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Really, the water isn’t too bad

by Joseph Gresser

NEWPORT — The first council meeting afterNewport’s annual meeting usually begins with adrowsy run of reappointments to a wide variety ofcity offices. That pattern was broken Mondaywhen Alderman Steven Vincent passed over theincumbent, Alderman John Wilson, to nominateAlderman Neil Morrissette as president of thecouncil.

Alderman Jacques Roberge seconded thenomination, and Mr. Wilson was effectivelyremoved from the position, which he’s held sincePaul Monette was elected Mayor in 2009.

City council president is largely an honorarytitle except when the mayor is absent, and thepresident takes over running the meeting.

Mr. Monette rarely misses meetings, and themost recent time Mr. Wilson took the gavel was ata February meeting when the Newport CitySchool Board appeared before the council to sharedetails about the budget for Newport CityElementary School.

The board cut Mr. Monette’s technical servicesjob at the school, and he left the council table to

Newport City Council

Wilson passedover for councilpresident

(Continued on page twenty-four.)

by Tena Starr

HOLLAND — The school boardhere plans to hold a public meetingon Monday, March 14, at 6 p.m.Board members hope that Holland’svoters will tell them how to moveforward in the wake of last week’sbudget defeat, or at least why theyvoted the way they did.

The budget, which is voted on byAustralian ballot, was rejected 94-79 despite the fact that it had beencut by about $80,000 from theprevious year.

At the same time, Hollandvoters approved their share of theNorth Country Union High Schooland junior high school budgets.

The town school budget wasdown for the second year in a row,but because of the number ofstudents at the high school and thejunior high, the education tax rate

was up.“In my mind, we’ve done a lot of

work to keep this town schoolbudget under control, and I justdon’t know,” said school directorLincoln Petell on Tuesday.

He said he had heard nocomplaints so he was a bit shockedby the rejection of the budget, whichwas about $963,000 compared tolast year’s $1.02-million.

“If people aren’t bitching, youknow you’re doing something right,”Mr. Petell said. “Not to hear anycomplaints and have it voted downwas kind of shocking.”

Last year’s budget was downnearly 8 percent from the previousyear’s, and it passed 57-45.

But in 2014, the $1.1-millionschool budget was turned down onTown Meeting Day 53-51.

It’s possible this year’s very bigvoter turnout had something to dowith the outcome, Mr. Petell said.It could be that a lot of peopleshowed up to vote in thePresidential Primary and were notinformed about the budget.

In Holland

Meeting set to discussfailed school budget

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Janet Manning of Fredericksburg, Maryland, (left) and Charlotte Brynn of Stowe hit the halfway mark in their heatof the 50-yard freestyle competition at the Memphremagog Winter Swim Saturday. Participants from around thecountry and foreign parts jumped through a hole in the lake’s ice and swam laps in the exposed water, whichwas chilly, but still warmer than the 28-degree temperature of the air. While less well attended than the inauguralrunning of the event last year, the races, run by Kingdom Games, attracted a good number of participants andmany volunteers. Photo by Joseph Gresser

VOLUME 43, NUMBER 10 MARCH 9, 2016 ONE DOLLAR

by Joseph GresserBARTON — Barton Village is a

little bit bigger than it was beforeits annual meeting Tuesday night.By a vote of 23 to 1 residents votedto incorporate a small piece of landnear the intersection of Route 16and the Roaring Brook Road intothe village.

The adjustment to the villagecharter was decided by Australianballot and must still be ratified bythe Legislature before it becomesfinal, but it is one of the final stepsbefore the old Roaring Brook Roadbridge is replaced with a new span.

Voters also elected Cathy Swain,a new resident of the village, to fillthe seat vacated by Trustee RyanLonge. Mr. Longe, who served asboard chair, decided not to seekanother term.

Ms. Swain offered her servicesto the village, explaining that shehas a financial background thatmight prove useful to Barton.

The usefulness of havingsomeone with a financialbackground could be seen in theannual report, which contained tenpages noting “deficiencies in

internal control and otherrecommendations.” Each describeda problem that might have exposedthe village to financial peril andsuggested ways to correct thesituation.

At the end of each section thereport detailed how the trusteesdealt with the situation.

The report came about after thevillage found itself in trouble partlydue to poor management of grantfunds meant for the upgrade of amajor power line.

While none of the money wasmisappropriated, some of it wasused for purposes other than theproject, auditors found. Thetrustees have been attempting todeal with the aftermath of thoseproblems for the past couple ofyears.

As part of the attempt tostraighten out the village’s finances,trustees are asking permission fromvillage residents to convert short-term loans to long-term bonds.

About $200,000 of the moneywas used to pay for a fish ladder atthe village’s hydroelectric dam,

Barton Village annual meeting

Village gets bigger,new trustee elected

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Jason Sicard of AJM Development, Inc., said this week that there is not yet a plan for the former One Stop Mini-Mart property in Barton, which AJM Development bought from Daniel and James Roy in June of last year. Themini-mart, at the southern edge of town, has been closed for quite some time. It is adjacent to the J.P. Sicardoffices. According to town records, the building, which was in the process of being renovated before it closed,sold for $200,000. Photo by Tena Starr

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MORGAN — At Town Meeting here on March1, Bob Kern noted that, in the Town Report, itappeared that the town had spent about $100,000more than it had taken in for its general fund.

“I don’t know how you have a budget that isn’tbalanced,” he said.

In fact, Morgan’s budget is balanced,Selectman Larry Labor explained this week.

There was never a discrepancy, Mr. Laborsaid. There was simply a question that has sincebeen answered to everyone’s satisfaction.

The Town Report says that Morgan’s generalfund revenue between July 1, 2014, and June 30,2015, was $2,851,651. However, it goes on to list

general fund expenditures, which add up to$2,956,029.

The select board was not able to answer Mr.Kern’s questions at Town Meeting but held aspecial meeting Monday.

“We brought in a CPA firm and did a downand dirty, quick audit,” Mr. Labor said Tuesday.“He said, you had unspent money from the close ofthe previous year, and that gave us enough to paythe overage of $105,000.”

Mr. Kern is former North Country SupervisoryUnion superintendent and is familiar with budgetsmuch bigger than the town of Morgan’s.

However, school and town budgeting are quite

different, Mr. Labor said. Towns have unknowns such as delinquent tax

collections, he noted. For instance, one year$68,000 might come in from delinquent taxes;another year that number could be $107,000.

Nearly all towns have residuals, meaningmoney left over, at the end of the year, Mr. Labornoted. Hopefully, it’s enough to cover unexpectedexpenses.

Occasionally, it isn’t, which is why there’s aroutine item on the Warning at Town Meetingasking voters if they want to give the select boardthe power to borrow money if necessary.

Members of the Irasburg PlanningCommission are distributing copies of acomprehensive survey. The survey asks for theviews of Irasburg citizens as input into theIrasburg Town Plan, which the commission iscurrently developing.

“The first copies of the survey were availableat Town Meeting,” said Irasburg PlanningCommission Chair Robin Kay. “We are hoping tohear from every citizen of Irasburg to learn whatthey think about issues that will determine ourtown’s future. The more people we hear from, thebetter our new town plan will serve Irasburg’sneeds.”

Surveys will be available throughout themonth of March at various locations in Irasburg:Ray’s Market, Bob’s Quick-Stop, the Leach PublicLibrary, the Irasburg Village School, and theIrasburg Town Clerk’s office. Completed surveyscan be returned to the town clerk’s office at P.O.Box 51, Irasburg, Vermont 05845. They can alsobe dropped off at the Irasburg Village School or atthe book return slot at the Leach Public Library. 

Surveys can also be completed online atsurveymonkey.com/r/PT5WYF3.

The survey asks for Irasburg citizens’ views on

the future direction of business and commercialdevelopment, housing, energy development,environmental protection, and historicpreservation, as well as on Irasburg’s generalcharacter and the quality of community services.

Irasburg is one of only a handful of towns inVermont without an existing town plan.

“A town plan is a critical tool in allowing atown to determine its own future,” said planningcommissioner Lori Royer. “Without an approvedtown plan, we are very vulnerable. We have noofficial way to communicate to state government,developers, and others what is important toIrasburg citizens.”

In October, Irasburg citizens voted 274 to 9 tooppose the use of any of the town’s ridgelines fordevelopment of industrial wind projects. At thesame time, more than 400 voters petitioned theIrasburg Select Board to develop a town plan thatprotects all of Irasburg’s ridgelines fromindustrial development.

“Our vote in October was decisive indemonstrating the views of Irasburg citizens inrejecting industrial wind development,” saidplanning commissioner Michael Sanville.“However, it was a non-binding vote as far as the

state Public Service Board is concerned. Now it’sup to the town plan to make those views official.”

Several Irasburg citizens have expressedconcern that developing a town plan might meanthe adoption of zoning regulations, said planningcommissioner Judith Jackson.

“There won’t be any zoning in Irasburg’s townplan,” Ms. Jackson said. “In the tradition ofYankee independence, Irasburg has not elected toadopt any land use regulations. The plan will notprescribe development standards for propertieslocated in town. The plan will be a guide thatrecommends a vision for future land uses. It willprovide an opportunity to broadly characterizethe types and scales of development appropriatein different areas of town.”

The Planning Commission hopes to havesurvey results in hand by the end of March. Thecommission’s timeline calls for submitting a planfor public review and comment by the fall of 2016.— from the Irasburg Planning Commission.

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Dear Newport City voters,When Richard Baraw and I stepped down from

the city council last year, we hoped to allow newcouncil people with fresh and positive ideas to helpguide Newport into the future. In my letter to theeditors of the three local newspapers, I said that weneeded people who would work for you, the citizensof Newport. I went on to state that “personalagendas have no place in Newport City government.”

On several occasions, personal agendas havebeen very obvious and never more so than onMonday, March 7, when John Wilson, who hasserved tirelessly as council president for over sixyears, was snubbed by the nomination and 60percent approval of Neil Morrissette (the NewportDaily Express’ person of the year).

At this point, I have to mention that a week agoa scenario came to light that would cut out Mr.Wilson. Then, during the weekend of the fifth andsixth, a second scenario was offered because of thepossible failure of the first. This second one is theone that was chosen by certain council members.By the way, did I make it clear that this wasBEFORE the meeting of the seventh? So guesswhat that means. You got it. A decision of citybusiness made prior to the meeting.

Under “old business” I asked the city councilwhy tradition and council protocol weren’t followedby not re-nominating Mr. Wilson. Both Mr. Vincentand Mr. Roberge stated that it is not council protocolto have the senior member be council president.

That’s funny. I believe it has been for the past

dozen years or so. I guess that’s just one morepersonal agenda change for the council. The veryleast and honorable move should have been to askMr. Wilson if he was interested in continuing theduties of council president (of which there are many)and take it from there. That courtesy was not evenentertained. Instead, a back room deal was struck.

No question. It was planned prior to themeeting even to the point where Mr. Morrissettewas approached days before Monday’s meeting andhe said that he wasn’t going to go along with thescheme. Oops! I guess he forgot his promise.

With this action, the bar has been set to an all-time record — in the wrong direction.

Denis A. ChenetteFormer Newport City alderman

To the editor:Many Vermont communities are struggling to

address the problems associated with underagedrinking. In 2013, Vermont had the highestranking in the nation for underage drinking,according to the National Survey on Drug Use andHealth (NSDUH). In the Newport area, the 2013Youth Risk Behavior survey reports students atNorth Country Union High School have rates ofunderage past-month alcohol use 9 percent higherthan the average for all Vermont students.

Underage drinking is a complex issue. It isone of a range of risky behaviors that can impactan individual’s short-term and long-term health.The related problems include alcohol-related carcrashes and other accidents such as burns, fallsand drowning; physical and sexual assault;

physical illness such as hangovers; use of otherdrugs; and changes in normal brain developmentthat can have lifelong impacts.

Many communities in Vermont prevent youthdrinking by limiting public access with opencontainer laws. Towns having policies that don’tallow drinking in any outdoor public places or ontown property, without a permit, includeMorrisville, St. Johnsbury, Lyndon, Bellows Falls,Middlebury, Brattleboro, Ludlow, Brandon, andNorwich. Permits are granted to individuals andorganizations for events, such as softball games orholiday festivities.

A few communities, including Burlington andNewport, allow open containers in town or city ownedrecreational areas, during most daylight hours.

Policy change can be an effective approach asit has a short-term and a long-term impact. Inthe short term, it can provoke a conversationabout what are the real causes of underagedrinking. In the long-term, even small changescould have a big impact on the perceptions around“norms” of using alcohol, and eventually lesseningrates of alcohol use and abuse among youth.   

Other strategies to reduce underage drinkinginclude increasing alcohol taxes; reducing thenumber of retail stores selling alcohol; schoolprograms such as DARE; policies holding retailersliable for damages caused by intoxicatedcustomers; and law enforcement approaches suchas “shoulder-tap” programs.

