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R U T L A N D — R u t -land City Mayor ChrisLouras (D) was re-elect-ed in a close race withAlderman PresidentDave Allaire (R). The fi-nal vote tally was 2,032to 1,611. Polling placesaround the city con-firmed a lower- than-normal turnout forTown Meeting ballotingthis year, with 2012Town meeting being anexception.

Allaire, who is an em-ployee of this newspa-per, said it was a goodrace but he didn’t knowwhy Louras won re-elec-tion.

Appearing on debateson PEGTV in recentweek, Louras criticizedAllaire for a “negativecampaign.” Allaire criti-cized the city’s risingdrug-related crime rateunder Louras leader-ship.

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Vermont has beenranked no. 4 in the top-10highest taxed states in anew report by the non-partisan Tax Foundation.The report was releasedlast week.

The Tax Foundation's2013 State Business TaxClimate report ranked thebest and worst states fortaxes to enable businessleaders, policymakers,and taxpayers understandhow their states measureup—and choose the beststates to work and relocateand do business.

The 10 best states in-clude Wyoming and SouthDakota, as well as NewHampshire and Florida.And what did these stateshave in common? Theyhave low rates or lack oneof the five major taxes: in-dividual income, corpo-rate, property, sales or un-employment insurance.

According to the report,Vermont gets hit for itshigh property taxes,which are the third high-est in the nation with a5.27 percent effective rate.

The state's high individ-ual income tax rate, thetop marginal individualincome tax is 8.95 percent,and high corporate taxrates help it earn its spotnear the top as the fourth-worst tax state in the na-tion. Other worst states inranking: New York wasno. 1, New Jersey was no.2, California, no. 3, RhodeIsland, no. 5, Minnesota,no. 6, North Carolina, no.7, Wisconsin, no. 8, Iowa,no. 8, and Maryland, no.10.

No to ‘tar sands’ at Middlebury Town MeetingBy Lou [email protected]

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury voters displayed their ani-mosity toward so-called dirty Canadian fossil-fuels by ap-proving a measure to ban tar sands oil in Vermont.

The anti-tar sands vote was “yes”, 493, and “no”, 212 duringTown Meeting Australian balloting March 5.

Candidates elected to local offices, with the number of votesreceived, were as follows:

Moderator: Ex-Gov. James H. Douglas (R), 655Select Board: Nick Artim (D), 437.The three candidates: Gary F. Baker (D), 434 with the

most votes, Ted Davis (D), 321 were elected to the SelectBoard.

Travis Forbes, 364, Eric J. Murray, 224Union High School U.D. 3: Lorraine Gonzalez-Morse, 591Mary Hogan School I.D. 4: William "Billy" Connelly, 532, Ja-

son Duquette-Hoffman, 512, Ruth Hardy 530.Library Trustee: John Freidin, 582.Lister: Elizabeth Dow, 608.Otter Creek Child Care item: Yes, 468, No, 235.Tar Sands Oil item: Yes 493, No 212.

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Food, glorious foodLet’s talk about why so many people

eat, sleep and dream about food.

America’s food fetish is not only un-healthy—witness our national obesity epi-demic—but it’s also an international em-barrassment. (I just hate giving the Frenchanother reason to snicker at us.)

First, let me say up front that I love agood meal, and I support several fine, localrestaurants. But beyond that, I do have alife and food is not at the center of it—atleast not until civilization collapses and Imust hunt down wild beasts to survive.

Of course food fuels my mind and body,but I don’t let it rule my every wakingthought. My life neither revolves aroundthe ritual of meal preparation and consum-ing it nor is food a comfort thing, like, say,chocolate is for many folks.

Let’s get down to basics: Food is just somuch dead organic matter dropped downthe gullet to be converted into energy andwaste. In the end, whether my steak ismarinaded in Maker ’s Mark Bourbon orsteeped in port wine matters not to me.It’s the proverbial meat and potatoes,adorned or not, which runs this omnivo-rous engine.

Whether my basement furnace runs onoil, natural gas or sunlight matters not tome. All I want is the heat in the winter-time. The same goes for my body.

So, when the media turns kitchen chefsinto modern pop-culture heroes, and whenentire cable TV channels are devoted tocooking and food, I think we’re making astrong case for my “food fetish” theory.

For four days running last week, I waslistening to the trio of hosts of a popularVermont morning radio talk show babbleon about Burlington eateries, doughnuts,and what they like to eat. This broadcastpredilection with food bordered on thegross. By the fifth day, I changed bothmodulation and stations. The radio dialnow remains fixed on VPR’s classical mu-sic product.

Our current, national obsession with allthings foodish, and its preparation, isweird to me. Food is food, right?

I, too, appreciate the flavors of a well-cooked meal, the exotic delights of somany native and ethnic cuisines, but cook-ing—as an art or as an obsession? Well, Ijust don’t know about that. I am sure allthe restauranteurs and chefs reading this

will strongly disagree with my thinking. Iadmit, I am unschooled in the appreciationof cuisine arts. I never pictured mykitchen—or yours—as an art studio.

When our stooped Australopithecine an-cestors roasted the haunches of dead an-telopes over open savannah camp fires,was that considered art? Was it consideredPlio-Pleistocene haute cuisine? Or was theaction of making a meal a survival skillneeded to fuel the ol’ hominid furnace?

I suppose the origin of our tasty meatrubs, glazes, marinades, sauces, andgravies came well after the Australop-ithecines—perhaps with the building ofrestaurants and cafes in the ancient city Uror the advent of non-stick, terra-cottasaucepans.

It’s amazing how our many personal lux-uries and leisure pursuits—all created bycivilization—give us plenty of time to bur-row deep into our navels in order to turn abasic survival skill into an art.

We Americans complain a lot about be-ing overworked and underpaid, plus hav-ing no time to spare, yet—when it comes tofood—we find the time (and the money) toeither dine out in style or cook up com-plex, high-caloric dishes of our own.

All this thinking abut food boils down tothe simple idea that humans are quite fun-ny. We’ll make an art and grand ritual offood and dining, yet neglect basics such asour personal health, our appearance, orour neighbors in need.

Don’t let my musing about food spoilyour dinner. By all means, enjoy your hotsausage and mustard—just don’t forget tothank the people who prepared your mealor brought it to your table.

What next? We don’t need food or beverage taxes to

control our waist sizes, but we do need tobe more mindful of everything we do inour lives, not just when it comes to eating.

It turns out our mothers were correct:when it comes to food, watch the snacking,don’t gobble your serving, avoid secondhelpings, go easy on desserts, and knowwhen to push away from the table. Andhow about a stroll after dining when it’sfeasible? There’s nothing like a walk toclear the mind, exercise the ever-spreadinggluteal muscles, settle the stomach, evenhelp avoid indigestion.

