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Adoptable Pets ............... 8

Book Review .................. 2

Classifieds ...................... 7

Community Calendar ...... 2

Fire Log .......................... 2

In Brief ........................... 4

In The Garden ................ 4

Library Happenings ......... 2

Library Lines ..........................2

Obituaries .............................5

Region 15 School Calendar ...5

Senior Center Events ..... 3

Sports .........................5, 6

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saturdayJune 7

Boy scout troop 5 Bottle and can Drive What: Drop off redeemable bottles and cans to support Scouts (No Gatorade or Powerade)When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Where: Village Square Plaza at 530 Middlebury Road in Middlebury

middlebury Land trust Annual meeting, Fishing Derby and Fun DayWhat: Guests are welcome to join members for fishing, fun and food When: 10 a.m. Where: Lake Elise, corner of Route 64 and Long Meadow Road in Middlebury

Annual strawberry Festival at middlebury congregational church What: Strawberry shortcake on homemade biscuits (eat in or take out). Burgers, hot dogs, barbecued chicken dinners also available.When: 5 to 7:30 p.m.Where: Middlebury Congregational Church on the green in Middlebury

WednesdayJune 11

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE

The Middlebury Conservation Commis-sion (CC) at its May 27 meeting approved permit modifications for a house on Christian Road, waterway alterations at Hop Brook, and field repair and a new shed on Lake Quas-sapaug. It also accepted applications for park-ing changes at Ridgewood and excavation at 891 Straits Turnpike.

A permit modification for plans approved June 2013 for a single-family house with an asphalt driveway on Lot 54 at 639 Christian Road was unanimously approved on the condition a wall of shrubs would be added. David Theroux told commissioners the proposed house would be more appealing to buyers if it were located farther back from Route 188 and offered more backyard room. He said the same amount of wetlands would be disturbed as in the original plan with the same driveway and only a shifted house footprint.

Plans for the town of Middlebury to cor-rect the course of a brook encroaching on sewer lines near the Hop Brook sewer pumping station with rip-rap boulders and remove accumulated silting were unani-mously approved. Chairman Thomas Proulx said his site visit confirmed an even-tual washout of nearby sewer lines without the correction. Kenneth Long, representing the Water Pollution Control Authority, said silt would be removed at the same time as construction, and disturbed areas would be restored with seeds and hay.

Correction of drainage issues on grassy fields at 317 Tranquility Road and proposed construction of a 14-foot-by-20-foot farm shed near the Lake Quassapaug shoreline were unanimously approved. Curt Smith of Smith and Co. told commissioners on April 29 that erosion through the fields had been occurring for years. He said intercep-tor drains could replace existing failed French drains and route rainwater to a nearby small wetlands area he described as a rain garden.

Smith said the free-standing woodshed was similar to one approved by the com-mission at Long Cove. It would be sup-ported by cinder blocks, not a foundation, and would not have electricity, water or septic. He said the shed would be about 20 feet from the shore, and construction would include grading and widening of a two-foot berm to provide about 18 feet of sand area. Owner Jean Peterson said the shed would provide a secure place to store plastic beach chairs and kayaks. She said the berm grad-ing would make it easier for her to pull a kayak up from the lake.

In new business, an application by Toll Brothers to modify parking and recreation plans at Ridgewood of Middlebury was unanimously accepted for commissioner review. Carlos Ruiz, a project engineer at Milone and MacBroom, said parking behind several units was unappealing to prospec-tive buyers. He showed revised plans in which the parking was relocated to the site of a gazebo and the gazebo exchanged lo-

cations with a playscape. An access drive planned for the parking would be gravel rather than bituminous, resulting in less impervious coverage. Ruiz described sev-eral approaches being taken for erosion control and accepted Wetlands Enforce-ment Officer Deborah Seavey’s suggestion to describe them and their long-term main-tenance as a narrative in the plans.

Also accepted for review was an appli-cation by Garrett Moore to demolish a di-lapidated old house and excavate 9,600 square feet at 891 Straits Turnpike to pre-pare the way for a new 7,500-square-foot office building for the law firm Moore, O’Brien, Yelenak and Foti. Attorney Michael McVerry told commissioners improvements to the driveway and addition of parking areas would fall inside the 100-foot Wooster Brook regulated area. He also noted site plan and excavation approvals would be needed from the Planning and Zoning Com-mission.

An application by Joseph Bernardi of 450 Regan Road for a permit for brush removal on Lot 119 was not addressed because Ber-nardi did not attend the meeting. He had been informally told to see Seavey for a permit when he appeared March 25 and no quorum of commissioners was present. Bernardi also did not appear April 29 when his application appeared on the agenda.

The next regular CC meeting will be Tues-day, June 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 26 at Shepardson Community Center.

conservation commission issues approvals, accepts applications

Referendum results*Regional School District 15 proposed 2014-2015 budget

YES NOMiddlebury 604 700 Southbury 2,390 1,251

TOTal 2,994 1,951*Preliminary numbers

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM

Four area first selectmen, Edward B. St. John of Middlebury, George Temple of Ox-ford, Ed Edelson of Southbury and Bill But-terly of Woodbury, addressed attendees at the Greater Tribury Chamber of Commerce Selectmen’s Dinner Tuesday night. All spoke on the economic and business climates in their respective towns.

Temple was the first to speak. He listed a number of projects in Oxford, among them a $130- to $150-million Masonicare project, a new Price Chopper store (Oxford’s first grocery story), a medical arts building, sev-eral projects involving Griffin Hospital, and the recently resurrected Towantic Power Plant at Oxford Airport, in addition to the Airport Enterprise Zone and a chemical scent company that is relocating to Oxford from Danbury. “The town is booming,” he said.

St. John said a year ago he didn’t expect the uptick on the residential side that we are seeing. Noting that Middlebury was at one time the home for four major corporations, he said the town survived, but it is really dif-ficult when a large corporate taxpayer pulls out. He said he sees the need to create coop-erative programs among the communities. “None of us are big enough to do it all by ourselves,” he said. Noting the positive re-sponse Middlebury has had to the tax incen-tive program it developed for businesses, he said, “Towns try to attract businesses, but the state tax structure runs businesses off.”

Edelson said Southbury will have a movie theater and a new medical building (on Old Waterbury Road). The most complex project, however, will be development of the South-bury Training School land. Nine hundred acres of farmland there will be leased to farm-ers, and 45 acres will be used by the town for affordable housing for the elderly. The re-

maining part of the project will be economic development of the buildings that were part of the school. Some 330 residents remain there, and Edelson said they will be treated with consideration as the project progresses.

Butterly said not much can happen in Woodbury. Its historic district is six miles long, and no one wants any changes within the historic district. Remaining areas that can be developed are on aquifers. And zoning, he said, “defies imagination how it got to be where it is.”

He said when the library wanted to expand to 20,000 square feet, they found zoning would allow only a 7,000-square-foot build-ing on a 4.65-acre lot where they hoped to build. “What we really need,” he said, “is one big meeting where citizens can come and tell us what they want.” He said it may be that Woodbury residents want the town to be a bedroom community for people working at new businesses in other towns.

Area first selectmen, left to right, Bill Butterly of Woodbury, Ed Edelson of Southbury and Ed St. John of Middlebury, listen as First Selectman George Temple of Oxford, right, reports on economic growth in his town. The selectmen spoke at the Greater Tribury Chamber of Commerce Selectmen’s Dinner Tuesday night. (Marjorie Needham photo)

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middlebury mil rate setBy MARJORIE NEEDHAM

The Middlebury Board of Fi-nance, meeting after the proposed $63.7 million Region 15 budget was approved at the June 4 refer-endum, set the mil rate for the 2014-2015 fiscal year at 29.34, a 1.66 percent increase over the cur-rent mil rate of 28.86. The new mil rate will take effect July 1, 2014.

At the new mil rate, Middle-bury’s Chief Financial Office Law-rence Hutvagner last week esti-

mated owners of homes assessed at $100,000 would have a $48 tax increase while owners of homes assessed at $250,000 would have a tax increase of $120.

