5-27-2011TownTimes

Campaign kick-off for Durham’s Laura FrancisA crowd of about

50 well-wishersgathered at DurhamTown Hall on Satur-day as First Select-man Laura Francis

announced that shewould run again

this fall. Said Fran-cis, "Together we

accomplished agood deal in four

years, but there ismore work to be

done. I would con-sider it an honor

and a privilegeto serve in this

capacity for fourmore years."

Photos by Bob Francis

Volume 18, Issue 7 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, May 27, 2011

In this issue ...Calendar............................4Durham Briefs................16Middlefield Briefs...........17Obituaries.........................29Sports..........................30-31Women in Business......12-15

Almost 10-1, Middlefieldvoters approve PowderRidge sale

By Sue VanDerzeeTown Times

Three hundred peoplecrowded into the MemorialMiddle School auditorium onTuesday, May 24, to hearabout the proposed sale of the246-acre, town-owned proper-ty to Alpine Ridge LLC. Two-a n d - a - h a l fhours later,moderator MattWillis an-nounced the259-28 tally in fa-vor of the sale.

In between,there was plen-ty of discussion.

First town at-torney Ken An-tin gave a shorthistory of theproperty, begin-ning in 2005when TD Ban-kNorth beganforeclosure proceedingsagainst White Water Moun-tain Resorts (WWMR). InApril of 2007 WWMR wentinto bankruptcy and the townvoted overwhelmingly at areferendum to purchase theproperty as “a ski, recreationand open space area,” accord-ing to the wording of the bal-lot question, which passed1,097 to 151. (Interestingly,this is almost the exact pro-portion of the vote on Tues-day night.)

Following that referen-

dum, the town had two seri-ous interested potential buy-ers, but in both cases, the buy-er removed himself beforeany contracts were signed.These negotiations, however,ate up most of two years. InMay of 2010, the town begannegotiations with Alpine As-sociates, followed by continu-

ing negotiationswith AlpineRidge LLC, as u b s i d i a r yformed specifi-cally to carrythis deal for-ward.

Dennis Ab-planalp is thepresident ofAlpine RidgeLLC, and he wasnext on the pub-lic hearing agen-da. After show-ing a short video

produced to high-light a bit of Powder Ridge’spast, present (horrifyingshots of the destruction andvandalism) and possible reju-venated future, Abplanalp said,“I’m glad to be here.”

He went on to detail his in-volvement with skiing, par-ticularly snowmaking andmountain management. Henoted that he had actuallyworked at Powder Ridge for ashort time in 2003 on snow-making. “There will be no

Proposal to give White’s Farm back toWhite family

By Cheri KelleyTown Times

A Durham town treasure,White’s Farm, was the basisfor a passionate and heateddiscussion at the second com-munity forum on this topic onMay 24. Since the first meet-ing in 2009, a study was con-ducted by the USDA NaturalResources Conservation Ser-vice (NRCS) entitled “AllynBrook Rehabilitation Project:Conceptual Design and Chan-nel Alignment Options,”which was presented at the fo-rum by NRCS representativeSeth Lerman. This presenta-tion was supposed to focus ontwo options for White’s Farm,but a surprising proposalfrom the White family wasadded into the mix.

Sue White, representingher family, made a proposalthat the White Farm open

space be legally transferredback to the White family. Ifthis was done, the White fam-ily would take the necessaryactions to repair the space tomake it available for passiverecreation, and the streamwould be put back in its origi-nal footprint to make as muchof the land viable for agricul-tural purposes as possible.White stated, “The WhiteFarm was once a thrivingrecreational open space andis now a liability and embar-rassment to the town ofDurham.” If this transfer wasmade, White said, “All cur-rent activities would contin-ue; (the family) would providea documented commitment tothe cause and it would be forthe benefit of open space with-out burdening taxpayers.”

At the close of this unex-pected proposal, there was around of applause from theaudience of about 70 people.

First Selectman Laura Fran-cis responded by saying,“Well, that would be somekind of partnership. We willput it on the agenda for a fu-ture Board of Selectmen(BOS) meeting, and researchwill be done to see if there aredeed restrictions and any oth-er legal issues.”

According to Lerman andFrancis, the intent of the sur-vey and report was to give po-tential options for re-estab-

See Sale, page 26

See White’s, page 5

Dennis Abplanalp

About 300 people came to the hearing and town meeting.

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most accurate informationavailable each week, but ifyou see something in TownTimes that isn’t quite right,give us a call at 860-349-8000,and we’ll do our best tomake things right.

CRHS seniorand underclassawards

Members of the junior,sophomore and freshmanclasses at Coginchaug HighSchool will be honored at theannual Underclass AwardsAssembly on Wednesday,June 1, at 7:30 a.m. in the au-ditorium at Coginchaug.Parking is limited and isavailable in the studentparking lot adjacent to theathletic complex.

The senior awards cere-mony is also Wednesday,June 1, beginning at 7 p.m. inthe Coginchaug auditorium.Seniors will be recognizedfor many accomplishmentsby a wide range of people.

Everyone is invited to at-tend both special events.

CVEF grantsavailable

The Coginchaug ValleyEducation Foundation(CVEF) is currently accept-

ing applications for fundingthrough their 2011 GrantsProgram. CVEF supports ed-ucational and enrichmentopportunities in the Durhamand Middlefield communi-ties and has previously fund-ed library programs, activi-ties through town communi-ty centers, performing artsand school programs andservice organization spon-sorships and workshops.

This year grant applicantsare asked to focus on thethemes of mentoring/net-working and the arts. Fur-thermore, CVEF encouragesthe sharing of expertise andcommon interests acrossgenerations. Grants outsideof these criteria will also beconsidered as long as theyenrich our community andbring learning and new op-portunities to those of all agegroups.

Any community organiza-tion, community member,school or group with a realis-tic plan and an organizedbudget is encouraged to ap-ply for grant funding. Thedeadline for CVEF grants ap-

plications is July 15. Grantsof up to $1,500 will be award-ed at the end of August. Ap-plications are available atwww.coginchaugvef.com oryou may email Renee Ed-wards directly at [email protected]. In itsprevious two grants cycles,CVEF has awarded 12grants, totaling $13,570.More information about thegrants CVEF has awarded isavailable on the founda-tion’s website.

WashingtonRoad Race

The 34th running of theWashington Trail 10K RoadRace will take place inDurham on Memorial Day,May 30. A feature again thisyear will be a 4K Fun Run,starting at the same time, us-ing a shortened distance ofthe same course. A fun runfor children 10 and underwill be conducted at thesame time. The races arehosted by the town ofDurham and theDurham/Middlefield Ex-

change Club. The proceedsfrom the races benefit pro-grams for the prevention ofchild abuse, scholarships foreligible high school seniorsand community projects,such as the Boy Scouts andthe purchase of a Red Crossbus for senior citizens.

Race time will be at 11 a.m.following the Memorial Dayparade. The start and finishof the races are at the Cogin-chaug Regional High Schoolon Pickett Lane. Registrationwill take place at the highschool beginning at 9 a.m.and will close at 10:45 a.m.

The course is along thecountry roads of Durham. Theruns touch on the actual Wash-ington Trail and include flatand rambling, hilly roads. Ad-ditional info is available atwww.DMExchangeclub.com.

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Third annual Go Far Run coming to us June 18By Cheri Kelley

Town Times

Many residents are famil-iar with the Go Far WellnessProgram in Regional SchoolDistrict 13 (RSD13), which isa fun fitness program thatruns (no pun intended) dur-ing recess and after schoolfor first through sixth grade.The kids self-motivate andchallenge themselves tomeet their own goals. Themission of the program “is toprovide a non-competitivefitness program that encour-ages healthy exercise andlong-term goal achieve-ment.” The kids run lapswhich are recorded by anadult. After each mile theyare given simple rewards,and when they finish 26.2miles, they are given a t-shirt and a sense of accom-plishment.

Last June the first ever GoFar Go Fast all-child racewas started. According to or-ganizer Jen Schulten, “Therace could never happenwithout the program. Kidshave to feel motivated them-selves, then they can feel ful-filled with their work allyear and show their parentstheir accomplishments atthe race; it’s a nice year-endcelebration.”

This year the race will beheld on Saturday, June 18, atthe Durham fairgrounds.Registration begins at 7:30a.m. and the races begin at 9a.m. There will be five racesthis year, and children rang-ing from preschool throughgrade 12 are welcome to par-

ticipate. Those in grades 7-12will also act as mentors tohelp the little ones throughthe course.

To avoid confusion, par-ents will not be allowed torun with their children. Old-er runners are important tothe process of getting newer,younger runners motivatedand enthusiastic, says Schul-ten, hopefully opening themup to the running opportuni-ties that await them in highschool. Schulten said, “Theneatest thing is to watch(kids) working toward this;it’s the icing on the cake, andthey get to show Mom howfast they can run.”

Last year there were about360 runners in races from aquarter mile to two miles.The pre-entry deadline isJune 3; those who register by

See Go Far, page 27

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FRIDAY

May 27Transition Day

Brewster School’s Tran-sition Day into Korn Schoolis today for second gradestudents.

MONDAY

May 30DMIAAB

The Transfer Stationwill be closed today be-cause of the Memorial Dayholiday.

Parade

The Durham MemorialDay Parade will step off at9:15 a.m. from the corner ofHaddam Quarter Road andMain Street and then con-tinue down Main Street tothe Town Green. Paradeparticipants should assem-ble at the corner between8:15 and 8:30 a.m. The pa-rade will take place rain orshine. Immediately follow-ing the parade, there willbe a ceremony at the TownGreen honoring our na-tion’s servicemen and ser-vicewomen. Any organiza-tions wishing to partici-pate in the parade or if youhave any questions con-cerning the parade, pleasecontact parade chairmanBob Francis at 860-349-0881.

10K Road Race& 4K Fun Run

The 34th running of theWashington Trail 10KRoad Race will take placein Durham today. A fea-ture again this year will bea 4K Fun Run, starting atthe same time. Race timewill be at 11 a.m. sharp fol-lowing the Memorial Dayparade. The start and fin-ish of the races are atCoginchaug High Schoolon Pickett Lane, just offRoute 17. Registration willtake place at the highschool beginning at 9 a.m.and will close at 10:45 a.m.Find registration forms,registration fees and moreinfo at www.DMExchange-club.com. The races arehosted by the town ofDurham and the ExchangeClub.

TUESDAY

May 31Ice Cream Social

The Strong School sportsice cream social begins at6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

June 1Underclassmen Awards

The Coginchaug faculty,staff and administrationare honoring members ofthe junior, sophomore andfreshman classes at the an-nual Underclass AwardsAssembly at 7:30 a.m. inthe CRHS auditorium.Parking is limited and isavailable in the studentparking lot adjacent to theathletic complex.

Senior AwardsThe senior awards pro-

gram begins at 7 p.m. inthe Coginchaug auditori-um. Seniors will be recog-nized for many accom-plishments by a widerange of people: depart-ments at CRHS, outsideorganizations and others.Everyone in the commu-nity is encouraged to at-tend this special evening.

More Ice CreamThe BKPTA ice cream so-

cial begins at 6 p.m. at KornSchool.

TOPSJoin the TOPS meetings

every Wednesday at 6:30p.m. at the Durham TownHall 3rd floor meetingroom. For more info, callNaomi at 860-349-9558 orBonnie at 860-349-9433.

THURSDAY

June 2Spring Concert

CRHS Concert Choir andChamber Choir Spring con-cert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Farmers’ MarketThe Durham Farmers’

Market is every Thursdayfrom 3 to 6 p.m. on thetown green through Sep-tember 8. Today’s theme isWool Day. Visitwww.durhamfarmersmar-ket.org for more info.

The Lost AcresString Band

The Lost Acres StringBand will perform at 7 p.m.in the courtyard at Russell

Library, 123 Broad St. inMiddletown. The bandpresents a unique programof all-instrumental musicfrom various traditions:blues, rags, old and new fid-dle tunes, swing jazz andsome exotic originals aswell. The music expresses awide range of styles, ap-pealing to music lovers ofall ages. If rainy, the con-cert will be held in the Hub-bard Room in the library.