There is another alternative for communities,which is to do nothing to reduce rates of underagedrinking. The impact of doing nothing is asdifficult to measure as the impact ofimplementation of reduction policies and strategies.

But we know, from NSDUH, nearly 88,000people die annually from alcohol-related causes,and in 2013 that alcohol-impaired drivingfatalities caused 10,076 deaths. Economically,problems related to the misuse of alcohol in 2013cost the United States $223.5-billion, through lostproductivity in the workplace, health careexpenses, and law enforcement and criminaljustice system costs.

As United Nations Secretary General KofiAnnan reminds us: “There is no trust more sacredthan the one the world holds with children. Thereis no duty more important than ensuring that

their rights are respected, that their welfare isprotected, that their lives are free from fear andwant and that they grow up in peace.”

The welfare of our children is a sacred trustthat is held by everyone, all the world. Smallcommunities have the power to shape the socialenvironment through the purposeful use of localpolicies and other strategies. And in willingnessto reshape our community, the benefits remain inthe community. In the words of nineteenthcentury New England philosopher Ralph WaldoEmerson: “It is one of the beautifulcompensations of life that no man can sincerelytry to help another without helping himself.”

Sincerely,Lesley Becker

HealthWorks Coalition CoordinatorNewport

Former alderman says he’d hoped for new council people with fresh and positive ideas

Policy change can be an effective approach to reducing underage drinking

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Letter to the editorAn invitation:

Greetings! As many know, andwill see from a raffle being publicizedaround the Kingdom, I have beenworking to raise money andawareness for a school for orphanedchildren in Uganda. Area businesseshave graciously contributed goodsand services to support this effort,and I ask you to thank them inreturn for their goodwill.

Some 200 children (mostly girls)began school for the first timeFebruary 22. Pictures and detailsare posted on Facebook at “ChildrenIn Need Uganda.” Our goal is toassist the community there to createa modest agricultural venture, whichgrows and grinds grains for localsale, which will eventually be usedto financially support the school. Ifsuccessful, we will set out to repeatthe model in another communitythere. In order to maintain oursupport for these children, we mustcreate sustained giving.

That opens the door to anothergreat opportunity. The St. John ofthe Cross Church in East Albany,once a vibrant center of celebrationand community assistance, hasdeclined over the decades to thepoint that Trinity Parish recentlyopened the possibility of selling itfor private use. Father TimothyNaples, as pastor, has told hiscongregations that the buildingcould be maintained if it was usedfor a good cause.

With your help, we can restorethe church building and create asustained source of contributions forthe Ugandan school. We must worktogether to help one another, giveback to our community, and providefor those in need.

I will be giving my first-eversermon at this beautiful church, onSunday, March 13, at 1 p.m., in aspecial service co-hosted by theMost Holy Trinity Parish Churchesand my own church of many years,New Hope Bible Church (of Irasburgand Brownington). Scripturecommands us to help those in need,wherever we find them.

A collection will be undertakenat which gifts can be made either tothe Ugandan mission, or to therestoration of St. John of the CrossChurch and a new body of believers.With strong Christians at my side,

we seek to permanently revive thecommunity support and passionthat once energized that majesticbuilding. Many churches in ourcountry are in decline, but we mustnever forget that true churches arenot buildings. They are groups ofpeople working to help and supportother people.

Many of you know that I neverrefuse to help others where I canprovide it, including advice aboutfarming, or the law, or counselingthrough difficult times. I am anattorney, but I have also beentraining for many years to become acertified biblical counselor, and now Iam applying to seminary to becomeordained. For years I helped peopleto divorce — now I counsel them inways that help them stay together instrengthened relationships, andprotect children. Conventionalpsychology (there are some 250“philosophies”) does not actuallywork very well. For most,medications for depression andanxiety do not help either.Compassion, and concrete ideas forchanged lives and changed thinking,do work for many people who committhemselves to the effort. I do this forfree, wherever and whenever I can.Of course, this is the work of apastor. And before modern scienceand the abandonment of our lives togovernment control, it was theministers who served this and otherimportant community functions. Apastor is a teacher, a preacher, andmost of all a servant.

I wish so much to serve thiscommunity. Our world is collapsing— environmentally, politically,economically, morally. Shall weleave our children with no hope orguidance? Shall we not cometogether to nurture one another asNew England communities oncedid? Of course many of us alreadydo this, but this empty building ofworship — like so many in ourmidst — reflects how much our localcommunity has suffered from thepressures of the modern world.Studies show Americans know theirneighbors less well than ever,especially in packed suburbia,where that neighbor might be just afew dozen feet away.

Vermont, and especially itsNortheast Kingdom, retains those

community affections that havebeen “subdivided” elsewhere. Pleasebring them with you to this March13 event, which itself is an image ofwhat we are determined to achieve.Catholics and Protestants areuniting in worship and unity to givelife to an unused church building,and to raise awareness and fundsfor vulnerable children far away.

Many would say, “Why helpthose abroad when we can helpthose here?” To which I respond:“Why not do both? And if you thinkyour problems are bad, look at whatthese little girls wake up to everyday.”

I go to church to celebrate life,and to help others. I suffer chronicsevere pain, and this providesconstant compassion for those whosuffer illness, injury, death, oremotional trauma. As a lawyer Iworked as a public defender, andregularly as a volunteer for theelderly, the mentally ill, the young(juvenile court), and the poor. As apastor (with a “little p”) I do thesame thing, only now I have faith inGod and the tools provided for thehuman soul, instead of a frustratingreliance on rules of procedure,

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Letter to the editor

bureaucratic court appearances, and inflexiblegovernment laws.

Any farmer will tell you that barnsdeteriorate more rapidly when the livestock havegone. So, too, with church buildings — for achurch is not a building but a place of humancommunity, infused with the Christian virtues offaith, hope, and charity. Please join us to seethese virtues raised up in application — the unityof churches reflected in this service, in anintercontinental unity to bring joy and change tochildren abandoned by their parents’ death orsevere illness.

Allow me here, and on March 13, to invite youto bring your burdens and cares with you, alongwith hope for change, or to bring your desire tohelp others, to share and give to those sufferingin the many ways we see around us. Approachme at any time to heal your marriage, to counselthrough addiction, to communicate with yourparents or children, to “overcome the world.”Many of you do already, and know that I willearnestly try to offer hope and change, creativesolutions, or just plain compassion. A churchbody also finds and delivers firewood, or repairs aroof, or cooks and delivers meals — these are theworks that are the substance of community. Letus get busy!

Feel free to call me at 673-4852 or e-mail meat (farmerjohnklar@gmail.com). I receive joy

when I help people. It is what I was created todo. And please do come to celebrate community,celebrate the Ugandan school, celebrate therestoration of a historic house of worship, andcelebrate Christianity, the only faith that offers

grace — acceptance by a loving God no matterwhat we have done ill, and never because of anygood we have done.

Most sincerely,John KlarIrasburg

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Two students from Orleans County will travelto the Barre Opera House on March 9 to competein the 2016 Vermont Poetry Out Loud StateCompetition. Abigail Barker of Lake RegionUnion High School and Courtney Bernier ofNorth Country Union High School will meetstudents from other Vermont high schools to viefor the state championship in the national poetryrecitation competition. The state winner willcompete in the national competition inWashington, D.C., in May.

These students are already champions,having won their individual high school’scompetition and thus a spot in the statecompetition.

The students competing in this year’s PoetryOut Loud State Competition represent 36Vermont high schools. More than 5,400 Vermonthigh school students participated in classroomcontests and winners proceeded to schoolcompetitions. School champions will recite at thesemifinals in Barre. From there, ten studentswill be selected to compete in the finals on March17 at Vermont PBS in Colchester. The winner ofthe Vermont State Competition then goes to theNational Finals in Washington, D.C., where he orshe will compete against champions from everystate in the country.

The Poetry Out Loud program was created bythe National Endowment for the Arts and thePoetry Foundation, and is administered statewideby the Vermont Arts Council. Now in its eleventhyear, Poetry Out Loud has inspired hundreds ofthousands of American high school students todiscover and commit to memory classic andcontemporary poetry. 

To learn more, contact Erika Lowe, educationprograms manager, atelowe@vermontartscouncil.org or (802) 828.3778.— from the Vermont Arts Council.

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by Senator Patrick Leahy

One constant through our history is ourindependent streak. We also have always prizedour privacy. We held out for the Bill of Rightsbefore joining the Union.

We value our quality of life, which has led toconflicts with less stringent rules and practices atthe federal level and in other states. Forinstance, we have higher environmentalstandards than other states, but we have had tocope with downwind pollution from other states.We led the way toward marriage equality. Thisdrive to make life better through creativity andhard work has been an element in fosteringVermont’s national leadership on environmentalstandards and clean energy. Ideas born inVermont, and courageous leadership, have alsogreatly benefited the entire nation. 

Instead of looking only inward, Vermont has

notably and effectively engaged the wider worldon key issues affecting us globally, producingleaders and leading movements on such issues asclimate change and landmines and sustainability.

Ethan Allen blockaded the British at a crucialtime, to help us win the Revolutionary War.Vermonters stood out in the battle of Gettysburg.Vermont’s Ralph Flanders was the first in theU.S. Senate to take on Joe McCarthy. Another,Justin Morrill, one of the greatest politicalleaders Vermont has ever produced, partneredwith President Lincoln to create the Land GrantCollege program, which married an abundantfederal resource — public lands — with hisvisionary quest for a strong system of highereducation in our fledgling nation. A Vermonterfiled the very first patent. Vermonters were frontand center in the nuclear freeze movement, inopposing U.S. funding of wars in CentralAmerica, and in producing presidential

candidates like Howard Dean and BernieSanders.

And it was Vermonters who brought to methe idea for the national organic standards andlabeling program, which has helped create amulti-billion-dollar market for Vermont’s and thenation’s farm products.

And though we are among the smalleststates, in the Senate we have the same clout asevery other state. We punch above our weight.We have used our clout to make life better inVermont, and to push back against federal effortsto override stronger Vermont standards on suchissues as environmental quality and food safety.

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Reflections on Vermont’s recent birthday as a state

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Barker, Bernier advance to Barrefor poetry competition

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Late last year the Vermont Agency ofAgriculture, Food, and Markets (VAAFM)released the first draft of its plan to keeppollutants, mostly phosphorus, out of the state’swaters. The plan, which calls for what are knownas required agricultural practices (RAP), wastaken on the road by VAAFM officials whoexplained it to farmers in meetings held aroundthe state.

The rules are being written in accordancewith Act 64, a bill passed in the 2015 session ofthe Legislature. It is part of a larger state effortto respond to water quality problems in LakeChamplain, a portion of which are caused byrunoff from farmlands, according to VAAFM.

Other legislation was passed meant to dealwith other sources of pollution, including thosecoming from sewage treatment plants and runofffrom roads.

Much of the impetus for the state’s actioncame from a fear that if strong measures were notput into place, the federal EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) would step in andimpose much harsher rules on all aspects of thestate.

As part of the rule creation process, farmerswere encouraged to respond to the proposal andmany did, some in detail. The agency postedalmost 500 pages of responses, many of whichwere just cover letters containing much longercomputer documents.

The plan for drafting the new regulationsalways anticipated such comments, and a revisionwas built into the process. The second version ofthe RAPs was released in February, and it islikely to produce more comments.

In some ways the newer version of the planclearly is meant to address some of the initialcomplaints.

The list of definitions that begins thedocument includes a number of terms that wereleft without clarification in the first draft.

Those include such important items ascompost, cover crop, crop and cropland, ditch,discharge, fertilizer, and waste or agriculturalwaste.

The last category includes manure, compost,feed and crop debris among the items that havebeen found to be harmful to the waters of thestate by the Secretary of Agriculture or Secretaryof Natural Resources.

Many farmers, especially smaller farmers,expressed strong objections to an item in the first

draft they said would make it impossible to raisecrops organically. That provision required fieldstacks of manure, which included compost piles,to remain in place for no more than 180 days.

The stacks could also not be put in aparticular spot more than once every four years.

Some of those farmers who responded to theinitial draft said their compost is not finished in180 days. Moving the piles around would requirea great deal of time and equipment, some said.

Others suggested the state rules wouldrequire them to set up eight locations aroundtheir property for stacking manure at varioustimes. That, some said, would be impossible on asmall farm.

That’s because the regulations also set outminimum distances between compost or manurepiles and surface water, ditches, wells, andproperty lines. Those distance regulationsremain in the second draft.

Anyone who earns $2,000 through the sale ofagricultural products or has at least four acres onwhich a set number of animals are being raised,must abide by the new RAPs but is not requiredto submit forms to the state.

Farms with ten acres or more and a largernumber of animals, have to submit forms to thestate every year that certify that the RAPs arebeing followed. The state, if it wishes, can inspectthese certified small farms at any time.