Lou Varricchio

I’m not a CPA, accountant or lawyer. Ihave no degree in political science oreconomics. I’m a high school grad

with a couple years of college. I have no in-sider information on the inner workings ofthe federal government, but I’ve been chal-lenged by several readers to be more spe-cific in my column regarding sequestrationand offer possible suggestions on how wego about easing the pain of reducing Un-cle Sam’s spending by $85 billion.

We all know there isn’t one single dol-lar the government spends that someonedoesn’t think is critically important. Butto set the stage for what we are upagainst, I urge you go watch this simpledramatization of our nation’s current $16trillion+ debt at demonocracy.info. Wemust reduce our spending.

Let me start by stating the obvious. Idon’t know of one executive administra-tor who is responsible for managing any-thing who doesn’t want to control thecheckbook and have some say in incomegeneration. I can only come to one con-clusion as to why the president isn’t com-ing forth with a plan. He wants nothingto do with leading the nation. His goalseems to be cuts must hurt, so make thecuts felt and then blame others for thepain. He also seems reluctant to put forthhis own cost-saving solutions thereforeavoiding any personal blame. This is theexact opposite of what a president shoulddo. Harry Truman said it best: “The buckstops here.”

With the limited information availableto me, here are my recommendations if Iwere in the Oval Office. As a sign of goodfaith and leadership, we start at theWhite House. The best estimates I canfind tell me it costs about $1.7 billion torun the White House. I’d immediately di-rect the WH staff, including the presiden-cy, to trim 10 percent from all salaries as-sociated with WH personnel, curtail allextraneous travel, including Air ForceOne and cut our operational spending bythe same amount. I urge Congress to dothe same 10 percent cut, and together wecan lead the nation to a $1 billion sav-ings. Leadership starts with the leaders.

Next I’d turn to the nearly three mil-lion federal employees. We can either cutpositions or we can all agree to take a 5percent across-the-board pay deduction.It will save the American public about

$10 billion,and every-one gets tokeep theirjobs. I’msuggestinganother $1billionsaved fromfrugal ef-forts bycuttingthings like conference costs to office sup-plies and travel.

In 2010, the Simpson Bolwes NationalCommission to reform governmentbrought forth a plan that was not actedupon. I would instruct the heads of our22 civilian and military departments tolook at those recommendations and sur-gically trim their expenditure, not to in-clude any staff reductions, but to trim 2percent from other expenses, whichshould save about $48 billion.

Over the years, we’ve repeatedly piledprograms on top of pre-existing ones. Weshould begin today to identify these pro-grams with an estimated goal of cutting$25 billion through the elimination of andmerging of certain agencies.

We must put Social Security andMedicare at the top of our lists to ensuretheir sustainability while reducing costs.

Last year, more than two dozen For-tune 500 companies paid zero federal in-come tax, short changing the country by$20 billion. We must put an end to corpo-rate welfare and preferential tax deals.

Every American over age 18 must havea financial stake in our country, and Iwould propose a minimum citizen tax of$250 or about $4.80 a week. For each per-son over 18 years of age, if you’ve paidnothing into the system, the governmentwill deduct $250 from your refund (bene-fit) check. That will raise $28 billion.

With all Americans citizens and corpo-rations now having a vested interest inour country, we can create a new cultureto rein in costs and once again create apromising opportunity to the future gen-erations.

Dan Alexander is associate publisher ofNew Market Press. He may be reached [email protected].

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MIDDLEBURY — It was optimal late winter, bordering onspring, weather for this year ’s Fifth Annual Vermont ChiliFestival which returned to downtown Middlebury March 9.Five years ago, when the festival debuted, organizers heldit during a dreary February. But with the calendar change toMarch the following year, things seemed to go swimmingly.

This year ’s event included street jugglers, face painting,entertainment for kids, live music, a beverage tent, and

award-winning chili. For a nominal price, attendees were armed with beaded

necklaces and spoons to sample chili from over 50 restau-rants, caterers and amateurs from around the state.

Music rocked attendees on both the upper and lower partsof Main Street and the Grift, an Addison County band andpopular with the Two Brothers Tavern crowd, played in thebeverage tent.

Winners, who were named after this newspaper went topress, were named in the Best Beef Chili, Best Chicken Chili,Best Pork Chili, Best Game Chili, Best Veggie Chili, a best

‘Kitchen Sink’ category, and Best Overall Chili categories.The winners will be published in next week’s edition.

A portion of the proceeds from this year ’s event benefitedAddison County HOPE and CVOEO.

For the children, as well as grown-up fire and police fans,members of the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department re-turned with a display of a fully equipped fire truck and Mid-dlebury Police Department officers sported a police cruiser.

By early estimates, attendance at this year ’s chili fest hasbroken previous records with over 5,000 people millingaround on Main Street and Merchants Row.

Sun shines, smiles on Middlebury’s Chili Fest

HUNGER IN VERMONT? — Yes! While attendees stuffed themselves with tasty chili during the 2013 VermontChil Fest in Middlebury, Donna Rose of New Haven was on hand to remind everyone that hunger exists inour backyard. Rose is a volunteer for Addison Community Action, a division of Champlain valley Office ofEconomic Opportunity.


ST. STEPHEN’S — St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church-on-the Green sounded its tower sonorous bell as volunteersserved up heavenly chili at the 2013 Vermont Chili Festival in downtown Middlebury.


PUT ON A HAPPY FACE — Little Alyce Dornan of Monkton has her face painted in a rainbow of colors whileher mother looks on at the 2013 Vermont Chil Festival in Middlebury March 9.


BUENOS DIAS! — South of the border was the tasty theme of the Barkeaters of Shelburne table. The spicyMexican-style chili was a popular treat for tasters at the 2013 Vermont Chil Fest in Middlebury on March 9.


FIVE-ALARM CHILI — Middlebury firefighters man the department’s chili table. The MFD is among the mostpopular chili tables and has won several awards during the past five years at the Vermont Chil Festival.



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Cavendish voters approve church buyCAVENDISH — Voters in Cavendish approved an article

for the town to assume ownership of the historic Universal-ist Stone Church on Main Street which will hold an Alexan-der Solzhenitysn exhibit.

The town will take possession of the building in May andlease it to the Cavendish Historical Society.

The society will prepare an exhibit about the famous au-thor who lived in the town.

Proctor’s new budget lower than 2012PROCTOR — Via voice votes, Proctor voters approved

over $1 million worth of town, highway and library spend-ing March 4.

Voters approved the general fund budget of $748,835 plusthe town highway budget of $409,187.

