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EIDC pauses tax incentive program The Middlebury Economic and Industrial Development Commission (EIDC) at its April 23 meeting voted to adopt a moratorium on new tax incentive applications until the current policy has been fully reviewed and any changes implemented. It also postponed work on the “Guidebook for Commercial Development.” EIDC co-chairman Gerry Matthews told commissioners a moratorium on new tax incentive applications was recommended by Town Counsel Robert Smith. Smith said the town risked a lawsuit if the policy was changed to disqualify pending applications. Matthews said an application had been received from County Line Motors, but not by the second Tuesday of the month as required by the policy for review at the April 23 meeting. In a unanimous vote, commissioners adopted the moratorium, but agreed to process the County Line application under prevailing tax incentive rules. Commissioners were asked March 26 by Co-chairman Michael Kenausis to bring revision proposals to the April meeting for deliberation in eliminating gray areas and better protecting the interests of the town. He said the EIDC learned lessons from the first two approved incentives, one for Wallingford-based Winchester Electronics to relocate to Middlebury and the other for the rebuild and expansion of Shaker Family Ford-Lincoln into the Middlebury side of town-line property. The previous building was almost entirely in Watertown. Commissioners spent nearly two hours on a page-by-page review of the current six-page policy. Of particular concern was a timeline for submission to prevent retroactive applications into a program intended to be an in-

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Spring is here!

centive. Commissioners agreed applications should be submitted and time stamped at the First Selectman’s office no later than 30 days after a building permit has been issued. The application flow also was clarified. “The decision making rests with the public,” said Kenausis, referring to the town meeting necessary to approve any incentive. The revised procedure is expected to clarify the role of the EICD and the Board of Selectmen (BoS), with the EICD vetting applications and passing them to the BoS with a recommendation for or against. The BoS has the final say and can pass the application to a town meeting, deny the application or send it back to the EICD for more information. The town meeting can approve or reject the application but cannot change it. Commissioners said one policy area needing improvement was business owner details and disclosure of business interests of owners and any personal and business-related litigation. Also to be clarified was the tax assessor’s role in setting the final abatement amount. A draft of the updated policy will be distributed to EICD members for review and a possible vote at the next meeting. In other matters, work on the “Guidebook for Commercial Development” was continued until the next meeting after Matthews acknowledged difficulties in producing a draft patterned after a similar guidebook from Georgetown, Mass. He said he had found a Middlebury Building Department pamphlet from several years ago that would provide a better starting point. The next regular EIDC meeting will be Tuesday, May 21, in the Town Hall conference room.

Brightly colored tulips in front of Pies & Pints Pizzeria and Pub in Middlebury tell us spring really is here even on Monday, when cool temperatures had us shivering. More seasonable temperatures were expected during the latter part of the week. (Marjorie Needham photo)

ZBA deals with rescheduled items By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), at its April 10 special meeting, unanimously approved a coverage variance for a Steinmann Avenue house addition and allowed a front setback variance application to be withdrawn for a lot on Burr Hall Road. The April 10 special meeting was held because a quorum of four ZBA members was not present for the regular meeting April 3. Chairman Dennis Small, Commissioners Kenneth Long and William Bellotti and Zoning Enforcement Officer Jean Donegan were present April 3, but Commissioners Raymond Caruso and David Alley and Alternates Richard Burton Jr., Bernie Evans and Bernadette Graziosa were absent. At the special

meeting, Burton and Graziosa were absent. A coverage variance application for Peter and Sharilyn Brochhausen to enclose the 14- by 21-foot space between the house and garage at 123 Steinmann Avenue was unanimously approved. Commissioners agreed with Small that upzoning of the neighborhood created the hardship. A front yard setback variance application by Michael and Christina Cosmos of Country Club Road was allowed to be withdrawn without prejudice. Michael Cosmos told commissioners they purchased lots 4 and 5 on Burr Hall Road with the intention to build a house on the 3.1-acre lot 5 and save the 1.8-acre lot 4 for another house in the future. He said previous owner Joseph Ventura had dug a foundation on lot 5 with plans to com-

bine both lots together so no side easements would be required, but then moved out of state and sold the lots to them. Cosmos said the hardship was the existing hole, which was in an ideal location he wanted to use as is, and also his desire to preserve trees that would need to be cut if the house were moved back. Cosmos agreed other placements on the property or combining the lots together would avoid the need for an easement, but argued the setback would cause no harm and would allow installation of a pool and solar panels. Small told him a hardship was not proven because alternatives existed. The next regular ZBA meeting will be Wednesday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Conference Room.

Church to host mobile food pantry By MARJORIE NEEDHAM

The First Congregational Church in Watertown is the new site for the Connecticut Food Bank’s Mobile Food Pantry. The church will host the pantry Wednesday, May 1. (Submitted photo)

The Connecticut Food Bank’s Mobile Food Pantry will be at a new location next week. Wednesday, May 1, from 2 to 3 p.m., it will be in the parking lot at the First Congregational Church in Watertown. It will return the first Wednesday of each month to provide food for those in need. Readers are encouraged to share information about this new food source. The Rev. Sam Dexter, the minister at First Congregational, said two things are unique about the mobile food pantry. One is that people don’t have to qualify to receive food from the pantry. All they have to do is show up with their shopping bags. The other unique thing about the pantry is it provides perishable foods like fresh produce, milk, eggs and yogurt. Offerings vary from month to month. In contrast, town food pantries, which Dexter noted are largely supported by food drives, generally provide only non-perishables: canned goods, rice, cereal, peanut butter and such. Dexter said, “Our church has made a focus of meeting the needs of people in our town who are food insecure. A large part of our mission’s giving goes to the local food bank and to the Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries (which runs a food pantry, soup kitchen and resource center). Every week we accept food donations for the food bank.” He said the church also has a policy of providing

direct assistance to those who need food. Two years ago, when the church saw the Watertown Food Bank was faced with increasing demands for food, members started volunteering to staff it every Thursday night from 5 to 6 p.m. Previously, it was open during the day one day a week. Dexter said use of the food bank has doubled over the past two years. Seeing the increasing need for food, and with the church’s approval, Dexter contacted the Connecticut Food Bank to see if the church could get on its Mobile Food Pantry schedule. The closest locations on the schedule were the Police Athletic League parking lot at 64 Division St. in Waterbury the first Thursday of each month and 561 Main St. South in Southbury the third Friday of each month. Dexter’s request was approved, so now the area will have a third location that will make food available the first Wednesday of the month. He said it will take about 15 volunteers each month to staff the mobile food pantry. Every month, volunteers will assist with the distribution. Food will be put out on tables, and volunteers will put items into bags for clients. Dexter said, “Everybody who comes gets a certain amount of food per household. It’s usually a couple of bags.” He said the church is coordinating volunteers for the project, and a number of church members have signed up to help. Students and faculty from nearby Taft School also have gotten involved and

will be helping with the pantry. Others who would like to volunteer can call the church at 860-2746737 and leave their name and number so the volunteer organizer can contact them. The church’s address is 40 Deforest St., but the easiest way to find it may be to know it’s up the hill from the intersection of routes 6 and 63 in Watertown. It’s one of two churches at that intersection. As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the telephone number is 860-274-6737. The Mobile Food Pantry has been in operation since 2010, when the Connecticut Food Bank purchased the truck with federal stimulus funds through The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The truck arrived in September 2010. Since the program began, the Mobile Food Pantry has distributed more than 1.4 million pounds of dairy products, fresh vegetables, fruit, whole grain goods and other perishable items directly to individuals in need. The 20 current mobile pantry sites each serve an average of 120 to 250 households. In addition to Watertown, Waterbury and Southbury, the Mobile Food Pantry goes to Bridgeport, Danbury, Derby, Hamden, Meriden, Middletown, New Haven, Old Saybrook, Plainfield, Putnam, Ridgefield, Torrington, West Haven, Willimantic and Winsted. Some towns or cities offer more than one site. For more information on the Connecticut Food Bank or its Mobile Food Pantry, visit www.ctfoodbank.org.

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Friday, April 26, 2013

Southbury Garden Club to meet

Art Show 25th Anniversary

Cathy Beauregard, president of Beauregard Horticultural Services, will discuss “The Healing Garden” at the Southbury Garden Club’s meeting Friday, May 3, at 1:30 p.m. at the Southbury Public Library. Beauregard will explain how to reduce stress and heal the spirit and soul through building a garden. Beauregard is a graduate of the New York Botanical Garden’s School of Professional Horticulture. Her company designs,

builds and maintains private gardens in the tri-state area with an emphasis on maximizing results while lessening the impact on the environment through the use of organic gardening methods, and deer-resistant native New England plants. Area residents are welcome to attend the hour-long program. Seating is limited, however, and advance reservations are suggested. Call Program Chairman Ingrid Ferenczy at 203-490-2055

for full details. The club’s business meeting at noon will be followed by light refreshments. The Southbury Garden Club meets at the Southbury Public Library the first Friday of each month from March through December. The club sponsors speakers, design workshops and field trips to destinations of special interest to gardeners. The club also sponsors numerous civic projects in Southbury and the surrounding area.

