of renew-able energy. The credit expires this year.Thanks to the PTC, Vermont was the secondfastest growing state for wind installationsin 2011, growing over 650 percent.”

•Reauthorize the 1603 grant program.Created under the American Recovery

and Reinvestment Act, “1603 provides grantfunding to renewable energy companies.The program expired at the end of 2011. Ver-mont has received $46.8 million under the1603 program,” according to Welch.

“EERE provides funds to weatherizehomes, reduce energy consumption of man-ufactured goods, improve fuel efficiency incars and invest in renewable technologies,”according to Welch. The congressman is sup-porting President Obama’s EERE fundinglevel of $2.3 billion.

•Invest in energy efficiency.Welch also said he is pushing his own bi-

partisan Home Owner Managing EnergySavings (HOMES) Act.

“It will provide rebates tohomeowners who invest inenergy efficiency improve-ments,” the congressmansaid.

NRG Systems CEO Jan Blit-tersdorf, who joined Welchfor the announcement, saidshe supports his efforts on be-half of Vermont’s burgeoningalternative energy industry.

“Failure to extend the Production TaxCredit now is a lost opportunity,” she said.“It’s a lost opportunity to reduce depend-ence on fossil fuels, employ people, and ownthe technology.”

So how easy a time will Welch and his fel-low Democrats have with the four-step planin the GOP-run Congress? Welch appearedoptimistic. He noted that not all Republicansoppose the PTC and 1603 efforts.

“Representatives David McKinley (R) ofWest Virginia and Charles Bass (R) of New

Hampshire support these efforts,” Welchsaid. “But it’s the toxic atmosphere around

the budget that causes the negativity and thegridlock.”

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The Hyde Park Opera House is100 years old. The LamoilleCounty Players, the opera

house house band so to speak, are pro-ducing special shows during the yearto celebrate, and they asked me to kickoff the series with two Logger shows.

Why me? ‘Cause I started out at the HP

Opera House. Well, my first play wasin the Handy’s barn on West Hill inStowe. I played a raccoon in PeterPan. And of course I did my highschool’s musicals, directed by a greatguy, Matthew Pykos. But to say Istarted out at the Opera Housewouldn’t be a stretch.

The opera house is a classic smalltown Vermont theater. There are lotsof them throughout the state and I’veplayed dang near every one of them.They’re all great.

The H.P. Opera House has benefit-ed from a motivated and very organ-ized Lamoille County Players, whosework has brought the shell, interior,and inner pipes and electrics, up tomiles above par. The house stands avery young 100.

As a teen player, the H.P. OperaHouse acted as a first rate theaterschool. Each rehearsal was like anacting class. But instead of being heldin some university classroom, theclasses were taken in the opera house,in a town, that are both straight fromcentral casting listed under New Eng-land Private school.

Director Steve Hall (a woman), pro-ducer Ida Mae Anderson and accom-panist Anita Raymond were theteachers. Those three talented ladiestaught me plenty about doing plays.

Most of all what they taught me,without them knowing it, is that the‘work’s the thing’. Didn’t Shake-speare say “The play’s the thing?” Ithink so. Well yeah, it is, but the workcomes before the play. So I’d ratherchange Bill’s line to the work’s thething. You do the work, you serve theplay, then, just maybe, you mighthave fun.

Fun is extra and is not necessary toproduce good work. ‘Course, that’sjust my opinion. I hooked into anoth-er director in my mid 20s who becamea mentor to me, Robert R. Ringer, andhe was all over the, the work’s the

thing,thing.He so-lidifiedwhat Iassumedfrom theladies atLCP.

But ofcourse,lots offolks do community theater solely tohave fun. Not me. I wanted to doright by the ladies, and to pull thatoff I needed to work hard, practicinghours in my folks basement, the greyfrost covered cider block wall actingas the audience. Thirty-six years later,I’m doing the same thing. Tonight at 9o’clock, for a least an hour, I’ll be inmy garage practicing my lines, learn-ing new material, staring not two feetaway from an overhead garage door.

I’d say playing at the opera houseas a youngster taught me about hu-man connection, more intense connec-tion than every day connection. Beingin the community theatre shows al-lowed for the creation of an expand-ing core of relationships. Knowingfolks outside of your town, andknowing them well was healthy. Andyou knew them because of theater,where you did something worthwhiletogether: You created something, andyou shared what you created with awhole other large group of folks youonly saw outlines of through theblinding glare of the theatre lights.And you heard them connecting backto you through applause, and laugh-ter.

Being young and recognized fromthe stage, or from being in the paper,gave you star power, yet another kindof connection, perhaps even more in-tense. Folks in town would say “Well,I saw you on stage in the show, youwere fantastic.” And really, youweren’t, but being on stage gave themthe reason to connect with you.

Connection, star power, speakingup, work, things I learned at theHyde Park Opera House, a few hand-fuls of years ago.

Rusty DeWees tours Vermont andNorthern New York with his act “The Log-ger.” His column appears weekly.

Work’s the thingFrom the Editor

You won't find it marked as a specialholiday and we're sure ancient Baby-lonian stargazers, and even St. Grego-

ry, didn't consider it for inclusion on their var-ious stone and parchment calendars, but inVermont, mud season madness is the time ofyear that falls betwixt and between winter andsummer and then-maybe-at a few other timesof the year, too.

In the North Country, the term “mud sea-son” is easy to figure out; rural dirt roads, in-cluding driveways and hiking trails, becomelike trenches in the Battle of the Marne as theyturn muddy from rain and fast-melting snow.

The most recent documented example of

mud season in central Vermont is a photo-graph taken by Alice Dubenetsky of Starks-boro. Dubenetsky came across an abandonedcar along muddy Robert Young Road in SouthStarksboro March 9.

Apparently the driver gave up and aban-doned the car to seek a tow truck. “Goodluck,” Dubenetsky must have said to herself asshe sped off in 4WD-low.

In Vermont, mud season is both a curse andan encouraging sign; sure it's a big mess butit's a sure sign that summer tourists are justaround the corner.

Cha-ching.Lou Varricchio

It’s mud season in Vermont

Springtime in Vermont: Stuck on Robert Young RoadPhoto by Alice Dubentsky

Guest ViewpointCongrats, Vt. Rail System

Vermont Rail System won the presti-gious "Shortline of the Year" awardfrom Railway Age Magazine, a 150-year-old industry publication. Theaward recognizes the railroad's quickrecovery from Irene and its contribu-tion with the New England CentralRailroad to helping the state's road net-work recover, and for work upgradingthe route of Amtrak's Ethan Allenwhich has taken the railroad to firstplace in host railroad on-time perform-ance.

According to Railway Age, “Ver-mont Railway also stands as testamentto the idea of shared, proactive com-munity involvement, in good timesand in difficult moments.”

This industry recognition is a bigdeal. When New England Central Rail-road won the award a few years back,they wrote it on the side of a locomo-tive.

In October, Vermont Rail Action Net-work awarded its U.S. Sen. Jim Jeffordsaward to Vermont Rail System Presi-dent Dave Wulfson in a similar recog-nition.

Irene devastated the Vermont RailNetwork with close to 150 washouts,six compromised bridges and nearly 35miles of track that had been destroyed.It took just three weeks for the state'srail network (excepting one bridge) toreopen, thanks to round the clock workand the assistance of many contractors,notably R.J. Corman and EngineersConstruction.

