12-03-2010 town times
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Town Times issue published December 3, 2010.TRANSCRIPT
Together at mealtime
David Hurlburt and his granddaughter, Cadence, atthe Church of the Epiphany’s monthly CommunitySupper on Sunday, Nov. 21. See more photos and in-formation on the suppers on page 22.
Photo by Judy Moeckel
Coginchaug girls in action
The fifth annual Coginchaug High School PowderPuff game, where seniors took on the juniors, endedin a scoreless tie. More photos from the Nov. 24game on page 28. Photo by Stephanie Wilcox
Volume 17, Issue 34 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, December 3, 2010
Durham Garden Club members make wreaths
The Durham Garden Club will be selling a limited supply of individually decoratedholiday wreaths on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Strong School parking lot. The live greenwreaths are decorated with natural materials and finished off with a colorful bow.The wreaths will be on display on a truck owned by Garden Club member Greg Bur-ritt. Prospective customers are advised to arrive early for the best selection. Saleswill begin at 9 a.m. The wreath sale is the club’s main source of revenue. The club’srecent major project has been the restoration of the treescape on Main St. Membersalso plant and maintain the gardens at Town Hall, the triangle at Routes 79 and 17,Coginchaug High School, Korn School and Brewster School. The club recently con-tributed to the landscaping project at the Durham Public Library. Above, from left,Renee Kelley, Susan Giuffrida, Marianne Reynolds and Ellen Patterson help prepare300 wreaths in two days at the Durham Firehouse. Photo by Stephanie Wilcox
Annual Community Round-Upcoming to your home this Saturday
On Saturday, Dec. 4, from9 a.m. to noon, teams of stu-dents and adults will visityour neighborhood to collectfood, grocery gift cards orcash for turkeys. Food dona-tions will go to the AmazingGrace Food Pantry; giftcards and cash donationswill be divided among localsocial service agencies. Ifresidents won’t be home,they can leave food by theirfront doors.
“Especially under the cir-cumstances of the economy,we have more and more peo-ple who are in need,” said
Beth Galligan, director ofguidance at CoginchaugHigh School. “It shows howgenerous the people ofDurham and Middlefield are,and it’s a nice way for thekids to give back to theircommunity.”
Web update: Twenty peo-ple responded to our poll:“Will you/did you partici-pate in the CommunityRound-Up to benefit areafood pantries?” Ten percentsaid Yes, they would be par-ticipating in a team; 40 per-cent said Yes, by donatingfood; 15 percent said Yes, as a
In this issue ...Calendar............................4Durham Briefs ................14Middlefield Briefs ...........15Sports ..........................24-31Obituary............................19
volunteer at the school; and35 percent said No, theywould not be participating.After the event this Satur-day, we hope to see more re-sponses in the first three cat-egories! Go to www.town-times.com to cast your vote.
(Stephanie Wilcox)
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Marco, Jette...............................26Masonicare-Makiaris .................14Michalowski Agency....................3Micheli Unisex Styling Salon.......3Middlesex Chamber ..................21Middlesex Community College .15Miller Tree Farm........................10Mim’s Oil......................................5Movado Farm ............................29Neil Jones Home Improvements...30New England Dental Health......15Northern Middlesex YMCA .......19Orthodontic Specialist ...............22Parker, Rebecca .......................27Pet Stop.....................................28Prete Chiropractic Center............3Raintree Landscaping ...............30Raney, Jason, DMD..................18Realty Associates......................31RLI Electric ................................28Roblee Plumbing.......................30Rockfall Co ................................29RSDL Home Improvements......26Sea Breeze Hauling ..................26Sharon McCormick Design .........5Sisters Cleaning Service...........27Skincare Studio .........................11Suburban Windows...................30Suzio Insurance Center...............6T-N-T Home & Lawncare..........29Time Out Taverne .......................7Torrison Stone & Garden ..........28Town of Durham........................13Uncle Bob’s Flower & Garden...11VMB Custom Builders.........16, 28Waterford, Wedgwood ..............21Wesleyan Potters ......................22Wildwood Lawn Care ................28Windows Plus............................22
CorrectionsWe strive to bring you
the most accurate informa-tion available each week,but if you see something inTown Times that isn’t quiteright, give us a call at 860-349-8000, and we’ll do ourbest to make things right.
College nightfor juniors andparents
The Guidance Departmentat Coginchaug RegionalHigh School will hold theirannual college admissionsforum night on Thursday,Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. in the audito-rium for juniors and theirparents/guardians. Collegeadmissions officers from theUniversity of Connecticutand Quinnipiac University,and the director of admis-sions from Middlesex Com-munity College will presentan overview of the entire ad-missions process. The Guid-
ance Department will pres-ent the procedures and for-mat for students in the appli-cation process. Followingthe presentations, there willalso be a question and an-swer period. In the event ofinclement weather, the eventwill be rescheduled for Feb.3. All students and parentsare welcome to attend.Please call the Guidance Of-fice at 860-349-7221, if youhave any questions.
Wanted: Peoplewith memoriesof the 1960s
Students from District 13would like to find people in
our community who would bewilling to talk with themabout the civil rights move-ment and what they remem-ber about Martin LutherKing. On Thursday, Jan. 13, at7 p.m. there will be a commu-nity-wide celebration of Mar-tin Luther King Day that isbeing funded through a grantfrom Coginchaug Valley Edu-cation Foundation. VictoriaChristgau and her associatesfrom the CT Center for Non-Violence (www.ctnonvio-lence.org) will give a wonder-ful participatory musical per-formance to bring to us Mar-tin Luther King’s message ofjustice, fairness, kindnessand listening to one another.To enhance the celebration,its message, and to involvepeople not associated with theDistrict 13 schools, peoplewho would be willing to talkto students about this impor-tant time in our history areneeded. If you are willing toparticipate in an informal “in-terview,” please contact Car-ole at [email protected] or860-349-8440 or Lucy at
[email protected] or860-395-7771.
Breakfast withSanta
Durham Cub scouts, Pack27, is hosting a Breakfastwith Santa on Saturday, Dec.11 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. atthe United Churches ofDurham. Pancakes, eggs,sausage, bacon, home fries,coffee and juice will beserved. There will be basketsraffled, jewelry for sale and,of course, Santa. For ticketinfo, 860-349-1672.
Teen gift makingworkshop
On Tuesday, Dec. 14, from6-8 p.m. Durham and Middle-field teens need not head tothe mall! Instead, head onover to Durham MiddlefieldYouth and Family Services(DMYFS) for a holiday gift-making workshop you willnot want to miss. In just twohours, you will leave with anarray of hand-made gifts, in-cluding a chic glass beadedbracelet or earrings, fun felt-ed cell phone carrier, novel-ty yarn necklace and more astime allows. You can evenmake an awesome hand-made holiday card or two! Ofcourse, there will be holidaymusic and treats to keep ourspirits bright!
The workshop is open to20 youth from grades 5-9. Forfee or to receive a registra-tion form, contact JaneMoen, Program Director [email protected] .The workshop will takeplace at the DMYFS Office,405 Main Street, Middlefield.The snow date for the work-shop is Thursday, Dec. 16.
Parent leadershiptraining
Its amazing what one par-ent can do. Discover howParent Leadership TrainingInstitute (PLTI) of MiddlesexCounty can help you im-prove your community andthe lives of children, effec-tively use your voice andlearn how city and state lo-cal systems work.
Durham and Middlefieldresidents can join PLTI onTuesday, Dec. 14, atDurham’s Perk On Main, 6Main Street, from 6 to 8 p.m.
To register, [email protected] or call 860-638-1463. Child-care and re-freshments are available.Visit www.mxcplti.com.
This program is made pos-sible by a grant from theConnecticut Parent TrustFund for Parent LeadershipTraining in collaborationwith the Commission onChildren, as well as the Mid-dletown Public Schools, theLiberty Bank Foundation
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White’s Farm study due this month; skating pond ready for freezing weatherBy Sue VanDerzee
Town Times
White’s Farm, on MapleAvenue in Durham, is aniconic place. Durham Fairexhibitors park there thelast week of every Septem-ber, dog-walkers assembleyear-round, rocket fanciersand model airplane fliersuse its open field as alaunching pad and landingplace, hay is cut, bobolinksraise chicks, sweet corn isgrown and sold, fish arecaught in Allyn Brook,which bisects it, and folkswander its pathways andtake in the glories of naturein all seasons. Additionally,the community well andpumping station, whichserve the Durham WaterCompany, are located on
White’s Farm, as are severalmemorial trees.
However, all is not neces-sarily well in this beautifulspot. One of the concerns of agroup established severalyears ago, the Friends ofWhite’s Farm, is the increas-ing wetness of ever-greaterareas of the farm. This wet-ness has largely killed an im-pressive tree line along thewestern edge of the propertyas well as narrowed the areain which hay can be cut. It’snot worth the cutting, afterall, if your tractor sinks intothe mud and must be pulledout. The brook, also, haschanged over the years, fill-ing with silt carried fromnew housing developmentsupstream, perhaps hastenedby the breaching of a long-ago dam.
The Friends group, along
with the Durham Conserva-tion Commission whichoversees town-owned openspace, has sponsored workgroups over the past twoyears to clear out some of thebrush that had taken overvarious parts of the farm.They have also lobbied theDurham Board of Selectmento finally figure out how thefarm and the brook could berestored for use and enjoy-ment into the future.
That plan may soon beavailable; what happens to itthen will be up to local offi-cials and residents. Accord-ing to First Selectman Laura
Francis, the state Depart-ment of Environmental Pro-tection (DEP) has held sever-al meetings at the farm, oneof which included a tripdown the brook in a specialvehicle, and the DEP hasalso mown areas of concernfor study by the Natural Re-source Conservation Service(NRCS), who were picked toprepare a plan for the farm.
According to Francis, shehas received word from SethLerman of the NRCS that thesurvey was completed lastweek (before Thanksgiving)and a report can be expectedthe middle of December at
the earliest. The plan willthen be discussed by the In-land Wetlands Agency andthe Conservation Commis-sion. Undoubtedly, otherresidents, particularlyFriends of White’s Farm,will weigh in. “There’s noshortage of opinions on thesources of the problems atthe farm,” noted Francis.
Soon, those various opin-ions will be tested by theNRCS report, and townspeo-ple will have to decide whathappens next.Skating Pond
One of the possible
See White’s Farm, page 5
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FRIDAY
December 3Fame Auditions
Madhatters Theatre Com-pany is currently schedulingappointments for their spring2011 production. Auditionsare by appointment only andare open to age 13 throughadult. Auditions are in OldLyme on Dec. 3 from 4 to 8 p.m.for principals only. All otherauditions are on Dec. 4 from 10a.m to 3 p.m. The productionof Fame will be in Clinton dur-ing May 2011. To schedule anaudition, or for more info,please call 860 395-1861.
SATURDAY
December 4Community Round-UpVolunteers will be going
to local neighborhoods be-tween 9 a.m. and noon, col-lecting non-perishable foodfor area food pantries.