They are preparing for their 13th Annual Spring Plant Sale Saturday, May 18, at the Gazebo on Main Street South in Southbury. The sale is the club’s major fundraiser, and proceeds go to an annual scholarship that is awarded to a Southbury resident working towards a degree in horticulture or a related field. Prospective members are welcome. See www.southburygardenclub.org for membership information.

Chase Summer Camp offerings Students of all ages and abilities will have the opportunity to explore their creativity and learn new techniques at Chase Summer Art Camps. Well known for its performing and visual arts programs, Chase will offer camps in a variety of art forms, including mixed media, ceramics, writing, song creation and much

This postcard designed by Memorial Middle School student Brooke Tweedie celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Region 15 School District Art Show, which is this weekend. See details on page 8. (Submitted photo)

more. In addition, this year will bring a unique focus on digital arts such as animation and digital storytelling. Students will enjoy a lively camp environment with fun cultural enrichment programming as they are encouraged to expand on their current interests or begin exploring new and exciting art forms.

Summer at Chase is open to children ages 3 to 18 and runs from June 24 to Aug. 16. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with extended care available. All classes are led by experienced artists in small, hands-on groups, giving students personal direction and attention. The art camps are held in the art studios on Chase’s beau-

tiful 47-acre campus. All abilities are welcome to join! More information about the Specialty Camps and other Summer at Chase programs can be found at www.chasecollegiate. org/summer or email summer@ chasemail.org. Online registration is open at www.chasecollegiate.org/summer.

State University in Danbury, Testa is scheduled to receive her bachelor’s degree in photography in May. She works in both digital and film formats and specializes in portrait sessions. The exhibit can be viewed during regular library hours. The Howard Whittemore Memorial Library is at 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. For information, call 203-729-4591 or visit whittemorelibrary.org.

the Reference Desk at 203-2620626, ext. 130, or visit the library.

Tamara Oppel Exhibit

Library Happenings Middlebury Pom-Pom Workshop

Tuesday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m., youth in grades four and up are invited to attend a pom-pom workshop. Pom-poms made from yarn, fabric and paper will be fashioned into creative deDate Time Address/Incident signs. Materials will be provided. 4/14/13 15:13 North Benson Road. Wires down. Please call to sign up for the program. 4/14/13 15:40 South Street. Activated fire alarm. The Middlebury Public Li4/14/13 15:55 555 Christian Road. Timex. Activated fire brary is temporarily at the Midalarm. dlebury Timex Building at 199 4/14/13 15:58 199 Benson Road. Activated fire alarm. 4/14/13 19:32 I-84 and South Street. Vehicle fire. Over- Park Road Extension, Suite D, in Jane Doe No More Middlebury. Call 203-758-2634 heated engine block. or visit www.middleburypublicProgram 4/15/13 16:47 Middlebury Road near North Street. library.org for more information. Three-vehicle accident. During National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Jane Doe No 4/16/13 14:40 686 Charcoal Ave. Brush fire. More and the library are sponsor4/19/13 01:04 South Street at Long Meadow. Motor vehicle ing an information session and accident. Naugatuck on scene. panel discussion Tuesday, April Fundraiser April 27 The library’s second annual 30, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the liBags & Bangles Fundraiser will brary’s Kingsley Room to raise be Saturday, April 27, from 1 to public awareness about sexual “LIFE With the Beatles: 3 p.m. in The Nellie Beatty Room. violence and to educate the pubInside Beatlemania” It will feature a silent auction and lic about the crime. Featured by their Official sale of new and gently used speakers will include Lorraine Photographer, handbags and costume jewelry. Jolly, Michele Carella and Debbie Robert Whitaker Refreshments will be served. Mitchell McCormack, volunteers Please call the reference desk at who will share their personal sto(Life Books, $39.95) 203-729-4591 for more informa- ries of survival and healing. Also, Louisa Printz from Safe Haven will Reviewed by Larry Cox sence, work to complete the tion. talk about crisis counseling. A project continued. The result is The impact of the Beatles cannot just a treasure trove of im- Friends Annual Meeting member of local law enforcement will speak and participate during not be overstated. John Lennon, ages, but also of Whitaker’s remThe Friends of the Whittemore Paul McCartney, George Harri- iniscences of the Beatles as he Library annual meeting will be the question-and-answer period. Copies of Jane Doe No More son and Ringo Starr not only knew them. Sunday, May 5, at 2 p.m. The founder Donna Palomba’s book, helped redefine popular music, Because Whitaker was so in- meeting will be followed by they reconfigured the popular timately involved with the group, “Duke Ellington: An American “Jane Doe No More: My 15-year culture of the 1960s and beyond. the photos reflect the remarkable Composer” presented by Tom fight to reclaim my identity: A true story of survival, hope and reShortly after the band formed, chemistry of the four musicians, Cruciani. demption,” will be available for manager Brian Epstein hired preserving even the tensions and purchase. The event is free and fellow Englishman Bob Whitaker occasional difficulties. Although April Art Exhibit open to the public. Light refreshto be the group’s official photog- some of the images will be familThis month the library is fea- ments will be provided by the rapher. It was a wise choice, since iar, others will not. In fact, many turing the photography of NauWhitaker had a keen eye for of the photographs are appearing gatuck resident Heather Testa. A Friends of the Southbury Public Library. Registration is preferred framing a shot. He took thou- in print for the first time. student at Western Connecticut but not required. To register, call sands of photographs as he doc“LIFE With the Beatles” begins umented John, Paul, George and with an explanation of the mania Ringo in their day-to-day activ- that surrounded the group. The ities. His photographs were dif- main portion of the book is diferent from many of the others vided into three important years: that were taken because he not 1964, 1965 and 1966. Tuesday, April 30 only understood the Beatles, he For older readers, the pictures had a sense of what made them and well-crafted text certainly Conservation Commission different, exciting and charis- will trigger memories. For others, 7: 30 p.m......................................................... Shepardson Room 26 matic. His images chronicled the it will explain how four talented Wednesday, May 1 very essence of the Beatles. young men from Liverpool Whitaker was collaborating changed popular culture and Land Preservation & Open Space with the editors of Life just before allowed us to see and experience 6 p.m...................................................Town Hall Conference Room his death in England in the au- things in a fresh, new way. Zoning Board of Appeals tumn of 2011. Despite his ab(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc. 7:30 p.m.......................................................... Shepardson Room 26

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Civil War Medicine Talk Dr. Robert Bedard will speak on Civil War medicine Thursday, May 2, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room. Bedard will explain how mid-19th-century medicine was different from and in some ways similar to modern medicine. He will describe the role of the Civil War medical officer and the unique challenges that confronted doctors and their soldier patients both before and after battle and will highlight advances that occurred in both military and civilian medicine as a consequence of that war. Bedard was born in Massachusetts and graduated from Brown University in Rhode Island and University of Cincinnati Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency at Medical Center Hospital in Burlington, Vt., and went on to complete a fellowship in allergy and immunology at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison, Wis. He is a clinical instructor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and is on the senior staff at Hartford Hospital and consulting staff at the University of Connecticut Health Center, St. Francis Hospital, Manchester Memorial Hospital and Windham Memorial Hospital. Registration is required. Please call the Reference Department at 203-262-0626, ext. 130, to register.

Grades 4 and 5 Art Program Local Girl Scout Troop 64220 will lead a three-part art class for students in grades four and five. Each class will focus on a different art technique. Session One, Sculpting, will meet Friday, May 3, from 4 to 5 p.m. Session Two, Painting, will meet Friday, May 10, from 4 to 5 p.m., and Session Three, Drawing, will meet Friday, May 17, from 4 to 5 p.m. Sign up for one, two or all three sessions. Space is limited to 12 participants per session. Registration is required. Call 203262-0626, ext. 110, to sign up or for more information.

Author Thomas Craughwell Talk Bethel author Thomas Craughwell will discuss his book, “Stealing Lincoln’s Body,” Tuesday, May 7, at 7 p.m. in the Kingsley meeting room.