Before the storm even hit, the Ver-mont Rail System had reserved everydump truck it could from BarrettTrucking. When the rains stoppedroads were impassible and 15 miles oftrack were still underwater. VermontRail system had to hire a helicopter toassess the damage. Crews workedaround the clock.

Reconstruction work was helped bythe commitment of the Agency ofTransportation and the state's politicalleaders. The usual procedures werestreamlined and the state dedicated anon-site engineer, Mladen Gagulic, forimmediate decisions who was praisedby the railroad.

Vermont Rail System was recognizedby shippers for it's outstanding com-munication and efforts during the dis-ruption caused by Irene to reroutefreight around damaged sections.

"They are obviously a vital serviceprovider and a big reason for Omya'ssuccess," said Erik Bohn, director of lo-gistics for Omya. Their transportationservices are exemplary and we dependon them heavily. Their response toIrene showed their ability to maintaina high level of service in challengingconditions."

Irene interrupted ongoing trackwork between Whitehall and Rutlandon the route of the Ethan Allen.

The railroad spent $750,000 to take18 minutes out of the running time. Asa result on-time performance hasturned around allowing the railroad toclaim first place for lowest delayscaused to Amtrak. Ridership on thetrain has responded with a recent

growth spurt.Once the railroads were put back to-

gether they used equipment they hadused fixing their own lines to haul130,000 tons of rock over ten weeks forrebuilding the highway network.

We are thrilled that the honor thisyear went to one of our railroads inVermont. We've been watching theprogress this year and are pleased andgrateful for the commitment the rail-road has shown in its own operationsand the future of the railroad in Ver-mont. Vermont Rail System has longbeen known for excellent customerservice and that commitment to de-pendable delivery combined with a'Get it Done' spirit brought results.

"We're very proud to have been in-volved," said Kirk Kreisher of R.J. Cor-man who commented on how nice peo-ple were, both from Vermont Rail Sys-tem and Vermonters in general. Folksin the houses nearby would bring out asnack for the guys working on the trackor some water.”

Additional contractors who helpedthe railroad were: Vanasse HangenBrustlin, Inc., Barrett Trucking Co.,Lane Construction, Jacobs EngineeringGroup, Kubricky Construction Corp.,Renold Construction, and ShelburneLimestone, Luzenac America.

There are more than 475 shortlinerailroads in America. Besides a placeon the Monopoly board, shortlines aresmaller connecting railroads that feedtraffic to and from the national rail net-work.

Christopher ParkerVermont Rail Action Network

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Middlebury students place first,second in VermontSpelling BeeBy Lou Varricchionewmarketpress@denpubs.com

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Union Middle Schoolstudents nabbed both first and second place in the 2012Vermont Spelling Bee title. The event took place at St.Michael’s College in Colchester.

Ronan Howlett, 13, of Cornwall, correctly spelled theword “qualitative”–a late Latin derived word meaningpertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities–towin the title.

Howlett will move on to the national spelling bee to beheld in Washington, D.C., two months from now.

According to various news reports, Howlett is an avidreader and enjoys the fantasy works of the late J.R.R.Tolkien. He does not have television or Internet access athis family’s rural Cornwall home. The teen said “quali-tative” was one challenging word he was comfortablespelling.

The no. 2 spelling contestant behind Howlett was an-other MUMS student, Meigan Clark.

Over 30 teen competitors took part in the Vermontchampionship on the St. Michael’s campus:

MUMS educator Amy Pyfrom coached both topspelling bee contestants.

Mt. Abe prom dress saleset for March 23-24By Alice Dubenetsky

BRISTOL — Mount Abraham Union High School willhold it’s second annual prom dress sale and tuxedo rentalevent on Friday, March 23, 3-7 p.m. and on Saturday,March 24, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the school’s cafeteria.

There will be 150 new and used prom dresses for sale,and a representative for Men’s Wearhouse will be presentto take measurements for tuxes. The dresses are pricedat $25 each, and young men will receive a $40 discounton the rental of a tux. They will be able to choose the ac-cessory colors (ties and cummerbunds) that day, or letMen’s Wearhouse know of their choice up to two weeksbefore the prom.

Prom goers can also order flowers from SensationsFlower Shop, and browse a selection of jewelry for sale.

PTO member Kathleen Clark helped organize the orig-inal event in 2011, which netted $1,100 for the PTO’s en-richment programs.

“I’m very excited about this year–the day will be somuch fun,” Clark said.

Dakin to host annual Sugar on Snow party FERRISBURGH – On March 24-25, March 31, and April

1, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in Ferrisburgh, and noon-4 p.m. inSouth Burlington, Dakin Farm will host its annual springmaple events at the firm’s Route 7 headquarters in Fer-risburgh and the 100 Dorset St. store in South Burlington,next to Barnes & Noble Booksellers.

The events will celebrate the arrival of spring sugaringand a new crop of pure maple syrup.

Individuals will have the chance to indulge in mapletreats and activities, including syrup tastings, boilingdemonstrations by noted maple experts, pancake break-fasts, live music with Banjo Dan and Willy, Bob Degreeand the Bluegrass Storm and sugar on snow. All eventsare open to the public and admission is free.

Free samples are included but visitors must pay for thepancake breakfast (Ferrisburgh only): adults $7.75, chil-dren $4.50. Lunch specials will be served only in Ferris-burgh.

Cuba libre–dancing with Marian FeldmanBRISTOL – The One-World Library Project will host a

free presentation, “A Dance with Cuba”, at the LawrenceMemorial Library in Bristol on Thursday, March 22 from7 to 8:30 p.m.

Shelburne resident Marian Feldman will recount herrecent journey to Cuba as a neophyte afro-cubano danceaficionado.

Feldman was part of a licensed group permitted to bein Cuba for dance education. She studied with the Nar-ciso Medina Dance Company learning the predecessor ofsalsa, salsa, folklorico, and keeping up with the vibrantand extremely talented dance troupe. Feldman’s wildevenings were filled jazz clubs, stage shows, neighbor-hood dance venues and the National Ballet in Habana. T

For more information go to www.oneworldlibrarypro-ject.org. or call 453-4147. The Lawrence Memorial Li-brary is located at 40 North St. in Bristol.

Guest Commentary

VERGENNES — Vergennes small business exporter JoelMelnick of Nathaniel Group, Inc. joined other small businessowners, as U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) win-ners for outstanding success in their chosen fields. Melnickwas award in the Small Business Exporter category.

Nathaniel Group, Inc. was founded by Melnick as a soleproprietorship in 1984.

According to the firm’s website, the company has devel-oped new products and technologies and created design andmanufacturing solutions for companies in search of reliabletechnical devices.

Melnick’s product lines include illumination, medical andopto-electronic devices,

“We built our business on solving difficult problems: man-ufacturing obsolete designs and sub-assemblies and creatingpractical and elegant solutions to complex design and man-ufacturing problems,” Melnick states on the website. “Overthe years, we have grown from one to 43 employees, and oursales have grown as well. We are committed to remainingsmall, flexible, and adaptable.”

Charles Curtis Jr. CEO of Draker Laboratories, Inc., inBurlington was named the SBA 2012 Vermont Small BusinessPerson of the Year. Draker Laboratories provides monitoring,diagnostics and asset management services to commercialand utility-scale renewable energy systems.

The Vermont Small Business Award celebration, scheduledfor June 14, will also honor the following winners of the 2012Small Business Awards:

Financial Services Champion: Jo Bradley, CEO, on behalfof the VEDA team, Montpelier.

