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Marcel Beaudin dies, leaves lasting legacy LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
“Form follows function.” Those are the words that renowned Vermont architect Marcel Beaudin lived by during his 70-year career. Although he died in his home at the Residence at Shelburne Bay March 29 at the age of 95 and 11 days, Beaudin and his modernist design legacy live on in the more than 1,000 projects he completed in his lifetime. When one thinks of the quintessential architectural landscape in Vermont, white church steeples peeking through fall foliage or a perfectly dilapidated barn with a few cows on a grassy knoll come to mind. But what many may not realize is that the booming modernist movement that swept much of the country during the mid-20th century also came to Vermont, and Beaudin was one of many influential architects who brought the design aesthetic to the state.
Devin Coleman, historic preservationist and architectural historian for the state, first came across Beaudin while earning his graduate degree at the University of Vermont. His graduate research, in part, focused on an exploration and analysis of McAuley Hall on the University’s Trinity campus, a large dormitory built in the late 1950s — under Beaudin’s design hand — that follows closely to what he referred to as international style, also known by many as mid-century modern design. The term, which tends to leave furniture and design zealots foaming at the mouth, was popularized by architects like Frank Lloyd Wright and largely influenced by the early 20th century Bauhaus style, a German artistic movement focused on sleek, abstract, angular and geometric design with little ornamentation. See BEAUDIN on page 2
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Team Sangha’s quarterly newspaper at Shelburne Community School is called Keep Up the Kindness. The nonprofit newspaper is written by fourth grade students to spread smiles in the world. The students started the project during third grade and voluntarily kept it going this year during their lunch and recess. This newspaper focuses on sharing good news around the world. Students sell their newspapers for nominal donations and have so far donated over $800 to Vermont Make-A-Wish, Team Trees and Team Seas. The young reporters say they have learned that bad news often travels fast but good news lasts forever.
Ethics panel: no violation against Sen. Ram Hinsdale COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
An ethics complaint filed in February against Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale citing her husband’s work in real estate was dismissed by a
five-member committee last week. The committee, the Senate Panel on Ethics, operates in near secrecy, and members of the committee were unable to discuss the complaint. They found there was no conflict between Ram
Hinsdale’s work on legislation and her husband’s work. Jacob Hinsdale operates Hinsdale Properties, which has a sizable portfolio of rental properties in Burlington and elsewhere. Because the committee did not
find probable cause that an ethical violation occurred, the chair of the panel, Sen. Brian Campion, wrote, the “report is closed and shall remain confidential.” The 14 Vermont residents who signed on to the complaint say that
Ram Hinsdale’s work crafting Act 47, or the HOME Act, directly benefits her and her husband financially. The law passed last year mandates See HINSDALE on page 12
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