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In this issue ...Business ..........................5Calendar..........................6Letters .............................8Obituaries .....................18Schools...........................12Sports.............................14

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The Mini Mustangs 4-H Horse Club collected petfood, supplies and donations for Help Willy’sFriends in December. The club topped its previousrecord by collecting over $200 in donations, 400pounds of dry food, 150 cans of food, as well as avariety of items of bowls, biscuits and toys. Theitems will be distributed to the community’s animalshelters, rescue groups and pet pantries.

Dog and pony showPowder Ridge owner says resurrection on track

Photo by Stephanie Wilcox

Ski lift chairs, at Powder Ridge, were removed for in-spection.

Right to Farmordinance approved

By Stephanie WilcoxTown Times

A Right to Farm ordi-nance, which has been inthe works for nearly a year,was unanimously approvedin Durham by about 45residents Monday night,Jan. 14.

Just before the vote, War-ren Herzig, chairman ofthe town’s AgriculturalCommission, which draft-ed the ordinance, discussedhow the ordinance came tobe and why the commissionproposed it. Among the rea-sons, Herzig said the ordi-nance is a policy statementencouraging the pursuit ofagricultural operations intown.

Herzig noted that after a

public hearing on the pro-posed ordinance, the com-mission took into accountcomments. One concernfrom the public was thatthe ordinance made agri-culture superior to otheractivities in town. The com-mission worked with theBoard of Selectmen and thetown attorney before final-izing the document, which“balances the needs offarmers and neighbors.”

Herzig urged residents tosupport the ordinance,which they did by approv-ing it unanimously — andthen giving it a round of ap-plause.

The Right to Farm ordi-nance can be found on thetown’s website,www.townofdurhamct.org.


“We’re moving along verynicely on the project,” Pow-der Ridge Mountain Park &Resort owner and operator

Sean Hayes told a smallgroup of attendees at a Jan. 9meeting of the MiddlesexCounty Chamber of Com-merce. The project he re-ferred to is the resurrectionof the 226-acre ski property,

which legally became hisduring the property’s closinglast September.

Addressing members ofthe local business communi-ty, Hayes said he is still ontrack to feature skiing, snowboarding and tubing by De-cember 2013. And though hehas “changed plans 25times,” Hayes has a lot ofnew ideas in the works.

Hayes plans to have a mo-bile application created thatis dedicated to the mountain.Skiers will be able to scanbarcodes on the lifts to get ahistory lesson or read storiesabout peoples’ memories ofPowder Ridge. “It’s leadingtechnology,” he said.

Hayes is also excited aboutoffering adaptive skiing, or

See Powder, page 4

Portables are top safety concern in RSD13By Mark Dionne

Special to Town Times

During its Jan. 9 meetingat John Lyman School, theBoard of Education returnedto issues of security firstraised at last month’s specialmeeting following the mas-sacre at Sandy Hook Elemen-tary School.

“There are no quick fixeshere,” said SuperintendentSue Viccaro who recently at-tended a symposium onschool security with state officials, educators and po-lice personnel. “This willprobably be on every Board ofEducation agenda. It will beongoing.”

Focus again turned toportables, which are used atfive of the six district schoolsand were cited as the biggestsecurity concern at the previ-ous meeting, but without aspecific proposal.

“We want a long-term solu-

tion” for the portables, saidViccaro, who said the Brew-ster portables would be firstaddressed because of stu-dents’ age.

Referring to certain proce-dures at the portables, BOEchair Kerrie Flanagan said,“Every day that goes by thatit’s not addressed is anotherday of exposure.”

Physical changes to theportables for security rea-sons will likely have budgetimplications. “There is an ex-pectation,” Flanagan said.“We have to have a proposalfor the portables at our nextmeeting.”

School lockdown drills,currently done twice a yearfollowing state mandates, arealso expected to change.While likely to increase infrequency, lockdown drillswill also expand in focus toinclude substitute teachersand the students. “This is aprocess. It’s about teaching

kids what to do in an emer-gency situation,” Viccarosaid.

There will be no surpriselockdown drills after atragedy, according to Viccaro,who said that parents will benotified before the next drill.

BOE member Nancy Boyle,noting that Glastonbury recently diverted funds tohire security, asked if securi-ty guards were a possibility.“I don’t think we want any-thing taken off the table be-cause of fiscal concerns,”

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Corona loses seat on IWWABy Elisabeth Kennedy

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The Jan. 7 Board of Select-men meeting in Middlefieldopened with discussion re-garding postponing the voteon appointments to allow theDemocratic Town Committeetime to review the slate. Se-lectman Ed Bailey arguedthat vacant positions need tobe filled and suggested mov-ing forward with the pro-posed slate and consideringadditional nominations at afuture meeting.

All public comment con-cerned Marianne Corona’s

reappointment to the InlandWetland & WatercoursesAgency. Corona read a letterfrom First Selectman JonBrayshaw into the record.She expressed disappoint-ment at receiving the letter —which said Brayshaw wouldnot reappoint Corona —stressing her many contribu-tions to the commission andasked why she was not con-sidered for reappointment.Brayshaw indicated that it ishis prerogative to appointand he chose not to. Membersof the public spoke both onbehalf of and against Coro-na’s appointment.

Although there are nearly90 appointments to townboards and commissions, thelist of proposed appoint-ments presented consisted ofonly nine, and all were unan-imously approved.

During the same meeting,Attorney John Corona spokeon behalf of the DurhamFair Association regardingrenewal of the StricklandFarm lease, which was re-vised to remove the areas be-hind Monarca and the Indus-trial Park lot to provide forpossible sale of those parcels.Finding it met the select-men’s approval, Brayshawwas given authority to signthe lease.