The Southbury mil rate was ex-pected to increase to 27.6 from 26.4, a 4.5-percent increase. At that rate, the effect on taxes for owners of Southbury homes as-sessed at $100,000 would be a $120 tax increase while owners of homes assessed at $250,000 would have a tax increase of $300.

It’s dog license monthDogs must be licensed every June. Licenses are $8 for a

neutered or spayed dog and $19 if they are not. Payment is by cash or check. Dogs six months and older must be licensed per state law.

Proof of up-to-date rabies shots must be shown, as well as a certificate of neutering or spaying if your dog has not been registered before. Registering dogs also can be done by mail. Middlebury residents who register by mail can send their check and paperwork to Town Clerk, 1212 Whittemore Road, Mid-dlebury, CT 06762.

Licenses purchased after June 30 are subject to a $1 per month late fee. The Middlebury Town Clerk’s office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please call 203-758-2557 with any questions.

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM

Middlebury’s Board of Select-men meeting Monday night at Town Hall was followed by a spe-cial town meeting at Shepardson Community Center to consider the town’s acquisition of 33± acres of land on Benson Road in lieu of $75,925.07 in back taxes owed by Baker Residential. The acquisition was approved with one “nay” vote by Board of Finance Chairman Michael McCormack.

At the meeting preceding the special town meeting, selectmen voted to approve three items res-idents will vote on at another spe-cial town meeting set for Monday, June 16, at 7 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center. The three are: accepting and appropriating the $250,000 state transition grant for communications, appropriating to police overtime a $40,000 pay-ment from Region 15 for school security, and acceptance of a tax incentive application from Moore, O’Brien, Yelenak and Foti law firm to construct a 7,500-square-foot building at 891 Straits Turnpike.

On the agenda for discussion and consideration was a 10-page report and executive summary from Milone and MacBroom of-fering FEMA-related guidance for the town. Town officials requested this report after residents com-plained changes in FEMA flood plain maps affected them ad-versely by placing their homes in the 100-year flood plain. As a result of the map changes, their mort-

gage companies required them to purchase flood insurance. This had not previously been required, and the cost of such insurance has skyrocketed since Hurricane Sandy hit the coast in October 2012.

First Selectman Ed St. John said he expected a large turnout for this agenda item, but the only person living in the affected area in atten-dance was Nancy Robison. When St. John arrived at Shepardson Community Center for the special town meeting, he found 10 people waiting there to discuss the flood insurance issue. Apparently, a mis-understanding caused them to be at Shepardson while the flood in-surance issue was being discussed at town hall. St. John told them someone was still in his office and suggested they go to town hall to get copies of the Malone and Mac-Broom report.

The report states many factors can affect whether or not a build-ing is in a flood zone and those factors can change, as can building codes and insurance require-ments. It concludes homeowners can lower their flood insurance premiums by undertaking mitiga-tion actions such as elevating their homes, eliminating basements and moving utilities above the base flood elevation.

Selectmen also accepted the resignation of James L. Greenwood (R) from the Library Board of Trustees effective June 11 and ap-pointed Crosby Middlemass (R) to the Beautification Commission.

selectmen meet, land-for-taxes swap approved

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By DONNA HINE

Hope you are able to get outside and enjoy this beautiful spring! We are

loving the sunny days with cloud-less blue skies and crisp, cool nights. The view through the win-dows at the library is breathtaking, and the brilliant green grass looks so inviting after the damp, dreary and drab winter colors. Come sit on a bench and read here – lots of titles to choose from – or ask for ideas for a new author from one of the staff. The following sugges-tions are some of our newer of-ferings that look interesting.

Don’t you love to read a well-written, cozy mystery? No-body does cozy better than Nancy Atherton. Her 19th book featuring Aunt Dimity is just as charming as all that came before it. “Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well” (ATH) is a light and fun read. A wishing well is granting every-one’s wishes in the little town of Finch, and Lori is a little skeptical about who is actually making these dreams come true – and why. No blood, guts and gore here; just another small village mystery to solve by Lori and her invisible Aunt Dimity.

Summer is coming, and with it come delightful summer beach books! They are just beginning to trickle into our collection, and soon we will have a flood of light romances, mysteries and popular novels for you to relax with and enjoy on your vacation.

The first one is “On the Rocks” (DUF) by Erin Duffy. Social media play a major role in dating these days, and no one knows this bet-ter than Abby – who realized her fiancé dumped her by seeing his

status changed to “single” on Facebook! She and a friend head to Newport for the summer to find love – or at least a date – and re-alize that social media make their lives open books. Fluff? Sure – but also a modern-day dilemma that more and more people face.

Did you love the writing in “Sarah’s Key”? The author, Tatiana de Rosnay has now penned “The Other Story” (DeR) – with a male lead character. It seems a little unusual for a novel, but somehow it is engaging and charming at the same time. The lush setting of an exclusive Tuscan island is sure to enchant you, and the story will keep you interested. Events of his childhood continue to haunt Nicolas even as he gains acclaim from his book written about them. But some secrets never disappear. Reviews were not glowing, as Nicolas is not a lovable character, but I would still give the book a look.

The final fiction choice, “By Its Cover” (LEO) by Donna Leon is a continuation of the series of nov-els featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti. Pages and sometimes entire rare and valuable travel books are discovered missing or cut from their bindings at the Ve-netian library, and Brunetti is called to unravel the mystery. Did the visiting American professor desecrate those hallowed tomes? Maybe the mysterious priest who could always be found in the li-brary did it … stay tuned!

After paging through Robin Robert’s new book, “Everybody’s Got Something” (B ROBERTS, ROBIN ROB), I found myself more impressed with her than ever. I don’t watch Good Morning Amer-ica often but, like everyone else, was aware of her medical prob-

lems and how bravely she fought back from breast cancer and then a bone-marrow transplant. She is classy and professional at the same time. This is her story of these trials and her life – folksy and well-written. It is an inspiring saga, very upbeat and readable – written by a most admirable person.

On the other hand, we find “The Most Dangerous Animal of All: searching for my father and finding the Zodiac Killer” (362.82 STE) by Gary Stewart quite dis-turbing. Imagine, if you can, when searching for your biological father, you uncover indisputable forensic evidence proving he is a serial murderer – and not just any serial killer, but the Zodiac Killer. True-crime lovers will rejoice in the reading; it is a fascinating search begun when his birth-mother contacted him and ending 10 years later in a horrific conclu-sion.

Conrad Hilton is the mega-wealthy family’s patriarch at the center of “The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty” (B HILTOS TAR) by J. Randy Tarabor-relli. Hilton anticipated post-war trends to create a business empire worth multimillions with his ho-

tel chains and intuitive invest-ments. His son, Barron, continued the family legacy, but it is the “jet-setter,” Paris Hilton, with whom we are so familiar. And it is Paris who has inherited her grand-father’s ability to generate wealth. Read this book for a peek into the uber-wealthy and famous.

Finally, yet another book about a Kennedy; “Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Ma-triarch” (B KENNEDY, ROSE PER) is written by Barbara A. Perry. Kennedy seems to have been the power behind her husband Joe’s throne who moved the family into positions of strength and power. Strong of faith, Rose was a perfec-tionist who also championed for mental disability in light of her daughter Rosemary’s affliction. She was a lobbyist for her family before we had lobbyists and strove to help them all succeed. And succeed they did: a president, three senators, a congressman, an attorney general … actually the list goes on and on with Kennedys even today in the political arena.

Adult Services Librarian Donna Hine writes Library Lines once a month. If you have a topic you’d like her to cover, contact her at the library at 203-758-2436.

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Library shelves hold interesting new books

“Pola Negri: Hollywood’s First

Femme Fatale”by Mariusz Kotowski

(University Press of Kentucky, $40)

Reviewed by Larry Cox

One of the first truly great movie stars of the early American film industry was a former bal-lerina who overcame an impov-erished childhood in Poland and a bout with tuberculosis to be-come legendary and celebrated throughout the world.

