FEATURE12 Funseekers Events

FEATURE4 Meet Bob Krakovich

FEATURE10 The Benefits of Bridge

December 17, 2018

Let's show our appreciation to all our hourly workers this season! Ourcommunity is fortunate to have staff members who are dedicated to our dailyneeds ... spring, summer, fall and winter in all weather conditions. Our generousgifts will bring holiday cheer, so please contribute to the Employee Holiday FundNOW!

Please make checks payable to "OVCA Employee Giving.” Checks can be deliveredto the Business Office in the North Clubhouse or placed in the outside drop box atNCB.

THANK YOU on behalf of our Hourly Workers!

Oronoque Village Employee Giving Fund

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6 ANNOUNCEMENTs

7 ACTIVITIEs

14 CALENDAR

Table of Contents

NEWs DEPARTMENTs:

On the cover: Thanks to the Town of Stratford Recreation Department for submitting the cover photo of a home at 24 North Terrace. This home is among the contenders in the Town of Stratford's fifth annual Holiday Decorating Con-test. Prize winners will be named on the town's website (http://www.townofstratford.com) on Dec. 23. The Villager wel-comes photo submissions for cover consideration. Images must be emailed as high-resolution jpegs to cking@oronoquevillage.com.

4 Meet Bob Krakovich

5 Maintenance Matters: Water Alarms

5 Toe-Tapping Pletman Concert

8 Meet Jeannine McCann

10 Bridge is a Game for a Lifetime

12 Funseekers Recaps

16 Works by the OV Writers Group

18 House & Garden Club Update

20 Recipe: Oatmeal Cookies

20 Beyond the Village

22 Club & Group Advertisements

FEATUREs:

ROBERT KRAKOVICHstory by Elisabeth Breslav ~ Photo by Marcia Klein

Numbers, not teddy bears or fire trucks, fascinated himfrom an early age and led “Bob” to pursue a bachelor of

science degree in accounting from the University of Connecti-cut in Storrs. Not surprisingly, he chose a career in that field,starting as a cost accountant with Sikorsky Aircraft in 1977,then as controller and accounting manager for several com-panies in the area. He has been with Bridgeport InsulatedWire since 2004 and does not mention the word “retirement.” An unfair and stereotypical image of an accountant issomebody with half-glasses at the tip of his nose bent overledgers. That does not describe Bob Krakovich, who is intoscouting and was a Boy Scout troop assistant scoutmaster for12 years. Since 1995 he has served at Camp Sequassen in NewHartford on the Maintenance Committee and as an assistantranger. For more than 20 years his baritone voice has been anasset to several church choirs and, since 2003, he has taughtSunday school and led an adult Bible study group. He is thefather of two adult children and the loving grandpa of littleBenjamin.

Bob came to Oronoque Village as a renter in 2013, pur-chased his unit four years later and quickly became involved.He sang in Harriet Borack’s “Fifty Shades of Gray…Hair” andhad roles in several BRAVO productions. After Dottie and Jack Keegan died, he took over the reinsand directed BRAVO’s production of “Let’s See What’s On TVTonight.” Other shows followed, including “Murder at the MaltShop” and “The Murder Mystery at the BRAVO Murder Mys-tery.” Meanwhile, he had joined the Funseekers as treasurer

in 2014 and takes pride in being one of the driving forcesbehind this social group which, this year, has grown to 305members up from 274 in 2017. Interested in more than the social activities in the Villagenow that he is a full-fledged owner, Bob recently waselected as District 4 representative. He is looking forward tonew challenges as an OVCA board member and plans toencourage the residents of his district to take an active partin all that Oronoque has to offer. “It’s funny,” he muses. “When I had my first job at SikorskyAircraft and I would drive to work on the Merritt Parkway, Iwould look over and say to myself ‘Hey that’s kind of neat,having a golf course around a condo complex.’ Never did Ithink that I would end up living in one of those condos andbecome so involved 40 years later. Life … is good.” OV

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FEATURE

It is advisable that you buy water alarms.Thesesmall devices may save you water damage. Put

them beside your washer, water heater and fur-nace.

An alarm goes off even if there is a drop of

water leaking from any of these sources.

Also have a dehumidifier with a shut-off valve.

These have to be emptied at least twice a day in

the summer. This will keep the moisture out of yourdownstairs.

Permanent humidifiers installed in the HVAC sys-tem must be propery drained and should includecondensate pump.

I hope this tip is helpful.

--Dee Tuozzoli

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TOE-TAPPING REsPONsE TO LAsT PLETMAN FALL CONCERTstory by Elisabeth Breslav ~ Photo by Marcia Klein

Over 80 residents thoroughly enjoyed the second per-formance at Oronoque by the guitar-and-mandolin

husband-and-wife duo, Judy Handler and Mark Levesque,on Sunday, Nov. 18, the last concert of the Pletman 2018Fall Series. The program, aptly titled “Rhythms of the World,”

ranged from jazzy “Antara” by Popy Basily, a gypsy guitaristin the Netherlands, to beautifully melodious “SpringBreeze” by Lin-Chiu and Yu-Hsien from Taiwan. In between, we enjoyed several compositions by Tur-

lough O’Carolan, the renowned blind Irish harpist and com-poser, while Italy was represented by “O Mio Babbino Caro,”the famous aria from Puccini’s opera “Gianni Schicchi,“ and“Tarantella” by Raffaele Calace. At the request of the Caramoor Center for the Arts in

Katonah, N.Y., the two musicians put together a medley ofthree Greek pieces that are familiar to many people. Weheard “Misirlou,” followed by “Kritikos Syrtos,” a two-stepdance, and “Xiotiz,” which is the name of a virtuosobouzouki player from the mid-20th century. It was fascinating to hear the Handler and Levesque

arrangement of “Bei Mir Bist Du Schön,” a Yiddish song bySholom Secunda that became a huge hit for the AndrewSisters, and to compare it with Carol Woodman’s sopranorendition of it at the October Pletman Concert. Very differ-ent – equally enjoyable! Of course there was a rousing flamenco dance,