The meeting was ad-journed to move into execu-tive session to discuss an of-fer on the 19.67 acre parcel onPowder Hill Road.

Public hearingA public hearing preceded

the Jan. 7 BOS meeting to acton a proposed amendment toSection 10-19 of the Middle-field Code of Ordinances.The amendment, which wasapproved unanimously, addsthree alternative members to the Park & RecreationCommission.

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The “Freedom Riders” exhi-bition combines powerful pho-tography and news coverage ofthe 1961 Freedom Rides and ex-amines the movement frommany perspectives — that ofthe Riders, the Kennedy ad-ministration, and the interna-tional community. To enhancethe experience, visitors canuse their cell phones to accesspowerful first-hand audio ac-

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The Freedom Riders had asimple but daring plan: toboard buses in small interra-cial groups to test and chal-lenge segregated facilities inthe South. The Freedom Rid-ers endured savage beatings,humiliation and imprison-ment, but ultimately, theirbrave actions and commitmentto nonviolence changed Amer-ican forever. “Freedom Rid-ers” explores this little-knownchapter in civil rights history,and explains how the selflessactions of the Freedom Riderslaid the groundwork for someof the most important civilrights legislation in the na-tion’s history.

The exhibition, created bythe Gilder Lehrman Instituteof American History andPBS’s flagship history series,American Experience, is fund-ed through a grant from theNational Endowment for theHumanities.

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exhibition,” said Emily Del-Grego, an English and socialstudies teacher at StrongSchool. DelGrego was awardeda grant from the CoginchaugValley Education Foundationto bring a traveling museum-quality exhibit on the FreedomRiders to the school. “The 1961Freedom Rides are an inspir-ing example of what ordinaryindividuals can accomplish.The actions and the bravery ofthe Freedom Riders provideinvaluable lessons for ouryoung people today, and foranyone who hopes to make adifference in our community,country or world.”

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were introduced to the Free-dom Riders earlier this schoolyear, have taken leadershiproles in promoting and prepar-ing for the exhibit.

“Eighth graders have cre-ated several committees ofwriters, speakers, entrepre-neurs and docents for the up-coming exhibit,” she said.During the two nights of pub-lic viewing on Feb. 26 and 28,from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., stu-dents will serve as docents,touring community mem-bers through the exhibition,she said.

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skiing for the handicapped.“We’re going to try to take thelead on adaptive skiing,” hesaid. “It’s all about the equip-ment and instructors,” headded later that morningwhile walking the PowderRidge property.

Hayes, who also owns Port-land’s Brownstone Explo-ration & Discovery Park,shared how he envisionsPowder Ridge as a placewhere kids can have fun and“get out from behind the tele-vision.” He would like to of-fer night programs and edu-cation program that will ben-efit youth.

“We see ourselves as a re-sponsible corporation thatcan provide kids a place ofemployment…a place forthem to play, work, do pro-grams,” he said, noting thathe is looking for input onsuch programs. Those withideas can find him at theBlackbird Tavern in Middle-field every Tuesday night.That’s where he has held“open forums” for severalmonths now. The meetingsare productive, he said. He of-ten walks away with conceptsand community input.

While these plans are inthe works, the property is un-dergoing its renovation. Be-sides a few setbacks — theftand being without power —most everything is on track.

Hayes described the threecore building projects: rentalbuilding, lodge, and mainte-nance/pump house.

The first building “at-tacked” was the rental build-ing, Hayes said. The mainlodge will be the next focus,but it’s currently in decon-struction mode. The mainlevel of the lodge will be acafeteria and the upstairswill feature a restaurant/

bar with 11 hotel rooms. “It’s what I call day rooms,

living rooms,” Hayes said,“so people can rent for aday.”

Hayes reported that thepump house building was“saved.” “It was structurallyrepaired, the roof was re-placed, but there is interiorwork still to do,” he ex-plained.

A walkway will be in-stalled around the pond to“create a village feel,” andrelated retail eventually willbe nestled in this location.

The pond, which current-ly holds 4 million gallons ofwater, will likely be expand-ed and dredged to hold 8 mil-lion gallons. “With thatchange, we’ll have more thanenough water to make as

much snow as we need,”Hayes said.

Currently, the individualparts of the chairlift are be-ing inspected. The hangershave been taken off thechairs and the chairs are offthe cables.

This time next year, Hayessaid Powder Ridge will havea tubing trail that is morethan a half-mile long, “the

first of its kind.” In total, the

property will feature at least

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The pond will be expanded on the side shown in thephoto.

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Inside view of the Rental Center undergoing repairs.

The Rental Center is the first building to be renovated.All ski trails have been cleared.

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ily be a multi-year project.

The next BOE meeting is

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ones.”Despite the relocation,

Joe’s Cut & Style has notchanged.

“Everything’s pretty muchthe same,” the Middletownresident said. “We take ap-pointments and walk-ins. Weget more walk-ins now; that’s

the only thing new.”Hours for Joe’s Cut & Style

are Tuesday, Wednesday andFriday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Thursday from noon to 6 p.m.and Saturday from 9 a.m. tonoon. Contact Joe Fulmine [email protected].

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Jan.18 Friday

Bridge Night - Comejoin in at the Durham Ac-tivity Center every Fridaynight at 6:30 p.m. for a funnight of bridge. If you arenot sure how to play, Jimwill teach you. You maycall Jim at (860) 346-6611with bridge questions. Call Durham Recreation at(860) 343-6724 with furtherquestions.