A selection of Tamara Oppel’s artwork will be on display in the Gloria Cachion Gallery in the Southbury Public Library until Sunday, April 28. Oppel, a Woodbury artist, uses a variety of mediums to express herself and has completed works in watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, scratchboard, oil and photography. She applies her artistic ability to portraits of people, pets, wildlife and flowers. Check www.southburylibrary. org for more information. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in Southbury (203-262-0626).

Woodbury Hijinks and Home with Judy Cook Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m., you are invited to share in an eye-witness view of the Civil War through family letters and songs of the time as folk performer Judy Cook presents “Hijinks and Home: Camp Life and Home Front of the Civil War.” Cook brings a powerful voice, a great unaccompanied style and a deep respect for tradition to her performances of a huge repertoire of (mostly) American songs and ballads. Her singing is marked by a command of narrative that pulls the audience in to really understand what the song is about. A Maryland resident, Cook has been on the road since the early 1990s, making her own the songs and ballads of traditional Americana and the British Isles. She has family roots in Virginia and was lucky enough to be born into a family who loved music. Cook has recorded four CDs: “If You Sing Songs…,” “Far From the Lowlands,” “Tenting Tonight: Songs of the Civil War” and “Lincoln’s America.” The program is free, but please call 203-263-3502 to register for it.

Ron Crowcroft Exhibit The artwork of Ron Crowcroft is on display in the Gallery. Crowcroft was born in Sussex, England, and went to art school in Leeds, England, at the time the most radical art school in Europe. Works in the show all are made with acrylic and oil-based paint markers on canvas. They are biomorphic abstractions, with aboriginal and ancient glyph-like elements. Viewers may associate some of the images with animals, fish, birds, heads, figures, eyes or internal organs. For more information, call 203-263-3502 or visit www. woodburylibraryct.org. The library is at 269 Main St. South in Woodbury.

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Friday, April 26, 2013

Local Prevention Council to meet

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S.M.A.R.T., Inc. (Southbury & Middlebury Acting Responsibly Together) invites residents to attend a meeting of the Local Substance Abuse Prevention Council Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. at the Southbury Senior Center at 561 Main St. South in Southbury. The goal of the meeting is to recruit and inform potential new prevention council members representing key community stakeholders from both Middlebury and Southbury. This group will serve as a catalyst for reducing local substance abuse rates, and improving resiliency and protective factors in youth and The Trumbull-Porter Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) presented Good Citizen Awards to these 11 area high across the lifespan. All commuschool students, front, left to right, Keeley Bergin of Kennedy High, Alyssa Gaskin of Sacred Heart High, Meghan Leger of Holy Cross nity members are invited. High, Felicia Gullotta of Naugatuck High, Alexandra Martin of Thomaston High, Hayley Strausburger of Nonnewaug High and Krystal Arroyo of Kaynor Tech and back, left to right, DAR Regent Carol Bauby, Micah Small of Crosby High, Michael Pereira of Wilby High, Adam Kuegler of Watertown High and Good Citizens Awards Chairman Barbara Barry. (Not pictured Joanna Jung, Pomperaug) These students were chosen for showing dependability, service, leadership and patriotism to an outstanding degree. (Submitted photo)

SMART has recently taken on the responsibilities of the Local Prevention Council and is looking for the support of its communities to make an impact and create lasting changes around substance abuse, violence and other risky behaviors. They hope for a diversified community representation on the council. SMART gratefully acknowledges the support of the Central Naugatuck Valley Regional Services and the financial support of the State Deparment of Mental Health and Addiction Services. For more information and to RSVP, call Noel Federle at 203788-5199 or email her at noelfederle@msn.com

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Middlebury Senior Center News

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Operation Fuel

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The Middlebury Social Services office will be take applications for the Operation Fuel program for utilities (gas or electric) Monday, April 29, pending the decision of members of the Conservation and Development Subcommittee of Appropriations. Call the office at 203-577-4166, ext. 707, to see if we are approved or with any other questions.

Group classes are one session each from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on the date specified, and the fee is $15 per session. One-on-one individual training by advance appointment is available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for $15 an hour. Call 203-5774166, ext. 711, for an appointment. Basic Digital Photography – Tuesday, May 7, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., learn the basics of digital cameras and photo management, editing, ordering prints, printing, and attaching photos to emails using the free PICASA photo program. Basic Computer Security – Wednesday, May 8, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., learn how to identify and avoid computer bugs and attacks. Learn the signals that tell you something is not right. Learn the safeguards that protect your computer from hackers. Basic emailing – Thursday, May 9, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., learn email protocol and etiquette. Find email providers that suit you.

Easter Seals Senior Outreach The Easter Seals Outreach program funds the medically necessary needs of seniors requiring hearing aids or dental work. Individuals must be at least 65 years of age and reside in the Greater Waterbury area. Final decisions on eligibility are based on the financial needs of the candidates. Contact the Senior Center to request an application or call 203-754-5141, ext. 225, for more information on the program.

Sell Your Gold

Prospect Jewelers will be at the MiddleDonate Used Ink Cartridges bury Senior Center Monday, May 6, from 10 Don’t throw your used ink cartridges a.m. to 1 p.m. to buy gold from those who have unwanted jewelry and other gold items away. Instead, donate them to the Middleto sell. They also will do free appraisals for bury Senior Center. They recycle. those who bring items in.

Sunday, April 28

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Sunday, May 12, the Middlebury Lions Club will sponsor a Mother’s Day Breakfast in Shepardson Community Center. MMS Book Fair

Monday, April 29

Mystery Chef

Tuesday, April 30

Monday, May 13, at 11 a.m., Chef John will demonstrate his “Homemade Strawberry MMS Book Fair Cheesecake.” Come join the fun and a sample Wednesday, May 1 of the mystery chef’s specialty. A $3 donation is requested to go toward the cost of the food. MMS Book Fair Regionwide PTO Advisory Council Dinner.......The Heritage, 5 p.m. Call 203-577-4166 to reserve your seat. MMS Drama Dress Rehearsal

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Thursday, May 2

Shopping and Lunch

MMS Book Fair Thursday, May 2, the Senior Center mini- MMS Drama Performance bus will leave the center at 10:30 a.m. to go to the Dollar Store and Joey-Z on Chase AvFriday, May 3 enue in Waterbury. After shopping, passenMMS Book Fair gers will go to Panera’s for lunch. The transPHS Spring Musical................................Auditorium,7:30 - 10:30 p.m. portation cost will be $3 per person. Call 203-577-4166 to reserve your seat. Saturday, May 4

HomeGoods and Red Lobster

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Join us Thursday, May 16, when the minibus will leave the Senior Center at 10:30 a.m. headed for HomeGoods in Danbury for shopping and Red Lobster in Danbury for lunch. Call 203-577-4166 to reserve your seat.

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Falls Avenue Senior Center Events Falls Avenue Senior Center events for area adults 55 and older follow. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 860945-5250. Please speak with a staff member when calling as the senior center does not accept voice-mail reservations. The center is at 311 Falls Ave. in Oakville, Conn.

Reflexology Sessions

Twenty-minute reflexology sessions for feet or hands are available Tuesday, April 30, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $15. Reflexology is based on the belief that there are reflex areas on the feet and hands that correspond to all parts of the body. The physical act of applying pressure to the feet or Coffee Hour Tuesday the hands is thought to reduce stress, proJoin other adults at the center’s Coffee mote relaxation and improve circulation of Hour Tuesday, April 30, at 9:30 a.m. The oxygen and nutrients. Reservations are center invites newcomers to stop by for some needed by April 29. coffee and conversation. Reservations are needed by April 29.

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Wellness Programs The Falls Avenue Senior Center is offering a series of wellness programs sponsored by a grant from the East Hill Woods Fund at the Connecticut Community Foundation. Therapist, educator and author Diane Lang is presenting the programs. The first of eight programs, “Retraining the Brain for Improved Memory and Thinking,” is today, Friday, April 26, at 1 p.m. Reservations were requested by April 25, so please call 860945-5250 to ask if you may attend this program. The next program, “Letting Go of Anger” will be presented Friday, May 17.

