CALEDONIAN Black Cyan Magenta Yellow FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015 CALEDONIANRECORD.COM ESTABLISHED 1837 SPORTS 75 CENTS LYNDONVILLE Danville Falls To Bullets ST. JOHNSBURY Kingdom Getting A ‘Taste Of Nashville’ PAGE B1 Wire Transfer On Summer Street PAGE A5 PAGE A3 NEK MAN ORDERED TO STAY AWAY FROM MOVIE ACTOR LYNDON By Todd WellingTon Staff Writer PHOTO BY JAMES JARDINE Wes Ward, owner of Wes Ward Automotive in St. Johnsbury is named the NEK Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Thursday at Lyndon State College. Presenting him with a plaque and painting of a Kingdom country scene is NEK Chamber President Cindy Robillard. See more photos and event story in the weekend edition Saturday. ST. JOHNSBURY — A Northeast Kingdom man must now stay at least 300 feet away from movie actor Luis Guzman. Guzman, 58, who lives in Caledonia County, filed for and was granted a temporary restraining order on April 27 against Joda Hodge, 39, in Caledonia Superior Court. Guzman claimed that Hodge was stalking him and engaging in threatening behavior. A final relief from stalking hearing was held Thursday but just as Guzman and Hodge were about to be sworn in Hodge told the court he’d rather settle the matter by mutual agreement with Guzman. Guzman agreed and while the court did not find evidence of stalking, Hodge leen Manley who gave Hodge the option to settle the complaint without taking testimony. Manley began the hearing by telling Hodge and Guzman that there were two ways to proceed. The first was to get sworn in and testify, leaving it to Manley to decide whether there was enough evidence of stalking to make Guzman’s temporary restraining order permanent. The second option, said Manley, was by Joda Hodge, left, and Luis Guzman agreement between the parties which would reawait the judge Thursday on opposite quire no testimony. “Mr. Hodge which way would you like to go sides of the courtroom. forward,” said Manley. agreed to not have direct or indirect contact with “I would prefer the first, your honor,” said Guzman or go within 300 feet of Guzman, his Hodge. children, his home, place of employment or veBut as both men raised their right hands to be hicle. It was Caledonia Superior Court Judge KathSee Stay away, Page A6 THE KING OF BLUES PLAYED THE KINGDOM ST. JOHNSBURY FOLKS SOUGHT TO FOCUS ON THE TOWN’S FUTURE Community Vision Process Continues By Taylor reed Staff Writer ST. JOHNSBURY — Community collaboration continues following the start of an initiative that brings residents together for the sake of their town’s future. More than 80 people have signed up to work five task forces aimed at affecting positive change in areas identified by residents during a May 12 forum at St. Johnsbury School. The task force missions are to develop the St. Johnsbury riverfront, improve downtown housing, redevelop and revitalize downtown buildings, establish a warming shelter for homeless people, and improve community communications and promote a positive image. “Anyone and everyone is welcome to join a task force,” said Jenna Whitson from the Vermont Council on Rural DeSee Focus, Page A6 WEST BARNET TONS OF DAM SEDIMENT TO BE MOVED IN SEPTEMBER Blues Legend B.B. King Rocked A Sold-out Show At Lyndon Institute In The 1980s By Jay Craven I founded Catamount Arts 40 years ago, on May 2, 1975 – and I ran it for 16 years. Catamount started as a weekly film series, running independent, classic, and foreign films at multiple North Country venues—but I expanded the film series to experiment with live performances during the early 1980s. I started the performance series with some popular acts like a cappella soul singers, The Persuasions, folkies Mary McCaslin and Jim Ringer, bluegrass ace Doc Watson, and dance and theater acts like The Ohio Ballet and the American Repertory Theater’s “Sganarelle” farces by Moliere. Those early years of performances were exciting for the way they brought people together for moments of shared community, animated by a fabulous show on stage. After the first couple of successful years of staging live acts, and encouraged by board members including music enthusiast and banjo player Sal DeMaio, I decided to take a really big gamble with a show I thought would be like no other. I contacted the agent and negotiated to find a date that might work for the Northeast Kingdom. The month was February, when snowy weather can ruin the best-laid plans. But the artist was en route to Montreal and it looked like the date might work. But the money was more than I’d ever paid: $10,000 for a show in the 630-seat Lyndon Institute Auditorium. I agreed to the take the chance. The artist was legendary blues guitar master B.B. King. King died on May 14 and accolades have poured in from around the world since then for this trail-blazing artist and humanitarian who, as the New York Times noted in its obituary, “married country blues to big-city rhythms and created a sound instantly recognizable to millions: a stinging guitar with a shimmering vibrato, notes that coiled and leapt like an animal, and a voice that groaned and bent with the weight of lust, longing and lost love.” As soon as our B.B. King concert was announced, orders piled up. Back in those days, I used my Barnet home phone and a $30 answering machine to take calls from people looking for tickets. And I’d sit on my living room floor, sorting through a seating chart, strands of pre-printed pink tickets, and envelopes I’d address by hand and send from my mailbox on the dirt road outside my house. The top ticket price was See Show time, Page A6 Project’s Goal Is A Clearer Lake By Taylor reed Staff Writer VOL. 177, NO. 244 TODAY: Mostly cloudy, chance of scattered shower © T HE C ALEDONIAN -R ECORD Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . B7 Entertainment. . . . . . . B5 For the Record . . . . . . A2 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . A4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . B1 Television . . . . . . . . . . A9 HIGH: 62 LOW: 31 Obama’s Trade Bill Clears Key Hurdle, Advances Toward A Final Senate Vote Page A7, A8 REGION INSIDE COURTESY PHOTO PROVIDED BY JAY CRAVEN B.B. King relaxes in the office of the Lyndon Institute athletic director following his concert at LI in the 1980s. With him is Jay Craven, left, who was director of Catamount Arts at the time and the man responsible for booking the blues legend for the NEK show, and Sal DeMaio. NATION An earth moving horde of excavators and dump trucks will descend on West Barnet in September. Workers after Labor Day will remove tons of sediment piled behind Harvey’s Lake Dam. The permitted project, which will reduce sediment back flow into the lake, is expected to last several weeks and cost around $100,000 funded by budget earmarks and reserves. “It’s going to require some pretty big trucks,” said Selectman Dylan Ford. “It’s amazing how much silt has built up behind there. This will really make Harvey’s a lot healthier.” Consultant Bob Desrochers, owner of Fairbanks Mill in St. Johnsbury, said sediment back-flows into Harvey’s Lake durSee Sediment, Page A6 Vermont Man Becomes Keeper Of Cousin’s Purple Heart Population: 320,627,249 Your share: $56,626.87 “The budget should be balanced; the treasury should be refilled; public debt should be reduced; and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled.” –Cicero, 106-43 B.C. By JameS Jardine Staff Writer B.B. King and his band pulled into the LynBurke Motel following their sold-out concert in the mid1980s held at Lyndon Institute. The legendary blues singer and guitarist died at age 89 on May 14. There is a public viewing of his body today in Las Vegas, the city he called home. His body will be laid to rest in his native state of Mississippi later this month. King was very much in the prime of his worldrenowned musical career when he came to the Kingdom through the efforts of then-Catamount Arts Director Jay Craven. His band, even in street clothes, stood out in the Northeast Kingdom. It was the era of mod clothes and the “Superfly” look and the band was dressed in broadbrimmed hats, bell bottom pants and stylish boots. It was a city look, and this is the Northeast Kingdom. King had a tour manager who doubled as a personal aide to King. He was Hispanic and funny, good-natured, lively and fun. The owners of the LynBurke Motel, Arthur and Jeanne Elliott, lived in an apartment that included the lobby and front desk of the motel. An easy-going couple, they quickly shared their living space with the band members. King’s manager stored special foods and medicines in the Elliotts’ fridge and borrowed their blender. He was in charge of King’s special diet and medicines. He fought a battle to make sure King practiced healthy living. As he chopped up various health-conSee lodges, Page A6 A S S O C I A T I O N SAT., MAY 23 • 9:00-1:00 THADDEUS STEVENS SCHOOL Go Mobile Scan and visit us on your handheld device. Don’t forget to remember … Red Village Rd. Lyndonville, Vt. 802-626-9545 VEGETABLE PLANTS Tomatoes, Peppers, Cabbage, Lettuce, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Celery, Cucumber, Squash, Melons, Pumpkins & more! Black Cyan Magenta Yellow HOLIDAY NOTICE Behind Anthony’s Diner • Pearl St., St. J Page A10 NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK 18,156,117,618,891 LYNDBURKE MOTEL LODGES THE LEGEND See ad on page A10. Details on Page A2 $ B.B. King — Sept. 16, 1925 ~ May 14, 2015 Invites you to commemorate MEMORIAL DAY Peacham Congregational Church 1:00 pm, MAY 25, 2015 Peacham, Vermont will publish on Memorial Day Monday, May 25 However, all offices will be closed and the following deadlines will be in effect: DISPLAY ADS for: Tue., May 26 ...................Noon Fri. Wed., May 27 .................6 PM, Fri. LINE ADS for: Tue., May 26 ...................Noon Fri. Wed., May 27 .................6 PM, Fri. LITTLETON RECORD ADS for: Fri., May 30.....................6 PM Fri. CALEDONIAN Black Cyan Magenta Yellow A2 THE RECORD • FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015 FOR THE RECORD OBITUARIES RALPH BENJAMIN DEVEREAUX Please join us for a graveside committal service for Ralph Benjamin Devereaux at the Welcome O. Brown cemetery, 1 West Street, Barton, Vt. on May 30, 2015 at 1 p.m. Come share your memories and stories with family and friends at a reception immediately following the service at the family camp on Willoughby Lake. NEWS BRIEFS Good Samaritan helps rescue loon CORNISH, N.H. (AP) — A good Samaritan has come to the aid of a trapped loon in a pond next to the post office in Cornish, New Hampshire. Carla Skinder says the bird was unable to fly out of the marshy area. After getting some advice from experts, she watched the bird for a couple of days and then participated in a canoe rescue with a loon specialist. It took a while, but Skinder tells the Eagle Times the bird ran into a net and she was able to grab it and hold it above water. The loon was brought to a veterinarian, then to an animal rehabilitator who helped hydrate the bird so it could be released back into the wild last week. The loon was released into a pond north of Cornish. Faith