Vermont News Guide

www.vermontnews-guide.com • February 24, 2010 Vol 48 No 95

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Above, left to right: Shea Hughes, Aryn Iannuzzi, Rachael Wood, Emily Bleakie, Claire and Joel Iannuzzi will be supporting the Friends of MEMS Winter Sport-a-Th on, raising funds for the Friends Foundation for MEMS campaign...details on page 13 Left : Lili Comar invites you to a Green Mountain Trail Blazers cookout...story on page 15

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OUR READERS’ LETTERS...Gelgen...

The comment a few weeks ago critizing Gelgen is accurate. It is easier and maybe less expensive to plug in for electricity than use my car windmill. However where does the electricity from the plug come from? Would you like to get it from Vermont Yankee and put tritium in the Connecticut River? Or use a sulfur laced coat and create acid rain from the Adirondacks to the Atlantic ocean? How about creating a giant wire grid from sunny Arizona and use solar energy? Then we could create a dam on the Connecticut River and flood large areas of New Hampshire like was done at Hoover Dam. After all, New Hampshire owns the river.

Sincerely,— Dr. Glen Whitten

Londonderry, Vermont

...madder than hell...Letter sent to Senators Leahy,

Sanders, and Representative Welch:

“We mutually pledge each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.” These are the very last words of the Declaration

of Independence.In our current crises, I ask what

our political leaders are pledging, more bitter partisanship, more poisonous accusations, more lies, half-truths, and unfounded rumors about the opposition?

History tells us that Nero fid-dled while Rome burned. What will history record about our current leaders what they did or did not do, during this time of domestic and international chal-lenges that are among the most serious our country has ever faced?

I for one, “Am madder than hell and I am not going to take it any more.” I think that the major-ity of 68 percent of Vermont vot-ers who voted for Obama and for change, feel the same way, and are ready to demand an end to busi-ness as usual, drifting, partisan, “gotcha” politics that is strangling Washington. To do so, we need your help now!

In 2009, the rich got richer and middle class poorer. The top one percent earned 23 percent of all the earnings, the highest since 1928 (who can ever for-get 1929?) And middle class had the smallest increase since 1982.

The Congress cannot allow this unbalanced disparity to con-tinue.

If the Republican leaders con-tinue to live by the traditional slogan, “Don’t just do something, stand there,” and refuse to par-ticipate in bipartisan solutions, it is essential for all Democrats to rally behind Obama to ensure the passage of vital legislation designed primarily to help the middle class and the poor.

To wit: to reform our current monetary policies that allowed the fiscal excesses that caused the current recession.

To wit: to challenge the Supreme Court which has no constitutional right to legislate from the bench, yet did exactly that recently when it ruled large corporations, unions and other special interest groups to spend billions of dollars in support of political candidates.

To wit: for Democratic lead-ers in the House and Senate to explain in plain, simple language to the American voters that the financial system which broke down in late 2008 and early 2009 was the most serious in 75 years and, that only drastic actions by the federal government and national banks saved our coun-try, and perhaps the world, from financial disaster.

To wit: put a fire under Harry Reid, the Democratic leader of the Senate who has offered tepid, uninspiring leadership. There are many thoughtful, caring, mod-erate Republicans in both the Senate and in the House, and Democratic leaders should reach out to seek their support.

The political situation in Washington is poisonous. Politically our country is para-lyzed. Many Democrats are afraid of their own shadow. Republicans seem to have but one goal, i.e., to filibuster and oppose. We cannot afford to allow these conditions to continue endlessly.

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If we, the majority of Americans who love our country just sit on our hands and refuse to rise up in righteous indignation and demand a dramatic change from the status quo, then we will deserve the ineffective govern-ment that will surely come. My six children, 13 grandchildren and great grandchildren deserve better, much better!

In closing I again refer to Shakespeare to define our cur-rent political atmosphere, name-ly, “The trouble dear Brutus is not with our stars, but with our-selves.”

— Hal DeBonaDorset, Vermont

...fan letter...This is only the second fan

letter I’ve ever written. The first, to a movie actor when I was 15 years old.

I look forward to reading your paper each week and enjoy the balance of homey news and thought provoking articles. My favorite column is Susan Coons’ “From my Corner.” Last week’s offering certainly expressed many peoples’ frustrations!

Sincerely,— Frances E. Errion

Buskirk, New York

...in a daze...About 3:30 a.m. a few weeks

ago on a Wednesday morning, we were abruptly awakened by the vigorous ringing of the door-

bell. Our neighbor met us at the door with “your barn is on fire!” That “barn” was converted to a couple of apartments and my office about twenty-five years ago. I looked up to the barn and sure enough, there was that omi-nous orange glow coming from the rear.

By now, there are several fire trucks in the yard and along Barnumville Road. Without any doubt this is an awful experience. We were wandering around in a daze watching a lot of our pos-sessions and hard work going up in smoke. However, that is key, possessions, not life. Many worse things could have happened and no one was hurt or injured. We will have to figure out what to do, but are grateful no one was hurt. I am still in awe at the twenty five to thirty dedicated volunteers out in zero degree weather going up and down icy stairs, in and out of a building with fires popping up around them, putting up lad-ders and climbing up on a snow covered roof.

With chief Bourn in charge constantly barking out orders they finally subdued the darn thing and it was pretty much out by 7:30 a.m. They had a quick break of coffee and donuts on the back of my pick up and then cleaned up the equipment and rolled up all the hoses and were

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(Letters, cont.)on their way back to the Fire Station to conclude the cleaning up and put-ting the equipment away for the next emergency. Also, to do the required paper work and file the reports. After all of this, I am sure most of them were off to their day jobs. By 7:30 a.m., we were receiving phone calls of-fering support and resources from our friends, neighbors, and associates. I have always been aware of what our volunteer fire and rescue depart-ments provide to the community, but this is the first, and hopefully the last time I watched them in action on my property. These men and women voluntarily risked their lives and well-being and answered a call to duty at 3:30 a.m. on a frigid morning. Additionally they regularly attend meetings and training sessions. And on top of all those commitments, they still find time to put on a fundraiser breakfast at the fire station about once a month on Sunday mornings. They do this to help pay for expenses directly related to fighting fires rather than solely counting on our property taxes. Stop in some time and meet these dedicated men and women.

Let us not ever forget them or take them for granted. We live in a wonderful community; we have a lot to be thankful for.

— David and Paula Quesnel, Manchester, Vermont

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READERS’ LETTERS...municipal funding...

Once again it is Town Meeting time, and once again the Mark Skinner Library is requesting municipal funding, as it has for several years. Every year, the citizens of Manchester have been generous in overwhelmingly supporting the library’s request.