The $63,846 library budget passed with 100 votes. Proctor was one of the few town’s in Vermont where the

budget amount declined over last year ’s budget. This year ’s overall budget decline was by $15,472.

Voters OK resolutions blocking tar sands oil MIDDLEBURY — On March 5, voters in at least 29 towns

across Vermont signaled their opposition to Canadian tar-sands oil use and transport here.

In annual town meetings across the state, voters voted insupport of an anti-tar sands warning on their town ballot. Itshould be noted that turnout for Town meeting around thestate was low this year.

Towns that passed the resolution include Bennington,

Burlington, Cabot, Calais, Charlotte, Chittenden, Cornwall,Craftsbury, East Montpelier, Fayston, Grand Isle, Greens-boro, Hinesburg, Marshfield, Middlebury, Middlesex, Mont-gomery, Montpelier, Moretown, Plainfield, Putney, Ran-dolph, Ripton, Starksboro, Waitsfield, Walden, Warren,Woodbury, and Worcester.

Vergennes voters say ‘no’ to police stationVERGENNES — Vergennes voters narrowly defeated a

plan to purchase land for a new police station. The current police station is housed in the Vergennes

Opera House and has proven to be an embarrassment to the-ater goers who report seeing handcuffed individualsbrought into the building while standing in line for an artsperformance.

Voters were asked to approve a bond not exceeding$1,850,000 to purchase land for the construction of a newspolice station. The vote was 292 “yes” to 302 “no”.

William Benton won the mayoral vote defeating formerVergennes Mayor April Jin 459-122.

William Poquette was elected lister by 513 votes.Christopher Bearor was elected lister by 492 votes.Ed Nill was elected auditor, 494.Michelle Eastman was elected grand juror, 522,Travis J. Scribner was elected commissioner to the Ver-

gennes-Panton Water District Board of Commissioners.Neil Kamman was elected director to the VUHS School

Board of Directors, 504.Carla Mayo was elected as director to VUHS School Board

of Directors, 500. Elected aldermen were Lowell Bertrand, 430, Peter Garon,

260, Joseph Klopfenstein, 433, and Randall Ouellette, 334.Voters approved the appropriation of $850 for court/jus-

tic projects, 391-198.Voters approved the appropriation of $3,290 from city

funds to Addison County Home health & Hospice, 513-80.Voters approved the appropriation of $2,000 to the Addi-

son County Humane Society, 434-158.Voters approved the appropriation of $3,074 to the Addi-

son County Parent-Child Center, 396-189.Voters approved the appropriation of $600 to Addison

County reader, 321-250.Voters approved the appropriation of $2,000 to the Boys &

Girls Club, 505-85.Voters approved the appropriation of $2,500 to CVAA,

490-99.Voters approved the appropriation of $2,500 to the Coun-

seling Service, 387-204.Voters approved the appropriation of $2,500 to Elderly

Services, 497-90.Voters approved the appropriation of $2,000 to HOPE, 364-

220.Voters approved the appropriation of $2,000 to Hospice

Volunteer Services, 492-95.Voters approved the appropriation of $4,725 to the John

Graham Shelter, 397-192.Voters approved the appropriation of $1,000 to the Open

Door Clinic, 394-193.Voters approved the appropriation of $750 to the Retired

& Senior Volunteer Program, 465-121.Voters approved the appropriation of $1,500 to Vergennes

Area Senior Assoc., 473-115.Voters approved the appropriation of $890 to Vermont

Adult Learning, 388-198.Voters approved the appropriation of $3,900 to Wom-

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Chafee Center, Castleton Gallery host art talksRUTLAND — Chaffee Downtown Art Center in collaboration with the Castleton Down-

town Gallery announced a series of Artist Talks; all talks run 7-8:30 p.m.April 16: Fran Bull, Deconstructing a Famous Poem: the Making of an Art InstallationBull will speak about the making of her art installation In Flanders Fields: a meditation

on war, a work that combines sculpture, etching, film, and music. She will discuss the waysin which an installation differs conceptually, visually, and in terms of narrative content froman exhibition. Fran will show a renage of images, including studio shots of work in progress,photos of her working in the etching studio in Barcelona, installation shots from Castleton'sChristine Price Gallery, WomanMade Gallery in Chicago and installed at the Marble St.Gallery of the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland. Participants will havean opportunity to ask questions and to participate in the interactive aspect of the piece.

May 7: Bill Ramage, Two Paths of PerceptionThis lecture will attempt to make an Art Historical argument to consider the possibility

that there might be another, fundamentally different way to think about how we see and in-terpret the visual world we live in. We will consider how many people processed visual in-formation at different times in our history. We'll take a brief look at Classical Greece, theMiddle Ages, the Renaissance, the Impressionist, the first half of the Twentieth Century, andsome Post Modern empiricist, including my notion of centripetal perspective.

May 14: Steven Schaub, Leaping Outside the Box: Reimaging PhotographyPhotography is dead, at least the photography that existed since Joseph Necephore Niepce

made his first exposure in 1826; the same photography that led so many into the darkroomof trays and chemistry; the same photography that our grandparents used to produce end-less carousels of slide shows on Kodachrome. So what is next? Photography has always beenin the throes of change and evolution since its inception and this transformative, gut-wrenching period is no different. Photography - as our collective nostalgic memory remem-bers it - is dead. The future promises to expand our definition of what a photograph willbe.

All talks will be held at Chaffee Downtown, 75 Merchants Row, in Rutland. Sponsored bythe Castleton Downtown Gallery; Chaffee Downtown Art Center. Chaffee Gallery hours:Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; closed Sundayand Monday; Castleton Gallery hours: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday 1-6 p.m.; Friday, 1-7p.m.

From News & Staff ReportsFAIR HAVEN — Rutland County will be-

come home to a renewable energy-powered,year-round local food growing and whole-sale Grower ’s Hub under an agreement an-nounced by Beaver Wood Energy and Ver-mont Hydroponic Produce LLC.

The plan promises to add 300 new jobs tothe area—25 jobs at the biomass power plant,25 jobs at the pellet manufacturing facili-ty,100 jobs at the greenhouses and Grower'sHub and another 150 jobs in the forest indus-try.

Under the plan, Vermont Hydroponic Pro-duce LLC, headquartered in Florence, willbuild a 10-acre greenhouse complex adjacentto the proposed Fair Haven Biomass EnergyCenter along U.S. Route 4 near the Vermont-New York state line.

Using low-grade steam, waste heat and

waste water from the biomass power plant,Vermont Hydroponic Produce LLC plans togrow tomatoes and other vegetables year-round.

