6-1-2012 town times

Volume 19, Issue 8 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall TownTimes.com Friday, June 1, 2012

A soldier stands at attention as the Coginchaug Band plays the National Anthem.

Hannah Stern, 2, was oneof hundreds of people

who lined Durham’s MainStreet to see the parade.

Many of the childrenalong the parade routedressed in patriotic col-ors and waved flags as

groups passed by.

Proud veterans ride in style.

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Photos by

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Memorial Day Parade 2012

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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) 203-2448,and we’ll do our best to make things right.

An article in the May 25 issue incorrectly stated thedate of the Pearl Harbor attack, which was Dec. 7, 1941.

Awardsceremonies

The Coginchaug RegionalHigh School Senior AwardsCeremony is scheduled forWednesday, June 6, at 7 p.m.in the high school auditori-um. Seniors will be recog-nized for their accomplish-ments.

Members of the junior,sophomore and freshmanclasses will be honored at theannual underclass AwardsAssembly on Thursday, June7, at 7:30 a.m. in the highschool auditorium. Guestparking is available in thestudent parking lot adjacentto the athletic complex.

The public is invited toboth events.

Basketballclinic

The Durham BasketballAssociation has scheduled abasketball skills clinic forboys and girls enteringgrades 5 and 6 in September.

The clinic will focus on im-proving intermediate to ad-vanced skills. Sessions willbe held at the outdoor basket-ball courts at Coginchaug Re-gional High School everyMonday from 6 to 8:30 p.m.from July 9 through Aug. 13.

For more information, vis-it www.dbact.org, or call DanDavis at (860) 349-3951 or e-mail at [email protected].

Open houseThe Durham Cooperative

Nursery school has sched-uled an open house for Tues-day, June 5, from 3 to 5 p.m.for parents and children tovisit, meet teachers and tourthe school.

The 3 year-old programmeets Tuesday and Thurs-day mornings from 8:45 a.m.to noon.

The 4 year-old programmeets Monday, Wednesdayand Friday from 9 a.m. tonoon with an option for ex-tended day until 3 p.m.

The Durham Co-Op Nurs-ery School is located in theDurham Village, 16 MainStreet Suite 307 (lower level).For more information, call(860) 349-9885.

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Student population expected to dropBy Mark Dionne

Special to the Town Times

Dr. Hyung Chung, a de-mographer commissioned bythe Board of Education toconduct a population study,presented a summary of hisfindings at the May 23 BOEmeeting. Both Chung’s highand low estimates of studentpopulation projected anoverall decline.

The study relies on censusand other data, some goingback to 1982. The study usesthe unemployment rate as akey indicator of future stu-dent populations. Accordingto Chung, high unemploy-ment results in lower birthrates, home sales, new homeconstruction and, eventual-ly, student population.

Chung projected a lowpoint of K-4 enrollment in2017. The kindergarten classof 2016 is projected to be be-tween 87-103 students com-pared to the 2012 projectionof 125-140. The graphs alsoshowed peaks eventually fol-

lowed the low points.The demographer noted

that school boards often usehis skills when facing “diffi-cult questions” such as open-ing or closing schools. Nei-ther Chung nor the BOE sug-gested the projections point-ed to such dramatic reconfig-uration.Field trips

The BOE voted to approvea field trip to France in Julyof 2013 for high level Frenchstudents. Previously, parentshad expressed concern thatexpensive trips, like the oneto France, would drain par-ticipation from chorus andband trips occurring thesame year.

Coginchaug choral Direc-tor Lisa Larsen, who was inattendance, noted musictrips are competition based

and losing key members toother field trips hurts therest of the group.

“I think that’s a decisionfor the family and not theboard,” said member MerrillAdams.

Member Norm Hicks re-peated an objection to thetrip he’d previously made.Since it takes place in July,the trip will involve seniorswho have already graduatedout of the school system,something Hicks character-ized as “dangerous waters”from a legal point of view. Ac-cording to Chair Tom Hen-nick, RSD13’s attorney ap-

proved that aspect of the trip.The trip was approved by a

vote of 7-2, with Hicks andmember Jeremy Renninghoffvoting against.Athletic issues

Superintendent Sue Vic-caro informed the board thatthe high school has started aconcussion management pro-gram, which was part of theapproved budget.

Seventy student athleteshave already taken part inthe program. The athletes un-dergo a computerized test toestablish an individualizedbaseline. In the event of a sus-pected concussion, the base-

line can be used to help guidetreatment. All high schoolstudent athletes will use theprogram in the 2012-13 schoolyear.

The board also consideredusing the services of PositiveCoaches Alliance, a non-profit that seeks to changethe culture of youth sports ina positive direction. ThePCA runs workshops forcoaches, athletes and par-ents at a cost of $2,400 plus a$6 materials fee per partici-pant.

See BOE, page 25

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FRIDAY

June 1Cheerleading tryouts

Try-outs for the fall Cogin-chaug Cheerleading Team isscheduled for today from 5:30to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday,June 2, from 9 a.m. to 10:30a.m. at the Coginchaug HighSchool for students in grade 8through grade 12.

Bridge nightCome join in at the

Durham Activity Centerevery Friday night at 6:30p.m. for a fun night of bridge.If you are not sure how toplay, Jim will teach you. Youmay call Jim at (860) 346-6611with bridge questions. CallDurham Recreation at (860)343-6724 with questions.

Aristocats KidsThe John Lyman Parents

Association is presentingAristocats Kids today at 7p.m. at John Lyman Elemen-tary School. The cast is madeup of students from grade 1through grade eight. Therewill be concessions. Ticketsare available now atshowtix4u.com under thekeyword Middlefield. TheFriday night show is sold out.

SATURDAY

June 2Aristocats Kids

The John Lyman ParentsAssociation is presentingAristocats Kids today at 2p.m. and 6 p.m. at John Ly-man Elementary School. Thecast is made up of studentsfrom grade 1 through grade 8.There will be concessions.Tickets are available now atshowtix4u.com under thekeyword Middlefield.

Car washCRHS Project Graduation

Committee has scheduled acar wash for today at CarolynAdams Country Barn from 9a.m. to 2 p.m., Rain date isSaturday, June 9.

Flea market & tag saleA tag sale and flea market

is scheduled for today from 8a.m. to 1 p.m. at Notre DameChurch, 272 Main St., rain orshine. New items are contin-uously added. Food is avail-able for purchase. For moreinformation, call Bob Smithat (860) 349-0356.

E.J.K. car showThe 7th annual E.J.K. Car

Show is scheduled for todayfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at XavierHigh School, 181 RandolphRd., Middletown. Proceedsbenefit the Eric J. KalberXavier High School MemorialScholarship Fund. Trophieswill be awarded. Food, rafflesand music are featured. Formore information and cost,call (860) 870-8590, e-mail [email protected] or visitwww.ejkcarshow.com.