Home-Based Business Champion: Simeon Geigel, smallbusiness development specialist, CVOEO Micro BusinessDevelopment Program, Burlington,

Family-Owned Small Business: James Mount and KarenMount, owners, Westaff, Burlington.

Women In Business Champion: Sarah S. Spencer,founder/president, Got Clicks?, Richmond.

Vermont Micro-Enterprise: Andrew Boutin, general man-ager, Pellergy, LLC Montpelier.

Vermont Community/Rural Lender: Passumpsic SavingsBank, Bob Bishop, executive vice president, on behalf of thePassumpsic Team, St, Johnsbury.

Vermont Special Award for Disaster Assistance: LindaRossi, associate state director, Vermont Small Business De-velopment Center, Randolph.

Vergennes man is SBA small business winner

Joel Melnick: U.S. SBA award recipient.Photo courtesy of State of Vermont

An evil plot is afoot to pressure thestates to adopt “school choiceschemes”, according to onetime Rut-land Northeast Superintendent Dr.William J. Mathis. He is currently aShumlin appointee to the VermontState Board of Education and ManagingDirector of the grandly-named “Na-tional Education Policy Center” at theUniversity of Colorado.

According to Mathis’s article “SchoolChoice: What the Research Shows”, thecenterpiece of the plot is the Obama ad-ministration’s pressure on states to cre-ate charter schools. Vermont is one of13 states that do not authorize publiccharter schools, thanks to the surpris-ingly determined opposition of Gov.Howard Dean and, naturally, the Ver-mont-NEA teachers’ union. The idea isnot popular with the public school es-tablishment either, since allowing par-ents to choose charter schools for theirchildren threatens an exodus frompoorly-performing traditional schoolsthat their management may find it hardto explain when asking taxpayers formore money.

It’s not just the Obama administra-tion, either. Mathis states that “Vestedinterest think tanks, heavily supportedby the deep-pockets of the Gates,Broad, and Friedman foundations” arealso “major pushers” (as if parentalchoice is some kind of narcotic.)

One has to wonder how think tankscan become “vested interests”, whennone of them can receive any financialbenefit from increased parental choice.The real vested interests in educationare people whose livelihood dependson the government continuing to deliv-er students and money, for instance,Rutland Northeast Superintendents.

In any case, Mathis has well earnedthe dubious accolade of being Ver-mont’s most persistent and extravagantopponent of giving parents more edu-cational choices for their children. Hisopposition flows from a deeply-heldideology derived from the well-knownsocialist of the 1920s, John Dewey: “thepurpose of education is a democratic

society.” For Mathis, that translates into a gov-

ernment-operated monopoly schoolsystem, managed by far-seeing and cer-tified experts, into whose unionizedschools parents are required to consigntheir children, and for which taxpayersare required to paywhatever is deemednecessary.

Without this commoneducation requirement,Mathis believes, parentswill too often make ill-informed educationalchoices that appear tothem better for theirchildren, with no con-cern for the democraticideal. And that’s notdemocratic!

In his commentaryMathis declares that“the legitimate peer reviewed researchshows that in general there isn’t anydifference in test scores” between stu-dents in traditional public schools andchoice programs. This is true only if oneaccepts Mathis’s condition that “so-called ‘research’ by groups advancingor opposing choice” are disqualified.

Last year Dr. Greg Forster (PhD Yale)published a report summarizing all tenempirical studies that used random as-signment, the gold standard of socialscience, to examine how vouchers af-fect participants. Nine studies foundthat vouchers improve student out-comes, six that all students benefit, andthree that some benefit and some arenot affected. One study found no visi-ble impact. None of these studies founda negative impact.

Forster also found, from surveyingall of 19 additional studies, that vouch-ers improve outcomes for both partici-pants and students in “voucher threat-ened” public schools, which wereforced to improve to prevent an out-flow of students to competing schools.

The Forster report was published bythe Foundation for Educational Choice,and the author clearly is enthusiastic

about parental choice. For Mathis, thatdisqualifies his findings. But Forsterexamined all of the published studieson these subjects. If Mathis can disqual-ify them all for reaching pro-choiceconclusions, there aren’t any studiesleft.

There was a time, inthe last century, whenthe dominant opinionwas: let every kid go topublic school, let localschool boards managethem to produce self-suf-ficient young citizens,fend off know-it-all-mandates from expertsin the state capitol, andspend what local taxpay-ers could reasonably af-ford.

What has changed?The progressive central-

ization of control over public schools.The rise of combative, politically pow-erful teachers unions. Content-chal-lenged teachers. Lower academic stan-dards. Foolish, trendy curricula. Thereplacement of anything resemblingthe community’s moral values with be-havior modification and political cor-rectness. Deteriorating discipline andsafety.

Many Vermont public schools stillperform well in spite of these changedconditions. Many educated Vermontpublic school teachers give full value.But taken all in all, mandating thatevery student attend the government’sschool of choice for the benefit of theschool will no longer work to the bene-fit of many students, or of society.

As no less than President Obamasaid, about health insurance, “My guid-ing principle is, and always has been,that consumers do better when there ischoice and competition.” That’s equal-ly true in education, and we need to geton with empowering those consumers.

John McClaughry is vice president of theEthan Allen Institute.

Those school choice devils

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RUTLAND – VermontTechnical College an-nounced its president anddean’s list academic schol-ars for the 2011 fall semester.To be recognized on the list,students must be seeking adegree, carrying at least 12credit hours, and may nothave received a failing or in-complete grade in any sub-ject during the semester.

Both lists recognize highacademic honors: the presi-dent’s list recognizes thecollege’s highest academicachievement with a 4.0 GPA;and the dean’s list criteriarun from a 3.5 to 3.9.

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In April we will be releasing our first “Hooves & Paws Pet Resource Guide” and we are collecting stories from area pet owners about their very special animals. We are hoping that you will take a minute to write to us about how you acquired your special friend and just what this pet means to your life. We even want to know if the story doesn’t have a happy ending because it might help one of our readers to deal with the loss of a very important pet in their lives. We encourage you to send a photo of you and/or your pet to accompany the story. You may mail the story by March 30th to:

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FREE REFILLS – It was a busy morning for Middlebury-area firefighters March 16, according to Middle-bury Fire Chief Rick Cole. A large garage fire on Shard Villa Road, located near the West Salisbury Road,involved mutual-aid crews from Salisbury, Middlebury, Cornwall, Whiting and Ripton. No injuries werereported. Water tankers from several departments used the Middlebury River intake-hydrant on ThreeMile Bridge Road to refill during the fire.

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Middlebury Select BoardBy Lou Varricchionewmarketpress@denpubs.com

MIDDLEBURY — At its March 13 meet-ing, the Middlebury Select Board electedDean George as chairman and recently elect-ed Victor Nuovo as vice chairman.

In a public affirmation of their commit-ment to carry out the duties of the positionto which they have been elected, board mem-bers accepted the select board oath of office,which was administered by Town Clerk AnnWebster.

The select board will hold a retreat/strat-egy session later in the month: The purposeof the retreat is to set and prioritize goals for2012 and review board process and proce-

dures.Liquor License, Tobacco License and En-

tertainment Permit Approvals: Acting asthe Board of Local Control Commissioners,the Board approved applications liquor li-censes, pending required inspections by thefire and policechiefs. Once approved on thelocal level, the town clerk signs the applica-tions and forwards them to the Vermont De-partment of Liquor Control for issuance.

