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Repair jobPulp Mill Bridge to beclosed for major renovations Jan. 2.

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Home with a viewRusty counts his blessingsthat he found a perfectpiece of land for his home.

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Gov. Shumlinreleases Vt.energy plan

MONTPELIER — Gov.Peter Shumlin, PublicService CommissionerElizabeth Miller and otheradministration officialsDec. 15 released the finalComprehensive EnergyPlan, which recommendsthat Vermont strive to ob-tain 90 percent of our totalenergy from renewablesources by 2050, largelyeliminating Vermont’s re-liance on fossil fuels bymid-century.

“Vermont needs to moveforward to protect our en-vironment, gain greaterenergy independence, anddrive innovation and jobsin the energy sectors. ThisPlan puts us on that path,”Gov. Shumlin said. “I amproud of the incrediblework put in by the manyagencies involved and thethousands of citizens whotook the time to partici-pate in shaping the ideasand actions that are in-cluded.”

The Plan calls for en-hanced efficiency, andgreater use of clean, re-newable sources for elec-tricity, heating and trans-portation to meet thisgoal. The Plan also recog-nizes that Vermont mustpursue its goals responsi-bly, ensuring overall ener-gy costs for our businessesand residents remain re-gionally competitive.

“We worked hard bothat the Department of Pub-lic Service and in otherstate agencies and depart-ments to create a robustpublic engagementprocess and to draft aComprehensive EnergyPlan that responds to Ver-monters’ desire to increaseusage of renewable energyfor the benefit of our envi-ronment, our economy,and our long-term energysecurity,” said ElizabethMiller, Commissioner ofPublic Service.

See ENERGY PLAN, page 13

MIDDLEBURY — Sixty of Vermont’s largest commercial,industrial, municipal, and institutional energy users havejoined Efficiency Vermont’s Energy Leadership Challenge,a two-year effort to reduce energy use at participating or-ganizations by 7.5 percent by June 30, 2013.

“These organizations are the leaders, the engines of oureconomy, and we’re proud to serve as energy consultants tohelp them run their facilities more efficiently,” said JimMerriam, director of Efficiency Vermont.

Following are the Energy Leadership Challenge partici-pants:

Barry Callebaut USA, Inc. (St. Albans)Basin Harbor Club (Vergennes)Bennington College (Bennington)Black River Produce (North Springfield)Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (Berlin)Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (Brattleboro)Brattleboro Retreat (Brattleboro)Bromley Mountain Ski Resort (Peru)Carris Reels, Inc. (Rutland)Castleton State College (Castleton)

See ENERGY PLEDGE, page 13

Vt. companies pledge to reduce energy use

Campus biomass power plant: Middlebury College is among a group of Vermont companies and in-stitutions that have taken an energy reduction pledge through 2013.

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WILLSBORO, N.Y. — Since its in-ception, 2011 Middlebury Collegegraduate SophieClarke has alwayswanted to be on the fi-nal stage of the CBStelevision show “Sur-vivor.”

On Sunday, Dec. 18,Clarke not only real-ized that dream butalso the dream ofwinning $1 million as the 23rd cham-pion of the reality show. A 22-year-oldnative of Willsboro, N.Y. who majoredin economics and Russian at Middle-bury College, Clarke was crownedchampion during a three-hour seasonfinale.

“My parents were here,” saidClarke, who spoke over phone fromLos Angeles, where the finale wasaired. “Both my sisters were herealong with a friend from college anda family friend.”

Clarke said that she did her best tokeep her family members in the dark,especially her older twin sisters, Ed-wina and Phoebe.

“I was really cruel because about anhour before the finale started I textedmy sisters and told them that I didn’treally win the million,” Clarke said.“So they watched the whole episodethinking that I didn’t win. I think they

swore at me when I fi-nally made it down tohug them after theshow.

“They knew my dadcame out for the familyvisit, but they knewnothing after that,”Clarke added. Her fa-

ther, Thurston, had been a guest onthe show when one family memberwas allowed to visit.

Clarke said that her phone started“blowing up” shortly after the win-ning moment.

“Someone turned my phone off as Iwas doing interviews after the show,”Clarke said. “I had 100 texts and 200Facebook messages. I still have mycomputer in front of me. I don’t thinkanyone in my cast had so much sup-port. It’s so nice to have it comingfrom your hometown and have it com-ing from people that you have knownsince you were 5 years old.”

See SOPHIE CLARKE, page 6Sophie Clarke

Photo by CBS/”Survivor”

Middlebury grad wins ‘Survivor’Sophie Clarke, ’11, takes home $1 million

“That was probablyone of the weirdest

alliances in ‘Survivor’ history.”

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WOODSTOCK—WillWiquist, executive directorof the Green Mountain Club,expressed disappointmentthat the final Vermont Com-prehensive Energy Plan con-tinues to include a provisionwhich could open the doorto wind development on

lands owned and conservedby the public.

While the rewritten clausehighlights small-scale proj-ects which are already per-mitted under the existingpolicy, it does not keep thedoor closed to major winddevelopment on state lands.

The plan recommends thatthe Agency of Natural Re-sources “consider revisingand clarifying” its 2004moratorium on large-scalewind development on ANR-land.

“We are disappointed thatthe governor kept the dooropen to changing the windmoratorium without assur-ances that large-scale devel-opment will remain off thetable,” said Wiquist. “Statelands along Vermont’s highridgeline were conserved bythe Green Mountain Cluband other groups in partner-ship with the state in orderto protect the unique beautyof the mountains and pre-serve the hiking experienceof the Long Trail. Taking a

step back from protectingthese properties would notbe in keeping with the pur-pose for which they wereconserved.”

The club also noted withconcern that, while the pre-vious plan referred to the2004 policy as a “wind proj-ect moratorium,” it nowcalls it a “written policy onrenewable energy projects.”

During the public com-ment period for the plan, theclub filed comments urgingstate energy planners to take

a step back from the sugges-tion that the wind develop-ment moratorium should berescinded.

The club is entrusted bythe Vermont General Assem-bly “with the responsibilityfor the leadership in the de-velopment of policies” relat-ing to The Long Trail whichthe club established and hasmaintained for the last cen-tury. Both clauses can beread side-by-side here:

Clause in Final Plan:“(2) Given the potential

benefits of renewable energyand the allowance of othertypes of development (suchas telecommunication tow-ers) permitted on publiclands, ANR should considerrevising and clarifying itsDecember 2004 written poli-

cy on renewable energy proj-ects sited on state lands,specifically with regard tonet metered and small-scaleprojects.”

Clause in Draft Plan:“(5) Given the potential

benefits of wind power andthe allowance of other typesof renewable resources andother development (such astelecommunication towers)permitted on public lands,ANR should consider re-scinding its December 2004wind project moratorium onpublic lands; so long as thesame level of scrutiny is pro-vided to wind projects pro-posed for public lands as forother locations, there shouldbe no automatic impedimentto such projects.”

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MIDDLEBURY—Starting Monday, Jan. 2,the historic Pulp Mill Bridge in Middleburywill be closed for repairs and restoration foran extended period of time,” according toTom Scanlon, zoning/deputy health officerand town webmaster. “A definitive date forthe opening will be announced once it’sclearly known.”