AlAnonAn AlAnon meeting is

scheduled for Saturdays at9:30 a.m. at Church of theEpiphany, 196 Main St., (Rt.17), rear entrance. The pur-pose of AlAnon is to help fam-ily and friends of alcoholics.

SUNDAY

June 3Aristocats Kids

The John Lyman ParentsAssociation is presentingAristocats Kids today at 1p.m. at John Lyman Elemen-tary School. The cast is madeup of students from firstthrough eighth grades. Therewill be concessions. Ticketsare available now atshowtix4u.com under thekeyword Middlefield. Due tohigh ticket sales, there is anadded show today at 5 p.m.

Memorial ServiceA memorial service for

Laurie Stevens is scheduledfor today at 11 a.m. at theDurham Activity Center,Main Street, Durham.

MONDAY

June 4Durham Senior LunchesEvery Monday and

Wednesday, 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-

days. For pricing info and tomake a reservation, callAmanda Astarita, senior cafémanager, at (860) 349-3153.


scheduled for Mondays at 7p.m. at Higganum UnitedMethodist Church, MainStreet. (Rt. 154). The purposeof AlAnon is to help familyand friends of alcoholics.

Middlefield SeniorLunches

The Middlefield SeniorCafé is serving lunch threetimes a week, on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays.Reservations are required 24hours prior, and the monthlymenu can be picked up at thecenter, Town Hall or atwww.middlefieldct.org.

WEDNESDAY

June 6TOPS Meeting

TOPS (Take Off PoundsSensibly) meets everyWednesday at 6 p.m. on thethird floor of the DurhamTown Hall. Contact NaomiKlotsko at (860) 349-9558 orBonnie Olesen at (860) 349-9433 for more information.

THURSDAY

June 7Durham Farmers’

MarketThe Durham Farmers’

Market is open today from 3to 6:30 p.m. on the TownGreen.

Children’s ChoirToday at 7:30 p.m., the pub-

lic is invited to an inspira-tional performance by theDestiny Africa Children’sChoir. The performance, NewHope, New Start, will takeplace at Coginchaug HighSchool. For more informa-tion, call Denise Brennan at(860) 729-4251 or e-mail [email protected].


scheduled for Thursdays at 8p.m. St. Paul’s EpiscopalChurch, 65 North Main St.The purpose of AlAnon is tohelp family and friends of al-coholics.

FRIDAY

June 8Bridge Night

Come join in at theDurham Activity Centerevery Friday night at 6:30p.m. for a fun night of bridge.If you are not sure how toplay, Jim will teach you. Youmay call Jim at (860) 346-6611with bridge questions. CallDurham Recreation at (860)343-6724 with further ques-tions.

Senior picnicThe Durham Senior Board

has scheduled a free SeniorCitizen indoor outdoor picnicfor today at the Durham Ac-tivity center, from noon to 2p.m. Menu includes salad,egg plant, potato salad, hotdogs, hamburgers anddesserts. Reservations are re-quired. For more informa-tion and reservations, callAmanda at (860) 349-3153 orSherry at (860) 349-6724.

Cheshire HS ReunionThe Cheshire High School

class of 1962 will hold its 50-year class reunion today, to-morrow and June 10. Venueswill include the Waverly Innthis evening, Cheshire HighSchool tomorrow morning,the Manor Inn tomorrowevening and breakfast onSunday morning in Walling-ford. If you wish to attend buthave not received informa-tion from the reunion com-mittee, please contact SusanIsmail Larson at (203) 528-3552 or Bill Weidner at (203)271-0212 for details and costs.

TOT TimeBring your babies, toddlers

and preschoolers to join othermoms and children in yourcommunity. Event hostedevery Friday by MOMS

(MOMS Offering Moms Sup-port) Club of Durham/Middle-field at the Middlefield Com-munity Center at 10 a.m. TotTime is only open to residentsof Durham and Middlefield.For more information, con-tact [email protected].

SATURDAY

June 9House and garden tour

The Middletown GardenClub has scheduled a houseand garden tour for todayfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain orshine. Homes in Durham,Middlefield and Middletownwill be featured. Jazz music,jewelry making and a botani-cal artist will also be part ofthe event. A fee is charged.For more information, call(860) 632-9825.

Relay for LifeRelay is an overnight

event full of entertainment,activities and moving cere-monies to celebrate cancersurvivors, remember lovedones lost and fight backagainst cancer. The Ameri-can Cancer Society Relay ForLife of Greater Middletownwill be held today and tomor-row at Woodrow WilsonTrack on Hunting Hill Av-enue in Middletown. For ad-ditional information, [email protected]. Please check ourwebsite at www.relayfor-life.org/middletownct.

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There will be a Haitiancraft sale today to benefitDiocese of Norwich Outreachto Haiti. The sale will takeplace 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and adinner will take place at 5p.m. at Notre Dame Church,272 Main Street, Durham. Afee is charged. Call MaryannBoord (860) 349-1431 or JudyHurlbert (860) 349-3248.

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By Elisabeth KennedySpecial to the Town Times

The Middlefield Planningand Zoning Commission helda public hearing on thetown’s application for cre-ation of an interior lot con-sisting of 20 acres of the 246-acre Powder Ridge property.First Selectman JonBrayshaw explained that thetown would like to go forwardwith the sale of Powder Ridgeminus the 20-acre parcel lo-cated along the western edgeof the entrance road.Brayshaw proposed eithermaintaining the acreage asopen space or selling it to an-other buyer without develop-ment rights. He asked thenearly 40 residents present,“If we can sell Powder Ridgeand keep this parcel of land,why not? It is a win-win forthe town.”

Town Planner GeoffreyColegrove verified that abut-ting land owners had beenproperly notified and report-

ed that the septic system isnot affected by the division asthere are no leaching cham-bers on the proposed interiorlot.

Reminding the audiencethat the only issue before thecommission was whether reg-ulations for an interior lot aremet, Chairman Robert John-son fielded questions firstfrom commissioners, thenresidents. Issues of legality ofthe proposed interior lot andvalidity of the map (outdatedproperty owners and ease-ments) were raised. Lucy Pe-trella reminded the commis-sioners of their dual role,pointing out that although thezoning requirements may bemet, the planning portion isproblematic as there is no ac-cess to the back parcel with-

out creating a new roadway.She urged commissioners toproceed cautiously.

Other comments con-cerned the town receivingpreferential treatment be-cause its application was notsent back for an updated map.

Brayshaw explained thatan A2 survey only deals withboundaries, and the map wasa certified survey. He furtherexplained that the lot must bedesignated in order to be ex-tracted from the deal.