The regulations permit the Secretary ofAgriculture to consider how much effect a farm islikely to have on state waterways when decidinghow often a particular farm ought to be inspected.

Several of the comments sent by farmersobjected to the idea of inspections. Visits from offthe farm could spread disease, the writers said,proposing that VAAFM officials be required tochange clothes between farms and takeprecautions such as sterilizing their vehicle’stires.

Among the farms that are considered certifiedsmall farms are those over ten acres that producevegetables, berries, or fruit, spread manure,compost, or other fertilizers mechanically, and arerequired to abide by the Produce Safety Rule ofthe federal Food Safety Modernization Act.

Perhaps the biggest issue for small farmers isthe requirement establishing buffer areas coveredwith permanent vegetation where fields meetwaterways.

For sloping fields with a grade of 10 percentor more, the original draft regulations required ahundred-foot buffer between the field andabutting water.

One commenter noted that the rule seemed toapply even if the water is at the top of the field.The new draft applies only to “downslope surfacewater.”

Another part of the original draft regulationsproduced a large number of comments. It said“annual croplands subject to flooding fromadjacent surface waters are required to beplanted to cover crops.”

In the first draft cover crop seeds had to bebroadcast by September 15 each year or drilled byOctober 1. Many farmers complained that thedates hardly gave them time to chop corn, orharvest root crops.

Another complaint was the vague descriptionof which fields were covered by the regulation.

In the second draft, farmers need not be donebroadcasting seeds until October 1. They haveuntil October 15 to plant using a seed drill.

The type of field covered by the regulation isnow defined as one that meets the standards ofthe USDA Soil Survey Flooding Frequency Class.

Farmers are also provided a bit of wiggleroom in that the proposed rule calls for planting acover crop “as soil, weather conditions, andgenerally accepted agronomic practices allow.”

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MEETING NOTICE:American Legion Jay Peak Post No. 28 is pleased towelcome members from the American Legion Departmentof Vermont for a Joint Organizational meeting Sunday,March 13, 2016, at 12 p.m. The meeting will follow theS.A.L. breakfast at the Post, 254 Dominion Avenue, NorthTroy. The Department Adjutant will lead a discussion andprovide insight on successful Post operations andrevitalization. All members of Post No. 28 (Legion, Auxiliary,Sons of the American Legion) are invited and encouraged toattend. For more information, contact Gaston P. Bathalon,802-744-2373.

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IRASBURG — Two representatives from theKidder Hill Community Wind project visited theselect board here Monday night to provide anupdate and to ask if the selectmen had any newinformation for them.

Allison Stone and Martha Staskus said theyhave some ideas about how the project couldbenefit the town. One way is through tax dollars,they said, according to a tape of the meeting.

Selectman Brian Sanville wondered just howthe two-turbine project, proposed by DavidBlittersdorf for a hillside on his property onKidder Hill, would benefit Irasburg through taxes.

For one thing, it would be taxed as commercialproperty, they were told. There are wind projectsin both Georgia and Milton, and in those townsthere are payment agreements. Every five yearsthose agreements are given a second look.

Wind projects pay taxes both to the town andstate, one of the women said. And in Milton, thewind project developer pays taxes as well as anadditional amount on top of that, she said.

Irasburg is host to transmission lines and apipeline, one woman said. They were interestedin what kind of taxation arrangements Irasburghas with the owners of those lines.

The two selectmen at the meeting — BrianFecher was absent — said they did not know.

The pair from Kidder Hill Wind said that,with Town Meeting recently over, they wonderedif there was any new information.

Mr. Blittersdorf’s wind project was notdiscussed at Town Meeting, Mr. Sanville said.

“You still want to go through with that projecteven though GMP (Green Mountain Power)doesn’t want any more renewable energy?” heasked.

Actually, they are working with the VermontElectric Cooperative (VEC), which has atransmission line that comes out on Route 58, thewomen said.

Also, they said, it’s possible that Irasburgcould use some of the power from Mr.Blittersdorf’s wind project, possibly through netmetering. Perhaps that’s something the townmight be interested in.

All those things are pieces in the puzzle whenit comes to applying for a permit, they said.

But a big reason why they were there was tofind out what the town wants, they said.

“You realize the town took a vote,” Mr.Sanville said. “You know what the vote was. Sowhat do you think the town wants?”

Irasburg voted 274-9 against Mr. Blittersdorf’sproposal.

That vote was in October, one of the womensaid.

“Maybe the town still doesn’t want it, but wethink there is a lot of misinformation floating

around,” she said. “We wanted to start aconversation with facts, to separate myth fromreality.”

At that point, Mr. Sanville said that he’d justas soon stop the meeting.

But Selectman David Warner said they mightas well let the women finish out theirpresentation.

One of their tasks is to gather as muchinformation as possible and to keep as many doorsopen as possible, the pair told the selectmen.

They also wondered what the board had heardwere the primary reasons for opposition to Mr.Blittersdorf’s proposal to put up the two 499-footwind turbines.

They would be in a “pretty residential area,”said Assistant Town Clerk Priscilla Stebbins.

She said that $40,000 — a number that hasbeen batted around as the possible taxes on theproject — would make little difference to anindividual taxpayer.

“What is that going to save me on my taxbill?” she said. “About four dollars. That’s notgoing to make enough of a dent in my tax bill forme to want to look at them.”

And with the wind projects in Lowell andSheffield, there are already too many windturbines in the area, Ms. Stebbins said. “Spreadthem out.”

She has also heard people express concernabout lower property values if the Kidder Hillwind turbines go up, she said.

Mr. Sanville said a meeting should be warnedwhere the public can come and hear what thedevelopers have to say.

He said the sight of wind turbines does notpersonally bother him. But, he added, he’s notfond of the idea that Mr. Blittersdorf could “comein and start shoving stuff in our face. That’s kindof being bullied. That’s how I look at it.”

Also, people who live, or have lived, near windturbines have complained about noise and said theturbines have made them sick.

If people like them, they probably say theydon’t hear them, Mr. Sanville said. And if theydon’t, they probably say that they do hear them.

He said that his grandson lives down the roadfrom him, and if there’s 1 percent chance of ahealth problem for him, “you’re in for a hell of afight.”

On Tuesday, Mr. Sanville said the visit was asurprise — the board had not been forewarned

that the two women would be coming to the selectboard meeting.

He said it will be up to Mr. Blittersdorf, or hisemployees, to call a date for the presentationMonday night’s visitors said they want to give tothe public.

The $40,000 that was mentioned several timesduring the meeting is not based on anything, justa number that was thrown out there.

VTel Wireless expandsinto Craftsbury

VTel Wireless has just launched its high-speed Internet service in Craftsbury, andexpanded its coverage area in Greensboro.The network boasts download speeds of up to50 Mbps.

VTel Wireless’ speeds allow users tostream and download movies, music, andother media to multiple devices at once. Sincethe signal is transmitted wirelessly from sitesthroughout the state, the service can be usedanywhere within the coverage area at home,work, or on-the-go. In addition, VoLTE (Voiceover LTE) is soon expected to be available,which will enable users to make traditionalcell phone calls. In addition, every user getstwo terabytes of free cloud storage.

The company is able to provide servicethrough partnerships with Sprint andEricsson, as well as an $85-million dollaraward from the American Reinvestment andRecovery Act. At the VTel Wireless ribboncutting ceremony in Hardwick on July 1, 2014,Governor Peter Shumlin said, “We can’t growjobs, and we can’t improve our quality of life,if we’re not connected.”

VTel Wireless is a subsidiary of VermontTelephone Co., Inc., which has been servingVermonters since 1890 and is ranked byOokla.com to be Vermont’s fastest Internetservice provider, due to the high adoption rateof its gigabit fiber offered at the lowest pricein America.

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In Irasburg

Select board updated on Kidder Hill Wind

by Joseph Gresser

NEWPORT — Mayor PaulMonette is willing to consider theidea of instituting smoke-free zonesin Newport, but he wants it donegradually.

“Baby steps, that’s what I keepstressing,” the mayor said Saturdayat a meeting called by NortheastKingdom Learning Services todiscuss the idea of restrictingtobacco use in public areas in thecity.

About 25 people gathered at theGateway Center to discuss thepossibility of banning smoking onsome city streets.

A panel of local residentsprovided reasons for making such achange, and the director ofBurlington’s Church StreetMarketplace was on hand to tellhow that city instituted the policy.

At the end of the day, though,most of those in attendance urgedcaution moving forward to makesure Newport residents wouldaccept the idea.

Some suggested putting up nosmoking signs without enacting anordinance to see how peoplerespond.

The mayor took heart at hearingthat Burlington police have issuedonly five tickets to smokers sincethe rule went into effect in 2014.He was concerned about the burdenthe new regulation might put onpolice, Mr. Monette said.

Panel member Rebecca Ryan ofthe American Lung Association saidno safe level of second-hand smokehas been set. If a ban is put intoplace, it should include electroniccigarettes as well, she added.

Dr. Veronika Jedlovszky, apulmonologist from North CountryHospital, said she would like to seea plan to cut smoking so fewerpreventable cases of lung diseaseshow up at the hospital.

When the ban on smoking inbars was put into effect peoplethought it would never work, Dr.Jedlovszky said.

“What’s the point of going to abar without smoking?” she asked.

Not smoking has become normalsince then, the doctor said.

She talked about being in aEuropean airport recently and beingsurprised to find a large smokinglounge with open doors releasingclouds of smoke in the rest of theterminal. An American would nolonger take such a sight for granted,she said.

Jennifer Leithead, who sat onthe panel as a representative ofNewport mothers, said she doesn’twant the issue to become a fightbetween smokers and non-smokers.

Trisha Ingalls, executive directorof RuralEdge, a community housingorganization, said her nonprofit hasdecided to ban smoking in itsbuildings and on its property.

The primary reason was thehealth of residents and RuralEdgeworkers, she said. RuralEdge hasgotten more involved in providingwellness services to its tenants, andit made little sense to do that andalso permit smoking, Ms. Ingallssaid.

There are other advantages tothe decision, she said. It’s muchless expense to get an apartmentready for a new tenant when theprevious resident didn’t smoke, shesaid.

Matthew Allen, a smoker wholives with his six children at one ofthe RuralEdge properties, said hefully supports the decision.

He said he doesn’t smoke athome, and tries not to indulge hishabit where others can see him.Mr. Allen said he has repeatedlytried to quit, but so far has not beensuccessful.

In addition to community voices,those attending the conference heard someone who helped put a no

smoking policy into place.Ron Redmond, executive

director of Church StreetMarketplace in Burlington,explained how city merchants andcouncil members came to embrace

the idea of closing parts of thedowntown to cigarettes over thecourse of a decade.

When a citizen first brought upthe idea, merchants dismissed it outof hand, Mr. Redmond said.

(Continued on page eleven.)

Ron Redmond shows one of the boxes used to convince Burlington City Councilmembers to support a ban on smoking in the city’s downtown. The boxes, each saidto hold five days’ worth of discarded cigarette butts, were effective in making thepoint, but the ordinance was vetoed by the mayor in 2012. It took a new mayor tosign a ban in 2014. Photo by Joseph Gresser

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In 2007, a city council committee suggested astudy of banning smoking on Church Street. Themerchants responded with a host of objections,including the difficulty of enforcing a ban and thelikelihood that smoking would be pushed ontoside streets. A ban would penalize tourists, themerchants said.

“Why pick on Church Street?” Mr. Redmond saidhis board members asked. “Stop picking on us.”

In 2010 a survey of people who shop onChurch Street showed 68 percent opposed theidea of a ban, Mr. Redmond said.

But, he said, the idea started gaining sometraction. Nevertheless there was some concernabout how it would affect visitors to Church Street.

At the same time, merchants were beginningto favor the idea of branding the city as a healthyplace to visit. They thought banning smokingwould make the point.

“We’re all about the experience,” he declared.

The marketplace organization polled visitorsagain in 2011. They found opposition to asmoking ban had dropped to 54 percent.

A separate survey of Canadian visitors showedthat most would return to shop in Burlington evenwith a ban.

In 2012 the city council voted for anordinance that banned smoking in most of thedowntown from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The time limitswere a reaction to police concerns about enforcingthe ban at bar closing time.

The ordinance allowed outdoor cafés to permitsmoking if signs were posted informing the public.

Marketplace merchants used visual aids topromote the ordinance, including boxes thatrepresented five days’ worth of discardedcigarette butts.

The measure passed, but then-Mayor BobKiss vetoed it, Mr. Redmond said.

A coalition of merchants, council members,and community residents argued for a newversion of the ban that covers only Church

Street and a few nearby side streets. Themeasure, which is in force 24 hours a day, waspassed and has met with very little resistance,Mr. Redmond said.

If a person sees someone smoking, he pointsto one of the numerous signs around the area,and in almost all cases, the smoker stops, he said.

The coalition worked out differences betweengroups with competing ideas before bringing theproposed ban to the council, Mr. Redmond said.

