the eagle 08-21-2010

By Lou [email protected]

Three generations of the farming Lam-oureux family of the Ladja Farm in Whitinghave enjoyed the fun and thrills of competi-tion at the annual Addison County Fair andField Days tractor pull event at the NewHaven fairgrounds.

Patriarch Leo Lamoureux began the tradi-tion in 1971 with a 105 hp Ford 8000 trac-tor—the same year Leo and his wife Arlenepurchased the farm. Now daughter LeeLamoureux and grandson Tyler continue thetradition of driving the very same tractorLeo introduced at the 1972 fair—”Here’s theBeef”, a 130 hp 1972 Ford 9000, named inhonor of an old Wendy’s Restaurant T.V.commercial.

“The old man got tired,” said Leo with abig smile. “This young fellow, my grandson,wants to keep it going. Being able to do thisthing together, as a family, is wonderful. ButI think Tyler ’s going to be paying for tractorfuel this year.”

Leo’s wife Arlene approves of the familyfun and acts as de facto “promoter” for thetractor team. And when he’s not doing farmchores or driving “Here’s the Beef”, Tyler is

spinning disks as D.J. at the field dayskaraoke happenings.

Leo, who was born in Ontario, Canada, ar-rived in Vermont as an infant. He performedall the tractor maintenance at the barn inWhiting to get ready for Aug. 13. Tyler re-painted the tractor in preparation for lastweek’s fair. Boxes of trophies—dating backto the early 1970s—accompany the tractor,so it has become a legendary machine on thepulling circuit. After a hiatus of 18 years, thefamily is back pulling together.

The Ladja 9000 tractor, purchased atChamplain Valley Equipment in Middle-bury, is a stock rig and not quite an antique.

At the Aug. 13 event, all three Lamoureuxfamily members climbed aboard the Ford9000 and competed in various pull demon-strations. Tractors haul a specially con-structed transfer-weight sled that bears anincreasingly heavy load of weights that goup to 50 tons.

“Here’s the Beef” performed well, espe-cially by bearing the yoke of a multi-tonweight across a dirt track 300 feet in length.

“We really don’t do much to prefer forthis,” said Lee. “but it starts about one weekbefore field days. It was a rush deal. Wetuned it, washed it, repainted it with tradi-

tional, original Ford Blue paint. We put tireshine on it, too. She looks real nice. Ofcourse there’s money and trophies for thecompetition,” said Lee, “but that’s not thepoint—it’s really all about fun.”

Leo pointed out that “Here’s the Beef” isa working rig with over 12,000 hours on theinstrument panel.

“It’s not too many hours for this vintagetractor,” he said. “We have several tractorson the farm but this is our workhorse—andshe’s still running and working hard.”

After a full day of inhaling diesel fumesand enduring high decibel noise, the Lam-oureux family will return to the relative qui-et of the Ladja Farm and their 120 head ofdairy cows.

Tyler, who started pulling with a CubCadet, starts up the tractor and it clears it-self with a throaty roar through the stack. Adark cloud erupts and drifts off over thefairgrounds.

We wondered why the Lamoureux familywould endure all the chaos, noise, dirt anddiesel fumes of a tractor-pull event. Asidefrom a trophy and cash prize, what’s thepayoff?

“Having a good time is our best payoff,”Leo said.

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Farmer Leo Lamoureux and his family of Whiting’s Ladja Farm stand by their work horse “Here’s the Beef”, a Ford 9000 tractor,at Addison County Fair and Field Days. The tractor performed well at field days pulling several tons. “Having a good time is ourbest payoff,” said Leo.

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Jamaica State Park may be the oldest camp-ground in Vermont—literally. It’s a camp-ground that has been hosting Vermonters formore than 6,000 years.

While digging test pits for a new waste wa-ter system in the state park last month, work-ers accidentally dredged up 70-80 ancient ar-tifacts near the park’s popular Salmon Holesite.

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Train depot isgetting thefull treatment


Middlebury’s circa 1891 passenger depot onSeymour Street is getting a major facelift. Thehistoric structure was purchased by SteveDupoise, owner of Trackside Depot LLC andCounty Tire, in August 2009 when the previ-ous owner, an auto parts retailer, relocated toExchange Street.

“It’s a classic structure,” said Dupoise, “andwe’re renovating it to rent as retail and officespace.”

Dupoise is including renovations to thetrain station’s second-floor tower room whichwas long closed and off limits to tenants untilnow. In the days of passenger train service toMiddlebury, a station master could look northand south, up and down the tracks, for ap-proaching train traffic.

“It’s an ideal pace for a downtown busi-ness,” Dupoise added. “We’re spending a lotof money to return this building to its proudappearance.”

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A new report released by theNortheast Organic FarmingAssociation of Vermont revealsthat Vermont’s farmers’ mar-kets continue to thrive, provid-ing substantial support to thestate’s vibrant agriculturaleconomy.

There are currently morethan 80 farmers’ markets inVermont, 30 of which acceptEBT (food assistance benefits)and debit cards. This reportwas released during the 10thannual National Farmers’ Mar-ket Week last week.

NOFA-Vt. will be celebrat-ing National Farmers’ MarketWeek with a film contest andthe second annual Pizza to thePeople tour, bringing wood-fired pizza to farmers’ marketsacross the state. These eventsare part of a larger national cel-ebration, a context in whichVermont’s farmers’ marketsshine.

“Vermont has been a leaderwhen it comes to connectingfarmers and consumers,” saysVermont Secretary of Agricul-ture, Roger Allbee. “Vermonthas more farmers’ markets percapita than any other state andwe are always looking for waysto support farmers’ markets,CSAs, farm stands and otherinitiatives that link farmers andconsumers. I call this a renais-

sance of the past – people wantto know where their foodcomes from, how it is grownand who grows it. NationalFarmer’s Market Week is awonderful way to acknowl-edge the important work ourfarmers do and most impor-tantly the food they provide forus.”

The NOFA-VT report, whichcompiled data from voluntarysurveys completed by farmers’market managers, highlightsthe considerable economic con-tributions that markets provideto Vermont.

“Gross sales receipts totalednearly $7 million for 2009,” saidJean Hamilton, Direct Market-ing Coordinator for NOFA-Vt.“Most of the markets reportedthat over half of their salescame from agricultural prod-ucts, which we found traveledan average of only 20 miles

from the point of production –the farm – to the point of sale –the market.”

All but seven of the marketscollecting gross sales data re-ported significant increases inprocessed food sales, indicat-ing a growing market for local-ly processed foods as well. “Allof these factors suggest thatfarmers’ markets are an excel-lent way to support Vermont’seconomy by buying localfood,” Hamilton said.

The report also calls atten-tion to the challenges that farm-ers’ markets face as they grow.

Many emphasized the lackof adequate infrastructure,such as parking and overallmarket space, along with diffi-culties creating marketing cam-paigns to attract the attention ofadditional local consumers.The full report can be found atwww.nofavt.org.

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VFW to host statewideveterans reunion


Veterans from World War II and the Korean War returnedto their communities holding their pain and sorrow inside,yet they managed to set high standards for the rest of us.

On Sept. 5, the Robert L. Johnson VFW Post 771 of Spring-field and the White River VFW Post 2571 are hosting a WorldWar II and Korean War Veterans Reunion Day. The posts areinviting veterans statewide from Vermont and New Hamp-shire from the 1940-1953 generation. The posts hope to drawlargely from veterans in Windsor and Rutland counties andbeyond.

The day will include food, entertainment, guest speakersand story-takers to collect any experiences the veterans willshare.

Entertainment will include an accordion player and audiorecords devoted to music of that era.

In preparing for this event, volunteers are collecting peri-od items and pictures to be displayed. In addition, twomasseuses have volunteered their services. Organizers arestriving to make this a day of appreciation for local veter-ans.

If you are a veteran of either of these eras, this day is setaside for you. Let the VFW community thank you properlyfor your service to country.

Questions should be addressed to Cathe DeMarco, com-mittee chairwoman, Vito DeMarco at 802-885-3974, or [email protected], Cindy Osuna at 603-477-1661, or MaryBowman at 802-885-3810.

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Gov. Jim Douglas announced the allocation of $1.8 mil-lion in tax credits for 19 Vermont communities to assist inthe renovation or repair of buildings in downtowns and vil-lage centers last week.

Middlebury’s former passenger train depot being renvat-ed by Steve Dupoise’s Trackside Depot LLC, received$42,992 in funds.

“These tax credits not only help invigorate the local econ-omy, they help prevent devastating fires in our downtowns,”Douglas said. “In addition to supporting the redevelopmentof older and historic buildings, these credits encourage theinstallation of sprinklers, elevators and other safety up-grades.”

The state tax credit program is available to older and his-toric buildings in designated downtowns and village cen-ters, and is designed to work with the federal tax credit pro-gram to leverage a combined state-federal credit valued be-tween 30 and 40 percent of eligible expenses.