Closing public comment,Johnson asked the commis-sioners if they preferred tocontinue or close the publichearing. Kevin Boyle ex-pressed concern that back-ground information mightnot be correct as there areeasements not reflected on

the survey, and suggested thehearing be continued to allowBrayshaw an opportunity todo his due diligence. GeraldRuss agreed that the publichearing should be continuedto ensure all items are cov-ered.

Counsel from Branse,Willis & Knapp advised com-missioners that the applica-tion is incomplete; they can-not go forward but need to ei-ther close the public hearingand deny the application or

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Commissioners voted tocontinue the public hearingand provide written clarifica-tion of the application’s defi-ciencies to Brayshaw. A spe-cial meeting of the Planning &Zoning Commission will beheld June 6 at 7 p.m. at theMiddlefield Community Cen-ter, lower level auditorium, tocontinue the public hearingon the proposed interior lot.

The 20 acres is marked by the dotted lines and isalongside the driveway leading to the ski area.

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African children’s choir at Coginchaug sure to inspireBy Stephanie Wilcox

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A children’s choir fromUganda is touring the UnitedStates spreading a messageof hope, and Coginchaug

High School will open itsdoors to the performingyouth June 7.

Denise Brennan organizedthe choir’s stop in Durham.She said the Destiny AfricaChildren’s Choir from the

Kampala Children’s Centrein Uganda is proving, in itsperformance called “NewHope, New Start”, that youcan overcome anything

“These are kids who wereorphans and are now out

singing, happy, learning,”Brennan said. “They aresharing their story throughsong, dance and drumming.”

All money raised fromticket sales will go towardthe KCC, a place to house, ed-

ucate and care for orphansfrom within Uganda whowere left destitute and with-out parents after years ofconflict and the AIDS crisis.

Brennan, a Durham resi-dent who works in the Glas-tonbury school system, has apersonal connection to theKCC. In January, she wenton a trip to the centre to vol-unteer and work with thekids.

“Being a teacher, I wantedto connect it to my work, butI needed to get it approved asa professional developmentexperience,” Brennan said.“Going to a school so faraway, I wanted to bring

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Hassmann’s doodle to be displayed at NY Public LibraryMillions voted on the top 50 en-

tries in the Doodle 4 Google contest,and Coginchaug High School fresh-man Cory Hassmann, who was theConnecticut state finalist, did notwalk away as the national winner.However, his winning depiction ofthe technology company logo,which finished the sentence “If Icould travel in time, I’d visit...” andshows those six ubiquitous lettersechoing the Industrial Revolution,will be displayed at the New YorkPublic Library through July 19.

A second grader from Wisconsin,Dylan Hoffman, was the national

winner. His doodle “Pirate Times” wasfeatured on the U.S. Google homepageMay 18.

The top 50 finishers were treated toan awards ceremony where each exhibi-tion of artwork was unveiled at the NewYork Public Library. Additionally, theartwork of each state finalists and win-ner, including Hassmann, will be dis-played at exhibitions in their homestates across the country over the sum-mer.

(Stephanie Wilcox/Fromwww.google.com/doodle4google/)

Cory Hassmann’s winning doodle.

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Contributors: Diana Carr, Trish Dynia, Elisabeth Kennedy, Karen Kean, Judy Moeckel,

Mark Dionne, Christine Foster and Michelle P. Carter.

PALS book salePALS would like to thank

the many volunteers who as-sisted with the preparationfor our annual book sale heldMay 19. Without your help, itwould be impossible to put onthis event — thank you foryour time and enthusiasm.

We also would like to ex-tend a special thanks to allthe wonderful teen volun-teers who cheerfully helpedwith moving the books, sort-ing and anything else weneeded. You were great!Thanks to everyone involvedin helping us with this event.

We are always so amazed atthe community support forPALS events — this year wasno different. Thank you toeveryone who donated or cameby to purchase and support ourbook sale. All the proceeds willgo toward library programsand activities.

Linda MaffeiPALS Secretary

Not businessfriendly

What is the first selectmanof Middlefield thinking? Whythe huge rush to create an ex-tra lot out of the PowderRidge property? There is noreal site plan. No one knowswhere the replacement septicsystem will need to go, or oth-er infrastructure for thatmatter. Who knows what ar-eas of the current propertymight be needed? What is therationale?

The town will receive nomoney for three years fromthe sale of Powder Ridge toBrownstone. Meanwhile thetaxpayers are on the hook forhalf a mil of bond (or pre-bond) payments per year for67 years into the future. JonBrayshaw plans to give thefirst two years of Brownstonepayments to MiddlefieldHoldings, LLC. That

amounts to $100,000 per year.You know… those guys whoreportedly outbid the townfor Powder Ridge, and whosubsequently sold it to thetown for a tiny profit.Brayshaw, without notice tothe Middlefield electors, hada section inserted into theagreement wherein an oddlease arrangement is setforth. That clause, whichcould cost us $225,000, ex-pires on Nov. 30, 2012. Let’sjust wait and save the townhalf a mil on taxes.

Brayshaw may say that heis acting in a “business-friendly” manner, but wasn’tit strange, then, for him todrag his feet on the AlpineRidge deal resulting in theloss of the deal through neg-lect and delay? That inactionliterally chased away the in-vestors.

All of the electors of Middle-field own Powder Ridge. Arewe willing to let one personmake any and all decisions onits disposition behind closeddoors and just let it happen?We voted at referendum tobond the land for “a ski areaand open space.” Are we will-ing to forego those uses and goalong with whateverBrayshaw has cooked up?

I say that the first select-man cannot possibly havethis town’s best interests atheart. He is acting in an irre-sponsible and short-sightedway. He can tell us that I amwrong... but how can heprove that? Everything hasbeen done secretly, behindclosed doors in approximate-ly 40 private executive ses-sions.

Ellen C. WaffMiddlefield Treasurer

Support ShaysLast Friday evening I was

honored to second the nomi-nation of former Congress-man Christopher Shays forUnited States Senator at the

Republican State Conven-tion. Here are a few things Isaid about Chris.

“He is a man of unques-tioned principles and integri-ty. He is fearless and relent-less in the pursuit of what isright and just.”

“Voters want a personwith qualifications and expe-rience. They want to vote fora person they can trust.”

“Republicans want a quali-fied candidate, someone whoknows the issues, articulatesthem clearly and is a provenwinner.”

“Chris Shays can defeatthe Democratic candidate inNovember.”

Congressman Shays’ oppo-nent in the Aug. 14 Republi-can primary will be LindaMcMahon who ran in 2010and lost to Democrat RichardBlumenthal by 138,000 votesin the general election. Con-gressman Shays has won 18elections including 11 consec-utive Congressional cam-paigns (CT’s 4th Congres-sional District).

McMahon has won no elec-tion; never represented a per-son, town or district in Con-necticut; never authored ordebated a bill on the floor of acity council let alone theUnited States Senate.

