Candy hunts, golden eggs and hopping feet. Happy Easter!

By Mark DionneSpecial to the Town Times

Imagine you’re trying toget a promotion. You’re notexactly sure how to qualifyfor this promotion so youhave to do everything betterthan anyone else. Imaginethat this promotion is a cou-ple of years off so you have towork steady 12 or even 14-hour days until then, tryingto please multiple bosses atthe same time. Along theway, you’re told repeatedlywhat tiny percentage of em-ployees actually get the pro-motion you want, and yet itwill shape the rest of yourlife.

Now imagine you’re 16.

The promotion sought byhigh-schoolers across thecountry is admittance to a de-sired college. Many think thepressure of that lengthy andhyper-competitive race has putthe modern teenager under un-healthy amounts of stress.

School days are filled withas many AP courses as possi-ble; nights and weekendscrammed with high-levelathletics and communityservice; leftover space in theschedule is filled with ex-tracurricular activities, reli-gious instruction and somesort of artistic achievement.All to impress a faceless ad-missions officer.

After witnessing the diffi-culties of her own three chil-dren, Vicki Abeles conduct-ed interviews with parents,teachers, experts and kidsthemselves to create the doc-umentary Race to Nowhere,which will be screened atCoginchaug Regional HighSchool (CRHS) on Monday,April 25, at 7:30 p.m.

Race to Nowhere examinesthe world of students im-mersed in the high-pressurecompetition for college spotsand finds problems, such asstress-induced illnesses, de-pression, cheating and stu-dents who ironically are not

Back to nature for Earth Day

Memorial School students (L-R) Lexi Raffles, Han-nah Amirault and Mitchel Paduano release trout intothe stream at Wadsworth Falls State Park on April15. See more trout photos from Korn and Memorialschools on page 22. Photo by Stephanie Wilcox

Volume 18, Issue 2 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, April 22, 2011

In this issue ...Calendar ...........................4Durham Briefs................16Libraries.........................15Middlefield Briefs ..........17Sports ..............................27Spotlight..........................14Honor Roll.......................26

See more photos from thecandy hunt on page 21.

Photos by Dee Wilcox

Race to Nowhere documentarycoming to Durham, Middlefield

See Documentary, page 19

Will we see wind energy in Middlefield’s future?By Elisabeth Kennedy

Special to the Town Times

As prices for oil and gaso-line soar, we as a countryand a community must workto break our dependence onoil, natural gas and coal bydeveloping clean energy al-ternatives from natural

sources such as wind, sunand water. Wind energy isnow one of the most cost-ef-fective sources of new elec-tricity generation, costingless than coal or nuclearpower.

In an effort to bring windenergy to Connecticut, theMetacomet Regional Wind

Farm Committee wasformed to study the feasibili-ty of generating wind energyin our area. This joint-towncommittee is spearheaded byRobert Yamartino, alongwith Dick Boynton, DwightFowler, Jennifer Huddlestonof Middlefield, along withmembership from the city of

Middletown, to acquire stim-ulus money earmarked forprojects in which municipal-ities work together to solveenergy problems.

In 2010, the committee ap-plied for an Energy Efficien-cy Block Grant through the

See Wind, page 19

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CorrectionsWe strive to bring you the most accurate information

available each week, but if you see something in TownTimes that isn’t quite right, give us a call at 860-349-8000,and we’ll do our best to make things right.

In the Durham Board of Selectmen article last issue,Roger Kleeman’s comments were in reference to the Recre-ation Committee, not the Clean Energy Task Force, as wasreported.

The CRHS Scholarship Fund thanks Green Man TattooStudio for its generous sponsorship and Cathy and LarryHolderman for their donation to the 39th Annual Scholar-ship Ball. They were mistakely ommitted from the ad inthe April 8 edition.

CRHS FajitaFiesta

The Spanish Honor Soci-ety at Coginchaug RegionalHigh School will host its 10thannual Fajita Fiesta on Fri-day, April 29, in the CRHSCafeteria. Dinner will beserved from 6 to 7:30 p.m.Highlights, besides the deli-cious food from JalapeñoHeaven, are a Mariachi trioand a silent auction. Dinnerincludes veggie fajitas, chick-en fajitas, cheese quesadillas,

rice, beans, chips and salsa,dessert and drinks. Call Nan-cy Alberico for tickets at 860-349-7215, ext 479. The past fewyears this event has been asellout and only a few ticketswill be available at the door. !

Rt. 66 cruisenights

Come to the 2011 Rt. 66cruise nights at PalmerField, Washington Street inMiddletown, on the secondTuesday of the month, May

through September. Therewill be food, vendors, raffles,music, trophies and t-shirts.All makes and models wel-come: strods, cars, trucks,classics, antiques, importsand muscle cars. Supportour Connecticut Children’sHospital Medical Center.Free admission/parking.Call Lou at 860-638-824.

Outdoor gear expoThe Connecticut Forest &

Park Association (CFPA),headquartered in Rockfall,is gearing up for its 1st An-nual Connecticut OutdoorGear Expo on Saturday,April 30, from 3 to 7 p.m. atFayerweather BeckhamHall at Wesleyan Universityin Middletown. The expowill display all types of out-door gear, offer demonstra-tions and clinics by variousexperts, as well as host asilent auction of gear andother related gifts, such asart, photography and books.Major outdoor sporting re-tailers will be at the expo.For info and ticket prices,c o n t a c tinfo@ctwoodlands.org or860-346-2372.

How are teenswired?

Rushford and MSAPCpresent a special program formiddle and high school stu-

dents, their parents/care-givers, teachers, coaches andmentors to better understandthe teen brain. At this eventmany topics will be dis-cussed including adolescentbrain development andteenage behavior, how alco-hol affects teen brain devel-opment, serious risks associ-ated with teen alcohol useand how families can influ-ence their teens’ decisions tomake healthy decisions. Forinfo or to register, contactKrystle Blake at 203-238-6800or prevention@rushford.org.

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New information aboutPowder Ridge will be availableto the public in the form of apresentation by Dennis Ab-planalp and associates fromAlpine at a public hearing onMay 24 at 7 p.m. at MemorialMiddle School. After the pub-lic hearing, there will be atown meeting to vote on thesale of the Powder Ridge SkiArea. At their April 19 meet-ing, the Board of Selectmen(BOS) said the public is en-couraged to participate.

There will be an AnnualBudget Meeting on May 9, atwhich time there will be anelection for DMIAAB andBoard of Education members.Those who are interested musthave someone present at themeeting to nominate them andsecond their nomination.

Another area of interest is anew ordinance concerningfats, oils and grease and thenegative impact of these sub-

stances in the town’s sewersystems. The ordinance is re-quired by the Department ofEnvironmental Protection(DEP) on certain levels of foodservice establishments. Thisordinance affects the estab-lishments that produce largequantities of food, like restau-rants and school and churchcafeterias. In the future thetown will have to adopt this or-dinance.

There are a few appoint-ments to note. Steven DelVec-chio was appointed to the Re-gional Mental Health Boardfor the term of June 2, 2011 toMay 31, 2013. Karen Augeriwas appointed to the CentralRegional Tourism Council.

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FRIDAY

April 22Golf Demo

Lyman Orchards will holda golf demo from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. at the driving range atLyman Orchards Golf Club.Come try the latest and great-est in golf equipment. Freeadmission.

Ecumenical Cross WalkNotre Dame Church,

Church of the Epiphany,United Churches of Durham;,St. Coleman Church and theFederated Church of Middle-field invite all to join them inthe Way of the Cross on GoodFriday. It is a physical eventto commemorate the walk ofJesus as he journeyed fromthe Last Supper to his cruci-fixion and resurrection. Theevent begins at noon at NotreDame Church, Main Street inDurham, and will end byplanting the cross at Churchof the Epiphany. Along theway, participants will carrythe cross and observe Sta-tions of the Cross.

SATURDAY

April 23Easter Egg Hunt

Durham Rec is sponsoringan Easter Egg Hunt at AllynBrook Park at 9 a.m. The eggsare donated by Hi-Land Farms.There are restrooms at thepark. Hunts are sectioned intoage groups, from 9 a.m. to 10a.m., youngest to oldest.

SUNDAY

April 24

Easter Resurrection PowerThe Cross Street A.M.E.

Zion Church, 440 West St. inMiddletown, will celebrate“Easter Resurrection Power”with a 6 a.m. sunrise serviceand a 10 a.m. “ResurrectionSunday Service.” Call thechurch for more info at 860-344-9527. All are welcome.

MONDAY

April 25Race to Nowhere FilmThe movie Race to Nowhere

is a hard-hitting documentarythat aims to expose the silentepidemic in our schools. Thisgrassroots sensation is a must-see for students and their par-ents, and everyone in the com-munity is encouraged to at-tend. The film will be played atCRHS tonight at 7:30 p.m., andtickets are available at thedoor or in advance at rtncogin-chaug.eventbrite.com.

Durham 60+Durham 60+ will meet at 1

p.m. at the United Churchesfellowship hall located at thecorner of Rt. 68 and Main.There will be a varietytable/raffle with items con-tributed by the members. Jointhe fun with a social hour tofollow. You can also sign up forone of the trips being offered tothe membership.

TUESDAY

April 26Transition Night

Memorial School will hold aTransition Night for grade fourand five students who will beentering middle school. It startsat 7 p.m. and caters towardmaking the kids feel more com-fortable with the move andtransition into the new school.

Destination DurhamEvery Tuesday at 7 p.m., on

Comcast channel 19, Destina-tion Durham will be played forthose living in Durham. DVDsare also available at theDurham and Levi libraries;call for availability.