Pola Negri was born in 1897 in Vistula Land in present-day Poland. Later, after being ac-cepted into the Imperial Ballet of Warsaw, she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, which ended her dancing career. She next turned to acting and worked in Europe with such heavy hitters as Ernst Lubitsch and Max Rein-hardt. She arrived in the United States in 1922 and made her first American film, “Bella Donna.” Its success led to a lucrative con-tract at Paramount, where she began to establish herself as a major film personality.

Negri rented a large, Tudor-style mansion and began exhib-iting her flair for the exotic and eccentric. For example, she often

was seen around Los Angeles in her chauffeur-driven limo, dressed in all white. As she later recalled, “I bought a limousine of pure white, trimmed with ivory and upholstered in white velvet. My chauffeur wore all-white uniforms on sunny days and all black when it rained. I used a white-fur lap rug and was usually seen with two white Rus-sian wolf hounds.” She occasion-ally was seen strutting her stuff on the streets of Beverly Hills draped in either ermine or mink with her pet tiger in tow.

After Rudolph Valentino went to Paris to finalize his divorce with Natacha Rambova, Negri and the star became an item. His sudden death in 1926 ended that relationship, and she became even more intriguing as the orig-inal “woman in black.”

This crisply written, meticu-lously researched biography documents one of Hollywood’s most fascinating film stars and also explores the link between Hollywood and European cin-ema during the interwar years.

(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Many seniors have only Social Security for income when they retire: 22 percent of married cou-ples and 47 percent of unmarried people have no additional in-come. Maybe it’s a matter of not having saved over the years, or maybe it’s having lost everything in recent years due to layoffs and unemployment.

But if you have five more years until retirement, there are steps you can take now to make living on only Social Security a bit eas-ier. • Clearoffyourdebts,especially

your credit cards and vehicle. If possible, pay off your home or at least get the balance down. Keep your credit score high in case you need a loan for a large purchase – the in-terest rate will be lower.

• Ifyouownyourhome,lookatlong-term maintenance. If you’ll need a new roof in the next five years, do it before you retire. The same goes for big-ticket items like appliances, central air conditioning and furnace.

• Ifyou’rewillingtomove,in-vestigate states that don’t tax Social Security income and/or have a lower cost of living.

• Assumethatretirementwon’tmean actual retiring. Be pre-

pared to take a part-time job somewhere. You’ll be able to earn a bit before it cuts into your Social Security benefit at the rate of one dollar for every two you make.The Social Security Adminis-

tration no longer sends out the annual statement of earnings, but you can get a ballpark esti-mate online of what your future income will be. You can open a MyAccount, or you can use one of the calculators to estimate.

Before you make the jump and quit work, do a test experiment for at least six months. Spend only the amount you would re-ceive under Social Security. Cre-ate a strict budget and stay with it. Can you do it? It will be better to know sooner rather than later.

Matilda Charles regrets she cannot personally answer reader questions, but she will incorpo-rate them into her column when-ever possible. Send email to [email protected].


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Monday, June 9Police Commission6 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room

Tuesday, June 10library Board of Directors6:30 p.m. ................................................Middlebury Public Library

Democratic Town Committee7:30 p.m. ....................................................... Shepardson, Room 27

Republican Town Committee7:30 p.m. ....................................................... Shepardson, Room 26

Wednesday, June 11Board of Finance7 p.m. ............................................................ Shepardson, Room 26

Thursday, June 12Retirement Plan Committee1 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room

Parks and Recreation7 p.m. .............................................................. Shepardson, Room 1

Calendar dates/times are subject to change.If your organization would like your event included in the community calendar, please email the information to [email protected].

Date Time address/Incident05-27 02:47 2030 Straits Turnpike. Smell of propane in

building. Yankee Gas called to the scene.05-27 19:26 290 Tranquility Road. Fire alarm caused

by lightning strike. Bad heat detector. Used thermal imager and found nothing.

05-30 07:57 I-84 East. Tractor-trailer fire on I-84. Fully involved.

05-30 17:10 199 Benson Road. Fire alarm activation. Set off by floor sanding.

05-31 09:32 I-84 East. Motor vehicle accident with inju-ries.

middleburyChildren’s movie

The library will show a chil-dren’s movie Monday, June 9, at 11 a.m.

ask Jessie: new catalog system

Jessie will explain how to use the new VERSO catalog system every Monday in June at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Kayaking 101Tuesday, June 10, at 6 p.m., the

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will present Kayaking 101. Learn about kayak types, choosing a kayak, paddling techniques and proper handling, rules for the kayaker and safety. Light refreshments will be served. Sign up is required. Call 203-758-2634 or stop by to register.

Mystery Book ClubThursday, June 12, at 6 p.m., the

Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss Carl Hiaasen’s “Bad Mon-key.” New members are welcome.

Flag Day ceremony, concert

Friday, June 13, at 10:30 a.m., in honor of Flag Day, the library will have a brief flag-presenting cere-mony with local and state digni-taries. It will be followed by toe-tapping and finger-snapping entertainment from the 1920s to 1940s performed by the Survivors Swing Band. Call 203-758-2634 or stop in the library to sign up.

The Middlebury Public Library is at 30 Crest Road. The telephone number is 203-758-2634, and the

website is middleburypublic- library.org.

naugatuckSnacks and shows

for seniorsTuesday, June 10, at 1 p.m., the

library will host its monthly snacks and shows for seniors event. Make a chicken and waffles appetizer. Then watch a 1955 Alfred Hitchcock movie starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. This program is open to pa-trons who are at least 50 years old and their guests. Registration is re-quired. To sign up, call the Reference Desk at 203-729-4591.

Kids’ summer craftTuesday, June 10, starting at 4

p.m., children in elementary school and higher are invited to take part in a summer-themed craft. They will be creating blossoming summer trees – using buttons. Materials will be provided.

MeditationThe ongoing meditation practice

will meet Tuesday, June 10, from 6 to 6:45 p.m. in the Reading Room. It consists of periods of meditation with time for discussion. Please ar-rive by 5:50 p.m. as they start on time.

The Howard Whittemore Me-morial Library is at 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. For information, call 203-729-4591 or visit whittemore-library.org.

southburyWednesday movie

The Wednesday afternoon movie June 11 at 1 p.m. in the King-

sley Meeting Room is last year’s semi-biographic portrait of P.L. Travers, author of the Mary Pop-pins stories, and her battle with Walt Disney and his creative team to get the screen version just right. Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks star.

Due to licensing and copyright agreements, film titles cannot be listed. The room has surround-sound theater with a listening system available. This program is free and open to the public.

Best-selling author talk, book signing

Dani Shapiro will read from her latest book, “Still Writing: The Per-ils and Pleasures of a Creative Life,” Thursday, June 19, at 7 p.m. in the library’s Kingsley Room. A book signing will follow, and copies of her book will be available for pur-chase from the Hickory Stick Book Shop.

“Still Writing” is part memoir, part instruction and is Dani’s “love letter to other writers.” Dani’s book talk is part of the Lu Burke Literary Series that honors Lu Burke and her extraordinary gift to the library. Light refreshments will be pro-vided by the Friends of the South-bury Public Library. Registration is required; stop by the Reference Desk or call 203-262-0626, ext. 130, to register.

College fairSaturday, June 14, from 12 to 3

p.m., the library will host a college fair in collaboration with Valark Financial Services and Albertus Magnus College. Representatives from Western Connecticut State University, Mercy College, Post University, Porter and Chester In-

stitute, Albertus Magnus College, and other colleges and universities will present information about their schools. A representative from the Connecticut Higher Ed-ucation Trust, Connecticut’s di-rect-sold 529 college savings plan, also will attend and provide infor-mation about financial planning options. Registration is not re-quired for this free program.

For more information, call 203-262-0626 or visit www.southburyli-brary.org. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in Southbury.

WoodburyWrite Night meet

and greetWorking writers, professionals,

amateurs and those who would like to explore the creative process of writing are invited to attend “Write Night” Thursday, June 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. Help plan future programming in creative writing and the possible development of a Woodbury Writers’ Workshop.

