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Hilari Farrington
Leaves the Library
A visit to the
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Eleva Chamber Players benefit
Teens create
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Live music in central Vermont
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GOT BEEF
The Greenfield Highland herd
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Hilari Farrington and Benedict Koehler, musicians and teachers. Photo courtesy of Hilari Farrington.
by John Walters
The Bridge
P.O. Box 1143
Montpelier, VT 05601
A
fter more than eight years as director
of Montpelier’s Kellogg-Hubbard Library, and more than 20 years serving
central Vermont libraries, Hilari Farrington is
stepping aside. Her official last day is July 31;
her tenure will be celebrated at a reception
on Thursday, July 30, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
in the library’s Hayes Room. All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.
Farrington is also a musician; her chief instrument is the Celtic harp. She teaches and
performs, often with her husband, Benedict
Koehler, who makes and restores Irish bagpipes. (He is considered one of the best in
the world at his craft.)
Recently, Farrington sat down for an interview with The Bridge’s John Walters
about her life in libraries, and her plans for
the future.
Tell us about your background. Where
are you from originally?
I was born in New York City and raised in
the suburbs. I went to college at McGill University in Montreal in 1969, and then remained in Quebec until 1987. So I was there
for a good long time, and I think Montreal
still feels like another home to me.
After Montreal, we moved to the Eastern
Townships of Quebec, which is right on the
Vermont border. I was playing with a group
of musicians, some from Vermont and some
from Canada, and we called ourselves Borderline—after the border, but it also referred
to our musicianship, which was pretty borderline at that point.
What did you study in college?
I was an English major, and then I got a
master’s in library science. I actually was driven to library work by the need to eat. I had
a low-level library job, and I realized that I
could double my salary by getting a master’s
degree. That was what brought me into it.
I took a break from [libraries] in the Eastern Townships, I started writing for local
newspapers. And then I started writing for
the Montreal Gazette. The idea was to write
on country living for people who lived in the
city.
How did you wind up in Vermont?
[I decided to return to library work], and
opportunities were very limited in rural
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H EARD O N T HE
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Weather Outlook
Roger Hill’s Forecast
Cool, wet conditions predominate. Change, if any,
to be agonizingly slow for the nonsummer of 2009.
Synopsis: Our recent weather trend will continue over the next few days. We might see a temporary window of dry weather on Monday 7/27 and Tuesday 7/28. Otherwise, Saturday 7/25
may be mostly dry, but even then there’s an isolated threat of a late day shower coming off the
Green Mountains. Friday 7/24 and Sunday 7/26 are the two worst days to come. Friday’s high
temperature may even fail to reach the 70-degree mark—and here we are at the apex of climatological summer. What does this mean? On average, this is when temperatures are at their
peak. Astronomical summer occurred back on June 21, but it takes this long for the oceans to
absorb this heating and warm up to their maximum potential. Hence the lag time of about 30
days. High-latitude blocking continues to be the main cause of this summer’s cool, wet conditions. A south to southwesterly flow tapping into a plume of tropical moisture will interact with
weak disturbances spinning around the usual upper level low in the Great Lakes region. At the
time of this writing, there were no signs of a break in this weather pattern. Any improvement
will be agonizingly slow. That said, there will continue to be the odd window of pretty decent
weather. People who hate muggy hot summer days were enjoying this current stretch, as were
folks who track and harvest mushrooms. But for the large majority, it has been one poor (expletive deleted) summer so far—but there remains a good chunk to go.
Forecast for Montpelier and Vicinity
Today (Thursday, 7/23): Morning fog burns off to partial sunshine Scattered late afternoon
showers. A high near 75. East to southeast breeze 10 to 15 mph.
Friday 7/24: Gray and dreary and chilly. Showers or periods of rain likely. Maybe a rumble of
thunder. A high 65 to 70. Light southeast winds.
Saturday 7/25: Morning fog giving way to intervals of afternoon sunshine. A slight threat for
a brief shower late in the day. A high 70 to 75. Southeast breeze 10 mph.
Sunday 7/26: Lots of clouds with showers and a chance for thunderstorms. A high in the low
to mid 70s. South to southwest breeze 10 to 15 mph.
Outlook for Monday: Partly sunny. A high 75 to near 80. West to southwest breeze 10 mph.
For updated weather information, visit Roger’s website at www.weatheringheights.com.
Roger’s forecasts can be heard on Radio Vermont/WDEV, 550 AM and 96.1 FM, weekdays
at 6:10, 7:15 and 8:10 a.m. and 12:32 p.m.; and at 7 weekday mornings on WCVT-FM 107.1.
Nona Estrin’s Nature Watch
In spite of downpours, metallic red, green, and gold dogbane beetles are
thriving and mating on the leaves of dogbane right now. This 3-foot-high,
milky-sapped plant is flowering, but if the colorful beetles are present, you
would hardly look at the small pink bell-shaped blossoms! I saw them on private land, but try sandy or dry well-drained soils like the North Branch Park
fields. And chimney swift populations have built back up and are fun to
watch before and after work. Jim Sheridan and my husband and I happened
to witness their swirling evening group flights from the corner of State and
Elm recently. Jim is a longtime admirer of their Capital City aerial antics.
Tailor on the Move
O
ne of Montpelier’s more venerable retail stores is about to close as a stand-alone business. Stevens & Co., the men’s clothing store at 71 Main Street, will close by the end of
September. Owner Jack Callahan is downsizing his business and moving into the back end
of No. 9 Boutique, next door at 75 Main.
He’ll keep the custom business: tuxedo rentals, dry cleaning, and made-to-measure clothing—including those snappy green blazers sported by the legislative pages at the State
House. He’s cutting the retail trade in premade clothing. “No inventory! What a concept!”
he says, sounding a little bit liberated. “I’m taking the things that are profitable to me.”
And maybe it’s time for Callahan to ease back on the throttle just a bit, after 50 years in
the retail trade. “Twenty here, 30 in Pittsburgh, PA,” he notes. The store’s name predates
him: “When I bought it 20 years ago, it was Stevens & Co. I was told never to change it.”
His remaining inventory is on sale for 40 percent off; discounts will increase as time
goes by.
Al Fresco at State and Elm
F
irst, there was one. Then, earlier this spring, there were two. Now there are four. That’s
probably the end of this exponential growth curve, but it’s nonetheless impressive: an
outdoor food court has suddenly appeared at the corner of State and Elm in downtown
Montpelier. Each is serving up its own unique menu of goodies, combining to create a lively
little street food scene during weekday lunch hours. Here’s a brief consumer guide to the
vendors and their offerings:
Hot Diggity Dog. Paul McLeod’s hot dog stand, now in its fifth year in Montpelier. He
does the basics and does them well: Hebrew National kosher dogs, locally produced burgers and Italian sausages, and his homemade meat topping for Michigan Dogs. McLeod professes to be unfazed by the new crop of competition; he’s got quite a few loyal customers,
and he points with pride to the health inspection report displayed on the side of his cart: he
scored 99 out of a possible 100.
Cuzzy’s “Mainely” Italian Sandwiches. The Cousins family is originally from Maine,
where this style of submarine/hero/torpedo sandwich is king: ham, cheese, tomatoes, green
peppers, onions, pickles, oil, and seasonings on a foot-long roll. “We make sure everything
is fresh,” says David Cousins. “We like to use what we make each day.” The stand is operated by David, his wife Jean, and their daughter Dayna, a senior at Boston University and
chief sandwich maker. They also sell homemade whoopie pies.
Out Doggin’ It. Operated by George Estes III and Penni Brink, and offering a wide array
of items: Sabrett hot dogs, burgers, sausage, cheese steak sandwiches, burritos, quesadillas,
chicken Caesar salads, and “pulled pork from Restaurant Phoebe,” Estes says. He’s primarily
a building contractor; he says he used to work this corner several years ago and returned this
summer after a hiatus from the street-vending business.
Wilaiwan’s Kitchen. “Thai-style street food,” says coowner Tim Azarian (son of Mary, the
noted artist/illustrator). “In Thailand, there are street vendors everywhere. The food is
portable, freshness is emphasized, and the cooking is quick.” Tim lived in Bangkok for a few
years; that’s where he met his wife Wilaiwan, who’s also his business partner and head chef.
On any given day, they offer three or four Thai dishes from a rotating menu of 10. They also
offer a couple of tables and a few chairs, another echo of the Thai street scene: "Every vendor has plastic tables and chairs,” says Tim. “They’re like mobile cafés.”
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nd now, for the downside of this sudden cornucopia of street food. Some merchants are
starting to grumble about the influx of food vendors on top of a growing restaurant
scene and wondering how many eateries Montpelier can really sustain. Although the city of
Montpelier licenses street vendors, the governing ordinance may not be strong enough to
deal with a proliferation of food carts.
“We’ve never had many vendors before,” says city clerk Charlotte Hoyt, whose office is in
charge of issuing the vendor licenses. She ought to know; she’s been clerk since 1991, and
was assistant clerk for 16 years before that. In her nearly 35 years at city hall, she’s never
seen more than one or two vendors in Montpelier at a time. “Maybe with the economy, more
people are looking for ways to make a living,” she speculates.
The vendor ordinance is five pages long and lays out a variety of conditions—you can’t
just get yourself a cart and set up shop on the corner. Each vendor has to pay $250 a year
for a city license, pass a state health inspection, and carry $100,000 in liability insurance.
Vendors can’t set up near intersections, crosswalks, fire hydrants, bus stops, or building entrances and must leave plenty of room for pedestrians to pass by. Also, a vendor can’t operate within 50 feet of another vendor or merchant selling similar products.
But there’s a lot of wiggle room in the rules on location and not much in the way of active oversight. At State and Elm’s impromptu “food court,” at least three of the four vendors
are within 50 feet of each other, in apparent violation of the ordinance. Enforcement is up
to the police department; so far, they have received no complaints and have taken no action.
The licenses do not specify a location; if you’re a licensed vendor, you can set up at any
legal spot in town. So, Hoyt ponders, “Who do you say has the right to a spot?” Is it first
come, first served? The ordinance is silent.
As long as the vendor population was small, things worked out fine. But if the numbers
continue to grow, or if established merchants decide to actively pursue the issue, it may land
at the feet of City Council, and the ordinance may be in for an update.
—all items by John Walters
THE BRIDGE
JULY 23, 2009 • PAGE 3
Dinner on the Hoof
Greenfield Highland Beef
by Sylvia Fagin
E
ach spring, Janet Steward prepares a
mammal unit for her first-grade students at Morristown Elementary
School. On the final day of the unit her partner, Ray Shatney, appears with one of their
Highland cattle. The students examine the
enormous, caramel colored animal in order
to answer Steward’s questions.