FRIDAY

June 3Tot Time

The MOMS Club ofDurham and Middlefieldsponsors a weekly TotTime at the MiddlefieldCommunity Center. It isheld every Friday from10:30 a.m. to noon at Peck-ham Park or, if it’s rainy,the Middlefield Communi-ty Center. This open-ageplaygroup is available forall residents and their chil-dren of Durham, Middle-field and Rockfall. NoRSVP is required; just feelfree to come on down andjoin the fun. For more infoon the MOMS Club pleasecontact Ann at [email protected].

SATURDAY

June 4National Trails Day

National Trails Day hikeand picnic lunch will be inthe Timberland Woods inNorth Guilford from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Join Women of theWoods naturalists LucyMeigs and Jen Huddlestonfor an approximately 4.5-mile, moderately paced,WOMEN’S HIKE. Ourroute will partially followthe blue-blazed MattabesettTrail (part of the New Eng-land Trail) as it winds gen-tly up and down past a tran-quil lake, a vernal pool, awaterfall, and interestingrock outcroppings. We willtake the time to appreciatethe natural beauty aroundus and enjoy each other’scompany; bring a sacklunch and water. Meet atthe northern parking lotfor Timberlands, which islocated on the north side ofRoute 80. Call Lucy for

more info at 860-395-7771.Dudley Farm Farmers’

MarketFarmers’ Market at the

Dudley Farm, corner ofRoutes 77 and 80 in NorthGuilford, is held everySaturday from 9 a.m. to12:30 p.m. beginning todaythrough Oct. 29. Local andorganic produce, herbs,eggs, flowers, bakedgoods, honey, maplesyrup, soaps, jewelry,knitted things, gift itemsand much more. Home-made and homegrown.

Notre Dame ChurchTag Sale & Flea Market

Notre Dame Church onMain Street in Durhamwill have their monthlytag sales and flea marketrain or shine in theirchurch hall, churchgarage, parking lot andlawn today from 8 a.m. to 1p.m. Household goods,pots and pans, dishes,craft supplies, sewing sup-plies, furniture, clothing,antiques, collectibles,over 1,000 books and any-thing you might need orwant. A jewelry table and30 tag sale tables withthousands of items are setup in the air conditionedChurch hall. Breakfastand lunch are available inthe church hall. Vendorspace is available by call-ing Bob at 860-349-0356.The next dates are July 2,Aug. 6, Sept. 3 and Oct. 1.

Church of EpiphanyTag & Bake Sale

The Church of theEpiphany, 196 Main St. (Rt.17) in Durham, will hold itsannual Tag and Bake Salefrom 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Entryto this event is free. Itemsmay be dropped off at theparish hall in back of thechurch from 5 to 8 p.m. onThursday and Friday, June2 and 3. This event will beheld rain or shine. Formore info, call the churchoffice at 860-349-9644.

Middlefield Children’sCenter Tag Sale

Middlefield Children’sCenter will be hosting aTag Sale at the MiddlefieldCommunity Center Audito-rium (405 Main St. in Mid-dlefield) from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to-morrow. Baked goods andcoffee will be available forpurchase in the morning;

hot dogs, chips and drinkswill be available at lunchtime. The tag sale will fea-ture lots of baby and chil-dren’s clothes, equipment,gear, toys, housewares,books and clothing. All pro-ceeds from the tag sale willbenefit our non-profit co-oppreschool. For more info,call the school at 860-349-0202 or [email protected].

Car ShowCome to Xavier High

School, 181 Randolph Rd. inMiddletown, from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. for the sixth annu-al E.J.K. Car Show. All pro-ceeds benefit the Eric J.Kalber Xavier MemorialScholarship Fund. All carsand motorcycles are wel-come and free dash plaquesare given to first 100 en-tries. There will be greatfood, raffles, 50/50 raffleand trophies. For more infovisit www.ejkcarshow.comor call 860-870-8590.

SUNDAY

June 5National Trails Day

National Trails Day hikeat Wadsworth Falls StatePark will be from 1 to 4p.m. The event is co-spon-sored by Everyone Outsideand the Rockfall Founda-tion. Join Everyone Out-side naturalist Lucy Meigsfor a fun 1.5 to 2-mile fami-ly hike followed by refresh-ments (provided by Rock-fall). On our route throughthese beautiful woods, wewill look for interestingplants, animal homes,frogs, tadpoles and othercreatures. Meet in theparking lot of theWadsworth Falls StatePark’s main entrance onRoute 157 in Middletown.Please note: DEP haswaived parking fees forConnecticut Trails Dayevents. Heavy rain post-pones this event to June 12at 1 p.m. For more info, callLucy at 860-395-7771.

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lishing a stream channel in or-der to help minimize the dura-tion and frequency of flooding.The survey was not done withthe intent of making the landagriculturally viable again, al-though this is another option.Lerman said, “Depending onwhat you did to the stream, youcould create an area that couldbe farmed in the future. Itwouldn’t necessarily be a natu-ral-looking stream channel.”Lerman stated for clarity pur-poses that the “NRCS is part ofthe United Stated Departmentof Agriculture. It is not a non-profit organization; it is a fed-eral agency. The purpose ofthe agency is to provide tech-nical assistance to landownersin making land-planning deci-sions. The agency is non-regu-latory.” Conservation Com-mission members were pres-ent and in attendance to an-swer questions as well.

One of the two commercialdairy farms left in Durham hadto sell off part of their herd thispast year because they lost therented hayfields and couldn’tget enough hay to feed their cat-tle. White said, “In a town likeDurham that boasts a cow on its

seal, that should never happen.Shame on us!”

Many residents showed in-terest in the town choosingneither option presented byLerman but thought a thirdoption of putting the streamback into its original bed wasthe best bet. Returning theproperty to the White familywas also supported by manyin the crowd. One residentsaid, “We have proven that weare not good stewards of any-one’s land. I would like to seethe Whites take it back; they

can’t do any worse than us.”Others felt that the White fam-ily has already done enoughfor the town. Joe Pasqualestated, “I applaud you, Sue,and your family. You have al-ready given us a gift. It is ourturn to take care of it. Theyshouldn’t have to stand upand take care of it again.”

According to Sue White, thetown promised that the areawould be used for recreationalopen space, a water source andthe remainder was to be usedfor farming. “This was not

done,” said White. “When youget a promise from your friendsand neighbors and have a gen-tleman’s handshake, then tohave them say, ‘We’ll do right byyou,’ and they haven’t — that iswhy I am here tonight.”

Francis summed up the fo-rum by saying that the next step

is to look into any legal restric-tions and have a discussionabout the option of transferringthe area to the White family. Shealso heard that many would liketo see the stream back in its orig-inal foot print and that, accord-ing to Lerman, may be a plausi-ble option.

White’s (From page 1)

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Board of Education increases meal prices for grades 7-12By Elisabeth Kennedy

Special to the Town Times

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vided the board with a powerpoint presentation onHealthy Food Certificationand the Power Lunch pro-gram. He presented detailedinformation on enrollmentand meals served from 2007 to2010 and explained that al-

though there has been a 6-8percent decrease in enroll-ment, there has been an in-crease in free and reducedrate meals due to the econo-my. Basil explained reim-bursements received for pre-pared meals versus commodi-ties, and the additional reim-bursement available shouldthe district receive HealthySnack certification (an addi-

tional 10 cents per meal). Alsodiscussed was the RevTrack –Power Lunch program whereparents put money on a stu-dent’s card toward meal pur-chases. This has been a verypopular feature with parentsand students alike. RevTrackcharges 3.5 percent on alltransactions for this service.RSD13 charges users $1.50 pertransaction to compensate,

which is not enough. Basilsuggested increasing the feeto $1.95 or $2 or raise the mealprices by 25 cents in order tocover the actual expense. Cur-rent meal prices at are $2.75compared to other districtsthat are charging $3 to $3.25.

Hennick questionedwhether increasing priceswould prevent people frombuying meals. It was felt that$3 was a reasonable mealprice and would help close the$2,000 deficit between incomeand the RevTrack expense.Discussion concerned raising

See BOE, page 24

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gle serving sizes made withartificial sweeteners ratherthan sugar); any non-choco-late snack items such asgranola bars, beef jerky,nuts and tuna in foil pouch-es. No glass, aerosol cans,canned goods or homemadefood. Look for the “Give 2the Troops®” Donationbins located at BerardinoCo. Realtors, CoginchaugRegional High School andarea businesses. Theseitems will be sent to ourtroops by the Give 2 theTroops® organizationbased in Rocky Hill. Formore information, pleasecontact me at 860-349-3110.

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Thank you foryour generoussupport

On April 30, 32,000 run-ners and walkers took to thestreets of Nashville, TN, toparticipate in the CountryMusic Half Marathon andMarathon. I was fortunateenough to be among them. I

was also part of a very spe-cial team, a team of 13 run-ners from Connecticut and317 runners from around thecountry to participate aspart of the Leukemia andLymphoma Society’s Teamin Training.

As part of the team, I madean appeal to the communityto help meet a fundraisinggoal of $5,000. Thanks toyour incredible generosity, Isurpassed that goal, collect-ing a total of $5,280. Togetherthe 317 runners netted an im-pressive $900,000 for theLeukemia and LymphomaSociety, monies which willhelp fund research intocures and treatments ofblood cancers, as well as pro-vide much needed servicesfor those living with thesediseases.

This was my first timerunning on behalf of LLS,and it was one of the most re-warding experiences of mylife. There is something verysatisfying and upliftingabout helping people youhave never met before butwhose lives are deeplytouched by the generosity of

strangers. Several people liv-ing with leukemia ap-proached me throughout theweekend in Nashville and of-fered thanks and apprecia-tion for helping raise money,which is literally helping tokeep them alive.

I want to thank the manypeople who contributed tothis campaign, not only withmonetary donations, butalso with gifts of time and en-couragement. Thanks forstopping by the Apple Barreland offering your support; itwas a great help! Your gen-erosity is greatly appreciat-ed, especially by those whoare benefiting from yourkindness. I can tell you that,beyond a doubt, you are sav-ing lives.

If you would like to helpme as I plan my 2012 runwith Team in Training by ei-ther donating, becoming acorporate sponsor, having aspecial fund-raising event,or helping raise money orawareness, please contactme at 203-237-4305 or e-mailme at [email protected]

See Support, page 27

Jeff Francis passed away last week, a devastating loss to hisfamily, his friends, the community and the world he worked sohard to change. I once told Jeff that he could not commit tosomething he did not know. Likewise, I cannot commit or ex-plain this series of events as to me it is surreal and so far fromthe Jeff I know.

I was fortunate to know Jeff since he was a child. My daugh-ter met Jeff when she started school. Jeff was kind to my daugh-ter when others were not — nothing means more to a mom. Asa teen, I watched him mentor many youths through DurhamMiddlefield Youth and Family Services (DMYFS). With his re-markable maturity, he became a peer when he joined theDMYFS board of directors. He worked tirelessly to support thatorganization and provide programming and support for teensin our communities. Jeff was a mentor and friend to many; hewas a protector of and advocate for justice.

As a college student, Jeff emailed from Australia that he ad-mired my work in Haiti and wanted to get involved. I was grate-ful, having seen his dedication, energy and enthusiasm, andtold him he had to come to Haiti as he could not commit tosomething he did not know. In November 2008 he traveled toHaiti with me, came home with a plan, and never stopped. Heorganized an event at Marist College to raise funds to purchaseland nearby the rented home. He continued to fundraise and re-turned to Haiti the following December to put the finishingtouches on HELO’s school. After the devastating earthquake, we tag-teamedday and night until we found a plane to fly us to Haiti. He rounded up medicalsupplies, and he and his dad again wrangled a plane and had them shipped toHaiti. He returned to HELO last May with a team from Marist and a Pough-keepsie soccer club to bring joy and laughter to a country in desperate need.

Jeff was a great friend to HELO; his dealings with our Haitian familieswere honorable and respectful. Jeff shared my vision, matched my passion,

but possessed the persistent go-getter qualities I lacked. Weworked so well together — he told me when I was wrong, toldme when I was right, and I always knew he would tell me thetruth. When we put our hearts and minds together, we couldmove mountains. In Haiti, he was Papi Jeff — adored and cher-ished, he had near rock star status! Jeff earned the love of ourHaitian families through his love of games, reading, creativecrafts, wonderful sense of humor and hard work and dedica-tion to improving their lives.

A bright light has been extinguished, and from Connecticutto New York, Australia to Haiti, the world will not be the same.

Jeff touched more lives in his short life than most of us do in much longerspans. I will do my best to hold on to some of his passion and go-getter attitudein his honor and always remember him as the wonderful, caring, compassion-ate advocate he was for children here and in Haiti.

