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The Northfield News
THE NORTHFIELD NEWS, AUGUST 25, 2016
PAGE 3
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Norwich Welcomes Largest
OBITUARIES
Florence Lindner, 90, Freshman Class in History
Ran State Campground
at Mt. Mansfield
Florence Lindner of Waterbury passed away August 12, 2016 at
Woodridge Nursing Home at the age of 90.
Florence was born in Stowe October 24, 1925 as the second
youngest of five daughters belonging to Claude and Margaret Adams.
Until 1938 she grew up on a farm in Little River where she attended
a one room school house. Both
the farm and the school house
locations are now underneath the
waters of Waterbury Dam.
In 1938 the family moved to
Stowe Hollow where she attended
Stowe High School making the
long walk into the village to
attend school. Florence graduated in 1945 as Co-Valedictorian.
Remaining in Stowe she was
hired by the Mt. Mansfield
Company and worked at the
Octagon on the summit of the
mountain where she met Erwin
“Lindy” Lindner who was Director
of the Mt. Mansfield Ski Patrol.
They were married in 1946.
The following year Lindy was
hired by Perry Merrill to work for
the Vermont Department of
Forests and Parks. The young
couple moved into the State Ski Dorm and later into the State Ski
Shelter (Base Lodge for the ski area) where they remained until 1962.
Together they ran the State Campground and Picnic Area at Mt.
Mansfield until transferring to the State Campground at Little River
in Waterbury. Although Florence was never on the state payroll, she
was key to operating both state parks for many decades.
Family was always foremost in Florence’s life. She was a great
mother who always instilled her values into her children’s lives. She
would ski with them (even though she feared falling), and always
read to them at bedtime. Her grandchildren will always cherish their
time with her, going for walks or to playgrounds, playing games,
reading books, or just cuddling.
As a self-taught bookkeeper she was employed by a variety of businesses in Waterbury and most notably for a great many years at
Keller and Lowe Land Surveyors and Ward Lumber Company. She
later worked for Heney Real Estate in Montpelier. For a period of time
she was assistant town clerk in Waterbury.
Florence was very active in community affairs such as the Red
Cross blood drives, Emerald Rebecca’s and Waterbury Historical
Society. She was active in the Adams/Ayers family picnics. For
many years she enjoyed numerous bus trips across the country with
her friends. In later years she was a resident at the Squier House
and then at Woodridge Nursing Home.
She was predeceased in 1980 by her husband, and grandson
Kenny Lindner in 2002. Survivors include two sons, Bruce Lindner
and his wife Ruth of Colchester, Brian Lindner of Waterbury and
daughter, Patti and her husband Albie Lewis of Berlin; also five
granddaughters, Kimberley Lindner, Erica (Lindner) Viens, Kristen
(Lewis) Dukette, Brittany and Kaitlin Lewis, as well as four great
granddaughters, Lindsey LaCross, Kendra, Cierra and Cydney Viens.
A Celebration of her Life will be held Saturday, August 27, 2016 at
11 a.m. at the Mt. Mansfield Base Lodge, Route 108, Stowe VT. In
lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association
of Vermont at 300 Cornerstone Dr., Suite 130, Williston, VT 05495.
Assisting the family is the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and
Cremation Service in Waterbury. To send online condolences please
visit www.perkinsparker.com or the funeral home Facebook page.
Norwich University welcomes the largest incoming class in its history this fall with approximately 900 new students.
The Class of 2020 brings a strong academic background with average SAT scores of 1040 and an average grade point average of 3.07.
Seventy-nine members of the class have received extremely competitive three or four-year ROTC scholarships, and seventeen students
will join the Honors Program.
On Sunday, Aug. 22, Norwich welcomed approximately 600 first
year members of the Corps of Cadets, called Rooks, for a week of orientation. Then, on Wednesday, Aug. 24, Norwich welcomes approximately 300 civilian students: about 270 residential and 30 commuter
students. The first day of class begins on Monday, Aug. 29.
“I am so proud of the students we are retaining as well as those we
are recruiting,” said President Richard W. Schneider. “This incoming
class continues the year over year growing trend of impressive students both academically and in other areas that demonstrate service
and leadership. Academically, this class reflects the priorities of
Norwich’s strategic plan to leverage signature academic programs
such as cybersecurity, engineering, justice studies and nursing, and
to prepare future leaders who will help address our nation’s critical
needs.”
The Class of 2020 by the numbers: Massachusetts (168);
Vermont (101); New York (86); New Jersey (66); New Hampshire (62);
Connecticut (51); Florida (37); California (36); Texas (32) and Maine
(23)
Most popular majors are: Criminal Justice, Mechanical
Engineering, Computer Security and Information Assurance and
Civil Engineering.
With this new class, the total campus enrollment is approximately
2,475. The Corps of Cadets stands at approximately 1600; there are
approximately 650 civilian students and approximately 225 commuter students.
ARE YOU A “FRIEND OF THE BROWN PUBLIC LIBRARY”? If you
are, you’re invited to THE WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION.
This will take place in the Community Room at the Brown Public
Library on Friday, September 2 from 6-8pm before the Northfield
Labor Day weekend begins. It will be a Friends of BPL only event.
Friends will be allowed access to the Brown Public Library’s annual
Labor Day Book sale a day before it opens to have first choice for the
books up for sale.