Middlebury River Planning & Restora-tion Project Update: Project Manager AmySheldon reported on the Middlebury RiverPlanning & Restoration Project, includingthe status of the town's hazard mitigationgrant application including the FEMA pub-lic assistance for Gristmill Bridge floodwall(no further financial assistance available);her contact with the head of the Vermont

River Management Program, Mike Kline, in-dicated strong support for the town's ap-proach to long term management of the Mid-dlebury River,and the status of the workplan (overall the project is on budget).

Middlebury River Public InformationMeeting in East Middlebury at the UnitedMethodist Church on Thursday, March 22, at7 p.m. The agenda will include river man-agement planning, a report on the work ofthe task force and funding for projects, anupdate on the Planning Commission's con-sideration of Fluvial Erosion Hazard regula-tions, and the distribution of the public in-formation and response-to-flooding piececurrently in development by the town man-ager.

With the successful bond vote, requestsfor bids have been sent to local and region-al bidders so that bids will be in hand by theend of the 30 bond vote appeal period. Sincethe last report from the Public Works Com-mittee, a bid alternate for the work to bedone on Seymour Street to lessen the poten-tial affect of the proposed road work on on-street parking has been developed.

State building and water/wastewater per-mit applications, which take up to 45 days toprocess, will be submitted the week of March12. If all goes well and weather allows, theplan is to break ground on the project in midto late April.

Butternut Ridge Road Project Bid Award:The board awarded the bid for the ButternutRidge Road water and road improvementproject to Champlain Construction, the low-est responsive and responsible bidder, with

a bid of $977,664.90. Ten bids were receivedon the project, ranging from $997,664.90(Champlain's low bid) to $1,278,209.91.

A contract for signal Improvements at in-tersection of Cross and Court streets wasapproved. Director of Operations Dan Wern-er reported that the signals at this intersec-tion have not yet functioned as designed dueto a damaged underground loop detector forthe signals.

The proposed improvement project callsfor the installation of a microwave vehicledetector to control the four-way traffic sig-nal at the intersection.

The cost of the project, which would becompleted by Signals RYG no later than May31, is $22,674. Funding for the project wouldcome from the Cross Street Bridge Fund.

Budget Status Report through January:Overall, expenses and revenues received todate appear to be on target seven months or58 percent of the way through the fiscal year.

Business Development Fund: The Busi-ness Development Fund Working Group willhold its final meeting on Thursday, March15, at 2:30 p.m., in the small conference roomin the Municipal Building. At the meeting,the group will develop recommendations tothe select board on the next steps and time-line for the initiative. The board will appointa five-member advisory board to continuethe business development effort.

Reminder: The deadline for dog license re-newals is April 1.

Note: These highlights are prepared by Kath-leen Ramsay, assistant town manager, and pub-lished in the Eagle as a public service.

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COMMUNITY THEATER — Shelburne Players' will celebrate a decade of theater with "Lend Me a Tenor,”a comedy by Ken Ludwig. Performances will be held at Shelburne Town Center on April 20, 21, 26, 27and 28 at 7:30 p.m. and April 22 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 and $10 and can be purchased in advance atShelburne Supermarket. Some performances may sell out so advance tickets are recommended. Pic-tured are Matt Winston and John Hasen.

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DRIVING RANGE — For the first time, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course at Middlebury College opened a month earlier than it has in its history,according to college officials. The course opened March 16 while the driving range opened March 17. The temperature on the weekendreached 68 degrees Fahrenheit in some valley locations.

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Edward John CarletonBRANDON — Edward John Carleton, 63, died on his

birthday, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at his home. He workedas a machinist for General Electric for many years, retiringin 2009. He served honorably in the U.S. Army.Minnie J. (Balch) Crown

VERGENNES — Minnie J. (Balch) Crown, 88, died Sun-day, Feb. 19, 2012. She was born Oct. 25, 1923, daughter ofthe late Walter W. and Julia (Metcalfe) Balch. She was mar-ried to Merle W. Crown and graduated from McIndoesAcademy, McIndoes Falls, Vt., class of 1942, and the GiffordMemorial Hospital School of Nursing, Randolph, class of1945. She became a registered nurse in Vermont. She workedat the former Weeks School infirmary in Vergennes.Dan C. Douglas Sr.

BRANDON — Dan C. Douglas Sr., 85, died Feb. 28, 2012.His wife Sophia (Zsido) Douglas predeceased him Feb. 13,2008.Howard C. Foster

MIDDLEBURY —- Howard C. Foster, 92, of Middleburydied Feb. 16, 2012. Howard was born April 23, 1919, in Mid-dlebury. He was the son of Theodore and Nina (Chaffee)Foster James. In 2009 he was predeceased one year by hiswife Helen (Reed) of Fair Haven.Leo Eric Merrill

MIDDLEBURY — Leo Eric Merrill, 57, of Middlebury diedFeb. 21, 2012. He was born March 12, 1955, in Middlebury,son of Helen Anne (Wissell) Riley and the late Levi T. Riley,both of Middlebury. He attended schools in Middlebury,graduating from Middlebury Union High School in 1973. Hemarried Margaret (Sinnock) Merrill Feb. 16, 1980.

Okemo Chambergets All Stars award

LUDLOW — Okemo Val-ley Regional Chamber ofCommerce has received the2011 All Star Award fromConstant Contact, Inc., amarketing advisor to morethan half a million small or-ganizations worldwide.

Each year, a select groupof Constant Contact cus-tomers are honored withthe All Star Award for theirexemplary marketing re-sults. Okemo Valley Re-gional Chamber of Com-merce’s results rankedamong the top 10 percent ofConstant Contact’s cus-tomer base.

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BURLINGTON — The University of Vermont and theOakland A’s Vermont Lake Monsters minor leage baseballteam announced Macrh 14 that they have reached an agree-ment on a 20-year lease for the use of Centennial Field forminor league baseball in Burlington.

Under the terms of the lease, the Lake Monsters will payUVM $1 per year for the use of the facility. Under the priorarrangement, the yearly fee for the lease, which had to be re-newed annually, was approximately $40,000.

The significance of the new lease is two-fold: it essential-ly eliminates an annual expense for the team and removesthe year-to-year uncertainty that was an obstacle to majorinvestment in the facility by the Lake Monsters and outsideentities.

"This is a win-win-win deal," said John Bramley, interimpresident at UVM. "It keeps the Lake Monsters here for theforeseeable future and allows them to invest in facilities andfield improvements to solidify their position with the leagueand the fan base. It allows UVM to contribute to the bene-fit of the community by continuing the use of historic Cen-tennial Field, rather than having it sit idle. And, important-ly, it preserves a treasured summertime activity, minorleague baseball, for the enjoyment of families throughout thelocal community and the State of Vermont."

"The Vermont Lake Monsters are very appreciative of theuniversity's commitment to a long-term lease," said teamowner Ray Pecor. "We are excited about being able to con-tinue to bring Lake Monsters baseball to our fanbase and ex-plore all of the opportunities that exist in renovating ourbeautiful ballpark."

"Minor league baseball has been in Burlington for morethan a quarter century, with historic Centennial Field as theperfect setting," said outgoing Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss."Professional baseball brings excitement, economic vitalityand a sense of community to Burlington and beyond. I espe-cially appreciate the commitment of UVM, Ray Pecor and theLake Monsters organization in ensuring we’ll enjoy baseballhere for many years to come."

