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Above, Kenny Hall hands over bags to Jeanne andAngela Koerber last Saturday for the Adopt-a-Road

clean-up. Center photo: colorful Abby and MacyGerry were part of a crowd of cleaner-uppers gath-

ered by the ExchangeClub for this semi-annu-

al service project. Road photos by Cheri Kelley; crocus

photo by Sue VanDerzee

Spring has sprung — finally!Volume 17, Issue 52 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, April 8, 2011

In this issue ...Calendar............................4Durham Briefs................13Libraries..........................16Middlefield Briefs...........12Obituary...........................21Sports..........................19-21Spotlight......................24-25

Above, these young adults went through the rite of confirmation on Sunday,April 3, at the United Churches of Durham: Will Jeff Cummings, MelanieFrank, Jack Granger, Colton Gray, Morgan Kuehnle, Brandon Kwolek, KaraMather, Caroline Whitaker and Kevin Wiknik. Photos submitted by Karen Kean

Right, FlamingoWrangler MichaelSpier was spottedwrangling 90 pinkflamingos on theDurham Library

lawn Friday. CallSpier at 860-349-

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get the flock to landat a place of your

choice. Photo byStephanie Wilcox

Above, John Lyman School’s performanceof Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory:Candy Man (Jean Orosz) and two Oompa-Loompas (Rebekah Ortega and Elsie Leil-er) pose in front of the set. Photo by Wendy Ortega

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Scouts will helpspring clean

Boy Scout Troop 270 ofDurham is willing to do yardclean-up for residents ofDurham and Middlefield fora minimal donation of $30.The clean-up will consist ofraking yards and pick up ofsmall twigs and brush. Formore details and to set up anappointment for service,please email us [email protected]. The proceeds will go to thetroop to help with the costs ofcamp and other activities.

Easter Flowersale

Purchase your Easterlilies and spring bloomsfrom the Durham-Middle-field Exchange Club to sup-port local scholarships, fam-ily advocacy programs andthe prevention of childabuse. The club will hold itsannual flower sale todayfrom 3 to 6 p.m., Friday andSaturday from 8 a.m. to 6p.m. and Sunday at 8 a.m.Easter lilies, daffodils,tulips, hyacinths and muchmore will be available for

purchase, rain or shine, atStrong Middle School inDurham.

Voterregistration atCRHS

A voter registration drivewill be held at CoginchaugRegional High School onApril 12, from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. U.S. citizens who areDurham or Middlefield resi-dents but not yet 18 may stillregister to vote. Residentswho are U.S. citizens owningproperty worth more than$1,000 can vote in the upcom-ing May 3rd school budgetreferendum. Residents areencouraged to register sothey will be eligible to vote inthis year’s elections. Voterregistration cards are alsoavailable at the public li-brary, town halls, online orfrom Registrars of Voters.

How stressedare our kids?

This critical question isone the entire communityneeds to address. One con-cerned mother-turned-film-

maker aimed her camera atthe high-stakes, high-pres-sure culture that has invad-ed our schools and our chil-dren’s lives, creating un-healthy, disengaged, unpre-pared and stressed-outyouth. The public is invitedto watch Race To Nowhere, ahard-hitting educationaldocumentary exposing thesilent epidemic in ourschools known as stress. Itwill feature the heartbreak-ing stories of young people inall types of communities whohave been pushed to thebrink, educators who areburned out and worried thatstudents aren’t developingthe skills they need, and par-ents who are trying to dowhat’s best for their kids.

Race to Nowhere is a call toaction to challenge currentassumptions on how to bestprepare America’s youth tobecome healthy, bright andcontributing citizens.

Hundreds of theaters,schools and organizationsnationwide are hosting com-munity screenings during asix-month campaign toscreen the film nationwide.Coginchaug High Schoolchoral director Lisa Larsenis concerned about the in-creasing stress on our localstudents and was the forcebehind bringing the film toCoginchaug on Monday,April 25, at 7:30 p.m. Formore info, visit:

CorrectionsWe strive to bring you

the most accurate infor-mation available eachweek, but if you see some-thing in Town Times thatisn’t quite right, give us acall at 860-349-8000, andwe’ll do our best to makethings right.

The photo of NatalieCharette in the last issuewas taken by Fran Into,not Judy Moeckel.

www.racetonowhere.com.Tickets for the viewing are$10 in advance, $15 at thedoor; advance tickets avail-able on the web at rtncogin-chaug.eventbrite.com.

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Cakes for celebrations in town

Last weekend, there were cakes for Christine Tkaczyk who retired from DurhamLibrary after eight years, top left, and young adults who were confirmed at theUnited Churches of Durham, top right. Town Times will be celebrating its birth-day next week — 17 years and going strong! We’d love to hear from the commu-nity what you look forward to the most each week in Town Times. Please answerthe poll question on our website, www.towntimes.com, or send us an email [email protected] to share your thoughts. Photos submitted by Karen Kean

Durham joint meeting ofboards, commissionsdiscusses communication

By Cheri KelleyTown Times

Keeping up with thetimes, through all means ofcommunication, new andold, is at the top of the FirstSelectman’s list of importantthings. “This is my favoritenight of the year,” LauraFrancis stated with enthusi-asm at the meeting of allboards and commissions onMarch 30. The representa-tives from each board/com-mission got together andshared what was new andhow things were going with-in their particular groups.

Getting the community to-gether and involved in towngovernment is essential. Oneway to do that was discussedas “communication” was thetheme of the night’s meeting.Some avenues of communi-cation to the public arethrough social media out-lets. Francis stated, “Thereis Facebook and there isTwitter, and we have to startusing things so we don’t getleft behind. I found out thatmany people check thesethings before they even opentheir e-mail.”

Francis also suggestedthat the boards use the Resi-dents of Durham Facebookpage to get information outthere. Francis mentionedthat Destination Durham,which airs on Tuesdays at 7p.m., is also a great way tospread information to folksin town.

The chairman of theBoard of Finance, FranKorn, shared that his boardfinished the town budget thenight before. Korn said itwas a very difficult year,mostly due to two major fac-tors that were beyond theircontrol. First was the de-crease in the grand list, andthe second was a reductionin revenues on both the stateand local levels. There willbe an annual budget hearingon Monday, April 11, at 8p.m. in the auditorium ofCoginchaug Regional HighSchool.

Another point of interestwas about the Public Safety

Complex renovation. Be-cause of the small footprintavailable on the land allottedfor the project, there will be asecond floor to the complex;the building will be about 30percent larger than it is nowto encompass all the uses ofthe facility.

Dick Eriksen on the InlandWetlands and Water CoursesAgency would like to get moreof the public involved and alsoincrease the awareness of thepublic in general about pro-tecting the town’s water sup-ply. He felt that the people whodo serve on the commissionshould “go through theprocess and become educatedon the issues.” Eriksen feltthat this learning should bemandated.

One more topic coveredwas from Senior CitizenBoard representative ElaineMelvin. She was very excitedabout the success of the Se-nior Café at the Durham Ac-tivity Center (DAC). Origi-nally they thought they wereonly going to have about 12or 15 people attend, but thereis on average 50 people enjoy-ing the lunches and conver-sations at the café. Melvinsaid, “There is a renewal offriendships that were lost be-cause of isolation. It has beena great thing for all, andmore and more people aresigning up all the time.”

Do you have trouble get-ting in and out of a chair orcar? Walking outside yourhome? Climbing stairs?

Do you want to maintainyour independence as longas possible?

Come to a presentationabout a Yale study that willaddress these issues, calledLIFE, on Wednesday, April13, at 11 a.m. at the DurhamActivity Center. The presen-ter will be Raeleen Mautner,Ph.D., of Yale UniversitySchool of Medicine’s Pro-gram on Aging. Refresh-ments will be served.

Presentation onLIFE study

Web update Last week our poll asked, “Do you usesocial networking tools?” Of the 28 respondents by presstime, a surprising 36 percent said they don’t use thesetools; 36 percent had Facebook; 25 percent had more thanone (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, blog) and four percentuse LinkedIn. Nobody said they use blogs or Twitter alone.

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FRIDAY

April 8Frog Fridays

People of all ages (0-100)are invited to join EveryoneOutside (www.Everyone-Outside.org) at 2 or 4 p.m. inthe Field Forest in Durhamas they observe the amazingtransformations that occurin vernal pools. This weekyou will see wood frog eggs,perhaps salamander eggsand a variety of vernal poolinvertebrates. Registrationis required. For additionalinformation or to register,contact [email protected] or 860-395-7771.

