8-20-2010 town times

In the driver’s seat ...

Photo by Karen Kean

The Conways, dad and daughter, of Durham, check out an antique tractor at theTractor Pull at the Durham Fairgrounds last week. See more on pages 18-19.

Volume 17, Issue 20 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, August 20, 2010

Summer fun, fall fun — fair fun!By Betsy White Booz

Special to the Town Times

With the leaves starting tochange here and there, andback-to-school ads floodingthe TV and radio, whether welike it or not, it’s time to facethe upcoming end of summer.

But, wait! Not so fast! Thereare still plenty of opportuni-ties to get out there and havesome seasonal fun. In fact, youmight want to view it as get-ting you and your familyready for the Durham Fair,this year Sept. 24–27.

How? By heading out to oneof the state’s other fairs or fes-tivals. There are plenty ofthem, and the fair season (un-like the summer season) is

just getting started.Indeed, our small state (#29

out of the nation’s 50) is BIGon fairs. According to the As-sociation of ConnecticutFairs, Connecticut boasts 20“major fairs,” four “districtfairs,” six 4-H fairs and 11 lo-cal fairs – add it up, and that’sover 40 fairs! And, in fact,there are more than thatwhen you factor in other fairsand festivals not part of the or-ganization’s official count.

So, how to decide? Where tohead, maybe even this week-end, to chow down on somefried dough, ride the Ferriswheel on the midway, say hel-lo to the animals in the barns?

In this issueCalendar ...........................4Durham Briefs ...........14-15Libraries .........................22Middlefield Briefs......12-13Obituary .........................23Sports..........................24-25

See Fairs, page 10

Middlefield selectmen discussPowder Ridge and more

Sun power in Durham

Have you ever wondered what a 52 solar panels look like? Tim and MaryanneReyher, with their dog Colby, demonstrate at their Higganum Road property.See their story and learn about the CT Solar Lease program on page 14. . Photo by BeFree Solar

By Sue VanDerzeeTown Times

The Powder Ridge ski areais the thread that has runthrough most MiddlefieldBoard of Selectmen’s meet-ings over the last severalyears. That story thread hastaken innumerable twists andturns, many of them surpris-ing. According to First Select-man Jon Brayshaw, the town,now owner of the 246-acre skiarea, is once again nearing theend of what may the final ne-gotiation to sell the propertyto Alpine Associates, Inc.

That negotiation is current-ly in the hands of town attor-ney Ken Antin and attorneyJohn Corona, representingAlpine Associates. Brayshawnoted, “We’re getting close” to

a contract and a deposit of$25,000 from Alpine, whichwould set in motion 90 days of“due diligence” by both par-ties. That 90 days would in-clude public discussion of thespecifics of the contract. Townofficials and Alpine haveagreed to four conditions thatwould make the deposit re-fundable, including on-sitepollution not discovered pre-viously, lack of clear title, oran unsuccessful referendumvote by townspeople. (Accord-ing to the Middlefield TownCharter, residents must voteto sell any town-owned prop-erty such as Powder Ridge.)

One item that has pro-longed negotiations is the reli-ability of receiving a prom-ised state grant for $540,000 an-nounced with great fanfare byGov. M. Jodi Rell at the skiarea in the snow on Jan. 29.Since then, the potential buy-er has changed and the statehas fallen deeper into debt.Current negotiations do notmake non-receipt of the grantmoney “a deal-breaker.”

See Powder Ridge, page 21

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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.

Country Market in Mid-dlefield is not selling MarkCzaja’s new book as re-ported. Coginchaug Mar-ket next to Middlefield Piz-za does have copies.

Want to be aGirl Scout?

Girls who are not current-ly Girl Scouts but want tolearn more about being ascout are invited to Wes-leyan University in Middle-town on Saturday, Sept. 4.Current scout leaders willlead morning or afternoonsessions, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.or noon to 1:30 p.m..

Girls going into secondthrough fifth grades willhave a chance to learn aboutbeing a Girl Scout and ex-plore jewelry-making in the10 to 11:30 a.m. session.Kindergarten and first gradegirls can party like aprincess at either session.

Space is limited, so pleasecall Nancy Sherman at 860-347-5768, ext. 3752, to reserveyour place.

Notre Dame tag sale

Notre Dame Church onMain Street in Durham willhave their monthly tag saleand flea market, rain orshine, in the church hall,church garage, parking lotand on the lawn on Saturday,Sept. 4, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.The sale features householdgoods, pots and pans, dishes,craft supplies, sewing sup-plies, furniture, clothing($2.50 per bag), antiques, col-lectibles, over a thousand

books and anything andeverything you might needor want. A jewelry table and30 tag sale tables with thou-sands and thousands of itemsare set up in the air condi-tioned church hall. Breakfastand lunch will be available inthe church hall. New itemscome in continuously, andthere are 40 vendors in theparking lot. Vendor space is$15, available by calling BobSmith at 860-349-0356.

Songwritingand bookworkshop

Art at Murray Pond pres-ents David Massengill’s song-writers workshop on Satur-day, Aug. 28, at 2 p.m. LearnDavid’s song-writing tricksand create a new song, whichyou can play in David’s con-

cert that evening. David Mas-sengill is a very talented song-writer, singer, dulcimer andguitar player and raconteur,who will make you laugh andcry! Don’t miss it!

Ticket are $75 and includethe concert at 7 p.m. Ticketsto just the concert are $20.

On Sunday, Aug. 29, at 2p.m. David Massengill willpresent an accordion bookworkshop for children andadults. David will provide allmaterials needed and showyou how to create a story, in-cluding writing, illustratingand binding the book like anaccordion. The price is $45 forchildren and $75 for adults.

Call Joan Levy Hepburn inadvance to register for theseevents at Art at Murray Pondin Killingworth at 860-663-1169 or visit www.joan-levyartist.com.

The future ofMiddlesexCounty

The Middlesex CountyChamber of CommerceYoung Professionals’ Al-liance will present “The Fu-ture of Middlesex County: APanel Discussion FocusingOn What Lies Ahead For OurGreat County” on Wednes-day, Sept. 29, at 8 a.m. at theInn at Middletown, 70 MainSt. in Middletown.

Featured guest panelists in-clude Larry McHugh, presi-

dent, Middlesex County Cham-ber of Commerce and chair-man, UConn board of trustees;Fred Carstensen, executive di-rector, the Connecticut Centerfor Economic Analysis; BillWarner, director of planning,conservation and develop-ment for the city of Middle-town; and Phil Miller, first se-lectman of Essex.

The cost for this event willbe $15 and will include a con-tinental breakfast. To regis-ter, contact Jeff Pugliese at860-347-6924 [email protected].

New studentregistration

Coginchaug High Schoolregistration for new studentswill be held on Monday, Aug.23 and Tuesday, Aug. 24, from8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cogin-chaug High School guidanceoffice. See page 24 for newsabout free sports physicalsfor middle and high schoolstudents.

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Results of 2010 CAPT and CMT standardized tests:How did District 13 do?

By Stephanie WilcoxTown Times

“Overall, I am quite disap-pointed in our scores,” saidDistrict 13 Superintendent Su-san Viccaro about CAPT andCMT test scores that were re-leased earlier this summer.“As a district, we should be do-ing much better.”

Results from CMT andCAPT show the level of profi-ciency a student demon-strates in each of the subjectareas tested. The tests arescored based on five levels ofachievement, with level onebeing the lowest and levelfive the highest. Studentswho score at or above levelthree are considered to beproficient while the state’sgoal is for all students toscore at or above level four.

The Connecticut AcademicPerformance Test (CAPT),administered annually totenth graders in publicschools, covers math, read-ing, writing and science andhelps the state assess theoverall quality of secondaryeducation and whether stu-dents are being adequatelyprepared for graduation.

The “goal” level, or levelfour, is the state target for stu-dent performance. The per-cent at or above the state goalfor District 13 was 66.4 inmath, 60.6 in science, 51.1 inreading and 79.6 in writing.Compare that to the statewideresults — 48.9 in math, 45.5 inscience, 45.9 in reading and59.6 in writing — and the dis-trict appears to be in good

shape.But how does it compare to

other schools in District 13’sDRG (District ReferenceGroups), in other words,schools that are comparableas determined by socio-eco-nomic status and other factors— Region 17, Haddam-Killing-worth, for example? TheirCAPT scores are higher in sci-ence (67.0) and reading (53.6)but lower in math (50.3) andwriting (74.5).

As for District 13’s progress,Viccaro said, “We are not mov-ing enough students from theproficient (level three) to thegoal (level four and above)range. Our students consis-tently do better at the upperlevels, although this yearthere was a drop in writing.”

Looking at results from theConnecticut Mastery Test(CMT) given to public schoolstudents in grades threethrough eight each March totest their mastery of math,reading, writing and, ingrades five and eight, science,shows, again, that District 13scored higher than thestatewide results. The results

show the percentage of stu-dents that are level four, thegoal level, which is the statetarget for student perform-ance.

District 13: 62.9, 71.1, 66.3(third grade math, reading,writing, respectively); 75.8,77.4, 74.3 (fourth grade math,reading, writing); 77.2, 68.7,76.1, 71.8 (fifth grade math,reading, writing, science);84.3, 82.5, 77.6 (sixth grademath, reading, writing); 84.9,87.4, 66.1 (seventh grade math,reading, writing) and finally77.7, 80.4, 74.1, 76.5 (eighthgrade math, reading, writing,science).

Compared to Region 17 (Had-dam-Killingworth), a compa-rable district, their scores arehigher across all tested sub-jects in third grade, higher inall but reading in grade

Arriving in style

Sandy and John Wade, of Austin Road in Durham, re-cently hosted the first annual “thanks for being suchgood neighbors and friends” party. Arriving in stylewith Bud Fallon driving his newly restored 1964Oldsmobile Cutlass are vintage neighbors Jean Chit-tenden and Giles D’Orvilliers. After dinner, a livelygame of trivia was played, testing memories withquestions spanning over 50 years. Lots of great mem-ories shared with wonderful neighbors and friends.

Photo submitted by Sandy Wade

See Tests, page 20

Town Times & Places Friday, August 20, 2010 4FRIDAY

August 20New D-13 Student

OrientationMemorial School will hold

an orientation for incomingfifth and sixth grade studentswho are new to District 13, at1 p.m. in the Memorial SchoolMedia Center. This hour-longprogram will consist of abrief description of academicand extracurricular opportu-nities and will include a tourof the building and a questionand answer period. Refresh-ments will be served.

Baked Bean SupperUnited Churches of

Durham will have a bakedbean supper beginning at 6p.m. in Fellowship Hall onthe corner of Main Street andRoute 68. The suppers includebaked beans, scalloped corn,macaroni dishes, salads andhomemade breads and pies.Dinners are $7 for adults and$4 for children under 10. Allare welcome.