Jeff made random acts of kindness a way of life, not a slogan. Let us do thesame in remembrance of a man who touched our lives so deeply and helpedbring happiness to people around the world.

Cherishing memories of “Papi Jeff”Elisabeth Kennedy

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Friday, May 27, 2011 Town Times Columns 9

Governor’s proposed statelabor agreement is exercise infaith-based budgeting

You have probablyheard of “faith-based”government initia-tives.

An examination ofthe governor’s pro-posed agreement withthe state unions re-veals it to be an exer-cise in “faith-based”budgeting.

The governorclaims to haveachieved $1.6 billionin cost savings in thedeal. A closer lookshows that one-thirdof those “conces-sions” — $565 million — is imagi-nary. If one counts only the truly re-liable cost savings that appear to bein the deal, the governor has fallen 50percent short of his $2 billion conces-sions goal.

Take a look at of some of the “faith-based” assumptions in the deal:

$205 million. The governor saysthat this is the amount of savingswhich would be seen over the nexttwo years by making the state em-ployee workforce healthier. Savingsare hoped for based on healthierlifestyles and use of physician-rec-ommended physicals, regimens andtests. In the long run, this might beeffective, but the governor is sayingthose savings will result immediate-ly. Is this optimistic? Very much so.Is this pragmatic? No. Does this rep-resent reliable savings over the nexttwo years? No way.

$180 million. We are told that thesesavings will come out of an employeesuggestion box. Responsible budget-ing techniques would require docu-mentation to substantiate that esti-mate, but the governor has not pro-vided an explanation or any shred ofdocumentation to support theguessed-for savings. This is irre-sponsible budgeting. We cannot basethe Connecticut state budget on wildguesses.

$75 million. This is the fictitiousamount the governor claims will besaved through “Health Care Cost

Containment.” Thesesavings allegedlywould result from theefforts of an entitycalled the HealthCare Cost Contain-ment Committee (HC-CCC). It sounds like agood idea, until youread the unions’ ownbudget documentwhich was circulatedlast week and whichcontradicts the gover-nor’s claim. Accord-ing to the unions’ doc-ument, “Despite thebest efforts of the

Health Care Cost Containment Com-mittee, these (health care) costs havecontinued to rise — they are sched-uled to go up about five percent forboth the state and state employeesbeginning July 1 of this year.” In oth-er words, the HCCCC has failed toachieve any cost savings. How canwe rely on a committee that has ahistory of failing to keep health carecosts down to generate $75 million ofsavings in the next two years when ithas never generated any savings?

The governor’s negotiating teamhas failed to deliver the necessary $2billion in labor savings needed tobalance the budget. Furthermore,the deal protects state employeesfrom any pay cuts or layoffs for thenext four years and guarantees payincreases in years three through fiveof the labor agreement.

This deal must be defeated in theConnecticut General Assembly or elsewe will be faced with potential cata-strophic cuts in aid to our cities andtowns. The governor must honor hispledge to balance the budget throughunion concessions or downsizing thenumber of state employees.

Voters should contact their staterepresentatives and tell them to vote“No” on the state union contract.

Please continue to contact me [email protected] with yourthoughts and comments. You canalso visit my website at www.sena-torsuzio.com.

State Police ReportOn Thursday, May 19, at approxi-

mately 9 a.m., State Police received acomplaint reporting that Jeffrey M.Francis had left his residence for abrief time and was expected to re-turn. When he did not return as ex-pected, family members reportedhim missing to State Police Troop Fin Westbrook.

Troopers broadcast a descriptionof the missing person’s vehicle to allpolice agencies. The car was locatednear Lake Beseck in Middlefield.

Troopers searched for the missingman utilizing State Police K-9 teams,manpower and the State Police DiveTeam.

On Friday, May 20, at approxi-

mately 1:10 p.m., Jeffrey Francis wasfound deceased in Lake Beseck justoff of King Road in Middlefield bymembers of the State Police DiveTeam. He was pronounced dead atthe scene.

The State Police investigation hasdetermined that there appears to beno criminal aspect to this death. Apost-mortem examination was con-ducted by the Office of the ChiefState’s Medical Examiner to deter-mine the manner and cause of death.

On Tuesday, May 24, the State Po-lice ruled the death a suicide.

Jeffrey Francis was a resident ofDurham and was 23 years old.

State Sen. Len Suzio

From TheState Capitol

CRHS and Durham 2.0:Is there an app for that?

By now you musthave read one of thearticles reportingthat the Board of Edu-cation voted to lift theban on student use ofpersonal handheldtechnology for therest of the schoolyear. I’ve alreadyheard several com-ments that this willlead to trouble and adisruption of thelearning process. Icommend the boardand Principal AndreHauser for their will-ingness to explore thepotential educationalbenefits of using tech-nology. It will require diligence ontheir part to ensure success, and Ithank them for putting forth the effort.

To my student readers, Mr.Hauser went out on a limb for you,as did the board. Please be responsi-ble; help us maximize the use oftechnology and enhance the learn-ing experience. You are equal part-ners in this endeavor.

In 2003, we installed internet atthe Town Hall in order to build ourvery first website. At the time, itwas cutting edge, especially for asmall town. Many town halls werenot connected; in fact, some stateagencies weren’t either. There wereactually first selectmen around thestate who were fearful of viruses, asif they would harm their employees!Fortunately, we chose to mitigate

the risk rather thanmiss an opportunity.

Through our web-site, and now socialmedia, we have beenable to push out allkinds of informa-tion. Almostovernight, I wit-nessed a more edu-cated citizenry atmeetings becausethey were able toread agendas, min-utes and town docu-ments online. I no-ticed greater partici-pation at townevents. We pull in-formation with in-teractive elements,

such as online Citizen Service Re-quests. Best of all, we are reachingour youth by embracing their pre-ferred method of communication.

While I am aware of the down-side of technology, I believe thatthe proper use of certain technolo-gy has improved how we manageour town and educate our chil-dren. I also believe there is morewe can do. There are new Govern-ment 2.0 tools created every day,and our staff is open to all ideas.However, not all applications arescalable to our size town or budget.There are cities and towns all overthe nation doing some really coolstuff, and we will too when itworks for us. Maybe we can part-ner with the students at CRHS andfind an app for that!

Laura Francis, Durham

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Web updateIn reference to Coginchaug High School lifting its ban on technology use

in the classroom, our latest poll question asked, “What do you think of stu-dents using personal hand-held technology, like iPads and cell phones, inthe classroom?” As of press time, 64 people responded; 69 percent think it’sa bad idea, 31 percent think it’s a good idea. Answer our next online poll atwww.towntimes.com

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There are so many re-markable people within Re-gional School District 13(RSD13) who have made adifference, and Dr. ScottNicol is one among them.Nicol has enjoyed six yearsworking at Strong MiddleSchool, but he will be takinga position in the Hartford

Public School System at theclosing of this school year.Nicol’s new position will be acentral office administratorentitled Director of Perfor-mance Management. Nicolstated, “My main responsi-bility is to work with the 49principals to support teach-ers in meeting the standardsof the school district.”

Nicol resides in Portland,with his wife, Heather, who

is an elementary assistantprincipal for the NewBritain Public Schools. Theyhave two sons: Carson who isfive and Reese who is two. Inthe fall, Carson will attend aSTEM (science, technology,engineering and mathemat-ics) magnet school in Hart-ford. Nicol joked, “Basically,Carson and I are both goingto the Hartford PublicSchools!”

Nicol earned a doctoral de-gree in 2009 from the Univer-sity of Connecticut; heearned his Bachelor’s degreefrom Providence College.For four years Nicol was theassistant principal of Ver-non Center Middle School inVernon, CT. For six years be-fore that, he was a highschool and middle schoolhistory teacher at RHAM inHebron, CT.

When asked about histime at Strong School, Nicolstated, “Over the past sixyears, Strong School is real-ly proud of many accom-plishments. We are proudthat we were able to changethe master schedule to inte-grate students from the Con-temporary and IntegratedDay programs for PE, art,health, technology educa-tion, music, world languageand band.” During that timethe school increased thenumber of extracurricularactivities by over 40 percentat zero cost to the taxpayers.Nicol also stated that he isproud that “we have a schoolin which 90-plus percent ofstudents report being safe,and approximately 80 per-cent of parents believe theirchild has received an out-standing education.” Ac-cording to Nicol the percent-ages mentioned come fromthe student and parentanonymous feedback report.

Teresa Opalacz is a parentof three children, Tucker,Sheena and Kendra, who allattended Strong duringNicol’s tenure. She stated,“Dr Nicol is innovative andproactive. He continued tomove our middle school for-ward in technology and com-munity-based programs. Be-tween (Nicol) and the teach-ers, many after school clubswere added that enticed alldifferent personalities. Mykids really enjoyed theirtime at Strong School, and Ithink his creativity will bemissed.”

Nicol said he was so excit-ed on his first day at Strongthat he shook a teacher’shand and actually broke hisbone. The next day he cameto school with a soft cast, and

Scott Nicol, wife Heather and sons Carson and Reese.

See Nicol, page 27


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Durham Historical Soci-ety president Sarah Atwellwas the featured speaker lastThursday, and the latest in aseries called “Conversationswith Local Talent,” spon-sored by the Durham SeniorCommittee. A dozen localresidents gathered at theDurham Activity Center asAtwell, assisted by local resi-dent and historian Diana Mc-Cain, related a brief historyof the society and the threebuildings on Town HouseRoad in their care.

Since 1968, when the socie-ty first leased the formerCenter School building fromthe town, it has undergoneseveral renovations. Most re-cently, the second floor wasgutted and repainted, thewide beam floorboards wererefurbished and clearstained, and early in May thebuilding received a coat offresh white paint from localcontractor A.J. Eames. SaidAtwell, “The work has been90 percent done by volun-teers, and the rest was fund-ed through book sales.”

The school, which servedlocal students from 1775 to1923, is unique in design,strength and location. It isone of a number of two-storyschoolhouses ever built andhas never been removedfrom its ideal location in thecenter of town. McCainadded, “Every town was re-quired by the Congregation-al Church to provide a schoolhouse where children couldbe taught to read so theycould read the Bible.” Theschools were often poorlybuilt, located in inconven-ient areas, and class was insession just a few monthseach year. Center School’sprime location and longevityunderscores the importanceof education to Durham resi-dents since its founding in1699. Atwell added thatDurham’s schools were oftenin session 11 months out ofthe year, and areas of studyincluded reading, math, ge-ography and the sciences.

Located just south of Cen-ter School is Durham’s onlysurviving Sabbath DayHouse. Explained Atwell,“At one time there were

about 10 of these structureson the green.” The houses

were built by residents wholived too far from church to

traipse home for the noonbreak from Sunday servicesthat lasted all day. In Historyof Durham, 1662 to 1866, au-thor William ChaunceyFowler wrote that he remem-bered there being at least sixSabbath Day houses when hewas young (about 1803). Healso recalled that the lasthouse was occupied by JohnKing, a Hessian deserterfrom the British Army dur-ing the American Revolu-tionary War.

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See School, page 25

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Chrissy Almeida Barton, owner of Dads Restaurant in Wallingford,has worked in the restaurant business since the age of 15, and taught her-self all aspects of running this business, including cooking on a verybusy line. Dads Restaurant serves breakfast 7 days a week and lunchevery week day. Try our daily specials.

Chrissy has also served as Cub Scout leader for Troop 33 inMiddlefield. She is also involved with troop 27. She also dances at StageLeft with her daughter Ricki, enjoying tap and hip hop. Chrissy is also aformer recipient of Yalesville Wallingford Lion’s Club, Lion of the Year.She is also a sponsor of a town softball team, and is a big supporter ofRelay for Life. She is a lifelong resident of Durham, and lives here withher family.

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740 North Colony Rd,Wallingford

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Debbie Huscher brings great things to bear when it comes to helping peo-ple navigate the sale and purchase of a new home.

Count on the Debbie Distinction to go far beyond the basics to provide anintegrated approach:• Technology-centered sales strategies for every home including creative

advertising and audio-choreographed property videos• Internet advertising with targeted syndication for maximized exposure• Statistic-driven client communications and instant feedback via market

trend data and listing traffic reportsDebbie’s commitment to her customers is without limit, and it is reflected

in her Top Performer recognition for the last 4 years, 5 Star Realtor Awardand more than 20 years as a sales and marketing professional. So when youare ready for your next move, call Debbie and let the Debbie Distinction

help you define your future.

