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Volume VIII, No. 23

Friday, June 8, 2012

Middlebury Town Budget Vote Shall the 2012-2013 proposed Town of Middlebury Municipal Budget in the amount of $9,406,782 be approved?

Yes - 314

No - 179

Town budget passes

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury’s proposed town budget of $9.4 million passed Tuesday with a vote of 314 for and 179 against. A total of 493 votes were cast. Nearly 10 percent of the town’s 5,056 registered voters turned out to vote.

First Selectman Edward B. St. John said Wednesday he was pleased the budget had passed.

“These are very difficult times, and we had to bring in a budget that was flat,” he said. “We are headed in the right direction by trying to lower operating costs without reducing services. It is always a difficult balancing act.”

The 2012-2013 town budget of $9.4 million is $162,083, or nearly 1.7 percent, less than the current budget of $9.57 million, but residents pay property taxes to fund both the town budget and the Regional School District 15 budget. The town’s portion of the 2012-2013 Region 15 budget, which is $19.09 million, represents an increase of $415,529 from the current $18.67 million and raises the total budget amount to $28.5 million.

At a Board of Finance (BoF) meeting following the vote, the BoF set the mil rate at 28.07, which is 4.27 mils higher than this year’s 23.79 mils. A mil represents a dollar in taxes for every $1,000 in assessed value. The new mil rate is nearly 18 percent higher than the current mil rate.

However, most homeowners will not pay higher taxes on their houses. That’s because property values dropped an average of 17 percent in the Oct. 1, 2011, townwide revaluation. For a home assessed at $100,000, a strict mil rate comparison yields a tax increase to $2,807 from $2,379, a $428 increase.

However, if the assessed value of that home dropped the average of 17 percent, its new assessed value would be $83,000, and the taxes would be just under $2,330.

In this case, the homeowner’s taxes would decrease by $49.

When it comes to tax bills on motor vehicles, it will be a different story. The state sets car values, and those values are high. Those with newer or high-value vehicles can expect to see their tax bills on those vehicles increase this year.

Few attend town charter revision hearing

By JONATHAN “CHIP” LONGO The Board of Selectmen (BoS) held the last public hearing Monday night for proposed revisions to the town charter. The meeting was attended by two townspeople and one Charter Revision Committee member.

First Selectman Edward B. St. John opened the meeting by saying the Charter Revision Committee already had its final public hearing, and the purpose of the Monday night meeting was to allow recommendations from the BoS. He said the final call rests with the voters, and he hoped that vote could be in conjunction with the presidential elections in November. He then asked for questions or suggestions from the public. There were none.

St. John asked Town Attorney

Bob Smith about the town treasurer’s position. The Charter Revision Committee had eliminated the position, but Smith said, pursuant to state statute, the town has to have a treasurer, so the position was put back into the charter.

St. John said he has been approached by several people regarding the new term limits for the first selectman. The revision limits the first selectman to five consecutive two-year terms. He said he knew from personal experience it takes more than two years to get the hang of the job.

He didn’t say how long he was in the job before he figured it out.

The draft now goes back to the Charter Revision Committee, which has until Sept. 1 to present the final draft that will be voted on.

Newly installed lights illuminate the façade of the Middlebury Historical Society Building on Library Road in Middlebury. The lights come on at dark and go off at dawn.

(Dr. Robert Rafford photo)

F&S Oil auditor sentenced The U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut announced June 5 that Dale K. Ciccarelli, 57, of Southbury, was sentenced

by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to five months of imprisonment, followed by five months of home confinement and one year of supervised release for his role in a scheme by principals of F&S Oil to defraud Citizens Bank of millions of dollars. Covello also ordered Ciccarelli to pay restitution of $1.7 million to Citizens Bank.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Ciccarelli, a certified public accountant, served as the external auditor for F&S Oil Company Inc. (F&S Oil), which was in the business of providing heating oil to residential and commercial customers in the Waterbury area.

As primarily a seasonal business with fluctuating cash flow, F&S Oil needed access to a banking line of credit to conduct its business on an ongoing basis. As a result, F&S Oil had a banking relationship with RBS Citizens, NA (Citizens Bank), which included three outstanding lines of credit or loans secured by the assets, inventory, and receivables of F&S Oil. Citizens Bank would routinely extend funds to F&S Oil under the existing line of credit based, in part, on information provided by Christopher Carr of Fairfield, the president of F&S Oil, including F&S Oil’s certified financial statements, and periodic submissions of borrowing base certificates.

The borrowing base certificates would itemize F&S Oil’s total gross accounts receivable and would include a listing of the aging of the receivables and a total fuel inventory. In or before August 2006, as F&S Oil experienced cash flow problems, Carr falsified the accounts receivable listed on the borrowing base certificates to support a $4.5 million line of credit from Citizens Bank.

In summer 2006, Carr also falsified F&S Oil’s financial statements, which fraudulently overstated assets and liabilities, namely, the accounts receivable and unearned customer payments, in order to support the false figures previously provided to the bank.

At that time, when reconciling the financial statements with the detailed F&S Oil books and records, Ciccarelli learned of the discrepancy between the true receivables and those listed on the financial statements and the borrowing base certificates previously provided to the bank. Carr instructed Ciccarelli to adopt the false accounts receivable and unearned customer payments in certifying the financial statements to support the false borrowing base certificates.

On Aug. 24, 2006, Ciccarelli falsely certified the accuracy of F&S Oil’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006. F&S Oil provided the financial statements to Citizens Bank, which continued to extend monies on a line of credit

until February 2008.

In August 2007, Ciccarelli again falsely certified the accuracy of F&S Oil’s financial statements, which he knew continued to misrepresent the relevant financial information from the 2006 certified financial statements.

Ciccarelli also has admitted he knew F&S Oil owner Richard A. Stevens, 61, of Middlebury and other employees of the company were using F&S Oil monies to pay non-deductible personal expenses, as well as non-deductible wages for no-show employment of others. Nonetheless, Ciccarelli prepared F&S Oil’s corporate federal tax returns, deducting these items as legitimate deductible business expenses.

On Feb. 2, 2012, Ciccarelli pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of aiding and assisting the filing of a false federal tax return.

On May 24, 2011, Carr pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. He awaits sentencing.

On Aug. 11, 2010, Stevens pleaded guilty to one count of willfully filing a false U.S. tax return. On March 3, 2011, he was sentenced to five months of imprisonment, followed by five months of home confinement.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher W. Schmeisser.

Selectmen dismiss second dispatcher petition

By JONATHAN “CHIP” LONGO The Board of Selectmen (BoS) met for a regularly scheduled meeting Monday night in the Town Hall Conference Room.

The meeting was short, and the selectmen stuck mainly to the posted agenda.

After routine acceptance of the May 21 minutes, the board voted on tax rebates totaling nearly $4,000.

The first order of business was to appoint First Selectman Edward B. St. John as the Torrington Health District representative for the Town of Middlebury.

St. John said that it’s normal for the chief executive of a town to be the represen-

tative. The motion passed with no discussion or comment from the other selectmen.

On the agenda was a response to a petition from dispatcher Tom Reynolds requesting a town meeting to consider an ordinance to prevent changes to the 911 emergency dispatch system. Reynolds was unable to attend because he was working at the dispatch center at the police station on Southford Road.

Without any discussion, the board presented a legal opinion from attorney Bob Smith saying, “the petition does not request a town meeting for a ‘proper purpose’ and, therefore, the Board of

Selectmen has no authority to call a special town meeting, pursuant to this petition.” In his opinion, Smith cited section 304 D of the town charter and Connecticut General Statute 7-193(a)(1)(C).

This is the same reasoning Smith used to deny a previous petition submitted by dispatcher Jim Roy. Smith said during public comment that, even though Reynolds’s petition did not meet the requirements to force a town meeting, the selectmen could call one if they wanted to.

In the town charter, section 904 E (Actions requiring Town Meetings), the selectmen can call a meeting “for any matter deemed by the Board of Select-

men to be of sufficient importance to the Town.”

St. John said he wanted to go on record as saying the town of Middlebury has not yet entered into any agreements with any parties concerning regionalization of dispatch services. Even though he has said on prior occasions he thinks it’s a good idea, no action has been taken.

“First part of any discussion is what we can do for our present employees,” he said. “Every effort will be made to secure their employment.”

