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Killingworth Lions Awards and Recognition Presentation

Submitted by: Greg Wind – Killingworth Lions Club

Special Awards for Outstanding Service and Contributions: Ambassador of Sight Knights of the BlindLoyal Shepherds Fellow Award (FIDELCO)Melvin Jones FellowshipDistrict Governor Special Recognition AwardLion of the Year 2020 Ambassador of Sight Award - In 2002, the Low Vision Center Board recog-nized the need to establish a special com-mendation for outstanding service to our Organization and those “We Serve.” Our 23C Lions Low Vision Center’s Ambassador of Sight is designated as “our District’s highest honor.” According to the LLVC. “this recogni-tion symbolizes the attributes of generosity, compassion and concern for others.” It is with great pride and satisfaction that we the Lions of Killingworth honor Richard ”Rick” Clare as our 2020 Ambassador of Sight. Lion Rick has been a Killingworth Lion since Feb-ruary of 1999. He was sponsored by Bruce Dodson and is our newest 3rd VP serving under our new president and has previously served the Club on the Board of Directors. For each of the past twenty plus years, Lion Rick Clare has been “generous” with his time, has been driven by his deep sense of “compassion.” He has been a caring and “concerned” Lion; a consistently true cham-pion for those most in need of our services.

1- 2020 Knights of the Blind - The Knight of the Blind Award is designated as the Foun-dation’s highest honor, symbolizing attri-butes of generosity, compassion and service to others. This year’s recipient has served as 3rd VP, 2nd VP, 1st VP, President and LCIF Coordinator of the club. He is a Lion who is dedicated to sight initiatives, local and humanitarian service projects emphasizing health and community welfare. He has participated in tent set ups, Senior Dinner, Durham Fair, Eye Screenings, volunteered at Fidelco, and most recently has coordinated Food Drives for the residents of Killingworth

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Larry McHugh, President

Hello Killingworth!

The Fourth of July holiday is synonymous with patrio-tism, fireworks, and enjoying the summer weather with family and friends. While we enjoy these celebrations and take pride in our national heritage, we should all take a moment to recognize the servicemen and servicewom-en of the United States Armed Forces who protect this independence on a daily basis. While Memorial Day and Veterans Day are dedicated to those we lost and to those who have served, we must also honor them on the day that we celebrate the birth of our nation.

In this unique and challenging year, we should also keep in mind those who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. We are confident that together we will come through this crisis a stronger community. We would like to wish everyone in Middlesex County a safe, happy and healthy Independence Day, because America is certainly worth celebrating.

This month an important Virtual Member Breakfast Meeting will be held, as well as a number of important meetings and workshops for the benefit of our business community. On July 15th, the Member Breakfast Meeting will feature remarks from Edison Liu, CEO of The Jackson Laboratory, an independent, nonprofit organization focusing on mammalian genetics research to advance human health. It’s mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health. The Jackson Laboratory is doing amazing work in the genomic research field and its entry into the state of Connecticut is proving to be a major economic development initiative. This is a very timely visit for Dr. Liu, and we look forward to a great event. The chamber’s divisions will continue to meet throughout the month of July. Please keep an eye out for the schedule of these important meetings. The Killingworth Division will meet on Thursday morning, July 16th at 8 am. We would like to close this month’s Krier message by reminding readers that the chamber’s reLAUNCH Campaign is officially underway. reLAUNCH serves as a catalyst to assist the Middlesex Chamber community with recovering and emerg-ing from COVID-19 through innovation, communication and collaboration. Please visit middlesexchamber.com/relaunch to view what is essentially a resource guide covering communications and PR, marketing, human resources, workforce de-velopment, best business practices, signage, access to financing and much more. This will be a living guide that will grow as more information comes in and more restrictions are lifted. We would like to once again thank our Strategic Planning Committee, led by Teresa Opalacz, and chamber VP Johanna Bond for all of their great work on this important product. Stay safe, all! Larry McHughPresident, Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce

