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Volume 72 June 26, 2015 Issue # 1

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Luise BethencourtEditor, GLP NEWS

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Please email us yournews and pictures ofengagements, wed-dings, births, gradua-tions, moves, new jobs,grandchildren, sportsvictories and any and allother news!

Dr. Michael Niekrash picked his own oranges and grapefruits!

Bella Hall climbed in the Fremont Wetland Trail Park in California!

Frank Reed took his girlfriend, Nancy Budd, for a ride!

The Quilters went for a ride, too......

The Battles boys went to high school..... ....and the Whites took Kevin to college!Grace joined the Buteau family!

........as did Brittany and Kim Hoag! Cousins, the Boigan sisters & Bella Perronemet up in Milan!

Last Augustʼs “Goodbye Summer” brought out the young set in full force! Dave and Heidi Anderson celebrated their20th anniversary!

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GUESTS OF THE WEEK

GAZEBO MEMORY WALK

Asante Sana (“thank youvery much” in Swahili) for Edu-cation, Inc., a non-profit organi-zation started and headed byWest Hartford resident AshleyWashburn, was recently hon-ored by a Tanzanian village andthe countryʼs government for thecompletion of a six-classroomprimary school.

The ceremony, which tookplace Dec. 11 at the new schoolin the remote village of Mnindi,Tanzania, was attended by sev-eral Tanzanian government dig-nitaries, including the countryʼsMinister of Education and Voca-tional Training and a member ofParliament, Dr. Shukuru

The Gazebo Memory Walk wascompleted lastThanksgiving!

Kate and Mel Romani and KarenWolfskehl celebrated thecompletion of theGazebo Walk!

Kate Romaniaddressed theunexpectedlylarge crowdwho came tothe GazeboMemory WalkDedication.

Jay and AshleyWashburn andDr. ShukuruKawambwa, atthe ribbon-cut-ting of the newclassrooms inTanzania.

Kawambwa.The organizationʼs mission is

to foster the educational experi-ence of children in Tanzania byconnecting them with studentswithin their community and stu-dents from the USA (includingstudents from this area), as wellas building schools in communi-ties without schools and spon-soring students which allowsthem to continue their educationin Tanzania.

The primary school is the second school constructed inTanzania by Asante Sana forEducation and its donors.

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Scarlet Sally Hussjoined parents John(the younger) andSonya Huss andgrand parents Sallyand John (the elder)for Scarletʼs chris-tening! WelcomeScarlet! Looks like ahandful already!

COMMISSIONING CEREMONY JULY 3, 6:15 PMBehind the Yacht Club

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The completion of phase one of the Gazebo Memory Walk was sad-dened recently by the death of Kate Romani last month who hadworked so hard to see it brought to fruition. Kate was so well-knownhere at Groton Long Point. She had spent all her summers here as achild with her parents, Kay and Kevin Foley and her sister, Joan Mill-som. Kateʼs married life took her to the Midwest with her husband,Mel, but they returned each summer to their GLP home. Retirementbrought the Romaniʼs back to Kateʼs beloved GLP for good. Besidesbeing a good friend of mine, Kate brought her talents to the GLPNEWS with her wonderful column on the old and interesting housesof GLP which our readers loved. The loss of Kate is bewildering, in-explicable and heartbreaking on so many levels. There are no wordsstrong enough to say how much we all will miss her.

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Fred & Cornelia Clark: A Love Story

A chance encounter with Mar-cia Clark in Grotonʼs Big Y amonth or so ago caused me toremember the Clark Family, whowere such a part of Groton LongPointʼs history. As a young boy,I was dimly aware of an olderman named Fred Clark (Mar-ciaʼs father-in-law), whose com-pany took care of garbagecollection as well as real estateon the Point. Fred and his wifeCornelia had three children:Fred, Charlie and Miriam. Iknew Miriam well: a warm andfriendly woman, she was a closeneighbor and ran Clark Real Es-tate for many years until her un-timely death.

In the Archives, I found a1991 short oral history from thelate Evelyn Sharples (Mrs. War-ren G.), in which she reminiscesfondly about the Clarks Senior:“When I remember Fred andCornelia Clark, I think of theword ʻLOVE.ʼ They truly had alife-long love affair.

“Fred once told us that as ayoung man his tuition has beenpaid and a room assigned tohim at the University of Con-necticut. He said, ʻWhen Ithought of Cornelia being waydown here and my being way upthere, I just could not leave.ʼThey were married instead.