“We got the shouting and screaming out ofthe way,” he said

After a lunch break meeting, participants gottogether to discuss what might be done inNewport. City Council members John Ward andNeil Morrissette joined the mayor in expressingcautious interest in the idea.

Some suggested a citizen’s group to come upwith plans for instituting a ban in the city. Thecouncil members declined to join, but asked to bekept informed about the group’s conversation andideas.

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EAST BURKE — Nonprofit organizationshold fund-raising dinners for a variety of causes,and they tend to follow a pattern. The director ofthe host organization steps to the microphone andwelcomes those who paid to be there.

All understand that their donation will go tosupport a group of people who need help, but whoseexperience is likely different from that of the diners.

That pattern was disrupted somewhat whenTrisha Ingalls, the recently appointed director ofRuralEdge, a nonprofit housing agency, stepped upto the mic at Q Burke Resort on March 3.

After the obligatory thanks to sponsors, Ms.Ingalls moved to what she called “a high-riskintroduction.”

“I’d like to share a few numbers with you,” shesaid. “The first number is 21. That is how old Iwas when I found myself unexpectedly homeless ina big city. The second number is five. That is howmany months I was pregnant.”

The third number, Ms. Ingalls said, was three— how many years she was into her post-secondarystudies.

“That was a hard time,” she said.Ms. Ingalls offered a two-part test to check a

person’s vulnerability to becoming homeless. The factors that contribute to possible

homelessness are being both alive and human.“Everything else is circumstances,” she said.

“Your world can turn upside down in an instant. Itdoesn’t mean you’re a bad person; it means youneed help.”

Ms. Ingalls spoke to a crowd of about 80 at theevent, which was to raise awareness abouthomelessness in the Northeast Kingdom.

She praised the “herculean efforts” that led tothe creation of warming shelters in Newport andSt. Johnsbury, even while acknowledging that theydon’t solve the problem.

“The problem of rural homelessness iscomplex,” Ms. Ingalls said.

Joe Patrissi, the head of Northeast KingdomCommunity Action (NEKCA), celebrated thecreation of the two shelters.

“Thank you for trusting us with your safety,” hesaid to the users of the facilities.

“Next year I hope we can talk about daystations,” Mr. Patrissi said.

People who come out of warming stations in themorning still need a warm place to go during theday, he explained.

While the warming shelters are an importantresource for homeless individuals, “families withchildren don’t do well with warming shelters,” Mr.Patrissi said.

He proposed, as a possible solution, the creation

of single-room occupancy (SRO) establishments.They would be “like boarding houses in olden

days,” Mr. Patrissi said.Such boarding houses are cost effective and

give homeless people the safety of having a roomthat can be locked.

Kathy Metras of NEKCA said in a conversationTuesday that her organization is looking for abuilding that could serve as an SRO. The need fora place where people on fixed incomes can livewhile paying reasonable rent is clear, she said.

Creating one will mean finding a building thatalready has the necessary rooms and public spacesin place, Ms. Metras added. Reconstructing abuilding would be an expensive proposition andthere is not a lot of money around for that purpose.

Ms. Metras said NEKCA and RuralEdge workwell together. If RuralEdge found a property thatis both affordable and well suited for use as aboarding house, Ms. Metras said she is confidentthey would let NEKCA officials know.

NEKCA would then try to come up with moneyto bring such a project to fruition, she said.

Ms. Metras spearheaded NEKCA’s efforts tocreate a warming shelter in Newport. The shelter,located at the Newport United Church on ThirdStreet, has been open since the beginning of theyear and has given shelter to three people so farthis year, she said.

Word on the street is that more people maystart using the shelter once the weather begins towarm, said Ms. Metras. That’s because many ofthose who lack a steady roof over their heads areable to manage by couch surfing.

If someone asks a friend if he can sleep on hisfloor when its 20 degrees below zero outside, thatfriend is not going to say no, she explained. Whenthe weather is warmer it’s easier to turn someoneaway without worrying that person will freeze todeath, said Ms. Metras.

At the dinner both Ms. Metras and Mr. Patrissilauded the Newport City Council for its support forthe warming shelter. Getting the St. Johnsburyshelter’s doors open was much more difficult, theysaid.

The warming shelter is only open between 6:30p.m. and 7 a.m.

Ms. Metras said NEKCA would love to open aday station, but with so few people using thewarming shelter it will be hard to find someonewilling to support such a project, especially whenscarce resources can be used more effectivelyelsewhere.

NEKCA is not without resources, Ms. Metrassaid. For instance, it has two apartments wherefamilies can stay on an emergency basis while morepermanent housing can be arranged, she said.

The most effective argument for shelters wasmade, unsurprisingly, by a man who is homelesshimself. Giving his name only as Nicholas, theman talked about how much better his life has beensince the St. Johnsbury warming shelter opened.

While the shelter can house seven people anight, Nicholas said he knows 20 more people whoneed a place to stay.

He said he got a pedometer as a reward fortaking part in a smoking cessation program. Withit he is able to say with some certainty that hewalks around 17 miles a day on recreation trailsand other byways while he is waiting for theshelter to open again.

He drew a round of applause by telling dinersthat he has been substance free for the past year.

“People from NEKCA make life worth living,”Nicholas said.

Nevertheless, he allowed, “there is only somuch they can do and so much that can be done.”

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The practice of docking a cow’s tail, common inthe dairy industry, has become increasinglycontroversial in recent years. And a bill currentlyin the state Legislature would ban dockingaltogether.

When cows lay down, their tails soak in themuck on the floor. When they get up again andswitch their tail, the muck flies everywhere, ontotheir own backs, around the barn, and onto thefarmer. Tail docking helps keep cows clean.

“Most everybody does it,” said Merle Young Jr.of Young View Farm in West Glover about docking.

He used a tight rubber ring placed on the cow’stail to cut off circulation to the end of the tail, andeventually it simply fell off, he said.

“It keeps them cleaner and it keeps us cleaner,”he said.

But he stopped docking as of January 1.Animal rights groups and consumers are notpleased with the practice. The American VeterinaryMedical Association and other groups have notsupported tail docking since 2007 or 2008, saidDoug DiMento of Agrimark, a dairy cooperative.

Cows use their tails to get rid of the flies thatpester them. Without a long tail, they can’t dothat effectively.

“We have less flies by far in our barn than theydo at Parker Pie,” Mr. Young said, referring to therestaurant across the road from his farm. “Thecows don’t have flies bugging them because they’rein a controlled environment.”

He uses a spray to kill flies and their eggs inthe barn so that his 340 cows aren’t bothered.

“It all depends on what kind of barn you have,”said Paul Lisai of Sweet Rowen Farmstead in WestGlover. “Because our cows are outside I think it’sreally important for them to have tails because offlies.”

According to the American Veterinary MedicalAssociation, there are pros and cons to docking forboth the animal and the farmer.

Docking is thought to reduce the risk ofinfection by eliminating the possibility that aurine-soaked tail could contact the farmer’s skin orface, the study says.

A docked tail won’t come into contact with thecow’s legs or udder, keeping them cleaner in somecases, the study says.

Shorter tails also reduce the incidence of injuryon a dairy farm, the study says. Animals that arelying down leave their tail exposed to trampling orgetting caught in machinery.

However, the study notes that calvesexperienced acute pain from getting their tailsdocked. That pain appeared to be worse the olderthe calf was.

Cows may experience chronic pain after docking,much like a human with an amputated limb mightexperience phantom pains, the study says.

There’s a chance of infection once the tail hasbeen docked, and cows adopt different behavior,like stomping, kicking, skin twitching, head andear moving, running away, and more, to handleirritating flies, the study says.

It says that cows with docked tails can have upto twice the number of flies hovering around theirhindquarters than undocked cows.

Young View Farm is a member of the St.Albans Cooperative Creamery. The cooperativehas a program that pays farmers to stop dockingcows’ tails, which is why Mr. Young stopped thisyear, he said.

The National Milk Producers Federation(NMPF) is made up of dairy cooperatives thataccount for about 80 percent of national dairyproduction, said Mr. DiMento.

The NMPF started a program called FarmersAssuring Responsible Management, or FARM,which develops guidelines for proper animal carebased on research. As of 2017, farmers who docktheir cows’ tails won’t be able to sell their milk, anOctober press release says.

And being part of the FARM program ismandatory in order to be a member of many dairycooperatives, including Agrimark, Mr. DiMentosaid.

California has already passed a law banningsystematic tail docking. The Vermont state Senateis considering a bill that would prohibit taildocking. But the NMPF’s actions could eliminatethe need for a bill.

“What we’re planning on doing is pass asimilar resolution supporting their move andallowing this to happen until 2017, and then itwould be disallowed from that point on, ratherthan doing a whole bill,” said State Senator BobbyStarr of North Troy. “It costs a lot to pass everybill. This way here, we would save on that, plus

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These young musicians willarrive at NCUHS on the morning ofthe March 11 and rehearsethroughout the day with guestconductors. Directing the chorus will

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the resolution would have the same results in theend as the bill.”

According to the FARM website, 90 percent ofnational milk production comes from farms thatparticipate in the FARM program. That meansthat soon, none of those producers will dock cows’tails anymore.

Consumers’ concerns played a big part in theNMPF’s move to ban docking.

“Vermont exports 80 to 85 percent of its milkto southern New England, and if people get upset,it could hurt our milk sales,” Senator Starr said.

“If we don’t do it, our customers are going to doit for us, so why not be proactive?” he said aboutbanning docking. “I think the resolution will be asign of good faith.”

The next practice animal rights groups couldattack is dehorning, Mr. Lisai said.

Farmers get rid of cows’ horns for safetyreasons, he said.

But switching tails can be just as dangeroussince a person could lose an eye from getting a tailin the face, Mr. DiMento said.

Farmers will have to develop new managementpractices to handle the cows’ tails, he said.

One Vermont farm has made protectivegoggles for workers mandatory, Mr. DiMento said.Mr. Young deals with the tails by shaving the hairoff the ends.

Farmers can use tail holders, which hold thetails up if the cows are lying down, but those aren’tvery common in Orleans County, Mr. Lisai said.

contact Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph atnatgagjo@bartonchronicle.com

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Could dehorning be addressed next?(Continued from page thirteen.)

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DERBY LINE — Border Patrol agents andmembers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Policemonitoring border surveillance cameras say theyspotted a trio walking from Canada to Vermonton February 27.

Border Patrol agents watched as the threecrossed the border and got into an automobile,said Border Patrol Agent Trevin Moore in anaffidavit filed in U.S. District Court.

The car was stopped on Interstate 91 headedsouth, and three of its occupants were arrested,he said.

Tamar Toradze, 27, and Levan Arutinov, 25,were charged with conspiracy and smugglingaliens, according to a press release from the officeof the U.S. Attorney for Vermont. One of thepassengers, 48-year-old Mykhaylo Andrushko,had earlier been removed from the U.S. and wascharged with re-entry after removal.

Nino Lempanintze, 33, is being held as amaterial witness.

According to court documents, Ms. Toradzeand Mr. Arutinov were released on conditions,while Mr. Andrushko is being held without bail.

Supervisory Border Patrol Agent ErikLavallee and agent Christopher Boatwright wentto a Derby Line farm in response to the alert sentout by the Swanton Border Patrol station.Smugglers, especially Georgian nationals, oftenuse that route to enter the U.S., said AgentMoore.

Agent Lavallee used night vision equipmentto watch three people walk through the woods.One motioned for the other two to remain hidden.

He walked to Valley Road and flagged down aslow-moving car. When it stopped all three got inand the car headed toward Interstate 91.

Agents Matthew Palma and Clifton Allen sawa car matching the one described by AgentLavallee.

Ms. Toradze was driving and Mr. Arutinovwas in the front passenger seat, Agent Mooresaid. She is a naturalized U.S. citizen originally

from Georgia. Mr. Arutinov is a Georgian citizenand legal permanent resident of the U.S.

Mr. Arutinov had fresh snow on his shoes,clothing, and shoulders, as did Mr. Lempanintzeand Mr. Andrushko, Agent Moore said.

Mr. Andrushko had with him a genuineHungarian passport in the name of Gyorgy Ples,which he used to get from Europe to Canada, theaffidavit says. He waived his Miranda rights anddescribed his journey from Toronto to Derby Line,Agent Moore said.

If convicted, Ms. Toradze and Mr. Arutinovcould be sentenced to as many as ten years inprison and be fined up to $250,000.

Mr. Arutinov could also be deported if he isfound guilty of the charge.

Mr. Andrushko faces a sentence of up to twoyears and a $250,000 fine. He is also likely to besent back to Georgia.

