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Volume 16, Issue 43 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, February 5, 2010

Snow doesn’t stop good news — or good deeds

Top, Gov. Jodi Rell,flanked by, from left, Mid-dlesex Chamber of Com-

merce president LarryMcHugh, State Rep. MattLesser, Middlefield First

Selectman Jon Brayshawand state Department of

Economic and Communi-ty Development rep Peter

Simmons at PowderRidge in Middlefield lastFriday for an announce-

ment by Rell that thetown will get a $540,000

grant to improve infra-structure at the ski

area. Right, Megan Lo-casio and birthday girlMartha Meigs walk for

Haitian earthquakerelief onSunday,Feb. 7. Storyon page 5.Left, Middle-field Feder-ated Churchhomelessawarenesssleep-out onSaturday,Feb. 6. Storyon page 3.Photos by SueVanDerzee, JanLeisner andTrish Dynia

Middlefield to get state grant forPowder Ridge infrastructure

By Sue VanDerzeeTown Times

Over a year ago, Middlefield FirstSelectman Jon Brayshaw applied fora Department of Economic and Com-munity Development (DECD) stategrant to allow the town to upgrade theelectric service and septic capabilitiesof the then recently acquired PowderRidge Ski Area property. The theorywas that these upgrades would allowthe town to market the property moresuccessfully.

Last Thursday Brayshaw found outthat the grant, which he had pleadedwith state officials to either approveor reject, would be funded.

Last Friday, Governor Jodi Relltraveled to Powder Ridge to announcethat Middlefield would receive$540,000 for infrastructure improve-ments. As she made the 10:30 a.m. an-nouncement, she was flanked byBrayshaw, Middlesex Chamber ofCommerce president Larry McHugh,

State Representative Matt Lesser andPeter Simmons of the DECD.

The announcement was made, ap-propriately, under snowy skies,which Rell asked Brayshaw whetherhe had ordered. Brayshaw chuckledand said, “I ordered the snow, but I or-dered it to stop at 10 o’clock. Nobodylistens to me!”

Brayshaw expressed town appreci-ation for the grant, noting that itwould make it easier to continue the50-year legacy of Powder Ridge intothe future. “The last three years(when the ski area has been closed)we’ve beenm i s s i n gjobs, we’vebeen miss-ing taxes,but most ofall we’vebeen miss-

In this issue ...Calendar.................4Durham Briefs .....14Healthy Living 11-13Mfld. Briefs...10 & 13Obituaries ............20Puzzles ..........15 & 16Sports ...............21-23Spotlight...........18-19

See Ridge,page 7

Local grand lists ‘flat,’ withbudget implicationsDurham

By Stephanie Wilcox

Durham’s grand list, the list of tax-able property in town, went down byonly .06 percent, according to assis-tant tax assessor Beverly LeVasseur.Real estate and motor vehicle rose by.37 percent and 4.3 percent respective-ly while personal property fell by 15.6percent. This drop is partly due toConnecticut Light and Power overes-timating their declaration for person-al property last year (they are able toset their own assessment by declaringtheir ownership of equipment, etc. ona personal property form).

The actual amount of taxable prop-erty on the new grand list totaled$780,772,117.

The top 10 taxpayers with thelargest real estate assessments on thenew grand list include StonegateSprings LLC followed by DurhamManufacturing Co, Tilcon Inc, LynchDiana VKS and Theodore B, DinataleRentals LLC, The Signature Gordon

LLC, Aesthetic Structures LLC, Green-backer Charles and Sons LLC, PermaTreat Corp and Spero Richard Trustee.

The top 10 taxpayers with thelargest personal property assess-ments on the new grand list includeConnecticut Light and Power Co,Durham Manufacturing Co, Hobsonand Motzer Inc, TD Equipment Fi-nance Inc, Morgan Crucible, TycoHealthcare Group LP, Bond BrothersInc, Perma Treat CORP, LeonardLumber Co and Gargiulo Construc-tion Co Inc.

MiddlefieldBy Sue VanDerzee

Depending on how you look at it,Middlefield’s grand list as of Oct. 1,2009, on which the tax rate for fiscalyear 2010-11 will be based, eitherdropped by .47 of a percent or .16 per-cent. In either case, said assessorSteve Hodgetts, for practical, budget-

See Grand lists, page 7

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CorrectionsIf you see something in

Town Times that isn’t quiteright, give our news depart-ment a call at 860-349-8000,and we’ll do our best to makethings right.

Local woman todiscuss climatenegotiations

Caroline Howe will talk atthe Durham Public Libraryabout the Copenhagen Cli-mate negotiations on Mon-day, Feb 8, at 7:30 p.m. The fo-cus will be about her experi-ence at the negotiations, andon moving forward afterCopenhagen and climate ac-tion in 2010.

Art demoJack Montmeat, a local por-

trait painter, illustrator anddrawing instructor with astudio in East Lyme, will begiving a demonstration at theMiddletown Art Guild onThursday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m.

Montmeat is planning a ba-sic portrait drawing demo incharcoal on toned paper froma model in a one-hour format.

Concepts that will be shownwill include placement of thehead on the page, essentialproportions, likeness, as wellas anatomical landmarks,lighting and tips for drawingall of the features in a natura-listic manner. To see some ofJack’s work, go to www.jack-montmeat.com.

This exciting demo willtake place at the MiddlefieldFederated Church hall, 390Main Street, Middlefield.Everyone is invited, and a do-nation of $3 is suggested fornon-members of the Guild.

Crock pot dinnerUnited Churches of

Durham crock pot familysupper will be held Friday,Feb. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. in theFellowship Hall (snow date,Feb 13). All are welcome! Thecost will be $7 for adults and$3 for children. Tickets areavailable at the door. Seating

is limited. The supper will feature a

very kid-friendly menu ofgreat homemade items in-cluding beef stroganoff,chicken and dumplings, but-tered noodles, tossed salad,applesauce, bread, desserttable, coffee, tea, juice andwater. Fred and the Fijis willprovide musical entertain-ment and lead a sing-a-long!If you would like to donate abaked good for the desserttable – cookies, brownies,cupcakes – bring it alongwhen you come.

If you have questions, callLiz Cipollina at 860-685-0207.

Taste ofDurham thisSaturday

PALS, the friends of theDurham Library, invite youto their annual food and fun

fest at the library on Feb. 6from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The 14thannual Taste of Durham willfeature more than 20 restau-rants and caterers, includinga handful of new ones to joinold favorites. All will preparetheir specialty hors d’oeu-

vres, mini-entrees anddesserts. Tickets are $30 andinclude three wine tickets.This is an adult-only event,and patrons must be 21 or old-er. Call PALS president Lau-rie Stevens at 860-349-1916 formore information.

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Babysitting ClassDMYFS and the American Red Cross will present a class

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Homeless in MiddlefieldBy Trish Dynia

Special to the Town Times

As evening temperaturesdipped toward single digitsand public safety personnelmounted special efforts tobring the homeless inside forthe night, approximately 50brave souls from MiddlesexCounty area churches dinedon a simple supper of soup andbread at the South Congrega-tional Church in Middletown.The dinner represented theirlast chance to warm up beforespending the night outdoors toraise the level of awarenessabout homelessness in Mid-dlesex County.

During the dinner, SouthCongregational Church’s As-sociate Pastor Sue LaTourettereviewed the disturbing sta-tistics:

Census data collected in2007/2008 indicates that 1,078children from birth to age 5stayed in emergency shelters.

In January of 2009, volun-teers counted 259 homeless in-dividuals in Middlesex Coun-ty and 4,000 statewide.

Unemployment and evic-tion were cited as major fac-tors contributing to their

homelessness.In Connecticut, 40 percent

of children live at or below thepoverty level and are at highrisk for becoming homeless.

St. Vincent DePaul Placedirector Ron Krom spoke nextand reviewed the programsoffered by the center, includ-ing the soup kitchen, whichserves breakfast, hot lunchand dinner sandwiches sixdays per week. Sunday din-ners are provided by areachurches and other non-profitgroups. St. Vincent also runsthe Amazing Grace FoodPantry and the Next StepsProgram, which provideshousing opportunities andsupport for the chronicallyhomeless.

Eleven members of Middle-field Federated Church partic-ipated in the event. Due tospace limitations on the SouthCongregational property, Mid-

dlefield participants opted tosleep out in their church’sparking lot. By 8 p.m., theadults and children (and onefamily dog) gathered around aburning barrel for warmth.The brave campers later re-tired to their automobiles, acommon sleeping arrange-ment for the homeless.

According to Middlefieldparticipant Joyce Dowling,“None of the campers cheatedby using their car heaters forwarmth during the night be-cause the homeless cannot af-ford such a luxury.”

Marilyn Keurajian, ofDurham, is also a member ofMiddlefield Federated andserves as youth group direc-tor. Said Marilyn, “I barelyslept, so I began meditating onall the options I have if I wereto find myself homeless.” Mar-ilyn’s options turned out to bemany, unlike so many people

who have no options due todistance or estrangementfrom family.

A few quick phone calls re-vealed something that maysurprise residents in our pre-dominantly well-to-do commu-nities of Durham and Middle-field. We do have families whoare already homeless or onepaycheck away from beinghomeless.

If you would like to make adifference on a local level,please contact Durham SocialServices director Janet Mura-ca at 860-349-3153 or Middle-field Social Services directorAntoinette Astle at 860-349-7121. Each town has a discre-tionary fund that is used toprovide assistance in payingfor fuel, medical bills, pre-scriptions, vehicle repairs,

etc., for residents in crisis.This assistance can go a longway towards keeping a fami-ly from becoming homeless.Payments are made directlyto the vendor, and anyonecan donate at any time.

Pictured on page 1, fromleft, are Middlefield Federat-ed Church participantsgathered around the fire —Tammy, Madison, Tim andJacob Burt, Jesse Azevedo,Rick Mach, Marilyn Keura-jian, Reverend Dale Azeve-do, Jo-Ann Halibozek, JoyceDowling and ElizabethAzevedo. Barely visible be-tween Jo-Ann and Joyce isSunny Bay, the Azevedo’s‘Labradoodle’ who helpedkeep his family warm duringthe long cold night.

Town Times & Places Friday, February 5, 20104FRIDAY

February 5TGIF

Memorial School’s TGIFevent for sixth grade studentsbegins at 6:30 p.m.

Dancers at St. ColmanDancers from Middlesex

Dance Center will participatein the American Academy ofBallet Performance Awardsat St. Colman Church in Mid-dlefield. Founder and directorof the American Academy ofBallet, Mignon Furman, willattend from New York City tojudge the event. Call 860-345-7586 for info. Admission is onecan of food for the food pantryor animal shelter.

SATURDAY

February 6Trails Workshop

The Winter Trails Work-shop, at Connecticut Forest &Park Association, 16 MeridenRd. in Middlefield, will focuson the organizational levelfor groups who wish to buildand maintain their owntrails. The workshop is from8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Bringlunch and dress for alunchtime walk. CFPA willprovide coffee, chips anddrinks. Register by calling860-346-2372 or e-mail [email protected].

Winter Farmers MarketThe Dudley Farm winter

farmers’ market will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to noon in the yel-low barn at 2351 Durham Rd.(Route 77) in Guilford. Therewill be local organic produce,artisan breads, baked goods,honey, jam, eggs, cheeses,handcrafted soaps, baskets,knitted items, jewelry, pho-tography and more. For infor-mation, call 860-349-3917.

