WUHS 71st Annual Alumni Parade
Woodstock held their annual Alumni Day Parade, celebrating 71 years of the parade.

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WUHS 71st Annual Alumni Parade
Woodstock held their annual Alumni Day Parade, celebrating 71 years of the parade.
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Alum-Dinger
Woodstock hosted its alumni weekend. Former baseball team members gathered for a day of baseball.
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Their Last Hurrah
Graduates took the stage on Friday night with speeches by the valedictorian, salutatorian and the class president among others and presentations by the Concert Band, Treble Choir and the Speakchorus.
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Graduates took the stage on Friday night with speeches by the valedictorian, salutatorian and the class president and presentations by the Concert Band, Treble Choir and the Speakchorus.
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Digging In
ArtisTree prepared for the start of construction to their new home in Pomfret.
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Devoted Mother and Wife; Enjoyed Gardening, Reading, and Walking.
By her wishes, there will be no visiting hours or services for Eileen Elizabeth “Betty” Lewis who passed peacefully in her home on June 14 after suffering injuries received from a fall on May 10th.
Betty was born on Dec. 8th, 1923 in Papatoetoe New Zealand. After graduating high school as class valedictorian, she answered the threat of Japanese invasion of the island nation followed the onset of World War II by enlisting in the New Zealand Air Force to do her patriotic duty. Unbeknownst to her, Cupid’s arrow was in his bow and her destiny was set when she met a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who was in country on R and R. It was love at first sight between her and Benjamin Ivan “Buster” Lewis of Woodstock Vermont, a self-described infatuation with her future husband that lasted 67 years.
Between them, they built their home of 58 years in Woodstock and produced three boys; John, James, and Stephan. Betty was an avid reader, gardener, and most notably a long distance walker. Until recently she could be seen walking all around The Village, West Woodstock, Taftsville, and everywhere in between. Betty will be forever remembered for her sharp wit and intellect, generosity, and unwavering care and devotion to her extended family and beloved husband.
In lieu of flowers, the family wishes for all to simply remember the five foot lady with the three foot stride walking around Woodstock enjoying warm summer days and sharing a smile with all she met.
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The Land of the Silver Apples, by Nancy Farmer

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(This story was first published in the May 30, 2013 edition of the Vermont Standard.)

By Katy Savage, Standard Correspondent
Woodstock residents eager for ECFiber will have to wait longer than anticipated as the company navigates Woodstock’s underground cabling.

Before detailed cost estimates, the telecommunications company sought a route to Woodstock via Route 12 from Pomfret. They have since learned it would cost $60,000 to bury utilities on the 1,800-foot strip near Billings Farm and Museum. The usual cost to build is $25,000 per mile.

“Woodstock has a special combination of challenges that it shares with Montpelier and Hartford,” Leslie Nulty, ValleyNet project coordinator said. “It requires underground burial. That more than doubles the costs.”

Merely getting to Woodstock is also costly for ECFiber — though the costs to build in Woodstock may change if West Windsor or Pomfret reach fundraising goals. To date, “little money” has been raised in Pomfret, John Roy, ECFiber treasurer said. West Windsor is to vote May 31 on a proposal to borrow $135,000 to bring fiber optic service in its municipal buildings. Roy is optimistic that more money will be raised before the July 1 fundraising deadline. David Brown, Woodstock ECFiber delegate, indicated on a listserv that if more money was not raised by May 1, ECFiber would abandon Woodstock. “We were distressed and disturbed by the last message David Brown put on the listserv,” ECFiber chairman Irv Thomae said at a recent Woodstock Select Board meeting. “That is not our position.”

Brown announced his resignation from ECFiber last week. He declined to comment.

Woodstock has about 2.5 miles of underground utilities in its center. As some investors have learned of the challenges, they have asked for their money back. The net amount raised in Woodstock is down to $85,000, Roy said.

“Some of the investment raised last December (for Woodstock) was withdrawn by a major investor…the feeling was not enough progress had been made,” said Roy.