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Newport AreaCommunity Orchestraseason update

The Newport Area Community Orchestra isstill busily preparing for its spring concert to beheld on Sunday, June 5, at 3 p.m., at the UnitedChurch in Newport. Some of the members arealso preparing for the fund-raiser concert to beheld at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Sunday,April 10, at 3 p.m. The First Universalist ParishEnsemble is preparing for its performance of the“Pied Piper of Hamelin” for ensemble andnarrator to be performed at the annual cabinfever service to be held at the First UniversalistParish on Sunday, March 13, at 10 a.m.Preparing for these programs keeps the orchestramembers quite busy along with their regulardaily schedules.

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This tournament is a Rotary communityservice activity that brings young athletes togetherto experience team play and developsportsmanship and character, said RotaryPresident Roger Cartee.

“Our greatest appreciation goes out to thestudent athletes, their coaches, and parents whohave made it possible for the teams to be here,” hesaid.

He also expressed thanks to the 14 officialsand the many businesses that donated to make theevent possible.

In boys A division action, the Irasburg boyswon, and the North Country Union High School 8were runners-up. The girls A division hadBrownington and Glover facing off in three gameswith the Glover girls taking the title; theBrownington girls were runners-up.

Another exciting series took place in the girlsB division competition with the North CountryUnion Junior High School 7 (NC-7) team facingCanaan. The teams were very evenly matchedwith Canaan losing to NC-7 in their third gameand Canaan coming back on the losers bracket towin over NC-7 in their fifth game. In the finalgame, NC-7 took the title with Canaan as runners-up. The stands were full and the energy was high.

In the boys B division, Charleston went towork and stayed in the winners bracketthroughout. Brighton worked hard through thebrackets to face Charleston in the final withCharleston taking the winners title and Brightonthe runners-up.

Girls C division had the Good Shepherd teamface the Derby Sparks in the final game. GoodShepherd took the winners title with Derby Sparksas runners-up. — from the Newport Rotary.

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The Irasburg boys won the boys A division. In the frontrow, from left, are Christian Poutre, Wyatt Gile, LandynLeach, and Glen Cartee. In the back row, from left, arecoach Albert Stebenne, Dillon Stebbins, Reid Snyder,Jacob Young, Connor Lanou, Braydon Leach, AustinLetourneau, and Josh Cole.

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The Brighton boys were the runners-up in the boys Bdivisions. In the front row, from left, are CameronPoutre, Josiah Kocis, Ethan DelaBruere, and JoshKocis. In the back row, from left, are coach Bill Burns,Evan Tremblay, Alex Barnes, Gabe Blake, TreytinGervais, and Nathan Delabruere.

The Charleston Mustangs were the boys B divisionwinners. From left, in the front row, are RichieDavignon, Sterling Choquette, Cooper Brueck, and JoeHoadley. In the back row, from left, are coach JasonBrueck, Connor Davis, Corbin Brueck, Logan Merrill,Shawn Fearino, and Ian Applegate.

The North Country Union Junior High School 8 werethe runners-up of the boys A division. In the front row,from left, are Gage Micknak, Brandon Wells, Brett Roy,Briley Carter, Darion Forbes, and Phillip Quijano. Inthe back row, from left, are coach Adam Hilliker, RyanHilliker, Seth Caswell, Kevin Lantagne, Ty Bluett, andJustin Boyce.

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For more information, call the library at 525-4356. — from the Glover Public Library.

All are invited to enjoy a community lunchevery Thursday at noon at the WestfieldCommunity Center, located at North Hill Roadand School Street. The suggested donation is $4,and the second Thursday of the month is free.

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March 17 — juice, corned beef and cabbage,whole grain bread, cookies, and peaches.

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Strengthening class meets weekly before the mealfrom 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Bingo is played afterlunch. These meals are sponsored by the Troyand Area Lions Club.

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The Brownington girls were the runners-up in the girlsA division. In the front row, from left, are AlexandriaCloutier, Brooke Perkins, Tia Marie Martinez, BrezeeLalime, and Hannah Poginy. In the back row, from left,are coach Marc Roberge, Liris Haney, Faith Kempton,Ebony Cota, Joslyn Hinton, Lily Hoyt, and assistantcoach Suzanne Roberge.

The Glover girls won the girls A division. In the frontrow, from left, are Erica Thaler, Melanie Menard, EmilyRogers, and Alayni Miller. In the back row, from left,are Lily Lockamy, Ella Stevens, Jordyn Ingalls, NatalieRacine, Robin Nelson, and coach Dan Cummings.Missing from the photo is Indria Ingalls.

The Derby Sparks were the runners-up in the girls Cdivision. In the front row, from left, are Allyson Briggs-Dutton, Josie Chitambar, and Madison Alexander. Inthe back row, from left, are coach Scott Jenness, RylieJenness, Hanna Jacobs, Mikayla Cadieux, KiarahDeslandes, and assistant coach Melanie Deslandes.

Good Shepherd won the girls C division. In the frontrow, from left, are Rylie Cadieux, Cadence Gates,Kaylee Weaver, Kaylynn Pinsonneault, and RylieBruzual. In the back row, from left, are coach KristenWeaver, Aliceah Silver, Ozora Rice, Ashley Fox,Madison Wilson, and assistant coach James Haugland.

The Canaan girls were the runners-up of the girls Bdivision. In the front row, from left, are Emily Noyes,Baylee DeWitt, Jessica Tracy, and Amanda Hughes. Inthe back row, from left, are coach Tim Harris, LelahHailey, Morgan Becker, Ayva D’Aeillo, Paige Hughes,and assistant coach Wayne Howe.

The North Country Union Junior High School 7 werethe winners of the girls B division. In the front row,from left, are Riann Fortin, Adrianna Chaput, HaileyPothier, Hannah Amyot, and McKenna Marquis. In theback row, from left, are coach Joshua Fortin, SarahNadeau, Molly Patenaude, Erika Tuller, Jasmine Judd,Ruthie Petzoldt, Julia Baker and coach Jodi Fortin.Missing from the photo is Bailey Arkley.

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by Joseph Gresser

NEWPORT — The man police say stole a catfrom a North Troy home is not competent tostand trial, according to both prosecutors and hislawyer.

Mark A. Frady, 54, appeared in the CriminalDivision of Orleans County Superior Court onMonday for a competency hearing.

Judge Howard VanBenthuysen agreed thatMr. Frady would not be able to assist in his owndefense. A hearing to determine whether heshould be hospitalized will be held within amonth.

Should Mr. Frady’s mental status improvewith treatment, he could be brought to trial. Adefense of insanity would be available to him.

Mr. Frady was arrested on February 2 after aseries of events that started on January 30.That’s the day Daniel Logan called State Police tosay somebody had been in his house, says anaffidavit from Trooper Callie Field.

Victoria Blais, Mr. Logan’s sister, heardsomeone in the house around 10:30 that morning.She was on the phone and thought it was one ofher brother’s friends. Mr. Logan didn’t knowwhat his sister heard and saw until thatafternoon and he didn’t call the police until 5:30p.m.

Ms. Blais realized her mistake when herbedroom door opened and she saw Mr. Frady,who also seemed surprised, the affidavit says.

Mr. Frady apologized and left. Around noon Ms. Blais heard Mr. Frady

talking to her dogs. He called out, “Mason,Mason.” Ms. Blais asked what he was doing, andhe claimed to be caring for a cat named Mason,the affidavit says.

Ms. Blais told him her cat was not namedMason. Mr. Frady seemed confused by that

information. He opened the door to Ms. Blais’house and let out all the dogs, the affidavit says.

She herded the dogs back into the house asMr. Frady watched from his car. He didn’t driveaway until she went back inside, Trooper Fieldsaid.

No one realized Mr. Frady had taken a catnamed Boots from the house until Mr. Logan gothome and watched a surveillance tape, theaffidavit says.

On February 1 Mr. Logan’s mother, ChristinaNelson, called police and told them she had foundMr. Frady sitting in her basement, drinkingcoffee and eating a lollipop, Trooper Field said.

Mr. Logan was dragged 100 feet down hisdriveway as he clung to Mr. Frady’s shirt, theaffidavit says. He let go and jumped into his carfollowing Mr. Frady to Hilliker’s Store in NewportCenter in an attempt to get his license platenumber, Trooper Field said.

As Mr. Logan pulled up alongside his car, Mr.Frady held up a pistol, the affidavit says. Mr.Logan gave up the chase.

The cat is now back home.

Child cruelty charges denied

Last month, Judge VanBenthuysen sentencedMark Moeller, 35, of North Troy to serve a prisonterm of 20 years to life after Mr. Moeller pledguilty to sexual assault on a child.

On February 29, his wife, April L. Moeller,40, of North Tory pled innocent to two charges ofcruelty to a child subjected to sexual conduct.The judge released her on conditions.

According to the affidavit submitted byNewport Detective Jennifer Harlow, who alsoworks with the Orleans County SpecialInvestigations unit, Ms. Moeller learned Mr.Moeller had sexual contact with two young

children. One of the children repeatedly told Ms.Moeller what was happening starting in 2014, butshe took no action, the affidavit says.

Ms. Moeller said she thought she and Mr.Moeller could deal with the problem withoutoutside help, Detective Harlow said.

A mother went to the Orleans County SpecialInvestigations Unit on February 29 and said herteenaged son and 27-year-old Ashley M. Geoffroyof Barton had a sexual relationship over thecourse of several months in late 2015, says anaffidavit from Newport Police Detective JenniferHarlow who works with the special unit.

Ms. Geoffroy pled innocent to a felony chargeof sexual assault on a victim under 16. JudgeVanBenthuysen set bail at $2,500 and sent Ms.Geoffroy to Northern State Correctional Facilitywhen she could not meet that amount.

Escape conviction brings extended sentence

Judge VanBenthuysen added another 18months to the sentence Peter J. Burt, 50, ofNewport is currently serving. Mr. Burt pledguilty to escape from custody while on furlough, afelony.

He had as much as four years left to serve onhis sentence for a fourth conviction of drivingunder the influence (DUI-4) and two charges ofviolating conditions of release, said the affidavitfrom Probation and Parole Officer Charlene Cook.

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The state and James A. Chamberland, 26, ofNewport agreed to a plea deal that will add 15 to36 months to the sentences he is currentlyserving for leaving the scene of an accident andescape from custody.

He pled guilty to a felony charge of negligentdriving while eluding an officer and driving atexcessive speed. The state dismissed a felonycharge of reckless or grossly negligent driving anda charge of driving with a suspended license(DLS).

Newport Patrolman Aaron Lefebvre waswatching the parking lot of Newport’s methadoneclinic on September 15, his affidavit says, and acar with an expired registration was in the lot.

A few minutes later Mr. Chamberlandclimbed behind the wheel of the car. PatrolmanLefebvre had checked and knew his license wasunder suspension.

Mr. Chamberland drove onto Union Streetand headed off at high speed. He turned ontoIndian Point Street, still speeding, withPatrolman Lefebvre’s cruiser, blue lights flashing,in pursuit.

Mr. Chamberland continued to race alongstreets posted at 25 miles an hour, hitting speedsof up to 60 miles an hour. He stopped just shortof Newport City Elementary School.

Suspended sentence for heroin possession

A concerned citizen told police thatChristopher W. Crease, 23, of Essex Junction waseither buying or selling heroin at a Newportapartment, says an affidavit from PatrolmanLefebvre.

On September 21, 2014, Patrolman Lefebvresaid he parked his cruiser where he could watchMr. Crease’s car. He said he watched it pull outof a parking lot and turn onto Main Streetwithout signaling a turn.

When he went to speak with Mr. Crease afterpulling him over for the missed signal, PatrolmanLefebvre smelled marijuana.

Mr. Crease admitted smoking pot sometimes,but denied smoking it while driving. He said hehad no drug paraphernalia on him and allowedPatrolman Lefebvre to search him.

The search turned up a bag containing asmall amount of what appeared to be heroin andthat more drugs were in the car, he said.

Judge Timothy Tomasi granted a searchwarrant for Mr. Crease’s car the next day thatturned up 58 bags of heroin or approximately1,850 milligrams, about nine times the amountneeded for a felony charge.

Mr. Crease pled guilty to a felony charge of

heroin possession and received a suspended one-to-three year sentence.

Justin T. Morales, 24, of Newport pledinnocent to a felony charge of violating an abuseprevention order.

A woman staying at the Newport City Motelcalled Newport Police on February 26 and toldthem Mr. Morales was knocking on her door andtrying to get in, says an affidavit from NewportPatrolman David Jacobs. She told the dispatchera relief from abuse order had been grantedprotecting her from Mr. Morales, said PatrolmanJacobs.

When Patrolmen Jacobs and Jesse Testultwent to the woman’s room they heard sounds as iftwo people were conversing inside, he said. Theofficers knocked and were admitted by thewoman.

They could see a pair of work boots that didnot appear to belong to her and noticed thebathroom door was closed, the affidavit says.

The woman evaded questions and deniedhaving called 911, but eventually gave permissionfor the officers to enter the bathroom. There theyfound Mr. Morales, Patrolman Jacobs said.