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I’ve been a real estate agent since 1986 and have been through several market crashes: Black Monday, Bail outs and now a pandemic. The one principle that has never changed is that of supply and demand. Despite the panic surrounding COVID-19, every single month so far in 2020 has outperformed their 2019 counterparts in closed homes. The buyers are still here; the inventory right now is not. The current competitive market is not because Killingworth is necessarily seeing a huge influx of buyers in the same capacity that the shoreline is experiencing, but instead due to an extreme lack of inventory. May invento-ry is down 33.3% since May 2019, while home sales have remained unchanged. It is this shift in supply that is driving the increase in median sales price, which currently sits at $402,000 and 56.4% higher than this time last year. Every single home that has closed in May of this year has sold for over 95% of the list price. In this virtual age, if your potential buyers are not cap-tured within the first three pictures they are not even going to bother reading the description. No matter what the market is doing, relevant pricing strategies, staging,

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Lduring this COVID 19 pandemic. This Lion has great com-passion for the residents of this community and those in need. In recognition of his outstanding community service it is my distinct pleasure to present David Beaudette with our Knight of the Blind Award. Thank you for contributing and making your club, your community and our world a much better place in which to live. 2 - 2020 Knights of the Blind The Knight of the Blind Award is designated as the Foundation’s highest hon-or, embodying attributes of generosity, compassion and service to others. This year’s recipient has served on the Board of Directors and as a Leo Advisor. He has participat-ed in tent set ups, Senior Dinner, Durham Fair, Legacy Proj-ect, Eye Screenings, Leo’s and chairperson of the rentals at Parmelee. Also, he believes in our motto “Where there’s a need there’s a Lion”, never saying “No” to anything that is asked of him. He is a person with a desire to serve his community and those in need. In recognition of his out-standing community service it is my distinct pleasure to present Guy Vecchitto with our Knight of the Blind Award. 1 - 2020 Loyal Shepherd Fellow Award (FIDELCO) Loyal Shepherd Fellow Award, which is granted by the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation is to recognize individuals who have provided extraordinary service to the community. The member of the Killingworth Lions who stands out amongst the rest is Charles Smith. He is a founding member of the Killingworth Lions and has been a member for close to 50 years. During his many years as a Lion he has been the pillar of the community. He was part of Kid’s Night Out at HKMS, Easter Egg Hunt, Peace Poster Contest, Vision Screenings, Hearing Aids, Project Graduation, scholarship programs, 350th Town Anniversary and numerous other local initiatives. Not only is Charles a dedicated member of the Lions Club but also involved with his Church, Helping Hands Food Pan-try, Community Soup Kitchen, Killing-worth Library, Ambulance Association, Chamber of Commerce, Historical So-ciety, and the Gunnery School just to name a few. He has served on boards, as President, VP, and the list goes on. Charles Smith is known by everyone in town for his unending devotion to community service, volunteerism and humanitarianism. We are very blessed to have him as a member of this club and I am proud to present him with the Loyal Shepherd Fellow Award. 2- 2020 Loyal Shepherd Fellow Award (FIDELCO) Sponsored by Lions Tom & Nancy Keyes

Loyal Shepherd Fellow Award, which is granted by the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation is to recognize individuals who have provided extraordinary service to the communi-ty. Joseph Celano has been a member of the club for two years and has shown a great interest in serving in sight related initiatives. He has volunteered to lead the Kids Eye Sight Screening for two years and will remain chairperson for this upcoming year and continue with the collection of recycled eye glasses found at the drop boxes in town. As you are aware these screenings are very important to the community. We have found several incoming pre-school students who have had eye problems through our screen-ings. Due to COVID-19 this year will be a challenge, but Joe is up to it. He will lead the club in its first screening of all students grades pre-school through five. This is a great accomplishment for this year as we have not been allowed to do this in the past. Joe has shown a great interest in sight related initiatives and deserves to be recognized for his efforts. 2020 Melvin Jones FellowshipThe Melvin Jones Fellowship is named for Melvin Jones, the founder of Lions Clubs International. It is largely due to the growth of the fellowship program that LCIF has been able to meet humanitarian needs in communities around the world. On behalf of the Killingworth Lions Club and LCIF it gives me great pleasure and honor to recognize Dave Gumbart as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship Award. Honoring Dave not only highlights his character, but how he contributes to the success of the Lions mission and how he supports the well being of the Killingworth com-munity. He has held the office of VP and President and has served them well in addition to chairing both the Easter Egg Hunt for 15 plus years and many of the truly competitive