The Lake Monsters are a Single A team affiliated with theOakland Athletics that plays in the New York-Penn League.An independent study conducted in 2010 concluded thatCentennial Field will require $3.3 million to cover immedi-ate needs and $9.2 million to bring it to the standards re-quired by Minor League Baseball.

Centennial Field was completed in 1904 to commemoratethe 100th anniversary of UVM's first commencement cere-mony.

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Vermont’s Centennial Baseball Field was completed in 1904 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of UVM's first commencement ceremony. Itis the homefield of the Oakland A’s Vermont minor league team.

Tag sale to benefit schoolWEYBRIDGE —The Weybridge Elementary School Tag

Sale will take place on Saturday, March 24, from 8 a.m.-1p.m. Large selection of clothes, toys, housewares, sportequipment, books and more. The school is located at 210Quaker Village Rd. in center Weybridge, across from Mon-ument Farms Dairy. Donations can be dropped off at theschool after Wednesday, March 21.

Couple in Cornwall crashCORNWAL — On March 8, at approximately 1:51 p.m.,

troopers from Vermont State Police-New Haven respond-ed to a one vehicle accident on Route 30 north of Cider MillRoad in Cornwall.

Troopers at the scene said the front-seat passenger, AnnB. Rose, 75, of Middlebury, had been extracted from the ve-hicle and taken to Porter Hospital.

The driver, Frank. S. Rose, 76, of Middlebury, was stilltrapped in the vehicle.

Middlebury Heavy Rescue, Middlebury Volunteer Am-bulance, and Corwall Fire and Rescue worked to extricatethe operator and keep the scene safe. The operator wasfreed from the vehicle and transported to Porter Hospital.

Investigation of the scene revealed that the Roses weretraveling northbound on towards Cornwall. After theypassed the Cider Mill Road intersection, the vehicle left theeast side of the roadway and traveled more than 300 feet,rotated 90 degrees clockwise, and hit a tree. The vehiclecame to uncontrolled rest facing south.

It is unknown if speed was a factor. Both occupants werewearing a seatbelt. The investigation is ongoing.

The Roses were later transported to Fletcher Allen.If there are any witnesses to this crash, contact Trooper

Cathy Cappetta at the Vermont State Police-New HavenBarracks 388-4919.

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ADDISON ADDISON COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH - Addison Four Corners, Rts. 22A & 17. Sunday Worship at 10:30am, Adult Sunday School at 9:30am; Bible Study at 2pm on Thursdays. Call Pastor Steve @ 759-2326 for more information. WEST ADDISON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday, 9am HAVURAH, THE JEWISH CONGREGATION OF ADDISON COUNTY - Havurah House, 56 North Pleasant St. A connection to Judaism and Jewish life for all who are interested. Independent and unaffiliated. High Holy Day services are held jointly with Middlebury College Hillel. Weekly Hebrew School from September to May. Information: 388-8946 or www.addisoncountyhavurah.org BRANDON BRANDON BAPTIST CHURCH - Corner of Rt. 7 & Rt. 73W (Champlain St.) Brandon, VT • 802-247-6770. Sunday Services: 10a. Adult Bible Study, Sunday School ages 5 & up, Nursery provided ages 4 & under. Worship Service 11am * Lords supper observed on the 1st Sunday of each month. *Pot luck luncheon 3rd Sunday of each month. Wednesdays 6:30pm, Adult prayer & Bible study, Youth groups for ages 5 & up LIFEBRIDGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH - is meeting temporarily, 6pm, Saturdays at the Leicester Church of the Nazarene located at 39 Windy Knoll Ln. Call 247-LIFE (5433) for more details or for information about other groups and meetings. BRIDPORT BRIDPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Middle Rd., Bridport, VT. Pastor Tim Franklin, 758-2227. Sunday worship services at 10:30am. Sunday School 9:30am for children ages 3 and up. HOPE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP - Meets at Bridport Community Hall. Bridport, VT • 759-2922 • Rev. Kauffman. Sunday 9am, 10:30am, evening bible study. ST. BERNADETTE/ST. GENEVIEVE - Combined parish, Saturday mass 7:30pm Nov.1-April 30 (See Shoreham) BRISTOL BRISTOL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP - The River, 400 Rocky Dale Rd., Bristol. Sunday Worship 9:00am. 453-2660, 453-4573, 453-2614 BRISTOL FEDERATED CHURCH - Sunday service at 10:15am FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BRISTOL - Service Sunday, 10am ST. AMBROSE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Saturday service 6:30pm, & Sunday 8am BRISTOL SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH - 839 Rockydale Rd. - Saturday Services: Bible Studies for all ages-9:30am to 10:30 am, Song Service, Worship Service at 11am. Prayer Meeting Thursday 6:30pm. 453-4712 THE GATHERING - Non-denominational worship, second & fourth Saturday of the month, 7pm Sip-N-Suds, 3 Main St. • 453-2565, 453-3633 CORNWALL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CORNWALL - Sunday worship 9:30am EAST MIDDLEBURY/RIPTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday worship, 9am VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH - Rev. Ed Wheeler, services on Sundays: Sunday School for all ages at 9:30am, morning worship at 10:45am (nursery provided), and 6:30pm on Wednesdays; Youth Group and AWANA meet on Thursday evenings at 6:30pm ESSEX CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE ESSEX

A LLIANCE CHURCH - 36 Old Stage Rd., Essex • 878-8213 ESSEX JUNCTION CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Junction - 878-8341 FERRISBURGH/NORTH FERRISB. FERRISBURGH METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday worship 9:30am NORTH FERRISBURGH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 227 Old Hollow Rd., North Ferrisburgh, VT 802- 425-2770. Rev. Kim Hornug-Marcy. Sunday worship 10am, Sunday School 10am, Nursery Available. www.nfumchurch.org CROSSROADS CHAPEL - 41 Middlebrook Rd., Ferrisburgh, VT 05456. (802) 425-3625. Pastor: Rev. Charles Paolantonio. Services: Sunday 10am. FERRISBURGH CENTER COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH - Rt 7, Ferrisburgh - next to the Town Offices / Grange Hall. New Pastors Rev. John & Patrice Goodwin. Worship time is now 10:45am. HINESBURG LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH - 90 Mechanicsville Rd., Hinesburg. Sunday Service at 10:30am. Pastor Hart, info: 482-2588. ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE - 10759 Route 116 Hinesburg. Masses: Sat. 4:30pm; Sun. 9:30am UNITED CHURCH OF HINESBURG - 10580 Rte. 116, Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10am. Pastor Michele Rogers Brigham - 482-3352. LINCOLN UNITED CHURCH OF LINCOLN - Sunday worship service 9:45, Church school 11:15am, united Student Ministries for grades 7-12, 6:30pm Sunday evenings. 453-4280 MIDDLEBURY CHAMPLAIN VALLEY UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY - Sunday service & church school, Sunday 10am CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY - Middlebury. Middlebury Community House, Main and Seymour Sts, Sunday Service and Church School-10am; Wednesday-7:30pm. THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF MIDDLEBURY (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) - Sunday 10am worship service THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER- DAY SAINTS - Sunday Sacrament 10am-11:15am EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN WORSHIP - Service in Middlebury area: call 758-2722 or 453-5334. HAVURAH, THE JEWISH CONGREGATION OF ADDISON COUNTY - Saturday morning Shabbat services, 388-8946 MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH - 97 South Pleasant St., Middlebury. Sunday morning worship & church school 10am, Wednesday evening Bible Study, 6:30pm. 388-7472. MIDDLEBURY FRIENDS MEETING - (Quakers), Sunday worship & first day school 10am (meets at Havurah House) SAINT MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Saturday, 5:15pm, Sunday 8am, 10am ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - (On the green in Middlebury). Reverend Terence P. Gleeson, Rector. Sunday Eucharist 8 & 10:30am Child care & Sunday school available at 10:30am service. Wednesday at 12:05pm Holy Eucharist in the chapel. www.ststephensmidd.org or call 388-7200. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 10am Grades K-5: Activities, Grades. 6-8 & 9-12: Church School Classes, Refreshments & fellowship time: 10:45am-11am. Sunday morning worship service 11am. Nursery provided both at 10am & 11am.