Christmas FairThe First Congregational
Church, corner of Centerand Main Streets in Walling-ford, is hosting its ClassicChristmas Holiday Fair, 9a.m. to 3 p.m. The Coffee Caféand a complete hot lunch areavailable. The church ishandicapped accessible andhas ample parking. For moreinfo, please call the churchoffice 203-265-1691.Holiday Farmers Market
There will be an old fash-ioned holiday open houseand farmer’s market at theDudley Farm, 2351 DurhamRd. in Guilford, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Visit the farmhousedecorated for the holidays,and enjoy period music andrefreshments. The farmer’smarket will be held in thewarmth of the Munger Barn.The market featureswreaths, greens, decora-tions, baked goods, jam, hon-ey, maple syrup, handmadesoap, cards, crafts and more.For info call 860-349-3917.
A Country ChristmasThe United Churches of
Durham, 228R Main St. inDurham, will hold its annualCountry Christmas Fair from9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fair fea-tures country crafts, Christ-mas ornaments, baked goods,jams, jellies, preserves, giftbaskets, raffles, quilts, wood-en treasures, jewelry and
more. Items are hand madeand excellent quality. ComeChristmas shop. Lunch willbe available.
Wadsworth MansionHoliday Bazzarr
The Wadsworth Mansionat Long Hill Estate is hostingits annual Holiday Bazaarfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 421Wadsworth St. in Middle-town. Door donations will bededicated to conservationprojects at the Mansion.
Holiday WreathsThe Durham Garden Club
will be selling a limited sup-ply of individually decoratedholiday wreaths at the StrongSchool Parking Lot. The livegreen wreaths are decoratedwith natural materials andfinished off with a colorfulbow. The wreaths will be ondisplay on a truck owned byGarden Club member GregBurritt. Prospective cus-tomers are advised to arriveearly for the best selection.Sales will begin at 9 a.m.
Breakfast with SantaJoin Santa for an all-you-
can-eat brunch at the ThirdCongregational Church, 94Miner St. in Middletown, to-day from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Formore info, call 860-632-0733.
Durham Tree LightingCome to the tree lighting
at 4 p.m. on the Durhamtown green. Santa will bethere! There will be refresh-ments and carols with thebrass ensemble.
SUNDAY
December 5Country Line DancingVinnie’s Jump & Jive, 424
Main St. in Middletown, isteaching Country Line Danc-ing every Sunday from 7:30to 9 p.m. Students will learnthe basics of line dancingand how to build vines, piv-ots and box steps, as well ascha-cha, waltz andCharleston moves, into se-quences that fit the music.Walk-ins are welcome. Formore info and prices, call in-structor Jim at 860-561-5585.
Middlefield Tree LightingWarm up the holidays
while lighting the towntree. Join the MiddlefieldWomen’s Club in celebrat-ing the season at the Mid-
dlefield Community Centerat 5 p.m. Enjoy hot cocoa,coffee, hot dogs, caroling,kiddie goodie bags, a visitwith Santa and Mrs. Clausand the lighting of the tree.
Holiday Craft FairCountry Flower Farms,
Route 147 in Middlefield, ishosting its annual HolidayCraft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. There will be 30+ arti-sans, crafters, vendors, a kidscraft zone, visits by Rudolphand friends, a huge bake sale,a raffle and a pet productdrive. A portion of the profitswill be donated to the Meri-den Humane Society.
MONDAY
December 6Stroke Club
Middletown Stroke Clubwill meet at 1 p.m. in the com-munity room at SugarloafTerrace in Middlefield. TheStroke Club meets the firstMonday of every month. Forinformation, call Ida at 860-344-9984, Ray at 860-349-9226or Ann at 203-235-4275.
TUESDAY
December 7Christmas Caroling
Rehersal for the ValleyShore Chorus of Sweet Ade-lines International is tonightand will continue every Tues-day in December from 7:15 to8:15 p.m. Women who want tojoin the four-part a capellaharmony barbershop stylesinging group may attend. Re-hersals are at St. Paul Luther-an Parish Hall, 47 Oak St.,Middletown, where music isprovided and carpooling isavailable. Performances arethroughout the holiday sea-son and are fun and informal.Call Joan at 860-767-8540.
Local Author LectureSeries with Steve GrantAward-winning journalist
and avid outdoorsman, SteveGrant, will discuss how to re-store Connecticut’s forests,open spaces and waterwaysat the CFPA Headquarters,16 Meriden Rd. in Rockfall,from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mem-bers are also invited to at-tend a special members-onlyreception to meet Steve inthe Camp-Ellsworth Library,inside the CFPA Headquar-ters, from 5:30 to 6:25 p.m.Please RSVP for the Member
Reception, 860-346-2372 [email protected].
Taking the Mystery out of Medicare
Wadsworth Glen HealthCare and RehabilitationCenter, 30 Boston Rd. in Mid-dletown, is sponsoring a freeseminar called Taking theMystery Out of Medicare:What You Need to KnowAbout Medicare Coveragefrom 5 to 6:30 p.m. Learnabout Traditional MedicarePart A, Medicare Part B,Medicare Advantage Plans,Part D Prescription Plans,and Standardized Supple-mental Plans. Refreshmentswill be served. Seating islimited. Please RSVP by Dec.6 to 860-346-9299 (Ext. 159)
WEDNESDAY
December 8TOPS
Durham TOPS Club meetsevery Wednesday at 6 p.m.on the third floor of theDurham Town Hall. For in-formation, call Naomi Klot-sko at 860-349-9558 or BonnieOlesen at 860-349-9433.Levi Library Giving Tree
Open HouseBooks are now on display
and available to purchase forthe Children’s Room andYoung Adult Collections. TheGiving Tree program allowsthe librarians to choose a se-lection of books that wouldbenefit both reading collec-tions. Then parents, teensand children browse thosebooks to determine whichthey would like to donate tothe library. They pay fortheir donations, take themhome, wrap them up andthen bring them back to thelibrary for today’s GivingTree Holiday Open House.Santa will be there collectingbook “gifts” from the chil-dren for the library selection.A bookplate will be placed in-side each donated book in ap-preciation for the purchase.
DSS Rx Help Comes toMiddlefield
The Department of SocialServices will have their DSSRx-Xpress Bus to do on site el-igibility screening and coun-selors to assist with questionsand enrollment on Medicare,Medicare Pt D and the Con-necticut Pharmacy program(Conn-Pace). You need tobring all your necessary pa-perwork to your appointment
(list of all meds and doseages,medicare card and all yourpresent insurance cards.) Ifyou want to enroll in theConn Pace program, pleasebring copies of all your in-come. The Xpress Bus will bein the Senior Center parkinglot. Please call Antoinette atthe Center at 860-349-7121 tomake an appointment be-tween 1 and 3 p.m.
Medicare RX-XpressComes to Durham
The Medicare RX-Xpresswill offer Durham elderlyand disabled residents an op-portunity to review MedicareRX information, Medicareprescription drug plan en-rollment assistance, extrahelp (for Medicare RX pro-gram), Medicare Savings,ConnPace, Social Securityinformation and elegibilityfor screening for programsand benefits. The programwill be at Durham Libraryfrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reserva-tions for your 30 minute ap-pointment are first come firstserved call Jan, a MunicipalAgent for the Elderly, at 860-349-3153. Bring yourMedicare Card, the name ofyour pharmacy and a list ofyour medications.Green Children Protecting
the Connecticut RiverJoin the Middletown Area
Green Children in “Protect-ing the Connecticut River”from 4 to 5 p.m., in the Activi-ty Room at Russell Library,123 Broad St., Middletown.The activity focuses on ap-preciating, protecting andlearning from the outdoorsand nature, and understand-ing the CT River watershedand its effect on all of our lo-cal rivers and streams. Noregistration necessary.
Classic Holiday MovieEnjoy classic holiday
movies at the MiddlefieldSenior Center everyWednesday in December at 1p.m. starting today withWhite Christmas. Warm upwith some good holiday clas-sics and a steamy mug of hotcocoa and popcorn. Themovies are free.
Eye NutritionJane Coggins, Registered
Dietitian from CRT, will do apresentation on eye nutrition,called “For Your Eyes Only” at12:30 at the Middlefield SeniorCenter. Learn how your diet
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THURSDAY
December 9Junior College Parent Night
The Guidance Department atCoginchaug Regional HighSchool will hold their annualCollege Admissions ForumNight at 7 p.m. in the auditori-um for juniors and their par-ents/guardians. The GuidanceDepartment will present theprocedures and format for stu-dents in the applicationprocess. Following the presen-tations, there will also be aquestion and answer period. Inthe event of inclement weather,the event will be rescheduledfor Feb. 3. All students and par-ents are welcome to attend. Callthe Guidance Office at 349-7221for more info.
Ornament WorkshopCome and enjoy yourself at
this holiday workshop. Youwill make two beautiful orna-ments: a glass snowman and aribbon angel. The class will be
held at the Durham ActivityCenter located on the 2nd floorof the Carolyn Adams build-ing. It is open to adults onlyand will meet from 10 a.m. to 12p.m. All materials will be pro-vided. Josie Goulet will be theworkshop instructor. To regis-ter or for prices, call Sherry at860-343-6724. In the event ofsnow the workshop will beheld the following week onDec. 16.
FRIDAY
December 10Preschool Screening
Regional School District13 is offering a play-basedscreening for children agesthree and four. The screen-ing is offered at 9 a.m. and 11a.m. in the preschool room atBrewster School. All four-year-olds and children turn-ing three by Dec. 10 are invit-ed to attend. Parental per-
mission and involvement arerequired for the screening. Ifyou would like your child toattend a screening, call Crys-tal at 860-349-7210.
Cogin-Chuggers
The Cogin-Chuggers willhold their Christmas Danceat Brewster School, on TuttleRoad in Durham, from 8 to10:30 p.m. Matt McGovernwill be the caller and Sue Lu-cibello the cuer. For moreinfo and prices, call 860-349-8084 or 203-235-1604.
Tot Time
Tot Time is an open ageplaygroup held at the Mid-dlefield Community Center.This program is open to allDurham and Middlefield res-idents and their children.Join the fun every Fridayfrom 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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sources of trouble, as men-tioned by several Friendsgroup members, is the townskating pond. The pond,which lies along Route 68(Wallingford Road) has beenused by residents fordecades, but during the1990s, then-State Represen-tative Ray Kalinowski se-cured a $50,000 grant thatwould allow for an upgradeof the pond, which, like Al-lyn Brook and the adjacentCoginchaug River, seemedto be suffering from exces-sive siltation. The grant al-lowed a berm (earthen patharound a water feature) andweir (dam) to be built, which
some people felt exacerbatedthe flooding on the adjacentWhite’s Farm.
However, the last of thegrant money was spent thisfall to hire a contractor todredge the skating pond andrepair the berm and weir tothe point that “no water isgoing in and no water is go-ing out,” explained Francis.“Everything is now com-plete as originally planned,”she added, “and the last rain-fall seemed to indicate that itis finally working as envi-sioned.”
Now all that’s needed is adeep freeze so residents cantest it out.
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It’s that time again whenthe old trunks filled withbaubles and shiny twinklingtrinkets are busted out of thedepths of the attic or cellar tofill our homes with the holi-day spirit. With familiesdealing with the bad econo-my and saving and scrimp-ing where they can, it is im-portant for people to feelthey can still celebrate theseason. This holiday, saveyour wallet by followingthese decorating on a budgettips. All you really need isyour creativity and a fewitems from around yourhouse.