“What do we know about mammals?” she
asks the students.
“They have hair or fur!” they reply enthusiastically.
“Is this a mammal?” she queries, gesturing
to the shaggy animal.
“Yes!” they call in unison.
The students are likely a bit wary of this
animal, which, unlike most other cows,
bears a gigantic pair of horns on its head.
Shatney and Steward raise Highland cattle, a
breed originally from northern Scotland
that’s characterized by elegant horns and a
long, thick, double layer of hair. The shaggy
hair hangs in their faces and lends them an
air somewhat akin to a mastodon.
Shatney and Steward don’t keep these animals around solely for the education of Morrisville’s lucky first-graders. Proprietors of
Greenfield Highland Beef, they raise the animals for meat—a lean, flavorful beef so popular they exceeded their first year’s sales
projections by 800 percent.
When the couple wrote the business plan
for their grass-fed beef business, they expected to butcher two or three animals in
their first year. Instead, they butchered 24
and expect to double that number in this,
their second year.
Their success, according to Steward, is
due to two factors: The social quality of Vermont, where people want and appreciate
high quality, humanely raised food; and the
Highland breed, whose genetics lend a specific flavor profile to the beef.
Janet Stewart and Ray Shatney, with silent partner. Photo by Sylvia Fagin.
ther has raised them for over 40 years. Steward’s connection to the Highlands is a bit less
direct. She and her late husband raised cattle; when their children were young, the
couple offered each child a calf. One son
wanted a Highland, so a trip was made to
Greensboro.
Years later, after her husband had passed
away, Steward called upon Shatney for his
tree-trimming
services. They got to talking about cattle and
breeds and when she
heard that he had a
herd of Highlands in
Greensboro, well—
there could only be one such herd in Greensboro. “The rest is history,” she smiles. Shatney
moved some of his herd to her Plainfield farm,
where they complete the landscape. “It
seemed empty without animals,” she notes.
Each location nurtures a herd of cows,
steers, babes, and one bull. “Lance is the key
to this herd,” Steward says, noting the 2,200pound bull in the Plainfield pasture. Recently,
Lance has been “tailing” a cow in heat. “I’ve
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Highland cattle have fur, so they don’t need
a layer of fat to stay warm in winter; this contributes to meat that is extremely lean. Differences in their connective tissue, compared to
other breeds, keep the meat tender. And because the animals are raised for at least two
years before slaughter, the meat becomes very
flavorful, Steward explains.
Shatney is no stranger to Highlands; his fa-
learned a lot about where some of these sayings come from,” Steward laughs. Lance won’t
get more than a tail’s length away from the
cow until he’s “settled” the cow—impregnated her, or at least made a good faith effort.
Steward notes that these details are not part of
the first-grade mammal unit.
When not teaching, Steward manages the
marketing, matching the right cut of meat to
the right retail outlet—burger to Restaurant
Phoebe, steaks to Ariel’s, tenderloin to The
Kitchen Table, and a little bit of everything for
their very loyal customers at the Capital City
Farmers Market in Montpelier. “It’s such a stable, appreciative market,” she notes. “We
could not do this without the farmers’ market.”
When Shatney’s not grilling beef at the
market for potential customers to taste, he
clears trees from electrical lines for the
Washington Electric Co-op and has his own
tree-trimming business. As mentioned
above, Steward is a schoolteacher. Both put
in 12, 14, sometimes 16 hours a day—seven
days a week. “I wouldn’t say either of us are
proud of it,” Steward says. “The goal is not
to!” They hope that as the market for their
beef grows, they can spend less time working off the farm.
It’s easy to see why they’d want to. The
Plainfield location sits atop a hill, offering a
scenic view of the Worcester range to the
west and Spruce Mountain to the east. Steward’s gardens of roses and black-eyed susans
invite a slowing down. Shatney talks in wistful
tones of finding time to go fishing once in a
while. Besides, this lifelong farmer is happiest
in the pasture, caring for his animals.
As one of the calves comes bouncing, literally, up a hill, Shatney cracks a smile.
“That’s fast food,” he quips.
Greenfield Highland Beef can be found
every Saturday at the Capital City Farmers
Market in Montpelier, and online at
www.greenfieldhighlandbeef.com.
Sylvia Fagin writes about local food and
agriculture. Contact her via her blog “Aar,
Naam—Come, Eat,” at sylviafagin.wordpress.com, or via e-mail at sylviafagin@
yahoo.com.
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tone walls do not a prison make, nor
iron bars a cage.” The song may be old,
but, as I recently discovered, the lyrics
still resonate.
Alcatraz Island, home to the former maximum security federal prison of the same
name, is a place of some legend in our household. My husband first visited the island over
20 years ago, and his memories of, and fascination with, that day are part of our family
lore. So, when we began planning our recent
West Coast trip, Alcatraz was high on all our
lists of must-sees.
Reaching Alcatraz from San Francisco is
easy. A short ferry ride from Pier 39 brings
you right to the dock of the national park,
where the now-retired prison, some prison
support buildings, the indigenous wildlife,
and the ubiquitous gift shops await. From the
viewpoint of actual logistics, it’s simple.
What is difficult is scoring a ticket for the
ferry; unlike almost every other tourist attraction in the Bay City, Alcatraz ferry tickets
sell out pretty much as soon as they go on
sale, weeks in advance of the actual dates.
They’re not sold to day-trippers trying to
stake their claims to deck chairs, though; instead, they’re bought in blocks by companies, who use them to entice visitors to purchase their city tours or sit through vacation
scheme presentations. These companies are
willing to let these tickets go, but for a price.
It’s the American way.
Our road to Alcatraz, therefore, was preceded by a 2.5-hour time-share presentation.
Because Colin and I are considering purchasing a time-share week or two, we were not
averse to investigating options while on vacation. But research wasn’t the only thing on
our agenda; garnering paid reservations to
the Alcatraz ferry in exchange for sitting
through a slick PowerPoint production
seemed a reasonable trade-off.
So, let me share with you what I learned in
my short time-share course.
1. While you’re in that room, you are a
prisoner. It’s comfortable, and you’re fed and
watered, but if you want those tickets, you
will not leave until they’re finished with you.
2. They’re not finished with you until you
sign on the dotted line.
3. Prices are only mentioned at the very
end; the person extolling the warm and fuzzy
wonders of the time-share lifestyle won’t be
the person hitting you up for cash.
4. The person making the final pitch to get
you to sign has much in common with Hannibal Lector.
5. Repeatedly saying no in a progressively
louder voice will get you out of the room,
with your promised gifts almost thrown at
you, since your no, repeated loud enough,
might cause a stampede among the other
poor souls imprisoned with you.
Shortly after we escaped our presentation,
I took a few moments out of our busy day to
analyze the cost of what we’d been offered
(the offer was, of course, a one-day only affair—prices increase as soon as you exit the
room). My conclusions?
1. The actual cost of ownership of this particular time-share scheme was higher than I
was currently paying for comparable accommodations. Factoring in interest on the 12.65
percent mortgage they were willing to extend to me, plus the annual maintenance fee,
the charge for the use of a one-bedroom
apartment for one week each year would be
roughly $2,000 per week.
2. Tying yourself to one particular resort
or vacation point scheme limits your options
and provides you with little recourse if something goes wrong. Remember, even if you’re
unhappy with the bargain you agreed to
(under duress, perhaps?), the time-share
company already has a healthy chunk of your
money plus your promise to pay the balance.
Your money is their primary concern; your
satisfaction, not so much. Upon regaining my
freedom, I discovered that this particular
company had a history of showing you a luxury model in their presentation and then
housing you in the equivalent of Motel 6
when you tried to use your vacation points.
Despite our less-than-sterling experience,
we haven’t definitely decided against purchasing a time-share; I am certain, though,
that any decision will be the result of due deliberation and not high-pressure tactics.
Given the glut of time-shares on the secondary market, there’s clearly no need for
me to pay a premium for a new resort or
unit. For one or two weeks each year, second hand works fine for me. After all, I’m
looking for a comfortable place to stay, not a
palace. I’ve no intention of spending my vacation married to any apartment, no matter
how nice.
No experience is ever wasted, so I’m not
sorry we voluntarily surrendered our freedom for a sunny afternoon in order to attend
this presentation; I now have far greater insight into the come-ons used to pull people
into these schemes. Still, it’s ironic that, as I
strolled among the stone walls and iron bars
that once caged the likes of Al Capone and
Robert Stroud the next afternoon, I felt much
freer than I had in the plush but oppressive
atmosphere of the time-share company’s office.
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JULY 23, 2009 • PAGE 5
‘Rock and Roll Lives On’
John Belushi’s Memorial
by Paul Heller
urday Night Live, his role as Bluto Blutarsky
in Animal House and as Joliet Jake in The
Editor’s note: This story is part of an occa- Blues Brothers, first came to Martha’s Vinesional series about noted public monu- yard in the 1970s. Belushi and his wife Judy
ments, close by and far away, made of took their first vacation on the Vineyard
Barre granite.
shortly after moving to New York, where
Belushi was performing in the National Lamarre’s stone sheds have long fashioned poon stage show, Lemmings. Remarking
monuments for American notables, that the Vineyard was the only place where
and Colombo Stoneworks on Boynton he could “really sleep,” The Belushis bought
Street is no exception. Bob Plante remem- a home from Robert McNamara, retired debers the cemetery marker for John Belushi fense secretary and architect of the Vietnam
very well, as it was one of the first important War. On one of his last visits to the idyllic isworks completed after he purchased the land, Belushi drove by Abel’s Hill Cemetery
business in 1998. The order was already in in Chilmark with his wife and casually menthe queue when he bought the shed from tioned that he would like to be buried there.
Bob Colombo. “We completed the project in “I want a Viking funeral,” he added.
November of 1998,” he recalls. The stone
The story of the comedian’s final days has
was installed in the ensuing weeks, over 16 become a cautionary tale of the perils of
years after Belushi’s death. Understandably celebrity. His last hours included visits with
proud of the work, Plante is reticent about Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, and a fatal
the details of making the monument out of injection of heroin from rock groupie Cathy
respect for the family’s desire for privacy.