The circa-1820 covered bridge will get amajor face starting in 2012.

Middlebury and Weybridge town officialssaid the ailing wooden bridge will be exten-sively rehabilitated, including fixing 19th-century design errors.

The construction project, scheduled for2012 will cost $2.6 million.

Construction will create some trafficsnarls for commuters using the bridge whichconnects Middlebury and Weybridge.

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MMXII, Y2K12. Happy NewYear 2012. The new year of2012 A.D., or C.E. if you pre-

fer, will mark several interesting events.First, some New Agers believe 2012

will mark the end of the world. It ap-pears the mathematicians of Mesoameri-ca ran out of fingers, toes, and humansacrificial bodies to count past 2,012 (orhowever they reckoned our still-in-the-future Anno Domini calendar) and thus—with no calendars to chisel out of lavarock—the planet Earth was predicted tovanish in an apocalyptic firestorm. Fun-ny since similar predictions have beenmade by U.S. environmentalists since the1970s.

Another big event in 2012 to watch:April 15, 2012 will mark the centennial ofthe tragic sinking of the luxury liner RMSTitanic.

Over 1,500 men, women and childrendied after the unsinkable jewel of theBritish maritime crown struck an icebergoff Cape Race, Newfoundland, in the At-lantic Ocean.

The sinking of Titanic has captivatedaudiences young and old and spun offwhole disaster industries. There are Ti-tanic pop culture items from books,comics and television (let’s not forget sci-fi, disaster master Irwin Allen’s “TheTime Tunnel” first broadcast in 1966 witha time-travel tale back to the Titanic) tosilent and talking motion pictures.Among these unsinkable films are thedumbest—James Cameron’s "Titanic"—and the brightest, the 1958 Roy WardBaker docudrama “A Night to Remem-ber.”

The funniest thing to look forward toin 2012 is the ironic change in the date ofthe State of the Union Address before theU.S. Congress. Several online sources in-dicate both Groundhog Day and the Stateof the Union Address will occur on thesame day next year (but don't take ourword). If so, then as the satirical ThunderMug website put it, “This is an ironic jux-taposition of events. One involves ameaningless ritual in which we look toan insignificant creature of little intelli-

gence for prognostication. The other in-volves a rodent.”

On Feb. 6 Queen Elizabeth II will markher Diamond Jubilee or 60th anniversaryof accession to the thrones of the UnitedKingdom, Canada, Australia and NewZealand. Unlike our leaders, it’s impossi-ble to come up with comic one linersabout this cheerless anachronism. Alas,English playwright Noel Coward noted,“It isn't that I have a basic urge to telldisgusting jokes... every five minutes(when in the presence of the Queen), butI'm conscious of a faint resentment that Icouldn’t if I wanted to.”

Remember those giant international ex-positions known as world’s fairs? Well,they are making a comeback. The world’sfair movement has picked up steam withseveral fairs planned for this decade. The2012 World Expo opens in South KoreaMay 12. Alas, don’t expect to find fairgo-ers chowing down delicious Belgiumwaffles at this Asian expo. But how dokimchi wraps grab ya?

A few more Y2K12 items on my check-list:

•The 2012 Summer Olympics kick offin London July 27. A rubberized Britishmac is not quite what I think about whenit comes to Olympic wetwear.

•Automotive giant General Motors,bailed out by taxpayers in 2009, will payoff its remaining debt. Even as a leanerG.M., the company will displace Toyotaas the world’s number one car maker in2012—a stunning, welcome turnaroundfor one of America’s industrial keystones.

•The IBM Sequoia peta-scale supercomputer will be fully deployed by theU.S. Government in 2012. It will be usedfor scientific and engineering purposessuch as astronomy, energy, genome stud-ies, and climate modeling.

•Last but not least, 2012 will be a wa-tershed election year. American votersare facing a fork in the road: more gov-ernment or less government. Either way,the nation’s staggering debt looms largein our rearview mirror.

Get ready, get set. It all starts Jan. 1. Lou Varricchio

Y2K12From the Editor

Forty-five years ago, a man boughtmany acres of land—an entiremountainside, actually. Thirty-five

years ago, my folks bought a small numberof the man’s acres and built a home onthem.

I was already out living on my own, but Istored my dirt bike at my folks’ home. Onvisits I’d get on my bike and zoom the sideof the mountain, following log roads that theman hoped would one day lead to manybeautiful house lots, carefully planned, andsparsely and expertly set, all the way up tothe top of the 2,300-foot-high WorcesterRidge.

Months passed and the roads stretchedfarther up the mountain. On my dirt bikerides, I’d go and go till the logging roads pe-tered out. Then I’d shut down my bike, rest,and look out across the valley to a majesticwestern view of Camel’s Hump, Mt. Mans-field, Sterling Ridge, and more north, all theway to Lowell mines. The views were awe-some, and I dreamt the best thing in theworld would be to one day become rich so Icould afford land with such a fantastic view.

Age 44, with a dying dad, not rich, but richenough, after weeks of searching for reasonswhy, I called the man to ask if he "had anyof them lots up on the ridge near my folks”available to buy.

He did, and almost nine years ago, on avery cold and brilliant sunny day, the 83-year-old man and I snowshoed to lot 16,where the view from 1,497 feet above sealevel was one I’d recognized from rests I'dtaken during my long-ago dirt bike rides.Four minutes after arriving at the heart ofthe lot, the older man and I shook hands ona deal for my purchasing lot 16.

Luck struck my way one day in the form

of thetown se-lect peoplesetting1,500 feetas thehighest el-evationone canbuildalong thesteepwindingroad to the ridge.

Thanks to the older man, my folks, thetown select people, even myself I guess, andactually many, many, many humans I knowand don't know, I have a 200-acre back yardand mountain preserve, with views up theying-yang, all to myself.

I’ve driven my truck, a car, a four-wheel-er, and a snow machine up the mountain be-hind my house dozens of times. Hundredsof times I’ve hiked, ran, and mountain bikedit, all the way to the 2,300-foot ridge, that of-fers views west across Mt. Mansfield towardLake Champlain, and east out across to thePresidential Range—if you can believe that.

You know when you’re really, reallythirsty, you take a drink of fresh clean coldwater, and after the final gulp you experi-ence a few seconds when you aren’t able tospeak, and your breathing slows down, andyou close your eyes, and you’re totally inawe of life itself? That’s how I feel everytime I summit the Worcester Ridge.

Yup, up here on the Worcester Ridge, it’sChristmas every day.

Rusty DeWees tours Vermont and NorthernNew York with his act “The Logger.” His columnappears weekly. Reach him at [email protected].

Christmas every day

BURLINGTON — TheVermont Department ofHealth has banned the use,sale, possession or manufac-ture of many of the new de-signer drugs labeled “not forhuman consumption.”

These drugs have beensold in head shops and overthe Internet to get aroundregulations and laws in Ver-

mont.“Bath salts,” Salvia divi-

norum, and five syntheticcannabinoids are now illegalin Vermont with an amend-ment to the Regulated DrugsRule effective Dec. 16.