As far as decorating theChristmas tree there aremany ideas for ornamentsthat can really personalizethe tree. Small toys or dollscan be placed on branches of
the tree where the naturalfullness of the greenery islacking. This gives the treebody and color.
Some other items thatmight be hanging about,looking for a purpose, arethose teeny tiny baby shoes,which were kept for yearsdue to shear cuteness. Mymother has a tiny pair ofpatent leather mary-janes onher tree. Looking over thedelicate shoes really bringsback memories and nowthose little keepsakes aren’tjust sitting in a dust-coveredbox, we get to enjoy themevery year. My four-year-oldgets a kick out of seeing themand just can’t seem to wraphis head around the idea thatMama’s feet were ever sosmall.
To add a festive punch to adining room, one could lookno further than their back-yard for materials. Instead of
getting a second tree to en-hance this gathering space,all that is needed is a heavycrystal or glass vase. Collectbranches that are about ahalf an inch to an inch thick.Place the branches in thevase and arrange them like abouquet of flowers. Add silkpoinsettias to the vase as abase for the branches. Allthat is needed are a string oflights and some left over or-naments. If you don’t haveenough ornaments,pinecones and acorns couldbe painted with a glue andwater mixture and dipped inglitter. When completelydry, the sparkling forestfinds will add a touch ofwhimsy to your space.
Sharon McCormick ofSharon McCormick Design,LLC on Main Street inDurham suggested going tolocal Christmas tree farmsand asking to take the green-ery scraps off their hands.The pieces can be strung to-gether and used as garlandor nestled behind candles onthe mantle for that extraoomph that only natural
pine can produce.Every year the
postman deliverswell wishes, in theform of Christmascards, but year af-ter year they startto pile up. Mc-Cormick recom-mended repurpos-ing cards of yearspast, as a garlandor swag for a morecasual space like afamily room.
Erica Edwards, ajunior designer who workswith McCormick, loves theidea of stringing imitationcranberries and lining themoldings of windows anddoors with the berry strings.Edwards said, “It’s a fa-vorite of mine, it’s clean,simple and unexpected.”
To update chandeliers forthe holiday, Edwards sug-gests taking scraps of rib-bons and draping them onthe light fixture. The collect-ed greenery can be tucked inhere and there to make a fes-tive statement.
Valentina Guenther of
Valentina’s Home Design,also on Main Street inDurham, offered an idea thatuses items many would al-ready have in their homes.She suggested building acenterpiece using an oldmirror as the base. Arrangestemware of various heightson top of the mirror and fillthem with water tinted withfood coloring. The onlyitems that need to be pur-chased are a couple of float-ing candles. With the color-ful reflection of the mirror
Above, “a festive punch” to anyroom can be assembled usingbranches from the yard and house-hold trinkets. Photo by Cheri Kelley
See Decorating, page 9
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Letters to the Editor
Thoughts afterBOS meeting
I am a member of the Con-servation Commission. I wasat the Community CenterTuesday evening, Nov. 16,for our scheduled meeting,which unfortunately wascancelled due to a technicali-ty regarding the agenda. So Idecided to go to the Board ofSelectmen’s meeting beingheld at the same time.
Our First Selectman, Mr.Jon Brayshaw, was dis-cussing Powder Ridge. Hestated that while he was atthe Ridge he noticed thatsomeone had dumped oldroof shingles at the entrance!This is upsetting. 1) Thetown crew was given the ex-tra job of cleaning theseshingles up and transportingthem to the landfill. 2) Theperpetrators obviously haveno respect for the town, thetaxpayers or the law. 3) Theunsuspecting homeownerprobably paid the landfill feeto the perpetrator unlessthey themselves were doingthe job. I feel confident instating that I do not believethat any of our local contrac-tors would do such a thing,but I do feel that this shouldbe investigated by our po-lice.
Mr. Brayshaw went on tostate that people on dirtbikes and ATVs had beenseen driving at the Ridge.There are many pros andcons regarding dirt bikesand ATVs. Some people feelthat the young people learnto be better drivers and thatit is a “country” way of life,that it helps to keep the kidsout of trouble. This is not thefirst time that the town hashad issues related to thesevehicles; it may not be thelast. The question is what dowe do? First of all, is this abig problem or has it beenoverstated? Can it be han-dled case by case or are thereenough dirt bikers in townthat we may wish to chooseanother course of action,such as making an approvedbiking trail with rules andparents/adults committingto supervise? We need moreinformation given to theFirst Selectman, police, etc.As a nurse, safety is my con-cern. I feel that if a youngperson is knowingly tres-passing while riding a dirtbike, the fear of being caughtcan be distracting and causea tragic accident. Parents- avery important tool for yourchildren to develop is “put-ting your safety first” whendeciding to do anything.This tool has been proven to
help young people makegood, sometimes life-saving,judgments, especially whenthey are being pressured bypeers. It works because it issimple. Please start teachingthis concept today! The kidsneed to know that if they arein a situation where theyjust don’t feel right, feel pres-sured, etc. if they examine itfrom the viewpoint of safety– is the proposed action risk-ing any kind of injury, ar-rest, etc. — then they can sayNO.
Susan K. Heuberger R.N.,Middlefield
Recycle toysTo the recyclers of
Durham and Middlefield,Last Saturday, I delivered
six 33-gallon sized bags ofchildren’s stuffed toys, all ingood shape, to a Haitian-American relief organiza-tion in Hartford. These willbe taken to Haiti for the kidswho lost everything. I pickedup these toys at the RecycleCenter and would love tohave gotten them before theywere left there. By calling meat 860-349-8625, I will pick upthe toys myself. Also, smallchildren’s clothing and blan-kets are needed. Thanksagain!
Richard Olsen, Durham
“You will do foolish things, but do them withenthusiasm.” — Colette
Life is full of those moments whereyou wonder if what you're about to do isa good idea. I'm not talking about theangel and devil sitting on our shoulders,guiding us through predicaments ofmorality. I mean, for example, choosingto drive out-of-state on the busiest trav-el weekend of the year when there's noreason not to stay put in your own com-fortable home. Or, hitting up the storeson the busiest shopping day of the year,when on a good day you don't even likeshopping. I admit, I did these two "fool-ish" things (both were first time experi-ences for me), knowing very well that Imight regret them.
I suppose the excitement in it for mewas that both adventures - travelingand shopping during Thanksgivingweekend - were completely unplanneduntil the last second. I like spontaneity.Maybe part of it also was that otherstried convincing me against doing ei-
ther: “You’ll regret it...Don’t go downthat road...Just don’t come back com-plaining.” But I continued onward. Isuppose I was being rebellious, whichI’m not normally.
Well, I survived to tell you about it.And boy, when I went cruising up I-84 tomy destination, hitting no bad traffic onthe busiest travel day of the year, youbet I was singing along with the radio alittle bit louder than usual (pleased withmy savvy decision making skills). Andwhen I walked into the store on BlackFriday, found what I wanted on sale,and walked out, not bothered by longlines or cranky customers, you bet Ithought, “Perhaps I'll do this again nextyear.” But here's my point. “You will dofoolish things, but do them with enthu-siasm.” That will get you through any-thing.
Stephanie Wilcox, editor
Durham/Middlefield Youth &Family Services
Unless noted, all events take place at the Youth Center inthe Middlefield Community Center.
Office hours: 10-3 Tuesdays-Fridays; phone 860-349-0258.***
Astro ProgramAre you a teen in grades seven through twelve, who is
looking for something to do after school? Sign up for one ormore of the Astro Programs activities by calling or visitingthe library. On Mondays they are offering “Card Mania,”where you can try your hand a new card game or have funwith an old favorite. On Wednesdays they have “VideoGame Fun,” when you can check out a great game with afew friends. The Astro Program is at the Durham LibraryCommunity Room from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and snacks are pro-vided. Keep watching for new Astro activities coming soonand keep in mind that space is limited. Donations are ap-preciated. Astro is looking for donations of two largerscreen TV’s and any gaming systems that your family mayhave outgrown! We’ll put them to good use! Contact JaneMoen, DMYFS Program Director at [email protected] if you have a donation to offer!
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For the 2010-2011school year, the Re-gional School District#13 Board of Educa-tion agreed to addfive late arrival daysto the calendar forwork in data teams.Data teams are small grade level ordepartment teams that examine indi-vidual student work generated fromcommon formative assessments.These assessments, or CFAs, are pe-riodic or interim assessments collab-oratively designed by grade-level ordepartment teams and are designedas matching pre- and post-assess-ments to ensure same-assessment tosame-assessment comparison of stu-dent growth. Structured and sched-uled data team meetings are held fre-quently in order to focus on the effec-tiveness of teaching and learning. Inaddition, data teams plan for the dif-ferentiation of instruction requiredto meet the needs of all students.When assessing students, the staterecommends grouping using thecommon formative assessment re-sults to group students into four lev-els of proficiency: already proficient,close to proficiency, far to go and inneed of extensive support. Once aCFA has been administered, teach-ers use the results to assess areas ofinstruction that need improvement,select research-based instructionalstrategies to improve learning, andanalyze student work in order tomove more students to proficiency.
Every data team must decide on itsown priorities, and each team in thedistrict looks slightly different. Todemonstrate how the data team cycleworks, I’ll describe some of the workour second grade team has done thisyear. First, all teachers at BrewsterSchool met to prioritize the state lit-eracy standards. In other words,
what is it that stu-dents need to knowand be able to do inorder to move to thenext grade level?What skills aretransferable acrosscontent areas? After
selecting these prioritized stan-dards, the kindergarten, first gradeand second grade teams evaluatedthese prioritized standards to ensurethat they made sense verticallyacross the grade levels. We thenworked in grade level teams to selectthe skills that were in the greatestneed of improvement and those thatwould provide the greatest leverageacross content areas and grade levelsto take through the data teamprocess. As a result of this work, thesecond grade team chose editing andrevising of written work as one areato target for improvement. This deci-sion was based, in part, both on pasthistory of grade level achievementand in order on the need to align withBrewster and Korn’s 2010-2011School Improvement Plan to in-crease student achievement on theediting and revising portion of theConnecticut Mastery Test.
In early September, and in orderto begin instruction and assessmentin editing and revising, six secondgrade teachers, a reading specialist,and a special education teacher metas a data team to create a pre-CFA toassess students’ existing knowledgeof the proper use of capital letters.The team decided to create a CFAthat would require students to read aparagraph written in all lower caseletters and indicate where capital let-ters should be placed for propernouns, beginnings of sentences, andthe pronoun “I.” After the CFA was
The Data Team CycleDiane Gallitto,
Brewster School
A View FromDistrict 13
Public Safety — A coordinatedsystem to be proud of
I think I have men-tioned before that Iam amazed with allthat I’ve had to learnsince becoming yourFirst Selectman. Ihave been particular-ly fascinated withlearning about emer-gency service deliv-ery. I’d like to sharesome of what I’velearned with thecaveat that my educa-tion is continuous asit is for all the emer-gency serviceproviders. However,there is one thing thatI still don’t complete-ly understand. Whywould anyone,whether paid or volunteer, put them-selves at personal risk for the benefitof others? To this I know one thingfor sure; our emergency service re-sponders deserve our respect andeternal gratitude for their service,training and expertise. I also ac-knowledge the family members whosupport them.