"Our current Vermont business is ready togrow, to take-off really," said Jeff Jones, aMiddlebury resident and managing partnerof Vermont Hydroponic Produce. "By part-nering with a renewable energy facility, wecan turn low grade heat, which has little use-fulness to the power or pellet manufacturingfacility into our affordable energy. This is agreat chance to grow our closed-loop, com-pletely sustainable and renewable local foodmodel," he added.

Vermont Hydroponic Produce LLC willalso site an expansion of their Growers Hubservice at the Energy Center. Grower's Hubis the company's innovative, high-tech sys-tem that brokers the sale and transfer of lo-cally grown food from smaller, independent

growers to buyers from large grocery storesall over the North East. Supermarket chainPrice Chopper is a current Grower's Hubcustomer.

“The Fair Haven Biomass Energy Centerwill be one of the most efficient and innova-tive facilities in the nation,” said Tom Emerofrom Beaver Wood Energy.

The proposed Fair Haven Biomass EnergyCenter now includes a 30MW biomass pow-er converting sustainably harvested localwaste wood into enough locally produced,base-load power for 34,000 homes, a wood-

pellet manufacturing business that recyclesthermal energy from the power plant tomake enough clean pellets to heat 27,000homes, and a 10-acre greenhouse complexallowing a major business expansion for Ver-mont Hydroponic Produce.

“This is a huge economic development op-portunity for our town and our region. Weneed the good-paying, green economy jobspromised by the Fair Haven Energy Center,”said Claire Stanley. “We now look to ourstate for their leadership in making this bigopportunity happen.”


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Middlebury’s Town Planner Fred Dunnington pictured on the MUHS campus in 2009. After 32 years, Dunnington will retire this summer.

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Green SceneBy Dr. Leonard PerryUniversity of Vermont

You don't have to be Irish to wear green onSt. Patrick's Day, nor do you need a greenthumb to grow shamrocks indoors. Thisplant, which is associated with this March 17holiday, is quite easy to grow.

Shamrocks are a member of the Oxalis(wood sorrel) family, which contains morethan 300 species. Most of these grow fromsmall bulbs although some have tuberousroots. The distinguishing characteristic isthe three rounded or triangular-shapedleaves at the end of delicate stems. Most ox-alis plants fold up their leaves at night, hug-ging them tight to the stems until daylight"wakes them up" again—described botani-cally as “nyctinastic movement.” Due tooxylates in plants, they may be toxic to cats,dogs, and horses if ingested in large quanti-ties.

The familiar St. Patrick's Day species (Ox-alis acetosella) is available at florist shopsand many grocery stores this time of year. Ithas tiny, dark green, triangular leaves andgrows to a height of about six inches. Thisvariety hails from Europe, Iceland, and Asia.It is not the official Irish shamrock (Trifoli-um dubium), a yellow-flowered clover ortrefoil, which is what the majority feel is theauthentic species. That clover is difficult togrow indoors, so nurseries and florists sellOxalis plants instead.

If you are wondering how the shamrockbecame part of Irish history, there are manyexplanations going back to the significanceplaced by the ancient Celtic peoples in thenumber three. The most popular story is thatSt. Patrick, who is credited with bringingChristianity to Ireland in the second half ofthe fifth century, once plucked a shamrockfrom the grass at his feet to illustrate the doc-trine of the Holy Trinity to his congregation.St. Patrick's Day, which is celebrated on theanniversary of his death, also heralds the ar-rival of spring. The shamrock was adopted

as a symbol of both this patron saint and the"season of rebirth," and can be seen on an-cient coins and medieval tombs.

Shamrocks like cool air, moist soil (exceptin their dormant period), and bright light.Ideal temperatures are between 50 and 65degrees (F), and over 75 degrees may causeplants to become dormant. Soils should notbe kept too wet or waterlogged. If the plantyellows, it may be getting too much water

and roots may rot. Too little water and it ob-viously wilts. Too little light, or too muchwarmth, and plants may get tall and lanky.

They do not have an extensive root sys-tem, so unlike many plants, actually preferto be crowded in a pot. However, if the plantdries out too quickly, you may need to moveit into a larger pot. Fertilize every two tothree weeks while the plant is actively grow-ing or flowering, using regular houseplant

fertilizer. For application rate, follow direc-tions on the container.

Be aware that no matter how much careyou give this plant, at times it will look sickand lose its leaves. This dormant period,which often occurs during summer, is part ofthe growing process common to all plantsgrown from bulbs. During dormancy, stopwatering. Let the leaves die back naturally,then remove dead, brown leaves. Place theplant in a cool, dark place while it goesthrough its dormancy period. Plants gener-ally "sleep" for about three months. Newgreen shoots signal that the plant is wakingup and needs to be moved back into the light.

To divide your shamrocks, wait until thebulbs reach the end of a dormant cycle. Takethem out of the pot, and remove small sidebulbs. Then replant, just under the surface,in a mix of potting soil and sand. Place in anon-south facing window. Water, keepingthe surface just moist to the touch, untilplants become established.

Other Oxalis varieties have similar growthrequirements though many go through ashorter, or no, dormancy period. Dependingon the variety, the plant may have yellow,white, pink, purple, or red flowers and growas tall as 10 inches. Leaf color ranges fromdark green to deep red. Those with dark redor purplish leaves only need about a monthof dormancy.

Whether you are giving or getting sham-rocks this St. Patrick's Day, there's one morething to keep in mind. Because these plantsgo dormant, shamrocks are not suitable forgrowing with other houseplants in mixedpots or planters. If you get a mixed basket ofplants, after the holiday, separate the sham-rock from the rest and replant in its own con-tainer. Don't wait until the plant turns yel-low or sickly looking. By then, its roots willbe deeply intertwined with the roots of oth-er plants and will be difficult to transplant.

By giving your Shamrock plant brightlight, even moisture, and cool temperatures,and letting it go dormant during summer, itshould provide years of enjoyment.

Growing the green in the Green Mt. State for St. Patrick’s Day

The leaf of a trifolium shamrock reopens to the sun after a shower. Some of the drops of water have a strangeoptical effect making them look like they are floating. Gardeners can try their hand at growing genuine Irishshamrocks indoors and outside. Photo courtesy of Supportstorm.


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MIDDLEBURY — Considering Johann Se-bastian Bach’s reputation as both an organ-ist and an organ composer, it seems only fit-ting to host an organ recital on his birthday.Musician Nathan Laube will bring this organmusic to life in a concert of Bach, Widor,

Mendelssohn, and more on Thursday, March21 at Middlebury College’s Mead MemorialChapel.

Laube has joined the organ world’s eliteperformers as a star among young classicalmusicians. His brilliant playing, creativeprogramming, and gracious demeanor havethrilled audiences, including Middlebury’s,and have earned high praise from critics andpeers alike. The artist will also offer a 6:45

p.m. pre-concert lecture prior to the 7:30p.m. performance.