“Malagueña,” from Spain, and an interesting duet called“Yutuma” that showed an array of influences, including Bul-garian folk dances, American minimalism and some basslines from pop and rock music including one by Led Zep-

pelin. The couple had met the composer of this modernpiece, American mandolinist Chris Acquavella, while per-forming at a festival in Germany. The program ended with a Hungarian czardas, “Swal-

lows Flying,” a type of village circle dance with people hold-ing hands while the music speeds up, slows down and thenspeeds up again. Our very talented performers not only followed this in-

tricate tempo, but finished the last part with both of themon one guitar. In order to make that work, Judy played themelody on the high strings and Mark, standing behind her,strummed the chords on the lower strings. It should benoted that, except for the “Tarantella” and “Yutuma,” whichwere composed for guitar and mandolin, all of the pieceson the program were the team’s own arrangements. Performers and members of the audience happily

mixed and chatted during the reception, with a number ofresidents purchasing CDs, which make nice holiday gifts.

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MAINTENANCE MATTERs: WATER ALARMs

CALLING ALL ARTIsTs! The next Galerie OV ex-

hibit has the theme"Scapes.” This could in-clude cityscapes, sea-scapes, landscapes, fireescapes ... use your imagi-nation.

All media will be ac-cepted, including paint-

ings, drawings, photos, stitchery, mixed media, etc. Please bring one or two submissions to the South Club-

house on Dec. 28 at 10 a.m. Artwork must be wired andready to hang. The reception for this event will take place at the

gallery on Jan. 6 at 4 p.m. If you need assistance or have questions, call Barbara

Stewart at 203-612-1373.

FUNsEEKERs PREsENTs ‘MATINEE’ Funseekers first event of 2019 will feature “Matinee,” a

four-part a cappella women’s barbershop octet, who willentertain Villagers and guests … with songs and jest … atits very best. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. at

SCB. We will start off the year with a group that is knownfor its witty repartee and talent for weaving songs and sto-ries together. Matinee will provide a wonderful evening ofa cappella harmonies for our audience. Reminder: There is no meeting in January 2019.

CLOTHING DRIVE FOR THE NEEDY Oronoque residents Jim and Mary Ann Weaver are

seeking donations of new or gently used blankets, coats,hats, gloves, scarfs, sweaters, socks (white) and any otherheavy warm garments. Donations will be distributed to

the homeless in New Haven. For information, contact Mary Ann at 203-530-9962

or Jim at 203-395-0134.

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ANNOUNCEMENTs

You know you can trust our skilled, compassionate healthcare staff to serve you

with the best of care. Contact us so we can send you the help you need.VNS of Connecticut your trusted Medicare Provider for home health services 1-800-551-8671.

Partners in Care, Inc. providing live-in and hourly non-medical services 1-800-524-6475.We deliver expert home care, for your medical or personal care needs, straight from the HEART. Bringing HEART to Home Care and Hospice

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COME ONE, COME ALL ...TO sAC's NEW YEAR's EVE GALA SAC is sponsoring a New Year's Eve party at the

Oronoque Country Club on Dec. 31. The evening willbegin with a cocktail hour at 7 p.m. Dinner will beserved at 8 p.m. (Meal choices are filet mignon,chicken piccata, lemon-dill salmon or eggplantroulade) Additional inclusions: two complimentary drinks

per person, champagne toast at midnight, entertain-ment by Angelo Ruggiero, dancing and more. A cashbar will be available. The cost is $75 per person. Make checks payable

to SAC and deposit in the SAC box in the North Club-house by Dec. 24 . Please indicate your meal choiceson your checks. Reservations are a must. For more information, contact Sonya at 203-377-

1515. We look forward to having fun while ringing in2019 together. Note to new residents: We will add you to a veryfriendly table or you can make up your own table withfriends. Singles are welcome!

EDITOR’s NOTE: To ensure accuracy, information must besubmitted, via email, to Carol King at cking@oronoquevillage.com. (Submissions must be typed, in upper andlower case.) The deadline to be included in the next issue ofThe Villager, on Jan. 2, 2019, is Dec. 18 at noon.

CORNHOLECornhole, a bean bag toss game, is played on Thursdays, at •

10 a.m. at at SCB. Everyone is welcome. Questions? Call Sueor Ralph Trapasso at 203-916-7156.

CURRENT EVENTsThe Current Events Discussion Group meets in SCB Card•

Room 1 at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays, Jan. 9 and Jan. 23. Pleasebring a news article to the meeting. (There are no meetingsin December.)

DOLLCRAFTERsDollcrafters meets at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays at NCB.•

LADIEs BIBLE sTUDYThe Ladies Bible study group meets at 10:30 a.m. on the sec-•

ond and fourth Fridays of each month in the NCB Library. Allladies are welcome. The next meetings takes place on Jan. 11and Jan. 25. We will be studying the Gospel of Luke. (There isno meeting on Dec. 28.) Questions? Call Angie McKelvey(203-227-3222) or Tina Vermette (203-375-0291).

LINE DANCINGClasses take place Wednesdays at NCB. A beginner class is•

held at 9:30 a.m. followed by a class for all levels at 10 a.m.

MAINTAINING A HEALTHY LIFEsTYLEHealthy Lifestyle Discussion Group will meet in the SCB•

Back Card Room at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Please bringinformation and be prepared to participate in discussions.

POOL sOCIAL GROUPAnyone who enjoys socializing in and around the pools•

during the summer is invited to attend a get-together from4-6 p.m. at SCB on the second Thursday of each month.Come with your favorite appetizer and or beverage (ornothing) for reunions and conversations. Call Sonya at 203-375-1515 for more information.

TEA, TALK & CRAFTsTea, Talk, and Crafts meets at 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays next•

to the kitchen at SCB. Annual dues are $10. Questions? CallCynthia Harms at 203-402-9083.