Cogin-ChuggersThe Durham Cogin-Chug-

gers will hold their Aprildance at Brewster School, onTuttle Road in Durham, from8 to 10:30 p.m. Jim Schell willbe the caller and Sue Lucibel-lo the cuer. For more infor-mation, please call 860-349-8084 or 203-235-1604.Friday Fun Night Dance

DMYFS will host their fi-nal fifth and sixth grade Fri-day Fun Night Dance of theyear tonight from 7 to 9:30p.m. Activities include anopen game room with pingpong, basketball and airhockey, a board game roomand dancing with SoundSpectrum. There will be pizzaand snacks available for sale.DMYFS would like to encour-age parent chaperones. If in-terested, call 860-349-0258.

SATURDAY

April 9Oddfellows PlayhouseOddfellows Playhouse’s

Teen Repertory Companykicks off the spring seasonwith Arthur Miller’s adapta-tion of Henrik Ibsen’s envi-ronment vs. economy dra-ma, An Enemy of the People.Performances begin at 7:30p.m. Durham and Middle-field residents featured in-clude Emma Lerman as Pe-tra Stockman and costumedesign by Liz Cipollina.

ConcertChamber Music PLUS

Southwest will perform aconcert at 7:30 p.m. at Mid-dletown High School’s Per-forming Arts Center, 200LaRosa Lane (opposite 680Newfield St.). The theme“Romantic Connections” in-cludes music by composersBrahms, Chopin, Boccheri-

ni, Wagner, Clara and RobertSchumann and Cassado.

Passport DayThe Durham Town

Clerk’s Office is hosting aspecial passport event from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. to provide pass-port information to U.S. citi-zens and to accept passportapplications. Durham isjoining the Department ofState in celebrating PassportDay in the USA 2011, a na-tional passport acceptanceoutreach event. The eventwill be at the second floor ofDurham Town Hall, 30 TownHouse Rd. Information isavailable at travel.state.govor by calling 1-877-487-2778.

Free Music EventThe award-winning duo

Atwater-Donnelly will per-form a unique and thrillingblend of traditional Ameri-can and Celtic folk music anddance, along with originalsongs and poetry, today at 1p.m. at the Durham Library.All are welcome to attend.

SUNDAY

April 10Pancake Breakfast

The Middlefield ExplorerPost 82 and the fire depart-ment are hosting their sec-ond annual Middlefield Ex-plorers’ Pancake Breakfastfrom 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at theMiddlefield Firehouse.

Walk-A-ThonThe Connecticut Athletic

Trainers Association (CATA) issponsoring the CATA Penny F.Dunker-Polek ScholarshipWalk-a-thon from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. at Wesleyan University inMiddletown. This event in-cludes a 5k run, kids’ run, walk-a-thon and vendor fair. Visitwww.ctathletictrainers.org formore info or to register.

MONDAY

April 11DAR Award

At 7 p.m. in the CouncilChambers in Middletown’sCity Hall, the WadsworthChapter DAR will award its“Good Citizen Award.” Giv-en as part of DAR’s commit-ment to education of ouryouth, the Good CitizenAward recognizes highschool seniors who exempli-fy the qualities of a good citi-zen: dependability, service,leadership and patriotism.This year’s local honoree isCoginchaug Regional HighSchool’s Elisa Ithier.

TUESDAY

April 12Destination Durham

Every Tuesday at 7 p.m.,on Comcast channel 19,Destination Durham will beplayed for those living inDurham. DVDs are alsoavailable at the Durhamand Levi Coe Libraries; callfor availability.

Durham 60+The Elm City Banjo Soci-

ety will entertain the mem-bers of Durham 60+ at theirregular meeting at 1 p.m.They will recreate tradi-tional interpretations ofmusic reminiscent of thejazz era. As always at thefirst meeting of the month,there will be a blood pres-sure clinic at noon, anddoors will open at 11:45 a.m.Durham 60+ meets in theUnited Churches fellowshiphall located at the corner ofRt. 68 and Main. The publicis welcome.

WEDNESDAY

April 13Healing Eucharist

Come to the Church of theEpiphany, Main Street inDurham, at 9 a.m. for theweekly Holy Eucharist withhealing.

Knit ClubCome knit or crochet at

the Durham Activity Centerevery Wednesday from 6:30to 8 p.m.

TOPSJoin the TOPS meetings

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

Spring ConcertThe John Lyman School

grades 1 and 2 spring concertswill be held at 2:15 and 6:30p.m. at Lyman School.

Parents’ ForumThere will be a CRHS Par-

ents’ Forum at 7 p.m. in theCoginchaug library. SusanViccaro, Superintendent,will have comments, ques-tions and discussions of theproposed 2011-12 RSD13budget. Also on the agendawill be revisiting our dis-cussion concerning CRHSNational Honor Society.Members of the communi-ty, as well as all parents ofDistrict 13 students, are in-vited to attend.

Organic and ContainerGardening

This program will be heldat 12 p.m. in the HubbardRoom at Russell Library, 123Broad St. in Middletown.Master Gardeners and pro-fessionals will discuss andanswer questions about a va-riety of organic gardeningmethods including compost-ing and organic pest controland how to optimize yourcontainer gardening results.Flowers, herbs and vegetablewill be covered. Beveragesand dessert will be providedand the event is partiallyfunded by the Friends of theRussell Library.

Voter RegistrationA voter registration drive

will be held at CoginchaugRegional High School from11 a.m. to 1 p.m. U.S. citizenswho are Durham or Middle-field residents but not yet 18may still register to vote.Health and Wellness Fair

Vinal Technical HighSchool is hosting its firstHealth and Wellness Fair inthe school gym. This fair is ajoint effort between theschool and the community toinform students of the impor-tance of overall health andwell-being which has been anational concern for our kids.

THURSDAY

April 14Brewster School

The Brewster School sec-ond grade performance be-gins at 6 p.m.

Spring RevivalCross Street A.M.E. Zion

Church, 440 West St. in Mid-dletown, is having theirSpring Revival today and to-morrow at 7 p.m. Rev. TerryL. Jones Sr. will be the guestRevivalist, along with hischoir and congregation fromthe A.M.E. Zion Church inHartford. Free will offering.All are welcome. For moreinfo, call 860-344-9527.

Art DemonstrationThe Middletown Art Guild

will host award-winning wa-tercolor artist BivenneStaiger. Bivenne will bedemonstrating some of her fa-vorite tips and techniques,like glazing, working wet-in-wet, painting negative space,achieving luminosity andmore. This event is open tothe public. It will be free formembers with a small fee fornon-members. Refreshmentswill be served. The demo will

be held at 7 p.m. at the Middle-field Federated Church, 390Main St. Members are invitedto bring a work for a paintingof the month contest.

Eucharistic Holy HourA Eucharistic Holy Hour

for vocations will be held atSt. Pius X Church, 310 West-field St. in Middletown, from4 to 5 p.m. For more info,email the vocation office [email protected] or visit the websiteat god-calls.org.

FRIDAY

April 15Tot Time

The MOMS Club ofDurham and Middlefieldsponsors a weekly Tot Timeat the Middlefield Commu-nity Center. It is held everyFriday from 10:30 a.m. tonoon. This open-age play-group is available for allresidents and their chil-dren of Durham, Middle-field and Rockfall. For moreinfo on the MOMS Club,please contact Ann atm o m s d u r h a m m i d d l e [email protected].

One WorldBrewster School will have

their One World celebration.Girls Outside

The Girls Outside programwill be held at WadsworthMansion or Wadsworth FallsState Park from 1 to 4 p.m.Call Lucy at 860-395-7771 formore info or to volunteer.

SATURDAY

April 16Forest Discussion

Tom Wessels, author ofReading the Forested Land-scape, will speak at the CTForest and Park Associationat 9 a.m. Volunteers will betrained. For more info, callLucy at 860-395-7771.

Easter Apple HuntLyman Orchards’ 27th an-

nual Easter Apple Hunt willtake place on the grounds ofthe Apple Barrel market.

NHS Spring Clean-upIf you are interested in hir-

ing a National Honor Societyteam for help with your yardclean-up, please call 860-349-7215 during the week ofschool vacation (April 18-23)and leave your name, phoneand a description of whatwork you need done. NHSstudents will be returningthe calls the week of April 24.


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Middlefield receives deposit for sale of snow gunsBy Cheri Kelley

Town Times

There was a brief specialtown meeting on April 4where there was a unani-mous vote in favor of trans-ferring $20,018.05 from theUndesignated General FundBalance into Account 9400Powder Ridge BAN interest.The money is “to be used topay for the interest only onthe town’s short-term bor-rowing for a period of 90days,” read town clerk DonnaGolub. This special meetingmoved swiftly into the regu-lar BOS meeting.