Birds of PreyThe Bauer Lecture Series

begins at St. Andrew’sChurch, 232 Durham Rd. inMadison, with Todd Seckifrom A Place Called Hope pre-senting a red tail hawk andother birds of prey at 10 a.m.The talks are appropriate forall ages, and light refresh-ments follow the talk. Forinfo about the series, call Dr.Don Rankin at 203-245-9192.

Women’s HikeMeet at Wadsworth Fall

State Park at 10 a.m. to hikefrom the Big Falls, along abeautiful stream, over oldstone bridges with a stop to

admire the Little Falls. In ad-dition to walking, take time toappreciate the natural beautyand enjoy each other’s com-pany. For info, contact Lucyat 860-395-7771 or visitwww.womenofthewoods.org.

Valentines for VeteransAt 10 a.m. at Church of the

Epiphany in Durham, 79Main St., the WadsworthChapter of the Daughters ofthe American Revolution willparticipate in Valentines forVeterans. Guests andprospective members arewelcome to make valentinesfor the residents of the stateVeterans Home in Rocky Hill.Please bring supplies.

Slimey and ScalyPotapaug Audubon and the

Westbrook Library will pres-ent “Slimy and Scaly” at 1p.m. at the Westbrook Li-brary. Meet slimy frogs, sala-manders, scaly snakes, tur-tles and lizards. There will berefreshments served at thisfree program. For more infor-mation, call 860-399-0136.

Basketball TryoutsThe Ct. Bulldogs basketball

team will hold tryouts forgirls ages 11 to 13 from 2 to2:30 p.m. and boys 10 to 15from 4 to 5 p.m. at MemorialSchool in Middlefield. Forinfo, call Macy at 860-613-0051.The Emperor’s New Clothes

The Emperor’s New Clotheswill be presented at the Mid-dlesex Academy for the Per-forming Arts at the Indepen-dent Day School, 115 LaurelBrook Rd. in Middlefield, at 2p.m. and tomorrow at 3:15p.m. All tickets are $5 at thedoor. For info, call ShelleySprague at 860-638-3973.

A Taste of DurhamThe 14th annual Taste of

Durham will be held from 6:30to 9 p.m. More than 20 restau-rants and caterers will pre-pare their specialty horsd’oeuvres, mini-entrees anddesserts. Tickets are $30. Thisis an adult only event and pa-trons must be 21 or older. CallLaurie Stevens at 860-349-1916for more information.

Hot JazzThe Arts Center at Killing-

worth will present Jazz NightOut at 7:30 p.m., featuringNew York saxophonist Eli

Degibri and the shoreline’sown drummer Tom Briggsand his group CT4. The con-cert, set in a cafe-style envi-ronment, will be held at theIvoryton Playhouse, 103 MainSt. in Ivoryton. For ticketsand information, call 860-663-5593 or visit www.artscen-terkillingworth.org.

Parents Night OutBrewster/Korn PTA and

John Lyman PA will hold aparents night out from 6 to 11p.m. at the Raccoon Club inDurham. There will be din-ner, dancing, dessert and asilent auction. BYOB. Ticketsare $25 per person. For info, e-mail [email protected].

SUNDAY

February 7New Orleans Jazz

The Greater MiddletownConcert Association presentsHeartbeat Dixieland JazzBand at MHS PerformingArts Center in MiddletownHigh School at 3 p.m. Adulttickets are $15; student tick-ets are $10, available by call-ing 860-347-4887 or 860-346-3369 or at www.greatermid-dletownconcerts.org.

MONDAY

February 8Free Movie

Every Monday the Middle-town Senior Center, 150William St., offers a freemovie at 12:30 p.m. Today’smovie is Whip It with DrewBarrymore and Marcia GayHarden. Call 860-344-3513 formore information.

Open House WeekMiddlefield Children’s

Center, in the MiddlefieldFederated Church educationbuilding, Main Street in Mid-dlefield, will have open househours all week between 9:30and 11:30 a.m. Learn aboutthe new options available forthe preschool and kinder-garten programs. Kids agesthree through five andkindergartners are welcome.Call 860-349-0202 or [email protected] or visit www.middlefield-childrenscenter.com.

Durham 60+ ClubThe Durham 60+ Club will

meet at noon in the UnitedChurches fellowship hall fora Valentine’s potluck lunch-eon. Members are asked tobring a favorite dish. New-comers are welcome. Doors

will not open until 11:45 a.m.Church is located at the cor-ner of Rt. 68 and Main Street.

Copenhagen ClimateNegotiations

Caroline Howe will talk atthe Durham Public Libraryabout the Copenhagen cli-mate negotiations at 7:30 p.m.The focus will be about herexperience at the negotia-tions and on moving forwardafter Copenhagen and cli-mate action in 2010.Memorial School Parents

The Memorial School Par-ent Council will meet at 7 p.m.

TUESDAY

February 9B/KPTA

The Brewster/Korn ParentTeacher Association meets at6 p.m. at Brewster School.

Small Business SeminarThe Middlesex Chamber of

Commerce will present “TenWays To Improve In-HouseCollections-Profit Recovery”from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., 393Main St. in Middletown.Tickets are $25 for Chambermembers. To register, sendan e-mail to [email protected].

AuditionsMiddle City Stage is proud

to announce its third produc-tion, Anton Chekhov’s UncleVanya, with performances inApril and May. Auditionswill be held from 6 to 7 p.m.For information on location,send an e-mail to [email protected].

WEDNESDAY

February 10TOPS

Durham TOPS Club meetsevery Wednesday at 6 p.m. onthe third floor of the DurhamTown Hall. For info, call Nao-mi Klotsko at 860-349-9558 orBonnie Olesen at 860-349-9433.

Honor SocietyThe Coginchaug Regional

High School National Honor So-ciety induction ceremony willbe held at 6:30 p.m. at CRHS.It Happened in Connecticut

The Middlesex County His-torical Society will presenthistorian Diana Ross McCainspeaking about her book, ItHappened in Connecticut:From Witchcraft Trials to theInvention of Modern Football,Twenty-Five Events ThatShaped the Nutmeg State. Hertalk will be held at 7 p.m. atRussell Library, 123 Broad St.

in Middletown. This programis free and open to the public.

THURSDAY

February 11Art Demonstration

Jack Montmeat, a localportrait painter, illustratorand drawing instructor, willgive a demonstration at theMiddletown Art Guild at 7p.m. at the Middlefield Feder-ated Church hall, 390 MainStreet, Middlefield. To seesome of Jack’s work, visitwww.jackmontmeat.com.Everyone is invited, and a do-nation of $3 is suggested fornon-members of the Guild.

FRIDAY

February 12Business Networking

The local chapter of Busi-ness Networking Internation-al will meet in the UnitedMethodist Church, 24 OldChurch St. in Middletown, at7:30 a.m. Contact Kirk Hagertat 860-349-5626 for info.

Crockpot Family SupperUnited Churches of

Durham crock pot family sup-per will be held from 6 to 8p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.All are welcome. Tickets are$7 for adults and $3 for chil-dren and are available at thedoor. Feel free to bring alonga baked good for the desserttable. For questions, call LizCipollina at 860-685-0207.

School VacationD13 students will have early

dismal today, and schools willbe closed until Monday, Feb. 22.

SATURDAY

February 13Saturday Synema

All are invited to Congre-gation Beth Shalom RodfeZedek, 55 East Kings High-way in Chester, to view themovie A Serious Man, a darkcomedy based on the Book ofJob. Dinner and discussionincluded. The evening beginsat 6 p.m. with a Havdalah cer-emony, followed by a not-so-serious dinner of Hebrew Na-tional hot dogs and He’brew,the Chosen Beer. The moviewill begin at 7:30 p.m. after anopen discussion of the Bookof Job led by Rabbi Golden-berg. A donation of $10 is sug-gested. Make reservations byFeb. 10, by calling 860-536-8920.

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Haiti walkathon is birthday celebration for Martha MeigsBy Sue VanDerzee

Inspired by family exampleand a recent story in TownTimes about Lex Sorrell, whoused his birthday party as away to raise money for Meri-den Rotary programs, 11-year-old Martha Meigs decided toliterally follow in their foot-steps and turn her birthdaycelebration into a HelpingHaiti walkathon.

“Every other year for mybirthday we try to do some-thing to help others,” Marthaexplained. “It was my mom’sidea for a walkathon, and Ithought of helping Haiti. Mygrandmother helped after Hur-ricane Katrina, and we helpedher group raise money for aschool.” Clearly, helpfulness isa family tradition.

About 25 kids participatedand 15 adults walked and/orhelped with the walkathon onSunday, Feb. 7 at IndianSprings. Martha’s mom Lucywas especially impressed withhow many small gifts ($5-25)there were. Some of the kids

had workedquite hard toget sponsors.Most kidswalked twomiles in thecold and somew a l k e d / r a nthree miles.

Parents real-ly appreciatedthe event mak-ing it more“real” for theirkids. By col-lecting dona-tions and walk-ing, they had tomake an effort to “earn” themoney to help Haiti. The kidsclearly had fun doing it and feltpsyched about doing some-thing to make a difference.

After walking (or running!),everyone returned to the Indi-an Springs club house for piz-za, warm drinks and visiting.Once people had their fill ofDaVinci’s yummy pizza,

everyone received a certificateof participation and award-winners were announced. Thekids who raised the most mon-ey was the team of Megan andSarah Locascio and CassidyWhite Ryan, all of Durham; to-gether they raised $238. Mor-gan Whalen, of Middletown,gathered the most sponsors(13). Peter Schulten, of Middle-

field, ran the most laps – overthree miles. There was cake tocelebrate the collection forHaiti and Martha’s birthday.

The walkathon raised$2,060; with a matching grantof $2,000 from the Aetna Foun-dation Disaster Relief Pro-gram, Martha’s birthday cele-bration raised $4,060 whichwill be donated to Doctorswithout Borders for Haiti..

“I hope all the children andother people will be rescuedand get their lives back,”

Martha concluded. “They de-serve to have better homes andno poverty. I hope the numberof dead will not go up.”

The Meigs family wouldlike to thank Jen Huddlestonfor the use of Indian Springs,DaVinci Pizzeria for pizza(they had to open early to ac-commodate the group), Ly-man Orchards for cider andPerk on Main and Carmine’sPizza, both of Durham, for giftcertificates for prizes.Above, Charlotte Meigs, Kate Schulten and

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Public weighs in on what they’d like to see in Board of Ed budgetBy Chris Coughlin


The Board of Educationheld their bi-monthly meetingthis past Wednesday, Jan. 27,at Coginchaug High School.The meeting was promoted asa chance to directly addressboard members before theypresent their budget inMarch, an opportunity whichmany residents took advan-tage of.

Durham resident ScottWheeler voiced concernsabout construction projectscurrently underway in Dis-trict 13, most notably the pro-posed athletic facilities nearCoginchaug, along with con-

cern about the solvency of theprojects.

Another resident, LucyMeigs, requested that theBoard of Education alert thepublic of any budget cuts. Su-perintendent Sue Viccarosaid that this request wouldbe possible to accommodate ata later time, but that the budg-et wasn’t at the point wheremajor changes had been pro-posed.