ECFiber has raised more than $3.5 million so far in the region. About 300 people have bought promissory notes from the company in multiples of $2,500. ECFiber says it will return money to investors after it makes a profit.

Thomae said the principle priority of ECFiber is to go where other service providers don’t. He said Woodstock is challenging because those without Comcast service in the town are sporadic and non-continuous.

Most of Woodstock, if not all, is covered by Fairpoint Communications. According to Jeff Nevins, a Fairpoint spokesman, Fairpoint provides Internet and phone service to every resident in the 457 Vermont phone exchange. A study done in June 2012 from the Vermont Telecommunications Authority confirmed every resident in Woodstock has access to Internet, one way or the other.

“It has been my experience time to time that there is service available but the residents are not aware of it,” said Caro Thompson, a spokeswoman

Woodstock’s Internet Options

Internet is available to virtually everyone in the town of Woodstock. Here are the options, with speeds, according to the Vermont Telecommunications Authority: Comcast, 10-25 Mbps, Cable modem Sovernet Communications, 6 to 10 Mbps. DSL AT&T, 3-6 Mbps, DSL Fairpoint, 10 Mbps to 25 Mbps, DSL AT&T Mobility, 1.5 to 3 Mbps, mobile wireless Verizon Wireless, 768 kbps to 1.5 mbps, mobile wireless Hughes Network Systems LLC, 1.5 to 3 Mbps, satellite Starband, 1.5 to 3 Mbps, satellite Wildblue Communications, 1.5 to 3 Mbps, satellite from VTA, in an email.

If ECFiber were to build in Woodstock, competition would be inevitable. ECFiber is more expensive than competitors. The fastest fiber optic service ECFiber offers, 20 mbps, is “at least equal” to Comcast, Thomae said.

ECFiber costs subscribers $144 per month for the highest Internet speed and phone available. Fairpoint’s phone and Internet is $55.99 per month. Comcast offers Internet, phone and television for $99 a month for the first year.

Thomae said as the company gets more money, ECFiber’s Internet speed will grow faster. Fiber is unique in that it provides the same download and upload speeds.

George Sadowsky, an international Internet expert and Woodstock resident, formed a group out of the “general frustration that we weren’t going forward in connecting people to the Internet,” he said.

Sadowsky said he wasn’t sure what the best Internet alternative is for Woodstock.

“That’s one of the concerns I have,” Sadowsky said. “We’re fairly ignorant about exactly what the base is, who’s got what and who doesn’t have anything. We have to understand that to understand what the easiest way is to deal with it.”

ECFiber has had challenges since the company began. In 2008, they sought fundraising through an initial public offering with Lehman Brothers. The same week the deal was confirmed, the financial market collapsed. ECFiber tried to obtain funds from a federal stimulus program but was defeated by VTel.

Roy expects if ECFiber connects people at the rate it is now, it will be 10 years before all 23 municipalities are connected. Roy hopes to attract investment banks to speed the “grassroots(y)” fundraising process.

Chelsea, Thetford, Norwich, Strafford and Sharon will be connected by the end of the year, according to ECFiber officials.

(This story was first published in the May 30, 2013 edition of the Vermont Standard.)

By Katy Savage
Standard Correspondent

Asa Waterworth has two simple goals for the future. “I want to be happy and I want to be helping people,” she said.

Every week for the past year, Waterworth has volunteered in the community classroom at WUHS. She’s helping a student with a learning disability make a movie about the Town of Woodstock.

“It’s a privilege getting to know all those kids,” Waterworth, 17, said. “It’s one of the better parts of my day every time I go in there. They make me laugh; they’re a lot of fun.”

Waterworth, who will graduate June 14 as Woodstock Union High School’s salutatorian, is also a member of Change the World Kids. She’s helped donate food to the Woodstock Food Bank and helped make a difference in the environmental and humanitarian world. She’s won many awards, including the Wellesley College Book Award, academic awards and art awards.

“I hold myself to pretty high standards and I always have,” she said.

Waterworth has taken French classes since kindergarten. She’s been to England and Alaska and will soon go to Costa Rica with Change the World Kids. She spent a semester abroad in France last year where all of her classes were in French.