The federal credits not only benefit the user, they booststate revenues from taxes on wages generated by new jobsand on sales of goods and services. “These projects help re-vitalize Vermont’s downtowns and village centers as well aspreserve Vermont's historic buildings,” Douglas noted. “

To date, 23 downtownsand 99 village centers aredesignated and all older andhistoric buildings in thesedesignated areas are eligiblefor these investment incen-tives.

To become a DesignatedDown town, communitiesmust have both a downtownrevitalization organizationand demonstrate their com-mitment and capacity to sup-port such a program, as wellas meet several other re-quirements. Village Centersgo through a similar, but ab-breviated process. Designat-ed communities become eli-gible to compete for fundingfor building rehabilitationand safety improvements,and transportation projects.

Middlebury was the onlyAddison County municipali-ty to receive the funds.

A Labor Day weekend tradition for this venerable 50 yearold horseback riding club, the Charlotte Pony Club horse tri-als will be held Sept. 5 at Triple Combination Farm, 579Dakin Rd., in North Ferrisburgh.

This year promises to be particularly exciting as a brandnew cross country jump course will be unveiled at TripleCombination Farm in time for this event. This jump coursewas generously donated by an anonymous donor to benefitthe Pony Club’s mission of offering exceptional riding pro-grams for youth ages 9-21. Currently the Charlotte PonyClub has approximately 20 members.

Participants have the option of competing in all threephases, Dressage, Cross Country, and Stadium Jumping($80) or just Dressage ($30 per test). Divisions of starter, be-ginner novice, and novice will be offered.

This event is open to the public and entries are due by Au-gust 18th, 2010. Contact Andrea Brainard (802) 482-4121 [email protected] for more information or to receive anentry form.

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When Don Thompson gets into French history, he does it witha passion. A retired teacher, Thompson prepared for his new ca-reer in living history with the help of his teacher wife Carol,show-and-tell artifacts from his own collection, and plenty ofhomework.

In 2009, Thompson became a familiar face to thousands oftourists—and residents of Vermont, New York and Quebec—portraying the bold French explorer Samuel de Champlain. Lastyear marked the 400th anniversary of Champlain’s visit to thegreat freshwater lake that now bears his name, Lake Champlain.

Thompson grew up in Tappan, N.Y., near the site where Rev-olutionary British spy Major John Andre was hung over theBenedict Arnold affair. As a result of this early connection withhistory, Thompson has always been a student of America’s sto-ried past.

The actor graduated from Hope College in Michigan with anundergraduate degree in history. He went on to graduate schoolat SUNY-Albany where he received a master’s degree in geog-raphy. He taught in Michigan and Vermont schools but then re-located to western New York to teach for 29 years. After retire-ment, he and his wife Carol returned to Vermont. They maintainhomes in Vermont and Florida.

“I love local history,” Thompson said. “Where ever I live, Iwant to know about the area, so I’ve spent a lot of time study-ing and understanding the past on a local level.”

According to a Florida news article, “Thompson continues hisactive interest in local history wherever he is living... He has re-searched the history of Egmont Key in Tampa Bay and gives talkson the island to civic groups and libraries, and also does first-person school programs on railroad baron Henry B. Plant andAndrew Carnegie.”

While living in the Syracuse area, Thompson was hired to bean interpreter at the reconstructed site of a 17th-century Jesuitmission called Saint Marie Among the Iroquois. His interest inhistory also found him involved in archeological digs aroundthe region.

Thompson received several awards for his work, includingone from Business Week magazine for “innovative teaching increating a simulated archaeological dig activity for his stu-dents”. And the reenactor has participated in digs at Rogers Is-land, N.Y., and Vermont’s Mt. Independence.

The centuries-long shadows cast by Champlain and Hudsonkept him busy with public appearances throughout the regionduring the twin quadricentennials.

“Few people realize just how far and wide Champlain ex-plored in the Northeast,” Thompson said. “He explored the coastof New England by ship, traveled out to western New York, andthen went as far as Lake Huron. And unlike the English andSpanish, Champlain treated the Indians a lot more fairly. In fact,many Indians came to respect Champlain and his legend waskept alive orally by Natives for years—even in the far West. I be-lieve Champlain probably converted from Protestantism toCatholicism after being in the New World a few years.”

There is some evidence that Champlain even explored partsof the Susquehanna River watershed in southcentral New Yorkand perhaps traversed the big river as far south as Pennsylva-nia.

Like British explorer Henry Hudson, a bigger-than-life figureThompson is also portraying during the 2009 Hudson Quadri-centennial in the Hudson Valley, Champlain searched for amythical northern water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

“My wife Carol and I just wrote a book, titled “Seeking theNorthwest Passage: The Explorations and Discoveries of Cham-plain and Hudson”, which examines the Northwest Passagedreams of these men. They were fascinating, colorful people.”

The couple’s Northwest Passage book was published in 2008

by Purple Mountain Press. And Don Thompson has written thebook “Lake Bomoseen: The Story of Vermont’s Largest , Little-Known Lake”. Both books are available on the Internet, at localsignings, or through the author(s) at [email protected].

Thompson travelsg around Vermont portraying his personalfavorite—Samuel de Champlain.

“It’s hard work but I love it,” he said. “My mission is to keepthe spirit of this great man alive.”

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Last week, we looked at prehistory’s five great ex-tinction events and suggested that extraterrestrialsources may be the binding threads in our plan-

et’s violent tapestry of death. We briefly outlined extinc-tion events 1 through 4. This week, we conclude with ex-tinctions 4 and 5. Are there any cosmic smoking gunshere?

•Extinction 4—The Triassic–Jurassic extinction event oc-curred 205 million years ago. At the T-J boundary, nearly48 percent of all zoological and botanical genera—terres-trial and marine life—went extinct.

Most archosaurs—except the lucky dinosaurs— andmost therapsids, which include mammals and their imme-diate evolutionary ancestors, died out. Even many largeamphibians became extinct. The result opened up the envi-ronment to the surviving dinosaurs. (Of course, the di-nosaurs own turn to face the Darwinian firing squad willcome at extinction 5.)

Only a few large amphibians emerged from extinction 4and managed to survive, barely, into the Cretaceous. Forexample, the giant, lumbering amphibian known as Koola-suchus—one of the paleo stars of the 1999 BBC-TV mini-se-ries “Walking with Dinosaurs”—became the lone survivorof the now utterly vanished biological order Tem-nospondyli.

As with earlier extinctions, an extraterrestrial agent mayhave had a hand in the T-J megadeaths, but we’re not 100percent certain.

Could the giant, 62-mile-wide ring-like ManicouaganReservoir feature in central Quebec be the smoking gun?Maybe, but it’s a big maybe.

The now highly eroded, water-filled impact basin proba-bly was excavated by a rocky asteroid three miles in diam-eter. The scale of the Manicouagan impact should haveproduced planetwide fires and dust clouds with impactdebris raining down for thousands of square miles. Yet,many researchers now believe the crater was formed 12million years before extinction 4. Ok, if Manicougan isn’tthe culprit, then why didn’t planetwide extinctions occurat the time of that impact? More geological investigationsare needed.

•Extinction 5—the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event,occurred 70 to 65 million years ago and is the most famousextinction—it ushered in the death of the beloved di-nosaurs.

“About 17 percent of all families, 50 percent of all gen-era and 75 percent of species went extinct,” according to

author Michael Benton. “Itended the reign of dinosaursand opened the way formammals and birds to be-come the dominant land ver-tebrates. In the seas it re-duced the percentage of ses-sile animals to about 33 per-cent.”

Benton notes that the K-Textinction (“K” is from theGerman word Kreidezeit orCretaceous; “T” means Ter-tiary) was uneven—”Somegroups of organisms becameextinct, some suffered heavy losses and some appear tohave been only minimally affected.”

Most space scientists agree that the K–T extinctionswere caused by a massive asteroid impact (like the Chicx-ulub, Mexico, impact), while many geologists believe vol-canic activity—such as at the supervolcanic Deccan trapsin India—is to blame. Both an impact and supervolcanicevent would reduce solar energy falling to Earth and slowdown photosynthesis. A few paleontologists even suggestthat the extinction was far more gradual due to a drop insea level or a cooling down of the climate.

But a cosmic agent—an asteroid or comet impact—looksmore and more likely at the K-T boundary. In fact, onMarch 4 of this year, a panel of 41 international scientistsagreed that the Chicxulub impact caused this mass extinc-tion.

We’ll end with this warning and call-to-action by astro-physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of New York’sHayden Planetarium:

“If humans one day become extinct from a catastrophiccollision, there would be no greater tragedy in the historyof life in the universe. Not because we lacked the brainpower to protect ourselves but because we lacked the fore-sight. The dominant species that replaces us in post-apoca-lyptic Earth just might wonder, as they gaze upon ourmounted skeletons in their natural history museums, whylarge headed Homo sapiens fared no better than the prover-bially peabrained dinosaurs.”