Smith—an act for which she served 18
The Belushi cemetery marker on Martha’s months in prison. The mournful reality of a
Vineyard did not begin existence as a public dangerous life was not lost on Belushi’s
monument; it evolved into one after the friends. In shock, they gathered on Martha’s
stone was moved from the remains of the Vineyard to say goodbye to a loved one.
iconic comedian. Fans who came to the old
Judy Belushi reportedly toyed with the
New England graveyard created a nuisance; idea of a Viking funeral in a flaming boat, but
leaving litter, cigarette butts, and memory to- heeding objections from John’s religious
kens on his grave while trampling the plots mother, she settled for a private ceremony at
of inhabitants buried there for centuries. Fi- West Tisbury First Congregational Church
nally, trustees of the old burying ground with a funeral procession to the cemetery
moved the stone near the cemetery en- led by leather-clad Blues Brother Dan
trance, obviating the need for pilgrimages Aykroyd, astride a Harley-Davidson motorcyover the remains of long-term residents.
cle. Among the 200 mourners were Jim and
Belushi, remembered for his skits on Sat- Bill Belushi, Saturday Night Live producer
Lorne
Michaels,
Treat
Williams, and Bill Murray.
James Taylor sang “That
Lonesome Road.” In keeping with the traditions of
the Albanian Orthodox
Church, the casket was
opened during the funeral,
and friends gazed upon the
33-year-old
comedian’s
body. For some, like James
Taylor, it was an inspiration
to begin the long ordeal of
getting sober. The day,
March 9, 1982, ended with
a light snowfall.
For the skilled craftsmen
at Colombo Stoneworks,
the order for a monument
fashioned to resemble the
The business sign at Colombo Stoneworks in Barre. Photo old slate tombstones in
by Paul Heller.
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B
John Belushi’s memorial, Martha’s Vineyard. Photo courtesy of Paul Heller.
sented an interesting challenge. They selected black granite imported from Africa
and experimented with methods of finishing
the stone until it looked like the 17th- and
18th-century markers chiseled from the native slate of the island.
The design is redolent of Puritan days
with the stark death’s head of colonial American gravestones. Appropriately, the design
recalls the work of Cape Cod stone carver
William Mumford. The arched top, skull, and
ornamental borders are standard elements of
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able to do that.
We were probably the last public library
of its size in Vermont that was not automated. People were still filing cards! I started
in March [2001], and by the end of May we
were fully automated.
continued from page 1
Quebec. I ended up getting a job as the director of the Stowe Free Library. I was there
almost 14 years, starting in 1987. I oversaw
the doubling of the library space. We did an
expansion there, and I got to build the collection pretty much from the ground up.
I lived in Stowe for the first couple of
years, and then my husband and I bought a
house in East Montpelier. [In 2000, the Kellogg-Hubbard job came open.] I had always
wanted to work there because it was my
community library. I was hired in December
2000. And I started officially on March 1,
2001.
Why step down, and why now?
Looking at my finances, I’m starting to
have second thoughts! (She laughs.) It’s the
first time that I’ve decided to jump without
a net. I am going to be looking for a part-time
job, something that engages me. I may explore doing some teaching.
Part of it is that I never want to get stale
on this job. It means too much to me. I
wasn’t looking at things with fresh eyes anymore. There was so much that had to be
done here when I came that I was on fire.
Now, all of the things on my list have been
completed. And I thought that it was time to
do something else. I definitely wanted more
time to play music. And also more time to do
all of the other things that I used to do before my life was taken over by the library.
What were some of the things you’ve
accomplished here?
The Kellogg-Hubbard was at a watershed
when I came on. Basically, this was a 19thcentury library and not too much had
changed in a very long time. So when the expansion took place, there were all these opportunities. So one thing was thinking about
how we were going to allocate the space.
When I came to the library, the collection
was really outdated. At the time, the Freeman Foundation had announced a series of
major grants to public libraries. I saw that as
an enormous opportunity to expand and update our collections. So there was a tremendous amount of book purchasing with that
Freeman grant. It was very exciting to be
You want to spend more time on your
music. How long have you played
Celtic harp?
I’ve always been interested in Irish music.
When I was a little girl, my grandfather sent
me a book of Irish songs. I was taking piano
lessons, and I sat down and learned every
corny Irish song in the book.
But I guess my interest started in Canada
with other people who were playing. There
was a fellow from Dublin who lived up there
who got a group of us together, and we
learned a lot of music from him. When I
came to the States and met my husband, he
played the Irish bagpipes, the uilleann pipes.
He was a fabulous musician.
The other thing that happened was that
we had friends in the traditional music field
who introduced us to other people, and we
had been taught by some of the greatest Irish
musicians in this country and kind of taken
under their wing.
We’re very interested in the pure drop,
the real traditional music. I never wanted to
look at music as a way to earn a living; this is
what I do to relax, and it’s also something
that I believe in—the ability to bring people
together through music. Irish music, it’s as
much a social event as it is a musical event.
So I want to keep that going. We’ve been
teaching Irish music at the Summit School
for Traditional Music. [Our students] are
now starting their own music sessions and
getting together at each other’s houses and
playing. Irish music is really kind of a group
effort, and it’s the most fun when you’re just
sitting in the kitchen playing with people.
Do you have any thoughts about where
the library is going, or advice for your
successor?
We should really transfer to a new computer system. We need better reporting for
the towns that use the library, so we can talk
more about how each town uses the library.
That can’t be handled by this system.
Funding is always a challenge. Fortunately, my successor will be working with
an executive director, Dan Pudvah, and
they’ll be working on ways to fund the library for the future.
Hours are always an issue. We did a survey
a few years ago, and basically people wanted
Hilari Farrington at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Photo courtesy of Hilari Farrington.
us open seven days a week, pretty much 24
hours a day. We’ve talked for years about
opening on Sunday, and we’ve never been
able to afford it.
The last one is really keeping the library as
good as it is now. The greatest gift of this job
has been working with my colleagues here
and with the public. It’s a wonderful community to serve. And the people who work
here are so committed and so knowledgeable that whoever comes in after me is going
to want to make sure that we continue to
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Notes from Around Town
Public Input Sought on July 23
(with apologies for the late notice)
T
he city of Montpelier wants input on the
idea of creating a new community center, and how it could meet a variety of
needs. The meeting is Thursday, July 23 at
6:30 p.m. in the Memorial Room at city hall.
Mayor Mary Hooper will be the moderator.
The meeting is part of a two-track effort to
decide the future of the Montpelier Senior
Activity Center.
The center’s current building, at 58 Barre
Street, is in severe need of renovation work.
Cost estimates exceed $2 million, which is a
very high price tag for an organization with
an annual budget of approximately
$200,000.
One of the two tracks is to develop a plan
for the building based on the research and
advice of a real estate consultant. That work
is likely to begin next year.
The other track is consideration of a community center for people of all ages, in an
energy-efficient building with adequate
parking. The goal is to find innovative ways
to meet future needs with minimal impact
on taxpayers in Montpelier and surrounding
towns.
Input and ideas from the July 23 meeting
will be included in the development of a
draft plan, along with a list of possible sites,
which will be presented to the Montpelier
City Council on Wednesday, September 9.
For more information, contact the city
manager’s office at 223-9502.
(We realize that this announcement is
being published on July 23 and that most
readers will not see it until after the meeting.
The city announced the meeting on Friday,
July 17, one day after the publication of our
last issue. This was The Bridge’s first opportunity to inform you of the meeting.)
Peter Puma Hedlund and his nyckelharpa. Photo courtesy of Peter Hedlund.
New Principal for
Combined Catholic School
R
ecently, the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Burlington, Vermont, announced the
merger of its two local elementary schools,
St. Michael’s in Montpelier and St. Monica’s
in Barre. St. Michael’s is to be closed; the
combined school will be called Central Vermont Catholic School, and will operate in
the St. Monica’s building.
This week, the school announced the hiring of Pattie O’Mahoney as its principal. She
has been the fourth-grade teacher at St.
Michael’s for the past seven years; during
the most recent school year, she also served
as its assistant principal. During her time at
St. Michael’s, she was twice named “Teacher
of the Year.”
She’s plunged right into the deep end of
her new assignment, with the unusual task
of merging the staffs, equipment, records,
and student bodies of two schools. “It’s
taken a lot of coordination,” she says. “The
good news is that both communities are
pulling together and getting it done.” She is
sensitive to the task of “hanging on to the
traditions of both schools; both had a long
history”—more than two centuries in all.
And she reports that “definitely a majority”
of former St. Michael’s students have enrolled in the Central Vermont Catholic
School.
The combined school will offer expanded
preschool and pre-K programs, two kindergarten classes, and single grade level classes
for grades one through six. The school’s projected enrollment is about 130: “There’s
room for more,” says O’Mahony. (For registration information, call 476-5015.)
As for the vacant school in Montpelier, its
future is under consideration. According to
Father Daniel White at the Diocesan
Chancery Office, the school is the property
of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church. He says
the parish will craft a proposal for the use or
disposition of the property, which would be
subject to the approval of Bishop Salvatore
Matano. O’Mahoney says the parish has yet
to decide what to do with St. Mike’s.
Rare Swedish Import Plays
The Black Door
O
ur friend Tim Newcomb, a.k.a. “The
World’s Only Nyckelharpa-playing Editorial Cartoonist” (see The Bridge, October 23,
2008), has informed us of a rare opportunity
to see a world-class nyckelharpa player (nyckelharpist?) in concert right here in Montpelier.
On Thursday, July 30, Swedish musician
Peter Puma Hedlund will perform at The
Black Door Bar and Bistro. Hedlund is a twotime world champion nyckelharpa player
and is considered Sweden’s leading performer on his instrument.
So what the heck is a nyckelharpa, you may
ask? The simple answer: it’s a traditional
Swedish instrument that has existed in one
form or another for six centuries. The more
complicated answer: it’s sort of a cross between a violin, lyre, and hurdy-gurdy, and it
looks devilishly complicated to play. We’ll let
the American Nyckelharpa Association take it
from there:
“The modern chromatic nyckelharpa has 16
strings: three melody strings, one drone string,
and 12 sympathetic vibration (or resonance)
strings. It has about 37 wooden keys arranged
to slide under the strings. Each key has a tangent that reaches up and stops (frets) a string
to make a particular note. The player uses a
short bow with the right hand and pushes on
the keys with the left. It has a three-octave
range (from the same low “G” as a fiddle’s
fourth string) and sounds something like a fiddle, only with lots more resonance. Earlier
forms of the nyckelharpa had fewer keys,
fewer (or no) sympathetic strings, and fewer
melody strings, but often made more use of
drone strings.”
Got it? We hope so; there will be a quiz. In
the meantime, you’re invited to see Peter
Puma Hedlund do all of that at The Black
Door, Thursday, July 30, at 8 p.m.
—items by John Walters
Tell them you saw it in The Bridge!
Pattie O’Mahoney. Courtesy of Central Vermont Catholic School.
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Upcoming Events
North Street Neighborhood Barbeque
FRIDAY, JULY 24
SUNDAY, JULY 26
Bow Thayer and Perfect Trainwreck
Bike Ride with the Green Mountain Club, Montpelier Section
Please bring a dish to share. Burgers, dogs, and plates provided.