MONKTON MONKTON FRIENDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday service & Sunday school, 8:45am NEW HAVEN ADDISON COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST - 145 Campground Rd., 453-5704. Worship: Sunday 9 & 11:20am; Bible classes: Sunday 10:30am, Tuesday 7pm. Watch Bible Forum on MCTV-15 (Middlebury) or NEAT-16 (Bristol) NEW HAVEN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Church services 10am on Sunday. All are welcome. NEW HAVEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH - Sunday services, 10am & 7pm ORWELL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Sunday worship service, 10:00am. Contact: Rev. Esty, 948-2900 SAINT PAUL’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Sunday services 10:30am Mass, 468-5706 RICHMOND RICHMOND CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST - 20 Church St., Richmond • 434- 2053. Rev. Len Rowell. Sunday Worship with Sunday School, 10am; Adult Study Class, Sunday 8:30am RIPTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 388-2510 SALISBURY SALISBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) - Sun. worship svc., 10am SHELBURNE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SHELBURNE - 127 Webster Road, Shelburne • 985-2848 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 2166 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne. 985-2269 Sunday Services: 8am & 10am. Bible Study 9:00am • Sunday School: 9:50am. The Reverend Craig Smith ALL SOULS INTERFAITH GATHERING - Rev. Mary Abele, Pastor. Evensong Service and Spiritual Education for Children Sun. at 5pm. 371 Bostwick Farm Rd., Shelburne. 985-3819 SHELBURNE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 30 Church St., Shelburne • 985-3981 • Rev. Gregory A. Smith, Pastor, 8:00am - Holy Communion Service • 9:30am - Family Worship Service with Sunday School SHOREHAM ST. GENEVIEVE/ST. BERNADETTE - Combined parish, Saturday mass 7:30pm, May 1-Oct. 31. (See Bridport) SHOREHAM FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH- UCC - Sunday worship and Sunday school 10am. Pastor Gary O’Gorman. 897-2687 STARKSBORO THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STARKSBORO - 2806 Route 16, Starksboro. Sunday worship 11am. Chat, Chew & Renew, a pre-worship fellowship and discussion time 10am-10:45am. Sunday mornings in the Fellowship Hall on the accessible first level. All are welcome. First Baptist is an American Baptist church yoked with The Community Church of Huntington for support of its pastor, The Rev. Larry Detweiler revdets@gmail.com; 802.453.5577. SOUTH BURLINGTON NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH SBC - 1451 Williston Rd., South Burlington. 863-4305 VICTORY CENTER - Holiday Inn, Williston Road, South Burlington • 658-1019 BURLINGTON UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH - Pastor Paul Lyon • 860-5828. Sundays: 10am & 6pm. Wednesdays: 7pm. at 294 North Winooski Avenue.

SUDBURY SUDBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Sunday worship service and Sunday school, 10:30am SOVEREIGN REDEEMER ASSEMBLY - Sunday worship 10am

VERGENNES/PANTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHRISTIAN CENTER - 1759 U.S. Route 7, Vergennes, VT • 802-877-3903 • Sunday school 9am, Sunday worship #1 10am, Sunday worship #2 6pm, Youth, adult gathering 6pm CHAMPLAIN VALLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH - Sunday worship svcs. 10am & 7pm CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF VERGENNES (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) - Sunday, 9:30am NEW WINE COVENANT (CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST) - Sunday worship 10am PANTON COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH - Sunday school from 9:30am-10:15am Pre-K to adult, Sunday worship service 10:30am ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - Main and Park Streets, Vergennes. Rector: The Rev. Alan Kittelson. Sunday Services 8am and 10am; childcare provided at 10am. All are welcome. For information call 758-2211. ST. PETER’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Saturday 4:30pm, Sunday 10:30am VERGENNES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 10:30 am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH - 862 US Rt. 7, SUNDAY : 9:45am Bible Hour For All Ages Including 5 Adult Classes; 11:00am Worship Including Primary Church Ages 3 to 5 & Junior Church 1st - 4th Graders; 6pm Evening Service Worship For All Ages. WEDNESDAY 6:30pm Adult Prayer & Bible Study; AWANA Children’s Clubs (3yrs to 6th grade); JAM Junior High Group (7th & 8th grade); Youth Group (9th - 12 grade). Nursery is provided for children up to 3 years old. Classes are provided for children age 3 and up. 802-877-3393 WEYBRIDGE WEYBRIDGE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - The Rev. Len Rowell, interim minister. Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m. 545-2579. WHITING WHITING COMMUNITY CHURCH - Sunday school 9:45am, Sunday Service 11am & 7pm WILLISTON CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - 1033 Essex Road, Williston. 878-7107. St. Minister Wes Pastor. Services: 8:30am and 10:30am TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - 19 Mountain View Rd., Williston. 878-8118 CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - 1033 Essex Rd., Williston 878-7107 CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE - 30 Morgan Parkway Williston, VT 05495 • 802-878-8591 bwnazarene@juno.com CAVALRY CHAPEL - 300 Cornerstone, Williston. 872-5799 MARANATHA CHRISTIAN CHURCH - 1037 S. Brownell Rd., Williston. 862-2108 IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY - Route 2, Williston878-4513 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston 878-2285 WILLSTON FEDERATED CHURCH - 44 North Willston Rd., Williston. 878-5792

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LINCOLN — Due to an upsurge of local interest in cheese-mak-ing, Rural Vermont and the Metta Earth Institute of Lincoln will of-fer a dairy processing class. A small group of students will learn tomake feta, soft cheese, yogurt, and kefir.

The workshop is scheduled for Sunday, March 25, from 1-4 p.m.,at Metta Earth Institute.

The class will cover the basics of dairy processing, and Gillian andBrian of Metta Earth Institute will simplify cheesemaking by lead-ing participants through every step.

Following the instruction portion of the class, folks can expect tohave their taste buds tickled by these various dairy delights!

The day will wrap up with a tour of Metta Earth Institute whereparticipants will meet Peaches and Purnama, the pair of Shorthorncows providing the milk for the class.

The fee for the class is $20-$40 sliding scale, and all proceeds willbenefit Rural Vermont.

Pre-registration is required and the previous class sold out quick-ly, so be in touch today to reserve your spot! For more information,to sign up, or to be added to Rural Vermont’s mailing list, call 223-

7222 or email shelby@ruralvermont.org.Metta Earth Institute, Inc. is a non-profit, educational retreat cen-

ter that focuses on contemplative ecology.

Learn cheesemaking in Lincoln March 25 Daffodil Days arrive in countyORWELL — If you live in Addison

County, you can celebrate the arrival ofspring plus bring hope to local cancer pa-tients in by purchasing fresh cut daffodilbouquets.

Daffodils will be available to purchasethroughout the week of March 19 in Ad-dison County.