Debbie HuscherWilliam Raveis Real Estate

Realtor, GREEN,Accredited Staging Professional

[email protected]

www.DebbieHuscher.comwww.connecitcutpulse.com

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Susan PeakStudio Blue Guitar of Durham

Lessons for all ages860-836-8157

[email protected]

Susan Peak has begun to make a name for herself in the area as a songwriterand performer of music, particularly music for children and families with her“Stupendously Wonderful Music Show”. But did you know that she is also askilled music teacher in Durham? Susan is a Berklee educated guitar teacherwho teaches more than just chords and scales. You will become more adept atidentifying basic elements of music with ear training practice, and you will learnabout song structure and why certain chords fit together. You will have theopportunity to improve your rhythm and your ability to play with bass and drumaccompaniment, which is very different than playing by yourself. Susan’sphilosophy is similar to the “teach a man to fish” parable, where the student isempowered with a deeper understanding of how music works. Take advantage ofwhat learning an instrument has to offer by taking guitar or bass guitar lessons.And, as always, the focus is on the music you love.B

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Absolutely Anything is Possible — ask Lynn McPhelimyBy Diana Carr


Lynn McPhelimy, of Mid-dlefield, knows about life’smagic. It’s taken her to aplace in life where she neverthought she’d be. And it’s allgood.

But before the magic,there was a hard blow whenher parents were both diag-nosed with cancer in themid-’80s. “I was praying for amiracle and hoping for acure,” she recalls. “And thenmy mother said, ‘Take oneday of denial, and then comeback for a cup of coffee.You’re going to be left to takecare of the house, the yard,the dogs.’ They wanted to al-leviate what could have been

an overwhelming situation.My mother said they didn’twant me to miss them for thewrong reasons.”

Her father handled thepractical side of things.“You’ll have to mow thelawn,” he told her, and shethought, “How hard can thatbe?” She soon realized itcould have been very hard,since she saw no key for therider lawnmower when sheand her father went out tothe shed. He showed herwhere it was — under abrick on a windowsill thatwas covered in cobwebs. Heimparted other useful infor-mation, too, like when thedryer doesn’t heat up, checkthe fuse. And he made a de-tailed map showing the loca-tion of the septic tank. “My

father wanted to make sure Ihad the answers to questionsI didn’t even know I shouldbe asking. I asked him towrite it all down, like who tocall when things break

down.”“My mother took care of

the emotional and social as-pects of things,” says McPhe-limy. “She wrote notes to herfriends and sent themplaques that read: ‘There is adestiny that makes us broth-ers; none goes his way alone.All that we send into thelives of others comes backinto our own.’”

She told her parents,“Whatever you want, I’mhere for you.” Her mother

wanted to go to a toy store tobuy a Cabbage Patch doll,which was not easy to find inthose days. But when afriend finally found one forher, she told her, “It’s not go-ing to do. It has yellow hairand it needs to have redhair.” Back went the doll,and when the friend re-turned with another one, ithad red hair. “It was grand-mother’s intuition,” saysMcPhelimy. “She was think-ing about the next genera-tion and what she would bemissing, and the joy it wouldhave given her to give herfirst granddaughter a doll. Ididn’t have any kids at thetime, but when my daughterwas born, she had red hair.

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Lynn McPhelimy, above,and her book, right.

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Kristen Kleeman opened Durham Fitness LLC in February 2007. Durham Fitness is a full service gym offeringfree weights, weight machines, and cardio equipment. In addition, if a customer would like personal training in anycore discipline, Durham Fitness currently has four trainers on staff. Durham Fitness expanded two years ago toinclude a multi-purpose room for fitness classes. Current fitness classes being offered include Zumba®, Spinning®,Team Training, Group Training, Kids Hula Hooping, Zumbatonic® for kids, and children’s fitness birthdayparties. In June we will be adding Cardio Kickboxing, Boot Camp, Muscle Fusion, AB Blaster, and Kettlebells

It was actually Kristen’s love for sports that made her decide to open a Fitness center in Durham, to promote ahealthy and physical life style. Kristen was a ranked singles tennis player at both CRHS, as well as the University ofHartford. Kristen also excelled in various other competitive sports, and holds a professional ski instructor (PSIA)certificated in both snow boarding and skiing. Kristen also has a Masters degree in education and in her spare time isan Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at Middlesex Community College.

You don’t have to be a member to do the classes at Durham Fitness, as Durham Fitness has non-member packagesavailable as well. For your convenience there are two changing rooms with individual lockers. Check out the websiteat www.durhamfitnessct.com for updates and class schedules or visit us on facebook at durhamfitness df-ct.

Kristen was raised and lives in Durham and hopes that you will stop in to see her or any of her staff to inquire onhow Durham Fitness can help you. She can be reached at 860/349-2480 or by email [email protected]

Kristen Kleeman

Durham Fitness LLC6 Main Street

Durham

(860) 349-2480

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1203729Dr. Frances Sites, O.D. has been an Optometrist for 21 Years. She has been practicing in Durham since 2007.

Her business partner is her husband Phil Perrino, O.D. Recently they purchased a beautiful Historic home andrelocated the practice to the first floor of 243 Main Street (formerly Fairground Mortgage). This home was builtin the 1760’s, previously owned by the Quick family as well as Marshall’s Variety Store. While the exterior is his-toric the interior is updated and beautifully decorated. It houses the latest technology in eye care.

The office provides routine eye exams for adults and children. They also treat pink eye and glaucoma, as wellas provide diabetic eye care.

Dr. Sites is proud to be an owner run and operated business in a small town. Many patients express how happythey are to have this service in town and choose to stay local and support Durham businesses.

There are hundreds of contact lenses in stock and they can accommodate many same day fitting. Dr Sites spe-cializes in difficult contacts.

Durham Family Eye Care participates in most insurance plans. The office is open Monday thru Saturdays withevening hours on Thursday. There are over 800 frames in stock to choose from ranging from budget to designer.

Dr. Sites is married with 3 children ages 15, 11 and 7. She and her family have lived in Wallingford for 16years. You are invited to visit our office and browse our showroom of glasses and discuss any issues you may have

concerning your eye health.

Durham Family Eye Care243 Main Street, Route 17

Durham(860) 349-2323

Dr. Frances E. Sites, O.D.

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Selling or buying your home? Carol, a full time real estateprofessional, is a recognizable face in the community whospecializes in the Durham/Middlefield area. A resident ofDurham for over 35 years, She has served on numerous townorganizations, committees, and RSD13 committees. Carol ispursuing her long time love of real estate after working for manyyears in various management positions in the private sectorCarol is known to “look outside the box” to find the answers forher clients. Your home is your greatest asset and should be areflection of you.

In her downtime Carol enjoys traveling, reading, and outdooractivities. Carol looks forward to helping you with your realestate needs and can be reached at 860/349-0344, email [email protected], or on facebook at Carol Kleeman

Real Estate Page.

Carol Kleeman, RealtorBerardino Realtors,

Durham

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Chose Distinctions for marketing that is: MEMORABLE, STRATEGIC, POWERFUL

Working with Distinctions Market and Strategy, you’ll have your own outsourced MarketingDepartment. Distinctions constructs thoughtful marketing campaigns with marketing vehiclesdesigned to target your profitable and growing customer groups. At Distinctions, we get to knowour clients, their companies, needs and goals. This groundwork yields marketing that is morestrategic, memorable and powerful. Distinctions delivers the impact of expert marketing to yourvaluable small and mid-sized business. Call Distinctions for marketing plans, brochures,advertisements, flyers, websites and more!Eileen Casey is the President of Distinctions Market and Strategy Services. Eileen is an energeticleader with a passion for positioning. She led the development of the product strategy for a $300million division, participated in GE’s MGP3 marketing strategy process, directed a $155 millionline of business and managed a marketing area. Eileen led strategy, development, implementationand launch for major product development programs - ranging up to $15 million in cost andseveral hundred million in revenue. Eileen has developed best practice approaches to Marketingand Strategy that she now offers through Distinctions. Eileen specializes in small and mid-sizedbusinesses, working directly with their owners and managers.

Eileen Casey

Manage with V.I.S.I.O.N., Market with Impact860-788-6184

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Nobody else in the familyhas red hair.”

After her parents passedaway, she found a folder thather father had put importantpapers and information in.There were things like bank-ing information, phone num-bers she needed for the careof the house, important docu-ments and his favoriterecipe. “In that file was himtaking care of me again. Itwas the checklist for theirlife. They were makingthings as easy as possible forme so that I could move for-ward with courage and confi-dence.”

Soon her friends were ask-ing her to talk to their par-

ents about organizing theirlives. “Would we know howto walk in and take care oftheir lives and their house ifsomething happened?” theyasked themselves. And theanswer was “No. We wouldfreak out.” So McPhelimywent to their parents’ housesand told them, “Let’s startthis conversation while youare still healthy and happy.Let’s deal with the ‘what ifs.’If one of you gets sick, wouldthe other one know how totake care of things? If youboth pass away, would yourloved ones be able to step inand do what is necessary tokeep things going?”

When a friend passedaway suddenly, she realizedit was time to create thesame file of important infor-mation that her parents hadleft her. “I asked myself,

‘How can I take what Ilearned from my parents andleave my family with an-swers, not questions? I want-ed to leave things in order sothat my family could moveforward. I also wanted toleave them something tohold onto, so I turned redplaid flannel pajamas intostuffed animals for them.”

In 1998, tired of all the re-jections from publishers, sheformed her own publishingcompany so that she couldpublish her book, In theChecklist of Life. SaysMcPhilimy, “It’s a workingbook of your life, a checklistwhere you put all your infor-mation in one place so thatsomeone else could step intoyour life and run with it, inthe event of death or sick-ness, or even just going onvacation.” And it leaves no

stone unturned. There arespaces for entering practicalinformation, like the loca-tion of important docu-ments, and there are spacesfor entering more etherealinformation, like messagesto your children and the sto-ry behind your possessions.And quotes like “We are buttenants, and shortly thegreat landlord will give usnotice that our lease has ex-pired.”

The book was just the be-ginning for McPhelimy. Fol-lowing an article writtenabout it in the HartfordCourant, she was invited toappear on “The TodayShow.” She was invited toappear on Oprah after send-ing in a letter of introduc-tion, the book and the mapher father had drawn. Shecreated a business called

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Moving & More, where shehelps older adults move fromtheir homes into alternativeliving situations and advo-cates for them and their fam-ilies. (She created this in re-sponse to people asking herwhere they should beginwhen they have to walk intotheir parents’ lives and helpthem.) She’s a motivationalspeaker who travels aroundthe country doing presenta-tions based on the book. Andafter her appearance onOprah, a Japanese publish-ing company bought therights to her book and pub-lished it in Japanese.

“I love what I do,” beamsMcPhilimy. “I love making adifference in people’s lives. Ilove bringing order and

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Thanks for your 31 years of support. For 31 years Brenda hassupplied animal lovers with quality products & feed. Keeping upwith the growth of Durham & Middlefield, Brenda’s Main St.Feed boasts a well-stocked store, with new inventory & productsarriving weekly. New to the store Amish Goods Wood Furniture& Chicken Coops. We stock Muck Boots • Frontline Advantage• Advantix for the Flea & Tick Season are in Stock. A Full lineof wildbird & hummingbird & bluebird feeders.

Brenda’s Main Street Feed offers friendly, knowledgeableservice and competitive prices. Save Gas, Shop Local!

Brenda EddyBrenda’s Main

Street Feed, LLC58 Main St., Durham

(860) 349-0410

Vivian Caturano, along with her husband Giuseppe Caturano, are theowners of J.C. Farm & Greenhouses. The business was started January1st, 2000 and over the past ten years we have grown to better serve thecommunity. We offer a large variety of annuals, perennials, shrubs, andhanging baskets as well as planters, all to beautify your gardens andhome. We also offer fresh fruit and vegetables during the summer months.

Vivian Lives in Durham with her husband and four children. She isinvolved in a lot of school fundraisers and local charities. Vivian andGiuseppe take pride in their work and hope to pass their experience ontothe customer.

Vivian Caturano

J.C. Farm &Greenhouses L.L.C.

