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Coginchaug football thanks local veteransBy John Bozzi

Special to the Town Times

At each home varsity foot-ball game this season, theCoginchaug football teamwill pay tribute to a local vet-eran by naming that veteranthe team’s “honorary cap-tain.” The veteran will ac-company team captains IanAugur and Sean Harper tomidfield for the pregamecoin toss, receive a commem-orative “Veterans 1” T-shirtand have an account ofhis/her service record in-cluded in the game program.

The honorary captainproject is intended to providea personal “thank you” fromthe Coginchaug communityto those who have served andsacrificed and to create anopportunity for those at thegame to get a more intimate

and individual appreciationof the debt owed to membersof the military.

Major Valerie Smith wasselected as the first honorarycaptain for the Lewis Millsgame Oct. 6. Major Smith re-tired in 2006 after serving 21years in the Army NationalGuard. In November 2003,she was deployed to Iraqwhere she spent 16 monthswith the 118th Medical Sup-port Battalion. Her unit pro-vided immediate medicalcare to both U.S military per-sonnel and Iraqi civilians.Major Smith was chargedwith interpreting intelli-gence reports regarding in-surgent attacks and deter-mining the proper level ofmedical support responseneeded. Her duties required

Photo by Lori Sbona

Coginchaug football captains Ian Augur, left, and Sean Harper with Major Valerie Smith. See Thanks, page 22

Local dating safetyprogram wins state award

By Stephanie WilcoxTown Times

A dedicated team, no mat-ter how small, can accom-plish a lot in just two years.Just ask Jane Moen, pro-gram coordinator ofDurham Middlefield Youthand Family Services. In2010, with federal grantfunding, DMYFS joined with15 Coginchaug High Schoolstudents to develop the Safe-Dates: Choose Respect pro-gram. Last Friday, SafeDateswas awarded the CT YouthServices Association’s“Youth Leadership Programof the Year Award” atCYSA’s annual meeting —just two years after Safe-

Photo submitted by Jane Moen

From left, CRHS Principal Andre Hauser; DMYFS Pro-gram Director Jane Moen; Deanna Puchalski; DMYFSExecutive Director Betsy Dean; Brenna Goldberg.Puchalski and Goldberg, both juniors, are two of thethree remaining members from the original SafeDatesteam that formed in 2010. All others have graduated.Puchalski is now a board member of DMYFS.

RSD13 launchesnew website

By Stephanie WilcoxTown Times

Regional School District13 has launched a new web-site, and there’s a lot of ex-citement about it.

“We’ve wanted to do thisfor a really long time,” Su-perintendent Susan Viccarosaid. “I’m thrilled we’re fi-nally able to do it, andpleased with the overall re-sults.”

Not only can staff, stu-dents and parents stay up-to-date with the district’shappenings, but the numberone goal — making the siteeasier for everyone — willbe accomplished.

“The whole thing is justso much easier to use,” Vic-

caro said. Webmaster Susan Gau-

dreau, administrative assis-tant/receptionist for RSD13,said making changes to theold website was so cumber-some that the district wasoften reluctant to changeanything.

“It was used a lot, but itneeded to be more timely,”she said. “Our last site hadto run two programs tomake it work. I think this ismuch easier.”

Easier in the sense that italso frees up some time forDirector of InformationTechnology Rich Fielding,Viccaro said.

Fielding, who also acts as

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The 2011-2012 Safe Dates Team. This year’s team isstill being formed. Photo submitted by Jane Moen

Dates launched.“The thing that was im-

portant to me for this teamwas just the recognition,”Moen said. “For a prettytiny organization — we havetwo staff (on DMYFS) — anda group of students, that’sdeserving recognition.

All across the state, thereare youth and family serviceorganization, and some arehuge, Moen said. CYSA, the

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state association for all ofthese youth and family serv-ices, is charged with helpingthe local bureaus grow andmaintain funding.

Members of the CYSAwere asked to nominate pro-grams “of outstanding qual-ity”, according to CephusNolen Jr., a CYSA boardmember in a message toDMYFS.

“The Membership andProfessional DevelopmentCommittees of CYSA re-ceived the nominations, dis-

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cussed them and then votedon which program to honorwith the CYSA ProgramAward,” said Nolen, who isdirector of East HartfordYouth Services. “I can tellyou that there were severalgreat programs nominatedthis year and that SafeDates:Choose Respect is a very im-pressive program that repre-sents that type of creativeand innovative program-ming that goes on across theYSB’s across the state.”

At its core, the SafeDatesteam consists of Cogin-chaug students who are ded-icated to the topic of datingsafety. The program isaimed at helping teens besafe as they begin to developdeeper relationships, in-cluding dating relation-ships. The high school teamreceives training regardingdating safety by DMYFSstaff and then leads smallgroup sessions on healthyrelationships and datingsafety with every seventhgrade classroom at StrongMiddle School.

Since 2010, the group’soutreach has extended be-yond the immediate commu-nity.

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ered to students from acrossthe state at the Fall 2011 Wes-leyan University DiversityDay Conference and as partof the Portland LibraryGirls Empowerment Seriesin the spring of 2012.

“The SafeDates programwas developed with, for andby that group of teens,”Moen said.

Each year a new group ofhigh school students aretrained over the course ofthe school year. Today, allbut three members of theoriginal group have graduat-ed. Several from this year’sgroup joined CoginchaugPrincipal Andre Hauser,DMYFS Executive DirectorBetsy Dean and Moen inPlainfield to receive theCYSA award Oct. 5.

About the award, Moensaid, “It is a wonderful pro-gram that the student lead-ers should be very proud of.”

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The Coginchaug Valley Ed-ucation Foundation is look-ing for nominations for thisyear’s Howard KelleyAchievement Award.

Kelley, who passed away in2010, was a founding boardmember of CVEF. The awardwas established in his memo-ry to honor individuals in thecommunity who, like him,embody the spirit of leader-ship in the community, par-ticularly his devotion to vol-unteerism and education.

Last year’s recipient wasChristine Willett, a Middle-field wife and mother of twoyoung sons. She works as ateacher at Green Acres Ele-mentary School in NorthHaven. After beating cancer,Willett established After theStorm, a nonprofit founda-tion whose mission is to as-sist breast cancer survivorsheal and restore balance totheir lives.

If you know of someone inour community who youthink should be consideredfor this award, email thename and a brief supporting

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CVEF was founded inMarch 2008 as an independenteducation foundation. The mis-sion of CVEF is to promote ex-cellence, innovation and cre-ativity in education for thecommunity and to support life-long learning in Durham andMiddlefield by giving grantsand sponsoring programs. Formore information, visitwww.coginchaugvef.com.

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12 Friday

4C’s Square Dance -The 4C’s Square DanceClub has scheduled a dancefor Friday, Oct. 12, from 8 to10:30 p.m., at BrewsterSchool. Caller is Ed Rutty;cuer is Sue Lucibello. Formore information, call (860)349-8084 or (203) 272-7463.

Tot Time - The MOMSClub of Durham-Middle-field meets every Friday atPeckham Park at 10 a.m.Babies, toddler and chil-dren of Durham and Mid-dlefield are welcome. Formore information, emailm o m s d u r h a m m i d d l e -field@gmail.com.

Bridge night - Come joinin at the Durham ActivityCenter every Friday nightat 6:30 p.m. for a fun nightof bridge. If you are notsure how to play, Jim willteach you. You may call Jimat (860) 346-6611 with bridgequestions. Call DurhamRecreation at (860) 343-6724with further questions.

13 Saturday

Harvest dinner - Part-nership for Sharing hasscheduled an all-you-can-eat pork roast harvest din-ner for Saturday, Oct. 13,from 5 to 7 p.m., at theThird CongregationalChurch, 94 Miner St. Mid-dletown. A fee is charged.

Auction - The Red Car-pet Auction to benefit theUnited Churches ofDurham is scheduled forSaturday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m.,at the Italian Society, 72Court St., Middletown. Liveand silent auction itemswill be available for bid. Afee is charged for tickets.For more information, call(860) 349-3682. Tickets willalso available at the door.

Durham Historical So-ciety - The Durham Histor-ical Society is open to thepublic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 13.

Dudley Farm Farmers’Market - The Dudley Farm

Farmers’ Market is heldevery Saturday through theend of October from 9 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. rain or shine.The market offers a varietyof both organic and non-or-ganic fruit, vegetables,eggs, naturally grownmeat, baked goods, jams,jelly, honey, maple syrup,sprouts, fresh flowers andcrafts. All products arehomegrown or homemadeby the vendors. The DudleyFarm is located on thenortheast corner of Routes77 and 80 in North Guilford.

Household HazardousWaste collection - A freehazardous waste collectionis scheduled for Saturday,Oct. 13, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.at Middlesex CommunityCollege, Reservoir Rd., Mid-dletown. Durham and Mid-dlefield residents maybring their hazardoushousehold waste. For moreinformation and a list ofacceptable items, visitwww.themdc.com or call(860) 347-7214 or (860) 278-3809.

14 Sunday

Community supper -The Church of theEpiphany, 196 Main St.,Durham, has scheduled afree community supper forSunday, Oct. 14, from 5:30 to6:30 p.m. in the church hall.The main course will beprepared by Epiphany’sparishioners; members ofNotre Dame Church willsupply dessert. For moreinformation, call (860) 349-9644.

Golf tournament -Swing for Honduras GolfTournament is scheduledfor Sunday, Oct. 14, fromnoon to 2 p.m., at IndianSprings Golf Course, 132Mack Rd., Middlefield. Thisis 9-hole event sponsored byHonduras Children’s Pro-ject and Indian SpringsGolf Course. Walk-ins arewelcome. Proceeds benefitHonduras Children’s Pro-ject. For more informationand cost, visit www.swing-forhonduras.com.

15 Monday

Durham Senior Lunch-es - Every Monday andWednesday, hot lunches areavailable for seniors over 60and their spouses at theDurham Activity Center, 350Main St. Following thelunch on Monday is gametime, which includes bil-liards, Wii and cards. Bingostarts at 1 p.m. on Wednes-day. For pricing info and tomake a reservation, callAmanda Pedersen, seniorcafé manager, at (860) 349-3153.

Middlefield SeniorLunches - The MiddlefieldSenior Café is serving lunchthree times a week, on Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fri-days. Reservations are re-quired 24 hours prior, andthe monthly menu can bepicked up at the center,Town Hall or at www.mid-dlefieldct.org.

16 Tuesday

Little League - Cogin-chaug Little League hasscheduled its annual elec-tions meeting for Tuesday,Oct. 16, at 8 p.m., at the Mid-dlefield Community center.All positions on the board ofdirectors are up for re-elec-tion. For more information,contact Tom Wenchell attwenchell@comcast.net.

Guest storyteller: AmyBloom will read her new pic-ture book “Little Sweet Pota-to,” Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 10:15a.m., at the Durham Li-brary; crafts and snacksavailable. For more informa-tion, call (860) 349-9544.