Public safety is a coordinatedsystem that is designed to be de-pendent on and complimentary ofeach other and includes police, fire,ambulance, paramedic, emergencymanagement, fire marshal, com-munications and public works. Yes,the public works department is re-quired to respond to open roads,clear snow and remove debris thatmay hinder emergency response.As the Chief Executive Officer ofthe town, I also play a role with thesupport of the Board of Selectmen(BOS). The Chiefs of Service meetwith me at least once a month to re-view issues, write grants and ex-plore efficiencies and best prac-tices. It takes a great deal of effort tocomply with increasing regula-tions, liabilities and licensing con-cerns as set forth by the statutes.
Police support is provided via theResident State Trooper (RST) pro-gram of the Connecticut State Police(CSP). For a small town, this is themost cost effective way to get cover-age. We have one RST and you canargue that we need another. When
major events occur inour town, we have thevast resources of thewhole department atour disposal. In thepast this has meantthe deployment of amajor crime unit, spe-cial forensics and bal-listics units and more.First Selectmenaround the state areworking closely withthe CSP chain of com-mand to work on dif-ferent models to helptowns share serviceswith each other with-in the RST program.The BOS receivesmonthly status re-ports from our troop-
er that will now be shared in a newcolumn in the Town Times calledTrooper Talk.
Our fire service is provided by avolunteer department that is fundedby the town; however, operations aremanaged within their own organiza-tional structure. You will find themtraining every Tuesday night andSunday morning and more. Ambu-lance service is also supported bytown funds but is augmented by theinsurance stipend program thathelps offset some operating expensesand nominal stipends to personnel.The license for paramedic services isheld by Middlesex Hospital, there-fore we depend on them when ad-vanced life support service is needed.Unfortunately due to budgetary is-sues, response time for paramedicservice can be less than optimal.
The emergency management (EM)function has been greatly enhancedand structured at all levels of govern-ment since 911. Although we prepareto be on our own for the beginning ofany major event, we know that wehave to depend on outside resources.Therefore, we are very active with ourEM region which has helped us withfunding, training and regional assets.
I am very proud of our public safe-ty team, but I am acutely aware ofhow dependant we are on volunteers.If we had to go to professional, paid
Laura Francis, Durham
From The DeskOf The FirstSelectman
Creative Arts! Creative Arts! Creative Arts!Please send us artwork of all kinds for our Dec. 31 and Jan. 7 Creative Arts issues. This year’s theme is food, but
we’re happy to accept anything artsy. We will need them emailed, dropped off or faxed to the Town Times office byFriday, Dec. 17. Don’t forget to include your name with your submission. Thanks for participating!
See Data Team, next page
See Public Safety, next page
there will be an easy, but lovely or-namentation for your table.
Guenther also recommended us-ing artificial flowers for wreaths andgarland, because they can be reusedyear after year. When you get tired ofone color scheme all you need to do ispull them out and exchange the flow-ers for something new.
Decking your halls and walls real-ly doesn’t need to be as difficult or ex-pensive as some may think. All ittakes is a tad of patience, a dash of re-sourcefulness and a handful of yourown imagination. Check out nextweek’s article on Christmas tradi-tions for more holiday cheer...on abudget.
Decorating (Continued from page 6)
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created, the team needed todetermine how to score theassessment in order to iden-tify the varied levels of stu-dent achievement. After ad-ministering and analyzingthe results of the CFA, thedata team found that 11 per-cent of the students werecurrently proficient and seta goal to move the studentsin the close to proficiencyand far to go categories toproficiency by the end of afour- week instructional cy-cle. This meant that the teampredicted that 46 percent ofthe students would be profi-cient after four weeks of con-tinued use of the chosen in-structional strategies.
Research-based instruc-tional strategies were select-ed in order to improve andintensify instruction in the
area of the proper use of cap-ital letters. The team select-ed to use the research-basedinstructional strategies ofhomework, daily wholegroup instruction, and dailysmall-group use of flashcards to sort and write com-mon and proper nouns, us-ing capital letters as needed.In two weeks time, the teach-ers met again to analyze stu-dent work to date and dis-cuss the effectiveness of thenew instructional strategies.We determined that studentswere showing improvementin their understanding ofcapital letter usage, but theteam was finding that stu-dents were not carrying theuse of capital letters over totheir independent writing.
Near the end of October,the teachers administered apost-CFA and were thrilledto find that although they an-ticipated 46 percent of theirstudents to be proficient af-
ter four weeks of instruction,85 percent of the studentswere now proficient! Despitethis achievement, the secondgrade data team decided thatthey needed to further theiranalysis and continue to im-prove instruction to see ifstudents could apply thisnew skill to their writtenwork. Again, the team need-ed to create a CFA thatwould, this time, require stu-dents to write a paragraphthat included proper nounsin addition to the use of capi-tal letters for beginning ofsentences and with the pro-noun “I.”
After the pre-assessment,only 17 percent of the stu-dents assessed were profi-cient. The data team ana-lyzed the student work andwas optimistic that 40 per-cent of the students could beproficient after six weeks ofinstruction. For instruction-al strategies, the team againchose homework practiceand whole group direct in-struction and guided prac-tice in nouns, verbs andtypes of sentences (run-ons,fragments, on and on sen-tences, declarative, interrog-
ative, and exclamatory).Teachers would also displaystudent writing samples onthe Elmo projector and askstudents to edit this work forcorrect capital letters.
Two weeks later, the teambrought student work to thetable to discuss and analyzethe strengths and weakness-es of applying capital lettersto written work. Thus far,the challenges revealed havebeen that in order for stu-dents to use capital lettersproperly, they need to rereadfor accuracy, use proper let-ter formation and under-stand more about grammarand sentence structure. Thestrengths revealed from thework thus far have indicatedthat the majority of studentswho display proficient use acapital letter for the pronoun“I,” use correct ending punc-tuation, and pay attention tothe details of handwritingand proper letter formation.The team is hoping to move43 percent of second gradestudents to the proficientlevel in six weeks. Based onpast results of collaboratingas a team, identifying re-search-based instructional
strategies and analyzing stu-dent work, the team is opti-mistic they can achieve oreven exceed this goal.
Since we do not have com-mon planning time at the el-ementary school level, weare experiencing, for thefirst time, the true power ofprofessional collaboration.Although the process isslightly different at eachschool and for each gradelevel, the goal is the same: toimprove student learning.Without the support of theRegional School District #13Board of Education and thecommunity, my team andothers in the district, wouldnot have the time to collabo-rate and plan in such a posi-tive and effective way in or-der to accomplish thesegoals. We are grateful forthis support as we continueto work to improve achieve-ment for all of our students.
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departments, our budget forservices would increase ex-ponentially. Therefore, wemust ensure that our systemis sustainable. We are cur-rently doing this with tax re-lief programs, youth pro-grams and other retentionincentive programs. But wemust also research othermodels. I will do this withthe cooperation of the chiefsand involvement of our per-sonnel. As always, your com-ments and input are wel-come as we proceed. In themeantime, stay safe andheed the advice and warn-ings of our emergency serv-ice personnel.
Public Safety(Continued from page 9)
Ukulele Club“Jam”
The newly formed, Mid-dle – CT Uke Group, spon-sored by the MiddlefieldPark & Rec Dept. will bemeeting again from 9 to 11a.m. at the MiddlefieldCommunity Center. If youplay or even have an inter-est in playing, plan to stopby at 9 a.m. on Dec. 11.Bring your uke and a mu-sic stand, if available. CallCindy Di Lauro [email protected].
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Behold and see as you passby as you are now, so oncewas I. As I am now so mustyou be. Prepare to die and fol-low me.
The grave is now my homebut soon I hope to rise. Mor-tals behold my tomb. Keepdeath before your eyes.
The best of wives, the bestof mothers must quit all theirusefulness and turn to dust.But faith assures that thesaints will rise to joys un-speakable above the skies.
These epitaphs, and more,echo throughout the cen-turies from Durham’s ceme-teries, including the OldCemetery located in the cen-ter of town; the Durham Cen-ter Cemetery behind thetown hall; and Mica HillCemetery on Mica Hill.
“I’ve done so much re-search,” says Durham’stown historian Fran Korn,“that when I walk throughthe cemetery, I feel like Iknow some of them.” TheOld Cemetery, he tells us,
was used mainly from 1700 to1822, with the last burial in1941. The Durham CenterCemetery goes back to 1822,and was closed down be-cause there are very few bur-ial spots left, and those arereserved for members of thetown’s old families. MicaHill Cemetery, which origi-nated in 1970, is now used forburials.
Korn is proud to namesome of the notables buriedin the Old Cemetery. There’sNathaniel Chauncey, thefirst minister of the town,and the first person to re-ceive a diploma from YaleCollege (now Yale Universi-ty). There’s Harriet Fowler,the daughter of Noah Web-ster, of dictionary fame, andAnn Cornelius, an Indiangirl who died in 1770 at theage of 10. There’s Colonel Ja-cob Bates, who crossed theDelaware River with GeorgeWashington. You’ll findElias and Eunice Austin, theparents of Moses Austin(who played a part in the set-tlement of Texas). There’sCaleb Seward, the first Euro-
pean inhabitant of Durham,who died in 1728. BenjaminJohnson, who died in 1799 atthe age of 98, is believed to bethe oldest person buriedthere. There are stones erect-ed to numerous Revolution-ary War veterans; Thegraves are often empty be-cause in those days it wasnot easy to preserve the bod-ies, and so they were usuallynot transported back home.There’s John Johnson, oneof the cemetery’s stonecarvers. He was the father offive unmarried daughters,who walked to church everySunday, single file and in or-der of their ages. MaidenLane was named after them.There’s David Robinson,who died in 1780 at the age of80, and who had 170 grand-children and great grand-children, 148 of whom sur-vived him.
Korn says he is most fasci-nated by Major GeneralJames Wadsworth, who wasborn in 1730 and died in 1817.“He was a man of principle
See Cemeteries, next page
Above, old gravestones in Durham’s Old Cemetery inthe center of town.
Photos submitted by Diana Carr
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and very well-regarded inthe town. Upon seeing him,boys would run over to him,take off their hats, and makea low bow. And he returnedthe courtesy by taking off hishat and bowing to each one.”He was in the RevolutionaryWar, was appointed SecondMajor General of the Con-necticut Militia in 1777, wasa member of the ContinentalCongress (which predatedthe federal Constitution) andwas a member of the Council
of Safety (for Connecticut) inthe Revolutionary War. Hewas against the ratificationof the U.S. Constitution, ashe thought it would give thefederal government toomuch power over the states,and his opposition, Korntells us, ruined his politicalcareer.
Over 1,000 people areburied in the Old Cemetery.And the epitaphs often giveus insight into how they mettheir demise. A lingering,painful disease is often men-tioned. There are youngwomen who died in child-birth, and many children. Incolonial New England, 40
percent of children failed toreach adulthood, and the av-erage life expectancy in colo-nial America was 45 years.
Ten stones tell of thosewho died of smallpox, andKorn says that probablynone of them were buriedthere. Between 1760 and1790, the town operated thePest House, a hospital offCream Pot Road where peo-ple with contagious diseaseswere sent. Of those 10 people,seven were buried at thePest House and three wereburied in the south end oftown by their family mem-bers. All that is left of thePest House today is the foun-
dation, the welland one tomb-stone.