Antiques AppraisalWadsworth Glen Health Care

and Rehab Center, 30 Boston Rd.in Middletown, is hosting an An-tiques Appraisal event from 5 to7 p.m. There is a limit of threeitems per person. In lieu of ap-praisal fees for this event, theywill be collecting non-perish-able food items for the AmazingGrace Food Pantry. Appetizerswill be served. Please RSVP byApril 22 to 860-346-9299 ext. 159or outreach@wadsworthglen-hcc.com.

WEDNESDAY

April 27Healing Eucharist

Come to the Church of theEpiphany, Main Streein in

Durham, at 9 a.m. for the weeklyHoly Eucharist with healing.

Knit ClubCome knit or crochet at the

Durham Activity Center everyWednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

TOPSJoin the TOPS meetings

every Wednesday at 6:30p.m. at the Durham TownHall third floor meetingroom. For more info, callNaomi at 860-349-9558 orBonnie at 860-349-9433.

Lyman Family SharesJohn Lyman School has its

annual Lyman Family Sharesday starting at 7 a.m. Visit res-ident children at school andsee what fun activities they dothroughout the day. All arewelcome to attend, not justparents and family.

THURSDAY

April 28Volunteer AppreciationBrewster School has their

Volunteer Appreciation Daytoday starting at 7:45 a.m.

Arts ShowcaseThe Senior Arts Showcase is

today in the CRHS cafe andband room from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Itfeatures the talents and accom-plishments of graduating sen-iors. All are invited to view theartworks, projects and musicalperformances in a casual set-ting. We are again delighted towelcome our senior citizens asparticipants in this evening.Refreshments will be served.AARP Safe Driving Course

An AARP Save Drivingcourse will be offered at theMiddlefield Senior Center.The course is four hours long,and upon completion you mayqualify for a discount on yourauto insurance. There is asmall fee. The class will betaught by Ray Flynn ofDurham. Call Antoinette toregister at 860-349-7121.

CT in the Civil War:Slavery, Sacrifice and Survival

Matthew Warshauer, a pro-fessor of history at CCSU, willtalk about and sign copies ofhis book at 7 p.m. in the Hub-bard Room at Russell Library,123 Broad St. in Middletown.April 12 marked the 150th an-niversary of the beginning ofthe Civil War. CT was a quin-tessential northern state andinstrumental to the Union’ssurvival, especially in regardto arms and munitions.

FRIDAY

April 29Tot Time

The MOMS Club ofDurham and Middlefieldsponsors a weekly Tot Timeat the Middlefield Communi-ty Center. It is held everyFriday from 10:30 a.m. tonoon. This open-age play-group is available for all res-idents and their children ofDurham, Middlefield andRockfall. Feel free to comeon down and join the fun.For more info on the MOMSClub, please contact Ann atm o m s d u r h a m m i d d l e -field@yahoo.com.

Fajita FiestaThe annual Fajita Fiesta,

hosted by the Spanish HonorSociety, is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. inthe CRHS cafeteria. Reservetickets by calling Nancy Alberi-co at 860-349-7215, ext 479.

School MusicalStrong School’s musical,

Just Another Teen Musical,begins tonight in the gym at 7p.m. with additional perform-ances tomorrow at 7 p.m.

Frog FridaysEveryone Outside invites

people of all ages to join in ob-serving the transformationsthat occur in the vernal poolsin Field Forest in Durhamand Wadsworth Falls StatePark in Rockfall. Over severaloutings we will see frogs, frogand salamander eggs, tad-poles, salamander and insectlarvae, etc. Registration re-quired. For more info or toregister, contact Lucy atinfo@EveryoneOutside.orgor 860-395-7771.

101 DalmationsThe Madhatters Theatre

Company is performing Dis-ney’s 101 Dalmations, today at7 p.m., tomorrow at 2 p.m. and7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. atthe Andrews Memorial TownHall on Main Street in Clin-ton. For more info or tickets,call 860-395-1861.

SATURDAY

April 30Connecticut Day

Celebrate Connecticut withthe flavor of CT-producedfoods and beverages at Ly-man’s Connecticut Day from 9a.m. to 6 p.m. It is open to thepublic and features a varietyof free tastings of Connecti-cut’s best specialties, as well

as classic Lyman food itemsfrom the deli, bakery and grill.For more info, call 860-349-1793or visit lymanorchards.com.

CFPA to HostOutdoor Gear Expo

The Connecticut Forest &Park Association (CFPA) willhold its 1st Annual ConnecticutOutdoor Gear Expo today from 3to 7 p.m. at Fayerweather Beck-ham Hall at Wesleyan Universi-ty in Middletown. The expo willdisplay all types of outdoor gear,offer demonstrations by variousexperts, as well as host a silentauction of gear and other gifts.

Fiddles in the FirehouseDurham’s own prize-win-

ning fiddler Tim Hayes joinsGrammy Award winner StacyPhillips and Paul Howard forFiddles in the Firehouse, from6 to 9 p.m., at the Durham fire-house. It’s a family-friendlyevening of fun, fiddles and vict-uals. The event is sponsored bythe Durham Democratic TownCommittee, and tickets areavailable from members or atthe door. Call Karen Dyndiuk,860-349-3468, for more info.

Tag Sale & Flea MarketNotre Dame Church on

Main Street in Durham willhave their monthly tag saleand flea market, rain orshine, in their church hall,church garage, parking lotand lawn today from 8 a.m. to1 p.m. Household goods, potsand pans, dishes, craft sup-plies, sewing supplies, furni-ture, clothing, antiques, col-lectibles, over 1,000 books andanything you might need orwant. A jewelry table and 30tag sale tables with thousandsof items are set up in the air-conditioned church hall.Breakfast and lunch are alsoavailable. There are 40 ven-dors in the parking lot. Ven-dor space is available by call-ing Bob at 860-349-0356.

PuppetSpeak!The Arts Center at Killing-

worth hosts PuppetSpeak! a dayof mime, mask, puppetry per-formances, interactive work-shops and film for all ages at theOld Town Hall, 273 Rt. 81 inKillingworth. For tickets, call860-663-5593 or email artscen-terkillingworth@gmail.com.Spring Renewal Open House

Eco Yoga Studio, 16 MainSt., Suite 203 in the DurhamVillage, will be hosting aSpring Renewal Open Housefrom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Therewill be free classes heldthroughout the day and from12 to 1 p.m. a CommunityTime with homemade Chai.

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While we are cozy and fastasleep in our beds, there aremen and women who com-mit to serve and protect uswithin the Emergency Med-ical Services and VolunteerFire Departments.

Chief Scott Wright andChief Harry Hall declined tobe reappointed to their posi-tions in the Durham EMSand Volunteer Fire Depart-ments, respectively. Accord-ing to First Selectman, Lau-ra Francis, Wright had beenthe EMS Chief for about 12years, and Hall had been theFire Department Chief forapproximately five years.The town thanks both menfor their commitment andservice.

As some step down fromtheir posts, two new chiefs inDurham are ready and will-ing to begin their new jour-ney. But Tom Wimler andRob Chadd are not new facesin Durham’s EmergencyMedical Services (EMS) andthe Volunteer Fire Depart-ment; they have both partici-pated for many years.

Wimler has been in theEMS field for 33 years inDurham. He has held the po-sitions of Vehicle Coordina-tor, Supply Coordinator, 2nd

lieutenant and Train Coordi-nator. He officially becamethe EMS Chief on March 22.When asked what inspiredhim to stay in this field, heresponded, “This is where Istarted, and it fostered a ca-reer in EMS. I enjoy being

New EMS and Fire Chiefs in Durhamable to help the people I grewup with and their families.”

Wimler started as an EMTin 1977 and became a para-medic 1987. He is an instruc-tor for many different areasof EMS, including triage andmass casualty scene man-agement; national safetycouncil emergency vehicleoperator; advanced cardiaclife support; advanced pedi-atric life support; SMARTtriage; VFIS emergency ve-hicle operator and US De-partment of Homeland Secu-rity. “I have attended manycourses on emergency re-sponse to disasters, largescale events and terrorismincidents,” stated Wimler.Many of which are includedin these areas of instructionwithin Homeland Security:understanding and planningfor school bomb incidents;prevention and response tosuicide bombing incidentsand incident response to ter-rorist bombing.

Wimler does not live intown but spends a great dealof time in town for duty timeand to visit his mother and

son who both still live intown. Speaking about his ex-perience working in EMS,Wimler said, “I have learnedso much over the years, andwhat always stands out isthat what you learn here issomething you can use inyour own personal life; beingable to assist an ill or injuredfamily member is one of thebig benefits.”

Chadd officially started asFire Department Chief onJanuary 15, 2011. He hasbeen a member of theDurham Volunteer Fire De-partment for 20 years andhas been the Assistant Chieffor the past seven years.When asked what inspiredhim to become a part of theVolunteer Fire Depart-ment in Durham, he said, “Ithas been a family tradition.My grandfather was a mem-ber, so was my father andmy uncle. I grew up aroundthe Durham Fire Depart-ment.”

Chadd is employed at theUconn Heath Center as a

Legal NoticeTown of DurhamBoard of Finance

The Annual Budget Meeting will be held on Monday,May 9, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in the Julian B. Thayer Auditori-um, Coginchaug Regional High School, Durham, Con-necticut.

The Proposed Budget for the fiscal year 2011-2012 for theTown of Durham, Connecticut, as prepared by the Board of Fi-nance will be presented for adoption to the General Public.

Copies of the Proposed Budget are available at the Officeof the Town Clerk, Durham Public Library, atwww.townofdurhamct.org, or by calling 860-343-6716.