“Fred and Cornelia had a deeplove for Groton Long Point, theirhome, and their children. Andthat love extended to theirchurch and to the area commu-nities. It is all a story of love.

“When I came here as a bridein 1944, Warren had already ce-mented a strong friendship withthe Clarks. Cornelia liked to tellus that she knew us before wewere married and that she had

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helped with the courtship! I re-member having dinner withthem; I remember Corneliaʼslovely pink-flowered china; and Iremember that we laughed a lot.That was good.

“Warren was on the sleepingporch of the cottage when all thewindows blew out in the 1938hurricane. He was the first ofsome thirty people who tookrefuge at the Clarksʼ home onBeach Road, including a twelve-day-old baby. Fred and Corneliaalways came through when helpwas needed.

“When I worked with GardnerColson gathering material forthe book, Groton Long Point –Fifty Years and Then Some,Fredʼs reminiscences were in-valuable to us.

“Fred and Cornelia were in-deed ʻMr. and Mrs. Groton LongPoint.ʼ Since their deaths, Ihave not felt the same aboutbeing here.”

Such is the impact that anumber of long-time families –like the Clarks – have had onthe ebb and flow of things hereat GLP.

Proud brother Matt looks on asbrother, David Hooper graduatesfrom UCONN. Both boys wereGLP News Delivery boys!

Newest additions to the Nickolenko clan, Brianna and Kendal (r) bornto Dave Jr. and Jennifer Nickolenko. The family went from two, David3rd and Bobby (l) to four children overnight. The senior Nickolenkosnow have 17 grandchildren and say they will always welcome more.

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Eric White, son of Ginnie andBill, and fiancé, Katie Grubeare engaged and plan to marryin the near future.

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Caribbean Fish StewThis past winter had one too

many snow storms for me. Soone night I cranked up the heatin the house, put on a summerdress and made this summerstew to help me get through thelong, snowy winter. Hope youfeel those ocean breezes asyou enjoy this recipe.

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon freshly groundblack pepper1/4 teaspoon ground red pep-per1/2 teaspoon ground cumin1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided3/4 pound Alaskan salmon fil-let, skin removed and cut into2-inch pieces3/4 pound anythicker whitefish (cod, halibut, sea bass),skin removed and cut into 2-inch pieces3 tablespoons olive oil, di-vided1 medium onion, thinly sliced(about 1 1/2 cups)1 red bell pepper, cut into 3/4-inch pieces (about 1 cup)2 teaspoons fresh thymeleaves2 garlic cloves, minced1 jalapeño pepper, minced1 (13.5-ounce) can coconutmilk1 (14.5-ounce) can petite

diced tomatoes, undrained1/4 cup coarsely choppedfresh cilantro leaves1 tablespoon fresh lime juiceGarnish: fresh cilantro

Instructions

1. Combine black pepper, redpepper, cumin, and 3/4 tea-spoon salt in a small bowl.Sprinkle salmon and snapperon both sides with spice mix-ture. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oilin a large nonstick skillet overhigh heat. Add fish, and cook 2minutes or until browned.

2. Heat remaining 1 1/2 table-spoons oil in a large Dutch ovenover medium-high heat. Add onion and next 4 ingredi-ents; sauté 6 minutes or untilvegetables soften. Add coconut milk, tomatoes,and remaining 3/4 teaspoonsalt; bring to a simmer. Add fish; cover and simmer 3minutes or until fish is cooked.Gently stir in cilantro leaves andlime juice. Garnish, if desired.

Itʼs so nice to be back on thepages of The GLP NEWS!Please let me know if youwould like a particular recipe!

Letʼs take a look at the recipefeatured in this issueʼs KatyʼsKitchen column. It is CaribbeanFish Stew which includes fish,herbs, coconut, and some heatfrom a jalapeño pepper andcayenne. The first place to lookfor a wine pairing is the locationfrom which the dish hails. I donʼtthink we are going to find muchin the way of wine from theCaribbean islands. And I donʼtthink rum will work with this dish!When the location fails to yield asuitable wine candidate, look tothe flavor profile and “size” of thefood. Here we have fairly as-sertive flavors and substantialprotein in the salmon and thickwhite fish. These facets suggesta good-sized white wine. So,letʼs go find a rich and flavorfulwhite wine.