Lou Varricchio, M.Sc., is a former science writer at theNASA Ames Research Center.

This is it. This is the timebefore it’s too late to dosummer stuff—right

now! Boom—that was it, thatwas the time—there—it justpassed, it’s officially too late todo summer stuff. But if you’reclever and quick acting, youstill have a small, small win-dow to...

Go to Thunder Road. It’s agreat paved oval stock car race-track, boasting a fantasticallyrun program, with dedicateddrivers, crew members - andthe families of, set within a nat-ural scenic bowl-like location.There are special event races through early October, but the sum-mer season of Thursday night races is just about done. So hurry.And by the way, all you rich, snooty liberals and conservatives:the working class folks you’re going to gawk at would marvel atyou, too, if you stood out.

Hike a mountain, fast. Sure, you may have hiked a mountainthis summer, but you may not have hiked it fast. You should,now, because the mountain will beat you down; you’ll realizehow out of good health you are. Then you’ll have an entire yearto get in shape for your next summer’s “Summer of Hikes”.

You think spring is the best time to clean your crib? It’s not.Late summer nights are. Late summer days kayaking, or canoe-ing, hiking or playing ball will boost your energy so that you cancarry it well through the evening and into the early morning.Trust me. Do something active all day, in the Sun—near the wa-ter—then come home and see if I ain’t right. You’ll want to keepon going. Winter housework? Nah. Spring-cleaning? Nah. Thoseseasons, especially in good ol’ Vermont, can kick your butt.Clean the heck out of your house from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sum-mer’s when to get things done.

Because you’ve but a closing window on summer stuff to do,the above suggestions are all I’ll offer you. I don’t have time towrite more cause I’m trying to fill my closing window with sum-mer stuff. Oh, I will add that you should visit Montgomery, Vt.

Montgomery is near Richford. Richford is on the border, soMontgomery is up there. Routes 118, 58 and 242 peg it. Like allgood Vermont towns, Montgomery has a sister town, Mont-gomery Center. So with your closing window, add Montgomeryto the list.

I could tell you about each Montgomery, but then there’d beno reason to visit. I will say that while sitting on the corner for 20minutes I was greeted by local elementary school kids on bikes,men on big tractors, a dude on a scooter, walkers, bikers, a Bap-tist minister, and a stray dog. (I’d bet they were all related, too.)

When I first pulled into town I walked to a parked car whosedriver was an 80-year-old gentleman. I asked him if he could tellme where I could find a covered bridge.

“There’s supposed to be eight of them in this town,” he said.So, when you find a town where the locals are completely unim-pressed by what many towns would brag about, you knowyou’ve found a solid place.

Well, maybe the old gentleman didn’t brag cause if he was tobrag about all the classic Vermonty things Montgomery has tooffer, he’d a never made it to bed that night.

Yup, add Montgomery and Montgomery Center to your re-maining window of summer; you’ll no doubt be happy you did,especially if you eat there.

I had the best turkey club sandwich I’ve had in my life a jointin one of the two Montgomerys. I’m not saying which Mont-gomery or at what restaurant ‘cause that would take the fun outof it for you. And I’m all about you having fun.

Rusty DeWees tours Vermont and Northern New York with his act“The Logger.” His column appears weekly. He can be reached [email protected]. Listen for The Logger, Rusty DeWees, Thursdaysat 7:40 on the Big Station, 98.9 WOKO or visit his website at www.th-elogger.com


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Separated by some 850 miles are two high schools,each in the foothills of a different region of the Ap-palachian Mountain range.

One school is a nominally-private academy in Manches-ter, Vt. It accepts, on tuition (in fact depends for survivalon them) the 91 percent of its student body which hastransferred in from local public grade schools in the sur-rounding, mostly intra-county, area.

The other school is a typical public high school in Erwin,Tenn. It receives its students from the surrounding intra-county area also. Nearby hill color differentiation (onecalled the Green Mountains the other called the BlueRidge) and latitudinal separation notwithstanding (7 de-grees, Burr & Burton Academy at about 43 degrees N andUnicoi County HS at about 36 degrees N) the two schoolsaren’t much different in their student bodies—small-townteenage Americans—or their achievement levels or theirracial make-up. Where they differ, markedly, is in theirgovernance.

One, in the county named in the English language for18th century New Hampshire land-grantor Benning Went-worth, has just raised its tuition charges 6 percent, morethan twice the less-than-3 percent statewide school budgetincrease. No mention in the various news accounts of stu-dent achievement or the productivity trends at BBA. Relat-ed factoids: from the 2008 National Digest of EducationalStatistics, you can read that average pupil-teacher ratio inVermont is 1-to-10.8 and annual per-pupil cost $13.5K.

The other, in the county named in the Cherokee lan-guage for the nearby sometimes-called-smoky mountain-top haze, has just petitioned Tennessee state governmentfor higher K-12 academic standards. No mention in thevarious news accounts of any (beyond the basic inflationrate) budget change. Related factoids: NDES Table 66shows the TN p/t ratio at 1-to-15.7 and Table 182 showsthe annual per-pupil cost at $7.7K.

Like Bennington County and all of Vermont, UnicoiCounty, Tenn., is, at 98 percent, statistically all white forNDES purposes, which shows in Table 121 that the U.S.fourth grade average reading score is 220 overall and 230for whites (out of 500) with Vermont at 228 (229w) andTennessee at 216 (224w)

while Utah, with the largest p/t ratio in the nation at 1-to-22.1, and a resulting annual per-pupil cost of $6.7K,comes in at 221 (226w). The “proficiency” percentages byrace aren’t shown, but all are well below 50 percent and atabout 30% when you do your own adjustment. For exam-ple, the Vermont (w) average score is a point or two belowthe US(w) average, but the Vermont total at 41 percent“proficient” with a score of 228 is 9 points above the US to-

tal at 32 percent “proficient”with a score of 220.

The NDES doesn’t show8th grade reading break-downs for smaller schoolslike BBA or UHS, nor does itshow breakdowns by race,but the overall State scorescome in at 261 for the US,273 for VT, 259 for TN, and avery-interesting 282 for UT.Clearly, the typical educratsmall-classes-produce-bet-ter-achievement argumentisn’t working too well in the“Industry” or “Beehive”State, which also posts the highest “proficiency” numberat 42 percent and at the lowest annual-per-pupil cost.

At the state level, there’s another similarity: both Ver-mont and Tennessee have been sufficiently uncomfortablewith their students’ scores on the Federal NAEP tests,which are “free”, that they’ve gone out into the publishingmarket to purchase and deploy and publicize the ‘results’from, easier tests which are sold on the promise that stu-dents will show better scores: NECAP for Vermont, TCAPfor Tennessee. But there the similarity ends, at least at thecounty level. Consider, for example, how the local gover-nance of high school education in Bennington County haschosen a quite-different focus of attention than those simi-larly entrusted in Unicoi County.

If you accept the proposal that BBA is probably prettytypical of Vermont’s schools, and UHS equally so in Ten-nessee, then maybe you’ll accept the printed fact that theyreflect an achievement difference of only 5 points out of229 or a near-statistically-insignificant 2 percent. Withsuch similarity at the student level, whence cometh thevast difference in governance focus? That the BBA Trusteesare pursuing more money, while the UHS Commissionersare pursuing more achievement, is obvious; but the under-lying why isn’t.

It’s tempting to argue that east-of-the-Appalachians Ver-mont is in general more gentrified by suburbanite in-mi-gration than west-of-the-Appalachians Tennessee; and thatBennington County in Vermont is even more so, with Uni-coi County even less so, and then drawing the usual Jeffer-sonian conclusions therefrom. Or maybe there’s anotherreason. I report, you opine.

Former Vermont architect Martin Harris lives in Tennessee.

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The 2010 Addison County Fair and Field Days is in the history booknow. This year ’s fair saw several record attendance days plus an in-crease in attendance at various agricultural events including 4-HClub shows and the demolition derby.

Blessed with fair weather and plenty of fair food to consume, fair-goers lingered to enjoy exhibits, antique displays, midway attrac-tions and rides, and plenty of games and toys for the youngsters.

We’ll leave you with a few photographs that capture the daytimemagic of field days: Amanda Thomas of Orwell shaving her cow inadvance of 4-H competition, Robert Lubofsky of A&R t-shirts andbike stuff, the staff of Bill’s BBQ stand, and Angie Faulkner with Don-na Smith of Brandon displaying their highly detailed crochet and em-broidery work—and much more.

See you next year at field days!Photos by Lou Varricchio

Lots of fun at Addison County Fair & Field Days

Guest ViewpointExtending the Ethan Allen Express

Responding to support and advocacy from local po-litical and business leaders and the Vermont RailAction Network, the Vermont Agency of Trans-

portation again submitted an application for federal fundsto upgrade the "Western Corridor" between Rutland andBurlington and extend the Ethan Allen through Middle-bury to Union Station in downtown Burlington.