Dated at Durham, Connecticut this 29th day of April, 2011.Francis E. Korn, Chairman, Board of Finance

See Chiefs, page 23

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By Judy MoeckelSpecial to the Town Times

On Tuesday, April 12, atSt. Colman’s RomanCatholic Church, membersof Cub Scout Pack 33 were in-troduced to several of thehouses of worship in Middle-field. Den leader Paul Mi-arecki invited representa-tives of various religionsbased in Middlefield to speakabout their religion andpractices. Given their ageand the complexity of thematerial presented, the cubscouts listened attentively.

“We felt it would be good

for the community to learnabout the houses of worshipwe have here in town,” Mi-arecki said. “So I invited allof them, including St. Col-man’s Church, MiddlefieldFederated Church, VictoryChristian Church, the Ja-faria Center (Muslim) andthe Temple of Eck (Eck-ankar). Also, Kate Mitchell,mother of Connor Mitchell, amember of the troop, wasasked to talk about her prac-tice of Buddhism.”

The 12 principles of scout-ing include being reverenttoward God and emphasizethe importance of communi-ty as well as respect for oth-ers. By learning about vari-ous religions, Miarecki saidhe and his fellow Scout lead-ers hope to help the cubscouts develop respect forthings that are new to them.

“People tend to fear thingsthey don’t know about,” Mi-arecki said. The evening’spresentations, he hoped,would help counteract thisfear by presenting informa-tion.

Each presenter talkedabout the roots of their reli-gion, marking its birthplaceon a world map. Then theyspoke briefly about the corebeliefs of their faith. PastorDale Azevedo of MiddlefieldFederated and Father TonyDiMarco of St. Colman’stalked about Christianity

and described the vestmentsthey use in their clericalroles. Kate Mitchell spokeabout the Noble EightfoldPath of Buddhism, which in-cludes Right Thought, RightSpeech and Right Effort.

Practicing Right Effort,Mitchell said, closely paral-lels the Cub Scout Motto,“Do Your Best.” Right Ac-tion, another part of theEightfold Path, also matchesup with scouting principles,emphasizing doing the rightthing and always trying tohelp.

While Imam MohammedTabarssi of Jafaria, who wasdelayed by traffic problems,did not have time to describehis vestments, the cub scoutsseemed fascinated by hispresentation, which includ-ed several passages in Ara-bic.

Islam, the Imam said, hasthe same roots as Judaismand Christianity; they all goback to the prophet Abra-ham and his descendants.The messages of all theprophets, he emphasized, in-vite all people to one God andlook to bring about justiceand equality in the world.

The united message of theevening’s speakers was inharmony with the values ofscouting; it also seemed toresonate with the young peo-ple listening.

Cub Scout Pack 33, above,learned about religions onApril 12. Left, looking at theworld map are Nick Morinand Jacob Toth.

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The guest speakers representing various religions.

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The Middlefield Cemetery AssociationBy Trish Dynia

Special to the Town Times

A Brief HistoryOn May 14, 1870, a small

group of Middlefield resi-dents met at the home of Rev-erend James Dickinson onSouth Street and voted toform the Middlefield Ceme-tery Association. Thegroup’s stated purpose wasto “Enlarge the Central Bur-ial Ground” located behindthe Methodist EpiscopalChurch (present day Middle-field Federated).

The first plots had beenlaid out shortly after theCongregational Church wasbuilt on the site in 1842, andresidents had become con-cerned about the lack of caretheir loved ones’ final rest-ing places received.

Prior to 1842, local resi-dents were buried in the old

cemetery located on JacksonHill Road, but according totown treasurer Mary Hoop-er, “Back in the mid 1800sthey decided that the old bur-ial ground was too hilly toexpand.”

At the meeting in 1870,Alma Lyman, David Lyman,George Miller, James Dick-inson and John Couch be-came the Association’s firstdirectors, and their chargewas to make all decisions re-garding lot sales, fund distri-bution and groundskeeping.A perpetual fund was creat-ed to “cut the grass twiceeach year, upraise trees andrepair fences.” A twice-per-year mowing might seemodd to 21st century folks ac-customed to attending buri-als at finely trimmed ceme-teries, but current associa-tion president Bruce Strick-land explained, “This was in

the days before power mow-ers, and the cuttings proba-bly coincided with annualhaying for local farmers.”Present Day

Nearly 150 years later, theMiddlefield Cemetery Asso-ciation has achieved andsurpassed its initial goal ofexpanding the burialground. Maintenance is nowperformed by a full time sex-ton who is charged withmowing every 10 days, meet-ing with prospective plotpurchasers, recording plotsales, digging graves, plow-ing snow on access lanesduring winter months whenfeasible and overseeing mon-ument placement.The Winter of 2010-2011

The by-laws of the associa-tion dictate that “Extra ef-fort will be made by the sex-

Above, Middlefield Ceme-tery recovers from a brutalwinter. Photo by Trish Dynia

Right, lawn mowing some-times makes a mess of the

headstones, which willneed to be scrubbed off.

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See Cemetery, page 19

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Thank you foryour support

While some have been get-ting ready for a royal wed-ding, I’ve been getting readyfor my first half marathon. Iwill be headed to Nashvilleat the end of the month withTeam in Training, an organi-zation that raises money forthe Leukemia LymphomaSociety. In order to partici-pate I had to raise $3,200,which seemed like a hugetask back in December. Butalthough the training hasbeen tough this winter – Ifound the fundraising to beeasy – thanks to my generousfriends and family I haveraised over $8,500. I want topublically thank all thosewho made direct donations,

came to “Girls night out for acure,” “Zumba for a cure”and those who have support-ed and encouraged me. I es-pecially want to thank thefollowing: Durham Fitness,Durham Women’s Club,Valentina’s Home Design,Pampered Chef, Arbonne,Kathy Croteau, DurhamWine and Spirits, BlackbirdTavern, Perk on Main, IronScissors, Skin Care Studio,Dream Dinners, Stefan Wichof Hartley and Parker,Mitchell’s Jewelers,Larkin’s Run, Lino’s Market,Humphrey’s, Attorney RJWeber, Attorney JenniferZettergren, Uncle Bob’s, RLIElectric, Lyman Orchards,Jay Brown and Babysittingby Alycia Torado and JennaIslieb. I could not have beensuccessful had it not been for

all of you. Thank you.Sheila Garvy, Durham

Clarification ofenergy changes

With respect to Matt Less-er, I need to respond to his“too good to be true” articlein last week’s Town Times. Iused to be that door-to-doorsalesman, and I think I needto clear up some very gravemisconceptions. It’s good toquestion things, Matt, butnot to the point of blind para-noia. His article made itsound like anyone coming toyour door asking for yourelectric bill is out to scamyou, which is absolutely notthe case. The truth is thatCL&P has been telling theircustomers to do this formonths. But let’s be honest— if a little pamphlet is stuckin with your bill, do you readit? Probably not. In fact, 99%percent of Connecticut resi-dents did not respond to theinformation on their own,despite it being sent outevery month with the bill.That’s why these supplycompanies are calling you,emailing you and sendingmail (or people) to your door.

I had to laugh when Mattcautioned to never showyour electric bill to anyonewho comes to your door.What are they going to do

with it, pay it for you? Nosalesman can sign you upwith another supplier with-out your knowledge and con-sent, simply by magicallylooking at your bill. In orderto sign up, you have to readand sign a contract or agree-ment and, if it is a reputablecompany, call a third partyverification service whereyou will have the entirething explained to youagain, one item at a time,and be asked if you under-stand and agree to this.Without your signature andverbal consent, you will notbe signed up. The only rea-son a salesman asks to seeyour bill is to figure out ifyou have a supplier, and ifso, who it is and what rateyou’re paying. Then theycan talk to you about youroptions. Most people don’teven know they have the op-tion to do this in the firstplace. It’s easier to explain tosomeone what’s going on ifyou can show it to them ontheir own bill.

The fact of the matter isthis — whether you havechosen a separate supplycompany or not, CL&P is al-ready charging you twice:once for a supply charge andonce for a delivery charge.Go grab your own electricbill and you’ll see them bothtotaled right at the top. Thedelivery charge is calculated

on the back, and the supplycharge is calculated on thefront. When you sign upwith an electric supplier, theonly thing that changes isthe rate you’re paying onthat supply portion of yourbill. If you haven’t chosen acompany, the current CL&Pstandard service rate is vari-able at 9.48 cents (it will say$0.0948 on your bill). Mostelectric companies have low-er rates than this, both vari-able and fixed. Dominioncurrently has the lowest ratewith 8.15 cents, followed byMX Energy with 8.49 (vari-able), Spark Energy with 8.5and Public Power with 8.99.This price is multiplied byyour usage in kilowatts, andthat’s what you pay eachmonth. The higher your us-age, the greater the differ-ence in the savings if youswitch. There are a ton ofcompanies, all with differentrates and plans, so it’s goodto check them out.

CL&P will still bill youand tend to your power lines.Many people are concernedabout switching to some for-eign electric company. “ButI’ve had CL&P for 50 years!”they say. And you still will,even if you sign up with asupplier. All you’re doing isselecting where CL&P gets

See Energy, page 24

Easter crafts for your whole family Looking for something to do

with the little ones as they waitfor the Easter bunny to starthoppin’ down the bunny trail?Here are a few festive Easteractivities that are sure toplease.