“It takes someone to really adapt to changing environments,” French teacher Colleen O’Connell said. “The schedule is different. It’s very hard to be in a new town, meet new people. But students who decide they really want to do it, they become successful at it. (Asa) is one of the ones who became successful.”

By the end of her trip, Waterworth was earning some of the top grades among her French-speaking peers. Waterworth has an impressive résumé, but she’s not worried about that.

“She really doesn’t worry about what looks good on a résumé,” Waterworth’s mom, Karen said. “She’s more concerned about her genuine interests in a topic or situation or activity.”

Waterworth is taking a gap year before entering Connecticut College undeclared next year. Waterworth wants to return to Europe to practice her French. She’s also looked at a service learning program in Africa. “To some things, she has a very mature approach,” Karen said. “She wants to feel as though she’s made a positive different in someone’s life.” The soon-to-be graduate isn’t sure what her future holds, but she’s looking forward to life outside of high school.

“It’s strange to think this is the first time I’m going to be on my own and I’m going to have a lot of choices. It’s all kind of planned out in high school, you kind of just go with the flow,” she said.

Waterworth will continue working hard, even when grades aren’t a factor.

“I’m looking forward to having more freedom and knowing that outside of college, success isn’t necessarily measured by grades or class ranks,” she said. “I’m still going to be working hard but it might be in a different way, for different reasons.”

Whatever she chooses, learning opportunities director Janice Winslow said Waterworth will go far.

“She’s one of those wonderful people who is going to go far,” Winslow said. “Any community will be very happy — whether it’s a college or this community — they’ll benefit from having Asa around.”

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(This story was first published in the June 6, 2013 edition of the Vermont Standard.)

By Katy Savage
<em>Standard Correspondent
When science teacher Tim Brennan asked his students to induce a fundamental law about momentum, Anthony Bald was the only student able to collect data.

“He’s been an impressive student since day one,” Brennan said.

Bald will graduate Woodstock Union High School as the valedictorian June 14.

He walks away with countless academic awards, including math excellence awards, French awards and the Dartmouth College Book Award. Bald has been involved in several activities.

On the Math Team, he got a perfect score in competitions not once, but three times, a rare achievement. Bald solved problems on topics that aren’t seen in a typical math course.

When asked to complete a research project in AP English, Bald wrote 17 pages about the Israeli– Palestinian conflict.

He argued the conflict, which began in the early 20th century, could be solved by a one-state solution.

“Mrs. Fields said it was one of the best research papers she’s read,” Bald said. “I was really proud of that.”

But Bald doesn’t need validation to prove his good work. He would work hard just the same. Bald’s mom, Ellen, has never had to tell her son to do his homework.

“He has an internal drive and an internal work ethic,” Ellen said. “He doesn’t need validation. That’s not what drives him.”

Bald started running with the cross country team two years ago. Both years, the team made it to the New England Cross Country Championships.

“(Cross country) is definitely more mental than physical,” Bald said. “Afterwards you can feel proud of what you accomplished and really see the improvements in the times and ways you feel during a race.”

Bald had a foot injury during the championships and didn’t run his best time, but similar to his academies, winning was never a goal of Bald’s. “He doesn’t have to win to enjoy,” Ellen said. “He has self-confi dence, maturity.” Bald is a role model for other students. For the past three years he’s used study-hall time to volunteer for Student Outreach Services (S.O.S.) as a student counselor.

Bald has attended Alcoholic Anonymous meetings as part of S.O.S. training. He has helped students with family issues, stress, depression, bullying and peer pressure.

“Counseling is pretty eye opening,” Bald said. “I like to have an impact on the lives of students in high school because it can be a pretty stressful time for everyone.”

Bald said, he, too, has experienced pressure to do well on AP tests and SATs, and make it to a competitive college.

“I think he’s a good listener and I think people find him personable,” Ellen said. “He learned a lot about societal issues.”

Bald will fly 3,000 miles away to attend Pomona College in California in the fall. Bald wants to eventually do research on how an economy can impact not just the lives of a small town, but a whole state or region.