I am writing this to let people know that over the past couple of years, the library’s role in the community has taken a turn. The Mark Skinner Library remains, of course, the place to check out books, to bring your children for youth activities, and a place to relax with the latest copy of your favorite periodical. It has also become, due to the economic climate, an unexpected safe haven for our friends and neighbors. Our computers are being heavily used for job searches, resume posting, and even to sell personal items to help deal with the realities of the current economy.

Our library is also being used as literally a warm haven for some who find it difficult to find the funds to keep their home at a comfortable temperature; the library becomes a home away from home on those cold winter days.


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Letters, cont.)The cold hard numbers support the need for library funding: the cus-

tomer count is up 20%, computer usage is up some 40%, and circulation is up 10%, all of these taken from the 2008-2009 year’s statistics. While the numbers support the facts, the realities of the situation really speak to the situation: the Mark Skinner Library, for many of our friends and neighbors, has become more than simply a place to borrow a book.

Please join me in supporting the Mark Skinner library’s request for funding at Town Meeting on Saturday, February 27 at 1p.m. at MEMS.

Sincerely,— Mike Ryan, Mark Skinner Library Board Member

...buiding a gazebo...Recent news articles about the upcoming Manchester Town Meeting

on February 27 have missed a key point of controversy. What makes Article 5 especially so isn’t just the $60,000 town officials are asking us to approve in order to build a gazebo that would be the “culmina-tion of a longstanding dream.” Town officials are really asking us to approve a gazebo and accompanying “amenities” (sidewalks etc.) that will ultimately cost in excess of $350,000, though the numbers being tossed around are a little fuzzy as to the total cost of this “monument to Manchester’s 250th.”

Why is it that government officials at all levels always view federal grant monies as something other than taxpayer dollars? These dollars, all $350,000+, are taxpayer dollars; they come from each of our pockets at one time or another. And in this time of great economic crisis at the local, state and federal level, those tax dollars should only be tapped for matters of concern for our health, safety and welfare. A pretty gazebo on Manchester’s town green surely qualifies for none of these. When our teachers, legislators and workers around that state are taking pay cuts, when bridges are deemed unsafe, when highways need repair, when real jobs need to be created, dipping into the pork barrel for a town green gazebo to celebrate Manchester’s birthday is an embarrass-ment that I hope Manchester voters put to a quick end.

—Kathe Dillmann, Manchester Center, Vermont

...recent fundraiser...The Trustees and Staff of the Mark Skinner Library would like to

publicly thank Melanie Allen and the Gourmet Deli Café, DJ Tracy Salmon and Elite Entertainment, and Wildflowers Florists. Their in-kind donations to the library’s recent fundraiser, the Mardi Gras Dance Party, made the event possible.

Thanks go out to these local businesses for supporting Manchester’s public library. We couldn’t have done it without them!

— Susan Swasta and Cindy Waters,Mark Skinner Library Co-Chairs, Mardi Gras Fundraiser

...make it a practice...I make it a practice to read Susan J. Coons each week and I cannot

agree more with her comments in the issue of February 10, 2010. I know I am not alone in my views and admire someone who will make sure people in Washington see just what the ‘real’ people think.

I, too, am tired of hearing an elected official interpret to the public what they are sure we are feeling and thinking. The ballot box is the place to explain it to them, I believe.

— Carol Greenough, Whitehall, New York(More letters, page 8)

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...regarding the better mouse trap...I was born into the Vermont tourist business through my childhood

on Magic Mountain. In the 70s I attended Burr & Burton Seminary. For the greater part of my life I have lived and worked in the Manchester and the mountains area. For the past 4 years in ski/retail/tourist busi-ness at Stratton Mountain. Delivering exceptional customer service is the “magic” in my business.

That history given, a customer from New Jersey asked me about the surrounding area. I mentioned Manchester and he perked right up, “oh yeah, the one with that intersection.” I smiled. He said, “I couldn’t believe it, people actually stop and let cars go.” I said, “Oh yes. You see it’s our special place of random-acts-of-kindness.” “Oh.” Sheepishly he added; “Yeah, I let someone go too. I didn’t want to look like a jerk.”

So there you have it. Some things you really do learn in kindergarten, and peer pressure is alive and well, not to mention setting an example for the kids. So let Joey take a turn, and Sally 2 cars down will let you go.

I propose an inexpensive solution; three signs 100 feet back on each approach:

The “Be Nice” Intersection: Take Turns PleaseAfter all, it’s Vermont, and we do have a pretty nice way of life here.

— Allison Thorner, Stratton, Vermont

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Manchester Go-GettersThe Manchester Go-Getters invite all area seniors to a luncheon

on Wednesday, March 3, at noon at the Christ Our Savior Catholic Church Hall. The suggested cost of the meal is $3.50 per person. Please call Mary Miner at 802-362-2525 for reservations and cancellations to enable an accurate lunch count. Bingo will follow the luncheon.

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Wells Church Offers Weekly DiscussionSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Wells, Vermont, will offer a course

for adults and teens on the five Sundays in Lent. The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ in five Gospel accounts will be considered. In addition to the story of Jesus’ suffering and death in the four Gospels of the Christian bible, the account that appears in a Gospel discovered in the last century, the Gospel of Peter, will be discussed. The first ses-sion of the course takes place in St. Paul’s Parish House beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 21.

The next four sessions will be on the Sundays following. Coffee and refreshments are available at the beginning of each session.

People of all faith traditions are invited. For further information, please call Reverend William Davidson at 518-499-1850. The church is located on the village green at East Wells Road.

Texas Hold ‘Em TournamentA Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament will be held at the Manchester VFW

Harned Fowler Post #6471 on Sunday, February 28 with the play starting at 1 p.m. sharp. All proceeds to benefit the Vermont Veterans’ Home in Bennington. The Post is located on Routes 11/30, Manchester, Vermont. For further information, please call the post at 802-362-9840.

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Cabin Fever Chicken BBQThe American Legion Post #69 in Arlington will hold a Cabin Fever

Chicken Barbecue on Saturday, February 27, beginning at 2 p.m. The menu includes half a chicken, baked beans, potato salad and rolls. Cost is $8. Orders to go are welcome.

This event is sponsored by the Sons of the American Legion, and is to help benefit the cost for their children and youth programs. Come out and support this event.

Clue – 5 Gallon Stoneware Water Pitcher with Spigot

Local historian and Salem resident Al Cormier has assembled the exhibit, Clue, which opens with a reception on March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Historic Salem Courthouse. All are welcome! This month-long exhibit features maps, books, documents and many artifacts all related to Salem. You will be given a clue like the one above with a question to answer, “What size school house was this water crock used in?” The Historic Salem Courthouse is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information call the Courthouse at 518-854-7053 or email [email protected].

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February Bag Sale The Shoppe Off Broadway

thrift store located in the white house to the right of the Courthouse Community Center in Salem, will be hosting its monthly bag sale on Wednesday, February 24, 1-6 p.m. and Thursday, February 25 through Saturday, February 27, 10-1 p.m.