Tot Time - The MOMSClub of Durham-Middle-field meets every Friday atthe Middlefield CommunityCenter at 10 a.m. Babies,toddlers and children ofDurham and Middlefield

are welcome. For more in-formation, email [email protected].

19 Saturday

History lecture –Satur-day, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m., atLevi Coe Library, “A Lookinto the History of Middle-field” will be presented bylocal historian Ray Hub-bard. Registration requiredat either Levi Coe orDurham Public Library.

CRHS Show Choir - TheCRHS Show Choir hasscheduled its 30th annualreunion and concert forSaturday, Jan. 19, at 7:30p.m., at Coginchaug HighSchool. Join alums for re-hearsal, dinner and a con-

uled a field trip to Rhode Is-land for Saturday, Jan. 19, tosee wintering ducks. Meetat 9 a.m. at Old Lyme Com-muter Parking lot to car-pool. No registration re-quired. For more informa-tion, call (860) 710-5811.

Middlefield UkuleleClub - If you live in theGreater Middlefield areaand are a uke player or areinterested in trying out thisfun instrument, the Middle-field Ukulele Club wantsyou. Come join this fungroup of enthusiasts at itsnext meeting on Saturday,Jan. 19, at 9 a.m. The clubmeets on the third Saturdayof each month, from 9 a.m.to 11 a.m., at the Middle-field Community Center,405 Main St. Feel free tocome and simply singalong. For information, con-tact Cindy at (860) 349-5656or at [email protected].

20 Sunday

4C’s Square DanceClub - The 4C’s SquareDance Club has scheduled adance on Sunday, Jan. 20, at7 p.m., at the Cheshire Parkand Rec center, 559 MainSt., Cheshire. The caller isTodd Fellegy; cuer is SueLucibello. For more infor-mation, call (860) 349-8084 or(203) 235-1604.

22 Tuesday

Potluck supper – onTuesday, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m.,at Durham Public Library,enjoy a potluck supperwhile watching part one ofthe award-winning HBOadaptation of “EmpireFalls.” Bring a favorite ap-petizer or casserole to sharewith your neighbors. Thefollowing week, we’ll showpart two and enjoy desserts.Be sure to bring recipes be-cause these will be pub-

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cert. A children’s song isplanned for children wholike to participate. Formore information, contact

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23 Wednesday

TOPS Meeting - TakeOff Pounds Sensibly meetsevery Wednesday at 6 p.m.at the Middlefield Commu-nity Center. Contact NaomiKlotsko at (860) 349-9558 orBonnie Olesen at (860) 349-9433 for more information.

Blood drive – The Amer-ican Red Cross has sched-uled a blood drive forWednesday, Jan. 23 from12:30 to 5:45 p.m. at theNotre Dame Church, 272Main St. For more informa-tion, call 1-800-RED CROSS(1-800-733-3767.)

26 Saturday

Lyman homestead tour– on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2p.m., at Lyman Homestead,come tour the Lymanhomestead and learn itshistory. Space is limed andregistration is required ateither Levi Coe or DurhamPublic Library.

Open house - GraceLutheran Preschool, 1055Randolph Road in Middle-town, has scheduled anopen house for Saturday,Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. tonoon. Come meet the staffand take a tour. GraceLutheran Preschool is a li-censed Christian programfor children ages 2-5. Earlydrop-off and extended dayoptions for ages 3-5 areavailable, and a summerprogram is offered for ages3-6. For more information,email [email protected], call (860) 346-0766 or visit www.grace-lutheranpreschoolmiddle-town.com.

28 Monday

Durham Senior Lunch-es - Every Monday andWednesday, hot lunches areavailable for seniors over 60and their spouses at theDurham Activity Center,350 Main St. Following thelunch on Monday is game

time, which includes bil-liards, Wii and cards. Bingostarts at 1 p.m. on Wednes-day. For pricing info and tomake a reservation, callAmanda Pedersen at (860)349-3153.

Middlefield SeniorLunches - The MiddlefieldSenior Café is servinglunch three times a week,on Mondays, Wednesdaysand Fridays. Reservationsare required 24 hours prior,and the monthly menu canbe picked up at the center,Town Hall or at www.mid-dlefieldct.org.

29 Tuesday

Film viewing – On Tues-day, Jan. 29, at 6 p.m., atDurham Public Library,watch part two of the HBOadaptation of “EmpireFalls” and share desserts

with friends and neighbors.Don’t forget to bringrecipes. Registration re-quired at either Levi Coe orDurham Public Library.

31 Thursday

Open house – Cogin-chaug Little League hasscheduled its second annualopen house for players andparents for Thursday, Jan.31, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at theDurham Public Library. Formore information, contactMichele Wenchell at [email protected].

Feb.3 Sunday

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14 Thursday

Garden club - TheDurham Garden Club isscheduled to meet Thurs-day, Feb. 14, at 11:15 a.m., atthe Town Hall, 30 TownHouse Road. Designer Mar-cia Kalayjian is scheduledto demonstrate table set-tings and floral accompani-ments.

Letter to the Editor

TownOpinion8Town Times

Friday, January 18, 2013

Government MeetingsDurham Government

Calendar(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings areheld in the Durham Library. Check the townwebsite at www.townofdurhamct.org for up-

dates.)Wednesday, Jan. 23

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

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

Ethics Commission, Library, 7 p.m.Monday, Feb. 4

Historic District, Library, 7 p.m.Fire Department Trustees, Durham

Volunteer Firehouse, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 5

Clean Energy & Sustainability TaskForce, Library, 6:30 p.m.