You can enjoy a glass of wine while browsing through our extensive collection of books for sale.
If you’re not already a “friend”, stop in today & become one or stop
in to the Community Room on Friday, September 2nd and join.
DON’T MISS IT!!!
BROWN PUBLIC LIBRARY LABOR DAY BOOK SALE
When: Saturday 09/03, Sunday 09/04 & Monday 09/05
Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
Where: BPL Community Room, 93 S Main Street
Featuring a wide selection of gently used books for everyone in your
family!
Books available for purchase by donation only. Great books. Great
cause.
***The last day that we will accept book donations for the sale is
Saturday, August 27***
Did you know we have movies to lend? And you can borrow them
for up to 3 weeks!
Stop in and check out our movie collection!
Storytime is every Monday & Thursday at 10am.
It is geared for ages 0-6.
We read a story, do an activity & share a snack.
Bring your children/grandchildren!
Your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body
Photo by Bill Croney, The Northfield News
Thelma Baroffio drew last weeks winning ticket in the
Masonic Gun/Cash raffle last Wednesday just prior to the
start of the Mason's weekly Bingo games. The ticket drawn
belonged to Olivia Bussiere, of Northfield. Olivia is the
first Northfield winner in the drawings and, as in all cases,
her ticket went back into the bucket held by Richard
Matheson so she is eligible to win agiin in the year-long
Drawings. Tickets ($50) are still available for the raffle and
may be obtained by contacting any Northfield Mason or by
calling the Northfield News (485-6397).
Violet Wood Bell, 90,
NHS Class of 1944
Letters to the Editor
Violet Wood Bell of Northfield passed away August 5, 2016 after a
short illness.
Violet was born in Proctor, VT Jan 28, 1926. The family moved back
to Northfield in 1928. She was the daughter of Clayton and Gladys
(Wright) Wood. Vi attended Northfield schools and graduated from
Northfield High School in 1944. Violet worked for many years at
Norwich University as a secretary in the Science Department.
In Jan 1946 she married Everett Graham Bell in Northfield at St.
Mary’s Episcopal Church. They both loved to ski, square dance and
travel throughout the United States.
Survivors include her son, Everett “Duke” Bell and his wife, Mary
Ellen of Barre, daughter-in-law Lynn Bradley Bell of Ocala, FL,
grandsons, Clay Bell and his wife, Crissy of Barre, Chad Bell and his
wife Marie of Graniteville, Micah Bell of Ocala, FL and granddaughter, Emily Bell of Ocala, FL. She is also survived by brothers, Carl
Wood and his wife Pat of Ocala, FL, Victor Wood and his wife Barbara
of Frost Proof, FL and sister, Gloria Drown of Northfield. Vi is also
survived by many nephews and nieces as well as four great grandchildren.
Vi was predeceased by her husband, a son Kenneth, her parents as
well as sisters, Jean Smith, Muriel Slack and brother Raymond
Wood.
A church service will be held at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in
Northfield Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 10AM. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 203 South Main
St., Northfield, VT 05663 c/o The Window Fund.
Economic Development
Plans for Northfield
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It’s a Free Country • Opinions Differ • All Count
TO
THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS
READ WITH great interest, then dismay, the negative article in
the Northfield News about the recent “Night On the Common”
event sponsored by the Northfield Economic Development
Committee. (“Northfield’s dreamers see a new downtown - Will it be
done?” July 27.)
My family and I attended the “Night on the Common” presentation
and found it to be positive, productive and professional. I commend
the committee and its partners: for their hard work; for providing a
vision; and, most important, for seeking input from the community at
large about the various proposals being advanced for consideration.
As I visit with, and listen to, people around town, I keep hearing
that they want to see at least two things for Northfield: 1) a stronger
economy; and 2) improved infrastructure (especially in terms of
repairing ragged roads and sagging sidewalks).
In my view, the best way to achieve these goals is to work in a positive and productive manner with partners on the state level. After all,
funding for local economic-development and infrastructure projects
comes primarily via state and federal grants. It makes sense when we
work with state officials to put our best foot forward and demonstrate
our community’s desire to improve itself. Many Northfield residents
pay a lot of money in property taxes. It makes sense that we should
want in return basic infrastructure and a healthy economy.
I believe that the majority of residents who live in the Dog River
Valley, including those who attended the event on Depot Square,
think of Northfield as a town ripe with potential. They are right. I’ve
been thinking the same thing since I moved here in 1998.
The article in the News twice uses the word “dreamers” —- in the
headline and in the lead sentence —- in a clearly disparaging way.
There is nothing wrong with having dreams of a stronger, better
Northfield. Without the “dreamers” of the world, we merely plod, having the same negative, “this-is-how-we’ve-always-done-it” thoughts
that stifle innovative ideas and become a self-fulfilling prophecy for
stagnation.
Henry David Thoreau urged that we “advance … confidently in the
direction of (our) dreams, and … live the life (we) imagined.” More
than a century later, John Lennon wrote in the song, “Imagine”: “You
may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.”
Perhaps someday those who are so quick to be naysayers will join
their fellow townspeople who display vision and foresight, or at least
be open to having a dialogue about what is possible. Perhaps then
Northfield —- to use the rest of Lennon’s lyric —- “will be as one.”
GORDON BOCK
Northfield
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Gordon Bock is Democratic nominee in the race to represent
Northfield and Berlin in the Vermont House of Representatives.