4–9 p.m. Main Street Middle School playground, Cross Street, Montpelier. Bethany,
279-4466 or bethanypombar@gmail.com.
A little bit country and a little bit rock ’n’ roll, sorta hillbilly, a smidge political, sometimes
comical, and often danceable. Opening set by the Rogue Birds with Moose Jackson.
7 p.m. The Lamb Abbey, 65 Pioneer Center, Montpelier. $12 at the door. Vendors welcome. thelambabbey.com.
Moderate (except 2-mile initial uphill), 23.3-mile ride from Hardwick to Greensboro and
back. Helmet required. Stop at Highland Lodge for lunch.
Contact leaders Reidun and Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550, for meeting time and place.
Movies on the Hill: Lassie Come Home
Get outside this weekend and help build new hiking trail. All abilities welcome
9 a.m.–5 p.m., arrive any time, stay any length of time. Mallory Brook trail, end of
Johnson Road. 655-6051 or www.hikingtrailbuilders.com/mallory.
Free, outdoor, family-friendly films at Vermont College. Bring a blanket or chair.
Movies start at dusk, about 8:30 p.m. Vermont College green, Montpelier. Free. www.
vermontcollege.edu/movies. Rain date Saturday, July 25.
SATURDAY, JULY 25
Hike with the Green Mountain Club, Montpelier Section
Difficult climb up Mount Washington via Huntington Ravine.
Contact leader Paul DeLuca, 476-7987, for meeting time and place.
Free Running Clinic
Free video gait analysis, footwear recommendations by licensed Central Vermont Medical
Center physical therapists, and shoe tryouts offered by Onion River Sports.
8 a.m.–12 noon. CVMC Rehab Services., Barre-Montpelier Road (across from McDonald’s and next to the Vermont State Lottery). 371-4242.
North Street and Franklin Street Neighborhood Yard Sale
East Montpelier Trails Work Day
Summer Poetry at the Red Hen Café
6:30–8:30 p.m. Red Hen Bakery and Café, Camp Meade, Route 2, Middlesex.
MONDAY, JULY 27
Quilt Class
Learn to make a log cabin quilt or pillow. Sewing machine required. For ages 12 and up.
1–3 p.m. Cutler Memorial Library, Plainfield. Three Mondays: July 20 and 27, and August 3. Register and get materials list at 454-8504.
TUESDAY, JULY 28
Introduction to Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism
Lots of kids’ items and furniture.
8 a.m.–3 p.m. Bethany, 279-4466 or bethanypombar@gmail.com.
Promoting world peace through individual happiness.
6–8 p.m. Hayes Room, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier. Daniel, 229-5168.
Sixth Annual Onion River Century Ride
Vermont Mountaineers Game vs. Keene
Cyclists pedal 111 miles, 110 kilometers, or a shorter 24-mile loop through the heart of
rural Vermont to benefit the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.
Ride starts at 8:30 a.m. from the Montpelier recreation fields. Registration begins at
7:30 a.m. $65, includes post-ride barbeque. Carrie, 229-9409, or Rachel, 223-3338.
CVSWMD Green Cone Sale
Reduce waste, save money, and fight global warming in your backyard with a Green Cone
food scrap digester. Takes all food waste, including meat, fish, dairy, and bones.
9 a.m.–12 noon. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District recycling depot,
Barre. Discounted Green Cone price: $72.50 plus tax. 472-5424 or www.cvswmd.org.
Planting Hope at Multifamily Liberty Street Yard Sale
All proceeds go to support Planting Hope’s programs in Nicaragua.
9 a.m.–4 p.m. 43 Liberty Street, Montpelier. plantinghope@gmail.com.
Vermont Beekeepers Association Summer Gathering
For beekeepers of all experience levels. Keynote speech by Kim Flottom of Bee Culture
magazine, presentation on queen rearing, onsite hive inspection, and more.
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Waitsfield Elementary School. Free. www.vtbeekeepers.org.
6:30 p.m. Montpelier recreation fields, Elm Street. $4 adult; $3 senior, student, or military; $10 family. Berlin Street neighborhood night. www.vermontmountaineers.com
Waterbury Community Band Concert in the Park
A program of marches and other concert band favorites.
7–8 p.m. Hope Davey Memorial Park, Waterbury Center. Free. Sarah, 888-4977 or
waterburycommunityband@yahoo.com.
Old Time Square Dance
With Pete Sutherland and callers Will Mentor and Jennifer Steckler. No partner or experience needed.
7–9 p.m. The Lamb Abbey, 65 Pioneer Center, Montpelier. $5. thelambabbey.com.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
Storytime on the Road at Rumney School
The Kellogg-Hubbard Library comes to you! For children birth to age 4.
10:30 a.m. Rumney School. Free. Traveling storytime though August 5. 223-4665.
Walk with the Green Mountain Club, Montpelier Section
Vermont in the Civil War
Rare and seldom seen Lincoln collection, Union and Confederate artifacts and ephemera,
military presentations, speakers, and displays by local historical societies.
9 a.m.–5 p.m. Crossett Brook Middle School, Duxbury. $8 adults, $5 youth, children
under 10 free. Food concessions available. Maureen, 244-0956.
Easy, 3-mile walk up North Street toward Sparrow Farm.
Meet at 4:30 p.m. Contact leader Charlene Bohl, 229-9908 or charlenebohl@comcast.net,
for meeting place.
Sketch Class with Connor Walker
Singer and researcher Linda Radtke, joined by pianist John Lincoln, brings Vermont history
to life with period costume and engaging commentary.
6 p.m. Waterbury Historical Society, Howard Avenue, Waterbury. Free. Jack, 244-5321.
A Vermont Humanities Council event.
Bring a sketch pad and your favorite pen or pencil. For ages 10 and up.
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Cutler Memorial Library, Plainfield. Class continues August 1.
Outdoor Carillion Concert at Norwich University
Carillionneur Alexander Solovov of Belgium performs on the historic, 47-bell carillion.
Bring lunch and a chair or blanket. Weekly concert series, Saturdays through August 1.
1–2 p.m.Upper Parade Green, Norwich University, Northfield. Free. 485-2318.
Live music from the hilltop: Sara Grace and The Suits, Chad Hollister, The Heckhounds,
and The Dixie Red Delights. Benefits the tower restoration project. Family-friendly event.
2–6 p.m. Old Shelter, Hubbard Park, Montpelier. $5 suggested donation, $8 family. 802999-2867 or halogenrecords.com. Rain date Sunday, July 26, same time.
BLACK DOOR BAR & BISTRO
Friday, July 24
Amapola (Latin/folk/jazz), 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 25
Evan Crandell and the Too Hot to
Handle (funk), 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 30
Peter Hedlund (nyckelharpa), 8 p.m.
Friday, July 31
Orchid (jazz), 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 1
D’Moja, 9:30 p.m.
44 Main Street, Montpelier. $5 cover
for all shows. 223-7070 or
www.blackdoorvt.com.
LANGDON STREET CAFE
Friday, July 24
Paddy Reagon (acoustic), 6 p.m.
Authors at the Aldrich: Colin Calloway
The Vermont historian presents his book The Western Abenaki.
6:15 p.m. Aldrich Library, Barre. Free. 476-7550.
Vermont Mountaineers Game vs. Pittsfield
Hubbard Park Music Series
Live Music
Vermont History Through Song
Michael Jackson tribute with Electric
Sorcery (pop), 9 p.m.
Saturday, July 25
Morning music with Michael Arnowitt
(acoustic), 10 a.m.–12 noon
Monday, July 27
Open mic: sign up at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, July 28
Putnam Smith (acoustic), 8 p.m.
Copper Kettle (bluegrass), 9 p.m.
Wednesday, July 29
Driftwood (roots), 8 p.m.
The Sobriquets (alternative), 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 30
Paddy Reagon (acoustic), 6 p.m.
Silver Dagger (bluegrass), 8 p.m.
Friday, July 31
Katie Trautz (alt-folk), 9 p.m.
Avi and Celia (roots), 10 p.m.
Saturday, August 1
The Ben Roy Show, 8 p.m.
4 Langdon Street, Montpelier. 223-8667
or www.langdonstreetcafe.com.
6:30 p.m. Montpelier recreation fields, Elm Street. $4 adult; $3 senior, student, or military; $10 family. Barre-O neighborhood night. www.vermontmountaineers.com
Theater
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Echo Valley Community Arts presents
Gilbert and Sullivan’s high-spirited operetta, featuring local talent.
July 25–26, 7:30 p.m. Plainfield Town
Hall. $16 adults, $14 seniors and students, $6 kids. 223-3599, 229-4191.
A MURDER, A MYSTERY,
AND A MARRIAGE
By Aaron Posner and James Sugg, based
on a short story by Mark Twain. A silly
slice of homespun Americana mixing
comedy, romance and old-time music
with healthy portions of suspense, evil
villains, heroes, heroines, and strangers.
Through August 2. Thursdays and Sundays, 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 8
p.m. 2 p.m. matinee Sunday, August 2.
Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main Street,
Montpelier. $20 Thursdays, $25 Fridays–Sundays, $5 discount for students
and seniors, $10 children age 6–11 (infants and toddlers not admitted). 2290492 or www.lostnationtheater.org.
AT UNADILLA THEATRE
L’Hotel du Libre-Echange (“A Little
Hotel on the Side”), a farce and social
commentary by Georges Feydeau
(1862–1921); the Unadilla Musical
Revue, selected Broadway tunes; and
The Fever, by Wallace Shawn and inspired by Kafka and Dostoyevsky.
All shows start at 7:30 p.m. Hotel dates:
Tuesday, July 28; Thursday, July 30;
Friday, July 31; and Sunday, August 2.
Final revue date: Wednesday, July 29.
Fever dates: Friday, July 24–Sunday,
July 26. Further show dates at
www.unadilla.org. Unadilla Theatre,
501 Blachly Road, East Calais. $20,
children age 12 and under $10.
456-8968, www.unadilla.org.
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Magic Show
Vermont Mountaineers Game vs. Holyoke
A fun and funny show about what might happen if a farmer could do magic; a story about
respect for the land and hard work. Comedy, music, puppets, and more. For all ages.
6:30–7:30 p.m. Old Schoolhouse Common, Marshfield. Free. 426-3581.
6:30 p.m. Montpelier recreation fields, Elm Street. $4 adult; $3 senior, student, or military;
$10 family. Capital Area Neighborhoods night. www.vermontmountaineers.com
Cultivating Your Creativity: Dessert and Discussion Session
A panel presentation by Vermont artists on “Harvesting the Creative.”
6:30–8 p.m. Sullivan Museum, Norwich University, Northfield. Free. 485-2448.
