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They may have been nerv-ous when they walked in,not knowing what to expect,but the sixth graderswalked out smiling. It hadbeen a day of hugs and openhearts and hands reachingacross the years to bringtwo generations together.

It all began last April

when Jen Schulten, of Mid-dlefield, a portrait and free-lance photographer, wastaking pictures of Memori-al School students for their1830s Day (as the name im-plies, they live a day remi-niscent of the 1830s, includ-ing dressing in the garb ofthat era), and was thinkinghow nice it would be to con-

Student project turns outto be good for community

See Project, page 16

Photo by Diana Carr

Local photographer Jen Schulten with photographsfor a student-senior project she orchestrated.

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Schools...........................14Seniors...........................11Sports.............................22

In this issue ...By Mark DionneThe Town Times

“There’s an entire chap-ter of Planning and Zoningthat deals with signs,”Frank DeFelice told a recentmeeting of the EconomicDevelopment Commissionand a handful of MainStreet business owners.

“There’s room for im-provement,” noted DeFelice,who serves on the Planningand Zoning subcommitteethat deals with signs andwill make recommendationsfor updates.

One of the Main Streetbusiness owners at the meet-ing, the Core Club’s CherylSalva, told officials thatbusinesses depended ontheir signs. “If you want usto be around, we need to beable to do some things,” Sal-va said. “I think people go-ing through town wouldrather see businesses thriv-ing rather than ‘For Rent,’‘For Sale,’ or ‘Going Out OfBusiness.’”

The size of the signs, howsigns are illuminated, andtemporary (sandwich board)signs are among the issues

regulated. “It’s very important that

we hear from all of you.What works and what does-n’t?” said P&Z’s JoePasquale.

Both DeFelice and TownPlanner Geoffrey Colegrovecompared regulating signsto being on a tightrope be-tween business and otherparties. “We’re interested inwhat perks people’s interestin stopping,” said Cole-grove, who noted that

Durham to update sign regulations

See Sign, page 2

By Mark DionneTown Times

This June, Project Gradua-tion will throw a celebrationfor graduating Coginchaugstudents for the 24th year in arow, thanks to the efforts ofparent volunteers.

Started in 1990 as a way toreduce the risks of teendrinking and driving, ProjectGraduation will host theCRHS 2013 senior class atQuassy Amusement Park foran all-night party combiningrides, a DJ, food, games andprizes.

As described by ProjectGraduation Committee Pres-ident Cris Donovan, the cele-bration begins on the night ofgraduation when seniorsgather back at CRHS.“They’re all together in thegym one last time. They comethrough the front door to mu-sic and a community send-off.”

The seniors are bused tothe park for the substance-free party, where they willhave access to the rides and apavilion dedicated to theCRHS graduating class. Thenight will also be filled withactivities like volleyball,

whiffle ball in the dark, gameshow contests, and TexasHold ‘Em.

Late into the night or earlyin the morning, dependingon how you look at it, prizeswill be raffled off. Seniorsstart the night with prizetickets and earn or win moredepending on their skill atthings like trivia and poker.While hesitant to reveal toomuch about the prizes, Dono-van does note that there areimpressive items donated.

“We carry all this stuff upin a big van,” Donovan said.

To foot the bill for the par-ty, Project Graduation runsmultiple fundraising effortsthroughout the school yearand makes direct appeals toCRHS parents. “[T]his parentorganized committee re-ceives no funding from theschool budget,” declares theletter to parents in bold type.

“We’re a very small com-mittee. We work very hard topull this off,” Donovan said.

Repeating some of the

fundraising events from thepast, Project Graduationhosted comedian Dave Rileyin October, held a Zumbathonin January, and will bring inhypnotist Dan LaRosa onMarch 22, sell Mother’s DayFlowers in the Strong Schoolparking lot on May 11-12 andwash cars the first weekendin June.

Project Graduation committeecontinues safe celebration tradition

See Graduation, page 2

Photo courtesy of Project Graduation

Some of the CRHS class of 2012 throw their hands inthe air on Quassy Amusement Park’s Wooden Warriorroller coaster at last year’s party.

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available each week, but if you see something in TownTimes that is incorrect, give us a call at (203) 317-2448,and we’ll do our best to make things right.

Durham Village’s individualsigns were not necessarilylegible “at 30 miles perhour.”

Durham’s sign regula-tions are available at thePlanning & Zoning page ofDurham’s website (townof-durhamct.org) under “zon-ing regulations.” The fiveand a half pages of currentregulations cover both com-mercial and residentialzones and provide details forthings like campaign signs,

gas station signs, and sand-wich boards.

Brenda Eddy of Brenda’sMain Street Feed questionedthe enforcement of currentregulations, saying, “Youhaven’t enforced the onesthat are already there.”

The sign subcommitteewas expected to hold a spe-cial meeting on Thursday,Feb. 21, at the Durham Pub-lic Library to discuss newideas for the sign regula-tions. Look for an update inan upcoming issue.

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GraduationContinued from page 1

On Feb. 22, local magicianand comedian Chris Hurl-bert will perform in theCRHS auditorium. Doorsopen at 6:30 for the 7 p.m. per-formance.

“His show was a huge hitlast year,” said Donovan,who adds that the Magic ofChristopher show is target-ed to the grammar and mid-dle school-aged, but every-one will enjoy it.

Project Graduation hasalso constructed a decora-tive tree at the high schoolcalled the One Safe NightDonor Tree. For family andfriends of students, Donovansaid, “You can buy differentleaves with a saying for yourgraduate.”

One of the other effortsDonovan is working on thisyear is recruiting parents towork on the Project Gradua-tion Committee. Given thenature of the event, most ofthe volunteers are parents ofseniors, which makes ittricky to pass along experi-ence. Donovan emphasizedthat parents of any studentscan join the committee, notjust senior parents.

“We’re looking for newparents to join our commit-tee to carry on the tradi-tion,” said Donovan, whowelcomes questions aboutProject Graduation or inter-

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at (860) 349-8585. “It’s a

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uation one last time.”

Photo courtesy of Project Graduation

Members of the Project Graduation committee gatherat last year’s country-themed celebration. Committeepresident Cris Donovan hopes to add new members tothis year’s team.

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People all across the Stateof Connecticut found them-selves snowed in on Feb. 9.Snow drifts, some nearly sixfeet tall around Durham andMiddlefield, blocked doors ofhomes. Like this writer, whowas so overwhelmed with theamount of snow after onepass with a shovel, many peo-ple simply waited to be “res-cued” by a family member orfriend who could get to theirhouse.

But something else hap-pened, at least in Durhamand Middlefield. Neighborsbegan helping neighbors.

To the surprise of thiswriter, two neighborhoodgirls came by and cheerfullycalled out if they could helpshovel. Are you kidding?“Oh, we’ve got this,” oneyelled.

This writer then beganshoveling from her end of thedriveway while Morgan andJulia shoveled from theirs.Meanwhile, they wouldn’tgive up, enthusiastically say-ing, “I can’t wait to high-fiveyou when we meet in the mid-dle!”

Both parties did eventual-ly meet in the middle andshare a high-five. Mission ac-complished: another drive-way shoveled. But more im-

portantly, another spirit liftedunderneath a mountain ofsnow.

Throughout Durham andMiddlefield, there are similarstories of neighbors helpingneighbors, clearing drive-ways, roads and sidewalks.