17 Wednesday

TOPS Meeting - Take OffPounds Sensibly meetsevery Wednesday at 6 p.m.on the third floor of theDurham Town Hall, 350Main St. Contact NaomiKlotsko at (860) 349-9558 orBonnie Olesen at (860) 349-9433 for more information.

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Cookin’, a book club forfoodies, is scheduled to dis-cuss “Julia and JacquesCooking” by Julia Child andJacques Pepin Wednesday,Oct. 17, at 7 p.m., at theDurham Library. For ages 18and up. For more informa-tion and to register, call (860)459-9544.

19 Friday

Tot Time - The MOMSClub of Durham-Middle-field has scheduled an openhouse for Friday, Oct. 19,from 1 a.m. to noon, at theMiddlefield CommunityCenter, for residents ofDurham and Middlefield.The open house will featurea tour of the Middlefieldfirehouse and playtime forchildren at the communitycenter. For more informa-tion, email momsdurham-middlefield@gmail.com.

Bridge night - Come joinin at the Durham ActivityCenter every Friday night at6:30 p.m. for a fun night ofbridge. If you are not surehow to play, Jim will teachyou. You may call Jim at(860) 346-6611 with bridgequestions. Call DurhamRecreation at (860) 343-6724with further questions.

Fun Night and Dance -Durham Middlefield Youthand Family Services willhold the first Fun Night andDance of the year for Memo-rial School Students Friday,Oct. 19, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30p.m. All Memorial Schoolstudents are invited for afun night of music, games,dancing, pizza and friends atDMYFS, 405 Main St., Mid-dlefield, lower level.

CRHS project gradua-tion - CRHS Project Gradua-tion has scheduled DaveReilly, adults only comedyshow fundraiser for Friday,Oct. 19, at 8 p.m., at SheratonFour Points Inn, 275 Re-search Pkwy., Meriden. Afee is charged. For more in-formation, visit www.dav-ereilly.com.

20 Saturday

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Market - The Dudley FarmFarmers’ Market is heldevery Saturday through theend of October from 9 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. rain or shine.The market offers a varietyof both organic and non-or-ganic fruit, vegetables,eggs, naturally grown meat,baked goods, jams, jelly,honey, maple syrup,sprouts, fresh flowers andcrafts. All products arehomegrown or homemadeby the vendors. The DudleyFarm is located on thenortheast corner of Routes77 and 80 in North Guilford.

Light Up Middlefield –The Middlefield Lions Club,in partnership with theMiddlefield Park and Recre-ation Department, are plan-ning the 3rd annual LightUp Middlefield event. Thisyear’s event will be at Peck-ham Park Saturday, Oct. 20,from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. ThePark and Recreation De-partment has fun andgames planned for the kids.There will be food for saleat the pavilion and hopeful-ly lots of pumpkins to lightup. So carve those Jack-o’-lanterns. Awards will begiven out for scariest, mostoriginal and best in theme.This year’s theme is owls.

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Durham Senior Lunch-es - Every Monday andWednesday, hot lunches areavailable for seniors over 60and their spouses at theDurham Activity Center(350 Main St.). Followingthe lunches on Mondays isgame time which includesbilliards, Wii and cards.Bingo starts at 1 p.m. onWednesdays. For pricinginfo and to make a reserva-tion, call Amanda Peder-sen, senior café manager, 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 their monthly menucan be picked up at the cen-ter, Town Hall, or atwww.middlefieldct.org.

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Lindsay Parke, of Middlefield, will be one of fivehonorees at Operation Fuel’s 35th anniversary recep-tion Friday, Oct. 19, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Con-necticut Science Center in Hartford.

Parke is being recognized for her support of Opera-tion Fuel over the past several years. Parke, who worksfor Connecticut Light & Power and Yankee Gas, servedon Operation Fuel’s board of directors for six years.

Northeast Utilities, Dominion, HSB Group, NBCConnecticut and Clear Channel Communications aremajor sponsors of the 35th anniversary celebration.NBC Connecticut news anchor Keisha Grant will bethe event’s emcee.

Tickets can be purchased at www.operationfuel.org.Operation Fuel is a private, nonprofit statewide pro-

gram that has provided emergency energy assistancethroughout Connecticut for the past 35 years to lower-in-come working families, the elderly and disabled individ-uals who are in financial crisis and not eligible for ener-gy assistance from government-funded programs.

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webmaster, no longer has torun the website. This one isweb hosted, meaning some-one else takes care of themaintenance. The companyproviding this service toRSD13 is CatapultK12.

As webmasters, Gaudreauand Fielding will provide dif-ferent levels of access to allusers in the district, and theywill police the content andoverall look to maintain con-sistency. They also will takecare of troubleshooting andaddress questions.

But many people in the dis-trict have access to the site.Each school secretary hasbeen trained and will additems under their school’spage. Rosemary Allen, admin-istrative assistant to the su-perintendent, will handle theBoard of Education pages.And Viccaro herself will betweeting and updating her su-perintendent’s page weekly.

When designing the web-site, building principals weregiven a lot of freedom withtheir pages.

“If you look at Brewster’shome page,” Viccaro said,“Nancy (Heckler, principal)picked out the wallpaper. Itlet’s them represent theirschool.”

And now that it’s gone live,teachers who want to buildtheir sites within the new pro-

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gram are encouraged to gettrained, Fielding said.Michelle Gohagon and BillKurtz, RSD13 technology inte-gration specialists, providemost training and are an im-portant piece in the websitetransition as well.

As for parents, they can doas little or as much as theywant in terms of interactingon the site. Parents can cus-tomize the Google calendar byselecting which school(s) theywant to look at, or to see onlysports or evening events, etc.

“We’re just trying to makeit more helpful to parents,”Viccaro said. “They can lookahead now in terms of plan-ning vacation and see whenschool vacations are for thenext two years.”

Fielding said the changeswere mostly out of necessity.

“From my end, the abilityto support the existing web-site and have it adapt to the re-quests people had was impor-tant,” he said.

Fielding said the naviga-tion upgrade was critical. Thenavigation toolbars have beenreorganized and no clicking isinvolved to get information

from the main page. Links godirectly to the most importantinfo, and the students and par-ents section on each page willbe constantly updated withimportant information.

“I was hoping what wouldcome out of this was a littlemore attention on the highschool and even the StrongSchool newspaper online,” hesaid. “One hope is to be able touse that Twitter feed to high-light student work for the dis-trict.”

Additionally, videos, fromgraduation, for instance, canbe added directly to the siteand photos can easily be modi-fied.

“We’re hoping to take themost current happenings, andput them up,” Fielding said.“As we now know the tools andhow they work, we can gener-ate content. There’s no limita-tion on what we can do now.”

But Viccaro, Gaudreau andFielding agree it’s still a workin progress.

“We have lots of ideas,”Gaudreau said.

Viccaro added, “As timegoes on, it is only going to getbetter.”

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Church of the Epiphany celebrates150 years in Durham

By Trish DyniaSpecial to the Town Times

In 1862, in the midst of aterrible civil war that eventu-ally took the lives of over500,000 soldiers and civilians,the cornerstone of Durham’sEpiscopal parish, Church ofthe Epiphany, was laid thatspring and the first servicewas held in the newly-com-pleted church in January ofthe following year. It served asa rare beacon of hope duringa tumultuous time in thecountry’s history.

Prior to the laying of thiscornerstone and the comple-tion of “the little church onthe hill” across from StrongSchool (at a final cost of$2,403.56), Episcopal serviceshad been held in Durham be-ginning in 1802 at private

homes as well as in the Acade-my on Main Street (formerPythian building, now a pri-vate residence), the Academyon the Green (Durham Histor-ical Society building) and atthe South End School (today aprivate residence on SandHill Road). These serviceswere organized and presidedover by Wesleyan DivinitySchool students.

According to “History ofThe Church of Epiphany”, abooklet written by Mrs.Howard Field in 1963, twoBerkeley Divinity School stu-dents from Wesleyan who hadbeen holding services for thefoundling parish, “set out toraise funds for the buildingon its present site, and atgreat personal sacrifice theycanvassed not only this com-munity, but Middletown,

Meriden, Hartford, Walling-ford, Norwich, Guilford andmany other places.”

On January 28, 1863, thechurch was consecrated byBishop John Williams, andthe Rev. Frank Goodwin wasinstalled as the first vicar.

The Rev. Joseph Hooperserved as rector from 1893 to1916 and also as chairman ofDurham’s Board of Educa-tion for several years. He wasinstrumental in consolidatingthe town’s far flung schoolhouses into one location (to-day’s Strong School) andplayed a significant role inthe formation of the DurhamPublic Library, established in1902.

The Rev. George Gilbertserved as rector from 1924 to1940 and in 1939 published anational bestseller called

“Forty Years a CountryPreacher.” Later he was elect-ed to the state legislaturewhere he worked for the im-provement of roads and elec-tric lines, and was a staunchadvocate for adequate hous-ing for the poor.

The Rev. Gilbert was alsoknown for his care of the lessfortunate in the community,and established a tradition ofsocial responsibility through-out Middlesex County. Inkeeping with this tradition,and with the enthusiastic co-operation of other churchesin Durham, in 2009Epiphany’s Outreach Com-mittee began holding freecommunity suppers whichare generally held on the sec-ond Sunday of each month at5:30 p.m. in the parish hall.The suppers are open toeveryone.

But this was certainly notthe only time local churchesbanded together to provide

for the needs of all in the com-munity. There are thousandsof ways to die, but World WarII technology offered a myri-ad of new means by which toobtain this inevitable out-come. I make this bleak state-ment only to underline howhorribly frightening this timewas for the people who livedthrough it. Shortly after theUnited States entered WorldWar II, Reverend LoringEmery of Epiphany and TheRev. Albert Baller of UnitedChurch created a joint prayerand song service that washeld each Sunday evening atalternate church locations.Mrs. Field states in her book-let, “Each service was dedi-cated to a Durham man serv-ing his country and a record-ing of part of the hymn singwas sent overseas to the men.Letters in appreciation werereceived which told that theserecords symbolized for them,Mother and Dad, home itself,the girl friend, the villagestreet and the church with itslifelong association.”

As the church grew inmembership, the originalplain windows were replacedwith memorial windows de-picting scenes from the life ofChrist, the first being the chil-dren’s window at the rear ofthe church facing MainStreet, so named because itwas purchased with fundsraised by the Sunday Schoolchildren in 1880.

In 1905 a parish house wasadded to the rear of the build-ing. Today it serves as a gath-ering room for coffee hourand various events through-out the year, church officesand Sunday school rooms. In1971 property was purchasedto the west of the church onMaple Avenue and a vicaragewas built.

In 1980 Epiphany joined aconsortium of Episcopalchurches called the Middle-sex Area Cluster Ministry in

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order to ease the financialburdens of the area’s smallEpiscopal churches. This al-lowed parishioners to becomeacquainted with many won-derful parish members in thearea and share a variety oftalented and dedicated priestson a monthly or seasonal ro-

Blessing ourbest friendsDue to the weather, therewas light turnout atChurch of the Epiphany’sAnimal Blessing on Oct.7, though Father Tonywould have gladly stayeduntil every gaggle ofgeese, piddle of puppiesand pew of church mice intown had been blessed.