The use of so-called “Bathsalts” has spiked regionallyand nationally. The North-ern New England Poison

Center has recorded nearly200 cases (147 in Maine, 35 inNew Hampshire and 11 inVermont) as of November2011.

This represents only asmall fraction of the overallabuse.

Nationally, reported caseshave increased from 303 in2010 to 4,720 in 2011.

VT. bans several ‘designer’ drugs

Library seeks new board memberMIDDLEBURY—The Board of Trustees of Ilsley Public

Library in downtown Middlebury will have a vacancy inMarch for a five-year term, according to David Clark, li-brary director.

Clark said the Board of Trustees is authorized by statestatute and has five members. Members sets library poli-cies, oversee long-range planning, advocates for the li-brary, and promotes it use. The Board works with the Mid-dlebury Select Board to provide appropriate funding.

Particularly needed on the board is experience in tech-nology, legislative relations, fund raising, personnel, orpublic relations, Clark said. Persons interested in servingare invited to run for the board at the March town elec-tions. All candidates must be registered voters in the Townof Middlebury.

A petition is required with signatures of 30 registeredMiddlebury voters. The petition may be obtained fromthe Middlebury Town Clerk’s office or the library andmust be submitted to the town clerk by Jan. 30.

For further information, contact Clark at 802-388-4095or Sandra Carletti, trustees chairwoman at 802-443-3130.

Snow Bowl shuttle van starts upMIDDLEBURY—Addison County Transit Resources has

announced the kick-off of its daily winter service throughMarch 2 to Middlebury College’s Snow Bowl and RikertNordic Center.

Please note the following: •Saturday, Dec. 17, Saturday and Sunday Winter Sched-

ule began.•Monday, Dec. 19, Monday through Friday Winter

Schedule began. For more information, please call 802-388-1946.

Santa visits Hinesburg Nursery SchoolHINESBURG—A Santa Social was hosted by the Hines-

burg Masons last week for students and families of the Hi-nesburg Nursery School. The annual event was completewith homemade baked goods, holiday music and a visitfrom the large elf with a gift for each child.

Fisher lights theater productionCHARLOTTE—Edward Fisher, a senior at Connecticut

College, served as lead electrician for the theater depart-ment's production of “Three Sisters”, in the college's Tan-sill Theater recently. Fisher, a 2007 graduate of LakeChamplain Waldorf High School, is the son of Edward andMary Fisher of Charlotte.

Sistare promotedSOUTH BURLINGTON—James Sistare of Earl's Cyclery

and Fitness in South Burlington has been promoted tocommercial fitness equipment sales manager. Sistare hasworked at Earl's Cyclery and Fitness for 6 years and is a2010 graduate of Champlain College.

Woman earns degreeVERGENNES—Elizabeth M. Dock, a resident of Ver-

gennes has earned an associate in Applied Science degreein administrative-management studies from ExcelsiorCollege.

Ferrisburgh woman arrested on I-89NCOLCHESTER—Jackie Trayah, 39, of North Ferris-

burgh, was arrested Dec. 5 on Interstate 89N in Colchesterfor driving on a criminally suspended license subsequentto civil violations.

Trayah was released on citation to appear in ChittendenCounty Superior Court on Jan. 24.


By Lou [email protected]

MIDDLEBURY—One of AddisonCounty’s largest auto and truck tireand service shops is making a majorfront-line change in 2012.

County Tire Center, Inc., of Middle-bury, established in 1982 by SteveDupoise, Sr., is changing hands. Steve,Sr., has sold the popular business to hisson, Steve Dupoise.

The younger Dupoise, who first ap-prenticed with his father beginning in1998, is taking over the retailer ’s helm.

“We’ve been planning this changefor over a year,” said Steve Dupoise, Sr.“The official change starts Jan. 1.”

Steve Dupoise, Sr., purchased Coun-ty Tire from founder Joe Bak. He trans-formed it from a small local shop intoa regional auto tire and service power-house with a dozen full-time employ-ees and several part-time workers.

Customers, some of them seasonal,come from as far away as Virginia andQuebec to have their cars serviced andtires replaced.

The senior Dupoise’s replacement,Steve Dupoise—he doesn’t use thepopular, albeit erroneous, “Steve, Jr.”moniker—is ready for the change-in-command.

“I learned the business from my dadfrom the bottom up,” he said. “Our cus-tomers won’t see a change except thatwe’re even more dedicated to helpingthem get the best quality and best valueproducts for their vehicles.”

Steve may have learned about hon-esty and integrity as a little shavergrowing up at his father ’s and moth-er ’s side, but he learned the businessropes dealing face-to-face with thepublic. He is also a firm believer in the“learn-by-doing” approach to life aswell as business. He has traveled toFinland to learn, first hand, how inter-national tire giant Nokian makes tiresusing new, green technology. Thus, heunderstands how these and other tiresare made and which best suit variousvehicles.

And County Tire’s young new ownerhas come a long way away from thedays as a student at the New EnglandCulinary Institute. He may havechanged his career path from gourmetchef to independent businessman, buthe hasn’t looked back much.

“I still like to cook, but I am here andthis is my passion,” he said. “Since Istarted there has been a big growth intire brands, more and different size,etc. Far more choices and better-madeproducts. This is important because itgives more options to help customers.”

Another change at County Tire hasbeen the retirement of the elderDupoise, Francis Dupoise—paternalgrandfather of Steve the younger.

“My grandfather drove our courtesyvan for years,” said Dupoise. “Cus-tomers got to know him and like him.He always smiles and is great with thepublic. But he decided to stop drivingthis year, take it easy, now that he hasturned 92.”

Francis and wife Helen are well likedby many County Tire customers andothers around Addison County. Thenonagenarian Francis is best remem-bered as former head of human re-sources at the now shuttered PolymersMiddlebury plant located on Route 116.

With grandfather and father step-ping back, new owner Steve Dupoise isready for his time at bat. His wife, Lisa,will also be a part of the County Tire of-fice team, much like his mother, Mar-cia, was when his father was owner. It’sunknown if Steve the younger ’s chil-dren will learn the business, but it ap-pears they’ll get the opportunity whenand if they’re interested.

“It’s always been a family business.So, my father and mother won’t bestrangers,” the new owner said.

Retiring owner Steve Dupoise, Sr.,will remain part-time at County Tirefor an undetermined period. He willalso be kept busy managing theDupoise’s nearby Ethan Allen Storageand Train Depot businesses.

“County Tire is a great business andI’ve enjoyed managing it, but I am re-ally looking forward to weekends off,”the senior Dupoise said. “You know—mow the lawn, visit Florida. But I’llstill be around. I’ll be working parttime as a tire buyer plus helping in thegarage.”

At least when it comes to the Dupoisefamily, there’s an old idiom that says itbest: “You can’t keep a good mandown.”

Changing of the guard at County TireChanging of the guard at County Tire Center, Inc. in Middlebury: Steve and Marcia Dupoise Sr., and Steve and Lisa Dupoise.