“The epi-taphs on theearliest stonesgive us insightinto the per-son,” saysKorn. “Youlearned whatthey died of,where theydied, what kindof person thiswas. Many were
works of art. They had muchmore details than the stonestoday. Now it’s often just theperson’s name and dates ofbirth and death.”
The Durham CemeteryCompany (which is incharge of maintaining thecemeteries, formulating therules and regulations, andrestoring the stones) is see-ing to it that this history isnot lost by recording the epi-taphs so that an artist can re-store them when they getworn down. Says BarbaraOlsen, one of the members,“The old stones were made ofbrownstone, much of it quar-ried right here in Durham.But brownstone doesn’t last.Time takes away every-thing.”
“Each generation has dif-ferent ideas as to how peoplewant to be buried. The latestthing is that people want tobe cremated. People havescattered, but they want tobe buried where they grewup, so they get cremated be-cause it’s cheaper to bringthe ashes back than to bringback the body. This is a fam-ily-oriented town, and peo-ple want their family to be
buried together,” said Olsen.And the words that have
come down to us through thecenturies still stand in goodstead, like the epitaph on thestone of Stephen and Pa-tience Bates, who were laidto rest in the Old Cemeteryin 1767 and 1770, respective-ly: Attend, survivors, readthis stone. See life and all itscares are gone. Seize preciousmoments while they stay, lestyou lament life’s wasted day.
Cemeteries(Continued from page 11)
Left, thecemetery bythe DurhamTown Hall.Right, astone crossat the OldDurhamCemetary.
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DurhamLibrary
Hours: Regular libraryhours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.Mondays through Thurs-days and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Fridays and Saturdays. Vis-it www.durhamlibrary.orgto search the catalog, reviewyour account, register for aprogram or renew your ma-terials online. For informa-tion or to register for a pro-gram by phone, call 860-349-9544.
Facebook: Receive dailyupdates on library news andevents by becoming a fan onFacebook. Click on the Face-book link on the library’swebsite.
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Destination Durham:The first two DestinationDurham Cable Shows arenow on DVD and are avail-able to borrow from the li-brary. Show #1 Farmers’Market and Go Far, Show #2
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Mystery Book Discus-sion: The mystery book clubwill meet on Tuesday, Jan.18, at 7:30 when Mistress ofthe Art of Death by ArianaFranklin will be discussed.All are welcome. Copies ofthe book are available at thelibrary. There will be nobook discussion in Decem-ber.
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Holiday Hours: Librarywill be closed Saturday, Dec.25 and Saturday, Jan. 1 forthe holidays.
New Director: OnWednesday, Dec. 8, duringthe Giving Tree Open Houseevent, the public is encour-aged to meet the new direc-tor of Levi Coe Library,Loren Webber.
Facebook.com: Pleasecheck out the Levi E. Coe Li-
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A cup of coffee and agood book? Come to the li-brary and warm up this falland winter with a nice cup ofcoffee and a good read. Thelibrary is selling cups of cof-fee at $1 a cup and biscotti $1each to raise money for thepurchase of museum passes.Support your library, sup-port your community andget a cup of coffee and biscot-ti for less than a latte some-where else.
Annual Giving TreeOpen House: Books arenow on display and avail-able to purchase for the Chil-dren’s Room and YoungAdult Collections. The Giv-ing Tree program allows thelibrarians to choose a selec-tion of books that would ben-efit both reading collections.Then parents, teens andchildren browse those booksto determine which theywould like to donate to the li-brary. They pay for their do-nations, take them home,wrap them up and thenbring them back to the li-brary for the Giving Tree
Holiday Open House onWednesday, Dec. 8. Santawill be there collecting book“gifts” from the children forthe library selection. Abookplate will be placed in-side each donated book inappreciation for the pur-chase.
New Titles: World’s Endby Jake Halpern, SantaDuck and His Merry Helpersby David Milgrim, Madlen-ka, Soccer Star by Peter Sis,Herbert’s Wormhole by PeterNelson, A Tale Dark &Grimm by Adam Gidwitzand The Jade Dragon byCarolyn Marsden.
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Durham Government Calendar(All meetings will be held at the Durham Library unless
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Monday, December 67 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall
Tuesday, December 76:30 p.m. — Public Safety Committee
7:30 p.m. — Midstate Regional Planning, 100 DeKoven Dr.in Middletown
Wednesday, December 87:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Lyman School
Monday, December 137:30 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Wednesday, December 157:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Commission
P&Zcommission
The Durham Planning andZoning Commission (P&Z)met on Nov. 17, at which timeGreenland Realty’s repre-sentative, attorney JoanMolloy, clarified a number ofissues residents recently hadwith the location of the busi-
ness on 10 Mountain Road.
Going item by item, Mol-loy explained that despiteprior allegations by resi-dents such as Diana Cruise,Greenland Realty was notmaking any mechanical re-pairs on-site. Rather, she not-ed that tires are sometimeschanged or the mud flaps ontrucks replaced, but any-thing more than that occurs
off-site. She reminded thecommission that they wereshown invoices for past re-pairs at a prior meeting.
As Greenland Realty wasalso accused of washingtrucks on-site, Molloy toldthe commission that whileher client occasionally pow-er washes the truck beds toloosen some of the materialthat they carry around, noon-site washing occurs.Again, she reminded thecommission that receiptswere provided for truckwashing at a past meeting.
As on-site fueling was an-other issue, Molloy informedthe commission that fuelingoccurs at construction sitesor with construction vehi-cles, but that registered vehi-cles are not fueled on-site.
She also stated that mafiablocks were put on the prop-erty to keep four-wheelersfrom accessing the land,while millings were put in tohelp reduce the dust problemcomplained about by the
neighbors in the past. Sheadded, “What’s frustratingfor me is we’ve got no creditfrom the neighbors for that,”and reminded the commis-sion that Greenland Realtywill also plant new trees forthe buffer despite no legal re-quirement to do so.
One matter that DianaCruise brought up duringthe meeting was the truckinghours, as vehicles sometimesreturn to the site late at nightor leave early in the morn-ing, or otherwise disturb theneighborhood by frequenttrips back and forth. Thecommission replied that thebusiness has no set hours ofoperation, though Cruisedisputed this, pointing to thecommission’s minutes fromFeb. 15, 2006. She claimedthat, according to the min-utes, trucks would operatebetween 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Mol-loy’s response was that theminutes may refer to theoriginal subdivision of theland, rather than the site
plan that was later proposed.Discussion held for the
subdivision wouldn’t applyto the later business applica-tion.
In light of the dispute overwhat was permitted on thesite, the commission agreedto read through its minutesto know for sure what Green-land Realty can or cannot doon-site.
Town planner Geoff Cole-grove also handed out copiesof potential regulationchanges to the commissionto review for discussion attheir next meeting. (In atten-dance/Chuck Corley)
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The Connecticut Depart-ment of Social Services’Medicare Rx-Xpress is a mo-bile unit serving as an out-reach resource to communi-ties providing Medicare Pre-scription Plan assistanceand eligibility screening toolder individuals and per-sons with disabilities.
The Medicare Rx-Xpresswill offer Durham’s elderlyand disabled residents an op-portunity to reviewMedicare RX information,Medicare prescription drugplan enrollment assistance,extra help (for the MedicareRx Program), Medicare Sav-ings, ConnPace, Social Secu-rity information and eligibil-ity screening for programsand benefits. Two CHOICES(Connecticut’s program forHealth assistance, Outreach,Information and Referral,Counseling and EligibilityScreening) counselors willassist residents with theirmedical and prescriptiondrug insurance concerns.
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Monday, December 67 p.m. — Board of Selectmen
Tuesday, December 77 p.m. — Levi E. Coe Library Association at the library7:30 p.m. — Midstate Planning, 100 DeKoven Dr., Mid-
dletownWednesday, December 8
6:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning7 p.m. — Water Pollution Control Authority
7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Lyman SchoolThursday, December 97 p.m. — Board of Finance
Wednesday, December 157 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency
Thursday, December 167 p.m. — DMIAAB at Durham Library
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The Department of SocialServices will have their DSSRx-Xpress Bus that isequipped with 4 computerlabs and counselors to do onsite eligibility screening andcounselors to assist withquestions and enrollment onMedicare, Medicare Pt D andthe Connecticut Pharmacyprogram (Conn-Pace). Aquick benefits check up canbe done that will give you aprint out of all the state andfederal programs that arespecifically available to theindividual. There is a wheel-chair accessible lift. You needto bring all your necessarypaperwork to your appoint-ment (list of all meds anddoseages, medicare card andall your present insurancecards.) If you want to enroll inthe Conn Pace program,please bring copies of all yourincome. The Xpress Bus willbe in the Senior Center park-ing lot. Please call Antoinetteat the Center at 860-349-7121 tomake an appointment be-tween 1 and 3 p.m.
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Santa Claus has an-nounced that his wife and hewill again visit Lyman Or-chards in Middlefield. Thehappy couple will host twotraditional family SundayBrunches at the historic andbeautifully decorated Ly-man Homestead on Dec. 12and 19. Santa looks forwardto visiting with the childrenand listening to their holi-day gift wishes. Mrs. Clausand the Lyman chefs arenow busy planning a deli-cious and old-fashionedbrunch menu the whole fam-ily will enjoy.
Four seatings are avail-able for both Sundays at 10a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and2:30 p.m. All children will re-ceive treats from Santa. Pre-paid reservations are re-quired, and are now beingaccepted at Lyman’s AppleBarrel market or by calling860-349-6043. For menu de-tails, fee and more informa-tion visit: www.lymanor-chards.com.
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What you need to know about Alzheimer’s diseaseBy Cheri Kelley
Town Times
November was NationalAlzheimer’s AwarenessMonth; Even though it is thebeginning of December it isstill important to spreadawareness about a diseasethat affects so many. Accord-ing to the Alzheimer’s Foun-dation of America, approxi-mately 5.1 million Americans
may have Alzheimer’s dis-ease. But many people are un-aware of the symptoms of thedisease and may not seekhelp, assuming they are expe-riencing normal aging issues.
Middlefield senior and so-cial services director An-toinette Astle can providebooks for caregivers to bor-row on the subject of caringfor a loved one withAlzheimer disease as well as a
brochure and registration forthe “Safe Return” program.This program is a nationwideidentification, support andregistration program for peo-ple with Alzheimer’s whowander and lose their way.This program also providesmedical emergency services.Caregivers of those who areenrolled can call for assis-tance 24 hours a day.
For folks living in Durham,Jan Muraca, director of theHuman Services Department,can provide similar informa-tion. Muraca stated, “We talkwith families and make an as-sessment; it is really based onthe individual needs of eachfamily. Depending on eachsituation we can make refer-rals to groups like theAlzheimer’s Association,which has family trainingseminars, outreach and advo-
cacy groups, and a 24-hourhelp line.” It is important forthose in the community toknow where to get informa-tion locally.
There are some warningsigns that people can look forto help make a decision toseek a doctor’s help. All thewarning signs on their owndon’t mean that the individ-ual has the disease; withAlzheimer’s the symptoms in-crease over time and becomemore regular. One should al-ways seek a doctor’s diagnosis.