in Action Food Share returns to Gilman Tuesday FORD SMITH SR. The committal service for Ford Smith Sr. who passed away on March 17, 2015, will be held at the Hillside Cemetery in West Burke on May 27, 2015 at 11 a.m. JOANNE MURDICK NOYES A reception honoring the life of Joanne Murdick Noyes, 86, formerly of Kirby, Vt., who died Feb. 12, 2015, at her home in Camden, Maine, will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, June 1, at the Burke Mountain Club, 368 VT Route 114, East Burke, Vt. (located in the library building in the center of town). For more information, please see Joanne’s Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com. GILMAN — The next Faith In Action free food distribution will be held Tuesday, May 26, at the Gilman Fire Station. Seniors and physically disabled are welcome from noon to 12:30; others in need from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Parking is limited so do not arrive too early. At least 11,000 pounds of free food will be distributed to help folks in need get through this last week of the month. Volunteers from the Gilman Fire Dept. & Auxiliary, Concord Rescue, Lunenberg town officials, Head Start, and local citizen volunteers will be on hand to help with the distribution. The event is possible through support from the Vermont Foodbank, Lunenberg area volunteers and NEK office volunteers. Organizers look forward to additional food program sites and innovations in this new year. For Information, contact Faith in Action at 802-563-3322, 802-6261212, email admin@finacp.org, or visit www.fiancp.org. Vermont State Police issue scam alert On May 20 the Vermont State Police were made aware of a phone scam. The number provided when searched on line is linked to a well-known scam where individuals claim to be from the Department of Legal Affairs US Treasury Department. As always, use extreme caution when giving personal information over the phone. If you receive a suspicious phone call you may call the Vermont State Police or report it through this link: http://www.irs.gov/uac/TaxScams-Consumer-Alerts. Man robs Winooski convenience store Local Forecast Today: Partly to mostly cloudy with widely scattered showers. Highs from the mid 50s to around 60. Winds becoming northwest to 10 to 20 mph, gusting to 30 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s to around 30, with the coldest hollows in the mid 20s. West to northwest winds 10 to 20 mph and gusting to 30 mph during the evening, then gradually diminishing overnight. Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, but breezy and cool. Highs again from the mid 50s to around 60. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Extended Forecast: Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the low to mid 40s Sunday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Sunday Night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows around 50. Monday: Partly to mostly cloudy. Slight chance showers. Highs around 70. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Highs in the low to mid 70s. Daily Weather Highlights As a surface cold front sweeps through from the northwest today, an upper-level disturbance will move in behind it, prompting cool and blustery conditions. Even though the winds might not fully die down overnight, abnormally cold air flowing in from the northwest might be so cold as to drop temperatures below freezing. A ridge of high pressure will provide sunshine tomorrow, but breezy and cool conditions will persist. Southwesterly flow around high pressure off the mid-Atlantic coast will then bring a warming trend for Sunday and Monday, allowing temperatures to reach or exceed 70 degrees. But a slight chance of showers will work into the picture during that time, a chance that will continue into Tuesday, as a warm front enters the region, likely to push temperature into the 70s and 80s by the middle of next week, says Lawrence Hayes of the Fairbanks Museum weather station. CONDITIONS AT 4 P.M. 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ALMANAC Sunrise today . . . . . . . . . . . .5:14 a.m. Sunset today . . . . . . . . . . . .8:12 p.m. Length of day . . . . . . . .15 hrs. 2 min. DEGREE DAYS Average temp. difference below 65° Yesterday* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 To date since July 1 . . . . . . . . . .8310 To date last year . . . . . . . . . . . . .8382 * calculated for the day before yesterday Periodicals postage paid at St. Johnsbury, VT, Post Office, 05819. Published daily except Sunday, New Years, Thanksgiving and Christmas by The Caledonian-Record Pub. Co., Inc., P.O. Box 8, 190 Federal St., St. Johnsbury, VT 05819, Tel. 802-748-8121. Publication (USPS-083020). Postmaster send address changes to: The Caledonian-Record Pub. Co., Inc., 190 Federal St., P.O. Box 8, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 Newstands and Stores: Daily...........$0.75 Home Delivery (by carrier): 4 Weeks $19.00 Mail Subscription Rates in our delivery area where no HD service is available (Postal regulations require payment in advance) 4 wks. $19.00, 13 wks. $57.00, 26 wks. $110.00, 52 wks. $212.00 All Other: 4 wks. $22.00, 13 wks. $65.00, 26 wks. $120.00, 52 wks. $235.00 Back Issues: $1.00 each, Mailed $5.00 WINOOSKI, Vt. (AP) — Police are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store in Winooski, Vermont. Police say they responded to a panic alarm at the Champlain Farms just before 9 p.m. Wednesday. The suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. WCAX-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1F3QIFe ) that the suspect is described as about 5-foot-11, and was wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses and possibly a gray T-shirt. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the Winooski police. Forest Service investigates damage at mountain cabin, tower STRATTON, Vt. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is looking for some help in its investigation of vandalism to a historic cabin and fire tower at Stratton Mountain. Officials believe the damage happened sometime before May 16. The forest service says the caretaker’s cabin, built in 1928, and the 55foot tower, built in 1934, are landmarks in the origin of both Vermont’s Long Trail and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Bennington Banner reports the forest service says the shelter provides cover for Green Mountain Club caretakers who have looked after long-distance and day hikers. The forest service asks that anyone with information contact the Green Mountain National Forest Law Enforcement division at 802-362-2307, ext. 222. Police: Randolph woman caught with heroin twice in 14 hours RANDOLPH, Vt. (AP) — Officials say police arrested a Randolph, Vermont, woman on heroin possession charges twice within 14 hours. The Rutland Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1HjvROH ) Tara Bent was first found in possession of 70 bags of heroin during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon in Royalton. Vermont State Police Sgt. John Helfant said the 24-year-old Bent was held for about two hours and released. Police say Bent was then stopped again a little after 2 a.m. Monday on Interstate 91 in Rockingham. Officers found 50 bags of heroin hidden on Bent’s body. Bent posted $10,000 bail at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield this week. It was not immediately known if she had a lawyer and there was no phone listing for her. Uber driver charged with sexually assaulting woman BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — An Uber car driver has been charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman in February. Twenty-three-year-old Omar Nassir of Burlington pleaded not guilty on Thursday. Police say they responded to a report of possible sexual assault on Feb. 1 at a Burlington home. Police say Nassir first denied having sexual contact with the 22-year-old woman and later said he had improper sexual contact. THE SU T TON SCHOOL STUDENTS & P TG ARE SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS for 20+ locally donated items including gift certificates; health, fitness and beauty items; and even furniture! Tickets will be on sale through June 1. Anyone interested in donating or buying tickets may contact Alyssa Bernadino at 802-323-4534. The proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Sutton School Winter Sports Program. RIGHTS TO ADVERTISING COPY His lawyer did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger called the charges deeply troubling and said the city must reform the taxi system and enhance enforcement to protect the public. Uber said it immediately removed Nassir from its platform when it learned of the incident. Nassir was released on conditions including that he not work as a taxi driver or Uber driver. Small plane overturns on runway, pilot not injured MORRISTOWN, Vt. (AP) — Police say a small plane overturned as it was landing at the Morrisville-Stowe State Airport in Vermont. The pilot told police that while landing in a crosswind on Thursday, the wind direction shifted — causing him to lose control of the aircraft once he had touched down. Authorities say the wind and emergency braking system caused the aircraft to pitch forward and roll on its roof at the edge of the runway. Police say the experienced pilot, 68-year-old Leonard Wing, was uninjured and outside of the single engine Piper Cub-style aircraft when police arrived. Vermont joins international effort to fight climate change MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Peter Shumlin says Vermont has signed on to what he called a first-of-its-kind agreement with international leaders from 11 other states and provinces to combat climate change. Signers have pledged to work to limit increases in global temperatures to no more than 2 degrees Celsius — and to reduce carbon emissions to no more than 95 percent of 1990 levels — by 2050. Strategies include sharing technology and research, collaborating to expand use of zero-emission vehicles, working for more consistent emissions monitoring, focusing anti-pollution efforts on substances key to the climate — like black carbon and methane — and assessing the projected impacts of climate change on communities. Participants in the new agreement include four U.S. states, two Canadian provinces and parts of European, Latin American and Pacific nations. US Customs: Report those border boats DERBY LINE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is reminding individuals how to process small vessel arrivals, including inperson immigration processing, during this year’s boating season via Small Vessel Reporting System (SVRS). The SVRS, online reporting tool, is a voluntary program and will expedite the entry process for participating boaters coming back into the U.S. The system is open to all U.S. citizens and permanent residents, Canadian citizens, Canadian landed commonwealth residents and Canadian landed immigrants who are nationals of a Visa Waiver Program country and have a valid passport and an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA); or hold a U.S. visa