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Volume VIII, No. 31

Friday, July 27, 2012

State emergency-preparedness drills start Saturday Acting Police Chief Lt. Richard Wildman said Tuesday the Middlebury Police Department will be participating in two days of the state of Connecticut’s fourday emergency preparedness exercise. The four-day drill will begin Saturday, July 28, and end Tuesday, July 31. Pre-hurricane landfall drills will be held Saturday (July 28) and Monday (July 30), and post-landfall drills will be held Sunday (July 29) and Tuesday (July 31). Each day’s drill is designed to test a specific, unique set of protocols. Connecticut’s governor and lt. governor will participate in the Saturday and Sunday exercises. Middlebury police will participate Monday and Tuesday. Wildman said the town also will be trying out a new computer and video camera system that can be used for teleconferencing as well as for damage assessment. The equipment was paid for with grant money. Gov. Dannel Malloy’s office announced Wednesday the fourday exercise will simulate a Category 3 hurricane. It is meant to test improvements to communication, road clearance and power restoration protocols since last year’s back-to-back natural disasters, Tropical Storm Irene at the end of August and snowstorm Alfred at the end of October. Category 3 hurricanes have winds of 111 to 130 miles per hour and a storm surge of 9 to 12 feet. The exercise will be coordinated by the state Division of

Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS). It is designed to improve communication among the state’s utility companies and state and local governments in the event of an emergency or other natural disaster. “We must always look to improve the way we respond to an emergency, so that when disaster strikes, the state’s utility companies and every level of government has a clear mission and goal,” Malloy said. “Storms and other emergencies are inevitable, but the more we all work together, the more we can limit the impact of those disasters, so that aid reaches those most in need of help; roads, schools and businesses can reopen more quickly; and communities can return to normal sooner than might otherwise be possible.” “This drill is an important part of our commitment to ensure that the people of Connecticut receive the timely, coordinated response they deserve when the next inevitable catastrophe hits,” Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman said. “These four days will create a blueprint of how we can improve our infrastructure and preparation so that our residents never have to endure the level of hardship and frustration that they dealt with last fall.” Municipalities that participate will receive a $1,200 stipend to supplement local costs associated with the exercise.

The funding was received by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection through a U.S. Department of Energy grant as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The response is part of the governor’s Emergency Preparedness Initiative, which can be seen at www.governor. ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?A=4010&Q=494244. Overall goals of the exercise, which were based on observations and comments received from local officials following the two severe storms of 2011, include: • Improving communications for road clearing and utility restoration: Utility company crews will be working with participating towns’ public works crews to execute a new “Make Safe” protocol that will enhance road clearance processes and communication. • Activating local emergency operations centers (EOC): All participating towns will have key local officials and leaders meet at their local EOC to simulate preparedness, response, and recovery planning. • Establishing coordinated emergency shelters: Municipalities will exercise five multi-jurisdictional shelters (one in each DEMHS region) across the state in an effort to test sheltering capabilities. At Malloy’s direction, state agencies also are participating

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Primary absentee ballots available The Middlebury Town Clerk’s office has absentee ballots for the Aug. 14, 2012, Democratic primary and the Aug. 14, 2012, Republican primary. Electors enrolled as Democrats are eligible to vote in the Democratic

Primary, and electors enrolled as Republicans are eligible to vote in the Republican Primary. Applications for an absentee ballot are available at the Town Clerk’s office or can be downloaded from the Secretary of the

State’s website at www.sots.ct. gov. Applications must be filled out before a ballot can be issued. The Town Clerk’s office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 203758-2557 with any questions.

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A muddy but smiling Pies & Pints team, left to right, Scott Matthews, Christos Gogas and Theo Anastasiadis, pause for a moment as they make their way through the Tough Mudder obstacle course July 15. See article and more photos on page 5.

A woman driving this car was extricated from it last Friday using the Jaws of Life. Fortunately, no one was riding on the passenger side. (Tony Bruno photo)

Crash sends three to hospital By MARJORIE NEEDHAM An auto/truck accident about 4:30 p.m. last Friday in front of Naugatuck Savings Bank at 600 Middlebury Road (Rte. 64) in Middlebury sent three people to the hospital. A tiny black lamb that had been riding in the pickup truck was taken to the police station and kept in a dog crate there until someone could come pick it up. Police report the car’s driver, Meredeth Moniot, 53, of Middlebury, was pinned in her 1994 Oldsmobile, and the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) had to cut off the driver’s side door to reach her and remove her for treatment. Deputy Fire Chief Tony Bruno said the initial call reported the accident had caused a liquid spill on Rte. 64. It wasn’t until the fire department arrived on the scene that they saw the extent of the damage to both vehicles. Bruno said when he pulled on the driver’s side door to open it, it would not open. He said it appeared the impact on the passenger side of the vehicle had caused the door on the opposite side to jam. The Jaws of Life was used to remove the car door. Police report the 2006 Ford 250 pickup truck owned by Lisa Scirpo, 48, of Middletown, was being operated by Lawrence Darling, 29, of Colchester. Scirpo was a passenger in her truck. All three were transported by Campion Ambulance to Waterbury Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after receiving initial treatment on the scene by MVFD emergency medical technicians and paramedics from American Response and Campion. Police report it appears Moniot was eastbound on Rte. 64 and turned left into the shopping mall in front of Darling, who was driving the pickup truck westbound on Rte. 64. The force of the impact caused the car to end up facing out of the parking lot driveway and the truck to end up facing eastbound on Rte. 64.