Daffodil sales are led by communityvolunteers and will take place at the fol-lowing locations:

•Buxton’s Store in Orwell •Orwell Gas N Go in Orwell•Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op in

Middlebury•Cole’s Flowers in Middlebury•Blossom Basket in Middlebury•Shaw’s Supermarket in Vergennes Dollars raised through the Daffodil

Days campaign will help the AmericanCancer Society fund vital cancer research.

Guest ViewpointHome equity use nolonger home equityabuse

Record numbers of refi-nancing homeowners havestopped using their homeequity as an ATM machinefor withdrawals and insteadare making more deposits.

In the last quarter of 2011,a record 85 percent of home-owners who refinanced theirfirst mortgage maintainedthe loan amount or loweredtheir principal balance byadding cash to the deal atclosing, a 26-year high, ac-cording to what is now du-biously called Freddie Mac'sCash-Out Refinance Analy-ses.

It's a trend that reflectsfaith in the value of thehome as an investment.When home values rebound,those who've maintained orimproved their home valuewill be ahead of the gameand enjoy exponential re-turns on home equitygrowth.

Perhaps more aptlydubbed a cash-in refinanc-ing study, Freddie Mac's re-port found a whopping 49percent of refinancing

homeowners actually re-duced their principal bal-ance, while 37 percent re-tained the same loanamount.

In addition to the longterm benefits, many of thosehomeowners are enjoyingsome immediate financialbreathing room.

“The typical borrowerwho refinanced reducedtheir interest rate by about1.4 percentage points. On a$200,000 loan, that trans-lates into saving $2,700 in in-terest during the next 12months,” or about $225 amonth, said Frank Nothaft,Freddie Mac vice presidentand chief economist.

With home purchasemortgage rates and refi-nance rates at record levels,more and more homeownersare being prompted to take ahard look at cashing-in ontheir home equity, instead ofcashing-out.

Refinanced mortgagescomprised 80 percent of allhome loans the week endingFeb. 1, according to theMortgage Bankers Associa-tion (MBA).

Homeowners are also pro-tecting their refinanced in-vestment by locking in theirsavings with fixed ratemortgages (FRMs) insteadof riskier adjustable ratemortgages (ARMs). FRMscomprised more than 94 per-cent of the loans made forthe week ending Feb. 1, ac-cording to MBA.

“Savvy homeowners aretaking advantage of some ofthe lowest fixed rates inmore than 60 years to lock ininterest savings,” saidNothaft.

The average interest rateon 30-year fixed rate mort-

gages (FRMs) fell to a recordlow of 3.87 percent, for theweek ending Feb. 2, accord-ing to Freddie Mac.

The trend is a decidedshift from the days whenhome equity became the"psychological equivalent ofgold," and experts said oneof the best way to use homeequity was to move it intocapital investments thatprovided an equal or greaterreturn than home equitygain. Home improvements,education for the kids, newbusiness finances, a secondhome and other financialmoves can still be a good usefor home equity - if you haveit.

Smart homeowners withlittle, if any equity, includ-ing underwater homeown-ers with negative equity, ap-parently are investing intheir own home as an invest-ment that's just as, well, cap-ital.

Freddie Mac said amongthe refinanced loans it ana-lyzed, the median valuechange of the collateralproperty was a negative 4percent over the median pri-or loan life of almost fouryears.

In comparison, the Fred-die Mac House Price Indexshows about a 23 percent de-cline in its U.S. series be-tween September 2007 andSeptember 2011.

That generally means bor-rowers who refinanced inthe fourth quarter ownedhomes that had held theirvalue better than the aver-age home.

Broderick Perkinsc/o The Law Office of Fred

PeetSouth Burlington

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AWARD WINNER – Alison Moncrief Bromage of the Vermont Adult Learning program in Addison Coun-ty is the first Rowland Fellowship recipient from a non-profit organization in our area. She will use herfellowship award to build community connections and design internship and apprenticeship educa-tional opportunities for high school students in Addison County.

Jewelry, camera, other items stolenFERRISBURGH — On March 8, 2012 at approximately 6

p.m., Vermont State Police-New Haven were notified of aburglary that took place off of Route 7 in Ferrisburgh. Theresidents stated that several items were stolen from the res-idence. Some of the missing items include pieces of jewelry,silverware, binoculars and a digital camera. Anyone with in-formation is encouraged to call the New Haven State PoliceBarracks at 802-388-4919.

Driver stopped for excessive speedingLEICESTER — Vermont State Police conducted a motor

vehicle stop on a vehicle operated by Christopher Rantanen,26, of Leicester, on Route 7 in Leicester March 8.

Rantanen was traveling at 87 miles per hour throughLeicester Four Corners northbound.

The road conditions were wet. Rantanen was cited to appear at the Addison Criminal Di-

vision for Excessive Speed.

VELCO wins wildlife awareRUTLAND — Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO)

is the recipient of the 2012 NWTF’s Energy for Wildlifeaward for the company’s commitment to develop and im-prove wildlife habitat.

Jeffrey Disorda, VELCO’s supervisor of right of way man-agement, accepted the award for the company during the36th annual NWTF National Convention and Sport Show inNashville, Tenn.

MidwayUSA was the official sponsor of the convention,which was themed, “Hunters: Champions of Conservation.”

VELCO, based in Rutland, is Corporate Silver Life mem-ber of the NWTF and has been a member of the Energy forWildlife program since 2006.

Woman arrested for domestic assaultMONKTON — Vermont State Police troopers responded

to 4207 Monkton Rd. in Monkton for a report of a family fightFeb. 29. An investigation revealed that Layna Coursey, 20,assaulted a domestic partner.

While being placed into custody, Coursey also assaulted astate trooper.

The state trooper was able to get Coursey into custody. Coursey was lodged for domestic assault and assault on a

law enforcement officer.

Gillen on dean’s listShannon Gillen of Starksboro has been named to the

dean's list for the fall semester at the University of New Eng-land, with a GPA of 3.52. She is an environmental sciencesmajor.

Easter services in New HavenNEW HAVEN — New Haven Congregational Church will

hold a Maundy Thursday service, April 5, at 7 p.m. Thechurch will also hold an Easter sunrise service, April 8, 6a.m., on the Village Green. The gathering includes a freebreakfast. The church’s indoor Easter Service is at 10 a.m.

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By John Lampkin

ACROSS1 Bestows on, with “to”

8 Forgoes scissors

13 Captivates

20 Fashionista’s field

21 Bring to the mix

22 “Sorry, Charlie”

23 Start to finish, e.g.?

24 Persevere, like a team-

ster?

26 It may be abstract or con-

crete

27 Stopwatch users

29 Intent

30 “Gladiator” composer

Zimmer

31 Examines closely

33 Raise a glass to

36 Clerical residence

37 Really boring

39 Persevere, like a stand-up

comic?

42 Lang. of Jamaica

43 Dora the Explorer, for one

45 Cartoonist Keane

46 Ready

50 Place for a plunger in

Plymouth

51 It’s wet in Oaxaca

52 Infatuated, old-style

54 Display irritation

55 Sea debris

57 Warmup for college hope-

fuls, briefly

58 Diamond strategy

59 Morning hrs.

60 “Voilà!”

61 Hand-on-chest words

63 Careerbuilder.com listing

64 Contingency phrase

66 Writer Lebowitz

68 Persevere, like a frequent

flier?