Board of Education CommunicationsCommittee, superintendent’s office, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 7Public Safety Facility Renovations Plan-ning Committee, Durham Volunteer

Firehouse, 7 p.m.Monday, Feb. 11

Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 12

Library Board of Trustees, Library, 7 p.m.Conservations Commission, Durham

Public Library, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 13

Board of Education, Coginchaug HighSchool, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 19

Agriculture Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 20

Board of Education, Brewster School, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 21

Public Safety Facility Renovations Plan-ning Committee, Durham Volunteer

Firehouse, 7 p.m.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

Middlefield Government Calendar

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

Tuesday, Jan. 22Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 4Board of Education Selectmen, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 6WPCA, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 7Parks & Recreation, 6:30 p.m.

Economic Development Commission, 7 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 11Middlefield Housing Authority, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 13Planning & Zoning, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 20Inlands/Wetlands Commission, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 21DMIA, 7 p.m.

Board of Finance, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 27

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m.

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Time for valentinesTo the editor:Once again this year, the Wadsworth Chapter of the Daugh-

ters of the American Revolution is gathering valentines togive to veterans at the home in Rocky Hill. Our purpose in do-ing this is to thank them for their service to our country. Ifyour school, church, scout group or organization would liketo contribute to this effort, please contact me [email protected] or (860) 280-7638.

You are welcome to bring your valentines to the BishopWilliams room at the Church of the Epiphany in Durham onSaturday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m. All valentines will be delivered tothe Veterans’ Home by Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.

Judy MoeckelKillingworth

Candelora sworn in State Rep. Vincent Candelora (R-86) took the oath of office recently kicking off his

fourth term representing the 86th district as the begin-ning to the 2013 legislative session got underway.

For the second straight term, House Republican LeaderLawrence F. Cafero Jr. appointed Candelora as his deputyRepublican leader, joining Rep. Themis Klarides in thesecond highest position in the caucus. The appointmentwas ratified unanimously by his colleagues.

Candelora also was appointed to serve on the legisla-ture’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding, Legislative Man-agement, Planning and Development and Regulations Re-view committees and will serve as chair of the screeningcommittee that is tasked with reviewing all legislation be-fore it is put up for a vote in the House.

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To help prepare for theCommon Core State Stan-dards and improve our read-ing stamina, teachers at bothBrewster and Korn began us-ing a new format for our liter-acy block when school beganthis year. The Daily Five(Boushey & Moser) is a stu-dent-driven managementstructure designed to fullyengage students in readingand writing. The purpose ofThe Daily Five is about help-ing students develop inde-pendent literacy habits, sothat teachers can use instruc-tional time to focus on com-prehension strategies,writer’s craft, phonics andother components of our lit-eracy curriculum.

Each student develops areading goal when confer-ring with their classroomteacher to improve in one ofthe following areas: Compre-hension, Accuracy, Fluencyand Expanded vocabulary.These four areas of readingare supported through TheDaily Five lessons and helpstudents focus on one specif-ic strategy at a time. The Dai-ly Five is a structure that sup-ports learning in any class-room and leads to childrenwho are lifelong readers.Lessons consist of five tasksto assist in teaching inde-pendence in reading andwriting: Read to Self, Read toSomeone, Work on Writing,Listen to Reading,Spelling/Word Work. An im-portant component of TheDaily Five is the use of bookboxes with good fit books.Current research indicates

that an independent level orgood fit book for children isone that they can read with99 percent accuracy which al-lows students to becomemore confident and profi-cient readers.

Parents often ask theirchild’s teacher, “How can Ihelp my child choose booksthat he or she can read?”There is a very simple way tohelp your child choose goodfit books. It is called IPICK.IPICK is an acronym thatstands for: I choose books toread, Purpose, Interest, Com-prehend, and Know thewords. Here are easy stepsthat you and your child canfollow in order to choose goodfit books:

I-Have your child choose abook. This is the first I inIPICK which means “I choosebooks to read.”

P-Ask your child, “What isyour purpose for choosing thisbook?” You may also want toask, “Is it for fun or to learnsomething?” This is the P inIPICK which means purpose.

I-Ask your child, “Is this abook you are interested in?”

This is the second I, whichmeans interest.

C-Have your child read apage of the book. After yourchild reads the page, ask yourchild, “Who did you readabout and what did they do?”This is the C in IPICK whichstands for Comprehend. If itis a good fit book, your childshould be able to answerthese questions.

K-Have your child read an-other page (or use the samepage) and ask, “Did you knowthe words?” This is the K inIPICK which stands for, knowthe words. Your child shouldknow all or almost all of thewords in order for it to be agood fit book.

At Brewster and Korn ourgoal was to begin The DailyFive at the beginning of theschool year. As we are near-ing the mid-year mark we areable to see the “fruits of ourlabor” as we observe our stu-dents using IPICK to helpthem choose a good fit book,building stamina in theirreading and actively engagedduring our literacy blocks.Parents seeking additionalinformation about The DailyFive and The CAFE bookused for this article can go tothe website:thedailycafe.com.

Building stamina is not just for exerciseHoliday at Sugarloaf

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CommentaryResidents of Sugar-loaf Housing com-plex in Middlefieldwere treated to a hol-iday dinner party lastmonth. Guitar musicwas provided byNathan Sperl. GirlScouts and BrownieScouts purchaseditems for gift bags foreach Sugarloaf resi-dent and then sangChristmas carols anddistributed gifts.

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Shen Yun, a nonprofit or-ganization based in NewYork, formed in 2006 with amission to revive China’s5,000 years of traditions andcultures.