Next up was Jeremy Ren-ninghoff, a new member onthe Middlefield Board of Fi-nance. Renninghoff firstpointed out the decreasing en-rollment in district schools.There is a proposal to add an-other teacher to the K-5 pro-

gram, and Renninghoff ques-tioned why another teacher isbeing added to these gradelevels where fewer studentswill be enrolled rather than atschools with more students.

Renninghoff also ad-dressed the fact that theschool system has a fund bal-ance of $2.2 million, whichsome people feel is an exces-sive amount. As of now theBoard of Education decideshow to use those funds, andthis has caused trouble for an-other town in a similar situa-tion.

The Haddam-KillingworthBoard of Education had an ex-cessive fund balance, and theboard ended up using themoney to pay for the district’shealth insurance. Once thismisappropriation wasbrought to light, a portion ofthe school district’s fundswere refunded to the towns.Renninghoff proposes thatour Board of Education lowerthe available fund balancefrom $2.2 million to a morereasonable $1.2 million by re-distributing the funds back tothe towns, which could surelyuse that extra money.

Bob Yamartino, also a newmember on the MiddlefieldBoard of Finance, was con-cerned over how the budget iscalculated. Currently, thebudget is based on the previ-ous year’s projected budget,rather than how much was ac-

tually spent. Yamartinoshowed that there was a pro-jected need for a 5.8 percentincrease for expenses put intothe budget for 2009-10; in actu-ality, the district only spent3.7 percent more. This prac-tice has resulted in the pastthree projected budgets ex-ceeding the actual needs ofthe district by a total of ap-proximately $1 million.

Yamartino suggested thatthe district should base theirbudget on the actual expensesto date. That would more orless mean looking at howmuch the district has spent bythis approximate half waypoint in the school year, andthen figuring that a similaramount would be needed toget through the rest of theschool year. This in turnwould give the town a budgetthat has more context, basedon current data, which shouldresult in a lower surplus.

Yamartino also urged theboard to think outside the boxwhen it comes to cuttingcosts. He pointed out thatthere is an extended vacationin April but only one three-day weekend in January. Thedistrict would save money bynot heating the entire schooldistrict during the coldesttime of the year if vacationdays were moved around sothat there is a week-long vaca-tion in January. Yamartinosaid that this was just a sug-

gestion, and that “we need tokeep teachers and programsin place, and look at the over-head costs and in other placesfor savings.”

Durham resident RickParmelee stated that, as along-time active member ofour community who has sentthree children through ourschool district, he has strongfeelings about the upcomingbudget. Parmelee stated thatunlike the first selectman orother town committees, hefeels that the Board of Educa-tions limits, and to an extent,discourages the public’s par-ticipation in their meetings.“It’s like biting the hand thatfeeds you,” said Parmelee,and for that reason he was es-pecially thankful for this op-portunity to speak directly tothe board.

Parmelee noted that salaryinformation for employeeshas been dropped from the of-ficial school budget as of lastyear. Although salaries canbe estimated based on previ-ous data, the residents pay foremployees’ salaries, andParmelee feels that it is thepublic’s right to have easy ac-cess to this information.

Parmelee echoed Renning-hoff’s concerns about the $2.2million fund balance, sayingthere is a need for more over-sight and that he would likethe public to have a say on howthose funds are spent, ratherthan leave that up to a vote ofthe Board of Education.

Parmelee also brought upthe funding for the new athlet-ic facilities proposed nearCoginchaug. Some local busi-nesses have said that theywould donate labor, suppliesand funds, and Parmeleewould like to have more ex-plicit details about the extentof this outside funding, theconcern being that if these do-nations and funds from out-side sources fall through, thenthe town will be left holdingthe bag when it comes time topay for the project.

Parmelee questioned whybonds are being used to fundthese construction projects.Parmelee was cut off by aboard member who statedthat the bonds were old newsand decisions regarding themwere already made, althoughthe district can review andchange their decisions until

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ing the happy sound of chil-dren on the hill. Now we starta new chapter,” he said.

Joan MacDonald, DECDcommissioner, told thosegathered amidst thesnowflakes that the moneywould not only help PowderRidge but would spill over intothe surrounding community,providing a boost to arearestaurants, gas stations,stores and other attractions.

Rell added that the grantwas all about jobs – 25 full timeand 200 part time jobs at Pow-der Ridge itself and lots of oth-er jobs on construction and re-construction.

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making purposes, the grandlist is flat.

The difference between tax-able real estate is either plus-.2and minus-.15 depending onhow Powder Ridge is calculat-ed. Taxes have not been paidon the property in severalyears so even though it waslisted on the 2008 grand list of$398.8 million in taxable realestate, the property was in-volved in bankruptcy proceed-ings and the town didn’t ex-pect to get taxes. Minus the2008 assessment for PowderRidge, the 2008 real estategrand list would have been$397.4 million so the 2009 realestate grand list figure of $398million (without PowderRidge, which is now town-owned) represents a tiny rise.

Of the three categories ofproperty measured for thegrand list, taxable real estateeither went up .15 or down .2depending on the PowderRidge calculation. Personalproperty went down 2.48 per-cent (from $35 million to $34.1million), largely because busi-nesses are not buying newequipment and the equipmentthey already own is depreciat-ing in value. Motor vehicle as-sessments rose 1.41 percent,mostly because of the “Cashfor Clunkers” program Hod-getts believes.

The other sticky wicket inMiddlefield’s calculations arethe reimbursable exemptions;these have risen from $12.8million to $13.6 million. Whatthat means is that the stategovernment should reimbursethe town for exemptions on be-half of veterans, farm equip-

ment and other things at theapplicable tax rate. Hodgetts,however, is unsure that thestate will actually comethrough with all of the reim-bursements due to the state’sown budget woes. “That wouldbe tough,” he admits.

Adding the grand list fig-ures plus the reimbursable ex-emptions brings Hodgetts tothe adjusted true tax base,which is $459.56 million. At thecurrent tax rate of 25.69 mills,that would bring in $11,805,992with a tax rate collection of 100percent (generally, it’s 97-98percent). Last year’s budgetwas $14,543,524 with $3.4 mil-lion in non-tax revenues.Those are the numbers that of-ficials will keep in mind asthey begin the 2010-11 budgetprocess.

Top four tapayers based ongross assessments for 2009 areZygo Corp., Connecticut Lightand Power, Lyman Farm Inc.and Rogers Manufacturing,the same as last year. Numbers5 and 6 — TET Manufactur-ing/SMCC and Cooper AtkinsCorp. — switched places. Num-ber 7 remained the same —United Holdings/UnitedCleaning, while those in spots8, 9 and 10 moved around butremained in the top 10. In 2009,the rank is MeadowviewFarm/ Magee/Magner at num-ber 8, Xenelis Construction atnumber 9 and Ramar HallInc./KVF Realty at number 10.

Grand lists (Continued from page 1) Middlefield selectmen move forwardwith Powder Ridge proposal

By Sue VanDerzeeTown Times

The moment many peoplehave been waiting for is nearat hand; on Tuesday, Feb. 16,at 7 p.m. at Memorial Schoolthere will be a public hearingon the town’s proposal to sellthe ski area portion of PowderRidge to Snow Time, Inc. andCDF Associates LLC, whoseprincipal is Dan Frank.

Frank, who in a phone in-terview seems very excitedabout restoring and reopen-ing Powder Ridge as a four-season recreational area, willpresent his plans and town of-ficials and Frank will answerquestions. Following the pub-lic hearing, either a townmeeting or a referendum willbe set to vote on selling theproperty.

This has been a long andwinding road, as exemplifiedby the special Board of Select-men’s meeting on Jan. 28,called for the purpose of set-ting a public hearing. Publiccomment, however, took dis-

cussion all over the lot – fromwhether the ad hoc commit-tee that developed the Re-quest for Qualifications/Pro-posals (RFQ) over a year ofwork had in fact finishedtheir job, to whether or notthere are other qualified buy-ers out there just waiting toenter the fray.

Several members of the adhoc committee were presentand contended that they hadindeed finished their job andpassed it off to the selectmento negotiate, as the committeecharge and the town charterrequire. Jen Brown noted

that the committee waitedover a month for another po-tential buyer to submit re-quired documents, which did-n’t happen. “We have onlyone bidder, but he’s a goodbidder,” she said.

Carl Zanoni, another mem-ber of the ad hoc committee,congratulated the selectmenon the state grant that theywill receive (see story on page1). He asked that everyonework together and get onwith it. First Selectman JonBrayshaw noted that notice

See Mfld. BOS, page 17

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Eyeglasses on amission

Thank you to all Middle-field residents for recyclingyour eyeglasses. The Middle-field Lions have just shipped365 pairs of eyeglasses to theLions International recy-cling center in Roanoke, Vir-ginia. Because of you, wehave the ability to make adifference in someone’s life.The eyeglasses are cleaned,the prescription is deter-mined by using a lensome-ter, then packaged andstored for the next eyeglassdispensing mission. Pleasecontinue your good workand drop off your unusedeyeglasses in the purple Li-ons mailbox located at theMiddlefield Post Office.Thank you.

Lion Debi Berry, Middlefield

153 Million Reasons LionsRecycle for Sight

According to The WorldHealth Organization, 153 mil-lion people have uncorrectedrefractive errors (near-sight-edness, far-sightedness orastigmatism). Most of thesevision impairments arequickly diagnosed and easy totreat with corrective lenses.

Still, millions of people indeveloping nations arepushed deeper into povertysimply because they don’thave glasses. They can’t learnbecause reading is difficult.They can’t work to the best oftheir ability because theycan’t see clearly.

It costs Lions less thaneight cents to provide a pair ofrecycled eyeglasses andchange someone’s life. Forchildren, clear vision means abetter education, healthierdevelopment and a betterquality of life. For adults, itmeans greater employment

opportunity and economicstrength. For seniors, itmeans less dependence onothers.

VFW salutesTroop 33

The members of Middle-field/Rockfall VFW wouldlike to congratulate BoyScout Troop 33 and recognizeBoy Scouts of America’s 100thanniversary. Founded onFeb. 8, 1910, other youth or-ganizations come and go, butscouting is a permanent partof the American landscape.

I salute you all, and offermy best wishes in years tocome.

John Capega, Post commander

One view ofPowder Ridge

First, we need to be realis-tic about the Powder Ridge sit-uation. There are not a lot ofqualified operators hotly in-terested in taking over andupgrading Powder Ridge.Happily, we have one thatlooks pretty good. Important-ly, most townspeople wouldagree that the town of Middle-field would certainly not be agood alternative to rehab,open and run this ski area. Wedon’t have the experience orskill, we don’t want the risk orexpense, and we would thenforgo the needed tax revenue.

We need to give someone(Snow Time and Dan Frank) achance to invest money,which they will only do with areasonable expectation ofbusiness success and profit.

We need to recognize it willbe their money at risk, andthey probably won’t specifi-cally do precisely what any ofus want, but they will createand operate a desirable recre-ational business, and payproperty taxes. We can onlyhope that includes skiing.

I don’t think the citizens ofMiddlefield can ask for or ex-pect more than that.