SATURDAY

August 21Dudley Farm Market

The Dudley Farm farmersmarket will be held from 9a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the cornerof Routes 77 and 80 in NorthGuilford. The market featuresproduce, shell fish, beef andlamb, honey and more. Forinfo, call 860-349-3917.

Car WashThe Coginchaug Football

Club will have a car washfrom 9 a.m. to noon at the Car-olyn Adams Country Barn,352 Main St. in Durham.

Chicken BarbequeSt. John’s Episcopal Church,

Ledge Hill Rd. in North Guil-ford, will host a chicken bar-beque from 4 to 7 p.m. Ticketsare $14 for adults and $7 for 13.Call 203-453-5618 or visitwww.stjohnsguilford.org.

ClambakeEnjoy an old fashioned

clam bake at Lyman Or-chards from 4 to 7:30 p.m.There will be lobster, steam-ers, mussels, corn on the cob,potatoes, salads and more.Tickets are on sale at the Ap-ple Barrel or by calling 860-349-1793 or on line at www.ly-manorchards.com.

Fundraiser Tag SaleA tag sale will be held from

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 424Brainard Hill Rd. in Hig-

ganum to support CarrieNess, who is fighting cancer.

Pig RoastThe Boy Scouts of Troop 27

in Durham will host a pigroast from 4 to 7 p.m. at theUnited Churches of Durham.The menu will include coleslaw, baked beans, corn,smoked turkey, pulled pork,whole roast pork, apple crisp,bread, lemonade and water.Tickets are $10 per person or$25 per family and are avail-able from scouts, at the door,or by email [email protected].

Fish FryThe K-Club, 168 Main

Street in Rockfall, will host afish fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Themenu includes fish, clamscasino, potato salad and fishchowder. Donation is $10. Call860-346-9521 for reservations.

SUNDAY

August 22Open Air Market

The free Wadsworth OpenAir Market will be held on thelawn of the Wadsworth Man-sion in Middletown. Theevent will include a perform-ance by the Middletown Sym-phonic Band, vendors of jew-elry, pottery, farm products,baked goods, fine arts andmore. There will be facepainting, horse drawn car-riage rides and Mansiontours. Call 860-347-1064 for info.

LetterboxingLearn to letterbox and

make your own stamp, followclues and find hand-carvedstamps at Wadsworth Man-sion from 1 to 3 p.m. Meet atthe Everyone Outside Boothat the Wadsworth MansionOpen Air Market.

Barefoot HikeThe barefoot hikers of

Connecticut will hold a bare-foot hike at Millers PondState Park in Durham at 9a.m. The hike will be abouttwo miles and appropriatefor beginners. For info, visitwww.meetup.com/ct-bare-footers.

Community SupperThis month’s Communi-

ty Supper will be hosted byNotre Dame and theChurch of the Epiphany. Itwill be a cook-out and heldat the Church of theEpiphany, 196 Main St. inDurham, from 5:30 to 6:30p.m. The dinner is free andopen to the public. All are in-vited; all are welcome.

MONDAY

August 23Free Movie

The Middletown SeniorCenter, 150 Williams Street,offers a free movie every Mon-day at 12:30 p.m. Today’smovie is State of Play.New Student Registration

High school registrationfor new students will be heldtoday and tomorrow from 8a.m. to 1 p.m. at CoginchaugHigh School guidance office.

TUESDAY

August 24Summer Sounds

Enjoy a free concert withKitty Kathryn playing jazzstandards at 7 p.m. at theSouth Union Park at the cor-ner of Old Church and MainStreet in Middletown.

Heritage QuiltersHeritage Quilters of

Wallingford will meet at Ma-sonicare, Masonic Avenue inWallingford. Social time at6:30 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m.The topic will be choosing aquilting design. Guests areasked for a $5 donation. Forinfo, call 203-269-2065.

Business After WorkMiddlesex Chamber of

Commerce’s, Business AfterWork event will be held from 5to 7 p.m. at Water’s EdgeHealth & Rehabilitation Cen-ter, 111 Church St. in Middle-town. To register, visitwww.middlesexchamber.com.Novel Writing Workshop

Award-winning authorand former NPR journalistEileen Albrizio will present afree novel-writing workshopfrom 6 to 8:30 p.m. at theWallingford Public Library,200 North Main Street. Regis-ter at www.wallingford.lion-inc.org or call 203-265-6754.

WEDNESDAY

August 25TOPS

Durham TOPS Club meetsevery Wednesday at 6 p.m. onthe third floor of the DurhamTown Hall. For info, call Nao-mi Klotsko at 860-349-9558 orBonnie Olesen at 860-349-9433.

Touch TankCedar Island Marine Re-

search Lab will present a pro-gram about life in Long IslandSound at 4 p.m. at Russell Li-brary, 123 Broad St. in Middle-

town. Tickets are requiredand are available at the chil-dren’s desk beginning 3 p.m.

Durham DemocratsThe Durham Democratic

Town Committee will hold acampaign kickoff party from5 to 7 p.m. at Allyn BrookPark and Pavilion. Meet thecandidates and enjoy freefood and activities.

THURSDAY

August 26Farmers’ Market

Enjoy a traditional farm-ers’ market on the Durhamgreen today and every Thurs-day from 3 to 6 p.m.

Free Summer ConcertEnjoy the music of the Rob

and Karen Show at the Vil-lage at South Farms, 645 OldSaybrook Rd. in Middletown,at 6 p.m. The free event isopen to everyone, and re-freshments start at 6 p.m.with the concert at 6:30 p.m.Please RSVP by calling 860-344-8788.

Member BreakfastThe monthly meeting of

the Middlesex Chamber ofCommerce will featureRandy Edsall, UConn’s headfootball coach. The meeting isheld at the Crowne Plaza Ho-tel in Cromwell from 7:45 to 9a.m. Tickets are $19. To regis-ter, visit www.middlesex-chamber.com.

Teen Creative WritingThe Russell Library, 123

Broad St. in Middletown, willhave a drop-in group for teensfrom 4 to 5 p.m. to learn aboutthe writing process. For info,call 860-347-2528.

Free ConcertEnjoy the music of Tuxedo

Junction, playing jazz music6:30 to 8:15 p.m. on thegrounds of Masonicare, 22Masonic Ave. in Wallingford.Bring lawn chairs or blan-kets. The grounds are avail-able for picnickers at 5 p.m.

FRIDAY

August 27Business Networking

The local chapter of Busi-ness Networking Interna-tional will meet in the UnitedMethodist Church, 24 OldChurch St. in Middletown, at7:30 a.m. Contact Kirk Hagertat 860-349-5626 for info.

Safety Program

S.I.P. Kids is a fingerprint-ing and photography eventfor children to provide statis-tical information quickly inthe event your child is miss-ing. There will be free digitalfingerprinting and photos atRobert’s Chrysler Dodge, 120South Broad St. in Meriden,from 2 to 6 p.m. today andfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomor-row. Enjoy free face painting,balloons, cookies and juice.For info, call 319-268-4111 or e-mail to [email protected].

Tailgate Party

Durham/Middlefield Fal-cons Football and Cheerlead-ing will hold a tailgate partyat the New Haven RaccoonClub, 853 New Haven Rd. inDurham, from 7 to 11 p.m.There will be a southern bar-becue, music and lots of fun.BYOB. Tickets are $30 andavailable by calling CarrieAnderson at 860-346 8954.

Letterboxing

From 4 to 6 p.m. take a hikeand find a couple letterboxesat Wadsworth Falls StatePark in Middletown. To regis-ter contact Lucy at [email protected] or 860-395-7771. For information, visitwww.everyoneoutside.org.

SATURDAY

August 28Dudley Farm Market

The Dudley Farm farmersmarket will be held from 9a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the cor-ner of Routes 77 and 80 inNorth Guilford. The marketfeatures produce, shell fish,beef and lamb, maple syrup,honey, baked goods, picklesand crafts. For more informa-tion, call 860-349-3917.

Corvair Car Show

Connecticut CORSA pres-ents an all Corvair car showon the grounds of the AppleBarrel market from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. For information, callRon at 860-621-7551.

Golf Show

Dennis Walters will pro-vide a demonstration of pre-cision golf at 1 p.m. at the Ly-man Orchards Golf Club withhelp from his super dogBucky and some unusualclubs, such as a fishing rod,crutch and even a cell phone.Call 860-349-6031 or visitwww.lymangolf.com for info.


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Congresswoman Rosa De-Lauro visited Cooper-AtkinsCorporation in Middlefieldon August 12. After havinglunch with CEO Carol Wal-lace, DeLauro was given atour of the plant from ChiefOperating Officer Gary Saw-icki, and then she spoke toall employees about theFDA, food safety and food-borne illness.

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Scheduled to open inCromwell this fall, the Re-Store will sell donated newor gently used building ma-terials, appliances, furni-ture, cabinetry and house-hold items at below marketprices. Proceeds will help tofund the construction of af-fordable Habitat homes forlocal low-income families.

To help stock the ReStore,the ReStore truck will be ap-pearing at three LibertyBank branches over the nextfew Saturdays. Anyonewishing to donate an item tothe ReStore can drop it off atthe ReStore truck at the fol-lowing dates and locations:

On Saturday, Aug. 21, atLiberty Bank, Main Street inPortland, from 9 a.m. to noonand on Saturday, Aug. 28, atLiberty Bank, Main Street inOld Saybrook, from 9 a.m. tonoon

On Aug. 28, WTIC-FM willbe broadcasting live fromthe Liberty Bank branches.Personalities from the radiostation will be on hand togreet donors, play games andgive away prizes.

Liberty’s Middlesex Coun-ty offices will accept mone-tary donations to Habitat forHumanity through the saleof “ReStore Bucks.” Thesewill be available throughAug. 28 at Liberty Banks inDurham and Middlefield andother Middlesex county loca-tions.

For more informationabout what types of items theReStore is looking for, visitthe Habitat web site atwww.habitatmiddlesex.org,or pick up a flyer at any ofLiberty Bank’s offices inMiddlesex County.

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Saturday, Aug. 7, wasCoginchaug Football Day atthe Middlefield Habitat forHumanity house. At 8:30 in themorning, 17 players, parentsand coaches from the Cogin-chaug Regional High Schoolfootball team came togetherand worked at houses on Ball-fall Road in Middlefield andHubbard Street in Middle-town. The football volunteers,along with the Habitatconstruction supervisors,painted, tiled, installedmolding, cleared debris,landscaped and repairedbroken doors and win-dows. The team also do-nated $250 to the Middle-sex Habitat chapter.