In Durham, Cloe Poissonwas also snowed in, searchingfor someone to plow her drive-way so she could get to workon Sunday. She was also “res-cued” by her neighbors,

Karen and Paul Bergenholtz,who “magically appeared …shovels in hand. Four hourslater, we had cleared thedriveway of an obsceneamount of snow,” Poissonsaid. “I even made it to workon time — thanks to my greatneighbors!”

After a few days of beingsnowed in, it seems all oneneeds is camaraderie, laugh-ter, and chatter — while shov-eling all that snow.

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“Snow angels” Morgan and Julia, below left, help Elis-abeth Kennedy, below right, tackle the mountain ofsnow in her driveway.

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Feb.22 Friday

Magic show - ProjectGraduation has scheduledthe Magic of Christopherfor Friday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m.,at Coginchaug RegionalHigh School, 135 PickettLane. A fee is charged. Formore information, call (860)349-7110.

23 Saturday

Wine tasting - TheDurham Basketball Associ-ation has scheduled its 2ndannual wine tasting eventfor Saturday, Feb. 23, from 7to 9 a.m., at the RaccoonClub. A fee is charged. Formore information, [email protected].

Awakening the Dream-er symposium - Cogin-chaug Area Transition hasscheduled an Awakeningthe Dreamer symposium forSaturday, Feb. 23, from 9:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at theDurham Library. This four-hour interactive programseeks to point the way to-ward “an environmentallysustainable, socially justand spiritually fulfilling hu-

man presence on Earth.” Alight lunch is included anda donation is requested. Noone will be turned away forlack of funds. Please bringa donation for the local foodpantries. Register by email-ing Sue VanDerzee at [email protected].

24 Sunday

4C’s square dance - The4C’s Square Dance Club hasscheduled a dance for Sun-day, Feb. 24, from 7 to 10:30p.m., at the Cheshire Parkand Rec Center, 559 MainSt., Cheshire. The caller isBill Mager; cuer is Sue Lu-cibello. For more informa-tion, call (860) 349-8084 or(203) 235-1604.

Open house - TheDurham Cooperative Nurs-ery School, 16 Main St., hasscheduled an open housefor Sunday, Feb. 24, from 1to 3 p.m. Meet the teachersand see the school. Formore information, call (860)349-9885 or email [email protected].

Blood drive - The annualCT Rugby Team blood driveis scheduled for Sunday,Feb. 24, from 9 a.m. to 1:45p.m., at the Middlefield

Community Center. Formore information and toschedule an appointment,call Mike Meyer at (860) 349-7025 or email [email protected].

25 Monday

60 Plus Club - TheDurham 60 Plus Club isscheduled to meet Monday,Feb. 25, at 1:30 p.m., at theDurham Activity Center,350 Main St. There will be avariety table; a social hourwill follow the meeting.New members are welcome.

March2 Saturday

Chili contest - Church ofthe Epiphany has resched-uled its annual chili contestfor Saturday, March 2, from4 to 7 p.m. in the parishhall, 196 Main St. Prizeswill be awarded. There is noentry fee for submissions.Come and vote for your fa-vorite recipe. A fee ischarged to attend. For moreinformation, call (860) 349-6533.

Farmers market - AWinter Farmers’ Market isscheduled for Saturday,March 2, from 9 a .m. tonoon, at Dudley Farm, cor-ner of Rt. 77 and 80. Bakedgoods, eggs, honey, maplesyrup and other handmadecrafts are featured. Formore information, call (860)349-3917 or visit www.dud-leyfarm.com.

Fundraiser - TheDurham Co-op NurserySchool has scheduled a Zum-bathan fundraiser for Satur-day, March 2, from 12:30 to1:30 p.m., at Core Club &24/7 Gym, 350 Main St. A feeis charged. Sign up at theCore Club or email Nancy [email protected].

Free workshop - Come toa free “Be the Change”workshop on personal trans-formation: detachment fromold beliefs, pain, greed, ad-dictions, inadequacy andpoverty to live from theheart with love, joy, intu-ition, creativity, sovereigntyand abundance. Saturday,March 2, from 9 to 11 a.m., ata private Durham residence.Call (203) 535-8601 for moreinformation. Additionalworkshop days are Satur-days March 9, 16 and 23.

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Town BriefsOpen house

The Durham CooperativeNursery School, 16 Main St.,has scheduled an open housefor Sunday, Feb. 24, from 1 to 3p.m. Meet the teachers andsee the school.

The 3-year-old programmeets Tuesday and Thursdayfrom 8:45 a.m. to noon. The 4-year-old program meets Mon-day, Wednesday, Friday from9 a.m. to noon with an optionfor extended day to 2 p.m.

For more information, call(860) 349-9885 or emailD u r h a m C o - o p N u r s [email protected].

Chili contestrescheduled

Church of the Epiphanyhas rescheduled its annualchili contest for Saturday,March 2, from 4 to 7 p.m., inthe parish hall, 196 Main St.,Durham. Prizes will beawarded for the top threewinners in meatless, mild,hot and children’s (5 to 18)category. There is no entryfee but chili should bedropped off at the church at3:45 p.m. An alternative mealfor those who do not like chiliwill be available. Vote onyour favorite recipe. A fee ischarged.

For more information, call(860) 349-6533.

ZumbathonThe Durham Co-operative

Nursery School, a non-profitand non-denominational or-ganization, has scheduled aZumbathon fundraiser forSaturday, March 2, from 12:30to 1:30 p.m., at the Core Club,350 Main St., Durham.

The event features rafflesand Mexican crafts to benefitthe Oaxaca StreetchildrenGrassroots program.

For more information, callthe Durham Co-op NurserySchool at (860) 349-9885.

Camp call-inGirl Scouts of America has

scheduled camp call-in nighton Monday, March 18, Thurs-day, April 18, and Tuesday,May 14, from 5 to 9 p.m.Scouts interested in learningabout summer camp or regis-tering by phone are encour-aged to call (860) 922-2770.

Old Home DaysParade

The Old Home Days Pa-rade Committee is signing upmarchers and musical unitsfor its 2013 parade scheduledfor Saturday, June 8, at 10a.m.

The parade will step off atRogers Manufacturing, con-tinue through the center ofRockfall and Middlefield andend at Peckham Park.

Any organization interest-ed in being part of the 2013Old Home Days Paradeshould contact Carrie Ander-son at (860) 346-8954.

Local artist atexhibit

Durham artist and artteacher Terry Oakes Bourretis participating in the Con-necticut Women ArtistsMembers Show at the Art-Space Gallery, 555 AsylumAve., Hartford. Informationon gallery hours is availableat (860) 895-6629.

Bourret’s painting is ofMain Street Traffic, on loca-tion in Middletown.

Local named toboard

Lindsay Parke, of Middle-field, was elected to the Mid-dlesex United Way Board ofDirectors.

Parke is a project managerin Community Programs forNortheast Utilities. She hasserved on several non-profitboards including Operation

Fuel, Inc., National FuelFund Network, Governor’sCoalition for Youth with Dis-abilities, Levi Coe Library,and Coginchaug ScholarshipCommittee. She currentlyserves on Connecticut’s LowIncome Energy AdvisoryBoard and Friends of LongHill at Wadsworth Mansion.

She is a graduate of the

University of Connecticut.

Crafters wantedLocal crafters and small

businesses in Middlefield,Rockfall and Durham are in-vited to be part of the Mid-dlefield/Rockfall Old HomeDays on June 7-8.