for admittance, a valid passport, and a CBP Form I-94. Boat owners and passengers can fill out an online application at the Small Vessel Reporting System on the CBP website and schedule a visit to an enrollment center near them to apply to the program. Interviews conducted locally will be at the Port of Derby Line, Vt. Interstate 91 (I-91) between the hours of 0800 – 2000. There is no fee to apply to the program and boat owners or passengers who are currently members of a CBP Trusted Traveler Program (e.g. NEXUS or Global Entry), or who hold a current form I-68, can enroll without visiting the Port of Derby Line, VT. Once enrolled, boat owners file a small vessel reporting float plan prior to their departure if the trip begins in the U.S., or prior to their entry into the U.S. if the trip begins foreign. Upon arrival in the U.S., boat masters can then call CBP at the closest port of entry with the float plan identification number received when the plan was filed, answer a few questions pertinent to their arrival and receive clearance to enter the U.S. CBP officers will also be available at the Newport City Dock on Lake Memphremagog, to process small vessel arrivals. Boaters are reminded that the master or person in charge of the boat must report their arrival to CBP. This applies to any vessel not engaged in trade, or documented trade such as pleasure boats and yachts, regardless of size and country of registration. When reporting is required • After having visited any foreign port or place; • After having had contact with any hovering vessel. reporting procedure Masters, crew and passengers must report their arrival immediately upon entering the United States. Boat owners/operators entering the United States via Lake Memphremagog are reminded that they are responsible for reporting themselves, their crew, and their passengers. They can report by going to the Newport City Boat Dock to speak to a CBP officer, utilizing the Outlying Area Reporting Station (OARS) videophone or by calling 1-802-873-3316 if enrolled in SVRS. The master or designee may go ashore only to report their arrival to CBP. No other person may leave or board the boat and no baggage or merchandise may be removed or loaded until the report of arrival is made and release granted by a CBP officer. This includes purchasing fuel from the Newport City Dock prior to reporting. If all persons on board are in possession of a valid CBP Form I-68 or NEXUS card the master may report their arrival telephonically by calling 1-802-873-3316. The Master will be advised as to whether to report for further inspection to the Newport City Dock. CBP encourages members of the boating community to obtain a CBP Form I-68 or enroll in NEXUS or SVRS, as it allows for significantly faster processing times. A CBP Form I-68 can be locally obtained at the Port of Derby Line, Vt., I-91. 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Selectman Kermit Fisher began by introducing Selectman Marty Feltus, telling those present, “Marty has a Show and Tell for us.” Feltus brought a representative sample of the various kinds of household recyclables the Feltus family collects at their residence. Beginning June 1, residents may no longer put paper products, cardboard, glass, plastics #1 and #2, steel cans and aluminum products in with regular household trash. Instead recyclables must be separated from household trash and can be disposed of in one of two FORMER ST. JOHNSBURY ACADEMY DORM STUDENT CONVICTED OF CHILD PORN By Todd WellingTon Staff Writer A former St. Johnsbury Academy dorm student has been convicted of possessing child pornography on his computer two years ago. Barrett Castle, 19, pleaded guilty to two amended counts of possession of child pornography in exchange for a sentence of 3-4 years, all suspended with probation. Castle was also ordered to perform 60 hours of community service as part of the plea agreement. The deal was agreed to by Castle and prosecutors with the Vermont Attorney General’s Office in December of 2014 and approved by the court on May 18. Castle was also ordered to comply with sex offender special conditions of probation including sex offender treatment and restrictions on his computer use and loitering in places where young children are congregating such as parks, playgrounds and grade schools. According to an affidavit filed by Det. Robert Snetsinger of the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Castle emailed images from his computer on Dec. 13, 2013, of young children pictured in graphic sexual positions. According to investigators, Castle was a dorm student from Williamsville, N.Y. was living in the SJA Green Dorm when the images were sent. Castle told police he was attempting to trade images with other users he contacted in child porn Internet “chat rooms,” according to the report. ways. Residents, if they wish, may put sorted recyclables at the end of the driveway (curbside) in separate containers. TDL will do recycling pickup twice a month. As part of its annual solid waste fee, the town will cover the cost of pickup of recyclables as well as sponsoring two Bulky Days a year through the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District on Church Street in Lyndon. Residents may, if they wish, choose to bring their recyclables directly to the Waste Management District. Lecour told the handful of people attending the meeting that recyclables must be sorted; there is no Zero Sort option for recyclables in Lyndon. The second requirement is recycled materials must be rinsed. He spoke of rejecting pizza boxes because they are too often caked with grease and pizza sauce. One of the tips shared by Lecour is to keep a small magnet handy to tell the difference between aluminum products and metal products for purposes of recycling. Lecour said waxed milk cartons and Styrofoam are not recyclable. He added that recyclers do not like to accept prescription bill bottles because, although they are plastic, which is recyclable, the bottles are so small they jam up sorting machines. An important point raised by Feltus and Lecour is that there are many household items that are not required to be recycled, but can be recycled. Many of the recyclables that are not required to be recycled, are readily accepted by the Waste Management District. Lecour added that in inclement weather, recyclables should be covered by a piece of canvas or a sheet of plastic. Lecour will not pickup rain-soaked recyclables. Lecour added that people who are recycling and put a non-recyclable item in the recycling bag need not worry. Lecour does not call the police; he’ll just throw the item that is unacceptable back onto the driveway and take the rest. Those who wish to have recycling picked up curbside by TDL should contact TDL Waste Services at 1-802-237-5755. As Lyndon residents discussed the threat of people dumping trash illegally to avoid paying for stickers, Lecour said he’s been driving all the roads in Lyndon for a couple of years now, and he has not spotted much roadside illegal dumping. He told the audience, “Lyndon is as good as it gets. Lyndon is the cleanest town around.” PREPARING FOR POLE RE-POSITION PHOTO BY ANDREW MCGREGOR Crews from Green Mountain Power move wires Thursday on Summer Street to relocated utility poles owned by FairPoint Communications. The work is in accordance with an order issued this month to FairPoint by the St. Johnsbury Board of Selectmen that mandates pole relocation by Aug. 15. About 100 poles are planted in town rights of way following infrastructure work and roadway reconstruction. The pole relocation project demands a choreographed movement of wires belonging to pole users including Green Mountain Power, Charter Communications, Level 3 Communications, Sovernet Communications, and the St. Johnsbury Fire Department. MEMORIAL DAY BARBEQUES WEBER GRILLS AMISH OUTDOOR FURNITURE & PROPANE DADS 4 BY TOOL & SUPPLY 22 Memorial Drive, St. Johnsbury • 802-748-4208 10 Railroad Street, Wells River, VT • 802-757-2000 www.dads4bytool.com BRIGHTON GARAGE Cross Street, Island Pond, Vt. 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Smith, Publisher OPINION Dana Gray, Executive Editor Editorial Comment … Track Titans If you pay attention to local high school sports like we do, then you probably were pleased to see the White Mountains Regional track and field team compete at St. Johnsbury Academy on Wednesday. The dual meet showcased some of the best talent in Vermont and New Hampshire. The Hilltopper teams were deeper and captured the overall boys’ and girls’ titles. But the Spartan stars - Alex Curtis, Jessica Schanlaber, and Tim Voigt foremost among them - really stood out. The aforementioned trio won eight events between them. As they say in sports, you play to the level of your competition. And that was clear in the clash between these track titans. “Curtis pushed us in the 100 and the 200, we actually pushed her to lower her best times, too,” SJA Coach Chip Langmaid pointed out. And since the meet counts for both schools as a qualifier for States and New Englands, it’s a triple win. According to Sportswriter Brendan Kozlowski, the clash between these two nearby track powers came about at the suggestion of our multi-talented sports editor, Michael Beniash. “Michael mentioned St. Johnsbury and White Mountains, and mentioned if we could try to make things connect [in terms of a meet],” WMR coach Mike Curtis said as he watched his daughter, Spartans senior standout Alex, competing. “So we got in touch with St. Johnsbury [Academy], and they were very accommodating.” These two athletic programs are arguably the most successful in our readership area. We hope this cross-river competition becomes an annual event. It will be a terrific addition to our rich local sports landscape. Letters to the Editor… Memorial Day to the editor: Memorial Day or Decoration day was originally set for honoring military personnel who died in the Civil War, but now honors those who have died in any war while serving our country. A legal holiday in most northern states and some southern states, a law making it a federal holiday became effective in 1971. Southern states have confederate honoring days such as Mississippi’s Confederate Memorial Day, the last Monday in April, Alabama’s is the fourth Monday, Georgia’s is on April 26, North and South Carolina’s is May 10 and Virginia’s is the last Monday in May, Louisiana’s is on June 3rd. Tennessee has Confederate Decoration Day on June 3rd and Texas’ Confederate Heroes Day falls on January 19th. Several communities claim to have originated Memorial Day, but in 1966 our government proclaimed Waterloo, New York, the birthplace of it. Waterlooans first observed the holiday on May 5th, 1966, to honor American Civil War dead soldiers, with closed businesses, grave decorations and flags at half mast. Major General John A. Logan, the commander-inchief of the Grand Army of the Republic, named May 30th a special day for honoring Union Soldiers’ graves in 1868. His organization had charge of holiday celebrations until the American Legion took over after World War I. On Memorial Day people decorate