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New Medicare Program Coming to Middlebury By RAY HURD For years, Medicare and its beneficiaries have been paying too much for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS). These overpayments were the result of a fee schedule based on historic supplier charges from the 1980s, adjusted for inflation, and not on current market prices. Fortunately, a new competitive bidding program is changing what Medicare pays for DMEPOS, and the savings are benefiting the Medicare program trust fund and its beneficiaries. In 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a competitive bidding program in nine areas of the country aimed at reducing costs and the fraud resulting from excessive pricing. Under this program, medical equipment suppliers were required to submit bids, and Medicare used these bids to set the amount it paid for the competitively bid medical equipment and supplies. Winning bids were awarded to qualified, accredited suppliers who were chosen to serve Medicare beneficiaries in the nine competitive bidding areas as Medicare contract suppliers. The results were hugely successful and have generated savings of more than $200 million. On July 1, CMS is expanding its competitive bidding program, and this will affect Medicare beneficiaries living in Middlebury. People on Original Medicare will pay less for certain DMEPOS items and services such as wheelchairs, oxygen, mail-order diabetic supplies and more. Here is some important information you need to know to prepare for the changes in your area. • Medicare generally pays 80 percent of the costs for DMEPOS used in the home under Medicare Part B. The beneficiary pays the remaining 20 percent. For example, Medi-

care suppliers of oxygen concentrators currently receive a fee schedule amount of $177 per month, of which the beneficiary pays 20 percent. Starting on July 1, the Medicare price for the same concentrator will reduce to approximately $100 a month, and the beneficiary’s responsibility will decrease from $35 to approximately $20. • CMS also has included a national mail-order competition for diabetic testing supplies and is projecting savings of roughly 72 percent. This program affects beneficiaries in every state, but only those with Original Medicare. Under the national mail-order program, a box of 50 test strips is currently $40; starting on July 1, it will cost a little over $10. • Medicare beneficiaries will enjoy savings on their equipment and supplies; however, they must use a contracted supplier in order for Medicare to pay its share. A list of suppliers will be announced this spring. There will be exceptions in a few cases where some suppliers will be grandfathered into the program. Competitive bidding is a proven way to save valuable taxpayer dollars while maintaining access to quality DMEPOS items. We have a number of resources to help you understand the new program. If you have questions or would like more information, visit www.medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-6334227). TTY users can call 1-877486-2048. You also can call your local State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) at 1-800-994-9422. If you’re in a Medicare Advantage Plan, your plan will notify you if your supplier is changing. Contact your plan for more information. Ray Hurd is the acting regional administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Boston Regional Office.

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Due to our small staff, ad sales have been a challenge. We think we have resolved that problem and have the paper on the right track with ad sales. (And we hope our readers are spending their money in the businesses that advertise with us and telling business owners they saw their ads in the Bee.) Each week, we mail nearly 3,000 papers to Middlebury homes and businesses. Yet, when we asked for donations in March 2012, fewer than 100 people responded. We realize some are unable to give, but it seems in retrospect the message readers sent us last year was that few members of the community support this newspaper. This year, the future of the newspaper will be decided by reader response to this fundraising effort. If few respond, we will ask ourselves, “Why are we paying to print

In Brief Most Deserving Soldier Contest Foxwoods Resort Casino has launched a “Most Deserving Soldier” contest. Spouses, sons, daughters and friends may nominate their someone special for the title and official grand prize – a getaway with their favorite guest at Foxwoods during the weekend of Armed Forces Day, including suite accommodations at MGM Grand at Foxwoods, dinner at the AAA Four-Diamond Paragon and tickets to a comedy show. Entrants must tell the world in 100 words or less why their soldier warrants the honor and grand prize. Submit entries to the Foxwoods Resort Casino Facebook page, www.facebook. com/foxwoods, until May 9. Once they are uploaded, voting begins, and entrants are encouraged to share the entry with family and friends to accumulate votes – one vote per day per user. After the voting ends May 9, the top 10 entries, as voted on by the general population, will go to a committee that will select the winning soldier. The grand prize winner will be announced May 10.

Medications Collection Keep expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs out of the groundwater supply and out of the hands of children or thieves by disposing of them Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Southbury Resident Trooper’s Office at 421 Main St. South in Southbury. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Live Well Workshop Would you like to learn techniques to help manage your ongoing health condition and enhance your quality of life? Area adults are invited to participate in a free six-week Live Well Work-

shop that will meet Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. April 29 through June 10, at the Jewish Federation at 444 Main St. North in Southbury. The Live Well Program empowers people to take control of their health. It helps people with ongoing health conditions find better ways of dealing with pain, fatigue, difficult emotions, anxiety and stress. Learn easy exercises to improve strength and energy, how to eat better, the appropriate use of medications, and how to talk effectively with family and friends. This program was developed at Stanford University and is appropriate for people ages 18 and over with chronic health conditions, or for caregivers of those with chronic health conditions. Susan and John Monteleone will facilitate this workshop, which met with rave reviews from participants during last summer’s session. There is no cost to attend, but participants must call 203-2673177 to reserve a space or for more information.

DAR Genealogy Workshop The Trumbull-Porter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a DAR Genealogy/Lineage Research Workshop to assist women 18 years of age or older who are interested in joining the DAR and can prove a direct bloodline to a Revolutionary War patriot Tuesday, April 30, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Howard Whittemore Library at 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. Those attending need to bring documentation collected thus far. Those who haven’t started collecting family documentation can learn about the steps needed to document their lineage (their direct bloodline descent from their ancestors.)

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Registrar Katie Gabrielson will open the workshop with a brief explanation of the application process. Members will be present to answer questions, assist with research and help with the application process. The Trumbull-Porter Chapter serves members from Watertown, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Beacon Falls, Southbury, Waterbury, Thomaston and other communities. Reservations are not required but would be helpful. For more information, contact Gabrielson at 203-729-3349; Carol Bauby at 860-485-0772 or Freda Carreiro at 860-274-6219.

Love and Knishes Favorite songs from “Fiddler On the Roof” will delight guests at the Love and Knishes lunch program Wednesday, May 1, when pianist Ethel Kaufman will be joined by drummer Jeremy Alston in a program featuring beloved songs in Yiddish, hits from “Fiddler” and other favorite Jewish tunes. Diners will enjoy good cheer, live music and delicious three-course meals catered by Chef Mo Jalil of Cheshire’s award-winning Jordan Caterers. Lunch is served at noon in the social hall at the Jewish Federation at 444 Main St. North in Southbury. Lunch reservations should be made by noon Monday, April 29. All programs are open to the public. There is a suggested lunch donation of $7.50 for adults age 60 and older. To RSVP, call 203-267-3177.

National Day of Prayer Thursday, May 2, members of the Middlebury Christian Alliance will observe the National Day of Prayer in Middlebury with a prayer gathering on the Green between 12 and 1 p.m. All are invited to participate in this time of prayer for our nation, state, town, leaders and the people of our community.

Identity Theft, Scams and Safety for Seniors Jerome Home and Arbor Rose present “Identity Theft” Thursday, May 2, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Officer Carol Zesut from the New Britain Police Department will discuss identity theft, scams and safety. She will discuss current scams the police department is seeing and measures people can take to protect them-

selves from identity theft, who to contact if they think they are a victim of identity theft and what to look for. Refreshments will be served. Reserve your seat today by calling 860-229-3707. Visit www. jeromehome.org for more information. Arbor Rose and Jerome Home are at 975 Corbin Avenue in New Britain. They are nonprofit members of Central Connecticut Senior Health Services.

Acts 4 Ministry Thrift Shop The Acts 4 Ministry Thrift Shop is open every Friday and the first Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The shop at 1713 Thomaston Ave. in Waterbury accepts credit and debit cards. All proceeds go to Acts 4 Ministry to serve those in need in the community. For more information call 203-574-2287.

End-of-Life Teleconference on Veterans Regional Hospice and Home Care of Western Connecticut will sponsor “Improving Care for Veterans Facing Illness and Death,” a Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) teleconference Monday, May 6, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Jewish Federation of Western CT at 444 Main St. North in Southbury. Registration opens at 1 p.m. Designed to assist end-of-life care providers and health and human service professionals, the discussion will focus on new interventions to better serve dying veterans and their families. Three hours of continuing education credit is available to clinicians through HFA. This program is free of charge and open to the public. Please RSVP by May 1 to emaron@regionahospicect.org or 203-792-4422, ext. 2. For more information, visit www.RegionalHospiceCT.org.

Obedience Classes A trained, well-mannered dog is a happy dog. Trap Falls Kennel Club offers obedience classes at every level: AKC STAR Puppy (obedience for dogs under 12 months) and Canine Good Citizenship Prep Class start Thursday, May 9; Family Manners classes start Wednesday, May 8. Classes are held at Pawz for Wellness in Shelton. For more information, call 203-450-9485 or email tfkctraining@gmail.com.