OV WRITERs GROUPThe OV Writers Group meets on alternate Thursdays at •

2 p.m. in the Card Room at NCB. All are welcome. The groupencourages its members to write, to expand their writing andpublishing horizons and to find support in a trusting, respect-ful and professional environment. For information, contactMary at MvonZ@optonline.net / 203-767-9760.

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ACTIVITIEs

Great River Golf Club would like to invite the residents of Oronoque Village to

for a lunch special!

your entire lunch bill

*excludes alcohol & gratuity*

Lunch offered from 11:30am to 4pm, Tuesday - Saturday

Please bring this offer to show your server when dining.

Offer expires March 31, 2019

For reservations please call, 203-701-0051

130 Coram Lane, Milford, CT 06461

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FEATURE: MEET JEANNINE MCCANNstory by Bill Tanski

Many of us affectionately know OV resident Jeannine Mc-Cann as "the lady with the purple hair." As the photo at

right suggests, Jeannine's "purpleness" is part of her life story.But the colored hair is not just about her life, it is also aboutanother life, and how that other life lives on through Jean-nine. For those who don't know Jeannine let me introduceyou to her. Jeannie is a local gal, having lived her first 23 years inTrumbull. She was the middle child of her parents Robert andDoris Carpentier. Jeannine attended Sacred Heart Universitywhere she received her bachelor of science degree in psy-chology. On Memorial Day 1969 Jeannine met the person whochanged her life forever. It was, as Thomas Merton said, "Loveis our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by our-selves alone -- we find it with another.” The place was at a mutual friend's home. The occasionwas a picnic. The purpose, unbeknownst to Jeannine, was anarranged meeting with Michael McCann. Michael was home on leave from the U.S. Army, havingjoined a year earlier, just out of Fairfield University. At thattime Jeannine was still in college and was working as a part-time dispatcher for the Trumbull Police. But on that day,Cupid dispatched his arrow as Michael and Jeannine met andthe rest, as they say, "was history." Romances during wartime rely not just on physical meet-ings, but correspondence as well. Back in the day when peo-ple wrote letters (pen and paper!), Michael wrote often toJeannine while stationed stateside. They were documentedin his autobiography, "Retracing a Road Less Traveled, fromGregory Street to Nui Tac Bec" First Letter to Jeannine June 17, 1969: "I thoroughlyenjoyed myself at Dan's campfire. Group singing, good beer,nice girls -- I can't think of a better way to spend an evening.I hope to see you again the next time I'm home. You're nice." Letter to Jeannine July 19, 1969: "You know, when theguys ask me who I write to and whose picture is hanging inmy locker, I say it’s ‘my girl.’ I shouldn't be referring to you as‘my girl’ since I never asked you. So, when I get home I havesomething very important to ask you." Letter to Jeannine Nov. 24, 1969: "I think our relation-ship has progressed and matured. You give me the opportu-nity to experience the greatest joy, the joy of giving. Honey,I'll tell it like it is. I love you. I want you to be my wife and themother of our children.” Shortly thereafter, on Dec. 27, 1969, Michael and Jean-nine were married in Loyola Chapel at Fairfield University.Following a two-day honeymoon, Michael returned to FortBragg, N.C.

Newlyweds typicallyenjoy the sweetness andserenity of the first 12months of wedded bliss. Butmarriage during a war canbe a combination of thesweet coupled with the real-ity of an unknown fate. Within a year of theirmarriage, sweetness arrivedin the form of their first child,Michele. The unknown wasMichael's deployment toVietnam where he was serv-ing as a medic in the U.S.Army Special Forces GreenBerets at the time of theirdaughter's birth. Fate can take many turns. For Michael, he made his ownfate with courage and conviction. His bravery and gallantrywere recognized by a Bronze Star with Valor and the PurpleHeart. Unlike tens of thousands of American soldiers, Michaelsurvived his time in Vietnam and was able to return to theloving arms of Jeannine. Like many returning veterans, Michael adjusted to civilianlife with a growing family, adding a son, Sean. He had a dis-tinguished career at SNET where he served for 24 years, retir-ing as its director of media relations. Jeannine worked at asan accountant at Blue Cross/Blue Shield after receiving herMBA in accounting at the University of New Haven. After Michael's retirement, he and Jeannine opened abed and breakfast in New Haven, called "Touch of IrelandGuest House." It was very successful with guests frequentlywriting splendid reviews such as: "We were so well-taken careof! Michael offered us Irish liqueur in the evening, and Jean-nine fed us---oh, so well---in the morning." But we are not always masters of our own fate. Fatesometimes hits with devastating and unexpected trials. In2013 Michael was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Thedoctor told him "you've got 6-9 months." The five-year sur-vival rate for pancreatic cancer is 9 percent, as it’s among themost lethal of diseases. The diagnosis prompted Michael and Jeannine to closetheir B & B and move to Oronoque Village in 2014. Undeterredafter his diagnosis, in 2014 and 2015 Michael and his familyparticipated in a 5K Walk/Run called “PurpleStride,” sponsoredby the Connecticut Affiliate of Pancreatic Cancer Action Net-work (PanCAN). After a courageous battle, Michael passed away in May2016 survived by his loving wife, two children and four grand-children.

