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We’ve got a great opportunity with the Moran Plant to offset city property taxes by converting it to power generation and selling energy back to the grid. We all need to pay less, and an indoor adventure facility in the outdoor adventure capital seems silly [“Burlington May Give the Old Moran Plant a New Life,” September 23]. Lord Kelvin built an electrostatic generator from falling water droplets 200 years ago, and high-school students reconstruct the model all the time. A municipal scale version of it could generate signiﬁcant power with simple maintenance, zero pollution, and assist the water situation as well if properly designed. Let’s be serious. If the Ice Factor’s plan plays out, we’ll be swamped with the half-assed weekend warriors from the rest of New England who should be spread around the rest of the state enjoying its natural charm. If Ice Factor fails, all that’s gained is some scrap climbing walls and gear and a good opportunity for local dumpster entrepreneurs.

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I think that the idea of making the Moran Plant into something great instead of a rundown, rusty mess is a great idea, but I think a better idea is to turn it into affordable housing rather than an adventure center that most Burlington residents can’t afford to go to or join anyway [“Burlington May Give the Old Moran Plant a New Life,” September 23]. The City of Burlington already has plenty of attractions, but what it doesn’t have is a constant supply of places for people to live that aren’t overpriced or run down. This city just keeps growing, and so do the colleges, especially UVM. With all this growth, the city space unfortunately doesn’t grow with it ... Not to say rock walls and such aren’t fun, but are they needed?

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Wow, I guess we know where Shay Totten’s alliances fall [“Fair Game,” September 23]. He can’t say enough good things about Peter Welch or rag on enough Progressives. Welch’s vote against ACORN doesn’t pass the smell test, despite staff excuses. Welch likes to pose as progressive in Vermont but hang with the blue dogs in D.C. He loves to scold the left. He also voted to censure Move On when they did their gutsy PetraeusBetrayus ad. He’s against war and votes to fund it. ACORN is a national organization helping the poorest of the poor. Like every organization, they have problem employees, but ACORN, unlike our banks, corporations and mercenaries, has fired them. Here’s the pecking order. The right is too scary for Peter’s type of Democrat to take on, but boy, they are right there being all bipartisany and self-righteous when they can go after somebody without the power to bite back. They beef up their Washington cred and blue-dog credentials and satisfy themselves that they are so morally enlightened that they don’t just go after the other side but their own, too. Except when do they go after the other side? Torture, lying us into an unnecessary and evil war by the Bush administration ... Peter’s on the “Let’s Look Forward” side. Blackwater committing murder — they still have their contracts. I’m sick of the moral cowardice and political stupidity of kicking the base that Welch and too many Democrats practice.

most embarrassing favorite food?” — “I’m not an embarrassed person” — is a classic example of the “Chy credo.” I had to smile, since that quote was very true to his nature. I agree with the notion that one could make a movie of his life. I foresee problems in terms of genre, however. Would it be a Young Man Moves to New England and Finds Romance and Redemption chick flick? I know Chy digs action movies more, so maybe it could feature a car chase. Make that a lot of car chases. I nominate Chris Tucker to portray Chef Chy. It is my sincere hope that readers of “Grilling the Chef” stop in for a visit when they’re in the area. The food is excellent, and I can’t think of a better value in the area. Thanks again for a typically excellent GTC write-up.

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news

features

14 Vermont Life’s “Advisors” Worry Its Troubles Could Be Terminal

22 Road Worriers

Issues: What Vermont is not doing to keep drunk drivers off the streets By andy BrOmage

28 The Cutting Edge

arts news

Environment: The centuriesold art of scything is picking up steam in Vermont

16 Live Nude Students By Lauren OBer

16 Three-Time National Scrabble Champ Joe Edley Gets His Game On in Vermont

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30 Room to Consume

Environment: A UVM environmental professor seeks to end global poverty by embracing our “treasure impulse”

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17 Clark Derbes Lines Up Unique Public Art Projects By pameLa pOLstOn

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Open season on Vermont politics By shay tOt ten

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A cabbie’s rear view By Jernigan pOntiac

37 Side Dishes

Leftover food news By suzanne pOdhaizer

43 Soundbites

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70 Gallery Profile

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36 Grilling the Chef

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contact information of state and local officials in an effort to notify Vermonters that the state has some of their money. He’s filed suit against the State of New Hampshire to force it to take additional measures to get money back into the hands of residents. He said a similar court action in Vermont is likely. For more info and to register, visit: In 2007, a federal judge in California orwww.vermonttrailsandgreenways.org dered the state to send out letters on official Sponsored by the Vermont Trails & Greenways Council. letterhead to claimants. At the time, the state was holding about $5 billion of unclaimed assets and adding about $900 million each 16T-VTTrails100709.indd 1 10/5/09 1:08:08 PM year. Nolen says if Spaulding, or Gov. Jim douglaS, wanted to “stimulate the state economy,” they would send out similar letters before being forced to do so by a judge. Feel depleted, scared, alone... The state is holding 211,087 unclaimed Promote your own health! properties valued at $48 million, according to the treasurer’s office. Come to Dhatri for Nolen hopes to induce a sizeable raid on solace, comfort & joy the state treasury as a way to force lawmakers to curtail additional spending. Or, at least uniquely designed make more people aware that they have unprograms to support claimed money. “I don’t know what the treasurer’s going and nourish you to do when people start filing claims en masse, but the state is going to have to make DHATRI CENTER FOR HEALING more cuts in order to pay out the money,” said 802.862.2333 www.dhatrifoundation.org Nolen. SEVEN DAYS

Burlington City Council, including Council President bill Keogh, former president Kurt Wright and former councilor and finance board member Sen. tim aShe. None of them could recall being asked to approve a cash advance of any amount to BT. A “Fair Game” review of minutes for both boards found no evidence of any action, either. CAO JoNathaN leopold told “Fair Game” he didn’t need special approval to loan the cash to BT, but added that he kept the finance board apprised of the cash transfer. “Managing cash is part of the function of the treasurer’s office, and we do this kind of transfer all the time,” said Leopold. “The only time we get approval for anything that we do is when we conduct borrowing through outside entities.” Leopold said the city often advances money to city “enterprise” entities such as BT, the airport and the electric department —

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Maybe. Spaulding said the state could find it difficult to pay back all the money it owes, but it’s doable. “We’ve never had a huge run at once, and the money is being utilized by the state in the meantime,” said Spaulding. “Of all the potential financial challenges I could spend some imagining and planning for, this isn’t one of them.” That’s because Spaulding said no matter how hard he tries, not everyone wants their money back. The treasurer said he wants to reunite people with their money, and his office is doing all it can. “Nothing gets people more excited than getting money, so it’s in my best interest as an elected official — and a politician — to make sure they get it,” he said. Spaulding is getting far more unclaimed property back into the hands of Vermonters than did his predecessor — none other than current Gov. Jim douglaS. In his final two

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years as treasurer, Douglas returned a scant $3.9 million to their rightful owners. Since 2003, Spaulding has returned $28 million, or about $4 million a year. That’s still not enough, said Nolen. In 2009, the state paid out $5.5 million to Vermonters, an average of $625 per check, although a disputed estate of $2.5 million was doled out to heirs. That was the single largest payout in recent history. The next largest was $432,000, in 2004. Still, the money is coming in faster than it’s going out. In 2009, the state took control of $8.2 million in unclaimed property. “What’s interesting is, with the economy being the way it is, we’re seeing people claim smaller sums,” said Spaulding. “It was fairly typical in previous years to see people ignore amounts less than $100 or so, and now people are claiming everything they can get.”

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Plenty of Queen City residents were shocked to learn in last week’s “Fair Game” that they are floating Burlington Telecom a $17 million loan. Their burning questions? Who approved that loan and when was it approved? “Fair Game” contacted current and past members of the Board of Finance and the

usually because a bond sale or financing can’t happen fast enough. Once the bonds are sold, the money is repaid. Not so with BT. The city is floating that money indefinitely — until it can refinance its existing debt or more cash comes in from a private or municipal partner. The latter is an option only if BT gets permission to expand beyond the city’s borders. The revelation of the $17 million loan may stoke new interest in more structured oversight of BT. Currently, most of BT’s business occurs out of public view, due to concerns about proprietary information getting out to its competitors. All we do know is that Mayor bob KiSS said BT is willing and able to expand beyond the city’s borders. In fact, it needs to in order to make more money to survive. Currently, the city is in violation of two key covenants in its license to do business, known as a certificate of public good: It hasn’t laid cable past every Burlington home, and it hasn’t repaid taxpayers the $17 million. At Monday’s city council meeting, Leopold admitted he was not aware the loan had to be repaid within 60 days. Also missing is a detailed list of exactly how BT is spending the $17 million. When BT launched in 2006, officials said it would take

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Still no verdict on whether Democratic State Sen. eD Flanagan will face charges stemming from alleged lewd behavior at the Greater Burlington YMCA. In the meantime, “Fair Game” has learned of another problem that could derail Flanagan’s political future. According to a review of campaign finance reports with the Secretary of State’s office, Flanagan’s 2008 reports weren’t filed until May 4, 2009 — nearly nine months late and with no accounting of how he spent the $2300 he raised. Compare that to his post-election report in 2006, a meticulous six-page accounting of all the money coming in and going out. There are no penalties for filing incomplete and late reports, but, given Flanagan’s long political career, you’d think he would know the rules by now.

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Lt. Gov. Brian DuBie launched himself into the already crowded race for governor last week, ending weeks of speculation and setting off the next round of Campaign 2010 announcements. Rather than hold a press conference, Dubie released a short statement via email and then conducted a series of oneon-one media interviews. Not a bad strategy, as it keeps the pols in control and minimizes the chances of a public gaffe or fumble. To date, no gubernatorial candidate has held a press conference to launch a campaign. Of course, the cycle has started earlier than in previous years, and that means everyone needs to stretch their media exposure over as long a time period as possible. Playing coy is one way to do that. Dubie managed that masterfully for several weeks. In the end, candidates seem to be taking their kickoff tips from the world of restaurants: Have a “soft” opening to generate buzz, and then a “grand” opening to welcome the public. Expect additional “soft” openings in the weeks to come as we await official announcements from Republican Sens. ranDy Brock, Phil Scott and kevin Mullin, who may run for lite guv, and Democrats Peter ShuMlin and Matt Dunne, who are likely to enter the race for governor. I’m already feeling stuffed.

The votes came on the heels of a videotape aired nationally that showed some ACORN employees giving tax advice to two actors posing as a pimp and prostitute. The legislation, however, was crafted so broadly that any group found to have defrauded the government could be banned from receiving money. And, guess what? Defense contractors — known for their own version of pimping and defrauding taxpayers — should face the same scrutiny as ACORN, Sanders told his colleagues. Senators agreed, and amended the defense-spending bill last week to include a provision that would force the Department of Defense to calculate how much money is going to companies that have engaged in fraud, and then come up with penalties for repeat offenders. “The sad truth of the matter is that virtually every major defense contractor in this country has, for a period of many years, been engaged in systemic, illegal and fraudulent behavior, while receiving hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer money,” Sanders told his colleagues. In some instances the lives of soldiers, not just money, has been at risk, Sanders said. For the sake of comparison, ACORN received a mere $53 million over 15 years, while defense contractors receive hundreds of billions in a single year. According to the nonpartisan Project on Government Oversight, the three largest government contractors — Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman — have engaged in 109 combined instances of misconduct just since 1995, and have paid fees and settlements for this misconduct totaling $2.9 billion. Now, that’s nuts.

$22 million to fund its initial startup. In 2007, that number had grown to $33 million. Today, with only 4600 subscribers and about 85 percent of Burlington’s homes positioned to connect to BT, costs are closing in on $50 million as of the end of this year. It may take another $10 million. In other words, real money.

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ou’d never know from looking at the pretty pages of Vermont Life magazine that some ugly accusations were leveled at the state-owned publication last week. The group of citizens charged by the legislature with guiding and protecting the quarterly magazine presented a letter to the state agency that oversees it, listing a number of concerns they believe threaten Vermont Life’s existence. Their worries range from inadequate financial oversight to a new editorial vision they say could alienate the core base of subscribers. In a sharply worded letter that was handdelivered on September 29 to Commerce Secretary Kevin Dorn — and cc’ed to Governor Jim Douglas and Secretary of Administration Neale Lunderville — the Vermont Life advisory board criticized a number of crucial business and editorial decisions that have been made at the publication without the board’s knowledge, including “radical changes in the story and photo concepts.” The group doesn’t like the fact that the magazine is operating without a professional publisher, either. Tom Kelly was let go in May, along with Vermont Life’s longtime marketing manager. In the intervening weeks, the magazine’s “managers” made two decisions that surprised and stunned the volunteers who are supposed to be guiding it: Dorn’s Agency of Commerce and Community Development terminated a contract with Smart Communications, a local marketing firm that has been selling ads in Vermont Life for 18 years; and the magazine staff missed the traditional deadline for distributing the catalogue that drives holiday sales of books, calendars and other lucrative products that account for one-third of Vermont Life’s $1.8 million annual revenue. “We’ve spent a lot of time building these revenue streams, and now we’re just taking this big risk with them,” says Vermont Life advisory board chair Steve Wood, whose day job involves managing assets at National Life. “The recession alone would be bad enough, but the recession coupled with a whole new dynamic in media delivery creates enormous challenges. We’ve worried to ourselves that our friends who manage the magazine may not even be aware of what some of these risks are,” Wood continues. “That’s why we felt we had to speak up … We’re determined to not be rubber stamps for something we don’t agree with.” Wood represents Vermont Life advisory board colleagues Pennie Beach of Basin Harbor Club, Paul Bruhn of Preservation Vermont, journalist Fran Stoddard, veteran broadcaster and businessman Brian Harwood, Laura Carlsmith from EatingWell magazine and Jack Crowl, former publisher of the Chronicle of Higher Education. All

seven members of the group signed the letter that was presented to Dorn. “Vermont Life is not theirs to destroy,” Wood says of Dorn’s agency. “It’s not ours, either … But, for better or worse, someone saw fit to designate us a group of Vermont citizens who play the role of being advisors to those who are managing this asset that belongs to the people of Vermont.” In that spirit of stewardship, Wood warns, “We have a real sense that we’re sailing this ship in the fog, and we’re hoping and praying we don’t hit anything … It’s a very fragile ship, and it can’t take too hard a blow.”

paid advertising. There were plenty of complaints at first, but in 1994, Vermont Life won the “Most Improved Magazine” award from the International Regional Magazine Association. The publishing business has become a lot more challenging since Slayton was steering Vermont Life. So much so that when he retired in 2007, Slayton encouraged the state to hire two people to mind the business and the content sides of the magazine. Although technological advances have made some of the production processes easier, Vermont Life has to contend with the same forces that have shuttered other publications: declining ad revenues and increased competition for readers, in print and online. Vermont Life established a website back in the 1990s. But by today’s standards, it’s sorely lacking. Editor Mary Hegarty Nowlan,

readers until November; it’ll be a “ride along” in the winter issue. “It was a critical mistake, in our view, not to have the catalogue in the fall issue,” says Wood, noting that particular task would fall to a publisher. “They don’t need to apologize to us, but at least acknowledge that that is going to hurt the revenue stream. It was sort of blown over.” To Nowlan’s credit, the new catalogue design is a huge improvement over its busy, cluttered predecessor, in large part because Cook sourced a number of new Vermont products, and Nowlan attended every photo shoot. “Even though the business side is not my job, I feel passionately about this magazine,” she says. In other words, in the absence of a publisher, she’s starting to think like one. Nowlan believes the new, improved catalogue will bring in more business, and she recognizes its e-commerce potential. “I believe

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ince the state created a quarterly magazine in 1946 to promote Vermont’s virtues in four-color splendor, Vermont Life has become something of an anomaly in the publishing world: a product of the tourism department that maintains enough editorial independence — protected by state statute — that people will pay to read it. Over the years, the photo-filled magazine has won numerous writing and design awards. There have even been periods in its 63-year history when the publication was totally self-supporting, primarily as a result of Vermont Life calendar sales. “The first 20 years it got a state appropriation, the second 20 years it made money, and the next 20 years, it got more complicated,” says Tom Slayton, who served as editor and publisher of Vermont Life for 22 years. In 1991, after three years of state deficits, the publication made the decision to accept

42, describes it as an “embarrassment.” The magazine’s catalogue of products is not offered online, nor can a visitor search there for information about Vermont inns and restaurants, even though the Department of Travel and Tourism, which oversees Vermont Life, has all that functionality. Want to order over the phone? Vermont Life’s in-house call center is only open during state business hours, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nowlan is well aware of her magazine’s commercial shortcomings, and she acknowledges that a couple of balls have been dropped since Kelly left in May. “I’m doing the best I can,” she says, pointing out that she was not hired to handle the money side of the operation. She credits Steve Cook, who has been on loan from Travel and Tourism, with assisting her in numerous revenue-generating “publisher” projects, including a total overhaul of the Vermont Life gift catalogue. In their letter to Dorn, the advisory board members noted with great concern that the holiday gift catalogue traditionally goes out with the fall issue, in advance of the Christmas season. But since it wasn’t ready in time, this year’s catalogue won’t reach Vermont Life

strongly that Vermont Life is a successful enterprise in the making,” she says. Travel and Tourism Commissioner Bruce Hyde is equally optimistic. He says he and Dorn were “totally blindsided” by the advisory board’s allegations. “The proof will be in the pudding,” he says. “Give us a call in six months, and let’s go through these point by point and see where we are at. My guess is we’ll be at break-even or in the black by the end of this fiscal year.”

owlan claims she had Vermont Life’s long-term commercial viability in mind when she decided to retool the editorial side of the magazine. Over the two and a half years she’s been on the job, she has gradually reorganized and updated the content inside. “Honestly, I feel like if it were to continue on the path it was on, it wouldn’t exist,” she says. The advisory board, however, has another view. They’re on record saying Nowlan’s changes have been too bold, “radical” and fast. Her latest issue prompted their letter to Dorn. The autumn issue of Vermont Life has always been about fall foliage. But the magazine on newsstands today also features

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mountain biking, rock climbing, sports cars and a dancing Latina — and that’s just on the cover. The multiple-image treatment is a ﬁrst for Vermont Life. It’s part of Nowlan’s recent efforts to appeal to younger, in-state readers. The average Vermont Life reader is 68. Three-quarters of the 60,000 subscribers live out of state. “This issue, we decided to shake things up and try something new,” Nowlan announces in an editor’s note, which also points out the new cover tagline: “Exploring the dynamic culture of contemporary Vermont.” Nowlan’s message continues: “At last we have some-

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Plus, there’s been no marketing effort to announce the new, improved Vermont Life to Vermonters. Or, for that matter, to young people anywhere. While every one of the advisory board members in this story praised Nowlan for bringing the magazine into the 21st century, they worry, as Crowl explains, that, “by dramatically changing the tenor of the magazine, and without having a large budget to open it up to new audiences, it endangers the stability of the place. If we had had a publisher on board, he or she would have counseled Mary to go a little slower.” Have subscription renewal rates been affected by Nowlan’s changes? Hyde says no,

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thing that captures the spirit, diversity, wholesomeness, outdoorsiness and — dare I say it — the fun of life in contemporary Vermont.” Dare she may, but Nowlan probably should have expected some blowback. Vermont Life magazine is as steeped in Green Mountain tradition as dairy farming and deer hunting. Extending the list of “sacred Vermont myths” to include kayaking and artisan cheese is considered heretical in some circles. At stake is nothing less than the state’s official image, which the magazine has deﬁned and disseminated for more than six decades. Nowlan has heard from plenty of readers about the autumn issue. “Some people like it. Some people don’t like it. And then there are people who hate it and accuse me of having a brain tumor,” she says, laughing at the suggestion. “The big criticism, not surprisingly, is that it’s too busy.” But there have been no discouraging words from her overseers in the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. Since Kelly left, Nowlan says. “I would say I have more freedom now than I ever have.” She’s using that editorial autonomy to take the magazine in a whole new direction, aiming it at readers like her: “a person living here who has children, who loves the outdoors, who is interested in all the cultural things, who chose to live in Vermont or has chosen to stay here,” as Nowlan describes this audience. She’s reshaped the regular “departments” within the magazine to include “cool arts things going on” and a “Get Started” column — a short, how-to feature for people exploring a new form of outdoor recreation.