military personnel’s graves with flowers and flags. Organizations including Boy and Girl Scouts and fraternal groups march in military parades and have special programs, often reading “Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.” Memorials are dedicated and military exercises and special programs are held at Gettysburg National Military Park and National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. To honor those died at sea, United States ports organize ceremonies in which miniature ships filled with flowers are set afloat. Since World War I, Memorial Day has been Poppy Day, with volunteers distributing small red artificial poppies, using collected donations to help disabled veterans. The custom of decorating loved ones’ graves has continued in most families. Let us, each in our own way, honor our dead heroes, but also welcome back those in military service throughout the world, doing whatever we can to help them to adjust to civilian life, again. They are all heroes and deserve our love and praise for their service. The Reading Recorder, Jacob Kokaly Newport, Vt. A debt I never can repay to the editor: Last week my mother passed away at The Pines. She had spent the last sixteen months there and had had two shorter visits there the year before. I visited her every two or three days and have been completely amazed by the quality of the care I have seen. Every person in every department exceeded my highest expectations, but the people I’d like to applaud are the aides. They are the unsung heroes (mostly heroines) of the place. They are the finest people I’ve ever met, offering the most compassionate loving care imaginable. There are many so-called superstars in the newspapers, but these aides are the real thing. They, and people like them, are what make this world good for the rest of us. They may only directly affect the local community, but fortunately there are a few like them in most every community. They may not be as well-known as athletes and movie stars, but together they make this world tolerable for the rest of us. In the real world of normal America, these are the real Superbowl champs. The care they gave my mother has left me eternally in their debt and gratitude will reside in my heart forever. George Scotten White River Jct, Vt. In My Opinion… TOBACCO PREVENTION AND QUITTING TECHNIQUES By Bella mCCarTney Many of us have heard the axiom, “an Ounce of Prevention is worth a Pound of Cure.” We can thank one of our country’s Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin, for this proverb. Franklin was a man who wore many hats. Proudly, Franklin became a vital participant in the creation of our United States Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. He was a leading author, politician, theorist, activist, scientist, among other distinguished titles. Many of us attribute Franklin to his most famous discovery and theory, electricity. Of course, electricity is an essential amenity many of us could not live without today. Franklin wholeheartedly believed that it is easier to prevent something bad from happening than to try to fix it after it happens. In his campaign to create a firefighting organization in Philadelphia back in 1736, he argued that it was more cost effective to prevent a major fire from destroying an entire city than it was to rebuild a new one. This claim can apply to any humanitarian effort and ap- pears to be self-evidently true. The term Prevention may sound a bit intimidating to some of us. There may even be some confusion or apprehension in scrambling to explain what Prevention is and how it works. What exactly is Prevention? Prevention is the act of putting safeguards into place to eliminate the possibility of a catastrophic occurrence. Prevention involves activists and ac- bacco cessation program, which provides Vermonters with FREE counseling & FREE nicotine replacement aids to help adults quit tobacco use. The Vermont Department of Health launched the Counter Balance initiative in 2014. We are diligently working to promote awareness within the community about the devastating effects of harmful tobacco & alcohol adver- The bottom line is that the more often our youth are exposed to these ads, the more likely Vermont’s youth are to start smoking and/or drinking. tivities that lead to affirmative action with the goal of protecting all members within our community. Prevention services are offered through Humanitarian Agencies such as The Vermont Department of Health, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital’s Alcohol, Tobacco, & other Drug Prevention Coalition and 802Quits, Vermont’s statewide to- tising campaigns in our local convenience stores. Big tobacco & alcohol companies have an agenda. These companies strategically target two groups of Vermonters; our youth and adolescents, with an assuredness in enticing our youth to experiment with alcohol & tobacco products thereby snaring them into becoming long-term users and keeping those Vermonters who are already long-term users, life-time users. Many of our neighborhood stores are conveniently situated near schools and playgrounds where many underage Vermont kids frequent to purchase their snacks and drinks. Vermont kids visit these stores and are exposed to influential tobacco & alcohol marketing on a daily basis as they reach the check-out counter. The bottom line is that the more often our youth are exposed to these ads, the more likely Vermont’s youth are to start smoking and/or drinking. It’s time to end tobacco & alcohol’s influence on Vermont’s kids. Won’t you join us in the campaign to eradicate the use of tobacco & alcohol marketing in our neighborhood convenient stores and Prevent Vermont’s kids from becoming the next generation of tobacco and alcohol users by visiting us at counterbalencevt.com. Together we can make a difference. Bella McCartney is the Tobacco Grant Coordinator at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. Michael Shannon Does this ballistic vest make me look fat? Developments on the women—in—combat front are cause for concern, even for leftists that have made cognitive dissonance a way of life, because the women don’t seem to be holding up their end of the ideological bargain. If Ranger Sgt. Rosie Riveter is going to be leaping out of aircraft and getting paid to put an end to ISIS misogynists — either by a well—placed burst from her rifle or silently dispatching him with the Camel Clutch (first made famous by the Iron Sheik) — it would be a big help if she’d quit complaining about her shoes. I was under the impression that if a shoe didn’t hurt a female wasn’t interested in wearing it, but evidently that’s not the case. Females deployed in Afghanistan are complaining they lack access to combat boots designed especially for them. This is where the dissonance really bites. Feminists believe “gender” is a social construct, and that men and women are interchangeable. Lefty women, secure in Washington think tanks, contend that denying other women the opportunity to be killed on the front line is patriarchal discrimination. Meanwhile women actually in the Army are hoping for something a little more strappy with a semi—open toe. Even in branches of the service that have essentially struck their colors, women aren’t happy about equality. The Washington Times quotes a middie (maybe widdie?) at the Naval Academy unhappy that the unisex unis “make women look like men.” Navy Sec. Ray Mabus — no doubt wondering if women are ever happy — replied there are “skirt options on a bunch of the exception of undershirts, ballistic vests and maxi—pads. One relaxed—fit BDU design should work for both sexes. Rep. Niki Tsongas (D—Dr. Scholls) disagrees. The Washington Times reports she is sponsoring a bill that will require the Pentagon to “devise a strategy to ensure that women are outfitted with the best combat footwear possible.” That would seem to fly in the Lefty women, secure in Washington think tanks, contend that denying other women the opportunity to be killed on the front line is patriarchal discrimination. women uniforms,” which didn’t earn him any points either. The idea behind uniforms is the clothing exhibits, here’s that word again, uniformity. If everyone is accessorizing their look depending on circumstances you no longer have a military, you have a pride parade. Although women’s slacks have a certain amount of variety when it comes to placement, for men zippers need to be in the front. That goes for the rest of the clothing designs. Uniforms should only differ by size with Black Cyan Magenta Yellow face of arguments from the women—as—cannon—fodder movement that women are just as capable as men. If that fanciful contention were true, then the only difference in the shoes should be size. But it’s not true. The Washington Times quotes a British study that found women suffer seven times the rate musculoskeletal injuries found in men and ten times the number of hip and pelvic fractures. And those figures don’t include statistics on pregnancy that, Bruce Jenner aside, don’t affect male combat trainees. The Marines have had a great deal of trouble finding a few good women. So far the Infantry Officer Course remains undefeated. Recruiters scoured the Corps looking for 100 women eager for the chance to die in the mud and could only persuade 29 to give it a shot. Of those 29 every woman failed the course. The Army, seven times larger than the Marines, found 113 women to try the Ranger Training Assessment Course. Out of the 113 women, 20 passed and began Ranger training. Out of those 20 every woman failed the course. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, who knows all about photons and nothing about females, is eagerly awaiting the first women volunteers for SEAL training, scheduled to begin after Sec. Mabus determines the ideal length for a neoprene skirt. Frankly if I were Secretary of Defense it would concern me that the only militaries wholeheartedly in favor of the U.S. integrating women into frontline combat units belong to the enemy. As his increasingly disruptive and damaging search for Wonder Woman continues, maybe Carter should contact videogame manufacturers. They seem to have no shortage of heroic women with large busts that are ready, willing and able to kick some behind, even if they are entirely imaginary. © 2015 MICHAEl SHANNON CALEDONIAN Black Cyan Magenta Yellow THE RECORD • FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015 A5 LYNDONVILLE KINGDOM GETTING A TASTE OF NASHVILLE STARTING TONIGHT By leah Carey Staff Writer If your summer plans don’t include a trip to Nashville, don’t worry … Nashville is coming to you! This Friday and Saturday the Caledonia County Fairgrounds will play host to the 2015 Taste of Nashville Tour FanFest. Saturday’s headliners will be up-and-coming country duo LoCash, known individually as Preston Brust and Chris Lucas. As songwriters they’ve already had huge success, seeing two of their songs recorded by country music royalty: Keith Urban and Tim McGraw. Urban took their single “You Gonna Fly” to number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country chart, while McGraw made the top 10 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with “Truck Yeah.” Now they’re ready to taste that same type of chart-topping success with a picture of their own faces on the album cover. They’re on their way with “I Love This Life,” a song that’s currently at #57 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. So what brings a group with such big ambitions to small-town Vermont? According to Preston Brust, it’s all about the audience. “You can have a big show and not promote it well, or you could have a smaller show and sell it out. And it can feel even bigger than some of the arenas!” he said. “Taste of Nashville is going to be fun! They’ve been promoting the crap out of it and I love that. … Five hundred, five thousand, fifty, or fifty thousand people, it’s all the same to us.” LoCash is working on developing a relationship with their audience through writing what Brust calls “real” songs. “If you don’t have a really good song, a good lyric, something people can really relate too, you might be in deep water,” he said. “When we’re going to put a song out, we have to choose the very best and strongest songs.” That’s why they chose to write a song focusing on the feel-good things in life. “When we sat down to write ‘I Love This Life,’ there’s so much negativity, we said we’ve got to write a song that’s three minutes of feel good, no matter how cliche it may sound. It’s all those things that make up the simplicity of loving your life,” said Brust. That sense of good fun and good livin’ inform much of the duo’s song catalog. Perhaps it’s a result of how the two met back in Nashville at the Wildhorse Saloon. According to Brust, he and Lucas traded off the jobs of inthe-booth DJ and on-the-stage emcee for each show. “One night we got bored with it and saw there were two microphones. We said, ‘Why don’t we both emcee?’” recalled Brust. “The audience was in the palm of our hands. Every joke was funny. We started doing that every night. Then he asked me, ‘Do you sing?’ I said, ‘Yeah, do you write?’” The rest, as they say, is history. And there’s still a lot of history left to write for two men with big dreams. “Getting a number 1 song with Keith Urban was amazing because it was my whole life coming into that mo- about good songs and writing good songs. And then moving on to the second number 1, and the album release, being in movies, and all of that.” He’s serious about staying humble. “My mom would smack me if I’m ever not humble,” Brust said with a twinkle in his voice that didn’t negate his tone of complete sincerity. At the fairgrounds This is the first time the Taste of Nashville event has come to the NEK. But according to Larry Ruggles, rental coordinator for the fairgrounds, if this event is successful it will be the first of many. “We’re hoping that we’ll get about 2,000 people there,” Ruggles said. “[Taste of Nashville coordinator] Dan [Zentz] works with us at the fair every year, he runs the beer tent. That’s why he thought this would be a great spot to have this. He could have picked anywhere to bring this what happens is that the followers, no matter where they come from, they’ll come here for this event.” Zentz is an NEK native who now lives in Virginia and owns Country Pride Entertainment. “He basically asked me if we’d be interested in partnering to this type of event,” said Ruggles. “He wanted to make sure that the Northeast Kingdom could reap the benefits of these type of events, and also in the future he’s planning more music events.” While the Caledonia County Fairgrounds sees its fair share of weddings and agricultural events, Ruggles would be pleased to see an influx of new music events as well. “We’re very excited to do this and people put a lot of effort into this,” he said. “It should truly be a success.” For more information about the Taste of Nashville FanFest v i s i t www.tasteofnashvilletour.com. 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On a fall day in 2009, as they returned from NEK-TV, where Charles filmed a show called “It’s News To Us” with Steve Merrill, Christine drove their car directly into a large tree off Route 5A in Charleston, killing her husband, who was not wearing his seat belt. Christine Billis, who was wearing her seat belt, was injured, but recovered. Police initially believed a medical episode, possibly a seizure, had caused Christine Billis to veer off the road. Christine Billis was not arrested for the crime until the summer of 2011, after her friend Kevin Leland provided police with recordings of Christine admitting that she planned her husband’s death for months until she came up with a plan in which she would not get caught. Charles Billis was 57 years old at the time of his death. Christine Billis was initially charged with first-degree murder, but later pleaded guilty to a felony count of manslaughter in exchange for a sentence of 7 to 15 years. PHOTO BY JENNIFER HERSEY ClEVElAND A crew from CMJ Productions in Montreal films a segment of “Fatal Vows” about the death of Charles Billis at the hands of his wife, Christine, in 2009. From left are brothers Pablo and Nicolas Villegas and Meghan Low. This case is interesting to Wilson because the death was at first considered the result of an accident. “A car accident doesn’t seem like an obvious choice for someone to end someone’s life,” Wilson said. The story of Charles Billis’ death will resonate with viewers the way most segments of “Fatal Vows” do, Wilson said. “This could happen to almost anyone who’s been lucky enough to know the excitement of being in a couple and then that relationship goes off the rails. It’s familiar, but not what we all live every day.” Director Meghan Low interviewed local people at the Derby Four Seasons with brothers Nicolas and Pablo Villegas as her sound and camera crew this week. Leland first spoke about Christine Billis’ confession with Essex County State’s Attorney Vince Illuzzi, who was still serving as a state senator at the time. Illuzzi was interviewed for the episode, as was Leland, local law enforcement officers, people who knew the family, and Pamela Lacher, the California attorney who wants to reopen Christine Billis’ case to explore a defense having to do with the prescription drugs she was taking at the time. Wilson said she’s not sure how much the episode will focus on that new defense. She said that will depend on if and when an appeal is filed by Lacher on Billis’ behalf. Most of the show will focus on the facts that emerged from the case, with a particular focus on how the relationship between Charles and Christine Billis soured over time. Wilson said the show will touch on the impact of this on Christine Billis’ daughters, but the aftermath isn’t the focus of the episode. Investigation Discovery has already filmed a show about the manslaughter, for a series called “Diabolical,” which aired in December 2013. “Snapped,” which airs on the Oxygen network, filmed a segment about the case as well. That episode is expected to air in the fall, when Wilson believes the “Fatal Vows” episode will also air. FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015 show time Continued from Page A1 $18.50—the most I’d charged for any show. It didn’t matter. People from every corner of the Kingdom wanted to see B.B. King live in concert in Lyndonville. Our B.B. King concert sold out two months in advance, creating a scramble by people who waited too long to get tickets. LI Headmaster Cy Benson had been a solid ally of the series and he agreed to let us place 43 additional chairs in the hall. Several weeks before the planned concert, I took a January southern vacation that was interrupted by a St. Johnsbury friend who tracked me down to say he had put his hands on a vintage Lincoln and wanted me to name him B.B. King’s official chauffeur for the day of the concert. I don’t how my friend found me—this was before the days of email and cell phones. But I agreed to propose the Lincoln and private driver to Mr. King. Unfortunately for my friend, the blues great preferred to travel with his band in their white 14-passenger mini-bus. On the night of the show, people arrived early and when B.B. King’s band members appeared on stage to warm up the crowd, the crowd went wild. Then, when B.B. King walked on stage the audience simply let loose. I’ve never seen anything like it, before or since. Obviously pleased by the warm welcome in this intimate hall, B.B. King strapped on his legendary black Gibson guitar, “Lucille,” and lit into a heartfelt and richly detailed rendition of “Every Day I Have the Blues.” B.B. wanted everyone to know—they were in store for an electrifying evening of “happy blues” performed by the King of the genre—the man who had inspired the likes of Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jimi Hendrix, and The Beatles. The Lyndon crowd hung on every wailing note from B.B. King’s emotionally plaintive guitar, named after the night King played an Arkansas dance hall during the early 1950s. Two men got into a fight during the show and they knocked over a kerosene stove that started a fire. Mr. King ran out of the building but remembered his $30 guitar that he had left inside. He ran back in to get it. Two men died in the fire and King learned later that the fight had been over a woman named Lucille. For the rest of his career, King called his guitar “Lucille” – the one enduring love of his life. The Lyndon crowd also loved King’s animated bandleader “Boogaloo” Bolden who led the group for 30 years with his hot AP FIlE PHOTO In this Feb. 16, 2007 file photo, B.B. King performs at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, in Salisbury, Md. King, whose scorching guitar licks and heartfelt vocals made him the idol of generations of musicians and fans while earning him the nickname King of the Blues, died May 14, at home in Las Vegas trumpet and restless body movements, back and forth, on stage. One of the true great supporting players, Bolden played for Stevie Wonder, Isaac Hayes, The Supremes, the Temptations, and James Brown before joining B.B. King’s never ending tour to more than 250 dates per year. B.B. King’s Lyndon Institute show included selections from his then-current LP, “Love Me Tender” along with signature pieces including “The Thrill is Gone,” written after his breakup with his wife of eight years, Sue Hall. He performed several encores in a show that went two hours. Still, the crowd was reluctant to see him go. B.B. was tickled by the idea of our unique place and repeated to me several times, “B.B. King plays the Kingdom.” He liked the sound of it. After the show, the band wanted to get back to their rooms at the Lyn-Burke Motel but B.B. waved them off when he saw a line of people forming, who wanted to say hello. “It looks like we’ve got some visitors,” he said. I looked around for a place where King could sit and all I could find was a straight-backed chair in the extremely tiny office of LI’s athletic director. B.B. settled in and, for another hour, he greeted the long line of people who wanted to stop by and say hello. The only artist I’ve ever seen who was this generous to