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But our story does not end here. With Michael's passing,Jeannine continued his legacy by rolling up her sleeves tocontinue the fight against pancreatic cancer. In 2018, while continuing to be active with “Pur-pleStride,” she took on a leadership role by becoming themission chairperson for the Connecticut affiliate, whichencompasses advocacy, outreach and survivor/caregiverengagement. Connecticut is a small but mighty affiliateand Jeannine is hoping to recruit others to help fill theseroles. Jeannine joined a group of PanCAN volunteers andtraveled to Washington, D.C., during June of 2017 and2018. They met with the Connecticut Congressionaldelegations, and/or their staffs, to request morefunding to the National Institute of Health, the Na-tional Cancer Institute and the high-risk/high-re-ward research of the Department of Defense. PerJeannine: “It was a very successful trip as Congressvoted favorably on our funding requests shortlythereafter.” August 2018 saw her traveling to San Diego to a Volun-teer Leadership Summit. There she participated in the work-shops of leaders in similar roles across the country. It was a great trip, Jeannine says. “I met and made somany contacts from other parts of the country who are allworking toward the same goal. Everyone was willing to share

what works and also what doesn’t work for them. Onewoman from Colorado shared templates of information that

she had created and hands out in little Ziploc snackbags. Because she shared these, I did not have to cre-

ate them from scratch.” When asked, “How did purple become associ-

ated with pancreatic cancer?” She replies, “The rea-son is that the mother of PanCAN’s founder diedfrom pancreatic cancer in 1996 and her favorite

color was purple.” PanCAN was launched in 1999 after a successful

celebrity black tie gala in California raised morethan $150,000 to enable the opening of the first

research lab at Johns Hopkins Medical Centerfor the study of early detection of pancreaticcancer. PanCAN attacks pancreatic canceron all fronts: research, clinical initiatives, pa-

tient services and advocacy.While Michael is no longer with us in body,

his character, his determination, his courage and his compas-sionate nature still lives among us. Jeannine and her col-leagues continue Michael’s battle against his final disease.Michael’s spirit lives on for it will not rest, and neither doesPanCAN, until the cure is found. And now we know about the lady in the purple hair. OV

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FEATUREBRIDGE Is A GAME FOR A LIFETIMEstory by Rachel Barnett ~ Photo by Wendy swain

Researchers suggest that playing bridge can helpolder people retain their mental sharpness because

players use memory, visualization and sequencing. Wondering if bridge is right for you? Wondering what

the attraction is? Bridge is a lifelong pursuit. It takes only rudimentary

knowledge to begin playing and enjoying bridge. Ofcourse, learning to play well takes time and effort. Thereare always new challenges, and the learning process neverends. Bridge is never boring. The game can be exciting,challenging, frustrating and humbling, but it will never beboring. There are 700-plus trillion possible hands so you'llsee something new every time. Bridge is a way to stimulate your brain. Research hasshown that regular bridge playing improves reasoningskills and long- and short-term memory. Bridge is an ex-cellent way to practice the "use it or lose it" theory andmaintain your mental sharpness! You'll feel the neurons fir-ing while you play, and long after.

Bridge is a way to exercise both sides of your brain.Bridge stimulates both the left and right sides of your brain.When you play, you use and improve your skills in commu-nication, logic, math, memory and visualization. It's aunique type of mental workout that is both relaxing andinvigorating. Bridge is a way to improve your physical health. Re-search has shown that a game of bridge can even boostyour immune system. By stimulating the brain cortex,bridge-playing activity produces higher numbers of thewhite blood cells that fight disease. Other studies havefound that people who play bridge regularly are 2½ timesless likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Bridge is social. The game involves communicationand cooperation with your partner and interactions withyour opponents. There is a camaraderie among bridgeplayers that develops from the social setting and thegame's emphasis on teamwork, ethics and sportsmanship. Bridge is a bargain. All you need are two decks ofcards and three other people. And, the Oronoque commu-nity makes it especially easy to learn and play bridge withthe New Bridge Players Group, every Monday at the NorthClubhouse from 6:45-9 p.m. Just show up! It is open playwith helpful and knowledgeable players available to teachand assist you. You can also play and practice on your ownwith online bridge games such as Bridgebaseonline andFun Bridge. Bridge is fun. Of all the reasons to learn and play the

game, the most important is that bridge is fun to play.Bridge offers suspense and excitement in a social setting.Every session allows you to challenge yourself and experi-ence the feeling of accomplishment when you find a suc-cessful bid and/or play. Look for an upcoming announcement for the spring

session of “Learning to Play Bridge,” a great way to getstarted on this game for a lifetime. OV

Enjoying a game of bridge are, from left, Mary Haynes, PearlSpodick, Carol Quinn and Judith Lessler.

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FUNsEEKERs RECAPsstories by Marie Orlowe ~ Photos by Bob Krakovich

October: Becky Craig entertained at The Funseek-ers October 2018 gathering.

She began singing at the age of 3 and is still thrillingher audiences with her angelic soprano voice. Her pro-gram theme was “Hope and Growth.” She endeared her-self to her listeners with musical selections familiar toeveryone – some were: “My Favorite Things,” “The WayYou Look Tonight” and “Spring Fever.”

Becky’s rendering of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”and “You’ll Never Walk Alone” were motivating.

The culmination of the evening was the duet of Beckyand Bob Krakovich singing Andrea Bocelli’s “The Prayer.”Bob flabbergasted everyone by melodizing in Italian. November: The reason for the festive aura in theSouth Clubhouse on Nov. 17 was because Funseekerswas holding its Pre-Holiday Bash Dinner, catered byDavid Grant.

One hundred-and-sixty merrymakers were millingaround the room socializing before dinner was served.

Ample bowls of antipasto were already on the tablesas people sat down. Two buffet tables were set up tospeed the food procurement. The menu consisted of acornucupia of choices. After the first round of diners weresated, Bob Krakovich announced “seconds” were avail-able. The food was delicious. A trayful of brownies and various cookies, centered

on the tables, were the dessert. Entertainment for the event was Bob McArthur, a Neil

Diamond impersonator. He appeared on stage wearinga red sequined shirt and a black sequined vest. His im-personation of Mr. Diamond was phenomenal. His ren-ditions of Neil Diamond classics: “Sweet Caroline,”“Cracklin’ Rosie,” “America” from his Brothers SalvationShow, and “Song Sung Blue” exhilarated the crowd.