Physical theater, solo bass, and spoken word for the local, the small, the mystical.
9 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. The Lamb Abbey, 65 Pioneer Center, Montpelier. $10 suggested donation. Vendors welcome. thelambabbey.com.
Capital City Band Concert
Movies on the Hill: The Incredible Shrinking Man
An old-fashioned summer evening. Bring a chair or blanket. New band members of all abilities welcome: arrive at 6:45 p.m. with your instrument, a chair, and a music stand.
7 p.m. State House lawn. Free. Every Wednesday through mid-August.
Free, outdoor, family-friendly films at Vermont College. Bring a blanket or chair.
Movies start at dusk, about 8:30 p.m. Vermont College green, Montpelier. Free. www.
vermontcollege.edu/movies. Rain date Saturday, August 1.
Moose Jackson: Danger Angels
Yestermorrow Design/Build School Summer Lecture Series
Dan Reicher speaks on The Power of Information in a Clean Energy Economy. Weekly series
focusing on sustainable design/build.
7 p.m. Yestermorrow, Warren. Free. 496-5545 or www.yestermorrow.org.
THURSDAY, JULY 30
Barre Heritage Festival
Through July 26
Brown Bag Series: Patti Casey with Steve Light
Live, outdoor, funky acoustic music. Sponsored by Capitol Copy.
12 noon–1 p.m. Christ Church pocket park, 64 State Street, Montpelier. Free. Bring lunch.
www.mdca.org. Rain location: inside Christ Church.
Middlesex Concert Series: Will Patton Quartet
Live music, plenty of great food, street
performance, art, history center tours,
sporting events, parade, and more.
Downtown Barre. For complete schedule,
visit www.barreheritagefestival.org.
Brazilian and Parisian-inspired gypsy swing.
6:30 p.m. Middlesex bandstand, next to Rumney School. Free. 229-0881, 223-7275.
Jaquith Public Library Summer Concert Series
The Dave Keller Band, local rhythm and blues.
6:30 p.m. Old Schoolhouse Common, Marshfield. Free. 426-3581.
Community Ballroom Dance
A lesson in disco hustle, followed by open dancing. Singles, couples, and all ages welcome.
7–9 p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre Street. $8 senior center members,
$10 rec department class members, $12 all others. 862-2259 or 223-2921.
FRIDAY, JULY 31
Youth Birding Program Bird Walk
A morning exploration for young birdwatchers. No experience necessary.
7–8:30 a.m. North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, Montpelier. Free. 229-6206.
Classes/Workshops
City Meetings
MONDAY, JULY 27
Planning Commission, 7 p.m., City
Council Chambers
City Hall, 39 Main Street, Montpelier. Sandy, 223-9502, ext. 11.
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Anusara-inspired Yoga
With Mary Sturtevant. Harmonize body, mind, and breath
and bring increased vitality to your health.
Saturday, August 1, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Milarepa Center,
1344 Route 5 South, Barnet. $50–$125 sliding scale,
lunch included. 633-4136 or www. milarepacenter.org.
With Lydia Russell-McDade. Celebrate the delicious gift of
embodiment with a fluid and strengthening yoga flow.
Saturdays, 10–11:30 a.m., Plainfield Community Center
(moderate). At Yoga Mountain in Montpelier: Tuesdays,
12 noon–1:30 p.m. (advanced); Thursdays, 6–7:30 p.m.
(advanced); and Fridays,12 noon–1:15 p.m. (moderate). www.yogamountain.com.
Mini art camp, Destination Imagination art, and theater activity for children, slate carving for adults, and more.
Call 479-7069 or visit www.studioplacearts.com for
more information and to register.
Tai Chi with Ellie Hayes
Pilates at Breathing Light Studio
Intermediate Jewelry
and Metal-smithing Class
With Betsy Forrest. Combining yoga, breathing meditation, and exercises for energy, flexibility, and strength.
Mondays, 5:30–7 p.m. The Movement Center, 1 Granite
Street, Montpelier. Eight weeks for $60. 229-4262.
ART
Summer Classes at Studio Place Arts
Learn about heat-based processes for working in silver
and base metals. Stone setting will also be explored.
Saturdays, 12 noon–2 p.m. Five weeks, starts July 25.
$125 plus $15 lab fee. Open Door Arts Space, Christ
Church, Montpelier. Register with Linda, 223-6568; or
George, 229-9614.
DANCE
Argentine Tango Class and Practice
With Judith Schwartz. Mixed-level lesson tailored to suit
participants. No partner needed. Beginners welcome.
Sundays, 7–10 p.m. Capitol City Grange, Northfield
Street/Route 12, Montpelier. Through August. $15 night,
$50 for four weeks, $5/night open practice only. 603357-9919 or judithanh@gmail.com.
Qigong for Harmony and Balance
Mondays, 5–6:30 p.m. 64 Main Street (third floor),
Montpelier. Registration required: 456-1983.
Sun Do: Korean Qi Gong and Yoga
Mind/Body Wellness
Inner Space Exploration personal growth programs combining chi kung, yin yoga and guided imagery, hemi-sync
meditation music. For all ages and skill levels.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 6:30–8 p.m.
Satori Studio, 65 Elm Street, Mathewson Building,
Barre. Registration required: 498-5555 or www.satoristudio.net.
Aikido of Montpelier
Tuesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 7–8 p.m. Thursdays, 6–7 p.m. 1 Granite Street, Montpelier. $40 per
month. 454-8550.
Tai Chi for Beginners
Daytime and evening classes for all abilities, led by experienced, caring teachers.
7 Main Street, Montpelier. 229-2290.
MUSIC
Workshop for Strings
For adult amateur viola, violin, and cello players. With
Ron Mori, Bob Blais, and Paul Reynolds.
Mondays and Tuesdays, July 28, and August 3 and 4.
Unitarian Church, Main Street, Montpelier. $10 per session. Bring a music stand and pencil. Register with
Joan, 223-8610 or joanske@sover.net.
Multi-Ethnic Musical Workshop
With Luminescent Orchestrii, the New York-based quartet performing an off-beat mixture of Romanian gypsy,
southern Appalachian, hip-hop, klezmer and tango.
Thursday, August 6, 4 p.m. Monteverdi/Summit School
building, 46 Barre Street, Montpelier. $35. Register at
www.summit-school.org or 802-917-1186.
HOMESTEADING
With Sara Norton.
Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. The Movement Center, 1 Granite
Street, Montpelier. $150 for 13 weeks. 454-8550.
OUTDOORS
Constructing Dry Stone Arches
Qi Gong: Chinese Movement
Tree and native plant identification workshop.
Sunday, July 26, 1–3 p.m. Elmore Roots Nursery, Elmore. Space is limited: register at 888-3305.
See complete workshop description at www.nofavt.org.
Saturday, August 1, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Holy Goat Farm,
Williston. $20 NOFA members, $30 nonmembers. Registration required at 434-4122 or info@nofavt.org.
Wednesdays, 6–7 p.m. Movement Center, 1 Granite
Street, Montpelier. Edward, 229-4537.
Qi Gong
KIDS
A moving meditation of breath, visualization, and sound
based on Chinese meridian and five element theory.
Thursdays, 12 noon–1 p.m. Breathing Light Studio, 7
Main Street (third floor), Montpelier. Pamela, 229-1800.
Methodist Youth Program
Pre- and Postnatal Yoga Classes
For kids ages 3–10. Arts and crafts, songs and dancing,
games, sports, cooking, walks and hikes, and more.
Through August 14, 9 a.m.–12 noon. $25 per week..
Bring your own lunch. For financial assistance, contact
Becca, 229-9158. Register with Diadel, 839-8548.
Prenatal class: ease back pain, nausea, and hip discomfort
and prepare for pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Instructor
Elizabeth Murphy is a labor and delivery nurse, yogini,
and mother.
Saturdays. Prenatal, 9–10 a.m. Postnatal, 10:45–11:45
a.m. Central Vermont Medical Center, conference room
3. $10. 223-9940.
A Sense of Place
SPIRITUALITY
Yearning for Learning Center
Apples and Honey Hebrew School
Songs, games and blessings, storytelling, music, art, and
drama for ages 5–11 (Tuesdays, 3:45–5:30 p.m.).
Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah
Explore the mystical, spiritual and transformational
teachings of the Jewish tradition (Thursdays, 6–8
p.m.).
Deepening Our Jewish Roots
Fun, engaging text study and discussion on Jewish spirituality (Sundays, 4:45–6:15 p.m.).
Yearning for Learning Center, Montpelier. Rabbi Tobie
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Calendar
of Events
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Ongoing Events
Free Information Sessions on
Mind-Body Healing and Yoga
MULTIPLE DAYS
Bring your lunch and your questions. Tea
and snack served.
12:15–1 p.m. Green Mountain Medicinals,
104 Main Street (upstairs), Montpelier.
Free. 229-0041.
The Basement Teen Center
Comics Club
Cable TV, PlayStation 3, pool table, free
eats, and fun events for teenagers.
3–6 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 3–11 p.m.,
Friday. Basement Teen Center, 39 Main
Street, Montpelier. 229-9151.
Lunch in a Foreign Language
Bring lunch and a dictionary!
12 noon–1 p.m. Tuesdays, Italian. Wednesdays, Spanish. Thursdays, French. Fridays,
German. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier. 223-3338.
Christian Meditation Group
People of all faiths welcome.
Mondays and Fridays, 12–1 p.m. Wednesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Christ Church, Montpelier. Regis, 223-6043.
Grandparents Raising
Their Children’s Children
Support groups. Childcare provided in
Montpelier, Waterbury, and Woodbury.
First Wednesdays, Barre Presbyterian
Church, Summer Street, 10 a.m.–12 noon.
Second Tuesdays, Wesley Methodist
Church, Main Street, Waterbury, 6–8 p.m.
Third Thursdays, Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre Street, 6–8 p.m.
Fourth Mondays, Woodbury Community
Room, 6–8 p.m. Evelyn, 476-1480.
Storytime at the
Waterbury Public Library
Mondays, age 2. Wednesdays, babies/toddlers. Fridays, preschoolers. 10 a.m. Waterbury Public Library. Free. 244-7036.
Shambhala Buddhist
Meditation
Instruction available. All welcome.
Tuesdays, 6:45–7:45 p.m. Wednesdays, 6–7
p.m. Program and discussion follow
Wednesday meditation. Shambhala Center, 64 Main Street, Montpelier. Free. 2235137.
MONDAYS
Montpelier Streetwalkers
Meet your neighbors and work toward
walking every street in Montpelier.
5:30 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier. Please arrive a little early, prepared
to walk in the day’s weather.
Bereavement Support Group
Every other Monday. Next meeting July 27.