Enjoy wine and cheese, meet new friends and greet old ones. Bring your ideas for creative writ-ing programming along with a brief sample or two of your work in any of the four genres: fiction, creative nonfiction and memoir, poetry and playwriting.

Local author Vinton McCabe is coordinating the program. For more information, contact him directly at [email protected]. To register for the pro-gram, call the library.

For more information, call 203-263-3502 or visit www.wood-burylibraryct.org. The library is at 269 Main St. S. in Woodbury.

ask a pharmacistMatt Carrano of Hop Brook

Pharmacy on Straits Turnpike in Middlebury, a certified pharma-cist and Middlebury resident, visits the senior center each month to meet with individuals and answer questions. This month, he will visit Tuesday, June 10, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will discuss medication compliance.

Wii Bowling Join us on Fridays at 11 a.m.

in the media room at the center where friends play Wii Bowling. It’s great fun and the exercise is good for you.

Driver safety programThe next AARP Driver Safety

course will be Monday, July 7, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the senior center. The course is the nation’s first and largest driv-er-refresher course. Using new materials and new videos, the

course covers new defensive driving techniques, new laws and regulations, how to deal with aggressive drivers, and how aging affects drivers.

Drivers who attend the class will receive a completion certif-icate and may be entitled to a discount on automobile insur-ance (contact your insurance company for details).

AARP membership is not re-quired, and drivers of all ages are invited to attend. The cost to participate is $15 for AARP mem-bers and $20 for nonmembers. All checks must be made out to “AARP.” Call 203-577-4166 to reg-ister.

Trips

Christmas Tree ShopsThursday, June 12, the mini-

bus will leave the senior center at 10:30 a.m. to go to the Christ-mas Tree Shops in Orange, Conn. After some fun shopping time,

the bus will take its passengers to the Hometown Cafe for lunch. Please call 203-577-4166 to re-serve a seat on the bus.

Sea Mist cruiseBack by popular demand is

the trip aboard the Sea Mist for a 45-minute narrated cruise around the Thimble Islands off the coast of Connecticut. Leave the senior center Thursday, June 19, at 10 a.m. for a noon cruise.

Discovered by Adrien Block in 1614, the Thimble Islands were used for everything from farming to quarrying granite, from boot-legging to hiding Captain Kidd’s treasure. Captain Kidd sailed here in 1665.

The $20 per person cost in-cludes admission and transpor-tation. Call the Middlebury Se-nior Center at 203-577-4166 to reserve a seat; only 20 seats are available.

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Grand Door Prize:One Handheld Hiking GPS

Photo Contest for Land Trust Property Picture(bring copy of your photo

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Fishing Derby for Kids under 16 - with prizes for first fish, biggest fish, & most fish (bring your own tackle & bait)

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Members should bring the whole familyfor Fishing, Fun, Fiscals, Photos & Food.

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Middlebury Land Trust

Grand Door Prize:One Handheld Hiking GPS

Photo Contest for Land Trust Property Picture(bring copy of your photo

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Fishing Derby for Kids under 16 - with prizes for first fish, biggest fish, & most fish (bring your own tackle & bait)

Scavenger Hunt for the little ones during our brief annual meetings

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Members should bring the whole familyfor Fishing, Fun, Fiscals, Photos & Food.

June 7, 2014, 10:00 am @ Lake Elise@ the corner of Rt. 64 and Long Meadow Roads

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Falls Avenue Senior Center events for area adults 55 and older follow. Most require reser-vations, which can be made by calling 860-945-5250. Please speak with a staff member when calling as the senior center does not accept voice-mail reserva-tions. The center is at 311 Falls Ave. in Oakville, Conn.

Saturday senior bus trips

Beginning June 7, the senior bus will operate Saturdays from 8 to 11:30 a.m. for in-town trips only. Reservations must be made the Friday before by calling the center at 860-945-5250 between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. only.

Old Tyme Fiddlers to perform

The Connecticut Bristol Old Tyme Fiddlers will perform at the center Wednesday, June 11, at 2 p.m. Reservations are needed by June 10. Ron and Marianne Du-buque and family are sponsoring this event, which is limited to 60 guests.

ask the Nurse programAsk the Nurse will debut Thurs-

day, June 12, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. A registered nurse from Beacon Brook Health Center in Naugatuck will answer medical-related ques-tions on a private, individual basis.

Emergency preparedness bingoPlay emergency preparedness

bingo with the American Red Cross of Connecticut Friday, June 13, at 2 p.m. This fun and educa-tional bingo game is designed to help participants increase their knowledge about emergency pre-paredness by using preparedness actions instead of numbers. Res-ervations are needed by June 10.

Strength, sculpt and tone

The center’s free, 30-minute strength, sculpt and tone exercise class meets every Wednesday and Friday at 1 p.m. While sculpting and improving strength and bal-ance, participants work muscles to tone them and get some cardio-

vascular training at the same time. Kimberly Johnston of Fitness at the Edge in Middlebury teaches this class. Reservations are not required. The class is funded by a grant from the East Hill Woods Fund at the Connecticut Commu-nity Foundation.

Bible studyNew Hope Anglican Church

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By KEN MORSE

The tears flowed freely among the Lady Panthers as the final out was recorded in the score book Tuesday at Pomperaug Field. A feeling of what might have been began to take hold, but then the wide smile on the face of head coach Paul Masotto told a differ-ent story.

It told a story of how a group of girls banded together, armed with just three seniors to provide the leadership, and literally put Pomperaug softball back on the map. The Lady Panthers may not have lived up to their own expec-tations in the post season, but for a better part of eight weeks they captured the hearts of their fans in a sterling 17-3 campaign.

Pomperaug has had just three 15-win seasons in the past 15 years, and the 17 wins this sea-son, the highest total in over 25 years, show just what the Lady Panthers have accomplished.

That came to an abrupt end Tuesday in the second round of the Class L state tournament when No. 20 seed, 10-10, Wind-sor scored just enough runs to hold off the No. 4 seed, 17-3, Panthers by a slim 3-2.

“It was just an incredible sea-son,” said senior captain Lauren Reilly. “Last year we were awful, and to come back and go 17-3 is

certainly beyond what we ex-pected. It was a total team effort and we all came together. It was great to see these younger play-ers step up, and we just tried to provide that leadership.”

Senior captain Jessica Eisen-bach added, “It was tough to start the season having our third se-nior captain, Kennedy Gibson, not being able to play, but she was with us for every game and practice. It feels great that after four hard years of work we got out with the kind of season that we had.”

Windsor got on the board early, plating a run in the first inning when Macy Fenlason came around to score on an RBI hit from Gillian Flynn. The War-riors were riding high after knocking off No. 13 seed, 14-6, Naugatuck Monday 4-3 in extra innings.

In the second inning, Windsor scored all the runs they would need, erupting for a two-run up-rising. Arianna Romero singled and was sacrificed to second. Fenlason drilled a two-out single to center that Annalee Yacavone and Erin Ruggiero converged on, but the throw home was not in time. Madeira Alexander fol-lowed with a run-scoring single up the middle to put the Warriors out in front by a 3-0 margin.

Reilly didn’t allow another hit

the rest of the game, holding Windsor hitless over the final five innings. The Warriors did threaten to score on three errors, two walks, a hit batter and a field-er’s choice, but all seven runners were left stranded.

Pomperaug finally reached Warriors pitcher Emily Parker in the bottom of the second. Bri-anna Antonazzo singled to left and took second on a Kaela Har-ris sacrifice bunt.

Eisenbach grounded out, sending the runner to third, and

Annabella Pastorok singled to left to put the Panthers on the board. Lauren LaCava drew a walk to continue the rally, send-ing pinch runner Madeleine De-Pinho to second before Parker got out of the jam.

Ruggiero singled in the third; Harris singled in the fourth, mov-ing to second on a sacrifice bunt from Eisenbach; and Reilly dou-bled in the fifth, but all three rallies stalled when Pomperaug couldn’t come up with a timely hit.