“I want to do research that has an impact on what people do and how they connect to an environment,” Bald said. “Whatever research I do, I hope it will be impactful in some way.”

( This article first appeared in the May 31, 2013 edition of the Vermont Standard.)

Solving Village’s Parking Puzzle
By Tony Marquis, Standard Staff

This week, a series of signs for free parking directed unsuspecting tourists down Pleasant Street to an empty lot, blocked off by caution tape and a makeshift sign with a message titled “CLOSED.”

“Hello, The ‘Free Parking’ area will be closing permanently tonight, Wednesday, May 22. This private property will be undergoing some construction, on the residence.

We hope you have enjoyed use of the property and appreciate your cooperation.”

The letter is unsigned.

It’s not just tourists who have been seen U-turning out of the former Frost Mills parking lot. Downtown workers hoping to grab a spot in the last free, unrestricted parking lot in the village were also denied.

Last week, the Woodstock Resort Corporation sold the Frost Mills lot to the Frost Mills Nominee Trust, for $1.95 million. The beneficiary of the nominee trust and their plans for the site are unknown.

The sale has downtown merchants and town officials hard at work trying to come up with a way to recoup the loss of roughly 45 free parking spots — so they can keep tourists in town and local workers off the meters.

“Something drastically needs to happen for the parking in our community,” said Brenda Blakeman, owner of First Impressions Salon and Spa. “That’s part of the reason people don’t shop in Woodstock is because the parking is so limited. To take away the one overflow spot, it seems like it’s going to harm the community.”

There are about 171 free parking spots in the village’s commercial district. Some are clearly marked, like those on the right side of the westbound lane of Route 4 surrounding the Green. Some are less than obvious, like the dirt and pavement spots on Pleasant Street.

Fortunately for those looking for summer parking in Woodstock, there are few rules beyond: If a sign says no parking, don’t park there.

According to the village parking ordinance, you can’t park more than 48 consecutive hours in one location or in a public parking lot between 12:01 a.m. and 6 a.m. — unless allowed by special regulation.

The village paid about $5,000 to rent the Frost Mills lot from Woodstock Resort Corp. for the last few years while the lot was for sale. Attempts to contact Woodstock Resort Corp. President Werner Graef at his office Tuesday were not successful.

“I think for our community there’s not enough places to park to begin with. That is the case especially in the summer for tourists,” Blakeman said.

Downtown parking has been a contentious issue, even before meters were installed.

In April, Trustees announced that 100 people with outstanding parking fines could be towed if they didn’t pay at least half their fines by June 9. A majority of the repeat parking offenders did regular business or worked in the village.

Some businesses say the meters have been a deterrent to business. Others say they encourage turnover. With the closing of Frost Mills, some businesses worry tourists won’t even bother stopping in town if they can’t find reasonably close parking.

“People who park at a meter, they’re always in a rush. They don’t have time to look at something. It can kill a sale sometimes,” said Patricia Eames, owner of the The Clover Gift Shop. “It’s going to just make it that much harder to find parking. It adds to a frustration that’s already here.”

At the last Village Business Alliance, Nick Ferro, president of the VBA, talked with Village Manager Phil Swanson about two possible solutions: turning the Woodstock Historical Society parking lot into a combination of long-term rentals and metered parking and/or leveling buildings and expand parking in the snow dump.

The village is already planning to level two buildings this summer at the snow dump (formerly the “jungle” and now officially a park) — which could open up land for parking. Ferro also mentioned a work-time shuttle from the snow dump to downtown to accommodate village employees.

“I know people have talked about down by the jungle,” said Unicorn owner Jeffrey Kahn. “That’s not really a practical solution for tourists or even for employees. In my opinion, people will walk the shortest distance possible.”

Kahn said the loss of Frost Mills could be felt during high-tourist times like foliage season.

“Employees use that lot and if they can’t park there, they may take up spaces that are intended for shoppers and that’s a problem — that would exacerbate the problem,” Kahn said.

Katy Savage contributed to this report.