The topic of the snow gunson Powder Ridge was on theagenda again; a $2,000 depositwas sent from Catamount forthe purchase of the 60-90 snowguns. The actual number ofguns is still debatable, but onthe low end the town shouldreceive a minimum of $15,000

at $250 per gun. Brayshawsaid, “Alpine appreciates thetown removing them (as theywill be bringing in their ownsnow machines), and thetown will do it as gently aspossible once weather condi-tions are better.”

Alpine has been in touchwith the CT Forest and ParkAssociation (CFPA) to makesure the trail that traversesthe property remains unin-terrupted. The trail goes fromMassachusetts to Long IslandSound. Brayshaw said theCFPA is looking for Middle-field volunteers for a Geo-graphic Information Systems(GIS)-based program for thetrails. For more info, go towww.ctwoodlands.org.

In old business, a questionwas posed by First SelectmanJon Brayshaw on how thetown should pay for items itneeds. Should money besaved bit by bit so that pres-

ent residents end up payingfor items needed in the fu-ture, or should large ticketitems be financed as neededso that present residents arepaying for present costs?

Selectwoman Mary John-son stated, “We should notmortgage the future for to-day’s needs.”

Selectman Ed Bailey then

offered, “We are all depreciat-ing the equipment and arepaying for the use of it.”

Both agreed that saving forfuture large purchases wasthe way to go, but Brayshawwanted to put it out there toget opinions. Resident andBoard of Finance memberLucy Petrella stated, “Thebottom line is you have to put

money down (save for the fu-ture) to replace these items.”

In new business, openingsfor volunteers were listed: onthe New Haven Conventionand Visitors Bureau, two al-ternate positions on ZoningBoard of Appeals, one on Eco-nomic Development Commis-sion and one on the Conserva-tion Commission.

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What you don’t know can hurt you, financially anywayBy Sue VanDerzee

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Antoinette Astle, directorof the Middlefield SeniorCenter, is determined to pro-vide information that willhelp the next generation ofseniors weather the rigors ofgrowing old in America. Shehas a personal stake in thisendeavor as a Baby Boomerand becoming senior herself.

One of those rigors is pay-ing for long-term care, so As-tle invited Aldo Pantanofrom the Connecticut Part-nership for Long-Term Careto speak to interested al-most-seniors on March 22.

“Too many people assumeMedicare will pay for theirlong-term care expenses,”Astle explained. However,according to statistics gath-ered by both the federal andstate governments, Medicarecovers only a small portion ofthe country’s long-term carebill. Medicare will pay onlywhen certain conditions aremet for both nursing facilityand home care. Even then,for nursing facility care,Medicare covers on average20 days and never more than100 days. Medicaid coversclose to half of the nation’slong-term care bill but willpay only after someone is im-

poverished (spending downtheir assets to $1,600 for a sin-gle person in Connecticut).

The Connecticut Partner-ship for Long-Term Care is astate program that works inalliance with the private in-surance industry. It is a jointeffort by state governmentand private industry to cre-ate an option to help resi-dents meet future long-termcare needs without depletingall of their assets to pay forcare. Under the ConnecticutPartnership, private insur-ance companies competi-tively sell long-term care in-surance policies. These poli-cies not only offer benefits to

pay for long-term care costs,they also offer Medicaid As-set Protection should youever need to apply to Con-necticut’s Medicaid pro-gram for assistance.

For most people, it is un-pleasant to think about need-ing nursing home or homecare when they get older, butteveryone is potentially atrisk. A 2005 study found that69 percent of people turning65 years of age will needsome long-term care beforethey die. Women are at ahigher risk than men; 79 per-cent of women turning 65years of age will need somelong-term care and 58 per-cent of men turning 65 willneed some long-term care.Among those turning 65years of age, 52 percent willneed long-term care for atleast one year before they die

and 20 percent will needmore than five years of care.Thirty-one percent will haveno need for long-term care.Those are not great odds.

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A note toyoung-at-heartseniors

Coginchaug RegionalHigh School seniors areholding their annual ArtsShowcase on Thursday,April 28, at 6:30 p.m. You areinvited to attend the event,or even better, participate!Do you paint? Sing? Play pi-ano? Take great photos? Dowoodworking? We welcomeanyone interested in joiningthe fun as a participant tocall Lisa Larsen at 860-349-8236. I am more than willingto play piano for anyone whomight like to sing or play an

instrument. Don’t wait aminute more. People of anyage have many talents.Share yours!

Lisa Larsen,Choral Director, CRHS

Support CRHSmusic students

The lyrics of the “76 Trom-bones” song from The MusicMan, “Seventy-six trom-bones led the big parade,With a hundred and ten cor-nets close at hand, Theywere followed by rows androws of the finest virtuosos,the cream of ev’ry famousband” comes to mind for thisletter to the editor from theParents of Performers(POPS) organization atCoginchaug Regional HighSchool. It’s that time againwith the usual flurry ofschool fundraisers through-out the school district, and it’stough to stand out and find anew way to raise money.

This year the POPSfundraiser is a clothingdrive, which helps you withyour spring cleaning, and ithelps us raise money for amusic department. We aretaking donations of cleanclothing, shoes, curtains,linens, etc. Our goal is to col-lect thousands of pounds ofgently used clothing, themore the better! So set them

aside as you do your springcleaning, and think of us. Wewill do pick-ups for largebags or you can drop themoff at Strong School on April30 and May 1 between 9 a.m.and 1 p.m. For pickups, con-tact us [email protected].

POPS provides a uniqueservice to CRHS with notonly scholarships, musicscores and guest artists forthe entire school, but also in-struments and uniforms. Sowhen you are watching theMemorial Day parade passthrough town, you can seethe impact of your support.Throughout the years, wehave provided bass drums,clarinets, snare drums anduniforms for the students.We are always looking fornew volunteers to join us. Ifyou have a middle school orelementary school child inthe school system, pleaseconsider joining our organi-zation. Our next meeting isApril 12 at 7:30 at CRHS.

So when you see those....“more than a thousandreeds, Springing up likeweeds, There were horns ofev’ry shape and kind, Therewere copper bottom tympaniin horse platoons, Thunder-ing, thundering all along theway,” think of how you cansupport the students in themusic program at CRHS.

Kari Kuehnle and POPS

Applause forWonka show andits volunteers

The John Lyman ParentsAssociation presented threeshows of Willy Wonka Jr. atCRHS this past weekend.The performers, 114 studentsin grades 1-8, plus a kinder-garten chorus, did an out-standing job entertainingthree large crowds.

I would like to recognizeall of the volunteers whomade these shows possible.Planning for this enterprisebegan over a year ago andeventually involved dozensand dozens of volunteers. Re-sponsibilities from choreog-raphy to props, ad sales tocostumes, supervision toticket-selling were handledby volunteers, who rangedfrom high school students tograndparents.

I would especially like tohighlight the volunteer effortsof our producer, Rhonda Rig-gott Stevens; our director,Heather McCutchen Kannam;and John Lyman musicteacher Mike Meurs, who allshowed tireless dedication,creativity and expertise.

The performers earned allof the applause they receivedon stage, and on behalf of the

See Wonka, page 26

Durham and Middlefield want you!If you like the way your town works,

whether you’re a Durham or Middlefield res-ident, you can thank your neighbors. Somuch of our towns are run by volunteers —people like you and me.

All small towns have the same basic prob-lem: there is no economy of scale. We dependon lots and lots and lots of volunteers. Onecould argue that the greatest need through-out a community is to have all types of vol-unteers, from the soccer club and scoutinggroups to the fire department and crimewatch. Imagine if we had to pay someone toclean our streets? That would be incrediblycostly. Thankfully we have various groupsin town that do this. If you look in every nookand cranny, there are lots of average Joesand Jos who contribute to the quality of lifewe enjoy in our towns.

And then there are those who fill appoint-ments on boards and commissions. Theseare also volunteers who serve in many di-verse ways. There are close to 100 differentappointments in each town, so if you have an

interest in something in particular, step for-ward. Tell your First Selectman that you areinterested. It is his or her job, along with theBoard of Selectmen, to appoint people, andit’s a real effort to keep all boards and com-missions fully staffed. Some people presentthemselves, sometimes they have to befound. Sometimes it’s a matter of begging,borrowing and stealing! They also have to becareful to appoint qualified people, thosewho aren’t just a flash in the pan, and theyare also wary of not regurgitating folksthrough the boards.