For more information, callCrafter/Business Committeeco-chairs Jean Gay at (860)638-8833 or Louise Tosetti at(860) 349-3905, or email [email protected]. A let-ter and application will besent. A fee is charged forbooth space. Deadline for en-rollment is April 1.

Tax-AideFree AARP Tax-Aide is

available every Tuesdaythrough April 9, by appoint-ment, at the Middlefield Se-nior Center. The free tax helpis for taxpayers with low andmoderate income, with spe-cial attention to those age 60and older. Bring all forms ofincome and all 1099 forms, aswell as last year’s income taxreturns.

For more information and to schedule an appoint-ment, call Antoinette at (860)

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Leaders welcomeGirl Scouts of Durham,

Middlefield and Rockfall arein need of adult leaders. Vol-unteers, 18 and older, whorepresent the community’sdiversity - women, men,young adults, older girls, andpeople of all backgrounds,including our beloved alum-nae are welcome.

There are many excitingand flexible pathwaysthrough which adults canparticipate in Girl Scouting.Volunteers can lead a troop,but they can also develop andparticipate in training activi-ties, maintain camps, man-age data, design marketingpieces, and share their skillswith girls in everything fromrunning a business to explor-ing science careers.

For more information, call Lisa Deschnow at (860)347-5768, ext. 3751 or [email protected].

Pet fairThe 5th annual Help

Willy’s Friends Pet Fair isscheduled for Sunday, May19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at

Coginchaug Regional HighSchool, 135 Pickett Lane,Durham.

In addition to food and livemusic, a variety of caninedemonstrations are planned,including search and rescue,agility and husky mushing.Children’s activities are alsoscheduled.

For pets, a variety of freeservices will be available. Rabies vaccinations and mi-cro-chipping is scheduled fora fee.

There will also be a “Pa-rade of Stars”, featuringadoptable dogs.

For more information, call (203) 988-1718 or visitwww.helpwillysfriendspet-fair.org.

RockfallFoundationreceives grant

The Rockfall Foundationannounced the establish-ment of a new major grantsinitiative to expand its envi-ronmental Green Grantsprogram. The applicationprocess will be opened thisfall and the first major grants

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Communityproject

To the editor:About two years ago, I be-

gan the long journey towardearning the rank of EagleScout. I decided to create adatabase and begin to catalogthe holdings of the DurhamHistorical Society. As part ofmy plan, I hoped to providethe Historical Society with acomputer and a digital cam-era, both necessary to com-plete the project.

I had to figure out a way toobtain the funds in order tosupport this project. It cameto my attention that theCoginchaug Valley Educa-tion Foundation offeredgrants to support local proj-ects and programs that pro-mote life-long learningthrough excellence, innova-tion and creativity.

With the help of the presi-dent of the Durham Histori-cal Society, Sarah Atwell, Isubmitted a grant applica-tion to CVEF and was award-

ed the funding to completemy Eagle project.

I am writing to encouragecommunity members tothink of a project that youfeel would benefit our townsand to submit an applicationto CVEF. Application formswill be available at town li-braries and on www.cogin-chaugvef.com. A grant writ-ing workshop will be heldApril 1 at the Durham Li-brary.

Samuel GossnerDurham

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To the editor:P.A.L.S. thanks the many

friends of the Durham Li-brary who contributed to thesuccess of our fundraiser. Wecouldn’t do this without thelocal businesses, restaurantsand caterers that returnevery year and the new par-ticipants that we welcomedthis year. Thanks to all thevolunteers — especially toP.A.L.S. members for months

of work and to the dozens ofvolunteers who help with set-up, decorating, safety cover-age, music programs andtickets.

With this support, P.A.L.S.is able to fund programs,events and startup collectionsfor the entire community atthe Durham Library.

Pat MurawskiP.A.L.S. president

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To the editor:On Friday, March 8, at 7

p.m., in the Strong Schoolgym, the Coginchaug ValleyEducation Foundation willhost its first-ever communi-ty-wide Trivia Bee.

Now is the time to gatheryour friends/colleagues/family in teams of up to fivepeople for this night of fun.Prizes will be awarded forcreative team names, cos-tumes, and of course, the“most entertaining.” Inter-generational teams are en-couraged, as questions may

include, but are not limitedto, local history, currentevents, and pop culture. Allproceeds and entry fees willsupport the mission of CVEFin our community: providinggrants to citizens for projectswith educational or enrich-ing themes.

I have participated in thelast few CVEF bees, and havehad a blast with each one. I’mexcited that the trivia teamswill be larger this year, andthe format will allow all of usto stay in the game for the en-tire round of trivia ques-tions, since there is no elimi-nation process for incorrectanswers.

Entrance forms and fur-ther information can befound on the CVEF website:www.coginchaugvef.com orby emailing an inquiry [email protected]. Iurge you to come join the fun.

Jen HuddlestonMiddlefield

Government MeetingsDurham Government

Calendar(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are heldin the Durham Library. Check the town website at

www.townofdurhamct.org for updates.)Monday, Feb. 25

Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 26

Ethic’s Commission, library, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 27

Board of Education Finance Committee,Strong School, 5:30 p.m.

Board of Education, Brewster School, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, March 4Historic District, library, 7 p.m.

Fire Department Trustees, Durham Firehouse, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5Clean Energy & Sustainability Task

Force, library, 6:30 p.m.Board of Education Communications

Committee, Superintendent’s office, 7 p.m.Wednesday, March 6

Board of Education Finance Committee,

Strong School, 5:30 p.m.Cemetery Company, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Board of Education, Strong School, 7:30p.m.

Thursday, March 7Public Safety Renovations Planning Com-

mittee, Durham Volunteer firehouse, 7 p.m.

MiddlefieldGovernment Calendar

(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings areheld in the Community Center.)

Wednesday, Feb. 27Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m.

Monday, March 4Board of Selectmen, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5Board of Education, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, WPCA, 7 p.m.Thursday, March 7

Parks and Recreation Commission,6:30 p.m.

Economic Development Authority, 7 p.m.Wednesday, March 13

Planning & Zoning, 6:30 p.m.

ApplicationsThe Durham Asses-

sor’s Office at Town Hallis accepting new and/orrenewal applications forthe CT Elderly Home-owner and Totally Dis-abled Tax Relief Pro-grams and the DurhamSenior Tax Relief Freezeand Deferral Programs.The filing period for allTax Relief Programsruns through May 15.

Failure to re-file willresult in the removal ofthis benefit from theJuly tax bill. Late filingis not acceptable.

For more information,call the Assessor’s Officeat (860) 343-6709 or visitwww.townofdurhamct.org.

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Inspiration struck 2012multiple times. Dueling filmsembodying Snow White puttheir magic on display (“Mir-ror Mirror”; “Snow Whiteand the Huntsman”). Twofilms glorified the ambitions,both fictitious and real, ofthe 16th president of theUnited States (“AbrahamLincoln: Vampire Hunter”;“Lincoln”). Oscar this yearhas seen to acknowledgethose inspirations (minusthe vampire slayer) withnominations. Yet another du-eling pair takes center stage— water disaster films “Lifeof Pi” and “The Impossible”.

Based on Yann Martel’sbestselling novel, “Life ofPi” tells the story of Pi Patel,a zookeeper’s son who is thesole human survivor of ashipwreck. He miraculouslyfinds himself stranded on a26-foot lifeboat with a zebra,a hyena, an orangutan, and avery hungry Bengal tiger,Richard Parker. The filmstands as a metaphor forman’s struggle to live in har-mony with forces it cannotcontrol. As Martel writes, ‘’Itwas not a question of him orme, but of him and me. Wewere, literally and figurative-ly, in the same boat.”