Since one dollar purchases a bag filled with clothes, shoes and handbags selected by the shop-per, this is a wonderful oppor-tunity to find amazing bargains. Due to generous community support, the shop is continuously well stocked. All proceeds sup-port assorted worthwhile youth activities in the Salem area, so remember to “Shoppe the Shop.” For additional information or to schedule a donation of items, please call 518-854-9090.

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Potluck and Hymn Sing

Spring is coming! Get out of your “cabins” and away from that “fever!” The Wells United Methodist Church invites you to a fun night out. Good for the entire family on Saturday, February 27, beginning at 5 p.m. Bring a dish of something to share.

These old time potluck suppers are always a great eating experi-ence. Good eating will continue until 6:30. Bring the young folks and Gramps and Gram. Enjoy a good chat over good food.

The community hymn sing will start around 6:15 and last until 8 p.m. All voices are wel-come. Even if you can’t carry a tune in a suitcase, come and bring your favorite song. Organist will be Anita Young. If you have a food pantry item that you would like to share, bring it along. The church is located on the Village Green, Route 30, Wells, Vermont. For further information, please call Audrey at 802-645-0216.

St. James Lenten Film SeriesSt. James Episcopal Church is offering a full schedule of Friday eve-

ning movies and discussion throughout Lent. These films are all “movie theatre” films dealing with atonement, with themes of reconciliation and return. The series begins on February 26 with the film “Life as a House,” a story of reconciliation of broken relationships. Nominated for a Golden Globe, this is a heart touching film of family relationships and so much more. It stars Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mary Steenburgen and other greats, and is rated R. The evenings begin at 5:30 p.m., with a light supper, followed by the movie at 6:30. These movies and discussion are free and open to the public. St. James is located on Route 7A in Arlington and is handicapped accessible. For the complete schedule, call the parish office at 802-375-9952 or go to www.stjames-arlingtonvt.org.

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From my Corner— by Susan J. Coons

...park it...New York Governor

Patterson is climbing out on a limb and he has placed the saw in the wrong place...behind him! First, he wants to hold back state tax refund checks to New York State tax-payers. That is outrageous. Folks depend on those checks to pay bills, and spend some of it, in the state! I’d be surprised if he can get away with that.

The second thing he wants to do to help balance the budget is close many state parks. This in a time when the only way so many folks can get away for an afternoon or weekend is to take the family out for a camping trip or picnic due to cuts in salaries, the high cost of gasoline, food, lodging, etc.

The two closest State Parks he wants to close are Thatcher Park in Albany and Bennington Battlefield Park in Walloomsac. I know this might not bother you if you are a Vermont resident, but the names of your ancestors might be on those bronze plaques that visitors from all over the country come to visit. It benefited Bennington tourism to have the Battle Monument located in Bennington, and I don’t want to start another border war over this. But the battle did take place in Walloomsac, New York. Prisoners were marched to the Dewey House, now the Walloomsac Inn in North Bennington, and jailed in the barn. It’s all very historic, and were it not for the success of the Battle of Bennington perhaps the success at Saratoga, often referred to as the “turning point of the Revolutionary War,” might have been different. I am very sad that the Governor of New York wants to close down this historic park. Perhaps he and the State Legislature are unaware of its importance in the history of our country.

Harking back to much more lean times for my own family when our children were growing up, we spent many weekend afternoons packing a picnic basket and taking hikes in the foothills behind our house in Pasadena or up at Mount Wilson; camping for three or four days at a time in Death Valley, or at the beach. It was very inexpensive and we were out of the house.

Again, it seems to be the guy with less to spend who has to make the biggest sacrifice. He or she can’t afford to fly the family to Disneyworld. Instead the family plans a get-away close to home, and now even an afternoon picnic in a local state park is cut off from their access.

If the governor and state legislature are serious about cutting “fat” from the New York State Budget, then they should look into the vast number of state employees who are adept at conning the system with exorbitantly high salaries and padded pensions for themselves and their buddies.

Susanism: You know it’s time to clean the refrigerator when you don’t recognize what’s in some of the containers (it smells bad and is probably all blue and fuzzy) and you have run out of storage dishes.

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Chinese New Year Service in PeruThe Peru Congregational Church invites you to a celebration of the

Chinese New Year on Sunday, February 28 at the 9:30 service. Presided over by our friend Dr. Allen Cheng, the liturgy will offer an explanation of the festivities, provide an Asian perspective on the gospel and feature special music.

Have a spiritual and educational experience as you help us to wel-come in 2010 as the Year of the Tiger. For more information call Pastor Margaret at 802-379-1438.

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Installation of ReverendAll are cordially invited to join us for the Installation of Reverend

James L.Woodburn as Pastor of the First Congregational Church of Danby. The Installation will be conducted on Sunday, February 28, at 3:00 p.m., at the church on South Main Street in Danby.

Refreshments will be served at the ceremony. Come and join us as we welcome Reverend James L. Woodburn to our Church.

For further information, please contact Marge Fuller at 802-293-5338.

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Family Fun and Winter Sports Fundraiser for MEMS

Kids, friends, and families can raise funds to benefit Manchester Elementary-Middle School (MEMS) while skiing, snowboarding, skat-ing, and tubing during the Friends of MEMS Winter Sport-a-Thon, this weekend, February 26-28.

Participants sign-up sponsors to pledge their laps or runs while they hit the slopes at Bromley, the ice at Riley Rink, or the sledding hill at BBA and earn money for curricu-lum-enhancing experiences and field trips. Triathletes who par-ticipate in all 3 activities, and raise a minimum of $50 in pledges, will receive a Real Sports gift card.

Also at Sunday’s Dollar Skate, sponsored by the Spiral Press Café and The Perfect Wife, and a shared fundraiser for the BBA Booster Club and the Friends Foundation for MEMS, there will be a yummy bake sale, and a Chuck-a-Puck contest, with an iPod/iPhone Accessory Pack prize, donated by Center Hill Electronics.

Cap off the Winter Weekend, on Sunday night, February 28, with a casual and cozy family meal at The Perfect Wife Restaurant, the host for a $5 Pasta Dinner.

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Mardi Gras at Equinox TerraceMasks, glittery beads, and a New Orleans feast featuring jambalaya

and cornbread ushered in Mardi Gras for Terrace residents and guests. Music this year was provided by Daniel Frank, a Burr & Burton sopho-more, playing piano and a mean banjo.

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Ham and Bean Supper, Dessert AuctionHappy Days Playschool invites you to their annual Ham and Bean

Supper and Dessert Auction, sponsored by the Men’s Fellowship of the East Arlington Federated Church. The family-style supper is Friday, February 26 at 6 p.m.; with the dessert auction following at 7 p.m.