If you are looking to sup-port a candidate who has al-ready participated in writingfour straight balanced budg-ets (1997-2000), was an earlysupporter of welfare reformand a co-sponsor of the Bal-anced Budget Amendment;who believes we will only getout of the recession we’re inby reducing taxes and regula-tions on individuals andbusinesses, not by raisingthem; and who will vote to re-peal Obamacare, then ChrisShays is your candidate forUnited States Senator.

If you want to work on thissummer campaign, pleasecontact me at (860) 349-9563.

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party and who wish to vote inthe primary may register Re-publican up to August 13.

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Birdhouseauction

The Coginchaug ValleyEducation Foundation heldits first birdhouse auction,Flights of Fancy, on May 18,and we were thrilled with theoverwhelming support of ourcommunity. We are excitedto report that close to 140guests bid on 35 beautifulbirdhouses, raising nearly$4,000, all of which will goback into our community inthe form of grants toward in-novative educational proj-ects.

We have so many people tothank. Without their gen-

erosity of time, talent andfunds, our evening wouldnot have been the soaringsuccess it was. To our bird-house artists — your talentand creativity was anunimaginable treat. To theattendees — thank you forsupporting our event andCVEF’s mission, and foryour generosity in biddingon the birdhouses. To myhusband, Marc, for makingover 30 of the unfinishedbirdhouse structures.

To the CRHS music de-partment from CRHS and thestudents and art teachersfrom Brewster and John Ly-man schools for your musicand bird artwork. To DorineCarroll and Webers Nurseryand Florist for the flowerarrangements. And to oursponsors and committeemembers — you’re the best.

Dina D’AmatoCVEF

Towns set mill rateIn Connecticut, property tax rates are expressed in

mills, or thousandths of a dollar. This “mill rate” is set bythe Board of Finance after approval of the next fiscal year’sbudget. Property taxes are computed by multiplying thetaxable value of the property by the number of mills levied.

With the budget passed, the Middlefield Board of Fi-nance voted May 14 to set the mill rate at 32.15 for the 2012-13 fiscal year. This will result in the payment of $32.15 foreach $1,000 of a taxable property’s assessed value.

The Durham Board of Finance voted May 15 to set themill rate at 32.19 mills for the 2012-13 fiscal year. This re-sults in $32.19 for each $1,000 of a taxable property’s as-sessed value.

(Stephanie Wilcox)

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Free gifts from your gardenWhen I walk people

through my gardens,they are always sur-prised at the number ofself-sown annuals,perennials and biennials. I call theseplants my “free gifts” as they areplanted by nature. They can be botha blessing and a challenge. The bless-ing is the fact that once you haveplanted hollyhocks, black-eyed Su-sans, asters, cleome, verbena bonar-iensis, and many more varieties, youwill never have to plant them again.The challenge is that if you do not ex-ercise firm control over these plants,they may overrun your garden andsmother out your less vigorous vari-eties.

Let’s use hollyhocks as an exam-ple. The first year in the garden, theyare foliage plants. The second year,they blossom in July, sending up asix-foot flower stalk. When the lastflowers fade, I always leave thestalks on the plant to ripen the seed.By mid-August, the seedpods arebrown, crunchy and disintegrating.The seed drops to the ground or Igather the pods, crumble them, andtoss them wherever I want new hol-lyhocks. The following year, manybaby plants appear, quickly growingto form a large crown of foliage. Theyear following, and for many yearsthereafter, they bloom.

The trick to managing self-sownplants is to be able to recognize theyoung plants when they are babies.Then, you have to make a judgmentcall as to whether this free gift is inthe right place. A baby hollyhockthat lands in the middle of a ground-hugging dianthus in the foregroundof the border will become a two-footdiameter canopy of heavy, round

leaves that will smoth-er and kill the di-anthus. Thus, as soonas you spot seedlingsin the wrong place, you

either have to pull or dig them outand discard them or move them to amore appropriate location.

Hundreds of different plants willself-sow. Fall blooming ‘Hella Lacy’New England asters are very prolif-ic. Black-eyed Susans will seed intosun or shade. My favorite version ofthis charming cut flower is rudbeck-ia triloba, which blooms Augustthrough September and is coveredwith thousands of miniature black-eyed Susan flowers on 4-5 foot tallshrubs. Euphorbias will spread byseed if you allow the bracts to remainon the plants after the yellow Aprilflowers fade. This is easy to do as thebracts are the colorful part of the“flower” and very ornamental. Ihave the purple-leaved euphorbiaamygaloides ‘Purpurea’, the green-leaved, hot yellow flowering euphor-bia polychroma, and the succulentblue-leaved donkey tail spurge (Eu-phorbia myrsinites) appearing in allof my garden beds. Some I leave,some I remove, depending on wherethey land.

Queen Anne’s lace is a beloved“wildflower” that is not a nativeplant. Once in your garden, it willseed in until it takes over. I still loveit and encourage a few plants in mybeds to add a country, soft look. Ideadhead it regularly to stop it fromself-seeding. I ruthlessly yankdozens of plants a season that havelanded in the wrong place. Perennialbachelor’s buttons (Centaurea mon-

Happy kids = we’re doing it rightWhat does Little

League mean to me?At the T-ball level

it’s about having fun,not hitting a team-mate with the bat,running from hometo first — not home to third — and abases-clearing homer at the end ofeach inning.

At the Farm level it’s about havingfun, teaching skills and teamwork,pitching from a knee and a little com-petition about who can record threeouts before the other team batsthrough the order.

At the minors level it’s about hav-ing fun, teaching skills and team-work, trying to find some more pitch-ing, unlimited steals and delayedsteals, real umps and the competi-tion to win.

At the majors level it’s about hav-ing fun, respecting the game and oneanother, improving on skills, badcalls, pitch counts, night games, dou-ble headers, out-of-the-park home-

runs, competition towin and playoffs.

Kids don’t decideon the rules or prac-tices that we’ve es-tablished in theleague, but they have

the loudest voices of all. If they arehaving fun, then we are doing some-thing right. Coginchaug LittleLeague is more than halfwaythrough the season, and I think we’redoing it right.

Our girls have new dugouts, all thekids have better quality uniforms,fields continue to be improved andwe’ve invested in our players andcoaches through training about thegame of baseball and how to positive-ly motivate and develop childreninto young men and women.

With the support of our volun-teers, the concession stand continuesto be a huge success generating rev-enue which will allow us to make

Three’s not a charmThe warm weather

months are known fortheir lighthearted fare— popcorn flicks feed-ing entertainment tothe masses. This tendsto be great fun, but un-fortunately for movie goers thisspring, 2012 has fallen off the mark.Instead of delivering mindless gems,this has become the year of “whatwere they thinking?”