Photos by Trish DyniaFather Tony blesses Millie, a shih tzu owned byKathrine Chaplin, of Durham, during the annualBlessing of the Animals held at Church of theEpiphany Sunday, Oct. 7.

Collies Charles and Jackie receive a blessing fromFather Tony. Owners are Frank and Lori Gallagher,of North Haven.

tation basis. Some irreverent-ly called this process, “Thetravelling salvation show” inreference to a late 1960s hitcalled “Brother Love’s Trav-elling Salvation Show”, byNeil Diamond, though the de-scription is quite apt.

In 2007 Epiphany’s mem-bership had risen to the pointwhere support from the Clus-ter was no longer needed, andthe heart rending, but neces-sary decision was made tobreak from the Cluster, and

with the Cluster’s reluctantgood wishes and blessings,Epiphany set out on her ownonce again.

The Rev. Beth Hoffmannably served as the church’svicar until her retirementlast year, and Epiphany hasformed a new search com-mittee. With the help of theHartford Diocese a newpriest will be installed in thenear future who will contin-ue the tradition of excellentservice to its parishioners

and the community. In the meantime, Father

Anthony Dinoto is serving asinterim rector, a challenge he

has taken on with courage,good humor and sincere dedi-

See 150 years, page 22

Letters to the Editor

TownOpinion8

Town TimesFriday, October 12, 2012

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, Oct. 15

Inland/Wetlands, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 16

Board of Finance, 6 p.m. at Town HallAgriculture Commission,

7 p.m. at Town HallWednesday, Oct. 17

Recreation Committee,

7 p.m. at Durham Activity CenterPlanning & Zoning, 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall

Middlefield GovernmentCalendar

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

Tuesday, Oct. 16Conservation Commission, 6:30 p.m.

Board of Selectmen, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 17

Inlands/Wetlands Commission, 7 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 18

Board of Finance, 7 p.m.

Letters policyThe Town Times intends to present a forum for the live-

ly exchange of ideas and issues. To facilitate the publica-tion of your contributions, several guidelines should befollowed. Letters to the editor must be signed, with aphone number included, and be no more than 300 words.The writer will be called to confirm authorship. No anony-mous letters will be printed. Contributions by any indi-vidual or group will not be published more frequentlythan once a month. Every effort will be made to print allletters received. However, the selection and date of publi-cation will be at the discretion of the editor. Finally, theopinions expressed by our letter writers are not necessar-ily those of this newspaper. Deadline: Monday noon forFriday publication.

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Impeccablereputation

To the editor:I have known Noreen Koko-

ruda for almost 20 years. As aselectman in Madison sheworked diligently to serve thepeople of that town. Her repu-tation is impeccable. Now thatshe is in our district I knowshe will truly represent us.

Connecticut is in trouble.Our new early release pro-gram allows dangerous crimi-nals out of prison. We have 9percent unemployment. TheDemocratically-controlledlegislature has increased tax-es while continuously spend-ing more than our budget al-lows, so that the state can nolonger even pay its bills.

With Noreen as our repre-sentative, she will help controlspending, correct the early re-lease program and improvethe state’s relationship withsmall businesses and unem-ployment. I’m voting forNoreen. I hope you will too.

Rosemarie NaplesDurham

Exceptionalconstituentservice

To the editor:We are fortunate to have

Ed Meyer, a man with exten-sive work experience, as our“full-time” state Senator. Ican personally attest that Edprovides exceptional con-stituent service, including as-sisting people with jobsearches, connecting individ-uals and businesses with ap-propriate state agencies to re-solve issues and obtainingover $900,000 in grants andfunding assistance forDurham. Ed has been a pro-ponent of streamlined gov-ernment, intelligent reformof public employee compen-sation, phasing out localproperty tax and allowingtowns the right to raise rev-enues by other than localproperty taxes. Join me in re-electing Ed Meyer Nov. 6.

Mary RyanMiddlefield

Focus on smallbusiness

To the editor:David Dwyer is the Democ-

ratic candidate for state rep-resentative from Durham’snew 101st District, compris-ing Madison and Durham. Asan attorney for a small busi-ness and a background in taxlaw, Dwyer sees firsthand theissues small businesses face.He understands the interac-tion between governmentand business and can makeConnecticut a better state forbusiness and residents alike.Dwyer has spent time gettingto know this new district —he volunteers at seniorlunches; he brought hisdaughter to the FarmersMarket; he has visitedchurch suppers and been aguest in many Durhamhomes. He deserves our votein November.

Kary StricklandDurham

For our own good

To the editor:State Sen. Ed Meyer is

smart, committed and effec-tive. He voted for legislationthat makes public utility com-panies more accountable intheir responses to majorstorms. Durham took a lot ofhits and many of us felt aban-doned and exploited by theutility companies. Ed Meyercast his vote for legislation onthe side of the consumer.

Ed Meyer has worked hardfor us on issues of the envi-ronment and education. He

has been a fine legislator. Votefor him, for our own good.

Amy BloomDurham

Consider barnraising

To the editor:Walking around the fair-

grounds this year, I was reallysaddened by the loss of Presi-dent’s Hall and the Crow’sNest. I found that as I workedthe information booth (near-est the site of the buildings),others were feeling the lossand emptiness as well. Visi-

See Letters, page 28

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State SEN 12State REP 86

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Town Times begins our officialelection coverage this week with abreakdown of Durham’s redistrict-ing, voter information and sampleballots.

With the state House and Senatedistricts adopted November 2011,Durham is broken into House Dis-trict 86 and House District 101. (Seemap below, and for a list of streets

and which district they belong to,visit myrecordjournal.com/town-times/election.) Middlefield is inHouse District 82. Both towns are inCongressional District 3. Stay tuned

for candidates bios in upcoming is-sues. Meanwhile visit the TownTimes website to read bios and tostay up-to-date with voter informa-tion and candidate news.

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DURHAM BALLOT VOTING PRECINCT 2: Congressional District 3, State Senate 12, State Representative 101

DURHAM BALLOT VOTING PRECINCT 3: Congressional District 3, State Senate 12, State Representative 86

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VOTERREGISTRATION

DurhamThe Durham Registrars

of Voters has scheduled aSaturday voter registra-tion session for Oct. 20from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. atDurham Town Hall. This isa session to revise the Pre-liminary Registry List andto enroll new voters. Resi-dents of Durham must ap-pear in person with identi-fication. All mail-in regis-trations for the Novemberelections must be post-marked by Oct. 23. The lastday to register in person isOct. 30 to vote on Nov. 6.

Middlefield The Middlefield Regis-

trars of Voters are sched-uled to register voters onSaturday, Oct. 20, from 10a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Com-munity Center, 405 MainSt. Hand-delivered mail-inapplication must be re-ceived by the registrars (orDMA or voter registrationagency) and mail-in appli-cation must be postmarkedby Oct. 23 for the applicantto be entitled to vote in theNov. 6 election.

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DurhamTown Clerk’s telephone: (860) 349-3453; Town Clerk’s fax: (860) 349-0547Town Clerk’s hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 p.m.; Tuesday evening 4:30-8 p.m.Town Hall mailing address: P.O. Box 428, Durham, CT 06422Town Hall website: townofdurhamct.org/municipalgovernment/election

MiddlefieldTown Clerk’s telephone: (860) 349-7116; Town Clerk’s fax: (860) 349-7115Town Clerk’s hours: Mon 9-5 p.m.; Tues-Thurs 9-4 p.m.; Fri 9-3 p.m.Town Hall mailing address: P.O. Box 179, Middlefield, CT 06455Town Hall website: middlefieldct.org./town-offices/town-clerk

Except for federal elections, you must beregistered to exercise your right to vote. Ifyou are a registered voter and you meetthe legal requirements for absentee vot-ing, here’s how to vote:

You must apply for an absentee ballotfrom the Town Clerk, either in person orthrough the Internet.

By Internet: go to www.sots.state.ct.usand follow the directions on how to down-load the Application for Absentee Ballotform. The town website also has the appli-cation and absentee voting informationavailable under Municipal Govern-ment/Elections.

Request the application form from theTown Clerk, in person, by phone or by afamily member. The application form

must be signed by the applicant voter.Mail or deliver the completed applica-

tion form to the Town Clerk. The Town Clerk will then mail the ab-

sentee ballot back to the voter.The completed original ballot must be

delivered or returned by mail to the TownClerk and received before the close of thepolls on Election Day.

Absentee voters should read the direc-tions on the ballot carefully, as incorrectlyprepared ballots may not be counted. Theinner envelope must be signed and the out-er envelope must be sealed. Only one bal-lot per inner envelope will be counted. Ifthis is the first time you are voting, youmust include a copy of your ID with yourabsentee ballot.

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Regional School District 13offers a play based screeningfor children ages 3 and 4. Thescreening allows parents tohave their child observed bydistrict professionals in an in-formal, fun setting to ensuretheir child’s development isprogressing at an age-appro-

priate level. Participation isalso a pre-requisite for a childto be considered as a role mod-el for the preschool program.

Screenings are scheduledfor Friday, Oct. 19, at 9 and 11a.m., at Brewster ElementarySchool All district four-year-olds and children turningthree by Oct. 19 are welcome.

Parental permission andinvolvement is required. Chil-

dren must separate fromtheir parents during thescreening for an accurate as-sessment. For more informa-tion, contact Crystal at (860)349-7210.

PSAT testing The PSAT’s are scheduled

to be administered Saturday,Oct. 20, at Coginchaug Re-gional High School, from 7:45to 11 a.m. Students can regis-ter for the test in the Guid-ance Office through Oct. 10.The fee of $25 is payable bycash or check. Checks shouldbe made payable to CRHS Ac-tivity Fund. For more infor-mation, contact the GuidanceOffice at (860) 349-7221

Scholasticachievements

Emma Lerman, ofDurham, has been named anAP Scholar in recognition ofher achievement on the Ad-vanced Placement Programadministered by the CollegeBoard.

Day of CaringBrewster School’s kinder-gartners recently partici-pated in the Day of Caring,an annual event thatmatches groups of volun-teers from local companieswith volunteer projects thatadvance the commongood. Middlesex UnitedWay’s focus areas are edu-cation, income, health andhousing. This year, Day ofCaring projects support ed-ucation by connecting

companies to localschools. Over severaldays, teams volunteered atnine schools in Middlesex

county. Volunteers partici-pate in storytelling, readingand activities with childrenin the classroom. Theyspeak about their careersand improving the learningenvironment for children

through gardening, muraland other beautification

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Submitted by Patti Checko

TownSchools Town TimesFriday, October 12, 2012

character, academic, and service. Beforethe annual induction ceremony, facultymembers examine evidence of each ap-plicant’s adherence to these characteris-tics.

“NHS is not a glori�ed honor roll,” saidMs. Mattei. “Therefore it should become amore selective and elite group. The NHSadvisor does not vote on students. thecommittee of �ve teachers vote afterseeing a plethora of students’ packets,teachers’ comments, and extracurricularactivities.”