The dinner is provided by the Men’s Fellowship and the desserts are donated by family and friends of Happy Days. All proceeds from the event are donated to Happy Days Playschool. Tickets are available in advance at Happy Days, the Federated Church, or at the door on the day of the supper. Adults are $7, children 4-12 are $4, children 3 and under are free, or family (immediate members) is $20.

Happy Days Playschool, located in Arlington, started 25 years ago to provide, facilitate and nurture the development of children. The mis-sion of the program is to provide a quality early education/childcare program in a consistent, caring and positive atmosphere, using a fam-ily-centered approach. Happy Days is the only early care and education center in the Arlington-Sunderland-Sandgate area. The center operates a full childcare program for children ages six weeks to ten years, with three preschool classes, an after school program, and summer camp classes.

For information about the Ham and Bean Supper or Happy Days Playschool, please contact Katie or Carol at 802-375-6039.

NorthshirePeewees Win

The Northshire Hockey (NHA) Association Peewees won the first three games of the Vermont State Tournament, but lost the fourth game of the series to Brattleboro. The NHA Bulldogs will play in the semi-finals on Monday, February 15 in Missisiquoi.

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Supports Girls on the RunOn Saturday, January 23,

the local Delta Kappa Gamma Chapter, Iota, invited Nancy Heydinger, Vermont Executive Director of Girls on the Run Vermont, to speak about the pro-gram. Girls on the Run reaches over 100 schools in Vermont; transforming the lives of thou-sands of young girls. Nancy brought the Girls on the Run to Vermont in 1999, and the program has been thriving ever since. Mandy Meyer, Mettawee Nurse and Girls on the Run orga-nizer shared personal stories of her experiences with the orga-nization.

“The program is not com-petitive but instead focuses on building girls’ confidence levels by integrating running with daily lessons on important topics for young girls. The lessons focus on teaching girls how to set goals, stay away from drugs, maintain healthy eating habits and filter out negative influences put out by the media,” Heydinger said. Girls on the Run is a non-profit prevention program that encour-ages girls in grades 3-8 to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running.

DKG, Chapter Iota, includes membership from area schools (MEMS, Dorset, Currier, Mettawee and Sunderland), who are directing their philanthropic work to advocate for the Girls on the Run program by support-ing young girls and providing scholarships to participants from communities in which DKG members are active.

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is a profes-sional honor society of women educators.

Snowmobile Club CookoutThe Green Mountain Trailblazers Snowmobile Club invites all snow-

mobilers, law enforcement, fire/rescue and landowners to a cookout on the Corridor 7 Trail (at the end of Fire Road 58 approximately a mile north of the gate and bulletin board) on Sunday, Februray 28, from noon to 2 p.m.

Enjoy free hot dogs, hamburgers, buns, condiments and beverages, all to be provided.

This event is conditional upon adequate snow and trail conditions. For up to date information, weather conditions and cookout status, check the Trailblazer’s Web site at greenmtntb.posterous.com/trail.

e-mail community news to: [email protected]

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Northshire Interfaith ChorusThe Northshire Interfaith Chorus will begin rehearsals for its June,

2010 concert featuring “Dido and Aeneas” by Henry Purcell and selec-tions from “Old American Songs” by Aaron Copland. Rehearsals are on Sunday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Manchester Center, Vermont. New members are always welcome. No auditions are required. Now entering its fourth season of quality choral presentations, the chorus is directed by Jeff Linebeck and Sara Krohn is the pianist.

The selections chosen for this concert will require the chorus to explore many different characterizations: courtiers, cupids, witches, cockney sailors, revivalists and various farm animals. Please join us for this unique choral experience. For more information, call Martha Thompson at 802-362-3473 or Jeff Linebeck at 802-345-3799.

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American Musesum of Fly FishingHeritage Award Honors

Casting for RecoveryIn the heart of Manchester, Vermont, two local non-profits will join

together to promote awareness for fly fishing and women with breast cancer as the American Museum of Fly Fishing names Casting for Recovery as the recipient of their 2010 Heritage Award. Since its incep-tion in 1997, the Heritage Award has been given to individuals whose commitment to the sport of fly fishing sets a standard to which we all should aspire. Past Heritage Award winners include Joan Salvato Wulff, Stanley Bogdan, and Nick Lyons to name a few. This is the first time the Museum has chosen to recognize an organization rather than an indi-vidual, but, “…there could be no better qualified candidate than Casting for Recovery,” says Jim Heckman, President, AMFF Board of Trustees.

Through a program that combines fly fishing, counseling, and medi-cal information, Casting for Recovery’s two-and-a-half day angling retreats are offered at no cost to women at any stage of breast cancer treatment and recovery. Since 1996 CFR has served more than 4,000 women with the help of 1,500 volunteer counselors, guides, and

medical personnel. Fly fishing may appear to be the topic of the day, but helping survivors is the underlying focus.

On April 29, Museum trust-ees and guests will gather with Casting for Recovery trustees and volunteers at the Yale Club in New York City. The evening will cel-ebrate how Casting for Recovery provides a life-changing experi-ence and offers the opportunity for the many participants and their families to learn about the special heritage and giving spirit of a great American sport. You can support the Heritage Award by making a donation on behalf of Casting for Recovery by call-ing the American Museum of Fly Fishing at 802-362-3300.

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Harrington Receives $90,000 St. Michael’s Scholarship

Arlington Memorial High School (AMHS) Senior Dustin Harrington has received a Saint Michael’s College Book Award Scholarship valued at $90,000.

As an AMHS junior, Harrington was one of 1,800 students nation-wide to receive a St. Michael’s College Book Award for Scholarship and Service. Of that group of students, Harrington was then chosen for this four-year scholarship. Jerry Flanagan, St. Michael’s vice president for admission and enrollment management, congratulated Harrington on his honor. “Your selection, from a pool of highly qualified applicants, is a testament to the hard work you have put into your high school career.” In addition, Harrington has been invited by the Faculty Honors Committee to join the Saint Michael’s College Honors Program.

In addition to the St. Michael’s College Book Award, Harrington has received numerous honors and awards for his academic achievements at AMHS. He was named to Who’s Who Among Honor Students and is a member of the National Honor Society and National Honor Roll. Harrington has earned AMHS academic awards in French and science and achieved high honors distinction for each marking period of his high school career.

A student leader at AMHS, Harrington has been elected class vice president for the past three years and represents his class on the Student Council. He was a captain of his varsity soccer team, varsity indoor and outdoor track teams, JV basketball team and the Arlington/England Friendship through Soccer international team. Harrington represented AMHS at the Hugh O’Brien Youth (HOBY) Leadership Conference, Vermont Athletic Director’s Student/Athlete Leadership Conference and Northern New England Junior Science & Humanities Symposium.

In addition to his leadership roles, Harrington is very involved in school and community activities. He is a four-sport athlete, has served on the yearbook and prom committees and participated in MedQuest, a program for students interested in pursuing careers in health fields.