Thank you and kudos to the diligent and hard-workingBoard members who were instrumental in the success ofthe evening. It was a night to remember. OV

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For the latest on OV news and events, go to www.oronoquevillage.com or OVTV. OVTV is Channel591 for those with a cable box and Channel 121-591 forthose without a box. O=Open / C=Closed / RSF= RacquetSports Facility

MONDAY, DECEMBER 179:00 a.m. – Low-Impact Exercise (Bring Weights), NCB (O•

11:30 a.m. – Chair Yoga, NCB, Aud (O)•

6:45 p.m. – Bridge, NCB, C/R (O)•

7:00 p.m. – Beginner Bridge Group, NCB, Library (O)•

7:00 p.m. – Carp Poker Game, SCB, C/R (C)•

TUEsDAY, DECEMBER 189:00 a.m. – Yoga for Seniors, SCB, C/R2 (O)•

10:00 a.m. – Zumba Gold, NCB, Aud (O)•

10:00 a.m. – Dollcrafters, NCB, Library (O)•

2:00 p.m. – Rummikub, SCB, Lounge (C)•

2:00 p.m. – Men’s Club Cards, SCB, C/R (C)•

WEDNEsDAY, DECEMBER 199:30 a.m. – Beginner Line Dancing, NCB (O)•

10:00 a.m. – Line Dancing, NCB (O)•

10:00 a.m. – Drop-in Sculpture Class, SCB, A/C Rm (O)•

10:00 a.m. – Free Blood Pressure Screening, NCB, C/R (O)•

2:00 p.m. – Men’s Club Billiards, NCB (C)•

5:00 p.m. – Poker, NCB, C/R (O)•

6:00 p.m. – Jerry’s Poker, SCB, C/R1 (O)•

6:30 p.m. – Men’s Poker, SCB, C/R (O)•

THURsDAY, DECEMBER 2010:00 a.m. – Cornhole, SCB (O)•

10:00 a.m. – Zumba, NCB (O)•

10:00 a.m. – Quilting Group, NCB, C/R (O)•

1:00 p.m. – Dominoes, SCB, C/R2 (C)•

1:30 p.m. – Bridge, NCB, Aud (C)•

1:30 p.m. – Tea, Talk & Crafts, SCB (O)•

2:00 p.m. – Writers Group, NCB, C/R (O)•

2:00 p.m. – Rummikub, SCB, Lounge (C)•

6:00 p.m. – Jerry’s Poker, SCB, C/R1 (O)•

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21Business & Maintenance Offices close at noon

9:00 a.m. – Low-Impact Exercise (Bring Weights), NCB (O)•

10:00 a.m. – Table Tennis, SCB (O)•

12:00 p.m. – Staff Meeting, offsite (C)•

7:00 p.m. – Karaoke, SCB (O)•

sATURDAY, DECEMBER 22: No events scheduled

sUNDAY, DECEMBER 23: No events scheduled

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 9:00 a.m. – Low-Impact Exercise (Bring Weights), NCB (O•

11:30 a.m. – Chair Yoga, NCB, Aud (O)•

TUEsDAY, DECEMBER 25Business & Maintenance Offices Closed / Buildings are Closed•

WEDNEsDAY, DECEMBER 269:30 a.m. – Beginner Line Dancing, NCB (O)•

10:00 a.m. – Line Dancing, NCB (O)•

CALENDAR

FUNsEEKERs’ sAVE THE DATEs

Tuesday, March 12, 2019: Funseekers St.Patrick’s Day celebration features TheDamien Connolly Family performingtraditional Irish songs, along withdemonstrations of Irish step dancing.

sunday, April 7, 2019: “Hair: TheLove-Rock Musical” at SacredHeart University’s Edgerton Centerfor the Performing Arts.” Funseek-ers has purchased a block of tick-ets for its members to attend the

show. Details will follow.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO THANK OUR ADVERTISERS AND TELL THEM

THAT YOU SAW THEIR ADS IN THE VILLAGER!

15December 17, 2018 •

10:00 a.m. – Drop-in Sculpture Class, SCB, A/C Rm (O)•

2:00 p.m. – Men’s Club Billiards, NCB (C)•

5:00 p.m. – Poker, NCB, C/R (O)•

6:00 p.m. – Jerry’s Poker, SCB, C/R1 (O)•

6:30 p.m. – Men’s Poker, SCB, C/R (O)•

THURsDAY, DECEMBER 2710:00 a.m. – Cornhole, SCB (O)•

10:00 a.m. – Zumba, NCB (O)•

1:00 p.m. – Dominoes, SCB, C/R2 (C)•

1:00 p.m. – Mahjongg and Card Playing, NCB, C/R (C)•

1:30 p.m. – Bridge, NCB, Aud (C)•

1:30 p.m. – Tea, Talk & Crafts, SCB (O)•

2:00 p.m. – Rummikub, SCB, Lounge (C)•

6:00 p.m. – Jerry’s Poker, SCB, C/R1 (O)•

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 289:00 a.m. – Low-Impact Exercise (Bring Weights), NCB (O)•

10:00 a.m. – Table Tennis, SCB (O)•

sATURDAY, DECEMBER 29: No events scheduled

sUNDAY, DECEMBER 30: No events scheduled

MONDAY, DECEMBER 319:00 a.m. – Low-Impact Exercise (Bring Weights), NCB (O)•

11:30 a.m. – Chair Yoga, NCB, Aud (O)•

7:00 p.m. – SAC New Year’s Eve Party at OCC•

TUEsDAY, JANUARY 1

Business & Maintenance Offices Closed / Buildings are Closed

WEDNEsDAY, JANUARY 29:30 a.m. – Beginner Line Dancing, NCB (O)•

10:00 a.m. – Line Dancing, NCB (O)•

2:00 p.m. – Men’s Club Billiards, NCB (C)•

5:00 p.m. – Poker, NCB, C/R (O)•

6:00 p.m. – Jerry’s Poker, SCB, C/R1 (O)•

7:00 p.m. – Book Club, NCB, Library (O)•

OV sNAPsHOTs: FAREWELL TO FALL

Thanks to contributing photographers Celeste Jardim, who captured a colorful tree on Agawam Drive, andSusan Schettini, who submitted the scenic shot taken from her deck, which overlooks the third hole on theOronoque Country Club golf course.