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It’s the weekend Woodstock Union High School students — current and former — have been looking forward to all year. For WUHS’ class of 2013, graduation takes place Friday at 6 p.m. For former WUHS grads, Alumni Day festivities last all of Saturday, with the Alumni Parade at 2 p.m. The Alumni Day celebrations Saturday will include the 71st Alumni Day Parade around the green. This year’s theme is “Family Favorite TV Shows,” and as of Wednesday, 13 classes have entered the parade. Before the parade — and Sunday morning — a pancake breakfast will be held at the Masonic Temple to benefit of the Woodstock Alumni Association. After the parade, the current graduating class will offer hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and candy on the Green.
With alum coming from all across the country for the event, classes will convene after the parade for separate class dinners, barbecues and get-togethers. The Class of ’53 is meeting a Tall Timbers Clubhouse at 5 p.m. for a potluck and B.Y.O.B.; the Class of ’57 is meeting at Spooner’s at 6:30 p.m. There’s also the 50th Alumni Reception at 4 p.m. in the Teagle Library. If your class is having a dinner or gathering, call Betty Frederick at 457-3978 so it can be listed at the dues tent. A listing of class floats for the parade as well as class dinners can be found on page ??. The special graduation supplement can be found inside in a pull out section.

Woodstock Union Middle School teacher Tim Whitney was honored as the 2013 Teacher of the Year.
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A New Hampshire woman involved in a head-on crash in Quechee on a stretch of Route 4 has died.

The crash happened last Thursday on Route 4, near exit one on Interstate 89.

Police said 72-year-old Ingrid Neuwirt of West Lebanon was driving when she crossed the center line and crashed into 43-year-old Shirley Adams of White River Junction.

Police said Neuwirt died Monday.

Five people have died on this stretch of Route 4 since March.

On Friday, Gov. Peter Shumlin announced a series of safety improvements for the road, including an immediate repaving and installation of rumble stripes and long-term plans to rebuild it.

The project will cost about $400,000.

Woodstock Union High School took first place in the Vermont State Championships recently. A parade was held celebrating the Woodstock girls track team’s fourth consecutive state championship.
The 2013 New England High School Outdoor Championships hosted at Veterans’ Stadium in New Britain, Conn. The Woodstock 1,600-meter relay team of Elizabeth Bassette, Claire Spangler, Anna Ramsey and Carmen Bango broke its own state record for Division III, running the race in 4:08.53 and finishing third in New England.
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Following a recent increase in the number of serious motor vehicle crashes on U.S. Route 4 in the Hartford-Woodstock area, including four fatalities in recent months, Gov. Peter Shumlin announced that the Agency of Transportation will install portable message boards reminding drivers to be alert and focus on safety, pave deteriorated stretches of the roadway surface, install centerline rumble strips in appropriate areas, conduct an engineering review to determine what further safety treatments may be warranted, and work with local officials on proposed improvements.

“My heart goes out to the families of those injured or killed on Route 4, or any other Vermont road,” Gov. Shumlin said in an afternoon stop at the Hartford Police Department, with Senate President Pro Tem John Campbell, Rep. Alison Clarkson, AOT Deputy Secretary Sue Minter, and others. “We will work with communities in this area to determine what safety measures make sense for Route 4. I also remind people to drive with caution and stay alert to prevent accidents.”

“The lives of our citizens are at stake,” said Sen. John Campbell. “Our obligation is to act now.”

Gov. Shumlin and Minter met with local emergency and town officials, including Hartford Police and Fire Chief Steve Locke and Woodstock Town Manager Phil Swanson, to discuss the increase in Route 4 accidents. The Governor outlined the state’s short-term assistance, including safety signage and paving, and pledged to work with local officials and emergency staff as conversations about longer-term solutions move forward. Gov. Shumlin said it’s not clear why Route 4 has been the scene of an unusually high number of accidents this spring, but if structural changes are needed, that will be determined and work will be scheduled.

“I cannot stress enough how important it is for drivers to slow down and pay attention on this road,” Gov. Shumlin said. “And as we head into summer, that need for caution extends across the state.”