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ENVIRONMENTPet of the Week

Dallas is a 7 year old male Chihuahua mix who came to Second Chance because he was left behind in a condemned trailer without heat until Pownal Animal Control was able to take him in. Dallas is a nervous little fellow who needs to slowly warm up to new people. Once Dallas does bond with some-one, he can be quite protective of that person and of their car. Poor Dallas had a rough start at life, and whomever adopts him will be able to watch him blos-som into the dog that he would like to be. Extensive socialization, basic obedience, leash training and reinforcement of housetraining will be necessary. A quiet, adult only home would be best. Cats are fine and other dogs may be possible upon introduction. In fact, another dog would be beneficial for increasing Dallas’s self-confidence.

Dallas and other pets are available at Second Chance Animal Center, Route 7A, Shaftsbury, Vermont. For information, please call 802-375-2898.

Free Winter Community SuppersWe will be serving (and eating!) a delicious supper at The Dorset

Church, 143 Church St. (off Route 30) on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Dinner will be held from 5:30-7 p.m.

Our experience with Winter Community Suppers was so well received that we decided to host hearty suppers four times during the long win-ter. We will also have dinners on Thursday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 24. Winter Community Suppers are for everyone—moms and dads who need a break, people who want a night out in the middle of winter, families rushing from work to sports, people stretching their budget — the suppers are meant to build community for everyone. All are welcome for free great meals! Please bring your family and friends! For further information, call Jane at 802-867-2260.

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SIMPLY HOME — by Lisa Laberge

All of us have our “good things” tucked away for those special occasions but I would like to make a case for taking these beau-tiful things out of storage and using them any day of the week. I know this is break-ing some sort of assumed rule, somehow handed down along with the objects, but I want you to try. Now, keep in mind that some of them might break and that is the chance you take. Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

I speak from experience. My sister, her husband and my two nephews came to visit last sum-mer and within less than a half hours time of their arrival, two antique glasses from two differ-ent glass collections were tragi-cally broken. I never had boys so I didn’t know how their elbows and knees go everywhere while they play fight and age didn’t seem to be a factor either as one nephew was 10 and the other 18. Okay, pause to let this one go.

Back to my point - food seems to taste better eaten off of china plates and tea more fragrant sipped out of antique cups, turn-ing an ordinary meal into a sen-sory moment of reflection. A quiet pause in an otherwise busy day. And, as lifestyles change,

Designer/decorator Lisa Laberge has agreed to share her talents with us every other week in the Vermont News Guide. We’re certain that you will find her writing witty, practical and inspiring. I’m going to pick up some flowers on the way home from work today just to make my kitchen table look a little more inviting — just for me! Editor

How to Make Your Everyday Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner Table Special

more people are too hastily dis-carding these treasures from days gone by so you can easily add to

your collection for a modest sum at local thrift and antique stores. Whenever I find linen napkins for sale, I snatch them up to add to my ever-growing collection, using

them often, laundered but not always ironed, and presented on a plate encircled by mismatched napkin rings.

Have some fun with this and don’t take it too seriously. Who says all of the plates have to match anyway, think about coordinating instead. While you are at it, why not buy that bou-quet of flowers that caught your eye when grocery shopping and place them in your best vase in the middle of the table, in the middle of the week, for no reason at all, except to celebrate a day fully lived in the moment.

Watch the reaction from fam-ily members as they sit down around a company set table made just for them. Think of all the practice you will have setting beautiful, creative tablescapes throughout the year, getting you into shape for that holiday table.

And the next time my neph-ews come to visit, what do I plan on doing? Well maybe second best for that occasion.

(Harrington, cont.)He is a junior firefighter with

the Arlington Fire Department and has volunteered with several community organizations.

After college, Harrington plans to pursue a career as a pharma-cist. In addition to St. Michael’s, Harrington has applied to the Albany College of Pharmacy and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He is the son of John and Sharron Harrington of Arlington.

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MIND & BODYSurvivor of the YearNominations Sought for 2010

While the Susan G. Komen Vermont-New Hampshire Race for the Cure® is a celebration of all breast cancer survivors, one Vermont or New Hampshire survivor will be singled out for a very special honor, the Survivor of the Year Award.

The Survivor of the Year Award is designed to honor a breast cancer survivor who has celebrated at least two anniversaries of her/his origi-nal breast cancer diagnosis, has faced the challenges of the disease and turned them into personal triumphs.

Letters of nomination detailing reasons for nomination — includ-ing the nominee’s name, address, phone number, and date of original breast cancer diagnosis — should be sent to the Komen VT-NH Race for the Cure, P.O. Box 2496, Manchester Center, VT 05255. Letters of nomination must be accompanied by two additional letters of support. Nominations must be received by June 15, 2010.

A selection committee will determine the winner after reviewing all submitted nominations; the award will be presented during the 2010 Komen VT-NH Race for the Cure at Hildene Meadows, in Manchester Center, on Saturday, July 17.

Seventy-five percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate stays in the region, and the remaining income funds breast cancer research. Through events like the Komen VT-NH Race for the Cure®, the Affiliate has generated more than $6.7 million. Of that, more than $1.7 million supported Komen’s research program and more than $5 million under-wrote breast cancer education, screening and treatment in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Documentary Reveals Way to Connect to Those with Alzheimer’sOn Thursday, March 4 from 4-6 p.m., Rutland Area Visiting Nurse

Association & Hospice and Rutland Regional Medical Center will be hosting a film and discussion event about connecting to those with Alzheimer’s disease. The film and discussion will take place at the CVPS/Leahy Community Education Center at 160 Allen Street in Rutland.

More than 5 million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dementia, a devastating disease that affects families as well as patients. “There is a Bridge” is a groundbreaking film that documents the some-times unrecognized ability of Alzheimer’s sufferers to continue to maintain meaningful emotional connections with loved ones, friends and caregivers. This film challenges the idea that Alzheimer’s patients become “unreachable.” Through interviews with important scholars, and footage of family members, children and caregivers building rich relationships with people with dementia, this moving documentary can help anyone better understand how it is possible to truly connect with the person who lives inside an Alzheimer’s world.

This film is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. An RSVP to 802-770-1537 or [email protected] is preferred, but not required.

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H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Clinic The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (RAVNAH),

and Dorset Nursing with support from the Coalition for Adult Immunization in the Rutland Region will hold a public clinic for H1N1, seasonal flu and pneumonia vaccinations on Wednesday, February 24 between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.at the RAVNAH office at 7 Albert Cree Drive in Rutland.

The H1N1 vaccine is now available to the general public for all indi-viduals age 6 months and older. Seasonal flu and pneumonia vaccina-tions are available for all adults age 18 and older.

There is no charge for the H1N1 vaccine. For the seasonal flu and pneumonia vaccinations, individuals with Medicare Part B need only bring their card to receive the flu and/or pneumonia vaccine. For all others, the cost for the flu immunization is $33 and the cost for the pneumonia vaccine is $53. Mastercard and Visa are accepted.