Visually, the film is beyondstunning. The 3D (for once)did not only add another di-mension, it added soul. For afilm that delves into the phi-losophy of religion and faith,this was the essential ingre-dient. Unfortunately, thescreenplay did flounder andthe many lofty themes did

not justify the length of thefilm.

Still I was moved. “Life ofPi” strikes a particularchord when a parallel storyis told in the final sequences.Did Pi truly survive 277 daysin a lifeboat with a Bengaltiger? Or was Richard Parkersymbolically a part of him-self, one that he needed tobetter understand, one thathe needed to set free? The an-swer will be different forevery audience member.

It had been said that thenovel would be impossible tobring to the big screen. Leaveit to director Ang Lee to dojust that. If only he had done“The Impossible”. This latterfilm for me is the one that de-serves the higher praise,though inexplicably it didnot land a Best Picture nomi-nation. It would have fit nice-ly into that 10th nomineeslot.

Living up to the tagline“nothing is more powerfulthan the human spirit”, di-rector Juan Antonia Bayonatells the true story of onefamily’s survival after the2004 tsunami. Though thefamily name Bennett is usedin the film, the story is actu-ally based on a Spanish fami-ly, Belon. All first names arepreserved in the telling, andthe mother Maria, portrayed

with astounding brillianceby Academy Award nomineeNaomi Watts, is credited inthe film for her story. Bayonaadds to the authenticity ofthe piece by having many ac-tual survivors, not actors,tell their tales to Ewan Mac-Gregor’s Henry. Much of thefilming was also completedon location in Thailand atthe actual hotels and hospi-tals.

As with anything, therewill always be naysayers.Some have criticized the filmfor not emphasizing the suf-fering of the native inhabi-tants. Focusing on the pointof view of a single family,however, allows the audienceto center their attention onthe harrowing experience ofthe tragedy itself — the loss,the fear, the sacrifice. Thefilm honors the altruism ofthe nationals involved, with-out whom many survivorswould not have seen anothertomorrow.

Watching the ferocity ofwater sweeping over the landmade my heart skip a beatand baffles me again whythis film would not be recog-nized for another AcademyAward, visual effects. Themakeup, another lost oppor-tunity. Naomi Watts lookslike death and that takessome doing. Acting, however,is the film’s strong suit.Watts was gut-wrenching inher downward spiral fromvigilant mother to near-am-putee, but Tom Holland whoplays the oldest child Lucasis an absolute marvel. Hischaracter resonates with asheer force of emotion thatreminds you what it is to behuman.

“Life of Pi” and “The Im-possible” are two distinct of-ferings, one offers a philo-sophical awakening whilethe other dramatizes one ofthe worst natural disastersof our time. Both are sure toadd more water to the mix —your tears.

Dr. Tanya Feke is a physi-cian at Middlesex HospitalPrimary Care – Durham andguest columnist.

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In virtually every columnI have written, I have calledfor limited government, de-creased spending, and morepersonal responsibility. Ihave maintained that gov-ernment should do thethings it was intended to doand do them well, while leav-ing most everything else tothe private sector. I believethat education, infrastruc-ture, and public safety arewhere the vast majority ofresources at the local level ofgovernment should be spent.Accordingly, since 2007 Ihave continually pushed toimprove local law enforce-ment in Durham, one of themain pillars of public safety.Unfortunately, I have beenmet with much resistancealong the way. In fact,Durham’s Public SafetyCommittee, the volunteercommittee which was vitalin gathering law enforce-ment statistics and conduct-ing an annual review of theResident Trooper Program,was dissolved against thewishes of many of the com-mittee members.

I believe that if you are anaverage individual residingin Durham, your most im-portant asset (your family)and your largest monetaryinvestment (your home) arenot properly protected. Thenumbers don’t lie. An exami-nation of the communities

that border Durham show weare clearly at the far end ofthe spectrum in terms of po-lice presence per resident.Middletown (454residents/one officer) andWallingford (554residents/one officer) havethe most police presence fol-lowed by Guilford (589 resi-dents/one officer), NorthBranford (655 residents/oneofficer) and Madison (677residents/one officer). Theaforementioned municipali-ties are all much larger andtwo of them have an in-creased summertime popula-tion. It is therefore under-standable that Durham is notclose to having the same lev-el of police presence. I will,however, argue that our closeproximity to these largercommunities should be tak-en into consideration whendetermining the level of po-lice protection we have. Theother three communitiesthat border Durham aremore similar to us in scope,however, they all have signif-icantly more police presence.Middlefield (1,475 resi-dents/one officer), Haddam(4,026 residents/one officer),and Killingworth (6,671/oneofficer) all have a rather sig-nificant greater police pres-ence than that of Durhamwhich is currently at 7,409residents/one officer.

Maybe more importantthan police presence, howev-er, is the crime rate. I will bethe first to admit that crimereporting is not an exact sci-ence. Some municipalities

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For more information andto schedule an appointment,call Antoinette at (860) 349-7121.

Knitting andcrocheting

Knitters and crochetersmeet every Thursday morn-ing at 9:30 at the MiddlefieldSenior Center for coffee andknitting. Bring your unfin-ished project or learn a newone. The group also makesafghans for the MiddlesexCancer Center and the Mid-State Cancer Center. Yarnand needles are available.

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Free Blood PressureScreenings are held everyfirst and third Wednesday ofeach month at noon at theMiddlefield Senior Center.No appointment is neces-sary.

Durham seniorlunches

Senior lunches are offeredevery Monday and Wednes-day at the Durham ActivityCenter, 350 Main St. The El-derly Nutrition program isdesigned to provide nutri-tional meals, at a low cost topersons ages 60 and over andtheir spouses. To cover thecost of the meal, a suggesteddonation is welcomed. Tomake lunch reservations,call Amanda Pedersen, sen-ior cafe manager, at (860) 349-3153. Bingo is offered everyWednesday at 1 p.m. follow-ing the luncheon.

Senior BusThe Durham/Middlefield

Senior Bus is available fortransportation to activitieson Tuesday and Wednesday.There is no fee for this serv-ice. Planned trips include:The Christmas Tree Shopsin Manchester and Orange,Yankee Candle in Deerfield,Mass., IKEA, Mohegan Sun,Foxwoods, Evergreen Walk,WFSB Better Yet Connecti-cut, Stew Leonards, FootPrints, Maritime Aquarium,

Mystic Village and theThimble Islands, to name afew. The bus schedule can befound at various establish-ments in Durham, such asthe library, the Durham Ac-tivity Center, Town Hall andonline at www.townof-durhamct.org. Call (860) 347-5661 Monday through Friday,9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to make areservation.

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The Durham 60 Plus Clubmeets at the Durham ActivityCenter the second and fourthMonday of each month, Sep-tember through June, at 1:30p.m. The next meeting is Oct.22 at 1:30 p.m and newcomersare most welcomed.

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After 40 years of dancing,the Durham Cogin Chuggersmerged with the CheshireCats in 2011 due to decreased

membership in both clubs,forming the 4C’s SquareDance Club. “It was a matterof survival. [Square dancing]is an activity that is past itsprime,” opines Alicia Morse,of Durham. “There are so

many other avenues to ex-pend leisure time now; noone wants to make the com-mitment of time to learn to[square] dance.”