Consider this tidbit provided by Middle-field First Selectman Jon Brayshaw: Middle-field has about 4,000 people; 2,000 are too oldor too young to serve; 1,000 go to school and1,000 or so don’t care. Only a couple hundred— about 5 percent of the popoulation — arequalified and have the interest or the time tovolunteer. So if you like what you see, look inthe mirror. During your lifetime in Durhamor Middlefield, please consider volunteeringfor something. Stephanie Wilcox, editor

Friday, April 8, 2011 Town Times Columns 9

Watch out for legislative lingoConstituent con-

tact with my Senateoffice is at an all-timehigh as a result of thegovernor’s tax in-crease and spendingcut proposals, as wellas other controver-sial legislation. In-deed, my good aide,Darcy Jones, tells methat we have receivedduring the last weekalone over 1,000emails concerningjust one bill that re-lates to firearms. Giv-en this high level ofcommunication, youmight want to beaware of the kind oflanguage or lingo thatlegislators use with respect to pend-ing legislation.

A bill may suddenly appear on ourlegislative desks for a vote withoutthe required three days’ notice andwith little opportunity for debate orconsideration. It is a “fly-in” that re-quires an “e-cert” before a vote canbe taken. “E-cert” is an emergencycertification by the legislative lead-ers that a bill is so important to thepublic interest that it must be takenup immediately without opportuni-ty for even an hour’s consideration.Watch out for these “fly-ins” whichoften relate to matters of conven-ience, not emergency.

Some bills have a “rat.” A “rat” isa provision often concealed within aperfectly appropriate bill that willserve some very inappropriate spe-cial interest. As chair of the Envi-ronment Committee, the environ-ment advocates notify me that thereis a “rat” in a pro-environment billwhere someone is trying to evadethe air or water quality standards ofConnecticut. I have a necktie withrats on it to remind me of these leg-

islative dangers.Some of our bills

have one essentialpurpose, but manyamendments havebeen added to accom-plish a variety of oth-er and very differentpurposes. These billsare called “Christ-mas trees” or “air-craft carriers,” andthey must be readvery carefully to de-termine all that thesponsor is seeking todo.

The rules of theGeneral Assemblyset a termination dayfor each of our leg-islative committees,

but what happens if you need an im-portant bill but the relevant commit-tee is now out of business and thereis no opportunity for the requiredpublic hearing on the bill? You lookfor a “vehicle,” which is a bill thathas been heard in the committee andat a public hearing but the sponsorhas decided to abandon that bill be-cause of opposition or cost. For ex-ample, the abandoned bill might becalled “An Act to Ban Asbestos,” butit will become a “vehicle” for yourbill which does not relate in any re-spect to asbestos but deals insteadwith, for example, prison reform.

“Talkers” are despised by the ma-jority leader. Talker bills are billsthat appear on the calendar of theSenate or House near the end of thelegislative session and will involvehours of chamber debate. They arehighly disruptive to the other billson the calendar, and so the majorityleader refuses to call them up for de-bate and vote.

Now you are better armed to com-municate with members of our statelegislature!

Sen. Ed Meyer

From TheState Capitol

It’s the time of theyear when peoplestart clearing out thecupboards, using upthe stored items fromwinter and makingroom for fresh ingredients straightfrom the farmers’ market or maybeeven a lovely home garden. Linenclosets are rearranged and everyroom in the house longs to be sprucedup. Tackling these projects can be-come overwhelming, frazzling the ti-diest of people. The key is to take itone step at a time and try to relax andenjoy the process.

One way to make room in thekitchen is to look through all the cabi-nets and storage areas and create des-ignated centers, for example, a bakingarea. All flours, sugars, sprinkles, etc.can be stored together. That waywhen you are ready to create a confec-tion, all the supplies are right there atyour finger tips; no need to waste timesearching for a tiny bottle of vanilla.

Another spot could be a beveragecenter. Organize all your collectionsof teas and flavored syrups for coffeeand lemonade. Coffee lovers also mayhave different beans and gourmet se-lections in locations all around thekitchen. Organizing them and puttingthem in labeled canisters can give ahomey, relaxing café feel. And youwon’t be rummaging around search-ing for your favorite Fair Trademountain blueberry blend in the mid-dle of the morning craziness. To cre-ate more counter space, never under-estimate old fashioned mug hooks.They can be placed either under thecabinetry or inside for a slicker look.There are many organizational itemsfor the kitchen found online.

Kid’s rooms are always a chore toclean. One way to avoid an avalancheof toys is to go through their roomsseasonally and pick out items thatthey are no longer using, either from

outgrowing them ordisinterest, and re-move them. Makethree piles: one tokeep, one to donate orfor a tag sale, and one

for keepsake items. Get the kids in-volved; let them take some responsi-bility for their items and which pile toput some of the items in. Springtimeis great for tag sales, and also a greatway to clear out gently used items.

Kids create so many amazing piecesof artwork over the years, but wheredo you store them all? Some favoritescan be framed and put on display ei-ther in their rooms or any placethroughout the house. But one idea isto get unused pizza boxes, which arethe perfect size for larger, bulkier mas-terpieces. If you get one box per child,per school year, you would be amazedat how much can be fit in them. Thepizza boxes store beautifully stackedunder the bed or in a closet.

Ahh, onto the garage, the land ofthe forgotten. This is a weekend proj-ect itself, but some great ideas make itreally accessible. Everything in thegarage must have a home, and oncethings are taken out, they must findtheir way back to their spot. Glassbaby food jars or canning jars can berecycled to hold small items, like nailsand bolts. Chalkboard paint is a greataccent for a garage type space. Lookover the tag sales in the next couple ofmonths or check out a thrift shop toget an old working dresser. After aquick once-over with an electricsander, wipe the dresser with a moistcloth to remove the dust. Paint thedrawers individually, then the basewith your favorite shade of chalk-board paint. Once dry, label thedrawers with what fits your needs.And the beauty of having it be achalkboard is that all you need to dois wipe the old label off and write anew one when needed.

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Cheri Kelley

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Walk in the woods, part 1After a long and difficult winter,

my husband Jeff and I were anxiousto get out on the abandoned road thatruns by our property in Killing-worth before it buries itself in thedense woods. Only a few weeks ago,this path was totally inaccessible tous, buried under feet of snow. Abouta half-mile long, this old section ofBirch Mill Road goes up and downgentle hills, running by a smallpond, and ends up at a glorious wa-terfall that rolls down from the pondup the hill. It is sometimes rocky andsometimes smooth and mossy; occa-sionally it is crisscrossed with toe-

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Our destination was the littlestream at the bottom of the first hillwhere our beloved German Shep-herd mix, Snickers, used to paddlearound and drink at the end of herwoods walk. Sadly, in between thisJanuary’s two mammoth snow-storms, we had to put her to sleep be-cause of cancer and seizures thatcame on with mind-numbing speed.

We had Snickers cremated, and itseemed appropriate to put some ofher ashes in the place she loved best.But before our tender and sad cere-mony was finished, Chet, our 13-year-old Golden Retriever, hadplunged in where Snickers once dab-bled. It was almost as if he was say-ing, “Goodbye, old friend! I miss you,but it’s spring, and there are thingsto smell and drink and eat aroundhere.”

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Both meet on Tuesdaysfrom 6:30-8 p.m., CommunityHealth Center Inc., Middle-town. Free. To register, call860-344-9599.

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6:30 p.m. —Planning and Zoning Commission7 p.m. — Water Pollution Control Authority

Thursday, April 147 p.m. —Board of Finance

Tuesday, April 197 p.m. —Conservation Commission

7 p.m. —Board of SelectmenWednesday, April 20

7-10 p.m. — Inland Wetlands Commission7 p.m. —Metacomet Regional Windfarm Committee

Food Bank needsWe are currently in need

of the following items:canned meats (spam, cornedbeef hash, chicken, etc.),canned fruit and tuna. TheFood Bank is located at theMiddlefield CommunityCenter, 405 Main Street. Do-nations may be left thereduring weekday businesshours. (If the office is closed,a box is also located next tothe office.) Your generosityis greatly appreciated. Dent-ed, rusted or out-of-date foodnot accepted. Contact An-toinette Astle, Social Ser-vices director, at 860-349-7121 with questions.

New buildingofficial andassistant

Middlefield building offi-cial George Stronkowskyand office assistant Debra Pi-card recently resigned fromtheir posts. The building offi-cial position has been filledby Bob Meyers, and the officeassistant position will befilled by Nancy Davidson,who is currently the assis-tant town clerk. The Build-ing Deptartment office willbe closed on Fridays.

Agriculturalhistory needed

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Teens chargedfor trespassingand posessionof alchocol

According to a CriminalInformation Summary, onMarch 18 police were calledto the area of Kickapoo andPassiac roads due to neigh-bors’ concern that underagedrinking was occurring onthe town owned King Prop-erty. At least 20 or 25 kidswere sitting around a camp-fire, which was the center ofthe unsanctioned event. Thesummary stated, “an ambu-lance was called for two ex-tremely intoxicated juve-niles.” Those processed werecharged with simple tres-passing and possession of al-cohol by a minor.