Photo by Lou Varricchio

Big news flashed around the worldof astronomy earlier this month.The NASA Kepler Space Telescope,

launched in 2009 into an heliocentric orbit,confirmed the detection of the spacecraft’sfirst Earth-like extrasolar planet. It was ini-tially located a few months after launch.

The planet has been christened Kepler22B. Kepler 22B is located 587 light yearsaway from us. It is orbiting a G-type, Sun-like star named Kepler 22.

The Kepler 22 star is just slightly smallerand a tad cooler than Sol. This yellow sunis located between the constellationsCygnus and Lyra. If you’re an amateur as-tronomer, here are the Kepler 22 coordi-nates for your backyard telescope: RightAscension 19h 16m 52.2sec, Declination+47deg 53min 4.2sec. (Note: Kepler 22 is avery dim star as viewed from Earth.)

The planet Kepler 22B, NASA reports, is15 percent closer to its home star as Earthis to its star. And while Earth’s year lasts365 days, Kepler 22B’s year is shorter—290days.

Let’s consider the term “Earth-like plan-

et” that we hear in the news. It requiressome explaining, especially in light ofnews reports. And of course, NASA doesn’tshy from a little extra public relations spin,if you’ll pardon the planetary pun. So, let’sreview the tantalizing data NASA has re-leased about this new planet—so far.

Kepler-22B’s Earth-like qualities must betaken with a grain of salt. Why would I saythis? Well, what astronomers consider to be“Earth like” may be downright hostile tothe average Earthling looking for Earth IIto colonize.

Is Kepler 22B, with 2.4 times the radiusof Earth (about half the radius of gas giantNeptune), all that Earth like when you re-ally get right down to it? Maybe, maybenot; at this time, Kepler 22B’s mass andcomposition are unknown, so there’s verylittle data to talk about although specula-tion is rampant.

It has been estimated that the new planetis probably closer in appearance to Nep-tune than it is to our Earth. This means thatKepler 22B has a mass of approximately 35Terra masses. Several space scientists have

gone far out on a limb and said the newplanet could be a giant water world of 10Earth masses, but this must be seen forwhat it is—far out speculation. And be-cause this planet appears so much moremassive than the Earth, it means it isn’t go-ing to have our familiar terrestrial compo-sition.

NASA project scientist Dr. Natalie Batal-ha thinks Kepler 22B may have a smallrocky core and surrounded by a vast ocean.

“It’s not beyond the realm of possibilitythat life could exist in such an ocean,” Dr.Batalha told reporters two weeks ago.“Without an atmosphere, the equilibriumtemperature would be approximately mi-nus 11°C. If the atmosphere provides agreenhouse effect similar to Earth’s, theplanet would have an average surface tem-perature of 22 °C (72°F).”

Given NASA’s data so far (it’s solid butlimited until more data is collected thissummer), plus this writer ’s skepticism, it’ssimply too soon to know if Dr. Batalha’sbold statements are valid.

Getting an Earth-like planet to be “spot

on” Terra Fir-ma’s specsshould re-quire muchtighter pa-rameters inthis writer ’sview.

For exam-ple: We don’tknow much about Kepler-22B’s orbitalpath. If it moves along a highly elongatedorbital path, it could be within Kepler 22’shabitable zone for only a brief period oftime, thus dashing hopes for life as weknow it.

Be that as it may, don’t let me be the ex-trasolar planetary party pooper. This is asignificant discovery for NASA and it’s ex-citing for researchers who are scramblingto keep up with the growing list of newplanetary discoveries. Today is a thrillingtime to be a planetary astronomer.

Lou Varricchio, M.Sc., lives in Middlebury ,Vt., and is a former NASA science writer.

In search of Earth II with the Kepler Space Telescope

Seeing Stars

Sophie Clarkefrom page 1

Clarke also got a chance to mention her hometown duringthe finale.

“It was so nice to mention Willsboro on national televisionwhen Jeff (Probst, the shows host) brought it up,” Clarkesaid.

Clarke said that she was able to use the skills that shelearned growing up in the small town of Willsboro to her ad-vantage during the show, including learning how to be a partof a group with different ideals.

“If you look at the alliance I created there, I had a pact witha rancher, a ‘dragon slayer,’ a dating coach and a 19-year-oldwith two kids, 50 tattoos and a wife. At times, it was hardgroup of people to be around.”

Clarke said that Willsboro helped her to mix with that va-riety of people.

“There’s not enough people to pick your friends,” Clarkesaid. “That was probably one of the weirdest alliances in‘Survivor ’ history. I grew to really appreciate everybody outthere. Willsboro helped with that.”

Clarke said that because of her alliance, the strategy wasable to remain the same throughout the season.

“I realized I was in this alliance of people that were notgoing to go back on there word with me,” Clarke said. “I sawthis very clear path to the final six. When I got there, it waslike an onion; there were alliances within alliances, and I wasfortunate to be a part of each one of them.”

While Clarke received a lot of support and well-wishesfrom Willsboro, she said that her friends at med school inNew York City were a lot more aloof to her exploits.

“People in my medical school were not that into the show,”she said. “A lot of them really didn’t know that I was on it.They know now. It was nice to do my thing and go to classand study, on Wednesday night be on national television andthen go back to being with my friends the next day.”

Clarke said that she felt her road to the prize was madecomplete in the final immunity challenge, when she beat hertoughest competition and fan favorite, Ozzy Lusth, in a puz-zle.

“I knew that if I lost that challenge, I was going home thatnight,” Clarke said. “It was like penalty kicks in a soccergame. This was the last shot I had to win it or go home. Ozzywas going to walk away with it. That was a million dollarchallenge for Ozzy, and it turned out to be a million-dollarchallenge for me, too.”

Now that she’s in med school, Clarke said the bulk of hermoney will go toward college expenses, but she will defi-nitely keep some to splurge.

“I like the idea of just getting a ticket and going some-where,” she said. “I would like to splurge and do somethingthat I would have never done and just go somewhere.”

As for a return to her hometown, Clarke, who made an ap-pearance at Johnny’s Restaurant during Thanksgivingbreak, said that she will be home for the last part of the holidays.

“I am going to be back after Christmas for a couple of daysso I am excited to see everyone for New Year ’s,” she said.

For more, including he secr et weapon contained in the waterbottle for the final tribal council, listen to our interview with Sur-vivor Champion Sophie Clarke online at www.addison-eagle.com.


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Guest Viewpoint:Legislature needs to strengthenembezzlement laws

In recent years, there's been a significantincrease in embezzlements in Vermont. Lastyear Auditor Tom Salmon created a tenmember Vermont Municipal Advisory Com-mittee to address embezzlement. This com-mittee included town treasurers, city financedirectors, two admitted embezzlers and DonKeelan the CPA advisor for the committee.

Subsequently, the committee created atwo-page internal control checklist whichwas sent to municipal officials who were re-sponsible for cash resources in their commu-nity.

The committee recommended town andschool board officials obtain continuing ed-ucation of three to six hours on internal con-trols over money.

According to Keelan, the following list ofembezzlements in recent years were present-ed to the Legislature.