Nowlan, a former editor at EatingWell magazine, has also expanded the magazine’s food coverage and plans to make it an even bigger element in the future. “All I’m trying to say with what I’m doing with the magazine now is that I sort of believe there is still this Vermont mystique, but it’s a contemporary thing as well. It doesn’t have to be nostalgic. My whole feeling is, this place is awesome. Right now. The Vermont mystique can include cheese. It can include young farmers who aren’t raising just dairy cows. “People still think of Vermont Life as their grandmother’s coffee-table magazine,” Nowlan continues. “As soon as I get it in their hands, they’re like, ‘Wow, this is interesting. This is cool.’ Friends will come up to me and say, ‘My son picked it up.’” Nowlan sees lots of in-state growth potential for Vermont Life subscriptions. And she believes coverage of special interest to locals won’t turn off the magazine’s other market: out-of-state tourist types. But the advisors worry that theory hasn’t been tested and that, at worst, it could amount to throwing out the baby with the bath water. Most magazine publishers would kill for Vermont Life’s loyal readers, 80 percent of whom renew their subscriptions. “If we alienate a core demographic, we worry that we are going to lose a base of revenue, and we are going to have to spend more money to get new customers,” Wood explains, noting, “One of the fundamentals of business is it’s cheaper to retain a customer than to go get a new one.”

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With the help of some other students, Seiffer and Walden began planning the calendar. The lack of any experience shooting nude pictures did not deter them. Predictably, it was not that hard to find students willing to take it all off for the camera. Interest was so great among the student clubs that the pair had to turn groups away. While finding willing models may not have been difficult, setting up the shots so the college administration didn’t freak out was another thing. That’s where photographer BOBBY BRUDERLE came in. Bruderle, now a junior at UVM, was charged with blocking all the shots so no one’s “junks” were hanging out, as Seiffer puts it. The end result was a slightly silly, moderately provocative and artistically smart calendar that illustrates what each club is about, albeit sans clothing. The January spread features the taut members of the UVM outing club in the buff. Climbing harnesses and axes obscure the men’s bits, while climbing rope and scarves hide the women’s. Members of the college’s gardening club serve as models for August. Watering cans, boxes of produce and strategically placed neckerchiefs conceal their unmentionable areas. Seiffer even joins the action when he poses with FeelGood, the nonprofit student-run deli. Bruderle’s strategy for getting the perfect shot had the students stripping down to their skivvies while he organized the photo. Once they were in the right poses, Bruderle

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n 1969, Joe Edley went to San Francisco to find himself. Today Edley claims that, unlike many young people drawn to California in the ’60s, he never once took a drink or smoked a joint. Instead, he says, “I got high on the things I did.” Edley, who studied math and philosophy in college, finally found his true calling in 1978, the year the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary was published. He spent the next two years memorizing it. In 1980, he won his first national Scrabble championship on his first try. Call him a nerd, but you’ve got to hand it to Edley: Today, he earns his living playing

had them get naked for a few quick pics. During the shoot, he had to make sure no one exposed him- or herself. That meant asking folks to move their props to avoid nip slips or worse. Seiffer recalls having to make a few adjustments during the shoot. “Bobby was, like, Jamie, put the cutting board forward. I can see your junks,” he says. This year’s calendars will sell for $10 and become available sometime in early November. Seiffer hasn’t yet picked the groups that will appear in the 2010 calendar, but says 30 clubs have applied to be photographed. Not only does the calendar provide the student clubs with much-needed income, but it also makes their fellow students aware of their existence.

games. Now 61, Edley is the only person ever to win the national Scrabble championship three times. This week, he’s in Chittenden County to help local Scrabble players — is “Scrabblers” a word? — improve their games. Seven Days reached Edley by phone at his

SD: What are some tips for helping the average living-room player improve his or her game? JE: There are 101 acceptable two-letter words in the Scrabble Dictionary. They’re like the amino acids of our body, or the letters of the alphabet to someone who wants to read. You need to learn those two-letter

words. It’s not that hard. You know half of them already. Then you need to train your mind to play parallel, overlapping two-letter plays. If you see a word on the board, don’t think to go perpendicular to it, which most people do ... If you think about doing that every time, you’re going to score more points in the long run. Then, while you’re considering your play, don’t just consider the word you’re playing. Consider what you’re going to be left with on your rack. That will make a huge difference. 

Joe Edley teaches a Scrabble class at Champlain Valley Union High School on Thursday, October 8, 6:30-8 p.m. $25. A second, three-hour session will be held at South Burlington High School on Friday, October 9, 6-9 p.m. $46, or $38 for South Burlington residents. Edley will be at Barnes & Noble in South Burlington on Saturday, October 10, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.; and at the McClure MultiGenerational Center in Burlington (home to the Burlington Area Scrabble Club) on Sunday, October 11, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Info, 482-7194.

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lectrical boxes, parking lot walls, skate ramps: These have been some of the “canvases” for Clark Derbes, whose bold, geometric works enliven the public art landscape of downtown Burlington. For a project at Johnson State College last month, Derbes chose a different surface: pavement. That is, on a courtyard and walkway near the Visual Art Center. With the help of “students from a smattering of different art classes,” he created a painting you can walk on. “The ground is an unused sector for doing public art,” Derbes says. Unsure what he was going to do, the Burlington artist visited the campus in advance to scope out possible sites. Then, he says, “I figured I’d show up with 4-inchwide rollers and paint and make something on the spot.” After settling on the courtyard, Derbes says, he drew quick lines and the students followed him, widening the lines with rollers dipped in the kind of white, industrialquality paint used by street departments for zone marking. It’s a medium Derbes discovered at Curtis Lumber while preparing to create a project at the Burlington waterfront. “I got seven gallons for $5,” he marvels. “I think the paint must have been sitting there for years.” The result of his and the students’ labors is a serpentine path of white lines that defines the courtyard space and a walkway leading from it, concluding with a ring around a drain in the concrete. “As it kept going, it got more complex,” notes Derbes. Indeed, his linear creations resemble aboriginal dreamtime paintings, generously leavened with Keith Haring-like playfulness and a postpunk, anyone-can-do-this abandon. The work is a big hit on campus, according to leila banDar, coordinator of Campus Arts and director of the school’s gallery. “The painting on the run-down

asphalt of the courtyard truly uplifted art students, art faculty and administration at JSC,” she writes in an email. Bandar notes that as Derbes responded to the location, “His body became part athlete, part artist — completely engaged and drawn in by the line of the roller and the movement of taking it for a walk. Clark took to the space, exploring it like it was new territory.” Which, to him, it was. But it’s territory the students and staff will see and traverse for years to come. JSC art prof Marjorie kraMer invited Derbes to the college after seeing his installation for a group show called “Uncharted Territories” at the Firehouse Gallery last summer. For that exhibit, he cut out random shapes from thick cardboard and drew lines in black marker on one side that gave the pieces a faux threedimensionality — the look recalls early drawings by Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Derbes then attached an adhesive on the other side so viewers could stick the pieces to the gallery wall, take them down, or move them around at will. This interactivity was a hit with both adults and kids — and inspired another recent gig, with Grand Isle middle-school students. “During the summer, seventh- and eighth-grade classes came to the Firehouse to see the exhibits, and I met them there,” Derbes explains. “I ended up letting the 60 or so kids color all the pieces in my exhibit and play with the installation.” In four recent sessions at the school, funded by the North Hero-based nonprofit islanD arts, Derbes instructed kids to cut out and design their own pieces of geometric art on thin wood. The results will be installed in a stairwell, he says, adjacent to a mural that the students “updated” with more line drawings. “We painted it like a landscape, more or less,” Derbes says. “I thought it would be too visually overwhelming to let them have a free-for-all, so the top half is [painted in] blues and grays, like the sky, and the bottom is green and earth tones.” So now Derbes can add “school hallway” to his list of surfaces conquered. What’s next? Hello, Burlington Airport? That runway could use an upgrade. m

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but Wood claims the advisory board hasn’t seen any numbers on Vermont Life since September 2008. “When we’d ask about the analysis behind these decisions, either we didn’t get an answer or there wasn’t any analysis or, for some reason, we came away dissatisﬁed,” he says. Hyde says the state has been ready to hire a publisher and claims the advisory board recommended in August that the process be “slowed down.” But Nowlan doesn’t use the term “publisher” to describe what Vermont Life is missing. “We need someone who is minding the business of the magazine,” she says. Her “bare-bones” staff has done its part. Referring to a $200,000 deﬁcit that has been

have revolted over virtually every tweak to the formula over the years. The ﬁrst controversy occurred on the one-year anniversary of the magazine — the cover of the 1947 autumn issue was a photo of a young woman in a see-through gown, backlit, painting the autumn leaves. The Rutland Herald called it “objectionable only because it is ridiculous.” Last autumn, likewise, Nowlan was informed her cover image would be a newsstand disaster. It was a black-and-white portrait of an old farm couple — in autumn! — photographed by Richard Brown. The only fall foliage on the page was in a small photo inset. Nowlan claims it was the fourth bestselling issue ever. “Jumping into new territory” at Vermont Life has always caused a “big uproar,” accord-

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n the early years of Vermont Life, the Vermont state magazine’s editorial content was blatantly promotional — the inspiration was Arizona Highways, a stillthriving state magazine with a functional website to match. But over time, it became more independent and even got the occasional scoop. Vermont Life was the ﬁrst media outlet — and one of the only ones — to have access to reclusive Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn when he moved to Vermont. But, even as it exercised increasing editorial independence, the magazine never strayed too far from its mission as a publishing arm of the tourism department. “It’s never going to do a three-part series on poverty,” says Slayton. “The magazine shows the value of a functioning rural landscape and presents a positive picture of Vermont. That’s what it’s done under every editor before me, and that’s what Mary is trying to do.” Referencing a “groundbreaking” story Nowlan ran on Vermont’s Mexican migrant workers, he says, “That’s deﬁnitely pushing the edge of the Vermont Life envelope.” Just as the magazine has been slow to embrace “changing Vermont,” its readers

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ing to Nowlan, who has found evidence of this phenomenon in old ﬁles and scrapbooks. Adding story teasers on the cover, changing the logo, allowing advertising in the magazine — none of it has gone over well. “Tom put a Sabra Field illustration on the cover, and all hell broke loose,” she recalls. “It’s hard, you know, taking over something that people love the way it is … But you have to change, you have to change.” In her archival explorations, Nowlan has found comfort in old articles about historical controversies at the magazine. The two editors before Slayton both wound up suing the state — one for wrongful dismissal and the other for sexual harassment. Nowlan chuckles as she scans a 1987 Burlington Free Press article in which Slayton is quoted as saying, “Vermont Life is gradually changing to become a more hands-on, more topical magazine.” The article also attributes this line to him: “The shift to present more than ‘just hearts and ﬂowers’ also has been an effort to appeal more to Vermonters.” Nowlan clearly reads this as a vindication of her vision. But she’s dismayed to learn — from a reporter, no less — that the legislature-appointed advisory board has some grave concerns about current operations at Vermont Life. Can we expect a multi-image cover on the upcoming winter issue? Probably not, says Nowlan, noting some people misunderstood her editor’s note. “I didn’t mean every cover was going to look like that … it’s a dynamic thing. That’s all I was trying to say: We’re always thinking; we’re reevaluating with every issue. That’s the nature of media, especially now.” 

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hen police arrived at the crash scene, two cars were in flames, a 4-year-old boy lay paralyzed, and a mother stood accused of crippling her son because she drove drunk. A mother with two kids in the back of her 2002 Saab 95 had rear-ended a Volkswagen Golf along rural Route 22A in the town of Orwell, shortly after sunset on September 18. The impact sent both cars careening over the center line and into a roadside ditch. Upon impact, the cars caught fire.

Two firefighters who heard the crash from inside their house ran to the scene and pulled the woman and her two young children from the smoldering wreckage. The mother had a broken leg. The 1-yearold, Matthew, was black and blue. The 4-year-old, Maxwell, was critically injured. His spine was severed, paralyzing the boy from the chest down. The mother refused to be tested for intoxication but would later tell her probation officer she’d been drinking that day. The hotel room she had occupied earlier

was “littered with beer cans,” according to a relative. Heather M. Carpentier, a 24-year-old stay-at-home mom from Hinesburg, has become the latest poster child for a deadly scourge plaguing Vermont’s roads. On any given day, untold numbers of drunk drivers barrel down interstates and country highways. Many go undetected. Thousands are arrested, pay fines and temporarily lose their licenses. And every year, a dozen or two, like Carpentier, end up killing or maiming themselves or others in horrific accidents. Those responsible are

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often facing their second, third or even fourth DUI offense. The worst crashes are burned into Vermont’s psyche. In one infamous case from 2007, a drunk driver on parole for his third DUI drove the wrong way on I-89, killing 18-year-old Nick Fournier in a head-on collision. Last year, three-time DUI offender Eric Russell plowed head-on into a car on South Main Street in Barre, shattering the driver’s femur and sending his three kids to the hospital. Russell’s blood-alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit. Carpentier had been busted for DUI five months before the fiery wreck that left her son paralyzed. She was driving with a suspended license. Vermont is on the higher side of drunkdriving rates compared to tother states, and exceeds the national average for the percentage of fatal crashes that are alcohol-related. Yet it’s one of only three states — along with Alabama and South Dakota — that do not allow ignition interlock devices as a way of punishing drunk drivers. The interlock resembles a breathalyzer and hooks to a car’s ignition so it can’t be started unless the person blowing into it is sober. Today the ignition interlock is one of the most commonly used, and arguably most effective, deterrents out there. Mothers Against Drunk Driving — aka M.A.D.D. — are big fans of the device, which cost between $75 and $150 to install, and $60 to $80 a month to maintain. That amounts to less than $3 a day — an expense most states pass on to the defendant. As the M.A.D.D. website points out, that’s “less than the cost of a drink.”

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drivers as a result of their first DUI conviction, no matter what their blood alcohol concentration. Eight others, including New Hampshire, mandate them when first-time offenders have more than .15 blood-alcohol content. The remaining states require the devices for repeat offenders, or at the discretion of the sentencing authority. Two interlock-ignition bills came before the 2009 Vermont legislature, but both were marooned in committees without so much as a public hearing. Relative to laws in other states, neither bill had the sharpest teeth. One would have mandated interlocks only after a second DUI offense. The other would have made them voluntary, but a driver who wanted to shorten suspension time would have to get the interlock. One of the House bill’s sponsors, State Rep. Bill Lippert, insists the legislature is not averse to the idea; it just hasn’t been a high priority. DUI law wasn’t addressed, he says, because lawmakers were consumed with overhauling sex-offender statutes in response to the highly publicized murder of Brooke Bennett, the 12-year-old from Randolph allegedly slain by her sex-offender uncle. Lippert expects to take up the bill again in 2010. The reason it targeted only repeat offenders is that four out of five drunk drivers in Vermont never get caught a second time, Lippert explains. He didn’t want to make a tough drunk-driving law “just to make a point. “I’m looking for a targeted intervention for those who are likely to have multiple DUI offenses,” says Lippert. “These are people we

ow do drunk drivers end up back on the road? The short answer: It’s virtually impossible to know which first-time offenders will become dangerous repeat offenders. That’s why groups such as M.A.D.D. push for mandatory interlocks for all first-time offenders. The democratic device removes the guesswork. “You can never predict the future,” says Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan. “We don’t have the capacity to put everybody in jail, nor should we be putting everybody in jail.” Carpentier wasn’t a habitual DUI offender. She started spiraling out of control last April, quickly racking up numerous arrests, all related to an apparent alcohol problem. She was picked up on April 29 in South Burlington on a DUI after her boyfriend called 911 to report she’d left the house intoxicated. She told police she’d had three Budweisers. Two weeks later, she was charged with aggravated domestic assault after whacking her boyfriend in the face with a clothes iron during a drunken fight. Then, in July, she was arrested for disorderly conduct for hurling things inside a friend’s house in another drunken fit. Chittenden County prosecutors reduced the aggravated assault charge to simple assault, and cut a plea deal on the DUI and disorderly conduct charge that let Carpentier avoid jail time, in exchange for mandatory alcohol treatment and community service. Carpentier was ordered not to buy or consume alcohol. Additionally, her license was yanked for 90 days and she was ordered to report to the Hinesburg Police Department weekdays to take breathalyzer tests. She completed an inpatient stint at Maple Leaf Farms rehab center, and there were no indications she had driven since her license was suspended on June 10. Donovan says Carpentier, like every firsttime DUI offender, was evaluated for risk factors prior to the plea offer. In Carpentier’s case, she had no prior DUIs, no criminal record, she wasn’t driving recklessly, there was no accident and her blood-alcohol content, while illegal, wasn’t sky-high. Conditions of release are designed to do three things, Donovan says: Punish the offender, address the underlying cause — in this

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offenders facing their fourth or fifth DUI. It’s that second group — the 20 percent who drive drunk again — that troubles him and every other thinking person who gets behind a wheel in Vermont. Twarog is the first to admit that the punishments designed to keep drunk drivers from reoffending aren’t working. “We think we’re keeping dangerous drivers off the road, but they’re still driving,” he says. “They’re just doing it illegally, with a suspended license.” Twarog believes that a simple hardship license, also known as a Cinderella license, could reduce the number of drunk drivers in Vermont if used in combination with the interlocks: To get a hardship license, the reasoning goes, an offender would have to install an interlock on his or her car. That would reduce the number of people caught in what Twarog calls “the vortex” — they lose their license, drive without it, get caught, and the process repeats itself. Interlock systems have come a long way since the days when a serial drunk could cheat the device simply by having someone else blow into it. Today’s sensors often require a driver to continuously blow sober breaths to keep the engine going. Nissan is reportedly testing several nextgeneration interlock systems, among them small cameras that observe facial expressions, sensors that detect blood alcohol concentration through the steering wheel and gear shift, and internal computers that know when a car is weaving. Eleven states slap ignition interlocks on

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ermont has gone to great lengths to deter habitual drunk driving. A recent state Supreme Court ruling essentially granted Vermont cops the right to administer sobriety tests until the suspected drunken driver fails one (see sidebar). A first-time offender automatically loses his or her driver’s license for three months — six months if the motor vehicle operator refuses to submit to a breathalyzer test. A second conviction brings an automatic 18-month license suspension. Many states — especially rural ones, with limited public transportation — allow for a “hardship” license that lets DUI offenders drive during certain hours to get to a job. Vermont isn’t one of them. Prior DUIs never “go away” here — only a governor’s pardon can expunge the charge. Plus, convicted drivers are required to carry high-risk car insurance, which can run $150 a month on top of regular insurance. By some measures, the system is working: An estimated 80 percent of first-time drunk drivers in Vermont do not reoffend, according to Frank Twarog, a Burlington-based attorney and president of the Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Twarog’s knowledge of state DUI law is encyclopedic, and he puts it to use every day defending drunkdriving suspects in courtrooms in Chittenden,

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scyther has to make a sweeping motion. The result is a wide, arced swath of mowed land. Each pass should be the same cut with the same amount of effort, Shattuck says. The blade should appear to float over the grass.