In an effort to introduce a wider audienceto this beautiful music, and to MeadChapel’s extraordinary Gress-Miles organ,the Middlebury College Performing Arts Se-ries is offering a “bring a friend” promotionfor this concert, where patrons purchasingone ticket can receive a second ticket for free.

A native of Chicago, Laube began pianostudy at age five; he later attended theChicago Academy for the Arts. Upon gradu-ating the renowned Curtis Institute of Musicin Philadelphia, Laube received the Insti-tute’s two highest awards: the Landis Awardfor Excellence in Academics, and the Ald-well Award for Excellence in Musical Stud-ies. Since then he has won first place at theNational Albert Schweitzer Organ Competi-tion (2004), and the Chicago American Guildof Organists/Quimby Regional Competitionfor Young Organists (2007). He has per-formed at many of the most prestigious mu-sic venues in the United States and Europe,including Washington, D.C’s NationalCathedral, Exeter Cathedral, Truro Cathe-dral, Canterbury Cathedral, the KimmelCenter ’s Verizon Hall (Philadelphia), SpiveyHall, and Carnegie Hall. Although Laube’svast repertoire spans the works of pre-Baroque to living composers, he has becomeknown for his colorful and virtuosic tran-scriptions of orchestral works by Bach,Mahler, Rossini, and Strauss.

Laube has been a featured performer at the2009, 2011, and 2012 national conventions ofthe Organ Historical Society, the AmericanGuild of Organists’ 2010 national conven-tion in Washington D.C., and more recentlyat the Guild’s 2012 national convention inNashville where he performed with theNashville Symphony Orchestra.

Concert tickets are $20 for the generalpublic; $15 for Middlebury College faculty,staff, alumni, emeriti, and other ID cardholders; and $6 for Middlebury College stu-dents; with the “Bring-a-Friend” promotion,patrons can buy one ticket, and get a secondfree. For more information, call 802-443-MIDD (6433) or seehttp://go.middlebury.edu/arts.

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Sick students: Bridport School cleanedBy Lou [email protected]

BRIDPORT — The outbreak of an illness, forced the closing of the Bridport CentralSchool, located on U.S. Route 22A in Bridport, according to Addison Supervisory UnionSuperintendent Dr. Gail Conley.

An anonymous mother of a student at the school first reported the incident to the Ea-gle March 6.

Conley told the Eagle that 75 percent of the students were home sick from Wednesdaythrough Friday. Some teachers and staff were also affected

There was no clear reason for the illnesses, according to Conley, but she said that theschool would be closed through March 8 for cleaning.

The healthy students that arrived at the school March 6 were sent home immediately,a parent told the Eagle.

Vermont Department of Health officials collected samples around the school for test-ing. An official said the illness is probably linked to a stomach flu.

FOOD SHELF — Vergennes Lions Club members Gary Russell, Larry Simino, Jim McClay, Bruce Bushey, andMel Simmons stand behind their work, which was collecting 41 boxes of edible products for the Bristol FoodShelf located at the Shaw’s Supermarket earlier this month.

Vermont Gas announces slightchange to 42-mile pipelineBy Lou [email protected]

HINESBURG — Vermont Gas official Steve Wark announced that the Burlington-areacompany will change a segment of its 42-mile-long proposed Addison Natural Gas Projectpipeline route.

The announcement, made on a local public radio program March 6, followed complaintsby several residents; they didn't like the pipeline being planned near their homes.

The proposed line is supposed to follow the current utility corridor that exists in the Hi-nesburg-Monkton-New Haven area.

Many Monkton residents expressed their concerns during Town Meeting about thepipeline's route in their part of Chittenden County.

Some of the residents have said they are considering forming a legal defense fund to pro-tect community interests in the multi-county construction project.

The proposed pipeline extension was designed to first satisfy International Paper's needsacross Lake Champlain in Ticonderoga, N.Y.

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KILLINGTON — For native VermonterMax Elles, life is indeed worth celebrating.The University of Vermont student suffereda winter-sports injury two days after Christ-mas but his “can do” attitude is the fuel mo-tivating him to get back to doing the thingshe loves in life.

Elles was born, raised and educated inKillington, a tight community where skis,snowboards, and snowmobiles are as plenti-ful as 4WD SUVs and pickup trucks withsnowplows—maybe more so. So, it was onlynatural that Elles learn a variety of wintersports and make them a part of his life.

Elles is a Sherburne Elementary Schooland Woodstock High School alumnus; healso spent four winter seasons at KillingtonMountain School. He is also known for hiswinter-sports skills—having competed com-petitively for many years. He twice placedsecond in the USSA Nationals and also com-peted in the NORAM series.

On Dec. 27, 2012, Elles sustained a seriousspinal injury while riding with friends atKillington. He had two major surgeries atDartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital, and thenwas moved to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hos-pital in Boston. There, he spent a month un-dergoing a program of challenging rehabili-tation.

According to family friend NancySchmitt-Mosher, Elles has returned homeand is continuing his rehab at Mt. AscutneyHospital in Windsor.

“Fortunately for Max, there is no paraly-sis, but he is learning to walk again and hasa very long road to recovery ahead,”Schmitt-Moser said.

The Elles family is owner of the First StopSki Ship and Board Barn. In a community ef-fort to help both Max Elles and the familythrough their ordeal, a special communitybenefit event—called the Max Elles Bene-fit—will be held Sunday, April 7, from 4 to 8p.m. at the Foundry at Summit Pond inKillington.

Donations will be accepted at the door, ac-cording to Schmitt-Moser and the event willinclude hors d'oeuvres, live music, a silentauction, balloon prizes, a raffle, and magicby Killington entertainer Steve Finer.

Prizes include a 2013-14 Killington Seven-Day Blackout Pass, a Snow Cat Ride, skis andski gear, and more.

Regarding the community coming togeth-er to help Elles, Schmitt-Mosher said she andthe family are staggered by the kind support.“We are so fortunate to live in a communityfilled with such kind and caring people. Theresponse has been overwhelming,” she said.

For more information about the benefit,call 802-422-3035.

Courage under fire: Max Elles Benefit to aid injured athlete

Killington athlete Max Elles in rehab in Windsor. The Max Elles Benefit will be held at the site of the former Grist Mill Restaurant, now the Foundry at Summit Pond;it is located on the Killington Road in Killington.

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‘Fiddlesticks’ boast local musiciansMONKTON — The Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s “Fiddle-

sticks!” String Trio will present performances at schools in Addi-son, Ferrisburgh, and Monkton on March 21.