The state had the benefit of feedback from the FederalRailroad Administration, which is responsible for award-ing the funds. Because of this feedback, the application in-cludes money to improve highway grade crossings thelength of the route.

The route was recognized by the legislature as the prior-ity rail route in Vermont for investment.

This is as strong an application as we could make andthe local match shows the state's commitment. We appreci-ate the work of the rail program and the entire Agency ofTransportation. There is strong political support for thisproject and it is important for the state."

The federal government will cover 80 percent of the costof the work, almost $60 million. The state will put up a lo-cal match which will be covered by $15 million in bonding,which is a lot for Vermont, which has a relatively smalltransportation budget and bonding capacity.

In order to include highway crossing upgrades and re-main within budget, work in New York State east ofWhitehall NY and work on bridges was removed from theapplication. Bridges on the line, which are owned andmaintained by the state, are safe but in poor condition af-ter many years of lack of investment (just like highways).Because of the bridge condition, freight cars cannot be ful-ly loaded, which puts Vermont at an economic disadvan-tage and raises the cost of fuel in the state (trains bring thegas and heating oil).

While improving the line would make it easier for futurecommuter service to begin, this project is aimed at theBurlington-Middlebury to New York market, via Albany.The train will leave Burlington in the morning and returnfrom New York in the afternoon. Top speed will be 59mph. Welded rail will replace the old jointed rail.

Grants are supposed to be awarded at the end of Sep-tember, although given that this is a tight timeframe, itwould not be surprising if the process took longer.

Christopher ParkerExecutive Director, Vermont Rail Action Network

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Bristol PoliceTo the editor:More or less cops in Bristol? Recently, a Bristol police-

man, Brian Fox, left the police force for a different/betterjob. Good luck to Brian...he was/is a good cop. That bringsthe Bristol police force down to 4 policeman. There is a de-bate as to whether to hire another cop. Is there that much'crime' in Bristol that it needs 4 cops?

Let me put a few things on the table to think about. Thevillage of Bristol is about 1 square mile with a population ofabout 1,500(?). I had the pleasure of spending 1 week in asmall town about the size of Bristol in south-east Montanathis past summer. Being a curious individual, I started ask-ing some questions. It turns out that this town in Montanahas one cop. They do not own a radar gun. The do not giveout parking tickets. They don't go around rattling businessdoors after closing to find something to do. It seems that thevoters decided they do not want their police force wastingtheir time/money just 'existing'. They hired their policemanto do real police work. And believe me, this town is not ram-pant with crime.

One facet of this town I found 'refreshing'. When this copdid arrested someone for breaking the law....the perpetratorknew he was in trouble. You see in Montana when you re-ceive a 'sentence' of 30, 60, whatever, days in jail. That's ex-actly what you serve. There was one young man who wascaught driving with a suspended drivers license. He re-ceived a fine and 30 days in jail (first offense). Period. InVermont, that same person would have been released withconditions and if convicted the 30 days in jail would havebeen suspended. If you look at the day in court in any of ourlocal papers you will see that 90 percent of all sentences aresuspended.

So where is the actual penalty? Where is the 'fear' factorfor the criminals? They know that Vermont is so linient thatthey can just walk away from court. Me thinks it is time forcops to do real police work and for judges to actually imposepenalties that will act as a deterent for criminals.

Burt DeGrawBristol

You can quote meTo the editor:Amazing. Here is a quote from Dave Sharpe (one of our

so-called representatives): “I guess you will have to curtailyour vacation to Montana next year to pay your taxes.”

On July 20, I was in the Bristol town offices reviewingsome pictures with Bill Bryant that I had taken while on va-cation I Montana a few weeks ago. Dave Sharpe was there &asked me how it was going. I replied: horrible, my taxes aregoing through the roof. Hence, Dave's quote.

Now let me get this straight, I worked hard and paid tax-es for the last 44 years and I am supposed to curtail my va-cations so that Dave the other politicians can squander mymoney on give away programs to people who don't want towork? Rather than Dave cut the budget they just keep onspending. I don't know about you folks but I think it is timefor a changing of the reps.

In addition, I pointed out to Dave that in this small townthat I vacationed at (about the size of Bristol) the total taxeson a home my size is $ 2,114. In Bristol. my total taxes are $7,300.

Yes, Montana has great schools—and Bristol? Why it's rat-ed as one of the ten worst in the state.

Oh, and Montana does not have a sales tax. Hello? Thistown I am talking about is not in east bum-shoe either, it islocated about 1 hour from the capital, Helena.

Why do I say people who don't want to work? Here is aquestion for our reps. Why is it that Mexican workers (legaland illegal) can find work on day one of looking? Yet, thereare thousands of people on welfare and unemployment rolesin Vermont who can't find work? Take a walk around Mid-dlebury and count the number of businesses that have helpwanted signs in their windows.

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The irony in PocockThe saga of the Lathrop family’s plan for gravel ex-

traction continues while a much larger cloud um-brellas Bristol village without any serious uproar

or complaints by affected neighbors.It has been reported that the District 9 Environmental

Commission has denied the Act 250 permit which wouldhave granted the Lathrops their right to proceed withgravel extraction plans. But hold it—it was not the District9 Commission denying the act 250 permit, it was actuallythe “District 1 Environmental commission.” Almost shad-ows the politics surrounding much larger, and far morehazardous environmental floods and spills in our country,doesn’t it?

We live on Route 116 in South Bristol and our home isdirectly across the highway from the Rathbun gravel ex-traction operation.

We have lived here for over 40 years and have especiallyenjoyed the quiet country atmosphere. Even though we arevery close to the gravel operations we cannot pinpoint anytime that the noise of blasting or rock crushing has affect-ed our “public health, safety, or general welfare”. Ourlives have not been adversely impacted by any detrimentalvisual impact, odors or noise.

We have never encountered problems entering or exitingour drive due to gravel truck traffic.

Now, on to the nitty-gritty of the irony in Pocock—Being retired I have the pleasure of spending a lot of

time with my wonderful grandchildren and taking them tothe beach and playgrounds, etc.

Last week, we decided to drive up to the Bristol park sothe children could swing and run off some energy (everygrandparent knows that expending energy is a great relax-ant for both the children and ourselves). So, we arrive atthe park for recreation and relaxation and peace and quietwas nowhere to be found. The dirt, dust and grime and thenoise from the ground sewer construction was just terrible!I guess the environmental commission must have ap-proved this project, too. However, if they did, they failedto reject it on the basis that it would be; “A detriment topublic health, a concern for neighborhood safety, and ageneral welfare hazard to the immediate public.”

The grandchildren spent about 20 minutes playing inpark before they came running up to me asking, “Can wego home where it’s quiet?” I could feel their disappoint-ment. I could feel the grime on myself and our clothes car-ried the fumes of engine combustion so bad that I washedthem as soon as I got home.

In summary, I have one thing to say to our neighbors re-siding in the village: “Living as close to gravel extractingoperations as we do, we can tell you without a doubt, thatany impact from the proposed Lathrop pit will never comeclose to the adverse and unhealthy environmental expo-sure that you have faced every day this summer.

Martin ThompsonSouth Bristol

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Vermont’s two largest utilities and HQ Energy Services(U.S.), a subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, signed today a 26-year contract that will provide renewable low-emission en-ergy.

The contract, announced at a news conference attendedby Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas and Québec Premier JeanCharest, was hailed by utilities and officials from both gov-ernments.

“Our strong relationship with our friends in Québec isvital to the economic well-being of Vermont. This agree-ment will help ensure a clean competitively priced energyfuture for Vermonters,” Douglas said. “It will provide sta-ble renewable power at a competitive price for 26 years,starting in 2012, and will help Vermont’s power supply re-main arguably the nation’s cleanest. Green Mountain Pow-er (GMP) and Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) havenegotiated an agreement that will benefit customers wellbeyond their service territories, for which I am most grate-ful.”

“Following the Vermont legislature's recognition of therenewable nature of hydroelectricity, regardless of the ca-pacity of the power plants that produce it, this agreementmarks an important milestone in Québec and Vermont's on-going leadership in the fight against climate change,” saidCharest. "For years to come, Québec will maintain an im-portant customer relationship for one of its most valuableexports: hydroelectricity. This win-win agreement will cre-ate revenues for Québec, contributing to the affluence of itspopulation and to the reduction of public debt. And thanksto our decades-long energy partnership, Vermonters willcontinue to benefit from a reliable, renewable low-emitting

energy source.”Under the agreement, which will now go to the Vermont

Public Service Board for review, Vermont will purchase upto 225 megawatts of energy, predominantly hydroelectrici-ty, from HQ Energy Services (U.S.) (HQUS) starting in No-vember 2012 and ending in 2038. HQUS markets electrici-ty from Hydro-Québec's generating fleet, whose output is98% hydroelectric. The agreement includes a price-smooth-ing mechanism that will shield customers from volatilemarket prices. The price will start at approximately sixcents per kilowatt hour. The final price for deliveries start-ing in 2012 will be set in December 2010. In addition, HQUSand the Vermont utilities will share any future revenues re-lated to environmental attributes.