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Durham Middlefield Youthand Family Services(DMYFS) has a new programcoordinator — Ashley Myers,of Durham. Myers graduatedfrom Coginchaug High Schoolin 2006 and is finishing up herlast semester at SouthernConnecticut State Universitythis fall where she is majoringin social work. She will joinnew director Betsy Dean inproviding programs and serv-ices at DMYFS.

Myers recently completedan internship at the GuilfordYouth and Family Services(YFS) where she saw the posi-tive impact of the services onchildren, and she’s thrilled tobe a part of that experienceagain through the part timecoordinator position atDMYFS.

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and I loved how intertwinedwe were with the police de-partment, school system andcommunity,” said Myers.“I’m hoping to start more pro-grams to let everyone knowwe’re here for families.”

Some of the enrichment andwellness programs Myersplans to introduce from theGuilford YFS, or that she hasthought of in collaborationwith Dean, include a Girls’Expo on positive self-esteemand body image, a job bankwhere the community can useDMYFS kids to mow lawns orclean garages, a fundraiserconcert featuring a local coun-try music artist next summerand a youth-driven advisoryboard with middle and highschool students that wouldmeet monthly for communityservice projects.

Dean added that they arestrengthening the website tomake it more interactive, and

she is looking to makeDMYFS a contact for familiesin need of services, such ascounseling, to focus on thecounseling component of fam-ily services.

“We’re not looking to dupli-cate anything that’s going onalready,” said Dean, “just en-hance programs. Once we seehow these run and what kidsgrasp onto, we’ll branch off.”

New to DMYFS this year isa Library Enrichment pro-gram that will run in collabo-ration with the Durham Li-brary. This is a drop-in pro-gram for junior high and highschool kids to get homeworkhelp, a healthy snack and par-ticipate in enrichment activi-ties like art and theater proj-ects, community service proj-ects, healthy eating, cookingactivities and fitness activi-ties. This will run Mondaythrough Thursday from 3 to4:30 p.m. in accordance with

the school calendar.“The goal with the library

program is to meet with thekids and hopefully bring themback here to DMYFS for someof our programs,” said Dean,who noted that many of thecore activities will be back thisyear. For instance, babysittingcourses, the fifth/sixth gradedances (first one in October),and last year’s father-daughterdance received a lot of positivefeedback.

DMYFS is looking for any-one with a talent who wouldlike to volunteer in the enrich-ment program. This could bea yoga instructor, a painter,chef, detective for a CSI-typeworkshop, a puppet-maker,

Ashley Myers

See DMYFS, page 10

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their opinions on the upcoming elections, we set a few specialelection season letter rules. Number one, the deadline forelection letters will be Monday at 5 p.m. Number two, elec-tion letters will be limited to 250 words. Also, in order to allowas many people as possible to weigh in, we will not print let-ters that have already been printed in another publication.For the last week before elections (deadline Oct. 22), only pos-itive letters of support will be accepted. Of course, onlysigned letters with phone numbers, so we can verify author-ship, will be accepted.

Letters to the Editor

Szewczyk ‘intune with ourtowns’

Now that the primaries areover, let’s turn our attentionto the race that will affect thepeople of Middlefield andDurham the most – the racefor State Representative.

Our State Rep is the one

person who will care aboutour issues – our safety, oursmall town needs, our chil-dren’s education – and howthey affect our district.

This is probably the mostimportant race all residents ofMiddlefield and Durhamshould be paying attention to!We need someone who is intune with our towns and iswilling to stand up at the StateCapitol and make his voice –

and ours – heard. That personis John Szewczyk.

John has lived in this areahis whole life and believes inour values, our vision and ourprogress. John has alreadydemonstrated leadership onnumerous boards and com-missions in town, currentlyserving as selectman inDurham.

Please join me in votingfor John Szewczyk this No-vember.

Marlene Lacz, Middlefield

Fair missionrestated

The primary mission of theDurham Fair Association is topromote and preserve ouragricultural and rural her-itage. We fulfill that missionevery year during the last fullweekend in September bystaging the largest agricultur-al fair in Connecticut. Oursecondary mission, albeit anunwritten one, is certainlythe support of our Durhamand Middlefield communities.

The Durham Fair supportis expressed in a variety ofways, including, but not lim-ited to: $20,000 of scholarshipsawarded to local graduatingstudents every year; $40,000+in discounted pricing given tolocal non-profit organizationswho rent space on the fair-grounds during fair time;$67,000+ in donations made tocommunity organizationsduring fair time and also dur-

ing the off season; and$30,000+ in donated/discount-ed pricing for use of the fair-grounds by local organiza-tions during the off season.

During the off season, theDurham Fair maintains amoderate calendar of eventson the fairgrounds. There aretwo reasons for this. First, toput the fair in a better finan-cial position year round. Aswe all are so keenly aware,the weather during fair week-end can either make us orbreak us. Second, to supportcommunity events. A sam-pling of just some of theevents that have occurred onthe fairgrounds over theyears are as follows: animalpulls, Brewster-Korn PTACow Chip Bingo, car shows,Durham Co-op movie night,Durham Emergency Manage-ment meetings and drills, fluclinics, GoFar GoFast run-ning clinic and race, hot airballoon rides (Durham Vol-unteer Ambulance Corp), Lit-tle League fundraiser distri-butions, Middlesex County4H Fair; PALS circus, rainbarrel distribution, state po-lice vehicle storage, truckpulls and the WashingtonTrail celebration.

We certainly are not an or-ganization that likes to bragabout what we do. We quietlysupport the communities, theorganizations and the peoplewithin them who give somuch to us. The recent actionby the Durham Planning and

Zoning Commission to “re-view the scope of the 1986 per-mit in light of recent eventsand activities” is a directthreat to the Durham Fair. Itis also a direct threat to thenumerous community organ-izations that rely on us duringfair time for their majorfundraiser of the year. Duringthe 2009 Fair, local non-profitorganizations made a totalcombined profit of $200,000+.These very same groups alsohold events on the fair-grounds during the off seasonso that they can continue tobuild up their savings to fundtheir special projects, big andsmall.

No one is looking to “throwdown the gauntlet” but ratherto respectfully say that we arein compliance with the guide-lines of our permit. We be-lieve ourselves to be a goodneighbor and communitymember. We will continue todo what we do best – put on aGREAT fair and give back toour communities.

Durham Fair Association

John will workhard for us

I am excited to hear a can-didate for our state legisla-ture speaking about job cre-ation and improving oureconomy. That candidate isJohn Szewczyk.

See Work hard, page 21

What’s in your inbox?It used to be that folks would complain

about junk mail in their mailboxes ... their ac-tual physical mailboxes, that is.

Now, we complain about junk mail in our“virtual mailboxes,” or online. Such opportu-nities to complain are magnified for those ofus who are on media email lists. Not only dowe get the fairly common “Dear Sir orMadam, I have heard you are a wonderfulChristian and I have $7.6 million waiting foryou in Nigeria...” but we get announcementsof events that are oftentimes half a countryaway – bass fishing tournaments in Arkansascome to mind.

We also get lots of commercial email mas-querading as news – “MacDonald’s owners inthe tri-state area support finding a cure forcancer,” for example, might qualify as thiskind of “junk mail.” Who doesn’t want to finda cure for cancer after all?

More often than you might suspect, howev-er, we get absolutely fascinating informationthrough our inbox. One subject that has kept

us entertained in the office this year is a seriesof “fun facts” sent out weekly celebrating the275th anniversary of our state. This week, thefun fact had a decidedly local slant.

The most recent email said: “In her ongoingstatewide effort year to celebrate and raiseawareness of Connecticut’s 375th anniversary,Governor M. Jodi Rell is sending you thisweek’s ‘Fun Ct. Fact of the Week.’ Did youknow the universal clothes wringer was in-vented and manufactured in Middlefield in1860? The universal clothes wringer relievedpeople from the arduous task of wringingclothes by hand.” Fun Ct. Facts come from“Connecticut Firsts” written by Wilson H. Faudeand Joan W. Friedland – copyright 1996, 2000 –and used with permission. Faude is a member ofGov. Rell’s 375 Anniversary Commission.

And then there’s recall notices, social com-mentary, political tirades from both left andright, and useful information that we occasion-ally pass on to readers through guest columns.

So, what’s in your inbox these days? SV

Friday, August 20, 2010 Town Times Columns 9

Greening your home, one room at a time:Start in the kitchen

There are so manythings homeownerscan do to bring a littlegreen into theirhomes, but sometimesthinking about thewhole house is overwhelming. For thenext few issues of Earthwise, I willmake suggestions room-by-room,starting with your kitchen. And re-member as you read, greening tipsdon’t have to be grand sweeping ges-tures of change to have impact. Ratherlet’s think about smaller changes thatcan have collective impact over time.

To start, Energy Star appliancesshould be your go-to default wheneveran appliance begs out of this world andneeds to be replaced. It’s not just hype;the energy savings and reduced cost ofelectricity generation can be signifi-cant. An Energy Star refrigerator useshalf the energy of a 10-year-old refriger-ator, saving 600 kW annually (multiplythat by .0989 cents and you’ve justsaved $120). And swapping just onebulb in your kitchen with an EnergyStar replacement bulb is as good forthe environment as not driving yourcar for two weeks. But enough of thestuff we hear ad nauseam.

A careful look at how we preparefood will enlighten us to greater ener-gy efficiency opportunities in thekitchen. Let’s get cooking with glassor ceramic pans. Conducting heatwith superior efficiency, glass and ce-ramic cookware are better choicesthan metal. Opting for these materialswhen baking and roasting in the ovenrequires lower oven temperature set-tings and uses less energy.

When you have food to preparefrom scratch or to reheat, think aboutthe food quantity before you prepareit. Toaster ovens use less energy thanfiring up the inside of an oven basedon pure volume, and they are perfectfor baked potatoes for the averagefamily. If your food fits into a toasteroven, you just saved energy.

The same goes for your microwave.These mini marvels can heat or cookthings more quickly and use less ener-gy than the stove. Remember, by keep-ing the interior clean, your mi-crowave will cook food more evenly.Consider cooking with some tried andtrue kitchen staples from decades

past. The pressurecooker and crock potare excellent examplesof how to cook withless hands-on time andenergy.

When using the stovetop, use thesmallest pan possible and use the lid tobuild up steam. Keep the heat appro-priate to the job at hand. A too hot ele-ment is not appropriate for manycooking jobs, wasting fuel and burn-ing food. And while cleaning thekitchen is emerging as a theme, keepburner pans on the stovetop clean sothey can reflect the most heat back tothe pots and pans on the surface.

Your oven uses a lot of energy to pre-heat. For many foods, preheating is un-necessary. For instance, it is importantto begin with the correct oven temper-ature when baking things such as pies,cookies, breads and pastries. But heat-ing a pizza or cooking a roast can beginbefore the preheating cycle has beenreached. Avoid using foil to line ovenshelves to avoid spills. Not only is alu-minum foil something to be used spar-ingly, but it blocks oven heat whenused this way. Another tip is to resistpeeking at progress by lifting lids andopening oven doors. Escaping steamand heat equals energy loss and iscounter to being green in the kitchen.