A fun and healthy way to dye Easter eggs isto use plant-based dyes. Here is the basic ideataken from www.simpleorganic.net. Decide onthe colors that you want for your eggs. Re-member that colors can be mixed to create theperfect shade. Try mixing the yellow and blueto see if a green egg is the outcome. This is agreat way to get kids’ minds going and think-ing about the environment and colors. Hereare some ideas for obtaining different colors.

Reds/Pinks:

• grated beets• chopped cranberries (fresh or frozen)• Red Zinger tea• chopped frozen cherries

Blues/Purples:• chopped frozen blueberries• chopped red cabbage• red onion skins

Yellows:• yellow/brown onion skins• chamomile tea

• ground turmeric• saffron

Greens:• chopped spinach

Put about 2-3 cups of water in a saucepanfor each color. Add the plants you desire andone tablespoon of vinegar to the water. Oncethe mixture has started boiling, let it contin-ue for 15 minutes. There are a couple of waysto do this that change the look of the finishedeggs; for smooth, fully-covered eggs, strainthe bits of plants out of the dye before dip-

Cheri Kelley

GuestEditorial

See Easter, page 20

Friday, April 22, 2011 Town Times Columns 9

Budget 2011-2012 recapIn the best of times,

the budget process isnot easy. There are al-ways competing in-terests, needs and de-sires. However, thisyear has been espe-cially challenging forreasons you hearabout every night onthe news. So much ofour budget has beenaffected by factors farbeyond our control.Through the hardwork of staff and oth-er officials, we havebeen able to keep ourmil rate stable for thepast five years. De-spite our best effortsthis year, there willbe an increase. Our job is to presenta responsible budget not only for thecurrent year, but one that won’t neg-atively affect the fiscal health of ourtown. Thank you to those of you whocame to the budget hearing. I will tryand summarize the presentation andshare with you some of the measureswe’ve implemented.

The town budget increased ap-proximately $150,000. Local and staterevenue has decreased approximate-ly $100,000. Undesignated fund bal-ance as a percentage of our totalbudget (including education) is esti-mated to be at 7.37 percent this year.We made the decision last year todiscontinue the practice of applying$100,000 of the balance to the operat-ing budget and funding the local op-tion tax relief program for seniorsand public safety volunteers (ap-proximately $128,000) from fund bal-ance. This year, these items will betaken off the grand list directly.These are wise decisions that protectthe fiscal health of our communityand will factor in greatly if and whenwe need to bond.

Our grand list decreased 7.11 per-cent, drastically reducing our tax-able base. Someone asked a verygood question at the hearing: why wedidn’t defer revaluation when weknew we were in a recession. If yourecall, we had to make a decision in2009 whether to take the one year ex-tension that the new law allowed. Al-though we now know that this reces-sion officially ended in 2009, we didnot know at that time whether thehousing market had hit bottom ornot. In fact, the data that we had col-

lected at that timeshowed us that ourmarket was not assluggish as othertowns. We had a fa-vorable bid from therevaluation consult-ants, and the decisionwas made to stay onschedule. The realityis that there wasnothing year-over-year between 2010and 2011 that wouldhave greatly affectedour revaluation. Butthe results are stilldrastic. Because onlysix percent of ourgrand list is commer-cial, industrial orutility, a nine percent

decrease on average in residentialproperty values is devastating.

Over the past several years I havereported some cost-saving measureswe have implemented. Long rangecapital planning for equipment, fa-cility maintenance, projects, tech-nology and vehicles allows us to sta-bilize our capital budget. If we staydisciplined with our capital budget,we will limit our exposure to unan-ticipated expenses resulting in budg-et volatility. Consolidations of con-tracts and bidding consortiums havemaximized our buying power. Cen-tralizing the facility managementfunction of all town property has al-lowed us to holistically addressmaintenance and capital needs.Lastly, we have downsized our staff.Since 2006, we have reduced staff by167 hours or four full-time equiva-lents, reducing the health benefitcensus by three. This is real cost sav-ings without any reduction of servic-es. I would like to express my appre-ciation to our local union for theircooperation with these reductions. Icould not have achieved this muchsavings simply with layoffs. In addi-tion, we have implemented furloughdays and increased premium sharefor health benefits. Without somemajor transformation of labor laws,changes in the public employmentsector will be incremental. I amgrateful that we have been able toachieve what we have and for a won-derful staff that is dedicated to ourtown.

Thank you for your input. The an-nual budget meeting will be held onMonday, May 9, at CRHS at 8 p.m.

Laura Francis, Durham

From The DeskOf The FirstSelectman

March police sta-tistics for both towns:Middlefield

399 calls for servicefive accidentsfour DWI arrestsfive criminal investigations165 infractions issued17 warnings issued

Durham496 total calls for service12 accidentsNo DWI arrests11 criminal investigations175 infractions issued21 warnings issued

Police chaseOn April 9, just before 10 p.m., a

vehicle driven by Christopher

Allen Loosemore, ofMiddletown, was in-volved in a vehiclepursuit by the Mid-dletown Police De-partment when it

crashed on Main Street (Route 157)in Middlefield near Aresco Drive.Loosemore, the owner of the un-registered, unlicensed 2000 AudiA6, was transported to HartfordHospital for unspecified injuries.The vehicle was towed from thescene. Loosemore was chargedwith operating a motor vehiclewithout a license, operating an un-registered motor vehicle, failure tohave vehicle insurance, misuse ofplates and traveling too fast forconditions.

Local police stats from MarchTrooper Eric Kelly,

Middlefield

Trooper Talk

Ag Day at the CT capitolOnce a year, part of

the CT state Capitol isdevoted to Agricul-tural organizations.On Wednesday,March 16, Ag organi-zations from across the state set upbooths to display their products andservices. CT Ag Day at the Capitolgives these organizations a chance tomeet face-to-face with many legisla-tors from all districts. Legislators getto hear the ups and downs of agricul-ture in CT. It is the hope of those di-rectly involved in CT agriculture togain support of the legislators on po-litical issues.

Deerfield Farm is a member of theFarmstead Dairy Alliance of CT. TheFDAC is a group that was created be-cause of legislature proposed in 2007that would limit the sales of rawmilk in CT. FDAC supports dairiesin CT who produce the milk andproduct on farm from a singlesource, whether raw or pasteurizedproducts licensed through the stateDepartment of Agriculture. CT AgDay has provided a wonderful oppor-tunity for our group to keep in touchwith legislators and any issues thatmay be arising on the political front.Representative Matt Lesser is one ofthe state legislators who has beenparticularly helpful and proactivefor CT agriculture. Time and timeagain Matt Lesser is there to buy ourlocally-produced CT products, sup-port CT Ag producers and just to askif there is anything we need or are

concerned about. Iam grateful that CTstate legislators taketime on Ag Day tomeet with Ag produc-ers. Many of the legis-

lators simply come back each year tosample the award-winning raw milkcheese from Cato Corner Farm inColchester, Chocolate Milk fromDeerfield Farm in Durham or theCurrant juice from Maple Lanefarms, and more tasty CT goodies. CTAg Day is open to the public so checkct.gov/doa or CTFreshDairy.org fordetails next year.

Photo submitted by Melynda Naples

Pictured are Melynda Naples,Ruth Naples and Matt Lesser atAg Day.

Editor’s Note: Read more aboutMelynda and her farming efforts atDurham’s Deerfield Farm on page 11of this issue.

Melynda Naples

Guest Column

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of-control spending. Duringthe last 25 years, spending inour state’s budget increased ata rate three times faster thanthe rate of inflation. “Correct-ing” the problem by raisingtaxes ignores the real malady

and inflamesthe disease.That is why arecord-break-ing tax in-crease is not areasonable so-lution to the problem.

On April 19, the Republi-can State Senators and StateRepresentatives presented analternative budget to Gover-nor Malloy’s record-breakingtax increase budget. The Re-publican alternative does notinflame Connecticut’s fiscaland economic problems by in-creasing taxes. The no non-sense no-tax-increase Repub-lican budget relies on a com-bination of spending cuts,debt restructure, workforce

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reform to balance the budget.Moreover, the Republicanbudget maintains funding forour cities and towns.

Some specifics within theRepublican proposal nodoubt will meet with objec-tions. But a vigorous debateabout a balanced budget thatdoes not rely on a tax increaseis badly needed. There are al-ternatives that don’t rely onincreasing the tax burden onCT’s hard-pressed taxpayers.Let’s get the debate going.

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There’s Candy, who lovesattention and “is a big ham.”There’s personable Shannonand docile Carmel, and Sha-nia, well-known because shehas so much white that sheis easily spotted from theroad. There’s Tinkerbelle,Daisy, Tilly and Tequila.These are just a few of the 40Jersey cows at DeerfieldFarm, which is located inDurham and owned byMelynda Naples. Lamentsher fiancé, Stu Larkin,“When I was a kid, I wantedto be surrounded by women.I didn’t know they would becows. If I had the chanceagain, I would specify.”

This farm, which Napleshas had for six years, repre-sents a lifelong passion. Shegrew up on a dairy farm inMadison and loved it. Shesays she likes being outside.She likes the animals. Sheenjoys breeding and tryingto improve the blood lines.And the “girls” seem contentas well. They spend theirdays, and in the summer, thenights, too, freely roamingthe 60 acres of open space,coming in twice a day to getmilked and fed grain andhay. Rotational grazing inthe summer, where they aremoved to a new section ofgrass every 12-24 hours, seesto it that the land is not over-grazed and abused.