Before Ms. Mattei took on the role of

For ten years, English teacher Ms. DonnaMattei poured her heart and soul into theNational Honor Society, working to main-tain rigorous standards and uphold theideals of the group that has branches inhigh schools around the country. But thisyear she has passed the torch to socialstudies teacher Ms. Amy Jacques-Purdy.

“Ms. Mattei laid the groundwork for agreat organization, and she chose to bereally helpful which I am truly thankfulfor,” said Ms. Jacques-Purdy. NHS is anelite group of students who must exhibitfour “pillars” of scholarship: leadership,

Healthy Choices at Cafeteria

Many students entering Region 13schools this fall have noticed a changein the requirements for what classi�esan appropriate lunch. When students re-turned to school, they saw that there arenow wheat rolls and bagels, and everystudent must take a fruit along with theirregular lunch.

“It’s a requirement by the state forfruits and vegetables to be served with

lunch,” said Mrs. Jane Schmitt, kitchenmanager. During the 2011-12 school year,RSD 13 was approved for healthy foodcerti�cation by the Connecticut StateDepartment of Education. This requiresschools to have certain types of foodswith speci�c nutritional values. Some of the things that the school chose to serveare whole grain bread products, Boar’sHead meat, baked chips, and many fruits

NHS advisor, Mr. John De Meo was theadvisor.

“I wanted to work with juniors and se-niors because I don’t teach juniors,” shesaid. “Also, I wanted to raise the academicaverage we expect for NHS from a B to aB+ or even an A- and that was done.”

As Ms. Jacques-Purdy takes over for Ms.Mattei, she believes the students of NHSshould be the ones to make decisionsand run the organization.

“I am an advisor,” she said. “They dowhat they want to do. I am simply thereto help, not take over. I felt that it was

important they had an advisor. I felt thatthey deserved it. It’s the level of scholar-ship that makes NHS.”

Ms. Mattei is proud of all the studentsshe had the pleasure of working with.

“NHS is a small group of kids that I be-came very close to which is an experiencein itself. I saw these kids grow in serviceand change what they saw as importantin life,” she said. “I got to see kids outsideof school learning about service and life,and that was very exciting to me and sodi+erent from seeing them in the class-room. I miss it, I love the kids. They’rewonderful, but I was de�nitely ready.”

and vegetables. (The nutritional guidelines released bythe CT Department of Education can befound on at www.crhsnews.org)

“Even if they just took a couple bites,I’d be happy,” said Mrs. Schmitt. In the past few weeks, a small cartonof 100% fruit juice became an accept-able substitute for a fruit that is givenwith lunches. Many students dislikethe changes that have been made bythe state. Mrs. Schmitt noted that shesees many people taking a fruit and just throwing it away without eating it.

“I told her that we all throw the fruitaway, so why can’t we have juice orsomething?” said junior Bryan Paxton.

These changes in lunches are meantto make students healthier and not onlychange their eating habits at school, butat home also. Not everybody is sure thatthese changes are making a di+erencethough.

“It’s �ne for the younger kids, but oncethey get to highschool, the kids are used to eating healthy and will if they want to,” continued Mrs. Schmitt.

This year’s National Honor Society. Back row, from left: NHS advisor Ms. Amy Jacques-Purdy, seniors AnneLinden, Kasey Scabilia, Ashley Vanaman, Kristen Ciarlo, Rachel Kowalski, Carli Wallace, Colleen McLaughlin.Front row: Molly Fehon, Sean Harper, Lauren Trombetta. Photo by Liz Harlow

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Contributors and Production sta�: Lindsay Artkop, Cody Hendley, Courtney Silver, Dominique Cop-pola, Adrian Tubis, Mike McShane, Kaitlin McKernan, Jeremy Brown, Victoria Buonanni, Jordan Cowles,

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TheDevils’ Advocate Friday, October 12, 20122Put One Foot InFront Of The Other

Jabbering With Jables: CollegeEssay Style

Why Me? and OtherEmbarassing Stories

Ever �nd yourself in one of thoseembarrassing situations that have yousaying "Oh, why me? Why?" Well, you'retalking to the right person. It seems like every day I �nd myself in one of thoseawkward positions that have me saying"well this will be an interesting storylater.” And I'm here to share my adviceon this topic with you. Let's start with something that, atsome point, everyone has to do- wearsomething they don't want to or thatthey're embarrassed in. For most people, it's that ugly Christmas sweater,the sweatpants and T-shirt combo wornonly on the most exhausting of days,that mismatched out�t whose orangeshirt doesn't quite match its brown

pants. But for me, it goes a little furtherthan that. It's the sombrero hat, thebanana suit, the pizza costume. It may befunny for people to see people dressed in outrageous costumes, but I can tellyou from personal experience that it canbe downright terrifying. What if you get anegative reaction? What if you look evenmore ridiculous than you already thinkyou look? Unfortunately, these fearscarry through both when you're wearinga crazy out�t and when you don't feelcompletely comfortable with how youlook. So my advice to you is this: just be con�dent, and even if you're freaked outon the inside, no one will notice on the outside. Carli out.

It’s the beginning of the year again,and the visions I had about senior year were challenged within just a few hours.In certain classes, the �rst thing wetalked about was college applications. I quickly came to realize that lifewas becoming very real. I am now asenior and I am starting college in just a few short months. Right away, I wasbombarded with discussion about whatI wanted to do with my life and what Ihad to do before certain dates so I couldhave my applications in by deadline. Looking around the room, everysenior I was talking to was stressingabout college just as much as I was, but

they all have high hopes for their senioryear. I came to realize that I was lookingtoo much at what I needed to get doneso I could be ready for next year, insteadof just looking at what I should be doingnow to be getting through this year.

The attempted calmness of my class-mates inspired me to relax and look atthings in a more reassuring way. Insteadof looking at my GPA, my test scores,or my credits I looked at my classes I’mtaking and enjoying them, getting one thing done at a time, and realizing thatstressing would only make things worse. I just keep thinking, “Put one foot infront of the other.”

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“There are only 24 hours in a day, thereis no reason to use any less than 24 of them on writing your college essay!”

“Okay no, sorry I’m a little busy, dude.” Sleep deprived, sore legged, and bro-ken hearted I walked into school know-ing today I had to work once again onmy dreaded college essay. I had alreadybeen up since four in the morning revis-ing that mind numbing adjective packedword document over and over again.

When does the revision end? All I wantto do is enter the document in The Com-mon App, send it out to every universityI so hopefully applied to, and get back tothe mounds of homework I so painfullyneglected because of it. Working hourson end to satisfy some seeminglyimposible standard set by some website

for the “common” college applicationwas not my idea of how I would pursue ahigher education. Alas it must be done,luckily there are many helpful sta6 mem-bers surrounding us daily. After all whoelse would have better advice on writingthe “perfect essay” than Coginchaug’sown notoriously correct English Depart-ment? After having picked a topic on whichI had trillions of ideas to throw on thepaper, the question �nally came, howin the world do I pull all of these ideasinto one? Hold on, I have cross countrypractice. (Two hours later) Okay I’m back nowwhere were we? Oh, we were exploringthe galaxy of ideas on my paper.(See Jables on page 5...)

Another Year,AnotherBrokenLibraryWindow

What was once a perfect window inthe library has now been completely shat-tered. Because this incident mirrors lastyear’s act of vandalism against a di,erentwindow, it’s stirred up rumors and miscon-ceptions about this current window break-age.

“Some kid probably hit it,” said a seniorat CRHS.

“A window repairman will most likely6x it for like 500 dollars,” another teenguessed.

While peers are just making assump-tions, Library Media Specialist, Mrs. TracyEarnshaw, provides the o?cial documen-tation.

“A rock came up and shattered the out-side of the window while the grass was be-ing cut,” she said.

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What seems to be an honest mistakeof a landscape worker has gotten every-one questioning when it will be 6xed, andwho’s going to pay for it.

“[It’s] undecided yet on who is going topay for it,” she said.

This is the second window breakage,and some initiative is preventing it fromhappening again.

“Although these events aren’t predict-able, there were changes in security interms of cameras due to last year’s incident,” said Mrs. Earnshaw.

As of Friday, September 21st the win-dow is 6xed.

For any readers who have not seenCoginchaug’s new Goors (although I’mquite positive people on the moon haveseen, and been blinded by, them) let meo,er a quick description. They are white.And...they are very...white. Rather thanvoicing the students’ concerns and com-plaints over the school’s new Gooring, I’dlike to point out some positive aspects ofthe new addition. For example:

The Goors are very Gat. There have cer-tainly been no complaints with whoeverinstalled them.

As early as the 6rst day of school, fresh-men were warned of heavy tra?c areasby the scu, marks clearly visible.

Freshmen could also be warned ofhallway intersections they were enteringby the very streetlike lines marked in rareblue tiles.

The next reason refers to the cone inthe small hallway leading to the cafete-ria that countless students have trippedover. It is de6nitely less dangerous thanthe small indentation in the Goor that itis guarding. But again, we do cherish GatGoors.

That lovely construction cone coordi-nated wonderfully with the walls nearbyand in the library hallway that had miss-

ing paint and holes in them.The cafeteria was left untouched and

sea-green, which o,ers a very color-sav-vy transition from the blinding white ofthe rest of the school to the actually nicedeep blue of the gym lobby.

The upstairs hallway was also left un-touched, making sure students can easilycheck which Goor they’re on, because itwould just be too di?cult to look at theroom numbers.

Students aspiring to enter the medical6eld are o,ered the insight into their fu-ture work environment, as the Goors cer-tainly give the full hospital a,ect. Otherstudents have noted that our school nowresembles an asylum, but let’s keep thiscommentary positive.

I’ve heard from another student(whose identity will be protected in caseof future incidents) that the Goors wouldbe a great surface to practice her artisticskills on, since they resemble so closely ablank sheet of paper.

The Goors will match any out6t, as theyare a very neutral color.

Hopefully there are some studentswhose eyes were left unscathed by ournew Gooring so that they can take intoconsideration these, the most positiveviews on it.

We can all remember the W drive, thatplace where students would store workduring the school day, and try to workon it outside of the school and be unable to. Now we can all say good-bye to the Wdrive and say hello to the Google drive.

“The big push this year was to get awayfrom network drives and move to cloud

storage which is more accessible and hasmore storage,” said technology integra-tion coordinator Mr. William Kurtz. WithGoogle drive students are still given theability to view and peer-edit other stu-dents work. Along with that ability stu-dents are able to now create, edit, andpublish not only word documents butalso presentations and spreadsheetsright in Google drive.

Along with the Google drive, the in-ternet connection has been improvedthroughout the school.

“An improvement this year was the wi-6 access, said Principal Mr. Andre Hauser.No matter where you are in the buildingyou should get internet connection,”Withthe increasing amount of online resourc-es students are going to need to have afaster, more reliable internet connection.