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Realist painter Eric Forstmann works in his Sharon, Conn., studio. His studio is a stop on the Mattatuck Museum’s Day Art trip Saturday, May 4. (Submitted photo)

Mattatuck offers three events The Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury kicks off the month of May with three events: a lecture, a First Thursday concert and a bus trip to an artist’s studio, a private exhibit and an art gallery. Details follow.

tions are greatly appreciated. To register for the lecture, call 203753-0381, ext. 110. The next History Bites talk will be Thursday, May 9, at Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust in Woodbury. The topic will be “Natalie Van Vleck’s Land & Legacy: A Woodbury Farmer’s Trailblazing Vision.” For more information or a lecture schedule, visit www.ctlandmarks.org or www. mattatuckmuseum.org.

Contemporary jazz at First Thursday The Mattatuck Museum will feature the Brian Earl Jenkins Band, a contemporary jazz group, at First Thursday on May 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A Connecticut native, bassist Brian Earl Jenkins is a graduate of The University of Hartford, Hartt School of Music. He is a student of the Arthur Bogen late saxophone legend, Jackie McLean; bassist Nat Reeves; and History Bites pianist Hotep Galeta. Jenkins is Lecture Series a fixture of the New England muHistory Bites, the annual lec- sic scene and performs with an ture series offered by cultural eclectic list of musicians in a organizations throughout North- wide range of musical styles. western Connecticut, continues with a talk by Brownfield consultant Arthur Bogen Thursday, May 2, from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Mattatuck Museum. Bogen will discuss the Brownfield situation in Waterbury, current remediation activities and future Brownfield redevelopment projects. From the early 1800s to World War II, Waterbury was an industrial power and a national center in the production of brass and brass goods. At its peak during World War II, the city’s manufacturing mills occupied more than 2 million square feet and more than 90 buildings. When indusBrian Earl Jenkins try and manufacturing moved (Maurice Robertson photo) elsewhere in the 1970s the city was left with boarded-up buildThe Brian Earl Jenkins Band, ings and acres of abandoned, contaminated industrial land formed in 2006, consist of musicians Kevin O’Neil, a guitarist known as “brownfields.” A brownfield is an abandoned and composer who has toured or underused industrial property extensively with jazz great Anwhose redevelopment is com- thony Braxton; piano talent Craig promised by contamination. Hartley; drummer Ben Bilello; Brownfield remediation restores and bassist and founder Brian property to productive use; in- Earl Jenkins. The band utilizes a creases property values, job op- multitude of musical influences portunities and local tax reve- by playing works from hard-bop nues; improves public health; legends like Wayne Shorter, and enhances community image Miles Davis, Bill Evans and John by eliminating neighborhood Coltrane, original compositions and re-harmonized arrangeblight. The Waterbury Development ments of hard rock melodies. First Thursday, a fun after Corporation (WDC) has identified returning contaminated hours event, is a great way to properties to productive use as meet up with friends, network a key component of Waterbury’s with business associates and eneconomic development and, joy live music. Admission is $7 with the assistance of Bogen, is for museum members and $15 aggressively targeting Brownfield for nonmembers. Join the museum or renew your membership sites for re-development. Bogen, president of Down To on First Thursday and get in free! Earth Consulting LLC, has more To purchase tickets in advance than a dozen years of experience call 203-753-0381, ext. 110, or in securing funds for Brownfield visit www.MattatuckMuseum. assessment and cleanup and org for more information and to guiding the redevelopment pro- register online. cess, including serving as a liaiPrivate Studio son to state and federal regulators. He has been a panel speaker and Gallery Bus Trip at the EPA Brownfield National Travel with the Mattatuck MuConvention and at several inter- seum on an exclusive Day Art national conferences. In 2008 he Trip Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. received an Environmental Pro- to 6 p.m. The bus trip begins in tection Agency Award of Individ- Sharon, Conn., with a visit with ual Environmental Merit. realist artist Eric Forstmann at History Bites is a collaborative his studio followed by a tour of program co-sponsored by 11 The Granary, a private art exhiarea cultural organizations and bition space that houses the refunded by the Connecticut Com- nowned modern and contemmunity Foundation. Admission porary art collection of Melva to the lecture is free, but dona- Bucksbaum and Raymond Leary.

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After lunch at the Boathouse Restaurant in Lakeville, Conn., participants will visit the Jane Eckert Fine Art Gallery in Millerton, N.Y. Lively and enthusiastic contemporary realist painter Eric Forstmann, who currently has a one-person exhibition at the Mattatuck Museum, will give a private tour of his painting studio. Forstmann’s work celebrates images of the everyday and finds brilliance in conventional and unconventional subjects; he paints ordinary objects that appear so real one could reach out and touch them. Leaving Forstmann’s studio, the group will travel across town to The Granary, a private exhibition space that houses works from the collection of Bucksbaum and Learsy. Located on a beautiful, rural property, the Granary was designed by architect Steven Learner and completed in the fall of 2009. Participants will tour the current exhibition, “The Distaff Side,” featuring female artists from the collection including Jenny Holzer, Cindy Sherman, Marina Abramovic, Louise Bourgeois and Mika Rottenberg, among others. In addition, the property includes outdoor sculpture by Eric Fischl, Markus Lupertz, Bryan Hunt and Ian Hamilton Finlay. The trip will conclude with a tour of the Eckert Fine Art Gallery in an historic building in downtown Millerton, N.Y. The gallery exhibits the paintings of Eric Forstmann and the sculpture of Boaz Vaadia and Michael Kalish along with 19th through 21st century American Masters Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, Jim Dine, Alexander Calder, Chuck Close, Larry Rivers, Andy Warhol and Andrew Wyeth. The bus will leave the Mattatuck Museum at 9 a.m. and will depart Millerton, N.Y. promptly at 4 p.m. to return to the museum. The cost for the trip is $45 for museum members and $55 for nonmembers. It includes transportation, admissions, tours, lunch and gratuities. Space is limited to 30 participants; RSVP is required. Join the museum to immediately qualify for member benefits. Please register in advance at www.MattatuckMuseum.org or by calling 203753-0381, ext. 110. The Mattatuck Museum at 144 West Main St. in Waterbury is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Free parking is behind the building on Park Place.

2014, there is a simplified verNow that the 2012 tax season has wrapped up, it’s time to take sion. All that will be required a look at the changes that have now is to multiply the square been made to income taxes for footage used for business times 2013. $5 per square foot, up to a max• 401(k): Individuals now can imum of 300 square feet. That contribute up to $17,500. space must still be used strictly • Increased deduction for Social for business – regular and exyour taxes are going up from 35 Security: For two years, taxpayclusive use, and as your principercent to 39.6 percent. ers got a small reprieve when pal place of business. The total the deduction went from 6.2 • Mileage rates have changed: of Schedule A home-related Use of a car for business is now percent down to 4.2 percent in deductions will go on the 56.5 cents per mile, medical a temporary tax cut. Now that Schedule A and not be divided miles are now 24 cents per mile additional 2 percent is back. with the home-office deducand driving for charitable orgaBefore too much more time tion. Additionally, there won’t nizations stays the same at 14 goes by in 2013, be certain your be any depreciation or recapcents per mile. calculations and deductions are ture when you sell your home • Section 179: For assets acquired correct. down the road. Consult the IRS in 2013, the deduction is up to • If you had a child leave home website (www.irs.gov) for Home $500,000. and he or she is no longer a deOffice Deduction and navigate pendent, your overall figures • Home-office deduction: If to the section about the changes you’re self-employed, the will change. If you have multiple for 2013. home-office deduction changes jobs, are getting married or diMake any necessary adjustfor 2013 will impact you. In the ments now so you don’t get caught vorced, buying a house, having past, taxpayers have had one short next April. a baby, or usually have a balchoice in claiming the deducance due or get a large refund, David Uffington regrets he cantion: Do multiple calculations not personally answer reader quesyour tax situation will change involving mortgage interest, tions, but he will incorporate them and you might need to fill out a utilities, property taxes paid, into his column whenever possible. revised W-4 with your employer. square feet of space used, in- Send email to columnreply2@ • If you’re in a high-income surance and so on. Now, begin- gmail.com. bracket ($400,000 single or ning in 2013 and reportable in $450,000 married filing jointly), (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Brother of Angeline Spagnoletti Anthony “Tony” N. Mangini, 89, of Madison, formerly of Waterbury and Stonington, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at his home. He was the husband of the late Janice (Felker) Mangini. Mr. Mangini was born in Waterbury June 12, 1923, a son of the late Antonio and Maria (Malgaldi) Mangini, and attended local schools. Mr. Mangini was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran who retired as a chief petty officer after serving for 25 years. He then worked for Electric Boat for 10 years before retiring. Mr. Mangini enjoyed traveling, spending time outdoors walking, and being with his family and friends. For many years, he and his wife enjoyed spending their winters in Florida. He is survived by his two sisters, Constance Paolino and her husband, Angelo, of Old Saybrook and Angeline Spagnoletti and her husband, John, of Middlebury, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers, Carmen and Adolf Mangini, and two sisters, Jean Hovanes and Yolanda Clark. The funeral was Friday, April 19, from the Murphy Funeral Home in Waterbury to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Waterbury for a Mass. Burial was to follow with military honors in Calvary Cemetery. Visit www.murphyfuneralhomect. com for more information or to send an online condolence.