Through a performance oftraditional dance, music andanimation, Shen Yun jour-neys through thousands ofyears of history. The twohour show is split into 20segments that tell a differentstory and legend. One hun-dred performers, consistingof 60 dancers and a live or-chestra, revitalize ancientdynasties and culturalgroups on stage. The ensem-ble incorporates traditional

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Shen Yun volunteers havescheduled promotions andpresentations for the public:

North Haven - Promotionis scheduled for Sunday, Jan.20, at North Haven Stop &Shop, 79 Washington Ave.

Southington - Presenta-tion is scheduled forWednesday, Jan. 23, from6:30 to 8 p.m., at theSouthington Public Library,255 Main St.

Cheshire - Presentation isscheduled for Thursday, Jan.31, from 7 to 8 p.m., at theCheshire Public Library, 104Main St.

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Selectmen fundraiser canceledThe Selectmen’s Winter Warm Up scheduled for Jan. 19

has been canceled. First Selectman Laura Francis said,“Unfortunately we underestimated how busy folks arethis time of year. We appreciate the opportunity to raiseawareness of the need for local fuel assistance and arevery grateful for the donations we have received throughthis effort. We will continue to look for other opportuni-ties to grow the Interchurch Fuel Assistance Fund whichprovides assistance to local families in need. Thank youfor your support of all of our social programs.”

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Simina Ionescu, MD, has joined the Masonicare Primary Care Physicians practice. Dr. Ionescu’s primary role is within the geriatric assessment program. Known as Masonicare Pathways, the team conducts evaluations of cognitive,emotional and physical function and provides follow-up recommendations. In addition, Dr. Ionescu is part of the internal medicine staff and sees patientsover the age of 55 from the community. Dr. Ionescu is Board-certified ininternal medicine and geriatrics. She received her medical degree from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest. Dr. Ionescuwas formerly an attending physician at the Hospital of St. Raphael, where she oversaw geriatric assessments and also served as clinical education coordinator for geriatric fellows.

Masonicare Primary Care Physicians is Masonicare’s community-based physician practice. Foradditional information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Ionescu, please call 203-265-0355.

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Pre-registration is re-quired: www.middlefield-parkandrecreation.com.

Learn at the class and thenpractice your skills at one ofthese upcoming familyevents:

Family Ice Fishing Derby –Jan. 26, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., atCoventry Lake, 172 Lake St.,Coventry.

Winter Festival – Feb. 2, 10a.m. to 3 p.m., at Burr PondState Park, 384 Burr Moun-tain Road, Torrington.

Lake Beseck Ice Fest 2013 –Feb. 9, 8 a.m. to noon, at LakeBeseck in Middlefield.

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residents may sign up for freehigh school programs andEnglish as a second languageclasses through the Middle-town Adult Education.

Three high school optionsare available, including Na-tional External Diploma Pro-gram, a self paced programwith no classroom instruc-tion. Diplomas are issued bythe Middletown Board of Ed-ucation. Enrollment is freeand ongoing.

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Taste of Durham Restaurants and caterers

are lining up to present theirmini portions of entrees,desserts and more at the 17thannual Taste of Durham,

scheduled for Saturday, Feb.2, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at theDurham Public Library.

Local businesses alreadycommitted to the event in-clude Cozy Corner Restau-rant & Pizza, Durham Mar-ket and Caterers, Kim’s Cot-tage Confections, Lino’s Mar-ket and Caterers, Little Roost-er, Perk on Main, Santino’s,Spice Catering, and Time OutTaverne. Anoho Asian Noo-dle House, David Alan Cater-ing, Cold Stone Creamery,Stella D’Oro, Haveli of India,and Tschudin Chocolates, allof Middletown; Lyman Or-chards Farm Market of Mid-dlefield; GZen, and Brenda’sMain St. Feed. BruceSchmottlach and Deep Ellumwill provide musical enter-tainment.

An admission fee ispayable in advance at the li-brary. Attendance is limitedto adults. The party will go onregardless of weather. Theentry fee includes unlimitedfood tastings as well as threeservings from the bar.

The Taste of Durham issponsored by the Public As-sociation of Library Support-ers, the support group for theDurham Public Library. Pro-ceeds from past events havefunded capital improvementsto the library, equipment and

ongoing support of programsand museum passes.

For more information, call(860) 349-8415.

Golf tournamentThe Middlefield Volunteer

Fire Company has scheduledits golf tournament for Fri-day, May 17, at Lyman Or-chards Golf Course. Theevent is a 9 a.m. shotgunstart. A fee is charged.

For more information,email [email protected].

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New student government officers at the Indepen-dent Day School are: President, Rose Esselstyn;Vice-President, Luke Brennan; Secretary, OliviaRossi; sixth grade representatives, Meredith Dia-mond and Avery Schmitz; seventh grade represen-tative, Olivia Haouchine; eighth grade representa-tives, Nora Grace-Flood and Jenny Weiss.

Strong SchoolReads

Strong School Reads isscheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 5,at 6:30 p.m., in the school li-brary. The featured book isLife As We Knew It by SusanBeth Pfeffer.

Strong School Reads is anannual book discussionevent where students, par-ents and community mem-bers read a book and thenbreak into small discussiongroups. Copies of the bookare available at Levi E. Coe,Durham and Strong Schoollibraries.

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Digital Summitseries

Vinal Technical HighSchool’s Family Engage-ment Team has scheduled its

first night of presentationsfor the Digital Summit se-ries for Tuesday, Feb. 5, from5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The anti-defamationleague has scheduled Cyber-bullying: What FamiliesDon’t Know Can Hurt Them.The program will educateand empower parents to dis-cuss and respond to theirchildren’s experiences withcyberbullying.