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Over the next few years textbooks and re-sources, in general, will be more than like-ly online. “The social studies departmenthas been pushing to have the U.S. Historycourse use more online resources,” saidMr. Hauser

“Education is based o, of preparingfor the future and the future looks to betechnology heavy,” said social studiesteacher Mr. Matt Thompson.

“Unfortunately, we won’t be seeing anyother large improvements throughoutthe rest of the school year,” said Mr. Kurtz.

“We are trying to implement the useof technology into education,” said Mr.Hauser.

All of your internets Gow through theCRHS network router, pictured right.

Photo by Kevin Onofreo.

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The Devils’ Advocate Friday, October 12, 2012 4Meet the New Faculty

Mr. Ryan DoneckerBusiness teacher

Interests:“I like anything having to do with sports

and music, and I coach basketball.”

Before Coginchaug...“I’ve worked in the district for about five years, doing things like subbing and in-terning,” said Mr. Donecker. “Before that, I worked in Boston at State Street Bank

doing mutual fund accounting.”

How do you like it?“I graduated from CRHS ten years ago. I love working with teachers I had as a

student. It’s good to work in the district I grew up in and give back to what I think

is a great school. I also like seeing my students outside of school.”

We have a very close-knit group of staff members here at Coginchaug. This year, we have a few new additions to our staff, including a new guidance counselor, business teacher, and assistant athletic director. Stay tuned for more profiles of new faculty and staff members in coming weeks.

Lynda Driscoll-Henry

Assistant athletic director

Interests:“I am very family oriented. I have five

kids, so they keep me pretty busy outside of school with sports and other

activities.”

Before Coginchaug...“Before I worked here, I managed a spa

in Glastonbury and ran a daycare.”

How do you like it?“I wanted to work in a school environ-

ment where I could be around kids. Everyone is very welcoming and helpful,

and I have a very nice boss.”

As many of you have probably already noticed, every morning Coginchaug gets to hear a mysterious voice ema-nate from the ceiling to share with us our announcements. But just who is the man behind the voice? Jeff Giantonio, Coginchaug senior, has taken upon him-self the incredible burden that is morn-ing announcements for the good of the school in general. Jeff’s ambition to be the very best has taken him many places, from school musicals to amazing Cogfest performances; From the Coginchaug caf-eteria to the top of Dunkin’ Donuts floor employee. Now, it has taken him to the front office every morning. “Mr. Hauser approached me at the end of the school day outside, near the buses, and asked me if I would do him a huge favor that’d take a year to carry out,” said Jeff Giantonio. “He asked me if

Students try to interest customers at the Durham Fair into buying some of their food. Above: Jack Temple, Kyle Judson, Sam Temple. Below: Jesse Azevedo, Miichael Decker.Photos by Mara Hintz

I’d be the voice of Coginchaug becausehe’d need someone who was responsible with a good speaking voice.” Jeff says he had no initial intention of becoming the Voice of Coginchaug forthe class of 2013, but as he was leaving, Mr. Hauser asked him to, clearly aware of Jeff’s renowned voice. Many studentscomment on it on a regular basis. When asked about whether or not stu-dents comment to Jeff about his voiceand it power, he responded, “Yes.” Now all we can hope for is that Jeff will some day sing to us over these morning announcements. Many students have heard his performances at Cogfest and a local demand for more Jeff raised thequestion, “Jeff, will you ever sing for us over the announcements?” Jeff responded, “I’ll consider it later in the year… Maybe.”

The Voice Speaks

Mrs. Leslie StrattonGuidance counselor

Interests:“I love to read, and I love to run!”

Before Coginchaug...“Before I started working here, I was a stay at home mom for eleven years.”

How do you like it? “What I like most about working at CRHS is the people that I work with. It’s a very

good work environment. Everyone works together and has the same common

goal in mind: To help students be successful.”

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Hopefully our own family andconsumer sciences teacher Mrs.Candace Brickley will be return-ing from her medical leave soon.

Mrs. Brickley had an inci-dent in her home that resultedin a fractured femur just be-fore �nals of 2012. Because ofthe injury, Mrs. Brickley hadto stay at her sister’s house.She was able to move backto her home on September 3.

An x-ray from September 5showed that her femur contin-ues to heal and she was able toincrease the weight she can puton it from ten to twenty pounds.Because of the improvements,

Mrs. Brickley has increased herphysical therapy from two daysper week to three days per week.

“It’s sad,” said sophomoreHolly Longobardi. “I feel badfor her. I hope she gets better.”

“I miss everyone and am dy-ing to meet my classes,”said Mrs.Brickley in a reply to an e-mail.“And get to work with this fantas-tic yearbook sta% that we have!”

“We’ve missed her in meet-ings,” said editor of the yearbooksenior Eva Hanks, “and reallylook forward to having her back.”Devils’ Advocate reporterDominique Coppola is alsoan editor of the yearbook.

Three days before school start-ed, Mrs. Bottini was awardedwith the teacher of the yearaward for Regional District 13.She is now eligible for the state-wide teacher of year award inMarch.

Mrs. Bottini works at bothStrong Middle School andCoginchaug as a social workerand has a caseload of 45 stu-dents.

“The favorite part of my job isgetting to know all the kids I seeand watching them mature,” shesaid. “I’m very excited, honored,and surprised to be teacher ofthe year. It’s great to be recog-nized as a social worker.”

As a social worker, she works tohelp with any problem a studentmay have at school, with friends,and at home. She does thingsalong the line of anger manage-ment groups, all girls group, andschool problems groups. Thise%ectively helps kids talk abouttheir problems with other kids

and not just her.Mrs. Bottini also does a pro-

gram at Strong and Coginchaugcalled Best Buds that matchesstudents with disabilities withpeers and they do social activi-ties together.

“She’s a real positive force, ex-cellent at helping kids transitionfrom Strong to Coginchaug, andshe will do whatever it takes tohelp them be successful,” saidPrincipal Mr. Andre Hauser.

“What is great about Mrs. Bot-tini is that she is always willingto help no matter what,” saidguidance counselor Mrs. BethMelillo. “She cares about all thekids in the school and will dowhatever it takes to help thembe successful.”

“Mrs. Bottini is one of thosepeople who makes everythingeven more fun by her sunnydisposition, her genuine enthu-siasm, and her sparkling person-ality,” said special ed teacher Ms.Robin Fox .

Ever wonder how the judgesarbitrarily decide scores for any-thing at the Durham Fair? Yousee a �ne-looking llama witha large blue ribbon that looksbasically the same as one thatwon nothing, and you can’t helpwondering why it won. I decidedto make up my own judgingcriteria for many aspects of thisDurham Fair. First are the bun-nies. The best bunny would haveto have large ears that stick o% tothe side. Oversized ears that aredisproportionate to the bunny’s

miniature body makes for theperfect animal.

Large eyes and a bushy tailadd to the score along with apersonality. All the <u=ness andwhatnot can only take an animalso far. To have a truly blue rib-bon worthy creature, the animalmust have something speciallike an “it” factor. For example ifthey come up and greet peopleat the edge of their cage or ifthey curl up in the corner hid-ing behind their ears that makesthem memorable.

Anything that makes themstand out could be the di%er-ence between �rst place andno award at all in my book. For

llamas oversized teeth and agawking stare are musts for ablue ribbon and as for sheep it’sall about the coat. When judg-ing pigs the snout and curlicuetail are pertinent and for cowsit comes down to arrangementof spots and color coordina-tion. Chickens depend on their ru>ed feathers to gain thema prize, and for most other ani-mals it comes down to the face.Animals, like humans, do havefeelings though, so althoughnot all of them could get a prize,each and everyone is a winnerbecause they got up the nerveto compete.

Mrs. Kathy Bottini, social worker atCRHS and Strong, was named thisyear’s District #13 Teacher of theYear. Photo by Courtney Silver

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It isn’t uncommon for a student to raise a hand and ask, “Can I go to the bath-room?” Some kids actually do need to re-lieve their bladder but others are known as “hallway wanderers,” as history teacher Mr. Matthew Thompson calls them.

“Students know when it is appropri-ate to use the bathroom, and they don’t have to ask,” Mr. Thompson said. “We are preparing them for college and life. No one asks to use the bathroom in college. You don’t ask to use the bathroom at home.”

Some students feel like they have no privacy because some of the locks don’t work. That brings up the point of whether it’s even worth it to go to the bathroom. You could feel exposed by a swinging door in the bathroom. Or you could miss something the teacher says that you need to know because you left the classroom.

Senior Natalie Spence justs hopes that students needing to use the rest-room “don’t disrupt the class” when com-ing back from the bathroom.

Freshman Parker Tregoning thinks it’s necessary because using the restroom is

a natural function of the human body.“Teachers don’t know when it’s an

emergency,” said sophomore Noelle Khalil. Furthermore, junior Morgan Kue-hnle doesn’t think it’s a big deal.

“Ninety-nine percent of my students are respectful and discreet,” said English teacher Mr. Nathan Fisher. “I don’t ever want to tell a kid that they can’t perform a necessary bodily function. I don’t want that kind of authority. It can be difficult when students abuse a teacher’s trust, because then we have to weigh what I think is a human right against our school’s responsibility to supervise students.”

Latin Teacher Mrs. Mary Sersanti doesn’t think it’s a problem in [her] class-es unless a student starts to abuse it. Then it needs to be addressed on a student by student case.

The student is responsible for con-trolling the bladder and knows when it should be an appropriate time to go rath-er than the teacher being responsible for said bladder.

Mr. Fisher is also Devils’ Advocate Advi-sor

When senior Christine French was a freshman, she was afraid of seniors and what they would do on Freshman Friday. She quickly came to realize that Coginchaug is quite the opposite of her worst fears.

“High school is different than what I thought,” said Christine.

After four years of life at CRHS, Chris-tine and some of our other seniors want to pass down what they’ve learned to the next generation.

“New students should get involved in after-school activities and clubs, and also get homework done right when you get home,” said Christina.

Clubs helped her get the most out of the high school experience and made her feel more comfortable. Christine finds the staff to be very kind and considerate of her feelings.

“[Mr. Robert] Nemphos is like a thera-pist,” she said.

Kelsi Londa, another high school se-nior, has similar insights.

“I feel like I know [Coginchaug] better now,” she said, as she advised students

should make sure they complete theirhomework. Kelsi takes advantage of freesand study halls to finish up her work.

Senior Connor Thrall has a tight sched-ule.

“I play sports two out of three seasons.I pretty much play sports, go home, eat,do homework, and go to sleep.” Throughall of his activities, his favorite part of highschool has been “making new friends andconnections.”

If there’s one thing Sydney Altschulerwished she knew as a freshman, it wouldbe how to manage her time a little better.Sydney, a member of the cross countryteam, has some concluding advice she’swilling to share to help out new freshmen:

“It’s a very small school,” she said. “It’snot as scary as you think. You really get toknow the faculty.”

Because she devotes many hours run-ning on the track, she has learned it re-ally helps to get your homework done instudy halls and frees.

Above all else, she’d like every fresh-man to know: “Don’t get discouraged!”