Morse, who also volun-teers for the Connecticut As-sociation of Square DanceClubs, has watched member-ship in both organizationsdecline. “Twenty years ago,10,000 people attended theCASDC convention,’ she said.“Last year, attendance wasless than 1,000,” which Morsefeels is reflective of howmuch interest and participa-tion in square dancing hasdecreased. The number ofclubs in Connecticut hasdropped from 50 to about 10.“We’ve tried mightily,”shared Morse, “but peopleare not coming.” The clubcan no longer afford to offerclasses, which would requirehiring teachers for 20 weeksof classes, which includessquare dancing, round danc-ing, and line dancing.

Other challenges New Eng-land clubs face are “snowbirds,” as nearly half of theclub winters in Florida. For-tunately, square dance clubsare doing better in otherparts of the country, likeFlorida, where weather is nota factor and there are larger,more concentrated popula-tions of older people. “It is aperennial conversation atCASDC,” said Morse. “Howdo we involve young peopleand keep this art alive?”Morse added, “It is pretty tosee, people should come outto watch!”

If you’d like to watchthe 4C’s, the club alter-nates its dances be-tween Durham andCheshire, meeting atBrewster School oneweek and CheshireParks & Rec Youth Cen-ter in Cheshire thenext. Another wonder-ful opportunity to seethe beautiful art ofsquare, round and line danc-ing is at the 55th New Eng-land Square and RoundDance Convention on April26 and 27 at the ConnecticutConvention Center and theMarriot Ballroom in Hart-ford. More information on

Square dancing – will it be a lost art?

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The 4C’s Square Dance Club (Cheshire and Durham)hosted about 25 square dancers at the Cheshire YouthCenter on Sunday night, Feb. 17. Dancers came fromas far away as Agawam, Mass. The Rockin’ Roosterscame from Newtown, and one couple from Un-casville/Montville who dance for South Windsor madethe drive in. Bill Mager, from Andover, was the caller;Sue Lucibello was the cuer.

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Shown left, John Candolora and 4C’s Marcia Dean,wearing pink with white boots. Right: Mike Carr,looking dapper in blue. Carr and his wife LeAnn, not shown here, traveled down from Uncasville/Montville.

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This Black HistoryMonth, Strong School ishosting “Freedom Riders”,an exhibition created by theGilder Lehrman Institute ofAmerican History and PBS’American Experience. Oneof only 20 sites selected, thelocal community is indeedfortunate to have this muse-um-quality exhibit in town,and more fortunate to havetalented and enthusiasticstudents to be the guides.Strong school students notonly had the opportunity tolearn this chapter of U.S.history, but have spoken be-fore the Board of Educationto obtain permission tobring the exhibit to theirschool and have worked onpublicity — flyers, posters,press releases, designing t-shirts, and some have beentrained as “docents” or mu-seum guides.

Emily Delgrego teachesU.S. history and humanitiesat Strong School. “I was veryfamiliar with GilderLehrman as they have greatresources for teachers,” shesaid. “I applied to be an affil-iate school to receive specialinvitations, posters, and les-son plans,” Delgrego ex-plained. She read about thetraveling exhibit and wrote agrant to cover the fee to hostthe exhibit. Thanks to fund-ing from the CoginchaugValley Education Founda-tion, the exhibit is here forthe community’s enjoyment.

I had the privilege to sitdown with five StrongSchool students who havestudied and prepared to bedocents of the exhibit,which opens to the publicFeb. 26 and 28 from 6:30 to8:30 p.m.

“The Freedom Riders tooka head start on the civilrights movement,” ex-plained eighth graderRowan O’Connell. The exhi-bition combines photogra-phy and news coverage ofthe 1961 Freedom Rides aswell as “QR codes” that canbe scanned with a cell phonefor audio interviews, offer-ing different perspectives(the Riders, the Kennedy ad-ministration, and the inter-

national community) of themovement. “People hadtremendous courage to geton those buses,” shared Brit-tany Hall.

From May until Novem-ber 1961, 400 courageousAmericans, black and white,men and women, from theNorth and South, riskedtheir lives to challenge seg-regation by boarding busesand trains in small interra-cial groups, travelingthrough the deep south. Thisgroup of brave Americansbecame known as the Free-dom Riders. Despite beat-ings, bitter racism and evenimprisonment, their com-mitment to nonviolence laidthe groundwork for some ofthe nation’s most importantcivil rights legislation.

Danielle Quinley wonders“how different Americawould be if the FreedomRides did not happen.” Thedocents all expressed hopethat people come out to seethe exhibit. Brittany Hallwould like everyone to learnmore about the FreedomRiders, “and the strugglethey went through to bringus freedom,” added SkylerMorris. Lizzie Whitackerstressed their nonviolence,“it was important that [theRiders] could not fight back.But, they made an impact.”

Quinley explained thatthe links in the exhibit,which provide great detailand “can help us better un-derstand the civil rightsmovement,” “and the rolesplayed by people like Presi-dent Kennedy and MartinLuther King,” added RowanO’Connell. “Today, most peo-ple are equal. Many peopledo not understand the strug-gle it took to get here,” ex-plained Morris. “We takeour freedom for granted andforget the heroic actions ofothers that helped make itpossible,” O’Connell said.Whitacker said the exhibit“is a timeline that explainshow the movement startedand moved, a chain reaction— one ride leading to anoth-er. This was a nonviolentmovement — there was nofighting back, even if theywere beaten.”

It was Delgrego’s intentthat the event be student-

centered, and proudlyshared “the students’ partic-ipation is fantastic.” Shesaid she hopes that peoplecome out not only to enjoythe powerful exhibit, but tosupport these students whohave worked so hard. “The1961 Freedom Rides are aninspiring example of whatordinary individuals can ac-complish. The actions andthe bravery of the FreedomRiders provide invaluablelessons for our young peopletoday, and for anyone whohopes to make a difference inour community, country, orworld,” Delgrego said.

O’Connell added, “itwould mean a lot if peoplecould come out to the exhib-it. We’ve worked hard, andit’s really neat. We don’t seea lot of museum exhibits inDurham.”

Freedom Riders 1961 willbe open to the public Feb. 26and 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.in the Strong School Library.

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From left: Docents Lizzie Whitaker, Skyler Morris, Brit-tany Hall, Danielle Quinley and Rowan O’Connell.

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Xavier High School an-nounced the local studentsnamed as Ryken Scholars asfollows:

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The CHET Dream Big!Competition includes twocategories: a picture submis-sion and an essay submis-sion. Students in grades k-3are asked to draw a picturethat answers the question,“What do I want to do after Igo to college?” Fourth andfifth graders are asked tosubmit essays responding tothe question, “How will Ichange the world after I go to

Snow days alter school calendarBy Mark DionneThe Town Times

The strange winter weath-er, bookended by HurricaneSandy and the Blizzard of2013, changed the school cal-endar and pushed the lastday of school into the lastweek of June.

School days were lost inclumps, with HurricaneSandy taking two and the re-cent blizzard claiming three.

According to Superinten-dent of Schools Sue Viccaro,Regional School District 13has lost seven days to badweather. Turning Feb. 15from a professional develop-ment day into a regularschool day brought the num-

ber of required make-updays to six.

As of this writing, the lastday of school is scheduledfor June 24, a Monday. Thatdate should be consideredtentative, of course, depend-ing on future school clos-ings. Additional missed dayswould be added to June.

By state law, according toViccaro, this school yearcannot extend into July,meaning the last possibleday of school is Friday, June28. This still provides a fourday cushion.