Other Vermont utilities have identified the amounts ofpower that they intend to buy under this agreement, whichwas negotiated by CVPS and GMP on their behalf. They willalso be participating in the review process before the Ver-mont Public Service Board.

“The agreement will ensure that the cost of this renew-able power from Québec remains linked to sustained mar-ket prices over time, while ironing out the highest of thehighs and the lowest of the lows,” CVPS President BobYoung and GMP President Mary Powell said in a joint state-ment. “The price will be tied to inflation and electricitymarket price indexes, ensuring we avoid price spikes, andit will begin at a rate comparable to what we pay Hydro-Québec today. This market-following component of theprice will also benefit our customers by adjusting down-ward in the event that future power market prices decline.Overall, we believe it is an attractive deal for Vermont, and

are pleased to include other Vermont utilities as well.”“We are very pleased to continue providing Vermonters

with reliable renewable low-emitting energy,” said ThierryVandal of Hydro-Québec. “With this agreement, Vermon-ters are helping ensure that they maintain their commit-ment to renewable energy and minimize greenhouse gasemissions. Like all successful longstanding relationships,ours continues to be mutually rewarding.”

Young, who recently announced plans to retire next May,said completing the contract was one of his top goals forhis final year at CVPS. “We have made tremendous envi-ronmental gains over the past decade, and this agreementwill provide long-lasting environmental benefits, especial-ly compared to other baseload alternatives, which are moreexpensive and would result in significant air and green-house gas effects,” Young said.

“At GMP, a key part of our energy strategy has been topursue a broader partnership with HQUS and lock in long-term supplies with low economic and environmentalcosts,” Powell said. “Today we can proudly say we haveachieved that goal. This will serve our customers well.”

Vermont has purchased energy from Québec for decades.In the early 1980s, the first longer-term power deals wereestablished. The current Vermont-Hydro-Québec contract,which was signed on December 4, 1987, phases out largelyin 2016. The current contract has proven to be a soundagreement for Vermont, helping GMP and CVPS maintainclean portfolios and rates that are among the lowest in NewEngland.

The energy contract was negotiated by Central VermontPublic Service (NYSE-CV), Green Mountain Power andH.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc., an indirect wholly ownedsubsidiary of Hydro-Quebec. The other Vermont utilitiesthat have confirmed their intent to purchase energy underthis agreement are Vermont Public Power Supply Authori-ty, Vermont Electric Cooperative Inc., Vermont MarblePower Division of Omya Industries Inc., the Town of StoweElectric Department and the Burlington Electric Depart-ment.

ROUTE 125 — Repaving continued along Vermont State Route 125, from East Middlebury to east of Ripton, last week. Delays andspeed restrictions are in force as miles of the scenic highway through Middlebury Gap are being repaved. Alternative routes overthe Green Mountain range are encouraged.

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National home manufac-turer Connor Homes of Mid-dlebury announced the hir-ing of Amy Beaupré as salesadvisor. Beaupré will be re-sponsible for sales inquirycalls and activity, customerassistance, working with thedesign and marketing teamto ensure a seamless clientjourney, as well as develop-ing a network of builders,vendors and other alliedcompanies.

Beaupré will be reportingto Gail Rice, director of busi-ness development.

Beaupré actually grew upin a Connor Home in Middle-bury. Connor Homes’founder and CEO, Mike Con-nor was hired by Beaupré’sparents to build a traditionalNew England home thatwould fit in perfectly withtheir surroundings. Thehome was a Moses ReedHouse, a New England Capestyle home with two dormerson the front, and the begin-ning of a career in art and ar-chitecture for Beaupré.


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HINESBURG — Hinesburg Lions Farmers Market on Thursdays from3:30 and 7 p.m. June thru September at the Hinesburg CommunityChurch. Vermont products.

Friday, August 20BRANDON — Brandon Farmer’s Market, Running now until October

8th on Friday’s from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Central Park. A wide variety of farm& craft products are offered. Contact Wendy Cijka at 273-2655 or [email protected] for more info.

HINESBURG — Author Event at Brown Dog Books & Gifts at 7 p.m.Vermont Author Tim Brookes presents his newest book, Thirty PercentChance of Elightenment. For more information please call 482-2878.

FAIR HAVEN — The Fair Haven Farmer's Market presents Water-melon Day. Samples of Vermont watermelon handed out to market cus-tomers. Also, the market is holding a food drive for Fair Haven Con-cerned. 518-282-9781 or [email protected].

MIDDLEBURY —School of Rock N’ Roll Super Jam Concert- Teenagemusicians from Town Hall Theater's summer rock camp, expertly guidedby Clint Bierman and members of the Grift and The Dough Boys, offer aculminating performance at 7 p.m. Tickets are free. 382-9222.

MIDDLEBURY — The Addison County Republican committee will hearJason Gibbs, candidate for the secretary of state position in the Aug. 24Primary Election. The meeting will be held at the Illsley Library Commit-tee Room at 7 p.m.and the public is welcome. As is the GOP’s custom,there will be time for questions with refreshments. Meg Barnes, secre-tary of the A.C. Republicans, 349-3246.

RICHMOND — On stage 5-6 p.m. at the Richmond Farmers Market:Buddy and Emma Dubay will be joined by friends for an acoustic per-formance. The market is open 3-6:30 on Volunteers Green.

VERGENNES — Cody Michaels Solo Piano in Concert at the Ver-gennes Opera House, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $12 adults, $8 students/seniors.Available at the door, Vergennes Opera House or Classic Stitching, 877-3659.

Saturday, August 21CHITTENDEN — Chittenden Senior Citizens presents: Antique Ap-

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MENDON — Mendon Community UMC will celebrate 150 years Aug.21-22. Fellowship, refreshments, southern gospel concert at 5:30. Wor-ship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday followed by food, fellowship and sharing. 459-2070.

MIDDLEBURY — Anais Mitchell, Moira Smiley and her band VOCO,and Abigail Nessen Bengson, will perform a benefit concert for the BridgeSchool's 30th anniversary. 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall Theater. Tickets, $25,382-9222, online at www.townhalltheater.org.

MOUNT HOLLY — Lake Ninevah Walk and Talk: explore this lake withPaul Nevin and history, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Meet at 10:15 a.m. at the statefishing access off Lake Ninevah Road. Call Connie Beresin at 259-3727.

SHREWSBURY — First annual pig roast to benefit Reinbow RidingCenter at 430 Robinson Rd., 11 a.m. Meal at 2 p.m. Rain or shine.$25adults, $10 Child, 6 and under free. Tax deductable. See horses and oth-er fun animals.

VERGENNES — The Mellow Yellow Experience at 7:30 p.m. at theVergennes Opera House. Multi-media tribute to the psychedelic era.Jackson Evans, Vergennes Opera House. Tickets $13 advance, $18 day,available at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Sunday, August 22MIDDLEBURY — "Harold and Maude," the 1971 cult classic, is on the

American Film Institute's list of 100 Funniest Movies of All Time. TownHall Theater, 7 p.m. Tickets, $2, available at the door only.

RUTLAND — Friends of Rutland County Humaine Society are host-ing a "5K Walk for the Animals" at the Northeast Primary School, 117Temple St. Sign in begins at noon. Walk with or without a dog and jointhe fun. Well mannered dogs are welcome. No fee. 287.5704.

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MIDDLEBURY — Richard Thompson at the Town Hall Theater at 7p.m. One of the most distinguished guitarists and songwriters of our time,Thompson remains incredibly inspiring and relevant today.

Wednesday, August 25RUTLAND — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice

is offering a Blood Pressure and Foot Care clinic at the Godnick AdultCenter at 12:30 p.m. There is a suggested donation of $2 for blood pres-sure screenings and $5 for foot care. 775-0568.

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LUDLOW — For their August Book Discussion, The Friends of the Li-brary have selected "The People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks. Thediscussion will be held on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Please use therear entrance. The books are available at the Library.

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8th on Friday’s from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Central Park. A wide variety of farm,craft products are offered. Contact Wendy Cijka at 273-2655 or [email protected] for more info.

FAIR HAVEN — The Fair Haven Farmer's Market is holding a fooddrive for Fair Haven Concerned. Collecting all during the market, 3-6 p.m.The regular market hours for the 2010 season are Friday's from 3-6 p.m.running from June 4 - October 8 in the Fair Haven Park.

HINESBURG — Music Night at Brown Dog Books & Gifts with JohnDaly at 7 p.m., Acoustic Guitar Originals.Come in have a seat, enjoy com-plimentary refreshments and take in an evening of great live music. Backby popular demand. This event is free and open to the public. 482-5189.