The VSO’s traveling ensembles visit all corners of the state aspart of an outreach program known as “Musicians-in-the-Schools.”These lively performances are met with overwhelming enthusiasm,as the musical ambassadors spread the word that classical musiccan be fun!

Members of “Fiddlesticks” are David Gusakov, of Bristol, vio-lin, Hilary Hatch, of Leicester, viola, and Bonnie Klimowski, ofFairfax, cello.

Their dynamic performances are designed to introduce childrento the most important members of the symphony orchestra and to

make some of the key concepts in classical music-making comealive. Longtime members of the VSO, the performers are funny,friendly, interactive—and wonderful musicians.

These performances are part of the Vermont Symphony Orches-tra’s statewide SymphonyKids education program, which reachedover 23,000 schoolchildren last year with 203 presentations for 170schools in 136 different communities.

For more information on “Fiddlesticks!” or the VSO's Sympho-nyKids programs in general, please call Eleanor Long at (800) 876-9293, ext. 14.

Performance schedule: Addison Central School, 9 a.m., Ferris-burgh Central School, 10:30 a.m., Monkton Central School, 1:30p.m.

Financial support for the day has been provided by the TurrellFund and by Neat Repeats Resale Shop in Middlebury.


MIDDLEBURY — With several in-state competitors ag-gressively marketing solar-power installation services toconsumers in Addison and Rutland counties, and beyond,the movement to convert Vermont homes and businesses tosun power is experiencing boom times.

Several Vermont firms are competing to install solar ar-rays at “no cost” to the consumer.

Now officials AllEarth Renewables have announced itsnewest incentive to get more residents on board in the re-gion.

Similar to other competitors, AllEarth officials said theirfirm’s new “residential lease” program offers a no cost lease

for homeowners to net meter with solar at or below theirelectric rates and be given the opportunity to own the sys-tem at a significantly reduced cost after seven years.

The installations consist of between one to four Vermont-manufactured AllSun solar trackers.

The lease payments under both options will be at or be-low the customer ’s electricity savings, producing a zero net-cost agreement, company officials claim.

“As a local manufacturer, we are excited to again be ableto offer to our Vermont customers a financing option for res-idential, business and community projects, giving them theopportunity to net meter their energy and produce immedi-ate savings on their electric bills,” said David Blittersdorf,president and CEO of AllEarth Renewables.

The solar projects feature a dual-axis tracker made by All-

Sun which was designed and manufactured in Williston; thedevice produces up to 45 percent more energy than fixedrooftop solar. The same solar tracker won a national GreenProduct of the Year Award last year

AllEarth has already partnered with Green Lantern Capi-tal, National Life, and Green Mountain Power, to financeprojects for the City of Rutland, Cold Hollow Cider Mill inWaterbury, Woods Market Garden in Brandon, and the Townof Williston. Several other Vermont firms and multiplicitieshave partnered with AllEarth recently: Concept2, Small DogElectronics, Green Mountain Power, and the MerchantsBank, Vermont institutions—Middlebury College and theUniversity of Vermont—the municipalities of Starksboro,Hinesburg, and Rutland.

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RUTLAND — A four-member panel or-ganized and moderated by Bruce Lisman ofthe Campaign for Vermont spent the eveningat South Station Restaurant last week dis-cussing challenges to Rutland County’s eco-nomic security and prosperity, as well aspossible solutions.

The panel members cited several persist-ent challenges: underemployment, lowproperty values, limited communicationamong towns and school districts. Addition-ally, the area lacks a major university andsome transportation infrastructure enjoyedby Burlington and other nearby metro areas,such as an international airport and an Inter-state highway.

On the plus side, Rutland County has sig-nificant assets such as the Stafford Tech Cen-ter, which Lisman and the panel agreed isamong the best technical training schools inVermont; significant current and future en-ergy investments; a rebounding manufactur-ing sector; and young, enthusiastic and di-versifying farmers.

“For the restaurant business, Rutland is atough place,” Bill Gillam, co-owner of SouthStation, said. “Unemployment is high, withcompanies leaving a little bit at a time, notall at once. People are fed up that despite allof their hard work, property values are go-ing down.”

Lyle Jepson of the Stafford Technical Cen-ter shared the concern about property val-ues. He bought his home for $207,000 andthen invested thousands in energy efficien-cy and other improvements. Hoping to re-coup his investment, he was dismayed when

a real estate agent suggested he list it foronly $174,000.

“People are leaving the state, our popula-tion is declining,” he said. Lisman, who or-ganized the forum, noted Vermont’s declin-ing population is perhaps its most signifi-cant challenge and the most obvious symp-tom of the need for change.

Ludy Biddle of Neighborworks said herorganization is making homes more valu-able, and saving homeowners money now,by improving energy efficiency.

Her organization has used a $4.5 millionfederal grant to help retrofit 600 homes inand around Rutland County, with an aver-age savings of 391 gallons of heating fuel peryear.

“That’s money that isn’t leaving RutlandCounty to pay for oil,” she said.

Another hopeful sign is the rejuvenatedfarmers’ market, she said.

“It’s an extraordinary outpouring of en-thusiasm and creativity that moved thatfarmers’ market into the building, clearingthe debris away.”

Farmers are getting younger, she noted.The Vermont Secretary of Agriculture re-cently drew cheers from a large crowd ofyoung farmers when he said, “the best yearsof Vermont agriculture are ahead of us,” shereported.

Biddle also noted that Green MountainPower is honoring its commitment turn Rut-land into Vermont’s “Solar City”.

Picking up on the subject of energy, Rut-land Economic Development Corp. Execu-tive Director Jamie Stewart expressed strongsupport for the arrival of natural gas to theRutland area.

“We need to get energy costs down,” he

said. “We need to get natural gas into the re-gion.”

The presence of natural gas draws newbusiness, Stewart added.

An executive for a national specialty foodsprocessor told Stewart that his company in-sists on natural gas service. Service to Rut-land is five to seven years away, Stewart pre-dicted.

Positive change for air travel also is on theway, Stewart said. Rutland’s airport is themost-used regional facility in Vermont. Arunway extension and corporate hangerswill be built soon. A new terminal is on theway.

A vaunted blue-collar manufacturing areafor generations, Rutland is now on the re-bound after years of job losses, Stewart not-ed. He cited growth at General Electric,which had fallen from about 2500 employeesto as low as 950, but is now on the rise. Onecontractor to GE has grown from 45 to 250employees. These businesses are “leaner,more efficient, and modernized,” he said.Also, local banks are more eager to loanmoney because many local businesses haveenjoyed a year or more of positive profit andloss statements.