On a related note, St. John said that, after more than a year of negotiations, the clerks and dispatchers have voted to ac-

cept their new contract. He said he hoped the BoS can act on it at their next meeting on June 18. By state statute, if no action is taken by the BoS, the contract will go into effect automatically.

Selectman Ralph Barra said he wants the BoS to vote on it.

Selectman Elaine Strobel wanted to know how the new contract will affect the town budget. St. John said he will get the figures from Chief Financial Officer Larry Hutvagner for the next meeting.

The next regular BoS meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 18, at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall Conference Room.

Book Review.....................2 Adoptable pets.................8 Classifieds.........................7 Community Calendar.........2 Fire Log.............................2 Frugal Mummy..................5 In Brief..............................4

Library Happenings............2 Nuggets for Life................6 Obituaries.........................5 Parks & Rec.......................6 Reg. 15 School Calendar...3 Senior Center News...........3 Varsity Sports Calendar......6

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Friday, June 8, 2012

Holga photos on exhibit

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Whitney Wotkyns of Boston was at the Middlebury Public Library Tuesday hanging an exhibit of photos she took in Rome with her Holga camera. Wotkyns, who grew up in Middlebury and graduated from St. Margaret’s (now Chase Collegiate) in 2000, doesn’t carry a digital camera with her when she travels abroad.

Instead she takes her Holga camera, a lightweight camera that uses 120-mm black-andwhite film. “I take it whenever I travel,” Wotkyns said.

Forget about fancy lenses and choosing among a variety of settings. This simple camera has no lens, two shutter speeds (sun or clouds) and offers four focal settings: mountain, three people, two people, and one person.

Light leaks in, causing white areas on some photos, and developed photos come out with vignetting (dark areas around the perimeter of the photos). In addition, the lower right corner of each image is slightly out of focus.

The 17 images Wotkyns hung Tuesday are, of course, black and white. The 4-inch by 4-inch prints are slightly larger than the image size on the film, Wotkyns said. The photos, taken in Rome in 2007, are of the Roman Forum, Augustan Forum and the Colosseum. Her artist statement says, “This exhibition is a small portion of an ongoing series examining international art, architecture and historic preservation.

The project began in Poland in 2005 and has expanded to include 13 countries, most recently Greece in 2012.”

Middlebury Community Calendar Tuesday, June 12 Democratic Town Committee 7:30 p.m.......................................................... Shepardson Room 27 Library Board of Directors 6:30 p.m..................................................Middlebury Public Library Mental Health Support Group 6 p.m............................. Russell Place, 1F, 969 W. Main, Waterbury

Wednesday, June 13 Board of Finance 7 p.m............................................................... Shepardson Room 26

Thursday, June 14 Retirement Plan Committee 1 p.m...................................................Town Hall Conference Room Parks and Recreation 7 p.m................................................................. Shepardson Room 1 Calendar dates/times are subject to change If your organization would like your event included in the community calendar, please e-mail the information to beeintelligencer@gmail.com

Book Review “That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor”

Whitney Wotkyns, who grew up in Middlebury, stands beside black and white photos she took during a visit to Rome. Wotkyns also developed the film, made the prints, cut the mats and framed the photos.

(Marjorie Needham photo) portraits and events.”

When 35-mm film was adopted in China, Wikipedia says the manufacturer sought new markets outside mainland China. It goes on to say, “Within a few years after the Holga’s introduction to foreign markets, some photographers began using the Holga for its surrealistic, impressionistic scenes for landscape, still life, portrait, and especially, street photography.

These owners prized the Holga for its lack of precision, light leaks, and inexpensive qualities, which forced the photographer to concentrate on innovation and creative vision in place of increasingly expensive camera technology. In this respect, the Holga became the successor to the Diana and other toy cameras previously used in such work.

A Holga photograph by David

Burnett of former vice-president Al Gore during a campaign appearance earned a top prize in a 2001 White House News Photographers’ Association Eyes of History award ceremony. Recently the Holga has experienced renewed consumer interest outside China due to the increasing popularity of toy cameras and a continuing counterculture response to the increasing complexity of modern cameras.”

Library Happenings

By Anne Sebba

Middlebury

(St. Martin’s Press, $27.99) Reviewed by Larry Cox Wallis Simpson wasn’t strikingly beautiful or especially brilliant, but she was a clever, determined woman who almost single-handedly changed the course of British history during the 1930s.

Born Bessie Wallis Warfield in 1896 in Baltimore, she dropped her first name because it sounded too bovine and then set out to reinvent herself. With wit and a sense of style, she charmed her way into the social circles of the upper-class elite and earned a reputation as an almost unstoppable force when it came to getting what she wanted.

As Simpson once wrote, “It was not quite enough for me to be ... the life of the party or to spend my existence merely taking part in good conversation. I wanted more out of life.”

In 1916, Simpson married Lt. Earl Winfield Spencer, but the marriage was dissolved a decade later. In 1928, while in London, she married Ernest Simpson, an American-born Briton, and through his connections she met Edward, the Prince of Wales, at

None of the photos include people, and that is intentional.

“I prefer not to have people in my photos,” Wotkyns said. “I think buildings are timeless, and when you put a person in, people look at what the person is wearing and date the photo by the clothing.”

Wotkyns controlled the creative process from start to finish.

After taking the photographs, she also developed the film, made the prints, cut the mats and framed the matted prints. For more information on her work, email her at w@whitneywotkyns. com.

Wotkyns didn’t start out pursuing a career in photography.

After finishing a bachelor’s degree in sociology at Wheaton College, she moved to Boston and started working in a gift store. She already had experience working in gift stores; her mother owns Middlebury’s Hidden Treasures gift shop.

In August 2005, Wotkyns went to an open house at the New England School of Photography.

The next month, she started taking classes there, graduating in 2007. She now teaches a color film workshop there. She also works for an educational travel company that helps high school teachers plan international educational trips with students during spring breaks and summer vacations. When she travels for that job, she takes photos in the various countries she visits.

For those who don’t already know about the Holga camera, Wikipedia says “The Holga camera was designed by T. M. Lee in 1981 and first appeared outside China in 1982 … At the time, 120 (mm) roll film in black-andwhite was the most widely available film in mainland China. The Holga was intended to provide an inexpensive mass-market camera for working-class Chinese in order to record family

a party in 1931. As Simpson mesmerized the Prince, their growing romance was problematic.

For starters, Simpson was a divorcée and still very much married to her second husband.

The relationship between Simpson and Edward became very public in 1936, the year of Edward’s accession. Simpson obtained a divorce, and the King made it clear he intended to marry her, even if it meant giving up the throne.

Give it up he did. Simpson and Edward were married in a small ceremony in France in 1937. One of Edward’s major disappointments was that his wife was never accepted by the royal family. The queen mother never mentioned her by name, only as “that woman.”

Many books have been written about Simpson and the sensational “romantic story of the century.” Things are, however, never quite as they seem, and that is why the story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor remains so fascinating. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department Call Log

Summer Story Time Summer story time programs begin the week of June 11. Signups were through today, Friday, June 8. Call 203-758-2634 or stop by the library to see if openings remain.

Moving and Grooving for children ages 12 months to 2 years old will meet Mondays or Thursdays from 10 to 10:30 a.m.

One Plus One Equals Two for 2-year-olds will meet Mondays or Thursdays from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m.

Story time for 3- to 5 –year-olds will meet Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Girls to Make Smoothies Girls in third grade and higher will meet Tuesday, June 12, at 6:30 p.m. to make tasty and healthy fruit smoothies.

Adult Reading Program The summer adult reading program, “Build Your Brain,” started Monday and ends Aug. 24. This year, readers will choose one of two puzzles (jumbles, crossword, code words, word-fits, true-false and more) and hand in the solution by the end of each week.

Those who hand in the correct solution will be entered into a drawing for an overflowing gift basket the final Friday of each month.

All participants will receive a book bag. The Friends of Middlebury Library sponsor this program.

The Middlebury Library is at 30 Crest Road in Middlebury. For information, call 203-758-2634.

Naugatuck

Date Time Address/Incident The Healing Power 5/28/12 10:54 Rte. 64. Motor vehicle accident with injuries. of Meditation 5/29/12 06:33 80 North Ridge Road. Activated fire alarm.