When storing leftovers in the refrig-erator, some of us reach for plastic lid-ded containers. Sometimes I find itmore convenient to use a ceramicbowl and nestle a lunch plate or sauceron top to cover food. This creates a niceseal that doesn’t tear like disposableplastic and foil wrap when I want tocheck on the contents.

Another tip I am proud to share isfor recipes that call for marinating atroom temperature. My three kidsthink we live in a barn, and the flieswhip through my halls like they ownthe place. When my food is ready tosteep and I want to keep the flies away,I open my cold oven and store the dishinside – no covering needed. Brilliant!

The smallest habits in the kitchencan be tweaked to realize energy sav-ings and a greener cooking style, andthey don’t have to cost a dime to imple-ment. Stay tuned for more GreeningYour Home Strategies as Earthwisegoes room-by-room.

Claudia O’Connell

Earthwise

Web updateBy press time Wednesday, 21 people had responded to our poll, Will you go

shopping especially this week to save on state sales tax? Nineteen percent saidYes, 43 percent said No and 38 percent said they don’t believe this is a usefulstate strategy given our budget woes. Visit www.towntimes.com at add youranswer to next week’s poll question.

Summer vacation? Hah!In June, I received a

letter from the Con-necticut Conference ofMunicipalities (CCM)asking for nomina-tions for membershipon an assortment of“policy committees.”CCM is the “voice of lo-cal government” andrepresents many of thetowns and cities at thestate level. They helpSHAPE the legislationthat is placed on eachyear’s legislative agen-da. If you want to bewhere the action is,please consider this op-portunity.

Opportunity alsowaits for you to serveon one of our localboards or commis-sions. Please call Fran (860-349-7114)for details.

Speaking about calls, the hot topicthis month has been the removal ofstreet lights. Several years ago, our En-ergy Advisory Committee outlined anassortment of ways to save energy. Allof their recommendations were fol-lowed up except for eliminating somestreet lights. This June, the Board of Fi-nance and town residents at the annu-al budget meeting voted to reduce thestreet light budget by about $20,000.That means that at least 100 lights (outof 425) need to be removed. So far about30-40 lights have been removed, result-ing in 10 phone calls from citizens won-dering what happened to their streetlight! Let me say clearly, I am all earswhen it comes to your safety and quali-ty of life. It’s my job and my obligation.It is also my job to carry out the in-structions of the voting public and theBOF. So, this leaves me in a quandary.For five years you have enjoyed thebenefit of no tax increases to pay forour Town Operations Budget. Thishappened by chipping away at expens-es here and there. This Administrationand our Board of Finance is runningout of items to chip away at. Also, Imight add that there are those whowere happy to see the lights removed. Ido plan to meet with the BOF this weekto discuss the subject. In the meantimeif you have a particular light issue,drop us a note or call.

On the subject of taxation, revalua-tion is upon us. Every 10 years yourproperty is visited by an “appraiser.”

It’s the appraiser’s jobto accurately deter-mine the VALUE ofyour home or real-es-tate. When I hear theword RE-VAL, myblood pressure goes up…. because I knowthat it’s dumb to basemuch of what goes onin CT. on the value ofone’s house. Why ismy friend’s home inHilton Head, SouthCarolina taxed at $700per year and mine$7,000? Connecticut isone of the last states topenalize its businessesand families for hav-ing well-kept property.So, let your grassgrow, don’t paint yourhouse, postpone any

improvements and leave the engineblock hanging from the tree in thefront yard to greet the appraiser. Don’tget me going.

On other matters, I do want to per-sonally thank Chris Hurlbert and ourPark Dept. for orchestrating our sum-mer youth camp once again. What agreat program. Also, Chris has beenheading up the construction of themini skateboard feature at PeckhamPark. Stop and check it out.

I would be remiss if I didn’t addressprogress at Powder Ridge. Last weekwe zeroed in on a few remaining issuesthat HOPEFULLY will result in asigned agreement between parties.However, I take nothing for granteduntil I see the snow flakes. Stay tunedas the process and details continue totake shape.

And finally, two months ago Ishared with readers about our transferstation and how a review committeehas been formed to look into its exis-tence and operation. Don’t worry, Lau-ra (Francis, first selectman inDurham) and I would find ourselves ina dumpster if we did any serious dam-age to our beloved icon. However, wemust position the towns to handlewaste for years to come. And by theway, a sincere thanks to the crew andmembers of DMIAAB for running suchan organized and clean operation.

And finally, finally we do have awebsite. It’s there ... I saw it. Please bepatient and forgiving as we begin toadd flesh to the bones and learn the insand outs of maintaining same.

Jon Brayshaw, Middlefield

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“We’re open to suggestionsand always looking for ideas,and if there are ambitious peo-

ple, they can work togetherwith us,” said Myers.

Call DMYFS at 860-349-0258if you would like to volunteerfor any program, includingworking at the Apple CrispBooth at the Durham Fair, orif you have any ideas for theafter-school drop-in programat the library or any other pro-gram or service.

DMYFS (Continued from page 7)

Here’s the rundown for Aug.20, 21 and 22:

Closest to home is the Wol-cott Agricultural Fair (wolcot-tfair.com). A bit north of us isthe Hartford County 4-H Fair( h a r t f o r d c o u n t y 4 -H.uconn.edu), or you can headwest to Litchfield County andthe Bridgewater Country Fair(bridgewaterfair.com ). Allthree are on today throughSunday.

Running just tomorrow,Aug. 21, is the RivertonGrange Fair up along thebanks of the Farmington Riv-er. Can’t get out until Sunday?Take a ride to Wilton for theCannon Grange AgriculturalFair, one of the so-called “lo-cal fairs.”

So, now you’re thinking,what kind of fair am I lookingfor – big, small, fairgrounds,town green, pig racing, no pigracing? It can be overwhelm-ing. Lucky for potential fair-goers, the Association of Con-necticut Fairs divides theseevents into different cate-gories (noted above), and eachcategory has a general de-scription.

For example, “major fairs”are “the larger, outdoor type,all-day fairs. They have all ex-hibit categories, includinglivestock, fruits and vegeta-bles, flowers, baked goods,needlework, handcrafts andhobbies. They have commer-cial exhibits, amusements,rides and mechanical or ani-mal pulling events.”

Moving down the list, “dis-

trict fairs” are medium size,also all-day, “with most run-ning into the evening, andthey run for at least two days.”District fairs also have ex-hibits (albeit in smaller num-bers), and they have commer-cial exhibits (that means stuffto buy and stuff to eat), amuse-ments (better known as themidway) and entertainment.

4-H Fairs have their owncategory – the MiddlesexCounty and New Haven Coun-ty 4-H Fair took place (as it al-ways does) right here on theDurham Fairgrounds a cou-ple of weekends ago. Accord-ing to the state organization,these fairs “are a major eventin the 4-H program and dis-play the work of 4-H membersthroughout the year … Mostfairs are managed and run by

4-H members …”Finally, there are the so-

called “Local Fairs.” The statefair association describesthem as “smaller, one-dayfairs, sometimes held indoorsand may have outdoor activi-ties and events.” They, typical-ly, have displays – fruits, veg-etables, perhaps flowers andhome art. Some have enter-tainment. ALL have food andsome “a delicious dinner.”

OK, so now you have someimmediate ideas for where togo this weekend, and you also

have descriptions of the differ-ent categories of fairs to helpyou in your future “fair shop-ping” efforts.

Don’t stop now! Connecti-cut’s fair season runs throughthe second weekend of Octo-ber! There are opportunitiesfor fair fun every single week-end. Here’s a listing by “type”and date:

Major Fairs: Brooklyn Fairand Chester Fair (both August27-29), Haddam Neck Fair and

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Trust the dog — 50 years of Fidelco guide dogs for the blindBy Judy Moeckel


For a blind person, mobili-ty — being able to movearound effectively and safelyin the environment — is criti-cal to living independently. Awell-trained guide dog, work-ing as a trusted partner withhis blind owner, can makethis mobility a reality. The Fi-delco Guide Dog Foundation,now celebrating its 50th an-niversary, has given inde-pendence to more than 1,300men and women with blind-ness since its creation byCharlie and Robbie Kaman in1960.

As described in Trust theDog: Rebuilding Livesthrough Teamwork withMan’s Best Friend by GerriHirshey, this “born-and-bredin Connecticut” program,based in Bloomfield, breedsand trains a unique type ofGerman Shepherd dog, thencarefully places them withblind men or women who areseeking to expand their hori-zons. Through what is called“in-community placement,”Fidelco staff spend severalweeks with each dog-client

pair in their home environ-ment, wherever that may be,guiding and training them un-til they become an effectiveworking team.

Hirshey’s book presentsstories — each compellingand distinct — of Fidelcoguide dogs and their masters.Although I worked for thestate Bureau of Rehabilita-tion Services for nearly 30years, we served every dis-ability but the blind, who re-ceive services through a dif-ferent agency, the Board ofEducation and Services forthe Blind. I had some contactwith blind people and theirFidelco guide dogs, but, look-ing back, I really didn’t un-derstand the unique bond be-tween them. Nor did I grasphow it is created and how itopens up the world, until Iread Trust the Dog.

To visit Fidelco headquar-ters is to enter a special worldwhere everyone and every-thing aims towards the ulti-mate goal of creating effectivedog-client partnerships. Fi-delco pups are bred, whelpedand weaned at the facility, lo-cated on the sprawlinggrounds of Kaman Corpora-

tion, a pioneer in aerospaceengineering.

As you walk around Fidel-co’s offices, you notice thatdogs are under most people’sdesks. In fact, dogs are every-where, quietly going abouttheir business, or waiting pa-tiently for assignments fromtheir human masters. On achair, you might find a fewlong German Shepherd doghairs, testimony to the perva-sive dog presence (as a doglover, finding dog hair is ahappy sign to me that there isa dog around somewhere).

Fidelco employs 42 peoplein different roles, from breed-ers to trainers, but volunteersare, as they say, theirlifeblood. More than 200 vol-unteers do everything frommaintain the kennels (theyare pristine) to raise puppies.

Like many Fidelco visitors,I found out what it is like — al-beit briefly — to “trust thedog.” I put on a blindfold, en-tering a world of completedarkness, and attempted tonavigate grass, sidewalks andobstacles like mailboxes andcurbs. Sawyer, my guide dog,was in the final phases oftraining before being placed.

Working with me was a littlepart of his training. I wasn’tscared, but the world did feeldifferent; the hardest thingwas to realize that, with mydog, I could walk straight for-ward at a good clip (I wobbledquite a bit). In effect, my dogwas my eyes.