In fact, the Rutland area’s biggest econom-ic challenge is the shortfall in skilled work-ers needed to sustain a growing manufactur-ing sector. “I see that as the number one chal-lenge going forward,” he said, pointingagain to the need to reverse the state’s pop-ulation trends.

All the panelists agreed that the StaffordTechnical Center would play a large role insolving that particular problem. Lisman en-thused about his visit earlier in the day tothe regional tech center, noting the happy,

hard-working student body. Jepson said, “I would like to think Stafford

Tech is a bullet on the economic resume ofthe county.” It was observed that StaffordTech offers an evening program that pro-vides customized training to the needs of lo-cal industry. For example, it has begun a pro-gram to train welders for Hubbardton Forge.

The panel also discussed the tradeoffs in-volved in “regionalizing” school and publicsafety services – savings on administrationand coordination of services on the plusside, and loss of local control on the other.

Rutland leaders discuss economic woes, promises

Rural Vt. event in VergennesVERGENNES — Rural Vermont will

hosts its 2013 Annual Celebration,Wednesday, April 10, from 6:30-9 p.m., atthe Vergennes Opera House in Vergennes.The evening features keynote speakerPhilip Ackerman-Leist of Green Moun-tain College, finger food potluck, wineand beer cash bar, and raffle prizes. Freeadmission. Donations benefit Rural Ver-mont. For more info or to RSVP, 802-223-7222 or [email protected].

Conference hosts student chefs MIDDLEBURY — On April 4, Addison

County’s school community will come to-gether for an evening of inspiration, cel-ebration and networking at the fourth an-nual Stone Soup Summit.

The Addison County RelocalizationNetwork will present the conference from3:15 to 7 p.m. at Mt. Abe High School onThursday, April 4, with the opening re-marks beginning at 3:30.

BRANDON — Brandon-based artistFran Bull isn't shy when it comes toart. She utilizes both the human andelectronic to create dazzling art piecesthat loom large. Her eclectic Brandonstudio has the setting for visual as wellas performing artistry.

A recent exhibit by Bull that re-ceived a lot of local attention was heldat Castleton State College.

The exhibit depicted a series of

drawings executed in a single day inAugust—Aug. 15 to be exact. She cre-atively used a computer scanner andvarious enlarging techniques to createlarge-format drawings the inspire themind and capture the eye.

The premise is Bull's creation oflarge-format drawings is to employcomputer tools while preserving afresh and intuitive sensibility, shesaid.

“It was an idea I shared with gallerydirector Bill Ramage when I showedthe Flanders Fields installation,” Bullsaid. ”Bill, ever the lover of experi-ments in art, replied with the classicMickey Rooney-Judy Garland movieline, ‘Let’s put on a show!’...”

To see Bull’s work or to learn moreabout what’s doing at the Gallery inthe Field, call 802-247-0125.

Brandon artist uses a computer as an art tool

Fran Bull’s Gallery in the Field in Brandon is the scene of much creative activity in the area. Aside from the visual arts, performing artists alsomake their way to Bull’s inspiring setting. Here Joe Deleault (piano), Don Davis (sax) perform “The Blue Cat Walks the Earth”.

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Guest Viewpoint Keeping graduates in Vermont

Yogi Berra once said of a favorite restau-rant, “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s toocrowded.” Today, something like the oppo-site might be said of Vermont. If our state isreally the best place in the world to live,work, and raise a family, how come fewerpeople are choosing to live here, work hereand raise families here? And, why is this par-ticularly true of our best and brightest youngpeople?

According to the U.S. Census, in 2011-2012, while the rest of the country was grow-ing, Vermont suffered a net loss of 581 citi-zens, or a 0.09% decline in our overall pop-ulation. The only other state to lose popula-tion was Rhode Island, which shrank by0.03%. Over the past dozen years (since thepassage of Act 60) our K-12 population hasplummeted from 106,000 to roughly 85,000,which reflects the fact that it’s really theyoung parents of these kids who are buggingout for a better future somewhere else, andtaking their offspring with them.

So, what it is that’s driving young, well-educated people away? The best skiing andboarding in the East? The great mountainbiking? The vibrant local food scene? Thefinest micro-breweries in the country? Thelow crime rate? Probably not. Granted, there

are some folks who grew up down on thefarm and are anxious to see Paris and noth-ing in the world could keep them herethrough another Vermont winter. But, youhave to think that for every one of these,there is at least another who’s spent herwhole life breathing that stuff that spews outof New York City grates and is eager to ex-perience a lung-full of clean, mountain air.We’re losing the former, but we’re not gain-ing the latter. There has to be a reason.

Is it the job market? Not really. Though itcould be better, the biggest complaint wehear from the Vermont business communityis that there are not enough highly skilledworkers willing to fill the jobs they’re offer-ing. Is it our students? No. Our schools con-tinually rank in the top five nationally. Eventhe conservative-leaning American Legisla-tive Exchange Council (ALEC) placed Ver-mont’s education performance at #2 in thenation. Our students are not the dummies—it’s our politicians.

The fact of the matter is that Vermont’sprogressive tax, regulatory, healthcare, landuse, and energy policies are driving up thecost of living, and driving our young, edu-cated workforce out of the state. Who wantsto work or start a business or put down rootsin a state that punishes success and whoseguiding governing principle is to redistrib-ute what you earn to someone else?

Jeff Wennberg, writing for Vermonters for

Healthcare Freedom, recently pointed todata from National Center for Higher Edu-cation Management Systems (NCHEMS)that shows, “between 2005 and 2007, themost recent period available, Vermont suf-fered an estimated net loss of 704 people be-tween the ages of 22 and 39. Among thosewith a high school degree and some collegethe loss was 44 individuals. But within thissame age group Vermont suffered a net lossof 1,044 people with associate’s degrees orabove. Over the same period Vermont im-ported a net 498 twenty-two to thirty-nineyear olds with less than a high school diplo-ma.”

Gov. Shumlin’s notion that we can fix thisproblem by investing more in public educa-tion, especially preschool programs, is likeproposing to fix a leaky bucket by addingmore water. We may improve the quality ofour graduates. We may even take over thenumber one spot in the ALEC ranking fromMassachusetts. (A debate for another col-umn.) But, we’ll only be paying top dollar toshore up Texas’, North Carolina’s and otherpro-growth-oriented states’ future workforces. That’s where our highly qualifiedgraduates will continue to go.