For more information, please call the Flu Hotline at the Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice at 802-770-1574 or visit www.ravnah.org.

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ANTIQUES & AUCTIONS

Hildene Winter History SeriesOn Tuesday, March 9, author and historian Jason Emerson will make

the third presentation of the 2010 Winter History Series. The focus of this year’s series is the multifaceted personality and life of Hildene’s own Gilded Age gentleman and former turn of the century Manchester resident, Robert Todd Lincoln. As the only child of President Abraham Lincoln and wife Mary to survive to adulthood, Robert carried what was often seen ironically as a burdensome name and legacy with him throughout his life. Emerson, an emerging Lincoln scholar who is cur-rently completing a biography of Robert Todd Lincoln, will shed light on Robert’s interactions with Black Americans as Secretary of War and president of the Pullman Company.

Jason Emerson has written about both of Robert’s parents, penning “Lincoln, The Inventor” in 2009 and “The Madness of Mary Lincoln” in 2007. His new biography of Robert Todd Lincoln will be published by Southern Illinois University Press in 2011. In addition to his books, articles by Emerson have appeared in American Heritage, American History, Civil War Times, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Lincoln Herald, and Lincoln Forum Bulletin.

Each Winter History Series talk is held on the second Tuesday of the month in the Beckwith Room at 7:00 p.m. The 45 minute presentation is followed by a 15 minute question and answer period and all are free and open to the public. Jason Emerson will conclude the 2010 Hildene Winter History Series with a presentation on April 13, “Robert Todd Lincoln and his Children and Grandchildren.”

The Museum Store will be open for a cup of coffee and a snack before the event and plentiful parking is available. For further information please contact Stephanie at 802-367-7960 or email [email protected].

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First Wednesdays Talk Explores Costume Design

Before actors have uttered a single word, their costumes have already spoken volumes. Middlebury College Artist-in-Residence Jule Emerson discusses the relationship between dramatic literature and costume design as part of the First Wednesdays lecture series on Wednesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. This free Vermont Humanities Council program takes place at the First Congregational Church, 3624 Main St. (Rt. 7A) in Manchester. The program is hosted by Mark Skinner Library.

Jule Emerson has been an Artist-in-Residence/Costume Designer/Professor at Middlebury College since 1990. Prior to Middlebury, Emerson worked professionally as a costume artist for television, feature films, commercials, and the professional theatre. Favorite pro-fessional credits include “The Wonder Years,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus,” and “The Importance of Being Earnest” at the Olney Theatre Center (1998 Helen Hayes award nominee for Outstanding Costume Design).

Parking is located behind the church. For further information, please call 802-362-2607.

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ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT

Artists Celebrate 10th Year

The Weston art show, “Vermont and Beyond” celebrated its 10th year at the Weston Playhouse over Presidents’ Weekend. Two of the seven artists gave watercolor demonstrations, and through the sale of raffle tickets for the paintings, they raised over $500 for two local organiza-tions: the Londonderry Food Pantry and Just Neighbors. The artists wanted to give back to the surrounding communities for their success-ful ten years of art shows. The participating artists were Diane Bell, Ann Cross, Maurie Harrington, Doris Ingram, Rob O’Brien, Bob Sydorowich and Marijke Westberg. They all look forward to their 11th year offering this special cultural activity on Presidents Weekend 2011.

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Marble Valley Players Present ‘Blithe Spirit’The Marble Valley Players will present Noel Coward’s classic British

comedy, “Blithe Spirit” two weekends in March. The play takes its title from Shelley’s poem “To A Skylark” (“Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! / Bird thou never wert”). Set in the 1930s, the play concerns socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati to his house to conduct a seance, hop-ing to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his annoying and temperamental first wife, Elvira, following the séance. Elvira makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles’s marriage to his clairvoyant second wife, Ruth, who cannot see or hear the ghost. And that is when the fun and confusion begins!

(Continued on page 24)(“Blithe Spirit”, cont.)

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AA • AL-ANON • NA • GAThursday: AA meeting, Breakfast with Your Higher Power, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, Manchester. 7:30 a.m. AA meeting, Sherburne United Church, Killington, noon AA Big Book meeting, Grace Congregational Church, Rutland, noon AA meeting, St. Paul’s CC, Manchester, noon AA, Scars, Bars, Big Book meet-ing, Rutland Correctional Ctr, Rutland, 4 p.m. AA Women’s Up the Steps meet-ing, St. Paul’s Church, Route 30, Manchester, 6:30 p.m. Gamblers Anonymous, 7 p.m. at Turning Point, 141 State St., Rutland,1-800-522-4700. Al-Anon meeting, Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro, 7 p.m. SMART Recovery: Brattleboro Savings & Loan Bldg., downstairs, 7 p.m. 254-5568. AA Step meeting, United Methodist Ch, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. AA Room to Grow, Steel Square Bldg., Rutland, 7:30 p.m. NA Just for Today, 7:30 p.m., Al

Ducci’s Cafe, Manchester AA meeting, Congregational Church Rupert, 8 p.m. AA, meeting, Jamaica Community Ch, 8 p.m.Friday: AA-Breakfast with Your Higher Power, Step Meeting, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, 7:30 a.m. Al-Anon meeting, St. Paul’s Church, Manchester, 1 p.m. AA meeting, St. Peter’s School, Rutland, 7 p.m. AA meeting (step/disc) East Dorset, Wilson House, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting, St. Luke’s Fair Haven, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting, Pawlet Community Ch, 7:30 p.m. AA New Beginnings (Beginners 6:30), Steel Square Bldg., Rutland, 8 p.m. J.S. Open Discussion meeting, Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m.Saturday: AA meeting, Breakfast with your Higher Power, Beginners, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, Manchester, 7:30 a.m. AA Straight from the Heart Group,

Dorset Players present ‘Almost Maine’Rehearsals are in full swing at The Dorset Playhouse for the upcom-

ing winter production of John Cariani’s “Almost Maine.” Critics have called this play “a snowy charmer. These nine tales of love in the time of frostbite have a winning glow that proves surprisingly contagious.” Director Dom Degnon has assembled a stellar cast that combines many familiar faces with four talented newcomers to the Dorset stage. Dorset Playhouse favorites Christy Vogel, Christopher Restino, Patrick Schelle, and Tracy Hughes were most recently seen in the Players’ fall produc-tion of “Arsenic and Old Lace.” Sponsored by The Bennington Bank and Trust, Orvis, and New Morning Natural Foods, performances will be held at The Dorset Playhouse on Cheney Road in Dorset, Vermont, at 7:30 p.m. on March 5-6 and March 12-13. In addition there will be matinee performances on Sundays March 7 and March 14 at 2 p.m. The box office for “Almost Maine” will be open daily from 2 p.m., beginning March 1. For tickets, call 802-867-5777. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for those under 19.