16 • December 17, 2018

WORKs BY THE OV WRITERs GROUP THE sOUND OF sILENCEBy Mitchell Fink

The great comedian Robert Klein, in recounting his Bronxchildhood, liked to mention his teacher’s instructions to

the class in the event of a nuclear holocaust. Like so many mil-lions of children in the 1950s, Klein’s class was told to getunder their desks and turn away from the windows. And then,of course, came the punch line, with Klein saying in histeacher’s best raised voice, “And NO TALKING DURING a nu-clear holocaust.”

Silence. We’ve been implored to practice it forever. In li-

braries. While sleeping. In movie theaters. On cell phone-freetrain cars. In transit buses, and on city streets where blowingan automobile horn can result in a $250 fine. Silence is alsoexpected in Senate galleries, on the prison lunch line, andduring a Puccini opera at the Met.

Silence is golden, until it’s not. In some repressive

regimes, silence may be used as a weapon to keep its citizensfrom speaking up or speaking out. The assassin will often usea silencer on his gun to kill someone at close range … quietly.“Silence like a cancer grows” goes a lyric from what is arguablyPaul Simon’s greatest song, “The Sound of Silence.”

Just writing the words “gun” and “Paul Simon” in the same

paragraph takes me back to earlier this year when a group ofhigh school students from Parkland, Fla., organized gun con-trol rallies across the United States.

Thrust into activism following the school shooting at

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 of theirclassmates and staff members were killed, the students de-clared the daylong events “March for Our Lives,” and the bigrally in Connecticut was to be at the state capitol in Hartford.But there were smaller rallies scheduled for other parts of thestate, and Lois and I chose to go to the one in Stamford. Bycomparison, this one was quite small, maybe a few thousandpeople at the most, peacefully gathered at Mill River Park, lis-tening to one young person after the next talk about howsensible gun laws might go a long way to reducing the num-ber of school shootings in America.

And then one of them introduced Paul Simon. I wasn’t

looking at the stage at that moment. I don’t know why I’meven calling it a stage. It was more like a raised wooden plat-form, a few inches off the grass. But my back was turned, andI thought, “How odd that one of the students has to walkaround for his entire life being called Paul Simon.”

And suddenly a guitar was being tuned, and I wheeled

around, and oh, my God, it was Paul Simon. Media was notthere, choosing instead to mostly cover the marches in Hart-ford, New York, Washington, and Philadelphia.

And as Paul Simon sang the song’s first line, “Hello dark-

ness my old friend,” I began to cry. Lois, too, was crying. Andwhen he finished the song and came off stage, he noticedLois crying, and he came over and gave her a hug.

“It’s so wonderful you’re here,” she said.

“It’s the least I could do,” he said.

As we were leaving the park, I called my friend Justin, the

biggest Paul Simon fan I know, and I told him what happened,and how it had reduced us to tears. Justin, who’s also a ther-apist, put it this way: “The last few years have desensitized us,” he said. “Thetribalism, the yelling on all sides, the utter lack of civility hard-ens us and strips us of our humanity. Then suddenly some-thing comes along that shows us who we really are, and wemelt.” After many, many years of touring, Paul Simon last monthperformed what he said would be his final live shows ever.He did two concerts at Madison Square Garden, followed byone in Queens. Justin attended the last MSG show. The finalencore was Paul Simon, alone on the stage, singing “TheSound of Silence.” Justin cried, as did many others concertgoers aroundhim. A song from 1964, performed by the singer who wroteit, had once again served as a gentle reminder that it was okayto be silent no more. OV

OV ‘IN TRIBUTE’ BOOK LOCATED IN NCB LIBRARY

The library at NCB houses more than novels, biogra-phies, puzzles and paperbacks. It is the location of the

stately Oronoque Village “In Tribute” book, which sits on apedestal against the far right wall.

The book has a solemn purpose: it recognizes treas-

ured residents who have passed away. The book was ini-tiated in 2012 by the Memorial Plaque Committee,consisting of Mel Holson, Linda Libertino, Jim Manzolli,Barbara Minoff, Loretta Sills and John Staley.

This ad hoc committee was charged by the OVCA

Board to create a way in which departed residents can bepublicly honored by their loved ones. Inclusion in the “InTribute” book requires a contribution of $250 or more toOronoque Village.

Contributors are allowed one page in the book to in-

clude photos and/or text honoring their deceased lovedones. Those who are recognized in the book also are in-cluded in a virtual honor roll on the home page of theOronoque Village website (www.oronoque village.com).

For more information, please call Carol King in the OV

Business Office at 203-377-5313, ext. 3, or emailcking@oronoquevillage.com. OV

By Bob Macaluso

Pungent pine scent wafted through the multipurposecafeteria-auditorium adding

to the ambience of the Yuletideseason. I suspected an extra appli-cation of Pine Sol had been madeto remove the residues of this af-ternoon's lunch sessions. The par-ents who filed in marveled at thedecorated trees, menorahs,looped paper garlands, colorfulcandles, and student-signed holi-day drawings that decorated thewalls which had been folded like accordions. It was theevening of our multipurpose kindergarten holiday pageantwhich this year would include the manger, a menorah andKwanzaa motifs.

As one of the wise men I was mortified and embar-

rassed to be dressed in a modified bed sheet, turban andstringy fake beard. I was to carry a shoebox covered in foiland lettered “frankincense,” which I thought had somethingto do with a monster.

My Magi compadres were equally unhappy and we

threatened to leave. My classmate, Marie, was delighted toplay the leading role in our manger scene and paradedbackstage (which was actually the cafeteria kitchen) in thepristine costume her mother had hand made for her. FatEddie Robinson played Joseph and had an additional rolein lighting a Kwanzaa candle. Marv Rabinowitz was dressedas an angel and had a gold painted wire hanger shaped likea halo drooping over his forehead; he would light a meno-rah candle and say a blessing in Hebrew. I just wished it wasover so we could attack the colorful trays of cookies andholiday candies.

And ... it would be over more quickly than planned.