70 Challenging

71 Impose fraudulently

73 Rams’ city: Abbr.

74 Musician awarded the

Presidential Medal of

Freedom in 2011

76 Julio’s yesterday

79 Neighbor of Uru.

80 Isaac’s eldest

82 Aussie runners

83 Nonnegotiable, as a plan

85 Queequeg crewmate

87 Suds

88 Utah state flower

89 Aussie college

90 Do routine tire mainte-

nance

91 Inspired mixture

92 Strands at a chalet,

maybe

94 Carpet

95 Persevere, like a very loud

organist?

98 Bean or noodle

100 Leipzig legwear

103 Where glasses may be

raised?

104 Strove to attain

106 Dip __ in: test the water

107 Manage moguls

108 Full of school spirit

110 Wealthy “Wind in the

Willows” character

113 Persevere, like a golfer?

117 Longtime CBS golf analyst

Ken

119 Nintendo game with

Pikachu

120 Nasty smile

121 Hall of talk

122 Scaredy-cats

123 Surfer wannabe

124 Hero’s hero

DOWN1 “If __ make it there ...”:

“New York, New York” lyric

2 Like old records

3 Persevere, like a boxing

promoter?

4 Set things right

5 Make tracks

6 Persevere, like a judge?

7 Weigh station visitors

8 Grab a coffee, say

9 Central German river

10 “__ Fideles”

11 Forgo scissors

12 Cat lead-in

13 Sum of all parts

14 Cliff’s pal on “Cheers”

15 Sun Devils’ sch.

16 “Where Creativity

Happens” retail chain

17 Mork, by birth

18 Harness straps

19 Get the feeling

25 Nosy?

28 Craze

32 Fitzgerald et al.

34 Planetary path

35 “__ turns out ...”

36 Revolutionary army

37 Dutch city in many

Vermeer paintings

38 First name in bombers

40 Poughkeepsie college

41 “Nerts!”

44 Antacid choice

47 Persevere, like a lightning

rod installer?

48 Pal of Grover

49 Examination

53 Proposal with a nice ring?

54 Buster

56 Works on the road

57 Ring out

58 One-named rocker

62 Carrie Nation’s org.

63 High points

65 Kegger locale

67 Pigged out

69 “Oh, I give up!”

70 Persevere, like a museum

curator?

71 Susceptible to sunburn,

probably

72 Roughly

73 “Exodus” actor Mineo

75 Architect __ van der Rohe

77 The blahs

78 Rule

81 Beheld

82 Computer message

84 Arabic : ibn :: English : __

86 Flirted with, with “at”

87 Calamine target

88 Thread puller

91 Gelatin garnish

93 Branding iron wielder

96 Mementos

97 Nearly birdied

99 Understood

100 Hinged fasteners

101 10th-century Roman

emperor

102 Drenches

105 Involving warships

107 Dealer’s dispenser

109 No longer in port

111 Soul singer India.__

112 Poison and Pure Poison

creator

114 “OMG! Spare me!”

115 Kyrgyzstan city

116 Card game shout

118 DOD division

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qualities, is coming to Middlebury,” saidLiebowitz.

“The problems that face humankind to-day, and that this generation of studentswill be called upon to address, will neces-sitate not only knowledge and technologi-cal ingenuity, but also compassion, deter-mination and sacrifice,” said Liebowitz.“These human attributes and virtues havelong been fostered and sustained by theworld’s religious, spiritual and philosoph-ical communities.”

“The Dalai Lama understands that thechallenges we face in healing our planet re-quire many peoples to come together asone if we are to be successful,” said Mid-dlebury College Chaplain Laurie Jordan,who helped to organize his visit. “We areinterested in exploring how activists andeveryday citizens alike can draw strengthfrom each other and from cultivating theirown inner lives.”

The Dalai Lama’s visit this fall will be histhird to Middlebury. He was previously oncampus for two symposiums—in 1984 for“Christ and the Bodhisattva,” and in 1990for “Spirit and Nature: Religion, Ethics andnvironmental Crisis.”

A steering committee at the college has

been working under the guidance of theVenerable Lama Tenzin Dhonden, person-al peace emissary for His Holiness theDalai Lama, to arrange this fall’s events.

Born in Tibet 77 years ago, Tenzin Gyat-so was named the 14th Dalai Lama when hewas 2 years old, becoming the successor ina line of political and spiritual leadersspanning six centuries. In 1959 he escapedafter a failed Tibetan uprising against Chi-na. Since then he has been living inDharamsala, in northern India, the seat ofthe Tibetan political administration in ex-ile.

In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel PeacePrize for his nonviolent struggle for the lib-eration of Tibet. He also became the firstNobel Laureate to be recognized for hisconcern for global environmental prob-lems.

The Dalai Lama has received manyawards, honorary doctorates and prizes inrecognition of his message of peace, inter-religious understanding, universal respon-sibility and compassion. The author of nu-merous books, he makes frequent speakingengagements around the world.

Tickets for both lectures will be availablefrom the Middlebury College Box Office.Tickets to the campus lecture will be avail-able in May, and will be free of charge forstudents with a Middlebury I.D. Tickets forthe public lecture will go on sale in June.

Friday, March 23MIDDLEBURY - D.J. Benno (house, top 40s, mash-ups) 10

p.m.Free at Two Brothers TavernMIDDLEBURY - MCP presents “Annie”, The beloved fami-

ly musical, directed by Justin Bouvier, with musical direc-tion by Serena Eddy and choreography by Tina Coleman. 7p.m. Tickets, $20, are available through the THT Box Officeby calling 802-382-9222 or in person Monday–Saturdayfrom noon–5 p.m.

BRISTOL - Mt. Abraham U.H.S. Fundraiser event: PromDress and Men’s Formal Wear Sale, 3-7 p.m., at the highschool. Drop off your old bridesmaid dresses, old promgowns, men’s tuxes, shoes and accessories that you willnever use again at the following locations, Martin’s Hard-ware, In Stitches Embroidery, Vermont Honeylights, GreenTree Realty or the Mt. Abe Main Office.

Saturday, March 24MIDDLEBURY - Phineas Gage Project (Acoustic Rock), 10

p.m, $3 at Two Brothers TavernSTARKSBORO - The annual sugar-on snow-party, from 1

to 3 p.m. at the Starksboro First Baptist on Route 116 inStarksboro village. This event has been held for over 45years. Tickets $5 for a single serving, $6 for a double serv-ing and $3 for children 12 and under. For more informa-tion, call 453-5227.

MONKTON - Annual Women’s Self Defense class taughtby Master Laurie Shover of Villari’s Self Defense Center. Atthe Monkton Fire Station. From 4-5:30 p.m. $20 donation tobenefit Monkton Volunteer Fire Department. To registercontract Darrel Duffy at 349-2053. Space is limited. Ages 11

plus.HUNTINGTON - Join an early morning walk and ongoing

monitoring program of birds in and near the Birds of Ver-mont Museum. Free. Appropriate for experienced birders.

MIDDLEBURY - MCP presents “Annie”, The beloved fami-ly musical, directed by Justin Bouvier, with musical direc-tion by Serena Eddy and choreography by Tina Coleman. 7p.m. Tickets, $20, are available through the THT Box Officeby calling 802-382-9222 or in person Monday–Saturdayfrom noon–5 p.m.

Sunday, March 25MIDDLEBURY- The MUHS senior class presents the fa-

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VERGENNES - Last Sunday of the month Breakfast at theDorchester Lodge will serve all-you-can-eat pancakes,French toast, eggs, and all the fixings, plus juice and coffee7:30-10 a.m.

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