The Five Year Engagement:There’s nothing wrong with a little R-rated humor. In fact, sometimes it’sjust what an adult needs to lighten upa stressful day. That said, it’s not theexcessively curse word laden scriptby director Nicholas Stoller and ac-tor Jason Segel that derails this two-plus-hour excursion into a comicallyfraught relationship. It’s the sizablepredictability of the storyline that isnear unforgivable. As each characteris introduced, you know the in-evitable arc their story will take, justas you know that Tom and Violet willeventually get married despite post-poning their wedding year after year.There are some laugh out loud mo-ments but not enough to inspire thislengthy film. There was potentialhere. If they snipped 20 minutes offthe script and added a bit more ofSegel’s off-the-cuff goofiness, thiscould have been a charmer.

My rating: 2stethoscopes

Dark Shadows: I amhorrified to do this in apublic arena, but thelatest Johnny Depp-Tim Burton collabora-tion is a bust. With itsfantastic campy trail-

er, my hopes had been high, but thefilm hovers in a state between ridicu-lous inanity and taking itself too seri-ously, an awkward limbo not unlikevampire Barnabas Collins’ transi-tion from the living to the dead. Theending sequence plays like a scenefrom Beetlejuice, the difference beingthat Beetlejuice (also a Tim Burtonfilm) had a fun and edgy vibe andDark Shadows is a mish-mash offluffed-up superficiality. Everythingbecomes so grotesquely caricaturishthat I nearly left the theater. I em-pathize for fans of the original andsweetly melodramatic Dark Shadowsseries.

My rating: 1stethoscope

What to Expect When You’re Ex-pecting: Granted, I did not expect thisfilm to be amazing, but as a mother oftwo, I expected some lightheartedgood humor to resonate with my ex-perience of parenthood. Instead,what I got was an innocuous ensem-ble piece where Chris Rock deliveredhis first unintentionally non-funnyrole. Not a single one-liner. Did they

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Self sown ‘Lemon Queen’ sunflowers and self sown purple morningglories in my garden.

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Thursday, June 77 p.m.— Economic Development Commission

Durham government calendar(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the

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Monday, June 47 p.m. — Historic District Commission,

7 p.m. — Fire Department Trustees at FirehouseTuesday, June 5

7 p.m. — DMYFS annual meeting at Middlefield Community Center

7 p.m. — Compensation Review/Personnel Policy Boardat Town Hall

7:30 p.m. — Midstate Regional Planning Agency at 100 DeKoven Drive in Middletown

Wednesday, June 67 p.m. — Joint Board and Commission meeting

at Town Hall7:30 p.m. — Planning & Zoning at Town Hall

Thursday, June 77 p.m. Public Safety Facility Renovations Planning Com-

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must license their dogs forthe new year. All dogs oversix months of age must be li-censed by Connecticut statelaw. Dogs must have a cur-rent rabies vaccination andproof of sterilization. The feefor sterilized dogs is $8; maleor female is $19. After June30, a late fee of $1 per monthwill be added to the fee.

License requests may bemailed to the Durham TownHall. Include proof of rabiesand sterilization. Checkmade payable to the DurhamTown Clerk, and a self-ad-dressed stamped envelope.

For more information, callKim or Alicia at (860) 349-3453.

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Middlefield sen-ior programs

The Middlefield SeniorCenter has scheduled twonew programs.

“Name that TV Show” isscheduled for Wednesday,June 6, at 1 p.m. WRTC 89.3will host the musical gameshow that will give you cluesto the titles of TV shows fromthe 1940s to the 1980s. Prizes

will be awarded.

“How to Improve yourQuality of Life” is a five-partseries offered every Fridayfrom June 8 through July 6 at1 p.m. Melissa Wyskiel andMiranda Sherburne, enrolledin the master’s program foroccupational therapy at BayPath College, will be the facil-itators each week for thisprogram. Topics presentedwill be social support, impor-tance of physical activity,how to increase cognitionand how to manage one’shealth.

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even perpetuates stereotypi-cal fathers as cluelessschlubs who love their kidsbut let them fall off diaperchanging tables. Still, despitethe broad scope of topics, youonly graze the lives of itscharacters. There is no depthto any degree, just a superfi-cial montage to life’s greatestmiracle.

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Times. She was press creden-tialed to the LA Film Festivalin 2009 and 2010 and contin-ues to pursue a love of film.Her reviews are rated on a fivestethoscope scale.tana) and the bloody cranes-

bill (Geranium sanguineum)have also almost reached“weed status” in my gardens.They provide amazing colorin late May and June, but Iwatch for the self- sownplants now and only allowthem where they won’t both-er my more unusual speci-mens.

A few of my ground rulesfor this style of gardening: Idon’t attempt to save andtransplant every self-sownplant. Off to the compost pilethey go. This makes the workfast and efficient and assuresthat the gardens maintaintheir diversity. Second, if Iam trying to encourage aplant to self-sow, or if I amsaving the seed of a plant forsowing in a new location, Imake sure that the seed podis allowed to ripen, turnbrown and dry out on theplant. You cannot harvest anunripe seed and hang it up to

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further ripen and dry it. Itwon’t work. It will rot andturn moldy.

The list is long: perennialfoxgloves (Digitalis ambiguaand lutea), anise hyssop(Agastache), Ironweed (Ver-nonia), columbine (Aquile-gia), rose campion (Lychniscoronaria), catchfly (Silenedioca), basket-of-goldalyssum (Aurinia), Alliumsenescens and ‘Mt Sinai’,bronze fennel, Helleborusfoetidus, spring vetchling(Lathyrus vernus), pinkevening primrose(Oenothera speciosa ‘Rosea),Japanese primrose (Primulajaponica ‘Redfield hybrids”),coneflower (Echinacae)… Icould go on and on. You getthe picture. Rule numberthree is never pull anythingout if you aren’t sure it’s aweed. Learn to identify theyoung leaves of your plants.Experiment with your gar-den and you, too, will beamazed at the free gifts it willoffer you.

Nancy DuBrule-Clementeis the owner of Natureworks,

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In Haiti, smiles amidst the rubbleBy Elisabeth Kennedy


Haiti is the poorest coun-try in the Western Hemi-sphere and ranks no. 2 in theworld for population livingbelow the poverty line (80

percent). A staggering 54 per-cent is in absolute poverty.*The United Nations definesabsolute poverty as “severedeprivation of basic humanneeds, including food, safedrinking water, sanitation fa-cilities, health, shelter, edu-

cation and information.”Haiti ranks last in the

Western Hemisphere inhealthcare spending, withper capita spending on healthcare of about $83 annually.

Most rural areas have no ac-cess to health care, makingresidents susceptible to oth-erwise treatable diseases. In-adequate health services,poor nutrition and deficient

(or non-existent) sanitationsystems have pushed Haiti tothe bottom of the WorldBank’s health indicatorsrankings.