Standard warning signstaken from the Alzheimer’sFoundation of America’s web-site, www.alzfdn.org, includethe loss of memory, especiallyof recent events, names,placement of objects, and oth-er new information. Anothersign is confusion about timeand place. Seniors struggling
to complete familiar actions,such as brushing teeth or get-ting dressed, is something tolook out for. When individu-als have trouble finding theappropriate words, complet-ing sentences, and followingdirections and conversationsmore and more often, onemight want to look into it fur-ther. Another indicator is aperson who has not often hadpoor judgment in making de-cisions in the past, but is sud-denly doing so repeatedly.When a senior shows changesin mood and personality,such as increased suspicion,rapid and persistent moodswings, withdrawal and dis-interest in usual activities,loved ones should take notice.And the last sign is when in-dividuals have difficulty withcomplex mental assignments,such as balancing a check-book or other tasks involvingnumbers.
Alzheimer’s Foundation ofAmerica’s website states:“Current research indicatesthat Alzheimer’s disease maybe triggered by a multitude offactors, including age, genet-ic makeup, oxidative damageto neurons from the overpro-duction of toxic free radicals,serious head injuries, braininflammation, and environ-mental factors.”
There are many local sup-port groups for people caringfor loved ones withAlzheimer’s. Water’s EdgeCenter for Health and Reha-bilitation on Church Street inMiddletown has a caregiverssupport group on the secondWednesday of every month,located in the facility’s li-brary. Kathleen Kaliscak, theAlzheimer’s Program Direc-tor, spoke about their pro-gram, “The support groupsare a wonderful resource. It’sa time for caregivers to bringup problems and discuss solu-tions to those issues. It allowsthe family members to shareand learn ways to cope withthe stress of taking care of aloved one with a dementia.”For more information call860-346-5589.
The Day Club on 33 MinerStreet in Middletown has asupport group on the lastMonday of every month at 6p.m. Respite care is avail-able during the meeting.For more information, call860-632-1119.
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Samuel Adams Lager12 pack bottles . . . .$12.99
Spaten12 pack bottles . . . .$11.99
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Twisted Teas12 pack bottles . . . .$11.99
Bailey’s Irish Cream7.50 ml . . . . . . . . . .$22.99
Kahlua7.50 ml . . . . . . . . . .$18.99
Jagermeister7.50 ml . . . . . . . . . .$16.99
Cointreau7.50 ml . . . . . . . . . .$30.99
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Grand Marnier7.50 ml . . . . . . . . . .$31.99
Pallini Limoncello7.50 ml . . . . . . . .$21.99
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Donald E. SperlDonald E. Sperl, 86, of Rose-
mary Lane in Middlefield,husband of Barbara J.(Schulz) Sperl, died Saturday,Nov. 27, 2010 at MiddlesexHospital in Middletown.Born Sept. 18, 1924 in Ham-den, he was the son of the lateWilliam H. and Anna R.(MacKenzie) Sperl. Don grad-uated from Guilford HighSchool and served in the Eu-ropean Theater during WorldWar II with the U.S. Army AirCorps. After completing hisservice, he attended the Uni-versity of Connecticut andCentral Connecticut StateCollege.
He resided in Meriden for anumber of years before mov-ing to Middlefield in 1981. Heowned his own remodelingcontracting business and en-joyed serving his communityin a number of capacities. Hewas Scoutmaster of BoyScout Troop 19 in Meriden,and was a member of the Mid-dlefield Housing Authorityfor 25 years, where he servedas chairman for 15 years. Hewas also a member of theVFW Middlesex Post 583 ofMiddlefield.
Besides his wife of 61 years,
he is survived by three sons:Peter M. Sperl and his wifeDonna of Middlefield, Paul N.Sperl and his wife Sheri ofMaple Grove, MN and MarkD. Sperl and his wife Darcilynof Middlefield. He is also sur-vived by seven grandchil-dren: Erik, Andrea, Scott,Matthew, Aaron, Nathan andAlyssa Sperl and severalnieces and nephews.
Family and friends are in-vited to celebrate the joyouslife of Donald at a celebrationof life to be held on Saturday,Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. at the NorthGuilford CongregationalChurch, 159 Ledge Hill Road,Guilford, CT. A private burialwith full military honors willbe held at Connecticut StateVeteran’s Cemetery in Mid-dletown at the convenience ofthe family. In lieu of flowers,donations in memory of Donmay be made to the NorthGuilford CongregationalChurch, 159 Ledge Hill Road,Guilford, CT 06437. Arrange-ments are under the directionof the John J. Ferry & SonsFuneral Home, 88 East MainSt., Meriden, CT 06450.
Troop 33 merit badgesBelow, Boy scouts of America celebrated 100 years with a jamboree this pastsummer. From July 24 through Aug. 4, these boys honored their predecessorsand each other. Pictured are Andrew VanSteenbergen, Stephen Phenicie, Travis
Newell,PaulieVanSteenber-gen, ShanePhenicie,Emery Mazo,Wilson Nickel,Jacob Nickel,Austin Mazo,Jacob Adams,John Yusa,Jacob Bartonand HamishClark.
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Above, Troop 33 Boy Scouts worked on their Signal-ing Merit Badge with Todd Houle. 2010 is the 100thbirthday year of the Boy Scouts of America. Severalmerit badges, including Carpentry, Pathfinding, Sig-naling and Tracking, have been brought out of retire-ment for this special year. Troop 33 has spent the lastseveral months earning these 100th Year MeritBadges.
Holiday GiftDrive
The Probate Court forthe District of Middle-town, Cromwell, Durhamand Middlefield will holdits 16th annual HolidayGift Drive. The court willcollect gifts for residentsof four area health care fa-cilities. Gift wish lists areprovided to the Court bystaff of the facilities for theresidents with no family.Anyone can stop by theCourt, 94 Court St. in Mid-dletown, now throughDec. 15 to pick up a wishlist or call 860-347-7424.The Holiday Gift Driveends Thursday, Dec. 16.
Visit the GiftTrees at LeviCoe Libraryand DurhamTown Hall.
100 yearsof scouting!
Lyman students visit Portland QuarryThird and fourth graders from Mrs. Hadlock’s and Mrs. Leach’s classes at John Lyman School recently spenta wonderful morning collecting rocks at the Portland Quarry with Outdoor Educators Marcy Klattenberg andLori Martin. More than 20 parents accompanied the 48 students. Everyone felt as if they were looking fortreasure. Back at school the rocks were sorted and exhibited in egg carton collections for further study.
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Lyman t-shirtdesign winner
The annual John LymanSchool t-shirt designwas voted on by stu-dents. Ten outstandingand original ideas wereall finalists for studentsto choose from. Thewinning design was cre-ated by fourth graderHannah Wu. Here isHannah and the t-shirt.Photo submitted by Elizabeth Hadlock
Pictured at right, from left,Tim DeBaise, Connor Niedmann, and
Jake Sapia of Strong School. Theyare hanging Rachel’s Challenge
Chains with examples of a kindnessthat someone has done for them
written on each link. Photo by Karen Kean
Above left, Kerry Turecek, Maddie DeFlippo and Michael Turecek search for good specimens. Above right, JenZettergren, Bailey Zettergren and Michaela Grenier are all smiles with their finds. Photos submitted by Elizabeth Hadlock
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Epiphany Church SupperOn Sunday, Nov. 21, the monthly Community Sup-per was held at Church of the Epiphany, and it was asmashing success! There was a big crowd, andthose attending feasted on turkey and all the fixings.A big table of pies was provided by Twin Maples ofDurham. The Outreach Committee at Epiphany,chaired by Mary Jo Griffin, would like to thank ourcommunity partners who have made the monthlysuppers possible this past year: Notre Dame, TwinMaples, the Durham Lions Club and the Boy Scoutsand Girl Scouts from Durham. We look forward tocontinuing, and expanding, our collaboration in thenew year. The next Community Supper, which is freeand open to all, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 19, be-ginning at 5:30 p.m. at Church of the Epiphany.
At left, Sofia and ScottHurlburt en-joying theirsupper.
Photos submitted byJudy Moeckel
Spaghettidinner tobenefit theGriffinfamily ofDurham
On Saturday, Dec. 11, theOutreach Committee of theChurch of the Epiphany willhold a spaghetti supper tobenefit the Griffin family ofDurham. Mary Jo Griffinwas recently diagnosed withGuillain-Barre Syndrome,an autoimmune disorderthat causes serious spinalcord (central nervous sys-tem) damage.
The dinner will run from 5to 7 p.m. in the parish hall ofChurch of the Epiphany, 196Main St. in Durham. Themenu will include spaghettiwith meat/meatless sauce,garlic bread, salad, beverageand dessert. Takeout isavailable.
The deadline to reservetickets is Dec. 9. For reserva-tions, call the church office at860-349-9644 or e-mail MarleneClark at [email protected].
Why not have a specialnight out with the familyduring the busy Christmasseason? After a day of shop-ping or Christmas prepara-tions, take the night off andlet Epiphany serve you din-ner.
Church of the Epiphany’soutreach program has beengrowing in recent years. Be-sides sponsoring monthlyCommunity Suppers in co-operation with area church-es, the Outreach Committeereceives 10 percent of allchurch fundraising. That in-cludes funds raised throughDurham Fair activities, theChili Cook-off, Thanksgiv-ing pie sales, and the annualtag and bake sale. In addi-tion to the Community Sup-per ministry, funds are giv-en to local, national andglobal agencies. Churchmembers also provide ongo-ing support for the “PeanutButter Ministry” of theAmazing Grace Food Pantryin Middletown.
Above, from left, Jim Brainerd, manager of LibertyBank’s Middlefield branch; senior/social service di-rector Antoinette Astle of Middlefield and Gary Gomo-la, a member of the Middletown Rotary Club.
Antoinette Astle, directorof Middlefield Senior Ser-vices, received $520 in pro-ceeds from the LibertyBank/Rotary Club Thanks-giving Dinner Drive fromJim Brainerd, manager ofLiberty Bank’s Middlefieldbranch, and Gary Gomola, amember of the MiddletownRotary Club. The funds,which were collected overthe past several weeks at Lib-erty’s Middlefield branch,were used to provide Thanks-giving food for local familieswho could not afford to pur-chase it.
The Durham InterchurchAssistance Fund also re-ceived $99 in support fromthe drive, representing fundsdonated at Liberty’s Durhamoffice.
The Middletown RotaryClub raised almost $7,700,which was matched with
over $1,700 from the LibertyBank Foundation for a totalof $9,415. Some of the moneywent to purchase 100Thanksgiving baskets thatwere delivered by Rotariansto Middletown residents.
The balance was donatedto Middlefield Human Ser-vices, Durham InterchurchAssistance Fund, and otheragencies in Middletown,Cromwell and Portland thatprovide Thanksgiving foodfor local residents in need.
The entire drive, which in-volved 23 Rotary Clubs and37 Liberty Bank branchesthroughout the southeasternquadrant of the state, raisedover $109,000, including$20,000 in matching fundsfrom the Liberty Bank Foun-dation. This was a record forthe seven-year-old drive.
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The Skincare Studio in Durham gets a faceliftBy Cheri Kelley
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To expand their offerings,The Skincare Studio hasmoved its location to thefirst floor of the same build-ing at 454 A Main Street inDurham, just south of Lino’sMarket.