Dr. Matthew Raider will speak on the healFood on the stove. ing power of meditation Tuesday, June 12, 5/29/12 20:18 513 Benson Road. Wires down.

5/31/12 19:45 Rtes. 63 and 64. Motor vehicle accident. at 6:30 p.m. Recent clinical studies of meditation have confirmed the many positive Three patients refused treatment. effects of its use by practitioners. Learn how meditation can enhance our physical, mental and emotional makeup.

Raider will discuss the latest research and present convincing evidence of the beneficial psycho-physical changes that occur as Middlebury Road (Opposite the Shell Station) we meditate. He will teach a simple, effective Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily technique that can be used daily to promote Anthony Calabrese 203-758-2765 health, relaxation and inner growth. Raider is a clinical physician and coordinating diOur Greenhouse Tomatoes • Fresh Lettuce rector of the Geriatric Teaching Program in Family Medicine at Middlesex Hospital in Vegetable Plants • Annuals • Perennials Middletown, Conn. He has been practicing Roses • Hanging Baskets • Shrubs meditation for more than 35 years.

Hydrangeas • Herbs • Petunias Strawberry Plants • Onion Sets • Seed Potatoes Mulch available by the bag or by the yard

Bird Seed • Deer Corn • Livestock & Poultry Feed

Local eggs. Fresh daily. $3 per dozen

Whittemore Writers Group Writers in all genres are welcome to join the Whittemore Writers Group Wednesday, June 13, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Are you writing for pleasure or for publication? Experienced or a newbie? Bring a sample to share. A writers group can provide support, encourage-

ment, stimulation and guidance. For more prizes will be given to preschoolers each time they visit the library. information call 203-729-4591.

Children in grades K to six will have readArt Exhibit ing logs to track their reading times. Prizes The June art exhibit on the Whittemore will be awarded at the Sixth Annual Summer Gallery Wall features artwork by members Reading Karaoke Party Aug. 11. Registration of the John Caskey Memorial Art Class. Par- is required in person. Please call 203-262ticipating artists are Judy Cousens, Donna 0626, ext. 110, for more information.

Costa, Carol Mason, Shirley Iava, Angela Ghostly Photographs Dubauskas, Antoinette Maguire, Marylou Burmeister, Judy Jaworski, Shirley Tedesco, Paranormal investigator Julie Griffin will Ethel Grant, Patricia Hanlon and Judi tell the tales behind the very real “ghostly” Kontout. photographs she has taken Thursday, June Class members meet weekly at the Nau- 21, from 7 to 8 p.m. She also will discuss how gatuck Senior Center on Meadow Street. to tell the difference between dust, moisture, Under the direction of noted local artist Judy and other natural objects versus an anomaly.

Jaworski, they explore a variety of mediums The program is for ages 10 and up. Under including acrylics, oils, pastels and water- 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Regcolors. Area seniors looking for a creative istration is required. Please call 203-262outlet are encouraged to enroll in this free 0626, ext. 110, to sign up or for more inforclass held every Monday from 1 to 3 p.m. All mation. art supplies are provided by the town at no “Spring Flowers” expense to enrollees.

The Howard Whittemore Memorial LiPhotographs Exhibit brary is at 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. For Georgia Sheron color and black-andinformation, call 203-729-4591. white photographs of tulips, daffodils and

Southbury College Transition Workshop for Students with ADHD Valerie English Cooper will conduct a onehour group coaching session for students in grades nine to 12 Tuesday, June 12, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sessions are strengths-based and focus on generating plans for a positive transition to college. Students will be given a list of resources they can use to continue learning ways to ensure a successful transition to college.

Registration is required. Please call 203262-0626, ext. 110, to sign up or for more information.

Wednesday Film The Wednesday afternoon movie June 13 at 1:30 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room is from Hollywood. It’s a romantic comedy set in the stunning Italian countryside, where an ambitious London literary agent (Joshua Jackson), hoping to land a contract with an eccentric writer (Harvey Keitel), falls in love with the writer’s intriguing daughter.

The room’s surround sound theater has an infrared listening system available. For more information, call 203-262-0626.

Children’s Summer Reading Program Registration for the summer reading program begins Saturday, June 16, at 9:30 a.m. in the Children’s Department. The theme is “Once Upon a Time” and will feature a variety of special fantasy programs in addition to regular story times and book talks.

This year a special preschool program called “1,000 Books before Kindergarten” will encourage parents and children to read 1,000 books together. Stickers and small

roses is on display at the Gloria Cachion Art Gallery through Wednesday, June 13.

Check www.southburylibrary.org for more information. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in Southbury (203-262-0626).

Woodbury From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s The Woodbury Public Library, the Woodbury Senior/Community Center, and the Old Woodbury Historical Society are teaming up with the Connecticut Historical Society to present “From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s” Thursday, June 14, at 2 p.m. at the Senior Community Center.

In the 1950s, just about every major city had a landmark department store. In Connecticut, it was G. Fox & Co. in Hartford. The library encourages patrons to bring their memories along with their favorite purchases from G. Fox. Tables will be available for patrons to display their G. Fox treasures, and there will be time for them to share a favorite G. Fox story. For more information, call the Woodbury Public Library at 203-2633502.

Art Exhibit An exhibit of artwork created by 12 artists whose work was featured on invitations to the Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust annual auctions, along with a featured painting by Chris Magadini, the artist for Flanders’ Fall 2012 auction, will be on display at the library until the end of June. The public is invited to a wine and cheese reception with the artists Saturday, June 9, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm.

For 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, June 8, 2012

Schools receive Stop & Shop A+ Rewards funds Long Meadow Elementary School (LMES) received a check for $7,459.66 from the Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards Program last month. Memorial Middle School (MMS) received a check for $13,228.23 for its participation in the program.

“This is a result of our PTO’s strong sign-up campaign to encourage our parents to register and designate LMES as their school for the A+ Program. They then shopped and shopped,” said LMES Principal Christopher Moretti.

LMES plans to use the money to install Smart Boards in two specialized classrooms. According to Moretti, these are the last two Smart Boards needed to complete the LMES PTO’s mission to equip each room with a Smart Board. The interactive white boards will be installed in Louise Porter-Hahn’s art room and Kathy Odoardi’s music room.

LMES PTO members who volunteered to serve as school coordinators for the program this year were Deborah Broadwater and Christina Taylor.

The MMS check was the third highest Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards total in the region that encompasses Connecticut. In total, Stop & Shop donated $2.5 million to local schools this year.

MMS will use the funds to purchase new technology for the Middlebury school.

MMS Principal Dr. John Sieller said, “Thank you to everyone

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Region 15 School Calendar Friday, June 8 PHS Jazz Band, Chamber Singers and Orchestra....................7 p.m.

Saturday, June 9 PHS ACT

Monday, June 11 Board of Education.......................... PHS AP Room No. 103, 7:30 p.m.

Personnel Policies/Curriculum Committee.............................6 p.m.

PHS Media Center Conference Room RMS Sports Awards.......................................................................7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 13 LMES/MES Grade 5 Movin’ On Day MMS Grade 8 Washington, D.C. Trip

Thursday, June 14 LMES/MES Rain Date for Grade 5 Movin’ On Day MMS Grade 8 Washington, D.C. Trip PES and GES Grade 5 Parent Orientation at RMS...............6:15 p.m.

RMS Band Flag Day Ceremony............................................Town Hall

Friday, June 15 Pictured with a check from Stop & Shop are, left to right, Memorial Middle School (MMS) Principal Dr. John Sieller, Karen Critelli, Stop & Shop Store Manager Bryan Worthen, and Customer Service Department Head Becky Lamson. Stop & Shop #657 presented the check for $13,228.23 to MMS, which will use the funds to supplement technology needs in its classrooms.

(Submitted photo) who participated and collected Stop & Shop card numbers from their friends and family. A special thanks goes to one of our MMS Volunteers of the Year, Karen Critelli, who organized the program at our school and for all her outstanding efforts to boost our enrollment.”

Sieller said Critelli’s constant publicity and enthusiasm garnered more than 900 registrations for the school – almost double the school enrollment.

“We thank Karen for making it all happen,” Sieller said.