6–8 p.m. Central Vermont Home Health
and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre.
Free. Through August 10. Diana or Louise,
223-1878
Vermont Fiddle Orchestra
All traditional acoustic folk musicians (fiddlers, cellists, guitarists, etc.) welcome.
7–9 p.m. Capital City Grange, Montpelier.
1-877-343-3531 or www.vtfiddle
orchestra.org.
Youth Recreation Night
Games, movies, snacks, and music.
7–9 p.m. Church of the Crucified One,
Route 100, Moretown. 496-4516.
Adult Dodgeball
Co-ed, adult, pick-up dodgeball. All welcome. Nonstinging, soft dodgeballs used.
8–9 p.m. Union Elementary School gym.
$15 for six-plus weeks. 223-5141.
Kids ages 8–18: drop in and learn how to
write, design, and draw your own comics.
3–5:30 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library,
Montpelier. 223-4665.
Brain Injury Support Group
Open to all brain injury survivors, caregivers, and adult family members. Facilitated by Marsha Bancroft. First Tuesdays.
5:30–7:30 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library,
Montpelier. 1-800-834-7890, ext. 106.
Community Yoga Class
With live piano by Cody Michaels.
5:30–7 p.m. Plainfield Community Center.
Bring a mat and blanket. 456-8740 or
misomoon735@yahoo.com.
Celiac Support Group
Third Tuesdays.
6–7:30 pm. Central Vermont Medical
Center. Free.
Relationship Group
Men and women, any and all relationships.
6:15–8:15 p.m. 174 Elm Street, Montpelier.
Interview required: contact Neil Davis,
Psychologist-Master, 223-3753.
Exploring the Path
to Enlightenment
Lively program of integrative discussion and
meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition
with Venerable Amy Miller.
6:30–8 p.m. Milarepa Center, 1344 Route
5 South, Barnet. Free. 633-4136 or www.
milarepacenter.org.
WEDNESDAYS .
Bereavement Support Group
Every other Wednesday.
10–11:30 a.m. Central Vermont Home
Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road,
Barre. Free. Through August 19. Diana or
Louise, 223-1878.
Parents of
Challenging Children
For adoptive parents of children with serious emotional and behavioral issues.
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Easter Seals Vermont, 641 Comstock Road, Berlin.
223-4744.
Cancer Support Group
Third Wednesdays.
5:30–7 pm. For location, call Ellen
at 223-6196.
Prostate Cancer
Support Group
Man-to-man group. Third Wednesdays.
6–7:45 pm. Conference Room 2, Central
Vermont Medical Center. Free. 223-2933.
Community Herb Clinic
Sliding-scale herbal consultations by the
Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism.
6 p.m. 250 Main Street, Suite 302, Montpelier. Appointment required at 224-7100.
Quilting Group
Working meeting of the Dog River Quilters.
Second Wednesdays.
6–7:30 p.m. Maplewood Quilts, 29 East
Street, Northfield. Contact 223-7984.
Eating with Grace
TUESDAYS
For women wanting to make peace with
food, weight, and body image issues.
6–8:30 p.m. 100 State Street, Montpelier.
Interview required; contact Anya,
229-0399.
Storytime
Alzheimer’s Support Group
For children birth to age 4.
10:30 a.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library,
Montpelier. Free. Through August 4.
223-4665.
Second Wednesdays.
7–9 pm. Community National Bank,
Barre. Contact 476-5116 or 476-4822.
Trance Dance
Free-form community dance in a safe, alcohol-, food-, and smoke-free environment.
Bring water. First and third Wednesdays.
7–9 p.m. Middlesex Town Hall. $3–$5 donation. Suzanne, 223-9050.
THURSDAYS
Arts-in-Healing
Second Thursdays. For cancer survivors.
Enjoy and share music, poetry, and art.
12 noon–2 pm. Central Vermont Home
Health and Hospice. Free. 793-8404.
Brain Injury Support Group
Open to all survivors, caregivers, and adult
family members. Facilitated by Kathy
Grange and Jane Hulstrunk. First and third
Thursdays.
1:30–2:30 p.m. Unitarian Church, Montpelier. 244-6850.
Community Reiki Clinics
Stress reduction and relaxation. First come,
first served. Second Thursdays.
5:30–7 pm. Central Vermont Medical Center, Conference Room 3. Free.
SUNDAYS
D.R.U.M.:
Deep Roots Unite Mankind
Explore drum rhythms and techniques.
One-hour lesson followed by drum circle.
Bring a drum and a willingness to learn or
teach.
2–4 p.m. The Lamb Abbey, Montpelier. By
donation. dclanxner@gmail.com.
Salvation Farms
Gleaning Network
Seeks Volunteers
Volunteers needed for in-field
gleaning, farmers’ market gleaning,
delivery of produce, and administrative tasks.
To help, contact Amanda, Montpelier
area field coordinator, at 522-8446.
Men’s Group
Men discuss challenges of and insights
about being male.
6:15–8:15 p.m. 174 Elm Street, Montpelier.
Interview required: contact Neil Davis,
Psychologist-Master, 223-3753.
Zen Meditation
6:30–7:30 p.m. 174 River Street, Montpelier. Call Tom for orientation, 229-0164.
With Zen Affiliate of Vermont.
Diabetes Support Group
First Thursdays.
7–8 pm. Central Vermont Medical Center.
Free.
FRIDAYS
Cardboard Tecktacular
With Ben Matchstick. For children ages 4–7.
Books, puppets, kamishibai, music, and
games.
10:30 a.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library,
Montpelier. Free. Through August 7.
223-4665.
Overeaters Anonymous
Twelve-step program for physically, emotionally, and spiritually overcoming overeating.
12 noon–1 p.m. Bethany Church, 115
Main Street, Montpelier. Free. 223-5793.
Infant/Child Car Seat
Inspections
Exhibits
SCULPTCYCLE
More than 20 outdoor sculptures
made from recycled bicycle parts.
Downtown Montpelier. Through October. www.sculptcycle.org.
BLINKING LIGHT GALLERY
A 10th-anniversary retrospective of
potter and gallery founder Charlotte
Potok.
16 Main Street, Plainfield. Through
August. Reception July 25, 4–6 p.m.
Hours: Thursday, 2–6 p.m.; Friday–
Sunday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. 454-0141.
CABIN #4
“From the Third Eye,” stained glass
and photography by Margaret Blanchard.
Camp Meade, Middlesex (behind
Red Hen). Through October. Hours:
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays,
3–5 p.m. 210-471-9599.
CITY CENTER
First Fridays.
12 noon–4 pm. Berlin Fire Station. Free.
Appointment required: call 371-4198.
“Summer Brights,” paintings and collages by Robin LaHue.
38 Main Street, Montpelier. Through
July. www.artwanted.com/robin
lahue.
Games at the Library
GREEN BEAN ART GALLERY
For ages 6–12.
3–5 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Children’s Library. Free. 223-4665.
Apollo Duplicate Bridge Club
All welcome. Partners sometimes available.
6:45 p.m. Bethany Church, Montpelier.
Don, 485-8990; or Wayne, 229-3922.
Friday Night Fix
Get to know your bike. Learn to fix a flat
and some basic bicycle maintenance. Every
other Friday: next clinic July 31.
6–7:45 p.m. Onion River Sports, Montpelier.
229-9409 or www.onionriver.com.
The Center for Photographic Studies
member show.
Capitol Grounds, 27 State Street,
Montpelier. Through July. artwhirled23@yahoo.com.
RED HEN BAKERY & CAFE
“Home Grown: Painting in Vermont,”
vibrant landscapes and floral paintings by Middlesex artist Jayne Shoup.
Camp Meade, Route 2, Middlesex.
Through August 31. Jayne, 2230100.
STUDIO PLACE ARTS
More than 40 central Vermont vendors. Live
music every week.
9 a.m.–1 p.m. 60 State Street, Montpelier.
Through October. 685-4360 or www.
montpelierfarmersmarket.com.
“Circus!,” circus-themed art in three
big rings; on the second floor,
“12x12,” art on perfect squares; and
on the third floor, works by Briony
Morrow-Cribbs and Helen O’Donnell.
201 North Main Street, Barre.
Through July 25. Hours:
Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday, 12 noon–4 p.m. 479-7069 or
www.studioplacearts.com.
Contra Dances
VERMONT SUPREME COURT
First, third, and fifth Saturdays.
8–11 p.m. Capital City Grange, Northfield
Street, Montpelier. $8. Beginners welcome.
Bring soft-soled shoes. 744-6163.
Works by Vermont artist Lois Eby.
109 State Street, Montpelier.
Through August 28. Hours: Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m; Friday, 12:30–4:30 p.m. 828-0749.
SATURDAYS
Capital City Farmers Market
SUBMIT YOUR EVENT! Email artsup@sover.net. All listings are published free of charge.
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JULY 23, 2009 • PAGE 11
Central Vermont Community Land Trust
Americorps Position
CVCLT, an innovative affordable housing nonprofit with offices located in Barre, seeks
an Americorps Resident Services Member. Build strong partnerships with other
housing and social services agencies, coordinate green-up events, and provide education and outreach to residents. The ideal candidate will be compassionate, organized,
have strong communication skills and ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment.
Requires 1,700 hours for an average of 35.5 hours per week for 11 months. Member
will receive a living allowance of $13, 702 (pre-tax), and an education award of $4,725
(pre-tax) upon successful completion of service. Other benefits include health insurance, federal school loan forbearance, and various training opportunities. Contact
Susan Luce at 476-4493 ext. 225 for a job description. Americorps applications can be
downloaded at www.vhcb.org/acorps/prospective.html or contact 802-828-3253. EOE
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SALES
NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE: 15 HOUSES. Furniture. Clothing. Artworks. Collectibles. Home
accessories. Books. Antiques. Kitchen supplies.
Sports stuff. Tools. Plus-size wardrobe. Electronics. Something for everyone! July 18, Sat
9–2. Sunset Ave., Towne St., N. College St.,
Upper Main. Follow signs.
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clothing, yard sale prices. Summer, fall, winter,
spring. 1 Summit Ave., Montpelier. Saturday,
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SERVICES
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Relationship
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223-3753
Couples,
Individuals,
Men’s Group
QUALITY PAINTING, RESIDENTIAL REMODELING
AND REPAIRS. Interior / Exterior. Excellent local
references. Stuart Morton 802-229-0681. corsica
@sover.net.
HOUSE PAINTER. 20 years experience. Small interior jobs ideal. Drywall finishing. Neat, prompt.
Local references. Pitz Quattrone, 229-4952.
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THE BRIDGE
Farmers’ Market:
The Next Generation
Our Food
by Claire Fitts
Chicken
Beer Can Chicken
1 whole chicken, 4-5 lbs.