385R Wallingford Rd.Durham, CT 06422

(860) 349-5649

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peace of mind into lives thathave been turned upsidedown. When I do a presenta-tion, people are there forthree hours afterward. Theyhang out and tell me theirstories. And I tell them,‘What wouldn’t I do to havejust five minutes with myparents? You have those fiveminutes. Take the time tostart the conversation. Thenyou’ll have no regrets.”

“You have to be open tolife,” she muses. “You neverknow where it’s going to takeyou. I never would havethought all this would happen.”

The name of her publishingcompany says it all — Ab-

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solutely Anything Is Possible.For more information on

McPhelimy, go to her website:www.LynnMcP.com. For infoon her business, Moving &More, go to www.MovingAnd-MoreCT.com.

More than a map — Connie Brownhelps capture life’s journeys

By Diana CarrSpecial to the Town Times

Little did she know thather hike in the Pyrenees inthe early ‘90s would turn outto be so much more than ahike — that it would be aturning point in her life, lead-ing her to a career pursued byfew. But let’s begin at the be-ginning.

Connie Brown, of Durham,fell in love with art when shewas just a wee one sitting onher grandfather’s knee. “Ispent a lot of time in his stu-dio, where he taught me todraw and mix paints. He wasa cartoonist and a writer who

practiced all kinds of art,and he made me feel com-fortable with a pencil or abrush in my hand. That feelslike home to me.”

She got a master’s degreein English and became ahigh school English teacher,but motherhood and the de-sire to spend more time withher three children movedher away from teaching andtoward freelance illustra-tion. “I was going back to myroots,” she says. She becameinterested in scientific art(art that serves a purpose,like charts, diagrams andmaps) from centuries past —not a big leap from her colle-giate concentration on 18thcentury British literature.When she met artist JulieRuff, “We decided to get to-gether once a week and playin our studios and collabo-rate. We started playingaround with various aspectsof scientific art, includingmaps, and eventually wewere doing utilitarian art.We copied maps, put in num-bers and letters and paintedthem on objects, like boxes.We sold them, but it reallywas more of a hobby than abusiness, and as our kids gotolder we felt the need to getreal jobs.”

And then came that life-altering hike in the Pyre-nees. “I’d been thinkingabout maps,” she recalls,“and I thought I could makea wall map of the hikingroutes I was on during thistrip. When I got home andwas making the map, it oc-curred to me that I couldmake big decorative mapsfor people, for money. I had

found my profession. Julieand I spent six months edu-cating ourselves, looking atdecorative old maps and see-ing the intersection of artand science.”

They made a few maps,had them photographed andhad slides made of the pho-tos. She sent the slides,“with no hope at all of publi-cation,” to the design editorof the New York Times, andsays, “I felt like it was a mes-sage in a bottle, and I wouldnever hear from her, and Iwould just go back to lookingfor a job. But the stars musthave been aligned.” The edi-tor called and said she want-ed to be the first to featurethem, and she put an imageof one of the maps, alongwith a paragraph abouttheir work, in the design sec-tion. “The phone startedringing,” says Brown, “andpeople were commissioningus to do the maps.”

After 10 years of workingwith Ruff, Brown beganworking on her own. (Herhusband, Duncan Milne, anarchitect and artist, workswith her on the propertymaps.) She creates biograph-ical, property, travel andstewardship maps. (Stew-ardship maps are designedto inspire in people a desireto protect the environment.)She creates a synthesis ofseveral maps, putting inonly the relevant details,takes it to an architecturalprinter, gets it blown up tothe right size and traces itonto the canvas. She thenputs in the place names and

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Above and left, Connie Brown and her unique maps.Photo by Diana Carr

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A longtime Middlefield resident, Nancy has over 30 years in thereal estate profession which assures you the highest level ofknowledge and professionalism.

Nancy has formed the Currlin Team which includes MargaretCurry of Durham and Jean Gay of Middlefield.

Nobody cares how much you know till they know how much youcare - and Nancy always treats her clients with the utmost care andattention.

So, when you’re thinking of buying or selling real estate, callNancy, your hometown agent.

William Raveis RealEstate

48 Main StreetMiddletown

(860) 343-6818

When YouThink of RealEstate, Think

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Over 30 years as a professional photographer have set Marie Curtis andCurtis Studio apart from the rest of the crowded photography field. She turneda childhood hobby into an exciting career and fine art. Curtis Studio isfortunate to have recorded cherish memories for families, children, pets,brides and grooms, high school and college graduations, corporate executives,people at play, people at work, and even some in their final hours, from theirrestored barn on Main Street in Durham.

Marie is a member of Connecticut Professional Photographers, where sheserved on their Board of Directors and is a past president. She is a CertifiedProfessional Photographer, a credential held by less that 3% of allprofessional photographers, and acts as the liaison from CT to theProfessional Photographers of America, which recently awarded her theirMaster of Photography Degree in recognition of her achievements and

photographic skills.

Marie CurtisCurtis Studio LLC

216 Main St.Durham

(860) 349-8676

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Judy’s Checks & Balances, LLC is a Middlefield based companyowned by Judy Lyman Smith that has been providing services to clientssince the year 2000. Judy’s business offers personal daily money man-agement services to help individuals organize and maintain their finan-cial affairs. She works with a variety of clients: seniors who need helpto maintain an independent lifestyle, individuals with special needs, orpeople too busy to handle these transactions for themselves. Her serv-ices include balancing bank accounts, reviewing and paying bills, sortingmail, and organizing and maintaining financial records. For seniors inneed, Judy can help them apply for Title 19 and see this complex processthrough to completion as well as renew the Title 19 status annually.Further, Judy can organize tax documents, track medical claims, andprovide accountants or advisors with current financial information. Ifyou are an individual interested in these services, contact Judy Lyman

Smith for a free consultation.

Judy Lyman SmithJudy’s Checks & Balances, LLC

[email protected]

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Jane Brayshaw Rynaski has been designing floral arrangements since she got her firstjob at the age of 16 at Keser's Florists in Middletown. After graduation from CoginchaugHigh School, Jane attended The Rittner School of Floral Design in Boston where shereceived her certificate. She then returned to Connecticut where she began her careerworking in the floral industry, eventually deciding she would like to concentrate her effortson weddings and special events. Her business, Just For You Floral Design Studio, locatedat 140 West Street in the old Lyman Gun Sight building in Middlefield, evolved at thatpoint. Without the day to day operations of a full service florist shop, Jane is able to focusher creativity on each individual event, thereby making each wedding or event uniquelypersonalized: "Just For You". Jane keeps current on new trends by attending industryworkshops and conferences on a regular basis. She has studied under many nationally andinternationally known designers. Just For You also carries invitations, rental items, bridalaccessories and services are available for custom floral design. To be able to devote hertime to each individual event, Just For You is by appointment only. Jane would be pleased

to hear from you if you have an event coming up. You can reach her at 860-349-0575.

Jane Brayshaw RynaskiJust for You

Floral Design Studio140 West St., Middlefield

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important features of a per-son’s life, travels, property,etc. “I draw freehand,” shetells us. “All my maps in-volve some degree of illus-tration and ornament.” Sheuses acrylic paint applied asa wash (she applies it with abrush and then rubs it off, inorder to get a transparentcoat of paint that will allowthe place names to be visi-ble), and pen and ink.

In 2007 she did a steward-ship map for the HudsonRiver. It’s designed for thepublic, intended to intro-duce viewers to the size ofthe watershed and, throughthe use of illustrationsaround the map, pictorially

give reasons for protectingthe river and its watershed.

She travels to the proper-ties she maps, which are of-ten ranches, and has beento North Carolina,Wyoming, Texas and farmsin New England. Thesemaps celebrate her clients’properties and show theiruniqueness. Brown saysshe tries to bring in asmany factors as she canthat define the property aswell as the soul, and shelikes going there so that shecan take the pulse of theplace.

Her maps, which are usu-ally 3`’x4’ in size, are mostlyfor individuals who are giv-ing them as surprise pres-ents for their spouses. One ofher favorites was a travelmap, using Chinese art, dec-orations and symbols, for a

New York couple who trav-eled to China to pick up thebaby they were adopting.“This was a profound jour-ney,” says Brown. “It struckme that I might be mappingsignificant life events, notjust recreational travel,maybe the most importantjourney a person has evermade. I viewed my work alittle differently after that.”The title of the map says itall: a map of a journey of loveand faith — led by God, trav-eled by Lindsay and Peter tofind Ziaoling and to bringher home to her place in thefamily, now complete.

Brown also lectures aboutmaps and what they mean tous, and she gives workshops,mostly in New York, on mak-ing hand-drawn maps. Andshe and Milne make globesand are offering a limited

edition 19” hand-painted pe-riod globe showing theworld as it was known tomid-17th century Euro-peans. The New York PublicLibrary has acquired one forits collection.

Brown says she loves herwork for so many reasons.She loves the mix of beingwith clients and then work-ing on her own. “It’s hardwork, but it’s tranquil.” Sheloves learning about a placethrough someone else’seyes. “Learning about aplace feels like an explo-ration. Every place namehas a history.” She loves de-picting flora and fauna,which are often in her maps.

And she loves the collabo-ration with her clients.“They get so involved in thecreation of the map thatthey feel like they are a part

of the process, and they feelpride in the work we do to-gether. I couldn’t do thiswithout them. They give meideas on how to creativelyexpress their vision. It’s notjust data.”

And why does she thinkher work is in such demand?“People like maps. It’s kindof primal. They look at amap and take pleasure atpointing to the placesthey’ve been. We define our-selves by our relationship tothe physical world and itsplaces. And a map repre-sents our aspirations andthe places we want to go. Itdefines our dreams.”

For more informationabout Brown’s work, go towww.redstonestudios.com.

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SAINT GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

GREEK FESTIVAL!MAY 27-28-29Friday 11 am to 12 midnight

Saturday 11 am to 1 amSunday 12 noon to 10 pmLIVE GREEK MUSIC &

DANCE PERFORMANCES EVERY EVENING!

Homemade Authentic Greek Food & Pastries!

* Kafenio with Authentic Greek Coffee *

* Cultural Room * Church Tours * Plant Sales *

* Jewelry & Other Craft Items for Sale *

All activities indoors at the

Greek Orthodox Cultural & Educational Center:

301 WEST MAIN STREET, NEW BRITAIN, CT 06052

(860) 229-0055PUBLIC WELCOME! FREE ADMISSION! FREE PARKING!

RAFFLE! ALL CASH PRIZES TO BE AWARDED!

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Cheshire Road, Wallingford ~ Masonicare is not-for-pro�t

“ randma, you never told meyou were a card shark!”

GIt can be a delightful sur-prise howAssistedLivingatMasonicare atAshlar Villagebrings out the best in some-one you love . . . such as newinterests, new friends andrenewed vitality.

We make it easy to enjoy lifeto thefullestwithsupport foreveryday living. Spaciousapartments . . . healthy anddelicious dining . . . a bass-stocked, 9-acre pond . . . scenic walkingpaths. . . activities to ful�ll longtime interests or spark new ones— and there’s never a community fee.

And, Masonicare’s unsurpassed range of healthcare options —from routinemedical services to long-term care, even a specializedmemory care neighborhood— are all on our campus.

For more information or to schedule a tour, call1-800-382-2244 or go to www.MasonicareAssisted.org

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“for SINGLES only ...” dancesInfo: (860) 633-0600 • 1-800-824-3083www.singlesdances.com (inc. map)

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Memorial Day PartySUN., MAY 29th•7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

in the ballroom ofU.S.S. Chowder Pot IV165 Brainard Rd., Hartford 06114

(x27 Brainard Rd. off I-91)DJ/Top 40 & Soft Rock

(Dance music appealing to ages 35+)Cheese & Crackers

Coffee & Dessert • Cash BarClub Attire/Jeans O.K. • Adm. $10.00

SEXY JEANS CONTESTWIN FREE DANCE PASSES

BIG SINGLES

Assessor’sOffice closed

The Durham Assessor’s

Office will be closed from

June 6 through June 10 for

staff training at the Connecti-cut annual Assessor’s School.The public access computerstation located on the secondfloor of the Town Hall will beopen for anyone needingproperty data cards. The of-fice will re-open for regularhours on Monday, June 13.

Freecommunitysuppers

The Church of theEpiphany will use the UnitedChurches of Durham’s Fel-lowship Hall for its nextthree free community sup-pers due to a constructionproject at Epiphany. The sup-pers will take place June 12,

July 10 and August 14, from5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Epiphany’s Outreach Com-mittee sponsors the monthlysuppers. Other local groups,including the Boy Scouts,Girl Scouts, Lion’s Club andTwin Maples Health Care,have also helped with orsponsored some. Notre DameChurch has sponsored sever-al, and its parishioners oftensupply desserts.