The Panthers finally closed the gap when Harris doubled to lead off the sixth and came around to score when Pastorok reached on an error. Laurel Williams sacri-ficed the pinch runner DePinho into scoring position before Parker closed the door again.

“We didn’t hit the ball the way we have all season,” said Masotto. “We must have had seven pop-ups in the infield. I think we were just a little too anxious and didn’t get the timely hits that would have put runs on the board.”

Pomperaug was chasing one run when Windsor came up in the seventh looking for the knockout. The Warriors loaded the bases with no outs on a walk, a fielder’s choice and an inten-tional pass.

That’s when the Panthers rose to the occasion. Reilly got a huge strikeout, and Ashley Antonazzo hauled in a fly ball in left, un-leashing a throw to the plate to hold the runner. Brianna An-tonazzo fielded a ball up the first-base side and ran to the bag to end the threat.

It came down to the final at-bat for the Panthers, and Ruggi-ero singled to right with one out representing the tying run. Re-becca Meyer flied deep to right and Brianna Antonazzo flied to center to end the season for Pomperaug as Windsor ad-vanced to the quarterfinal round on Thursday.

“I wish we had one more in-ning to play,” Masotto said. “These girls had a great year, and the results of this game can’t take that away from them. Next year we will be just as strong. We are losing three great senior captains but we will have a lot of young talent back that gained a lot of experience this year. They should hold their heads high. They got nothing to be ashamed of; it was a great season.”

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In Brief

With the weather we have been having, the weeds are grow-ing extremely quickly. One way to keep the weeds down is by mulching. When I mulch, I first put down a layer of newspaper and then put mulch on top of it.

Newspapers (even with color photos in them) are printed with soy-based inks that do not ad-versely affect the soil when used as mulch. The newspaper pretty much eliminates any weeds for the growing season and often lasts two seasons.

I use this technique around my foundation plantings where there is a lot of space between plants/shrubs. Never place mulch right up against a plant, tree or shrub.

I also use newspaper this way in my vegetable garden. In the veggie garden, I use the newspa-

per and then sterile hay, which does not have any seeds in it.

I unfortunately cannot use the newspaper in my perennial gar-den because the plants are too close together, and it would take a very long time to place the newspaper down.

Try to put the newspaper and mulch down on a day when there is no wind; otherwise the news-paper flies around and it is very frustrating. You only need two to three inches of mulch for it to be effective.

Enjoy your time in the garden!

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Lady panthers’ storybook season comes to a close

Annabella Pastorok guns down a runner with Brianna Antonazzo, Jessica Eisenbach and Lauren Reilly coming in to assist on the play during a Class L state tournament game Tuesday. (Ken Morse photo)

Bottle and can driveThe Boy Scouts of America

Troop 5 will hold a redeemable bottle and can drive fundraiser Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Village Square Plaza at 530 Middlebury Road in Middle-bury. All Connecticut redeemable bottles (glass and plastic) and cans will be accepted. Please note Ga-torade® and Powerade® plastic bottles are not redeemable.

Woodbury lions car showThe Woodbury Lions Club 36th

Annual Car Show will be Sunday, June 8, at Hollow Park in Wood-bury. The show was moved from the first Sunday in June to the sec-ond Sunday because the REV3 race closed roads and dropped car show attendance by 50 percent.

Cars can begin entering for judging at 9 a.m., with the first 300 entries receiving a free dashboard plaque. In addition to over 25 au-tomobile classes, there will be judging for motorcycles, trucks and military vehicles.

General admission begins at 10 a.m. The admission price is $15 per car, $5 per person and $1 for children younger than 10. In ad-dition, there will be no entry fee for cars made before 1914. Judging begins at noon, and trophies will be presented at 3 p.m.

The show includes food and beverages, raffles, music and, this year, an expanded vendor area with at least 15 vendors. Vendors of automobile-related items will be joined by vendors selling soaps, jewelry, games and crafts, along with other products.

Lions use the proceeds from the event to award scholarships to graduating Nonnewaug High School seniors. This year, the Li-ons provided $15,000 in financial aid. For more information, visit www.woodburyctlions.org.

Strawberry FestivalThe Middlebury Congrega-

tional Church 60th annual Straw-berry Festival will be Wednesday, June 11, from 5 to 7:30 p.m, at the

church on the Middlebury green. The event includes music from 5 to 7 p.m., face painting and chil-dren’s games.

Hot dogs, hamburgers, and bar-becued chicken will be served either alone or with sides to make a dinner. For dessert, enjoy straw-berry shortcake with homemade biscuits, fresh berries and real whipped cream in whole biscuit or half-biscuit portions.

Flag Day 5KThis year’s Middlebury Junior

Women’s Club Flag Day 5K will be Friday, June 13, at 7 p.m. A por-tion of the proceeds will go to help fight food insecurity in Middle-bury during the summer months when family budgets are stretched. Go to www.middle-burywomen.com for more infor-mation about the race, including the link for online registration. Get a discount by registering on-line before June 1.

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Trust & Dignity

Obituaries

Food and consumer-safety alerts cover a wide range of prod-ucts. Learning of these alerts as quickly as possible is the best way to keep your family safe.

Here are a few recent recalls you should be aware of:• Krafthasrecalled1.2million

cases of cottage cheese, includ-ing Simply Kraft, Daily Chef, Knudsen and Breakstone, be-cause of possible premature spoiling.

• TransatlanticFoodshas re-called 222,000 pounds of poul-try and pork products that weren’t inspected.

• BMChasrecalledthreebicyclemodels because the forks can break above the brake mount: Alpenchallenge, Masschal-lenge and Urbanchallenge.

• CannondaleTandemRoadBi-cycles have been recalled be-cause the fork can break on the 2014 model Road 1, Road 2 and 29 tandem models.

• NorthstarLanternshavebeenrecalled by Coleman because the gas feed tube can release too much fuel and cause a fire.

• QuestZRTRidingMowershavebeen recalled because of loss of steering control.

• CertainlotsofBravoPetFoodhave been recalled because of possible listeria contamina-tion.

• Approximately96,000poundsof Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners have been recalled because they actually might be Classic Cheese Dogs in the wrong package.

• Greehasrecalledmoredehu-midifiers because of serious fire and burn hazards. This is an expansion of the 2013 recall and totals $4.5 million in fire-related property damage. They are sold under brand names such as De’Longhi, Fed-ders, Frigidaire, GE and Ken-more.

• StonyfieldYoBabyPeach/PearYogurt has been recalled due to potential coliform contam-ination.

• Blue Bunny Premium Bor-deaux Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream has been recalled in

certain states for undeclared eggs.

• DragonflyBrandCrushedChiliPowder has been recalled for possible salmonella.

• Ste.FromagereDuLivradois(France) has recalled Raclette Cheese and Montboissie Cheese lot #350 for possible salmonella.If you have a webpage such as

a blog, you can put a widget on it for automatic alerts from FoodSafety.gov by copying the code provided right onto your blog. Click on Recalls and Alerts on the FoodSafety site.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission also has the widget text you can put on your blog or website at www.cpsc.gov. The U.S. Food and Drug Admin-istration can send you alerts via RSS as well. See fda.gov to sign up.

Or if you prefer, you can sign up for alerts via email on all three sites.

David Uffington regrets he can-not personally answer reader questions, but he will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to [email protected].


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region 15 school CalendarFriday, June 6

lMES Field Day Rain DatePHS Concert Band and Chorus ....................................... 7 - 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 7No Events Scheduled

Sunday, June 8No Events Scheduled

Monday, June 9RMS 7th aquamarine Team Bent of the River Field TripPHS Junior Yearbook Photo assembly ................................8:45 a.m.Dedication of PHS Gym ...............................................................5 p.m.Board of Education ...............................PHS, AP Room 103, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 10PHS Exam Review 1 .....................................................................7 a.m.RMS Grades 7 and 8 Spring Concert .....................................6:15 p.m.MES/lMES Grade 5 Parents Visit MMS ....................................7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 11PHS Exam Review 2 .....................................................................7 a.m.RMS Grade 8 lake Compounce Field Trip ...............................8 a.m.MES/lMES Grade 5 to MMS ..................................................9:30 a.m.Senior Exams P 10-11-12 .....................................................12:05 p.m.MES/lMES Quassy Night Rain Date ..........................................4 p.m.