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teams in the Middlebury area, and later he became an avid golfer. He was a member of King Solomon’s lodge #7 A.F. & A.M. He is survived by his three children: Richard Montville and his wife, Ellen; Karen Albini and her husband, Rito, with whom he made his home; and Jeffrey Montville and his companion, Patti Hallock, all of Middlebury; four grandchildren: Sam Montville; Christian Sylvester and her husband, Kevin; and Shannon and Jill Montville; seven great-grandchildren: Molly and Donovan Montville, Isabella and Sophia Sylvester, Brendan Feeley, Mary Kate Fitzsimmons and Shannon Montville. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 27, at 11:30 a.m. at Middlebury Congregational Church. Burial will follow in Middlebury Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. The Woodbury Funeral Home of Munson–Lovetere at 2 School St. in Woodbury is in charge of arrangements. For online condolences, visit www. munsonloveterefuneralhome.com.

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Baseball season opens Saturday Middlebury Baseball opens its season Saturday, April 27, at Quassy Field on Route 64 in Middlebury. Honorees will be Middlebury First Selectman Edward St. John and Middlebury Parks and Recreation Director Betty Proulx. Special Guests will be Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department Chief Paul Perrotti, members of the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department, Middlebury Troop 5 Boy Scouts Color Guard and Pomperaug High School student Eirinn Duley singing the national anthem. Opening Day Schedule 11:45 a.m. Team Lineup 12 p.m. Announcement of Players 12:15 p.m. Presentation of American Flag and National Anthem 12:20 p.m. Speeches and awards 12:55 p.m. Throwing of the first pitch 1 – 1:30 p.m. Home Run Derby Games: 2 p.m. – Minors (teams TBA). 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. – Majors (teams TBA). Free parking will be available across the street in the Quassy Amusement Park parking lot, and a police officer will assist with street crossing. Those parking at Quassy need to tell the parking attendant they are there for Middlebury Baseball.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Celebrate Arbor Day The last Friday in April is Arbor Day in our state. Other states observe the day at different times depending on their best tree-planting days. Arbor day has been around for more than 130 years. It’s a time when people feel inspired to plant, hang out with, nurture and just celebrate trees! It’s a really cool thing. My parents planted a tree on our home property the day I was born and a different kind of tree the day each of my sisters was born. They thought about the qualities they saw and intuited in each of us on our very first day of life. Then, while Mom rested, nursed and recovered, my Dad would buy a little sapling at the local nursery, come home and plant it in the lovingly prepared hole they had readied for the day of the birth. It’s quite interesting how our special tree actually reflects characteristics of us as we have grown through the years – how did they know? Can you guess what kind of tree was planted for me? Trees provide so many benefits to us. They gift us with their natural beauty, cool calming shade, the capture of water droplets, life-giving oxygen, flowers, maple syrup, fruits, nuts, berries and enjoyment for generations. To plant a tree is

Pinewood Derby Winner

Nuggets for Life By CYNTHIA DE PECOL a gift of priceless, immeasurable value. This week’s nugget for life is to plant a tree; spend time with trees to appreciate their gifts by hugging them, reading under them and about them, talking about them or hiking in and amongst them. It’s a wonderful labor of love to get the whole family involved in an interactive tree planting experience. You can volunteer a few hours with your community’s tree planting organization. You can take a hike to see how many varieties of trees you can name. You can create a silly song with your kids about the happiness and seasons of trees. You can give a tree away to someone who has given much to you as a kind way to say thanks for who you are and all you do. Honor the awesome tree! De Pecol is a yoga instructor, Reiki master and life coach who lives in Washington, Conn. See lifecoachingllc.com or email lifecoach3@aol.com.

Cub Scout Daniel Marquis, 9, holds his Pinewood Derby car and the trophy he won at the Boy Scouts’ District Pinewood Derby. Marquis represented the Middlebury Webelos in the competition at Cheshire High School April 23. His car was undefeated at the town level and went on to win his division and then the overall win at the district level. (Donald Marquis photo)

Middlebury Parks & Recreation

April 27 to May 4, 2013 Varsity Baseball

Monday, April 29.................. Masuk (A)........................................ 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 1............... New Milford (A)................................ 4:15 p.m. Friday, May 3........................ Stratford (H)..................................... 4:15 p.m.

Varsity Boys’ Golf

Monday, April 29.................. Immaculate (A)................................ 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 30.................. Bethel (H)............................................. 3 p.m. Thursday, May 2................... Woodland Tournament (A)..................... 9 a.m.

Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse

Saturday, April 27................. Trumbull (H).......................................... 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 1............... Weston (H)............................................ 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4................... Watertown (H)....................................... 7 p.m.

Girls’ Lacrosse

Tuesday, April 30.................. Brookfield (H)........................................ 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2................... Weston (A)............................................ 5 p.m. Saturday, May 4................... Bethel (A).............................................. 5 p.m.

Varsity Softball

Boys’ Tennis

Monday, April 29.................. Joel Barlow (H)................................. 3:45 p.m. Friday, May 3........................ Bethel (A)......................................... 3:45 p.m.

Girls’ Tennis

Monday, April 29.................. Joel Barlow (A)................................. 3:45 p.m. Friday, May 3........................ Bethel (H)........................................ 3:45 p.m. (H) Home (A) Away

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Zumba Instructor Shelagh Greatorex will teach Zumba to those ages 14 and older Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 30 to June 27, from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. at Shepardson Center. There will be no classes June 6 and June 11. Zumba is a fun and effective form of cardiovascular exercise moving and dancing to Latin music. The fee for eight weeks of classes is $50 for residents; $60 for nonresidents.

Middlebury Recreation Area (MRA) MRA beach passes are on sale. Residents and property owners must provide a copy of their car registration and proof of residency or real estate. A photo ID is required. Fees are $125 for a family, $20 for a senior, $68 for singles and $10 per additional sticker for family or single-pass holders. Seniors 65 and older are eligible

to receive ONE pass for $20. Only household residents age 65 and older are eligible to use this pass. There is a $125 charge per extra car sticker per senior. Those who want to enter the boat rack lottery will find entry forms online and in the Parks and Recreation office. Racks cost $50 and can accommodate Sunfish, Sailfish, windsurfers, kayaks and canoes. Six spaces are available for standard-size rowboats. The limit is one rack per family. Requests must be received in the Parks and Recreation office no later than today, Friday, April 26. The lottery will be Wednesday, May 1, and boat racks must be paid for by Wednesday, May 15, or they will be offered to the next person on the wait list. Residents must have a valid MRA pass before renting a boat rack. Wooden Storage Lockers – A limited number of lockers are available to MRA pass holders on a first-come, first-serve basis for a fee of $50. The limit is one

locker per family. Phone reser- control promotes relaxation and vations will not be accepted. release of tension. Supplies: Exercise mat ¼ inch Middlebury Volunteer or thicker. The fee is $82 for residents; $92 for nonresidents. Fire Department

Annual Ball

The annual Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department Ball will be Saturday, May 4, from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Southbury. The fee of $100 per couple includes a sitdown dinner, open bar and entertainment by Marty Q! For more information or to purchase tickets, call Ray Kasidas at 203-577-4036.

Adult Softball Men’s League (Modified Pitch)

The Middlebury/Southbury Men’s League is open to Middlebury/Southbury residents and/ or men employed full time in either town and/or Pomperaug High School alumni who are 18 or older. The league plays in Middlebury/Southbury Mondays Pilates Summer Session and Wednesdays. Contact Tony Instructor Carol Brunick’s Pereira at 203-509-4199. summer Pilates classes will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays, May Ladies’ Softball League 14 to July 2, from 6 to 7 p.m. at The Ladies’ Softball League is Shepardson Community Center. open to Middlebury/Southbury Pilates exercises help to correct residents and/or women who are posture and improve balance as employed in or attend school in well as heighten body awareness either town and are 18 or older. and alignment. Focus on breath The league plays in Southbury Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact Margaret Vagnini at 203-5980870.