Sara Fishbein, owner ofthe studio, is a certified aes-thetician and a licensed cos-metologist in the state ofConnecticut. Fishbein offersmanicures, pedicures, fa-cials, waxing and organicairbrush tanning, amongother things. For a completelisting of services, browseher website: http://theskin-
carestudio.biz.Fishbein has lived in
Durham for about fouryears, and the studio hasbeen open for over fiveyears. The business startedout in Middletown beforemoving to Durham.
The softly-lit studio is re-laxing but cheerful, and thework of a local photographeradorns the walls. Fishbeinsaid that the studio is also aplace where one can come tobuy the work of local artists.There is a gallery compo-nent to entertain clients asthey relax with a skincaretreatment.
The Skincare Studio is abig supporter of women’s
businesses and Americanmade products. Most of Fish-bein’s retail items are madein America, and when possi-ble are made locally. Thestudio has a line of skincareproducts made by a woman-owned business in Texas.The line, “FarmhouseFresh,” made Oprah’s O Listand offers luscious itemspackaged whimsically infarm-like baskets. One popu-lar item, Sweet Cream BodyMilk, comes in an old-fash-ioned-looking milk jug. It isall these sweet touches thatkeep clients coming back formore.
The Skincare Studio ishosting an open house to
welcome all in cel-ebration of thenew space onThursday, Dec. 12,from 6:30 to 9 p.m.The Skincare Stu-dio is open Mon-day through Sat-urday. They caterto the client’sschedule, so feelfree to call 860-349-2011 for an ap-pointment.
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CRHS BOYS’ BASKETBALLDecember
15 Varsity vs. Valley Regional 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.16 Freshmen vs. East Hampton 6:30 p.m.18 Freshmen @ Westbrook 1 p.m.20 Varsity @ Old Saybrook 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.21 Freshmen @ H-K 5:30 p.m.22 Varsity @ Enfield 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.30 Varsity vs. Hyde 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.
January3 Varsity @ North Branford 7:30 p.m.JV @ 6 p.m.5 Freshmen vs. Portland 6:30 p.m.6 Varsity vs. East Hampton 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.8 Freshmen @ North Branford 10:30 a.m.10 Varsity @ H-K 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.12 Freshmen @ Valley 7 p.m.13 Varsity vs. Old Lyme 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.15 Freshmen vs. Old Saybrook 12 p.m.18 Varsity vs. Hale Ray 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.19 Freshmen vs. Morgan 6:30 p.m.21 Varsity @ Cromwell 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.22 Freshmen @ East Hampton 9 a.m.25 Varsity vs. Morgan 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.26 Freshmen vs. Westbrook 6:30 p.m.28 Varsity @ Portland 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.29 Freshmen vs. H-K 12 p.m.
February1 Varsity @ Westbrook 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.2 Freshmen @ Portland 7 p.m.4 Varsity vs. Cromwell 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.5 Freshmen vs. North Branford 12 p.m.8 Varsity @ Morgan 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.9 Freshmen vs. Valley 6:30 p.m.11 Varsity vs. North Branford 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.12 Freshmen @ Old Saybrook 10:30 a.m.15 Varsity vs. H-K 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.16 Freshmen @ Morgan 4 p.m.18 Varsity @ East Hampton 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.21 Varsity @ Valley 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.23 Varsity vs. Old Saybrook 7:30 p.m. JV @ 6 p.m.
CRHS INDOOR TRACKDecember
13 Varsity Developmental Meet @ New Haven Athletic Center @ 4 p.m.January
5 Varsity Shoreline Meet 1 @ New Haven Athletic Center @ 4 p.m.8 Varsity Shoreline Invitational @ New Haven Athletic Center @ 10 a.m.22 Varsity H-K Invitational @ New Haven Athletic Center @ 10 a.m.28 Varsity Shoreline Meet 2 @ New Haven Athletic Center @ 4 p.m.
February5 Varsity Shoreline Championship @ New Haven Athletic Center @ 10 a.m.10 Varsity Class S State Championship @ New Haven Athletic Center TBA19 Varsity State Open Championship @ New Haven Athletic Center @ 10 a.m.
STRONG SCHOOL BASKETBALLAthletic coordinator: Kevin Larson.Boys’ coaches, Steve Anderson & Jeff Miller; girls’ coach, Amy Schaefer.December
7 vs. East Hampton Boys away, Girls home. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m., JV after Varsity.9 vs. Berlin Boys away, Girls home. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m., JV after Varsity.13 vs. Rham Boys away, Girls home. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m., JV after Varsity.16 vs. Portland Boys home, Girls away. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m., JV after Varsity.21 vs. Rocky Hill Boys away, Girls home. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m., JV after Varsity.
January4 vs. Cromwell Boys home, Girls away. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m., No JV.6 vs. Rocky Hill Boys home, Girls away. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m,. JV after Varsity.11 vs. Colchester Boys home, Girls away. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m., JV after Varsity.12 vs. TEMS (Meriden) Boys away, Girls home. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m., JV after Varsity.14 vs. East Hampton Boys home, Girls away. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m., JV after Varsity.19 vs. Berlin Boys home, Girls away. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m., JV after Varsity.20 vs. Rham Boys home, Girls away. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m., JV after Varsity.25 vs. Cromwell Boys away, Girls home. Varsity 3:30 p.m., No JV.26 vs. Portland Boys away, Girls home. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m.,JV after Varsity.
February1 vs. Colchester Boys away, Girls home. Varsity @ 3:30 p.m., JV after Varsity.
*These schedules are tentativeand may change prior to the startof the season.*
CRHS GIRLS BASKETBALLDecember
4 Varsity vs. Middletown (Scrim.) TBA8 Varsity vs. Valley Regional 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.14 Varsity @ Old Saybrook 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.17 Varsity vs. Hyde 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.21 Varsity @ North Branford 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.23 Varsity vs. East Hampton 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.28 Varsity vs. Canton 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.29 Varsity @ Bacon Academy 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.
January4 Varsity @ H-K 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.7 Varsity vs. Old Lyme 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.8 Freshmen vs. North Branford 12 p.m.11 Varsity vs. Hale Ray 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.12 Freshmen vs. Valley Regional 7 p.m.14 Varsity @ Cromwell 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.17 Varsity vs. Morgan 3:30 p.m., JV @ 2 p.m.19 Freshmen @ Morgan 6 p.m.20 Varsity @ Portland 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.24 Varsity @ Westbrook 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.28 Varsity @ Cromwell 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.31 Varsity @ Morgan 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.
February3 Varsity vs. North Branford 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.5 Freshmen @ North Branford 10:30 a.m.7 Varsity vs. H-K 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.9 Freshmen @ Valley 7 p.m.10 Varsity @ East Hampton 7:30 p.m., JV @ 6 p.m.14 Varsity @ Valley 7 p.m., JV @ 5:30 p.m.16 Freshmen vs. Morgan 6:30 p.m.
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Girls’ Cross-Country
Coach’s Award Jocelyn Brown
The Coach’s Award forcross country this year goesto a young lady who, at theend of the season, embodiedall that a coach could ask forfrom her athletes: determina-tion, fire and incredible moti-vation to succeed. I need awhole team like this to makea dent in the conference!Whether she was fueled byher own internal desire toimprove, her brother’s suc-cess or both, I am not sure,but this young lady movedfrom average JV status to be-ing our number three runnerat the state meet. She set anexcellent example for herteammates to follow and en-joyed every moment. Youcould see the fiery spirit inher eyes. I appreciate herhard work and would like torecognize Jocelyn Brown forher contributions to the teamthis season.
Coach Lavinia Vigue
Girls’ Cross-CountryMost
Valuable PlayerEmily Halligan
Our most valuable runnerthis season led our team from
the beginning of the season tothe end. She was our numberone runner in each meet. Shehas always worked hard, butshe brought her competitiveedge to a new level, daring torun side by side with thegreat runners in our state.This refined approach helpedher team in scoring, resultedin her times going down, andsetting personal records. Sheplaced sixth in the confer-ence and fourth at the StateSS championships.
This young lady showedconfidence in her abilitiesand had excellent results toshow for her efforts. I believethat with this new attitudewe have a potential statechampion on our hands. Weare fortunate to have anotheryear to work with and test thefortitude of our MVP EmilyHalligan.
Coach Lavinia Vigue
Boys’ CrossCountry
Coaches’AwardRichard Chi
This athlete received anoverwhelming number ofvotes for his constant deter-mination and ability to perse-vere. This athlete demon-strates courage, guts and gritin every race and practice.Richard Chi is this year’s X-CCoach’s Award recipient.
Coach Marty Roberts
Boys’ CrossCountry
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Girls’ SoccerCoach’s AwardCassidie CadeThe girls’ soccer Coach’s
Award goes to a player whoonly played in three games.When an injury takes place,an athlete often has to makea choice: to feel bad for her-self or to use it to make herstronger. Cassidie Cade didthe latter. After a season end-ing injury, Cassidie couldhave easily walked away and
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The Coginchaug Sports Banquet held on Monday,Nov. 29, honored most fall season athletes. Note: thefootball banquet will be held on Dec. 12.
CheerleadingMost Imporoved
HeatherPoturnicki
Heather Poturnicki is thisyear’s most improved footballcheerleader. Heather is anathlete who can take any posi-tion on the team. She has im-proved her jumping, balanceand gymnastic skills. WhenHeather was called on tochange her position, and shedid so without complaints.She is a team mate who putsher team first. Heather wasasked to fly and base and didwell with both. We believethat she will continue to im-prove to become one of ourtop flyers. Coach Sherry Hill
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everyone would have under-stood. However, she becamethe team’s biggest supporter.She was an unofficial assis-tant coach for the year. Shetook players under her wingand really looked to con-tribute as much as she couldand in any way that shecould. “What can I do tohelp?” became the first thingCassidie would ask at prac-tice every day. She showedup to every practice andgame, in the cold and rain,and ran drills, warmed up thegoalkeepers, picked strug-gling players up and did any-thing she could do to help anddid it with a smile on herface. I truly believe that Cas-sidie’s leadership grew ten-fold this season and despitethe fact that she couldn’tphysically help her team, shedoes not even realize the im-pact she had. She made herstatement for the year.
Coach Megan Kavanaugh
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Girls’ SoccerMost Valuable
PlayerSamanthaMancinelli
Samantha Mancinelli wasthe anchor who held thegirls’ soccer team together.She was the leader in a soliddefense that allowed just 20goals in 19 games and hadnine shutouts in the season.Learning a new formation isnever easy, but the entirechange was to take advantageof Samantha’s strength com-ing forward and was compli-
mented by the strong defend-ers Sam had around her. Asone of the top defenders in theleague, Sam made her impactfelt in every game, both offen-sively and defensively. Shewas a constant threat to winthe ball and bring it forwardout of the back while still be-ing one of the strongest one-on-one defenders in the Shore-line League. Other teams con-stantly changed their forma-tions and attack to adjust toSam’s dominance in the mid-dle. Playing center back is aposition that rarely gets no-ticed, yet Sam made her pres-ence felt.