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Seniors Sydney Altschuler and Conner Thrall have some advice for this year’s freshmen. Photos by Lindsay Artkop

“So what's the labyrinth?” I asked her. “That's the mystery, isn't it? Is the laby-rinth living or dying? Which is he try-ing to escape- the world or the end of it?” Over the summer I read a book that might have changed my life. John Green, half of the Vlogbrothers (you-tube.com/vlogbrothers) has a tendency with his book to make you fall in love with characters, then hate them, then start crying. I knew this full well when I started reading ‘Looking for Alaska’ but I did it anyways. The book, published in 2007, fol-lows Miles ‘Pudge’ Halter, who leaves his home in Florida and goes to board-ing school in Alabama in search of a “Great Perhaps.” He’d never had a lot of friends, but was vastly interested in last words (the great perhaps being part of François Rebalais’ last words.) At board-ing school he meets Chip, known to his friends as The Colonel, Takumi, Lara, and the wild, free, impulsive, Alaska, who al-ways smells of vanilla and cigarettesmoke. With new friends and the world of Alaska Young, Pudge’s safe life of bi-ographies and last words is behind him. ‘Looking for Alaska’ is my favorite of the two of John Green’s books that I’ve read. It’s aimed at a huge audience of ev-eryone (keep in mind that there is some explicit content before you let your small children read it.) It’s not just the characters whose development and cre-ation I held in such high regard, it’s not even the story of the book. John takes

so many critical life lessons and so many questions and challenges the reader to explore them and answer them. You can’t finish this book or any of his other books without flipping to the last page as a changed person. In the words of John, “I was born into Bolívar's labyrinth, and so I must believe in the hope of Rabelais' Great Perhaps.” Some will ignore the constant twists and turns of the labyrinth, some will accept their fate and choose the labyrinth like the Colonel, others will, like Alaska, go straight and fast in an attempt to get out. But at the end of the day, we’re all just looking for Alaska, and she doesn’t want to be found.

‘Looking for Alaska’ by John Green Freshman Rebecca Ford dancing along to the dixieland band. Photos by Mr. Nathan Fisher

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With the fall sports season well on theway, meaning practice almost every day,many students athletes �nd themselvesvery busy and... tirrrrred, so The Devils’Advocate investigated to �nd out whatwas keeping these students so busy!

The Blue Devil football team was the�rst stop. After a quick review, a few teammembers were kind enough to providethe rundown of the daily football prac-tices. The warm up entitled the classicjog stretch method, found to be used bymany of the school sports teams. Thenonto the static stretching, and �nally, thedynamic warmups. Following warm upexercises is conditioning, consisting ofanything from sprints to agility work, theworkouts vary from day to day. After con-ditioning, they split into their individualo�ense and defense drills and onto theteam o�ense and defense drills.

The boys’ soccer team was next up,starting their practice with some jog-ging around the �eld they continue on tostretching. After stretching they split upinto groups of 3 and spend a few minutespassing the ball to get some daily touch-es in. Moving on from their groups, theytransition into drills that focus on the ba-sics; shooting, passing, and moving theball up and down the �eld, usually wrap-ping up the practice in fun spirit with ascrimmage.

Championship winning girls’ soccerreturns this year with a similar practiceformula and the eye of the tiger as theytrain for another conference champion-ship. Starting practice o� with a warmup, they move onto working on their �rsttouch. O�ensive players then practicechecking the ball and making runs as defensive players work on containing the

ball and their team formation. After pol-ishing their skills in the split groups, thegirls continue onto �tness and through toscrimmages, ending practices by sittingin a circle and stretching. Then they puttheir hands in and giving a classic teamcheer, signaling the end of practice.

The girls’ cross country team beginspractice with a one-lap track warmup.While stretching, they are informed ofthe workout and/or run of the day. Theworkouts di�er from day to day, meaninganything from long to short runs or timedintervals on the track and/or home crosscountry course. Following the run is, asalways, a cool down.

The ever-so-loud cheerleading squadstarts o� their daily routine sitting ina circle, stretching and warming up.Once warmed up, they get in side-linesand work on their arm movements andjumps, and onto warming up their stuntgroups. As they practice their cheers,which are heard all around the athleticcomplex, they work on their pyramidsfor the upcoming football game. Finallyending their practice with some danceroutine work.

Boys’ cross country runs their classic“Boys’ lap” a team tradition in which thecaptain chooses the warm up loop forthe season. Onto their circle of stretch-ing for a few minutes, and once �nishedthey meet in a circle to �nd out the day’srunning assignment. The runs and work-outs depend on the day of the week andwhenever the recent/future meets areor have been. Practices may consist of “Iron mans”, which are half mile repeats,or long runs to work on endurance andon day’s before their meets, a short runto conserve energy for the following day.

When football season comes around,many students are looking forward towatching games under the lights.

“It gives it an exciting feel,” said seniorSydney Altschuler. Students should knowthat due to the priorities of the FieldHouse committee of the Board of Educa-tion (BOE) and some unclear questions on funding, they shouldn’t expect nightgames under the lights any time soon.

“As part of the stipulated agreementbetween the school board, Durham Plan-ning and Zoning, and Ms. Cheyney, lightscannot be installed until the permanentrestroom facilities are built and opera-tional,” said chair board member Mr. Jere-my Renningho�. The current focus of theboard is on the construction of the �eldhouse facilities.

There also appears to be some miscom-munication when it comes to fundingsources. According to e-mail, Mr. Ren-ningho� was under the impression that“the Coginchaug Soccer Club has com-mitted $25K toward the installation of

the lights.”The soccer club isn’t quite ready to

fundraise.“Last year the soccer club o�ered a

donation to a lights fund that was in theplanning stages,” said Dr. Matthew Taber,Coginchaug biology teacher and presi-dent of the soccer club.” However, thatfund was never established.”

“The focus is on the �eld house,” saidsuperintendent, Mrs. Susan Viccaro.

“I feel it’s terrible because we don’t needbathroom facilities, we need lights,” saidjunior Bryan Paxton.

“If we get lights sooner, we can havenight games and get more revenue tobuild bathrooms because it will bring in more people,” said junior Christian Ad-ams.

Even though the lights may not be in-stalled soon, we are still looking forwardto a great season, whether it’s a homegame under the lights or not.

After 37 and a half years of teaching,business teacher Mr. Ted Lombardo hasdecided it’s time to retire.

“I like being a teacher, but it became toomuch with also being the athletic direc-tor,” he said.

Mr. Lombardo didn’t want to quit al-together. He has a strong passion forathletics and still wanted to be aroundCoginchaug and the students.

Mr. Lombardo was upset about this de-cision, but knew it was the right thing todo. “

It was spontaneous at the end of theyear. It was thrown on the table and theanswer was yes,” he said.

Mr. Lombardo has great plans for him-self once he retires from being athleticdirector.

“I am just going to enjoy life and playgolf,” he said, “And pay attention to howgood Coginchaug athletics is doing.”

Many of Mr. Lombardo’s students willmiss him because of his high energy in the classroom.

“He really cared about his students,”saidsenior Evan Rand.

Social studies teacher Mr. Matt Thomp-son had Mr. Lombardo as a teacher whenhe attended Coginchaug, “ I had him as ateacher for intro to business. He was a lotof fun.” said Mr. Thompson.

“He has the most legendary mustachein the history of Coginchaug,” said juniorChristian Adams. “He is a great coach. Hereally knows a lot about baseball and he isa respected man all around Coginchaug.”

“Hes very motivational,” said sopho-more Kristofer Copeland.

Mr. Lombardo wants to continue tocoach as long as possible, but isn’t surehow long that will be.

“I’ll take it year by year,” he said, “but itwill be the last thing to go.”

The one and only, Mr. Ted Lombardo.Photo by Victoria Buonanni

JABLES continued from 2Out of all of my life experiences, I have

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vised, again. My heart is broken as I headto my seat, humbled. I must return to thecomputer and re-write EVERYTHING.

So goodbye, until next time, see youlater, au revior, and “that’s the way it is.”

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This past labor day, Coginchaug had sixparticipants run in the New Haven RoadRace. Senior Jeremy Brown and sopho-more Christian Alberico competed inthe 5k race, which is the equivalent to3.1 miles. Senior Sean Cavanaugh ran inthe 20k, which is a stunning 12.4 miles.At 8:40 a.m, about 3,600 runners took o�for the 5k and 2,400 for the 20k race.

“The lead pack of the 5k went outin 4:50 for the �rst mile,” said Jeremy.“It was good race conditions and theweather was nice.”

Jeremy ran the 5k at an outstanding5:21 mile pace, which resulted in a 16:39time.

“This race was a good indicator of whatkind of shape I’m in to start to the sea-son,” said Jeremy.

Christian accomplished a 5:36 paceby running a 17:24. Christian is display-ing his running abilities at several crosscountry meets, kicking o� the season

with a 10th place �nish at the Mercy In-vitational. As for Sean, he completed the20k in 1:43:31.

“I was pretty happy with my perfor-mance,” said Sean. “I didn’t get my initialgoal but it was still a good time.”

As for our school librarian, she accom-plished the race, but she went furtherthan the typical runner. Mrs. Tracy Earn-shaw pushed her 16 month and 5 yearold kid in a stroller.

“My seven year old ran with me,” saidMrs. Earnshaw. “It was the �rst time thatmy oldest ran with me. She really lovesrunning.”

There were also two other teachers inour school that completed the 5k. Historyteacher Mr. Anthony Pulino and healthteacher Mr. Robert Bajoros conqueredthe race. Mr. Pulino �nished the race at a23:47 and Mr. Bajoros did at a 25:18.*Jeremy Brown is a member of the Devil’sAdvocate

Senior Sean Cavanaugh at the end of his 20kroad race.Photo by Jocelyn Brown

Sophomore Christian Alberico with a smooth stride towards the end of the 5k.Photo by Jocelyn Brown

To the right, history teacher Mr. Anthony Pulino giving a high-�ve to a crowd mem-ber. Above, Mrs. Tracy Earnshaw with her three kids.Photo byMr.William Kurtz

Health teacher Mr. Robert Bajoros run-ning smoothly. Photo byMr.WilliamKurtz

A pack of runners including senior runner Jeremy Brown andsophomore Christian Alberico. Photo by Jocelyn Brown

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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 Fri-day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to makea reservation.

Dial-A-RideDial-A-Ride provides

curb-to-curb transportationfor the elderly and disabled.This service can be used formedical appointments,shopping, banking and oth-er places, and is availablefive days a week. Call (860)347-3313 for a reservation.There is a fee.

Durham seniorexercise

Senior exercise is offeredMonday, Wednesday and Fri-day at the DAC. Two classes

are offered: 9 a.m and 10 a.m.There is no cost for Durhamresidents 60 and over.