audiences was Emmylou Harris, who we brought to perform at the Fenton Chester Arena, the following summer. But B.B. King went further, connecting directly and warmly with whatever people had to say. A local 12-yearold African-American boy, Isaac Lindsay, waited in line with his mom, Airie. Airie and Isaac wanted to make contact with this renowned black musician who had started his life picking cotton in dirt-poor rural Mississippi. Indeed, B.B. King knew the grueling world of relentless $5-a-day field- work and, as a boy, he saw a black man lynched by a white mob. Despite this, he was a man who expressed enormous joy, compassion, and love, both won and lost, in his music. A good friend of mine, who had recently split up with his wife, was near tears when he stepped into the LI coach’s office that February night to shake hands with the King of the Blues. “B.B.” he cried. “My wife left me and it’s been six months and I’m just finding it hard to start over. What can I do?” B.B. reached out and took my friends hands in both of his. And he looked up at him with unusual empathy. “My friend,” he said, “you’ve got the blues. And I know of every word you speak. Tell me about her.” And with that, my friend told the story of his courtship and marriage and his years together with his wife. B.B listened to every word as wellwishers waited in line. At the end of my friend’s sad tale, B.B. leaned in close to him. “I hear what you’ve been through,” he said. “but there’s only one thing you can do. You’ve got to empty your heart of the love you feel for your wife. It seems impossible, I know, but you have no choice. And you’ve go to do it fully – you’ve got to empty every drop – before you can open your heart to the love of another. I know it isn’t easy but take my word for it.” My friend nodded and shed a few more tears. B.B. stayed with him for these additional moments. Then my friend walked out of the building and into the night having been deeply touched, musically, spiritually, and emotionally by B.B.King, the evangelist of the blues and one of the true great artists who has ever walked onto a stage—anywhere. This was a night to remember. what was Bob McNally’s Town and Country Restaurant. They flirted with the waitresses and ordered every deep South dish they could think of and expressed surprise it was not on the menu. The concert was outstanding and King had a compelling, infectious style that immediately connected him to his audience. His signature song, “The Thrill is Gone” was the highlight of the show. Before heading north for a show in Montreal, King gave Ben Elliott, the Elliotts’ 9-year-old son, one of his guitar picks. Thirty years later, Lyndonville and the Elliotts fondly remember B.B. King. The author was in attendance at the concert. sediment clean lake.” Sediment includes clay, gravel, sand, and silt. It blocks about 60 feet of the dam’s 100 foot spillway. A group of town officials, state officials, Desrochers, and other experts visited the dam earlier this month. The meeting minutes describe planned work. “The permit is to remove sediment behind the West Barnet Garage along the South Peacham Brook back towards the lake so as to expose the full line of the spillway of the dam,” minutes state. “The process buys some time to figure out the other backflow issues and time to think about what to do in the future. It will essentially lessen the impact of future rain or storm events.” The amount of sediment being removed is “significant,” minutes state. “The machines required to truck the removed material out will need to be large capacity vehicles,” it states. “Behind the West Barnet Garage the group discussed removing enough material to create a stream width of about 80 feet.” Focus key priority action steps that can help move their initiative forward,” Whitson said. “They will consider action items that will advance their goals that are actionable and doable.” Task forces will each develop a resources list and confer with visiting experts provided by VCRD. A chairperson will lead each task force. Mike Welch, a former St. Johnsbury town manager, is chairman of the entire process. “We welcome participation from people who are interested in any of the projects identified as priorities,” Welch said. “It is important that people in the community who are passionate about these issues get involved to iden- tify and take responsibility to initiate specific action items that move these projects forward.” VCRD will be available for guidance throughout. Resident Sue Cherry, chairwoman of the St. Johnsbury Planning Commission, volunteered for the warming shelter task force along with nine others. She already wants to expand its focus. “We’re going to try to morph that warming shelter into a full housing discussion,” Cherry said. She encourages more volunteers for every task force. “They’re looking for some people who want to roll up their sleeves,” Cherry said. Lodging Continued from Page A1 scious food items and blended ingredients into a healthy drink, he commented, “There’s a lot of families here in the group who all depend on King for a paycheck.” PHOTO BY TODD WEllINGTON When the band had their preJoda Hodge, left, and actor Luis Guzman, right, prepare to be sworn in by Caledonia County concert meal, they showed up Court Officer Tina Tuite Thursday. across the street from the motel at home. At that point he told me too Guzman. 2011 Assault bad the gun stays. He said he In 2012, Hodge was convicted needed it for protection. At that Continued from Page A1 point I told him I didn’t need him of simple assault by striking his sworn in, Hodge suddenly changed to house-sit any further and asked landlord’s father, Thomas Soinihis mind. him to leave with his gun and he nen, 69, in the head with a video Continued from Page A1 “You’re honor, could I go for said ‘fine.’” camera, leaving him with a cut on the first option…I mean, ah, the One week later Guzman con- the back of his head at the house ing heavy rain events. It equals second option?” tacted Vermont State Police saying Hodge rented at 798 Wood Hill two dump truck loads per storm, or “The second option?” re- he had received a disturbing text Road in Sutton on Feb. 19, 2011. roughly 13,050 tons since 1970, he sponded the judge. Hodge was sentenced to six-to- said. message from Hodge about his “If you dial this up on Google “Yes,” said Hodge.” dog. Guzman, citing safety con- 12 months, all suspended except After asking a few questions cerns, requested assistance from for 60 days to serve on the com- Earth you’ll be able to see the Guzman agreed to the alternate the Vermont State Police so he munity work crew, two years of plume,” Desrochers said. “Instead resolution and the no contact order could go home and check on his probation and special conditions of of having something crystal clear against Hodge. probation including requirements like Crystal Lake or Willoughby dog. “And If he violates that?” Guzhe pursue mental health screening, Lake, you have turbidity at Harinjured dog man asked the judge. “On April 21 I received a text counseling and treatment and to vey’s Lake. I think it impacts property values. People like a nice “Then you call the police,” said message from Joda that my dog take medicine as prescribed. Manley. Guzman has enjoyed a lengthy needed a vet ASAP,” wrote GuzAfter the hearing, Hodge de- man in his complaint. “Upon ar- Hollywood career appearing in nuclined to say why he suddenly de- rival with the state police I found merous well-known films such as cided to not testify and instead my dog badly injured with bleed- “Boogie Nights,” “Scarface,” accept the no contact order. ing wounds from a hatchet found “Crocodile Dundee” and “Lemony “It’s complex,” said Hodge. Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Continued from Page A1 in my kitchen.” the gun State police investigated the in- Events.” He’s also performed on velopment, or VCRD, which is If the men had testified they cident but did not seek charges television appearing on episodes of sponsoring the free Community would have been discussing Guz- after a veterinary report indicated numerous hit shows including Visit Process in St. Johnsbury. “We man’s complaint against Hodge the injuries to Guzman’s dog were “Oz,” “Miami Vice,” “Fraiser” and would love any and all residents to which became a public document consistent with a fight with another “Law & Order.” join a task force to move priorities on Thursday. According to Guz- animal and not the result of abuse. On April 16, Hodge issued a forward.” man, Hodge had been house- and According to Guzman, Hodge press release promoting an April Those interested may email dog-sitting for Guzman while the then agreed to move out of Guz- 20 “gala event” at Catamount Arts Whitson at jenna@vtrural.org, call actor traveled but the relationship man’s home but Guzman remained for his film “Departed Harvest.” Whitson at 225-6091, or attend a soured after Hodge brought a gun concerned about Hodge. The release refers to the event as June 4 organizational meeting into Guzman’s Sutton home on “I believe Joda is a threat to my- a “VT Film Premiere: In Partner- from 6:30-9 p.m. at St. Johnsbury April 14. self and my family,” wrote Guz- ship With Luis Guzman” and in- School. “Joda was acting very strange man. “I know for a fact that he has cluded photos of Guzman and “On our community resource agitated and had a hand gun in attacked other persons in the Hodge and a brief history of a day on June 4th, the task forces front of him,” wrote Guzman in his past…I want to resolve this in business relationship Hodge will come together for meetings complaint. “I express to him to order to avoid any escalation of vi- claimed to have with Guzman. with skilled facilitators to identify Joda I do not want any guns in my olence with Joda Hodge,” wrote Eleven days later Guzman filed stay away Black Cyan Magenta Yellow CALEDONIAN Black Cyan Magenta Yellow THE RECORD • FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015 A7 NATION & WORLD Obama’s contentious trade bill clears key hurdle, advances toward a final Senate vote WASHINGTON (AP) — In a triumph for President Barack Obama, sweeping legislation to strengthen the administration’s hand in global trade talks advanced toward Senate passage Thursday after a showdown vote that remained in doubt until the final moment. 