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Brattleboro Reformer www.reformer.com, Friday, October 15, 2004 OBITUARIES Leahy, Sanders both maintain Ernest Hudon comfortable leads for re-election BRATTLEBORO Ernest "Pete" Hudon, 82, of Brattleboro, died suddenly Oct. 14, 2004, at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements and a full obituary will appear in Saturday's Reformer. Arrangements are under the care of AND FLEMING FUNERAL HOME of Brattleboro. Paquin services BRATTLEBORO A memorial Mass for Sister Claire Marie Paquin, RSM, will be celebrated on Saturday, Oct.

16, at 10 at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Walnut Street. The Rev. Stanley Deresienski, SSE, and the Rev. Francis McMahon, SSE, will concelebrate the Mass.

Sister Claire Marie, formerly of St. Michael's parish, died Oct. 2, 2004, at Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington. Recreation plan reviewed by state agency MONTPELIER Future directions and actions for outdoor recreation in Vermont are part of the subject of the next Vermont Outdoor Recreation Plan, 2005-2009. A draft of the actions for this plan and also a draft of the section for trails-based recreation are now available for review.

The "actions drafts" may be viewed at the Web site www.state.vt.us/anr/fpr/recreation/index.htm. In addition, copies are available at offices of regional planning commissions and district offices of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. A statewide public meeting about the plan and the drafts of actions will be held on Tuesday from p.m. at the 14 Vermont. Interactive Television (VIT) sites around the state.

These are located in Bennington, Brattleboro, Castleton, Johnson, Lyndonville, Middlebury, Newport, Randolph Center, Rutland, St. Albans, Springfield, Waterbury, White River Junction, and Williston. For directions to these sites, visit the website www.vitlink.org, or call (802) 241-3688. A comprehensive plan for outdoor recreation in each state is a requirement for receiving support from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The National Park Service in the U.S.

Department of the Interior is the federal partner working with the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation in administering the LWCF. Since 1965, the LWCF has provided Vermont communities and state agencies with more than 30 million dollars toward the acquisition, conservation, and development of outdoor recreation areas and facilities. The more than 500 separate recreation projects, which have taken place in more than 100 Vermont communities, were submitted as priorities for their towns based on criteria that were established following LWCF guidelines. As part of the planning process, Vermont periodically evaluates the quality and need for outdoor recreation and seeks public opinion regarding recreational opportunities throughout the state. MONTPELIER (AP) Sen.

Patrick Leahy and Rep. Bernard Sanders both maintain sizable leads in their bids for re-election, but the races for lieutenant governor and auditor remain wide open, according to the results of a new poll. Democrat Leahy had the support of 67 percent of respondents to a poll of 403 likely voters conducted for WCAX-TV. His Republican challenger, Burlington businessman Jack McMullen, had 21 percent, and 12 percent were undecided. Leahy is running for a sixth consecutive six-year term.

Sanders, the incumbent independent, also had 67 percent support. His Republican challenger, retired Air Force officer and private charter pilot Grege Parke, had 11 percent. There were 22 percent undecided in the congressional race. Sanders is running for his eighth consecutive two-year term. In the race for lieutenant governor, though, incumbent Brian Dubie, a Republican, received just 34 percent in the poll, while Democrat Cheryl Need a lift? Rivers had 29 percent and Progressive Steve Hingtgen had 15 percent.

The poll showed 22 percent undecided in that contest. Incumbent Auditor Elizabeth Ready is in a stronger position than Dubie, according to the poll, but almost a third of the voters say they are undecided in that race. Ready had 41 percent, Republican Randy Brock had 29 percent and 30 percent were undecided. Ready's campaign for re-election ran into trouble last month with the revelation that her biographical listings in state directories had inaccurate educational background. WCAX had reported Wednesday the results of its poll for the race for governor and president: It showed incumbent Republican Gov.

Jim Douglas with a comfortable lead over Democrat Peter Clavelle, and John Kerry far ahead of President George W. Bush in the state. The telephone survey was conducted Oct. 10-12 by Research 2000 of Rockville, Md. The margin of error was plus or minus 5 percentage points.

Jason R. A tow truck from Towing of Winchester, N.H., sits in a ditch with a Winnebago recreational vehicle it was towing after crashing on Hinesburg Road in West Brattleboro Thursday. Police said the driver of the truck, Ken Howe of Winchester, was coming down a hill when he attempted to downshift, but was unable to get the truck into a lower gear. Unable to slow the vehicle, Howe lost control, striking a newly installed guardrail and sliding partially down a ravine. Howe was not injured in the accident.

No charges were filed. COMMUNITY NEWS SIT graduate to conduct concert BRATTLEBORO Diane Mandle, a School for International Training graduate, will conduct a Tibetan bowl sound healing concert at Bhava Yoga Studio, 21 Elliot on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Bring something to lie on while Mandle strikes and sings a collection of ancient Himalayan singing bowls that will bring one into a deeply relaxed state of being. Mandle, who now resides in San Diego, is a certified sound healer with a private practice. She conducts concerts and educational programs nationwide including at the prestigious Deepak Chopra Center in Carlsbad, Calif.

A $15 donation is suggested. For further information, call (802) 254-4794. Arts center group to meet Monday MARLBORO The next meeting of the Marlboro Arts and Activities Center will be held on Monday at 7 p.m. at the home of Emily Kunreuther on North Pond Road. The meeting discussion will include the center's next film event, refining its non-profit bylaws and location status.