St. Luke’sEldercare

St. Luke’s supports suc-cessful aging and independ-ent living serving veteransand elders. Free services

provided are friendly visit-ing, out-of-area medicaltransportation, transporta-tion for elderly veterans toVA hospitals, grocery shop-ping services, minor homerepair, information/re-source referral, individualcase management, educa-tion/advocacy, The Gate-keeper Program,

Access4Care and St. Luke’sApartments on Broad Streetin Middletown. For specificinformation on their servic-es, call (860) 347-5661. St.Lukes is located at 760 Say-brook Rd. in Middletown.

Flu clinicA flu clinic is scheduled

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Fraud programAn Identify Fraud and

Schemes program is sched-uled for Wednesday, Oct. 24,at 1 p.m. at the MiddlefieldSenior Center. The programwill be presented by an agent

from the FBI and will discussschemes that target the eld-erly and healthcare fraud.The public is welcome.

For more information, callAntoinette Astle at (860) 349-7121 to reserve a seat.

EventsThe Middlefield Senior

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Bingo is scheduled for thethird Monday of each monthat 1 p.m. All are welcome.

Foot Care is scheduled forthe third Wednesday of eachmonth. The Masonicare pro-vides this monthly service.The nurse soaks, assesses,massages and clips the toe-nails. A fee is charged. Callthe senior center to schedule

From left: Sue Giuffrida, president of the Durham60 Plus Club; Mary Ellen Dontigney, vice presi-dent; Janet Moore, secretary; and Jean Stierle,treasurer, at their first meeting of the 2012-13 year.Submitted by Mary Ellen Dontigney

Durham 60 Plus reunitesafter summer leave

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Sergeant James Murphywill serve as honorary cap-tain for the Blue Devilsgame against Vinal Tech at1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13.Sergeant Murphy served asa radio operator in the Unit-ed States Air Force from1950-1954. He logged over4,000 hours of flight time inB-29 Superfortresses. Typi-cal missions lasted from be-tween 12 and 20 hours andmany of those missions re-main “classified” to this day.

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cation. Said Dinoto, “I consid-er it an honor and a privilegeto be here at this time andcan’t think of a better way tocelebrate the Episcopal tradi-tion than during a historictime such as this.”

Several events commemo-rating the church’s historyhave been held this year, in-cluding the revival of a muchloved chicken barbeque inJuly and a community hymnsing in September that was at-tended by many lovely voicesfrom Epiphany and otherarea churches.

As this article goes topress, there will have been a150th Anniversary Eucharist

Celebration held on Thursday,Oct. 11, with the Right Rev.Ian Douglas as the principalcelebrant and preacher.

Nov. 3 there will be a GalaDinner held at the RaccoonClub in Durham. Present andformer members of thechurch have received invita-tions to this special event.

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Along with her husbandand parents, she is prede-ceased by her sister, MonicaBellafiore and by her brother,James Goddard.

Her family will remem-ber the sunlight thatstreaked across her face themorning she passed away.

A Mass of Christian Bur-ial was celebrated Friday,Oct. 5, at Notre DameChurch, Durham, followedby interment in Mica HillCemetery.

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James M.Kowolenko, Jr.

James MichaelKowolenko, Jr., 79, ofDurham, beloved husband ofSilvia (Davids) Kowolenko for58 years, died suddenly athome on Oct. 1. Born on Aug.1, 1933 in Norwich, he was theson of the late James and An-nette (Supernaut)Kowolenko.

Jim began his career as anengineer for Electric Boat,and played an important partin the development of the nu-clear submarine fleet. In hiscapacity as a professional en-gineer, he designed and devel-oped power plant compo-nents. Jim played an activerole the community, servingon the Planning and Zoningand the Inland Wetlandsboards for many years.Above all, he was a man whofirst valued his wife, his chil-dren, and countless membersof his immediate and extend-ed family. Jim was largerthan life. His good nature, hisbad jokes and his big bearhugs will be missed.

Along with his wife, Jim

is survived by his children,Michael (Maureen), Amy(Greg) Mickelson, John(Kathy) and Andrew(Ronelle); his brother, DavidKowolenko and his family; hisgrandchildren, Becka, Cathy,Jennifer, Timothy, Allie, andSteven; his great-grandchil-dren, Nolan and Ian and hismany nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grandnephews.

Services were held Oct. 6 atDoolittle Funeral Home, Mid-dletown. Burial will be at theconvenience of the family.

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A Squad journey continuesas vision crystallizes

By Charlie CarrollSpecial to the Town Times

The Falcons A Squad wel-comed back Michael Doyleand Taylon Fay from injuriesthey suffered during the lastpre-season game. Ready totake on the East HartfordHornets Oct. 7, captainsOwen Gonzalez, Nate Tim-bro, Sam Longworth andRicky Sorenson went out,and right out of the gate, fateseemed to go the Falcons way.The Falcons took receipt ofthe kick-off and quickly wentto work on their own 40 yardline. The first offensive series

went exactly to Coach Saks’plan as the Falcons showedmultiple formations and gavethe running backs greatspace as they moved downhillagainst the Hornets defense.The beauty of the drive wasseveral first downs and aneventual end around run byGonzalez for what would beone of his four touchdowns.The defensive first series setthe stage for a shutout of theHornets offense. Force playby corner backs Griffin Saksand Robert Gleason lockeddown the Hornets skill play-ers to the interior Falcons de-fensive players. The corner

backs’ play allowed the defen-sive ends, Trevor Brochu andBrian Shields, to the Hornets’RBs as they were forced toturn inside. As the defenseshowed its dominance the of-fense would feed off of mo-mentum. It was not long be-fore the Falcons would findthe end zone again with Gon-zalez behind the blocks offBrendan Wiknik, Jake Lay-man, Andrew Godbout, Vic-tor Vieira, Longworth andPatrick Hocking. The bal-ance of the first half wouldallow time for two moretouchdown runs and solid de-fense up front with DominickDemartino, David Coppola,Patrick Hocking and BrianShields so the half time scorewas 24-0 in favor of the Fal-cons.

The Falcons went out andagain showed vigilance ondefense, which allowed the of-fense to move back down thefield for their final score ofthe day by Saks. For the bal-ance of the third and fourthquarter the coaches used theremaining time to again lookat players in different posi-tions on the field.

The Falcons made atremendous stride today inboth their growth and ontheir path to the league play-offs. Follow them at www.dm-falcons.com or see the squadlive next week in the nextchapter of the journey asthey square off at Devil Sta-dium against the Giants ofWindsor.

To submit sportsinformation

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 emailed to:news@towntimes.com.

Ready to skate

Submitted by Oanh Stephen

Local skaters, Julia Kosienski, Molly Yale, PaigeLampo and Sophia Stephan, students at the Cardi-nal Figure School, are ready to begin the new skat-ing season.

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Falcon Mighty Mites play tough on East Hartford By Carl Pitruzzello

Special to the Town Times

The Mighty Mites (DSquad) took on the EastHartford Hornets for thefourth consecutive awaygame in as many weeks.The Falcons, who werelooking to extend their win-ning streak to three gamesin a row, were led by thisweek;s captains Peter DeRi-ta, Zachary Raffles, DaltonSisk and John Palo.

The offense was led byAnthony Toth, MichaelPitruzzello, Hayden Stojak,Dante Salvatore, GreysenEgana, Benjamin Pitruzzel-lo, Jeremy Mangiameli andAnthony DeMartino.

The game started offwith a back and forth trad-ing of possessions for bothteams. The rain startedcoming down at kick-offsand both teams had a hardtime holding onto the ball.Both teams exchangedback-to-back fumbles. TheFalcons had run the balldown the field on the Hor-nets with a string of firstdowns, but the pesky Hor-nets defense did not give upany points to the Falcons.

The defense, led by SalMonarca, Kevin Lee, DrueFleck and Jaden Bartolotta,also played tough and cameup with big third downstops to keep East Hartfordscoreless early on.

As the first half wasdrawing to an end, themighty Falcons offensestruck first. The Falconsran the ball down to theEast Hartford 15 yard line.The coaches made quickpersonnel adjustments andquarterback Dalton Siskran a 15-yard QB sneak upthe middle and scored atouchdown just before half-time. This was a big playjust before the half andgave the Falcons a 6-0 lead.

The second half startedwith East Hartford scoringearly in the third quarterand they followed that up

with a second touchdownshortly thereafter. Bothteams exchanged posses-sion for most of the thirdand fourth quarters, andthe Falcons got the ball onan East Hartford punt withlittle time left on the clock.

The Falcons quickly rantheir two-minute offenseand drove the ball down thefield. The game came downto one last play with the Fal-cons driving deep into EastHartford territory. Withjust a few ticks left on the

clock, the Falcons triedthrowing the ball but the de-fense swarmed the Falconsquarterback to end thegame. The final score ofthis game was 13-6 EastHartford.

The Mighty Mites have a

bye week next week butcome back home for the re-mainder of the season.They will take on Bloom-field Sunday, Oct. 21, at theHigh School field. Join theMighty Mites for a 3 p.m.start.

Coginchaug FootballResults from this past week:JV lost to Hyde Leadership 7 - 38Freshman won against Enfield 34 - 8Varsity won against Lewis Mills 40 -0

This week’s schedule:Saturday, Oct. 13, varsity home vs. East Hampton/Vinal Tech at 1:30 p.m.Monday, Oct. 15, JV away vs. East Hampton/Vinal Tech at 4 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 18, Freshman home vs. Old Saybrook/Westbrook at 4 p.m.

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Letters(Continued from page 8)

tors came up to us sharingtheir memories — some morethan 50 years — and express-ing their feelings of loss andconcern.

To make it even more diffi-cult, the elimination of thegreat white tent on the Greenand the presence of the carlot in its stead impacted the

aesthetics greatly.As we all know, the fair is

really a link with our historyas a town and as a country,and people do not just comefor “fair food” or for the dem-olition derby. They come alsofor the nostalgia that is cre-ated in part by the physicalpresence and appearance ofthe fairgrounds.

I know that the associa-tion has to make difficult de-cisions every year in orderto keep the fair viable. But Ihope that those who make

those decisions understandthat the visual presence ofold New England charmamidst the lights and colorsof the present has real mar-ket and human value.

I hope that the Fair Asso-ciation is considering re-placing the buildings. Iwould like to be so bold as tomake a suggestion. Pleaseconsider a barn raising to re-place at least one of thebuildings. I am sure therewould be more than enoughvolunteers to successfully

Republicans honor Eames The Durham Republican Town Committee is scheduled to honor George Eames III

for his service to Durham citizens as tax collector, member and chairman of the Plan-ning and Zoning Commission and as a Republican.

Eames came to Durham to work at Durham Manufacturing. Over a 40-year career atthe local company, Eames rose to become its chief executive officer. He was also pres-ident of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce.

The event is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. at the Firehouse on Main Street.The event features dinner, recognition of Eames and introduction of the Republicanslate of candidates running for state and federal offices. A fee is charged. For more in-formation and tickets, (860) 349-9563.

complete the project and thePR value would be incredi-ble. It would be a tribute tothose who have come beforeus and a gift to future gener-ations.