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trying to reacquaint myself with the lost arts of animal husbandry and farming and things related to that,” he says. But Williams didn’t find learning how to scythe as easy as mastering an ax or a splitting maul. He had to forget what he knew about playing golf, chopping wood and other activities that required a swinging motion. “It’s hard at first to keep the blade traveling straight across the ground,” Williams says. “The temptation is to swing it like a tennis racquet. It’s definitely one of those things I’ll need some practice with.” On a recent rainy morning, Falk gives a demonstration of proper scything technique at his studio. Before he begins cutting, he pulls a whetstone from the water-filled sheath attached to his belt. He carefully drags the stone back and forth across the blade to sharpen it. The blade seems to sing. Scythe blades typically have to be sharpened every five to 10 minutes, depending on what is being cut. “It only works as well as it is tuned,” Falk says as he sharpens. “You always need to keep your tool in a state of finetunedness.” Falk carries the scythe over to an area of patchy, tall grass, bends his knees slightly and begins to mow. The grass falls in clumps around the edges of the cut. Because it is drizzly, the grass is heavier and the scythe works better, Falk explains. The sound of the blade slicing through the grass is mesmerizing, like that of the whetstone sharpening only more euphonious. You can’t help but be enchanted by this tool. While it may not be practical to scythe a 10-acre field of hay by oneself, one person is more than capable of hand mowing a lawn. Scythes were used to manicure the first lawns of the Middle Ages, Shattuck points out. At $200 for a good scythe, the tool is certainly more economical than any other mower or gas-powered machine. If and when a scythe breaks — which is unlikely, Falk says — it can be repaired cheaply and easily. Once the proper scything technique is learned, the tool can be used to cut grass as short as the scyther wants. And unlike with a power mower, you can never cut your lawn too short with a scythe, Falk says. The more one thinks about scything, the more feasible an option it becomes for landscape management. “The scythe is a gateway tool. Ben Falk punishes some undergrowth It’s a way of becoming competent with our hands again,” Falk says. “It’s available to all of us if we have hands that work.” m

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sold commercially online and in hardware stores. Scythe use for agricultural purposes dates as far back as the 12th century. Because the tool allowed the reaper to stand upright while harvesting, the scythe replaced the shorter curved sickle and remained the primary tool for mowing and reaping until horsepowered machinery appeared. Throughout Europe, where the scythe was invented, the tool is still used regularly. Many hand mowers compete in speed-mowing competitions, working their way rhythmically through fields as judges check for technique and consistency. Shattuck, who has competed in similar contests here and in New Hampshire, dreams of entering a scything competition in Europe. Shattuck, a Richmond resident and longtime hand mower, was the instructor at a recent scything workshop hosted by Falk at a farm in Moretown. While just about anyone can pick up a weed whacker and cut back vegetation or brush, mastering the scythe requires years of practice and attention to detail. Falk will tell you that after three years of using the deceptively simple tool, he still has much to learn. “You can get better for years and years,” he says. While Shattuck takes a utilitarian view of scything, Falk’s is a more philosophical approach. He rhapsodizes about the scythe as the “best in hand tools” and promotes its use as a way to connect more deeply with the environment, one that brings the user a higher level of satisfaction and personal achievement than any gas-powered machine would. Shattuck began hand mowing as a child because his father did it. He stuck with it, he says, because he was a fanatical cyclist and drawn to endurance activities. The wholebody-workout aspect of scything, combined with its rhythm, appealed to him. After all these years, Shattuck continues to hone his technique. A YouTube video of a 14-year-old girl methodically mowing a huge hay field recently inspired him to modify his scything style, he says. He’s now focusing more on sweeping the blade in a full arc. Scything is not for those with weak abs. It requires a core strength that most of us who sit at a desk all day do not possess. With a slight bend in the knees, hand mowers twist their torsos from right to left, making a steady pass over the grass as they go. It has a little Mr. Miyagi “wax on, wax off” feel to it.

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Ali, who’s also on the adjunct faculty at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University, is an expert on extractive industries and international conﬂict resolution. In the past, he’s gotten enviros, mining companies and indigenous peoples to sit down together and hammer out solutions to their differences. Likewise, his work on creating international peace parks to resolve age-old border disputes, such as the one between India and Pakistan, has made impressive headway. In October 2007, Seed magazine named Ali one of eight “revolutionary minds in the world.” In his seven years at UVM, Ali, 36, has also become one of the more popular professors in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. His new book, Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed, and a Sustainable Future, written for a more mainstream audience than his earlier academic works, comes out this week. It begins with a provocative question: Would the world be better off if human societies curbed their appetite for material goods? Ali says no. He contends that, when humans follow their “treasure impulse” — that is, the desire to satisfy “wants” as well as “needs” — they make important discoveries and technological advances that can ultimately beneﬁt all human development. Make no mistake: Ali is acutely aware of the enormous human and ecological costs

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hen he was in high school in Swansea, Mass., Dennis Vieira — the youngest of six siblings in “a 100 percent Portuguese” family — didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. Instead of pursuing the academic track, Vieira opted to try the autobody voc-tech program, but found he didn’t like getting grease on his hands. Casting around for another option, he tried culinary. “There was only one other guy in the class, so I was surrounded by girls,” he recalls. “I was, like, ‘Yeah, I’ll do this.’” But chatting up the ladies wasn’t the only motive that kept Vieira behind a stove. He describes cooking as “a knack; it comes naturally to me.” The proof is in the pudding. Vieira did a stint as chef de cuisine at Hemingway’s, one of southern Vermont’s most highly regarded restaurants. Now, as executive chef at The Red Clover Inn — which opened under its current owners in July — he feeds visitors from the metropolis and as far away as Australia. To showcase the best of the Vermont products that he culls from a handful of primo area farms, Vieira makes everything from scratch — including the desserts — and changes his menu several times a week. Cooking that way is rigorous, but Vieira, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, learned his stuff when he apprenticed at a pair of highly regarded European restaurants. “When you go to Europe, you start off at the bottom and work your way up. Usually you get stuck doing the things that nobody wants to do, so you have to get really good at doing them fast so they’ll let you do other stuff,” he says. Vieira spent hours “cleaning fish, butchering wild boar and doing vegetable work,” he recalls. Although The Red Clover was designed as a destination restaurant, the staffers aim to keep locals as well as tourists happy without compromising the quality of the food. “I am putting wings on my tavern menu, but I’m not saying exactly what they are,” Vieira says slyly. What they are is not exactly your gardenvariety bar food. “I get whole birds so I have wings: guinea hen wings, partridge wings, duck wings, chicken wings,” the chef explains. “I braise them off with piri-piri pepper and honey, then fry them up in duck fat.”

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he offers. What’s not a lie? Cowles has lived on the property for almost all his 59 years. His father, William Cowles, trained as an architect, acquired the 500 trees by buying out a neighbor in the 1950s. In the early ’70s, the senior Cowles became Vermont Secretary of Human Resources. In that role, he helped spearhead the establishment of Act 250, the “Land Use Law.” It was around this time that Cowles decided to sell the farm. Nick, one of six kids — and, as he puts it, “the only one who stuck around” — decided he couldn’t let the orchard leave the family. “I don’t think I’ve ever not been here for fall,” he says. These days, what fall means to Cowles is “eight weeks of 12- to 14-hour days, seven days a week with no break. Every year at the end of the season,” he adds, “I say, ‘No way in hell am I doing that again!’ I get away for the winter, and then by spring I’m pumped to start again.”

It was on one such winter escape in 2000, to ski in Colorado, that Cowles got an idea about how to add value to his apples — by making them the centerpiece of a larger local harvest celebration. In Paonia, Colo., he met an elderly farmer, Glenn Austin, who suggested he take advantage of the budding Vermont localvore scene, recalls Cowles: “He said, ‘Your ace in the hole is, you’ve got that great community and beautiful location.’” But if he built a place for that community to gather, would it come? Cowles decided to find out. The first Small Farms Food Fest took place in 2001, just days after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Farmers came to the Orchards and sold foods prepared from their produce, from grass-fed beef to wine. It was a healing event for still-shocked growers and guests, says Cowles, and it “kind of put the orchard on the map.” Back in 2001, 20 percent of the apples grown at Shelburne Orchards were sold on site. The rest were shipped off to Price Chopper or “to crappy wholesalers,” says Cowles. Today, he still supplies smaller local stores such as Shelburne Supermarket, City Market and Healthy Living, but 90 percent of his apples are sold to visitors who consider the Orchards a destination. About 20 trees remain from the orchard Cowles’ father purchased at midcentury; he estimates they were planted in 1909. The rest of the 80 acres of organic trees now include popular eating apples such as Empires and Golden Delicious, and replanted antiques such as Northern Spies and Tolman Sweets. The picking season begins with Paula Reds and Jersey Macs in late August. More and more of the nearly 20 apple varieties ripen through mid-October. By Christmas, Terry Hotaling, Cowles’ righthand man, is the only employee still working full time. “It’s beautiful,” Hotaling says of his time alone pruning trees in the ice and snow. In the spring, as the trees wake from their winter hibernation, Cowles and co. make sure they’re properly nourished with compost and fertilizer. Bees from Champlain Valley Apiaries begin to buzz around the blossoms. Then it’s time to train any new pickers in the art of sorting apples and removing them from the trees without bruising them. As Cowles talks, Hotaling pops in and out of his office, which takes up part of an old wood shop. (The rest of the building is reserved for donut and pie making.) Hotaling borrows Cowles’ glasses to use his computer for some accounting. The pair joke

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The “Jack Pot” serves as the brewing vessel for another Cowles creation: Ginger Jack, a nonalcoholic but still heady concoction of ginger and apple cider. Painted red and green, the cider press dominates one side of the big room. Though Cowles employs between 15 and 18 people during the active seasons, no one has a set role, he says. One person not bustling around: Cowles’ wife of 30 years, Cindy. The former dancer is happier to occupy herself with her two horses, Mickey and Moonshine, who show up at orchard events. “She’s my everything,” says Cowles. “My total support system.” His fellow musicians sometimes show up to help — such as Burlington oncologist Peter Swift, a member of Cowles’ bluegrass band The Meat Packers, who’s currently visiting the office. The Meat Packers make regular appearances at orchard events, playing Cowles originals such as “Why Can’t Women Be a Little More Like My Truck?” and “Sensitive New Age Redneck.” The former has been played on NPR’s “Car Talk.” Rednecks are a theme with Cowles. This October 17 at the Orchards is Truckload & Ginger Jack & Carboy Saturday — or, as he calls it, “Redneck Saturday.” On that day, folks can load their pickups with apples for $50. It’s preceded by the Orchards’ more sedate8v-Blackdoor100709.indd October 15 and 16 Senior Days, when you can get a deal when accompanied by an elder. “It doesn’t have to be a grandparent,” says Cowles. “You can just nab any old person. They’re kind of slow moving, so they’re easy to catch.” Despite growing, picking and selling apples his whole life, Cowles says he’s only now beginning to feel secure that he’s “going to stick with it.” When asked what he’d do if he didn’t run the orchard, he goes silent for a good 30 seconds. “There’s probably a number of things,” he ventures, before suggesting stone masonry and “growing stuff.” But there’s stronger purpose in his voice when he says, “I don’t plan on ever retiring. I love what I do so much.” m

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and grouse as if they’ve been doing it most of their lives. They have — Hotaling has been at Shelburne Orchards almost as long Cowles, who says, “I couldn’t do this without him.” “Of course you could,” replies Hotaling. “You could hire three people to do my job.” Another multitasker is Megan Humphrey, whom Cowles describes as Hotaling’s wife. (“That’ll do,” says Hotaling of the word choice.) Humphrey is the brains behind the ever-expanding roster of events at Shelburne Orchards each autumn. Cowles says he feels blessed to have “people who know how to put my ideas into action.” The latest of these brainstorms involved installing a still in the orchard’s warehouse this April. The plan is to manufacture a Shelburne Orchards line of Calvados (apple brandy), and Cowles says he’s “two seconds away” from getting government approval. A glow creeps across Cowles’ face as he admires his still and white-oak aging barrels. A metal sculpture of a bootylicious cherub perches above the setup. “That’s the Angel of Spirits,” he says. The first batch of Calvados could take as long as three years to age to perfection, though Cowles plans to sample it next fall. The endeavor is part of Cowles’ “plan of making more money without making more work,” as he puts it. It helps that Shelburne Orchards is one of the largest sellers of apple trees in New England. “There’s no added overhead,” Cowles says of this extra revenue stream. “It’s kind of a steady income.” The proliferation of Cowles’ sideline businesses is apparent from a walk through the warehouse behind the store, which sells Shelburne Orchards T-shirts and myriad apple products, including cider donuts and three different varieties of cider. Cowles’ 25-year-old daughter Mariah stands at the “Jack Pot,” mixing the filling for 80 apple pies at once. A family friend named Nelly, visiting from Charlotte, N.C., recommends frying up some Southern-style apple pies. “It’ll put 2000 pounds on the bumpky,” she says, but assures Cowles it’s worth it.

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What foods are always in your pantry? Nothing. Tea: Lapsang Souchong, Russian Caravan, Sencha; hibiscus is probably my favorite, but plain rose hips are always good; straight-up black teas and white teas. If you open up my fridge right now you’ll see about eight or nine bottles of white and red, a bottle of olive oil and an apple my friend gave me that came from her tree. When you’re a chef, you don’t really spend time at home. Home is barely set up, just a bed and a couch. I get to the restaurant at a quarter to 7 in the morning. I’m here. If I got established and stayed here for a while, you’d see fleur de sel and sel gris, Arborio rice for risotto … hot sauces, too. I like spice, but not Tabasco. I like sauces that have texture to them. Seafood and game birds are things I really love. If you could have any chef in the world prepare a meal for you, who would it be? Can I name four? Marc Veyrat, a chef from the Savoie region of France, in his old style of cooking. He was a mountain man but then went on to do molecular gastronomy. Pierre Gagnaire. Joël Robuchon. Jean-Louis Palladin — the one who brought sea urchins into the U.S. That guy was amazing. You’re trying to impress somebody with your culinary prowess. What do you make? Grilled cheese. Actually, I would probably prepare something with seafood: A multicourse dinner, working in a progression through a variety of tastes, textures and scents, making a full circle so that the dessert somehow resembles the first course. When I really get into it, dessert isn’t just a crème brûlée. I start with a savory sorbet and then build up the sweetness. Your last dessert should be neutral, almost bitter. Something with crisp, clean elements that leave your mouth completely cleansed. What’s the worst dish you’ve ever created? When I was about 14, I had a friend over. After we broke into my dad’s liquor cabinet,

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What’s your favorite beverage? Fresh-squeezed orange juice with San Pellegrino. What kind of music do you like to listen to in the kitchen? Everything from Vivaldi to Tool. If you weren’t a chef, what would your job be? A shoe maker? In city kitchens, when somebody comes in and they’re really green or take shortcuts, you call them a shoe maker. I don’t know — I’ve been cooking for so long. I’ve toyed with the idea of a gamewarden-type thing: Maybe a fisherman or a farmer, something to do with agriculture. What are your hobbies? Outdoorsy stuff. I’m a trout fisherman; I love to fly fish. I hunt. What’s your most embarrassing favorite food? I don’t eat ’em now, but I used to eat ’em as a kid: Chicken Littles [mini-sandwiches] from KFC. They go against everything I believe in. What do you think is the strangest thing about American food habits? The fact that corn that’s deemed unsuitable for human consumption is — in some way, shape or form — in every single thing you eat. m

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Regular readers have likely figured out that I kinda have a thing for killer alt-country. What can I say? I like twang. And whiskey. But mostly twang. Anyhoo, regular readers may also have figured out that few things chafe my vintage Western shirt like bad alt-country. (See my review of STEPHEN KELLOGG AND THE SIXERS’ latest CD on page 46.) The thing is, alt-country is all too easy to do poorly. It takes a deft touch to avoid the genre’s inherent pitfalls. Let’s

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face it, there are only so many ways to sing about drunken heartache and/or life in a Midwestern jerkwater, right? Right. But walking that fine, dusty line between trite and terrific means that when you do discover a band that puts a new spin on an old trick, it is all the more rewarding. Witness San Francisco’s OR, THE WHALE. The Bay Area outfit is something like an alt-country orchestra, claiming a whopping seven full-time members, including Burlington ex-pat TIM MARCUS. Local folks may remember Marcus as the

Speaking of Lowell and Metronome, allow me to double up a bit and plug another show at Nectar’s black-sheep cousin: Tuesday. GRAND ARCHIVES. Go. Aside from rockin’, this show is (doubly) notable as it represents the debut of a new local promotions company, MSR PRESENTS. MSR founder MATT ROGERS has a full slate of good stuff coming up at the club, so be sure to keep an eye out. Also, a portion of the proceeds from all MSR shows is donated to local charities. One last Metronote: A hearty welcome back to ALEX BUDNEY, who spent the summer running Nectar’s southerly experiment, Nectar’s MV, on Martha’s Vineyard. Budney’s return means his weekly open jam, Family Night, is back in action on Wednesdays at Metronome. I love a good pun. But I love a bad pun even more. Accordingly, DJ GI Joe I urge you to check out “Hip-Hoptoberfest” this Saturday at Montpelier’s Black Door Bar & Bistro, presented by Halogen Media. Suspect wordplay aside, the show features two of the finest regional-ish hip-hop acts going, PHILADELPHIA SLICK and IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE’s ace turntablist, DJ GI JOE. Also in the Capital City, Langdon Street Café hosts a nifty little event this Friday, “Some Girls: Women Sing the Stones,” which is, um, exactly what it sounds like. Expect appearances from lovely local luminaries MYRA FLYNN, CAROL HAUSNER, PEG TASSEY and SAN GORDON. And word has it that RACHEL “sweetheart of the alt-country rodeo” RICE will do a version of “Sympathy for the Devil” with four banjos. Really. It’s time again for the Monkey House’s monthly local comedy night! But this Saturday’s installment is extra special in that 1) it features pretty much every local comedian not named ALEX NIEF, and 2) is also an audition for Montréal’s Just for Laughs Festival. Good luck, funny people. WRUV’s long-running live local showcase “Exposure” is kicking into high gear. The upcoming schedule for the weekly Wednesday night throwdown (8 p.m. at 90.1 FM!) includes the LONESTAR CHAIN (10/7); PAPER CASTLES (10/21); JUSTIN LEVINSON (11/4); and MY DEAREST DARLING (11/18). Now, if we could just get all those bands to send the station their CDs, too… 

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The multitalented Marcus mans the pedal steel with these punctuational provocateurs. And as you would expect, he’s awfully good. But Marcus isn’t really the story here. He just provides a perfect local hook for me to tell you why you need to check out this band. Or, the Whale are churlish and gritty one moment, and then turn around and leave you crying in your beer. They embrace the time-honored conventions of traditional country. But they’re not afraid flip Hank the finger from time to time and make with the glory rockin’. In short, Or, the Whale embody everything that’s right about alt-country. Lest you think the local connection is tainting my opinion here, I’m not the only one smitten with the band. Or, the Whale are currently on a lengthy national tour and have drawn the attention of National Public Radio, Paste magazine and noted online purveyors of the awesome Daytrotter, with whom OTW recently recorded a live session while swinging through Chicago. So there. This Sunday Or, the Whale make a Burlington appearance at Club Metronome. Local alt-country torchbearers LOWELL THOMPSON AND CROWN PILOT open.

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SD: oh, so it was a little trial period… JL: Yeah, this little trial, and about a week in they said, “So, do you want the good news or the bad news?” And I said, “Well, give me the bad news.” And they said, “You’re going to have to check in an hour later tomorrow for your day off.” And I said, “I don’t care…” [Laughs] And they said, “The good news is, you’re coming to Europe with us.”

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the thing about business, being in the right place at the right time, [having] the right attitude at the right time. And I really feel that it was meant to be. They kinda just liked me and went with it and said, “If it doesn’t work out, this little two-week tour…”

now. I’m using the same board that Chris Karoda [Phish’s lighting designer] uses. It’s a lot of technology to learn. That first day I was on the phone all day [says in mock-whimpering voice], “How do you make this do this?” SD: Now that you’ve been doing this for several months, have there been certain moments where you really feel like, “Wow, this is really working, I’m killing it”? JL: Oh, yeah, man. I try to go for that at least a couple times a week, that feeling. And it pretty much happens. But there’ve been moments where, literally, I’ll have a tear come down my face because everything hits at the right moment. It will be a moment where I’ve dropped a spotlight on Jeff when it’s gone from thunderous to just him, like in “Via Chicago.” In a moment like that, when I hit it, nail it exactly how, visually, in my head, it’s supposed to look, and you feel that gasp from the crowd, if I can make that happen … I don’t want that every night, because that would be too much emotion [laughter] and I’ll have to go to counseling. But if I can

lights. Finding an early opportunity at the club, Liggett gradually became the club’s lighting designer and has since worked with artists such as Ween, Mike Gordon, Yonder Mountain String Band, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals and the Benevento-Russo Duo. He is currently on the road with Wilco and will make his second trip to Europe with the band in November. In between stops, “Liggy” sat down to talk with Seven Days about lighting, travel and how patience helped him land his dream gig.