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(AP) — The oil spill this week on the Santa Barbara and housekeeper was spotted in New York coast is just a drop in the bucket compared with the catastrophic blowout YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Four Malaysian navy ships began searching the seas for stranded boat people Thursday in the first official rescue operation since desperate migrants started washing onto Southeast Asia’s shores, and a formerly reluctant Myanmar agreed to attend a regional meeting aimed here in 1969, but it has become a new rallying point for environmentalists in NOTICE OF TAX SALE The resident and non-resident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Barton and the Barton Academy and Graded School District, municipalities located in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont, are hereby notified that the taxes assessed by the said Town of Barton, hereinafter sometimes referenced as Town; and Barton Academy and Graded School District, hereinafter sometimes referenced as School, for the years 2013 and 2014, remain either in whole or in part unpaid on the following described land and premises in said municipalities, to wit: PARCEL NO. 1: Name of Taxpayer: JAMES E. BALLARD Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Executor's Deed dated February 8, 2013 and recorded in Book 165, Pages 261-262 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Catherine Thibault-Cote, Executor of the Estate of Helene B. Thibault, to James E. Ballard. AMOUNT OF TAXES COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS MUNICIPALITY & YEAR TOWN - 2014 $368.17 PARCEL NO. 2: Name of Taxpayer: CHRISTINE M. BEASLEY Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated May 13, 2004 and recorded in Book 126, Page 537 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Michael J. Hunt and Kimberly A. Hunt to James Beasley and Christine M. Beasley, the interest therein of the said James Beasley having been decreed unto Christine M. Beasley by virtue of a Final Order Ancillary to Foreign Divorce issued by the Vermont Superior Court, Family Division in the matter entitled Christine Beasley vs. James Beasley, said Order being dated August 14, 2012 and recorded in Book 164, Pages 205-206 of the Town of Barton Land Records. AMOUNT OF TAXES COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS MUNICIPALITY & YEAR TOWN - 2014 $ 424.20 SCHOOL - 2014 $1,475.73 PARCEL NO. 3: Name of Taxpayer: KIMBERLY S. BRANCHE Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated June 24, 2005 and recorded in Book 133, Pages 387-388 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Stanley Dunklee to Kimberly S. Branche. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2013 $195.52 TOWN - 2014 $284.74 SCHOOL - 2014 $156.37 PARCEL NO. 4: Name of Taxpayer: GORDON CHAFFEE & CINDY CHAFFEE Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated April 29, 1998 and recorded in Book 101, Page 318 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Nicholas Ecker-Racz to Gordon Chaffee and Cindy Locke, now known as Cindy Chaffee. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2014 $309.69 SCHOOL - 2014 $695.72 PARCEL NO. 5: Name of Taxpayer: RICHARD GATISON & MICHELLE M. GATISON Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated December 14, 2009 and recorded in Book 155, Page 160-161 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Douglas R. Scott and Marjorie A. Scott to Richard Gatison, Michelle M. Gatison and Roland D. Souliere, Jr., the interest therein of the said Roland D. Souliere, Jr. having been conveyed to Richard Gatison and Michelle M. Gatison by Quit Claim Deed dated April 27, 2011 and recorded in Book 159, Pages 699-700 of the Town of Barton Land Records. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS SCHOOL - 2014 $1,984.10 PARCEL NO. 6: Name of Taxpayer: SHARON HUNTINGTON Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated December 18, 1997 and recorded in Book 100 Pages 355-356 of Town of the Barton Land Records from Lance Cook to James Huntington, now deceased, and Sharon Huntington, with the exception of such interest therein as may have been conveyed by Easement Deed dated August 2, 2003 and recorded in Book 124, Pages 610-611 of the Town of Barton Land Records from James C. Huntington to Citizens Utilities Company. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2014 $1,361.85 SCHOOL - 2014 $2,120.44 PARCEL NO. 7: Name of Taxpayer: ANNA B. JANCI ESTATE Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated September 6, 1986 and recorded in Book 73, Pages 123-124 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Carroll R. Larocque and Bonnie Larocque to Anna B. Janci. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2014 $ 459.17 SCHOOL - 2014 $1,554.59 PARCEL NO. 9: Name of Taxpayer: JAMES MORSE Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Quit Claim Deed dated November 6, 2012 and recorded in Book 164, Pages 527528 of Town of the Barton Land Records from Reginald C. Abbott to James Morse. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2014 $246.21 SCHOOL - 2014 $338.04 PARCEL NO. 10: Name of Taxpayer: CORINNA NUTTING Description of Property: 1982 Skyline Bluebird mobile home, 14' x 64', serial number 0465, located at 2589 Burton Hill Road. AMOUNT OF TAXES COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS MUNICIPALITY & YEAR TOWN - 2014 $395.67 SCHOOL - 2014 $404.86 PARCEL NO. 11: Name of Taxpayer: ALLEN NUTTING & CORINNA NUTTING Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated December 7, 2005 and recorded in Book 135, Pages 576-577 of the Town of Barton Land Records from John H. Thetford & Associates, Inc. to Allen Nutting and Corinna Nutting. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2014 $605.17 SCHOOL - 2014 $852.96 PARCEL NO. 12: Name of Taxpayer: MICHAEL J. O’ROURKE Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated October 31, 2007 and recorded in Book 146, Page 71 of the Town of Baron Land Records from Alfred J. O’Rourke and Betty J. O’Rourke to Michael J. O’Rourke and Kerry M. O’Rourke, the interest therein of the said Kerry M. O’Rourke, now known as Kerry O’Neill, having been conveyed to Michael J. O’Rourke by Quit Claim Deed dated April 12, 2012 and recorded in Book 162, Pages 479-480 of the Town of Barton Land Records. AMOUNT OF TAXES COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS MUNICIPALITY & YEAR TOWN - 2014 $ 413.34 SCHOOL - 2014 $1,365.92 PARCEL NO. 13: Name of Taxpayer: SCOTT A. PRAY & KENDELL OGDEN Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated August 23, 2012 and recorded in Book 163, Pages 755-756 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Bruce H. Conley and Janice C. Conley to Scott A. Pray and Kendell Ogden. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015 TOWN - 2014 $200.77 SCHOOL - 2014 $231.55 PARCEL NO. 14: Name of Taxpayer: SCOTT A. PRAY & KELLYE D. DOUGLAS Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated June 7, 2008 and recorded in Book 148, Pages 399-400 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Duncan T. Cullman to Scott A. Pray and Kellye D. Douglas, with the exception of such interest therein as may have been conveyed by Easement Deed dated August 25, 2008 and recorded in Book 149, Page 110 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Kellye Douglas to Barton Village Electric Department. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2014 $1,204.73 $2,167.78 SCHOOL - 2014 PARCEL NO. 15: Name of Taxpayer: DANIEL ROY & JAMES ROY Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated February 1, 2001 and recorded in Book 110, Pages 7-9 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Jeannette Auger to Daniel Roy and James Roy. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2014 $ 631.09 SCHOOL - 2014 $2,611.95 PARCEL NO. 16: Name of Taxpayer: PHILIP N. SHEPARD, JR. Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated December 9, 2003 and recorded in Book 124, Pages 443-445 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Thomas H. Schmidt and Virginia M. Schmidt to Philip N. Shepard, Jr. and Judith A. Shepard, the interest therein of the said Judith A. Shepard having been conveyed to Philip N. Shepard, Jr. by Quit Claim Deed dated February 11, 2014 and recorded in Book 168,Pages 355-357 of the Town of Barton Land Records. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2014 $ 970.42 SCHOOL - 2013 $1,546.91 SCHOOL - 2014 $1,666.62 PARCEL NO. 17: Name of Taxpayer: HARRY SMITH, JR. Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Quit Claim Deed dated February 1, 1961 and recorded in Book 51, Page 81 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Beulah Lurvey to Harry J. Smith, Jr. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2014 $420.50 SCHOOL - 2014 $522.78 PARCEL NO. 18: Name of Taxpayer: HARRY SMITH, SR. Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated March 12, 1953 and recorded in Book 48, Page 241 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Bernard R. Gray and Eleanor L. Gray to Harry J. Smith. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2014 $251.19 PARCEL NO. 19: Name of Taxpayer: TELEPHONE OPERATING COMPANY OF VERMONT LLC Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Quit Claim Deed dated October 13, 2009 and recorded in Book 155, Pages 7-10 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Verizon New England, Inc., formerly known as New England Telephone and Telegraph Company to Telephone Operating Company of Vermont LLC. AMOUNT OF TAXES COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS MUNICIPALITY & YEAR TOWN - 2014 $244.30 PARCEL NO. 20: Name of Taxpayer: TELEPHONE OPERATING COMPANY OF VERMONT LLC Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Quit Claim Deed dated October 13, 2009 and recorded in Book 155, Pages 11-14 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Verizon New England, Inc. To Telephone Operating Company of Vermont LLC. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2014 $215.14 SCHOOL - 2014 $ 51.10 PARCEL NO. 21: Name of Taxpayer: ALAIN VALLIERES & CINDY L. VALLIERES Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Quit Claim Deed dated October 31, 2012 and recorded in Book 164, Pages 390391 of the Town of Barton Land Records from Yvan Vallieres and Marie H. Vallieres to Alain Vallieres and Cindy L. Vallieres. AMOUNT OF TAXES COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS MUNICIPALITY & YEAR TOWN - 2014 $444.14 PARCEL NO. 22: Name of Taxpayer: JASON P. WATSON & CAROLINE ANN WATSON Description of Property: It being all and the whole of the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated October 4, 2004 and recorded in Book 129, Pages 286-288 of the Town of Barton Land Records from John H. Thetford & Associates, Inc. To Jason P. Watson and Caroline Ann Watson, together with the 1970 Skyline mobile home, serial number 5149, 12' by 60', brown, located thereupon. AMOUNT OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY & YEAR COLLECTOR’S FEES, INTEREST AND COSTS TOWN - 2014 $683.27 SCHOOL - 2013 $495.58 SCHOOL - 2014 $674.57 And such lands and premises will be sold at public auction at the Barton Town Clerk’s Office, 34 Main Street, Barton Village, Vermont, a public place within said municipalities, on the 11th day of June, 2015, as per the following schedule: PARCEL NO. 1 - 9:00 A.M. PARCEL NO. 2 - 9:03 A.M. PARCEL NO. 3 - 9:06 A.M. PARCEL NO. 4 - 9:09 A.M. PARCEL NO. 5 - 9:12 A.M. PARCEL NO. 6 - 9:15 A.M. PARCEL NO. 7 - 9:18 A.M. PARCEL NO. 9 - 9:24 A.M. PARCEL NO. 10- 9:27 A.M. PARCEL NO. 11- 9:30 A.M. PARCEL NO. 12- 9:33 A.M. PARCEL NO. 13- 9:36 A.M. PARCEL NO. 14- 9:39 A.M. PARCEL NO. 15- 9:42 A.M. PARCEL NO. 16- 9:45 A.M. PARCEL NO. 17- 9:48 A.M. PARCEL NO. 18- 9:51 A.M. PARCEL NO. 19- 9:54 A.M. PARCEL NO. 20- 9:57 A.M. PARCEL NO. 21- 10:00 A.M. PARCEL NO. 22- 10:03 A.M. unless such taxes respectively assessed against the aforesaid properties, together with costs, interest and fees, shall have been previously paid. Pursuant to Title 32, Section 5254 (b), Vermont Statutes Annotated, an owner of property being sold for taxes may request in writing, not less than twentyfour (24) hours prior to the tax sale, that only a portion of the property be sold. Such request must clearly identify the portion of the property to be sold, and must be accompanied by a certification from the district environmental commission and the Barton Town zoning administrative officer that the portion identified may be subdivided and meets the minimum lot size requirements. In the event that the portion so identified by the taxpayer cannot be sold for the amount of the unpaid tax and costs, then the entire property will be sold to pay such unpaid tax and costs. Taxpayers of the Town of Barton and Barton Academy and Graded School District are further advised of their right to have a hearing before the Town of Barton Board for the Abatement of Taxes in accordance with the provisions of Title 24, Section 1535, Vermont Statutes Annotated. Taxpayers wishing to have such a hearing must contact the Barton Town Clerk to request such a hearing. Dated at the Town of Barton, Vermont, this 13th day of May, 2015. ATTEST: Colleen Cloutier, Tax Collector, Town of Barton and Barton Academy and Graded School District Black Cyan Magenta Yellow WASHINGTON (AP) — Police and federal agents searched Thursday for a welder suspected in the slayings of a wealthy construction executive, his wife, their 10-year-old son and a housekeeper inside their Washington mansion last week. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said “just about every law enforcement officer across the country” is on the lookout for Daron Dylon Wint, 34, a native of Guyana and former Marine now wanted on charges of first-degree murder in the killings of his former employer, Savvas Savopoulos. Investigators were questioning Wint’s girlfriend in Brooklyn, but his whereabouts remained unclear, according to two law enforcement officials who were not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Another housekeeper told the AP she believes that the family and their housekeeper were held captive for nearly a day before they were killed, citing an unusual voice mail she got from Savopoulos and a text message sent from the phone of his wife, Guildhall School Amy, 47, telling her not to come to Wednesday, May 27 the house. Also slain before the house was From 3:00-4:00 set on fire was the couple’s 10-yearFor more information contact: old son, Philip, and housekeeper VePrincipal Cheryl McVetty ralicia Figueroa. 676-3955 GUILDHALL KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION MILLER’S RUN SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015 12:45-2:00 PM AT THE MILLER’S RUN SCHOOL For all children living in Sheffield and Wheelock, VT who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2015. Parents, please bring copies of your child’s birth certificate, immunization records and proof of residency. Please call 802-626-9755 for details. TOWN OF NEWARK OFFICIAL NOTICE CHANGE OF APPRAISAL NOTICES HAVE BEEN MAILED Grievance hearings will be held at the town office on: June 5, 2015, Friday 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm June 6, 2015, Saturday 9:00 am to 10:30 am BY APPOINTMENT – CALL: 802-467-8357 ACCEPTING BIDS The Walden School Board is accepting bids for the repair and reroofing of a modular building. Scope of the work to include but not limited to: • Removal and disposal of existing ductwork and insulation. • Installation of new cellulose insulation in the attic space. • Strapping and installation of steel roof. A file with job specs is available by contacting the school. Walden School 135 Cahoon Farm Road – West Danville, VT 802-563-3000 Bids will be opened at the June 2, 2015 Walden School Board Meeting. NOTICE TO BARNET RESIDENTS & TAXPAYERS BARNET TRANSFER STATION/RECYCLING CENTER SUMMER HOURS 2015 The hours of operation of the Transfer Station/Recycling Center for the period of May 27, 2015 through September 2, 2015 shall be as follows: Wednesdays: 3-7 PM Saturdays: 8 AM-3PM This facility is for the disposal of waste generated by residents and taxpayers within the Town of Barnet. A sticker is required for use of this facility, and can be obtained at the Barnet Town Clerk’s Office or at the Transfer Station. The Town Clerk’s Office also has a listing of items that are acceptable for recycling. Fees for disposal of household refuse shall be $1.00 for a 13 gallon bag, $2.00 for a 30 gallon bag, $3.00 for a 42 gallon bag, $5.00 for a 55 gallon bag, or $15.00 per cubic yard. There is no charge for disposal of recycling. CALEDONIAN Black Cyan Magenta Yellow A9 By Dave Green Tundra Zits Find The Jumble Game in Classifieds, page B7. 6 Sudoku And ScrabbleGram Solutions From Thursday, May 21 3 2 7 5 7 8 1 2 9 Hagar The Horrible 6 5 2 9 4 3 7 8 1 1 8 3 2 7 5 9 6 4 9 7 4 6 8 1 5 2 3 5 4 9 1 3 2 6 7 8 7 6 1 8 5 9 4 3 2 2 3 8 7 6 4 1 5 9 8 1 5 3 9 7 2 4 6 4 2 6 5 1 8 3 9 7 3 9 7 4 2 6 8 1 5 5/21 Difficulty Level ScrabbleGrams Directions: Make a 2to 7-letter word from the letters in each row. Add points of each word, using scoring directions at right. Finally, 7-letter words get 50point bonus. “Blanks” used as any letter have no point value. 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Pike accepted the medal at a ceremony in Worcester to honor his cousin who died in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. School children looked on as Pike was given the framed Purple Heart and other medals his cousin earned during the war. The soldier Pike was killed weeks after he wrote home to his parents telling them he was going to the front line. The Purple Heart was given to his family decades ago but ended up in the possession of the Worcester Historical Society in the town where he grew up and is now buried. “He was my father’s cousin,” said the 68-year-old Pike, who lives in Roxbury. “He must have been quite a fellow because my father didn’t suffer fools gladly. He named me after him.” A member of the 75th Division, the soldier Pike was killed Jan. 20, 1945. He was first buried in a national cemetery in Europe. But his parents brought his remains home to Worcester in 1947, the younger Pike said. The Thursday was ceremony arranged by the Worcester Historical Society and the group Purple Hearts Reunited. Historical Society member Audrey Richardson said she first heard from the younger Pike about a year ago when he called the town clerk after Memorial Day asking that his cousin’s grave be decorated with an American flag. At first she didn’t believe there was a second Paul Pike. “I remembered his dad when they used to come to visit the Pikes,” Richardson said. Richardson said the Historical Society was looking for a Memorial Day project to do with the Report suggests decrease in occupational injuries, illnesses CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire health officials have released a report suggesting there’s a decrease in occupational injury and illness rates in the state over the years. The report finds that from 2000 to 2012, there were 160 work-related fatalities in New Hampshire. There were over 171,000 workrelated emergency department hospital discharges for people age 16 and older for the same time period. But for three years, 2007 through 2010, New Hampshire’s rate of a cancer of the lining of the lung associated with asbestos exposure was significantly higher than the national rate. The report said years of ship building and asbestos exposure in New Hampshire may have contributed to the higher incidence rates. The report says more than 53,000 workers were employed in high mortality risk occupations as of 2012. older students in the town elementary school. She discovered Purple Hearts Reunited when she went online looking for some way to honor Pike, one of two Worcester men killed during the war. Purple Hearts Reunited was started by Vermont National Guard Capt. Zacharia Fike, who has made it his mission to return Purple Heart medals to the people who earned them or their descendants. Since he began his mission three years ago, the organization has returned more than 150 medals to the relatives of the people who earned them. The organization now has about 400 medals they are trying to return. “It symbolizes a young man or woman who took that oath, who stepped up for us so that we could be a free nation,” Fike AP PHOTO said. “We owe it to them to never Paul Pike, left, of Roxbury, Vt., looks at a Purple Heart and other medals earned by his father's cousin, forget, ever, because we wouldn’t be here taking that also named Paul Pike, who was killed during World War II, that he was presented on Thursday in Worcester, Vt. Audrey Richardson, partially hidden, of the Worcester Historical Society, watches during breath if it wasn’t for them.” a ceremony arranged by the society and the organization Purple Hearts Reunited. REGION BRIEFS School evacuated due to unknown odor, some students get sick HILLSBORO, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say Hillsboro-Deering High School in New Hampshire has been evacuated due to an unknown odor in the building. At least two students said they felt sick Thursday morning and ambulances were called, but by midday, no major illnesses or injuries were METHUEN, Mass. (AP) — Police say a man and a woman have been reported. WMUR-TV reports the Central New Hampshire Hazardous Maaccused of leading them on a chase from New Hampshire into Massachu- terials team responded to the school. Superintendent Robert Hassett said the setts. incident started in the science lab. The school was closed for the day. WMUR-TV reports the chase started Wednesday afternoon at an Epping supermarket. Police ordered the man out of the car, but the car took off. Police pursued it through Exeter and Brentwood, then eventually into Massachusetts. SALEM, N.H. (AP) — Police have identified the driver in a fatal crash Capt. Randy Haggar of the Methuen Police Department said an officer that happened over the weekend in Salem, New Hampshire. Police said 56drew a gun and ordered the two out of the car, but that they refused and tried year-old Steven Morin of Haverhill, Massachusetts, died in the crash Saturto keep driving. Haggar said he blocked their way with his police cruiser. Police identified the passenger as 33-year-old Michael Meucci of Lowell, day night on the Interstate 93 Northbound Exit 1 off-ramp. Police Massachusetts, and the driver as 37-year-old Lisa Lundstrom of Concord. It investigating the crash say speed and alcohol may be contributing factors. was not immediately known if they had lawyers. 2 arrested after chase from New Hampshire into Massachusetts Driver identified in fatal crash over weekend in Salem CLOSED Memorial Day, May 25 TOWN TAXI 802-748-1119 Mon. thru Sat. 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Red Barn Nursery & Farm Hanging Baskets • Annuals Perennials • Veggie Plants Herbs • Fresh Eggs! 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