After this, I moved on to thereward phase: I held two six-week-old puppies that wereabout to be placed with fosterfamilies. More than 100 volun-teers raise and socialize pup-pies to the age of 14-16 months,when they return the dogs toFidelco for six to nine monthsof intensive training and eval-uation before placement.

Many “puppy raisers” arerepeaters — they can’t getenough and keep coming back.The social experiences theyprovide for the puppies — rid-ing in cars, walking citystreets (even using NewYork’s subways), going to thegrocery store or to a party,whatever — are critical totheir future success as dogguides. By being exposed to avariety of smells, sights andsounds, as well as things to beinvestigated by curious paws

and noses, the puppies learnabout the complex world theywill have to navigate calmlyand fearlessly.

When the young dogs re-turn to Fidelco, they enter an-other phase of their develop-ment that lasts six to ninemonths. While being taughtthe commands (such as “For-ward!”) that their future blindowners will use, they are alsobeing studied to see if they pos-sess the character (and areable to acquire the skills) of asuccessful guide dog. Thosethat don’t fit the character pro-file of a guide — for example,dogs that are too “active” —may work out well as police

Fidelco pup trio.From Fidelco website

See Fidelco, page 17

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Middlefield Government Calendar(Unless otherwise indicated,

all meetings are held in the Community Center.)Tuesday, August 24

7 p.m. — Zoning Board of AppealsWednesday, August 25

7:30 p.m. — Board of Education atStrong Middle School Thursday, September 2

7 p.m. — Economic Development CommissionMonday, September 6

7 p.m. — Board of SelectmenTuesday, September 7

7 p.m. — Levi E. Coe Library Association at the library7:30 p.m. — Midstate Planning, 100 DeKoven Dr., Middletown

Wednesday, September 86:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning

7 p.m. — Water Pollution Control AuthorityWednesday, September 15

7 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses AgencyThursday, September 167 p.m. — Board of Finance

7 p.m. — DMIAAB at Durham Library

Farmers’marketvouchersavailable atSenior Center

The Middlefield Senior Cen-ter applied again this year tobe a site to distribute farmers’market vouchers to Middle-field residents who qualify.The eligibility guidelines forthe Senior Farmers MarketNutrition Program is thehousehold have a maximumhousehold income of not morethan $20,036 for a single personor $26,955 for a couple. Personsmust be 62 years old or older.

Fifteen dollars worth ofvouchers will be given to eacheligible participant. Vouchers

are available at the SeniorCenter Monday through Fri-day from 9 a.m. to noon.

If you have any questions,please contact Antoinette As-tle at 349-7121.

Make aschultute foryour child

Come to the MiddlefieldWomen’s Club open House onWednesday, Sept. 1, at 6:30p.m., at the Middlefield Com-munity Center and make apersonalized schultüte foryour school-aged child.

A schultüte is a decoratedcardboard cone filled withschool supplies, candy andsmall toys. School cones aregiven to children in Germanyon their first day of school.

Come and make one for yourchild and help make this firstday of school full of smiles.

The Middlefield Women’sClub is donating all the sup-plies for this craft, and theitems inside, so it is free.

Please RSPV if you plan toattend by emailing Maureenat [email protected],by Aug. 23.

An old photograph of ayoung girl with a largeschultute.

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Music at Peckham ParkRemember when, and where?

Susan Berry and Lynette Brayshaw of the MiddlefieldHistorical Society recently went through a collection ofold photographs and loaned us some for the enjoymentof our readers. The one above should be familiar tomost people? Do you remember when and where?

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Durham residents prove benefits of CT solar lease programBy Stephanie Wilcox

Town Times

Do you understand whatkilowatt hours are and howthey’re measured on yourelectric bill? If you had to“translate” your electric bill,could you do it? Tim andMaryanne Reyher think it’simportant for everyone to beeducated about their electricbills.

These days, the Durhamcouple is not only excited to

talk about their bill but also toreceive it. That’s becausetheir electric bill is only $200 amonth and will remain thatlow for the next 15 years nowthat they’re leasing 52 solarpanels for their home on Hig-ganum Road in Durham.

Solar systems are madebased on how much a homeuses in kilowatt hours in oneyear. An average home uses 8to 10,000 kilowatt hours ayear, but the Reyhers useabout 20,000 (because they

have geothermal power,

which uses the energy). Their

52-panel sys-tem shouldp r o d u c e15,000 kilo-watt hours inone year. Intwo monthsthe panelshave pro-duced 4,000k i l o w a t thours, and itwill evenutal-ly make

enough to pay back the Rey-hers for the solar energy pro-duced. Until then, they admirethe savings.

Before installing the panelsin April, the Reyher’s electricbill was $300 a month, and itwould have kept going up bysix percent each year.

“Right away, seeing my billreduced is the main reason I’mexcited about the solar panels,”said Tim Reyher. “The otherreason is we have geothermalpower to heat and cool ourhome instead of fossil fuels so

this was a natural next step.”In fact, the Reyhers have

had geothermal power for 10years, one of the first — if notthe first home in Durham todo so. When it came time toconsider solar panels for clean

energy, they had the space andability to put enough solarpanels facing southward.

Reyher is in the utility busi-ness and heard about the Con-necticut Solar Lease programlast year through work. Thehomeowner pays nothing up-front but has fixed paymentsfor 15 years, at which timethey can buy the panels fromthe lease company. The localincentive is the ConnecticutClean Energy Fund(http://www.ctcleanenergy.com/) through which the home-owner can get a state rebatethat reduces the monthly costof the lease.

So far 10 states in the U.S.have solar programs, and Con-necticut is number eight interms of involvement. Enoughpeople are taking advantage ofsimilar programs in New Jer-sey to rank the Garden Statenumber one.

The Reyher’s son saw thebenefits of his parents’ systemand was approved for the pro-gram at his Durham home.

The website for BeFree So-lar, the company the Reyhersused to install the panels,reads, “What do you have toshow for the years of electrici-ty that you have paid for inyour lifetime? With high gov-ernment incentives, this is thetime to finally BeFree.”

According to BeFree ownerHarsh Luthra, BeFree is theonly company that providesmonitoring information onlinefor homeowners to track everyindividual panel in their sys-tem. Now the Reyhers check

More on next page

Tim Reyher checking onhis solar panels, picturedabove left.

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

otherwise noted. Check the town Web page at www.townof-durhamct.org for updates.)

Monday, August 237 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall

8 p.m. — Special town meeting to transfer fundsWednesday, August 25

7:30 p.m. — District 13 Board of Education at Strong SchoolTuesday, August 31

7 p.m. — Ethics CommissionWednesday, September 1

7:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning CommissionTuesday, September 7

6:30 p.m. — Public Safety Committee7:30 p.m. — Midstate Planning, 100 DeKoven Dr., Middletown

7 to 8:30 p.m. — Board of Assessment Appeals to hear appeals to automotive assessments

Solar... from page 14online every day to followwhat the panels are doing.

“I’ve been learning a lot,”said Maryanne Reyher. “Inow know to do my laundrywhen the panels are makingpower during the day, unlikeafter 8 p.m. for those who don’tuse solar energy. I was a littleleery at first, and didn’t thinkthe panels would be all they’recracked up to be. But I, likemost people, just wasn’t edu-cated. I’m convinced now!”

To learn more about the CTSolar Lease program or to ap-ply, visit http://www.ctsolar-lease.com/index.php.

Sponsors neededfor business expo

The Durham Economic De-velopment Commission hassent letters to local businesses,farmers and artists asking forsponsorship help in stagingthe second annual DiscoverDurham Business Expoplanned for Saturday, Oct. 9,from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in thecommercial building on theDurham Fairgrounds.

The Discover Durham Busi-ness Expo is open to manufac-turers, retailers, contractors,professionals, artists, arti-sans, farmers and home occu-pations located in Durham.Last year’s event filled theDurham Firehouse to capaci-ty. The event was funded en-tirely through sponsorships.The commission is hoping to

repeat that success this year.Any resident who has a

qualifying business but hasnot received the sponsorshipletter may contact BrendaEddy at 860-349-0410, PeterCascini at 860-349-2309, or OnaMcLaughlin at 860-349-8415 tobe added to the list. E-maild u r h a m e d c @ t o w n o f -durham.org for more info.

BOF attends todetails

Meeting on Aug. 17th, theBoard of Finance (BOF) han-dled a few remaining itemsfrom Fiscal Year 2009-2010.Among these was a number oftransfers amounting to$63,886, which included$14,764 for Planning and Zon-ing, $8,845 for the VolunteerFire Department, $7,588 forthe Maiden Lane Project, andover a dozen other, smalleritems. The board agreed totransfer $47,565 from Contin-gency, $10,000 from TownCounsel, and $6,321 remainingin the Town Hall Expensesline item to cover the cost ofthe transfers.

Another $18,734 was trans-ferred within the various Pub-lic Works line items. Moneyremaining for wages, fuel,chip sealing, and other itemswas used to cover the depart-ment’s overages in vehiclemaintenance, seasonal wages,and its highway projects. Thetransfers were approvedunanimously.

Also, $81,705 was appropri-

ated for improving the PublicWorks facility in order to ob-tain a storm water permit.While the project is currentlyestimated at a cost of over$120,000, some of this work canbe done by Public Works. With$81,705 already available forthe project, the board held offon funding it any further untilthey know just how much canbe saved on the improvements.

The board also spoke withmembers of the Senior Citi-zen’s Board, who requestedthat the finance board carry-over $2,700 from its operatingbudget. The finance board ex-plained that they don’t typical-ly carryover money from anoperating budget and that car-ryovers are typically grantedfor ongoing capital projects.They added that if the SeniorCitizen’s Board has any specif-

ic requests, that they shouldput together a list of what theyneed and come before the fi-nance board at a later date.

Meanwhile, the financeboard approved the carryover

See Durham BOF, page 27

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dogs. Some are adopted out(not to worry; these dogs aresnatched up by loving families).

One trait guide dogs mustpossess is a willingness to dis-obey a handler’s commandwhen they sense danger. Thisis called “intelligent disobedi-ence.” For example, a blindperson may give a commandto start across a street, but thedog, always tuned into its en-vironment, knows that thiswould take him and his own-er into the path of a turningcar. The dog refuses to move,signaling his owner to waituntil the path is clear.

Upon successful comple-tion of this training, Fidelcodogs are matched with clientsand the in-community place-ment phase begins. Duringthis period, clients learn touse their dog right in theirhomes, neighborhoods andplaces of work. The trainermeanwhile, besides teaching,carefully observes the newteam, picking up on issuesand unique aspects of theblind person’s environment

that need to be addressed.Fidelco is the only guide

dog program in the UnitedStates that uses in-communi-ty placement to train the dog-client team. This approachdiffers from other trainingstrategies, which train theclient and dog on a campus orfacility away from home andfamily.