SEVEN DAYS: How did the Wilco gig come to be? JASON LIGGETT: Well, during [the years 3:44:42 PM I worked] at Higher Ground, I started to think, “Well, I’d like to be one of those touring guys.” And once you get past the idea that it’s not all sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll, and you can make a career and be professional and do it on the road … I started working with the Benevento-Russo Duo, started working to try and get that touring gig. I’ve done lots of bands where I’m just, like, “Come on, you need a lighting guy!” There were opportunities that did come up through doing other gigs that just, for some reason or another, didn’t work out, or I declined on doing it, didn’t feel I was ready. And that’s kind of when the Wilco thing happened. Jeff Tweedy was playing Higher Ground. I hit it off well with the management. So it almost fell into place perfectly. I asked, “Who’s doing lights [for Wilco] now?” I knew the guy who was doing it last year; he’s also Ween’s lighting designer. So I asked and they said, “We’re looking for somebody.” So I said, “I’d like to apply,” thinking that they must have a hundred résumés just sitting there. But it’s

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ack in April, Jason Liggett was lighting a Jeff Tweedy solo show at Higher Ground. It was pretty easy from his perspective. “All I did was focus a spotlight on him,” he says over green tea at Sapa in Burlington. After the show he found out that Tweedy’s band, Wilco, was looking for a lighting designer. Within weeks Liggett was on the road with them — on a trial basis. Soon afterward, he was on his way to Europe as Wilco’s new lighting designer. Liggett began working security for the original Higher Ground in Winooski in 1998. While many club employees dream about SWISS & DESSERT FONDUE being onstage, his mind was on the bright

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SD: So what were those first two weeks like? Were you getting up there and freaking out every night? JL: [Laughs.] Oh, completely. I know the technology, and I know how to run a board, but what I decided to do was take out the board that I wanted to be using a year from

get to one of those moments through any kind of song that they do … A lot of times I’ll laugh when it’s really good, like on “Spiders (Kidsmoke),” if they’re extending that jam out and the lights are doing this crazy thing where it’s over the top, then sometimes I’ll just laugh, I just laugh at me being there. m

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Bright and clean with lots of charm and character throughout this conveniently located home. Hardwood floors and many updates. Walk to downtown, parks and UVM. Private fenced-in yard is perfect for pets, garden, or relaxing. $169,900

Bright and clean home located on a quiet cul-de-sac. Woodburning fireplace, sun porch and 1-car garage. $237,000

Absolutely beautiful center hall colonial in a picturesque country setting with views of Camel’s Hump on 4.29 acres in Ferrisburg. This home is in perfect move-in condition with 3 bedrooms and 3 baths, convenient to both Burlington and Middlebury.

Huntington Village Victorian with 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, over 2900 sq.ft. The original fine points still present. A rental apartment with private entrance and a large barn/garage/studio offer endless possibilities! Own a bit of the area’s history! $296,500.

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Incredible historic building on the national preservation register. Presently the home of Sherwood Real Estate and The Richford Antique and Craft Center. The registered trademark `The Pink Lady` will be conveyed to the buyer with the property. All antiques are negotiable. All original woodwork. Also, the building is featured in the East Coast Victorian book. Three floor sprinkler system. Broker owned. $299,000

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Burlington Duplex 3-BR Lg., remodeled, South End, townhouse-like. 3 floors: 1st-floor LR/DR/ kitchen w/DW; 2nd floor is 2 BRs, BA; 3rd floor is a super lg. master BR w/ walk-in closets. New gas furnace. $1550/mo. incl. water, trash, winter parking, backyard. Deposit,

refs., lease, no pets. Info: 802-660-8957. Burlington House for Rent Avail. immediately. Leasing until June 1, 2010. 4 BR, 2 full BAs. Newly painted. Newly renovated kitchen. Close to UVM, FAHC & downtown Burlington. NS/pets. Info: Jon Guyette, 802-777-3038, jon@vtbenefits.com. Burlington Lake House 2-BR Furnished, gas heat, 10 min. to downtown, incredible views. $1200/ mo. + utils. Also, 1-room

cabin, furnished. $700/ Burlington, N. mo. + utils. Both avail. sherwood-pink-100709.indd 1 Willard St. Oct. 1 thru end of May. Avail. Oct 15. Studio, NS. Lease, refs. Info: HDWD. $695/mo. incl. 802-862-3719. heat, HW. No dogs. Neville Companies, Inc. Burlington South 802-660-3481 x1030, Meadow www.nevilleco.com. 2-BR w/ attached garage, full BA, onsite Burlington, W/D, gas heat utils. not incl. NS/pets. Avail. Nov. Orchard Terr. Spacious 3-BR apt. is 1. $950/mo. + dep. Info: entire 2nd floor in well802-864-9966. maintained Victorian near downtown/UVM/ Burlington Upper FAHC. Eat-in kitchen, Maple St. Hill section, lg. 1-BR, bright, LR, W/D. $1860/mo. incl. heat. NS/pets. Avail. woodwork throughout. Oct. 1. Info: 802-862Parking, laundry. Heat & 4584. HW incl. $1200/mo. Info: Studio404@comcast.net.

Cozy Calais Home ESSEX LOVELY 3-BR 3:35:07 HOUSE PM 1 for Rent 10/5/09hw-placeholder-new.indd 2 BR, dining, kitchen, Office, mudroom, lg. 1 BA, lg. LR, oil heat w/ eat-in kitchen, garage, wood back-up. Security unfinished basement, & deposit required. gas heat, W/D, DW, deck, No pets. Info: Lorie backyard, 2 driveways, Bayne, 802-456-8756, NS/cats/dogs, refs., jennaaverae@msn.com. credit check, dep., 1-yr. lease, $1500/mo. + Cozy retreat on the utils. Rent incl. water, lake sewer, trash pickup, Great views, nice yard, lawn care. Info: Jan parking, off road, quiet. Morse, 802-343-4631, Minutes to Burlington, janmorse@comcast. adjacent to the bike net. path. Lovely 3-BR on Mallett’s Bay. Avail. now. Energy-efficient 1st $1600. Info: 802-578floor 2460. Comfortable & modern 3 BR avail. Oct 1. $975/

mo. W/D hookups, glass-top stove. Take 7:47:16 PM a virtual tour10/5/09 at www. exactbuilt.com/apt. htm. Info: 287 East Main Street, LLC, 802-8991147, apartments@ exactbuilt.com. Ferrisburgh 1-BR, incl. appliances, heat, plowing, rubbish, NS/pet. Dep. and refs. required. $700/mo. Evenings 802-877-3756. Info: 802-877-3756.

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Burlington Downtown Condo Renovated 3-story townhouse w/ new solid oak HDWD floors & fresh paint throughout. Lg. BRs w/ generous closets & an insulated,

bone-dry basement. W/D & DW. Natural gas heat, HW, range. Garden space. Friendly, responsible, local landlord. Info: Ron Manganiello, 802-598-7193.

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Burlington Downtown Unique 2-BR apt. w/ office Overlooking park w/ great lake views. Beautiful HDWD throughout, separate DR, W/D, storage units. Yard. Well maintained. Off-street parking. NS/ pets. Lease. $1350/mo. Info: 802-476-4071.

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Hillside ranch on 12 acres. Open floor plan, 3 bedrooms, and 2 baths. Pine & birch flooring. 400 sq ft mother-inlaw apt. with 1 bedroom & 1 bath. On Hinesburg/Monkton border, easy commute! $239,000.

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In ONE, cute 2nd floor condo conversion. 2-BR, 1-BA. Walk to downtown, lake. Quiet neighborhood (Convent Square). Newly renovated, energy efficient Rinnai heater, lots of natural light. Back deck w/ lake views. $168,000. danacollette@gmail.com. Pictures at: http://www.flickr. com/photos/38710508@ N06/

BURLINGTON CONDO LAKEFRONT

Sweet.... Be your own boss! Option to live and work here and let the business pay your living expenses. Turnkey business in prime country location. Unique property with country charm. Willing to train. $435,000. 802-343-5694.

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Maintenance free 10/5/09 living FSBO-DMcgrath100709.indd 4:02:27 PM 1 on Lake Champlain. 2-BR, 2.5-BA, 1400 sq.ft. Garage. Great views. Near bike path w/ beach access. Fireplace, deck, tennis, pool. Amazing sunsets year round. $278,999. 802-734-6770.

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Spacious 2664 sq.ft. home. Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 3-season porch, gas fireplace, central vacuum, insulated basement, landscaped, sprinklers, .43 acre lot. $5,000 allowance for new appliances. $369,900. 802-878-0204 or darmcgrath@comcast.net.

BURLINGTON BY THE LAKE

3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2380 10/5/09 FSBO-DPoley100709.indd 5:04:30 PM 1 sq.ft. Kitchen w/ breakfast bar, cherry cabinets, walk-in pantry. Gas fireplace in formal living room. Den, formal dining room. Hardwood, tile, carpet, insulated basement. $299,900. 802-782-8510.

Location, location.10/5/09 26 5:28:36 PM Southwind Drive. 2-BR, 2.5BA condo. Bright natural light. 3-season porch & attached garage. Private backyard borders Oakledge Park and lake. Many upgrades. Pool and tennis. Min. to bike path, lake, downtown, FAHC, UVM, airport and I-89. $349,900. 802-371-8388.

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Cozy two bedroom,10/5/09 one FSBO-JSchuster100709.indd 5:00:50 PM 1 bath farm style house with lots of charm. Many recent updates including new wood floors, wood-stove and updated bathroom. Deep back yard. A must see! $175,000. Motivated seller! For info contact Matt, 802-881-2811. OPEN HOUSE

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1100 sqft. 3-level duplex 10/5/09FSBO-McMeekin-100709.indd 8:31:05 PM 1 with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath located in New North End neighborhood. Not a condo development. New improvements include appliances, roof, windows and siding. See http://sites.google.com/ site/764northavenueburl ington/ for more! $179,000. 802-864-9767.

Located in the Village of 8:31:51 PM 10/5/09 Hinesburg, 3+ bedroom, 3200 sq.ft. 3 level home built 2003. Spacious floor plan w/ custom features/ upgrades. Walking distance to schools, 15 minutes to Burlington. Email 44mulberryln@comcast.net for full posting. $425,900. 802-734-1245.

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FOR RENT [CONT.] GREAT FALL SAVINGS $1000 Alburgh, Vt., beautiful 3 BR w/ HDWD & wall-to-wall carpet, gas fireplace, fully applianced, W/D. 2.5 BAs, 1-car attached garage, finished basement. $1000/mo.,

CHARMING CRESCENT WOODS CAPE

3 bedroom, 2 bath10/5/09 modular FSBO-MPOGAT-100709.indd 5:35:47 PM 1 home. Well-maintained home on 2.2 acres with views of Camel’s Hump. Conveniently located less than 2 miles from Waterbury Village. Many upgrades. Sought after location at a reasonable price. $211,000. 802-244-1598.

GREAT CONDO FOR RENT S. Burlington Treetop, great 1st-floor quiet unit; lg. rooms, deck w/ view of woods, carport, swimming pool, tennis courts. Avail. now. $1100/mo. Info: 802343-2681, waorleans@ ppdbrochure.com. GREAT STUDIO APT. Very clean. $800/mo. incl. utils. Friendly, quiet neighborhood. Close to downtown, UVM, FAHC. Avail. Nov. 1. Year lease. Info: 802-922-5267.

HOUSE FOR RENT NEAR HINESBURG VILLAGE FSBO-SSchroder-100709.indd 1 J PEAK 1-BR apt. Walking 2-BR log cabin on 2 distance to supermaracres 6 miles from ket, etc. Located above Jay Peak. $1200/ Good Times Cafe. 20 mo. Mowing, plowing mins. to Burlington. incl.! Quiet dirt road. NS/pets. $575/mo. incl. Private! Info: Mike Pratt, everything but phone. 802-326-3171. 482-4444, 482-4301. Info: Chris or Tracy. HEAT INCL. 15 minutes from Essex, HOUSE RENTAL IN NO. 17 minutes from St. DUXBURY Albans, 10 minutes Cozy & quiet w/ from the mountain mountain views. road in Jeffersonville, 1st-floor BR & loft. Open about 25 minutes floor plan w/ lg. kitchen. from Burlington. No Lg. porch. $1000/mo. pets. Info: Wally Ward, not incl. utils. 1st mo., 802-849-6366. sec. dep. required. Avail. Nov. 1. 244-6346.

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One of Burlington’s10/5/09 cut- FSBO-MVInci100709.indd 5:11:02 PM 1 est streets. Enjoy Lake Champlain at your private neighborhood beach. A tastefully done Cape with many features. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom. $349,000. schroedervt@gmail.com

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LUXURY APARTMENTS MANOR WOODS 10/5/09 5:30:58 PM Keen’s Crossing! Are you Convenient to looking for the space & downtown yet away convenience of a home from the hustle & in an apt. setting? bustle. DW, garbage, 17 floor plans, incl., snow removal incl. NS/ variously: lg. closets, pets. 1st mo.’s rent & bay windows, private sec. dep. Info: Wally exterior entrance, W/D Ward, 802-849-6366. hookups, central A/C! MONKTON HOUSE ON Our community offers 2 ACRES many amenities, such 1300 sq.ft. 2 BRs w/ as fi tness & movie BAs. Smaller office rooms. Prices vary, but all incl. heat, HW, sewer/ area. Deck in back near stream. $950/mo. + trash. Call for details utils. incl. mowing, & pricing! EHO ADA. plowing. W/D hookup. Info: Keen’s Crossing, Info: Peter Norris, 802-655-1810, www. 802-453-2865. keenscrossing.com.

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classifieds Pearl St. Victorian Burlington. Sunny studio apt., lots of windows & nice woodwork, roomy kitchen. Walking distance to downtown, UVM, hospital. Rent incl. heat/HW, NS/pets. $760/mo. 1-yr. lease. Info: 802-372-6153.

Quiet 2 BR, 2 BA + office Burlington. Well maintained, energy efficient, spacious, HDWD, spiral staircase, private front/ back porch, perennial gardens, full basement, W/D. Avail. now. $1250/ mo. + utils. 1-yr. lease. Info: 802-338-0430, germainstreetapt@

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garage, walkout basement. Pictures on website. Credit check. Call Tony. Info: Micklus Enterprises, LLC, 802-893-0456, vthousebuyer.com. Richmond Village 1-BR, HDWD floors, W/D hookups. NS/ pets, please. Rinnai gas heat. $625/mo. + heat, electric & dep. Info: Sas, 802-878-2239.x Richmond Village house 1300 sq. ft. 2 BR, remodeled, w/extra room & attic for office

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City’s Edge Condo South Burlington 2 bed, 1 bath, first floor home features garage parking, secure storage unit, and built-in air conditioner. Appliances included in the sale are an oven, garbage disposal, dishwasher, refrigerator, washer and drier. Condo association fees cover heating, hot water, snow removal, trash removal, and building maintenance. Close to schools, parks, shopping, bus line, and I-89. Pets are welcome!

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or storage. New kitchen & appliances, HDWD floors, sunny porch. 20 mins to Burlington & Montpelier. Rent incl. 2 parking spaces, water, sewage, & lawn care. Heat & elec. not incl. No dogs, cats OK. Avail. immediately. $1400/ mo. Call 802-434-3888. Room in 3-BR apt. Close to downtown. $400/mo. incl. heat & HW. No pets please. Excellent refs. only. $400 dep. req. Call 802-734-4096. Please lv. msg. Rutland Apt. Nov. 1 Roomy 1 BR, quiet, close to downtown. Walk to market, coffee shops, etc. Sunny, HDWD, nice building. $700/mo.

incl. heat, water, trash, off-street parking. Security, refs. Call 802-353-0592. S. Burl. Sunny, 1-BR Apt. Bright 1-BR w/ cathedral ceiling, walk-in closet, private patio. Includes utilities, Wi/Fi, quiet neighborhood near park, downtown and highway. Tenants have loved it. Dog neg. Info: 802-864-6321, dwoodvt@comcast.net. S. Burlington Treetop condominium, 2-BR, natural gas, carport, W/D hookups, tennis, pool. NS/pets. $1100/mo. + utils. Refs. req. Avail. now. Info: 802-985-8564.

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S. Hero 3-BR farmhouse, just freshened up. Monitor heating, on private dead-end road, farm setting. 20 min. to Burlington or Shelburne Rd. $1200/mo. + utils. Info: 802-372-3400. S. Hero on the Lake 1-BR house, avail. Oct. 17, $1100/mo., not incl. utils. Info: 802-4253519. Shelburne Apartment Spacious 1-BR. 2nd Floor. $950/mo. incl. heat, parking, plowing, trash pickup. Great yard. Avail. Oct. 1. 802-985-2710 or 518-786-1566. Info: Carol, 802-985-2710.

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Underhill Rental $1200 Nicely maintained home on 2 acres, 3 BRs, 2 BAs, 2-car garage, W/D incl. Avail. Nov. 1; min. 6-mo. lease required. No utils. incl. 802-310-9413. Info: Victoria Blodgett, 802-310-9413, www. realtor.com. West Charlotte Village Charming older home, completely renovated. 8 rooms, exposed beams throughout, on 1/2 acre. Great for residence, or possible commercial use. Info: 802-425-7720. Williston St. George Rd. 3-BR house, 2-BA, W/D, screened porch, deck, fireplace, 2-car garage, Adirondack views. Pets considered. $1500/mo. Call Coburn & Feeley, 802-864-5200 ext. 229. Winooski 1-BR upstairs apt. $700/mo. + utils. Dep. & refs. req. Parking for 1 car. Avail. now. No smoking. Pets neg. Info: 802-655-6638.

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home. Quiet w/ beach, pool, tennis, bike path. Great quiet neighborhood. NS/pets. $750/ mo. utils. incl. Info: 561-629-4990.

For RENT [cont.] Winooski Bright, spacious 1-BR apt. w/ study. Quiet side street close to downtown, colleges and I-89. Off-street parking, W/D, yard, storage. Efficient gas heat (new furnace). $950/ mo. + gas & heat. Info: 802-355-7888. Winooski 3-BR home 1-BA, HDWD floors, 2 porches, DW, W/D, 1-car garage, lg. yard, lawn service, full cellar. Pets OK w/ interview. Avail. now. Lease. $1685/mo. + util. Info: 802-9853010. Winooski LeClair St. Avail. Oct. 15. 1 BR. $700/mo. Parking. 2nd floor. Quiet neighborhood. Neville Companies, Inc. 802-660-3481 x1030. www.nevilleco.com.

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Riverview, Richmond 2-BR mobile home, very nice, HDWD floor LR, eat-in kitchen, 2-door refrigerator, cathedral ceiling, gas heat, deck, shed. Financing possible. Sale after divorce. $30,500. Info: 802-253-8841. Wolcott House/ Waterfall Vermont classic. 1860s. Year round/ paved road. Rocking chair porch, stone patio, stately ledges. Unique. 30 min. to Vermont Studio Center, Johnson State College, Sterling College; 45 min. to Goddard College, Montpelier, Union Institute, New England Culinary Institute, Stowe skiing; 10 min. to Lake Elmore; 90 min. to Burlington. 2 BR, 1 full BA. Virtual tour at Realtor.com; MLS #2906792. Jane Barbour, Barbour Realty, 802-371-7639, 802-888-5444.

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Burlington/ Winooski All utils. incl.! Fully furnished. 2.5 BAs. Very close to local college campuses. On bus line. Avail. Jan. 1. Contact Donna, 802-238-0063 (landlord) or Noelle, 508-735-2952 (current tenant). Info: NB1229@ gmail.com. Charlotte Female wanted for west village apt. Pets negotiable. Avail. Nov. 1. $800/mo. Incl. parking, W/D, Internet/ cable, all utils. (except phone). Dep. req. Donna, 425-4168, lv. msg. Essex Junction Room for rent, very private in 3-BR house. Parking, all utils. & W/D incl. on bus line. No pets. $600/mo. or $150/weekly. IBM employees welcome. Info: 802-363-2160.