In the wake of another serious accident on Route 4 this year, Gov. Peter Shumlin is scheduled to have a private discussion at the Hartford Police Department with local town and emergency officials Thursday at 2 p.m.

Shumlin will discuss short- and long-term solutions with a group of Hartford and Woodstock officials including Hartford Fire Chief Steve Locke and Woodstock Town Manager Phil Swanson, according to Shumlin’s assistant Susan Allen.

On Thursday morning, two drivers were seriously injured in a head-on collision on Route 4.

It’s the fourth serious accident on the road this year — four people have died in accidents.

Trek to Taste, the annual hike on Mt. Tom that combines local trails with local food and activities was held this weekend.
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SOUTH WOODSTOCK — A private family interment and celebration of life will take place at a later date for Suzanne Talcott Curry Winton of South Woodstock, known to family and friends as ‘Sue,’ who died at Cedar Hill Continuing Care Community in Windsor on May 30, 2013. Visiting hours will be at Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 7.
Sue was a resident of South Woodstock with her husband, David Winton, for 32 years. David Winton passed away in 2001. Sue continued residing at their home, Merrily Farm, until 2009.
Suzanne was born in 1924 in Argentina, the third child of Francis and Henrietta Peabody Curry. Henrietta was an American Citizen until her marriage to Francis. Francis Curry was a member of the British Foreign Service. The family returned to the United Kingdom in 1930.
Suzanne attended boarding school in Aldershot, Surrey until war with Germany seemed imminent in 1939. She was withdrawn from school, as Aldershot Air Field became a prime target for bombing. Aldershot Army Base was and remains Britain’s largest infantry training ground. On Sept. 3, 1939 Britain declared war on Germany and Sue Curry, at 14, began a journal of the war on all its’ fronts. By 1944 the handwritten journal had filled 21 school type 3 ring binders. The pages include news clippings of all fronts, photos of all major parties involved for the Allies and the Axis as well as a wealth of political cartoons by Lowe. The lined paper notations cite portions of major speeches made in Parliament and Congress and international political posturing as well as specific numbers of British Navy tonnage and lives lost.
In 1941 Suzanne, who held dual Argentine and British citizenships, was sent to the U.S. on a returning troop carrier as a companion to two younger children who had family members in the States. She joined her grandmother in Rye, N.Y.Soon after her arrival the decision was made to live at a family home in Palm Beach where Sue resumed her formal education at the Palm Beach Day School. She continued making journal entries, which include the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the War in the Pacific. Her brother Peter joined the RAF. He was shot down over Ireland in 1942, but survived his injuries and internment returning to Surrey after the war. Her brother Allan, serving as an officer on a minesweeper in the Royal Navy, was killed in a torpedo attack a week after the war officially ended. Suzanne became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1955.
Sue traveled extensively in Southern Europe and North Africa with friends after the war and her schooling ended.
She returned to New York, where she married Bill Trubee Haebler in 1947. They had one child, Theodore Haebler, a resident of Washington State. Bill and Suzanne divorced in 1950. In 1968 Suzanne and David Winton were married and shortly thereafter moved to the farm in South Woodstock where they kept Morgan horses for pleasure riding. They loved opera and dance. Sue served for many years at Veteran’s Hospitals, both in New York and at White River, as a Red Cross volunteer. Sue engaged in fundraising for The Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society and the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. In later years, Sue knitted several thousand small hats and pairs of mittens for distribution to Upper Valley children through The Haven.
Sue is survived by her son, Ted Haebler of Burien, Wash., and David Winton’s three daughters, Diana Hayes of South Woodstock, Priscilla Sands of Woodstock and Anne Black of Canton, Conn., as well as a devoted cousin, Elloise Sheldon of Seattle, Wash., three Curry nephews remain in Surrey, UK and a fourth resides in Queensland, AU. Through her marriage to David Winton, Sue leaves eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Sue requested a private interment be held in South Woodstock. Sue has directed that any remembrance be sent to the Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society in West Windsor.
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This obituary first appeared in the June 6, 2013 print edition of the Vermont Standard.