HINESBURG — Back by popular demand - Learn how to Make Feta,Ricotta, and Chevre from Raw Goats’ Milk! Class hosted by Rural Ver-mont, and taught by Sara Armstrong Donegan of Trillium Hill Farm from1-4 p.m. $20-40 sliding scale, pre-registration required.223-7222 or [email protected].

MIDDLEBURY — Rosie's Restaurant Luncheon at Noon partners withCVAA to offer an affordable monthly luncheon to adults 60 and over. Thismonths meal is a Turkey Salad Plate with Beverage and delicious Brown-ie for dessert. Suggested $5 donation. Reservations are required. CallCVAA to reserve at 1-800-642-5119.

MIDDLEBURY — Patty Smith explores the buried dreams and desiresof childhood in her latest solo dance performance, "Schmaltz." at 8 p.m.Tickets, $15, are available through the THT Box Office by calling 382-9222, or in person on Merchants Row (Mon-Sat, noon-5 pm).

RICHMOND — Let’s welcome two local groups on stage at the Rich-mond Farmers’ Market: From 5 to 5:30 The Irregulars will delight the au-dience. The Irregulars are a bunch of fun-loving young musicians, ages

12-15, who have been together for a year. Then on stage at 5:30, theHeather Morris Dancers. 434-5273.

VERGENNES — Rummage Sale at St. Peter Parish Hall from 9:30-5:30; Saturday Aug. 28, 9:30-2:30; Monday, Aug. 30, 9:30-6 and Tues-day, Aug. 31, 9:30-4:00.

Saturday, August 28CHESTER — The Chester Vermont Rotary Club’s 46th Annual Pen-

ny Sale with Silent and live Auctions and a 50/50 raffle with $500 guar-anteed, will be held at the Green Mountain Union High School. A spe-cial children's series of prizes of toys will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the Pen-ny Sale starts promptly at 7 p.m. with food.

VERGENNES — Rummage Sale at St. Peter Parish Hall from 9:30-5:30; Saturday Aug. 28, 9:30-2:30; Monday, Aug. 30, 9:30-6:00 and Tues-day, Aug. 31, 9:30-4:00.

Sunday, August 29MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury's Got Talent is an end-of-summer insti-

tution at Town Hall Theater. Chuck Miller fronts a terrific band, for tal-ented local performers at 8 p.m. and Aug. 29 at 2 p.m. Tickets, $10 bycalling 382-9222 or in person on Merchants Row, Middlebury.

VERGENNES — Vergennes Dorchester Lodge F&AM is holding it'slast Sunday of the month breakfast at it's lodge on School Street in Ver-gennes 7:30 to 10 a.m. They will be serving all you can eat, pancakes,french toast, bacon, sausage, home fries, scrambled eggs, juice and cof-fee.

Monday, August 30VERGENNES — Rummage Sale at St. Peter Parish Hall from 9:30-

5:30; Saturday Aug. 28, 9:30-2:30; Monday, Aug. 30, 9:30-6:00 and Tues-day, Aug. 31, 9:30-4:00.

Tuesday, August 31BOMOSEEN — If you have a chronic condition such as arthritis, asth-

ma, heart disease, diabetes, emphysema, fibromyalgia, or multiple scle-rosis, then this is an ideal program for you. This program does not re-place your medical care or specific educational programs. You will learnhow to better manage common problems that many people face whenthey have a chronic condition. A “Healthy Living Workshop” will be of-fered today and September 7 from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Castleton Com-munity Center, 275 Route 30 N.This workshop is free of charge and opento the public. Family members are invited to attend. These programs aresponsored by Community Education and Wellness at Rutland Regionaland the Vermont Department of Health.You must be registered to attendthese workshops. For more information or to register, please call772.2400 or email [email protected].

VERGENNES — Rummage Sale at St. Peter Parish Hall from 9:30-5:30; Saturday August 28, 9:30-2:30; Monday, August 30, 9:30-6:00 andTuesday, August 31, 9:30-4:00.

Wednesday, September 1RUTLAND — The Vermont Rental Property Owners Association will

hold its monthly meeting in the conference room of the Godnick AdultCenter, 1 Deer Street at 7 p.m. The public is invited. For further infor-mation call Ron at The Carmote Paint Store 775-4351.

RUTLAND — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice(RAVNAH) is offering a comprehensive cardiovascular/cholesterolhealth risk screening, including a total lipid profile and blood glucose atthe RAVNAH office on 7 Albert Cree Drive, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Pleasecall 775-0568 in advance for an appointment. The total lipid profile is agroup of tests to determine risk of coronary heart disease.The blood glu-cose test screens for diabetes. The complete lipid profile requires an 8-12 hour fast prior to the test to ensure accurate results. The cost is$30.00.

Thursday, September 2MIDDLEBURY — Twist O Wool Guild Meeting from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

at the American Legion on Wilson Way. There will be a business meet-ing and awards for Field Days projects, followed by a program on weav-ing sticks. Chris Frappier will be the program instructor. All are welcome.Questions call 453-5960.

Friday, September 3BRANDON — Brandon Farmer’s Market, Running now until October

8th on Friday’s from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. in Central Park. A wide variety offarm & craft products are offered. Contact Wendy Cijka at 273-2655 [email protected] for more info.

FAIR HAVEN — The regular market hours for the 2010 season areFriday's from 3-6 p.m. running from June 4 - October 8 in the Fair HavenPark. We are on the green at the south end of the park next to the park-ing lot. For more information about The Fair Haven Farmer's Market con-tact Sherry Smith - Fair Haven Farmer's Market Manager at 518-282-9781 or [email protected].


Vermont wants uni-form food labeling

Vermont Attorney GeneralWilliam H. Sorrell and the at-torneys general of 11 otherstates last week urged theU.S. Food and Drug Admin-istration (FDA) to adopt auniform nutritional label forthe front of food packages, toensure that consumers haveaccess to easily understand-able and fully transparent in-formation on how healthy theproducts actually are.

“Consumers should haveclear information to makehealthy food choices,” saidSorrell.

The position of the attor-neys general was set out incomments filed with the FDAin connection with thatagency’s proposal to estab-lish a national front-of-pack-age food labeling program.They are consistent with pre-liminary recommendationsfrom Sorrell’s personal focuson obesity in Vermont. Somehave criticized Sorrell for us-ing his A.G. authority to ad-vocate a concern that’s unre-lated to the primary missionof the state’s office.

The comments follow amultistate investigation intothe Smart Choices Program,which permitted manufac-turers to brand with a favor-able checkmark symbol foodsthat were nutritionally ques-tionable, such as breakfast ce-reals containing 12 grams ofsugar per serving, or about 40percent by weight.

The states alleged that theprogram was deceptive un-der their consumer protec-tion laws, and it was sus-pended indefinitely soon af-terwards.

Not too far from downtown Vergennes you’llfind Lake Champlain. The Otter Creek has been awaterway linking the Little City to the big lake.Along with the waterway comes sightings of astrange denzien of the deep.

Champ the lake monster embodies the myster-ies, wonders and importance of the Lake and thecreatures that may or may not live within. The factthat we do not know whether Champ exists,means there is still an undiscovered and protect-ed portion of the Lake left to discover. Perhapsmost importantly, Champ helps educate the pub-lic about this beautiful place and gives us all a rea-son to sit quietly by the Lake and ponder what liesbeneath.

What is Champ—a dinosaur, a plesiosaur, awhale?

Part of believing that Champ exists means youneed to have a fairly good explanation for whathe might be. Theories abound. One theory sug-gests that Champ is a dinosaur that managed toescape extinction and lives on in Lake Champlain.Another suggests that the creatures could be sur-viving zeuglodons, a primitive form of whalewith a long snake like body. These creatures havebeen thought to be long extinct, however fossilsof them have been found a few miles form LakeChamplain in Charlotte.

Champ might also be a Lake Sturgeon. There aresturgeon in Lake Champlain and they can grow togreat lengths. They are a very old, almost prehis-toric fish with a scale-less body that is supportedby a partially cartilaginous skeleton along withrows of scutes. Its single dorsal fin, running alongits spine, would match many descriptions ofChamp, although its sharp, shark-like tail wouldnot.

Another theory is that Champ could be relatedto a plesiosaur. A plesiosaur is a prehistoric waterdwelling reptile (not a dinosaur) with a longsnakelike head and four large flippers. Ple-siosaurs loved fish and other aquatic animals. Sci-entists date the plesiosaur to the Triassic period,200 million years ago, through the Cretaceous pe-riod, about 65 million years ago (when all di-nosaurs are thought to have gone extinct).