Chardonnay would certainlywork, but letʼs take a look at anoff-the-beaten path white fromsoutheastern France. TheRhone River Valley has northernand southern wine making re-gions. The Southern Rhone isrenowned for its Chateauneuf-du-Pape appellation. It is alsohome to the much less expen-sive Côte du Rhône (shortenedto CdR in wine-speak) wines.And though the red Côte duRhônes are easy to find, a morecomplete search will locate thedelicious white Côte du Rhônewines.

The grapes that comprise

white CdRs are uncommon.They include Roussanne,Marsanne, Viognier, andGrenache Blanc among others.The combination of these grapesproduces a wine that is freshand lively. It is this fruitiness thatwill provide a foil for the heat inthe recipe. In addition, whiteCdRs are medium- to full-bodiedand so will make a good accom-paniment for this rich fish stew.These wines are meant to bedrunk young so look for fairlycurrent vintages. Furthermore,they retail for less than $20 andso wonʼt strain the budget.

There are also some deli-cious white blends from else-where in the Southern RhôneValley. These will be more diffi-cult to find and a bit more expen-sive at around $50. However,they will provide an even betterwine drinking experience. Yourquest should include the mar-velously complex and rich whitewine, Chateauneuf-du-PapeBlanc. Though comprising onlyfive percent of the Chateauneuf-du-Pape production, thesewhites are rich, honeyed, andshow great minerality makingthem good food wines.

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green trousers with navy bluelobsters (the Commander's lob-sters are red); freshly ironedwhite polo shirts and of courseblue blazers with shiny brassbuttons. All except the com-mander wear penny loafers. Hisloafers have tassels. No socksof course, although most of theMilitia can easily afford them. Asthe sun sets over the Sound, theMilitia raise their weapons, thecannons are primed, and Fish-ers Island sends its annual mes-sage of "Good Cheer" to their"neighbors" on the mainland.We get their message andpromise never to darken theirshores (except for an occasionalall-nighter at the Pequot Houseof course)!

From,“Golf Guy in Massachusetts”

When our intrepid “Golf Re-porter,” John Huss, returned tothe relative tranquility of Man-chester-by-the-Sea at the end oflast summer, his "Old Mail Bag"continued to produce some in-teresting material. Case in pointis this query from one of John'sgolfing buddies, John Keleher,who is a pretty funny guy him-self.

Dear Golf Editor:I am writing you because I

have come to understand thatyou and your band of retireeswield the power behind thethrone in this burg. I have beento the Yacht Club and the GLPOffice. The Yacht Club folks toldme to go to the GLP Office. TheGLP Office said they were toobusy issuing boat stickers andtennis permits.

My problem is the cannonsgoing off every Wednesdayevening. At first I thought it wasa Civil War re-enactment, butlater was told it was a sail boatrace. What are they doing I won-der, shooting the losers? Everytime the cannons go off my doghides in the litter box and thenthe cat poops under the bed. Mywater-view McMansion is beingdefiled by this cannonade! TheGLP Police claim their jurisdic-tion ends at the mean high tidemark. I'm hopeful that you andyour band of Monday Golf Duf-fers can address this issue.From,"Cleaning-up on West Shore"

Letter of Concern Regarding Weekly Cannon Fire off GLPMr. Keleher's poignant letter

was forwarded to Mr. Huss andherein Mr. Hussʼ response.

Dear John K: Although I agree that the GLP

Men Golfers are indeed a forceto be reckoned with, I'm not surewe can be of any real assis-tance in this matter. However,rest assured that you have mysympathy. There is nothing likecannon fire to spoil a nice drymartini. The WednesdayEvening Races certainly docause a commotion, especiallywhen several sloops, eachclaiming the right of way, ramthe committee boat at exactlythe same time! My goodness,those yachtsmen are a salty lot!However, you should be in resi-dence when the real shootingstarts. I refer of course to theannual Muster of the Fishers Is-land Militia that takes place latein October. As everyone on thePoint knows, the Fisher Islandfolks don't take kindly to any in-vasion from the "low lifes" ofGLP. In fact, the only placewe're welcome on their island isthe Pequot House which thinksthe legal drinking age is still 13!Back to the Militia. Once a yearthe stalwart defenders of Fish-ers don their uniforms, seizetheir shotguns, load their can-nons and march in good order tothe coastline facing our poorlydefended shores. They are re-splendent in their uniforms; lime

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GLP NEWS Page 6LLLL uuuuiiii sssseeeeBethencourt at CentercourtBethencourt at CentercourtHereʼs a nice story to start off

the tennis season this year. Tom and Nicholas Steiglehner

attended the Niagara FamilyClassic tennis tournament finalsin New Haven last August andthey won the Parent and 12 andunder Child tournament. We justmissed getting that informationin the last issue of the GLPNews as we had already goneto press for issue #10.The Steiglehners said that thetournament was a lot of fun andvery exciting. Best of all, whenTomʼs and Nicholas's winningnames were called out at thetrophy presentation ceremonyon center court, it was men-tioned that they were represent-ing the GLP Yacht Club. Anenthusiastic crowd of GLP folkscheered loudly - the family wasso surprised! They hadnʼt real-ized anyone from GLP was eventhere. Nicholas was thrilled atthe cheers and went up andchatted with some of his GLPtennis coaches after.