“We take the dogs to ourclients,” says Eliot Russman,CEO of the Fidelco Guide DogFoundation. “That way, wecan take changes in the per-son’s environment into ac-count.” Reflecting the philos-ophy of Fidelco’s founders,the Kamans, he feels this ap-proach helps clients becomemore productive more quick-ly, while building a partner-ship between person and dogbased on trust.

When I opened up Trust theDog, I was startled (andpleased) to see that the veryfirst story was about someoneI knew back in my workingdays. Todd Higgins grew upin Killingworth, where I nowlive, but I did not meet himuntil long after the car acci-dent during college that left

him blind. When I met Todd,he had retired his first Fidelcodog, Promise (she lived outher golden years with him),and was working with his sec-ond dog, Urrick. Fidelco dogs’names are given by the fosterfamilies, with each litter ofpuppies being assigned thefirst letter of their names; Ur-rick was from a “U” litter.Then there was Gustav, andnow Todd and his wife live inCalifornia, where he worksfor the state Protection andAdvocacy agency. Accordingto Gerri Hirshey, Todd’sfourth Fidelco dog is namedZeb. He and Zeb travel thestate, including to BalboaNaval Hospital, to work withseverely injured soldiers.

“Fidelco has given me awife (he met Maureen O’Con-nor when she was managing a

Fidelco bike-a-thon fundrais-er) and four dogs — and withthem, my work,” he says. “Allthese gifts are priceless. Idon’t ever try to imagine thelife I might have had withoutthem.”

Fidelco dogs usually have aworking life of eight to tenyears after being placed. Be-cause of careful breeding —the line traces back to a combi-nation of working and herdingdogs from Germany — Fidelcodogs are healthy and sturdy.And they need to be, in order toserve their owners effectively.

According to the Fidelcowebsite (www.fidelco.org), 30million Americans currentlyexperience some form of vi-sion loss. That number is ex-pected to increase dramatical-ly in the next 10 years, largelyas a result of the aging Baby

Boomer population and thepersistence of vision-based dis-eases. The need for guide dogswill only increase, and Fidelcois prepared to meet this need.

As a non-profit organiza-tion, Fidelco relies on volun-teers and on donations fromindividuals and groups as wellas proceeds from fundraisingevents. There is no charge tothe blind person for the guidedog, but raising, training andplacing one costs roughly$26,000. Lions Clubs aroundConnecticut and across NewEngland, as well as other char-itable organizations, helpraise funds for Fidelco, andspecial events and sponsors dotheir part. They also raise thepublic’s awareness and under-standing of blindness and the

See Fidelco, page 23

Fidelco (From page 11)

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There were 245 tractors, old cars and old trucks in attendance at lastweekend’s Tractor Cruise-in at the Durham Fairgrounds.

Names and times weren’t recorded for the slow race, but a good time wascertainly had by all, according to Norm Hicks from the Durham Fair Foun-dation. “It is amazing that a tractor can go so slow that one cannot see itmove but rather see that it has moved,” he said.

The results of the big tractor pulls haven’t been posted on www.ctbrag-gingrights.com yet, but will be soon.

The results for backseat driver: First Place: Ed and Nick; Second Place(by only two seconds): Melissa and Gabby from Durham.

Kiddie Tractor Pull winners (out of the 16 participants): Age 3: JamesAronson; Age 4: Travis Holder from Thomaston (Billy Wimler’s grandson);

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Durham Fair entry deadlinesDeadlines for entry forms

the items/exhibits are below:Livestock

The livestock entry formsfor beef and dairy cattle haveto be received by Sept. 15;goats, poultry, rabbits, sheep,swine and lamas by Sept. 1 andfor fiber, by Sept. 11.

The animals have to bebrought to fairgrounds onThursday, Sept. 23. Beef anddairy cattle, sheep and llamasbetween 10 a.m. and 9 p.m.;goats and swine from 1 to 9p.m.; poultry between 2 and 8p.m.; rabbits from 1 to 7 p.m.and fiber noon to 6:30 p.m.

Competitive exhibitsIn the competitive exhibits,

entry forms for photographyin Division 4 must be receivedby Sept. 4; forms for art, can-ning, crafts and collectionsand needlework by Sept. 11;fruits, vegetables and allyouth classes by Sept. 13; hor-ticulture, giant pumpkins,baking and Divisions 1-5 and 7in photography by Sept. 15;flowers by Sept. 17; and Christ-mas trees by Sept. 19.

Exhibits must be brought tothe fairgrounds as follows:

Flowers on Wednesday,Sept. 22, from 3 to 8 p.m.

Fruits on Tuesday, Sept. 21,from 3 to 9 p.m.

Horticulture, on Monday,Sept. 20, from 3 to 8 p.m.

Christmas Trees, Tuesday,Sept. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Vegetables, Tuesday, Sept.21, from 3 to 9 p.m.

Giant pumpkins, Wednes-day, Sept. 22, from 3 to 9 p.m.

Art, Saturday, Sept. 18, from11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Canning, Saturday, Sept. 18,from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Baking, Wednesday, Sept.22, from 3 to 8 p.m.

Crafts and collections, Sat-urday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to4 p.m.

Needlework, Saturday,Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Photography Divisions 1-5and 7, Saturday, Sept. 18, from10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Photography Division 6,Saturday, Sept. 4, by mail/e-mail

Youth (ages 5-17)Crafts, special interest, pho-

tography and group crafts,Saturday, Sept. 18, from 10a.m. to 4 p.m.

Vegetables, flowers, bakingand canning and group bakingand canning, Tuesday, Sept.21, from 12:30 to 7 p.m.

Visit www.durhamfair.com

Durham Fair volunteers neededIf you want to be part of the largest all-volunteer fair in

North America, sign up today to sell tickets, take ticketsor stamp hands. Shifts are three or four hours long andfor your time, you will receive a one-day general admis-sion ticket and a parking pass. This is perfect for stu-dents needing volunteer hours, boy and girl scouts orthose who just love the fair.

Contact Robin Fujio at 860-344-7243.

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four, higher — by 10 points orso — in all areas in gradefive, higher in all but math in

grade six, higher in all exceptmath in grade seven andhigher in all subjects in

grade eight.In terms of comparing

scores from one year to thenext, Viccaro said there is novalue in that strategy becauseyou are talking about totallydifferent groups of kids.

“There is, however, realvalue in looking at cohortscores — seeing how thesame kids did over time,”said Viccaro. “Here there issome good news: the majorityof our students improved inthe same subject area fromone year to the next.”

She said District 13 schoolprincipals, along with theirrespective staffs, will be craft-ing school improvementplans that are directly fo-cused on specific strategies toimprove scores. Those planswill be published on theschool website,www.rsd13ct.org, by earlyOctober. Viccaro will be pro-viding the Board of Educa-tion with a full report on theCMT and CAPT scores at

their August 25 meeting.Dept. of Education report

According to the report putout by the State Department ofEducation, about 72 percent ofConnecticut’s schools met thisyear’s performance standards— up from about 60 percentfor the last two years, based onstudent performance in read-ing and mathematics on the2010 CMT and CAPT.

A total of 281 schools didnot meet the No Child Left Be-hind (NCLB) standard — Ad-equate Yearly Progress (AYP)this year, which is about 28percent of schools in the sate,according to state educationCommissioner Mark K. Mc-Quillan. Under NCLB, rough-ly eight in 10 students are re-quired to achieve a level at orabove proficient. The stan-dards will rise in 2011 to re-quire that about nine in 10students meet the proficiencystandards in math and read-ing, and rise again to 100 per-cent of students by 2013-14.

Tests (From page 3)

Produce collectionsEnd-of-summer produce

collections will be heldat John LymanSchool on Thurs-days, Sept. 9 and 30.Students will becollecting home-grown vegetablesand fruits in the boxesin the John Lyman School

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4:30 p.m. Donationsfrom the commu-nity are welcome.The produce willbe delivered to the

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TToowwnn TTiimmeess SSeerrvviiccee DDiirreeccttoorryy

Our current legislature hascontinued to borrow more andmore money without makingthe necessary tough decisionsneeded to balance our budget.As a result, our state’s creditrating has decreased and com-panies continue to move out ofConnecticut at a far greaterrate than companies are mov-ing to our state.

John Szewczyk is the onlycandidate I have talked to whohas given specific plans abouthow to close the budget deficitwithout borrowing and how tomake our state friendly tobusiness, and he will worktirelessly to get those plans ap-proved. The incumbents havehad their chance and havefailed to act appropriately, in-stead running up a $3.4 billiondollar budget deficit. It is timefor some new ideas and freshfaces in our state legislature. Itis time for a local person, a tax-payer, and a working class citi-zen who is from Connecticutand who has a vested interestin our community to serve usat the State Capitol. I haveknown John a long time andknow there is virtually no onewho will work harder for us.Please support John Szewczykfor State Rep this November.

Fred Raley, Durham

Kudos tosummer staff

With the end of summer fastapproaching, and DurhamRecreation now over, I wantedto thank the wonderful staffwho supervised and playedwith all the “little people” whoare four and five years old.Nathanial, Mike F., Mike S.,Kelsey, Ashley M., Sara, Ash-ley V., Jennifer, Hunter, Jessi-ca, Kerry, Courtney, Kristina,Jordan and Katelyn.

We had a GREAT SUM-MER. All the kids had a greattime. We went in Allyn Brookquite often. Played Duck,Duck, Goose, sometimes ourown version Duck, Duck,Splash. I can still hear the littleones squealing with delight.“What time is it, Mr. Fox?”And a variety of other games.

This summer is my 16thyear working for DurhamRecreation. I have to say it wasthe BEST. There was some-thing about all of the coun-selors getting along and hav-ing a good time with the kids. Imean ALL of the staff. Mike

Ford did a great job directingthe program for the six-year-olds and up. This was his firstyear. He was well-liked by all.

Jackie Wilkinson is the artsand crafts director. Everyoneloves when Jackie has tie-dyeshirt day. So many of the kidshave blue, green, red, purpleand pink hands by the timethey finish. It’s the hit of thesummer.

This is Amanda Thody’sfirst year with us. She handleda lot of the paperwork and alsohelped supervise kids, espe-cially at Night Rec.

Thank you for making mysummer a most pleasant expe-rience. GOOD JOB!

Karen Kean, Director of Lit-tle People, Durham Recreation

Work hard (From page 8)

Brayshaw contends thatwhile he would happily ac-cept the money if offered, atthis time he’s not sure it’savailable.

Another sticking point hasbeen easements for a waterline to Lake Beseck to assurethat the ski area has ample ac-cess to water to make snow.That access has been securedthrough a land swap executedwith Angelo Micciulla and aforthcoming easement agree-ment with the Nerden Camp.An easement over landknown locally as the “GreenForty” has not been acquired,but since access is assuredthrough other means, Alpineis satisfied to go forward.