After the presentation, thefollowing workshops will beheld: Facebook 101/Twitter101; iPhones; Digital Photog-

Middle school students and faculty at The IndependentDay School in Middlefield recently elected new members ofits student government. Candidates first applied to runfor office, delivered a speech and participated in a sponta-neous question and answer period from the audience. Thestudent government develops student-generated ideas in-tended to help the school thrive and grow. One goal is to or-ganize opportunities for students and families from allgrades to socialize outside of school. The first scheduledouting is a day of family skiing at Mount Southington inFebruary.

Student officers elected

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Submitted by JoAnn Rider

Kieran Anderson, of Durham, was the winner of the re-cent Independent Day School Geography Bee.William Foster, of Durham, earned second place. Kier-an will take a test to determine if he qualifies for theConnecticut State Geography Bee. Pictured, are RobSchoen, Geography Bee moderator and John Barren-gos, head of school, with Kieran.


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Geo whiz kids competeEight students at Memorial Middle School competed inthe school’s geography bee in front of an entire schoolaudience Jan. 10. The winner of the bee has the opportu-nity to go to the state competition and the national com-petition in Washington, D.C. The national winner will re-ceive $25,000 in college scholarships; $500 cash; a life-time membership to the National Geographic Society;and an all-expense-paid vacation with his or her family.

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Little Leagueopen house

Coginchaug Little Leaguehas scheduled its second an-nual open house for Thurs-day, Jan. 31, from 6:30 to 8p.m. in the lower level of theDurham Public Library.

This event is open to allplayers and parents who aresigning up for CoginchaugLittle League for the firsttime or who would like toknow more about the organi-zation. Meet the newly elect-ed board members, hearplans to improve the league,and learn about the manyvolunteer opportunities.

Light refreshments will beserved. “Rocky” from theNew Britain Rock Cats isscheduled to make an appear-ance.

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

Durham Thunder The Durham Thunder,

fifth grade boys travel bas-ketball team played its sec-ond game of 2013 dropping to1-1 on the New Year. They suf-fered a tough home loss toMarlborough. NoahKleczkowski led the waywith six points, ChrisOnofrio added five and BenMariani chipped in with four.

The Thunder is scheduledto take the court Jan. 20 at10:15 a.m. in Old Saybrook.

Submitted by Scott Penny

Coginchaug boysbasketball

Haddam-KillingworthThe Coginchaug boys trav-

elled to Killingworth on Jan.7, and never challenged thehome-standing Cougars as H-K cruised to a 56-43 win. H-Kjumped out to a 15-4 lead after

one period, and the Devilsnever did get the deficit be-low eight points.

Mike Bongiorno led Cogin-chaug with 15 points, withDevin Rodrigue adding 10,and Jackson Doyle nine. Ro-drigue also led the Devils inrebounding with 11, withAlex Kotrady adding sixboards.

Old LymeThe Devils hosted the

Wildcats of Old Lyme on Jan.10 in a well-played game.

In terms of great offensivebasketball, the first periodwas the highlight. Cogin-chaug scored 20 points onnine of 12 shooting, assistingon all nine buckets, includ-ing two three’s, one each byMike Bongiorno and JackGranger. Alex Kotrady wasfour-for-four from the fieldfor eight points, while Bon-giorno was three-for-threefor seven. Old Lyme was hot

from beyond the arc, hittingfour long shots to stay close,at 20-17.

The scoring pace slowedsubstantially in the secondperiod, but two long ballsfrom Jackson Doyle, alongwith six rebounds from bothDoyle and Kotrady in the pe-riod, propelled the Devils to a34-27 lead at the half.

The third period was a dra-matic slowdown for bothteams, but particularly forCoginchaug, as they couldmanage only early and latebaskets from Rodrigue, plusa single Kotrady free throw,while the visitors dropped in12 points to even the score at39.

Bongiorno started the lastperiod with a three, then twofrom the stripe to put theDevils up five. Jeff Grummanswered an Old Lyme bas-ket, but the Wildcats droppedin a rebound put-back and

with two minutes remaining,hit two charity tries to drawwithin one at 46-45. ConorDoyle hit a bucket to againput Coginchaug up by three,but in the final minute, OldLyme connected from be-yond the arc to tie the scoreat 48. Both teams had addi-tional chances, but neithercould connect, sending thegame to overtime.

The overtime started bad-ly for the Devils, as Old Lymetook the opening tip andknocked down a three-point-er. A Doyle free throw, then aRodrigue basket again tiedthe score, but two turnoversand three misses from thefield in the final 90 secondswere too much to overcome,as Old Lyme took the 58-52overtime win.

Bongiorno and Rodrigueled the team with 13 points,with Kotrady scoring 10. Ko-trady and Rodrigue each had10 rebounds, with Doyleadding nine rebounds, andJack Granger grabbing sev-en.

Coginchaug has a recordof 3-5, all in the ShorelineConference.

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Coginchaug girlsbasketball

Haddam-KillingworthThe Lady Devils travelled

to the Lady Cougars of Had-dam-Killingworth on Jan. 8,and due to a miserable shoot-ing performance, weresoundly defeated by a 49-33score. Coginchaug connectedon only 19 percent of theirshots for the game, and only47 percent from the freethrow line. They trailed 15-9after one period, and 24-19 atthe half, but the third periodwas their undoing as theyconnected only once on sixtries from the line and twiceof 16 times from the field, totrail by 41-24.

H-K slowed down in the fi-nal period, but still cameaway with a comfortable 49-33 win.

Morgan Kuehnle ledCoginchaug with eightpoints, while JessicaSolomon added seven. Both

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pulled in 10 rebounds, andKuehnle also had four assists.