Haiti also measures poor-ly in other rankings: lessthan half the population hasaccess to clean drinking wa-ter, literacy rate is 52.9 per-cent, just over half of pri-mary school age children areenrolled in school and fewerthan 2 percent finish second-ary school.

Outreach to Haiti, a Con-necticut nonprofit with tiesto Durham, has a multi-pronged approach to chang-ing these startling statistics.In the midst of the rubble ofeven its own buildings, OTHhas maintained andstrengthened its presence inHaiti’s capital city, making atremendous difference in somany lives, and smiles onmany faces. OTH tackles theissues of hunger, education,medical care, clean drinkingwater, nutrition and shelterthrough programs, scholar-ships and generous peopleand organizations.

The community has an ex-citing opportunity to helpOTH maintain and increaseits outreach and aid to Haitiand be exposed to the cultureand cuisine of Haiti. NotreDame Church in Durham ishosting a craft sale June 9

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The Durham Garden Clubdedicated eight maple treeson Pickett Lane and at theDurham Public Library in anArbor Day celebration at-tended by members and fam-ilies and friends who donat-ed to the tree fund. The newlyplanted maples replace treeslost to the 2011 storms and toage.

The Pickett Lanetreescape at the entrance tothe Coginchaug High Schoolcomplex, originally plantedunder the leadership ofFrank Behrens, Sr. and Gre-gory Curtis, is the setting fortwo maples planted in thememory of two friends whohad strong ties to the schools.

Howard F. Kelley was thefirst superintendent of Re-gional School District 13 andwas instrumental in imple-menting the first alternativeeducation classroom on theeast coast. His children at-tended the district schoolsand some of his grandchil-

dren now attend. Peter T.Heyl, whose children also at-tended the district schools,was an engineer at Pratt &Whitney. His widow, EtzieHeyl, was the chairwoman ofthe RSD13 Board of Educa-tion during Howard Kelley’stenure. The Kelley and Heylfamilies contributed towardthe memorial maple trees.

A third maple tree wasplanted in honor of Jessicaand Aley Schoonmakerthrough a contribution fromtheir parents Dr. Raymondand Judy Schoonmaker. Jes-sica and Aley attended RSD13schools and went on to col-lege and careers. Bothwomen are now mothers:Aley to Sawyer and Lyman;and Jessica to Dallas andChester. With a backdrop ofhundreds of children attend-ing the Little League openingday, the club dedicated afourth maple to “Our youth,our future.”

The first of four maplesplanted at the Durham PublicLibrary is in memory of Earland Marjorie Mathewson,

the founders of Durham Man-ufacturing Co. The compa-ny’s policy was, and still is, tohire town residents, andscores have been employedthere since its opening. Thesecond tree was planted inmemory of Edward “Ned”Hinman, a career veteran,who, in his retirement, ranan antiques business andwas an active participant intown government.

The third maple at the li-brary honors Dorothy Willettand the late Dr. Leo Willett,Jr. Dorothy Willett was thechairman of the two buildingcommittees for the construc-tion of both additions to thelibrary. She wrote the pro-grams that won state grantmoney and oversaw everystep of construction on theprojects, including the organ-ization of volunteer paintingbrigades. The fourth tree atthe library is dedicated to thePublic Works Departmentwhose help in the project al-lowed the club to purchaseand plant more trees thanoriginally planned.

Kerrie Flanagan,chairman of the DurhamGarden Club tree mainte-nance committee, thankedRob Francis from RSD13, Va-lerie Kilmartin and the li-brary staff, tree warden TimLarkin, Millane Nurseries,and Jack Bubier, DanComen, Eric Zimmermanand James Quilty from pub-lic works. She also thankedthe families whose generousdonations contributed to theplanting project.

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As the school year windsdown, some students are alsowrapping up their school the-ater experiences. Curtainshave dropped on LegallyBlonde, School House Rocks!and Music Man and are aboutto open and close on The Aris-tocats!

For some kids, summer isa perfect time to step backonto the stage and performnew roles with different castmembers, directors and audi-ences. Or for some, summermight be the time to step ontothe stage for the first timeand try out theater in a lowpressure environment withless of a time commitment.

With the many theatercamps in the area, studentsdon’t have to say goodbye tothe stage in the summer andcan even welcome a stagemade up of grass and sun-light.Young People’s Center forCreative Arts

Never heard of the YoungPeople’s Center for CreativeArts? Never heard of YPC-CA? You may have heard of itas “yip-kuh,” the pronuncia-tion most often used to talkabout this theater organiza-tion.

“We’ve been known as thatfor the past 30 years,” saidYPCCA artistic directorRachel Mansfield.

YPCCA is based out of EastHampton, but this summer

will hold YPCCA-Durham atCoginchaug Regional HighSchool for the third year. In-stead of focusing on a singlemusical, YPCCA-Durham al-lows students to practice dif-ferent theater skills, such asvoice, choir and acting, inworkshops.

Ideally, Mansfield added,there could be a stage writingworkshop as well. “The kidspick the workshops that theywant to do.”

“We’ll be workshoppingdifferent production num-bers from Broadway shows,”said Mansfield, adding thatthose pieces will be appropri-ate for the age range, which isgrades 6 through 12.

The camp ends with TheCabaret, a showcase mixingthe scenes worked on duringthe week. “We usually haveone big production number...we try to get everyone onstage at once,” Mansfieldsaid.

The week-long YPCCA-Durham camp takes place

from July 30 to Aug. 3 from8:30 to 3.

YPCCA will also runyouth theater camps in East

Hampton, performing TheLion King for K-6 grades andLegally Blonde for grades 6

Many local options for youththeater groups

See Theater, page 24

Katie Stevens, as Mrs. Gloop, is interviewed by IvyLinden-Dionne, as reporter Pheobe Trout in lastyear’s production of Willy Wonka.

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something that would beuseful. I contacted the direc-tor of the centre and askedfor a list of things they need-ed so I can raise money.They needed many things;one of them was electricity.”

Donations came fromBrennan’s friends, familyand Regional School District13 bake sale profits as well asfaculty/staff jean day dona-tions.

“We were able to get elec-tricity for the school thereand eight computers,” saidBrennan, explaining theschool had a computer labbut no electricity or comput-ers. “We raised enough mon-ey for Internet service for ayear. There were some verygenerous people. It was fabu-lous.”

While in Uganda, govern-ment officials from Kampala(Uganda’s capital city) andother areas came to the dedi-cation of the computer lab —the first computer lab in thewhole county and likely allof Uganda.

“It was an overwhelmingexperience,” she said.

Likewise, Brennan ex-pects the performance atCoginchaug to be an unfor-gettable experience for therest of the community.

Its current tour of theUnited States is the choir’sthird time performing inConnecticut.

“The first time they cameto Coginchaug, I was the con-nection as I contacted the

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principal to see if they wereinterested,” Brennan said.When I knew I was going toUganda, I wanted that con-nection because I knew theywere going to be on touragain here.”