In March 2012, Dr. Sieller challenged the principals of LMES and Middlebury Elementary School to a “speed shop” to see who could put items with the highest value in their shopping cart in a timed contest. The supermarket sweep garnered extra points for MMS. A+ School Rewards are points that accrue with each purchase using a Stop & Shop Card regis-

tered in the program. At the end of each month, the A+ School Rewards are used to calculate the school’s cash total. Customers can support up to three schools to benefit from the A+ School Rewards.

The program ended in March 2012, but it will restart in August.

Parents, grandparents, co-workers, and friends can then re-register their card numbers with the Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards program.

MMS Grade 8 Washington, D.C. Trip Region 15 website: www.region15.org

Liberty Bell Award Recipient

PHS student wins best actress

Magghie Warner

Region 15’s Magghie Warner, a student at Pomperaug High School (PHS), won the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Play at the 9th annual Halo Awards ceremony. Warner portrayed the wealthy widow, Mrs. Drayton, in the Pomperaug Theatre Company’s (PTC) spring play, “Life on the Bowery.”

The 2012 Halo Awards, sponsored by Seven Angels Theatre, were held May 30 at The Palace Theatre in Waterbury. Twenty-nine high schools from across the state were represented this year. The Seven Angels website says, “Many young adults have benefited from their participation in this program and have gone on into careers in music, theatre and dance.”

Ten students from PTC, under the guidance of the Artistic Director Paul E. Doniger, received nominations for this year’s Halo Awards.

“Congratulations also to the entire cast and crew of Pomperaug Theatre Company for their excellent work throughout this past school year. They are an exemplary group of kids and it has been my privilege and my pleasure to work with them,” said Doniger.

Pomperaug Theater Company is the production arm for the PHS educational theatre program. Its purpose is to afford opportunities for Region 15 students in grades nine to 12 to engage in a real-world work experience in theatre. The productions are designed to imitate the work of theatre professionals.

Senior Center News Computer Security Class

Witherspoon. In it, a veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and This class will meet Tuesday, joins a traveling circus as their June 12, from 10 a.m. to noon. vet. It is based on a true story.

Are your computer and informa- Coffee will be served. tion secure? Learn how to safeguard personal information. Basic Digital Photo Class Learn to detect and avoid nasty This one-session class will computer viruses. Credit card meet Thursday, June 14, from 10 and online banking are safe if a.m. to noon. Learn to download, you follow these simple rules. edit, organize and create online The class fee is $10. photo albums you can share with and friends. Bring your Free Hearing Screening family cameras and laptops. The class The next Middlebury Senior fee is $10.

Center and And-How Hearing free hearing screening will be Senior Barbeque Wednesday, June 13, in 15-minute The Middlebury Senior Center increments starting at 9 a.m. and and Beacon Brook Health Care ending at 11:30 a.m. The screenCenter are sponsoring a baring is a simple PASS/FAIL evalubeque Thursday, June 14, at ation of a person’s hearing. And11:30 a.m. on the Shepardson How Hearing also will clean Community Center grounds. The hearing aids during the 15-minute menu includes hot dogs, hamappointment. burgers, and salads.

For an appointment, call 203The “Let Your Light Shine” 577-4166 or stop in at the Midband will entertain. Its repertoire dlebury Senior Center. For more includes duets and solos in all information or to change your genres: standards, Broadway, appointment, call the And-How classical, opera, gospel and pop.

Hearing office at 203-754-2200.

If you would like to attend, call 203-577-4166. Attendance is limWednesday Morning ited to 50 people. There will a $3 Movie donation.

The Wednesday morning Meet Me on Skype movie June 13 at 10 a.m. will be “Water for Elephants” starring This one-session class will Robert Pattinson and Reese meet Wednesday, June 20, from

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Learn how to set up your own free Skype account that allows you to chat from your computer with anyone else who has a computer with Skype.

Chat “face to face” with an old school chum. You can call Italy or any place in the world free.

Bring your laptop so you can set it up during class. The fee is $10.

AARP President Needed AARP Chapter 4960’s current president is retiring. If you are an AARP member and would like to serve as president, contact Vincent Cavalea at 203-758-2655.

Trips Grand Oak Villa Monday, June 18, the senior center bus will leave at 11 a.m. to go to the Grand Oak Villa for lunch and a performance. See Jeanne Michel’s and Phyllis Murphy’s “The Queen of Bingo,” which explores the world of Bingo, family ties, diet crazes, widowhood, hot flashes and winning! The audience joins in the fun during the “Middle Bird Special” – a real Bingo game where a lucky audience member wins a 10-lb. frozen turkey! Two zany guys play two crazy gals in this comedy hit.

Lunch, which will be served buffet style, will be chicken Française or pork loin with gravy and will include wine, dessert and coffee. The cost is $62 per person. For reservations, call 203-577-4166.

Fascia Chocolate Tour Wednesday, June 20, the senior bus will leave at 12:30 p.m. for Fascia’s Chocolates to see how they are made. A 20-minute presentation on how chocolate is made “from bean to bar” will be followed by a factory tour that includes tasting chocolate.

The per-person cost is $12: $9 for the tour and $3 for transportation. Call the senior center at 203-577-4166 to reserve a seat.

Thimble Island Cruise The bus will leave the senior center Thursday, June 21, at 10 a.m. for a 12:15 p.m. cruise around the Thimble Islands aboard the Sea Mist. The islands off the coast of Branford, Conn., were used for everything from farming to quarrying its famous pink granite and bootlegging to hiding Captain Kidd’s treasure.

He sailed there in 1665.

Relax and enjoy yourself as the Sea Mist cruises around 25 inhabited islands. Call 203-5774166 to reserve a seat. Admission and transportation will cost $17.

Lowering the risk of hypertension Some of us with high blood pressure have adjusted our diets and medications to bring it under control – to no avail. Chances are those of us who still struggle with hypertension inherited the condition. Or perhaps we don’t have it yet but seem destined to by family medical history. Having just one parent with high blood pressure dramatically increases the odds of being hypertensive.

Genes are tough to beat. But there might be an answer.

A study in the May issue of the journal Hypertension showed

that merely walking 150 minutes per week (30 minutes a day for five days) can lower the risk in people who are genetically likely to get high blood pressure.

Researchers tracked more than 6,000 people in different categories: those who had one parent with high blood pressure, those who were not physically fit and those who were very fit.

The result: Those with high levels of physical fitness had a 42-percent lower risk, and the moderately fit had a 26-percent lower risk. To further show how exercise impacted the results, those who were very fit, even having a family predisposition, had an increased risk of only 16 percent.

On the other end of the extreme, those who had a family history and a lower level of physical fitness had a whopping 70-percent higher risk. That’s a double whammy.

The results are clear: Even if a

parent has high blood pressure, you can lower the chance that you’ll have high blood pressure by exercising. The better your level of fitness, the more you can decrease your odds. The benefits are potentially huge.

Matilda Charles regrets she cannot personally answer reader questions, but she will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Irene Horgan, right, of Middlebury received the 2012 Liberty Bell Award from the Honorable Arnold Aronson on behalf of the judges of the New Britain Judicial District and the Greater New Britain Bar Association during Law Day ceremonies at New Britain Superior Court May 1. Shown here with her sister, Attorney Mauren Horgan, left, she serves as Official Court Reporter for the New Britain Judicial District. (Submitted photo)

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Middlebury man donates $1 million to Quinnipiac

Editorial

Did residents know about the Tuesday vote?

It appears to us many townspeople didn’t know there was a town budget vote Tuesday. We hope we are wrong. Yet out of 5,056 voters, only 493 went to the polls. That seems like an awfully low number.

The low voter turnout made us wonder if proper notice of Tuesday’s vote, as required by state statue, was given. Comparing this year’s and last year’s legal notices, it appears proper notice was not given this year.

We are in the odd position of having published this year’s notice without realizing what we now believe to be true: It failed to contain required information.

Looking at state statue today, we read, in Sec. 7-3, the notice of the meeting “shall specify the objects for which such meeting is to be held.”

The legal notice for the May 24, 2012, “Annual Budget Meeting” stated the date and time of the meeting and said the budget would be presented.

In contrast, the legal notice for the May 26, 2011, “Annual Town Meeting” listed both that meeting date and the date of the referendum vote (June 7, 2011). It also listed the two questions to be discussed at the May 26 meeting: approving the budget and extending voting hours at the referendum. It then went on to provide details on the referendum. It was signed by the Board of Selectmen.