Jerseys, Naples tells us,are a very popular breed be-cause their milk is more nu-tritious, with more protein,calcium and butterfat, andbetter taste. And her Jerseysdefinitely earn their keep.Not only do they win Naplesribbons when she showsthem, but they also produceenough milk to support a vi-able business. The milk issold raw, meaning it is notpasteurized or homoge-nized. Pasteurization, ex-plains Naples, which usesheat to kill bacteria, kills thegood bacteria, too. The farmalso sells yogurt, chocolatemilk, mocha coffee milk,strawberry milk, several va-rieties of soft cheese, hand-crafted milk soaps, gelatoand humanely-raised veal.The products are sold at theself-serve store (which is

open seven days a week), inseveral local stores, and toConnecticut Farm Fresh Ex-press, which delivers tohomes and businesses thathave ordered online. Eachweek 150 gallons of raw milk,45 gallons of yogurt and 30gallons of chocolate milk aresold. The milk, with its delec-table cream on the top, is bot-tled daily. The yogurt, alsowith the cream on the top,contains live active cultures.The rich, creamy chocolatemilk is made with premiumDutch cocoa and pure vanil-la. The gelato, which is“Italy’s version of icecream,” offers up creaminessand real fruit and nut bases.And it’s lower in fat than icecream.

By Connecticut law, onlythe plain milk can be raw.(The law allows for cheeseaged over 60 days to be made

with raw milk, but Naplessells only fresh cheese.) Pas-teurization for the otherproducts is done on thepremises. For the making ofyogurt, the milk is heated to180 degrees, put into a pas-teurizer (Larkin says it lookslike a giant lobster pot withfancy recording charts) andcooled down to 107 degrees.Live cultures, purchasedfrom a company in Wiscon-sin, are then added, and theproduct is packaged and putin a warm water bath in acooler for 12 hours, labeledand put in the refrigerator,ready to be sold.

Though the farm is notcertified as organic, Naplessigned the NOFA (NortheastOrganic Farming Associa-tion) pledge, promising togive the cows antibiotics

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only when they’re sick. “If acow is sick and on an antibi-otic,” she says, “we don’t useher milk until she’s well andthe antibiotic is completelyout of her system. We have atest kit for determining whenshe is antibiotic-free.”

Naples also offers her farmas a meeting place for a 4-Hclub, which has eight chil-

dren leasing her cows andshowing them at fairs as oneof their projects. Another oftheir projects saw them dec-orating the barn for Christ-mas, which included puttinga stocking by each of “thegirls,” with their names onthem.

She also hosts school fieldtrips and has had studentscome from Wesleyan Uni-versity (they have a milkcoop) and the Yale School ofForestry.

And for you enthusiasticgardeners out there, for asmall fee Larkin will load upyour truck with manure. Ifyou load it yourself, there’sno charge.

“People love this,” saysNaples of her farm. “Theycan see the cows that pro-duce the milk they drink.And because the store is al-ways open, people on thenight shift can come by at 2in the morning and get whatthey need.”

Bob Trigo, who has abackground in nutrition, isone of those happy cus-tomers. He gets four gallonsof raw milk a week, as wellas the plain yogurt. “Weneed to drink milk,” he says,“because it has high-qualityprotein and fat. It developsthe brain and muscles, andthe fat is important for thehormonal system.

“Raw milk is easier to di-gest and more nutritious be-cause the vitamins and nu-trients are not being de-stroyed by the high heat ofpasteurization. Melynda’smilk is at least one-fourthcream; you can see it in thebottle. It tastes the way milkshould – creamy and not wa-tered down. We’re lucky tohave this milk right in ourbackyard.”

For information on suchthings as upcoming events,when the calves are born andwhen the products are madeand put out in the store, go tothe farm’s Facebook page:facebook.com/deerfieldfarm.

To learn more about Deer-field Farm, go to www.deer-fieldfarm.org.

Deerfield(Continued from page 11)

Lost family pet or wild rabbit?Jamie Roraback saw this large, solid black rabbit din-ing in his yard, on Mack Road, Friday, April 15. It washopping around his yard with another friend who wasdefinitely a wild rabbit (gray brown Eastern cottontail).He was not sure if the black rabbit was somebody’s es-caped pet or perhaps what is called a “melanistic” rab-bit (where they can either go white albino or solid blackupon birth.) The rabbit was not scared of people,which leads him to believe that it may be somebody’s

pet. His backyard borders Toad Ridge Road. Maybe somebody will recognize it astheir lost pet, or it’s just another unique wild critter in our town. Submitted by Jamie Roraback

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UConn Class of 2011:Alexandra Kuehnle, a shining starBy Jenni Saunders

Editor’s note: The follow-ing was published in UConnToday on April 18.

As the University countsdown to Commencement,UConn Today will featuresome of this year’s outstand-ing graduating students,nominated by their academ-ic school or college or anoth-er university program inwhich they participated.

Ever since she was young,Alexandra Kuehnle hasdreamed of serving hercountry.

“In eighth grade, I wantedto be an astronaut,” she says,“but my grandfather said Ihad to be in the military forthat. Since then, I’ve wantedto serve.”

But Kuehnle’s dreamwould take a different path.Although in her freshmanyear she signed up forUConn’s ROTC program, shewas later disqualified onmedical grounds.

Still determined to followher passion, Kuehnle creat-ed an individualized majorin international securitydoubled with political sci-ence and a minor in humanrights in the College of Liber-al Arts and Sciences.

A resident of Durham,Kuehnle was named a na-tional finalist for the presti-

gious TrumanScholarship lastyear and has alsobeen recognizedas a New Eng-land Scholar atUConn for hera c a d e m i cachievements.

After seeingthe opportuni-ties UConn hadto offer, Kuehnlefound organiza-tions dedicatedto serving hercountry andcampus. She has served inmultiple leadership roles,from being the executive

board chair forthe Office ofCommunity Out-reach, to servingas a resident as-sistant for theCommunity Ser-vice LearningCommunity. Shewas invited tojoin UConn’sL e a d e r s h i pLegacy Experi-ence, a programthat recognizesthe University’smost exceptional

student and leaders, offeringthem a year-long leadershipenhancement experience.

Kuehnle also interned withTeach for America as a cam-pus campaign coordinator.

Joseph Briody, associatedirector of the Department ofStudent Activities, says,“Alex has impressed me notonly with what she has ac-complished here at UConn,but with the poise, compas-sion and dedication shedemonstrates when connect-ing with both students and

staff alike.”

Kuehnle also foundedUConn Silver Wings, thefirst chapter in Connecticut.Silver Wings is a civilian or-ganization dedicated to cre-ating proactive, knowledge-able and effective civic lead-ers through communityservice and education aboutnational defense. Kuehnle

Alexandra Kuenhle.Photo by Peter Morenus

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Caturano of Killingworthand Norma Newman of Mil-ford.

Jill was a graduate ofCoginchaug High School in2005 and Massachusetts Col-lege of Art where she earneda Bachelor of Arts in Illustra-tion and a Master of Arts inTeaching. Matt was a gradu-ate of Coginchaug HighSchool in 2003 and AnnaMaria College where heearned a Bachelor of Arts inHistory and Teaching. He iscurrently pursuing a Mas-ters Degree at Southern Con-necticut State University.They are both currently highschool teachers: Jill an artteacher at Cheshire HS andMatt a history teacher atCoginchaug. Jill and Mattboth went to Coginchaug,but met officially at theDurham Fair several yearsago and have been togetherever since. Their wedding isplanned for August 2012.

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“I really know who I amnow and where I want to besince coming to UConn,”says Kuehnle. “My mentorshere have really changed myperspectives on life. Ilearned to take everything asit comes and to seize the op-portunities that are avail-able.”

Kuehnle hopes to work inWashington, D.C., at thestate department dealingwith educational policy, butfor now she will be teachingin New Orleans with Teachfor America upon gradua-tion.

“Everything I’ve done sofar has been in service to mycountry,” she says. “Teachfor America is a way for meto serve without a uniform.”

Kuehnle (From 13)

Kristen Charpentier, asenior majoring in socialwork at Southern Conn.State University, was in-ducted into the Beta Rho

Honor Society for SocialWork on April 5. Kristenlives in Middlefield and isthe daughter of Bob andKaren Charpentier.

Sara Kennedy graduatedCum Laude from Iona Col-lege. She received a lot of sup-port from our communities,and you all should know sheworked very hard and gradu-ated with honors.

Judy and Jim Caturano,Jr., of Durham, are pleased toannounce the engagement oftheir daughter Jill Caturanoto Matt Thompson. Thegroom-to-be’s parents areJanet and Mark Thompson ofDurham. The bride-to-be’sgrandmothers are Dolores

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7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen on thethird floor of the Town Hall

Tuesday, April 267 p.m. — Ethics CommitteeWednesday, April 27

7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Korn School6:30 p.m. — Durham Volunteer Ambulance Corps

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1:30 p.m. — Senior Citizen Board at DAC

Brush pick-upschedule

The town of Durham Pub-lic Works Department beganthe annual spring curbsidebrush pick-up the week ofApril 11. Brush should beless than 4” in diameter andnot longer than 6 feet inlength. Brush should bestacked at roadside in an

open area, away from mail-boxes, trees, telephone polesand other structures. Brushshould be stacked perpendi-cular to the roadway, buttend toward the road. Noleaves, stumps, wood or for-eign matter will be pickedup. Each household will bestrictly limited to one truckload during this collection.In an effort to be more effi-cient, it is recommended

that neighbors combine pileson property lines. Loadsshall not measure any largerthan 4’ high, 6’ wide and 8’long, unless combined with aneighbor. If your load doesnot follow these guidelines itwill not be removed.

Week of April 18, 2011 willcontinue to be all areas northof Maiden Lane to the Mid-dletown town line.