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The Middlefield ExplorerPost 82 and the fire depart-ment are hosting their sec-ond annual Middlefield Ex-plorers Pancake Breakfastfrom 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at theMiddlefield Firehouse onSunday, April 10.

Easter AppleHunt

Lyman Orchards’ 27thAnnual nutritious and deli-cious Easter Apple Huntwill take place on April 16on the grounds of the AppleBarrel market. (Rain date:April 23.) Registrationforms will be available atthe Apple Barrel marketonly on the day of the event.For additional information,call 860-349-1793 or go onlineat lymanorchards.com.

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Durham Government Calendar(All meetings will be held at the Durham Library unlessotherwise noted. Check the town website at www.townof-

durhamct.org for updates.)Monday, April 11

7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen on the third floor of Town Hall7:30 p.m. — Inland Wetlands

8 p.m. — Public hearing on the town budget at CRHSTuesday, April 12

7:30 p.m. — Library Board of Trustees7:30 p.m. — Conservation Commission

8 p.m. — Durham Volunteer Fire Companyat the Durham Volunteer Firehouse

Thursday, April 147:30 p.m. — Zoning Board of Appeals at Town Hall

Public hearingon town budget

The Board of Finance willconduct the annual budgethearing on Monday, April11, at 8 p.m. in the Julian B.Thayer Auditorium atCoginchaug Regional HighSchool.

The proposed budget forthe fiscal year 2011-12 for thetown of Durham, as pre-pared by the Board of Fi-nance, will be presented tothe general public. Copies ofthe proposed budget areavailable at the office of thetown clerk, Durham PublicLibrary, www.townof-durhamct.org, or by calling860-343-6716.

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Durham’s own prize-win-ning fiddler Tim Hayes joinsGrammy Award winner Sta-

cy Phillips and Paul Howardfor Fiddles in the Firehouse,Saturday, April 30, from 6 to9 p.m., at the Durham fire-house. Organizers promise afamily-friendly evening offun, fiddles and victuals. Theevent is sponsored by theDurham Democratic TownCommittee.

Tim Hayes is a winner ofcompetitions in Roxbury,Blanford (MA), and the NewEngland String EnsembleConcerto competition inBoston. He has been playingat Fiddles since he was in el-ementary school.

Internationally knownfiddler and resophonic gui-tarist Stacy Phillips will bejoined by guitarist, singerand songwriter PaulHoward playing reels,waltzes and rags that peoplereturn to hear year afteryear.

Chili tastings, cornbread,macaroni and cheese anddesserts will be part of the

evening. Beverages will beavailable for purchase.

Tickets at $15 for adults and$3 for children under 12 areavailable from town commit-tee members or at the door.Call 349-2259 for more info.

Durham manarrested

Anthony Prifitera, 43, ofDurham, was arrested afterturning himself into the De-partment of Revenue Tax En-forcement at the East HavenPolice Department on Thurs-day, March 24. Prifitera isthe owner of the threeHumphrey’s restaurants lo-cated in Wallingford,Wethersfield and Branford.He was arrested for 29 counts

of failure to pay state salestaxes. The total amount was$132,000. He could spend upto 29 years in prison if he isconvicted on all counts. Pri-

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Author Kristan Higgins:USA Today best-selling au-thor and two-time RITAaward winner Kristan Hig-gins will discuss her latestbook, My One and Only onThursday, April 14, at 7 p.m.No registration required.

Library SnapshotWeek: The Connecticut Li-brary Association is spon-soring a library “snapshot”program that will captureall the library activities andevents from this Saturday,April 9 through April 16. At-tend the library events thatweek to participate in ourprograms, and express yourthoughts and feelings aboutour library.

Pinkalicious: On Satur-day, April 23, from 11 a.m. tonoon, the library will cele-brate everything pink forchildren ages 3 through 7.

Enjoy listening to Pinkali-cious books by Victoria andElizabeth Kann and otherpink books. Create fabulouspink crafts and enjoy pinkrefreshments. Come dressedin pink from head to toe!Please call or stop by the li-brary to register.

Exciting Music Event:The award-winning duo At-water-Donnelly will performa unique and thrilling blendof traditional American andCeltic folk music and dance,along with original songsand poetry on Saturday,April 9, at 1 p.m.

Mystery Book Discus-sion: The Mystery BookClub will meet on Tuesday,April 19, at 7:30 p.m., whenRabbit Factory by MarshallKarp will be discussed.Copies of the book are avail-able at the library.

Art Display: Durhamartist Gwen Clark will dis-play her artwork during themonth of April in the Activi-ty Room. The CoginchaugHigh School art classes willfeature an art exhibit duringthe month of May.

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porch); the “peepers” in thewet areas of the woods; andthe incessant tapping of thepileated woodpecker on somenearby tree (or, sometimes,roof).

Standing by “Snick’sStream,” I searched for a par-ticular sign of spring: theemergence of the green spears

Woods (From page 9)of the skunk cabbage. I grewup by Trout Brook in WestHartford, and every year thatwas the first green thing Icould find. Part of the springritual was to kick over a pieceof the stinky cabbage and runaway…fast.

I couldn’t find a smidgen ofgreen except for the remainsof last year’s occasional plantor fern. Then I noticed thelichens and fungi on the rocksand rotting trees. One forma-tion looked like some sort ofCeltic spiral or labyrinth pat-tern. And the bright greentufted moss here and there on

the path — didn’t this qualify asa bona fide sign of rebirth? Andthere was the water in Snick’sStream, newly freed from thesnowy clutches of winter,sparkling and murmuring…

I thought back to the largerectangular hole a pileatedwoodpecker had created inthe trunk of an old tree infront of our house. Thesebirds are the original recy-clers of the avian world; out ofsomething dying they make aplace to create new life andannounce it to the wholeworld. These creatures have(good) attitude!

Teacher portraits

John Lyman School’s Li-brary Media Specialistand art teacher NancyFishell extended the greatideas in the book Hoorayfor Diffendoofer Day.Each class created a cari-cature portrait of theirteacher and wrote a versedescribing the ways eachteacher is unique. Theportraits are hanging inthe hallway between theart room and library.Submitted by Elizabeth Hadlock

BaseballApril 9 JV at Valley Regional @ 10:30 a.m.

13 Varsity at Old Saybrook HS @ 3:45 p.m.14 JV Baseball Old Saybrook Home @ 3:45 p.m.15 Varsity Hyde Leadership Home @ 3:45 p.m.16 JV Hyde at West Rock Park @ 10:30 a.m.18 Varsity at North Branford HS @ 3:45 p.m.19 JV North Branford Home @ 3:45 p.m.20 Varsity East Hampton Home @ 3:45 p.m.21 JV @ East Hampton High School @ 3:45 p.m.22 Varsity @ H-K High School @ 3:45 p.m.23 JV H-K Home @ 10:30 a.m.25 Varsity Old Lyme Home @ 3:45 p.m.26 JV @ Old Lyme High School @ 3:45 p.m.27 Varsity Hale Ray Home @ 4 p.m.28 JV @ Hale-Ray High School @ 4 p.m.29 Varsity @ Cromwell HS @ 3:45 p.m.30 JV Cromwell Home @ 10:30 a.m.

May 2 Varsity Morgan Home @ 3:45 p.m.3 JV @ Morgan High School @ 3:45 p.m.4 Varsity @ Portland High School @ 3:45 p.m.5 JV Portland Home @ 3:45 p.m.6 Varsity @ Westbrook HS @ 3:45 p.m.7 JV Westbrook Home @ 10:30 a.m.9 Varsity Cromwell Home @ 3:45 p.m.10 JV @ Cromwell High School @ 3:45 p.m.11 Varsity Morgan @ Indian River @ 6:30 p.m.12 JV Morgan Home @ 3:45 p.m.13 Varsity North Branford Home @ 3:45 p.m.14 JV @ North Branford HS @ 10:30 a.m.16 Varsity H-K Home @ 3:45 p.m.17 JV @ H-K High School @ 3:45 p.m.18 Varsity @ East Hampton HS @ 3:45 p.m.19 JV East Hampton Home @ 3:45 p.m.20 Varsity @ Valley Regional HS @ 3:45 p.m.21 JV Valley Regional Home 2 10:30 a.m.23 Varsity SMSA Home @ 3:45 p.m.23 JV SMSA Home @ 3:45 p.m.

Boys’TennisApril 9 Portland Home @ 11 a.m.

(May be changed to 05/18/11 @ 3:45 p.m.)11 @ Old Lyme High School @ 3:45 p.m.13 @ Morgan High School @ 3:45 p.m.15 @ East Hampton High School @ 3:45 p.m.18 @ Westbrook High School @ 10:30 a.m.20 North Branford Home @ 3:45 p.m.25 @ Valley Regional High School @ 3:45 p.m.27 @ Old Saybrook High School @ 3:45 p.m.29 Haddam-Killingworth Home @ 3:45 p.m.