Allen Davis, 27, of North Troy was sent to thestate work crew for a four-day stint after he pledguilty to disorderly conduct by fighting.

In his affidavit Patrolman Nicholas Rivers saidhe was sent to a Main Street address to investigatea reported family fight on January 25, 2014.

A man asked police to charge Mr. Davis withassault. Mr. Davis wanted to charge the manwith the same offense.

The two had been working together, but anargument broke out, ending in fisticuffs.

Mr. Davis showed no signs of injuries; theother man had scrapes on his back, and elbow.

Nicole M. Richardson, 29, of North Troy pledguilty to disorderly conduct by fighting andresisting arrest. The state dismissed a charge ofsimple assault on an officer. She was fined $400.

While patrolling the Prouty Beach parking loton July 26, 2014, Newport Sergeant CharlesMoulton spotted a man running behind hiscruiser. The man said a drunken woman was athis campsite and refused to leave.

The man said he and a friend were playing inthe softball tournament and staying at thecampground. They encountered Ms. Richardsonat a bar and brought her back to the campground,but now they wanted her to leave.

Ms. Richardson was in the men’s tent andrefused to leave.

When she finally left the tent, SergeantMoulton said he tried to help steady her byholding her hands. She pulled away, flailing herarms and kicking.

Sergeant Moulton and Patrolman Joshua

Lillis, who had joined him, tried to place Ms.Richardson under arrest, but she continued towave her arms about and kick.

Jay M. Powers, 25, of Irasburg pled guilty tounlawful mischief and DUI. He received asuspended six-to-12-month sentence and wasordered to undergo substance abuse screeningand treatment.

Mr. Powers quarreled with a woman onOctober 31 and took her cell phone and smashedit, said Trooper Robert Helm in an affidavit.

Around 4:45 a.m. on November 15 a citizencalled police to report a car off Interstate 91 inCoventry, said State Police Sergeant AndrewJensen. When he got to the accident Mr. Powerswas seated in the driver’s seat of the car with thekey in the ignition. He said he went off the roadwhile talking on his cell phone.

Crystal G. Denonn, 36, of Derby pled guilty tosimple assault and received a suspended three-to-12-month sentence.

A woman went to the State Police on July 9and said Ms. Denonn punched her at the ClydePond Campground on Crawford Road, saidDeputy Sheriff Tyler Jacobs in his affidavit.

Devin R. Messier, 28, of West Burke pledguilty to simple assault and disorderly conduct byfighting. He was ordered to put in ten days on astate work crew as a penalty for the first offenseand given a suspended sentence of up to 60 daysfor the second.

In his affidavit, Newport Patrolman RoyceLancaster said he was sent to look into a reportedassault on Main Street on August 1, 2014. Hefound the Newport Ambulance already therehelping a man who was down.

Joshua J. Waterman, 30, of Orleans pledguilty to DLS and will spend 15 days on a workcrew.

Deputy Jonathan MacFarlane was patrollingBarton on August 18 when Mr. Waterman’sSubaru, which sported an expired inspectionsticker, caught his eye.

Misdemeanor arraignments

Among those pleading innocent tomisdemeanors were:

Lance L. Sayers, 32, of Island Pond to DLS onJanuary 24 in Irasburg;

Danielle B. Ahlquist, 25, of North Troy toDUI on February 21 in Newport;

Ryan J. Duquette, 38, of Barton toembezzlement of less than $100 on August 11 inNewport; and

Amanda J. Gentley, 39, of Irasburg to DUI onFebruary 17 in Barton.

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Once it goes into operation and performs tothe satisfaction of federal regulators, the electricplant will be certified as producing renewablepower and the village can sell renewable energycredits (REC) to supplement the electricdepartment’s operating income.

Mr. Sicard said he thinks the RECs couldbring in as much as $88,000 a year in newrevenue.

Another $900,000 in short-term borrowingused to keep the electric department operatingwhen it ran short of money will also be convertedto a 25-year loan if voters approve.

Mr. Longe called for votes on both measures,but said they were only advisory. Before the bondvotes are official, there needs to be more publichearings and a secret ballot, he said.

Village resident Ralph Swett expressedconcern about two articles that appeared to put

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The wording of the articles suggested that$65,000 for the water department and $49,000 forthe wastewater system would come from propertytaxes.

Mr. Sicard explained that only a smallamount of money for each department, $8,000and $4,000, respectively, would come fromtaxpayers. The money is to be placed in capitalreserve funds, he said.

Asking taxpayers for restricted money is thebest way to make sure that capital funds cannotbe used for day-to-day expenses, Mr. Sicard said.

Voters approved the two articles as well as arequest for $359,000 for village expenses. Someof the money will be used to pave School Street,Mr. Sicard said.

Last year’s problem was frozen pipes, he said.This year the trustees plan to turn their attentionto the upkeep of storm drains, particularly thoseon Duck Pond Road.

He acknowledged that High Street is in poorshape, but said the village road crew would patchit.

Shelia Martin did not make it to the meeting,but was elected village clerk, village treasurer,and delinquent tax collector. David Snedeker wasalso absent but won re-election as auditor.

The Barton Village Volunteer FireDepartment gained a new chief when Kevin

Tartaglio was elevated to that post. John Nolanwill remain first assistant chief, and DavidBillado will be second assistant.

Mr. Sicard said he hopes to turn his attentionto finding a new water source now that problemswith the electric department’s finances arenearing resolution. Citing the example of Flint,Michigan, Mr. Sicard said changing water sourcesis tricky due to the effect of changes in waterchemistry on pipes and other parts of the system.

He said he hopes that grant money can befound to help explore for new wells.

Father Timothy Naples also brought up thequestion of grant money when discussion turnedto $5,000 to be set aside for grants to help pay forprojects of benefit to the village.

There was some question about whether lastyear’s $5,000 had made it to the grant bankaccount. Mr. Sicard said the village has themoney, but it is difficult to navigate themultitude of separate bank accounts it maintains.

Some of those whose names are on thesignature cards at the bank have left the area,and it has proved difficult to get access to some ofthe accounts, he said.

Nevertheless, once money voted last year andthis is put into the account, there will be $21,000available for grants.

Father Naples said he hopes to apply for$8,000 to complete repairs to the clock in thetower at St. Paul’s Church. The church, he said,will be able to match that grant.

At the end of the meeting, village residentPaul Sicard proposed a resolution of thanks to thetrustees.

“I don’t think any of this is easy,” he said.With their applause his neighbors showed

their agreement.

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BARTON — At a special meeting onSaturday, the Barton Village Trustees offered anewly created position, described as leadaccountant and human resource coordinator, toKatelin Kran, one of the temporary accountantshired by the village in May last year.

Ms. Kran was interviewed in executivesession.

The position replaces that of financecoordinator, a job that was held by DavidOrmiston. Mr. Ormiston was placed on paidleave on December 5 of last year, following apoor six-month performance review. He wasfired last month.

Since Mr. Ormiston went on leave, Ms.Kran has sat in on a number of trustees’meetings.

She was reluctant to comment on the jobitself until she gets the offer in writing and hashad a chance to go over the details, she said.She also declined to be photographed.

“I think it’s premature to talk about it,” shesaid.

She was offered a salary of $47,000,compared to Mr. Ormiston’s salary of $55,000 ayear.

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Along the way, she is expected to developher skills in municipal accounting and humanresources.

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There were seven tables playing at the lastGourmet Bridge Club on February 13 at The EastSide Restaurant in Newport.

Director Faith Olsen listed the top five scores:Sid Prue, 6,750; Sally Newton, 6,640; Pat Hunt,5,300; Lillian Kelley, 5,290; and Jackie Cass,5,250. Of those who have played at least fourtimes, high averages are as follows: Faith Olsen,5,236; John Newton, 4,598; Ms. Newton, 4,590;Candy Moot, 4,453; Jackie Beaulac, 4,354; DonHunt, 4,337; and Ellie Ingram, 4,297.

The next Gourmet Bridge Club game is onMarch 5 with luncheon and cards at The EastSide Restaurant. Mrs. Olsen arranges the tables,and people can let her know if they want to be onthe spare list. If there are enough substitutes,another table of four is arranged.

Some bridge games in the Northeast Kingdomare weekly, some a couple of times a month. A lotof the players go for contract bridge with one

partner or several, while others go for the morecompetitive duplicate games which may or maynot result in master points. The bridge aroundhere varies in format. Anyone interested as towhat’s available may call one of the playersmentioned for further information.

Every Wednesday, Eric McCann organizestwo games at the Goodrich Memorial Library inNewport. The “learners’ group” gathers at 10a.m. with no registration sign-up, no charge, soanyone who’s a beginner or wants to improve hisor her game can just show up. Several from thisgroup have progressed to play in other games.

Also at the library, at 1:30 p.m. onWednesdays, is a duplicate game with threetables. Anyone who would like to be a substitutemay contact Mr. McCann.

On February 3, Marcy Mastin was the winnerfollowed by her husband, Ben. The nextWednesday it was Russell Blais and Mr. McCann.

The Barton club meets on Mondays at 12:30p.m. at the Barton Chambers Apartments underthe direction of Arthur Aiken or Mr. McCann forseveral tables of duplicate bridge. No reservationis necessary, and anyone who shows up without apartner will have someone assigned to play withthem.

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There’s a photo of a mountain lion lying on itsside on the shoulder of a Connecticut parkway.Taillights shine in the distance. A Connecticutstate trooper snapped the picture after a motoristhad struck and killed the animal on a June nightin 2011.Wildlife biologists quickly confirmed that this

mountain lion was the one photographed daysbefore in front of an elementary school inGreenwich, Connecticut, about 40 miles west.(School was canceled.) Within months, DNAevidence revealed that the animal was the sameone seen in the backyard of a retired gamewarden in Lake George, New York, the previousDecember, and tracked in Wisconsin andMinnesota in 2009 and 2010.DNA testing also showed that the mountain

lion came from the Black Hills of South Dakota,the nation’s eastern-most confirmed breedingpopulation. The young male had walked anastonishing 1,500 miles.That, said Vermont Fish and Wildlife fur-

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The Connecticut mountain lion left tracks,scat, fur, and game camera photos in four states.Mountain lions may be stealthy, but they do leavea trace.

Sometimes physical evidence shows thesighting was of some other animal, includingdogs, cats, fishers, coyotes, bears and bobcats.Mountain lion sightings in New Hampshire haveincreased along with the bobcat population, saidMr. Tate.

You might think that it would be easy to tellthe two cat species apart. Mountain lions weigh105 to 140 pounds and can be up to eight feetlong from the nose to the tip of the tail. Bobcatstop out at about 40 pounds (most are much

lighter than that) and are only about three feetlong. Mountain lions have long, heavy tails,while bobcats have stumpy ones. But peoplemistake them all the time.

“I have plenty of bobcat photos from remotecameras where it’s a sideways view of the face,the torso is turned just so, hiding the tail, and itlooks like a mountain lion,” said Susan Morse, anaturalist and educator based in Huntington, whohas studied mountain lions throughout hercareer. “I often use those photos in mypresentations to show how easy it is to confusethings.”

On a research trip to Arizona, where there isa confirmed breeding population, a biologist toldMs. Morse that 90 percent of the mountain lionsightings he receives turn out to be bobcats. “Andthat’s in a place where there is a knownmountain lion population,” she said.

If and when another mountain lion sighting isconfirmed in New England, it will almostcertainly be a male. Male mountain lions travelmuch farther than females to find a territory oftheir own. Ms. Morse says they are looking — orsmelling, really — for a place with females, prey,

and no other males. Males from known westernpopulations have turned up in Minnesota,Missouri, Louisiana, and elsewhere. Ms. Morse isconfident that there are other male mountainlions wandering in the East.

But a breeding population requires females,and Ms. Morse is not optimistic that femalemountain lions will make it into to the East ontheir own, both because they tend not to travel asfar as males, and because of intense huntingpressure.

In Vermont, says Mr. Bernier, “People wantto see them, because they want to believe thatthey live in this rural, wild place.” For now,however, we’ll have to accept that these residentsof the wild West are as rare in our ownneighborhoods as true wilderness.

Madeline Bodine is a writer living in Andover.The illustration for this column was drawn byAdelaide Tyrol. The Outside Story is assignedand edited by Northern Woodlands magazine andsponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of NewHampshire Charitable Foundation:wellborn@nhcf.org.

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The Greensboro Free Library will host achili dinner to raise money for libraryoperations. A potluck dinner will be held atFellowship Hall at the Greensboro UnitedChurch of Christ on Friday, March 11, from 5to 7 p.m.

People of all ages are invited to come takethe chill out of winter by partaking of chili,both regular and vegetarian, coleslaw,cornbread, and cookies. Along with the manyvariations of chili, all the fixings will beserved, from sour cream to onions to cheese.Juice and decaffeinated coffee will round outthe meal. All are welcome to enjoy thefellowship of friends and neighbors on a darkwinter night.