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Shoppers wishing to donate the items remove the doves, buying the food and attaching the doves to the item. Continued from Page 9 bought every single requested item. Another time, Hutcheson bumped into a man from New York City who also owns a home in Putney. He was unloading a case of soy milk into the collection bins and when she asked if it was all for the program, he responded, "Everyone needs to eat, don't they?" Everyone, including people's pets. Pet care items are among the first things to find their way into the bins.

And often, said Hutcheson, peo- Quilt Continued from Page 9 Barton hopes a local resident might have some information about who made it, and may be able to tell the society a little more about the names and story of the quilt. "If we get it out and show it, maybe some old-timer may say, Race Continued from Page 9 the district." But Marsh pointed out that Eaton has missed so many votes because it's his job to preside over the Statehouse. He only has to vote when it's imperative to his district, she said. It's a misguided attempt to skew the numbers, she said. And ple will add to the requested item: if a dove says one bottle of aspirin, they'll buy two; if someone needs a cleaning product, the donor will purchase that along with a sponge.

Over a six-month period, more than 9,000 items were donated. Hutcheson doesn't know the names of the out-of-state family or the soy milk donor or the people who add more than requested. But she had this to say to them: "Thanks to whoever you may be." For more information about the Dove Program, contact the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont. 'I remember hearing about that," Barton said. But she's just glad to have the quilt back home.

"Some of these things remain a mystery forever," she said. "This may be one of them." Howard Weiss-Tisman can be reached at tion, call (802) 254-2908. Women's Basketball League meeting set BRATTLEBORO There will be a Women's Basketball League organizational meeting, Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Gibson Aiken Center, 207 Main St. A representative from each team must attend the meeting.

For information, call (802) 254- 5808. BCTV board to meet BRATTLEBORO The Board of Directors of Brattleboro Community Television, Inc. will hold its monthly board meeting at Hanna Cosman Room of the Municipal Center on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Members of the public are welcome to attend. For information, call (802) 257-0888.

Bird slide show presented BRATTLEBORO A slide presentation on the birding paradise Dry Tortugas National Park will be hown Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Brooks Memorial Library conference room. Photographer Janet Taylor, who lived in the park for five years while her husband worked as chief ranger there, will led the presentation. The Gulf of Mexico islands lie in a flyway between South America, Cuba, and the United States. They are popular destination to view migrating birds.

Genealogy group BRATTLEBORO The Genealogical Interest Group will hold its October meeting on Wednesday at the Brooks Memorial Library in the local history room on the mezzanine at 10 a.m. For information, call (802) 254- 9554 or e-mail Pot luck and raffle set CHESTERFIELD, N.H. The Chesterfield Historical Society will hold its pot luck supper and annual meeting on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Chesterfield Town Hall. Participants are asked to bring something to share for the supper as well as items for a raffle, which will be held after the annual meeting.

Plate, bowl workshop BRATTLEBORO The 23rd annual Design-A-Plate Workshop will be held Thursday, Oct. 22, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Meeting Room at Brooks Memorial Library. Participants can design their own plate or bowl; a $4 charge covers materials.

For information, call (802) 254-5290 ext. 110. Senior seminar WILMINGTON An informational seminar for seniors called "How to Simplify Your Life" will be held Wednesday at noon at the Twice Blessed Community Thrift Shop building on Route 100. The event will start with a free luncheon. For information or to schedule a ride, call (802) 348- 7752 or (802) 348-7973.

Humane Society celebration BRATTLEBORO The Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce and The Windham County Humane Society will host a celebration of the Humane Society's new surgical suite on Thursday, Oct. 21, from 5-7 p.m. at the Humane Society on 916 West River Road. The surgical suite will enable WCHS to perform in- spay and neuter procedures on the homeless pets in their care. Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served at the event.

For information or to RSVP, call (802) 254-4565 or 254-2232. Putney residents invited to weigh in on growth PUTNEY The Planning Commission is seeking input from residents on planning issues and growth options for Putney Village. The commission will host a community workshop on development options on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Putney Central School Reading Room. This workshop is the second in a series for the Planning Commission's "Visualizing Density in Putney Village" project.

The evening will begin with a- Presentation on the Putney Village District Inventory, completed in 2003, which provided data on existing conditions, undertook a build-out analysis, and offered options in planning for the future of the village. Following the presentation will be a community workshop she pointed out that Eaton has helped bring a technical college and nursing school to the area and has helped fix the roads. "A lot of people go to Concord and forget where they come from," she said. Mike Kalil can be reached at where attendees can discuss Village issues, including growth and change in Putney as they relate to the Village. Input from attendees will be used in an upcoming interactive community design process for selected parcels where options for growth, re-development, and public spaces in the Village will be developed.

The workshop is sponsored by the Planning Commission with funding provided by the Vermont Municipal Planning Grant program. The Putney Village District Inventory is available on-line in the documents, planning commission section of Putney's municipal Web site: www.putneyvt.org. For information, call (802) 257-4547. Public vote to be held on wood chip burner upgrade TOWNSHEND Leland and Gray Union High School will host a special public vote on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. to seek authority to apply for state and federal funding for necessary repair and upgrading of the fuel-handling systems associated with the school's wood burning energy The total cost of the repair is $65,000, $50,000 of which will be covered by state capital improvement aid.

A federal energy grant that the school will receive provides an addi- Northeastern Family Institute Bringing Vermont Children, Families Communties Together (802) 254-2558 tional $10,000, leaving the community a $5,000 price tag. Leland and Gray business manager Frank Rucker said the objective of the vote is to access the up to 90 percent in state funding and available federal funds for an upgrade. Without the vote, he said the school would be responsible for the full $65,000 cost. High School principal Bill Lincoln said if approved, the upgrade could save the school district roughly $8,000 a year in operating expenses..