“They are as involved aswe are,” Community Supperchairman Deb Proctor ofEpiphany said of Notre Dame.

But the addition of a hand-icap-access ramp toEpiphany’s Parish Hall, therelocation of an oil tank andother renovations at the his-toric church left Epiphanywithout a place to hold itssuppers. United Churcheshosted its first communitysupper in April, and Proctoris grateful for their willing-

ness to help again.“This is absolutely amaz-

ing and thrilling to me forthem to be involved likethis,” she said.

Proctor also has changedthe supper schedule to ac-commodate its Angel FoodMinistries project, anotherOutreach Committee effort.Church of the Epiphany is adistribution site for AngelFood Ministries, a nationalorganization that allowsfamilies and individuals tobuy boxes of food at whole-sale prices. The supperswere previously held on thethird Sunday of the monthbut are now scheduled forthe second Sunday of themonth. The earlier date al-lows those who attend thesuppers time to order foodfrom Angel Food Ministries.

Information about thecommunity supper or AngelFood Ministries is availableby calling Church of theEpiphany at 860-349-9644 orby e-mail at [email protected].

Discussion onaging andgardening

The public is invited tohear noted author SydneyEddison at an open meetingof the Durham Garden Club

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

otherwise noted. Check the town website atwww.townofdurhamct.org for updates.)

Monday, May 309 a.m. — Memorial Day Parade starts and

Main Street will be closed for about 90 minutes.Transfer Station is closed for the holiday

Tuesday, May 317 p.m. — Ethics Committee

Wednesday, June 16:30 p.m. — Durham Volunteer Ambulance Corps

at 205 Main St.7:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning

Thursday, June 27 p.m. — Public Safety Facility Renovations Planning

Committee at Durham Volunteer Firehouse7 p.m. — D.A.R.T.

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Ms. Eddison will present atalk on Change: The Passageof Time in the Garden. Shewill also have on hand herlatest book, Gardening for aLifetime: How to Garden Wis-er as You Grow Older.

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DAR, Wreathsat MemorialDay parade

A representative from theWadsworth Chapter of theDaughters of the AmericanRevolution will be availableon the Durham town greenduring and after the Memori-al Day parade with informa-tion about Wreaths AcrossAmerica. Each year thechapter participates inWreaths Across America bylaying wreaths on the gravesof our veterans in the Mid-dletown Veterans’ Cemetery.The ceremony will be held si-multaneously with the“Wreaths Across Ameri-ca™” ceremony at ArlingtonNational Cemetery and cere-monies in state veterans’cemeteries, veterans’ monu-ments and local cemeteries.This event is open to the pub-lic, who can also participateby helping place the wreathsat the cemetery. The ceremo-ny will take place on Dec. 10.

Discussion(Continued from page 16)

Middlefield Government Calendar(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held

in the Community Center.)Monday, May 30

Transfer Station is closed for the holidayThursday, June 2

7-10 p.m. — Economic Development CommissionMonday, June 6

7 p.m. — Middlefield Board of SelectmenTuesday, June 7

6:30 p.m. — Parks and Recreation7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Brewster School

Wednesday, June 86 p.m. — Board of Education

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

More information onWreaths Across Americancan be found on the website:www.wreathsacrossameri-ca.org.

You can help honor ourveterans by donatingwreaths. Donation formswill be available so peoplecan donate a wreath for theceremony. An individualwreath costs $15, but thereare also other sponsorshiplevels available. Please stop bythe table for more informationand to purchase a wreath tohonor our veterans.

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Zuby, a 9/11 K9 Hero with Durham rootsBy Judy Moeckel


You may have heard theterm “the last man stand-ing,” usually applied to hu-

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responded after terrorist at-tacks caused the collapse ofthe Twin Towers at theWorld TradeCenter (WTC)in New YorkCity on Sept.11, 2001. AsM e m o r i a lDay is ob-served thisweekend, andthe 10th an-niversary ofthe attacksapproaches,N a n c yMorand, whoused to workat theDurham Vet-erinary Hos-pital, says a truehero died in Durham at thebeginning of May.

“Heroes come in many

sizes and shapes,” she says.Connecticut had at least 14four-legged heroes — mem-

bers of the Ca-nine Unit,who, alongwith theirtrooper heroh a n d l e r s ,worked torescue the liv-ing and re-cover thedead from theWTC site.Zuby, a dark-colored andpowerful dog,was the lasts u r v i v i n g“K9” fromConnecticut

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(now with Troop F in West-brook), Zuby’s handler, in anarticle published shortly af-ter the attacks, said that hecould tell by the droop ofZuby’s tail that the dog was-n’t happy with what hefound. In training, dogs find“victims” who are happy tosee them and shower themwith praise. But over andover again at the WTC site,Slonski and the other troop-er/handlers had to praisetheir dogs for finding thedead, which was both trau-matic and stressful. To keepthe dogs’ spirits up, Slonskiand the rescue team went toa nearby park to play fetch,but that probably couldn’tmake up for what they weregoing through.

Health issues were of greatconcern as the dogs worked.Not only was there the risk ofinjury from the debris andcollapsing structures, butthe dogs absorbed the samepollution and toxins as thehuman rescuers. Thanks tovolunteer veterinarians andassistants from a variety oforganizations, including theSociety for the Protection ofCruelty to Animals (SPCA),the dogs were given frequentmedical check-ups andmuch-needed refreshment asthey worked to find sur-vivors, then bodies, in therubble of the Twin Towers.

According to Dogs in theNews, rescue dogs aretrained to detect traces ofsweat and other musky odorsexuded by the body duringstress. They can distinguishbetween the living and thedead, and their sense of smellhas been estimated to be atleast one million times more

refined than ours. They candetect sound vibrations at250 yards that most humanscan barely hear at 25.

Bob Sessions, a rescueworker with the FederalEmergency ManagementAgency who responded to theSept. 11 attacks, has said, “Ifthese dogs only knew what adifference they make. Cer-tainly, there’s nothing thatcan replace the precision of adog’s nose —and absolutelynothing that can replace adog’s heart.”

After an active career as aState Police K9, first withTrooper Slonski and thenwith Trooper Blake, Zuby re-tired several years ago, liv-ing with Gina D’Alessio, whohas worked at the DurhamVeterinary Hospital formany years.

The hospital has long beenconnected with the State Po-lice Canine Unit in Meriden;Dr. Steven Levy was StatePolice Surgeon for the unitfor many years, and Dr.Sudesh Kumar took over theposition when Dr. Levymoved to the Midwest.

D’Alessio helped treatZuby during his years of ac-tive duty, and both she andLevy were aware that yearsof search and rescue workwere taking their toll on thedog. A chronic hip conditionwas causing him to come uplame after searches; he need-ed a break from the demand-ing work he had done for somany years.

“I had told Trooper Blakeif, at some point, Zuby need-ed a retirement home, Iwould provide it,” she says.She was thrilled to have thechance to follow through,and Zuby was a treasuredmember of the family for fiveand a half years.

In D’Alessio’s experiencedoing obedience training,

she’d never worked with adog as strong-minded and“serious” as Zuby. He had astrong “ball” drive — that is,his focus was on the ultimateprize: getting to play afterfinding his quarry. He alsohad the necessary dominat-ing personality of a policedog and had never had a fe-male handler.

When he showed aggres-sive tendencies towards herand her dog Truffles, sheknew something had tochange. After seeking advicefrom local trainer Brian Mal-loy, she laid down the lawwith Zuby, asserting herselfas the “alpha” dog in theirpack.

“After about a half hour,”she says, “he bellied up. Thenhe got that adoring gaze K9sgive to their handlers.”

At that point she knewthings were going to workout. She used him as a “demodog” in her obedience classesand also made visits at theHospice in Branford. At areaschools she participated in“career days” (she is a veteri-nary technician) and some-times brought Zuby to mid-dle school classes.

“I would send a child to‘get lost,’ and Zuby wouldfind him,” she says, no doubtto the delight of the children.On hikes, she staged mockrescues, all to help Zuby stayyouthful and fulfilled.

“He was gentle and lov-ing,” D’Alessio adds. “It wasa big privilege and honor tohave had him in my life. Ihave wonderful memories.”

Her friend Nancy Morandremembers, “Zuby was big,and, knowing his back-ground as a State Police ca-nine, I was a bit leery of him.Most folks were downrightscared of him. So Gina con-sulted with a dog trainer,who said it was people’s atti-tudes that needed to change,not Zuby’s. He had Gina get afluffy collar for him. Itlooked hysterical. We allchanged our attitude towardZuby.” Before a week wasout, she says, “We had allbeen properly trained. Iloved Zuby, and I honor thememory of his service to our

nation. God bless his braveheart!”

Dr. Levy says Zuby exem-plified the high level of train-ing of the Canine Unit.

“He was a loyal pet andfamily dog, trustworthy andgood with people and otherdogs. He served his country.

Zuby(Continued from page 18)

Canines like the oneabove (photo from “Dogsin the News” website)were 9/11 heroes.

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Memorial Day 2011 Grand Marshal Richard DuvalBy Trish Dynia


When the Durham Memo-rial Day Parade steps offfrom the corner of Main

Street and Haddam QuarterRoad this Monday, retiredMarine Sergeant RichardDuval will lead the grandmarch to the town green.

Mr. Duval joined the

Marines in September 1949,shortly after graduatingfrom high school, and hecompleted his basic trainingat Parris Island, South Car-olina. From there he re-ceived additional amphibi-ous training at Camp LeJe-une in North Carolina.

He was briefly stationedas a guard in Washington,DC, where he was assignedto the presidential yacht andhad the privilege of meetingPresident Harry Truman.From there he served severalmonths as a guard for thecommunications systemheadquarters at SheltonHead, Maryland, where one

afternoon he received ordersto “pack his sea bags” andembarked on a trip aroundthe world via the USS Mis-souri. Recalled Duval, “Wespent three months living infoxholes in the mountains ofJapan where we trained forcombat in Korea.”

Upon arrival off the Kore-an coast, Duval was one ofthe first to disembark for anamphibious invasion at theBattle of Inchon on Sept. 15,1950. The battle, which lastedfor nearly two weeks, result-ed in a decisive victory andstrategic reversal in favor ofthe United Nations forces. Itinvolved approximately75,000 troops and 261 navalvessels and led to the recap-ture of the South Korean cap-ital, Seoul, two weeks later.

During the Inchon land-ing, Duval received minorshrapnel wounds to thechest, but he was bandagedand cleared for additionalcombat. Days later he wasshot several times in the leftleg during street fighting inSeoul.

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Richard Duval

Duval then served until2003 as a Middlesex Countyvolunteer sheriff. Duringthis time, he helped to organ-ize and participated in manychild safety programs in Dis-trict 13 schools.

Duval lives in Durhamwith his wife Harriet, who isbetter known as “the ladywho has played the organ atNotre Dame Church for aslong as anyone can remem-ber.”

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While Duval recoveredfrom his wounds at a navalhospital in Japan, his divi-sion went on to fight in theBattle of Chosin Reservoir.While not a victory in theclassic sense, the withdraw-al from Chosin Reservoirthat winter is revered as ahigh point in the history ofthe US Marine Corp because,during 17 days of fighting,the Marines and other UNtroops effectively destroyedor crippled seven Chinese di-visions that were attemptingto block their progress. Ma-rine losses in this campaignnumbered 836 killed and12,000 wounded. The majori-ty of those wounded sufferedfrom frostbite due to the se-vere cold and a lack of properclothing.

Said Duval, “While I wasat the naval hospital inJapan, fellow marines camepouring in from that battle,and they had lost limbs dueto frostbite, and many otherslost their lives. So pleasedon’t make me out to be ahero in your article. Theywere the real heroes.”

After returning to theUnited States, Duval thenserved on the USS Monrovia,which was conducting a se-ries of mock landings on is-lands in the MediterraneanSea to train troops for addi-tional amphibious landingsin Korea.

Duval was honorably dis-charged from the UnitedStates Marine Corp in 1953with the rank of Sergeant,and he received the follow-ing service medals: two Pur-ple Hearts, Good ConductMedal, National Defense Ser-vice Medal, Navy Occupa-tion Service Medal, Presi-dential Unit Citation, UnitedNations Service Medal, Con-necticut Service Medal and

Korean Defense Commemo-rative Medal of Honor.