Unfortunately, what islikely to happen here is that afew vociferous individualswill howl about and obstructevery proposal at every step,and nothing will happen. Theonly people who will be happywith that will be those whodon’t want more traffic ontheir particular street.

We – the town elected offi-cials and the majority of thecitizenry which they repre-sent – should support, encour-age, demand and insist that adeal gets done. Yes, we allwant a reasonable and practi-cable deal, but we want a deal,and one done soon.

Of course, that must be adeal that will fully abide bythe laws and regulations.Anything else will only assistthe obstructionists who willseek to block any action, andthe inevitable few whose nar-row self-interest will lead

them to oppose every plan orproposal, regardless of itsoverall community benefit.

Bottom line: Let’s all helpthe fellow we empowered tolead our town government,and those who would assisthim, to bring us a deal wecan support and approve.Then let’s move forward andhave a facility our childrencan enjoy.

Dale Robinson, Middlefield

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Our cup runneth over ...We feel blessed and privileged to live in

such caring towns. Just a quick glancethrough these pages tells apartial story. Read aboutglasses donated to the LionsClub (below), a walkathon tobenefit earthquake victims inHaiti (page 5), a homelessnessawareness sleep-out (page 3),and runners for Toys for Tots (page 13).

Then there’s the ones that didn’t fit thisweek – two local doctors who spent a weekin the Dominican Republic bringing basichealthcare, Boy Scouts who served a com-munity meal, professionals who volun-teered to share their knowledge at a GirlScout career night, students at LymanSchool selling healthy snacks to raise mon-ey for Haitian relief, students at the Inde-pendent Day School selling specialty foodsfor the same purpose, and kids at KornSchool bringing in dollars to rebuild Haiti

“one brick at a time.” We hope to be able tobring you those photos and stories in the

near future.And opportunities still

abound... Bring a canned good– for people or pets – and comeenjoy the Middlesex dancers atSt. Colman’s Church in Mid-dlefield tonight at 5 p.m. Bring

some supplies and join the DAR on Saturday,Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. at Church of the Epiphanyon Main Street in Durham, to help makevalentines for residents of the VeteransHome in Rocky Hill. Or, if you’re the out-doorsy type, attend a workshop at the Ct. For-est and Parks Association on Route 66 in Mid-dlefield from 8:45 a.m. till 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 6and learn how to create and care for trails.

Whatever your interest or talents, thereare people out there who need you, and oneof the best cures for the winter doldrums isdoing something for someone else.

Sue VanDerzee

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Friday, February 5, 2010 Town Times Columns 9

Priority one – job creationAs this year’s leg-

islative session be-gins, there is virtualconsensus our state’spriority must be jobretention and creationas we continuethrough extremely dif-ficult economic times.Incredibly however,in this climate, Con-necticut’s vo/techhigh schools, a primesource for well-educat-ed, highly trained,ready-to-work youngpeople and a priorityof mine for years, ap-pear to have lan-guished under the cur-rent administration.

It is counterintu-itive to allow thislynchpin of economic development towaste away; my intention is to vigor-ously defend our vo/tech schools andprograms this session and work to re-store their viability. My great fear isthat my efforts, already made difficultwith limited funding, will be an uphillstruggle against what sometimesseems like institutionalized bias.

Last year, Wright Tech in Stamfordwas targeted for outright closure,even though its students had no com-parable alternative nearby and thecommunity protested. Then, even be-fore the school’s fate was determined,its faculty scrambled for new posi-tions, effectively dismantling the pro-gram. Its operation is currently inlimbo while an attempt to preserve ithas been mobilized.

Serving greater New Haven, the 50-year-old Eli Whitney vo/tech schoolnow shamefully features inadequatescience labs and equipment, an inef-fective heating and cooling system,and substandard restrooms and lock-er rooms. The legislature authorizedrenovation bonding in 2006 but the ad-ministration has not yet allocated thefunds. Meanwhile, the school thrivesdespite it all: officials cite a threefoldincrease in the six-year-old culinaryarts program as an example.

In eastern Connecticut, approvedplans for an addition and renovation atthe H.H. Ellis vo/tech school in Daniel-son date back to 2002, but a July 2009status report still describes “bids beingreviewed.” Last fall it was brought tomy attention that H.C. Wilcox vo/techin Meriden didn’t have enough busesto transport students to their off-sitejob training commitments. I was in-credulous: those placements are at thevery core of the vo/tech system andwere being ignored.

Making mattersworse, the interim su-perintendent of thevo/tech system (yes,there isn’t even perma-nent oversight for thisessential component ofour public schools)wrote at the time thatany shortage of buseshad not been broughtto her attention.

I could go on withthis evidentiary list;last summer the gov-ernor’s budget officewas content to replaceonly half the vo/techteachers who acceptedterms of the state’s Re-tirement IncentiveProgram. I fought thatthen, because it would

have rendered these vital learningcenters – and their 10,000-some-oddstudents – the devalued and over-looked step-children of our publicschool system.

The shortsightedness of this neg-lectful approach extends far beyondthe obvious slight to worthy studentsin viable, albeit alternative, schools.These schools provide invaluable les-sons, hands-on experience, intern-ships and proficiency in a wide vari-ety of trades and professions. The ex-pertise acquired by students is an es-sential part of the well-educated, high-ly trained workforce we’ll need tomove forward in Connecticut.

The high quality of our vo-techtrained workforce will attract newbusinesses to our state and convinceexisting businesses to expand here.Our economic recovery – our future –depends in part upon the well-pre-pared students in our vo-tech system.This is precisely the wrong time to ig-nore its needs.

With that in mind, I recently con-vened an informational forum atwhich officials of the vo/tech systemand the state Department of Educa-tion appeared before the EducationCommittee to answer questions aboutthese and other reported shortfalls.Suffice it to say, our exchange wasspirited and lively.

I remain hopeful that my voice,along with those of thousands ofvo/tech students, parents, teachersand administrators, will help our gov-ernor and her administration see theurgent need to restore and then main-tain vibrant, well-funded vo-tech highschools for the future prosperity ofour state.

Gaffey represents the13th SenatorialDistrict, which includes Middlefield.

State Senator Tom Gaffey

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Strategic planning: movingtoward the future in District 13

One of the hall-marks of RegionalDistrict 13 over thepast two decades hasbeen the develop-ment, implementa-tion and periodic re-newal of the DistrictStrategic Plan. Fewschool districts that undertake thestrategic planning discipline are ableto sustain it over the long term; withchanges in leadership at the Board ofEducation or district level, it is all tooeasy to allow strategic planning to fal-ter. District 13 has been unique in itsability to sustain the strategic planthrough good budget times and bad,through significant changes in leader-ship, and through major changes inthe education landscape.

Last spring we began the process ofdeveloping the fourth five-year strate-gic plan for District 13. A 30-memberplanning team representing the dis-trict’s diverse stakeholders met fortwo-and-a-half days to craft the outlineof the strategic plan for the next fiveyears. Five different strategies wereidentified as critical for achieving thedistrict’s mission. We then began theprocess of recruiting action teams towork on fleshing out each of the fivestrategies.

Nine months later our action teamshave finished their work. More than80 individuals – teachers, administra-tors, parents, students, Board of Edu-cation members – have given count-less hours of their time doing re-search, brainstorming ideas and care-fully crafting action plans that repre-sent the essential steps that must betaken to ensure that all five strategieswill be fully realized. Having complet-

ed a cost-benefitanalysis for each ac-tion plan, the teamshave determinedthose actions whosebenefits clearly out-weigh the costs, bothtangible and intangi-ble.

Two more phases remain before thefourth strategic plan becomes a reali-ty. First the original planning teammust reconvene to consider the workof the action teams. Each action planwill be carefully scrutinized to be surethat it meets the original intent of theplanning team and shows clear bene-fits to the students of District 13. Ulti-mately the planning team will reachconsensus on the revised mission andobjectives, beliefs and parameters,strategies and sets of action plans thatwill define the educational directionof District 13 for the next five years.This final version of the plan will bepresented to the Board of Education,which will carefully consider the planas a whole and will act to accept or re-ject each component.

In this time of economic uncertain-ty and great change, it is more impor-tant than ever to be sure that as a dis-trict we retain a highly focused viewof our mission to prepare each studentfor a future we cannot yet imagine.Our strategic plan is the vehicle forproviding the highest quality of edu-cation in the most fiscally responsiblemanner. Once the plan has been ap-proved, it will be widely publicized,and we hope that everyone in our twotowns will take the time to become fa-miliar with the priorities we have es-tablished for teaching and learning inDistrict 13.

Carol Luckenbach, Director of Curriculum andProfessional Development

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Web updateWe are not surprised. Fifty-nine respondents answered our current poll

question — “Have you donated money for Hatian earthquake relief? — andmore than half, 56 percent to be exact, said “yes.” Two percent intend todonate but haven’t done so yet, and 42 percent have not donated.

This fits in with what we know about our communities as evidenced bythe articles on the pages of this issue. Coming issues will include morephotos and articles detailing local generosity that did not fit in this issue.

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Middlefield Government Calendar(Unless otherwise indicated,

all meetings are held in the Community Center.)Wednesday, February 10

6:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning7 p.m. — Water Pollution Control Authority

7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Korn SchoolTuesday, February 16

7 p.m. — Public Hearing at Memorial School to discussplans for Powder Ridge

7 p.m. — Conservation CommissionWednesday, February 17

7 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses AgencyThursday, February 187 p.m. — Board of Finance

7 p.m. — DMIAABMonday, February 22

7 p.m. — Freedom of Information workshop for all boardand commission members and the public

Tuesday, February 237 p.m. — Zoning Board of Appeals

Wednesday, February 247:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Memorial School

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Center is offering quarterlycholesterol and blood glucosescreenings starting in Febru-ary. The next screening willbe on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 8a.m. Fasting is recommended.Appointments are not neces-sary.

A nutrition update is sched-uled for Wednesday, Feb. 17,at 12:30 p.m. Topic is “ChockFull of Nuts.” Jane Coggins, aregistered dietician fromCommunity Renewal Team,will discuss the benefits ofnuts in your diet. No reserva-tion necessary.

Setback games are playedevery Tuesday at 1 p.m. andbridge games are offeredevery Thursday and Friday at

12:45 p.m. Everyone welcome.The Middlefield Senior

Center annual snowflake BBQwill be held on Tuesday, Feb.23, at noon. Beat the winterdoldrums with a hot sizzlinglunch of burgers off the grill.Following lunch, warm upwith sizzling bingo gameswith prizes or enjoy games ofsetback. The cost per person is$2, and you are asked to bringa yummy side dish, salad orveggie to share (no desserts,chips or soda please). The sidedish should feed eight people.Make your reservation, anddecide what you are bringing,by Tuesday, Feb. 16. Call 860-349-7121 or stop in. (Snow dateis Thursday, Feb. 25.)

Free income tax assistancewill be available every Tues-day, February through April.This income tax preparationservice is provided by AARP.The IRS-trained counselorwill help those 60 years andolder with low or moderate in-come by appointment only.Call the Senior Center only af-ter you have received all your

documents and paperworkfor filing; appointments willnot be made without them.

The Middlefield SeniorCafé is open for lunch threedays a week. Each Monday,Wednesday and Friday a hotnutritious lunch is served byvolunteers. A monthly menuis available at the Center orthe Town Hall. Reservationsare required 24 hours in ad-vance. The suggested dona-tion is $2. Call Antoinette As-tle at 860-349-7121 if you haveany questions or would like tosign up for lunch or any pro-gram.