Housemates Female Housemate Wanted Professional female looking for housemate to share my Essex Junction condo. Avail. Oct. 15. $650/mo. + 1/2 utils., cable incl. Parking, W/D, your own full BA, lots of storage. Deposit, refs. 802-2334694. Female Roommate Wanted Burlington, lg. home, New North End, near beltway. Lg. yard. Parking. Gas heat. Private BA, W/D furnished. TV, quiet neighborhood. No pets. $600/mo. + sec. dep. Avail. Oct. 1. Info: 802-864-4395. Fort Ethan Allen Share 2-BR condo. $450/mo. + half utils. Pets neg. Info: Tim, 802-310-2165. Hinesburg Share 2-BR in Hinesburg. Prefer female. $500/mo. incl. heat, HW & electric. W/D. Pets welcome. Info: Kimberly, 802343-4605. Peaceful Jericho home Share this beautiful 3 BR w/ 2 others. Smallish BR in a roomy, warm home. Pool, fireplace, woods. All amenities, utils. incl. $600/mo. Info: 802-999-1265, tdmover@gmail.com. Roommate for S. Burl Condo Looking to share. Lg. BR, parking, W/D, 2.5 BAs, lots of storage. $750/mo. incl. all utils.

NS/pets. Deposit. Brenda, 802-373-2002.

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S. Union St. office space Hill Section, Burlington. Professional, avail. Nov. 1, 700 sq. ft., located at 239 S. Union St., incl. 3 lg. offices, off-street parking for 2-3 vehicles, shared BA, signage, great location, walk to Church St., schools. $1100/mo., + heat. Call 802-862-2006 for more info.

Sm. family/dog need 3 BR Relocating family looking for dog-friendly dwelling in Burlington for 12+-mo. lease, to start Oct. 15 - Nov. 1. Info: 901-628-5831.

Office/ Commercial 182 Main Street 1500 sq.ft. Immaculately restored office space w/ exposed brick, HDWD floors & timber framing. 4 lg. windows facing Main St. Kitchenette, track lighting, private restroom. High ceilings and lots of light! Separate gas and elec. meters. BUILD TO SUIT! Info: 802-3166452, brickboxco@aol. com. Awesome Country Store Sweet. Be your own boss! Option to live and work here and let the business pay your living expenses. Turnkey business in prime country location. Info: 802-343-5694. Business Space for Lease Bright, newly renovated, 3800 sq.ft., 2nd floor, business/ office/retail/studio space at 51-53 Main St. Flexible terms. $10/ft. NNN. Off-street parking avail. Let’s talk! Info: 802-343-4728.

Studio Space Avail. Beautiful dance studios of varying sizes. Sprung floors. Convenient location. Ample parking. As low as $15/ hour. Perfect for yoga, Pilates, theater, dance, other uses. Info: Dennis Wilson, 802-878-9831. WWW. BURLINGTONSPACES. COM Creative spaces for creative people. Awesome spaces under construction. Avail. Oct. 1. 215 College, 400 sq.ft. 209 College, 1200 sq.ft. 208 Flynn, 1150 sq.ft. 182 Main, 1500 sq.ft. Info: 802-316-6452.

Vacation Rentals Johnson Peak Foliage Beautiful 1-BR apt. on 300-acre estate avail. to rent. $150/night. Panoramic views, see website for photos. Seasonal rental avail. Oct.-May, $825/mo. Entire estate avail. for seasonal rental, $1650/ mo. Info: 802-635-7889, dreamingmountain. com.

2000 Ford Focus 136K “Salvage” title, rebuilt after accident at 9K. Almost no body rust, timing belt replaced at 100K, inspection good through December. Rear coils, bearing need replacement. Info: 802-893-6080. 2000 Honda Odyssey $4000 Exterior is “granite green”, PWR seats/ windows, 7-passenger seating. Clean, no accidents. 25 mpg hwy. Recent brakes, timing belt, water pump, good Michelin tires. Info: Dave Einermann, 802-882-1940. 2006 Buick Lacrosse CXL Sapphire blue. Sunroof, heated leather seats, Onstar, satellite radio, backup sensors, chrome wheels, many other options. 17K. Excellent condition. $14,995. 802-864-7870. Volvo 2005 V70 2 wheel drive, white, 55K very clean. Volvo 2000 XC, high milage, well maintained. Good summer and winter tires on rims. Info: The Swedish Pit, The Volvo Specialists, 802-8632646.

Motorcycles 04 Triumph America Just want to pay off my loan, NOT wanting to make a profit. SERIOUS inquiries only.. looking to SELL this bike, not talk about it. Info: Rachel Gamberg, 802-503-6806.

Main Street Landing On Burlington’s waterfront has affordable office & retail space. Dynamic environment with progressive and forward-thinking businesses. Mainstreetlanding.com, click on space available.

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Childcare Childcare Spaces Fun & warm environment! Books, games, toys, art & baking. Field trips to playgroup & the library. Care that meets the needs of your child! Lots of experience. Refs. avail. 2.8 miles from Church St. Info: Aubrey Boyles, 802-922-5012, aubrey. boyles@yahoo.com. Preschool openings! Part-day, school-year program has openings for current school year. Accredited by the NAEYC & rated w/ 5 of 5 stars. Info: Milton Family Community Center, 802-893-1457, www. miltonfamilycenter.org.

Convenience Store Great location in Colchester, gas pumps. Great cash flow, good profit. Info: 802-2332949. Corner Space, 61 Main St. High traffic, visible, corner location for lease. Formerly “Euro Cafe and Market.” Great deli, cafe, retail store, market, etc. Outdoor seating permitted. $2150/mo. NNN. Let’s talk! Info: 802-3434728.

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Health/ Wellness Full Body Massage for Men Head to toes. Acupuncture rids of your headache. Total release of mind & body. Athletes & student discount. Info: Jay, 802-233-5037. GOT ANXIETY? FIND RELIEF through hypnotherapy. Effectively transform issues around confidence, sleep, social situations, productivity, destructive habits & more. Anxiety specialist. Smoking cessation. Successfully reach your goals. Burlington. Info: Transform and Grow Hypnosis, Samuel Lurie, MEd, CHt, 802-5788391, www.tghypno. com. I’ll Bust You Up Deep therapeutic massage. 17 yrs. exp. Steam towels, hot packs. 1 hr./$65, 1.5 hrs./$90. Barre area. Info: Peter, 802-4765408, pscompedge@ aol.com. JourneyWorks Michael Watson, MA, PhD, LCMHC, Jen Kristel, MA. Offering Expressive Arts Therapy, Reiki, shamanic healing psychotherapy. Individual, Groups, workshops offered. Info: 802-860-6203, www. journeyworksvt.com. Massage for Men by Jim, RN Experienced RN offering Swedish, sports & therapeutic massage. In & out call appts. avail. Visit our website, www. miraclesoftouch.com, for detailed description of services. To schedule an appt. or inquire about fees or services contact Jim, jhart1159@ comcast.net, 802-3108291. Psychic Counseling & channeling w/ Bernice Kelman of Underhill. 30+ yrs. experience. Also energy healing, chakra balancing, Reiki, rebirthing, other lives, classes & more. Info: Bernice Kelman, 802899-3542, kelman.b@ juno.com.

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Home/Garden “Honey-Do” For all of those jobs your honey can’t get to. Small or large, home or office, 24-hr. service. A division of SS Contracting. Call Scott Sasso today! Local, reliable, honest. Info: 802-310-6926. Altogether Interiors For all your decorating needs, remodel and renovations. We sell and consign furnishings, light design, color and fabric consultations. Call for an appt. or come by 11 Maple St., Ste 11, Essex Jct. Info: 802-288-1100. Contractor Home Services Handyman repairs, projects, painting, siding, yardwork, rototilling, tree removal, metal detecting, hauling needs, snowblowing. 15% discount for seniors. 25 yrs. experience, prompt & dependable, insured. Info: Badger Construction, 802-655-6869.

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Stone Horse Landscapes LLC Creative stonescapes, lawn mowing, walking paths, gardens, raised flower beds, compost beds, driveway maintenance, property maintenance, etc. Info: 802-276-3626, 802279-4202.

Pet Pet Sitting/Dog Walking Affordable, reliable, experienced, insured & loving pet sitting in the comfort of your own safe & cozy home. When you can’t be there to care for your pets, call us to help! Dog walking service also avail. Reserve now for the busy holiday season. Free consultations: 864-2PET. Info: Green Mountain Pet Professionals, 802-864-2738, www. greenmountainpet professionals.com.

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Free Stuff Free Hot Tub 4 person, works but needs a new heating sensor, approximate price is $100. Info: 802-893-7544. Is Your House Haunted? Let us check it out for free. The Vermont Spirit Detective Agency: “The Private Eye For Those Who’ve Died.” Contact: vermontspirits@gmail. com. Info: Matthew Borden, 802-881-1171, bigbigdeal3@aol.com.

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Kid’s Furniture - NEW In boxes. Solid wood. Crib, 3 in 2, $345. Bunk bed w/ ladder, $350. Twin bed w/ trundle, $450. Twin mattress, $105. 802-598-0316.

Mesh Manager’s Chair OfficeMax. Color: Black. Dimensions: 27” w x 23” d x 40-44” h. Condition: in original box. Price: $40. Reply to scarlata103@yahoo. com.

Kid Stuff Costco Stroller Lightweight, easy to fold, in great shape, barely used. Asking $20. Info: 802-4884598. Size 5 Toddler Boy Shoes In excellent shape, only worn once! Original price $32, asking $14. Serious inquiries only! Info: 802-488-4598.

Garage/Estate Pets Sales 40% or more off Barn Sale Inventory reduction sale! Friday 10/9 through Monday 10/12, 9AM-4PM. Antiques, collectibles, jelly cupboards, dining tables, dishes, glassware, dolls & so much more. 552 Bushey Road, St. Albans. Info: Grandpy’s Treasures, 802-8390006, clesperance@ comcast.net. MOVING SALE DUXBURY Oct. 3-20. Huge, everything goes, all day every day, kitchen wares, tools, toys, books, CDs, furniture, more. River Rd., Duxbury. Follow signs from exit 10.

American Bulldog Puppies 6, purebred, registered. Ready to go. Vet exam & vaccinations. 8 weeks old. $800. Exceptional markings. Adults on premises. Barre. Info: Lynn Anne Lajeunesse, 802-272-6093, lynna nnelaj@aol.com. CHINESE SHAR-PEI PUPS Beautiful, wrinkled. AKC, all shots. Very friendly & affectionate M & F. Ready to meet their new best friend, $900. Email for pictures. Info: 802-4574039, wrinklepups80@ aol.com.

Sports Equipment Airwalk 145 Snowboard 145cm, w/ bindings. $50. Only used a couple of times. Like new. 2-tone green. Sorry, no checks accepted. Cash

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Want to Buy Antiques Furniture, postcards, pottery, cameras, toys, medical tools, lab glass, photographs, slide rules, license plates, silver. Anything unusual or unique. Cash paid. Info: Dave, 802-8598966. Cash For Records & Stereos LPs, 45 RPMs, stereos, concert posters, music memorabilia, instruments. Convenient drop-offs in Montpelier (State St.) & Burlington (corner of Church & Bank). Buy/sell/ trade. Info: Burlington Records & Riverwalk Records, 802-2233334, saiddone@ hotmail.com, www. BurlingtonRecords.com. Hunting/Military Items Looking for all types, used. All calibers or blade lengths, full boxes of ammo. Paying cash! What have you got? Info: 802-324-4708, Magikdust9@cs.com. Store Stuff: Showcases Etc Opening small shop in Chittenden County & need EVERYTHING, especially counter-size display cases, counters, register, credit card terminal, pegboard units, etc. Paying CASH. Info: 802-324-4708, Magikdust9@cs.com.

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We Buy Vintage Clothes We buy, sell, trade vintage clothing, jewelry, kitschy decor from the 1980s & earlier. Contact the Getup Vintage, locations in Montpelier & Burlington. Info: The Getup Vintage Clothing, 802-279-5942, jeff@thegetup.com, www. thegetupvintage.etsy. com.

0085, bberman@ instrumart.com. For a Good Time Call Farm Fresh Radio..89.3 WMUD Radio at 802-735-2710. Info: www.wmud.org. Lead Singer/ Guitarist Looking to join band. Have excellent vocal range. I am also a songwriter. If interested, please contact Jack Scanlon at 802-771-7200. drummer & vox seek band Male drummer, female vocalist looking to form cover band, primarily ‘70s, ‘80s, through present pop/rock hits, anything fun. Hoping to play locally. Info: Kyle Curtis, 207-949-1184.

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Rhythm guitar wanted. Indie band Indecent exposure is looking for a rhythm guitar player. All original industrial rock. Must be willing to learn current set list. 802-658-5450 Info: A.B.O.S. Records, Jim Tye, 802-658-5450, metalmaster_01@ msn.com, myspace. com/indecentexpo sure05404.

Fender Stratocaster Fender Stratocaster. Mexican w/ arctic white finish, a gold pick guard & lace sensor red white & blue pickups. $275. Info: 802-497-1451, fateorfiction2@yahoo. com. Squire/Fender DuoSonic Sand color w/ gold pickguard. 2 sand-colored pickups. Fixed bridge. Price? $115 w/ gig bag. Info: 802-497-1451.

Drummer wanted To complete trio. Presently keyboards/ bass, female singer. Backup vocals a plus. Soft rock, ballads, excellent talent & equipment. Call Bob. Info: Laura M and the Martians, 802-863-

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Mattress & Box - NEW Therapedic Euro Top w/ warranty. Never used, new. Sell $150. 802-7353431.

Memory Foam Mattress Visco mattress w/ allergen-resistant cover. Warranty incl., still in plastic, never used. Sell $325. 802-734-0788.

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Leather Sofa Like New Sturdy, cream-colored genuine leather sofa, overstuffed, comfortable. Color swatch is still attached. $790 OBO. Info: 802-5241414.

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Buckthorn Firewood 4 cords seasoned hardwood. Cut to standard Electrical services stove size (16-18”). All Master electrician. Free exotic, invasive species lg-valleypainting100709indd 10/3/09 1work. 11:15:17 AM estimates, quality (Common Buckthorn Full range of services, and Norway Maple). So. from hot tub wiring to Burlington. You pick up. motion sensor lights $220/cord. Info: Gary for energy conservaJohnson, 802-734-8661. tion. Refs. avail. Info: 802-922-1329, FireWood for sale fullcircleelectric@ 2 cords, 3 years, comcast.net. seasoned, very dry. ODD JOBS YOU BETCHA $250/cord, you pick up. Burlington area. Info: Pressure washing/ 802-859-0901. painting, fascia & trim (install, replace, repair), GE Washer/Gas windows/doors, roof Dryer repairs, gutters (clean, 3.5 cu.ft. king-size repair), fences & decks capacity front-load (new, repair) + much washer & 5.8 cu.ft. more. Free estimates. extra-large capacity 20+ yrs. exp. Info: gas dryer. Extended 802-373-2444. warranty incl.! $700, from Home Depot. Must-sell, moving!!

Dining Set/Baker’s Rack 5-piece set (table/4 chairs) & baker’s rack. Solid wood w/ cherry finish & wrought-iron framing. Very good condition. $150 for all. Will separate. Pictures avail. Info: 802-8644908, tcalista2@gmail. com.

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Seasoned Firewood Dry hardwood (maple, ash, birch). Split, ready to deliver to Chittenden & Addison counties. $250/cord, delivered. 802-349-6008 or 802453-2865. Lv. msg., will return call right away. Inquire about larger orders.

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For Sale [cont.] Triplett Celtic Harp Excelle33 wire strung w/ soft case, hauntingly beautiful sound, $2800 (compare to newer 35-wire strung Triplett harps selling for $4740). Location: Burlington. Call noon-4, 802-8638133.

Instruction Andy’s Mountain Music Affordable, accessible instruction in guitar, mandolin, banjo, more. All ages/skill levels/ interests! Supportive, professional teacher offering references, results, convenient scheduling 7 days a week. Info: Andy Greene, 802-658-2462, guitboy75@hotmail. com, www.andysmountainmusic.com.

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Drum Lessons Have fun while achieving your goals as a drummer! Experienced, professional & active drummer seeks students of all ages, styles & abilities for private instruction. Study at your convenience in my Burlington studio, or in your own practice space. I offer a custom curriculum, flexible scheduling & the best rates around. Info: steve@stevehadeka. com. Guitar Instruction Berklee grad. w/25 years teaching experience offers lessons in guitar, music theory & ear training. Individualized, stepby-step approach. All ages/styles/levels. Info: Belford Guitar Studio, Rick Belford, 802864-7195, rickbelf@ myfairpoint.net, www. rickbelford.com.

Music Lessons Piano, guitar, bass, voice, theory, composition, songwriting. All ages, levels, styles. 25 yrs. exp. Friendly, individualized lessons in S. Burlington. Info: 802-864-7740, eromail13@gmail.com. Voice Lessons Indiana University & Chicago Lyric Opera alumnus. Info: Tim Feerer, 802-598-1190.

Studio/ Rehearsal CD Mastering ACMastering w/ Adrian Carr, NYC mastering engineer w/ Grammy nominations & new world-class Montreal facility. This mo. offering free mastering samples from your mixes. Attended/ unattended sessions. Info: AC Mastering, 800-335-9103, adrian@ acmastering.com, www. acmastering.com.

Auditions/ Casting Audition for Student Films Champlain College senior filmmakers will be holding acting auditions for their short films on the weekends of October 10, 11 & 17, 18. Info: champlain. productions@gmail. com.

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Guitar School of Vermont “Not your usual music instruction.” Attention from multiple teachers, fundamentals, theory, technique, composition. Teaching Guitarist’s Growing Musicians. Info: 802-655-5800, www. guitarschoolofvermont. com.

New, Big, Craft Show CCS PTO is hosting its first craft show in Charlotte, Vt. Space is limited to 50 spots, so apply now. Email beadedexpressions802@yahoo.com for application/rates. Info: Charlotte Central School PTO, Kelli Delary, 802-985-2575, beadedexpressions802@ yahoo.com.

Guitar instruction All styles/levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro,

Ushers needed October 9-11, 16-18, 23-25. Shows 7:30 p.m., OuterSpace Cafe, Burlington. Info: 802-899-1889, www. theatremosaicmond. net.

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION10 V.S.A., SECTIONS 6001 - 6092 On September 16, 2009, Seth and Lisa Bortz filed application #4C0909-1 for a project generally described as the subdivision of a 29.72 acre parcel into two lots: Lot #1 will be 23.04 acres with an existing single family residence, barn, riding area, and horse pastures; and Lot #2 will be 6.68 acres with a proposed single family residence. The project is located near the intersection of Middle Road and Vermont Route 2A in the Town of Colchester. The District 4 Environmental Commission will review this application under Act 250 Rule 51 — Minor Applications. Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the Colchester Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission located at 110 West Canal Street, Suite 202, Winooski, and the office listed below. The application and proposed permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www. nrb.state.vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the case number above. No hearing will be held unless, on or before Tuesday, October 20, 2009, a party notifies the District Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request shall be in writing to the address below, shall state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the District Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have

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a required planting of 1 shade tree per 5 spaces for parking areas of 15 or more spaces (Sec. 6.2.2 (l)); and,

2009, at 27 Irish Farm Road, South Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

Brian M. Shortsleeve, Tammy Shortsleeve And Occupants residing at 815 West Milton Road, Milton, Vermont,

STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT

Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by Tuesday, October 20, 2009.

b) ZA-09-17 Street Facing Garage Wall Design Standards Modify requirements for street facing garages wall design standards allowing for a larger percentage of the building façade to be garage door (Sec. 6.6.2)

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Defendants

All that certain piece or parcel of land known as Lot 25 in the planned community established pursuant to 27A V.S.A. and being on the Irish Farm Community (“Planned Community”) as defined and described in the Declaration of Planned Community for Irish Farm, dated as of December 1, 2001, recorded in Volume #26, Page #51 of the Land Records of the City of South Burlington, as amended (the “Declaration”), and as depicted on the plan (the “Plat”) entitled Plat Showing Irish Farm Planned Community Allen Road – Harbor View Road South Burlington Vermont dated November 5, 2001, prepared by Vaughn C. Burton, L.S., recorded at Map Slide 392 of the Land Records of the City of South Burlington.

NOTICE OF SALE

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Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5). Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 28th day of September, 2009. By /s/Stephanie H. Monaghan Natural Resources Board District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street

(2) The proposed amendments in their entirety affect the City of Burlington as a whole. (3) The proposed amendments affect the following sections of the Comprehensive Development Ordinance: See references in #1 above. The full text of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance and the proposed amendments are available for review at the Department of Planning and Zoning, City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or on the department’s website at www. ci.burlington.vt.us/ planning.