After being discharged, heattended Chicago TechnicalCollege, earned a BS in me-chanical engineering, re-turned home and obtainedemployment at various man-ufacturing firms in Con-necticut. Prior to retiringfrom Edwards Fire and Secu-rity Alarm Systems of Farm-ington in 1994, Duval was the

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Mercy High School seniorJulia Kannam recently re-ceived the Girl Scout GoldAward, the highest honor.The Gold Award involvesmore than a year of work andthe final component is a 65+hour leadership project thateach girl plans and executes tobenefit her community.

Julia’s project addressedthe need for computer litera-cy in young children. As along-term volunteer at “IHave a Friend Youth Cen-ter” in Middletown, shetransformed one room into atechnology lab and mediaroom. By organizing dona-tions of supplies, materials,and computer equipment,she built a space where kids

can access the modern edu-cational resources that willhelp them with their educa-tion for years to come.

The Girls Scouts of Con-necticut are also nominatingJulia for the National YoungWomen of Distinction Honor.

Julia is the daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Tom Kannam ofDurham. She plans to attendDartmouth College in the fall.

Benjamin Miller, the sonof Seth and Barbara Miller ofDurham, received his Bache-lor’s degree cum laud inCriminal Justice fromMitchell College on May 14.Benjamin is a 2007 graduate ofCoginchaug High School.

Kendra McCormick, a2007 grad-uate ofC o g i n -c h a u gH i g hS c h o o land thedaughterof MarkM c -C o r m i c k

of Westborough, MA, andSharon McCormick ofDurham, graduated with cumlaude honors from the GeorgeWashington University inWashington, DC, on May 15.She was awarded a Bachelor ofArts degree in History and Po-litical Science. Kendra won the

History department’sDexler/Swain Prize for the bestsenior thesis on a non-U.S. his-tory topic, “The British andFrench Reaction to the ItalianInvasion of Ethiopia in the1930s.” Submitted by Mark McCormick

Michael V. Laubach, of

Durham, graduated from theQuinnipiac University Schoolof Law during a commence-ment ceremony on May 15.

Meghan Woolley, daugh-ter of Joy and David Woolleyof Durham, was named the re-cipient of the Kellogg Essay

Prize at Hamilton College’sannual Class and CharterDay, held on May 6. The Kel-logg Essay Prizes, establishedby Charles C. Kellogg, Class of1849, are awarded to a junior,

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sophomore and first-year stu-dent, each of whom has ex-celled in English essays. Wool-

ley, a sophomore majoring inhistory, is a graduate of CRHS.

Christine Dahlmeyer hasbeen pro-moted to theposition ofoffice man-ager withthe ZavaskiI n s u r a n c eAgency inDurham.

Christinebegan her career at the insur-ance agency in 2008. Her com-mitment in providing excep-tional service and counsel forautomobile, homeowners,renters, condominium owners,plus business/commercial in-surance is exceptional.

Christine told agency princi-pal Ed Zavaski: “I am honoredby this promotion and knowthat it will only improve andbroaden my skills.”

Ms. Dahlmeyer is “on yourside” certified by corporate Na-tionwide as well.

Melanie Poole, a senior atConnecticut College, was award-ed the Botanical Society of Ameri-ca Young Botanist Award, whichis given for an outstanding gradu-ating senior in the plant sciences.Poole was presented with theaward at the annual honors andawards ceremony at ConnecticutCollege on April 27. Poole, a 2007graduate of Coginchaug HighSchool, is the daugher of NancyWinship-Poole and Allan Poole ofMiddlefield. At the ceremony,Timo V. Ovaska, Hans and EllaMcCollum Vahlteich Professor ofChemistry, gave the keynote ad-dress. Dean of the College Com-munity Armando Bengochea andDean of the Faculty Roger Brooksalso congratulated the students.

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Multi-Home TagSale

There will be a multi-home tag sale on SumnerWoods Road in Durham onSaturday, May 28, from 8a.m. to 2 p.m. Everythingyou could need: decora-tions, exercise gear, kidsclothes, furniture, etc.

Middlefield TagSale

351 Baileyville Rd. (rt.147) in Middlefield on Sat-urday, May 28, from 8 a.m.to 2 p.m. The rain date isSunday, May 29. There willbe furnature, a fish pond,clothing, baby items,Christmas items andhousehold items.

transaction fees versus mealprices, and whether mealprices should increase at allschools. A motion to main-tain current meal prices forgrades K-6 and increasingmeal prices for grades 7-12 to$3 effective July 1, 2011 wasapproved.

The board then discussedHealthy Snacks, with Melnikexplaining that the biggesthurdle at this point involvesfundraising as there are re-strictions on what can be soldand how. (Some snack ordessert items can be sold as afundraiser if parents pickitems up versus children car-rying them home.) Basil de-tailed changes in the district’smeal service, which includenutritional links and facts onthe website, menu adjust-ments, change in producecompany to purchase morelocal produce and more selec-tion of fresh fruit, introduc-tion of more beans, vegeta-bles and whole grains. Thesalad bar at Coginchaug isvery popular and a smoothiebar is being considered.Many of these changes havebrought the district close tohealthy snack compliance.Additional changes would in-clude chip selection (current-ly 80 percent compliant), re-duced fat cookies, reducedmuffin sizes, reduced portionsizes and changes in vending ma-chine and ice cream choices.

As the health service isnow so close to the certifica-tion requirements, it was de-cided to accept the limits onfood item fundraising and amotion to participate in thehealthy snack initiative in or-der to benefit from the 10 centper meal reimbursement wasunanimously approved.

Melnik reported on theBrewster well, which is beingtested and is very close tocompletion, and discussed“alternatives” for the track,including lights, concessionstand and bleachers. Melnikexplained that after a state au-dit, any funds left at that timewill go toward these alterna-tives.

The board recessed themeeting to go into executivesession for the superinten-dent’s evaluation.

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ceived the news that it was tobe burned down in the 1960s,it was moved to the fair-grounds and finally to itspresent location in 1970.

The third building on theproperty is a round whitestructure which served asDurham’s airplane spotterbuilding during World WarII. Many communities placedthese buildings in prominentareas throughout New Eng-land. They were manned bycommunity volunteers andeach station was equippedwith a telephone, detaileddrawings of German andJapanese planes and specificinstructions on what to do ifan enemy plane was spotted.As far as we know, no Japan-ese or German planes wereever sighted in the area, butthe danger was real and everpresent. This volunteer op-portunity provided an im-portant outlet and purposefor those at home who want-ed to help with the war effort.Durham’s spotter buildingwas originally located on ahill overlooking Green-backer Farm on Route 68.

Moving forward, the His-torical Society hopes to re-open Center School to visi-tors in the fall of 2012, withthe downstairs furnished as

a typical school room circa1775. The upstairs will con-tain the society’s ample col-lection of local artifacts.Atwell is applying for a grantto purchase museum casesfor the second floor, and localBoy Scout Samuel Gossnerhas chosen the historical so-ciety for his Eagle Scout proj-ect. Gossner plans to pur-chase a computer and digi-tize the society’s collection.

Additional issues includethe need for a heating systemand bathrooms, and the soci-ety hopes to raise enoughfunds to allow them to ap-proach local contractors forquotes on these vital projects.

For funding, the DurhamHistorical Society has reliedon book sales and occasionalsocial events. Five bookshave been written onDurham’s history, and threeof them are still available forpurchase. Anyone wishing topurchase a book and supportthe Durham Historical Soci-ety’s efforts to preserve localhistory should contact SarahAtwell by phone at 860-716-5497 or by e-mail: [email protected].

The conversation serieswill continue this fall with apresentation by ConnieBrown on the unusual, per-sonalized maps she createsand by Stu Keating on thehistory of the ConnecticutState Police.

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Two Durham Fair buildings to be demolishedBy Michelle LaPointe,

Durham Fair MarketingCoordinator

This past winter was a his-toric one in terms of signifi-cant weather. Many peopleand businesses felt MotherNature’s wrath, and unfortu-nately the Durham Fair did,too. We wanted to take thisopportunity to let peopleknow what was going on atthe fairgrounds as we are

certainly aware there hasbeen much discussionaround town.

The most significant dam-age happened to some of theolder buildings on the fair-grounds — specifically theFruit & Vegetable Buildingand President’s Hall. Unfor-tunately, that damage is tooextensive to repair.

After reviewing the pro-fessional evaluations, as-sessing the needs of the Fair

and keeping the safety of ourfair members and fair visi-tors top of mind, the DurhamFair membership has collec-tively made the decision toreplace these two buildings.

The history and sentimen-tal value of these buildings islost on no one. They bothhave been fixtures of theDurham Fairgrounds formany, many years. If those

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He stressed his snowmak-ing experience, saying, “I’vemade snow in the mid-At-lantic states and in SouthernCalifornia. I can do it.” Hepredicted that residentswould be amazed by thenewest generation of snow-making guns. “They’re unlikeanything you’ve seen, andthey’re very quiet. Modernmulti-nozzle fan guns turn 90percent of the water used intosnow, unlike older oneswhich usually hit only 60 per-cent. That’s a savings allaround — in water use andutilities,” he explained. “Itwill also allow us to minimizehours of snowmaking needed.

“Snowmaking is a sci-ence,” he concluded. “With-out the product, which issnow, you can have no cus-tomer base. We will create afriendly, safe, positive and

inviting atmosphere withplenty of snow.”

Questioners generallyasked about three main is-sues: price, sewers and wateruse and off-season plans. Sev-eral speakers objected to theprice of $1 million since thetown spent over $2 million topurchase the property. Attor-ney Antin noted that the con-ditions of the contract hadreal value: “Promises to in-vest ($2 million in permanentimprovements over twoyears) have value. Restric-tions (conservation easementand forgoing rights to buildhouses) have value. Thepromise to restore skiing forat least 10 consecutive yearshas value.”

In addition, the tax benefitsto the town of a thriving busi-ness, 200-250 seasonal jobsand some full-time jobs andthe spillover effect of visitorsspending money in townwere noted as adding finan-cial value to the deal.

The deal is structured sothat Alpine paid a $25,000 de-

posit at the contract-signingon March 15, will pay $300,000at closing (expected this sum-mer) and $100,000 in each ofthe seven following years. Afirst mortgage on the proper-ty to be held by the town willsecure these payments. Thepromise to install $2 millionworth of improvements intwo years will be backed by asecond mortgage held by thetown as well as a letter ofcredit supplied by Alpine.

Questions about where Ab-planalp would get the moneywere called “inappropriate”by moderator Matt Willis.“Frankly, it’s irrelevant andnone of our business where aprivate business gets theircapital,” he said.

With regard to sewers, EdBailey, a selectman and chairof the Water Pollution Con-trol Authority in town, re-sponded that Powder Ridge isnot in the Lake Beseck sewerarea and could not be addedwithout a positive referen-dum vote, and even then theaddition would require multi-

ple layers of approval. Also,Alpine has not asked for con-nection to the system.

Regarding water use, attor-ney John Corona explainedthat the current diversionsystem would be abandonedand that the new one wouldbe installed near the dam,with piping running alongPowder Hill Road and thenacross Powder Ridge landwith no other private proper-ty on the route. The pump willbe electric (not comparable tothe noisy diesel pump mostrecently used) and all instal-lation costs will be borne byAlpine.

Finally questions about off-season plans were answeredby Abplanalp, who stated thatwith his snow-making expert-ise, “even small ski areas canbe profitable.” There are noplans for a waterpark; therewill be a food court for skiers,tubers, boarders and theirvisitors and a possible restau-rant down the road. “We willdefinitely be moving the tub-ing area to make it larger and

safer,” he said.

Audience reaction rangedfrom very positive to extreme-ly negative. Mike Waller, ofthe town’s Economic Develop-ment Commission (EDC), re-ported that the EDC had votedin favor of the purchase plansbecause of the increased taxrevenue and job-creating po-tential of a rejuvenated skiarea.

Dick Boynton, president ofthe Lake Beseck Association,noted: “Frankly, I was wor-ried that no one would buy it.This is a relief.”

Lucy Petrella, a member ofthe Board of Finance, told thecrowd, “This is our time tobring Powder Ridge backhome,” referencing the largepart “The Ridge” had playedin Middlefield’s history.