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In today’s media-saturatedworld, it is hard to ignore theconstant barrage of messagesabout the importance of eat-ing well, exercising and stay-ing fit. And yet, with an esti-mated 67 percent of adultAmericans NOT doing thosethings,* it’s equally obviousthe message is not gettingthrough.

Certified personal trainerSheila Garvy, however, takesthe advice very seriously,both for her personal clientsand for her kickboxing stu-dents. Indeed, her own historytells the story of how criticalthose messages can be.

Sheila, who lives inDurham, was 29 when shefound out that she had a con-genital heart problem. “I hadabsolutely no symptoms,” sherecalls, explaining that hercondition was discovered aspart of a routine physical. Butit was a serious one – twoholes in her heart and a pro-lapsed mitral valve.

Following surgery to patchthe holes and repair the mitralvalve, which Sheila was toldwould only give her about

eight years before more ex-tensive surgery was required,she went on to have two chil-dren and also to make work-ing out part of her life.

Sheila’s kids are now 12and 15. And Sheila just hadthat second surgery last Sep-tember because the first “fix”ended up lasting twice as longas was first promised. Shecredits exercising and lead-ing a healthy lifestyle forthose extra eight years. “Itbrought my heart rate down,”she notes, “and that made abig difference.”

Turns out it also made adramatic difference in her re-covery time from the secondoperation last fall. “I was somuch healthier going into itthis time,” Sheila admits. “I

walked five miles the day be-fore my surgery. And then, af-terwards, I was up and mov-ing so much quicker. The re-cuperation was easier. I waskickboxing again the firstweek in November.”

This personal journey hastranslated into Sheila’s de-sire to help others, or as shestates, “Everyone needs tohave control over their ownlife.” Starting as a kickbox-ing student, Sheila soon be-came the teacher (she hasbeen teaching cardio kick-boxing since 1998, currentlyat Maximum Fitness inWallingford).

Then, when her studentsand others started asking herquestions about fitness andhealth, Sheila took the next

logical step, which was to be-come a certified personaltrainer in 2005 “because Iwanted to help them,” she as-serts.

Sheila works with her indi-vidual clients – currently, shehas five – at their homes. “Alot of people are intimidated

by the gym, or they say theyjust don’t have time,” shepoints out. So she helps themby coming to them, workingout with them, having themkeep a food journal, educating

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Recalling one of her first-clients, Sheila said the firstthing she did was have thewoman wear a pedometer tomeasure how far she walkedeach day. “In the beginning, itwas only 1,500 steps a day!”she marvels. That was fouryears ago, and they are stillworking together.

The key to personal train-ing, says Sheila, is that it real-ly is tailored to the individual.The workouts can be twice aweek or three times a week,perhaps in the morning, butmaybe evenings work better.In the warm months, she likestaking it outside at the client’shome.

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From our Rec Departments, fun things to do

Four-day teencookingprogram

Durham Recreation issponsoring a special programat Strong School during win-ter break for kids in gradesfive through eight, Tuesdaythrough Friday, Feb. 16-19.

The week-long, hands-oncooking classes will culmi-nate in a luncheon on Friday,to which each student can in-vite a guest. On the menu willbe Sunny Acres corn chow-der, Welsh rarebit over freshtomato slices on a toastedEnglish muffin, individualspring salads with fruit andnuts and stove-top baked ap-ples a la mode, plus bever-ages.

Students will learn basiccooking skills and tech-niques such as peeling, chop-ping, rendering, braising,basting, creaming and meas-uring, as well as ingredientsinformation and selection,

safety and sanitation.Recipes will be provided somenu items can be recreatedat home.

Program hours are Tues-day through Thursday from 9a.m. to noon, and on Friday,from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The feefor the four-day cooking pro-gram is $75 per student andincludes all ingredients, ma-terials, snacks and Fridaylunch for student and oneguest. Participation will belimited to 12 students. Pleasecall Durham Recreation at860-343-6724 for information.

Sleepover androck concert

Park and Rec is sponsoringa movie marathon and sleep-over party for Sunday, Feb.14. The program is open tokids ages six to 11 and will beheld at the Middlefield Com-munity Center. Drop off thekids at 6 p.m. on Sundaynight and pick them up 9 a.m.Monday morning. There willbe pizza and juice and lots ofpopcorn and pancakes in themorning. Have them bringsleeping bags, pillows andsome sort ofmattress/padding if you haveit. Chaperones are still need-ed. The cost is $5, and the par-ty is limited to 30 kids. Call860-349-9926 to reserve yourspot and/or volunteer.

Powder Ridge Rock Festi-val - This summer marks the40th anniversary of the Pow-der Ridge Rock Festival.Park and Rec will hold a one-day event on Saturday, July31, to mark the occasion. Theevent will be similar to OldHomes Day. Call Chris at 860-349-9926 if you would like tohelp out. People are needed tohead up acts, vendors, securi-ty, stage and sound, promo-tions and sponsorship andmore. The first meeting willbe held Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7in the Middlefield Communi-ty Center. All welcome.

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In December local runners participated in theChristopher Martins Christmas Run for Children tobenefit Toys for Tots. Runners pictured, from left,Ryan Gossart, Ben Gossart, Mary Jane Montz andBernadette Lecza. Submitted photo

The final language requiresthat a parcel have more thanone residential building on itat the time the amendmenttakes effect. It also preventsany reconstruction projectfrom increasing the numberof residential buildings on thesite with a minimum distanceof 20 feet maintained betweendwellings. Various restric-tions on coverage and setbackmust also be met by anyonetaking advantage of theamendment, and the numberof bedrooms must not be in-creased. What qualifies as abedroom will be judged by acommission designee. Withthese details finalized, theamendment was approved byall members except Bill Waff,who voted against it. It will gointo effect on Feb. 14.

The other major item thatthe commission discussedwas a request from the Boardof Selectmen to approve an 8-24 review for the PowderRidge property. This reviewwill be required when thetransfer of the property is vot-ed on. The main issue the com-mission had with approvingthe review was whether theyhad enough information tovote. While the commissiondoesn’t need to know the fi-nancial details of the transfer,they do need to know if it con-forms with the Plan of Conser-vation and Development. Thisincludes information such asthe activities on the site, deedrestrictions, driveway issuesand other similar matters. Inlight of that, members such asWaff felt that the commissiondidn’t know enough details tovote on the review.

However, town planner Ge-off Colegrove was on hand andinformed the commission thatthe developer, Dan Frank, in-tends to take down all currentstructures and spend at least$2 million to get up and run-ning again. The facility will beused year-round, with ban-quet facilities, a pool and oth-er uses planned for the site.While a water park isn’t cur-rently planned, commissionmember Bob Johnson notedthat one could be opened asthe pre-existing special per-mits for the site allows for one.The commission also had con-cerns about the transfer as the

inclusion of skiing at PowderRidge has not yet been com-mitted to by Dan Frank. Waffremarked that a ski area wasrequired in the bonding refer-endum voted on by the town.Colegrove noted that whetheror not there’s a ski area on theproperty isn’t up to the zoningcommission.

Until such time as the com-mission knows more aboutthe site activities, though,they chose to hold off on a voteon the 8-24 review. Instead,they want to see at least adraft version of the Memoran-dum of Understanding beforeputting the matter to a vote.The commission has 35 daysfrom their Jan. 27 meeting tovote, after which no actioncounts as positive action.

The possible transfer oftown property to Monarcaalso came up during the meet-ing. Colegrove reported thatMonarca’s attorney is appar-ently not authorized to workon the details of the sale, thusleaving it in “limbo.” Speak-ing on behalf of the first se-lectman, Colegrove informedthe commission that they

should go forward with anyagainst Monarca for en-croaching on town property.However, Colegrove addedthat the commission firstneeds to look at the entire in-dustrial park for any infrac-tions and suggested that itmay be more appropriate forthe selectmen to handle it as amatter of trespassing.

In other business, the com-mission briefly discussed theproposal for a two-lot subdivi-sion at the corner of Jack-sonville Road and StoweStreet. Engineer Pat Ben-jamin said that .31 acres of theproperty are planned for aconservation easement, whileone of the lots will contain atwo-bedroom house with agarage-under. As this is a re-subdivision, it must go to apublic hearing, scheduled forFeb. 10.

Last on the agenda was se-lection of officers for 2010.Mike Turner was approved aschairman, Bob Johnson asvice-chair and Bill Waff as sec-retary. (In attendance/ChuckCorley)

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Durham Government Calendar(All meetings will be held at the Durham Library unless

otherwise noted. Check the town Web page at www.townof-durhamct.org for agendas and last-minute changes.)

Monday, February 86 p.m. — Public hearing on a grant application to establisha revolving loan fund for income-compliant homeowners to

allow them to improve their proerties; at Town Hall7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall

7:30 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses AgencyWednesday, February 10

3 p.m. — Board of Selectmen budget meeting at Town Hall7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Korn School

Tuesday, February 166:30 p.m. — Board of Finance at Town Hall

Wednesday, February 177:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Commission

Thursday, February 187 p.m. — Compensation Review/Personnel Policy Com-

mission at Town Hall7 p.m. — DMIAAB at Middlefield Community Center

7 p.m. — Durham Animal Response Team (DART)

Passport dayThe Durham Town Clerk’s

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2010 canvass ofregistered voters

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Stolenequipment foundon Route 68

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Plows stolen fromCromwell, Middletown, EastHaven, Wallingford, Durham

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The robbery is still underinvestigation and no arrestshave been made; howeverthose involved have beenidentified.

Spring seniorwriting program

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Participants will read anddiscuss a selection of shortpublished stories while writ-ing and reading their own.Each session will allow writ-ers to receive feedback ontheir works in progress.

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Scott Silver, of Durham, isa collector of Hitchcock furni-ture, both antique and re-vival. He recently moved his1,500-square-foot Hitchcockshowroom from Winstead tothe top floor of the Old LymanGunsight Factory building at140 West Street, Middlefield.His 600 Hitchcock pieces arenow sprawled out over 3,000square feet.

But wait, who’s Hitchcock?“A lot of people don’t know

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In the early 1800s, LambertHitchcock opened a furniturefactory in Riverton, Connecti-cut, then called Hitch-cocksville. At first he madechair parts, but then beganmass producing chairs usingassembly lines. Before this,chairs were unaffordable andmost people only had stoolsand benches.

“He was like the HenryFord of furniture,” said Sil-ver. “They were called FancyChairs because they werestencil-designed instead ofpainted, and that’s what hewas most known for.”

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Silver’s business of buying,selling and restoring Hitch-cock furniture began eightyears ago out of his garage,before moving to a location inWinstead.

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Several residents spokeabout student activity fees.There was a general consen-sus that extra-curricular ac-tivities not only look good ona college application, theyalso can enrich and change achild’s life. Residents likeParmelee felt that these fees

had no place in publicschools, and that all studentsshould have access to extra-curricular activities. Otherparents of students mirroredthis sentiment, but also saidthat if it came down to choos-ing between paying a fee ordropping an activity, they’dmuch rather pay the fee.