The information that he presented includ-ed the position, amount stolen and town:

Child Services, $490,000, NewportOffice Manager, $1.5 million, HardwickTown Treasurer, $404,000, IraSheriff, $65,000, WindsorTown Clerk/Treasurer, $100,000, Isle Lam-

ontTown Clerk, $200,000, BakersfieldVillage Treasurer, $110,000, Old Benning-

tonOffice Manager, $290,000, BurlingtonBookkeeper, $42,000, AddisonThe above embezzled amounts total over

$3 million.According to Keelan the attitude toward

embezzlement is as follows: We are sorryyou need the money; maybe you can pay itback; we won't collect income taxes on yourill gotten gains; we will ask you to do com-munity service; yours was not a crime of vi-olence.

The legislation this year will call for a cer-tified or public accountant to audit munici-pal accounts. In addition a legislative bodyof a municipality may contract with a publicaccountant, to provide an annual financialaudit on petition of five percent of the legalvoters.

Audits performed would have to be in ac-cordance with generally accepted auditingstandards including a report on internal con-trol of financial reporting. If there were ma-terial weaknesses, or sufficient deficienciesfound by the voters, the following wouldtake place:

1. the auditor or public accountant wouldpresent the findings to the legislative bodyof the town and explain the weaknesses ordeficiencies; when the letter or report is de-livered, the notice of the next meeting of thelegislative body should also notify the vot-ers of the audit report.

2. The next annual report of the townwould include a summary of the deficienciesfound in the internal controls of the financialreporting;

3. The legislative body would be requiredto post an audit report and this report wouldhave to he put on the municipal website ifthe municipality has a website"

With respect to penalties the following isa summary of penalties in Vermont, NewHampshire and Maine:

In Vermont the penalty for embezzlementis “imprisonment for not more than 10 years

and a fine of not more than $1,000 or both.”The penalty is about the same regardless ofthe circumstances of the crime or the amountof money involved.

In New Hampshire and Maine the penaltyvaries and depends on the amount of mon-ey embezzled. For example, in New Hamp-shire the embezzlement is a one year misde-meanor if the amount does not exceed$1,000; a seven year felony over $1,000; butnot more than $1,500 if a 15-year penalty;and a 20-year felony if a deadly weapon isinvolved. Penalties in Maine are somewhatsimilar to New Hampshire law.

The information we have about embezzle-ment indicates we should strengthen the lawand enact legislation this year. The legisla-ture could consider some aspects of theMaine or New Hampshire law.

I support stronger legislation and willwork for its passage.

State Sen. Bill Doyle

Editor’s Note: Sen. Bill Doyle (R) is the Ver-mont Senate Minority Leader and teaches gov-ernment and history at Johnson State College.


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Jim Taft, long-time, respected football coach at WindsorHigh School, will again serve as A.D. for the Vermont ShrineTeam, a position he has held for the past five years, whileGary Mayo of Lebanon takes over as the NH Athletic Direc-tor.

Mayo was a member of the 2011 New Hampshire ShrineCoaching staff. Since 1999 he has served as Head Coach forthe Lebanon Middle School and as a volunteer assistant forthe high school team. Mayo also has had a long associationwith Special Olympics both in New Hampshire and nation-ally.

Earlier this year Mayo was honored with the James “Red”Hayes Award for Community Support of Athletics by the Na-tional Football Foundation, NH Chapter. He is a 1977 grad-uate of Dartmouth and the owner of A.B. Gile Insurance inLebanon.

In announcing the athletic directors, Wayne Shepard said,“We are very fortunate to have two men of the caliber of Jimand Gary to work with our Coaches and on the many facetsof putting on a football game.”

The summer classic, which brings together the finest highschool football players in New Hampshire and Vermont, willbe played here at Dartmouth on Memorial Field on Saturday,Aug. 4.

Over 200 players from Vermont and New Hampshire, allgraduating high school seniors, have already been nominat-ed by their respective head coaches, and screening commit-tees, chaired by the two head coaches, will select the two 36-man teams later this month.

The Shrine Game has raised over five million for the ShrineHospitals for Children in 58 years. The hospitals, which ben-efit from the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, are the Shrine Chil-dren’s Hospitals in Springfield, Mass. and Montreal, Que.and the Shrine Burns Institute in Boston.

Panther basketball teambuilding on success

MIDDLEBURY—The Middlebury College Men's Basket-ball team, which is currently ranked No. 1 in Division III, re-cently won back-to-back games against Johnson & Wales andSkidmore College, to improve its undefeated record to 7-0.

In a home match up with Johnson & Wales, the Pantherscame out hot in their home Pepin Gym, racking up 51 pointsin the first half, while executing a stifling defense whichwould produce a whopping 34-point halftime lead at 51-17.

Three days later at Skidmore College in Saratoga, N.Y., thePanthers had a much together challenge, holding off theThoroughbreds in a tight, 64-59 win. The two teams wentback-and-forth throughout the contest, and were dead-locked at 30 at halftime. In fact, neither team could buildmore than a 3-point lead through three quarters.

At press time, Middlebury remains undefeated (7-0) on theseason. As the team goes into Christmas break, they will nexttake on Curry College at home, on Dec. 29.


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ADDISON ADDISON COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH - Addison Four Corners, Rts. 22A & 17. Sunday Worship at 10:30am, Adult Sunday School at 9:30am; Bible Study at 2pm on Thursdays. Call Pastor Steve @ 759-2326 for more information. WEST ADDISON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday, 9am HAVURAH, THE JEWISH CONGREGATION OF ADDISON COUNTY - Havurah House, 56 North Pleasant St. A connection to Judaism and Jewish life for all who are interested. Independent and unaffiliated. High Holy Day services are held jointly with Middlebury College Hillel. Weekly Hebrew School from September to May. Information: 388-8946 or www.addisoncountyhavurah.org BRANDON BRANDON BAPTIST CHURCH - Corner of Rt. 7 & Rt. 73W (Champlain St.) Brandon, VT • 802-247-6770. Sunday Services: 10a. Adult Bible Study, Sunday School ages 5 & up, Nursery provided ages 4 & under. Worship Service 11am * Lords supper observed on the 1st Sunday of each month. *Pot luck luncheon 3rd Sunday of each month. Wednesdays 6:30pm, Adult prayer & Bible study, Youth groups for ages 5 & up LIFEBRIDGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH - 141 Mulcahy Drive, 247-LIFE (5433), Sunday worship 9am & 10:45am, www.lifebridgevt.com, LifeGroups meet weekly (call for times & locations) BRIDPORT BRIDPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Middle Rd., Bridport, VT. Pastor Tim Franklin, 758-2227. Sunday worship services at 10:30 am. Sunday School 9:30am for children ages 3 and up. HOPE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP - Meets at Bridport Community Hall. Bridport, VT • 759-2922 • Rev. Kauffman. Sunday 9am, 10:30am, evening bible study. ST. BERNADETTE/ST. GENEVIEVE - Combined parish, Saturday mass 7:30pm Nov.1-April 30 (See Shoreham) BRISTOL BRISTOL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP - The River, 400 Rocky Dale Rd., Bristol. Sunday Worship 9:00am. 453-2660, 453-4573, 453-2614 BRISTOL FEDERATED CHURCH - Sunday service at 10:15am FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BRISTOL - Service Sunday, 10am ST. AMBROSE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Saturday service 6:30pm, & Sunday 8am BRISTOL SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH - 839 Rockydale Rd. - Saturday Services: Bible Studies for all ages-9:30am to 10:30 am, Song Service, Worship Service at 11am. Prayer Meeting Thursday 6:30pm. 453-4712 THE GATHERING - Non-denominational worship, second & fourth Saturday of the month, 7pm Sip-N-Suds, 3 Main St. • 453-2565, 453-3633 CORNWALL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CORNWALL - Sunday worship 9:30am EAST MIDDLEBURY/RIPTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday worship, 9am VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH - Rev. Ed Wheeler, services on Sundays: Sunday School for all ages at 9:30am, morning worship at 10:45am (nursery provided), and 6:30pm on Wednesdays; Youth Group and AWANA meet on Thursday evenings at 6:30pm ESSEX CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 36 Old Stage Rd., Essex • 878- 8213