Old LymeThe Old Lyme Wildcats

came to town to visit the Dev-ils on Jan. 11. Coginchaugjumped out to a 12-8 lead afterone, extending it to 23-18 byhalf-time. They kept the leadat five through the third peri-od, with a 32-27 score, andpulled away a bit more in thefinal period for a final scoreof 42-32.

Morgan Kuehnle led theDevils with 13 points, withOlivia Corazzini tacking on12, and Kim Romanoff round-ing out the double digit scor-ers with 10.

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Durham DemonsThe Durham Demons got

the new year off to a goodstart Sunday, Jan. 6, by de-feating Hamden Regional 52-37. The Demons used timelyruns and defense to turnaway the Hamden team in thefourth quarter to raise theirrecord to 2-4 on the seasonand ending a four-game los-ing streak.

The Demons were led byRyan Vynalek’s 20 points asthe eighth grade travel teamtook a big lead over a smallbut hustling Hamden team.Aidan Doyle and Trevor Mor-ris each added eight pointswith Owen Gonzalez tallyingseven points. Morris lead theteam in rebounding with 12.

The Demons jumped out toan 11-1 lead holding Hamdenfrom scoring a basket untilthe 1:45 mark of the firstquarter. The Demons gainedthe biggest lead of the gameat 18-5 to start the secondquarter after back-to-backbaskets by Dean Splendorioand Gonzalez en route to a 20-12 halftime lead. But a lack-luster third quarter allowedHamden to cut the lead to 25-20 before the Demons pulledaway in the fourth quarter.

The Demons ended Decem-ber with two losses – a 52-49

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Submitted by Cindy Nick

Town Times asked readers to send in photos of their winter activites. Cindy Nick shared this photo ofdaughter Alexandra Nick, 7, (photo top left) from the family trip to Okemo Mountain, Vt. Jan. 5.

Allie Dugan, Alexandra Nick, Cassie Dugan and Eliz-abeth Nick sledding at Indian Springs in Middlefield.

On top of the mountain

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Berheide-Lamphier Jonathan Andrew Lamphier and Sarah Elizabeth

Berheide were married in a double ring ceremony onSaturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at Farm-ington Gardens in Farmington.The wedding was officiated bythe Reverend Dr. Joseph A.Krasinski.

The bride is the daughter ofCatherine and the late BruceBerheide, of Saratoga Springs,N.Y.

The groom is the son of Brianand Rosalie Lamphier, of Mid-dlefield.

Sarah was given in marriageby her mother and brother,

Daniel, one of Jon’s groomsmen. She was attended bysix of her closest friends as bridesmaids, and KirbyMcAndrew as maid of honor. Five of Jonathan’sfriends were groomsmen with his brother, Dan, serv-ing as best man.

Sarah is currently the head women’s lacrosse coachat Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. Jonathan iscurrently working as an agent with Banker’s Life andCasualty.

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loss to Meriden on Dec. 16and 63-49 loss to Branford onDec. 30. Doyle powered theDemons with a season-high22 points against Meridenwith Vynalek adding 10points. Gonzalez led the teamagainst Branford with 14points.

Submitted by Melissa Martika

Durham men’sleague

Torrison Stone andTimeout Taverne: JeremyLobo scored 12 of TorrisonStone’s first 20 points as theyeasily defeated Around theClock 79-44 to open the 2013Durham Men’s League sea-son. Torrison will be defend-ing their 2012 DML Champi-onship, which was theirfourth straight. Lobo fin-

ished the night with 20 pointswhile former league MVPAdam Poturnicki closed with19. Pete Donecker had 15 tolead Around the Clock whileTim Egan also added 14. Tor-rison returns its entire ros-ter from the 2012 champi-onship team. Nine teams willbe competing for the Men’sLeague title this year, andwhile several, includingScott Tax, Connecticut Signand Timeout Taverne, look tobe much improved this year,Torrison still remains the fa-vorite to bring home its fifthstraight title.

In other action during thefirst two weeks of DurhamMen’s League Play:

Connecticut Sign-60,Young Gunz-55: CT Signovercame a 29-28 halftimedeficit to win the seasonopener for both teams. Pre-ston Beverly led CT Sign with18. Alex Schade and JasonWilliams paced the YoungGunz with 16 and 14 respec-tively.

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Durham Dental-48, All-state Fire Equipment-40:Allstate never overcame aslow start, scoring just 13points in the first half, andDurham Dental led wire-to-wire. Scott McGuiness wasthe top scorer with 14 andnewcomer Dan Pease added10 for Durham Dental. JoeDavis and Trevor Hansonwere the top Allstate scorerswith 14 and 12 each.

Scott Tax Group-69,Hitchin Post Tavern-39:Ryan Donecker had a careerbest 24 points, but the rest ofHitchin Post scored just 15points, and Scott Tax won itsopener easily. Chris Staab ledScottTax with 13. MattThompson also added 6 forthe Hitchin Post.

Scott Tax Group-55, All-state Fire Equipment-52:Allstate hung tough throughthe entire game, trailing byjust two at the half, but KeithFerguson of Scott Tax pouredit on in the second half, scor-ing 16 of his 22 points to leadScott Tax (2-0) to its secondwin. Joe Davis had a bignight for Allstate (0-2) with17, and first-time player JeffCappa joined in with 11 in theloss.

Timeout Taverne-45,Durham Dental-29: Withjust nine points, DurhamDental (1-1) was held to thelowest first half total of anyteam in five years of Men’sLeague play. Timeout, the2012 DML runner-up, lookedlike it hadn’t missed a beatsince last season’s playoffs.Pete Doering led all scorerswith 15, and Scott Chesmeradded 8. Marc Crayton with13 was the only Durham Den-tal player in double figures.