This year’s notice did not include the questions or give information on the referendum, and it came from the Board of Finance. Yet the minutes of the May 24, 2012, meeting state the budget question was moved to a June 5, 2012, referendum and voting hours were extended.

Did you know there was a budget vote Tuesday? Did you not know? Did the way notice was given this year affect you? Please let us know by emailing us at mbisubmit@gmail.com.

Carlton Highsmith

The vice chairman of Quinnipiac University’s Board of Trustees has donated $1 million to accelerate the School of Business’ innovations in entrepreneurship.

Carlton Highsmith of Middlebury donated the funds to establish the Carlton Highsmith Chair in Entrepreneurship. Quinnipiac will match Highsmith’s gift, creating a $2 million fund in perpetuity.

“The Carlton Highsmith Chair in Entrepreneurship will provide the School of Business with sustainable leadership and ensure the long-term success of our entrepreneurship program,” said Matthew O’Connor, dean of the School of Business. “This is a remarkable gift for the School

of Business that instantly raises our program to a new level.”

Highsmith is the retired vice chairman of PaperWorks Industries of Philadelphia. He was the founder, president and chief executive officer of the Specialized Packaging Group, Inc., which merged into PaperWorks in 2009, according to Forbes. PaperWorks is the third largest integrated recycled paperboard company in North America.

In related news, Quinnipiac announced it will partner with the Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT), to establish the ConnCAT Entrepreneurial Academy, where inner city youth will learn how to launch their own businesses.

“Helping to spread the word about free enterprise to young, aspiring students at ConnCAT will help an entire generation of inner-city youth gain an appreciation for entrepreneurship,” Highsmith said. “Students will learn what it takes to build a business – from that first great idea to the birth of a successful company – from business leaders in the Greater New Haven area and Quinnipiac faculty. Quinnipiac students will serve as mentors, sharing their knowledge of finance, management, marketing and advertising while also serving as role models that are essential to youth at ConnCAT.”

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seen the “Property Maintenance Ordinance” printed in a newspaper. Regardless, I wonder how many people who voted “yes” actually read it before voting, especially the wording “not in keeping with community standards,” which in Middlebury To the Editor: Unless I somehow missed it, are???????

Richard Dews the legal notice in the June 1 isMiddlebury sue of the Bee is the first time I’ve

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For more information or to discuss this The annual wine tasting to benefit the Road in Middlebury. Race registration will Waterbury Symphony Orchestra is today, begin at 5 p.m. Registration is $25. For more further, contact Woodbury Parks and Recreation Director Jenifer Miller at 203-263Friday, June 8, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Mill information, call Elaine at 203-758-2289.

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Woodbury. More than 25 wines will be proOn Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 SWC Seeks Artisans vided by Grand Vin Fine Wines of New Haven. The cost is $50 per person. For reser- p.m., Boy Scouts of Troop 5 in Middlebury will hold a bottle drive at the Village Square The Southbury Women’s Club (SWC) is vations, call 203-574-4283.

Plaza at 530 Middlebury Road in Middle- seeking fine artists and hand crafters for its bury. All Connecticut deposit bottles, cans 8th Annual Fall Fine Arts Festival Saturday, When your Dad has Died and plastics will be accepted. Those who Sept. 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the SouthProgram need bottles and cans picked up can call bury Green on Main Street South in SouthWednesday, June 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Michael Zinko at 203-758-8599 before June bury. The festival is a juried event with more Jenny Casey, MSW of Regional Hospice will 16. The Boy Scouts thank you for your dothan 60 artisans and crafters displaying a lead a workshop at the Jewish Federation at nations. variety of fine handcrafted items. All pro444 Main St. North in Southbury to help ceeds benefit local charities. adults grieving the loss of their fathers as Donate to Woodbury Fireworks The festival also will include live music, Father’s Day approaches. Participants will The Woodbury Parks and Recreation De- baked goods and a wellness booth offering find a supportive and accepting environment partment is seeking donations to fund the services such as complementary blood presto share thoughts and feelings and discuss annual firework display held the same week- sure checks, spinal health checks and nustrategies to cope with their grief and the end as the Fireman’s Carnival the Saturday tritional advice will be available for attendintensified emotions Father’s Day can elicit. of Labor Day Weekend. This annual event ees.

Seating is limited, so participants should is a final celebration of the summer for the Artisan spots cost $85 for a 10-foot by register with Debby Horowitz, Brownstein people of Woodbury and surrounding 12-foot space and are assigned on a firstJewish Family Service Director, at 203-267towns. It is a highlight for many and certainly come, first-serve basis. To reserve a spot, 3177, ext. 310. greatly anticipated each year. email FallFineArtsFestival@gmail.com, call Any amount you can give will be gratefully Lauren Brenneman at 203-706-0724, visit Flag Day 5K June 14 received. To send a check, please make it www.SouthburyWomensClub.org for an The Middlebury Women’s Club is spon- payable to the Town of Woodbury with “Fire- application, or see the SWC Facebook page. soring a Flag Day 5K race Thursday, June 14, work Donation” in the memo line and mail at 6:30 p.m. at the Middlebury Volunteer Fire it to Woodbury Parks and Recreation, P O

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Obituaries

The Rochambeau Monument of Middlebury – Part II

By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD Last week I asked why Irishman Dennis H. Tierney of Waterbury worked so hard to erect a monument to the French army under General Rochambeau on Breakneck Hill (once called “Rochambeau Heights”) in Middlebury. Of course, we Irish (m’ ancestors’ name was Rafferty in the old sod) are just as patriotic as other Americans, but there was more than native patriotic fervor at work.

Tierney was vice president of the Irish-American Historical Society in 1912 and also was instrumental in erecting a monument commemorating Rochambeau’s army in Southington that year; the army encamped there a day before reaching Middlebury.

In 1914, Tierney raised funds for a monument in a little cemetery off East Main Street in Waterbury honoring the memory of two unknown French soldiers from Rochambeau’s army, who died on the march through this area. The parade preceding the unveiling included “representatives of all the nations engaged in the great war across the pond,” with “German, French, Russian, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Irish, Hebrew and negro societies in line” (as quoted in the Hartford Courant) and Governor Baldwin and Mayor Scully of Waterbury. That cemetery is behind a private residence now, but you can still view it.

The building of Middlebury’s monument may have received its inspiration from the May 24, 1902, unveiling celebration in Washington, D.C., of a statue in honor of Rochambeau, when feelings between the French and the Americans ran high. About 200 members of the American-Irish Historical Society attended the celebration, many of them descendants of men who served under Rochambeau, all received by President Roosevelt.

At the same time, “Rochambeau

An actor from Southbury, playing Rochambeau, talks to visitors at the Rochambeau monument during the 2006 celebration of the Rochambeau encampment in Middlebury. (Submitted photo) Day” was being celebrated in Paris.

Neil Hogan, editor of the Connecticut Irish American Historical Society journal, Shanachie, wrote in the March 2000 edition that there were many Irishmen in the French army, including top aides to Rochambeau. The French army also had the Legion of Lauzun, an infantry unit that had “a coterie of Irish officers headed by its second-in-command, Col. Robert Guillaume Dillon.” Dillon was the eldest of three Irish brothers, all officers in the Legion, and when Washington visited the army in Lebanon, Conn., in March 1781, he noted meeting two of the brothers. There were other Irish officers in this unit and throughout Rochambeau’s army, including Thomas Mullens, who was “honored for his bravery at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown.”

Hogan also described the Irish Brigade in the French army, organized in 1691. Each of three Irish regiments of the Brigade at the time of the American Revolution saw service in America or the West Indies during the war, including the unsuccessful assault on Savannah, Ga., in 1779. Their officers sported names such as Dillon, O’Moran, Moore, O’Neill, Nugent, Macquire, Macdermott, O’Reilly, Kelly, O’Doyer, Doghlan, O’Keefe, O’Farel, O’Brien, FitzMaurice, Walsh, Nagle, Keating and Barry.

Rochambeau’s army reached Yorktown, Va., where Lafayette had cornered the British army under General Cornwallis.

French Admiral De Grasse’s fleet in the harbor blocked any retreat by the British and prevented British ships from coming to Cornwallis’ aid; serving on De

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Your Social Security updates move online

portant information of all, our Social Security number. However, there are safeguards that can be taken to ensure the information is safe. Allsup, Inc. (www.allsupinc.com), a financial-planning group, recommends the following: – Don’t use a public computer.