ESSEX JUNCTION CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Junction - 878-8341 FERRISBURGH/NORTH FERRISB. FERRISBURGH METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday worship 9:30am NORTH FERRISBURGH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 227 Old Hollow Rd., North Ferrisburgh, VT 802- 425-2770. Rev. Kim Hornug-Marcy. Sunday worship 10am, Sunday School 10am, Nursery Available. www.nfumchurch.org CROSSROADS CHAPEL - 41 Middlebrook Rd., Ferrisburgh, VT 05456. (802) 425-3625. Pastor: Rev. Charles Paolantonio. Services: Sunday 10am. FERRISBURGH CENTER COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH - Rt 7, Ferrisburgh - next to the Town Offices / Grange Hall. New Pastors Rev. John & Patrice Goodwin. Worship time is now 10:45am. HINESBURG LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH - 90 Mechanicsville Rd., Hinesburg. Sunday Service at 10:30am. Pastor Hart, info: 482-2588. ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE - 10759 Route 116 Hinesburg. Masses: Sat. 4:30pm; Sun. 9:30am UNITED CHURCH OF HINESBURG - 10580 Rte. 116, Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10am. Pastor Michele Rogers Brigham - 482-3352. LINCOLN UNITED CHURCH OF LINCOLN - Sunday worship service 9:45, Church school 11:15am, united Student Ministries for grades 7-12, 6:30pm Sunday evenings. 453-4280 MIDDLEBURY CHAMPLAIN VALLEY UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY - Sunday service & church school, Sunday 10am CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY - Middlebury. Middlebury Community House, Main and Seymour Sts, Sunday Service and Church School-10am; Wednesday-7:30pm. THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF MIDDLEBURY (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) - Sunday 10am worship service THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER- DAY SAINTS - Sunday Sacrament 10am-11:15am EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN WORSHIP - Service in Middlebury area: call 758-2722 or 453-5334. HAVURAH, THE JEWISH CONGREGATION OF ADDISON COUNTY - Saturday morning Shabbat services, 388-8946 MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH - 97 South Pleasant St., Middlebury. Sunday morning worship & church school 10am, Wednesday evening Bible Study, 6:30pm. 388-7472. MIDDLEBURY FRIENDS MEETING - (Quakers), Sunday worship & first day school 10am (meets at Havurah House) SAINT MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Saturday, 5:15pm, Sunday 8am, 10am ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - (On the green in Middlebury). Reverend Terence P. Gleeson, Rector. Sunday Eucharist 8 & 10:30am Child care & Sunday school available at 10:30am service. Wednesday at 12:05pm Holy Eucharist in the chapel. www.ststephensmidd.org or call 388- 7200. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 10am Grades K-5: Activities, Grades. 6-8 & 9-12: Church School Classes, Refreshments & fellowship time: 10:45am-11am. Sunday morning worship service 11am. Nursery provided both at 10am & 11am. MONKTON MONKTON FRIENDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday service & Sunday school, 8:45am NEW HAVEN ADDISON COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST - 145

Campground Rd., 453-5704. Worship: Sunday 9 & 11:20am; Bible classes: Sunday 10:30am, Tuesday 7pm. Watch Bible Forum on MCTV-15 (Middlebury) or NEAT-16 (Bristol) NEW HAVEN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Church services 10am on Sunday. All are welcome. NEW HAVEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH - Sunday services, 10am & 7pm ORWELL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Sunday worship service, 10:00am. Contact: Rev. Esty, 948-2900 SAINT PAUL’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Sunday services 10:30am Mass, 468-5706 RICHMOND RICHMOND CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST - 20 Church St., Richmond • 434- 2053. Rev. Len Rowell. Sunday Worship with Sunday School, 10am; Adult Study Class, Sunday 8:30am RIPTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 388-2510 SALISBURY SALISBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) - Sun. worship svc., 10am SHELBURNE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SHELBURNE - 127 Webster Road, Shelburne • 985-2848 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 2166 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne. 985-2269 Sunday Services: 8am & 10am. Bible Study 9:00am • Sunday School: 9:50am. The Reverend Craig Smith ALL SOULS INTERFAITH GATHERING - Rev. Mary Abele, Pastor. Evensong Service and Spiritual Education for Children Sun. at 5pm. 371 Bostwick Farm Rd., Shelburne. 985- 3819 SHELBURNE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 30 Church St., Shelburne • 985-3981 • Rev. Gregory A. Smith, Pastor, 8:00am - Holy Communion Service • 9:30am - Family Worship Service with Sunday School SHOREHAM ST. GENEVIEVE/ST. BERNADETTE - Combined parish, Saturday mass 7:30pm, May 1-Oct. 31. (See Bridport) SHOREHAM FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH- UCC - Sunday worship and Sunday school 10am. Pastor Gary O’Gorman. 897-2687 STARKSBORO THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STARKSBORO - 2806 Route 16, Starksboro. Sunday worship 11am. Chat, Chew & Renew, a pre-worship fellowship and discussion time 10am-10:45am. Sunday mornings in the Fellowship Hall on the accessible first level. All are welcome. First Baptist is an American Baptist church yoked with The Community Church of Huntington for support of its pastor, The Rev. Larry Detweiler [email protected]; 802.453.5577. SOUTH BURLINGTON NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH SBC - 1451 Williston Rd., South Burlington. 863-4305 VICTORY CENTER - Holiday Inn, Williston Road, South Burlington • 658-1019 BURLINGTON UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH - Pastor Paul Lyon • 860-5828. Sundays: 10am & 6pm. Wednesdays: 7pm. at 294 North Winooski Avenue. SUDBURY SUDBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Sunday worship service and Sunday school, 10:30am SOVEREIGN REDEEMER ASSEMBLY - Sunday worship 10am