Dylan, a youth from Mid-dlefield, said, “For kids thisplace would be great.”

On the other side, residentJim Malcolm noted his ex-treme disappointment in nothaving multiple explanatoryhearings and not having theopportunity to vote via refer-endum. Attorney Antin ex-plained that a referendumwas held to buy Powder Ridgebecause it involved bondingand the charter specifies thatbonding must be approved bya referendum. Alternately, hecontinued, sale of town prop-erty does not require a refer-endum, according to the char-ter. Malcolm neverthelesssaid that a referendum wouldhave allowed more people toparticipate.

Main Street resident AlSmith told moderator Willisthat he did not intend to abideby the three-minute limit onspeakers announced at the be-ginning of the meeting be-cause he had “a lot to say.” Bythis time, restless audiencemembers began to weigh inloudly on speakers whoseemed to be prolonging themeeting.

A motion to vote by paperballot passed resoundingly,and voters lined up to casttheir ballots, leading to the259-28 tally announced justpast 9:30 p.m.

After the vote, Abplanalpexpressed his excitement anddesire to jump right in to“bringing Powder Ridgeback.”

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then are guaranteed a t-shirt. At 9 a.m. the two-milerace will begin for grades 7-12. The 10 a.m. race is for Lit-tle Tots, or ages four and un-der. At 10:15 a.m. is the half-mile race for ages six and un-der. The one-mile race startsat 10:35 a.m. for children upto sixth grade, and followingthat at 11:05 a.m. is the two-mile race also for childrenup to sixth grade. Parentsmust choose one event perchild. All children who fin-ish the race will get a re-ward, and there will be first,second and third place tro-phies for different cate-gories.

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with TNT in the subject line.About the race: I complet-

ed the half marathon, a hillycourse through the streets ofNashville, covering the 13.1miles in 1 hour 46 minutesand 15 seconds.

Bill Mercuri, Meriden

DedicationThis poem is dedicated to

all the veterans and activeservicemen and women fromDurham, Middlefield, Rock-fall and those who have hadtheir lives touched by them.

Freedom is Not FreeWritten by Cadet Major KellyI watched the flag pass by

one day.It fluttered in the breeze.

A young Marine saluted it,And then he stood at ease.I looked at him in uniformSo young, so tall, so proud,With hair cut square and

eyes alert.He’d stand out in any

crowd.I thought how many men

like himHad fallen through the

years.How many died on foreign

soil?How many mothers’ tears?

How many pilots’ planesshot down?

How many died at sea?How many foxholes were

soldiers’ graves?No, freedom is not free.

I heard the sound of Tapsone night,

When everything was still.I listened to the bugler play

And felt a sudden chill.I wondered just how many

timesThat Taps had meant

“Amen,”When a flag had draped a

coffinOf a brother or a friend.

I thought of all the children,Of the mothers and the

wives,Of fathers, sons and hus-

bandsWith interrupted lives.I thought about a grave-

yardAt the bottom of the sea

Of unmarked graves in Ar-lington.

No, freedom is not free.Submittedd by Commander

John Capega, VFW Post 10362

Support (From pg. 8) Congratulationsto Middlefield

On behalf of the residentsof the town of Durham, Iwould like to thank and con-gratulate the residents of thetown of Middlefield for ap-proving the sale of PowderRidge. Thanks to your efforts,the entire region will benefitfrom the economic and recre-ational activities surround-ing the ski area. First Select-man Jon Brayshaw and mem-bers of the Board of Selectmen,both present and former, did anamazing job of keeping this apriority and securing a buyer.We look forward to the daywhen we can look on the hori-zon and see the lights back on atPowder Ridge!

Laura Francis, Durham First Selectman

at their subsequent facultymeeting, the entire staffshowed up wearing armslings and ace bandages.

Another funny tid-bit wasthat Nicol didn’t know theset-up of the tri-school cam-pus being new to the district.He had his also newly-hiredadministrative assistant callKorn Elementary School andask for directions fromStrong. Nicol said, “Appar-ently, traveling on PickettLane is quite a confusingtrip!”

Seriously, he is amazed atthe number of parents whotruly recognize how greatDurham and Middlefield areto raise a family and sendtheir kids to school. “Theoverwhelming majority ofpeople in Region 13, fromstaff to students to communi-ty members, are the ‘salt of

the Earth,’” continued Nicol,“I have been honored toserve as the principal ofStrong. I am confident thenext principal will be able tousher in a new era of success.”

walls could talk!

As we move forward in thecoming months, we will beworking together as a com-munity to determine whatwill be built in the footprintof the Fruit and VegetableBuilding and President’sHall. We will certainly keepeveryone in town updated onour progress and for ourplans for the 2011 DurhamFair. Should you have anyquestions, please feel free toreach out to us at any time at860-349-9495 or e-mail [email protected].

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Mother and Child Tea PartyOn Friday, May 13, the Durham Co-Op Nursery School held their annual Motherand Child Tea Party. This year the theme was a Magical Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.The students arrived in any outfit or costume of their choosing and then present-ed their moms withhats they had createdfor them! The chil-dren also presentedtheir moms withrecipe books assem-bled with each child’sfavorite family recipeas retold by the child.For enrollment info,

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with friends and vacation-ing at the Outer Banks withfamily.

Funeral services were pri-vate and burial will be held atthe convenience of the family.Those who wish may makememorial contributions toISAAC School Activity Fund,190 Governor Winthrop Blvd.,New London, CT 06320;www.isaacschool.org, orHELO (Home, Education,Love Opportunity), Inc., 42Lake Shore Drive, Middle-field, CT 06455; www.Helo-Haiti.org.

Katherine E.(Koch) WilsonDubey

A memorial service forKatherine Elizabeth (Koch)Wilson Dubey, 97, of Middle-town, wife of the late GordonW. Dubey and John O. Wil-son, who passed away onJanuary 11, will be held onThursday, June 2, at 4 p.m.at the Middlefield FederatedChurch, 402 Main St., withthe Rev. Dr. Dale H. Azevedoofficiating. Burial will be

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The Doolittle FuneralHome, 14 Old Church St. inMiddletown, is handling thearrangements.

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Jeff’s love of teaching wasfulfilled when he became amember of the ISAACSchool of New London. Thiscommunity of staff and stu-dents became a part of hisextended family. He dedicat-ed much of his life to servingthe needs of others, not onlyin the classroom, but also inmany other ways. Hisfundraising efforts, Heartsfor Haiti, provided the need-ed money to purchase theproperty for the new schooland orphanage in auxCayes. He enjoyed reading,watching movies, travelingthe world, spending time

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Men’s Over40 seasonopens

By Dave Monroe

At Higganum’s Brickyardfield, the Men’s Over 40 soft-ball season began with agame dedicated to the memo-ry of Mrs. Joanne Salva.Missing at shortstop but inthe thoughts of his teamateswas United captain and man-ager Gary Salva. All playersagreed that we had a game toplay and decidedly exacted aprideful victory in Mrs. Sal-va’s honor. The Higganummen were, as always, very in-tent on playing their besthands and did not fold, evenas the score continued toleave them well behind. TheBrickyard Bombers of Hig-ganum continue to be a verygracious and sportsmanlikerival to United Concrete yearafter year. All players on theroster this day came out look-ing to be in mid-season form,as the bats were highly pro-ductive and the defensiveskills were superb. BrianCurry put emphasis on a po-tent offensive display with ahomerun blast in the thirdinning, which was well clearof the left field fence. KevinCove tallied six hits, TimRhone five hits, “Six Pak”Solomon five hits, Larry Hillthree hits, Dean Delvecchiofive hits, Dave Monroe fourhits, Slider Davis four hits,and Joe Dotney four hits. Alltold, United put up 28 runs toHigganum’s 9 as the dust set-tled after seven innings of play.

Once again this year, themen are proud to be carryingsponsorship from UnitedConcrete of Durham. We aregrateful for United’s supportand are very pleased to rep-resent this fine local compa-ny once again. Next homegame will be against the Es-sex Vets team at Vinal Stadi-um in Middletown, on Mon-day, May 23, at 6 p.m. Thanksto our many supportive fans.

Coginchaug Little League tryoutsBy Nick Faiella

Coginchaug Little Leagueannounces tryouts.Little League Boys’ Majors

All Minors players inter-ested in playing in the MajorsDivision during the 2012 sea-son must tryout on Saturday,June 11, at the Durham Ma-jors Field, 1:30 p.m. Open toages 9-12 (before May 1, 2012).Bring cleats and a baseballglove.

Please contact Nick Faiella,Boys’ Majors director, with

any questions at 860-344-1670.Little League Boys’ Minors

Tryout is on Saturday,June 11, 9-10:30 a.m. at thegirls’ high school varsityfield. Bring cleats and a base-ball glove.Farm players

On Saturday, June 11, from9-10:30 a.m. at the AllynBrook Girls’ Majors field,mandatory tryouts will beheld for all Farm players thatare age 7 and older as of May1. Players should bring aglove, wear cleats and be pre-

pared to field grounders,catch pop-ups and hit. Thetryout scores will be used toplace all second year Farmplayers (age 8 as of May 1) onMinor League teams and en-able first year Farm players(age 7 as of May 1) to move upto minors based on rankingand roster availability. Try-outs are on a first come, firstserved basis.

Please contact TomWenchell, Minor Boys’ Direc-tor, with any questions at 860-349-9455.

Little League Girls’ Majors

All players interested in play-ing in the Majors Division dur-ing the 2012 season must tryout.

Coginchaug Little LeagueGirls’ Majors tryout is on Satur-day, June 11, from 9:30-10:15 a.m.for 11- and 12-years-olds; 10:15-11a.m. for 9- and 10-years-olds as ofDec. 31. This will take place atthe high school JV softball field.Bring cleats and a softball glove.

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Time Out Taverne recordsfirst win of 2011

By Bob Dynia

The Time Out Taverne’s(TOT) men’s 40 and over soft-ball team was awarded a for-feit win on Sunday, May 22,as their opponent, Mad Mur-phy II, had no one show up.

Although the official scoreof the contest was 9–0, all theplayers who showed up forTOT went five-for-five. (Sat-isfied, Ken?) The Edwardsbrothers, Daryl and Bob,lined solid hits to center andleft-center. Mike Mills, KenJudson, rookie Steve De-Martino, Bruce Bisson andBob Dynia drove balls intothe gaps for several extra-base hits. Bisson barelymissed a majestic home run,with the ball hitting the topof the left-center field fenceand bounding back into thefield of play. First basemanJack Carr and second base-man Bill Lema had excep-tional batting performances.Wills Evers and CharlieMather ran roughshodaround the bases all game.Last year’s team MVP,George Miller, kept up hishot-hitting with severalshots to right and right-cen-ter. TOT’s returning veter-ans, Russ Harrison andChris Flanagan, chipped inwith run-producing hits.

The team was inspired bythe appearance of veteranpitcher Wayne Hubbard,currently on the week-to-week disabled list as he re-covers from off-season sur-gery. The official attendancefigure was seven.

Although the team wasglad for a victory, managerDynia questioned the need tohave his players drive toNolan Field in Portland onlyto find that no players fromMad Murphy II bothered toattend. “It’s nice to get a W,but the fact that nobody fromthe opposition came tells methat they had no intention ofplaying. I know it was rainyall week, but I contacted theleague commissioner Sun-day morning and was toldthat the field was in goodshape, which it was.”

After a week off for theMemorial Day holiday, theGray Wonders look to get an-other win with a match at

Killingworth on Monday,June 6. Game time is 6 p.m.TOT then goes home for a re-newal of its rivalry withUnited Concrete on Monday,June 13, at Vinal Tech Fieldon Randolph Road in Middle-town; park in the Mercy HighSchool parking lot and comeacross the street. The teaminvites their rabid fans tocome and cheer them on.

U12 Girls’ SoccerOn May 22, the Coginchaug Kickersplaced as finalists in the 2011 ClintonSoccer Tournament for the U12 Girls’Comp Division. Top row: KatelynRichardson, Amanda Paul, GillianMurphy, Olivia Preneta, FrancescaAndranovich. Middle row: JessicaDrop, Alycia Tirado, Emma For-rester, Erin Houchin. Bottom row: Is-abel DeFlippo, Alyssa Richardson,Megan Decker. Not shown: MarisaPoulin and Coaches: Debbie Deckerand Spencer Richardson. Photo submitted by Arlene Paul


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