Thursday, June 12MES Field DayPHS Exam Day 1 ...........................................................................7 a.m.MMS Grade 8 to Middlebury Recreation area .......................10 a.m.PHS Tri M .............................................................................. 7 - 10 p.m.

Friday, June 13MES Grade 5 Movin’ On PartyPHS Exam Day 2 ...........................................................................7 a.m.MMS Grade 8 Rain Date for MRa Trip ....................................10 a.m.RMS Grade 8 Commencement .....................PHS Auditorium, 5 p.m.RMS Grade 8 Commencement Dance ............RMS AP Room, 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 14No Events Scheduled

Region 15 website: www.region15.org

Carolina DamianoMother of RoseM. Walsh

Mrs. Carolina (Paz-zaglini) Damiano, 92, of Waterbury passed away peacefully April 30, 2014, at the Aurora Senior Living of Bucks Hill following a brief

illness. She was the loving wife of Joseph Damiano for almost 67 years.

Carolina was born in Waterbury April 15, 1922, daughter of the late Salvatore and Rose (Bartolini) Paz-zaglini. She attended Sacred Heart Grammar and High School and grad-uated from Marywood College in Scranton, Pa., with a bachelor’s de-gree in science and math. She worked for eight years at American Brass in the metallurgy department as assistant to the chief metallurgist. A few years later, she taught second grade at Notre Dame Academy and spent 15 years as a substitute teacher in the Waterbury public school sys-tem. She left that job to care for her grandchildren for nine years, creat-ing a deep bond with them that only grew stronger as the years went on. She always said it was one of the best things she ever did.

Carolina was a gracious lady with a wonderful sense of humor. She was a woman of abiding faith and a gen-erous heart whose center of her life was her family. She was nonjudg-mental, a true friend and a good listener, and friends and family often sought her counsel. She was happi-est when surrounded by her family and friends, and although she never wanted to be the center of attention, she was often the life of the party.

Left to treasure her memory are her devoted husband and constant companion, Joey, and her daughter, RoseM. Walsh of Middlebury and her husband, Michael, whom Caro-lina loved like a son. She also leaves her cherished grandchildren: Mi-chael Walsh Jr. and his wife, Emily, of Arlington, Va., and Kara Keen-aghan and her husband, Brian, of Middlebury and the great-grandchil-dren she adored, Charlotte Walsh and Michael Walsh III of Arlington, Va., and Carolina Keenaghan and Brian Keehaghan Jr. of Middlebury. Carolina is also survived by her

daughter-in-law, Janice Damiano of Middletown and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her beloved son, Nicholas Damiano, whom she missed deeply, and her sisters, Augusta Keith and Esther DiVito, whom she loved dearly.

Her family wishes to express their heartfelt gratitude to her visitors for their thoughtfulness and to the staff of Aurora Senior Living for the com-passionate care and comfort given to Carolina during her final months.

A memorial Mass will be cele-brated Saturday, June 7, at 10 a.m. at St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury. Friends are asked to please meet directly at the church. Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home of Waterbury has been entrusted with the arrange-ments. Memorial contributions may be made to the Margaret M. Gener-ali Foundation, P.O. Box 3111, Wa-terbury, CT 06705 or Carolyn’s Place, 137 Grandview Ave., Waterbury, CT 06708.

William Cyrus Morehouse

Father of Lisa Croce

Mr. William Cyrus Morehouse, 88, of Lebanon, beloved husband of Fay (Robbins) Morehouse, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 28, 2014.

Born April 1, 1926, in Poughkeep-sie, N.Y., he was a son of the late Guy Wm. and Elizabeth (Southwick) Morehouse.

Mr. Morehouse served proudly with the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont in 1952 and later his master’s degree from UMass in 1964.

Early on, Mr. Morehouse served as superintendent of the Crane Es-tate in Ispwich, Mass. He then began his 50-year teaching career in New Salem, Mass., before moving to Leb-anon in 1965, where he would teach and serve as the head of the Vo-Ag program at Lyman Memorial. Fol-lowing his retirement in 1989, he continued to substitute teach well into his 80s. In his spare time, he enjoyed traveling, especially cruis-

ing, and was well known at the Fox-wood’s poker room.

In addition to his loving wife of 63 years, he leaves four daughters and their spouses, Lynn and Robert Diaz of Coventry, Lisa and Ronald Croce of Middlebury, Kimberly and Joel Magnuson of Fairfax, Vt., and Kristen and David Fitzgerald of Woodbridge; eight grandchildren: Sarah (Magnuson) Redfield; Kyle Magnuson; Amanda, Morgan, Alex and Tyler Croce; and Parker and Lauren Fitzgerald; four great-grand-children, Gage Magnuson, Taylor Clark and Emma and Ella Redfield; a brother, Robert, of Clintondale, N.Y.; and numerous extended family members, friends, colleagues and students.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Richard.

A chapel service with military honors was held May 31 at the Au-rora-McCarthy Funeral Home in Colchester. Burial was to be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Friends of the Lebanon Senior Center, 37 W. Town St., Lebanon 06249 or to the Lebanon FFA Parent & Alumni Assn. Scholarship Fund, c/o Lyman Me-morial H.S., 917 Exeter Road, Leba-non 06249.

For more information, visit www.auroramccarthyfuneralhome.com.

Charlotte F. ThompsonWell-liked waitress

Charlotte F. (Cochran) Thompson of Middle-bury, formerly of Woodbury, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home Satur-day, May 31, 2014. She

was the beloved and devoted wife of Richard L. Thompson, to whom she was married for 66 years.

She was born Dec. 11, 1929, in Patten, Maine, a daughter of the late Albert (Pat) Cochran and Sarah (Sadie) (Grant) Cochran. Charlotte was a phenomenal person who touched the hearts of everyone she met with her continuous sparkling smile. She loved birds and gardening and especially experienced a lot of joy from watching her humming-

birds. She was a well-liked waitress and worked for many years at places such as The Curtis House, The Coun-try Tavern, Constantine’s and East Hill Woods. Charlotte was a very hard worker and worked as a waitress un-til she was 77 years old.

Her family was everything to her, and she enjoyed and loved them all very much. She was a wonderful and devoted mother (Muma). She at-tended Southbury Baptist Church every Sunday while she was able and really enjoyed the people she met there.

Besides her husband, she is sur-vived by her son, Clarence Thomp-son; her daughters, Kathy Phillips, Mary Thompson-Kelly and her hus-band, John; Patty Thompson and her husband, Herman; and Jacqueline (Thompson) Rodriques and her hus-band, Roberto; two sisters, Gwen-dolyn Oxton of Rockland, Maine, and Marie Hamilton of Prospect; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grand-children, as well as many nieces and nephews. Her best friend of many years, Betty Bell; her “adopted” daughter, Sarah (Bassett) Norton; and her wonderful and caring live-in aide, Karis Cole, also survive her. She was predeceased by her youngest daugh-ter, Cheryl (Thompson) Huntley, eight brothers, and two sisters.

The family wishes to extend their deepest gratitude to Dr. Trager and his office, All About You Home Care and their affiliates, and A & B Home Care, for their excellent and compas-sionate care of Charlotte over the years. Also thanks to Seasons Hospice Care for providing comfort in her last days and continuing to provide com-fort to the family in the months to come. Burial was to be private and at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be made to the Alzhei-mer’s Association, American Heart Association or Susan G Komen. Con-dolences may be made at www.munsonloveterefuneralhome.com.

By MARY CONSEUR

From pottery to painting, from poetry to plays, a new nonprofit organization, Arts Escape Inc., is offering inspirational and educational activities in the arts for area seniors 55 and older. Founder and Executive Director Becky Butler said, “When seniors retire, they often need to re-invent them-selves and explore new friendships and new activities.” She sees Arts Escape as an orga-nization that will help fill that need.