T/ 802-879-5662

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Aurora Loan Services, LLC,

Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance

Plaintiff

Essex Junction, VT 05452

Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 4442 and §4444, notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Burlington City Council to hear comments on the following proposed amendments to the City of Burlington’s Comprehensive Development Ordinance (CDO). The public hearing will take place on Monday, October 26, 2009 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Contois Auditorium, Burlington City Hall, 149 Church Street in Burlington, VT. Pursuant to the requirements of 24 V.S.A. § 4444(b): (1) The purpose of the proposed amendments is to revise the City’s zoning regulations as follows: a) ZA-09-08 Parking Lot Shading Requirement - Modify the 30% parking lot shading requirement to

v. Stephen S. Le, Vicki Le, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB And Occupants residing at 27 Irish Farm Road, South Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Lehman Brothers, Bank FSB to Stephen S. Le dated January 12, 2007 and recorded in Volume 772, Page 607 of the Land Records of the Town of South Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:30 A.M. on October 21,

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of South Burlington. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. Aurora Loan Services, LLC By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0793-08 CnC Citifinancial, Inc., Plaintiff v.

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Citifinancial, Inc. to Brian M. Shortsleeve dated April 26, 2007 and recorded in Volume 344, Page 546 of the Land Records of the Town of Milton, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 7:45 A.M. on October 14, 2009, at 815 West Milton Road, Milton, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being the same fee simple property conveyed by deed from Lisa J. Roberge and Steve C. Roberge, husband and wife to Brian M. Shortsleeve and Tammy Shortsleeve, dated 12/29/1997 recorded on 12/30/1997 in Book 186, Page 81 in Franklin County Records, State of VT. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Milton.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. Citifinancial, Inc.

By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403

Sovereign Bank, Plaintiff v. Delmiro DaCosta, Helena DaCosta And Occupants residing at 38 Cottage Grove Avenue, South Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Sovereign Bank to Delmiro DaCosta dated June 1, 2007 and recorded in Volume 785, Page 17 of the Land Records of the Town of South Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 P.M. on October 21, 2009, at 38 Cottage Grove Avenue, South Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Delmiro DaCosta and Helena DaCosta by Quit Claim Deed of Rick Medeiros and Nancy Medeiros dated May 24, 2007, and recorded on August 7, 006 in volume 785 at page 14 in the City of South Burlington Land Records. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of South Burlington. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000.

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By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1345-08 CnC GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Plaintiff

at Volume 585, Page 355-356 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Colchester. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

South Burlington, VT 05403

Earl M. Albright, Jr., Jennifer Lea Albright And Occupants residing at 36 Conger Avenue, Burlington, Vermont,

STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000.

Defendants

DOCKET NO. S1565-08 CnC

EverHome Mortgage Company

EverHome Mortgage Company,

By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq.

NOTICE OF SALE

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Gerald W. Deforge, Jr., Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. And Occupants residing at 51 Jason Drive, Colchester, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by EverHome Mortgage Company to Gerald W. Deforge, Jr. dated July 30, 2007 and recorded in Volume 593, Page 258 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 9:30 A.M. on October 21, 2009, at 51 Jason Drive, Colchester, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit:

STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1006-09 CnC Bank of America, National Association as Successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Certificateholders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-HE5, Plaintiff, v Robert E. Bordeaux and Amy L Landry, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as Nominee for Aegis Lending Corporation, and Any Other Occupants of 1220 East Street, Huntington, Vermont, Defendant. SUMMONS & ORDER FOR PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: Robert E. Bordeaux and Amy L. Landry You are hereby summoned and required

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you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Your Answer must also be filed with the Court. Unless

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the relief demanded in the Complaint is for damage covered by a liability insurance policy under which the insurer has the right or obligation to conduct the defense or unless otherwise provided in Rule 13(a). Your Answer must state as a Counterclaim any related claim which you may have against the plaintiffs Complaint, or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action. Plaintiffs action is a Complaint in Foreclosure which alleges that you have breached the terms of a Promissory Note and Mortgage Deed dated January 12, 2007. Plaintiffs action may effect your interest in the property described in said Mortgage Deed recorded on February 6, 2007 in Volume 93, Pages 109-118 of the Town of Huntington Land Records. The Complaint also seeks relief on the Promissory Note executed by you. A copy of the Complaint is on file and may be obtained at the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of. Windham, State of Vermont. It appearing from Affidavit duly filed in the above entitled action that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the methods prescribed in V.R.C.P. 4(d) through (f) inclusive, it is hereby ORDERED that service of the above process shall be made upon Defendants, Robert E. Bordeaux and Amy L. Landry, by publication pursuant to V.R.C.P. 4(g). This Order shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks on 9/30/09, and 10/7/09 in the Seven Days newspaper. A copy of this Order shall be mailed to Defendants at the property address

DATED at Newfane, Vermont this 21st day of September, 2009.

/s/ Helen M. Toor Hon. Helen M. Toor Presiding Judge

STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. Chittenden Superior Court Docket No. S014407CnC DAVID HARTWELL, Plaintiff, vs. RASHIED LANE, ELE BALLARD, OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT, VERMONT STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXES, OPPORTUNITIES CREDIT UNION, AND OCCUPANTS RESIDING AT 88-90 OAK STREET, BURLINGTON, VT Defendants. OPPORTUNITIES CREDIT UNION, Cross-claim Plaintiff, vs. DAVID HARTWELL, RASHIED LANE, VERMONT STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXES, AND OCCUPANTS RESIDING AT 88-90 OAK STREET, BURLINGTON, VT Cross-claim Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Consolidated Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated October 23, 2008, for breach of the Mortgage given by Rashied Lane to David Hartwell dated July 14, 2005 and recorded in Volume 924, Page 95 of the City of Burlington Land Records, and for failure to pay the Judgment dated February 26, 2007 in the matter of Opportunities Credit Union v. Oak Street Deli and Mini-Mart, Inc. and Rashied Lane, Chittenden Superior Court Docket No. S 1404-06 CnC, recorded April 6, 2007 in Volume 49, Page 190 of the City of Burlington Land Records, and for the purpose of

Post & browse ads at your convenience. foreclosing the same, the real property will be sold at public action at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2009, at the lands and premises known as 88-90 Oak Street, Burlington, Vermont (the “Property”), being all of the real property described in said Mortgage and Judgment, to wit: A parcel of land with buildings thereon situated on the northerly side of Oak Street, the store building thereon being known as and designated as No. 88-90 Oak Street, said parcel more specifically described as follows: Beginning at a point in the northerly sideline of Oak Street, which point marks the southwesterly corner of land of the Grantor; thence proceeding in an easterly direction in and along the northerly sideline of Oak Street a distance of 36.05 feet to a point in the northerly sideline of said Oak Street, which point is marked by a drill hole in the concrete apron of the driveway; thence deflecting to the left to form an interior angle of 87°47’ and proceeding in a northerly direction a distance of 47.55 feet to a point; thence deflecting to the right to form an exterior angle of 186°30’ and proceeding in a northerly direction a distance of 52 feet to a point in the southerly line of a part of the land and premises which are described as Parcel One in a certain deed from Joseph and Anastasia Lanois to John and Anna Pennick, recorded in Volume 122, Page 346 of the Burlington Land Records; thence deflecting to the left and proceeding in a westerly direction in and along the southerly line of said Parcel One a distance of 5.5 feet, more or less, to the southwesterly comer of said Parcel One; thence deflecting to the right and proceeding in a northerly direction in and along the westerly sideline of said Parcel One a distance of 33.6 feet to a point in the southerly sideline of Luck Street, which point marks the northwesterly corner of said Parcel; thence deflecting to the left and proceeding in a westerly direction in and along the southerly sideline of Luck Street & distance of 19 feet, more or less, to ; point in the southerly line of Luck Street which marks the northeasterly corner

of a lot of land which is described as Parcel Two in the deed of said Pennicks, hereinabove referred to; thence deflecting to the left, and proceeding in a southerly direction in and along the easterly sideline of said Parcel Two a distance of 22.9 feet to a point which marks the southeasterly corner of said Parcel Two; thence deflecting to the right and proceeding in a westerly direction in and along the southerly sideline of Parcel Two a distance of 13 feet to a point which marks the southwesterly corner of said Parcel Two; thence deflecting to the left and proceeding in a southerly direction in and along the westerly sideline of the Grantor’s land a distance of 111 feet, more or less, to the point or place of beginning, at which point the first mentioned line and last mentioned line join to form an interior angle of 90°17’. There is included in this conveyance a right of way 5 feet wide easterly from and adjacent to the second described line, and also a right of way 5 feet wide and easterly of and adjacent to the westerly line of Parcel One as same right was reserved in the deed to the Pennicks above mentioned; also, a right of way for vehicles to turn on when entering or leaving the garages on the property herein conveyed, this right of way to be 15 feet east and west and to extend from the northerly wall of the shed on the property retained to the southerly line of Parcel One of the Pennicks’ land. This conveyance is made subject to a right of way 5 feet wide westerly from and adjacent to the second described line as more specifically set forth in the Warranty Deed from John O. Rouille to Gary W. Pecor and Valerie A. Pecor dated July 1, 1980 and recorded in Volume 269, Page 283 of the City of Burlington Land Records. The land herein conveyed is shown on a plan entitled “Survey of Property To Be Conveyed to John O. and B. E. Rouille”, prepared by Hoag & Associates, inc., dated January 10, 1955, recorded in Volume 158, Page 45 of the City of Burlington Land Records.

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Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Rashied Lane by Warranty Deed of David Hartwell dated July 14, 2005 and to be recorded in the City of Burlington Land Records. Reference is hereby made to the aforementioned deeds and plan and to the records and references therein contained in further aid of this description. The Mortgagor, Rashied Lane, is entitled to redeem the real property at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the Consolidated Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure, including the costs and expenses of sale. Terms of Sale: The above Property shall be sold AS IS, WHERE IS to the highest bidder for cash or certified funds only. The sale is subject to confirmation by the Chittenden Superior Court. Real Property: A non-refundable deposit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the purchase shall be payable as follows: Fifteen Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($15,000.00) shall be paid by certified check or bank draft at the public auction, and the balance of the deposit shall be payable within five (5) days from the date of the auction. The balance of the purchase price shall be due and payable within the earlier of ten (10) days from the date of confirmation of said sale by the Chittenden Superior Court or forty-five (45) days from the date of public auction. If the balance of the purchase price is not paid within the periods set forth herein, the deposit shall be forfeited and shall be retained by the Plaintiff herein as agreed and liquidated damages and said Real Property may be offered to the next highest bidder still interested in the Real Property. Purchaser shall be required to sign a no contingency contract of the purchase and sale at the public auction, agreeing to purchase the Real Property, in its AS-IS CONDITION, as a result of being the successful and high bidder at said sale.

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Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Gerald W. Deforge, Jr., by Quitclaim Deed of Maryann Jean dated May 10, 2007 of record

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to serve upon Grant C. Rees, Esq., Plaintiffs attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 108, 164 Route 7 South, Milton, Vermont 05468, an Answer to the Complaint in the above entitled action within forty-four (44) days of the first publication of this Summons, which is 9/30/09. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against

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Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Earl M. Albright, Jr. and Jennifer Lea Albright by Quitclaim Deed of Earl M. Albright, Jr. dated August 20, 2004 and recorded in Volume 914 at Pages 667-668 of the City of Burlington Land Records.

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By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by HomeComings Financial, LLC f/k/a Home Comings Financial Network, Inc. to Earl M. Albright, Jr. dated February 2, 2007 and recorded in Volume 988, Page 236 of the Land Records of the Town of Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:00 P.M. on October 21, 2009, at 36 Conger Avenue, Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

Other Terms To Be Announced At Sale Inquiries can be made to Thomas Hirchak Company, Attention: Terry Owen, 1878 Cadys Falls Road, Morrisville, Vermont, 05661, Telephone number: (802) 634-7653 or Gail E. Westgate, Esq., Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC, 150 S. Champlain Street, P.O. Box 1489, Burlington, Vermont, 05402-1489, Telephone Number: (802) 864-0880. STATE OF VERMONT WASHINGTON COUNTY, SS. WASHINGTON SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. 83-2-09 Wncv OPPORTUNITIES CREDIT UNION,

Terms of Sale: Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) paid in cash, treasurer’s check or certified check at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Closing to take place within forty five (45) days of the auction. The sale is subject to unpaid taxes, municipal assessments, or superior liens thereon, if any.

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NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure and Order of Public Sale, dated March 17, 2009, and by virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Kathleen Hurley to Opportunities Credit Union, dated December 19, 2005, and recorded in Volume 499 at Page 63 of the City of Montpelier Land Records, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 9:00 am on the 16th day of October, 2009, at the property located at 4 Downing Street, Montpelier, Vermont, all and the singular the premises described more particularly in the said mortgage, subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal assessments, or superior liens thereon, if any, to wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Kathleen Hurley by Warranty Deed of Joseph R. Herbert and Michelle A. Eno, dated August 15, 2003 and of record in Volume 429, Pages 55 of City of Montpelier Land Records, and being more particularly described as follows:

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OTHER CONDITIONS OF SECTION 4532 OF TITLE 12. AN ACTION TO RECOVER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE SALE OF THE PREMISES ON THE DATE OF THE SALE MAY BE COMMENCED AT ANY TIME WITHIN ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE SALE, BUT NOT THEREAFTER. Dated at South Burlington, Vermont this 14th day of August, 2009. By: Michael D. Johnson, Esq. Johnson & Finnigan, LLP

Reference is hereby made to the aforementioned instruments, the records thereof and the references therein contained, in further aid of this description.

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This conveyance is made subject to and with the benefit of any utility easements, spring rights, easements for ingress and egress, and rights incidental to each of the same as may appear more particularly of record, provided that this paragraph shall not reinstate any such encumbrances previously extinguished by the Marketable Record Title Act, Subchapter 7, Title 27, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

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KATHLEEN HURLEY and Occupants residing at 4 Downing Street, Montpelier, Vermont,

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multi-family dwelling situated thereon commonly known as 4 and 6 Downing Street, Montpelier, Vermont.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Johnson & Finnigan, LLP, 80 Midas Drive, 3rd Floor, South Burlington, Vermont 05403, telephone (802) 660-9393. THE MORTGAGOR IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE, THE MORTGAGOR HAS A RIGHT TO PETITION THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE SITUATED, WITH SERVICE UPON THE MORTGAGEE, AND UPON SUCH BOND AS THE COURT MAY REQUIRE, TO ENJOIN THE SCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALE. FAILURE TO INSTITUTE SUCH PETITION AND COMPLETE SERVICE SHALL THEREAFTER BAR ANY ACTION OR RIGHT OF ACTION OF THE MORTGAGOR BASED ON THE FORECLOSURE SALE, OR COMPLIANCE BY THE MORTGAGE HOLDER TO CONDUCT THE FORECLOSURE SALE, OR COMPLIANCE BY THE MORTGAGE HOLDER WITH THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND

DON’T SEE A SUPPORT group here that meets your needs? Call Vermont 2-1-1, a program of United Way of Vermont. Within Vermont, dial 2-1-1 or 866-652-4636 (toll-free) or from outside of Vermont, 802-652-4636, 24/7. CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Meeting October 13 from 6-8 p.m. in the Boardroom at Fanny Allen Hospital. Guest speaker will be Dr. Richard Kershen, MD, Urology. Dr. Kershen will speak on ED, its causes and possible remedies. Next meeting will be November 10. ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS, ACA is a 12-Step program for people that grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. We meet in a mutually respectful, safe environment and acknowledge our common experiences. We discover how childhood affected us in the past and influences us in the present. Tuesdays, 5:30-7 p.m., St. Paul’s Cathedral, 2 Cherry St., Burlington. 802-9226609, not2bforgot10@ yahoo.com. THE ADDISON COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS (TCF): A nonprofit self-help bereavement support group for families that have experienced the death of a child will hold its regular meeting this Monday, October 5 at 7 p.m. at the Hospice Volunteer Services Office located at the Marble Works (first building on the left as you enter across from the Addison

Independent) in Middlebury. Bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents are encouraged to attend to meet others who have gone through a similar experience and for support. Info, Nancy Merolle at 388-6837, or Claire Groleau at 388-9603. CHITTENDEN FAMILIES TOGETHER MEETING: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Vermont Family Network Conference Room, 600 Blair Park Rd. #240, Williston. Guest speaker will be Kim Brittenham, Community Access Coordinator from Vermont Center for Independent Living. Focus is on concerns of families who have high school youth and adult members who have developmental disabilities. Contact: Jan Hancock 876-5315 ext. 215. jan.hancock@ vtfn.org. CIRCLE OF PARENTS support group meeting in Rutland Monday evenings. Snacks and childcare provided. Meeting is free and confidential. For more info. call Heather at 802-498-0608 or 1-800-children. Meetings Tuesday evenings in Barre. For more info. call Cindy at 802-229-5724 or 1-800-children. ALS (LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE) This support group functions as a community and educational group. We provide coffee, soda and snacks and are open to PALS, caregivers, family members and those who are interested in learning more about ALS. Our group meets the second Thursday of each month from 1-3 p.m. at “Jim’s House”, 1266 Old Creamery Rd., Williston, VT. Hosted by Pete and Alphonsine Crevier, facilitated by Liza Martel, LICSW, Patient Care Coordinator for the ALS Association here in Vermont. The next group meeting will be October 8, 2009. 223-7638 for more information. AMERICAN LUNG ASSOC. FREEDOM FROM SMOKING CLASSES: Sept. 10 - Oct. 29, Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m. $35 for workbook & CD. Limited Financial Assistance is avail. Turning Point Center, 191 Bank St., Burlington (above Climb High). Registration required at 865-2452. NAMI CONNECTION PEER RECOVERY: Support groups meeting weekly: Burlington,

Thursdays 4-5:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 2 Cherry Street. Randolph, Wednesdays 5-6:30 p.m., United Church, 18 N. Main Street. Call Janeen, 1-802-371-7677. Bennington, Tuesdays 6-7:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 200 Pleasant Street. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), con nectionvt@myfairpoint. net, 1-800-639-6480 SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUP Meets the 1st Wednesday of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Comfort Inn, 5 Dorset St., S. Burlington, VT. There is no fee. This is open to anyone who has lost someone to suicide. For more info, call 802-4799450, or ljlivendale@ yahoo.com. BURDENS WEIGHING YOU DOWN? Unemployed, homeless, in need of direction? We are people just like you and have found the answer to all of the above problems. We meet every Wednesday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the Imani Center 293 N. Winooski Ave. Please call 802-343-2027. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) Meetings in Barre occur every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday 6-7 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St. Info: 863-2655. Meetings in Johnson occur every Sunday 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Johnson Municipal Building, Route 15 (just west of the bridge). Info: Debbie Y., 888-5958. Meeting in Montpelier occur every Friday 12-1 p.m. at Bethany Church, 115 Main St. Info: Carol, 223-5793. Meetings in Morrisville occur every Friday 12-1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 85 Upper Main St. Contacts: Anne, 888-2356 or Debbie Y., 888-5958. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE (SOS) Hospice Volunteer Services (HVS) of Addison County and the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP) will collaborate to sponsor a monthly ongoing support group for people who have lost someone by suicide. The group will meet the 1st Wed. of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. These free peer support groups will be held at Hospice Volunteer Services at the Marbleworks in Middlebury, and co-facilitated by professional representatives from HVS and AFSP, both suicide survivors. For more information

and to register call HVS at 388-4111. CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS (CODA) Announcing a new 12step (non-AA, non-NA) meeting. Do you have trouble with relationship issues? Avoidance of feelings? People pleasing? Needing to be needed? Join us Thursday at 5 pm. at the Turning Point Center, 191 Bank St., Burlington. 802-861-3150. For more information about codependence, see www.coda.org and click on “Am I Codependent?” A NEW PERSPECTIVE A peer support group for people working through the combination of mental health and substance abuse issues. Wednesdays at the Turning Point Center, 5-6 p.m. The group will be facilitated and will be built around a weekly video followed by a group discussion. Some of the topics will include: Addictions and mental illness, recovery stories, dealing with stress, understanding personality problems, emotions. 191 Bank St., Burlington. 802-8613150. BEREAVED PARENTS & SIBLINGS SUPPORT GROUP of the Compassionate Friends meets on the third Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. at the Christ Church Presbyterian, 400 Redstone Campus, UVM. Info, 660-8797. The meetings are for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. NEED A HUG? New support group starting. Would you like to explore personal intimacy in a safe environment? This is accomplished by using touch for expressing and receiving tenderness. This is platonic and personal boundaries are respected. Day, time and location TBA. Jeff 310-4903 email iiyog@ aol.com. COED SINGLES GROUP Ages 50-65, forming for friendship and fun. Chittenden County area. Activities to include weeknight/ weekend dinner, bowling, hikes, snow shoeing, movies, etc. If interested email Myra at csbnc27609@aol. com. SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS 12-step group. Women only. Do you have problems with your relationships? Are you unable to leave an unhealthy romantic