The truck involved in last Friday’s accident also was badly damaged. (Tony Bruno photo)

A tiny black lamb sits safely in the police cruiser. It was a passenger in the truck and was taken to the police station and held until someone could come pick it up. (Officer Ronald Pruchnicki photo) Police Officer Al Cronin is the investigating officer. Acting Police Chief Lt. Richard Wildman said Tuesday Moniot was issued a warning for an unsafe left turn.

He said police determined that was the cause of the accident. Wildman said he believed those injured in the accident had all been released from the hospital.

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Friday, July 27, 2012

Prepare your roof for hurricanes Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene was a vivid, but certainly “could have been much worse” reminder that preparing homes and businesses for hurricanes is an important project for home and business owners, said the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). Hurricane Irene made landfall Aug. 27, 2011, in North Carolina as a Category 1 storm and caused a total of $4.3 billion in insured damages according to the Property Claim Services unit of the International Standards Organization. “Fortunately, by the time Hurricane Irene reached the New York City metro area, it was downgraded to a tropical storm – yet it still caused billions of dollars in damage in the Northeast,” said Julie Rochman, IBHS president and chief executive officer. “The $4.3 billion in insured losses is only part of the total damage picture, because it does not include uninsured property or flood losses covered by the National Flood Insurance Program. And, if wind speeds had remained higher, the devastation could have been a multiple of what we saw.” Preparedness for a storm starts with an assessment of a residential or commercial property to determine and then address different types of vulnerabilities; any of these weaknesses could be the thing that causes extensive damage to a home or business. Of all potential problems, in windstorms, roofs are the most commonly damaged parts of a building. As a result, IBHS recommends home and business owners conduct an annual roof inspection, preferably performed by a licensed contractor who can uncover problems that should be fixed. Residents in the Northeast face a real risk from hurricanes and tropical storms each year. “Mother Nature doesn’t have a chart or a

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Continued from page 1 fully, including testing each agency’s Continuity of Operations plan. State officials also will support state and local emergency operations through staffing of the state EOC, which will be activated during the exercise. Participants in the exercise will include the relevant state agencies; the state’s municipal-

map, or permanently avoid some coastal areas. The odds of being hit by a hurricane re-set each year, and the Northeast is overdue for another severe event,” Rochman said. “It is also important to remember that such storm systems can travel – and cause significant damage – hundreds or even thousands of miles inland.” An example of that type of extended path of destruction was 2008’s Hurricane Ike, which made landfall on the Texas coast and moved thousands of miles northward, bringing hurricane-force wind gusts to inland locations like Columbus, Ohio, where it caused more than $1.5 billion in property damage. Business owners can use IBHS’ risk and vulnerability assessment checklist to identify and strengthen areas susceptible to damage. In addition, IBHS offers an extensive library of free information about ways property owners can reduce the risk of damage from hurricanes. Specific brochures at ofb.ibhs.org/Hurricane include: • Is Your Roof FORTIFIED? • Roofing the Right Way • Residential Hurricane Brochure • Residential Hurricane Brochure (Spanish) • IBHS Shutter Guide • Manufactured Home Inspection Checklist You will find them listed close to the bottom of the page under “Downloads.” Also on the website are IBHS research videos “Hurricane Testing: Sealed Roof Deck Demo” and “Hurricane Testing.” “The time to start worrying about your home or your business is not when a storm is on its way, particularly in the Northeast, because Atlantic hurricanes travel much faster than hurricanes in the Gulf. You need to be ready and your property well-armed to take on tropical storm or hurricaneities and tribal nations; the Red Cross; United Way 211; utility companies (CL&P, United Illuminating, AT&T, Comcast, Cablevision, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, Charter, Cox and MetroCast); and representatives of the private sector. Materials related to the exercise and to the governor’s Emergency Planning and Preparedness Initiative can be found at www.ct.gov/demhs.