Age No Barrier to Heart-Valve Repair DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I had an echocardiogram. The findings are consistent with “moderate to severe aortic stenosis with trace mitral and tricuspid regurgitation and mild pulmonic insufficiency, with left atrial enlargement and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. The ejection fraction is greater than 65 percent.” My doctor referred me to a cardiologist, who told me I need surgery. I am 86 years old and do not feel it would be safe. Will you explain in plain English what I have, and if surgery would lengthen my life span? – M.I. ANSWER: Forget about the mitral, tricuspid and pulmonic heart valves. These three valves have an insignificant leak. Your aortic valve, however, is your main problem. The aortic valve closes after the heart pumps blood out to the rest of the body. Your valve is so narrow (stenosis) that it creates an obstacle to emptying the heart of blood. That has given rise to “diastolic dysfunction.” Your heart can’t fill with blood normally, as it should between heartbeats (diastole). It is less stretchable. The aortic

valve trouble has caused it to thicken. Early on in aortic stenosis, all goes well. When the valve narrows to a critical size, about 1 square centimeter, symptoms arise, and heart damage progresses more rapidly. The three most important symptoms and signs of aortic stenosis are shortness of breath when up and about, chest pain with activity, and fainting spells. Once these symptoms appear, a downhill course in heart health is to be expected. Even though you’re 86, age is not a contraindication to surgery. If your health is otherwise good, you could be a candidate for it. Discuss with the doctor the sur-

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1. Who was the last pitcher before Detroit’s Justin Verlander in 2011 to reach 20 wins before the end of August? 2. Name the last pitcher before Boston’s Josh Beckett in 2007 to win an All-Star Game and a World Series game in the same season. 3. Which two NFL quarterbacks combined to throw for 1,000 yards in a game in 2012? 4. When was the last time Baylor’s men’s basketball team reached the Final Four? 5. In 2013, San Jose’s Patrick Marleau became the second player in NHL history to start a season with four consecutive multi-goal games. Who was the first? 6. Mikaela Shiffrin, at age 17, in 2013 became the youngest women’s alpine skiing world champion since 1985. Who did it then? 7. Who was the first heavyweight boxer to regain the undisputed world title?

Answers 1. Curt Schilling of Arizona in 2002. 2. Atlanta’s John Smoltz, in 1996. 3. Detroit’s Matthew Stafford (520 yards) and Green Bay’s Matt Flynn (480 yards). 4. It was 1950. 5. Ottawa’s Cy Denneny, in 1917. 6. American Diann Roffe-Steinrotter was 21 days younger when she won in 1985. 7. Floyd Patterson, who defeated Ingemar Johansson in 1960 to regain the crown.

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Actual Revenues Estimated Revenues Proposed Budget 9 Months FY 12-13 for FY 12-13 FY 2013-14

Property Taxes..............................................25,449,967...........$25,453,753 ..........$25,220,394 ............ $25,453,753 ........ $26,376,555 Supplemental Auto............................................168,892..................140,000 .................153,885 ................... 140,000 ............... 160,000 Prior Years Taxes...............................................504,818..................270,000 .................166,504 ................... 270,000 ............... 230,000 Interest/Penalties...............................................234,743..................120,000 .................104,317 ................... 120,000 ............... 120,000 Tax Collector Copies................................................378.........................250 ........................194 .......................... 250 ...................... 250 TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES..................... $26,358,798.......... $25,984,003 ......... $25,645,294 ........... $25,984,003 ....... $26,886,805 State Grants......................................................282,735..................288,706 .................168,478 ................... 288,706 ............... 340,587 Investment Income..............................................28,542....................35,000 ................... 11,991 ..................... 35,000 ................. 20,000 Assessor Copier Fees..............................................817.........................450 ........................764 .......................... 450 ...................... 450 Assessor Personal Property Audits.....................72,791..................120,000 ...................13,498 ................... 120,000 ................. 25,000 Town Clerk.........................................................137,064..................148,400 ................. 116,949 ................... 148,400 ............... 148,400 Building Department..........................................143,798................. 120,550 ................ 126,773 .................. 120,550 .............. 130,050 Donations / Tower Rental Revenues.................199,090................. 197,937 ................ 149,926 .................. 197,937 .............. 197,937 Health Department..................................................................................................................................................................................... Water Commission................................................3,003..................... 4,000 .................... 3,932 ...................... 4,000 .................. 4,000 Fire Department....................................................1,007............................... ............................................................................................ Police Department...............................................16,310....................10,100 ...................10,539 ..................... 10,100 ................. 10,100 Public Works Department/Sale Of Old Assets.......5,982.................................................... 3,655 ............................................................. Transfer Station Fees..........................................47,570....................45,500 ...................20,274 ..................... 45,500 ................. 44,000 Park & Rec Self Sustaining Account.................157,725..................172,000 .................156,325 ................... 172,000 ............... 172,000 Park & Recreation...............................................52,957....................66,550 ...................10,419 ..................... 66,550 ................. 66,550 Elderly Program Revenue................................... 14,711....................20,475 ...................10,146 ..................... 20,475 ................. 20,475 Public Library.........................................................4,341..................... 5,200 .................... 2,056 ...................... 5,200 .................. 5,200 Education Cost Sharing - State.........................684,186..................719,899 ................. 357,118 ................... 719,899 ............... 740,030 Reimbursement From Region #15............................................................................................................................................................. Special Duty Fund...............................................59,973..................104,400 ...................13,461 ................... 104,400 ............... 124,000 Capital Non Recurring Fund..................................7,200......................7,200 .....................2,400 ....................... 7,200 ................... 7,200 Infrastructure Trust Fund................................... 113,423..................113,552 ...................73,710 ................... 113,552 ................. 30,000 Park & Rec Rev Fund.........................................................................10,000 .................................................... 10,000 ................. 10,000 Library Improvement Fund ................................ 41,734....................42,985 ...................32,239 ..................... 42,985 ................. 42,985 TOTAL REVENUES.................................... 28,433,757............ 28,216,907 ........... 26,929,948 ............. 28,216,907 ......... 29,025,769 Transfers From Sewer Fee & Assessment..........75,659..................283,270 .................141,635 ................... 283,270 ............... 283,270 Transfers From Unassigned Fund Balance................................................................................................................................... 518,000 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING................ 28,509,416 ........... 28,500,177 ........... 27,071,583 ............. 28,500,177 ......... 29,827,039 Town of Middlebury Appropriations Summary 2013-2014

Actual Expenses Adopted Budget Actual Expenses Estimated Expenses Proposed Budget For Fy 12-13 Fy 2013-14 Fy 2011-12 W/Revisions Fy 12-13 9 Months Fy 12-13