It would take approximately 50 matureChamps, at the least, to have a breeding popula-

tion of Champs in the Lake and 500 to keep thespecies alive in the long term. While the numbersare daunting, Lake Champlain does provide anideal habitat for such a creature. The Lake is 120miles long, 400 feet deep in places and home to adiverse population of birds and aquatic life whichwould be more than enough to sustain the bellyof this great beast. Additionally, the lake, in itspresent form, has been around quite awhile —around 10,000 years.

There have been at least 300 reported unex-plained sightings of Champ over the years' Thereis no certainty when the first sighting of Champwas; however, the creature was depicted by Na-tive Americans. It was said that Samuel de Cham-plain saw Champ in 1609. This claim that he spot-

ted a “strange monster” has been traced by histo-rians to actually have occurred in the St. Lawrenceestuary however.

In 1819 in Port Henry, N.Y., a railroad crew re-ported to have spotted a “head of an enormousserpent sticking out of the water and approachingthem from the opposite shore.” Around the timeof this sighting, farmers nearby claimed to havemissing livestock, with drag marks leading to theshore. There was also an an early Champ sightingreported in the New York Times in 1873.

There is now a website dedicated to recordingChamp sightings. To learn more about specificsightings at Champ Quest.com.

Special thanks to the Lake Champlain Land Trust

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For most of its long histo-ry, Brandon, Middleburyand Vergennes have reliedon the Otter Creek as a high-way to Lake Champlan. Thecreek is one of the majorstreams located in Vermont.Roughly 112 miles (180 km)in length, it is the primarystream running throughRutland County and Addi-son County.

Otter Creek rises in theGreen Mountain NationalForest on the western slopesof Mt. Tabor in Peru town-ship in Bennington County,and flows southwesterly to-wards East Dorset, thenceveering northward intoEmerald Lake in Dorsettownship. Thence it runsnorthward passing throughthe townships of Danby,Wallingford, Clarendon,Rutland, Pittsford, Bran-don, in Rutland County. Onentering Addison County, itgenerally forms the townline between various town-ships. It next passesthrough Middlebury, Wey-bridge and Vergennes andeventually empties intoLake Champlain at Ferris-burgh.

Otter Creek was known tothe French as "La Rivièreaux Loutres", whence theEnglish name. On April 1,1690 Capt. AbrahamSchuyler was commissionedby the city of Albany to takea party up the Otter Creekabout seven miles and thereto keep watch and engageany indians. In 1731, theFrench began constructionof a fort at Crown Point to

be known as Fort Frederic.Before construction began,they founded a new settle-ment called Addison.

Vergennes, situated onthe first falls, 7 miles (11km) upstream from the out-let of Otter Creek, was char-tered in 1778 only four yearsafter New Haven and Hart-ford, and thus was the thirdincorporated city in NewEngland.

The stretch of water be-tween the mouth at Fort

Cassin point, Lake Cham-plain (the site of the formerFort Cassin) and Vergennesis passable by boat, and isfrequented by motor boats,canoes, and kayaks. Indeed,Vergennes was a shipyardof some importance in thevarious wars of the 18thcentury. Many nesting plat-forms have been built alongthe creek, so one is likely tosee both Osprey and BaldEagles in the area.

The second set of falls, the

Otter Creek Falls, is in thetown of Middlebury, the sitechosen in 1800 to be Ver-mont's original seat of high-er education, MiddleburyCollege. According toAround Middlebury, OtterCreek is the longest river inVermont and was once animportant "highway"through the western part ofwhat is now the state.

In Addison County, OtterCreek passes through sig-nificant wetlands, in partic-

ular Cornwall Marsh, LittleOtter Creek Marsh and theBrandon Swamp.

Because it is called acreek, the unusual situationof a river emptying into acreek occurs several timesalong its length. The sourceand mouth are separated by68 miles (109 km) miles dis-tance—the (approximate)additional 44 miles (71 km)are due to meandering.

PoliceinvestigateBrandon fire


On Aug. 14, at 2 a.m. a fire.was reported at 17 NorthRailroad Rd. in Brandon via911. The Brandon Fire De-partment responded to thescene and upon arrival theyfound the residence fully in-volved in fire. The PittsfordFire Department was thencalled to assist with the fire.

Firefighters able to savethe detached garage but thehouse is a total loss. Thehouse has been vacant forsome time.

The Brandon Fire Depart-ment contacted the VermontState Police and asked thatan origin and cause fire in-vestigation be conducted.Fire investigators from theVermont State Police and Di-vision of Fire and Safety re-sponded to the scene onAug. 16. The exact cause ofthe fire is unknown at thistime and the investigation ison-going. The fire is consid-erd suspicious and at thispoint in the investigation itis beleived the fire was in-tentionally started.

The Vermont State Policeis asking anyone with infor-mation or may have seenanything to call the VermontArson Tip Award Program at1-800-32 ARSON or theBrandon Police Department.

The damages are estimat-ed at $132,000.

Otter Creek: Addison County’s ancient artery

Otter Creek at Vergennes.Photo by Lou Varricchio

CONSTRUCTION ZONE — Work continues this summer on the abutments of the new Lake Champlain Bridge that will span the nar-rows between Crown Point and Chimney Point. The project is coordinated by the New York State Department of Transportation andthe Vermont Agency of Transportation. NYSDOT is responsible for progression of the project and costs are being shared equally byboth states.

Photo by Robin B. Knapp


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On Aug. 15, Vermont State Police responded to a one-ve-hicle crash on Spear Street in Charlotte. The vehicle in-volved, a 2008 Subaru, had been traveling south on SpearStreet when it left the roadway and crashed into a tree onthe east side of the roadway.

The operator, Bessie Sandberg, 26, of Hinesburg, wastransported to Fletcher Allen Health Care for evaluation.The cause of the crash is still under investigation-alcoholdoes not appear to be a factor.

Anyone witnessing the crash is encouraged to contact theVermont State Police Williston 802-878-7111.

DepotFrom page 1

Depot, will act as landlord fornew business tenants. Current-ly one tenant, a computer serv-ice, occupies a portion of thefirst floor of the old depot.

Trackside Depot received astate historical tax credit to be-gin the project and also receivedfederal taxpayer funds for im-proved “green” energy efficien-cy and new electrical wiringand heating units.

“If you look at the beautiful 9over 2 window-pane pattern,”said Dupoise, “you can see thatthis kind of attention to designdetail back in the old daysmeant a lot to the builders. Theytook pride in what they built.”

While built at the close of he19th century, the depot wasmoved across the tracks in 1912,just a few weeks after the sink-ing of the Titanic.

“The station was movedfrom west to east across thetracks,” said Dupoise. “We’renot clear on just why that wasdone.”

A detailed history of the depot appears inthe classic “Walk Around Middlebury” guide-book available locally.

“There’s a lot of railroad history here,”Dupoise said.

An architect’s rendering of the renovateddepot will be released next week; the Eagle willpublish the image with an update in an up-coming issue.

As Trackside Depot’s contractors wereworking on replacing wood and foundation

segments, news was made public of a possibleextension of Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Expressfrom Rutland to Burlington with a stop in Mid-dlebury. It is unlikely Amtrak will use the 1891depot, but rumors about the demise of pas-senger trains appears to be premature.

ArtifactsFrom page 1

After a state archeologist examined the stonetools, work on the waste water project was halt-ed. A full blown archaeological dig is now un-derway at the park.

“The University of Vermont Consulting Ar-chaeology Program is excavating portions of aNative American campsite on weekdaysthrough Aug. 20,” according to Rochelle Skin-ner, parks manager. “This work represents thefirst systematic excavation of this well know,but poorly understood site, and is being carriedout in advance of much needed park facility up-grades.”

Jamaica State Park, comprising 772 acres, wasfirst opened to the public in 1969. Pre-park vis-itors to the site reported finding artifacts overthe years, but nothing as significant as lastmonth’s discovery was ever made public.

Similar paleo-Indian artifacts were found inRutland Town near Post Road earlier this sum-mer, across from Thomas Dairy. The 16 arrow-heads unearthed were dated between 7,000 and5,000 B.C. and probably aren’t as old as the statepark artifacts. The Rutland County artifactswere uncovered during a routine Vermont Divi-sion for Historic Preservation dig in preparationfor a future development site.

“Beneath Jamaica State Park lie the remains ofnumerous ancient Native American camp sitesdating back at least 6,000 years,” said Skinner.

Skinner said the public is encouraged to visitthe dig while it is underway, ask questions, helpwash newly discovered artifacts and learn aboutthe park's Native American history.


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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 11 am *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, 141 Mulcahy Drive, 247-LIFE (5433), Sunday worship 9am & 10:45am, www.lifebridgevt.com, LifeGroups meet weekly (call for times & locations)

BRIDPORT BRIDPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Middle Rd., Bridport, VT. Pastor Tim Franklin, 758-2227. Sunday worship services at 8:30am and 10:15am with nursery care provided. Children’s ministries include Sprouts for children age 3-Kindergarten and WOW for grades 1-6, during the 10:15am service.