Your Social Security number could be available to the next person who uses that computer.

– Don’t use Google or any other search engine to find the SSA website. Go directly there by

typing in the URL: socialsecurity. gov – Don’t tell anyone your password.

– If you receive an email that looks like it came from the SSA, and if it asks for personal information, don’t respond. It’s a scam. The SSA is never going to contact you that way.

If you’re leery of using your home computer to put in all that personal information (especially if you have an unsecured Wi-Fi connection or if you’re not sure of your virus protection), you can go to any Social Security office and sign up for an account login.

Once you have your statement, check it carefully.

Since retirement and disability benefits are based on the taxes you paid and the length of time you worked, check your earnings

Father of Steven Baltrush John P. Baltrush Jr., 75, of Waterbury passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, Friday, June 1, at his home. He was the devoted husband of Angela “Bunny” (Read) Baltrush.

John was born May 4, 1937, in Waterbury, son of the late John P. and Sophie (Zawistowski) Baltrush.

An All-City, All-State football champion, John graduated from Leavenworth High School and was a proud Korean War Army veteran. He worked for the State of Connecticut as a cook at Southbury Training School for more than 20 years. Prior to working for the state, John worked as food and beverage director for the Sheraton airport locations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla. and for Doc Severinsen’s club in Oklahoma City, Okla. Once back in Connecticut, he worked as a bartender for The Carousel and owned the Sandlewood Café, both in Waterbury. He was an avid sports fan, and above all, was devoted to his family.

In addition to his loving wife of 44 years, John is survived by his sons David J. Baltrush and his wife, Lydia, of Waterbury and Steven M. Baltrush and his wife, Jill, of Middlebury; his daughter, Carla Thiede and her husband, Karl, of Meriden; his daughterin-law, Jan Baltrush of Waterbury; and his three grandchildren: Katie, Zoe and Mark. He also leaves his brother William Baltrush and his wife, Jane, of Moore, Okla.; his sister Arlene Wentzel and her husband, Earl, of Elverson, Pa.; as well as several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his son, Mark Baltrush.

The Maiorano Funeral Home in Waterbury handled the arrangements. Burial with military honors will be held later at the convenience of the family. For more information and online condolences please visit www.maioranofuneralhome.com.

Mrs. Mary Elisabeth Garthwait

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John P. Baltrush Jr.

Grasse’s ships were many Irishmen. At Yorktown, the American forces finally achieved victory, forcing the British forces under Cornwallis to surrender, winning independence for America.

The Irish were a large part of Rochambeau’s army and thus played a significant role in the Revolutionary War and in helping establish our great nation from the very beginning – and that is why Waterbury Irishman Dennis H. Leary and the Former Middlebury Resident Irish-American Historical SociMrs. Mary E. (Grenick) ety built a monument to the Garthwait, 92, a longFrench army in Middlebury. time resident of Rafford is Middlebury’s muCheshire and recent nicipal historian and president resident of Pomperof the Middlebury Historical Soaug Woods in Southciety Inc. Visit MiddleburyHisbury, passed away toricalSociety.org or call Rafford peacefully, surrounded by her loving at 203-206-4717 to join or sup- family, Tuesday, June 5. She was the devoted wife of 61 years to the late port the society.

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Until 2011, the Social Security Administration (SSA) mailed yearly updates to every person who’d paid into Social Security.

Those updates showed the facts and figures that would be used if the recipient applied for benefits, whether for retirement or disability.

In other words, it was crucial the information be correct.

It’s still crucial, but now the information has to be accessed online at the SSA website.

When you go to the online site, you’ll need to create an account with a password. You’ll be asked for your name, birth date, phone number, mailing address, and yes, your Social Security number.

With all the daily cautions not to enter any personal information on the Internet, many of us are hesitant to type in the most im-

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record on the form. Do the numbers match what your W-2s show? If there are any discrepancies at all, contact SSA right away.

Look at your estimated benefits. That is what you can expect to receive at different retirement ages or if you need to collect Social Security disability benefits.

The SSA will send statements by mail to those who are age 60 and older if they have not applied for benefits and one time to 25-year-olds.

David Uffington regrets he cannot personally answer reader questions, but he will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

John T. Garthwait.

Mary was born in Waterbury Oct. 31, 1919, the daughter of the late Joseph and Emelia (Rackowicz) Grenick. She was a loving housewife and mother who enjoyed gardening and took much pride in her beautiful roses, winning the Cheshire Beauty Spot of the Month Award in Cheshire three times. With her husband John, she also was a 40-year member of the Waterbury Country Club. During her time there, she and her husband served on many social and house committees. She and John enjoyed many happy years at the Plantation Golf and Country Club of Venice, Fla. In her youth, she was a member of The Children of Mary at St. Stanislus Kostka Church in Waterbury. She

also was a member of St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury and a former member of St. Bridget’s Church in Cheshire.

Mary is survived by her two daughters: Claudia Garthwait of Charlottesville, Va., and Cheryl Garthwait of Newton, Mass.; her son, Bruce Garthwait of Woodbury and his wife, Margaret; two grandchildren: Kurt Lavaway and his wife, Christine, and John Lavaway; three great-grandchildren: Colleen Lavaway, Tyler Lavaway and Ashlyn Lavaway; her sister, Irene Sablicki; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, Stanley Grenick, and sister, Jenny Romanaski.

The Garthwait family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the doctors and staff of St. Mary’s Hospital for the wonderful care that was given to Mary, as well as the Vitas Innovative Hospice Care Staff.

The funeral is today, Friday, June 8, at 9 a.m. from Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home at 430 Chase Parkway in Waterbury to St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Vitas Innovative Hospice Care, 1579 Straits Turnpike Unit C, Middlebury, CT 06762. For more information or to send e-Condolences visit www. chaseparkwaymemorial.com.

Frederick J. Richmond III

Father of Christopher Richmond Mr. Frederick J. “Ricky” Richmond, 61, of Oakville, died Sunday, June 3, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Watertown. He was the husband of Denise C. (Chabot) Richmond.

Ricky was born in Waterbury June 30, 1950, son of the late Frederick J. and Elizabeth (West) Richmond Jr. He graduated from Watertown High School. He served in the Connecticut National Guard during the Vietnam Era. He worked as district maintenance supervisor for Northeast Utilities for 33 years, retiring in 2001. He was a member of the Waterbury Elks Lodge #265, the American Legion Oakville Post 165, and the Waterbury Deep Sea Fishing Club. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and died doing something he loved to do. He loved his dog “Katy.”

Besides his wife of 36 years, he leaves a son, Christopher J. Richmond and his wife, Faith, of Middlebury; a brother, Mark S. Richmond and his wife, Linda, of Watertown; a sister, Elizabeth “Betsy” Gignac of Watertown and numerous nieces and nephews.

Ricky’s funeral Thursday was followed by burial with military honors in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Watertown. The Chase Parkway Memorial/ The Albini Family Funeral Home in Waterbury handled the arrangements. For more information or to send e-condolences visit www. chaseparkwaymemorial.com.

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Middlebury Parks & Recreation Middlebury Night at Quassy Amusement Park is early this year.

It is tonight, Friday, June 8, starting at 5 p.m. The event offers free rides to Middlebury residents with proper I.D. Parks and Recreation staff will distribute free ride bracelets, and town organizations will sell food and beverages in the pavilion from 5 to 8 p.m. The free ride period has been extended to 9:30 p.m. when the park closes.

There will be a $6 per car parking fee.

Middlebury Pack 6 Boy Scout Day Boys entering first through fifth grades this fall and their families are invited to join Middlebury’s Pack 6 for their summer kick-off picnic Saturday, June 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Middlebury Recreation Area picnic grove. Enjoy rain gutter boat races, sack races, water balloons and more! For more information, visit www.middleburypack6.com.

Summer Playground Program Summer Playground consists of three, two-week sessions for Middlebury children entering kindergarten through grade six.

Playground fees include one camp shirt for each child and are pro-rated for families with more than one child who register for all

three sessions: The first child is $391, the second child is $376, and the third child is $356.

The registration deadline is today, Friday, June 8. A $10 late fee will be applied to registrations received after this date.