2 quarts water
1/2 cup salt
1/4 cup spice rub
1 can of drink
M
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leven-year-old Andrea Symonds (rear) and 9-year-old Grace Childs, both of Orange, display their wares at the youth farmers market on Saturday July 18. The girls did a brisk
business in pickles, rhubarb sauce, and strawberry and blueberry jam. They produced the
products as part of Gardens for Learning, a summertime program operated by Food Works
at Two Rivers Center that teaches children how to grow, prepare, and cook their own nutritious, fresh foods. “We’re always making new stuff for snack,” Grace says of the program.
“It’s really fun,” Andrea adds. “You get to try stuff you don’t usually try.”
—story and photo by Sylvia Fagin
y younger vegetarian self would be
appalled to hear it, but I love
chicken. It really is one of the yummiest meats out there. Well, it is if you’re
talking about the free-roaming chickens sold
at our farmers market. If you go to the supermarket and see “free-range” chickens for
sale, you might not be getting what you
think. Those chickens might have been
raised in a tightly packed shed with a few
square feet of outdoor access for only a few
weeks of its life. But the fine birds sold at the
farmers market get to do what birds are supposed to do. They get their vitamin D from
the sun while they are scratching at the
earth, eating worms and making good farm
mischief. And if you have any questions
about the life and death of your potential
next meal, you can just ask the farmer!
A couple of years ago I discovered the
wonderfulness that is Beer Can Chicken.
This is pretty much the only way that I prepare the whole chickens I get at the farmers
market. Use a premade spice rub for this
recipe, or make your own! And while it says
“beer can” in the name, it doesn’t seem to
matter what beverage you use, as long as it’s
in a can. (Probably not diet soda, though—
you’re not supposed to cook that.) I use
juice spritzers. After eating this for dinner, I
pull off the extra meat to top a salad the next
day. Then I boil the carcass with some
onion, carrot, and whatever other veggie
scraps I have in the kitchen to make an incredible stock that I use for soup or risotto.
There is no need to waste one bit of these
lovely birds!
If you’re looking for more recipe ideas, be
sure to check out “Shop with the Chef” at
the Capital City Farmers Market, Saturday,
July 25, at 10:30 a.m. This week’s chef is
Crystal Maderia, chef/owner of Kismet.
Claire Fitts is the owner of Butterfly Bakery
of Vermont as well as a regular vendor and
board member of the Capital City Farmers
Market. www.ButterflyBakeryVT .com.
1. Place your chicken in a good quality
plastic bag and place the bag in a
large bowl. Mix the salt and water together to form the brine.
2. Pour the brine into the bag, pull the
bag up tight around the bird and
close it with a twist tie. (If there isn’t
enough brine to cover the bird, make
more in the same ratio). Place the
bowl, bagged bird and all, in the
fridge and let brine for 1 to 4 hours.
3. Remove one of your oven racks and
move the other to the lowest notch
in your oven. Preheat your oven to
350° F.
4. Remove the chicken from the brine
and rub down with your spice rub.
5. Open your can and drink about half
the contents. With a pointy tipped
can opener, make two more openings in the top of the can. Place your
can in the center of your baking dish
(with sides to catch the juices).
Lower the rear end of the chicken
over your can. The can plus the
chicken legs will form a tripod to
hold it steady.
6. Bake the chicken for 1 to 1-1/2 hours,
depending on the size, rotating half
way through. Bake until a thermometer inserted between the thigh and
body registers 170°. Let it sit for a
few minutes after removing from the
oven. Remove the can before serving
and enjoy!
National Life HQ Goes Green
O
n Wednesday, July 22, National Life
Group president and CEO Mehran
Assadi announced that the company’s Montpelier headquarters had received Silver Certification in the Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design, Existing Building (LEED-EB) program. The LEED
program is a nationally accepted benchmark
for the construction and operation of environmentally friendly buildings; it’s sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council,
the nation’s leading nonprofit authority for
green buildings.
The achievement came after a sustained
five-year campaign to update and retrofit a
building that predates modern environmental concerns.
“When we started on this journey,” noted
Assadi, “we didn’t know how big it was
going to be. This project included multiple
subprojects,” including a massive rooftop
solar collector; energy-saving lighting; lowflow fixtures in restrooms; replacement of
aging boilers, pumps, and motors; a new,
highly insulated roof; and more efficient air
conditioners in National Life’s data center.
“When you start at the beginning [with
new construction], it’s easy to do it right,”
commented Governor James Douglas. “But
when you have a 50-year-old building, it is
quite an undertaking to meet LEED standards. It’s a tremendous accomplishment.”
The effort also meant changes in work
processes; National Life now sends 2,500
pounds of shredded paper each week to a
farm in East Montpelier for use as animal
bedding, composts a similar quantity of food
waste, and recycles 73 percent of its solid
waste. Also, more than 20 percent of its
workforce uses alternate forms of transportation to and from work, saving an average of more than 80,000 miles of driving
each month.
National Life is the largest (540,000 square
feet) and oldest (dedicated in 1960) building
in Vermont to receive any kind of LEED certification, and the second existing commercial building in the state to achieve silver status. Nationwide, only 268 existing buildings
have been LEED certified, and only 73 have
received silver certification.
Governor Douglas expressed the hope that
National Life will serve as a model for others.
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EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL
Crying Out for
Health-Care Reform
A
s July turns into August, once again it’s showtime in Washington, D.C., for the 435 members of the U.S. House and the 100 members of the U.S. Senate.
Once again (remember the health-care reform meltdown in 1994?), there’s a comprehensive health-care reform package on the table for consideration, and once again, there’s organized resistance and controversy in reaction to the idea of universal health-care insurance.
In a letter received this week from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, he describes the current
moment this way.
In my view, the fight for universal and comprehensive health care is the civil rights battle of our time. Like other great struggles in our history that have made us a more democratic and just society, victory will require a strong and united grassroots movement
that is prepared to take on the very powerful and wealthy special interests that benefit
from this failing health-care system.
In another part of his letter, Sanders introduces a booklet he and his staff have compiled
with the title The Health Care Crisis: Letters from Vermont and America. Commenting on
the letters and stories in this booklet, Sanders writes.
Those are among the stories in the booklet that flesh out the unacceptable statistics that
46 million Americans lack any health insurance and that even more are underinsured;
that more than 18,000 Americans die every year because they don’t have access to a doctor of their own; that 1 million Americans will go bankrupt this year because of medically related debt; and that, despite spending almost twice as much per person, we lag
behind many other nations in such health care outcomes as life expectancy, infant mortality and preventable deaths.
Many people agree that health care is expensive, that health-care costs are rising faster
than inflation, and that some Americans and many Vermonters who need medical attention
aren’t getting it. There’s general agreement on these points. But not everyone agrees on what
to do to fix those problems.
Having said this, here are a handful of the letters (and stories) that Senator Sanders includes
in his health-care crisis booklet.
Jim from Swanton writes:
My younger brother, a combat decorated veteran of the Vietnam conflict, died three
weeks after being diagnosed with colon cancer. He was laid off from his job and could
not afford COBRA coverage. When he was in enough pain to see a doctor, it was too
late. He left a wife and two teenage sons in the prime of his life at 50 years old. The attending doctor said that if he had only sought treatment earlier he would still be alive.
Steve in South Burlington writes:
My partner has AIDS. We can’t afford his prescriptions. We make too much for any assistance from AIDS organization or the state, and our health plan pays only 50 percent
of the retail cost. That would be over $2,000 a month. I have to split my diabetes medicine to make it last because it is too expensive every month. We postpone care because
our deductible is so high and sometimes the care isn’t covered anyway.
Jana in Adamant writes:
After having breast cancer in 1988, I found it impossible to obtain health-care insurance
because of a “preexisting condition.” My husband quit his partnership in a law firm and
took a job with a national accounting firm so that I could receive good health coverage.
Nancy from West Burke writes:
I will be 65 this year and would like to retire, but there is just no way my husband and
I can be without insurance. Almost half of my paycheck goes to pay for this insurance
from a job that pays under $23,000 a year. The average man and woman of America
need help. I have worked all my life and have paid into Social Security and Medicare for
many years. Why can’t I retire in peace with the knowledge that when we need medical coverage the most, and have paid for it, we will have it?
Dr. Roberta from North Bennington writes:
No question, just a statement. I’m a physician and I cannot continue to practice with the
current insurance system. I am spending up to two hours a day on the phone or writing
to insurance companies for prior authorizations for medications or services.
A Question for
Vermont Public Radio
H
ere’s a note of congratulations and also a troubling question. On the congratulations
side, anyone in recent days who has been listening to Vermont Public Radio (VPR) is
probably aware that just a day or two ago VPR successfully completed its on-air summer
membership drive with financial pledges from more than 5,200 listeners to reach an overall
fundraising goal of some $480,000.
Given the current economic hard times, that’s quite an achievement. So congratulations,
VPR.
Now, to a question.
As part of its fundraising drive, VPR worked in partnership with the Internet-based book
retailing giant Amazon.com to offer its listeners a chance to get into a raffle and win one of
three Kindles from Amazon.com. A Kindle is a 6-inch, handheld wireless reading device that
allows a user to download and read any one of as many as 1,500 books.
I know that Amazon.com is out there and it’s a huge Internet-based bookselling giant with
over two million titles, more than 20,000 employees, and sales in 2008 of some $19 billion.
I’m also aware of the Kindle; it’s been described by some commentators as a “hot little wire-
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LETTERS
LETTERS
Camel Meat from Down Under?
To the Editor:
I have just finished reading the April edition of The Bridge, which is probably not
that unusual—except that I’m in Melbourne,
Australia. Your “bridge” is spanning a very
long distance!
It did get here a little late—but I enjoyed
reading it.
As a professional writer of many decades’
experience, I know how challenging it can
be to keep a local paper going. So well done
on your good quality work—and I hope your
new cartoonist can stimulate a breakthrough
in the community over the taboo on discussing politics. After all, division in any
community makes people so easy to control.
By the way, I read with interest the development of the “organic” meat business and
wondered what a CSA was.
Here in Australia, camels are a huge pest—
I believe we have the largest wild camel
herd in the world with numbers climbing to
a million. They’re talking about doing a cull
as the drought is driving the camels into the
remote stations where they literally walk
through the fences to get at water. Maybe
someone enterprising will come up with a
camel meat export business.
Leah McBey, Melbourne, Australia
Editor’s note: CSA stands for Community
Supported Agriculture.
Join the Vermont Philharmonic Board
To the Editor:
Some 10 years ago, the Vermont Philharmonic was fortunate to acquire the services
of Lou Kosma as its music director. Kosma is
a man of many talents. In addition to his professional career as a double bass player with
the New York Metropolitan Opera Company, Kosma is the philharmonic’s charismatic conductor and musical coach.