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Chili Cook-Off socials. He is also the president of the Kill-ingworth Land Conservation Trust Association working for EVERYONE in town by preserving open space for all to use. He has always been willing to help in any way possible and thank you for all that you do to improve the quality of life in our community and to help those who are in need. 2020 Killingworth’s “Lion of the Year” On behalf of the Killingworth Lions Club it gives me great pleasure and honor to recognize Casey Jacob as this year’s recipient of the “Lion of the Year “award. As a new member to the Lions club in 2019, Casey recognized immediately that there were a few projects that she could undertake to enhance and inform new members as they are on-boarded and get acquainted with the entire membership. Casey created the Lions Club Directory and the Lions Annual Activity Overview that de-scribes the regular and routine activities of the club so that potential and new members can quickly become familiar with opportunities for involvement. Most importantly, Casey was instrumental in coordinating and executing a multi-phased Lions / Community Outreach program in response to the COVID19 Pandemic that has a serious impact on our entire community. A concerned citizen and community vol-unteer, Lion Casey is always there and willing to do whatever has to be done to keep things moving forward that would ultimately have a positive impact on the lives of our commu-nity members. Congratulations Casey, well deserved for all your hard work and unwavering commitment to the Lions and their mission “We Serve”. Also, our new Officers and Board of Directors were installed during a formal remote ceremony led by Lion and Past President, Arthur Davies from the Deep River Lions Club on June 3rd in preparation for its new Fiscal year starting on July 1st. Most importantly our new President was also installed, Nancy Keyes, our first woman president in 50 years. A Killingworth Lion for six years, and a Killingworth resident for over 28 years and married to Past President Thomas Keyes. Nancy has volun-teered countless hours, participated in hundreds of events and is truly concerned with the well-being of people and the community the Lions serve. The Lions mission – Where there is a need there’s a Lion, however it’s also true where there’s a need, there’s Nancy. She is kindhearted and is devoted to serve the community and those is need. Congratulations Nancy, you will make an excellent President and leader of our club and look forward to an amazing 20/21 year.

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The following seniors from Haddam-Killingworth High School and Xavier High School were awarded scholarships through the Killingworth Scholarship Association. In three catagories, a total of $9,000 was awarded via generous donations from Killingworth residents and businesses.From the General Fund, for all majors, two scholarships were awarded to Lauren D’Amico and Haley Phelps.From the Kathy Weiss Fund, geared to students going into the education field or liberal arts, two scholarships were awarded. These recipients were Maxwell LiPuma and Lau-ren Miller.

From the George and Mary Keithan Fund, for STEM fields, seven scholarships were awarded. Those recipients were Olivia Herrmann, Zach Hines, Julia Callis, MIchael O’Toole, Emersyn Conklin, Julia Sacchi, and Landon Ghiroli. Thank you to all applicants - wishing you much success in your educational endeavors!