Brayshaw also explainedthe mechanism agreed uponto assure that Alpine makesimprovements to the proper-ty, and that mechanism is a $2million second mortgage to beheld by the town. As improve-ments are made, town financedirector Joe Geruch will

record the amount spent byAlpine and deduct it fromwhat is owed on the mortgage.This replaces the more com-monly used performancebond through which develop-ers provide a bond, guaran-teeing that they will upholdtheir part of the bargain tosafely and properly build aroad for a subdivision, for ex-ample.Other Powder Ridge issues

The selectmen received aletter from Jen Huddleston,chair of the Middlefield CleanEnergy Task Force, askingthat part of the contract withAlpine include allowing thetown to place wind turbineson the ridge above the skiarea if testing shows that sucha location could generate suf-ficient electricity.

According to Brayshaw,Alpine is amenable to havinga test pole placed on the ridgeby the town, but is notamenable to letting the townmaintain the rights to use theridge line for eventual powergeneration. Brayshaw ex-plained that, at least for him,

this need not be a stickingpoint because the town ownsother ridge line property nextto Powder Ridge – the Kingand DiCostanza properties –which could also be potentialsites for wind turbine loca-tion, and that these sites havebetter access.

Resident Marianne Coronamade known her preferencefor using regular rather tax-exempt bonds for PowderRidge funding since tax-ex-empt bonds may limit thetown in the future.Thirsty dogs

Eagle Scout Tyler Sibleyappeared before the select-men to request permission todig a shallow well and installa hand pump at the dog parkon Lake Shore Drive to pro-vide water for dogs only. Theselectmen unanimously ap-proved the installation in con-cept, providing sanitarianLee Vito was agreeable and allnecessary permits and paperwork filed. Sibley noted that abalance over $538 in the dog

Karen Kean and her staff.

Powder Ridge (From pg. 1)

See Mfld. BOS, page 26

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Library Passes: Summeris waning. Connecticut State

Parks and Forests Day Passcan be checked out for twodays and is used to cover thecost of parking at state parksand forests where there is anestablished parking charge.The pass can also be used tocover the admission fee forup to two adults and fourchildren at state historicalsites and exhibit centers atDinosaur, Fort Trumbulland Gillette Castle stateparks. The pass is validthrough Dec. 21. Old StateHouse pass provides free ad-mission for up to two adults

and two children. Passchecks out for two days. Atthe Old State House, expectto find historically restoredrooms, guided tours, an ex-hibit blending U.S. history,state government, civics andcitizenship, and an interac-tive floor dedicated to thehistory of Hartford.

New Titles includeTough Customer by SandraBrown, Let Our Fame BeGreat by Oliver Bullough,Cure by Robin Cook, Deathon the D-List by Nancy Graceand The Postcard Killers by

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DurhamLibrary

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E-Books are Available:If you have a Sony Reader orBarnes and Noble Nook, anda valid Durham Librarycard, then downloadable e-books are available online.Visit http://lion.lib.over-drive.com and follow the in-structions.

The Book Lover’s Circlewill meet on Wednesday,Sept. 1, at 7:30 p.m. to discussSkinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen.Copies of the book are avail-able at the library. Everyoneis invited to join this infor-mal discussion.

The Mystery Book Clubwill meet on Tuesday, Sept.21, at 7:30 p.m. to discussBlacklist by Sara Paretsky.

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Joan Elizabeth (Gregory) Hughes

Obituaryrole of guide dogs for peoplewho are blind.

Check out the website forinformation on upcomingfundraisers, including theSixth Annual “Fall Classic”tournament at the Golf Clubof Avon on Tuesday, Sept. 21,sponsored by Stanley Black &Decker. Also, on Saturday,Oct. 2, Fidelco will host “ANight of Heroes,” a gala fea-turing gourmet fare, auctionsand live entertainment.

For the past four years, Fi-

delco has received four starsfrom Charity Navigator, anindependent auditing firm.This means it uses most of itsfunds for services rather thanoverhead; only about eightpercent of organizations au-dited receive this highest ofratings.

“Charlie and Robbie Ka-man set us on our way,” saysCEO Russman. And Fidelcocontinues moving into the fu-ture, adjusting its training tothe changing realities of theworld where its dogs and theirowners live and work.

There are many Fidelco sto-

Fidelco (From page 17)

ries to be shared, and nextweek, I will bring you a few,two from right here in Middle-field!

Adult guide dog in harness.

Joan Elizabeth (Gregory)Hughes, 73, formerly ofDurham, beloved wife of 53years to Kenneth Hughes,died Saturday (August 14,2010) at Laurel Woods, EastHaven.

She was born in Bridge-port, the daughter of the lateHenry and Mildred (Riley)Gregory. Prior to her retire-ment, she was broker-ownerof Kowalski and Castle Real-tors, Durham. Joan was hon-ored in 1993 as MiddlesexBoard of Realtors Realtor ofthe Year. She also was activefor many years with theDurham Democratic TownCommittee.

Besides her husband sheis survived by her sons,Kevin Hughes of Cromwelland Keith Hughes and his fi-ancée Terri Koehler of Mid-dletown; her daughters KyleHudak and her husband Jimof Branford, Kelly Wasilews-ki and her husband Bob ofMiddletown, and Kate Iacov-elli and her husband, Joe ofBristol; four grandchildren,Emily and Meredith Hudak,Nick and Julianna Iacovelli;two step grandchildren, Bob-by and David Wasilewski;also several nieces andnephews.

A Memorial Mass washeld at Notre Dame Church,Main St., Durham. Burialwill be at the convenience ofthe family. There are no call-ing hours. In lieu of flowers,memorial contributions maybe made to Joan HughesMemorial Fund, c/o LaurelWoods, 451 N. High St., EastHaven, CT 06512. Biega Fu-neral Home has care of thearrangements. To leave anonline message of sympathy,please visit www.biegafu-neralhome.com.

(Editor’s note: At the TownTimes, Joan Hughes held aspecial place in our hearts.She was one of our first andmost loyal advertisers, rightup till the time she retiredfrom her real estate agency onMain Street in Durham. Shewas also a fixture at the polls,and every time I have gone tovote since Joan moved, I havethought about her kindnessand her support for this news-paper. On a personal note, it

was Joan who sold my hus-band and I our down-sizedranch home on Oak Terrace.She called us after severalmonths of looking aroundand said, “I think I have justthe house for you,” and in-deed she did. For everything— the ads, the community in-volvement, the knowing whatwe wanted in a house —thanks, Joan. Sue VanDerzee

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Soccer Club scholarship winnersThe Coginchaug Soccer

Club awarded its 2010 scholar-ships to seniors Sarah Bugai,Elizabeth Meiman, MatthewGueble and Michael Quirk.The winners demonstratedservice to the club and com-pleted essays on the meaningof soccer in their lives.

Bugai began playing soccerat the age of five. She became areferee during her freshmanyear and officiated in Walling-ford and Durham. She playedthroughout high school atCRHS and was the JV captainduring her junior year. Bugaihopes to play intramural soc-cer at Simmons College.

Meiman played soccer forseven years in the CoginchaugSoccer Club, starting in therecreational leagues and play-ing up through the travel andcompetitive leagues duringthe fall, winter and spring sea-sons. She played soccer in mid-dle school and continued atCRHS for four years, whereshe was elected co-captain of

the varsity team in her senioryear. She was a referee in theCoginchaug Soccer Club forfour years and in the fall willbe attending UConn.

Gueble began playing forthe Coginchaug Soccer Clubwhen he was three years oldand was involved as a player,coach and referee. He attendedXavier High School where heplayed all four years and start-ed varsity for three years. Hewas team captain in his senioryear. During the high schoolspring and summer seasons,he played on a premier teamwith the Guilford Soccer Cluband this summer on a U23team with the CoginchaugSoccer Club. Gueble will at-tend Wake Forest Universityand play soccer at a club level.

Quirk played for a numberof years with the club and wasnamed a co-captain of theCRHS team during his seniorseason. He will continue hissoccer career at Ana Mariathis fall.

Registration open for youth hockey programRegistration is now open

for the Greater New HavenWarriors Youth Hockey As-sociation fall hockey pro-grams, including FirstStrides (a free learn-to-skateprogram), learn-to-play hock-ey clinic, Mite Development(in-house teams) and LightTravel team for the 2010-11season. Each program is de-signed to offer cost-effectiveon-ice instruction and playfor players with minimal orno prior skating or hockey ex-perience between the ages offour and 12. Programs beginin September and are held atthe Northford Ice Pavilion, 24Fire-Lite Place in Northford.To register or for more infor-mation, visit www.gnhwar-riors.org.

First Strides, created byBauer Hockey, is a free, four-week program open to aspir-ing players between the agesof 4-10 with no prior skatingor hockey experience. Playbegins Saturday, Sept. 18, and

continues on Saturday andSunday for four consecutiveweekends. A limited amountof loaner equipment is avail-able for use on a first come,first served basis.

The Warriors learn-to-playhockey clinic is designed forplayers between the ages of 4-10 who have completed theFirst Strides program or alearn-to-skate program andare interested in continuingto develop their fundamentalhockey and skating skills.Play begins Oct. 16 and con-tinues for nine weeksthrough December (exclud-ing holidays). Full equipmentis required.

The Mite Developmentteams are for boys and girlseight and under and are de-signed for players making thetransition from clinic to moreteam-oriented play. A mini-mum of four teams will play a20-game regular seasonschedule of cross/half-icegames against each other as

well as other local organiza-tions that will culminate in aplayoff for the Patrick Cup(named after league foundersLynn and Lester Patrick).Play takes place three times aweek, Fridays, Saturdays andSundays, for 21 weeks start-ing Sept. 10. Full equipment isrequired.

The Light Travel team is anewly developed concept pro-viding players between theages of 9-12 an opportunity tocontinue developing theirskills while playing at a lesscompetitive and more cost-ef-fective level. It is perfect forplayers in this age group juststarting out or parents look-ing for a consistent schedulewith limited, local travel.Play takes place on Saturdaysand Sundays starting Sept. 11and continues for 21 weeks.Full equipment is required.

The Greater New HavenWarriors Youth Hockey As-sociation is a direct descen-dent of the first youth hockeyprogram in the United Statesstarted in 1946 by Lynn andLester Patrick of the NewYork Rangers and formerRanger and Yale head coachMurray Murdoch. Its missionis to assist players betweenthe ages of 4-18 in developingathletically, socially andmentally through the game ofhockey in a fun and enhancedlearning environment.