Board Of Selectman......................................... 133,442 ...............$136,071................$102,418.................. $136,071.............. $135,530 Finance Department......................................... 258,224 .................243,060..................190,616.................... 243,060................ 217,801 Town Treasurer..................................................... 4,490 .....................4,491......................3,401........................ 4,491.................... 4,582 Assessor........................................................... 202,802 .................180,909..................122,298.................... 180,909................ 186,779 Tax Collector....................................................... 94,520 ...................87,945....................66,952...................... 87,945.................. 94,255 Town Clerk........................................................ 112,737 .................112,749....................88,400.................... 112,749.................114,729 Registrar Of Voters............................................. 36,347 ...................58,029....................23,827...................... 58,029.................. 41,265 Board Of Finance............................................... 31,766 ...................32,529....................31,387...................... 32,529.................. 32,029 Board Of Assessment Appeals............................. 2,673 .....................1,000.........................271........................ 1,000.................... 1,550 Legal................................................................. 131,583 .................125,000..................124,756.................... 125,000................ 125,000 Probate Court....................................................... 7,769 ...................15,000.............................0...................... 15,000.................. 10,000 Town Hall............................................................ 75,631 ...................73,530....................60,586...................... 73,530.................. 73,532 Building Department......................................... 110,504 .................116,574....................84,624.................... 116,574................ 120,914 Payments To Other Jurisdictions........................ 64,263 ...................45,671....................45,163...................... 45,671.................. 48,608 Planning And Zoning.......................................... 26,098 ...................21,999....................16,666...................... 21,999.................. 22,400 Zoning Board Of Appeals..................................... 6,455 .....................6,305......................3,688........................ 6,305.................... 5,805 Conservation Commission................................. 12,622 ...................11,769......................8,343...................... 11,769...................11,871 Economic Development Committee........................ 475 ........................750.........................550........................... 750.................... 1,500 Beautification Committee..................................... 1,475 .....................1,475.............................0........................ 1,475.................... 1,475 Insurance.......................................................... 301,129 .................340,484..................329,608.................... 340,484................ 394,157 Historical Society.................................................. 4,140 .....................3,900......................3,284........................ 3,900.................... 3,900 Water Commission............................................. 82,304 ...................86,456....................82,942...................... 86,456.................. 87,976 Fire Department............................................... 217,271 .................223,284..................139,040.................... 223,284................ 217,100 Civil Preparedness............................................... 1,500 .....................1,500......................1,134........................ 1,500.................... 2,000 Fire Marshal......................................................... 9,996 ...................11,530......................7,494...................... 11,530...................11,735 Police Department......................................... 1,207,755 ..............1,243,318..................960,318................. 1,243,318............. 1,243,633 Communications Center................................... 294,788 .................212,401..................221,821.................... 212,401................ 214,000 Engineering........................................................ 27,813 ...................20,000......................9,312...................... 20,000.................. 17,000 Buildings And Grounds..................................... 248,553 .................247,819..................181,196.................... 247,819................ 275,877 Shepardson Community Center......................... 43,245 ...................43,525....................30,076...................... 43,525.................. 48,342 Public Works.................................................. 1,380,544 ..............1,417,043...............1,170,302................. 1,417,043............. 1,435,622 Waste Removal................................................ 326,753 .................315,517..................269,566.................... 315,517................ 318,977 Park & Rec Self Sustaining Account................ 172,035 .................161,000..................127,693.................... 161,000................ 161,000 Park & Recreation............................................ 240,732 .................233,106..................176,282.................... 233,106................ 244,794 Youth & Family Services..................................... 45,000 ...................45,000......................3,750...................... 45,000.................. 25,000 Social Services................................................... 43,624 ...................43,315....................33,219...................... 43,315.................. 43,770 Elderly Services.................................................. 72,668 ...................72,543....................52,541...................... 72,543.................114,622 Public Library.................................................... 400,065 .................395,271..................316,572.................... 395,271................ 407,624 Employee Benefits........................................ 2,007,287 ..............2,039,754...............1,649,266................. 2,039,754............. 2,200,804 Contingency Fund........................................................0....................50,000.............................0...................... 50,000.................. 10,000 Information Technology...................................... 52,477 ...................60,000....................63,396...................... 60,000.................. 75,908 Debt Service..................................................... 405,569 .................250,000..................235,240.................... 250,000................ 292,194 Refund Of Taxes................................................. 13,689 ...................15,000....................13,753...................... 15,000.................. 15,000 Capital Budget-Town / Facilities....................... 287,198 .................285,003..................208,490.................... 285,003................ 636,141 Capital Budget-Town / Public Safety...................45,300..................125,180....................64,847.................... 125,180................ 244,510 Extraordinary Items...............................................5,624....................38,625......................2,212...................... 38,625.................. 38,625 Capital Non-Recurring Fund................................12,619....................14,200................... 10,352 ..................... 14,200.................. 14,200 Municipal Infrastructure Fund............................127,154..................127,154................. 123,131 ................... 127,154........................... 0 Library Improvement Fund..................................44,247.............................0.............................................................. 0............................. Park & Rec Revenue Fund....................................9,125....................10,000......................9,550...................... 10,000.................... 8,500 TOTAL TOWN APPROPRIATIONS...............9,444,080...............9,406,782...............7,470,334................. 9,406,782........... 10,052,636 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.................18,677,886.............19,093,395.............14,929,023............... 19,093,395........... 19,774,403 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS.......................$28,121,966...........$28,500,177...........$22,399,357............. $28,500,177......... $29,827,039

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Alumni Art Work Featured Members of the public are invited to explore the 25th Annual Region 15 School District Art Show Friday, April 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Pomperaug High School (PHS) Gymnasium and the All Purpose Room. The show will include thousands of works of art created by PHS alumni and by current Region 15 students in all grades In 1988, Region 15 held its first district-wide art show. The annual event has become a muchanticipated show that has brought together thousands of student artists, their families and the community over many years. To celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary, district art teachers invited Region 15 alumni to showcase their artwork at the high school and share the impact the Region 15 fine arts program

has had on their lives. “Region 15 fostered my love of art at an early age through toprate teachers and innovative offerings,” said Renee Storiale, director of audience services at Syracuse Stage and a 2004 graduate of PHS. “I feel extremely fortunate to have grown up in a district that not only valued the arts, but actively encouraged me to pursue my passions and equipped me with the tools and support I needed every step of the way.” PHS ceramics teacher David SantaMaria, a 1989 graduate of PHS, now helps students develop their appreciation for art. “PHS was my first exposure to clay as an artistic medium. I had always been interested in the visual arts throughout my Region 15 education, but it was working in the PHS ceramics studio where I

really started to explore clay as a means of visual expression,” said SantaMaria, who will be exhibiting a ceramics piece in the show. This year’s show is dedicated to the late Ginny Fappiano, a Region 15 art teacher, mentor and coordinator of the art show’s docent program for many years. Her family also is setting up a scholarship, starting next year, for a student who will study art education. A piece of her artwork also will be hung outside the art show. Region 15 is grateful to the many parent volunteers who helped sort, tag, label and hang the art work for the show. The district also thanks the custodial staff, art students and administrators for all their hard work and support for the show over the past 25 years.

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Hi, first-time painter here. My dad offered some advice to my roommate and me on painting our apartment, such as putting down drop cloths and stirring the paint really well. Is there any other key information By Samantha Mazzotta we need so we can do a good job? The landlord won’t be pound and let dry for 24 hours happy if we mess it up! – Keri C., before sanding smooth. Tallahassee, Fla. • Remove cover plates from wall switches and outlets; cover Preparation is the bigwindow and door hardware gest part of painting. It with plastic or remove the can be maddening gethardware (if it’s easy to put ting everything ready to paint, back on). Cover light fixtures but if you do it right, putting with plastic shopping bags and down each coat is really satisfysecure with masking tape. ing. You’ll doubtless hear much • Brush away loose plaster, cobmore advice from friends and webs, dirt and peeling paint. relatives on how to do the best Sand bumpy areas smooth usjob, but here are some key points: ing fine-grit sandpaper. Wash • Get clearance from the landthe walls with a sponge damplord or building management ened in a light soap-and-water before painting. Just as impormix or wall-cleaning product, tantly, pay attention to and and let dry. follow any specific instructions, • Use blue painter’s tape (which such as which colors to use. is less sticky than masking tape) • Prepare the room(s): Remove to mask off window and door as much furniture and stuff as trim and other areas where you possible. Move what remains don’t want paint to go. to the center of the room and • Assemble all the stuff you need cover with drop cloths or old to paint: not just an assortment sheets. Cover the floor or carof brushes and rollers, but paint pets with overlapping drop trays, stirring sticks (usually cloths. available free with paint pur• Prepare the walls: Take down chase) and old rags or towels pictures and carefully remove for cleanup. nails and screws; fill the small • Save money not by picking the holes with spackling comcheapest paint but by purchas-

ing the exact amount you need. How to do that? Measure the square footage of each wall (length times height) and total the numbers. • Use primer if you don’t know what type of paint is currently on the walls, or if you’re covering glossy paint with matte paint or vice versa, or if the old paint is darker than the new paint. Once prepped, you’re ready to paint! Follow some tried-andtrue methods for laying down paint: Start high and work on one wall at a time. Use a foam edger or a brush to paint a border about 3 inches wide where the wall meets the ceiling. Then start rolling on paint, using a “W” pattern in various directions until the wall is covered. Once the walls are done, paint the trim, windows and finally the doors, if you’re painting them. Send your questions or home tips to ask@thisisahammer.com. My new e-book, “101 Best Home Tips,” is available to download on Amazon Kindle! Pick it up it today for just 99 cents. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Fighting Obesity DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My dog “Beaver,” a medium-size mutt of undetermined parentage, has a bit of a weight problem. The veterinarian says he’s borderline obese. I’ve tried feeding him a limited diet as the vet recommended, but he’s miserable. What else can I do to help him slim down? – Clark D., Seattle DEAR CLARK: Helping a pet lose weight can be difficult. Like us humans, it’s the lifestyle as well as diet that makes it easier to pack on the pounds. So, beyond just feeding Beaver less, his daily activities have to change significantly too. For the next two weeks, carry a notepad around with you. When you feed Beaver, jot down what and how much he ate.

When you walk him, note how far or for how long the walk was, whether he was energetic or not, and whether you two played fetch or ran around off the leash, and so on. Then, review those notes. You’ll see a pattern of activity and diet there – and you’ll be better informed and aware than even your dog’s veterinarian is. Armed with that information, you can

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