The Willey’s Store in Greensboro hashelped with supplies, food, and volunteers.For diners, the only cost is a donation tosupport the library.

Call the library at 533-2531 for moreinformation or to contribute to the wonderfulfood. — from the Greensboro Free Library.

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avoid an appearance of a conflict. When Mr.Roberge and Mr. Vincent suggested a formalresolution opposing the budget, Mr. Wilsonsuggested such an official statement was outsidethe council’s responsibilities.

Voters went to the polls on March 1 andrejected the elementary school budget.

At Monday’s council meeting, formerAlderman Denis Chenette asked why the councildeparted from protocol in making Mr. Morrissetteits president. Custom calls for the longestserving member of the council to be madepresident, he said.

Mr. Vincent denied that such a customexisted. He was named president in his firstterm on the council, he said. Mr. Roberge saidhis experience was the same.

Mr. Chenette said he was satisfied with theexplanation “for now.”

Council members reappointed Laura Dolginas city manager, Tom Bernier as director of publicworks, Seth DiSanto as police chief, AndrewCappello as director of parks and recreation, andJames LeClair as fire chief.

On a motion by Mr. Vincent, the councildidn’t reappoint William Davies as city attorney.They decided to hold off on making theappointment until other candidates for the postcome forward.

Chief LeClair reported on his search for a

new pumper truck. The older of his department’spumper trucks is no longer reliable and a new oneis needed, he said.

The city is waiting for word on the success ofa grant application that could provide money for anew pumper, he said. In the meantime, hepresented council members with a choice betweentwo used trucks.

The one he favors costs $35,000, an amountthat will be fully refunded if the city buys its newtruck from that supplier, Chief LeClair said.

Mr. Vincent said the city budget is very tightand wondered where the money might come from.He jokingly asked Mr. Bernier if he would like tocontribute his equipment fund to help out,

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If he did, the new pumper would have to beequipped with a plow, Mr. Bernier replied indeclining to part with some of his budget.

Money for the new pumper would come fromthe current year’s budget, said Mr. Monette. Inprevious years former City Manager John Wardand City Treasurer James Johnson often wereable to find money for emergency needs, he said.

With that assurance the council voted to buythe new pumper.

“Do your magic,” Mr. Vincent told Mr.Johnson and Ms. Dolgin.

During the time allotted for public comment,Newport resident Anne Chiarello asked about theNewport City Renaissance Corporation (NCRC).An unsuccessful candidate for the position of

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If that’s the case, what is NCRC going to dowith the $25,000 appropriated for its use? Ms.Chiarello asked. With no employees theorganization only needs a post office box, aTracFone, and storage space for its documents,she said.

That should cost around $1,000, Ms. Chiarellosaid.

She also questioned the recent appointment ofMs. Dolgin to a seat on the NCRC board. Havinga duty to an organization that receives funds fromthe city might present at least the appearance ofa conflict of interest, Ms. Chiarello said.

Ms. Dolgin disagreed. She said hermembership on the board will provide a conduitfor information from NCRC to quickly reach thecouncil.

Mr. Morrissette said some of Ms. Chiarello’sconcerns have already been addressed. NCRChas accepted an offer of office space in theVermont North Country Chamber of Commercebuilding on the Causeway, he said.

In other business, Mr. Monette presented theresults of a survey conducted by the council todetermine voters’ attitudes toward the renovationof Gardner Park.

Between a quarter to a third of the 900 or sovoters who cast ballots on Town Meeting Day tookthe time to fill out the survey, the mayor said.

Of those, 77.5 percent said they knew aboutthe restoration project. An even largerpercentage of those who filled out the survey —85.7 percent — agreed the park is in need of

restoration. More than 88 percent of responses favored

using public and other funds to pay for theproject.

Only 16.5 percent said they want to beinvolved in formulating plans for the park, while81.5 percent said they did not want to take partin the planning process.

The majority of comments appended to thesurvey favored the project, although one personsuggested the money would be better spent onimproving the water and sewer systems andanother urged the city to live within its means.

Mr. Roberge said he strongly opposes any

plan that would eliminate a Little League field infavor of ones for softball. The current ball field isthe best in Orleans County and possibly in all ofnortheastern Vermont, he said.

At the end of the meeting, Mr. Monetteproduced a colorful booklet that he said was asouvenir of Newport’s fiftieth anniversarycelebration in 1968.

He said it’s time to start planning for thecity’s centennial in two years and asked forvolunteers to serve on a planning committee. Allmembers of the council and Ms. Dolgin will bepart of the group, and other Newport residentsare welcome to take part, he said.

Results of survey on Gardner Park presented(continued from page twenty-four.)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)is offering farm ownership microloans, creating anew financing avenue for farmers to buy andimprove property. The microloans will beespecially helpful to beginning farmers, U.S.veterans looking for a career in farming, andthose who have small- and mid-sized operations.

“Many producers, especially new andunderserved farmers, tell us that access to land isone of the biggest challenges they face inestablishing and growing their own farmingoperation,” said Agriculture Deputy SecretaryKrysta Harden.

Microloans have helped farmers and rancherswith operating costs, such as feed, fertilizer, tools,fencing, equipment, and living expenses since

2013. Seventy percent of loans have gone to newfarmers.

Now, microloans will be available to also helpwith farmland and building purchases, and soiland water conservation improvements. Theexpanded program is designed to simplify theapplication process, expand eligibility, andexpedite smaller real estate loans to help farmersstrengthen their operations. Microloans provideup to $50,000 to qualified producers.

To learn more about the FSA microloanprogram, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/microloans, orcontact a local FSA office. To find the nearestoffice location, please visit http://offices.usda.gov.— from USDA.

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Gatison, Tarbox win Chili Challenge

Pictured from left are the winners of this year’s Barton Area Chamber of Commerce Chili Challenge, organized byLori Wells and Gail Robitaille: Janét Gatison and Peter Tarbox, who tied for first place; and Anne MarieMacEachern and the Chronicle’s own Tracy Davis Pierce, who were runners-up. A small, but appreciative grouptasted and judged the work of eight chefs at E.M. Brown and Son in Barton. Photo courtesy of Richard Royer

QNEK announcesupcoming seasonQNEK Productions, award-winning

international theater company in residence at thehistoric Haskell Opera House in Derby Line, willpresent its twenty-fourth season lineup,brimming with humor and heart.QNEK kicks off its season with the raucous

Neil Simon comedy Rumors, directed by JennyDunne and featuring QNEK producer PhilGosselin. Four couples find themselves in a bindwhen they show up for a dinner party where thehosts are indisposed to say the least. Watch themmuddle through as the night unfolds with enoughquirks and twists to keep the audience laughing.Up next is a journey into the imagination

with Seussical, by Stephen Flaherty and LynnAhrens, based on the works of Dr. Seuss. Adultsand children alike will love this musical. Dr.Seuss’ best-loved characters collide and cavort ina caper starring QNEK’s founder Lynn Leimer asthe Cat in the Hat!Rounding out the season is an uproarious

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

ETHAN ALLEN - ORLEANS DIVISION, ORLEANS, VT.

Ethan Allen Inc., a Leading Manufacturing/Retailer in theHome Furnishings Industry is accepting applications for

Machine Operators and Finish Room positions.

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Days and Vacation Pay.

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LAKE REGION UNION HIGH SCHOOL

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“It’s nice to have that many voters,” he said.“The unfortunate thing is when they don’t havethe information. We need the folks in town tobuck up a little and ask questions.”

One of the tough things for the school board,he said, is getting no feedback and simply notknowing what the problem was.

He said he’s suggested to people that theyattend one school board meeting a year to informthemselves.

Holland has 110 children in school, in all,according to Glenn Hankinson, director ofbusiness and finance for the North CountrySupervisory Union.

Mr. Hankinson said that Holland’s lowcommon level of appraisal (CLA) — 87.54 percent— is also a factor in its tax rate.

If a town’s Grand List reflects the truemarket value of property, its CLA is 100 percent.

When a town’s CLA drops below that, thestate adjusts the tax rate. If Holland were toreappraise its property, the tax rate would godown, though there would not necessarily be asavings because property values would rise, Mr.Hankinson said.

In addition to the school board,Superintendent John Castle and Holland schoolPrincipal Kelli Dean are expected to be at theMarch 14 meeting to answer questions and listento voter concerns.

Mr. Petell said that he does not quiteunderstand what happened this year.

Holland’s voters also rejected a plan to havethe budget voted on from the floor, which tends tolead to more discussion and explanation, than byAustralian ballot.

Meeting is set for March 14(Continued from page one.)

Many “sweetheart” scammers are targetingonline dating sites to find victims. Somescammers are particularly fond of faith-basedsites because people are more likely to fall for ascam if they assume that someone of their ownfaith could never be a con artist.  

Be careful what you share online, and becareful what types of questions a would-besweetheart is asking you.

Go to www.aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork andsign the petition to urge online dating sites tocrack down on these scams.

If you can spot a scam, you can stop a scam.  Contact local law enforcement or the AARP

Fraud Watch Networkwww.aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork or (877) 908-3360 to report a scam or for more information onscam and fraud prevention. — from AARP.

Beware of “sweetheart” scams

ENCORE AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMERPROGRAM COORDINATOR POSITION

NORTH COUNTRY SUPERVISORY UNIONNewport, VT

Encore, North Country Supervisory Union’s After Schooland Summer Program, is seeking an enthusiastic and highlycapable individual who will lead and administer extendedlearning opportunities to promote character, competence,creativity, and commitment in students through the provisionof program hours beyond the regular school day and year.

This is a full-time, year-round position starting July 1, 2016,with training days in June. Competitive salary based onexperience.

Qualifications include:• A bachelor’s degree and two years experience in education

or related field• Strong oral and written communication skills• Ability to collaborate with many stakeholders• Proficiency in computer use and data input• Strong organizational, administrative, and management

skills• Ability to work independently• Experience in after school program development and

evaluation preferred• Current Vermont teaching license preferred• Knowledge of grant writing and managing federal grants

preferred

Responsibilities include:• Leadership and supervision of multiple after school and

summer programs• Maintenance of proper documentation per federal grant

regulations and multiple grant requirements• Coordination and provision of training and support for

after school and summer site coordinators using research-based informal learning practices

• Monitoring and increasing viable means of financialsustainability

Application process: Please send a letter of interest, resumé ,and three current references via: schoolspring.com(preferred) or to:

Nancy Griffith, Human Resources Coordinator121 Duchess Avenue, Suite A

Newport, Vermont 05855Deadline: Application screening process will beginimmediately and continue until position is filled.

Criminal Background Check Required and ChildAbuse/Neglect Registry Checks are required.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY!Part Time, Medical Social Worker

North Country Hospital’s progressive and well-established MedicalHome Department is looking for a Medical Social Worker to joinour team and provide services to patients in our Barton office, anationally recognized Patient Centered Medical Home Primary CarePractice!

The Medical Social Worker works closely with primary careprovider teams, provides direct services to patients and theirfamilies, assisting them in understanding and adapting to therealities imposed by illness. Provides supportive services, short-termcounseling and crisis management. Develops a plan of care to meetsocial/health needs by utilizing available community resources. Thisis a 20-hour weekday position, specific days/hours to be determined.

Job requirements: Master’s in Social Work with current VTlicense, strong clinical skills, including crisis management, as wellas demonstrated abilities to work in a fast-paced environment,multitask, work independently, and also be an integral part ofprovider teams.

This position reports to the Executive Director of Primary Care andQuality, and works with other members of the Medical HomeDepartment as well as medical staff, practice staff, a variety ofcommunity organizations and primary care patients and theirfamilies.

North Country Hospital offers generous paid time off, great benefits,and there are no holidays, evenings, or night shifts with thisposition. North Country Hospital supports professional growththrough certifications and continuing education.

Please visit North Country Hospital’s career opportunities online atwww.northcountryhospital.org to review additional information forthis opportunity.

Interested candidates may applyonline at: www.northcountryhospital.org.

For additional information contact:Tina Royer, Recruitment Coordinator

Human Resources North Country Hospital

189 Prouty DriveNewport, VT 05855

# 802-334-3210, ext. 407 E-mail: troyer@nchsi.org.

POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY!Full Time, Chronic Care Coordinator

North Country Hospital’s progressive and well established MedicalHome Department is looking for a Chronic Care Coordinator to joinour team and provide services to patients in our Barton office, anationally recognized Patient Centered Medical Home Primary CarePractice!

The Chronic Care Coordinator works closely with primary careprovider-led teams, provides case management services to assess,provide options, and coordinate services to meet the needs ofpatients with chronic medical conditions. Works with individuals aswell as manages panels of high risk patients. This is a 40-hour, 5-day (Monday-Friday) position.

Job requirements: RN with current VT license, strong clinicalskills, including case management, as well as demonstrated abilitiesto problem solve, multitask, follow through, work independently,and also as an integral part of provider-led teams.