Football campheld in July

The Cogincuag Region-al High School footballteam organized and ran afootball camp for theDurham/Middlefield Fal-cons youth football play-ers on July 28, 29 and 30.The Coginchaug playersand coaches ran drills andhelped teach the Falcons’players, aged 7-13, learnthe fundamentals of thegame. Everyone had a lotof fun.

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Time Out Taverne drops fifth straight gameBy Bob Dynia


While their hitting ap-pears to get better, the TimeOut Taverne men’s 40 andover softball team lost yetanother game to a quality op-ponent, coming up on theshort end of a 22–7 contest tofirst place Essex on Aug. 16.

A morning rain left theVinal Tech field with a mud-dy infield. Although the Mid-dletown Park and Rec did agood job preparing the field,some areas still needed someTLC, especially around sec-ond base. Visiting Essex of-fered shovels to move drydirt around the wet areas tomake the field playable forthe game.

After allowing a run to thevisitors in the top of the first,the gray wonders scoredthree times in their half ofthe inning. Singles by Daryl

Edwards and Charlie Math-er, followed by a walk to KenJudson, loaded the baseswith no outs. Edwardsscored on a fielder’s choicegrounder by Kevin Rowe.With two out, Bruce Bissonand Gary Grodzicki crackedrun-scoring singles. Allow-ing Essex to score three inthe second, TOT came backto take the lead again in thebottom of the frame on a two-run double by Mather, scor-ing George Miller and Ed-wards.

Essex took control of thegame, with six third inning,one fourth inning and eightfifth inning runs. TOT couldonly muster single runs inthe third, with Jack Carrdriving in Bob Dynia with asingle, and the seventh, withBruce Bisson plating Rowe.Essex completed the scoringwith three in the eighth.

Leadoff hitter Daryl Ed-

wards went four-for-five,scoring twice. Carr, Bissonand Wills Evers each hadthree singles; Bisson drovein two runs. Rowe, Matherand Grodzicki had two hitsapiece; Mather drove in twoand Rowe scored twice.Wayne Hubbard, fresh off aday of fishing, allowed 19runs on 25 hits in five in-nings of work. Bob Edwardscame in for the final threeframes, allowing three runson eight hits.

TOT travels to Essex onMonday, Aug. 23, for a re-match with Essex at DevittsField in Deep River. Anotherroad game follows on Mon-day, Aug. 29, at “The Brick-yard” in Higganum, just be-fore the Labor Day break.The team invites their rabidfans to travel to these exoticdestinations to cheer on theteam and their favorites.

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Sports assessments forDistrict 13 students ingrades seven through 12will be held at CoginchaugRegional High School onMonday, Aug. 23. One ofthe school physicians, Dr.Brad Wilkinson or Dr.Tanya Feke, or physicianassistant Amber Bowell,all from Coginchaug Fam-ily Practice, will performthe physicals.

This exam is for anystudent who will be play-ing an interscholasticsport during school year2010-11. A current physi-cal, within 13 months ofplaying a sport, should beon file with the nurse inthe health office before astudent can begin practicefor any sport. Please notethat if your child has al-ready turned in the re-quired sixth grade ortenth grade physical examform, it may be used forthe sports physical for 13months from the date ofthe exam, and your childmay not need an addition-al sports assessment.

Boys will be examinedfrom 9 to 11:30 a.m., andgirls will be examinedfrom 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in theCRHS health office. Eachstudent should bring aurine sample in a smallcontainer inserted into asmall brown paper bag, la-beled with the student’sname. The school nurseswill register the studentsand perform the pre-as-sessment work-up. Thephysicals are free, and noappointment is necessary.This will be the only dayfor sports assessments forthe fall sports season.

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At jazz band summer camp at IDS, each student alsocomposed their own musical piece. A jazz concert wasperformed at the finish. Jake Brunelle wrote and per-formed his own piece, “Chicago Blues.” Jack Riotte per-formed “Sonnymoon for Two” by Sonny Rollins.George Trapp performed “Freddy Freeloader” by MilesDavis. Kevin Huveldt performed “Listen Hear” by EddieHarris. The jazz quartet was taught and directed by TimFisher, music director and instrumental teacher atMemorial School, who accompanied the group on key-board. Pictured, from left, Kevin Huveldt of Middlefield,Jack Riotte, George Trapp, Tim Fisher and JakeBrunelle, all of Durham. Photo submitted by Eva Brunelle


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“The dog park has beenopen a year, and dozens ofdogs use it every week,” Sib-ley reported proudly.Safety concerns

Resident Ken Blake askedthe selectmen to make surethat secure snow fencing isplaced around the skate parkat Peckham Park until theconstruction is completed.Blake said he caught a youngperson ducking under the yel-low tape and trying to use theskate park “with steel rebarstill sticking up.”

“It’s a hazard until it’s fin-ished,” said Blake.

He also asked that the se-lectmen check into finishing acatch basin on Ross Road.“Anybody could lose a tire orfall into that hole,” Blake said.Other business

The selectmen unanimous-ly approved an agreement be-

tween the Red Cross, Middle-town Area Transit and thetown to supply dial-a-ridetransportation for those whoneed it for medical appoint-ments. The $14,800 expense ispart of the approved townbudget.

Brayshaw reported that heplans to go to the Board of Fi-nance (BOF) meeting onThursday evening this weekand share some of the calls hehas received from residentsabout the program to shut offabout 100 street lights of thetown’s 425 to save money.“We’ve shut off around 30-35so far, and I’ve received 10negative phone calls,” he said.“I’ve also received compli-ments from people, but theboard should know that this isa contentious program.”

He added that if the BOF de-cided to suspend the program,it would require about $15,000worth of spending beyondwhat was authorized in the

budget. “Residents voted atthe town budget meeting tocut funding for streetlights bya third, or $20,000,” explainedBrayshaw, “and the contin-gency fund was set at $50,000so $15,000-20,000 would be a bighit.”

Brayshaw asked anyonewith some concern aboutstreetlights – either complain-ing about one that has beenshut off or suggesting one thatshould be shut off – shouldwrite a note to him at TownHall and he’ll collect them.

Brayshaw also noted thatthree residents have volun-teered to be involved on CCM(Connecticut Council of Mu-nicipalities) policy commit-tees. He urged anyone elsewho is interested in being in-cluded in discussions of possi-ble state-level legislation on abroad variety of issues – frompublic health to education,from land use to public safety– should call his office andleave their name.

Finally, selectmen Ed Bai-ley and Mary Johnson votedto contract with attorneyRobert White of Murtha Culli-na LLP to defend the town,Brayshaw and former BOFchair Paul Pizzo against a suitby Ken Leavitt, former ownerof Power Ridge ski area. Ac-cording to a letter dated Aug.11 by White, the suit has muchin common with a previoussuit by Leavitt that was dis-missed. The town’s insurancecarrier, Fireman’s Fund, willbe asked to take care of themonthly bills. Brayshaw ab-stained from voting on thecontract.

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The Cromwell Children’sHome will be hosting the sev-enth annual Taste of Cromwellon Friday, Sept. 17, at the HolyApostle’s College and Semi-nary, Prospect Hill Road inCromwell, starting at 7 p.m.There will be food, wine and asilent auction.

Tickets are available for $20in advance or $25 at the door. Ifyou would like more informa-tion about the Taste ofCromwell, to donate food, auc-tion prizes or decorations orvolunteer, contact SharonGraves at 860-635-6010 [email protected]. Youcan also visit www.child-home.org.


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Elizabeth Ianniello toCharles and Terry Szy-maszek, 154 Old Farms Rd.,$290,000;

Keith Demerchant to Si-mon and Eileen Bernard, 169Haddam Quarter Rd.,$380,000;

Abby Orkisz to KevinMcBrien, 58R Green Lane,$340,000;

James Baker to Christo-pher and Carla Luca, 210 OldBlue Hills Rd., $153,000;

Judith Ann Gerarde toJennifer and Vito Dimauro,465 Higganum Rd., $424,000;

Keith Bentley to DouglasForbush, 132R Old Blue HillsRd., $334,000;

Douglas and AnnytaVizard to Richard Perkins,30 Hemlock Court, $356,000;

Angelo and Holly Derenzoto John Cerejo, 27 Old Wash-ington Trail, $372,500;

Cuomo Construction toHenry and Carol Robinson, 7Center St., Unit 9, Bldg. 4,$294,000;

Thomas Hutton toMichael and Karen Whalen,24 Olde Yankee Way,$725,000;

Deborah Douglass to Gio-vanni and Mary Messina, 59James Rd., $375,500;

New Alliance Bank to Re-becca and Sandra Johnson,179-181 Cherry Lane,$725,000;

People’s United Bank toAnthony Prifitera, 251R TriMountain Rd., $450,000;

Randall Noll to LynnEddy, 43 Clark Rd., $320,000;

Hugh and Patricia Curleyto Margarita and Gary Pelle-grino, 709 Haddam QuarterRd. $103,500;

Bonnie and Robert Parristo Keith Bentley, 223R TriMountain Rd., $480,000;

William and KimberlyWilson to Darlene Collins, 21Barbara Lane, $190,000;

U.S. Bank National Asso-ciation to John Fournier,1132 New Haven Rd.,

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Kirk Hagert to DurhamFamily Eye Care, 243 MainSt., $565,000; and

Carmen Catalano to KylePavlick, 129 Arbutus St.,$435,000.

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Jeffrey and Sharon Hill toDaniel Seymour, 130 WestSt., $208,000;

John Gazerwitz to CraigVerrilli, 12-A Fowler Devel-opment, $428,000;

Vincent Bitel, to MarcellaSmith and Jessica Rizi, 105Peters Lane, $526,250;

Conroy Property Manage-ment to LNCX Realty, 37 In-dustrial Park Access Road,$245,000;

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One other item that camebefore the board came fromthe Fire Department. The de-partment wants to purchasenew turn out gear that meetsthe new NFPA standards andasked that the $25,000 neededfor this gear come from the de-partment’s vehicle reserveline-item. Before grantingthis request, though, theboard wanted to know if thereis a deadline on when the de-partment must update its gearand if anyone is at risk by not

immediately updating thegear. The board also notedthat any money taken fromthe vehicle reserve musteventually be replaced, whichprompted board member Lo-raine Coe to ask if the moneycould possibly come out of theFire Department Trustee’s ac-count. However, neither theFire Chief nor a member ofthe Trustees were on hand toanswer their questions. Fi-nance director MaryjaneMalavasi agreed to speakwith both about the turn outgear. (In attendance/ChuckCorley)

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District Fairs: All done forthis month, but coming up inSeptember are the HamburgFair, running Sept. 9-12, alongwith the Ledyard Fair, Sept.10-12. The Riverton Fair (dif-ferent from their Grange Fair)takes place this year Oct. 8-10.

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So, what are you waitingfor? Get out there, and havesome fair and festival fun!

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