Due to a hurricane-relatedpower failure, John LymanElementary missed one edu-cational day more than otherdistrict schools. Whether

that day has to be made up“remains to be seen,” ac-cording to Viccaro. The dis-trict is consulting with thestate on the matter. Lymancould fulfill its required in-structional days without amake-up day, but might haveto make up the day becauseof the discrepancy withinthe district.

The school calendar main-tained on the district web-site (www.rsd13ct.org) re-flects the current status.Next year’s calendar is alsoavailable online and followsthis year’s model with a longweekend in February, week-long April vacation, and alast day of school in mid-June — for now.

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The Middletown Rotary Club honored Middle-field resident Delia Ernst, a senior at Mercy HighSchool, as Student of the Month.

In addition to having a 3.85 GPA, Delia has volun-teered 575 service hours at St. Colman’s Church, IHave a Friend Youth Center, World Vision (throughThe Middlefield Federated Church), Levi E. Coe Li-brary, and Mercy High School. She is member ofboth the National Honor Society and Spanish Na-tional Honor Society, and Delia is the business cap-tain of Mercy’s robotics team.

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college?” Entries are judgedon five criteria: creativity,originality, portrayal oftheme, spelling and gram-mar. One girl and one boyfrom each grade from each ofthe state’s eight countieswill be selected as winners.The winners will receive a$300 contribution to a CHETaccount. In addition, thefirst 100 teachers to submitentries on behalf of theirstudents will receive a $50gift card for school supplies.

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pictures of their hopes anddreams, wrote about the per-son they had interviewed,and wrote about 1830s Day.This was then put with side-by-side portraits of the stu-dent and the senior he or shehad interviewed. The projectwas displayed at last year’sDurham Fair, and Schultenplans to create a bound book,to be on display at theDurham Public Library.

It was, by all accounts, asmashing success, with theseniors regaling the young-sters with fascinating sto-ries. One woman had madean afghan that was sent toGeneral Macarthur, whogave it to his son. Anothertalked about the 5,000 chick-ens she had on her farm. Oneman was a singer and a song-writer who had worked withFrankie Avalon, the Drifters,and Aretha Franklin. Oneman had been a medic at theBattle of Normandy. Some-one spoke of getting runningwater when he was in thethird grade. One senior hadbeen a champion bowler. Onehad been a past first select-man of Durham. Almost allremembered walking homefor lunch during the schoolday, and milk being deliveredto their doorstep.

“The kids had a blast,”said Schulten, who noted thatone classroom mother in par-ticular, Leslie Lower, was in-strumental in the project.

“They were nervous goinginto it because they didn’tknow what to expect. This isa texting age, and they’re notused to one-on-one inter-views. But they left withhugs. They learned not to beafraid of reaching out to peo-ple, and they learned that wemay have more in commonwith people we have nevermet than we would havethought. And the seniorsloved it. It made them feel re-ally special.

Schulten added, “So manyof us don’t know about ourfamily histories and ourgrandparents’ stories. Thestories are gone when they’regone, and that is sad.

“There is nothing better,”she continued, “than con-necting generations to makea community feel like it’s abetter place to live. What’simportant is what we canlearn from each other. Welearn from people’s histories.That’s how people are con-nected.”

Schulten said seeing kidsinterview seniors was aheartwarming experirence.

“You just knew it was goodfor everybody. Good for thekids, good for the seniors,and in the long run, good forthe community,” she said.

nect the generations in thiscommunity. Teacher MarthaSwanson agreed, and withthe help of Amanda Peder-sen, director of Durham Hu-man Services, they arrangedfor 25 seniors from Durham,Middlefield and Rockfall tohave their pictures taken bySchulten. These would matchthe 25 pictures taken of stu-dents on 1830s Day. “We want-ed to make it a full experi-ence,” Schulten said. “Wewanted three centuries rep-resented — the 1830s, the sen-iors from the 1900s, and thekids from this century. Wewanted to know the students’hopes and dreams. And wewanted the students to learnabout the seniors’ life experi-ences.”

So at the beginning of thisschool year, after learning in-terview skills, students wentto the Durham Senior Centerto eat lunch with seniors andconduct interviews.

Back at school, they drew

Local senior Ed Es-tarity and studentBobby Huscherwere photographedby Jen Schulten.Photos became partof an intergenera-tional project.

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Lacee joins her sister, Chloe Lonergan, 2 years old.Lacee’s maternal grandparents are Cynthia Gash, of

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Lacee’s parental grandparents are William and CherylLonergan, of Durham. Her great-grandmother is MaryLaRose, of Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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On Jan. 8, 1998, Godblessed uswith an angel,Steven GaryGeromin, andallowed himto be with usfor 15 years, 1month and 1day. He was born on ElvisPresley’s and his brotherPaul “PJ” Suchoski’s birth-day to Nancy Joy Gerominand Raymond C. Lapollo.

Steven was a student of Re-gional District 17 from pre-Kon. He attended Burr Schoolfrom age 3 to 6 and ACES Vil-lage School in North Havenfrom age 6 to 14 ½. For a brieftime he also attended Whit-ney Hamden High SchoolEast. Steven loved school

and everything that wentwith it including Boy Scouts,friends, girls, concerts, fieldtrips, dances, bus rides, pep-rallies, musicals etc. Hegraduated from ACES Vil-lage School in June 2012 andalso received his Arrow ofLight from Boy Scout Pack813. He was a confirmedmember of Grace Evangeli-cal Lutheran Church in Mid-dletown, where he also at-tended Sunday School.

He also enjoyed communi-ty service and would helppeople whenever he could.He was a 2007 Make-a-Wishchild for NRF of CT visitingGraceland. Steven is well-known for his Kites for Kid-neys event in Haddam Mead-ows each spring for the NRFof CT. He helped to open twohandicapped playgrounds,one in Haddam and one inWaterford at Camp Hark-

ness.Steven loved NASCAR

races and his favorite driverwas #24, Jeff Gordan. He en-joyed watching girls Huskiesand HK TV events. He wasan enthusiastic fan of HKHSCougar football where heloved watching his brotherPaul (#67) play most of all.Steven adored his animals,especially his cats, Sid andFluffy.

Besides his parents,Steven is survived by hisbrother Paul J. Suchoski;auntie Veronica Klein-schmidt; uncle HughGeromin, cousin, Gary andseveral cousins and lovingfriends who are just like fam-ily, and his best friend AdamWozniak. He was prede-ceased by his aunt Donna, hismaternal grandparents, Jen-nie and Hugo Geromin andhis paternal grandfather,

Carlo Lapollo.Steven’s family would like

to thank the Grasso’s at Hig-ganum Physical Therapywho always made visits spe-cial for Steven. They wouldalso like to thank all his spe-cial caregivers and teachersat ACES Schools and BESBwho helped to open upSteven’s world. They are es-pecially grateful to PastorMark Clow for his help withSteven’s Christian Educationand Home visits. A specialthank you is extended to theexceptional caregivers Deb-Deb, Ragina, Karen, Lynnand Arleen and also to Valen-tine the Clown.

A celebration of Steven’slife was held Feb. 14, 2013 atBiega Funeral. Burial will beheld in the spring at PineGrove Cemetery.

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Let us all continue whatSteven has started by treat-ing each other with love andrespect, enjoying each mo-ment to its fullest and havingas much fun as possible.

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John T. Kleczkowski, 81,husband of Claudette (La-Querre) and son of Brunoand Ida Kleczkowski, diedpeacefully on Feb, 13, 2013surrounded by his family.