After earning a degree in graphic arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in Rich-mond, Va., Butler spent 12 years as coordi-nator of activities at Pomperaug Woods Retirement Community in Southbury. She decided to leave that paid position to pursue her volunteer mission of providing afford-able arts programming to all area seniors, not just those living at Pomperaug Woods.

Becky’s husband, Paul, and the couple’s daughter, Lindsay, have been integral to the success of Arts Escape. Paul has lent his fi-nancial expertise to the fundraising and do-nor-giving arm of the organization. Lindsay, a recent graduate of Quinnipiac University School of Law, has been instrumental in lay-ing down the legal foundation of Arts Escape.

Recent programming offered by Arts Es-cape has included “Sentimental Journey: the Music of Doris Day,” “Robert Frost: the Man and his Work,” “From Sophocles to Simon (Neil),” “Shakespeare’s Soliloquies

and Sonnets,” “A Tribute to Walt Whitman,” and “(Franz) Schubert in the Spring.”

Upcoming programs offered by Arts Es-cape include “Atticus: Tragedy and Triumph in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’” at the Curtis

House in Woodbury, Wednesday, June 25, at 12 p.m. Actor Richard Clark will portray the novel’s protagonist, Atticus Finch, in this one-man show. A light lunch will be served. Tickets are $22, and reservations are re-quired.

Charlie Chaplin’s humorous, Hallow-een-themed silent film, “City Lights,” will be shown Friday, Oct. 31, at 3 p.m. at the Her-itage Hotel in Southbury. Pianist John Mucci will provide spooky piano accompaniment for the film.

Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m., actor Rich-ard Clark will return to present his one-man show, “The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain.”

In addition to film showings and special performances, Arts Escape also offers on-going workshops and classes for seniors in the arts – in literature, music, film, drama, pottery, painting, crafts and creative writing.

Butler’s long-term goal is to have a per-manent venue where classes and program-ming would take place and where senior artists could have their own studios and exhibit space. At present, Art Escape func-tions are offered at area restaurants, in churches and in private homes.

The offices of Arts Escape are at 49 Peter Road in Southbury (just past Senor Pancho’s Mexican restaurant). The offices are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Fri-day. For more information on programming or ticket reservations, call 203-405-6751 or visit artsescape.org.

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Actor Richard Clark will portray Atticus Finch in a one-man show at the Curtis House in Woodbury June 25. His appearance is part of the new Arts Escape program for area se-niors. (Submitted photo)

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Middlebury Acting Responsibly Together) is going to hold an open house Monday, June 16, from 5 to 6 p.m. in room 201 at the South-bury Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to talk about Project Purple (everyone who saw Chris Herren will know what that is!), as well as other initiatives/events S.M.A.R.T., Inc. is working on.

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first in a series of workshops, “Audition 101,” Thursday, June 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Woodbury Parks and Recreation building at 7 Mountain Road in Woodbury. This workshop will teach valu-able techniques to use in any audition situation as well as pro-vide answers to questions about the audition process. This class is for the novice to the experi-enced and is recommended for ages 13 and up.

Workshop instructors will be Rich Reimold and Maureen Den-ver. A $5 donation is suggested for the workshop. Space is lim-ited, so register early by going online to www.ctaw-ct.org or by calling Jenifer Miller at 203-263-3113. To find out more about upcoming CTAW events, or to get involved in CTAW, go to www. ctaw-ct.org or e-mail [email protected].

In Brief -Continued from page 4


By KEN MORSE

The Pomperaug baseball team played in the South West Confer-ence (SWC) championship game last week for the fifth straight sea-son, and the 2010, 2011 champs came up on the short end for the third year in a row. The Panthers held onto a 7-6 win over Masuk in the quarterfinals and then rode the pitching arm of Justin Mayer, who spun a four-hit shutout in a 3-0 eighth-inning win over Weston in the semifinals.

Pomperaug battled Notre Dame of Fairfield for the SWC title and held a 3-0 lead until the Lancers tied the game at 4-4 with a last-at-bat rally. Connor Sullivan threw out a runner at the plate to keep the Lancers from ending it in reg-ulation. Notre Dame plated five runs in the top of the eighth, while the Panthers could only scrape together a pair of runs in dropping a tough 9-6 decision.

That may have been the fuel that lit the fire Monday as Pomp-eraug came out with a purpose in the opening round of the Class L state tournament, smashing the Centaurs of Woodstock Academy in convincing fashion in a 13-0 victory.

“We came into this game look-ing for redemption,” said Pomper-aug senior starting pitcher Cooper Mooney. “We were one strike away from the SWC championship, so we were looking to prove some-thing in the state tournament.”

Mooney did his part, striking out the first two batters he faced in toiling five innings on the hill,

surrendering just two hits and striking out four. Ted Butterly fin-ished off Woodstock with two in-nings of one-hit relief, striking out three.

“This is my senior year, and when you get to this point in the state tournament, this could be your last game, and I wasn’t ready to go home,” added Mooney. “We just came out here looking to swing at the first strike we saw and put runs on the board early, and that’s what we did.”

It didn’t take long for the Pan-thers to set the tone once Mooney made quick work of the Centaurs in the first inning. Nate Zappone swung at the first pitch thrown by Woodstock’s Bill Bourgeois and drilled it into left field for a base hit.

That opened up the door, and Jacob Wilson followed by dumping a single into right field. Sam Ru-binstein, as he has done all season, came up with two outs and blasted a two-run single to get the Pan-thers on the board. Rubinstein later scored on an error, and when Mooney went back out to the hill, Pomperaug was on top by a 3-0 margin.

“We got a lot of guys here that play with heart and push each other, and that sums up the char-acter of this team,” said Pomperaug head coach Mike Eisenbach. “They never quit, and it’s all about peak-ing at the right time, and we were within one strike of winning the SWC championship.

“So yeah, they came out here with a purpose, and if they play up to their abilities we are a very good

ball club. Coop set the tone early shutting them down, and we started to put our bat on the ball.”

Woodstock tried to take advan-tage of a lead-off walk in the sec-ond only to have senior catcher Jake Yule block the plate and put a tag on the runner after a perfect relay throw from Wilson in center field to retire the side.

That defensive play only fired up the Panthers even more, and this time when they got the door open, they ripped it off the hinges. Eric Walsh led off the bottom of the second with a walk, and Nick Sarno dropped a bunt up the third-base side for an infield hit. Zap-pone stepped in and cleared the bases, pounding a two-run double to the gap in left. Wilson reached on an infield hit, setting up runners at the corner, and Mooney got in on the action lifting a two-run dou-ble to straight-away center.

Rubinstein and Jacob Parsell singled up the middle in between a run-scoring sacrifice fly from Luke Frering. Pomperaug wasn’t done yet as Walsh unloaded a two-run single down the left-field line,

and when the smoke finally cleared, the Panthers were well on their way, holding a commanding 10-0 lead.

The Panthers tacked on two runs in the fourth when Devon Polomski and Rubinstein singled and scored. Coach Eisenbach emptied his bench, bringing on pinch hitters Mayer and Brian D’Agostino along with pinch run-ners Sean Daly, Tyler Dielemans and Matt Brophy to push across a final run in the fifth.

Pomperaug, 16-8, seeded 13th in Class L, played fourth-seeded, 17-4, Notre Dame of West Haven Tuesday, losing to them 5-3 in the second round of the tournament. Pomperaug had a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth and was six outs away from advancing to the quarterfinals. Mayer was in control, throwing a shutout at the Green Knights. Then the bottom dropped out. Notre Dame got six hits and scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth, aided by three Pomperaug errors and that was the ball game.

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Nate Zappone, No. 24, who scored Pomperaug’s first run in the first inning of the team’s Class L state tournament game Monday, looks on as Jacob Wilson scores the second run. Pomperaug was just getting started in Monday’s 13-0 win over Woodstock Academy in the first round of the Class L state tournament held in Southbury. (Ken Morse photo)

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1. Who is the only full-time des-ignated hitter to win an A.L. batting title?