Durhamparticipates inNationalDonate LifeMonth in April

The town of Durham isone of nearly 30 Connecticutmunicipalities, hospitalsand organizations promot-ing organ and tissue dona-tion awareness by flyingflags that read “DonationSaves Lives” during April,National Donate Life Month.

Connecticut’s flag-flyingcampaign is part of a nation-al initiative, Flags AcrossAmerica, to honor and cele-brate the hundreds of thou-sands of donors and recipi-ents whose lives have beenaffected by organ and tissuedonation. With more than110,000 people in Americawaiting for a transplant and1,200 in Connecticut alone,the need for donation hasnever been greater. Durhamis proud to partner with Do-nate Life Connecticut, theonly statewide organizationdedicated to increasing thedonor registry through or-gan and tissue donationawareness, to help our com-munity.

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The Durham Registrars ofVoters will meet on Wednes-day, April 27, on the secondfloor of the Durham TownHall at 9:30 a.m. for testingthe memory cards, ballotsand the tabulator machinesprior to the May 3 RegionalSchool District Budget refer-endum. Members of the pub-lic are invited to observe.

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The Durham Co-op Nurs-ery School will hold its sec-ond annual Family MovieNight at the Durham Fair-grounds on Saturday, May21 (rain date is June 11). Thisyear there will be a showingof the film Kung Fu Pandaon a two-story inflatablescreen under the stars.Doors will open at 7 p.m.with the movie beginningaround 8 at sunset. Free en-tertainment will be providedby The Karma Brothersband, and a concession willbe open. Mark your calen-dars as this should again bean enjoyable evening forfamilies! For ticket informa-tion or to learn how you canhelp sponsor the event,please call the Durham Co-op at 860-349-9885. Also, cur-rent families and alumni ofthe co-op, please call if youare interested in showing amessage or photo on thescreen for a small donation.

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7 p.m. —Zoning Board of AppealsWednesday, April 27

7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Korn SchoolWednesday, May 2

8 p.m. — Board of Education District Meeting at CRHS7 p.m. —Board of Selectmen

Finance Boardasks to holdspecial meetinguntil aftereducation vote

When the Board of Fi-nance makes changes to theFirst Selectman’s budget, apublic hearing must be heldto present those changes totaxpayers. On April 14,Board of Finance memberspresented the budget page bypage and listened to taxpay-ers’ questions, concerns andsuggestions. There was con-siderable discussion aboutPowder Ridge with explana-tions of long-term versusshort-term financing, tax-able versus nontaxable bondrates and developmentrights. The board was urgedto safeguard townspeoplefrom additional tax burden,and the board indicated thatit considered all variablesand budgeted for any sce-nario in an effort to do that.If there is a surplus due to aless costly scenario, thosefunds can be applied to theprincipal.

Public comments also con-cerned the school budget andanticipated funding from thestate of Connecticut, whichthe board concurred are un-resolved and will directlyimpact the town’s budget.

After adjourning the pub-lic hearing, the regular meet-ing of the board resumed.The board discussed con-cerns and issues presented toit by the public and the fi-nance director. Consensus ofmembers was that it haddone its due diligence in thelong and detailed process itused to carefully considerthis budget. Based on infor-mation gathered from de-partments, detailed spread-sheets created for town as-sets and three years’ expen-diture histories, the boardfelt the changes to the FirstSelectman’s budget werevalid. However, due to unre-solved issues, the board willrequest that the First Select-man recess the special meet-ing until after the vote on theRSD13 budget with the hopethat uncertainty at the statelevel will also be resolved bythat time. A new meetingdate will be set after the

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Jack Riotte, 12, center, of Durham plays with the Bri-an Jenkins Band during Jazz Tuesdays Jam Ses-sions at Trinity-on-Main in New Britain April 12,2011. At left on upright bass is Brian Jenkins of Wol-cott and at right on drums is Jocelyn Pleasant ofBloomfield. The 10-week series meets every Tues-day from 7-9 p.m. and invites all musicians and stu-dents of jazz to jam with the band.

Photo by Dave Zajac/Record-Journal

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Durham P&Z revises zoning regulationsBy Chuck Corley

Special to the Town Times

The Planning and ZoningCommission devoted theirApril 6 meeting to revisingthe town’s zoning regula-tions. Much of this involvedeliminating redundant orout-of-date language, such asreferences to a non-existentdesign review committee.However, most of their dis-cussion revolved aroundcommercial uses aroundtown.

One item the commissionbrought up was changing themaximum coverage for a lo-cation from 40 percent to 60-75percent for accessory struc-tures and a parking lot. Townplanner Geoff Colegrove rec-ommended this change on thebasis of the limited commer-cial property remaining intown for development. Basedon prior findings, only TwinPines Farm and Gastler Farm

remain as possible additionsto the Design DevelopmentDistrict. As such, Colegroveclaimed an increase in lotcoverage would allow for cur-rent commercial propertiesto expand their businessesand, in the process, the town’stax base.

While the suggestion of in-creasing lot coverage metwith little resistance, com-mission member JosephPasquale’s recommendationto reduce the maximumbuilding size did. While thecurrent maximum size is30,000 square feet, Pasqualefelt it should go down evenfurther based on his beliefthat larger buildings aren’t“business friendly.” Chair-man George Eames remindedhim that a developer doesn’tneed to use the maximumbuilding size, while commis-sion members Richard Erik-sen and Lisa Davenport bothspoke against Pasquale’s sug-

gestion. Davenport noted thata large building could housemultiple businesses, ratherthan just a big box store.

Commission members alsonoted that one large store ormany smaller ones may stillgenerate the same amount oftraffic, while Chris Flanaganremarked that the aestheticswith the rest of town is part ofthe issue. He pointed out thatgabled roofs would match thetown better than a 30,000square foot building with aflat roof.

Another item Colegrovebrought was the excavationthreshold. He said the com-mission may want to raise themaximum excavation levelwithout a permit from 1,000cubic yards to 3,000 or 4,000cubic yards. However, nei-ther the items relating tobuilding and lot size nor earthexcavation reached a defini-tive conclusion, with the com-mission’s review of the zon-ing regulations left open forlater discussion.

As part of the commission’sreview of the zoning regula-tions, they are also studyingDurham’s commercial usetable. The subcommittee de-voted to its revision notedthey are considering imple-menting a use table that’svery broad and unspecific orone with specific groupings ofuses. Whichever one is used,the commission felt that a usenot listed on the table shouldnot be permitted, although anapplicant can apply for anamendment to the use table.

Additionally, Frank DeFe-lice stated that the subcom-mittee wants to streamlinethe application process by al-lowing an applicant to submitmultiple applications at thesame time with only one fee,rather than multiple fees foreach application. The sub-committee also wants to inte-grate more residential useinto the commercial zone.They may also eliminate therestriction against usingdrive-through windows oncommercial properties. How-ever, no binding decisionshave been made yet by thecommission.

One final matter that thecommission took care of wasto commemorate memberDave Foley, who has servedfor 12 years on the Planningand Zoning Commission.With that, they adjourned.

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prepared for college. Accord-ing to The New York Times,Abeles and her co-directorJessica Congdon “admirablyconvey the complexity of theissue with considerablymore compassion than pre-scription.”

After the Coginchaugscreening, curriculum direc-tor Carol Luckenbach willmoderate a panel consistingof school psychologist Fran-cienne Lehmann, healthteacher and chair of the Lo-cal Wellness Council ChrisBertz, parent Kelly Davis andCRHS senior Darryl Abbott.Luckenbach said the ques-tion and answer session willbe “open and flexible.”

Nationally, there havebeen over 1,500 screenings ofRace to Nowhere, includingseveral in Connecticut, allpropelled by word of mouth.Music teacher Lisa Larseninitiated the Coginchaugscreening with the LocalWellness Council.

Dana Himler, who hoststhe Internet radio showLifestyleMom Radio Caf`e,was moved to help bring thefilm to Madison after inter-viewing the director. Shesaid, “Not to say this is aproblem we have (in Madi-son) but to open a door of con-versation.”

This sentiment was echoedby Luckenbach, who said,“Not that we have more of anissue than anyone else does.”

Himler said that thescreening for Madison andGuilford drew over 500 peo-ple, despite being held on asnowy day. She added that,while the film focuses onschools, their panel discus-sion afterwards ranged overall aspects of the high-pres-sure teenage environment.

Race to Nowhere is ratedPG-13. Luckenbach said thefilm is geared toward par-ents, students, teachers andcommunity members. “Wehad high school studentsthere,” noted Himler, whorecommended discretion foryounger kids and more sensi-tive students because of theintense nature of the prob-lems discussed, such as druguse, depression and suicide.

Race to Nowhere will be

screened on Monday, April 25,at 7:30 p.m. at CRHS, with thepanel discussion to follow.Tickets are $10 in advance atrtncoginchaug.eventbrite.com or $15 at the door.

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American Reinvestment andRecovery Act to pay for three80-foot meteorological towers(two on Mt. Higby and one onPowder Ridge) to measurewind velocity and directionafter these locations were de-termined by a UMASS windstudy to be the most promis-ing for wind energy. Unfortu-nately, the grant applicationwas turned down last July.The committee then looked tothe two towns to fund thestudy necessary to apply forfunding through the Con-necticut Clean Energy Fund(CCEF). This study will de-termine the best height fortowers, how many towers to

place and where to placethem. CCEF’s Small WindDemonstration Project cur-rently has four sites (Coven-try, Lebanon, Meriden andNew Haven) that demon-strate different wind tech-nologies and research whatworks best in Connecticut,including a 90-foot turbineinstalled on Long Wharf Dri-ve in New Haven as part ofCCEF’s pilot program.