Performance dates are Friday and Saturday, March 12 and 13 at 8 p.m., Sunday matinee March 14 at 2 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, March 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12.00 available at the door on the night of the performance or in advance at the West Rutland Town Hall Offices as well as the Paramount Box Office and on line at www.paramountvt.org.

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Mecham St., Wallingford, 9:30 a.m. Al-Anon ACOA: 10:30-11:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist Church, North Bennington AA meeting (topic/disc) East Dorset, Wilson House, 2 p.m. AA meeting, Beginners’ Group, Christ the King School, Rutland, 7 p.m. NA Back to Basics Group, Second Congregational Ch, Bennington, 7 p.m. AA meeting (speaker/disc) East Dorset, Wilson House 7:30 p.m. AA open discussion group, Sherburne United Church, Killington, 8:15 p.m. H.S. Meeting Book Second Congregational Church, Bennington, noon, Room 6. Teen Support Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m., Room 6Sunday: AA meeting, “As Bill Sees It,” Wilson House, East Dorset, 8 a.m. Al Anon meeting 8 a.m. Wilson House, East Dorset, Open discus-sion. Al-Anon meeting, Serenity House, Wallingford, 10 a.m. AA meeting, Weston Priory, Weston, 1:30 p.m. AA Big Book, Green Mountain Group, East Poultney Baptist

Church, 7:30 p.m. AA 11-Step Meeting meditation, Wilson House, East Dorset, 7 p.m. AA Shoulder to Shoulder, HoJo Inn, Rutland, 7 p.m. AA meeting, Federated Church, Castleton, 8 p.m. AA meeting, St. James Episcopal Ch, Arlington, 8 p.m. Al-Anon meeting, Federated Church, Castleton, 8 p.m.Monday: AA meeting, Breakfast with Your Higher Power, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, Manchester. 7:30 a.m. AA Sweet Serenity Trinity Episcopal, Rutland, noon. AA Beginners, Wilson House, East Dorset, 6:30 p.m. AA Beginners meeting, Dorset United Church, 6:30 p.m. AA meeting for Gay/Bi/Lesbian/ Transgendered Persons, 7 p.m., Turning Point Club, Bennington AA Start Living Group, St., Peter’s School, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting, St. Thomas Episcopal, Brandon, 7:30 p.m. Al-Anon meeting, First Congregational Ch, Newfane, 7:30 p.m. Al-Anon meeting, Baptist Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m. AA discussion meeting, United Church, Dorset, 8 p.m.

H.S. Meeting Book Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday: AA meeting, Trinity Episcopal, Rutland, noon. AA Women’s Meeting, Wilson House, East Dorset, 6:30 p.m. AA Breakfast With Your Higher Power Northshire Baptist Fellowship, Rte. 7A (across from Manchester Engine) 7:30 a.m. Rutland County AA Men’s meet-ing, Grace Congregational Ch, Rutland, 7 p.m. Al-Anon ACOA meeting, Bennington College, North Bennington, 7 p.m. AA Meeting, Serenity House, Wallingford, 7 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous, 7 p.m., Bennington Free Library AA Meeting, Wilson House, East Dorset, Big Book Tapes, mens meeting, 6:30 p.m. AA meeting, Chapel of the Snows,

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GED • EDUCATIONThursday: GED Class, Tutorial Center,

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824-3909 Parents in Crisis, SVMC, Bennington, 7 p.m. RSVP Bone Builders: Call RSVP at 447-1545 for info. Free. Arlington, American Legion Hall, Mon and Th, 10:30-11:30; Manchester, Masonic Temple, Mon, Wed, 11 a.m; Manchester Town Hall, Tues 10 a.m. & Thur, 12:30 p.m.Tuesday: LaLeche League Support Meeting, Second Congregational Church, Bennington, third Tuesday, 7 p.m. Marriage Support Group, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, every other Tuesday, 5769 Main St., Route 7A, Manchester. Call Warren 362-1988 Nice & Easy Aerobics - Beginner, Bennington Firehouse, River St., 8:15 p.m. 447-5693. All Gain, No Pain Senior Strengthening Class - Bennington Firehouse, River St., 10:30 a.m.; N. Bennington Congregational Ch, 10:30 a.m.; Manchester Town Hall, 12:30 p.m., 447-5693. Blood Pressure Clinic, Second Congregational Church, Londonderry, 2nd Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. Support group for family mem-bers of those suffering from mental illness, Third Tuesday at 7 p.m., UCS, 316 Dewey St., Bennington. Clare at 824-3909. Overeaters Anonymous, RRMC, Rutland, 7 p.m.Wednesday: Aerobic Indoor Walking - Beginner, Mon, Wed, Fri., Bennington Firehouse, River St., 8:15 a.m. 442-6886

Senior Exercise Classes, Hoosick Falls Senior Center, 1 p.m. Bereavement Support Group, Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 1 p.m. Women’s Cancer Support Group, Vermont Country Store, Manchester, First Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Bereavement/Loss Support Group, SVMC, Bennington, fourth Wednesday, 6 p.m. Caregiver Group, Grace Cottage Hospital, Townshend, 6:30 p.m. Bereavement Support Group, SVMC, Medical Office Bldg., Bennington, 6:30 p.m. Chronic Fatigue Support Group, Red Barn, Rtes 11/30, across from Wessner’s, Manchester, 7 p.m. C.H.A.D.D. Informational Meeting, RRMC, Rutland, first Wednesday, 7 p.m.Thursday: Arthritis Support Group, Second Congregational Church, Bennintgon, fourth Thursday, 1 p.m.

MUNICIPAL MEETINGSThursday: Granville Town Board Meeting, Town Hall, Granville, NY second Thursday, 7 p.m. Weston Volunteer Fire Dept. Drill, Weston Firehouse, second and fourth Thursday, 7 p.m. Sunderland Elementary Planning Commitee. 2nd Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Londonderry Planning Committee, Town Office, Londonderry, second and fourth Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Wallingford Planning Committee, Town Hall, First Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Weston Volunteer Fire Dept, Weston Firehouse, first Thursday,

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7:30 p.m. Danby Selectman meeting, Town Clerk’s Office, 1st Thursday, 5 p.m. Monday: Poultney Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, 2nd & 4th Monday, 6:30 p.m. Castleton Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, 7 p.m. Grafton Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Weston Conservation Committee meeting, Town Office, third Monday, 7 p.m. Chester Planning Committee meeting, Town Hall, first and third Mondays, 7:00 p.m. Manchester Village Planning Committee meeting, County Court House, first Monday, 7 p.m. Londonderry Selectmen’s meet-ing, Town Office, 7:00 p.m. Pawlet Planning Committee meeting, Town Hall, fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Jamaica Selectmen’s meeting, second and fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Rutland Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, West Rutland, second and fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Chester Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, second and fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Rupert Planning Committee meeting, Town Clerk’s Office, first Monday, 7 p.m. Stratton Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, second and fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Mt. Holly Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, third Monday, 7:30 p.m. Sunderland Selectmen’s meeting,