Another topic was consoli-dating bus routes. TheresaOpalacz stated that, as of rightnow, the district is not consid-ering bussing students fromLyman Elementary School

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and Memorial Middle Schooltogether because of concernsover mixing such wide agegroups. Opalacz pointed outthat many other school dis-tricts have successfully im-plemented this program, andthat it could be an opportuni-ty to reinforce our core ethi-cal values and encourage kidsto be nice to one another.Opalacz also observed that itoften seems like a school buswill make an excessiveamount of stops on a road inone mile. Although everyonewants the bus to stop in frontof their house, it is a headachegoing to work in the morning,and the district could proba-bly realize some savings bymaking their bus routes moreefficient.

Susan Michael, a science

teacher at Coginchaug andparent of a son who attendsCoginchaug, spoke aboutclass sizes. Michael reportedthat her son has a class with29 students in it, and that shehas heard reports of classeswith 31 students. Althoughthis may not be indicative ofthe average class size,Michael was concerned thatcutting any teachers wouldonly make it harder for stu-dents and teachers to connect.Michael also said that she hadbeen told that field trips fornext year were cut from theschool budget. “This is wherestudents experience educa-tion,” said Michael. “The ex-periences that we remembermost from being kids are theones that are out in the fieldand hands-on, and I hope the

board will think about the val-ue of field trips.”Program on using studentdata/proposed calendar

Carol Luckenbach gave apresentation on Scientific Re-search Based Interventions(SBRI). SBRI is a programwhere teachers observe howtheir students react to certainmaterial and teaching meth-ods, and then meet in datateams to discuss their resultsand create common assess-ments. The end result shouldbe a more effective approachto education, whether thatmeans preparing for exams oridentifying where studentsneed extra help.

The data teams should meetonce a week or a minimum ofonce a month, but severalteachers commented that it isdifficult to coordinate thesemeetings, and they usuallyend up taking place at lunch,when the teachers should beon break. This segued into adiscussion of the 2010-11school year calendar.

The proposed calendar hasfive days added as either anearly dismissal or late open-ing, allowing teachers extratime to focus on their datateams for the SBRI. A consen-sus of parents and teachersagreed that it would be easierfor the students, parents andteachers if the board ended upmaking those days late open-ings. The board agreed, and af-ter a vote with only boardmember Nancy Boyle againstit, the 2010-2011 school calen-dar was passed with the fol-lowing changes:

There will only be three fullprofessional developmentdays instead of four, occur-ring on Aug. 31, Nov. 2 andApril 1. There will also be ahalf day on May 27 for teacherdevelopment, where studentswill be dismissed approxi-mately one hour and 50 min-utes early.

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There will be 182 full days ofschool instead of 181. Therewill be four days for inclementweather, instead of five.

There will be five delayedopening days this year so thatteachers can meet in datateams for a new program be-ing implemented in the schooldistrict, Scientific ResearchBased Interventions. Schoolwill begin approximately twohours later than usual onthese days, which will occuron Oct. 25, Jan. 14, Feb. 3,March 4 and May 4.

Mary Jane Parsons of theFinance Committee gave abrief update, stating that theyhad met with a Merrill Lynchrepresentative and that in-vestments were slightly aheadof last year.

Communications commit-tee member Nancy Boyle re-ported that there was discus-sion of creating a masterschedule between academicactivities and sporting events.

Board member Bill Currlinasked whether the financeboards receive the minutesfrom Board of Ed meetings be-cause they should have accessto the information if they don’talready. Board member Nan-cy Boyle said that the minuteswere posted on the town ofDurham’s website, but thatshe would ask BOF memberswhether they would likecopies sent directly to them.

The next Board of Educa-tion meeting will be held onWednesday, Feb. 10, at 7:30p.m. at Korn School.

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HomeownersFirst Selectman Laura

Francis is encouraging home-owners to attend a publichearing on Monday, Feb. 8, at6 p.m. in Town Hall to learnabout a possible town grant toestablish a revolving loanfund to allow income-compli-ant homeowners to borrowinterest-free for property im-provements. The selectman’soffice, 860-349-3625, can an-swer questions. If you’re in-terested, a letter will be suffi-cient to allow the state to con-sider the town’s application.

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of the grant was a “deal-changer” in that the contractthe town has been workingon with Frank was based onFrank and Snow Time havingto fund all of the infrastruc-ture work needed. Now thatthe town can do a lot of that,the numbers will change, butBrayshaw is confident that afinal proposal will be inkedand ready to go by the Feb. 16public hearing.

Meanwhile, bond counselFasi will be asked whether atown meeting or a referen-dum on the proposal would bebest.Feb. 1 meeting

At their regular meetingon Feb. 1, the selectmen fur-ther solidified the Feb. 16public hearing by choosing atime – 7 p.m. – and a place –Memorial Middle School gymon Hubbard Street.

They also decided that they

should re-open the annualtown meeting in the near fu-ture to accept the town re-port, which is now printed,and to consider an ordinancefor parking at Peckham Parkand rules for the Lake Besecktown beach.

First Selectman Brayshawnoted that there has been in-terest from an internationalcompany that would be total-ly compatible with Zygo forpart of the town-owned indus-trial land between HubbardStreet and Brookside Road.There was some discussionwith audience membersabout what might be accept-able for the land closest toHubbard Street since onecondition of the road ease-ment granted by Zygo to al-low the town to reach theproperty from BrooksideRoad was to prohibit anythrough road. Open space orresidential housing were twooptions discussed.

There was also a discus-sion about saving town taxmoney by turning off some

street lights. Brayshaw notedthat after the Energy TaskForce floated this idea, hewas deluged by negative com-ments from the public. BobYamartino, a member of thefinance board, added that per-haps it was time to “just do it”and take complaints after thefact.

Brayshaw also explainedthat there has been some con-cern that building fees havebeen raised when, in fact,what the selectmen did re-cently was to standardizehow the same fees that werein existence since 2001 wouldbe applied. Before the stan-dardization, fees were basedon how mush the applicantsaid the project was going tocost rather than how muchthe finished project would beworth. Building officialGeorge Stronkowsky noticedthat if an applicant said thatthey were constructing a two-car garage and their brother-in-law was supplying the la-bor, then that applicant paidless than the ordinary family

having a two-car garage con-structed by a contractor.Since the fees are based onthe value of the finishedbuilding project, this was notfair, and the selectmen cor-rected it. However, the feesthemselves remain the sameas they have been since 2001.

Finally, the selectmen vot-ed unanimously in support ofa resolution declaring Fri-day, Feb. 5, Wear Red forWomen’s Heart Health Dayin Middlefield, and approveda line of succession for han-dling the office of first select-man in the absence ofBrayshaw. First in line willbe selectman Ed Bailey, fol-lowed by selectwoman MaryJohnson and chair of theBoard of Finance RebeccaAdams.

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The following area resi-dents were recently named tothe dean’s list at Central Con-necticut State University.Dean’s list recognition isawarded each semester to un-dergraduate students whocarry at least 12 academiccredits and earn a 3.50 GPA(out of a possible 4.0). FromDurham, Chelsea Ahearn,Joseph Benson, VictoriaEdwards, Jessica Hall andJonathan Herzig. From Mid-dlefield, Joel Copperthite,Charles Corley, RamonaHylton and Adriana Per-ovic. From Rockfall, MariaMastrangelo, BrendaWeise and Deanna Zanelli.

Kelsie Annelli and herhorse Sports Lounge, akaBobby, placed in the top 10 atthe All American QuarterHorse Congress held in Octo-ber. They placed seventh outof 105 riders in the noviceyouth 14-18 equitation class.Kelsie has been riding sinceshe was eight years old and

started showing when shewas 10. She is a member of theConnecticut, Massachusetts,New Jersey and Empire StateQuarter Horse Associationsand the National Snaffle BitAssociation. She has beentraining with Erin Cecchini,owner of Five Star Perfor-mance Horses in Guilford.Kelsie is a junior at Cogin-chaug and the daughter ofGeorge and Joy Annelli ofDurham.

Nicholas Morganti and

Cameron Bradley, both ofDurham, have been placed onthe dean’s list at Tufts Univer-sity for the fall 2009 semester.

Rachel Lang, of Middle-field, has been placed on thedean’s list as a member of theClass of 2013 at MuhlenbergCollege in Pennsylvania. Sheis the daughter of Attorneyand Mrs. Edward G. Lang anda graduate of Coginchaug Re-gional High.

Caitlin Handley and Tay-lor Larese, both of Durham,have been placed on the CurryCollege dean’s list for the fall2009 term.

Meghan Woolley, daugh-ter of Joy and David Woolleyof Durham, has been namedto the dean’s list at HamiltonCollege for the 2009 fall semes-ter. Woolley is a 2009 graduateof Coginchaug High School.

Keene State College hasnamed Sarah Elizabeth

Frey, of Durham, to thedean’s list for the fall 2009 se-mester.

Nicholas Cuneo, ofDurham, currently studyingfinance, and Jessica Robi-son, of Middlefield, currentlystudying speech, languageand hearing sciences, haveboth been named to the fall se-mester dean’s list at HofstraUniversity.

More than 700 University ofConnecticut students earnedbachelor’s degrees this fall,among them were the follow-ing local students: fromDurham, David MedburyBennett, Elizabeth Apple-ton Pickering, TegwynRees Bennett, Michael PaulLuce, Stephanie AnnMesick and James DanielVeronick and John AdamLyman from Middlefield.

The Central ConnecticutAquatics Team (CCAT) swim-mers competed in the Charter

Oak Pentathlon swim meet onSaturday, Jan. 23, Each swim-mer competed in five events.The top 12 cumulative scorersin each age group were award-ed trophies. Among them wereScott Romeyn of Durham.

Andrew D. Bellemare, ofDurham, has been named tothe dean’s list at Western NewEngland College for the fall se-mester of 2009. Bellemare is asophomore majoring in Me-chanical Engineering at thecollege. Students are named tothe dean’s list for achieving asemester grade point averageof 3.30 or higher.

Michelle Post, of Durham,is a junior in Accounting atBryant University where shehas been placed on the dean’slist.

Lafayette College studentswho have been named to the2009 fall semester dean’s listinclude Zachary Roberts andLindsey Ryan, both ofDurham, and members of theClass of 2012.

Erin Bisceglia, of Durham,running for the track team atBrandeis University as part ofthe relay team, has reachedNCAA qualifying marks at theReggie Poyau Memorial Invi-tational.

Patrick Kokoszka, a sec-ond year English student atthe College of the Holy Cross,has been named to the dean’slist for the first semester of the2009-10 academic year. He isthe son of Michael and KarenKokoszka of Durham.

Eric Muir, of Durham,graduated from the Universityof New Haven on Jan. 16, witha Master of Science in Envi-ronmental Engineering.

Sharon M. Dahlmeyer, ofDurham, is in the ClinicalMental Health Graduate Pro-gram at Southern CT StateUniversity, where she hasachieved a GPA of 3.92 for thefall quarter earning her aplace on the dean’s list. She isthe daughter of SharonDahlmeyer-Giovannitti andstep-daughter of Joseph Gio-vannitti. Proud grandparentsare Frederick and MarjorieDahlmeyer of Durham.

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Ryan Christopher Poetzschwere married on May 30,2009, in an outdoor ceremonyat The Woodwinds in Bran-ford.