The three sessions will meet Mondays through Fridays June 25 to July 6 (no camp July 4), July 9 to July 20 and July 23 to Aug. 3.

Grades K, one, and two will meet from 9:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. with sessions at Middlebury Elementary School Mondays through Thursdays and at Shepardson Community Center Fridays.

Grades three and four will meet Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Meadowview Park.

Grades five and six will meet Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Middlebury Recreation Area.

The fee for individual sessions is $121 for session one and $135 each for sessions two and three.

Golf Basics for Juniors and Adults Instructor Tom Keslow of the Connecticut School of Golf is offering golf basics classes for juniors and for adults Wednesdays, June 20 to July 18, at Hop Brook Golf Course.

Juniors ages 8 to 12 will have class from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; students 13 and older will have class from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Pomperaug High School Varsity Games June 9 to June 15, 2012 Boys Outdoor Track

Saturday, June 9..........New England Championship................................... TBA

@ Thornton Academy, Saco, Maine (A) Tuesday, June 12..........CIAC Decathalon Championship............................. TBA

@ Willowbrook Park, New Britain (A) Wednesday, June 13.................................................................................. TBA

CIAC Decathalon/Hammer/Steeplechase Championship

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Girls Outdoor Track

Saturday, June 9..........New England Championship................................... TBA

@ Thornton Academy, Saco, Maine (A) Tuesday, June 12........................................................................................ TBA

CIAC Heptathlon/Hammer/Steeplechase Championship

@ Willowbrook Park, New Britain (A) Wednesday, June 13....CIAC Heptathlon Championship.............................. TBA

@ Willowbrook Park, New Britain (A) (H) Home (A) Away

The circle of life I’ve just come inside from watching a nest of baby birds with their mouths wide open anxiously anticipating food from their mother as they cling to life, completely dependent on their family to help them survive. I’ve just experienced the passing of the patriarch of our family. He clung to life as long as humanly possible and finally breathed a sigh of letting go to abide in peace forever.

Life. Death. Right there beside one another. Different forms, same process. I realize how strongly we cling to life through our actions, decisions, choices and ways of living from the day we are born until the day we die.

If we become aware of living in a more untethered way, life takes on a whole new meaning. In this circle of life, we desire more and more until we desire no more.

This week’s nugget for life is to notice the circle of life in each day through the ebb and flow of your desires. From the time you

Nuggets for Life

By CYNTHIA DE PECOL awaken, thousands of thoughts flood your mind, and desires are born. These desires die just as easily if not put into action. Notice the things you want to accomplish, no matter how small or insignificant they may seem, and make time to get two done today. Do this every day for seven days. The birth and death of desires is a constant companion.

See what you can do. You can do more than you think you can. Just take a long, slow, deep breath and go do your desires.

Cynthia De Pecol is a Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master and Life Coach who lives in Washington, Conn. See lifecoachingllc.com or email lifecoach3@aol.com.

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Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp Challenger Sports is offering a week of British soccer Monday through Friday, June 25 to 29, at Ledgewood Park. Register online at www.challengersports.com or send mail-in registrations and checks payable to Challenger Sports to Brittany Emin, Challenger Sports, 94A Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, RI 02888.

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Pomperaug baseball season ends in Class LL second round

By STEPHEN DAVIS A year ago, the Pomperaug Panthers baseball team met the Southington Blue Knights in a quarterfinal game to determine who would move one step closer to the Class LL championship game. Pomperaug, the defending champion, raced out to a 2-0 lead off Southington ace Sal Romano, who currently is signed to the Cincinnati Reds. This year, the two squared off again in the second round of the tournament.

Pomperaug was seeking revenge, while Southington was trying to make it two for two against the mighty Panthers.

Before the game, the Panthers were sporting brand new red jerseys, the same as they did back in 2010 when they wore new black jerseys in the South-West Conference (SWC) championship and continued to wear them until they won the 2010 Class LL championship against Xavier, which they did by a score of 2-1.

This year, the Panthers were hoping the red jerseys would help spark a run to the finals as they sent Steve Consiglio to the pitcher’s mound to get it started.

David Palladino got the Blue Knights rolling with a single, and Ted Shaw bunted him over, but Garrett DeLotto’s throw got away from Nick DeLotto, which allowed Palladino to score the first run.

After Matthew Sirois grounded

out to Matt Paola, Benjamin Nichols smacked a double, scoring Shaw and giving Southington a 2-0 lead. Brett Susi pitched for Southington, and he gave up a lead-off double to Paola, but recovered by getting Mike Foley to ground out, striking out Garrett DeLotto, and forcing Nick DeLotto to hit a pop up which was caught.

While Southington could not record base runners in the second and third inning, the Panthers got an opportunity when Paola got a single and advanced to third on two passed balls, and Foley worked out a two-out walk to put runners on the corners.

Unfortunately, Garrett DeLotto hit a ground ball right to Nichols at first base for the final out.

Nichols started the top of the fourth inning with a double, and Brett Susi brought him home with a sacrifice fly, and the Blue Knights had a 3-0 lead. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Matt Calzone was hit by a pitch, and sophomore Luke Frering ran for him. After Carl Gatzendorfer flew out to right field, Jake Wilson smacked a double to left field, which scored Frering and put the Panthers on the board. Wilson moved to second on a single by Paola, who was thrown out while trying to advance to second. Foley then struck out, and Southington escaped the inning.

The Panthers put together an-

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Six months ago, my wife died in her sleep. She said she just felt shaky and tired out around 6 p.m. When I turned on my light at 4 a.m., I immediately knew she had died.

I was told she died of congestive heart failure. She told me she had this two months prior to her death. Was there something we could have done? I carry guilt with me every day. Is congestive heart failure a death sentence?

– S.F. ANSWER: Heart failure indicates the heart has become a weak pump. “Congestive” often is added to “heart failure” to emphasize that the failing heart causes blood to circulate poorly.

Fluid oozes out of vessels and congests body organs, especially the lungs, and makes breathing difficult. Congestion also shows in swollen ankles and feet. However, not all people with heart failure show the signs of congestion.

Shortness of breath when lying down, waking from sleep gasping for breath, coughing during the night and the inability to get enough air to accomplish even light physical tasks are signs of

heart failure. I can assure you the world’s most renowned heart doctor would not have expected your wife to die in her sleep because she said she felt tired and shaky. You are entitled to feel sad, but you do not deserve to feel guilty.

Heart failure comes from heart arteries clogged with cholesterol, from heart valve malfunction, from high blood pressure and from heartbeat disturbances like atrial fibrillation. Treatments are available. Water pills draw water from an overfilled circulation and ease the burden on the heart.

Other medicines increase the strength of the heartbeat. Special pacemakers can restore synchronous beating to the heart’s outof-sync pumping chambers.

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season with a record of 19-1, including a perfect 12-0 at Pomperaug Park in Southbury. All of this capped a run to the SWC Championship losing to Newtown. Garrett DeLotto had a very nice season at the plate, as did players such as Paola, Nick DeLotto, Jake Wilson, Reel, and Cherry.

Next year, the Panthers could have juniors such as Gatzendorfer, Brandon Smerkanicz, Steve Harrison, and Rob Mazieka returning as seniors. The team could witness sophomores such as Jake Wilson, Jack Yule, Luke Frering, and Cooper Mooney returning as juniors.

As for the Blue Knights, they continued their season in the Class LL quarterfinals against the Amity Spartans, who have had so much success over the last few years. The Spartans were the number one seed in Class LL two years ago, eventually losing to the runner-up Xavier, who went on to lose to Pomperaug in the championship.

In the quarterfinals, Southington defeated Amity 3-1 and earned the right to play South Windsor in the June 5 semifinals, which I dub the “Final Four” because the semifinals feature the final four teams. Whoever wins that game will face fourth-seeded Shelton at Palmer Field in Middletown in the Class LL championship June 8 or June 9.

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other rally as Nick DeLotto singled and advanced to third on an error by Sirois, as Andrew Reel advanced to second to move into “scoring position.” Catcher Calzone was then up with an opportunity to tie the game. Unfortunately, he lined a 1-2 pitch right back up the middle that Susi caught to end the inning.

In the top of the seventh inning, Reel walked Matthew DiNello, but then recovered to get the next three batters out.