W i t hC C E Ff u n d i n g ,w i n ds p e e d ,wind direc-tion, hu-midity andatmospher-ic pressure will be studied forone year. If wind generationis determined to be viable andtown permits are obtained,towers will go up (a three- tofour-year process). Once com-pleted, turbines are projectedto generate 10 to 20 percent ofthe towns’ energy needs. Pow-

er could also be sold to a pow-er grid to lower taxes.

Last week the project hitanother snag when a bill regu-lating wind turbines passedConnecticut’s Planning & De-velopment Committee by onevote. The bill will now go on tothe House for consideration.This bill proposes a moratori-um on commercial wind tur-bine projects until state regu-lations governing their place-ment are developed. The Meta-comet Regional Wind FarmCommittee meetings are opento the public, and residentsare urged to come out to learnmore about the proposed windfarm and how we can helpbring alternative energy toConnecticut. Please watch theTown Times for meeting datesand updates on the MetacometRegional Wind Farm.

ficant holidays, includingMother’s and Father’s Day,Memorial, Independence,Labor and Veterans Day, aswell as on Christmas Day.

Courant Sexton Ken Jaystated, “During a normal,mild winter, we plow the ac-cess roads to the cemeteryfor the entire season, butwhen 22” fell in one night inearly January, it became amatter of safety. Even if wewere able to find a place todeposit the snow from the ac-cess roads, we were worriedthat folks visiting the ceme-tery would trip over footstones and hurt themselves.”Given the extreme circum-stances, the cemetery associ-ation decided to cease plow-ing. Said Strickland, “It wasa tough decision to make,and we are grateful foreveryone’s patience and un-derstanding.”

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Liberty Bank Foundation donates to DMYFSThe Liberty Bank Foundation hasawarded a $1,500 grant toDurham/Middlefield Youth andFamily Services (DMYFS) to sup-port the Strong Families Initiative.“We are proud to be a grant recip-ient of the Liberty Bank Founda-tion,” says Betsy Dean, executivedirector of DMYFS. “These fundswill help support our asset-richHealthy Communities – HealthyYouth initiatives in Durham andMiddlefield.”“The agency is making an effort to

expand its programming for children and families in the community. Itsfocus on parenting skills, early literacy and numeracy, nutrition, and so-cial skills all support preventative programming for children and fami-lies and fit closely within Liberty Bank Foundation’s funding priorities,”said Jim Brainerd, Middlefield Manager, AVP.Since its inception in 1997, the Liberty Bank Foundation has providedover $5.7 million in grants to non-profit organizations within LibertyBank’s market area. Pictured in the photo is Betsy Dean, executive di-rector of Durham Middlefield Youth and Family Services, and JamesBrainerd, manager, Liberty Bank in Middlefield. Photo submitted by Besty Dean

ping. If you you want speck-led eggs leave it in. Add an-other splash or two of vinegarto get the most intense colors.Remember to turn off the heatwhen dipping. This is veryhot liquid, so make sure to su-pervise young children orwait until the dyes cool; thiswill most likely lessen the sat-uration level of the coloring.

Another great activity is tocreate chocolate treats withyour family using chocolatemolds. It is a pretty simpleprocess; either use a doubleboiler to melt the chocolate ora microwave-safe glass con-tainer and a microwave set at30-second intervals. An elec-tric skillet with a smallamount of water lining thebase is a great way to keep thechocolate from setting up tooquickly as you are workingon your chocolates. Placeheat-safe measuring cupsfilled with the melted choco-late in the skillet. Be carefulnot to get any water into thecups; this will render thechocolate unusable. To getthe details of the molds a par-ticular color, try usingsqueeze bottles with fine tipsto get into the tight spaces.

Sweet candy carrot sur-prises are a fantastic thing todo the afternoon before East-er. All you need are sugar icecream cones, a round crispcookie about one inch largerthan the space covered by theupside down cone, green andorange royal icing, sandingsugar and jelly beans.

The first step is to take theorange royal icing and linethe bottom of the inverted icecream cone. Fill the cone withjelly beans and carefully at-tach it to the center of thecookie. It should look like awitch’s hat when it is placedflat on a surface covered withwax paper. Cover the conewith the orange icing andsprinkle or roll the cone care-fully in the sanding sugar.This will give it extra twinkle.Wait about 15 minutes to letthe icing dry a bit. Then witha green royal icing made witha thicker consistency make“grass” by squeezing the ic-ing to form little tips on theround cookie. Cover thewhole base so that no cookiecan be seen through. Let the“carrots” dry over night.

Easter (From page 8)

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Middlefield Lions East-er Egg Hunt was heldon Saturday, April 16,at Peckham Park. Hun-dreds of eager kidsshowed up to searchfor candy. “Thank youto everyone who cameout for this event.”

Middlefield Lions Club memberMelissa Kowal

Kids collecting candy in search ofthe golden eggs

The winner of this year’s“jelly bean guess” contestwas Aaron Wickham fromMiddlefield, shown belowwith Lion Marc D’Amatowho organized this year’sEaster Hunt.

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Below, Aiyana, Kim andPete Donecker off to counttheir candy.

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Left, Bill Glueck hand-ing MaryGrace Fion-della trout as a part ofMemorial School’strout release.

Above right, Memorial School students line up to release theirtrout with help from Bill. Above left, Garret Pulchalski setting histrout free in a Wadsworth stream on Friday, April 15. These stu-dents all volunteered to be part of Trout in the Classroom.

Local students releasing troutLeft, Julianna Milidantri,Melany Chanthinith, AvaDunleavy and KassandraCaballero waiting to releasetheir trout with the rest oftheir Korn classmates onThursday, April 14.

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Korn third graders have beenraising trout since they wereeggs about five months ago.The program is part of Trout inthe Classroom, and Mr. Tubbyand Mr. Sanford generously do-nated their time and knowledge.

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IDS students soar in scienceBrewster students help kids in JapanJack Bergantino, left, ofCromwell, was one oftwo children selected torepresent IDS at the an-nual Connecticut Inven-tion Convention. His in-vention, “Temperature

on Tap” is designed to pre-vent children and the elderlyfrom burning their handswhen washing them. MattinaBenedetto, right, of Middle-field, won for her “Dribrella,”which solves the problem ofstaying dry from head to toein a rainstorm. Jack and Mattina spent a lot of timeworking through the process. They identified relevantproblems and went through prototypes before comingup with their final models. Photos submitted by JoAnn Rider

Brewster first graders have beenmaking origami cranes that will bedelivered to the OshKosh B’Goshstore in Westbrook, which will sendone item of clothes per crane to kidsin Japan. As it has been reported onthe news, these kids have been af-fected by the recent earthquake andtsunami, losing everything includingclothes. What has made this experi-ence more empowering for the Brew-

ster students is that their social studies unit right now is “fam-ilies here and around the world.” They have been learningthat, while there are many differences among people and fam-

ilies, we are all a part of “One World.”Visit www.rsd13.org and click onBrewster School to see the videothat first graders made of “Kids Help-ing Kids.” By Jessica Loffredo

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project coordinator in the ITDepartment; he also is in theArmy Reserves as a StaffSergeant, Squad Leader inthe 325th TransportationCompany. Chadd has de-ployed twice since Septem-ber 11 to Iraq.

Chadd has lived inDurham for almost hiswhole life. He has been mar-ried for 10 years to his wife,Heather Chadd, and theyhave two kids: Jennifer whois nine and Jessica who isfive.

To reach the EMS Depart-ment for non-emergencies,please call 860-704-9308. TheVolunteer Fire Departmentnon-emergency number is860-349-9112.

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Matt told you to use cau-tion in this matter, but hedidn’t tell you exactly how todo that, short of slammingthe door in the face of somepoor kid who’s just trying tohelp you with your bill. Hereare some questions that youshould ask about any elec-tric supplier’s agreement.

Is it a contract? All com-panies will offer you a planfor a certain period of time,but you are often not con-tractually obligated to staywith them for the duration.You don’t want to get intosomething you can’t get outof. Be wary of any companywith a cancelation fee. Ifthere is no fee to enroll or tocancel your agreement atany time, you should begood.

Is it a fixed or a variablerate? Different customerswant different plans. Somepeople feel safer with a fixedrate. (If you could fix theprice of gas so that it neverwent up on you again, would-n’t that be amazing?) Butsome people are worriedabout fixing a price that can-not go down. Many supplycompanies offer both fixedand variable rates, so knowwhich one you prefer beforechoosing.

Will I get two bills? Themajority of the supply com-

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Like with anything, it’sgood to ask questions, but ifsomeone comes to your door totalk to you about your CL&Pbill, don’t be so quick to slamthe door in his face. If youshow him your bill, he can tellyou what rate you’re payingand what it will take to lowerit. That’s all. The fact is, youprobably could be saving somemoney on your bill, so it maydo you some good to take thefive minutes and listen towhat he has to say.

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Race to NowhereToo many of our youth are

under way too much stress.They are encouraged to playmultiple sports simultane-ously, excel at school, bethin, wear stylish clothesand participate in a millionactivities all while they arebeing bombarded with texts,emails and Facebook. Theyare given the impressionthat if they do all of thesethings, they will get into a“good” school, get a sportsscholarship, get awards andbe a success in life. They areconstantly scrutinized andforever pushed to do better.To deal with this stress, ouryouth end up developing“creative” ways to cope,such as anxiety, depression,substance abuse, eating dis-orders, suicidal thoughts,self-mutilation and finally,just not being able to copeand go forward. Thankfully,not all students end up atthis point, but they are alltouched by the high level ofstress and competition. Theyrace and race and race...of-ten to get nowhere. The

Energy (From page 8)

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PARKING IS PERMITTED IN HUBBARD PARK FOR ALL EVENTSON SATURDAY, APRIL 23rd AND SUNDAY APRIL 24th

Refreshments for purchase will be available to all park visitorsSaturday and Sunday

SATURDAY, APRIL 23rdTAG SALE - CONNECTICUT’S LARGEST!