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Town Time welcomesnews and scores from allsports leagues in Durhamand Middlefield. Informa-tion and photos can besent to: Town Times, P.O.Box 265, Middlefield,06455. Information alsocan be faxed to (203) 639-0210, or emailedto: [email protected].

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(Pudge) was a devoted fatherand leaves behind his son,Norman R. Benjamin, Jr. andhis wife Sandy, of Durhamand his brother Raymond, ofNorth Fort Myers, Fla.

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countless hours building cus-tom furniture in his garage.Norm resided in Durham forover 50 years and volunteeredin many town organizationsand committees includingthe Durham Fair. Norm’s fa-vorite hobby was boating. Heenjoyed many a summers daycruising Long Island Soundand Gardiner’s Bay aboardhis sailboat and later in lifehis son’s Grand Banks Clas-sic.

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Francis AlmeidaFrancis “Tommy” Almei-

da, 73, of Durham, passedaway on Jan.9, 2013. Tom-my was bornin NewHaven onMarch 24,1939; son ofthe lateFrank and

Stephanie Naysnerski Almei-da; served his country faith-fully in the U.S. Army; was amember of the Teamsters Lo-cal 443; was the owner and op-erator of the former AlmeidaTowing for over 20 years; wasa 20-year member and pastchampion of the CT TractorPullers Association and wasa boxing enthusiast.

Father of Carol Ann (Aure-lio) Fontanarosa, Christine(Wayne) Barton, Dawne(John Halligan) Almeida,Nicole Herb and her fiancéDavid DeLellis, StephanieAlmeida and her fiancé Bren-dan Hummel; grandfather ofJoseph, Anthony, Jacob, Ric-ki Lynn, Noelle and Madisyn;brother of Mary Ann Ger-man, Benjamin (Maureen)Trajeski and Mary Dotson.Former husband of CarolWiser and Deborah Frano.Godfather of A.J. Gagliardi;best friend of Donald Clark.Also survived by nieces,nephews and his beloved dog“Bugga.”

Services were held Jan. 15,2013 at the North Haven Fu-neral Home. Interment willbe private and at the conven-ience of the family. In lieu offlowers, memorial contribu-tions may be made to theMeriden Humane Society, 311Murdock Ave., Meriden, CT06450.

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Leonora CandelaT h e r e

are nowords to ex-press thes a d n e s sand senseof losswhen yourmom dies.

I know she is at peace andhappy to be with my Dadagain but that really doesn’tfill the void. All who knewour Mom were surelyblessed to have been in hercircle of life. She and ourdad were dedicated to eachother for over 57 years.That in itself is a rarity.They both were enthusiasticmembers of the Lake BeseckCommunity Association aswell as the Senior Center inMiddlefield for many, manyyears. When she passed onOctober 30th, the day afterthe hurricane in New York,we were not only devastatedat her passing but at the dev-astation it left in our hometown. Yet we found somecomfort in the thought thatour Mom lived her life like ahurricane, touching every-one in her path. Not withdestruction but with kind-ness and love as strong as

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any hurricane force. Please join us on her birth-

day, Jan. 26, 2013 at noon at St. Coleman’s Church for a Memorial Service in herhonor.

Mary MartinMary “Christine”

(Traskos) Martin, of Rock-fall, passed away on Saturday,Jan. 12, after a brief illness.Born on Sept. 9, 1949, she wasthe daughter of Georgine andWalter Traskos, and attendedSt. Mary’s School in Middle-town before graduating fromMercy High School in 1968.

Chris met the love of herlife, Michael Martin, in 1980while on a camping trip inKey West, Fla. The two mar-ried in 1981 and briefly livedin Denver, Colo., where shehad both her daughters, be-fore returning to Connecticutand purchasing the home shegrew up in on Main Street inRockfall.

Chris worked as a cafeteriamanager in Regional SchoolDistrict 13 for 16 years andwas well-known and loved bythe students at John LymanElementary School. To herdaughters’ friends, who oftenhung out at the Martin house,she is fondly remembered as‘Mama Martin.’

Chris’ warmth and unas-suming personality drewpeople to her. Though shecherished her family most of all, she was a loyal and lov-

ing friend to more peoplethan can be named in thisbrief space. Her zest for lifeand sense of adventure wascontagious and she oftenspoke fondly of the adven-tures she embarked on, in-cluding a cross country tripfrom Connecticut to Califor-nia and back, hiking theGrand Canyon and the threedays she spent at Woodstockin 1969.

For 20 years she participat-ed in an annual camping tripwith several of her closestgirlfriends who called them-selves the ‘Yo Mamas.’ Theseannual adventures providedher with a new cache of fun-ny stories to entertain hernon-camping friends with,and her unique story tellingstyle resulted in shrieks oflaughter and breathless en-treaties to stop so folks couldtake a breath.

She was also a member ofthe K Club in Rockfall andserved as a 4-H group leaderfor many years.

Besides her husband,Michael, Chris is survived byher two daughters, Shannonand Jamie Martin, who alsoreside in Rockfall, a brotherWalter Traskos, of Middle-town, a brother Wiley Peck-ham and his wife Mary Lee,of East Haddam, and severalnieces and nephews.

A celebration of her lifewill be held on Friday, Jan.18, at 3 p.m., at Biega FuneralHome, 3 Silver St., Middle-town. Friends may call at Bie-ga Funeral Home on Fridayprior to the service from 1 to 3p.m. Those who wish maysend memorial contributionsto the Martin Family.

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