Right at the opening scene my allergies ignited from thesmells coming from the hay bales scattered around thecreche. Coughing and sneezing, I was led offstage into thekitchen area where my mother was waiting with tissues.Through my teary eyes I watched as classmates’ pets rep-resenting the animals around the Baby Jesus’ crib were ledto the scene: two German shepherds had papier machehorns to pose as cows; one white poodle actually lookedlike a lamb; a wild-eyed terrified Siamese cat -- I have noidea why it was included other than someone's mother in-sisted. All was fine until the cat snarled at one of the cowswhich growled and snapped and took off after the catwhile the other cow grew nervous and defiled Marie's dressand the high-strung poodle left a mess right next to one ofthe Magi.

Our teacher, the voluptuous Miss Barrows, instructed

Marv and Eddie to light the candles and, thankfully, theperformances were over; actually: terminated.

With the impending refreshments, my allergies cleared

quickly and my parents, friends and I en-joyed cookies shaped like Christmas treesand stars, striped candy ribbons andcanes, chewy gooey colorfully wrappedpopcorn balls, and some kind of redpunch. I was able to slide some cookiesand macaroons into my empty frankin-cense shoebox and I enjoyed these laterat home. It was a wonderful way to cele-brate Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa

and it was the best pageant ever!

© Robert D Macaluso 2018. Bob has resided and contributedto OV since 2000. As a member of the OV Writers Group, hewrites articles of topical interest to be enjoyed by our residents.You may contact him at marmacaluso@snet.net

OV

17December 17, 2018 •

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Photos by Irene sanzone

The House & Garden Club is a social group that pro-vides educational, entertaining programs for its

members, and raises funds to beautify the grounds ofOronoque Village. The group holds general meetings monthly in the

South Clubhouse. Meetings take place at 1:30 p.m.,March through May and September through December.(Most often , meetings take place on the second Monday

of the month.) More information on the meeting sched-ule and programs may be found in The Villager. General meetings do not take place during the

months of June, July, August, January and February. The officers for 2018-2019 are: Co-Presidents Irene

Keating and Debbie Grosso, Vice President Cathy Koritko, First Vice President Thelma Stickler, Secretary Rene Zinn, Treasurer Irene Sanzone and Historian Carolyn Novotny. OV

FEATURE: HOUsE & GARDEN CLUB

The House & Garden Club hosts multiple events during the course of the year. During 2018 some of these included afloral arrangement presentation by Leona Lane of City Line Florist (top left), a talk by Jeff Rogart and Mike Brennan ofLockwood-Mathews Mansion (top right), and an annual members only card party and luncheon (bottom left and right).The club also hosted sessions that provided attendees with information on healthy eating, creative window box arrange-ments, the Yale Peabody Museum, as well as a bus trip to Lockwood-Mathews Mansion in Norwalk, a musical perform-ance and a presentation on travel. Each spring, the club holds an annual tag sale and bake sale as well as a plant sale.

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RECIPEOATMEAL RAIsIN COOKIEs

Ingredients:1 cup brown sugar, packed1 cup (1/2 lb or 2 sticks ) unsalted butter, softened or 1 cup shortening3/4 cup granulated sugar2 large eggs, beaten2 tablespoons vanilla extract1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour3/4 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg1 1/2 cups raisins 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)3 cups rolled oats( I used old fashioned) Do not use instant

Directions 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two large cookiesheets or line with parchment paper. 2. In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add thebrown and white sugars, beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add the vanilla extract. 3. Mix flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg to-gether in a medium bowl. Stir the dry ingredients into thebutter-sugar mixture. Stir in the raisins and nuts. Stir in theoats. 4. Spoon out the dough by large tablespoons onto theprepared cookie sheets, leaving at least 2 inches betweeneach cookie. 5. Bake until the edges of the cookies golden brown,about 10-12 minutes. (Note: The cookies will seem under-done.That's okay; they will firm up as they cool.) 6. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets. Then carefully removethem, using a metal spatula, to a wire rack. Cool completely.They will be quite soft until completely cooled. Store tightlycovered.

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BEYOND THE VILLAGE

Westport Country Playhouse will present the ac-claimed musical memoir, “The Pianist of Willesden

Lane,” through Dec. 22. The production returns to thePlayhouse by popular demand after a sold-out run in April2017. Starring Grammy-nominated pianist

and storyteller Mona Golabek, the uniquepiece is about Golabek’s mother, who, asa young Jewish girl, was sent from Nazi-threatened Vienna to London, holding onto her music to stay alive. Golabek inter-twines the true story of family, hope, andsurvival with piano selections by Grieg,Chopin, Beethoven, Debussy, Bach, andeven a little Gershwin. For more information or tickets, call

the box office at 203-227-4177 or toll-freeat 1-888-927-7529, or visit WestportCountry Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, offRoute 1. Tickets are available online atwww.westportplayhouse.org.

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Afundraising concert, presented by Harmony4kidz, willtake place Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Fairfield Theatre

Company. Additionally, a toy drive on behalf of ABCDEarly Learning Development in Bridgeport is underwaywith a goal to collect 1,000 toys for under-served children

ages 3-5. Harmony4kidz is a charity whose mission is tomake music and art accessible to all children. Doors open at 7 p.m. with a reception, followed by live

music from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is $25. Tickets canbe purchased online at https://fairfieldtheatre.org.

Wrapped presents can be droppedoff at the theater.

For more information, visit www.harmony4kidz.org or call Irena Makar-chuk at 203-209-2779.

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Long Wharf Theatre (LWT) in NewHaven presents “Miller, Mississippi”

Jan.9-Feb. 3.Every family has its secrets. The

Miller family has more than most,wrestling with the radical changes ofthe volatile Civil Rights era. Can theyadapt or will they suffer a devastatingdescent into ruin? A highlight of LWT’s2016 Contemporary American Voices

Festival, Boo Killebrew’s play is a southern gothic tale thatconfirms the old adage that the past is never really past. For information, visit www.longwharf.org or call 203-

787-4282. OV

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The Oronoque Village Book Club meets at 7 p.m.on the first Wednesday of the month at NCB.