The purpose of the tour isto raise money to build morehousing and another schoolin Uganda.

“There are about 200 kidsliving there now,” Brennansaid. “The goal is 1,000.”

The 20 performers, rang-ing in age from nine to 16,travel to churches, schoolsand any public venue thatwill have them.

The choir will perform forstudents at Memorial andStrong schools, but a full con-cert open to the public will beheld at Coginchaug HighSchool June 7 at 7:30 p.m.

“The kids are extremelytalented,” Brennan said.“They are full of joy and veryinspirational. The messagethat they carry is amazing.You go out of there thinking,‘wow this is great.’

“They’re just like every-body else,” she continued.“They wear jeans, speak Eng-lish. It’s a wonderful experi-ence for our children to seekids from around the world...who are not that different.We encourage people to bringtheir family (to the perform-ance). It costs less than amovie.”

For tickets or more infor-mation, call Denise Brennanat (860) 729-4251 or e-mail [email protected]. Formore information on theKampala Children’s Centre,visit www.kampalachil-dren.com/

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So, we’ve launched a 100Gardens initiative for ourtwo towns. The idea of theinitiative is that home gar-dens are healthy — they pro-vide resiliency and sustain-ability. It used to be thateveryone grew a lot of whatthey ate. That kind of foodindependence is comfortingin a world where corn andpork are traded in futures,where food, which we allneed to survive, becomesjust another way to makemoney.

The flip side of that con-cern is gardens can be fun, agreat way to exercise, natu-rally collect vitamin D fromthe sun, and in the words ofMay Sarton: “Everythingthat slows us down andforces patience, everythingthat sets us back into theslow circles of nature, is ahelp. Gardening is an instru-ment of grace.” And a sourceof tomatoes, squash, blue-berries and radishes as well!

In the spirit of encourag-ing resiliency and commu-nity, CAT will collect thenames of gardeners, alongwith a picture from theirpresent or past gardens, andperhaps something aboutwhat they particularly liketo grow or some garden ad-vice. Then we will create amap of gardens that will beavailable on our Facebookpage (https://www.face-b o o k . c o m / C o g i n c h a u -gAreaTransitioncat) as wellas on the Durham Townwebsite and hopefully theTown Times and other me-dia websites. (You can “like”

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Durham resident Lillian White. White’s son and daughter-in-law, David and Dianne White, along with their granddaughter Samantha, flewin from Washington state for the event, which was open to the public.

Lillian withher sistermembers oftheWadsworthChapter ofthe CTDaughters ofthe AmericanRevolution.From left:BrendaPrunty, EllenHalstedt, Lil-lian, JudyMoeckel,Sarah Atwelland PegAtwell.

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The Music ManThe Music Man was staged at Memorial School recently.

Seamus Doyle and Andrew Treatsquare off.

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Choate Rosemary Hall -Jordan Santiago, of Durham.

University of New Haven -Tyler Cassidy, Jennifer Roth, ofMiddlefield; Kevin Donovan,Caitlin Predom, of Durham.

GraduatesBryant University, Rhode

Island - Michelle Post, ofDurham; Matthew Schatzman,of Middlefield.

Champlain College, Ver-mont - Kevin Sibley, of Mid-dlefield.

Eastern ConnecticutState University - Kara Dren-zek, Kayla Lauretti, ThomasLeaver, of Middlefield; Ray-mond Battipaglia, Alea Braga,Sara Nordstrom, ChristineYeomans, of Durham; MarissaHewitt, of Rockfall,

Ithaca College, New York- Eric Troiano, of Rockfall.

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Manhattan College -Nathaniel James Chausse, ofDurham.

Quinnipiac University -Joel Camassar, Rachel Clarke,Kayla Thrall, of Durham.

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Scholasticachievements

Evan Birney, of Middle-field, and Kayla Dacunto, ofDurham, were awarded theNihla & Bob Lapidus Founda-tion Scholarship.

Jessie Erskine, ofDurham, was awarded thePaul L. Jones FoundationScholarship.

Kayla Lauretti, of Middle-field, was inducted into thePhi Alpha Social Work HonorSociety at Eastern Connecti-cut State University.

Lindsay Wallace, ofDurham, has been named tothe honor roll at Kent School.

Lauren Davis, of Middle-field, has been named to thehonor roll at Sacred HeartAcademy.

Service Above SelfKasey Scibilia, a junior at Coginchaug Regional HighSchool, was selected by the Middletown Rotary Clubas one of two 2012 Service Above Self Award recipi-ents. She was given the opportunity to direct $200 to alocal charity, and she chose St. Vincent de Paul Mid-dletown. From left: Ron Krom, executive director at St.Vincent de Paul; Kasey Scibilia and Carlton Winslow,Middletown Rotary president.

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‘SpringSing’Third and fourthgraders at John Ly-man School pre-sented a “SpringSing” May 24 atschool under the di-rection of musicteacher MichaelMeurs. A variety ofchoral and recorderpieces were pre-sented.

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from 10 to 5 and June 10 from9 to noon, and a dinner at 5p.m. on June 9.

There are many otherways to support Outreach’sprograms in Haiti. OTH iscurrently looking for spon-sors for students acceptedinto college — a remarkableachievement. On a largerscale, you or your organiza-tion could partner with OTHto share medical, dental orbuilding expertise, or provid-ing critically needed medicalsupplies or construction ma-terials. Twinning is anotherunique opportunity, whichoffers a congregation in theUnited States to build a rela-tionship with a church inHaiti. A capital campaign isbeing planned as construc-tion of a new mission house,chapel and educational cen-

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ter will soon replace build-ings damaged or destroyedby the earthquake and willallow unique opportunitiesto fund a project or a room inthe name of a loved one.

Haiti may be a poor coun-ty, but it is a country rich inculture. OTH’s Haiti dinnerwill offer a window to thatculture and an opportunityto get involved. Together, thecommunity can improvethose startling statistics of acountry so close to theseshores. In Haitian Creole it issaid “Menanpil, chay pa lou”(many hands lighten theload). Please support the im-portant work of OTH and en-joy a meal in the process.Contact Maryann Boord,(860) 349-1431, or Judy Hurl-bert (860) 349-3248 for moreinformation or visitwww.outreachtohaiti.org orfind Outreach to Haiti onFacebook.

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Brent Beckert achieves rank of Eagle Scout

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Brent P. Beckert was hon-ored recently for achievingthe rank of Eagle Scout.During his time as a scout,Beckert held many leader-ship positions, including pa-trol leader, assistant patrolleader and senior patrolleader. In addition to Troop27 activities, Beckert hasbeen a member of VentureCrew 169 since its inceptionin 2008 and has held the posi-tion of president in the crewfor the last two years. Beck-ert also served as a staffmember of ConnecticutRivers Council’s NationalYouth Leadership Trainingfor four years, holding thepositions of troop guide,quartermaster and assistantyouth course director. Inthis program he has trainedother young men to becomebetter leaders in their homeunits of Venture Crew orBoy Scouts.