Coach Megan Kavanaugh
Boys’ SoccerCoach’s Award
AndrewMarkowski
This year’s Coach’s Awardgoes to a true team leader.Everything he has done over
Boys’ SoccerMost Valuable
PlayerArels PatuchiThere are only a handful
of times as a coach that youget a player who is born toplay the game, a player whoplays with such ease andgrace that at times it doesn’teven seem like he’s trying.He has the ability to changethe game with one touch ofthe ball. Despite being dou-bled and sometimes tripledcovered, he was the team’sleading scorer two years in arow. There have been timesthis year that I watched inamazement at what he wasdoing on the field. ArelsPatuchi is a true footballer.
CoachChris Cap
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the past four years has madehim and everyone aroundhim better players. His workethic, compassion and will towin are second to none. Hehas played just about everyposition for us and has ex-celled at all of them. He is theglue that has kept our side to-gether and embodies the truemeaning of the title “Cap-tain.” It has been an honor tocoach him the past threeyears, and I thank him forhelping to make our pro-gram a success this year.This year’s Coach’s Awardgoes to Andrew Markowski.
Coach Chris Cap
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VolleyballCoaches’AwardTresa RobertsThe word that best de-
scribes this athlete is consis-tency. She holds the schoolrecord for the highest servingaverage with a 99.7. Sheserved the ball 344 times thisyear, and she missed only onesingle serve. If we include lastseason, she has only missedfour serves in two years out ofa whopping 458 total serves.Coach Matasavage remarkedthat there has never been thathigh an average in a starting
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VolleyballMost Valuable
PlayersLora Manley &
TaylorDelvecchio
Lora is the offensive stand-out. Her position at outsidehitter was the keystone of the
CheerleadingMost Valuable
PlayerKatie ChabotStarting off as a sopho-
more cheerleader, this younglady, now a senior, has pros-pered to be one of our finestleaders in cheerleading. Sheis caring and patient person.Her leadership skills havebeen top notch. She has beena wonderful mentor to ouryounger cheerleaders. Shehas guided the football cheer-leading team in instructionand spirit. Her gymnastic tal-ent has made her one of thebest flyers in Coginchaugcheerleading history.
Coach Sherry Hill
player in all her years ofcoaching volleyball. Tresawas also second highest onthe team in digs and serve re-ceives.
Coach Clare Matasavage
Coginchaug offense. She hadthe second highest numberof aced serves this seasonand the highest number ofkills at 324 which set a newschool record. This MVPwas also a model of sports-manship and an athlete whoalways maintained her coolduring the most difficultgames. She was a pillar ofstrength for the less experi-enced players; She alwaysworked hard, never com-plained, and she was a rolemodel for the younger ath-letes.
The second award goes tothe team’s defensive stand-out. Taylor Delvecchio had
the highest number of acedserves, which broker herown school record set lastyear by one. She had thehighest number of digs,where she set another schoolrecord, and finally the high-est number of serve receiveswhich gave her a thirdrecord on the team. It is evi-dent that someone is well-
skilled when they maketheir skill look easy. Shemade playing defense lookeffortless. She could take thehardest driven spike andcome up laughing. Coacheswere right to warn theirplayers to keep the ball awayfrom the dreaded red-shirton the Coginchaug squad.
Coach Clare Matasavage
Football: Most Valuable PlayersDavid Wheeler & Ryan Scherer
David, right, started at offen-sive and defensive tackle. Heplayed hurt all season and led theteam in sacks despite missing thelast three games.
Ryan,l e f t ,t h r e wfor over1 , 2 0 0yards and 11 touchdowns. Oppo-nents had to respect the passgame which opened up the run.
Coach John Bozzi
On Wednesday, Nov. 24CRHS put on their annualPowder Puff game. Pho-tos above: Top left, thejunior Powder Puff team.Top right, the senior Pow-der Puff team.Bottom left, the PowderPuff cheerleaders. Bottomright, the Powder Puffcoaches, John Fashay,David Wheeler and RobieGranger.
Photos submitted by Karen Kean andSteph Wilcox
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Coginchaug Soccer Club season wrap-upGirls U-10 WhiteThe Coginchaug Girls U10
White team had an outstand-ing season. The team, whichis made up of fourth and fifthgraders, ran to a 6-1-3 recordwith the sole loss comingagainst a tough North Haventeam in a 2-1 contest. Theteam defense allowed onlyseven goals all season. Mostof the game time was spenton the offensive half of thepitch, which resulted in 24goals scored in 10 games.This represents a tremen-dous improvement in theirplay compared to the last fallseason, and they can’t waitfor the spring.
Boys U12The boys U12 Comp team
started with two tough lossesearly in the season. The teamlearned a lot from thesegames. One of the primarylessons was that in order tobe successful they wouldneed to work together. Thiswas not a team that hadplayed together in previousseasons. To the surprise ofmany, the team was able topull together relativelyquickly.
Garrett Puchalski,MacGuire O’Sullivan andLarry Hennessy continuallybrought a strong defensiveeffort. Throughout the sea-son, no matter what the com-bination of defense was onthe field, these three wereable to make adjustmentsand divert charges to thegoal.
On the offensive side of theball, the leading goal scorerwas Jeremy Oroczo, followedclosely by Riley Carey andKorben Paul.
As the season progressed,each member of this teamparticipated in countlessgood plays and solid efforts.This is a team of hard-work-ing boys with much heart.Their overall season recordof 7-4-3 is evidence of theirsuccessful season.
Girls’ U-14The girls’ U14 Rec 2 team
greatly enjoyed their firstseason playing at the “nextlevel.” The girls took the newchallenges of playing on thefull-sized pitch and played 11per side remarkably well.Most notably, the defensiveplayers, through great dedica-tion and focus, far exceeded
coach’s expectations for learn-ing the flat back four defensivescheme. This is proven by thefact that in 13 games, they al-lowed only 17 goals.
Compare that to the 40goals the team scored ontheir way to an 8-3-2 recordand their second consecutivedivision championship, andyou’ll see why the team wasso highly praised by thecoach.
In addition to the stellardefense, the mid-fielders de-veloped the ball control nec-essary to provide the strik-ers with the opportunities tofinish. They did so by creat-ing plenty of scoring chancesfor themselves, contributing15 of those 40 goals.
There were many individ-ual highlights throughoutthe season, too many to men-tion. As a team there werethree; the 2-1-1 recordagainst teams in higher divi-sions. In the three losses of
the season, only one was bytwo goals and the other twowere mere one goal losses.Thirdly the losses to Nau-gatuck and Southingtonbwere avenged in the leaguematches.
Overall, it was a very suc-cessful season for the girls asthey look forward to playingin a more competitive divi-sion the spring.
BOYS U-14
The Coginchaug U14 boysfinished the year with 9-1-0record. Great season by all
Photo at right, bottom row fromleft: Matt Sawicki, JR Fronc,
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Durham Demons basketball team “making progress”By Melissa Marteka
Special to Town Times
After getting their fill ofturkey and all the fixings,the Durham Demons stuffedfour games into three daysover the long Thanksgivingweekend. The sixth-gradetravel basketball team went1-3, including three tourna-ment games at Madison’ssixth annual Holiday HoopsTourney.
On Friday, a shorthandedDemons team -- with eightout of the 12 players at thegame -- fell to Waterford 33-21. Despite the disadvantage,the team fought back from a14-point deficit, cutting thelead to three. The team wasled by Sam Marteka who hadsix points on 3-for-3 shoot-ing. Owen Gonzalez addedfive and Trevor Morrispumped in four points andled the team with seven re-
bounds.
The team’s lone win in thetournament came Saturdaywhen the Demons defeatedEast Lyme 23-11 pullingaway in the second half. Theteam was led by AidanDoyle’s seven points, andfive points from Morris.Ryan Vynalek led the teamwith four rebounds. Theteam stormed out to a 7-1lead after Doyle completed athree-point play. But EastLyme tied the game at 8-8 be-fore the Demons went intohalftime with a 10-8 lead.When Marteka stole the ballat halfcourt to open the thirdquarter and make it 12-8, theDemons already had whatwould turn out to be the win-ning margin as the defensereally clamped down.
The Demons had theirtoughest test on Saturdayevening when they facedMadison. The Demons
stayed with Madison untilmidway through the secondquarter when Madison wenton a 10-1 run and led 18-8 atthe half. Madison stretchedthe lead to 29-14 before theDemons made a franticcomeback with baskets byCam Stockdale, a three-pointplay by Gonzalez and a three-pointer by Doyle. When KyleGrenier hit a layup, it was33-28 with 2:40 left, but theDemons failed to score therest of the way, losing 34-28and being eliminated fromthe tournament. The teamwas led by Gonzalez and Vy-nalek who had six pointseach. Doyle added five andGrenier four points. Vy-nalek again led the team inrebounding.
Continuing the theme offalling behind early, makinga frantic comeback and ulti-mately coming up short, theDemons lost to Clinton 41-31
Sunday during its regulargame at Strong MiddleSchool. The team fell behind12-4 at the end of the firstquarter before cutting it to17-13 at the half. The Demonstied the game at 19, but end-ed up on the losing end. Gon-zalez led the team with sevenpoints with Jack Murphyand Stockdale adding fiveeach. Morris led the teamwith 10 rebounds with JackMurphy adding six and Vy-nalek five.
“The kids did a great jobtoday,” coach Ted Morrissaid. “They delivered on sev-eral of the things we’vetalked about -- namely, a full16 minutes of intensity in thesecond half. We’re makingprogress, and I think theyknow it.”
On Nov. 21, the Demonsdefeated another Madisonsixth grade travel team 42-16.The Demons were led by
Jack Murphy’s 10 points andnine rebounds. Morrisadded eight points andStockdale six. The team shotan astounding 46 percentfrom the floor during thegame.
“It was great to see theboys settle down and movethe ball the way we prac-tice,” Coach Morris said.“Our big guys were gettinggreat position under theboards, and we didn’t haveto rely on pressing andturnovers -- they just startedtaking better shots and play-ing great defense.”
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Durham Men’s LeagueBasketball returns to ac-tion inJ a n u -ary, andit’s timeto getr e g i s -tered top l a y .The fi-nal registration will takeplace on Monday, Dec. 6,at Memorial School, andTuesday and Thursday,Dec. 7 and 9, at StrongSchool from 7 to 8 p.m.during Open Gym. Theleague is open to men 18and older who are resi-dents of Durham or Mid-dlefield. Games are heldeither Tuesday or Thurs-day evenings each week atStrong School gym andrun from the first week ofJanuary through the endof March. You can registeras an individual or as ateam of 8-10 players. Reg-istration forms can befound on-line at the Townof Durham website or onthe “Durham Men’sLeague” page on Face-book. Or [email protected] fee, more info or to reg-ister. Registration closesDec 15. Games begin Jan6. We are looking forteam sponsors for the2011 season.
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A friendly female calicocat has taken up residencein a neighbor’s backyardshed since Nov. 10. She wasfound on the corner ofJohnson Lane and HadamQuarter Road in Durham.She is very nice and wasfound very skinny. She hasa purple collar with rhine-stones and tags. She hasaqua eyes, big ears and atri-colored body (calico).Please call 860-349-8000.
MISSING CAT
Looking for a dark greymale cat with white feet.He is seven years old andhas been missing fromWest Street in Middlefieldfor two weeks. Call 860-349-8000.
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