All Villagers are welcome.Need a ride or information? Call Hinda at 203-385-3855.

The book for January 2 is Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward. Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward contends with thedeaths of five young men dear to her, and the risk of being a blackman in the rural South. In four years, five young men dear to Warddied of various causes, from drug overdose to accident to suicide,but the underlying cause of their deaths was a self-destructive spiralborn of hopelessness.The author, lovingly profiles each of those shelost, including a brother, a cousin, and close friends, and their tragicends as she weaves her family history and details her own difficul-ties of breaking away from home and the desperate need to do so.

The book for Feb. 6 is Bear Town by Swedish writer Fredrik Backman.

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23December 17, 2018 •

The OV ARTS GUILDINVITES YOU

To the Reception for the Galerie OV winter show,

“Scapes”

DATE: sunday, January 6TIME: 4PM

PLACE: sOUTH CLUBHOUsE

Come and meet the artists while you enjoy refreshments and view thenew show. The People’s Choice Awards will be presented for our current

show, “The Way We Were,” and the artists will speak about their artwork during a brief presentation in the gallery.

Happy Holiday from the Funseekers Board

We extend our warmest wishes for a joyous holiday season to all Villagers. Our heartfelt thanks goout to all Funseekers members and guests who made our 2018 monthly events so successful thisyear.

No Funseekers event will be held during the month of January.Your 2019 calendar year dues of$10 per person are now due. Please place it in the Funseekers mailbox at the NCB.

24 • December 17, 2018

OV Karaoke Club

No fees or dues

No commitments

Just fun!

Join us for our December event on

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecceemmbbeerr 2211 in the South

Clubhouse Auditorium from 7-9pm.

Come sing or listen to all your Christmas/holiday favorites! No need to

RSVP...just come on over, grab a seat, and either watch or join the fun

by putting in a song or two!

BBYYOO EEggggnnoogg aanndd rreeffrreesshhmmeennttss!!

The Movie Club Presents Crazy Rich Asians

The Movie Club was founded by Len Learner and is sponsored by Marcia Klein, Dee Tuozzoli and innumerable volunteers.

Friday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. at NCBWednesday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. at SCB

$1 admission includes popcorn

Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend,Nick, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. She's also sur-prised to learn that Nick's family is extremely wealthy and he'sconsidered one of the country's most eligible bachelors.

Thrust into the spotlight, Rachel must now contend with jealoussocialites, quirky relatives and something far, far worse -- Nick'sdisapproving mother.

25December 17, 2018 •

The following is a tentative schedule for upcoming Vil-lager magazines. These dates are subject to change.

Jan. 2 issue has a deadline of Dec. 18, 2018, at noon.

Jan. 15 issue has a deadline of Jan. 2 at noon.

Feb. 1 issue has a deadline of Jan. 21 atnoon.

Feb. 15 issue has a deadline of Feb. 4at noon.

March 1 issue has a deadline of Feb.18 at noon.

March 15 issue has a deadline ofMarch 4 at noon.

April 1 issue has a deadline of March19 at noon.

April 15 issue has a deadline of April 2at noon.

May 1 issue has a deadline of April 16 at noon.

May 15 issue has a deadline of May 2 at noon.

June 3 issue has a deadline of May 20 at noon.

June 17 issue has a deadline of June 4 at noon.

July 1 issue has a deadline of June 18 at noon.

July 15 issue has a deadline of July 2 at noon.

Aug. 1 issue has a deadline of July 19 at noon.

Aug. 15 issue has a deadline of Aug. 2 atnoon.

sept. 3 issue has a deadline of Aug. 19 atnoon.

sept. 16 issue has a deadline of Sept. 3 atnoon.

Oct. 1 issue has a deadline of Sept. 17 atnoon.

Oct. 15 issue has a deadline of Oct. 1 atnoon.

Nov. 1 issue has a deadline of Oct. 21 atnoon.

Nov. 15 issue has a deadline of Nov. 4 at noon.

Dec. 2 issue has a deadline of Nov. 15 at noon.

Dec. 16 issue has a deadline of Dec. 3 at noon.

VILLAGER DEADLINE DATEs FOR 2019

FEATURE 17 Halloween Memories

FEATURE5 Tennis Club Event

FEATURE4 Pletman Concert Recap

October 15, 2018

Below is a list of the holidays observed by Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling (formerly known as Winters Brothers Waste Systems) and details on how these holidays will

impact trash & recycling pick up during 2019.

New Year’s Day, Tuesday, January 1 - will delay pick up till Thursday, Jan. 3.

Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 - will delay pick up till Thursday, May 30.

Independence Day, Thursday, July 4 -No change in pickup schedule.

Labor Day, Monday, sept. 2 - will delay pick up to Thursday, Sept. 5.

Thanksgiving: Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 and 29 - No change in pickup schedule.

Christmas, Wednesday, Dec. 25 - will delay pick up till Thursday, Dec. 26.

2019 TRAsH & RECYCLING HOLIDAY sCHEDULE

26 • December 17, 2018

2019 Employee Holidays

The Business and Maintenance Offices will be closed on the following dates during the upcoming year:New Year’s Day, Tuesday, January 1President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 18Good Friday, April 19Memorial Day, Monday, May 27Independence Day, Thursday, July 4Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 14Thanksgiving, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 and 29Christmas, Wednesday, Dec. 25

Bingo: Presented by the Men’s ClubThursday, January 17at 7:00 pm at SCB

Come and bring your friends. Cost: $2.50/card

Questions? Call Sandy Lunt203-377-5833.

Refreshmentswill be served

Open to all

Call-In Program Is Available To Oronoque Residents

If you live alone, you might want to consider signingup for the Call-In Program. To participate, you needto call the South Clubhouse (203-377-5435) everymorning between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.

A Volunteer Monitor on duty will check on you. That’s all thereis to it!

If you are interested in learning more about this program, pleasecall Dave Schoennagel at 203-870-6354.