The bride is the daughter ofEdward Lilley, of Middlefield,and Donna Lilley, of Middle-town. The groom is the son ofNorman Poetzsch, of Port St.Lucie, FL, and Marcia Hart, ofNew Britain.

Presented in marriage byher father, the bride was at-tended by her long time bestfriend, Christina Liudv-inaitis, of Middletown, asmaid of honor.

Bridesmaids were sister ofthe bride, Christine Lilley, ofMiddlefield; and friends Jes-sica Hovan, of Cromwell;Jackie Carter, of Durham;and Amy Nigro, of Walling-ford.

Brother of the bride, DavidLilley, of Middlefield, was thebest man. Groomsmen were

brother of the groom, PeterSerrano, of Plainville; cousinof the groom, Larry Riley, ofGilman; and friend of thegroom, Michael Ruimerman,of Wallingford.

Sister of the groom, Melyn-da Serrano, of Plainville,served as junior bridesmaidand flower girls were cousinof the bride, Rebecca Lis, ofMiddletown, and familyfriend Emily Farnsworth, ofMiddlefield.

One hundred and thirtyclose friends and family at-tended a reception at TheWoodwinds in Branford incelebration of these highschool sweethearts’ mar-riage.

The bride is a 2004 graduateof Coginchaug Regional HighSchool and a 2008 graduate ofSouthern Connecticut StateUniversity where she earneda Bachelor of Science in Nurs-ing degree. She currentlyworks at Middlesex Hospital

in Middletownas a RegisteredNurse on thesurgical floor.

The groom isa 2003 graduateof E.C. Good-win Tech andcompleted afour-year ap-prenticeshipwith the SheetMetal WorkersLocal 40 wherehe earned hisSM2 license. Heis currentlyemployed byYankee SheetMetal in EastHartford as aJourneyman.

The newly-weds honey-mooned in Bermuda imme-diately following their wed-ding and reside in their newhome in the Lake Beseckarea of Middlefield.

Mr. and Mrs. Poetzsch

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Paulsonscelebrate 50th

On Oct. 10, 1959, Robert andElizabeth Paulson were mar-ried at Christ LutheranChurch. They have spent 50beautiful years together resid-ing in Rockfall.

Bob and Betty enjoy proj-ects around their home, help-ing those in need and spend-ing summers in New Hamp-shire camping at Forest Lake.

On Oct. 17, 2009, Bob andBetty celebrated their 50th an-niversary at St. FrancesParish Hall surrounded byfamily and very dear friends.

They have three children —Debi Kulpic and her husband,John; Chris Paulson and hiswife Fran; and their beautifulangel in heaven, KathleenPaulson. They also have fouradorable grandchildren —Nico, Kiyah, Alex and Luke.

Mom and dad, we wish youcontinued happiness, love andhealth. Thank you for beingthe wonderful parents you are.

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The Friends of CPFA/Art-splace will sponsor a specialafternoon event entitled“Love, Laughter and Choco-late” on Sunday, Feb. 7, from 2to 4 p.m at Artsplace, 1220 Wa-terbury Rd. in Cheshire.Cheshire author TraceyO’Shaughnessy will be thespeaker. Chocolatiers will dis-play their timely creations,and there will be an exhibit of“Sailors’ Valentines.” Re-freshments include choco-lates and coffee or tea.

Tickets are $20 each andmay be purchased at Art-splace during regular busi-ness hours; snow date is Mon-day, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. Call 203-272-ARTS/2787 for info.

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Mary C. MilardoMary C. Milardo, 58, of

Wildwood Circle, Rockfall,beloved wife of Salvatore(Torry) Milardo, died on Mon-day at Middlesex Hospital.She was born Dec. 7, 1951, inNew Haven, daughter of thelate Frank and Joyce(Hanynes) Illingworth.

Mary lived in Rockfallmany years and was the for-mer owner of Advanced CareServices. Besides her hus-band, Mary is survived by herloving family: a son anddaughter-in-law, Matthewand Karen Comstock of Mid-dletown; a stepson, Tom Mi-lardo of Rockfall; a brother,Frank Illingworth of Phoenix,Ariz.; six sisters and brothers-in-law, Judy and Fran Germi-naro of Gilbert, Ariz., Lauraand Stuart Phillips ofPhoenix, Ariz., Harriet andKevin O’Connor of Phoenix,Ariz., Cindy and Art Meehanof Phoenix, Ariz., Joyce(O’Neal) Illingworth and JimO’Neal of Middlefield, Susan

Labry of Mannford, Okla.; agrandson, Jake Milardo; alsoseveral nieces and nephews.

A memorial service washeld on Monday evening, Feb.1, at Coughlin-Lastrina Fu-neral Home, 491 High St., Mid-dletown. Burial will be pri-vate.

Magdalena H.Noack

Magdalena (Hum) Noack,91, of Middlefield, passedaway Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 atMidstate Medical Center withher family by her side. Shewas the beloved wife of 47years to the late Kurt O.Noack.

Magdelena was born onMarch 7, 1918 in Engelsbrunn,Romania to the late Antonand Magdalena (Steingasser)Hum. Hand in hand, Magdale-na and her husband Kurtopened Noack’s Meat Prod-ucts, first in New York andthen locally in Meriden whereit is still open today. She en-

joyed crocheting, cooking andspending time with her familyand friends. She loved herfamily, especially her great-grandchildren. She was an ac-complished cook and busi-nesswoman and a member ofthe Meriden Turner Society.

Mrs. Noack is survived byher daughter, Therese Her-teux and her son-in-law Her-bert, of Middlefield; fourgrandchildren, Richard Her-teux and his partner PierreChabot, of Cheshire, TaniaEaton and her husband Scott,of Southington, Kurt Perl andhis wife Charlene, of OrangePark, FL, and ReneeCopeland and her husbandMichael, of Middlefield; eightg r e a t - g r a n d c h i l d r e n ,Kristofer, Spencer, Ashley,Paige, Katerina, Katelyn,Adam and Jessica; and sever-al nieces and nephews. Shewas pre-deceased by a daugh-ter, Johanna Noyes and threesisters, Theresia Wendt,Katharina Schmidtt andGertrude Kauker.

The funeral was held on

Feb. 2, at 10 a.m. in St. MarysChurch for a Mass of Christ-ian Burial. Burial followed inGethsemane Cemetery on BeeStreet in Meriden. Donationsin Magdalena’s memory maybe made in the charity of oneschoice.

James PettitJames Pettit (Ol’ Jim), 72, of

Durham, passed away at Mid-dlesex Hospital after a brief ill-ness on Jan. 31, 2010, surround-ed by his beloved family.

Jim is survived by his bestfriend and wife of 46 years,Linda Pettit; his three chil-dren, James (Jay) Pettit ofHarwich, Mass., VeronicaPettit, of Cromwell and Cyn-thia Barraford, of Rockfall;his daughter-in-law, KateLockyer, of Harwich, Mass.;his son-in-law, James Bar-raford, of Rockfall; his sister,Karen Young, of Norwalk; histwo grandchildren, SadieMarosz and Caleb Pettit; andmany nieces and nephews.

Jim worked as an office

manager for Mathieu Corpo-ration for nearly 20 years be-fore working for Regional Dis-trict 13 for the last 17 years. Heattended Sacred Heart HighSchool and the University ofConnecticut. Jim was a resi-dent of Durham for 42 yearsand served as a member of theDurham Lion’s Club and wasstill an active and long-termmember of the Benchwarmers(or as he called them, BenSwarmers) organization. Jimwas responsible for sendingout monthly meeting noticesfor the club that rivaled anypopular humorist. He alsoserved in the National Guard.Jim was known in his commu-nity for his unique sense of hu-mor and style. He enjoyed Dix-ieland jazz, cooking, being inhis kitchen and family gather-ings. Most weekends foundJim engaged in one of his fa-vorite activities: putteringaround in his garage.

Jim’s most cherished rolesin life, however, were that ofhusband, father and grandfa-ther. Home and family werethe center of his life. He leavesus with many gifts: the abilityto laugh in the face of adversi-ty, the value of honesty and in-tegrity, love of language andthe fearlessness to make itone’s own, generosity of heartand gentleness of spirit.

At a recent family gather-ing, his granddaughter askedthe family to write down whatwe were thankful for; Jim’slist included his beautifulgranddaughter, marvelousfamily, coffee and his stuff. Hewas a funny and tender man.He was love, he was dear oledad and he was grampy.

A graveside service will beheld on Friday, Feb. 5, at 11a.m. at Mica Hill Cemetery inDurham. The family requeststhat, in lieu of flowers, dona-tions be made to the Ameri-can Lung Associiotn in Jim’sname.

D’Angelo Funeral Home,22 S. Main Street, Middle-town, is in charge of arrange-ments. Online condolencesavailable at dangelofuneral-home.com.

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First they toppleEast Hampton

On Thursday, Jan. 21, theCoginchaug girls managed tomaintain their unbeaten sta-tus in the Shoreline Confer-ence when they traveled toEast Hampton and cameaway with a convincing 50–38win.

The Devils jumped on topearly, going ahead 14–8 afterone period. SamanthaMancinelli, Audrey Biesakand Taylor Edinger led atough defense that allowedonly two points in the secondperiod. Key steals byMancinelli and Biesak turnedinto a quick eight-point run,as Coginchaug scored 16 inthe period, to make the half-time score 30–10. The third pe-riod was a bit more even, withthe Devils outscoring the Bell-ringers 10–7, resulting in a40–17 lead going into the finalperiod.

East Hampton must be giv-en some credit, as led byKelsey Booth, they were ableto make a run at the visitors,but the Devils’ defense re-sponded, and a couple ofquick hoops by Lauren Espos-ito stopped the bleeding, asCoginchaug came away withthe victory despite beingoutscored 21–10 in the finalperiod.

A defensive rotation of Tay-lor Edinger, Cassie Cade andAmanda Boyle was able tohold Booth in check for muchof the game, allowing the Dev-ils to build what would proveto be an insurmountable lead.

Booth of East Hampton ledall scorers with 22 of EastHampton’s 38 points, but mostof that was in the final periodwhen the game was effective-ly over.

Biesak led Coginchaugwith 15 points, while LaurenEsposito notched 14 andMancinelli rounded out thedouble digit scorers with 12.Edinger scored five pointsand Jones scored four.

OverwhelmedOld Saybrook

On Monday, Jan. 25, theCoginchaug girls hosted the

Lady Rams of Old Saybrook ina Shoreline Conference con-test. After a slow start, andfalling behind by as much aseight points, the Devils hit theaccelerator in the third peri-od, and put away the LadyRams by a score of 74–51.

I must admit that this is thefirst Coginchaug girls’ gamethat I have attended – my earli-er game summaries came fromcoach Tony Calcagni. I’ve al-ways been a huge fan of theUConn women, and when I no-ticed how successful the CRHSgirls were so far this year, I de-cided to see for myself.

The first thing I noticedwhen I walked in the gym wasthat the home team sits on the“wrong” end of the gym. For-tunately, as I walked in, I raninto John Biesak (father ofLauren), who I knew. Johnsteered me in the proper di-rection to sit behind the hometeam bench for the girls. Ap-parently, the girls’ lockerroom is to the right, and the

boys’ is to the left, explainingthe difference in orientationbetween the home benches.