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group meets on the 1st Thursday of each month. Call Mike at 655-6688 to get more information and to register. MS SUPPORT GROUP A support group for people with multiple sclerosis and their caregivers. Sponsored by the Vermont Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Join others who have MS to discuss concerns, ask questions, share information and get support. Meets the first and third Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30 p.m. in Williston. For more information contact Michele at 862-4085 and leave a message. POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Champlain Valley (NAMI: CV) is offering a free PTSD Support Group for Women on Thursdays from 12:30-2 p.m. The group focuses on both support and education about PTSD. Meetings are held at the NAMI office at 14 Healey Avenue, Suite D, Plattsburgh. For more information or to register, call NAMI: CV at 561-2685. ARE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE BATTLING MULTIPLE MYELOMA? Support meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month from 5-6:30 p.m. at Hope Lodge on East Avenue, Burlington. For more information call Kay Cromie at 655-9136 or email kgcromey@ aol.com. SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOVED ONES WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS Group forming for family members and loved ones of people with terminal illness. The group will have a spiritual base. We will offer each other support by listening, as well as share creative ways to explore feelings of grief and loss through writing, prayer, etc. Please contact Holly, hollyh@pshift.com. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) Tues., Thurs. & Sun., 6-7 p.m. in Barre. Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St., Barre, VT (parking in back of church/please use back entrance). Meetings are FREE and anonymous. For more info please call 802-863-2655. AL-ANON Family group 12-step. Thursdays, 12:20-1:20 p.m. Call AWARE at 802-472-6463 for

sevendaysvt.com/classifieds information and to register. Free of charge. 88 High Street, Hardwick. “WOMEN CHANGING” An educational support group on changing unhealthy patterns for survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. Tuesdays, 6-7:15 p.m. Ongoing. Join us any time! Childcare reimbursable. Ask about Survivors of Incest Anonymous and Overeaters Anonymous. Call AWARE at 802-4726463 for information and to register. Free of charge. 88 High Street, Hardwick. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier daytime support group meets first and third Thursday of the month at the Unitarian Church “ramp entrance” from 1:302:30 p.m. Montpelier evening support group meets the first Tuesday of each month at Vermont Protection and Advocacy, 141 Main St., Suite 7, in conference room #2 from 6-8 p.m. Colchester evening support group meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Fanny Allen Hospital in the ground floor boardroom from 6-8 p.m. Middlebury support group on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Patricia Hannaford Career Center. Call our helpline at 1-877-856-1772.

ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS with debt? Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Annonymous. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. First United Methodist Church, North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Contact Valerie at 825-4643. LYME DISEASE Are you interested in forming a group? Please call Susan at 899-2713. HIV SUPPORT GROUP This is a facilitated HIV/ AIDS support group that aims to foster a greater sense of community, self-acceptance and personal growth. We are a group of survivors and, with all of our experience, will help you understand and enjoy what positive living has to offer. Friday @ 7 p.m. in the white building behind the Universal Unitarian Church. For more info call Alton @ 310-6094. SHOPLIFTERS SUPPORT GROUP Self-help support group now forming in the capital area for persons who would like to meet regularly for mutual support. This new group would meet biweekly at a time and place to be decided to discuss our issues, struggles and ways of staying out of trouble. We’ll likely use some of Terry Shulman’s work as a focus for some of our discussions. Please call Tina at 802-763-8800 or email at Tmarie267201968@ cs.com

BEREAVED PARENT SUPPORT GROUP: Every first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in Enosburg Falls, 10 Market Place, Main St. Parents, grandparents and adult siblings are welcomed. The hope is to begin a Compassionate Friends Chapter in the area. Info, please call Priscilla at 933-7749. EATING DISORDERS PARENTAL SUPPORT GROUP: for parents of children with or at risk of anorexia or bulimia. Meetings 7-9 p.m., third Wednesday of each month at the Covenant Community Church, Rt. 15, Essex Center. We focus on being a resource and providing reference points for old and new ED parents. More information, call Peter at 802-899-2554. OCD SUPPORT GROUP/ THERAPY GROUP: Come share your experience, get support from those who have been there, learn about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how to reduce its symptoms. Therapist facilitated. Weekly meetings, 802-343-8114.

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE and Dementia support group. Held the last Tuesday of every month at Birchwood Terrace, Burlington. Info, contact Stefanie Catella, 863-6384. FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP: If someone in your family or one of your friends is in an abusive relationship, this new support group is designed especially for you. Info, call Women Helping Battered Women, 658-1996. DEPERSONALIZATION AND DEREALIZATION: If you suffer from either of these trance states, please call Todd, 864-4285. WOMEN HELPING BATTERED WOMEN offers free, confidential educational support groups for women who have fled, are fleeing, or are still living in a world where intimate partner violence is present. WHBW offers a variety of groups to meet the diverse needs of women and children in this community. Info, 658-1996. VT PARENTS OF FOOD ALLERGY CHILDREN EMAIL SUPPORT TEAM: Info, contact MaryKay Hill, 802-373-0351. MIXED GENDER COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP: Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

Co-facilitated by supportive peers and mental-health professionals and open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning adults age 23 and up. Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?. TRANS SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUP: First Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Looking for peer support among other transgendered folks? Need a safe space to relax and be yourself? Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?. TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meeting, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 7-8 p.m. meeting. Info, call Fred or Bennye, 655-3317, or Patricia, 658-6904. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 862-4516, or visit www.cvana.org. Held in Burlington. SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with sex or relationships? We can help. Sunday meetings, 7-8:30 p.m. Call Sandy, 863-5708. SMOKING CESSATION GROUP: Willing to kick the habit? This free, five-week program helps quitters to follow through. Community Health Center of Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6309.

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CVCAC, a nonprofit human service agency serving central Vermont since 1965, seeks an energetic, creative and productive addition to its missiondriven development team. The Development Special Projects Associate will bring a proven history of success in capital campaigns, special events, marketing, and local (private sector) fund development. This new position is 25 hours/week with benefits and the potential to become full-time based on productivity and success. S/he should have a minimum of a B.A., demonstrated success in fundraising for nonprofits, and excellent research, oral and written communication skills. Capital campaign, individual and corporate donor cultivation experience is essential. Knowledge of economic, social and cultural issues of importance to people with limited resources is ideal. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively on multiple deadlines while maintaining a sense of humor is important. CVCAC offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and a friendly, informal work environment. Please send your resume, a brief writing sample, and a letter telling us why working at CVCAC interests you, and three references postmarked no later than October 23. This position will remain open until filled.

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Community Integration Specialists- Lamoille Community Connections is currently recruiting individuals to work as Community Integration Specialists in our Developmental Services program. Community Integration Specialists provide services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities. Community Integration Specialists help promote development and growth of practical life skills including selfhelp, socialization and the adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in community-based settings. Transportation of consumers to various community locations is a necessary component of the CIS work. These positions include part time, full time and substitute positions. Send resumes to: Director of Human Resources, LCMHS, 72 Harrel St., Morrisville, VT 05661 or email to janem@lamoille.org. Shared Living Provider- Lamoille Community Connections is seeking shared living support for a 55 yr. old woman with developmental disabilities and intensive personal care needs. The ideal candidate would also provide shared living support for her elderly mother, who wishes to remain a caregiver to her daughter for as long as she possibly can. The ideal candidate would have a handicap-accessible home in Morrisville or surrounding area, or would be willing to move into the home of this mother-daughter team. Generous stipend and team support provided to the right person(s). Send application to: Director of Human Resources, LCMHS, 72 Harrel St., Morrisville, VT 05661 or email to janem@lamoille.org. Long-Term Shared Living Providers Needed- Lamoille Community Connections Developmental Services is looking to expand its pool of Shared Living Providers in Lamoille County. We serve a wide variety of people with developmental disabilities who need a home and caregivers at any given point. People who apply must be serious about the care of others and helping them reach their goals in life. Shared Living Providers may be responsible for many different aspects of a person’s care and growth. It is not an easy job, but it can be one of the most rewarding ones that anyone could ever have. We look to match people’s interest and abilities to ensure long-term placements. We need all types of different homes, which could include a single person, couples, people with or without children, and people who are just up for a challenge. Send application to: Director of Human Resources, LCMHS, 72 Harrel St., Morrisville, VT 05661 or email to janem@lamoille.org.

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NAMI-Vermont seeks a qualified applicant for the position of Executive Director to lead the organization in providing support, education and advocacy for residents affected by mental illness and their family members. This person will develop strategy to promote growth in membership and funding; coordinate public outreach and state advocacy efforts; and act as primary liaison in communications with key stakeholders. A bachelor’s degree and at least five years of program management or other leadership experience in a nonprofit or public human services or health care required. Master’ s in Community Development, Nonprofit Management or Administration is preferred. Demonstrated track record in budgeting and fiscal management, grant writing, advocacy and volunteer management. Comfort in working with individuals with mental illness and their families is essential. Position is currently 32 hours per week, but could expand to 40 hours contingent upon the ability to increase revenues through grants and fundraising. Some travel required. Good benefits package and competitive salary. For full job description, job application form and directions for applicants, go to www.namivt. org. Please respond by email using downloadable application form. Deadline for applying is October 24, 2009.

Digital Prepress Manager

Community SkillS WorkerS needed NFI Vermont is seeking new members to join our talented team of mental health professionals in the Diagnostic Assessment Program. The ideal candidate will be a skilled communicator, have a desire to help kids and families, and have the ability to provide respectful role modeling. Training and supervision will be provided in this benefited position. Bachelor’s degree is required. Please submit a cover letter and resume to nichole thibault, at 30 Airport road, So. Burlington, Vt 05403 or e-mail: nicholetibault@nafi.com.

reSidentiAl CounSelor ShelBurne houSe The Shelburne House Program of NFI Vermont is seeking a Residential Counselor. Shelburne House is a residential program which provides assessment and stabilization services to male teenagers, ages 13-18. Responsibilities include counseling youth, ADL (activity, daily learning), assisting with living skills, and assisting in treatment. Experience working with teenagers with emotional and behavioral challenges desired. BA in psychology or related field highly desirable. This is a full-time position with a comprehensive benefits package. Send cover letter and resume to danielle Bragg, 771 essex rd. Suite 1, Williston, Vt 05495 or e-mail danielleBragg@nafi.com. WWW.NAFI.COM

The Prepress Technician/Manager will lead a team of 5 people in a deadline-driven, fastpaced environment. The candidate must display a professional demeanor and the 2x2-NAMI100709.indd 1 ability to function effectively in a fast-paced production environment. The position will require analytical skill with a great attention to detail while adhering to tight deadlines. The position works under the supervision of the Production Coordinator. The candidate must have the ability to execute basic to complex functions using the following software: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat), and Quark. A knowledge of Prepare It and XmPie Udirect a plus. Professional color correction and color retouching as well as some design skills are also a plus. The Prepress Technician/Manager will generate files/proofs that comply with job and departmental specifications and procedures. The position is responsible for troubleshooting, file manipulation, and imposition of file output in a pdf workflow. The candidate must have the skill to create and edit PDF files, and perform quality control checks on electronic files. Responsible for multi-tasking between file preparation, manipulation, and assembly on MacIntosh and PC platforms while maintaining responsibility for timely job shipments and quality control. The position is expected to prepare accurate proofs for customer approval, conduct various checks for quality control and final output, process variable data mailing files, and accurately report charges (time and material) to the workstation job tracking database. Applied knowledge of the print manufacturing process, ICC profiling and digital proofing are a plus.

The Offset House

89 Sand Hill Road Essex, Vermont 05451 employment@offsethouse.com

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Community HigH SCHool of Vermont

Correctional Instructor

Agency of Human Services/Department of Corrections The Community High School of VT is seeking an enthusiastic, selfmotivated educator to provide secondary education services at the Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport, VT. Candidates must possess a current beginning educator’s license or professional educator’s license by the VT Department of Education, or any state education department as a classroom teacher. Preference will be given to those with a Math or Science endorsement and those who have experience working with diverse age groups, with multiple learning modalities. Please note that successful candidates with out-of-state licensure will be required to obtain a VT Department of Education license as a contingency for completion of original probation. The State of VT offers an excellent compensation package. To apply, interested candidates should use the online job application at www. vtstatejobs.info or contact the Department of Human Resources, Recruitment Services at (800) 640-1657 (voice) or (800) 2530191 (TTY/Relay Service). This position is listed under Occupation Category: Education & Library Services, as Correctional Instructor A/C general, reference job posting #26065 & Job Code 611901. This is a full-time position. Application deadline is 10/25/09. For further information, contact the Community High School of VT, Department of Corrections (802-241-2589).

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National Energy Services provider seeks management candidates for their Waitsfield, VT, location. Prior management experience in the propane and/or fuel oil industry is required. Excellent salary and benefit package including bonus and incentive plans offered to the right candidate. Join one of the leading energy services teams in the country.

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Representative Colchester energy business looking for experienced customer service representative. Must be able to handle large call volume and maintain a professional attitude. Great benefits with pay matching your ability.

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Are you interested in being part of a group that includes a supportive team of therapists, coverage of your after-hours emergencies and efficient billing staff? We are currently seeking a full-time therapist who is a generalist and interested in working with children, adolescents, adults and families. Specialization with children also desirable. Experience with substance abuse, DBT and group treatment preferred. The ideal candidate will be an MSW/LICSW. Willing to consider other licensure. This full-time position has an excellent benefits package. Some evening hours required. Our clinic is located close to Interstate 89 and is a short commute from Burlington and surrounding areas. The ideal candidate may qualify for the National Health Services Federal loan forgiveness program, which is substantial.

Motivated self-starter needed to join our growing company. Responsibilities to include assisting Production Manager with the following: processing factory purchase orders, special account orders, correspondence with overseas accounts and factories, facilitating product testing, pricing & various production report running/analysis. This individual will be working in a wholesale environment. Candidate must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills. Attention to detail and the ability to manage projects are essential. Candidate must have strong writing, computer skills & be well versed in Excel. This position offers a competitive benefits and compensation package based upon experience.

Grants Coordinator

This position is considered full-time and offers a comprehensive benefits package and a competitive wage based upon experience. If you are interested in joining our dynamic team, EMAIL RESUME AND LETTER OF INTEREST to:

Funding agency supporting affordable housing and conservation projects throughout is looking for Zutano, Inc., emailVermont kris@zutano.com. a well-organized, self-motivated individual to assist with the administration of grant awards and the coordination PROGRAM MANAGER — PARENT CHILD CENTER Grants1 Coordinator 2x2-Zutano100709.indd 10/5/09 2:47:51 PM ADMINISTRATIVE NCSS is seeking a dynamic leader to oversee our regional Parent Child Center. of the organization’s monitoring program. Be part of an Programs include Early Childhood Mental Heath, Family Infant and Toddler Funding agency supporting affordable hous&closely DEVELOPMENT administrative financial team working with other Program, Healthy Babies, Kids, and Families, as well as our Child Care Support ing and conservationand projects throughout Services. This position requires a strong knowledge of early childhood development Vermont is looking for a well-organized, selfprogram staff in carrying out the organization’s mission. and experience within the early childhood system of care. The ideal candidate motivated individual to assist with the adminThe Sara Holbrook Community Center is must have strong managerial skills and the ability to work within a committed and istration awardspreparing and the coordination Tasksof grant include and tracking grant agreements, experienced team. Master’s degree preferred. seeking an Administrative & Development of the organization’s monitoring program. Be PlAygrouP FACilitAtor processing project monitoring funding part of an administrative and disbursements, financial team Coordinator. The position is dynamic, Milton Family Community Center, a reworking closely with other program staff in from coordinating special events awards, assisting in maintaining a database, and tracking a and HR Dept., 107 Fisher Pond Road, St. Albans, VT 05478. EOE gional member of the Vermont Parent/ carrying out the organization’s mission.Tasks recruiting volunteers to managing include preparing and tracking grant agreeChild Center Network seeks organized, Visit our website for position details and a complete listing of our job opportunities: www.ncssinc.org. number of funding programs. 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The position provides an excellent communicator and writer. cessful experience working with groups collaboratively withto others. experience withyears of a work mix of tasks requiring attention detail, a Requires Bachelor’s degree and two of young children, and knowledge of Oversee and manage website maintenance and development for GetEducated. knowledge of financial recordkeeping, good experience in nonprofit fundraising is word-processing, spreadsheet com, the pre-eminent consumer watchdog group that rates, ranks, and verifies early childhood education required. organizational skills and the ability to work and database programs. the cost, quality and credibility of online colleges. required. Full-time position Submit resume and three references to collaboratively with experience others. Requires experiBookkeeping preferred; experience with nonprofitwith excellent benefits. Please include resume, 3 letters ence with word-processing, spreadsheet and address below. Website Developer skill set includes: organizations helpful. Previous experience, database programs. Bookkeeping experience administrative of reference and salary requirements: reACH uP CAsework • Linux; Apache; MySQL, PHP preferred; experience with nonprofit organigood writing/communication skills desired. EOE. Competitive MAnAger • Joomla CMS Leisa Pollander zations helpful. Previous administrative ex• Subversion version control To provide dedicated, communityperience, good writing/communication skills Executive Director benefits package. Please provide cover letter and resume • OpenX desired. EOE. Competitive benefits package. based case management services for Sara Holbrook Community Ctr. • Plesk Panel to Laurie VHCB, 58 East Street, Montpelier, Please provideGraves, cover letter and resume to State the Milton Family Community Center’s 66 North Avenue • Google Analytics Laurie Graves, VHCB, 58 East State Street, contract program with the State of Vermont 05602. Position open until filled. For aVTcopy of Burlington, 05401 • Search Engine Optimization Montpelier, Vermont 05602. Position open Vermont, Economic Services, Reach Up until a copy of the job thefilled. jobFordescription, calldescription, 828-3250 orApplications see www.vhcb.org/ accepted until position is filled. program. Working knowledge of human Website Manager skill set includes: call 828-3250 or see www.vhcb.org/ employEqual Opportunity Employer. No phone development, case management and employment.htm • Project management: task, time and budget management ment.htm. Milton After School Kids, a state-licensed childcare program for school-agers is seeking an Assistant Coordinator. Previous experience working with groups of children plus at least four college courses related to early childhood or elementary education AND a positive background check required. Send resume and three references to Jen Hayes, Milton Family Community Center, Po Box 619, Milton, Vt 05468

understanding of the culture of poverty required. Bachelor’s degree in human services and ability to travel also required. Send resume and list of three references to: Brett Chornyak Milton Family Community Center P.o. Box 619, Milton, Vt 05468

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Location: Essex Junction-Winooski, VT Requires: Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years experience. Stellar references. Resume, letter, plus salary requirements: goldie@geteducated.com.

Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

calls please. Full job description online at: www.saraholbrookcc.org.

Supporting affordable housing & conservation Supporting affordable housing & the conservation of agricultural of agricultural and recreational lands, historic and recreational lands, historic properties and natural areas. properties and natural areas.

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18 Travel Consultants/Agents Six travel consultants/agents needed immediately; bonus/commissions. Part/full-time. Will train.

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United Way of Franklin & Grand Isle seeks P/T TemP CamPaign assoCiaTe

Hospitality Serving Franklin & Grand Isle counties

to begin immediately through February 2010. Candidates must be highly organized & have excellent communication skills. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Send resume & cover letter to: karina@fgiunitedway.org or mail to: FgiUW executive Director Po Box 387, st. albans, VT 05478

Maintenance

Do you thrive in a positive, forward, can-do culture with an ever-important social mission?