Besides his wife, he leavesthree children, Celia Pea-cock and her husband Grantof Garrett Park, Md; JustineCouvares of Windsor Locksand John G Kleczkowski andhis wife Dana, of North At-tleboro, Mass. He also leaveseight grandchildren, RyanLancia, Conor, Maggie andElena Hayes, JT, Brian andJulia Kleczkowski, and SeanKleczkowski. He leaves twobrothers, Dan Kleckowskiand his wife Louise, of Can-ton and George “Ted”Kleczkowski, of Rockfall. Hewas predeceased by his son,Jim; sisters, Adele Sennikand Sally Oszurek, andbrothers, Bruno, Stanley, Aland Steve. John was a Kore-an War veteran where heserved in the U.S. Army from1952 to1954. Stationed in Lon-don, he spent the majority ofhis military service enter-taining U.S. troops in theUnited Kingdom and atbases in Europe.

A talented and passionatemusician, John “Johnny K”was a beloved music teacher,who brought delight to manywith his musical trio andwarmed the hearts of sen-iors in long-term care facili-ties. A composer and per-former of polka, big band,and jazz music, he played theaccordion, piano, drums,and guitar.

A lifelong resident ofRockfall, John would spendhours in his garden and tookdelight in sharing his veg-etables with family, friendsand the coveted prize of win-ning ribbons at the DurhamFair for over 25 years. Hewas happiest when he was

with his family, in his gardenand entertaining for others.

He touched the lives of somany with his deep spiritualstrength, kindness, compas-sion and humility. His fami-ly prays that he is deliveredfrom his sufferings, and thatGod may treat him kindlywhen he is received.

The Funeral Liturgy washeld at St. Colman Church,Middlefield, and burial withmilitary honors was in theState Veterans’ Cemetery.Those who wish may sendmemorial contributions tothe Middlefield VolunteerFire Department, 406 Jack-son Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT06455 or Middlesex HospitalWeiss Hospice Unit, c/oDept. of Philanthropy, 28Crescent St., Middletown,CT 06457.

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their crime rate per 100,000residents is only 35. In Madi-son, the number is 33, and inHaddam only 14. (Middle-town-132, Guilford-90,Wallingford-49, Middlefieldand Killingworth-no report).Although some would like tothink that crime does not ex-ist in our community, thefact of the matter is that itdoes. We unfortunately havedrugs in our town, houseshave been broken into, traf-fic issues occur, and domes-tic incidents transpire.

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past few years and has eveneliminated the 30 percent re-imbursement to the towns.The cost of participating inthe trooper program, whichwas under $70,000 just a fewyears ago, has swelled toover $115,000 this past year.Additionally, many townshave not been as fortunatewith keeping one trooper intown for such an extendedperiod of time (retirements,promotions, transfers, etc.)so he or she can build a posi-tive rapport with its citizens.In fact, the Town of Stafford

once had a three year stretchwhere six different residenttroopers rotated through thetown. In 2009, the Town ofKent decided to withdrawfrom the resident trooperprogram over its high cost.Even as recent as last year,the Town of Montville had areview conducted of its pub-lic safety agencies by an out-of-state independent firm,and the findings emphasizedthat they should no longerpartake in the residenttrooper program.

Other, more cost effectivepolicing models are avail-able. For instance a local po-lice officer whose first re-sponsibility would be to theTown of Durham and not theState of Connecticut wouldbe approximately $83,000/peryear (salary and benefits), asavings of approximately$32,000/year to the taxpay-ers. The town would havemuch more control overtheir own employee and wecould be guaranteed cover-age at times when it is mostneeded, such as weekendsand evenings. The towncould also determine its ownhiring standards, such as col-lege education, militaryand/or experience. Althoughthis would ultimately savetaxpayers’ money long termand in our operating budget,the drawback is the capitalexpense needed to start thisendeavor.

Finally, there are other so-lutions that are available. Ahybrid approach is a com-mon one that some munici-palities have had successwith. The town of Deep Riv-er has one resident statetrooper and three local po-lice officers. The Town ofLebanon has perhaps one ofthe most cost effective mod-els of policing with one resi-dent trooper and three fullysworn, fully trained part-time police officers. Modelssimilar to this allow the resi-dents to have additional cov-erage when needed, like dur-ing weekends and storms,while at the same time elimi-nating the need for costlypersonnel items, like med-ical benefits, pensions, etc.

I have personally alwaysadvocated for a hybrid ap-proach with the Town ofMiddlefield, with which we

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The Durham Library is adrop-off location for Toys ofHope, which is providing toysto the victims of HurricaneSandy. Please leave new, un-wrapped toys for children ofany age in the Toys of Hopebox in the library hallway.

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Preschool Storytime (31/2 to 5) Tuesdays at 10:15a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Bedtime Storytime (2 to4) Mondays at 7 p.m. (wear pa-jamas)

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Club for Foodies: Informaldiscussion on Wednesday,Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. Choose arecipe, cook it and share it (orjust come for discussion.)Cuban Cooking by RachelRoque is scheduled to be dis-cussed. Copies are availableat the library.

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Durham ThunderThe Durham Thunder fifth

grade boys travel basketballteam lost a heartbreaker onthe road at Valley 36-31. TheThunder had no answer forValley’s big man who domi-nated the inside with 20points. Durham did anothergood job pressing and forcingturnovers to keep the gameclose, and in the second halfNico Kulpik and Del Cadeheld the big man to just sixpoints. Chris Onofrio pacedthe Thunder with sevenpoints, while Derek Grantadded six, and Hugh Barrettcontributed five.

The Thunder will travel toWallingford Saturday, Feb.23, for a 3 p.m. matchup. Theyreturn home for their lastregular season game on Sun-day, Feb. 24, at 9 a.m., in a re-match with Old Saybrook.

The Durham Thunder fifthgrade boys travel basketballteam came up short during arematch against Portland, 28-22. The Thunder playedgreat, hustling on both endsof the floor, but couldn’t holdoff the Portland offensedown the stretch. Onofrio ledthe way with five points,Noah Kleczkowski and Bar-rett chipped in with foureach, and Cade added three.Kulpik did a great job on theboards.

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Coginchaughoops

Three days, three lossesfor boys

In a quirk of snowstormsand make-up games, theCoginchaug boys basket ballteam played games on threeconsecutive days, unfortu-

nately losing all three.MorganIn the last part of the

Valentine’s Day double head-er at Morgan, on Thursday,Feb. 14, the Devils trailed byonly two at the end of one pe-riod, 8-10. A 20-6 run in thesecond period saw theHuskies ahead at 30-14 at thehalf, and while Coginchaugmade a mini-comeback in thethird period to draw within11 at 38-27, the home teampulled away for a final scoreof 51-33.

Jack Granger and Alex Ko-trady each scored six points,with Kotrady taking re-bounding honors with six,and adding two steals, andGranger grabbing four re-bounds and two each ofsteals and assists. JacksonDoyle scored five, addingthree assists, two rebounds, ablock and an steal. Devin Ro-

drigue had four each ofpoints and rebounds, and hada steal, and Mike Bongiornohad a rebound and an assist.

Jeff Grumm was the lead-ing scorer for the team offthe bench with eight, addingfour rebounds and a steal.Alex Markoski scored fourand had two rebounds, andConor Doyle had a reboundand an assist.