The next thing I noticed isthat attendance was relative-ly sparse – perhaps in partdue to the weekday evening.But, folks, this is a team thatcan be tenacious on defenseand explosive on offense, andhas the lead for the regularseason title in the ShorelineConference – they’re unde-feated in conference. Believeme, they are fun to watch.

After saying that, the Dev-ils did get off to a slow start –only a Samantha Mancinelli-assisted bucket by EricaJones interrupted a 10–2 runby the Lady Rams. But thenCoginchaug finally figuredout how to get the ball in thebasket. In quick succession,Amanda Boyle scored off aMancinelli assist, Lauren Es-posito stole the ball and con-verted, then Esposito scoredagain on a Biesak assist, all inless than 30 seconds. Old Say-

brook surged ahead again,bracketing a two and a threearound a single Biesak freethrow, but after a Mancinellisteal, Biesak hit back-to-backtreys, both assisted by TaylorEdinger, to tie the game at 15-all with a minute left. TheLady Rams went ahead againon a rebound put-back, butEsposito closed the quarterout with another basket, as-sisted by Mancinelli, to closethe period at 17 apiece.

The second period startedvery slowly, as neither teamcould connect in the first twominutes. Edinger finallybroke the drought to give theDevils their first lead since2–1 early in the game, at 19–17.Old Saybrook went aheadagain, dropping in a shotfrom beyond the arc, and thelead was traded twice more asa Boyle bucket was answeredby the Lady Rams. Finally,Elizabeth Meiman put Cogin-chaug on top for good, con-verting a Mancinelli assist

into a 23–22 lead. On the LadyRams’ next possession,Meiman blocked the shot,then converted on theMancinelli rebound and as-sist to extend the lead. Overthe final two minutes of theperiod, Biesak hit a charitytry and a basket beforeMancinelli finished the peri-od by dropping in a bucket togive the Devils a 30–26 lead atthe half.

The third period is whereCoginchaug went crazy – Lau-ren Esposito hitting on all sixof her shots from the field,Mancinelli scoring one buck-et, assisting six times, andgathering in five reboundsand two steals, Biesak drop-ping in a trey to open the peri-od and a two a bit later, Jonesscoring four points, andCassie Cade two, all whileholding the Lady Rams to onefield goal and four successful

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free throw attempts, result-ing in a 25–6 advantage in theperiod and a 55–32 lead goinginto the last quarter.

In the final period, CoachCalcagni used his benchfreely, and they outscored thevisitors 19–9, resulting in thefinal score of 74–41. Notableperformances were turned inby Andrea Braga, who assist-ed on Mancinelli andMeiman baskets, and KaraLevine, who assisted on Ben-son’s baskets. Benson alsoconverted on a free throw foran old-fashioned three-pointplay and grabbed a couple ofrebounds.

For the game, I’d giveMancinelli MVP, as she justmissed a triple double with 12rebounds, 12 assists, but“only” eight points. She hadthree steals and a block. Es-posito was the leading scorerwith 20, and she added five re-bounds, three steals and two

assists. Biesak scored 17points and had two assists, arebound and a steal. Jonesrounded out the double-digitscorers with 10, three re-bounds and a steal. Edingerwas the second leading re-bounder with 10, adding fourassists, two points and a steal.

Meiman scored six points,three rebounds, blocked twoshots and had one steal andone assist. Benson scored fivepoints, two rebounds and hada steal. Boyle had four points,three rebounds, two steals, ablock and an assist. Cadescored two, two rebounds andstole a ball. Braga had threeassists, a block, a steal and arebound. Levine had two as-sists. Amy Solomon and Jes-sica Solomon also played.

Fall at MorganOn Friday, Jan. 29, the

girls visited the Huskies ofMorgan. In a game that wasnip and tuck the entire way,and in a gym that is alwaysdifficult to win in, Cogin-

chaug lost to a strong Huskyteam by a final score of 43–38.

The Devils managed a tieat the end of the first period atnine apiece, and led at thehalf by a 19–18 count. Thatone-point lead was reversedafter three periods, as Mor-gan led 28–27. In the final pe-riod, Coginchaug missed acouple of key opportunities,and was outscored 15–11 inthe period for the final scoreof 43–38.

Audrey Biesak led the Dev-ils with 15 points, whileSamantha Mancinelli scored14 points. Cassidie Cadescored four points, Lauren Es-posito scored three points andTaylor Edinger scored two.

This was the Devils’ firstleague loss, and they are now13–2 overall and 11–1 (and stillin first place) in conference.

The girls have two awaygames next week – Monday,Feb. 8, at Hyde and Thursday,Feb. 11, at Valley Regional.

Boys lose to

Old LymeOn Saturday, Jan. 23, the

Coginchaug boys hosted theWildcats of Old Lyme in aShoreline Conference game.Despite being ahead for muchof the contest, the Wildcatsmanaged a tie going into thefinal period, and outscoredthe Devils 26–10 in that finalperiod, sending CRHS toonly their second defeat ofthe year by a 55–39 score.

At the end of the first half,Old Lyme, trailing by sevenpoints, heaved up a half-courtshot that somehow droppedthrough, both narrowing thehalf-time margin and chang-ing mindsets going into thelocker rooms for both teams.

Eric Hewitt led Cogin-chaug in scoring with 13points, adding two reboundsand a steal. Jeff Tiedemannscored eight points, and hadfive rebounds and two steals.Tommy Ryan and EriksonWasyl scored seven points,with Ryan adding three as-sists and a rebound and Wa-

syl adding a steal and a re-bound. Andrew Markoskiscored three, grabbed three re-bounds and had two assistsand a steal.

Off the bench, Ethan Do-necker grabbed three re-bounds and scored one point,while Ed Ruddy had an assistand a rebound. EJ Luther alsoplayed.

Boys dominateat Westbrook

On Tuesday, Jan. 26, theCoginchaug boys traveled toWestbrook to take on theWhite Knights, winning con-vincingly in wire-to-wire fash-ion by a 63–45 final score.

Eric Hewitt had two blocksin the first Westbrook posses-sion, then Jeff Tiedemannscored the first points of thegame, a lead they would neversurrender. Coginchaug led by15–8 after one period, 34–21 atthe half, 47–35 at the end ofthree, and ended with the finalscore of 63–45.

Tiedemann was both theleading scorer, with 18 points,and leading rebounder withnine. Jeff also had an assist.Eric Hewitt scored 17 points,grabbed five rebounds,blocked two shots, assistedtwice and had a steal. TommyRyan scored 13, took in threerebounds and assisted once.Erikson Wasyl scored eightpoints, and had four rebounds,two assists, a block and a steal.Andrew Markoski scored fivepoints and added two re-bounds, an assist and a steal.

Off the bench, Ethan Do-necker scored five and hadthree rebounds, two assistsand a steal. EJ Luther alsoscored five, and added two as-sists and a rebound. Ed Ruddyscored two points and added asteal.

Boys win overEast Hampton

On Jan. 29, the Coginchaugboys hosted the Bellringersfrom East Hampton in aShoreline Conference game.

Before I get into the game,however, let me talk a bitabout what happened beforethe game. First of all, it wasfamily night — a sparsely at-tended family night, probablybecause there was a functiongoing on at Strong School that

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night. I hope that in futureyears, there is an effort to co-ordinate so that there is noconflict between family nightand other school relatedevents.

Also, before the game, theBenchwarmers made the dedi-cation of the annual programthey publish for the basketballprogram. The dedication wasto Coginchaug principal, Dr.Steve Wysowski, for being adedicated fan and friend to thebasketball programs and theother sports programs atCoginchaug. I know I go toquite a few home games, and Ido not recall ever not seeing“Dr. W” around. Well doneand well deserved, Dr.Wysowski.

Recognition went to formerCoginchaug player, JimVeronick, who went on toUConn, achieved walk-on sta-tus with the basketball teamin his sophomore year, and inhis senior year, played inthree NCAA tournamentgames, made the front page ofESPN.com with a picture thatthe Town Times publishedlast year, and scored fourpoints, blocked a shot andgrabbed both an offensive anda defensive rebound, all in lessthan three minutes of playingtime. I was fortunate enoughto be able to get a quote fromUConn coach Jim Calhounconcerning Jim Veronick’scontribution to the Huskies:“Jim Veronick has been agreat addition to our squadover the past several years. Heis physically imposing, andhas made every single one ofthe 300-400 practices he’s par-ticipated in incredibly com-petitive. He has also been atremendous positive influ-ence on every kid in our pro-gram during his time here. Asan honors student in biomed-ical engineering, he is truly anexample of what a student-ath-lete is all about. He is one of

the finest peopleI’ve met, and willcontinue to bepart of the Con-necticut basket-ball family afterhis graduationthis year.”

C o n g r a t u l a -tions to Jim forhis well-deservedrecognition. Andon to the game.

East Hamptonscored first, goingup 2–0 and 4–2,but that secondbasket was thelast they wouldscore in the firstperiod. TommyRyan dropped in10 points, includ-ing two treys, and Eric Hewittconverted on a Jeff Tiede-mann assist to give the Devilsa 12–4 lead after one quarter.

In the second quarter,Coginchaug got baskets fromAndrew Markowski, EriksonWasyl, Tiedemann, Ed Ruddyand Ryan, plus a free throwfrom Hewitt to offset 10 pointsfrom the visitors, giving theDevils a 23–14 lead at the half.

The third period saw theBellringers ring up 11 points,but the home team expanded

the lead, with five points fromRyan and two each fromTiedemann, Markoski, Wa-syl, Ruddy and Ethan Doneck-er, to push the score to 38–25.

The final period saw fourpoints each from Hewitt,Ryan and Wasyl, and twoeach from Markoski and EJLuther, to offset 10 from EastHampton, making the finalscore 54–35.

After home games, I nor-mally go down to share anykey stats with Coach Salva forhis call to the papers – this

night it was Tiedemann’s 12rebounds that made it in. Fora 19-point win, coach was a bitdown. But Coach’s commentthat the Devil’s won becausethey had better talent, not be-cause they played a bettergame, did hit home. They out-shot the Bellringers from apercentage standpoint fromthe line, from inside the arcand from outside the arc. Ifthey expect to advance in thepost season (they have al-ready qualified), they willneed to out-hustle their oppo-nents, not just out-shootthem.

One area coach could takesome comfort from was thatthey did take care of the ballpretty well – they had onlyeight turnovers, as comparedto their season average of 18.5.That’s got to be a good sign.

Ryan led the team with 21points, three rebounds andtwo steals. Tiedemann was

the leading rebounder with 12and added four points, twosteals, a block and an assist.Hewitt had eight rebounds,seven points, two steals and ablock. Wasyl had eight points,a rebound and an assist.Markoski scored six points,grabbed three rebounds andhad two steals and two assists.

Off the bench, Ethan Do-necker pulled in five re-bounds, scored two points,and had a steal and an assist.Ed Ruddy scored four points.EJ Luther scored two pointsand had an assist.

Coginchaug is 10–2, 8–2 inShoreline Conference (SLC)play, in fourth place behindCromwell, Hyde and Valley.The play at Morgan on Fri-day, Feb. 5, and host undefeat-ed Cromwell on Tuesday, Feb.9. Get out there on Tuesdayand give them some supportin this important SLC games!

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