VERGENNES/PANTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHRISTIAN CENTER - 1759 U.S. Route 7, Vergennes, VT • 802-877-3903 • Sunday school 9am, Sunday worship #1 10am, Sunday worship #2 6pm, Youth, adult gathering 6pm CHAMPLAIN VALLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH - Sunday worship svcs. 10am & 7pm CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF VERGENNES (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) - Sunday, 9:30am NEW WINE COVENANT (CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST) - Sunday worship 10am PANTON COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH - Sunday school from 9:30am-10:15am Pre-K to adult, Sunday worship service 10:30am ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - Main and Park Streets, Vergennes. Rector: The Rev. Alan Kittelson. Sunday Services 8am and 10am; childcare provided at 10am. All are welcome. For information call 758-2211. ST. PETER’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Saturday 4:30pm, Sunday 10:30am VERGENNES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 10:30 am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH - 862 US Rt. 7, SUNDAY : 9:45am Bible Hour For All Ages Including 5 Adult Classes; 11:00am Worship Including Primary Church Ages 3 to 5 & Junior Church 1st - 4th Graders; 6pm Evening Service Worship For All Ages. WEDNESDAY 6:30pm Adult Prayer & Bible Study; AWANA Children’s Clubs (3yrs to 6th grade); JAM Junior High Group (7th & 8th grade); Youth Group (9th - 12 grade). Nursery is provided for children up to 3 years old. Classes are provided for children age 3 and up. 802-877-3393 WEYBRIDGE WEYBRIDGE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Worship and Sunday School 10am. Daniel Wright, Pastor. 545- 2579. WHITING WHITING COMMUNITY CHURCH - Sunday school 9:45am, Sunday Service 11am & 7pm WILLISTON CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - 1033 Essex Road, Williston. 878-7107. St. Minister Wes Pastor. Services: 8:30am and 10:30am TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - 19 Mountain View Rd., Williston. 878-8118 CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - 1033 Essex Rd., Williston 878-7107 CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE - 30 Morgan Parkway Williston, VT 05495 • 802-878-8591 [email protected] CAVALRY CHAPEL - 300 Cornerstone, Williston. 872-5799 MARANATHA CHRISTIAN CHURCH - 1037 S. Brownell Rd., Williston. 862-2108 IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY - Route 2, Williston878-4513 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston 878-2285 WILLSTON FEDERATED CHURCH - 44 North Willston Rd., Williston. 878-5792

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Thursday, Dec. 22VERGENNES—Adult Chr istmas P arty fr om 2- 8 p .m.

Dance music and a cash bar . Raffle tickets available at thePost prior to and right up to the drawing $1/six for $5. Needto be present at the drawing to claim your prize.

MIDDLEBURY—THT Sho w Choir P resents “Steam Heat ”,holiday Extravaganza. Town Hall Theater 7 p.m. Tickets, $10adults/ $5 childr en 12 and under . Tickets are available bycalling 802-382-9222, or at the box office Monday-Saturday,noon-5 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 23FERRISBURGH—“A M erry Chr istmas” pla y Cr ossroads

Chapel at 5:30 p .m. f ollowed with car oling at Cr ossroadsChapel. Free 802-425-3625

BRISTOL—Get comfortable and come shopping do wn-town Bristol in your pajamas, 6 - 8 p .m. Sponsored by theBristol Downtown Community Partnership.

MIDDLEBURY—“A Merry Christmas” play THT Show ChoirPresents “Steam Heat ”. Performances at Town Hall Theater

at 7 p.m. Tickets, $10 Adults/$5 children 12 and under. Tick-ets are available by calling 802-382-9222, or at the bo x of-fice Monday-Saturday, noon–5 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24BRISTOL—“A Merry Christmas” play Christmas Eve Serv-

ice beginning at 6:30 p.m. at The Bristol Federated Church.NEW HAVEN“A Merry Christmas” playNew Haven Congre-

gational Church invites all t o their Chr istmas Eve Candle-light Service 7 p.m.

VERGENNES—“A M erry Chr istmas” pla y Chr istmas ev eCandlelight Ser vice at the Victory Baptist Chur ch star ting6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 25BRISTOL—The First Baptist Church of Bristol’s "The Case

of the Missing Christmas" with Detective Gumshoe at 10:15a.m. Performed as an old time 1940s radio broadcast. Free.

VERGENNES- The Victory Baptist Chur ch is holding aChristmas Da y Ser vice 10:30 a.m. Special musical , video ,choral presentation and special sermons.

Saturday, Dec. 31BRISTOL—Community New Year’s Ev e C elebration at

Holley Hall, Walkover Gallery and Bristol Baptist Church, 4-11 p.m. Tickets: $8, $10 at the door. 802-453-4613.

MIDDLEBURY—New Year’s Ev e fir eworks displa y. C on-ducted by the Park and Recreations Department Sponsoredby Middlebury American Legion, Post 27.

MIDDLEBURY—Free New Year’s Ev e P ublic Sk ating, 8-9:30 p.m. at Memorial Sports Center Concession Stand will

be open. $4 skate rentals.MIDDLEBURY—Dance in the New Year at M iddlebury’s

Town Hall Theater with popular local band , the HorseTraders. Party starts 8 p.m. Tickets, $15, by calling 802-382-9222, or at the box office Monday-Saturday, noon–5 p.m.

VERGENNES—Vergennes New Year’s Eve, 6:30 p.m. withprime r ib dinner. Dance music by N ight Moves continuesuntil 12:30 a.m. Tickets $17.50 per person, on sale at the Postthrough Dec. 28 only.

CVAA plans Tai Chiprograms in January

MIDDLEBURY — Stud-ies have shown that Tai Chican improve balance, flex-ibility, and muscle strengthwhile relieving chronicpain in joints. CVAA is of-fering several Tai Chi class-es in Addison County forresident age 50 and over:

Middlebury: Jan. 4,12:30-1:30, every Monday

and Wednesday at Middle-bury Fitness. 8 week pro-gram.

New Haven: Jan. 10,11:30 to 12:15 p.m. everyTuesday for 12 weeks.

Lincoln: Jan. 23, 1-2p.m., every Mondaythrough March 26th at theLincoln Library

Bristol: Jan. 24, 1:30-2:30p.m. every Tuesday andThursday at Holley Hall,for 8 weeks.

Classes fill quickly so callwithout delay for details.

There is no charge forclasses which are open toanyone age 50 and over (do-nations are appreciated).

Volunteer leaders are cer-tified through the ArthritisFoundation.

Call Cindy ext. 1028 atCVAA 1-800-642-5119 formore information.


By Jim Holland

ACROSS1 Grades6 X3 and Z4

10 Pumped (up)15 Ripe, so to speak19 Ecuadoran province

named for a metal20 Cream’s Clapton21 New York restaurateur22 An orchestra tunes to one23 Hockey legend makes a

particular fashion state-ment?

26 Adds (up)27 Beatles title critter28 One may be chartered29 Water holder30 Rhein tributary31 Two-bagger: Abbr.32 New England senator’s

winter tools?35 Olympics chant37 “Well played”38 Pampering place41 Hist. majors’ degrees42 Business abbr.44 Provençal capers spread48 Author Thomas blows a

tune?53 Guitar great Paul54 Concert beginning?55 According to56 Connect (with)57 Car roofs with removable

panels59 Deportment60 “So-so” reactions62 Wyoming hrs.63 Mumbai nurse65 Author Graham’s lament?

