Mountain Times - Volume 48, Number 23: June 5-11

The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 LOCAL NEWS • 5
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The 1817 Vicarage Guest House at Mission Farm will be updated with the help of a $27,000 grant.
Mission Farm receives a
$27,000 challenge grant
Mission Farm has kicked off its
2019 Rehabilitation Campaign
with a $27,000 challenge grant
from the Healthy Living Fund.
The grant will cover half the costs
of this year’s rehabilitation work
for two of the historic structures
at this National Historic Site in
Killington. This is the second year
the HLF has offered Mission Farm
a matching grant.
“We are exceedingly grateful
and give heartfelt thanks for
the HLF’s continuing support of
our rehabilitation campaign and
for the foundation’s incredible
generosity. This investment in our
legacy and our future will inspire
others to contribute,” said The
Five babies born at RRMC to receive $100 each
Every baby born in the Women’s & Children’s Unit at
Rutland Regional Medical Center creates a buzz and
plenty of excitement but babies born on May 29 receive
an extra gift. Thanks to a partnership between the
Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
and Vermont Student Assistance Corp., babies born on
national 529 Day received a $100 deposit into a college
savings account.
This year, a total of five babies were born May 29 at
Rutland Regional Medical Center and will receive the
$100 savings account. Additionally, all May 29 families
throughout Vermont that submit a completed form by
August 29 will be included in a drawing for an additional
$529 contribution.
Babies 1 & 2, Kaydence Ann and McKenna Jean are
siblings and were born to Krista and Matthew Poro at
10:35 a.m. The third baby, Nevaeh Jean-Marie was born
to Kasey and Garret Kitchens at 8:35 a.m. Later in the
evening, the fourth baby, Elliana, was born to Samantha
Santorello & Richard Perez at the fifth and final baby
born on May 29 was Chase Asher to Ashley and Ryan
Filskov. Rutland Regional Medical Center is pleased to be
Rev. Canon Lee Crawford, Vicar of
Church of Our Saviour at Mission
Farm.
Thanks to over 90 supporters of
Mission Farm, last year’s rehabilitation
campaign successfully
raised a little over $80,000, including
$30,000 from the HLF. The
most critical work accomplished
last year focused on putting the
1817 Vicarage back on a solid
foundation and fixing drainage
problems, so little is visible to
passers-by.
This year’s rehabilitation project
will be much more visible. It
focuses on restoring the deteriorating
exteriors of the Vicarage
and Heminway Guest House.
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Both buildings will have their
exterior wood siding, building
trim and window trim repaired
or replaced (as necessary) and
painted. Two windows will be
replaced in Heminway House,
and a structural engineering study
of its west wall will be performed
to develop a plan for any needed
remedial measures. The rehabilitation
campaign goal is $55,000, of
which $27,000 will be covered by
the Healthy Living Fund challenge
grant.
Mission Farm is nestled on
over 170 acres in between the Ottauquechee
River Valley and the
tree-filled mountainside along the
eastern flats of Route 4 in Killington.
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participating in the 529 Day event.
“The 529 Day program is a terrific way to demonstrate
Vermont’s early commitment to the educational
opportunities for newly born Vermonters. The partnership
between VSAC and the Vermont Higher Education
Investment Plan allows for an immediate deposit toward
our ‘529 Baby’s’ college savings,” said Jessica Wood,
director of the Women’s and Children’s Unit at Rutland
Regional Medical Center.
Scott Giles, VSAC president and CEO, said that 529
Day is an effort to remind parents that now is the time to
start saving. “We welcome our newest Vermonters with
college savings accounts —what a great way to celebrate
their births,” said Giles. “We hope that other families will
be inspired to start saving for their children, no matter
how young or old—it’s never too early or too late to save.”
The Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan, a
529 college savings plan, was established in 1999 and is
Vermont’s only state-sponsored 529 plan, which is eligible
for the Vermont income tax credit on contributions
that are used for higher education. VHEIP is administered
by VSAC.
Table of contents
Local News ................................................................ 2
State News ................................................................. 6
Opinion ..................................................................... 8
News Briefs ............................................................. 10
Calendar .................................................................. 16
Music Scene ............................................................ 18
Rockin’ the Region .................................................. 19
Living ADE .............................................................. 20
Food Matters ........................................................... 24
Mother of the Skye .................................................. 30
Columns .................................................................. 31
Service Directory .................................................... 34
Pets .......................................................................... 36
Classifieds ............................................................... 37
Real Estate ............................................................... 38
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