We wish the Steiglehnerscontinued good luck as they areplanning or entering the FamilyClassic again this summer.

The Family Classic for thisseason will take place again thissummer and the YC is hopingmore families will take part.Watch for the date.

After the Family Classis theYC tennis season takes off onTuesday, July 7th at 8 am with

Tom and Nichlolas Steiglehnerand their big trophy!

Dedication of the Falcone Healing Garden

The Falcone familycuts the ribbon at theopening of the HealingGarden.

Jim and Linda Falconeand Father ThomasHoar who gave theblessing at the opening.

Here is a story that The GLP NEWS is so proud to report. Our ownJim and Linda Falcone are responsible for building the beautiful Fal-cone Healing Garden in conjunction with Lawrence and MemorialHospitalʼs cancer program. Lindaʼs courageous battle with cancer andthe loss of their beloved son, Jason, to cancer prompted the Falconesto try and help the hospitalʼs efforts to ease the pain of not only theircancer patients but also their caregivers, and the families and friendsof those suffering from the disease.

the Womenʼs Draw and the fi-nals on Thursday, July 9th.Womenʼs Doubles, Tuesday,at 8 am, July 14th, finals onThursday, July 16th.Womenʼs Singles, Tuesday at8 am, July 21st, finals onThursday, July 23rd.Mixed Doubles starts on Satur-day, July 11 at 8 am and finalson sunday July 12th.Menʼs Doubles on Saturday,July 18th at 8 am, finals on Sun-day, July 19th.Menʼs Singles July 25th at 8am, finals July 26th.Sign up at the YC the day be-fore the match!Pleeeeease donʼt sign up if youcanʼt play both days andpleeeease donʼt arbitrarilychange the time of play as yourisk not having the match re-ported on in the paper.

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Even better than before!Located in the park next to the fire house

HERE WE GO!Fourth of July!

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Kidsʼ Fun Runs8:45am Kiddie Races

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9:15 am 5K (3.1 miles) Open Fun Run

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Parade - step off is at 1:30 pm. Bikes assemble infront of Casino at 1 pm. Floats assemble in back of

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LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!

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We are not sure if this past winter was the coldest or the snowiestwinter on record but it sure felt like it and looked like it according to

those who braved the whole winter here.Thanks Nancy Budd for pix!

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The Fisherʼs Island SoundOne Designs, otherwise knownas the Class Aʼs or A-boats, kickoff the 2015 racing season withthis Saturdayʼs annual cocktailparty hosted once again by theYoungʼs on Clubhouse Point.This year, the get-together willbe particularly special becausefamily matriarch, 93-year oldBarbara Young, is returning toGroton Long Point from herpresent home in La Jolla, CA.

Several of the Youngʼsguests are expected to racetheir A-boats in the fleetʼs tune-up race, which is scheduled be-fore the cocktail party,beginning at 1:30 p.m. off ofMain Beach. The tune-up racewill be a preview of this yearʼsClass A season series, whichbegins on Saturday, July 4 at1:30 p.m.

Other Pointraces are sched-uled for: Satur-day, July 11: Sunday, July 19;Sunday, July 26, Saturday, Au-gust 1; Saturday, August 8;Sunday, August 16; and Satur-day, August 21. In addition, theschedule includes several spe-cial races, including; the ViceCommodoreʼs Cup on Sunday,July 12; the Pequot Cup raceto Fisherʼs Island on Saturday,July 25; and the CommodoreʼsCup on Sunday, August 9.

The starts and finishes ofthese races almost always takeplace in front of Main Beach.Many GLPʼers understand thatthe Summer has really startedwith the sight of these uniqueand beautiful sailboats duringthe fleetʼs racing season onFisherʼs Island Sound.

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GLP South! During the winter 22 of us all live within 15 minutes of eachother in Bradenton, FL. And more of us didnʼt make the picture!