May 2 @ Cromwell High School @ 3:45 p.m.4 @ Portland High School @ 3:45 p.m.6 Old Lyme Home @ 3:45 p.m.9 Morgan Home @ 3:45 p.m.11 East Hampton Home @ 3:45 p.m.13 Westbrook Home @ 3:45 p.m.16 N. Branford @ Memorial Field @ 3:45 p.m.20 Valley Regional Home @ 3:45 p.m.23 Old Saybrook Home @ 3:45 p.m.

SoftballApril 9 Varsity Berlin Home @ 11 a.m.

9 JV Berlin Home @ 11 a.m.13 Varsity @ Old Saybrook HS @ 3:45 p.m.14 JV Old Saybrook Home @ 3:45 p.m.16 Varsity Stonington @ Disney, 10 a.m.(We expect not too many fans will travel to this

one, but kudos to you if you can!)19 JV North Branford Home @ 3:45 p.m.20 Varsity East Hampton Home @ 3:45 p.m.21 JV @ East Hampton High School @ 3:45 p.m.22 Varsity @ H-K High School @ 3:45 p.m.23 JV H-K Home @ 10:30 a.m.25 Varsity Old Lyme Home @ 3:45 p.m.26 JV @ Old Lyme High School @ 3:45 p.m.27 Varsity Hale Ray Home @ 4 p.m.28 JV @ Hale-Ray HS, Milardo Field @ 4 p.m.29 Varsity @ Cromwell HS @ 3:45 p.m.30 JV Cromwell Home @ 10:30 a.m.

May 2 Varsity Morgan Home @ 3:45 p.m.3 JV Morgan @ Peters Complex @ 3:45 p.m.4 Varsity Portland @ Brownstone @ 3:45 p.m.5 JV Portland Home @ 3:45 p.m.6 Varsity at Westbrook HS @ 3:45 p.m.7 JV Westbrook Home @ 10:30 a.m.9 Varsity Cromwell Home @ 3:45 p.m.10 JV @ Cromwell High School @ 3:45 p.m.11 Varsity Morgan, Peters Complex @ 6:30 p.m.13 Varsity N. Branford Home @ 3:45 p.m.14 JV N. Branford @ Totoket Park @ 10:30 a.m.16 Varsity H-K Home @ 3:45 p.m.17 Varsity N. Branford, Totoket Park @ 3:45 p.m.17 JV @ H-K High School @ 3:45 p.m.20 Varsity @ Valley Regional HS @ 3:45 p.m.20 JV Morgan Home @ 3:45 p.m.21 JV Valley Regional Home @ 10:30 a.m.24 Varsity @ Middletown HS @ 3:45 p.m.24 JV Middletown @ Upper Moody Field,

Country Club Rd. @ 3:45 p.m.

Girls’TennisApril 11 Old Lyme Home @ 3:45 p.m.

13 Morgan Home @ 3:45 p.m.15 East Hampton Home @ 3:45 p.m.18 Westbrook Home @ 3:45 p.m.20 N. Branford @ Memorial Field @ 10:30 a.m.25 Valley Regional Home @ 3:45 p.m.27 Old Saybrook Home @ 3:45 p.m.29 @ H-K High School @ 3:45 p.m.

May 2 Cromwell Home @ 3:45 p.m.6 @ Old Lyme High School @ 3:45 p.m.9 @ Morgan High School @ 3:45 p.m.11 @ East Hampton High School @ 3:45 p.m.13 @ Westbrook High School @ 3:45 p.m.16 North Branford Home @ 3:45 p.m.20 @ Valley Regional High School @ 3:45 p.m.23 @ Old Saybrook High School @ 3:45 p.m.

Outdoor TrackApril 9 East Hampton Inv. @ EastHampton, TBA

12 @ East Hampton High School@ 3:45 p.m.

26 H-K, Hyde Leadership @ H-K @ 3:45 p.m.30 O’Grady Relays @ Danbury HS @ 9:30 a.m.

May 3 Westbrook, Portland @ Westbrook HighSchool @ 3:30 p.m.

7 CRHS Invitational Home,TBA10 N. Branford, Old Lyme Home @ 3:30 p.m.14 Runnin’ Rams Inv. @ Old Saybrook HS TBA25 Shoreline Championship Home TBA

June 2 Class S State Championship @ WillowbrookPark, TBA

6 State Open @ Willowbrook Park at 1:30 p.m.

Boys’ GolfApril 14Hale Ray Home (Lyman Orchards) @ 3 p.m.

26 East Hampton @ Portland CC @ 3 p.m.27 Old Saybrook Home @ 3 p.m.3 Haddam-Killingworth @ Banner @ 3 p.m.4 North Branford @ Tradition Golf Course

(Wallingford) @ 2:30 p.m.10 Hale Ray @ Fox Hopyard Golf @

3:30 p.m.12 Portland @ Portland Golf @ 2:45 p.m.12 Old Lyme Home @ 3 p.m.16 Cromwell Home @ 3 p.m.18 Morgan @ Clinton C.C. @ 3 p.m.20 Valley Regional Home @ 3 p.m.24 Old Lyme Away @ 3 p.m.25 Cromwell Away TPC @ 3 p.m.26 H-K, N. Branford Home @ 3 p.m.31 Shoreline Championship @

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First Round Games

Around the Clock 44, All-state Fire Equipment 37 –John Szewczyk had his bestgame this season as Around theClock overcame a nine-pointfirst half deficit to defeat All-state. Allstate’s Mark Sutterlinscored seven of his 11 points inthe first six minutes to take anearly 14-6 lead. Around theClock then went on a 17-9 runas Szewczyk hit a pair of freethrows in the final minute totie it 23-23 at the half. For thefirst 13 minutes of the secondhalf, there were seven leadchanges until Steve Markowskihit a pair of free throws to starta 10-2 run to finish out the gameand secure the win for ATC.Szewczyk finished eight-for-eight at the line, with 16 points,

and Markowski also had 16. JoeRios finished with eight for All-state.

Snowservices 55, LasEn-gS 48 – Danny Haynesopened with a pair of three-pointers and finished hittingfour clutch free-throws tolead Snowservices to victoryover LasEngS in the otherfirst round playoff game. Itwas a game of streaks as firstSnowservices’ Ryan Covescored five straight to openan 11-7 lead, then Matt Quinnof LasEngS ran off eightstraight to briefly regain a 15-13 edge. Snowservices pulledahead 22-17 at halftime, thenNick Hulkias scored the first13 points of the second half forLasEngS, tying the game at 30with 12 minutes left. LasEngSwould not get that closeagain, as Charlie Bielfield’sthree-pointer started a 25-16

run for Snowservices. ForSnowservices, Haynes had 16,Frank DeFlippo scored 11 andBielfield had nine. Hulkiasfinished with 15 and TimD’Aquila scored 10 for LasEn-gS in the season-ending loss.

Semi-Final Games

Torrison Stone 69,Around the Clock 54 – Tor-rison built a 26-point lead,then gave most of it away be-fore finally closing outAround the Clock to advanceto the league championship.Around the Clock focused onstopping Torrison’s big in-side players, but Mark Pfisteranswered with four three-pointers in the opening half.With Pfister hot, Around theClock then had to spreadtheir defense, and the next 15minutes belonged to PeteLynch and Adam Poturnickiinside as they ran the lead to

56-32 with eight minutes leftto play. Desperate to score,Rick Ryan and SteveMarkowski began hittingthree-pointers as Around theClock made a frantic come-back attempt. ATC got asclose as nine with two min-utes left, but Dave DeSantiwould hit 7-8 at the line andclosed out any hope forAround the Clock. Poturnickiled Torrison with 22, Lynchhad 16 and Pfister finishedwith 15. Markowski endedwith 14 and Ryan scored 12 inthe loss.

Snowservices 60, YoungGunz 55 – For the secondstraight season, Frank De-Flippo’s team came up big inthe playoffs, this time pullingoff an upset of the YoungGunz to move to the leaguechampionship game againstTorrison. Mark Jungels had a

big first half with eightstraight points, but Snowser-vices otherwise struggled toscore early. Mike and BrianBaranoski combined for 13straight first half points, asthe Gunz built an eight-pointhalftime lead. Snowservicesopened the second half scor-ing the first 10 points withRyan Cove and Jeff Vernonproviding the scoring. MikeBaranoski’s free throw brieflyreturned a 39-38 lead to theGunz, but DeFlippo thenscored seven straight, and theGunz never got back closerthan four the rest of the way.Cove led Snowservices with14, while DeFlippo and Jun-gels each finished with 10.Brian Baranoski was the topYoung Gunz scorer with 15,and brother Mike ended with10, while Greg Bereski fin-ished with 12 in the loss.