In his quest to achieve Ea-gle rank, Beckert completedrequirements for 28 MeritBadges. As his final Eagleproject, he received ap-proval to build five parkbenches and plant two shadetrees in the courtyard atCoginchaug High School.

First Selectwoman, LauraFrancis, presented Beckertwith a proclamation for hisachievements from theTown of Durham, and StateRepresentative Matt Lesserpresented proclamationsfrom the State House of Rep-

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of participation in the EastHampton camps by Durhamstudents. “Durham has beena great connection for us,”said Mansfield. “Our hope isto bring a larger program toDurham. We’d love to dothat.”

YPCCA’s website ishttp://www.ypcca.org/Odd Fellows Playhouse

Theater(Continued from page 14)

The circus is in town?Well, one town over. The

Oddfellows Playhouse of Mid-dletown will run its tradition-al summer circus programfrom July 2 to Aug. 3 for ages8-14. The “Advanced CircusProgram” runs at the sametime for ages 12-15.

“It’s mainly outside,” saidOddfellows Playhouse execu-tive Director Matt Pugliese.“You’re rotating throughoutthe day between about seveninstructors.” The instructorsteach skills like acrobatics,juggling, unicycling, stiltwalking and clowning. The

camp ends with a circusshow that, in the past, hasbeen attended by over 1,000people.

“It’s a very big event,”Pugliese said.

The full day camp takesplace at McDonough Schoolin Middletown. There’s a sec-ond, shorter camp in August.

The Oddfellows Playhousewill also offer to ages 4-7 a fullday camp in August called“Little Fellows: The Worldand Work of Mo Willems.”Said Pugliese, “It’s theater,movement, storytelling andvisual arts all in the style of

Mo Willems,” the author ofthe Knuffle Bunny and thePiggy and Elephant books.

For older students, Oddfel-lows Playhouse will offer twoevening classes in July. Thefirst is a playwriting work-shop taught by KristenPalmer combining lecture,writing exercises and cri-tique.

The second is “ImprovBoot Camp,” where studentswill learn to work without ascript. According to a pressrelease, “Students work inthe format of theatre gamesor short-form scenes that ad-

dress important theatreskills such as listening, mak-ing clear and active choices,timing, and teamwork.”

The Oddfellows Playhousewebsite is http://www.oddfel-lows.org/index.phpMeriden Youth Theater

The Meriden Youth The-ater would be the only campon this list where studentsneed to bring their bathingsuits.

“We’re a separate subsec-tion of Mountain Mist DayCamp,” said Zach Martows-ki, assistant director of Meri-den Youth Theater.

The Mountain Mist DayCamp is a YMCA camp. Stu-dents do not have to be amember of the Y to attend, al-though members get a dis-count.

The Meriden Youth The-ater runs four differentcamps over the summer,each with a different show.Campers spend their morn-ings rehearsing and practic-ing their skills. After lunchthey enjoy some traditionalcamp activities, such as hit-ting the pool, followed bymore rehearsal.

On the second Thursday ofeach two-week-long camp,the students put on the showfor the rest of the camp andthen enjoy an overnight staybefore putting on the showagain for parents on Friday.

Martowski said the sleep-over doesn’t hurt the showon Friday. Compared to theother campers who sleep inthe woods, Martowski said,“We sleep under the pavilionand watch movies, so we’respoiled.”

Martowski said that theoutdoors is one of the maindraws of Meriden YouthTheater. “It’s summer. Wewant to be outside. It’s reallynice to have that environ-ment.”

The performances are alsooutside. This summer, theMeriden Youth Theater willperform Winnie the Pooh,Once On This Island, theschool version of Grease andGlee: Nothing but the Beat.

The Meriden Youth The-ater also has strong ties toDurham. Martowski grew upin Durham and performed atCoginchaug, as did anotherassistant director at Meri-den Youth Theater, JoeOblon.

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Epiphany Summer The-atre

Epiphany Summer The-atre, based in Durham’sChurch of the Epiphany, willproduce Godspell this sum-mer.

Godspell tells Bible storiesbut in a “fun, accessibleway,” according to show run-ner Christine Foster, whoemphasizes that everyone iswelcome to participate. “It’sopen to kids of all faiths or noreligious affiliation at all.”

“I would say most of ourregistration has been chil-dren outside of the church.”

Rehearsals will take placeon Tuesdays and Thursdaymornings and, according toFoster, were scheduled towork around Durham’s Mon-day-Wednesday-Friday parkprogram.

The production will starton June 26 and end with per-formances the last weekendin July.

Epiphany Summer The-atre will take up to 30 regis-trants and is open to stu-dents entering kindergartento ninth grade. “It’s an op-portunity for some fairlyyoung kids to participate,”Foster said.

Godspell will be directedby Heather Kannam who hasalso locally directed WillyWonka and Aristocats!.

“Our little towns are sofull of talented kids,” saidKannam, who will begin onemusical less than a month af-ter finishing her last. “I loveto meet them and continueworking with them.”

Godspell has a webpage athttp://epiphanydurham.ct-diocese.org/Godspell/ andEpiphany Summer Theatrehas a facebook page wherepeople can get information orview previous productions.

The PCA has come up atmultiple BOE meetings, a re-sult of parental disappoint-ment in the coaching ofyoung athletes.

Viccaro detailed the cur-rent training for coaches,which consists of 17 modules,including a new one concern-ing parents of athletes. Vic-caro and Coginchaug Princi-pal Andre Hauser both sug-gested that the PCA was

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possible future improve-ments.

The league has come so farsince I got involved almost 10years ago, and we still haveplans for more, such as theaddition of a 50/70 fall andregular season baseballleague giving our 13 year-olds an interim option be-tween Little League andBabe Ruth, fall softball runthrough the district for all

Little League(Continued from page 9)

more of an asset for youthsports leagues where coachesmay have little to no train-ing.

While no decision wasmade on using PCA, the BOEplans to get a PCA represen-tative to speak at a futuremeeting.

Viccaro also announcedRebecca Weir as valedictori-an of the class of 2012 andJesse Siegel as salutatorian.

The next BOE meeting willtake place June 13 at 7:30 p.m.at Brewster school.

girls who want to play, neces-sary capital projects to fur-ther improve our complexand, of course, continued in-vestment in our players’ andcoaches’ development.

These are just a few of theplans that I have for theleague and I am interested inhearing feedback as to howyou think we’re doing as wellas look for new members tojoin our board with the vi-sion and drive to makethings better. Visitwww.coginchaugll.org.

Play ball, have fun andhave a great summer.

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