H-KOn Friday, Feb. 15, the boys

hosted the Cougars of H-K,falling behind 16-10 after oneperiod, but coming back totie the game at 22 all at thehalf. A very low scoring thirdperiod saw the visitors pullahead of Coginchaug 27-26 af-ter three periods. To start thefinal period, the Cougarswent on a 7-0 run, and theDevils could not recover, los-ing 43-34 at the end.

Jackson Doyle led the Dev-

ils in scoring with 10, addinga rebound and a steal. AlexKotrady led the team insteals, with seven, and re-bounds, with six. Kotradyalso scored seven and assist-ed once. Devin Rodrigue andMike Bongiorno each scoredeight points, with Devinadding five rebounds, twosteals and an assist, and Mikeadding a rebound and a steal.

Off the bench, JeffGrumm had three rebounds,a block and an assist, andJosh Smith and Conor Doyleeach contributed a rebound.

CromwellOn Saturday, Feb. 16, the

Devils hosted the Panthers ofCromwell. Coginchaug keptthe game tight early on, trail-ing by a single point, 12-13 af-ter one period, and by eight,25-33 at the half. Baskets fromGranger and Rodrigue, then atrey from Bongiorno, then acharity try by Kotrady tiedthe game at 33 all half-waythrough the third period. ButCromwell want on a 10-3 runat the end to lead 43-36 enter-ing the final period, and a 12of 14 performance from theline by the Panthers pro-pelled them to a 64-50 victoryin the end.

Bongiorno led the Devilswith 18 points, adding fourrebounds and three assists.Jackson Doyle led the team inrebounding with eight,adding 10 points, two assistsand a steal. Rodrigue grabbedseven rebounds, adding fivepoints and two assists. JackGranger led the team insteals with four, adding sixrebounds, five points, andthree assists. Kotrady pulledin six rebounds, adding twopoints and an assist.

Off the bench, JeffGrumm had another goodshowing with six points, tworebounds, a block and a steal.Conor Doyle and TaylorSapia each scored two points,with Conor Doyle adding arebound, and Josh Smithpulled in a rebound.

Coginchaug is 6-12, 6-11 inthe Shoreline conference

Coginchaug girls lose twoIn a week of snow and

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losing their last two regularseason games to Haddam-Killingworth and Morgan.

In a quirk of the schedule,Coginchaug faced the topthree teams in the confer-ence in the last three games.Last week, the team lost toundefeated Cromwell, andthis week faced off againstHaddam-Killingworth andMorgan, the second andthird place teams in the con-ference, and ended the regu-lar season on a three-gameskid.

H-KOn Wednesday, Feb. 13, the

girls hosted the LadyCougars of H-K. Coginchaugmanaged to take an eightpoint lead (33-25) into the fi-nal period, and leading by asmuch as 10 points early inthat final period, theydropped a close 39-43 deci-sion to the visiting Cougars.After surrendering onlynine, and eight points in thefirst three periods, they al-lowed 18 points in the fourthperiod to allow the game toget away.

Kim Romanoff led Cogin-chaug with 14 points, withAudrey Arcari scoring eight,Olivia Corazzini seven, Mor-gan Kuehnle six, and JessicaSolomon four.

MorganOn Thursday, Feb. 14, in

the first half of a Valentine’sDay double header with theboys team at Morgan, theLady Devils stayed closethrough the middle of thethird period, trailing by“only” 14, the Huskies fin-ished the half on a 12-0 run to

take a 61-35 lead after threeperiods. Morgan Kuehnlecoasted home through thethird period, and came awaywith a 73-44 victory over theDevils.

Kuehnle and Audrey Ar-cari shared scoring honorsfor the Devils with 10, withKuehnle adding five re-bounds and one each ofblocks, steals and assists,and Arcari adding two re-bounds and a steal. Kim Ro-manoff was the leading re-bounder with seven, andthief with three steals,adding eight points, a blockand an assist. Olivia Corazzi-ni scored six, and also had arebound, a steal and an as-sist, while Jessica Solomongrabbed four rebounds andscored two.

Mikayla Wyskiel had astrong showing off the benchwith six points, four blocks,two rebounds and an assist.Caryn Sibiskie scored two,Sydney Trusty had a re-bound and an assist, andboth Larissa Cade and Nao-mi Rinaldo grabbed a re-bound.

Coginchaug finished theregular season with a 13-7record, 12-6 in conference.They finished in fourth placein the Shoreline conference,and will have upcominggames in both the Shorelinetournament and in the stateclass M tournament.

Submitted by Alan Pease

CLL softball clinicCoginchaug Little League

has scheduled pitching clin-ics for softball players,league age 8-12 for the 2013season. Instruction will beprovided by Ashley and

SportsContinued from page 22

already share so much incommon. Middlefield’s year-ly operating expenses wouldgo down dramatically andDurham’s start-up capitalexpenses would be de-creased dramatically. Withso much regionalization al-ready between these twotowns, this partnershipwould seem to make logicalsense. In fact just this leg-islative session, Rep. Miner(Litchfield) has introducedHB 5751, which would allowtowns to share a residentstate trooper.

Regardless of the ap-proach Durham takes in thefuture to provide law en-forcement for its residents,it is important to rememberthat the Connecticut StatePolice are always availablefor major investigations.When these major incidentsoccur, no town is left to fendfor itself, regardless of thetype of police coverage thatmay exist in that town. Forinstance, when the horrificincident happened inCheshire in 2007, it was theState Police who profession-ally handled the investiga-tion.

One thing, however, isclear. Some form of addi-tional law enforcement isneeded — and not to pestermotorists and give rollingstop sign tickets — but in-stead to become an integralpart of this community, tobe proactive with our youth,to become partners with ourresidents, to provide quickresponse to emergencies, toconduct thorough investiga-tions, and to make our com-munity a safer place to live,work and play. Let’s beproactive in this regard andnot reactive. Let’s start plan-ning for the future. As al-ways, I can be reached [email protected] or (860) 349-0003.

Selectman John Szewczykhas been a member of theHartford Police Departmentfor the past 11 years and isalso a Connecticut State Cer-tified Police Academy In-structor.

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Nicole Thody.The clinics are scheduled

for Sundays, March 10, 17, 24and April 7 at Lake GroveGym.

Experienced (pitched atmajors level) are scheduledfrom 8:30 to 9:15 a.m.; experi-ence/intermediate (pitchedat major or minors level)from 9:15 to10 a.m.; beginnerfrom 10 to 10:45 a.m.

A fee is charged. Girls must be registered

for the 2013 little league sea-son to participate in thepitching clinic. All playersmust register in advance atwww.coginchaugll.org.

A parent/adult is re-quired to catch when theirdaughter is participating inthe clinic.

For more information,contact Michele Rulnick [email protected].

Pitching ClinicRegistration is now open

for Coginchaug LittleLeague’s four-week baseballpitching clinic from March 9-April 6.

The clinic, instructed by

Sal Santanello, is open to allFarm, Minors, Majors andIntermediate players fromleague age 8-13. Three sepa-rate skill levels are availableto help group players by abil-ity so that they get the mostfrom the instruction.

The clinic runs four Satur-days (clinic not held duringEaster weekend) for 30 min-utes per week at the gym atLake Grove/Rushford Schoolon Route 68 in Durham. Afamily member is required tocome and catch for the player.Both should bring a glove.Baseballs are provided.

This clinic is for first-timepitchers to start off withgood fundamentals, and formore experienced pitchers toimprove technique. To regis-ter your son, visitwww.coginchaugll.org, andclick on “Register Online”.Contact Scott Strang [email protected] forfurther questions.

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