73 Cyberseller’s site74 Workers’ rights assur-

ance, in ads75 Bill dispenser76 Sharp relative77 Put up80 Talk show host spanning

five decades83 Mel of many voices84 Fido’s response85 In back88 Writer Oscar’s groupies?91 Seductive greeting on the

docks94 Caviar, e.g.95 Like USN volunteers96 Narc’s org.97 Most idiotic

100 Works with dough102 Routines that crack up

patriot Thomas?106 Stand beverage107 Quarterback Tony111 One way to think112 “Say Anything ...” actress

Skye113 Final, maybe115 Split apart116 Maintain vital info on actor

Rob?119 Jazz combo120 Established fact121 Bit of Realtor slang122 Coupe alternative123 Pre-wedding party124 Hägar’s hound125 Formerly, once126 Low Hold ’em pair

DOWN1 Bombay-born conductor2 Pacific greeting3 Oarsman4 Mardi Gras parade group

5 Scotch partner6 Frat social7 Enterprise helmsman8 It’s good to keep them

about you9 It may be elem.

10 Part of ASAP11 Zambia neighbor12 Take under one’s wing13 Old Tokyo Bay capital14 Cartoonist Browne15 Had one’s revenge16 Overhead17 __ 618 Okays24 “A stitch in time ...,” e.g.25 Mideast “son of”29 Texas flag symbol32 Big bag carrier33 Ball-balancing performer34 Cross one’s fingers35 Prefix with mensch36 Enthusiastic acceptance,

in Acapulco38 Eastern guru39 Assume40 Barre des Écrins range43 Surmount45 Fuss46 Guacamole, for one47 Ogee shape49 Aromatic herb50 Rick’s love51 Caesar’s being52 “Contact” acronym58 Bad thing to catch60 Hr. affected by delays61 “Yo!”63 Rep. with a cut64 Vegas’s __ Grand66 Put one’s hands on67 Cainites, e.g.68 Listless assent, perhaps69 S.F. Giants’ league

70 Spiral-horned antelope71 ’30s V.P. John __ Garner72 __ Sketch77 “Phooey!”78 Mentalist Geller79 Conditions81 Furry Endor dwellers82 Yours, in Tours83 Oil meas.86 Criticism87 Nobelist Morrison

89 Cell user’s problem90 Make lovable92 Canine also called a

Hokkaido93 Come out of the bullpen98 Sewing pattern99 Flat fee payer

101 Stands by an artist102 Romeo and Juliet, e.g.103 Warn104 Ancient Samos’ region

105 Seminary subj.107 Send (to) for help108 Rust, say109 Asia’s __ Peninsula110 Dark clouds and such113 Pitcher with a big mouth114 Baseball’s “Walking Man”

Eddie116 Metric wts.117 Beethoven’s A?118 Pacific st.

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Energy planfrom page 1

The Plan explains that, acrossall fuel sectors, Vermont current-ly utilizes about a quarter renew-able energy for its needs. Movingfrom nearly a quarter renewableenergy now to nearly fossil-fuelfree by 2050 will:

•Foster job growth, economicsecurity and independence bycreating jobs in efficiency and lo-cal renewable energy projects; bykeeping our dollars closer tohome; and by cutting our depend-ence on dirty price-volatile fossilfuels.

•Safeguard our environmentallegacy by reducing our contribu-tion to global climate change andleading by example in the fight tokeep our planet safe and habit-able for generations to come.

•Keep Vermonters’ dollar in-state, drive in-state innovationand job creation by showing thatinvestments in efficiency and re-newable energy, which help ourenvironment and energy inde-pendence, also help our economy.

•Increase community involve-

ment and investment by engagingVermonters in our energy choices.

This marks the first VermontComprehensive Energy Plansince the late 1990s. The Plan cov-ers electricity, heating andprocess fuels, and energy in trans-portation and land use decisions.

The Department of Public Serv-ice, charged by statute to create astatewide Plan, led a multi-agency initiative that involvedrobust public outreach and gar-nered over 9,000 comments fromVermonters on a variety of energyissues facing the state.

Vermont currently obtains al-most a quarter of its energy fromrenewable sources, due in largepart to the electric portfolio,which is comprised of nearly 50percent renewable sources. Greatprogress has been made in electricefficiency, keeping Vermont’selectric demand down.

However, comparatively littleprogress has been made on ob-taining transportation and heat-ing from renewable sources. ThePlan calls for greater progress inthese sectors to benefit Vermont’senvironment, comfort, and af-fordability.

Energy pledgefrom page 1

Central Vermont Medical Center(Barre)

Dynapower Corporation (SouthBurlington)

Energizer Battery Manufactur-ing Company (Bennington)

Energizer Battery Manufactur-ing Company (St. Albans)

Fairbanks Scales (St. Johnsbury)G.S. Precision, Inc. (Brattleboro)Gifford Medical Center (Ran-

dolph)Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

(Waterbury)Green Mountain College (Poult-

ney)GW Plastics, Inc. (Bethel)Harbour Industries, Inc. (Shel-

burne)HEI Equinox LLC (Manchester)Husky Injection Molding Sys-

tems Ltd. (Milton)Imerys Talc America, Inc. (Lud-

low)Killington Pico Ski Resort Part-

ners LLC (Killington)King Arthur Flour (Norwich)Kurn Hattin Homes (Westmin-

ster)

Landmark College (Putney)Lovejoy Tool (Springfield)Lucas Industries (North Spring-

field)Lyndon State College (Lyn-

donville)Mack Molding Company, Inc.

(Arlington)Mack Molding Company, Inc.

(Cavendish)Middlebury College (Middle-

bury)Mount Ascutney Hospital and

Health Center (Windsor)Mount Snow (West Dover)National Hanger, Inc. (North

Bennington)National Life Group (Montpe-

lier)Northeastern Vermont Regional

Hospital (St. Johnsbury)Norwich University (North-

field)Okemo Mountain Resort (Lud-

low)Preci-Manufacturing, Inc.

(Winooski)Putney Paper Company, Inc.

(Putney)Rock of Ages Corporation

(Graniteville)Rock Tenn Company (Sheldon)

Rutland Plywood Corporation(Rutland)

Rutland Regional Medical Cen-ter (Rutland)

Springfield Hospital (Spring-field)

Stratton Mountain Resort (Strat-ton)

Swan Valley Cheese of Vermont(Swanton)

Swenson Granite Company(Barre)

The Orvis Company (Sunder-land)

The Vermont Country Store(Manchester Center)

Town of Brattleboro (Brattle-boro)

University Mall (South Burling-ton)

Vermed, Inc. (Bellows Falls)Vermont Circuits, Inc. (Brattle-

boro)Vermont State Buildings

(Statewide Locations)Vermont Technical College (Ran-

dolph Center)Vishay Tansitor, Inc. (Benning-

ton)Weidmann (St. Johnsbury).

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