Under the Festival TentHubbard Park, West Main Street, Meriden, CT

9:00 AM to 2:00 PM rain or shineCome by to browse & buy at the area’s largest tag

sale...and while you’re at it, take a stroll through historicHubbard Park among the 600,001 blooming daffodils...

SATURDAY, APRIL 23rd

FISHING DERBY AT MIRROR LAKE10 AM UNTIL 11:30 AM

The derby is open to anyone age 15 and under. Children areencouraged to bring their own rods (a limited number of rods will be

available for use). Live bait will be available.

Prizes will be given for heaviest fish & longest fish.All participants will have the opportunity to win raffle

prizes at the conclusion of the Derby.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23rdCASTLE CRAIG CHAMPIONSHIPS

Under the Tennis Court TentPresented by Beat the Street Community Center, Inc.

First Bout Starts at 1:00 PMAdmission: Adults $15.00 Students $7.00

Age 6 and Under FREETickets Available at the Door

Call 686-1639 or email: beattsccinc@snet.net

Rides will be open10:00 am to Closing

Saturday, April 23rd andSunday, April 24th. Weather Permitting

Refreshments for purchase will be availableto all park visitors Saturday and Sunday

Children’sCarnival Rides

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burn-out rate keeps risingwhile the competition keepsheating up.

I know that many peoplewould read that statementand feel that it can’t be hap-pening in our little towns ofDurham and Middlefield be-cause we have good families,caring parents and greatschools. Well, guess what?All of the above is happeninghere regardless of all that wehave and all that we do. If ithasn’t touched someone thatyou know, it will. I don’tmean to sound all doom andgloom, but we need to wakeup and take a look at what ishappening to our youth.

The parent-made docu-

continued from page 24mentary, Race to Nowhere,openly looks at this issueand discusses possible solu-tions, while calling it “thesilent epidemic runningrampant in our schools.”This film will be shown atCoginchaug Regional High

School on Monday, April 25,at 7:30 p.m. (Go to rsd13.orgto purchase tickets ahead.) Iinvite all members of thecommunity to attend to dis-cuss this important issue.

Tina Gossner, Durham

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Small, four-roomapartment for rent.Two rooms up — tworooms down. Niceneighborhood. $850 permonth with heat. CallMaria at 860-797-0134.

IDS artworkdisplayed atLevi Library

During the month ofApril, a sampling ofthree-dimensional art-work from students ofthe Independent DaySchool will be on dis-play in the glass caseof the downstairs foy-er of the Levi Coe Li-brary. Some two-di-mensional work is be-ing exhibited on thebulletin board oppo-site this glass case.

Submitted by JoAnn Rider

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Men’s League 2001season wrap-up

By Scott StrangSpecial to the Town Times

The 2011 Durham Men’sBasketball League completedanother successful season lastTuesday night, as Tyler Ger-ry’s Torrison Stone defeatedFrank DeFlippo’s Snowser-vices 60-36 for their thirdstraight league title. In thefirst ever Men’s League All-Star Game, the American di-vision team beat the Nationaldivision team 55-47. MikeBaranoski scored 15, whileAlex Schade and TimD’Aquila each scored 14 forthe winners. Dave DeSanti ledthe National team with 11points. Before the All-Stargame, the awards for AllMen’s League 1st and 2ndteam and MVP were an-nounced:1st Team

Alex SchadeYoung Gunz G

Ryan CoveSnowservices G

Tim D’Aquila Laser Engraving Svcs F

Steve MarkowskiAround the Clock F

Adam PoturnickiTorrison Stone C2nd Team

Danny HaynesSnowservices GMark Sutterlin

Allstate Fire Equip GPete Donecker

Around the Clock FPete Lynch

Torrison Stone FDave Blair

Around the Clock C

2011 Most Valuable Player

Adam Poturnicki – Torri-son Stone. 18.2 PPG

The Men’s League thanksall of its sponsors, includingGentle Dental of Meridenwho sponsored the YoungGunz this season and theTown Times for keeping ourleague in the news eachweek. Best wishes to JackPiquol, our scorekeeper forthe past two seasons, whowill be leaving us to attendcollege this fall.

If you wish to sponsor ateam for the 2012 season,please contact Scott Strang atdurhamCTmensleagueBB@yahoo.com or Sherry Hill atthe Durham Town Hall formore info. Sign-ups for the2012 season will begin in lateOctober, with the seasonopener targeted for Thurs-day, December 15.

Football junior league championsSubmitted by Kris Smith

Physical football was inorder as the 13U Ice Demonswent 7-1, including a 20-19semi-final win over Bridge-port followed by a 41-22 victo-ry over Stratford, avenging aloss to them earlier in theseason to capture the 2011Winter Football League Ju-nior Championship.

Josh Witkowsky led the of-fensive attack from the tail-back position. Leading theway for Witkowsky at full-back was Alec Cottiero. TylerWilliams, Tanner Garittaand Parker Tegoning all car-ried the ball with effective-ness throughout the season.Patrick Piscatelli and BrettBallentoni were solid at theQB position. The offensiveline was anchored by EricAvila, Tristin Fowler, KyleBurke, Ti-Kee Whitfield,George Poleschuk, JustinAugur and Ryan Gries.

The defense was the cata-lyst to the championshiprun, stopping a very goodBridgeport team on four con-

secutive downs inside thefive yard line to end thesemi-final game and secure aspot in the championship.All season long opposingteams had a difficult timerunning the football againstthis hard-nosed, physicalgroup of kids. Witkowsky,Cottiero, Tegoning, Whitfieldand Ballentoni led the way atthe linebacker position. Garit-ta, Williams and Piscatelliplayed strong at safety.

The physical play up fronton the defensive line was

handled by Burke, Fowler, Po-leschuk, Gries, Augur andAvila.

The very proud coachingstaff included headcoach/offensive coordina-tor George Cottiero and as-sociate head coach/defen-sive coordinator MarkStephens. Assistance in-cluded Sal DePalma, LouPiscatelli, Mike Gries andJon Witkowsky. Congratu-lations to this impressivegroup of hardworkingyoung men.

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May 7 & 21 New York Food & Markets Tour ................................................$45May 14-15 NASCAR Racing at Dover Downs 2-Races...........................$359May 19 Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill................................................$79May 28-30 Gettysburg & Lancaster 2BR 2D & 1 Show

(Memorial Day W/E)..................................................................$359June 4 A Bronx Tale w/lunch at Mario’s...............................................$89June 11 Boston Ducks & Historic Fenway Park Tour...........................$87June 11 Get to Know Providence...........................................................$59June 18 & Sept. 10 Statute of Liberty & Ellis Island (child 17 & under $49)...........$59June 18 Rockport & Gloucester Lobsterbake.......................................$89June 22 & Oct. 9 Boston’s North End Markets Tour

(includes food sampling) .............................................................$83June 24-26 Red Sox vs Pittsburgh 2-Br & 2-Games................................$469June 25 Harlem-The Apollo & Lunch at Sylvia’s...................................$89June 26 Newport Flower Show at Rosecliff Mansion...........................$59June 29 Mystery Tour including lunch,

entertainment & sightseeing....................................................$85July 4 Macy’s Fireworks Cruise & buffet on board.........................$139July 4 Boston POPS Concert & Fireworks.........................................$45July 7-8 Kutztown Folk Festival 1 Br & 1 D..........................................$199July 15-17 NY Yankees vs Toronto 2-Br & 2-Games ................................$429July 16 Martha’s Vineyard......................................................................$89July 16 & 17 Phillies vs METS at Citifield.....................................................$79July 23 Newport “on your own”............................................................$45July 23 Whale Watch from Plymouth....................................................$77July 30 Baseball Hall of Fame...............................................................$63Aug. 7 Boston POPS & Brunch on board Cape Cod RR.................$139

Concert only..............................................................................$89Aug. 13 Providence WaterFire, Highlights Tour & Federal Hill............$49Aug. 13 & 14 Saratoga Race Course-reserved seats ...................................$61Aug. 17 & 21 Ground Zero & Yankee Stadium Tour new tour! .....................$69Aug. 20 Nantucket on board the “fast ferry”......................................$129Aug. 27-28 NY vs Baltimore 1-Br & 2-Games..........................................$XXXSept. 4 Texas vs Red Sox, Fenway Park (box seats) .........................$119Sept. 16-18 Atlantic City Weekend--$40 bonus!.......................................$199Sept. 17 Brooklyn & The Bridge..............................................................$59Sept. 17 Tampa Bay vs Red Sox, Fenway Park (box seats) ................$129Sept. 18 Newport “High Society”............................................................$67Sept. 23-25 Niagara Falls 2 Br & 1 D overlooking the Falls........................$429Sept. 24 Bourne Scallop Festival & Canal Cruise w/Dinner.................$85Sept. 25 Hudson Valley Garlic Festival & River Cruise.........................$69Oct. 1 New Hampshire Fall Foliage-Cruise &

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Oct. 15 Bronx Zoo (child 12 & under $49)..............................................$55Oct. 22, 27 & 29 Salem “Haunted Happenings” Witch Museum

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SOX Away GameJuly 24-26 Red Sox vs. Pittsburgh

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