Sunderland Elementary School, first and third Monday, 7:30 p.m. Jamaica Planning Committee meeting, first and third Monday, 7:30 p.m. Shaftsbury Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, 7:30 p.m. Wallingtond Selectboard, Town Hall, first and third Monday, 6:30 p.m. Poultney-Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District Meeting, district Office, Poultney, second Monday, 8 p.m.Tuesday: Fair Haven Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, 7 p.m. Weston Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, second and fourth Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Pawlet Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Wells Selectmen Meeting, Wells Town Hall, every other Tuesday, 7 p.m. For info. 645-9020 Shaftsbury Zoning Board meet-ing, Town Office, second & third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Shaftsbury Planning Commission, Town Office, first & third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Winhall Planning Committee meeting, first and third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Dorset Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Rupert Selectmen’s meeting, 2nd Tue., Town Clerk’s Office, 6:00 p.m. Mt. Holly Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Winhall Board of Adjusters meet-ing, Town Hall, second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

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Wednesday: Pawlet Board of Listers meeting, Town Hall, third Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. Dept of Employment & Training Information, Veteran’s Memorial Dr., Bennington, 1st Wednesday, 10 a.m. Winhall Regular Monthly Board meeting, 1st, 3rd Wednesday, 6 p.m. Mountain School Parent Council & Mountain School of Winhall Parent Council Meeting at the Mountain School, (2nd Wed.) 7:00 p.m. 297-2122 Stratton Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, 7 p.m. Sandgate Planning Committee meeting, 7 p.m. Fair Haven Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, second and fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m. Castleton Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, first and thrid Wednesday,7 p.m. Winhall Selectmen’s meet-ing, Town Hall, first and third Wednesday, 7 p.m. Sunderland Zoning Board meet-ing, Sunderland Elementary school, third Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Peru Selectmen’s meeting, Town Center, first and third Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Bennington Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, first and third Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Peru Zoning Board of Adjusters, Peru Town Center, fourth Wednesday, 7:30 p.m

MISCELLANEOUSThursday: Equinox Valley Toastmasters, Ai

Squared, 130 Taconic Business Park Rd, Manchester Ctr., 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., info: [email protected] Arlington Lions Club American Legion Room, second and fourth Thursday, 7 p.m. Red Clover Chapter, Embroidery Guild of America, Trinity Church, Rutland, second Thursday, 7 p.m. Dorset Historical Society, open 10 a.m. Ladies Fellowship, Missionary Alliance Church, Bennington, 9:30 a.m.Monday Catholic Daughters meeting, St. Margaret Mary’s Church, Arlington, first Monday, 6:30 p.m.Tuesday Manchester Rotary meeting, Ye Olde Tavern, Manchester, noon Manchester Community Foundation meeting, Chittenden Bank, Manchester, First Tuesday, 4 p.m. Unit 69 American Legion Auxiliary, Legion Room, Arlington, second Tuesday, 7 p.m. Catholic Daughters meeting, St. Paul’s Church, Manchester, second Tuesday, noon. Mt. Equinox Grange meeting, Grange Hall, Manchester, third Tuesday, 7 p.m. #45 American Legion meeting, Currier Memorial School, Danby, third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Dorset Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, Dorset Firehouse, third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday: Manchester VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Harned Fowler Post #6471, second

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Wednesday, 7 p.m. Wantastiquet Rotary, Swiss Inn, Londonderry, 7 a.m. Red Clover Award Program K-4, Mark Skinner Library, Manchester Village, 3:45 p.m. Southwestern VT Access Television board meeting, SWVT Office, Manchester, first Wednesday, 7 p.m. Manchester Lions Club meet-ing, VFW, second and fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m. Knights of Columbus Council 6816 meeting, St. Paul’s Church, Manchester, first Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

BRIDGEMonday: Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, 12:15 p.m., MMDBC*; Robert Smith, Director, 362-4224Tuesday: Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, 1 p.m. at Equinox Village. Call Elizabeth Von Riesenfelder, Director, at 362-5304. Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, 6:30 p.m. MMDBC*; Director John

Conova, 325-6384Thursday: Open Lecture, 12:15 p.m., MMDBC*, Lecturer, Robert H. Smith, 362-4224Friday: Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, 12:15, MMDBC*; Director, Robert Smith, 362-4224*Manchester & the Mountains Duplicate Bridge Center, 1817 Depot Street, Manchester Center, Vermont

BINGOThursday: Bingo, MWA Hall, Wells, 7 p.m. Bingo, Pownal American Legion, Post 90, Route 7, Pownal; doors open at 5; bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.; open to public.Friday: Bingo, Masonic Lodge, Route 30, Jamaica, 7 p.m. Bingo, Knights of Columbus Hall, Granville, NY, 7 p.m.Saturday: Bingo, Granville Hook & Ladder, Granville, NY 7 p.m.Sunday:

Bingo, MWA Hall, Wells, noonMonday:Bingo, Middletown Springs Fire House, 7 p.m.Tuesday: South Bennington Bingo, Bennington Club, doors open 5:30 p.m., game starts at 7 p.m. $1,000 permanent jackpot progressive; kitchen service; 802-447-1619 for info

FOOD • SENIOR MEALSThursday: Townshend Senior Meals, Townshend Church, first and third Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. Manchester Senior Meals, Manchester Town Hall, noon Wells Senior Meals, MWA Hall, Wells, noon Senior Meals, East Arlington, Bailey Hall, noon. Senior Meal at Williamsville Community Hall, 4th Thursday at noon.Tuesday: Townshend Senior Meals, Townshend Church, first and third Manchester Senior Meals,

Manchester Town Hall, noon Wells Senior Meals, MWA Hall, Wells, noon Senior Meals, East Arlington, Bailey Hall, noon Senior Meal at Williamsville Community Hall, 4th Thursday at noon. Wednesday: Dummerston Senior Meals, Evening Star Grange Hall, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at noon.

PRAYER GROUPSThursday: Prayer Group, Congregational Church, Chester, 6 a.m. Prayer & Praise Service, Chapel of the Snows, Stratton Mountain, 7:30 p.m. Prayer & Bible Study, Truthville Baptist Church, Granville, NY, 7p.m. Community Bible Study, non-denominational for women, children, 10 a.m September -May. Bennington. 447-4745.Friday: Shabbat Services, Israel Congrega-tion, Manchester, 6:30 p.m.

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Above: Enjoy a Ham and Bean Supper to benefi t Happy Days Playschool...details on page 14

Left : Larry Clayton invites you to a Cabin Fever Chicken Barbecue in Arlington

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Below: Christopher Restino and Christy Vogel rehearse for the Dorset Players upcoming presentation of “Almost Maine”...details on page 24

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