Five years ago, wishing to take full advantage of Kosma’s role as music director and
wishing also to pursue Kosma’s vision of excellence for the orchestra, the Vermont Philharmonic was restructured as a community
orchestra. Our idea was to create a nationally top-ranking community orchestra and
ensure its long-term financial and artistic viability.
Much progress has been made over the
past five years. The Vermont Philharmonic
has doubled its number of annual performances and is now appearing in many new
venues in central Vermont. The outdoor
Pops concert to be played at Moose Meadow
Lodge in Duxbury on Sunday, August 16, as
part of the Vermont Festival of the Arts, is an
example of this. A new board of directors
has risen to the challenge of providing the
increased financial resources to support
Kosma’s long-term vision.
The Vermont Philharmonic is now entering the culmination phase of the long-term
project to extend its reach and ensure the orchestra’s financial stability, and the philharmonic’s board is executing a carefully developed business plan.
Part of our plan is to increase the strength
and numbers of board participants, and this
is really the point of this letter. If you are
someone who cares deeply about the kind of
music made available by the Vermont Philharmonic, please consider joining our talented core group of board members.
If you think you might want to join our board
of directors, please feel free to be in touch
with me by phoning 229-9715 or by sending
an e-mail message to wcowan@wcvt.com.
Wavel Cowan, Moretown
Beautiful Voices at Unadilla’s
Stone Soup: A Musical Revue
To the Editor:
I have returned after some 15 years to the
heart of my experience as a former Vermonter—that is, the Unadilla Theatre in East
Calais.
It was through Unadilla that I came to
know some of my closest friends. Codirectors Mary and Charlie Cerutti of the currently playing Stone Soup: A Musical Revue
met and fell in love during Mikado, when
we all made our debut on the Unadilla stage
together. We have continued our support
and love of the magic that is Unadilla and
now welcome our daughters onto its stage.
And that magic? That magic is the theater’s tradition of great music, great language
and lyrics, and the spell of storytelling and
acting that leaves an indelible summer memory deep in the green countryside of rural
Vermont.
Allow me to whet your appetite with a
few flavors stirred into the hearty stone soup
that is The Revue. Dana Lawrence is a gifted
performer, bringing genuine tenderness and
vocal depth to the enduring songs of
Rodgers and Hammerstein. I have the joy of
singing a duet on opening and closing nights
with Dana, even though now I’m just a visitor from New Hampshire and not officially a
Vermonter. Dana’s wife, Nancy Thomas, is
the true Laurie to his Curly, and together
they sing “People Will Say We’re in Love” in
my absence. Soloist, Steve Falbel is a master
of voice and song. He ably lends his rich bass
to the spirited barbershop quartet featuring
irrepressible showmen and brilliant tenors
Neil and Charlie Cerutti. Jane Napier plays it
cool in her smooth jazz renditions, while
Meredith Grubb is vivacious in the contemporary Broadway idiom.
Young and old will be warmed by the
human voice in song at its best, live—performed at a street, albeit dirt, near where
you live! The single show that is left before
we close is on Wednesday, July 29, at 7:30
p.m. Please come join us in the fun!
Rachelle Reines Hall (Twin Stater),
Wilton, New Hampshire
less reading device” that, at least for some readers, could replace the traditional “ink-onpaper” book.
Well, in the spirit of capitalism, I say let the big Internet-based companies pursue their financial goals and let the new, hot, wireless inventions take hold in the marketplace if they will.
But as the recent VPR fundraising drive proceeded, I had to ask myself with growing
amazement why VPR on-air personalities were pitching Kindle and promoting Amazon.com
Why wasn’t VPR working in partnership with local bookstores, local libraries, local writers
and artists? I asked myself.
And where was the “Vermont” in Vermont Public Radio?
Isn’t VPR aware of Vermont independent bookstores and local communities? Isn’t the station aware of the current campaign to buy local? Doesn’t VPR understand that as we spend
our dollars locally and support our friends and neighbors in business we support ourselves?
Because we are doing much more than circulating coins and currency—we are also valuing,
saving, and protecting our community, spiritual, and imaginative lives.
—N.F.
THE BRIDGE
JULY 23, 2009 • PAGE 15
Opinion
Proposed ATV Rule Is Good Policy
by Steve McLeod
T
he Agency of Natural Resources has
proposed a rule that will set up a
process for designating all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails on state land. This proposed rule is clear, concise, thorough, and
timely.
Many Vermonters recognize that most
ATVers are working families and civic contributors much like themselves. They recognize that ATVers, like everyone else, have
paid for Vermont’s public land and should
not be excluded from using it. Vermont has
always embraced diversity, and that includes
recreational diversity.
However, there are those who “just say
no” and would like to ban ATVing altogether, including on state lands, as evidenced by some recent opinion columns.
This column will focus on why the “just
say no” exclusionists are advocating a policy
out of step with the Vermont way.
First and foremost, Vermonters have always believed in sharing. That is evidenced
by state law at 10 VSA 441, which states that
it is: “the intent of the legislature that trails
be established within and without the
boundaries of state parks and forests and,
when feasible, to interconnect units of the
state park and forest system . . .” State law at
10 VSA 442 includes ATV trails as the trails
to be established on state land.
Vermonters have purchased over 300,000
acres of state land since the 1920s. This
amounts to 468 square miles of state land.
Plus, there is conserved land owned by environmental groups and over 400,000 acres of
federal lands. ATV connector trails will take
a tiny fraction of state land. For example, a
connector that VASA desires for highway
crossing safety improvements would require
a thin strip of about 500 feet by 3 feet of
state land on the shoulder of a highway. This
benign trail proposal goes to show that refusal to even set up a workable process for
evaluation of ATV trail proposals on state
land is incredibly rigid and exclusionary.
Legally managed ATV trails are not new to
Vermont. Over the past ten years, the Vermont ATV Sportsman’s Association (VASA)
has developed and maintains about 600
miles of legal, managed ATV trails on private
land and town right-of-ways in many regions
of the state. VASA is a copy of the successful
Vermont Association of Snow Travelers
snowmobile trail management organization.
Besides developing and providing stewardship for this 600 mile trail system, VASA and
its 20 local ATV clubs focus on management
activities that include work with enforcement, trail safety patrols, rider education,
work with public agencies, public relations,
and landowner relations.
Some of the local and national groups that
will line up in opposition to this regulation
have also lined up to oppose snowmobiling
on Vermont’s federal lands. They have and
will claim all manners of environmental
wreckage if ATV connector trails on public
lands are established. If connector trails will
cause runaway environmental wreckage,
how do ATV opponents explain why over
100 private and town landowners have allowed VASA to operate trails on their land
year after year? Isn’t it safe to assume that
these private and town landowners care as
much about their land as the state cares
about its land?
Environmental health of our state lands is
a matter of scale. Amenities such as campgrounds, picnic areas, beaches, trails of all
sorts, scenic vistas, motorboating lakes, and
automobile roads do not destroy the forest.
Indeed, timber harvesting operations and
the logging roads that assist in harvesting improve the health of the forest. All of these
things have existed for decades on our state
lands, yet our state lands remain beautiful
places that we all treasure. The amenities
that alter state lands take a very small portion of the land mass and are the destinations
of most people who use state land. As any
hunter knows, a remote woods or solitary
experience is easy to find in Vermont’s 468
square miles of state land.
Opponents of ATVing are grasping at
straws when they claim that ATVs are noisy
and increase global warming. ATVs make no
more noise than a chain saw or snowmobile.
Having hunted with rabbit dogs, I can tell
you that the woods muffle sounds as loud as
howling hounds in a relatively short distance. Does the noise from the crowded
Groton State Forest beach area resound
throughout all 40 square miles of the surrounding forest? Of course not. If Vermont is
going to ban ATVs from state land on
grounds of global warming, then, to be consistent, Vermont should make state lands off
limits to anyone who has to travel more than
50 miles in a gasoline-powered car.
Under the proposed rule, all ATV trail proposals must go through a public process before the agency decides whether to approve
the proposals. The rule establishes 11 specific criterions the trail must meet plus any
other criterion the agency deems appropriate in a particular case. Designated trails can
be terminated at any time by the agency.
The proposed rule allows connector trails
between VASA’s private and town lands
trails systems only. The rule gives the agency
unchecked power to protect the environment and other interests without being so
overprocedural that it drowns ATV trails in a
sea of red tape.
New Hampshire, Maine, virtually all other
rural states, and much of our nation’s federal
lands allow extensive public land ATV trail
systems rather than just connectors. Northern New Hampshire’s extensive ATV trails
on state land have been a boon to that depressed region’s economy. While VASA advocates more expansive ATV opportunities
on state land, VASA accepts that the agency
has tried to strike a fair compromise.
Steve McLeod is a former legislator, assistant
attorney general, and outdoor sports promoter who serves as public policy and outreach director for VASA.
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Vermont Safety Day
August 1 at the State House
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This summer, the strength and community of
Montpelier’s neighborhoods is being celebrated
city-wide. With City support, neighborhoods
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help determine which neighborhood you’re in and when your neighborhood celebration
is taking place.
Some neighborhoods still haven’t organized summer celebrations. If you’re interested in
organizing a gathering on your street, block, or larger neighborhood, please contact the
City Planning Department.
July 25: North Street
Yard Sale and Block Party
Please stop by the North Street
neighborhood yard sale from 8 AM - 5 PM!
North Street includes: Franklin; N. Franklin;
Lane Shops; Hillhead; Mechanic; Cross;
North; Ewing; Peck; Lincoln; and Main St.
(on the north side from Franklin to Lincoln).
The block party at Main Street Middle
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Contact Bethany Pombar (279-4466) for
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August 1: Upper Towne Hill
Neighborhood Picnic (Rain date Aug. 2)
This event is for Upper Towne Hill. The
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Greenock; Westwood Drive; Dyer; Grandview; Spring Hollow; Murray Road; portion
of Towne Hill Rd between Woodcrest and
Murray Road.
Contact Priscilla Minkin (229-1418) or
Georgia Valentine (229-2928) for details.
August 15: Downtown Cliffside
Neighborhood Yard Sale & Potluck Picnic
Please stop by the Cliffside neighborhood
yard sale from 9 AM-2 PM on August 15th!
Cliffside includes: Court Street; Greenwood
Terrace; Witt Place; Hillside Avenue; Waverly Place; Cliff Street; Corse Street.
The picnic for Cliffside residents will be
from 4-6 PM on the lawn at 15 Cliff Street.
Contact Andrea Stander (522-3284; bluemocha2003@yahoo.com) for details.