This position reports to the Executive Director of Primary Care andQuality, and works with other members of the Medical HomeDepartment as well as medical staff, practice staff, a variety ofcommunity organizations, and primary care patients and theirfamilies.

North Country Hospital offers generous paid time off, great benefits,and there are no holidays, evenings, or night shifts with thisposition. North Country Hospital supports professional growththrough certifications and continuing education.

Please visit North Country Hospital’s career opportunities online atwww.northcountryhospital.org to review additional information forthis opportunity.

Interested candidates may applyonline at: www.northcountryhospital.org.

For additional information, contact:Tina Royer, Recruitment Coordinator

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COVENTRY VILLAGE SCHOOLCOVENTRY, VT

PART-TIME MATH AND READING INTERVENTIONIST

IMMEDIATE VACANCY2015-2016 School Year

Coventry Village School is looking for someone with a heart forstudents who is knowledgeable in mathematical and readingconcepts to work collaboratively with the teaching staff to offeradditional support to the student population. We welcome teamplayers who want to work hard and contribute positively to the livesof young people. Schedule is 6 hours a day, school session.

Candidates must meet the Federal “No Child Left Behind”requirements, have a minimum of 48 college credits, or aparaeducator certificate and portfolio, or successfully passing thePara Pro Test. However, a candidate with a Bachelor’s degree inMath and/or English is preferred. Salary is $17.00 an hour.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, resumé listing threecurrent references (or three current letters of reference), copy oftranscripts, or copy of Para-Pro test scores via: schoolspring.com(preferred) or to:

Matthew Baughman, PrincipalCoventry Village School

P.O. Box 92Coventry, VT 05825

Deadline: Screening will begin immediately & continue untilpositions are filled.

Criminal Background & Child Abuse/Neglect Registry Checks arerequired.

Equal Opportunity Employer.BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONIST POSITION

Needed to work 1:1 with a school-aged childin the Barton School system.

The primary responsibility of the BehaviorInterventionist is to provide 1:1 or small grouptherapeutic intervention for assigned child(ren)across environments in accordance withspecifically designed individual behavior plans.

All resumés can be e-mailed to:colleenm@lamoille.org

the Chronicle is looking for aflexible, part-time reporter.

Some experience is a plus. The job involves erratichours that include weekends and evenings. Thesuccessful candidate will cover town government,school functions, court and crime, and featurestories. Excellent writing skills are required, aswell as an ability to gather information. To apply,contact Tena Starr at tenas@bartonchronicle.com.

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The Northeast Kingdom Food System PlanSummit is scheduled for Saturday, March 26, atSterling College on Craftsbury Common. Thedaylong summit will review the changes in the localfood system in the past five years and engageattendees around specific goals to help set prioritiesfor the future. The summit will include topics ondistribution and aggregation of local products,farmland access, economic and communitydevelopment, as well as food access and justice.The summit will feed into an update of theNortheast Kingdom Food System Plan, originallywritten in 2011.

“The Summit is the opportunity for anyoneworking in agriculture, food, education andmarkets to add their voices to the next stages ofplanning for the food system,” said Sarah Waring,

executive director of the Center for an AgriculturalEconomy in Hardwick.

Ellen Kahler of the Vermont Farm-to-PlateNetwork will deliver the keynote address. Localexperts will facilitate discussion sessions.

Registration is now open by visitingnvda.net/agriculture.php. Lunch will be provided.Space is limited, so attendees should sign up inadvance.

Registration on the day of the summit begins at8:30 a.m. The welcome and keynote speach will beat 9 a.m.; first breakout session at 10 a.m.; lunch at11:45 a.m.; second breakout session at 1 p.m.;preliminary results of Northeast Kingdomdistribution study with Rosalie Wilson and aspecial panel at 2:45 p.m.; closing remarks at 4p.m.; and a celebratory reception at 4:30 p.m.

Agriculture continues to drive the NortheastKingdom economy. Many well-known Vermontproducts come from this area, such as the Cellarsfrom Jasper Hill’s cheese and Hill Farmstead’sbeer, while small farms continue to open andthrive. Over the last five years, the number offarms in this region increased 24 percent, withagricultural sales increasing 9 percent. However,the Northeast Kingdom has one of the highestpopulations of people in Vermont who are foodinsecure, meaning it may be difficult to buy oraccess adequate food. These topics, and more, willbe discussed at this summit.

“Having a variety of local food producers andbusinesses in the room to talk about workingtogether for the future will be invaluable,” saidTaylar Foster, Program Manager for the Planupdate.

Sterling College will host the summit. SterlingCollege is Vermont’s only college of environmentalstewardship. In February, the college announcedthat it was the top college in the U.S. for eatingcampus food that was sustainable, local, and fair-trade, serving 75 percent “real food.”

The Food System Plan is in the process of beingupdated by staff of the Northeastern VermontDevelopment Association and the Center for anAgricultural Economy. The update is funded fromthe Rural Business Development program throughthe U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Questions can be directed to Taylar Foster at(802) 635-2620 or nekfoodsystemplan@gmail.com.— from the Northeast Kingdom Food System Plan.

Northeast Kingdom Food System Plan Summit March 26

The Craftsbury Energy Committee willsponsor a public showing of the award-winningfilm Plastic Planet at the Craftsbury PublicLibrary on Sunday, March 13, at 3:30 p.m.

This is the “age of plastic.” It’s cheap, it’spractical, and it’s everywhere — from the highestmountains to the hottest deserts, from the NorthPole to the South Pole. It is even part of us, inour blood. Should people be worried? DirectorWerner Boote takes viewers on a journey aroundthe globe — from the Moroccan Sahara to themiddle of the Pacific Ocean, from a factory inChina to the highest peaks of the Alps — to

reveal the far-flung reach of plastic. Interviewswith the world’s foremost experts in biology,pharmacology, and genetics shed light on theperils of plastic to the environment and exposethe truth of how plastic affects our bodies and thehealth of future generations.  

The New York Times called the movie“fascinating.” Variety said it’s “intelligent, wide-ranging, and methodically researched.” The filmis 99 minutes long.

There will be refreshments and a discussionof the film at its conclusion. — submitted byKevin Gregoire.

Plastic Planet showing in Craftsbury

Job hunting helpCommunity College of Vermont (CCV) job

hunt helper Holly Lillis is available at theGoodrich Memorial Library in Newport for sixhours a week to offer career services to librarypatrons and job seekers. Job hunt helpers canhelp people find employment opportunities intheir area, write a resumé and cover letter,apply for jobs online, assess their skills andinterests, use the Internet to explore careeroptions, and learn about education andtraining programs.

Ms. Lillis will be available at the Goodrichfrom 3 to 5 p.m. on Mondays, from 10 a.m. to12 p.m. on Thursdays, and from 10 a.m. to 12p.m. on Fridays.

For more information, call the library at334-7902. — from CCV.

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Morrisville Used Auto Parts has been the source of myused cars for over thirty years. Although the cars havechanged drastically during that time, the service fromMorrisville Used Auto has remained the same:outstanding. Chrissy Griswold and her mechanic, SteveMalnati, provide a service that is second to none.Chrissy will sell me a vehicle that is clean and reliable,standing behind it should problems develop. Stevedemonstrates his skills, from changing tires, tooverhauling an engine, to quickly get my vehicle backon the road. That’s why my next vehicle or vehicleservice will be provided by Morrisville Used Auto Parts.

— Ed Andrus, Hyde Park

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2016 CHEVY IMPALA LT - 4 dr., p. win./lks., p. seats, cruise, CD, black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21,995. 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX LT - 4 dr. wagon, auto., p. win./lks./seats, cruise, CD, alum. rims, remote start, backup camera, gray . . .$21,995.2012 CHEVY MALIBU LS - 4 dr., sedan, 4 cyl., auto., air, cruise, p. win./lks., CD, 19K miles, pewter . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,995.2012 FORD F150 LXT - 4X4 pickup, 6 cyl., p. win., p. lks., p. seats, CD, excotech, bedliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21,595.2011 CHEVY IMPALA LT - 4 dr., 6 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., CD, cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,995.2011 HONDA CIVIC - 4 dr., auto., p. win./lks., cruise, CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,995.2010 CHEVY COBALT - 2 dr., 4 cyl., auto., spoiler, CD, blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,995.2008 CHEVY IMPALA LT - 4 dr., 6 cyl., p. seats, p. sunroof, V6, auto., air, cruise, p. win./lks., gray . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,995.2007 PONTIAC G5 - 2 dr., 4 cyl., auto., air, p. win./lks., cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,995.2007 CHEVY EQUINOX LT - 4X4, wagon, 6 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., cruise, leather seats, CD, black . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,995.2007 CHEVY AVEO - 4 dr., 4 cyl., 5 spd., air, maroon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,295.2007 KIA RIO - 4 dr. sedan, 5 spd., air, CD, black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,9952006 CHEVY MALIBU - 4 cyl., 4 dr. sedan, auto., p. win./lks., cruise, CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,195.2005 VOLVO CROSSCOUNTRY WAGON XC - leather seats, p. win./lks., cruise, CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,295.2005 GMC ENVOY - 4 dr., 6 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., 4X4, cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,995.2005 PONTIAC VIBE - 4 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., cruise, CD, 4 dr., wagon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,995.2005 CHEVY IMPALA - 4 dr., 6 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., cruise, CD, silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,995.2005 CHEVY COLORADO Z71 - ext. cab, 4X4, pickup, 5 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., cruise, towing, CD, tilt, black . . . . . . .$10,695.2005 SATURN VUE - 4 dr., wagon, 5 spd., p. win./lks., cruise, sunroof, black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,995.2004 GMC SIERRA - 5 spd., 6 cyl., towing, air, CD, blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,395.2004 TOYOTA MATRIX - 4 dr., wagon, AWD, 4 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., CD, silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,895.2004 JEEP LIBERTY - 6 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., heated seats, gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,995.2004 CHEVY S10 - 4X4 crew cab, 4 dr., 6 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,995.2004 HONDA CIVIC - 2 dr., 5 spd., CD, p. win./lks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,995.2003 CHEVY SILVERDO X-CAB Z-71 - 4X4, P/U, V8, 5.3, p. leather heated seats, p. win./lks., cruise, CD . . . . . . . . .$6,995. 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER - 4 dr., 4X4, 6 cyl., p. windows, CD, green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,995.2003 CHEVY S10 X-CAB - 4X4, pickup, 6 cyl., auto., p. win./lks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,995.2003 VOLVO S60 - 4 dr., sedan, 5 spd., leather, sunroof, silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,995.2003 CHEVY MALIBU LS - 4 dr. sedan, sunroof, air, CD, 6 cyl., p. win./lks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,995.2002 CHEVY SILVERADO X-CAB - 4X4, pickup, V8 5.3, p. leather, heated seats, p. win./lks., cruise, CD, towing, blue . . . .$6,995.2002 HONDA ACCENT - 2 dr., auto., 4 cyl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,995.2001 SUBARU IMPREZA - 5 dr., 5 spd., air, p. win./lks., cruise, AWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$,4,995.2000 DODGE DAKOTA - 4X4, 4 dr., x-cab, auto., cruise, CD, p. win./lks., V8, auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,995.2000 CHEVY 3/4 TON 2500 PICKUP - 4X4, reg. cab, 8 ft. body, V8, 6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,995.2000 BUICK LESABRE - 6 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., p. seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,995.2000 GMC SIERRA X-CAB - 4X4, V8, leather, p. win./lks., cruise, CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,995.2000 HONDA ACCORD - auto., air, tilt, p. win./lks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .call for price1999 CHEVY TAHOE - 4 dr., 4X4, V8, auto., p. win./lks., cruise, CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,995.1998 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE - 2 dr., hatchback, 4 cyl., 5 spd., air, sunroof, red, spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,995.1998 BUICK CENTURY - 4 dr. sedan, p. win./lks., cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,295.

Where you deal with the owners!BRIGHTON GARAGE, INC.

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2015 CHEVYSILVERADO 1500 LT

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2014 CHEVY SPARK - 46K miles, great commuter car, 40+ MPG hwy.! #9728. $15,995 – $3,000.....$12,9952006 HONDA ACCORD - SE, manual. #573B. $11,995 – $3,000 .....................................................$8,9952014 SUBARU XV CROSSTREK - Limited, auto. #1022A. $28,995 - $3,000 .......................$25,9952015 CHEVY EQUINOX LT - AWD. #9725. $28,995 – $3,000......................................................$25,9952012 CHEVY SUBURBAN LT - Loaded, 1 owner. #9732. $34,995 - $3,000 .............................$31,9952014 CHEVY IMPALA LT - #9729. $19,995 - $3,000 ........................................................................$16,9952014 TOYOTA RAV4 LE - AWD. #9601. $26,995 - $3,000 ............................................................$20,9952014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT - 5 dr. hatchback, auto., 40K, red. #9619. $18,995 - $3,000.......$15,995

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