Snowservices wins two to set up Men’s League championshiprematch against Torrison Stone

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The CRHS softball teamis in the “home stretch” oftheir fundraising drive fortheir Spring Training tripto ESPN Softball SpringTraining in Orlando.

The team will have onemore fundraising event be-fore they depart: a bottleand can donation drive.

On Saturday, April 9, theteam will have a homegame at 11 a.m. Come ondown to cheer on the teamand bring those unwantedcans and bottles that havebeen cluttering up yourgarage all winter! The pro-ceeds go to support thecause to fund the SpringTraining trip.

The softball team is goingto have an awesome tripand an even more awesomeseason as they are poised tochallenge for the Shorelineand Class S State Champi-onships!Team Overview for 2011

By Coach Ann MoscovicsThe team is returning

eight starters from lastyear, having only lost CFJess Plourde, including sen-iors Mallorie Dorflinger –catcher, captain; TaylorDelvecchio – shortstop, cap-tain; Liz Sansevero – thirdbase, captain; juniors MariHandley – pitcher, captain;Lauren Esposito – firstbase/pitcher; MarissaPuchalski – center field;sophomores Kayla Votto –second base; Ashley Vana-man – left field; Jackie Ben-son – right field; new to theroster: sophomores DinaCanalia and Marissa Hold-er; freshmen DeannaPuchalski, Sydney Trustyand Katelyn Williams; andjunior Kara Levine. Manyof the teams players playmultiple positions, whichgives the coaches many op-tions and flexibility.Player Stats and Awards:

Mallorie Dorflinger:2010 first team All SLC —catcher, All Area Team —Middletown Press, .342 bat-ting average, 13 RBIs, threwout 13 or 17 runners at-tempted stealing, picked offseven of 12 batters on base.2009 first Team All SLC —catcher, All SLC Player ofthe Year, All Area Team —Middletown Press, All

State.Mari Handley: 2010 first

team All SLC — pitcher, AllSLC Pitcher of the Year, AllArea Team — MiddletownPress, All Area Team — NHRegister, Team MIP, .428Batting Average, OBP .428,RBIs 30, ERA 1.21, IP 157,Strike Outs 169, Walks 9.

Lauren Esposito: 2010first Team All SLC — infield-er/1B, All Area Team-Middle-town Press, Team MVP, .513batting avg. (team high), OBP.679 (team high), RBIs 24,Runs 32, 3 errors in 25 games;2009 Honorable Mention AllSLC infielder.

Taylor Delvecchio: 2010Honorable Mention AllSLC infielder, senior cap-tain, four-year starter atshortstop.

Kayla Votto: 2010 .307batting average, 20 hits, 23runs, sophomore, 2B two-year starter, up and comingplayer, key component inoffense and defense.

Liz Sansevero: two-yearstarter at 3B, senior cap-tain.

Coach’s players to watch:Soph. 2B Kayla Votto; Jr.pitcher Mari Handley; Jr.first base Lauren Esposito;Sr. catcher Mallorie Dor-flinger.

Coach’s forecast: Veteranteam returns with high ex-pectations. Will challengefor the SLC and Class Sstate titles!

Come out and watchyour Lady Blue Devils thisyear. The season kicks offthis weekend with homegames Thursday, Fridayand Saturday, April 7-9.Check the CIAC website formore schedule informa-tion, and please see ourpage on MaxPreps.com forschedule, team and playerstats all season long.

CRHS spring softball poised for a great yearPatricia Bystrek

Patricia (Shefcyk) Bystrek,70, of Middlefield, wife of thelate Edward “Butch” Bystrek,died Sunday April 3, 2011 atHartford Hospital surround-ed by her family.

She was born in Middle-town, daughter of the lateStephen and Norma (Bailey)Shefcyk. Pat was employed atthe Middlesex Credit Unionand was always involved withBystrek Oil Co. She enjoyedantiques, auctions, Pennsyl-vania shopping trips, work-ing in the yard, watching herbirds and her kitties, and en-joying old cars with her“Butchie.” Patty will alwaysbe remembered for sharinggood times over coffee. Shewill be missed by all.

She is survived by a son,Edward Bystrek and his wifeHeidi of Higganum; a daugh-ter Cherylann Hunt and herhusband Jeffrey of Hig-

ganum; one sister Sharon Kel-ly and her husband Shaun ofEast Hampton; five grandchil-dren, Kevin, Trinity, Payton,Hunter, and Dylan; sister-in-law Anne Lacoske of Meriden;brother-in-law VincentBystrek and Virginia of Rock-fall; and special “sister,” Jaca-lyn Shefcyk of Portland; alsonumerous godchildren,nieces and nephews. She ispredeceased by her brother,Charles S. Shefcyk.

Funeral services will beheld Thursday, April 7, at 11a.m. at Biega Funeral Home, 3Silver St., Middletown. Burialwill be in Pine Grove Ceme-tery, Middletown. Those whowish may send memorial con-tributions to CATALES, Inc.,PO Box 901, Middletown, CT06457 or Last Post Shelter (acat retirement home), PO Box259, Falls Village, CT 06031. Toshare memories or expresscondolences online visitwww.biegafuneralhome.com.

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Memorial School Integrat-ed Day held their annual In-vention Convention onMarch 5. The following sixthgraders will move on withtheir inventions to the StateInvention Convention atGampel Pavillion at UConnon May 14: Josh Genest, Kate-lyn Richardson, Nathan Mc-Donald, Brittany Hall, RowanO’Connell, Matt Woznyk, ElleRinaldi, Lizzie Whitaker,Hamilton Brayshaw, FlynnMolkenthin, Brien Radziu-nas, Skyler Morris and AbbyBlair.

“We were so proud of all ofour inventors and their manyoriginal ideas and well-engi-neered models of their inven-tions,” said teacher MarthaSwanson. Congratulations toall participants on a job welldone!

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A flock of chickens inMarilyn and Paul Keura-jian’s mini-barnyard onMain Street inspiredDurham artist and artteacher Terry Oakes Bour-ret to capture their antics oncanvas. Primarily an out-door painter, she visited andpainted them in their wirecoop over two-three dayslast summer, and the resultis the 16x20 oil painting“Marilyn’s Chickens.” Ter-ry was no stranger to “thegirls.” They hang out twodoors down from her studio,and she regularly bringsthem tasty kitchen scraps.They in turn provide a regu-lar supply of the freshesteggs in town.

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Mercy High School seniorAllison Pearson was honoredby being named a SouthernConnecticut ConferenceScholar Leader. Allison is thedaughter of Mr. and Mrs.Hugh Pearson of Durham.The SCC selected 44 outstand-ing students from its memberschools to receive this year’sScholar Leader Award. Thesestudents have demonstratedoutstanding scholarship andleadership in their schoolsand in their communities.

Allison serves as secretaryof the National Honor Societyand is a member of the golfteam, soccer team and ski

club. She is a peer minister,four-year member of the re-cruitment team and a mem-ber of the yearbook staff andPeace Jam. She has wonawards in business and tech-nology courses and is in thetop 10 percent of her class.Outside of Mercy, she volun-teers with Twin Maples Nurs-ing Home, Amazing GraceFood Pantry, and with herparish as a Eucharistic Min-ister and CCD instructor. Shewill pursue a degree in themedical field in college.

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Jeffrey Criscuolo, resi-dent of Durham and a jun-ior at Saint Anselm Collegein Manchester, NH, wasrecognized for high aca-demic achievement, alongwith seven other membersof the Hawks baseballteam, at the annual Stu-dent-Athlete Awards cere-mony hosted by the collegeon March 14. For the 2010fall semester, 101 St.Anselm student-athletes,were named to the 2010Northeast-10 ConferenceFall Commissioner’s Hon-or Roll.

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Jeffrey Criscuolo in hisHawks uniform.

Tufts University recentlyannounced that CameronBradley of Durham, Class of2012, has been placed on theDean’s List for the fall 2010 se-mester.

Bailey Bennett, a fresh-man at Connecticut College,performed in the Theater andMusic Departments’ produc-tion of The Threepenny Operain the college’s Tansill TheaterMarch 3-6. Bennett played thepart of Molly in the produc-tion. Bennett, a 2010 graduateof Choate Rosemary Hall, isthe daughter of Lyle andBernadette Bennett ofDurham.

Andrew Kim receivedthe seventh place medal inthe eight and under catego-ry for the 25-yard back-stroke in the New EnglandYMCA Swim Champi-onships. The champi-onships were held at Blod-gett Swim Center of Har-vard University in Bostonon March 25 through 27.

the boundary waters in Cana-da; and Philmont ScoutRanch, a backpacking trip inNew Mexico. Kevin will also

complete the TripleCrown this summer af-ter a scuba adventureat the Florida Seabase.