Thank You Killingworth! May 31, 2020, marked the 200th anniversary of the Congregation-al Church in Killingworth’s historic sanctuary. And although the sanctu-ary itself is standing quiet, members of the congregation are standing up and making noise. Sunday services are being held via Zoom, the Deacons Committee continues to help at-risk members with meals, errands and other needs, and church volunteers provide twice-monthly dinners to the Eddy House in Middletown, including a donation of 40 masks sewn byAnnette Cook. The Preservation 2020 Committee has raised nearly $180,000 for renovations and is moving toward construction goals and timetables. We proudly received a $1,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Middlesex County which will go toward replacement of the carillon, and are exploring other potential grants as well. The Preservation 2020 Committee and our church members at large extend a warm thank you to Killing-worth for all you have done for our church community – your enthusiasm for our cause, your generous contri-butions, and your participation in our many events. We hope to celebrate our church’s 200th anniversary and our community at a later date. Sincerely, Rachel Schemmerling and Charlie Smith (Chairs); Len Summa; and Leslie Judgegofundme.com/f/preservation-2020

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14 July 2020

Notes from the Town HallFirst Selectwoman Cathy Iino

Much has changed but much remains the same in the way the town does business. Town Hall is conducting business but is not open to the public. For everyone’s safety, please do as much as you can by phone, by mail, or on line. If you must meet with someone at Town Hall, please call ahead and make an appointment. Masks are still

required, as is social distancing. We have reconfigured the office space to allow staff and the public to keep their distance—at least 6 feet. One of the two things they say is certain is taxes. This year, however, there are some changes in the amount of taxes and the method of paying. Mill rate. The mill rate has been reduced by three-quar-ters of a mill, from 27.47 to 26.72. The Board of Finance could make this reduction because the Town operating budget grew only slightly, except for increased funding for the capital budget; about $662 thousand in capital proj-ects were deferred; and Killingworth’s school assessment, which represents over three-quarters of our tax dollar, fell substantially for FY20-21. There were two reasons for the dip in the school assessment this year: first, Killingworth’s proportion of the enrollment in RSD17 fell dramatically. October enrollment is the basis for the following year’s assessment. Last Octo-ber, Killingworth had 76 fewer students in the school than in the previous year; Haddam had 8 more than in the year before. This means that Killingworth students now make up less than 40 percent of the district. The second reason is that RSD17 had a relatively large fund at the end of FY2019, and that money is returned to the towns through a reduction in next year’s assessments. This “credit” reduces Killingworth’s FY21 assessment by about $400 thousand. Neither of these conditions will necessarily repeat next year, and the deferred capital projects cannot be post-poned indefinitely. For that reason, and because revenue for the first quarter of FY20-21 is very uncertain in the current health emergency, the Board of Finance chose to act cautiously in adjusting tax rates for the coming year. Penalty for late payment. The Board of Selectmen, act-ing under the governor’s Executive Order 7S, reduced the penalty for late payment of taxes from 18 percent per year

to 3 percent per year, or 0.25 percent per month, for the first quarter of the new fiscal year. Interest will accrue at this rate, dating back to the original due date of the bill, for up to 3 months. After October 1—the end of the 3-month period—the rate will revert back to usual 18 percent per year, or 1.5 percent per month. Mail your payment. We will miss seeing you, but be-cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, we urge everyone to pay their tax bill by mail or on line. You may mail a check to Tax Collector, 323 Route 81, Killingworth, CT 06419. Payments may also be made online at townofkillingworth.com. If you pay online using an e-check, there is a fee of $2.50. If you pay using a debit card or credit card, the fee is 2.5 percent of your payment. You may also put your payment in the dropbox located next to the main door of Town Hall. If you must pay in cash, please call the tax collector at 860-663-1765, x 508 to make an appointment.If you would like a receipt for your tax payment, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Road work ahead. Even with a number of projects deferred, July will be busy with road projects. We will be paving Fire Tower Road, Lower Ledge Road, Quarry Hill Road, and portions of Chestnut Hill, Cow Hill, Emanuel Church, and Roast Meat Hill roads. Please slow down when you see work in progress! Keep in touch! I miss talking with you over a cup of coffee! In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to leave a message at Town Hall, 860-663-1765, x501; I will call you back. Or send me an email at ciino@townofkillingworth.com.

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