With Susi still on the mound, the first two batters in the inning for the Panthers flew out, and Paola came to the plate. He smacked a triple to right field, and as Phillip King’s throw sailed away from Sirois, Paola was awarded home plate and the Blue Knights’ lead was cut to 3-2. Unfortunately, the Panthers ran out of luck as Foley hit a soft ground ball and was beat to the bag, ending the season for the Panthers and moving the Blue Knights to the Class LL quarterfinals.

Even though Pomperaug’s season came to an abrupt end, the team had multiple accomplishments. Seniors Reel and David Cherry threw three no-hitters combined during the regular season, with Cherry throwing two of them against Immaculate and New Fairfield, while Reel allowed one run but no hits against Weston.

The team finished the regular

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Congestive heart failure is not always a death sentence.

My sincerest condolences to you and your family.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: While trying to get out of the bathtub, I slipped and hit my chest against the side of the tub. My husband took me to the emergency room.

X-rays showed two broken ribs.

The ER doctor seemed to think this was nothing, but it was truly painful. He gave me a prescription for pain medicine and that was it. Should some kind of splint be applied? How long does it take rib fractures to heal? – M.K. ANSWER: An uncomplicated rib fracture – one in which the ends of the fracture are in alignment – can be treated with pain relievers alone. Admittedly, even the small movement of breathing in and out worsens the pain, but your medicine ought to take care of that.

Sometimes rib belts are put on patients to keep the fracture ends from moving. Whether they do much good is disputed, and they can be uncomfortable.

You can expect your ribs to heal in six weeks.

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1. In 2009, Robinson Cano became the third New York Yankees second baseman to get 100 runs and 200 hits in the same season. Name the first two to do it.

2. Reliever John Franco pitched in 1,199 games during his 21-year, major-league career.

In how many different seasons did he lead the N.L. in games pitched?

3. Who was the first football coach in Pac-10 history to win an outright conference title in his first season as head coach?

4. Name the last NBA player to have a game of at least 30 points and 30 rebounds before Minnesota’s Kevin Love did it in 2010?

5. Who was the Buffalo Sabres’ first 50-goal scorer?

6. When was the last time the U.S. won a gold medal in men’s individual archery at the Olympics?

7. In 2011, Rory McIlroy became the third men’s golfer to break 70 for all four rounds of the U.S. Open. Who were the other two to do it?

Answers: 1. Snuffy Stirnweiss (1944) and Alfonso Soriano (2002).

2. None.

3. Oregon’s Chip Kelly, in 2009.

4. Moses Malone had 32 points and 38 rebounds in a game in 1982.

5. Rick Martin had 52 goals in the 1973-74 season.

6. It was 1996, when Justin Huish won gold.

7. Lee Trevino (1968) and Lee Janzen (1993).

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– If you have a ceiling fan, even in another room of the house, use it to your advantage.

Reverse the direction of the fan blades (the switch is located on the metal housing for the fan blades) so air is pulled up by the fan rather than pushed down.

Cool air normally sinks, so the fan will stir the air and make the whole house more comfortable.

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Legal Notices NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Middlebury Land Trust, Inc. will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at the south end of Lake Elise for the purpose of:.

1. Approving the Minutes of the last Annual Meeting.

2 Receiving reports of the Officers.

3. Electing Directors.

4. Considering any other business that may properly come before the meeting. The Regular Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors will be held immediately following the Annual Meeting of Members.

The meeting will start promptly at 5:30 at the main entrance to Lake Elise off Long Meadow Road (just opposite the new cemetery). There will be no speaker.

A walk around Lake Elise is planned to follow this very short meeting, to include a stop at the new Keyes Memorial Bench and other points of interest. The total time for meeting and walk is estimated to take 1 to 1 ½ hours.

Members are reminded that, in order to be entitled to vote, dues for 2012 must have been paid at or prior to the Annual Meeting.

Whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting, if you have not paid your 2012 dues, it would be appreciated if you would do so. The dues schedule approved by the Executive Committee is shown below.

Members of the public are cordially invited to attend. In event of inclement weather, the meetings will be moved to the home of Scott Peterson, 317 Tranquillity Rd, Middlebury and the walk around Lake Elise will be cancelled.

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Preventing dog attacks DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My dog, “Andie,” is a pretty laid-back border collie, well socialized to other dogs and people. However, I am dismayed when a child runs up to her or another strange dog to pet or hug her. Andie tolerates these “surprise hugs” well, but other dogs may not be so well trained. Can you please remind your readers about the right way to approach a strange dog? – Carol J., Pittsburgh DEAR CAROL: You got it! Approaching a dog, even a dog you know, should be done with caution and respect. Parents need to teach their children how to behave around dogs. More than half of the 4.7 million Americans bitten by dogs last year were children.

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– Learn the right way to approach and pet a dog, including your own dog. It should first be able to see you and sniff you. If the dog tenses, bristles, growls or backs away, back off.

– Do not approach tethered or confined dogs, sleeping dogs or mothers taking care of puppies.

– If you’re passing a dog, whether on or off a leash, walk steadily and calmly past, without making direct eye contact. Never run.

Send your questions or pet care tips to ask@pawscorner.com, or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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BLUE Blue is a big boy in body, but a youngster at heart!

This 1-year-old Mastiff mix loves to play. He is strong on the leash, but once he gets walking he settles down. With a little practice, he will learn quickly!

Despite his size (he’s about 75 pounds), he plays very gently with the puppies and other dogs in the shelter. He is not fond of cats, though, and is looking for a new home that is feline free. Please come visit Blue at the Animals For Life shelter.

“Reflections” by artist Jan McLean is an example of the acrylic faux encaustic technique, which uses mixed media. McLean will demonstrate the technique at the Watertown Art League meeting June 11.

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BLAKE Blake is a special dog who is intelligent and fun loving. This young Dalmatian mix is deaf, but it’s almost impossible to tell. He is obedient and even knows sign language. He loves to play fetch, and his disability does not hold him back. He is confident and loving. Please call Animals For Life at 203-758-2933 to learn more.

For more information on these pets, call 203-758-2933 or visit Animals for Life at the Middlebury Transfer Station on Rte. 63 at the corner of Woodside Ave. Adoption hours this week are Monday and Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 12 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the adoption will be off-site at the Stepping Stones Museum in Norwalk during the Boo Zoo’s Canine Carnival and Dog Walk. For directions, visit www.steppingstonesmuseum.org.

Mixed-media artist to demonstrate technique Mixed-media artist Jan McLean of Shelton will demonstrate the acrylic faux encaustic technique at the Monday, June 11, meeting of the Watertown Art League from 7 to 9 p.m. at the First Congregational Church at 40 DeForest St. in Watertown, Conn. The doors open at 6:30

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Acrylic faux encaustic is a recently developed mixed-media technique that creates both actual physical depth and the illusion of depth through the repeated layering of acrylic gels and mediums. The effect approximates the wax-like look of traditional encaustic, but unlike that ancient art, no hot wax or toxic pigments are used with

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“It’s a fascinating process, one of both discovery and loss, both of which are reflected in my artworks,” McLean said.

McLean plans to bring deconstructed works to show different stages of the process, along with examples of materials used or embedded in a piece, and she will demonstrate how to apply representative gels and mediums. McLean’s work has been exhibited in many galleries and juried shows in Connecticut. She is represented by the SoBoBo Art Gallery in Milford and is an active and founding member of Syntax, a group of mixed-media artists. See syntaxartists.com The Watertown Art League meets the second Monday of the month in April, May, June, September, October and November.

For more information, call May at 203-574-2835 or visit http://run.to/WAL.

MONTEY Montey is a wonderful, healthy, 6-year-old cocker spaniel that is looking for a new home to call his own. Montey was loved by his family, but was surrendered to the shelter due to his owners’ health issues. He would do best in a home where he is the only animal. He is loveable, fun and full of life! Montey likes children and loves to go for walks.

WILLOW Willow is 6 months of age, and such a wonderful girl. We recommend no small children; however, those more than 10 years old would be fine.

Willow was surrendered to us and is now looking for her forever home. She listens extremely well and wants to learn!! She is smart and will pick up very easy on training.

For more information on these animals, as well as others at Meriden Humane Society (MHS), email meridensociety@sbcglobal.net. MHS is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., and volunteers can be available to meet with you through an appointment. MHS is at 311 Murdock Ave. in Meriden.

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