The next project forthe boys is to collect theEagle Scout projectnotebooks from all ofMiddlefield’s EagleScouts. They will be as-sembling an archive in

the Middlefield Librarythat upcoming scoutscan utilize as a guide fortheir own projects, and

for citizens to see how manyworthwhile projects our BoyScouts have completed.

On March 13, 2010 a BoyScout Court of Honor washeld to award the rank of Ea-gle Scout to brothers Kyleand Kevin Onofreo, whobecame the 32nd and 33rd Ea-gle Scouts of Troop 33 in Mid-dlefield.

Kyle’s Eagle Scout projectconsisted of creating a letter-boxing trail on the King Prop-erty in Middlefield, alongwith doing some trail andcampsite clean-up. Letterbox-ing is a hiking scavengerhunt and involves followingclues based on compasspoints to find boxes. Insidethe boxes are stamps based onthe ranks of scouting whichwere hand-carved, along witha stamp pad and notebook.Hikers who find the boxes puttheir personal stamp in thenotebook inside the box, andthen use the stamp in the boxto record their visit in theirown notebook. Letterboxingis fun and a great opportunityto get outside and do somehiking! There were stamps inhis boxes within a few days ofgetting them in place, whichwas very rewarding to see! Tosee more, visit the letterbox-ing.org site under “Road toEagle.”

Kevin’s project was to re-store the Lucy StricklandMemorial skating pond to ausable condition. He made re-pairs to the dam, removedtrash from the property,drained and removed weedovergrowth from the pond,and mowed the surroundingarea. He also repaired the firepit, repainted the sign and re-placed the benches. The icethis winter was free of pro-truding weeds thanks to thisproject, and he receivedmany positive commentsfrom ice hockey players us-ing the pond! He also createda long-term maintenanceplan for the pond, which hepresented to the Inland-Wet-land Commission for theirconsideration.

Kyle and Kevin have bothhad wonderful experiences inBoys Scouts, thanks in largemeasure to the devoted lead-ers of Troop 33, most notablyRobin Heath, the Scoutmas-ter. Kyle was awarded theTriple Crown for completingall three scouting High Ad-venture Camps, includingSeabase, a sailing adventurein the Florida Keys; NorthernTier, a canoeing trip through

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JLPA, I would like to thankall of the volunteers whohelped get them to the stage.

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Not a good dealIn the Friday, April 1,

Town Times, First Select-man Jon Brayshaw broughtup the much discussed anddebated complex financingof Powder Ridge and pro-

ceeded to chastise the so-called “carping” voice whichrepresented those having adifferent opinion on howPowder Ridge should be fi-nanced.

Due to the complex natureof the financing, the labelingof the property or portionsthereof as taxable or non-tax-able (which affects the inter-est rate), the volatility of thebond market and the costs ofrefinancing, Brayshaw’s re-duction of all of these factorsinto a single number is ex-tremely misleading and un-fair to the taxpayers.

Here are some facts not in-cluded in Brayshaw’s com-ments. April 4’s starting in-terest rate for permanentbonding is around 4.91 per-cent. Had the town perma-nently bonded Powder Ridgebetween September and No-vember of 2010, the interestrate would have been 3.85percent, resulting in a sav-ings of over $271,000 in inter-est. Each increase of just .4percent (four tenths of a per-cent) in interest, with theamount of principal present-ly owed on the property, re-sults in an increase of about

$100,000 in interest pay-ments! Had the town beenpaying on the principal allalong, rather than waitingfor three years until it wasrequired to pay by law, theinterest savings would havebeen even greater. Loweringthe principal by just $200,000results in a reduction of$100,000 in interest.

I had been advocating amove to long-term taxablebonding 18 to 24 months agowhen the interest rates forlong and short term, taxableand non-taxable municipalbonds were the same. This

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was an anomaly of the bondmarkets, which is unlikelyto be repeated any time soon.

What is the difference be-tween taxable and non-tax-able? Generally, a non-tax-able bond is free of federaland sometimes state incometax, which is why bondingnon-taxable has a lower in-terest rate. With taxablebonding, rates are generally1-2 percent higher becausethe investor will pay tax onthe interest earned. Howev-er, from the town’s perspec-tive, a taxable bond givesmore flexibility and fewerrestrictions with regard tohow a property can be devel-oped in the future. When thetown bought the StricklandFarm on Cherry Hill Rd.,they financed using a tax-able bond. This allowed thetown the most flexibility forfuture uses of the of the prop-erty, which resulted in thetaxpayers benefiting fromhaving the Strickland prop-erty available for open spaceas well as income-producingdevelopment.

Missing in Brayshaw’s ar-ticle are the additional fi-nancing costs, as every timethe short term borrowing isrenewed, we pay not only ac-crued interest but also ap-proximately $3,000 in bondcounsel fees. In the currentfiscal year, we have had torenew two additional times,resulting in expenditures(interest and counsel fees)not budgeted for, along withthe need for two town meet-ings to approve the addition-al monies.

Brayshaw’s past decisionsregarding the financing ofPowder Ridge has put thetown in the position of mak-ing minimal principal pay-ments. Furthermore, thetown is at the mercy of ever-changing bond market inter-est rates and has spent addi-tional thousands of dollarson attorney fees and multi-ple refinancing not reflectedin the so-called savings as re-ported by Brayshaw.

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Ryan says, “We call himour road mom. He doeseverything for us whenwe’re traveling.”

Nine years ago Ryan was in-vited to join the band, whichwas formed 17 years ago. Atthe time, they were doing 120shows a year, which meantthat he did not say “yes” be-fore checking in with his wife,Claudia. And she said “yes”because of one song they hadrecorded that she loved — “To-morrow Might Just Be Anoth-er Day.” “You’ve got to dothis,” she told him, “becauseof that song.” Time, and thefact that everyone now hasfamilies and day jobs, has re-duced the number of shows to90 a year, done closer to home.

Ryan has found his niche.He’s been in bands for 38years, playing every style ofmusic, with 3,500 shows tohis credit. He entered themusic world when he wasseven years old, when hewanted to play the trumpetlike his friend did. His moth-er asked, “Are you sure youdon’t want to play the drumsinstead?” That sounded good

to him, and when the schoolsaw his talent, they suggest-ed his parents give him pri-vate lessons, which he tookfrom a famous jazz musi-cian. He had his first “bargig” when he was 17, afterforging a note from his par-ents saying it was okay.

But nowhere has he beenmore at home than with TheHighland Rovers. “They’remy brothers from anothermother,” he says of his band-mates. And he adores the fans.“Fans often come who are ei-ther first, second or third gen-eration Irish, and they are soproud of their heritage thatthe experience of listening tous is personal to them. We’vebecome very close to many ofthem who travel to our gigsand stay in hotels with us. It’s

become an extended family.”

Ryan continues, “They’revery good about keeping theliquid refreshments comingwhile we’re on stage. Yearsago Tommy wrote a songcalled ‘Smile,’ with each versebeing about another drink.When we sing it, the fansbring us whatever drink weare singing about at the time.Most bars tell us they makethree times their normal busi-ness when we play becausethe drinking songs inspiretheir customers to buy forboth themselves and us.”

But Ryan points out thatnot all of their songs are solighthearted. Many of theiroriginal songs come straightfrom the heart, like “Hero’sHero,” which pays tribute toCaptain Vinny Brunton and

Father Judge (who was thechaplain for the New YorkFire Department), both ofwhom lost their lives in Lad-der 105 when the Twin Tow-ers fell. Conlon’s brother-in-law was the only survivor ofLadder 105 and credits Brun-ton with saving his life.When the band was asked toperform in 2004 at KeyspanPark for a dedication to Lad-der 105, the stadium wasfilled with police and fire-men paying tribute to theirfallen comrades, and therewasn’t a dry eye in the place.

Their music toucheseveryone. Says Ryan, “Peo-ple of all ages come to see usplay, and they’re awestruckby our lush vocal har-monies. We’ve been calledthe Crosby, Stills and Nash

of Irish music.”And after all these years,

he’s still loving everyminute of this. “I love thelaughter and the cama-raderie that we have onstage, which is genuine andis shared by the audience.Bars and clubs and fanshave all said that if you wantto see how it’s done, if youwant to see a high-energyand fun-loving performance,come see us. To me, that’swhat it’s all about — playinggreat music with four otherguys whom I love to be with.It’s been a dream.

“We’ve all said that whenthis stops being fun, we’redone. We’re still having fun.”

To learn more about TheHighland Rovers, go towww.highlandrovers.com.

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