Seeking a responsible individual with great customer service skills for a full-time maintenance position. Hotel maintenance experience preferred.

Community support worker

RETAIL ASSISTANT for Packing and Shipping Store located in Waterbury. Position is PT and requires good customer service skills. Knowledge of Photoshop helpful but not required. Email resume to: ship@packandsendplus.com.

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This is an amazing opportunity to get a head start in the future You may e-mail your of cable installation as a Triple play installation Technician and resume to: FTTH Technicians. nate@innvermont.com This is a long-term and permanent W2 employment position with an initial 90-day probationary period. Work will be performed in Holiday Inn—Burlington VT. you will be performing fiber splicing and full cable triple play installations 1068 Williston Road – Voip, high-speed data, digital video and trouble calls. Excellent opportunity “Building Bridges in the Community” South Burlington, VT to learn the ins and outs of FTTH while performing tasks and duties that are 05403 NCSS, Inc., 107 Fisher Pond Road, familiar to experienced cable techs. St. Albans, VT 05478 • EOE QualiFicaTionS: Must be a quality-minded individual, reliable with a can-do attitude, willing to work flexible schedules within a 6-day workweek. Must possess strong 1x2-NCSS-CommSupp100709.indd 1 10/5/09 12:38:26 PM 1x2-HolidayInn100709.indd 1 10/5/09 3:09:34 PM troubleshooting skills in Voip, HSi & video. ncTi certificates a plus, but not required. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. Must possess a valid driver’s license ContaCt MiChelle: with a good driving record. Must be able to carry a ladder and climb to various heights. Successful candidates will have to pass a criminal background check 865-1020 x21 Director of Leadership and Annual Giving and drug screening. Assistant Director of Leadership and Annual Giving michelle@sevendaysvt.com oTHEr rEQuirEMEnTS: ownership of hand tools is required, a laptop is a State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh plus. BEnEFiTS: Medical, dental, 401k, ad&d/life insurance, paid holiday and For more details and to apply, visit vacation time. www.jobs.plattsburgh.edu and select “Part-Time Faculty Positions” please apply via email please apply via email at recruiter@BaS2000.com SUNYCollegeatPlattsburghisanequalopportunityemployercommittedtoexcellencethroughdiversity.

Please visit our website, www.ncssinc.org, for position details, application links, additional listings and to learn more about NCSS!

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Addison County Home Health & Hospice is looking for interested RNs for the following full-time positions:

2x2-broadbandaccess100709.indd 1 PM Leaps & Bounds is looking 10/5/09 for 5:55:25 motivated, flexible team players to join our growing childcare team. Founded in 1787, Castleton is a college community that values personal interaction with students and among colleagues. Your work Must have experience, education and will be appreciated here. You can help us make a difference in the a sense of humor! Pay based on lives of our students, and for the benefit of Vermont. education and experience.

Contact Krista at 802-879-2021 or kristalacroix@yahoo.com.

QUALITY ASSURANCE/ UTILIZATION REVIEW NURSE Responsibilities include: Auditing all OASIS documents for accuracy and consistency in data; reviewing each CMS 485 start of care and recertification to assure clinical data is consistent with corresponding OASIS documents; working collaboratively with clinicians in problem solving relating to accuracy in documentation and working closely and collaboratively with our QA Specialist in monitoring data analysis. Proven, working knowledge of OASIS and a background in home health is highly desirable.

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RN/PERSONAL CARE COORdINATOR - MEdICAId WAIVER PROgRAM This RN will provide assistance to the Medicaid Waiver Case Manager supporting/providing educational programs to staff; provide skilled patient assessments related to Choices for Care Program; participate in guidance/oversight of in-home education and orientation of staff, audits and supervision of the department Scheduler.

Qualified candidates should be a licensed RN in Vermont; have a minimum of two years experience; possess a collaborative approach to teaching and a desire to educate and motivate clinicians and direct patient care staff.

Send resume to: Cpaquette@achhh.org or directly to ACHHH, P.O. Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753.

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ExEcutivE DirEctor

Governor’s Institutes of VT Executive Director sought to provide leadership in an exciting organization offering artistically and academically challenging summer and winter Institutes for high school students. Candidates will be accomplished nonprofit professionals with education background and experience. Professional management experience is required, with excellent leadership, resource development and operations management skills. Full job description can be requested at givcol@ sover.net. Salary: $55,000 - $60,000 (plus generous benefits) depending on experience. Cover letter and resume by 10/30/09 to: givcol@sover.net or Executive Director transition team Governor’s institutes of vermont 100 State St. Ste. 334 Montpelier, vt 05602. EoE.

Castleton State College seeks an individual to serve as Spartan Arena Director. This individual will direct and oversee the overall operations, business management and marketing of the College’s Spartan Arena. Promote the facilities and use of Arena to a variety of constituencies. Coordinate, schedule and arrange for programming and activities in the Arena. Bachelor’s degree in business administration, business management, sales, marketing, sports administration, recreation, physical education, or other appropriate discipline, plus three to four years relevant experience, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired. Salary for this full-time position is within the VSC salary range for Grade 13 plus an excellent benefit package. This position is included in the VSC UP-SUP Bargaining Unit. Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled. Forward resume, cover letter, three reference contacts, and application (www.castleton.edu) to:

Office of Human Resources Castleton State College Castleton, VT 05735. CSC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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your future starts here. CAREER ADVICE

How did they start up?

START-UP WORKSHOPS TECH SHOWCASE

Hear from successful founder CEOs in a series of talks that examines the uniqueness of Vermont’s entrepreneurfounded creative technology companies. 11 am: Richard Tarrant, Jr., MyWebGrocer 12 pm: Adam Alpert, BioTek 1 pm: Steve Arms, MicroStrain 2 pm: Lisa Groeneveld, Logic Supply 3 pm: Paul Millman, Chroma Technology 4 pm: Michael Jager, JDK Design

Who’s on the cutting edge?

Invent Yourself! Meet the agencies and schools that can help you get your business off the ground. The day includes a workshop series and technical help organized by the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. Learn about:

The most innovative Vermont companies will exhibit and demonstrate their products in a two-floor showcase like no other! Drop in on your favorite shop, discover what they’re working on and who they like to hire. Exhibitors include:

• Getting ﬁnancing • Writing a business plan • Applying for grants and assistance • Marketing and branding your idea

• BioTek • Bluehouse Group • Competitive Computing • Dealer.com • NRG Systems • Vermont Energy Investment Corp.

Affordable exhibition space is filling up fast! Reserve your booth at: vermont3.com or cari@vermont.org.

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WED, 10/7 | $25 aDv / $30 DOS | DOORS 7, SHOW 8:00Pm

mirah

THU, 10/8 | $13 aDv / $15 DOS | DOORS 7:30, SHOW 8Pm

norfolk & western FRI, 10/9 | $10 aDv / $12 DOS | DOORS 6:30, SHOW 7Pm WOkO WELcOmES

rumble doll carol ann jones & the superchargers, audio journal

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FRI, 10/9 | $7 aDv / $10 DOS | DOORS 8, SHOW 8:30Pm

flashback celebrating the SaT, 10/10 | $15 aDv / $20 DOS | DOORS 8, SHOW 8:30Pm

woodstock experience

rebelution giant panda guerilla SUN, 10/11 | $12 aDv / $15 DOS | DOORS 7, SHOW 7:30Pm

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:: burlington area

1/2 LoungE: Sirenix: Queen City Songwriter Series with Steve Hartman (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Free. CLub MEtronoME: Family Night Open Jam, 10 p.m., Free (18+).

Play It Forward :: If there is one American city that knows a thing or two

about helping neighbors in need, it is New Orleans. FEMA foibles aside, the outpouring of support in the wake of Hurricane Katrina was, and continues to be, inspiring. Though there is still much work to be done in returning the city to her former glory, one noted N’awlins group is hitting the road to help less fortunate friends across the country, the

HigHEr grounD baLLrooM: The Disco Biscuits, Kraak & Smaak DJ set (live electronica), 8 p.m., $25/30. AA.

incomparable PrEsErvation HaLL Jazz banD. A veritable living encyclopedia of Big Easy

LEunig’s bistro & Café: Live Jazz, 7 p.m., Free.

performance to benefit the Vermont Foodbank.

MuDDy WatErs: Steamboat Wonderlust & Eric Reeves (eclectic), 8 p.m., Free. nECtar’s: True School Wednesday with Nastee & A-Dog (hip-hop), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. PariMa aCoustiC LoungE: Kyla Graves & Lowell Thompson (singer-songwriters), 8 p.m., Free. raDio bEan: Ensemble V (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 9 p.m., Free.

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rasPutin’s: Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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tHE sCuffEr stEaK & aLE HousE: pJ Davidian Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

1/2 LoungE: Jah Red (Latin soul), 7 p.m., Free. Thunder with Dave Shichman (drum’n’bass), 10 p.m., Free.

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CLub MEtronoME: Bonerama (funk), 9 p.m., $8. 18+.

CHarLiE o’s: Abby Jenne (rock), 8 p.m., Free.

franny o’s: Balance DJ & Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

LangDon strEEt Café: ImproVisions Jazz Quintet with Michael Arnowitt (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

grEEn rooM: DJ Fattie B (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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HigHEr grounD sHoWCasE LoungE: Mirah, Norfolk & Western (indie), 8 p.m., $13/15. AA. JP’s Pub: Neon Magus, Black Beauty (experimental), 9 p.m., Free.

City LiMits: Karaoke with Balance Entertainment, 9 p.m., Free.

LEunig’s bistro & Café: Mike Martin & Geoff Kim (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

tWo brotHErs tavErn: Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., Free.

tHE MonKEy HousE: Arms & Sleepers, Accumulation (indie), 9 p.m., $5.

:: northern

nECtar’s: The Flavor Trio (funk), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

bEE’s KnEEs: Jim Charonko (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

MonoPoLE: Open Mic, 8 p.m., Free.

raDio bEan: Jazz Sessions (jazz), 6 p.m., Free. Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., Free. Anthony Santor Group (jazz), 11 p.m., $3.

comedy open mic night TUE, 10/13 | $16 aDv / $18 DOS | DOORS 7, SHOW 7:30Pm 104.7 THE POINT WELcOmES THE “BEaR RHymES WITH WOmaN” TOUR

carbon leaf/ stephen kellogg &dawn the sixers landes WED, 10/14 | $20 aDv / $25 DOS | DOORS 7:30, SHOW 8Pm THU, 10/15 | $20 aDv / $25 DOS | DOORS 7:30, SHOW 8Pm 104.7 THE POINT WELcOmES

yonder mountain string band danny barnes

tHE sKinny PanCaKE: Lady Lioness & Alex Greiner (avant garde-folk), 9 p.m., $5 donation.

LangDon strEEt Café: Tall Tall Trees (Americana), 9 p.m., Donations.

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WED 10/14: THU 10/15: FRI 10/16: FRI 10/16:

tWo brotHErs tavErn: DJ Dizzle (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.

SaT 10/17: SaT 10/17: SUN 10/18:

on tHE risE baKEry: Open Mic, 7:30 p.m., Free.

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mON 10/19: TUE 10/20: WED 10/21: THU 10/22: THU 10/22: FRI 10/23: SaT 10/24: SaT 10/24: SUN 10/25: SUN 10/25: mON 10/26: TUE 10/27: WED 10/28: THU 10/29:

bEE’s KnEEs: paul Cataldo (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

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intentionally grainy recording falls ﬂat, a victim of its own gritless contrivances and overproduced underproduction. “A (With Love)” is next and recalls Stranger’s Almanac-era Whiskeytown, as does much of the album, with Kellogg cast in the Ryan Adams role. In fact, Kellogg’s delivery is eerily — suspiciously? — reminiscent of Adams, a fact perhaps owing to Bear coproducer and frequent Adams collaborator Tom Schick. Kellogg spins a mildly gripping tale of heartland melodrama. But it is nothing Adams and scores of others haven’t done with more artful tact before him. That song is symptomatic of the disc’s maladies on the whole. Kellogg suffers no

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Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers, The Bear (VANGUARD RECORDS, CD)

Sometimes, you really can judge a book — or in this case, an album — by its cover. The cover of The Bear, the latest album from Massachusetts-based road warriors Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, suggests a hardscrabble, blue-collar feel. Even encased in shrink-wrap, it appears battered and familiar, like a favorite pair of well-worn blue jeans. But looks can be, and often are, deceiving. The disc’s threadbare aesthetic is an optical illusion. Like distressed denim at the Gap, it is beat up by design, not loving overuse. And though Kellogg and his Sixers would seemingly have you believe The Bear is a dusty descendant of the working-class heroes they parrot — Springsteen, Petty and, most obviously, Ryan Adams — their music is likewise little more than an airbrushed fabrication. The album opens with the title track. It’s a jaunty, blues-ish tune meant to impart a classic backroom roadhouse feel. But the

shortage of talent. He’s a naturally gifted vocalist and can reel in a hook with the best of them. But he’s more pop than punch and struggles with believability, mining territory already fairly well stripped bare by superior artists. Though at moments he stands on his own (“Satisﬁed Man,” “Lonely in Columbus”), more often than not his tunes, and especially his derivative wordplay, represent an uninspiring approximation. Call it Americana by way of “American Idol.” Fans of Whiskeytown, or latter-day Adams efforts such as Heartbreaker or Jacksonville City Nights, could well be seduced by Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers. But they would be far better served seeking solace in those well-loved, tattered treasures than the mediocrity wrapped in the fauxvintage trappings of The Bear. Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers appear at the Higher Ground Ballroom this Tuesday with Carbon Leaf and Dawn Landes.

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Dust off those shitkickers, Burlington. Your blue-collar heroes ride again. Rooted in rockabilly, the Starline Rhythm Boys have been shaking honky-tonks for a decade, evoking an era of checkerboard floors and poodle skirts. Their latest, Masquerade For Heartache, finds the trio plugged into Charlie O’s — that Capital City citadel of sin — where guitarists Al Lemery and Danny Coane lead a jukebox jubilee. All that’s missing is the chicken wire, as the Boys resurrect salty anthems (“Red’s Place”) and 10-gallon covers (“Trucker from Tennessee”) to rowdy effect. Anchored by Billy Bratcher’s strolling bass, Heartache is a vintage buffet. Western boogie? Check. Hillbilly blues? Yep, it’s all here. And if Coane’s lyrical twang sounds just a bit south of his native Montpelier, blame it on the Narragansett — beer sweetens the masquerade. The truth of it is, red hot or relaxed, the dukes of drawl bleed country music. They harmonize Jim Foley’s lonesome “Goodbye Train” and flame-broiled “Workin’ Man Blues,” a Merle Haggard classic. “I drink my beer at Charlie-O’s!,” Coane shouts to audience cheers. It’s hard to resist such Green Mountain charm, especially when wry bar ballads — like “I’m Fed Up Drinking Here” — sound more Nashville than Nectar’s. Even originals feel like radio hits. “Jive After Five” is a swinging “Happy Days”esque romp that’s as satisfying as a cherry cola. Dobro master Kevin Maul lends his expressive steel guitar, but it’s Lemery’s seasoned Telecaster that burns. Imagine

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America’s sock-hop soundtrack channeled through Junior Brown; it’s the dawn of rock ’n’ roll! These Daddy-Os know how to play a room and seldom stray from the beat. Indeed, without a drummer in the mix, the Boys defy convention, slapping bass lines and hustling along with impeccable rhythm. It’s so percussive, you’d never know the difference. “Ubangi Stomp” is a fat slice of rockabilly that draws howls as Lemery zings through solos. This is hard-driving “Hee-Haw” that’ll put a jump in your boots faster than a rattlesnake. Not bad for three guys in wingtips. Fueled by easy cowboy humor and veteran chops, Heartache is a live-session locomotive. It’s also a brisk listen at 10 tracks — perhaps they should have called it the Starline Express. As jug bands crash the farmers market and city folk swoon over the latest local ﬂavor, Vermont’s boogie-woogie kings seem as relevant as ever. So trade up that martini, Slick. You’ll be banging beers on the table in no time. Starline Rhythm Boys release Masquerade For Heartache at Charlie O’s this Saturday, October 10.

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MonoPoLe downstaIRs: Gary peacock (singersongwriter), 5 p.m., free.

cHaRLIe o’s: pulse prophets (reggae), 10 p.m., free.

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RasPutIn’s: top Hat Danceteria (DJ), 10 p.m., $3. Red squaRe: perry Nunn (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., free. strength in Numbers (hip-pop), 9 p.m., $3. Nastee (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $3. Rí Rá IRIsH PuB: DJ Johnny utah (top 40), 10 p.m., free.

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1/2 Lounge: steafan Hanvey (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. stereophonix with DJ tricky pat (jazzy downtempo), 10 p.m., free. Backstage PuB: run for Cover (rock), 9 p.m., free. Banana wInds caFé & PuB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free. cLuB MetRonoMe: retronome (’80s dance party), 10 p.m., $5. FRanny o’s: Balance DJ & Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

two BRotHeRs taveRn: red Hot Juba (cosmic americana), 10 p.m., $3.

gReen RooM: envy with Bonjour-Hi! (mashup), 10 p.m., free.

:: northern

HIgHeR gRound BaLLRooM: flashback: a Concert Celebrating the Woodstock experience (rock), 8:30 p.m., $15/20. aa.

Bee’s knees: Mark leGrand & sarah Munro (country), 7:30 p.m., Donations. Jd’s PuB: live Music, 9:30 p.m., $3.

JP's PuB: Dave Harrison's starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

tRout RIveR tRadeRs: The stripmall symphony (jazz-fusion), 8:30 p.m., free.

MaRRIott HaRBoR Lounge: shane Hardiman trio (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

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Langdon stReet caFé: Happy Hour with electric sorcery (rock), 6 p.m., Donations. some Girls: Vt Women sing the rolling stones (rock), 9:30 p.m., Donations.

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HIgHeR gRound sHowcase Lounge: The rural alberta advantage, The lovely feathers (indie), 8:30 p.m., $7/10. aa.

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JP’s PuB: Dave Harrison’s starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

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Gusto (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Box Five & Christopher Barnes (pop), 7 p.m., Free. Brandon Stanley (singersongwriter), 9 p.m., Free. Son of an Illustrious Father (experimental), 10 p.m., Free. Something With Strings (bluegrass), 11:15 p.m., Free. red square: Bonjour-Hi! (eclectic DJs), 9 p.m., Free.

rí rá irish puB: The X-Rays (rock), 10 p.m., Free. the skiNNy paNcake: paul Cataldo & the Moonlight Serenaders (folk), 9 p.m., $5 donation.

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city limits: Dance party with DJ Earl (DJ), 9 p.m., Free. oN the rise Bakery: Rise Up Sound (reggae), 7:30 p.m., Donations. two Brothers taverN: Hi8us (groove), 10 p.m., $3.

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rí rá irish puB: Irish Session, 5 p.m., Free.

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Bee's kNees: Cody Michaels (piano), 11 a.m., Donations. Zack Dupont (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations. the huB pizzeria & puB: Jazz on Tap (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free.

moNopole: Out the Hasse (Celtic-rock), 10 p.m., Free. olive ridley's: Zero Tolerance (rock), 10 p.m., Free. taBu café aNd NightcluB: All Night Dance party with DJ Toxic (DJ), 5 p.m., Free.

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1/2 louNge: Funhouse with DJ Rob Douglas, Moonflower & Friends (eclectic DJs), 7 p.m., Free. Backstage puB: Karaoke with pete, 9 p.m., Free. cluB metroNome: Or, the Whale, Lowell Thompson & Crown pilot (indie, alt-country), 9 p.m., $6. higher grouNd showcase louNge: Rebelution, Giant panda Guerilla Dub Squad, passafire (reggae), 7:30 p.m., $12/15. AA. Nectar's: Mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus (reggae), 9 p.m., Free. Nightcrawlers: Karaoke with Steve LeClair, 7 p.m., Free.

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1/2 louNge: Heal-In Sessions with Reverence & Nickel B (reggae), 10 p.m., Free. cluB metroNome: Open Mic Night with Mikey p of Elephantbear, 9 p.m., Free. higher grouNd Ballroom: Everclear, paper Tongues, Tracy Lyons (rock), 8 p.m., $22/25. AA.

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