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 5:15pm, & Sunday 9am

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

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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. http://www.gbgm-umc.org/ nferrisburgumc/

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

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 mass 11am, 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 [email protected]; 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 - Sunday school 9:45am, Sunday worship service 8:30am, 10:45am and 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 5pm, Sunday 8:30am, 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 - Worship and Sunday School 10am. Daniel Wright, Pastor. 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

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ELECTRICAL STORM — Lightning strikes a distant line oftrees making it appear it is striking the road sign in the fore-ground. Several powerful thunderstorms over the past twoweeks have pounded Addison County with heavy rainfall andhigh winds. A tropical-like storm July 27 dumped two inchesof rain in the Middlebury area in a matter of minutes.

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Mental Health OversightCommittee to Hold Hearing

A public hearing, the third in a series of four run by theLegislative Mental Health Oversight Committee, is sched-uled for Thursday, August 19, 9:30 AM - Noon, at Howard-Center Child, Youth & Family Services building at 1138 PineStreet, Burlington.

According to Rep. Michael Fisher who chairs the Com-mittee, the purpose is to learn about mental health and sub-stance abuse services offered in Chittenden County from thecommunity perspective. “We hope these hearings will shinea light on innovations and initiatives in Chittenden Countythat are proving successful, and where we are falling shortin addressing the needs,” Fisher said.

HowardCenter serves Vermont’s most populous and ur-ban communities. Bob Bick, HowardCenter Director of Men-tal Health & Substance Abuse Services, stated, “We are en-couraged that the Oversight Committee is taking time dur-ing the summer to understand the complex challenges weand other agencies address and the needs that continue todemand the attention of our community.”

During the August 19 hearing, the Committee will hearfrom representatives from HowardCenter, Fletcher AllenHealth Care, the business community, civic organizations,police departments, and from the Department of MentalHealth.

Hearings have been held this summer in Brattleboro andRutland. The final hearing in the series is planned for St.Johnsbury in September.

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CROWN POINT — Micheala Martin sat in an endless lineof rush hour traffic last week, nervously drumming her fin-gers on the steering wheel.

The Crown Point ferry — her ride home — was nowherein sight.

“This is ridiculous,” she said after stepping out of her carto talk about her daily commute. “I am half an hour latepicking up my little girl at day care.”

Martin, who lives in Bristol and travels to and from workin Plattsburgh, said she routinely waits an hour or more tocross the lake where the Lake Champlain Bridge once stood.

Summer traffic has compounded the holdup, she said.Work has begun to replace the bridge and a new crossing

is expected to be open in about a year — but for commuterslike Martin, that can’t come soon enough.

“It is impossible to plan or stick to a work schedule,” shesaid, leaning against her car. “One day you zip right across,the next you wait an hour and a half.”

A few minutes later, the line moved a few hundred yards,transforming again to a parking lot for another 15 minutesas the two ferries crossed paths from one side to the other.

Crown Point supervisor Bethany Kosmider said she em-pathizes with motorists, and said she has fielded a numberof calls from commuters upset at the wait in Crown Point

and Chimney Point, Vt.“I know it is frustrating,” she said. “What I am hearing is

that it wasn’t that bad until summer hit. Now the wait canbe substantial, especially during rush hour.”

Lake Champlain Transit currently operates two ferries atthe site of the former bridge, but there are slips built to ac-commodate up to four.

Kosmider said she plans to ask LCT officials about addinga third ferry — at least during peak traffic times like 7 to 9a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.

“I’m not sure what the answer will be,” she admitted. “Idon’t know about the feasibility of running another ferry inthe canal. It is pretty congested now with two.”

LCT manager Margaret Murphy agreed putting a third fer-ry in the rotation would only create gridlock. The companyalso does not have another ferry available at this time.

“Three boats there would be on top of each other,” shesaid. “I think they would be forced to travel down or up thelake to stay out of the way of one another.”

That scenario would also likely impact other boat traffic,she added.

Murphy said the last two weeks in July and first two inAugust are traditionally the busiest time of year for the fer-ry service.

She anticipates the problem to lessen in the fall.“It will die down in September,” she said. “In the mean-

time, we work as efficiently as we can.”

The ferry service between Crown Point and ChimneyPoint, Vt. is a 24-hour service. There is no charge at the cross-ing, as the service is subsidized by the two states.

While Martin said she appreciates not having to pay tocross, she said she is forced to at times when trying to makea tight schedule.

“It certainly is easier to stick to a schedule when I cross inCharlotte,” she said. “But, at $18 for a round trip, it gets ex-pensive.”

“I wouldn’t be able to do it every day,” she added.

Pictured above is the reflection in a sideview mirror of a line ofcars waiting to board the the Lake Champlain ferry that transportsmotorists between Crown Point, NY and Chimney Point, Vt.

Photo by John Gereau

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By Frederick Pockette

New Hampshire’s seniors all star football team jumpedout to a quick 20-0 advatage, survived a Vermont attemptedcomeback, and hung on to claim a 34-20 win the 57th ShrineMaple Sugar Bowl, played in Essex at MacLeay-Royce Field,on Saturday, August 7th. The win was the tenth straight forNew Hampshire, and they now hold a commanding 42-13-2lead in the annual series..

It didn’t take long for New Hampshire to get on the score-board. Connor Lyons picked off Vermont quarterback Kee-gan Corbett’s (Mount Anthony) 2nd pass attempt of thegame and returned it ninety yards for a new Shrine gamerecord and a 7-0 New Hampshire lead. It became 14-0 whenQuarterback Dylan Brodeur completed a 47 yard touchdownpass to Ryan Simpson. Then when Derek Furey ran in atouchdown from 13 yards out to make it 20-0 things lookedbleak for Vermont, but they weren’t done yet.

Vermont got on the board midway through the secondquarter when Burlington’s Cooper Wile scored from fouryards out. Then with just 22 seconds left in the half Essex’sPat Nee caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Spaulding’sZach Dessureau. Just like that it was 20-14 and it looked likethe Green Mountain Boys would hold all the momentum atthe half, but things change quickly in football.

New Hampshire took that momentum right back when

they took the ensuing kickoff and using three different ballcarriers (Zach Kelleher, Jake Cavanaugh and Lyons) re-turned it 88 yards to put New Hampshire up at the break 27-14. They quickly increased that lead to 34-14 when TannerBaillargeon ran in a touchdown from 18 yards out. Vermontwould score once more with just four minutes left in thegame when Corbett connected Brandon Boyce (Springfield)down the sideline for a 46-yard touchdown catch.

But that would be it. New Hampshire and Vermont uti-lized different offensive modes in this one. New Hampshirepounded the ball on the ground all day, while Vermont uti-lized an arial attack.

Of their 347 total yards, New Hampshire used seven play-ers to carry the ball 47 times for 300 yards. The other 47 yardscame from their lone completion of the day. Brodeur com-pleted 1 of 3 pass attempts for 47 yards and a touchdown.

Vermont’s quarterbacks were much busier. Dessureaucompleted 17 of 30 for 190 yards and a touchdown, whileCorbett connected on 10 of 23 pass attempts for 121 yards,one touchdown and three interceptions.

Vermont relied on its no-huddle spread attack orchestrat-ed by The Green Mountain State chalked up 311 of its 392yards of offense through the air. Windsor ’s Gavin Callahanturned in a star defensive performance with a pair of inter-ceptions.

Saint Johnsbury State ChampsSaint Johnsbury came from behind in both the series and in

the final game to claim the Vermont State 10 and 11 year littleleague championship. After dropping the first game in the bestof three series Saint Johnsbury took the second game 13-5 on Fri-day, August 6th to force the third game. Saint Johnsbury againwon this one (August 7th at Saint Johnsbury) despite falling be-hind early.

Middlebury scored six runs in the first inning and held a sol-id 6-0 lead after one. But by the end of the second that lead haddropped to 9-7, and by the end of the tgird inning Saint Johns-bury lead 13 - 9, and went onto score six more runs in the fourthto claim a four inning, 19-9 mercy rule win. Ian Clough, AaronMorrison and Garrett Brown led Saint Johnsbury’s offense withtwo hits apiece, while Clough was also the winning pitcher. Sted-dy Amory suffered the loss for Middlebury, but lead them of-fensively with a pair of hits.

Ice Storm Improve to 4-1The Vermont Ice Storm improved to 4-1 in the semi-profes-

sional Empire Football League with a 20-10 win over the Platts-burgh North Stars on Saturday, August 7th. Vermont quarter-back Brad Ruderman passed for 129 yards including a pair oftouchdown passes. One to Ray Herschenhorn and Rob Joynabbed the second late in the game. Running back AkeemWilliams led the rushing attack. Williams carried the ball fivetimes for 75 yards, including a six-yard go ahead touchdown runin the fourth quarter.

New Hampshire defeats Vermont, 34-20

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