Debra Brown-Norko

Vote for GOPTo the editor:We can change the course

of history in the upcomingelection. Since PresidentObama and Gov. Malloywere elected, we have experi-enced high unemployment,increases in gas prices, salestax and state income tax toname a few. Vote for Republi-can candidates in federaland state elections. MittRomney is far more quali-fied to lead this country thanthe current president. LindaMcMahon is a business-woman and not career politi-cian. These candidates,along with the rest of the Re-publican slate, will returnus to a more responsibility

from of government. If wedo not elect these responsi-ble candidates, recklessspending, increasingdeficits and higher taxeswill result.

Cliff CarabettaDurham

Serve ourneeds

To the editor:I am writing in support of

Steve Fontana for State Sen-ate. Steve is an experiencedlegislator with knowledge ofenvironmental issues andsenior issues. One of hisgreatest concerns is proper-ty tax relief.

While new to us, Steve hasmade an extraordinary ef-fort to get to know the peoplein Durham: going door-to-door to meet every house-holder in his district, attend-ing senior lunches, attend-ing the community supperand many other town events.

I believe Steve will trulyserve our needs. I’m votingfor him Nov. 6; I hope youwill, too.

Karen OtteDurham

MiddletownRotary

The Middletown Ro-tary Club meets everyTuesday at 12:15 at First& Last Restaurant onMain Street in Middle-town and welcomes newmembers. The clubhosts weekly luncheonmeetings with guestspeakers and plans andsupports a wide varietyof local and internation-al service initiatives.Members of the Middle-town Rotary Club workand/or live in Middle-town as well as in thesurrounding MiddlesexCounty communities.For more informationabout becoming a mem-ber and attending ameeting as a guest ofthe club, contact Rotari-an Garry Mullaney viaemail atg m u l l a n e y @ a d e l -brook.org or by phone at(860) 635-6010.

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A little more respect for Community Center, pleaseThis month’s column will

diverge from my usual, some-times scattered writing todeal with a management irri-tation. Growing up I recallbeing taught “If all you hadwas a rag, let it be a cleanone.” So, here is my point:

Our Community Centerwas built as a school back inthe 1920s. Literally, countlesspeople have passed throughits doors for thousands ofpurposes. You, as taxpayers,own the building. In a wayyou have a right to use itmuch the same as our otherassets. What has happenedover the past 20 years (sincethe building was renovated)is a greater and greater needfor a variety of spaces for adiversity of uses.

In reality, our CommunityCenter is one of our towntreasures. Users of the build-ing fall into three categories:Those who work in the build-

ing, visit the building andthose who meet in the build-ing. We have some users (anduses) that are considerate ofour aging building and somenot so. We see folks/groupsusing the rooms without everhaving notified anyone orchecked the schedule withFran Pac (keeper of theschedule). The use of ourCommunity Center is fortown related uses — just thesame as other town property,like our fire trucks. You can’tjust take your date for a spinin one of our fire trucks.Many of the rooms/uses arereserved a year in advanceand frustration developswhen another user gets therefirst and occupies the room.

We find friction when aroom is used and not cleanedor put back in order. Cleaneddoes not mean just picking upempty beer cans, pizza boxes

and chicken bones… it meansclean. We do not have a 24/7cleaning service. If you stepon a Twinkie, clean it up. Wefind the A/C systems left on

for days when the room isempty, resulting in enormouselectric bills — the same withthe heating system. Our new“hi-tech” HVAC system willresult in considerable sav-ings if properly used. Pleaselearn about the thermostatson the wall (or leave a note).

We are also seeing the“what’s yours is mine” syn-drome developing. Food,drinks, supplies and otherthings that one group bringsin are freely “borrowed” (andeaten) by another group.And, doors need to be lockedwhen you leave.

On other fronts, the Boardof Selectmen will soon beworking on the enactment ofan ordinance that will in-crease the membership onthe Park & Recreation Com-mission to include three al-ternate members. Simplyput, presently we have five

regular members. There is noquestion that the Park &Recreation Commission,along with Director ChrisHurlbert, deals with a wideand increasing assortment ofinitiatives throughout theyear.

Finally, Sean Hayes has be-gun the restoration of Pow-der Ridge. His first task is toreroof the buildings. He willbe holding “hours” at theBlackbird Tavern everyTuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. tomeet with those who seek anaudience for any PowderRidge related issue.

And finally, finally, I want toformally and sincerely thankthe Durham Fair leadershipand the many behind-the-scenes volunteers who onceagain made it happen. As usu-al, I had a great time with myfamily and friends and con-tributed to the economy.

Jon A. Brayshaw

From The DeskOf The FirstSelectman

Blood driveMiddlefield Federated

Church, 402 Main St., isholding a blood drive forthe American Red CrossThursday, Oct. 18, from 1to 6 p.m. Potentialdonors are encouragedto pre-register to ensurequick and efficient pro-cessing, but walk-ins arealso taken. To sign up,call 1-800-RED-CROSS orvisit wwww.redcross-blood.org/make-dona-tion and search zip code06455 or sponsor code322. Be sure to dirink lotsof water and bring yourblood donor card or oth-er form of identifica-tion.

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Weigh this futureThere’s a burgeoning

problem which could weighdown budgets while worsen-ing people’s health in upcom-ing decades. According to arecently released national re-port, if Connecticut trendscontinue, 46.5 percent of in-state adults — quite alarm-ingly — will be obese by 2030.Alongside obvious hazardsfor citizens’ bodily well-be-ing, this likely would causean uptick in hospital visitsand medical treatmentsneeded — raising employeehealth-insurance expensesfor businesses and munici-palities already battling fi-nancial difficulties.

But, according to the an-nual report by Trust forAmerica’s Health and theRobert Wood Johnson Foun-dation, taking proactivemeasures today can mean ahealthier, more fiscally

sound tomorrow. By shed-ding only 5 percent of theirbody mass index, obeseadults could avoid most med-ical conditions related to car-rying around excessivepounds, like heart diseaseand diabetes. In turn, as re-ported in the ConnecticutMirror story of Sept. 19, thiscould save the state about$7.3 billion in healthcarecosts by 2030. Thus, now isthe time to begin takingweight loss more seriously.

How does a person drop 5percent? (For a six-foot tallman of 200 pounds, thisequates to losing 10 pounds.)Accomplishing this necessi-tates individuals begin buck-ing negative developments

which helped bring aboutthis predicament.

In a down economic peri-od, foods with the least nutri-tional value have becomemore affordable, leadingsome cash-strapped familiesto choose monetary savingsover health benefits. Howev-er, this short-term decisionmeans trouble in yearsahead. So if a consumer canafford it, they should spend alittle extra at the grocerystore and purchase foodstuffthat offers better nutrition,an investment in an im-proved future. Eating small-er meal portions, too, is rec-ommended.

As computers come todominate staff attention atworkplaces, and high-defini-tion televisions and videogame consoles keep peopleentertained at home,lifestyles in general have be-come increasingly sedentary.All this sitting and stillnessis not good for the body. If cir-cumstances allow at work,employees should get up andwalk around inside or out-doors regularly. In free time,individuals should visitparks or simply strollthrough nearby neighbor-hoods. Exercise doesn’t haveto be the level of runningmarathons or scaling moun-tains to be beneficial.

Numerous children, too,face obesity and its riskyramifications. Although newnational standards for schoollunch nutrition are helpful,education begins at home.Connecticut adults must rec-ognize what can cause one tobecome overweight, andstrive to reverse coursewhere possible — a brighterfuture with healthier citi-zens and lower healthcarecosts may just depend on this.

Kyle Swartz is editor of TheNorth Haven Citizen and aneditorial associate at theRecord-Journal, Meriden.This piece originally pub-lished in the Record-Journal.

Kyle Swartz

Guest Column

Ukulele ClubThe Middlefield Ukulele Club is scheduled to meet

Saturday, Oct. 20, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the MiddlefieldCommunity Center, 405 Main St. Anyone interested inplaying or interested in trying the ukulele is welcome.Participants are also welcome to just sing along. Theclub meets on the third Saturday of each month from 9to 11 a.m. For more information, call (860) 349-5656 oremail lucyr1953@yahoo.com.

Light Up MiddlefieldIt’s pumpkin time again, and the Middlefield Lions

Club, in partnership with the Middlefield Park andRecreation Department, are planning the 3rd annualLight Up Middlefield event. The freak snow storm ofOctober 2011 put a blanket of white on last year’s sec-ond annual event. So this year, organizers are hopingfor a rallying turn. This year’s event will be at PeckhamPark on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. ThePark and Recreation Department has fun and gamesplanned for the kids. There will be food for sale at thepavilion and hopefully lots of pumpkins to light up. Socarve those Jack-o’-lanterns. Awards will be given outfor scariest, most original and best in theme. Thisyear’s theme is owls.

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Middlefield’s ownAmerican girl

Submitted by Toni-Lynn Miles

Meghan Crocetto, 8, of Middlefield, has been se-lected to model in the American Girl Fashion Showat the Bushnell in November. Crocetto will bedressed as Julie Albright, a historical characterfrom American Girl based in the 1970s from SanFrancisco. In her eighth year of dance at the Mid-dlesex Dance Center, Meghan has appeared withCONNetic Dance, Connecticut Ballet and the BalletTheatre Company as well as performing at WaltDisney World. She is the current Regional MissJunior for DanceMakers, Inc and is a gold medalwinner in the American Academy of Ballet Perfor-mance Award program.

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Join MDC PINKMiddlesex Dance Center

has created a team for theAmerican Cancer Society’sMaking Strides AgainstBreast Cancer Walk in Hart-ford Sunday, Oct. 21. Theteam is called MDC PINK,and the community is invit-ed to join the team or helpwith a donation. The team istwo-thirds of the way toreaching its fundraising goalof $5,000. The 5K walk is inBushnell Park and begins at11 a.m.

To join MDC PINK or todonate, go tow w w. c a n c e r. o r g / m a k -ingstrides, scroll down to“Find A Team”, enter MDCPINK and press search, andclick on “MDC Pink” to theleft. You may also drop offdonations through Oct. 19 atthe Middlesex Dance Center,500 Main St., Middlefield, ormail donations (checks madeout to ACS) to MDC Pink, P.O.Box 178, Durham, CT, 06422.

Fun night anddance

Durham MiddlefieldYouth and Family Services

has scheduled a Fun Nightand Dance for Memorial stu-dents Friday, Oct. 19, from6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Middle-field Community Center, 405Main St.

For more information, call(860) 349-0258.

Free workshopDurham Middlefield

Youth and Family Serviceshas scheduled a presentation“Unraveling the Truth AboutMarijuana and Its Impact OnOur Kids” for Tuesday, Oct.23. The free workshop isscheduled for 6:30 to 8:30p.m., at Strong School, 191Main St. For more informa-tion, call (860) 349-0258.

Fair winnersWinners at the 2012

Durham Fair were: EmilyAppell, junior baking con-test; Jennifer Ide, appliquequilt; Patricia Martin, patch-work quilt; Matthew Wick-wire, state baking contestwinner; Theresa Pajer, applepie.

The winners will competein the state contest.

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