2. Entering 2014, who held the Cincinnati Reds’ record for most stolen bases in one game?

3. Since 1970, five NFL coaches have reached the conference championship game in each of their first two seasons. Who is the only one of them to do it for three seasons?

4. In 2013, Wichita State became the second No. 9 seed in NCAA men’s basketball his-tory to reach the Final Four. Who was the first?

5. Who holds the NHL record for most saves in a regulation-time shutout?

6. When was the last time before 2014 that the U.S. failed to medal in Olympic speedskat-ing?

7. Name the only PGA golfer to be a wire-to-wire winner of the Arnold Palmer Invita-tional.

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2. Ryan Freel, with five in 2005.3. San Francisco’s Jim Harbaugh

(2011-2013).4. Penn, in 1979.5. Ben Scrivens had 59 saves for

Edmonton in 2014.6. It was 1984.7. Fred Couples, in 1992.



I’m making a move away from using un-necessary chemicals in my home, including

cleaning products – not just for my family’s health but for the en-vironment. Are there alternatives to these products that I can use? – Janelle W., Fort Worth, Texas

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exposure to certain cleaning chemicals. While you might not be able to replace every cleaning product in your home, there are alternatives to commercial prod-ucts ... and they’re probably in your cupboard right now. Here are five you should have on hand at all times:• Lemon:Anaturaldisinfectant

that also imparts a pleasant scent. It’s no coincidence many commercial products are lem-on-scented.

• Vinegar:Morethanjustagooddisinfectant, vinegar is effec-tive against mold. It breaks up grease, and can be effective against some stains.

• Baking soda: Inaddition tobeing a good deodorant for the fridge, baking soda can be used to gently scour surfaces with-out scratching.

• Cornstarch:Agentlecleaningproduct that can be used to polish some furniture, clean windows, and even shampoo

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scrubbing power than soda or starch, and surface scratches aren’t a concern, salt is an ex-cellent substitute for scouring powders.

• Inadditiontothesefairlybe-nign cleaners, there are a few products you should have that boost cleaning options while having a limited impact on the environment. These should be stored out of the reach of chil-dren and pets, and you should follow package instructions:

• Soap:Lookforunscentedsoapthat doesn’t contain petroleum distillates. Soap also demol-ishes grease and creates a slick surface that makes it easier to wash food particles and bac-teria from dishes.

• Borax:Thecommercialnamefor sodium borate, this chem-ical cleans and disinfects sur-faces, including wallpaper and painted walls. It’s even used to attract and poison pests like roaches.

• Washingsoda:AlsoknownasSAL soda, this is a mineral

called sodium carbonate. It’s used for household cleaning and is often an ingredient in laundry detergents and coffee pot descaling formulas.

• Citrussolvent:Amorepower-ful cleaning solution, it can clean paintbrushes and help dissolve oil and grease.

• Isopropyl alcohol: Anothercommon and affordable dis-infectant straight out of your first-aid kit.How do you safely use these

ingredients? There are more ways than I have room to de-scribe. The back of the packages for many of these products – like Borax, washing soda, citrus sol-vent and baking soda – contain tips and instructions on safe use. Additionally, you can find a trove of information on the Web. Eartheasy has a page dedicated to nontoxic cleaning along with ways to use the above ingredi-ents. Real Simple’s website has a page with 66 different cleaning tips.Send your questions or home tips to [email protected].


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DEaR DR. ROaCH: Why do peo-ple snicker when I tell them I have restless leg syndrome (RLS)? They wouldn’t laugh if they knew the amount of sleep deprivation I have endured during the 20 years it took to correctly diagnose it. I think if it hadn’t been for Sinemet (levo-dopa and carbidopa), a Parkin-son’s drug, I would have gone mad long ago. Has anyone discovered what causes it? – G.S.G.aNSWER: Restless leg syndrome causes an urge to move the legs (and sometimes arms) that is worse at nighttime and is relieved by movement. It is usually accom-panied by unpleasant sensations in the legs. When accompanied by sleep deprivation, as yours has been, it also is called periodic limb movement disorder.

The cause is known only in a minority of cases. About 40 per-cent of cases seem to run in fam-ilies, and several genetic factors have been identified. Iron defi-ciency sometimes is associated with RLS, and replacement of the iron can improve symptoms. Mod-erate exercise, leg massage and heat (say, a warm bath before bed) are some nondrug ways of improv-ing symptoms. Levodopa/carb-idopa is an effective treatment; pramipexole (Mirapex) and rop-inirole (Requip) also are effective for many people. There are other alternatives as well. An expert in the condition, usually a neurolo-gist, is essential for severe cases.

I think the name “restless leg syndrome” may be part of the reason people don’t take this con-dition as seriously as it deserves. After all, legs are supposed to move, and being “restless” doesn’t sound so bad – but as you know, it’s a lot more than that. For this reason, the new name, Willis-Ek-bom disease, is preferred by some.

Great information about this condition is available at RLS.org.

The booklet on restless leg syn-drome and nighttime cramps offers more tips. Readers can ob-tain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach – No. 306W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipi-ent’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for deliv-ery.

DEaR DR. ROaCH: I am look-ing into buying an infrared sauna. My research indicates that infra-red is good for arthritis, Type 2 diabetes, detox, cholesterol,

weight loss, relieving muscle pain, helping kill cancer cells, etc. I have arthritis, and my boyfriend has diabetes.

My questions are: Are these claims true? Can an infrared sauna help me become a health-ier person? I would use it daily or three to four times a week. Do you feel it is worth the purchase?– D.O. aNSWER: An infrared sauna uses light waves to heat up the body. People have been using tradi-tional saunas for centuries, and many swear by their benefits. Many people feel that saunas (and infrared saunas in particular) can reduce pain and stiffness from some kinds of arthritis. Unfortu-nately, there isn’t evidence to support that.

I doubt that saunas help with “detox,” weight loss or killing can-cer cells. I would caution your boyfriend with diabetes, because some people with diabetes are less sensitive to heat and could be burned without knowing it.

Dr. Roach regrets he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Read-ers may email questions to [email protected]. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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Notice is hereby given to the Electors and those entitled to vote in Town Meetings of the Town of Middlebury that a Special Town Meeting will be held on Monday, June 16, 2014 at 7:00p.m. at the Shepardson Community Center Auditorium, 1172 Whitte-more Road, Middlebury, CT to discuss and vote on the following:

1. To Accept and Appropriate the $250,000 State Transition Grant for Account 01-41-02-6011

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DEaR PaW’S CORNER: Is it pos-sible to have too many pets? My neighbor’s two children were proudly showing off their numer-ous house pets during their first-communion party a few days ago. They have four budgies, two rabbits, a cat, a dog and an iguana! Isn’t this a bit much for two young children to handle? – Concerned Next Door

DEaR CONCERNED: If the pets all appear to be well cared for, then it’s probably not a problem. And without knowing anything about the situation, I’m willing to bet the iguana is cared for by the parents, since their care and feed-ing is pretty tricky.

With caged pets – like birds, rabbits and lizards – it’s usually pretty simple to tell whether

they’re receiving good care. If their cages are really dirty (piles of waste, very smelly sawdust bedding) and if there isn’t clean water available, then there is likely a problem. With other pets, behavior and living area can be signs. Was the dog badly behaved, or was it well socialized or kept in a quiet room to stay calm dur-ing the party? Did you notice or smell an overflowing litter box?

If none of these signs were ap-parent, then the family is proba-bly taking pretty good care of all their pets. The fact the kids proudly showed off their pets to party guests is a good sign.

With younger kids, parents’ involvement in keeping, caring for and training pets is important. Parents have the opportunity to teach children not just responsi-bility, but awareness of and com-passion for other living creatures. In the case of your neighbors, if the pets appear to be cared for, then I’d say the parents are doing their jobs, and you have no more cause for concern.Send your questions or comments to [email protected].


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