Governor Shumlin’s other proposal, whathe calls the Vermont Strong Scholars Pro-gram, to pay graduates to stay in Vermont bycovering the cost of their final year of schoolis a pretty hollow as well. The 2013-2014 tu-

ition at Johnson State College is, for exam-ple, $9,312. Paid back over five years, that’s$1,862 per year. Now, compare that to whata graduate would bank in a lifetime of work-ing in a state that has zero income tax, ahealth insurance market that doesn’t cost-shift ruthlessly onto the young through com-munity rating and guaranteed issue, no re-newable energy mandates driving up theirelectric bills. It’s not a contest. In fact, if Ver-mont passes the proposed sugar sweetenedbeverage tax, $140 of that $1,862 (nearly 8percent) would be needed just to cover thetax on a couple of 20 oz. sodas a day.

If you really want young people to stay,work, and raise families in Vermont, here aresome better ideas. Let them keep more ofwhat they earn over their lifetimes. Don’t tryto micromanage their behavior and choicesthrough the tax code. They are brightenough to make decisions for themselves.

Allow the marketplace to create afford-able, middle class housing, and reform theproperty tax system to make that affordablehousing actually affordable.

In short, leave them at liberty to pursuehappiness. With that formula, you mighteven get some of the older folks to stickaround as well.

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VILLAGE OF Port Henry 1 BR/Stove, refrigerator, heat & waterincluded. No smoking. No pets.$525/mo. 518-546-7584.

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GENERAL

WATER BED

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FURNITURE

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CLARINET, VIOLIN, FLUTE, TRU-MPET, Amplifier, Fender Guitar$75 each. Upright Bass, Cello,Saxophone, French Horn, Drums$189 each. Others 4-sale 1-516-377-7907

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY River-side Hotel and Bowling Center ForSale- Located in the Olympic Re-gion of the Adirondacks, 8-LaneBrunswick center. cosmic bowlingand sound system, Qubica autoscoring & AMF SPC syntheticlanes installed 6 years ago, estab-lished leagues with 37 year annualtournament, turnkey operationwith many improvements -$300,000-www.riversidebowlinglanes.com -(800) 982-3747

1972 GRAND TORINO

runs, needs work comes withsome new parts $3200; Chevy Van30 Travelmaster camper $2500.518-962-4394

FOR SALE

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Eagle’s Service Guide. Call

(802) 388-6397 for information & rates.

SERVICE GUIDE

WINDOWS/SIDING

Owned and Operated by Richard Brunet Since 1981

Marcel Brunet & Sons, I nc.

Windows & Siding

Vergennes, Vt. Siding • Additions Roofs • Garages

Replacement Windows Decks • Free Estimates!

800-439-2644 877-2640 42465

RUBBISH & RECYCLING

42464

LAND SURVEYING

32960

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Surveyors, PC Surveyors, PC

20 Kimball Ave., Suite 203N 20 Kimball Ave., Suite 203N South Burlington, VT 05403 South Burlington, VT 05403 802-863-1812 • 800-570-0685 802-863-1812 • 800-570-0685

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GLASS

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DESABRAIS GLASS

388-9049 Auto • Home Commercial

Boardman Street, Middlebury, VT

40019 78279

TRACTOR SALES

Four Wheel Drive Four Wheel Drive Four Wheel Drive Compact Tractors at Compact Tractors at Compact Tractors at REALISTIC PRICES! REALISTIC PRICES! REALISTIC PRICES!

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Jct Routes 22 & 149 8626 State Rt. 22 Granville NY

518 -642-1720

CHIMNEY SWEEP

COMPLETE CHIMNEY

CARE

Brian Dwyer 1-800-682-1643 388-4077

Cleaning • Repairs Stainless Steel Lining

Video Camera Inspection

Member of VT, NYS & National Chimney Sweep Guilds

40321

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4325 Main St., Port Henry, NY

(518) 546-7499 7943

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1075 Vermont Route 30 North Poultney, Vermont 05764

802-287-9897 • Fax: 802-287-9230 1-800-974-9877

Quality Collision Repairs Since 1978

Servicing the Lakes Region

77799

AUTO COLLISION REPAIR CARPENTRY/CONSTRUCTION

40384

Little Chicago Construction

General Contractor for your home or business.

New Construction, Renovations, Remodels, Additions, Panton Stone Wall and Patios, Decks,

Garages, etc

Luke Husk 1316 Little Chicago Rd. Ferrisburgh, VT 05456

802-349-3918

ROOFING

Specializing In Asphalt Shingles - Free Estimates - - Fully Insured -

FRIEND CONSTRUCTION

B RISTOL , VT

453-2255

ROOFING

40163


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RECREATIONALVEHICLES

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MOTORCYCLES

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FARM EQUIPMENT

2007 STINGRAY BOAT

25' Stingray Criuser, only 29hours, LIKE NEW, sleeps 4, hasbathroom, microwave, fridge, ta-ble, includes trailer, stored insideevery winter. (518) 570-0896$49,000

BOATS

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236 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Altona/Mooers 251 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Creek 293 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saranac 297 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rouses Point 298 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Champlain 327 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Smiths 352 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Mt. Lake 358 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ft. Covington 359 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tupper Lake 483 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malone 492 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dannemora 493 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Chazy 494 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chestertown 497 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chateaugay 499 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitehall 523 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Placid 529 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moria 532 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schroon Lake 543 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hague 546 . . . . . . . Port Henry/Moriah 547 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Putnam 561-566 . . . . . . . . . . . Plattsburgh 576 . . . . Keene/Keene Valley 581,583,584,587 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saratoga Springs 582 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newcomb 585 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticonderoga 594 . . . . . . . . . . Ellenburg Depot 597 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crown Point 623 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrensburg 624 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long Lake 638 . . . . . . . . . . . . Argyle/Hartford 639 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Ann 642 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Granville 643 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peru 644 . . . . . . . . . . . . Bolton Landing 647 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ausable Forks 648 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indian Lake 654 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corinth 668 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake George 695 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schuylerville 735 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyon Mountain 746,747 . . . . . . . . . . Fort Edward

/ Hudson Falls 743,744,745,748,761,792, 793,796,798 . . . . Glens Falls 834 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keeseville 846 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chazy 856 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dickerson Ctr. 873 . . . . Elizabethtown/Lewis 891 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saranac Lake 942 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mineville 946 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington 962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westport 963 . . . . . . . . . . . Willsboro/Essex VERMONT (802) 247 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon 372 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Isle 388 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Middlebury 425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte 434 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richmond 438 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Rutland 453 . . . . . . . Bristol/New Haven 462 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornwall 475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panton 482 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hinesburg 545 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weybridge 655 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winooski 658 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burlington 758 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridport 759 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Addison 654,655,656,657,658,660, 860,862,863,864,865,951, 985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burlington 877 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vergennes 769,871,872,878,879 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Essex Junction 893 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milton 897 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shoreham 899 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Underhill 948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orwell 888 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelburne

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