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force winds and water. Investing resources now to make your property stronger and safer can pay huge dividends later if a storm hits your area,” Rochman said. Visit www.DisasterSafety. org for more information about how to make your buildings more resistant to a variety of disasters, large and small. Follow IBHS on Twitter at @DisasterSafety and on Facebook. IBHS is an independent, nonprofit, scientific research and communications organization supported by the property insurance industry. It works to reduce the social and economic effects of natural disasters and other risks on residential and commercial property by conducting building science research and advocating improved construction, maintenance and preparedness practices. (Kathleen Brown-Carrano cartoon)

Book Review “The God Box” By Mary Lou Quinlan (Greenleaf Book Group Press, $16.95) Reviewed by Rose M. Croke What if you could catch a glimpse of every hope – no matter how big or small – your mother ever had for you and your loved ones? When her beloved mother dies, author Mary Lou Quinlan caught that miraculous glimpse when she found her mother’s “God Box,” a private stash of notes and prayers scribbled thoughtfully on scraps of

Date Time Address/Incident 7/17/12 10:45 30 Crest Road. Middlebury Public Library. Fire alarm activation. False alarm. 7/18/12 15:18 1 Store Road. Fire alarm activation. False alarm. 7/18/12 15:39 291 Tucker Hill Road. Fire alarm activation. False alarm. 7/20/12 16:30 600 Middlebury Road. Motor vehicle accident. Extrication required. Minor injuries. 7/21/12 00:19 I-84 westbound at South Street. Motor vehicle accident. Minor injuries. 7/21/12 03:56 I-84 westbound at Exit 17. Motor vehicle accident.

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passion, aspiration and perseverance, “The God Box” shows the depth and broad reach of one woman’s faith and her daughter’s challenge in keeping the faith and learning to let go. Through all their trials and tribulations, both of these strong women had a partner in life – each other. “The God Box” is essentially a love letter from a daughter to her late mother. From beginning to end, this beautifully written book shows a mother’s love and maternal life lessons endure long after she takes her last breath. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Library Happenings Middlebury Friday Movies, Olympics Every Friday at 12:30 p.m., the library screens a new-to-DVD movie using the new surroundsound equipment purchased by the Friends of Middlebury Library. Recent movies have included “Red Tails,” “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” and “One for the Money.” Also, the Olympics broadcast will be shown in the Larkin Room during regular library hours. Stay cool, bring a lunch and enjoy the giant screen during the Olympic Games.

Nutmeg Summer Reading Program

The Nutmeg Summer Reading Program for readers in fourth Tuesday, July 31 grade and up will meet Tuesday, Conservation Commission....................Canceled for this month July 31, and Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Readers are invited to join discussions about the NutWednesday, August 1 meg nominees and take part in Zoning Board of Appeals story-related fun and games. 7:30 p.m.......................................................... Shepardson Room 26 Those attending each session will be entered into a prize drawThursday, August 2 ing to win a Barnes & Noble gift card. Pizza will be served. SignPlanning and Zoning 7:30 p.m......................................................Shepardson Auditorium up is requested. Please ask a librarian for books. Calendar dates/times are subject to change The Middlebury Library is at If your organization would like your event included in the community 30 Crest Road in Middlebury. For calendar, please e-mail the information to beeintelligencer@gmail.com information, call 203-758-2634.

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paper written on behalf of family, friends and strangers. Quinlan found not one, but 10 boxes, filled with hundreds of tiny prayers and wishes that spanned the last 20 years of her mother’s life. A devout Catholic, Quinlan’s mother, Mary Finlayson, was unabashedly committed to God. Faith was her compass, and she

entrusted her most intimate worries and wishes to the sanctity of her God Box. When friends and relatives called her with their problems, she would tell them, “You’re in my God Box.” Her unwavering faith and support came with no strings attached. These humble containers were a source of great solace and comfort to her grieving middle-aged daughter. So much so, they inspired her to learn to ask for help from a higher power as her mother had taught her through example and deed. With its beautiful essays and anecdotes on faith, love, com-

Naugatuck Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd to speak Former Red Sox pitcher Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd and co-author Mike Shalin will talk about and sign copies of their book, “They Call Me Oil Can: Baseball, Drugs and Life on the Edge,” Saturday, July 28, at 1 p.m. at the Naugatuck Congregational Church Hall at 9 Division St., which is directly across from the Whittemore Library and the Naugatuck Green. In the book, Boyd opens up, telling all to veteran scribe Mike Shalin. He discusses his childhood mired in poverty and racism in Mississippi, where at a young age he was forced to face alcoholism, murder, and deceit. He found salvation in baseball, emerging from a set of similarly talented brothers to team with a young Roger Clemens as part of the stellar Red Sox rotation that made a run to the illfated 1986 World Series. An in-depth look at a life lived on the edge, the book is full of insight, humor, controversy, and passion for the game of baseball from a true original in the history of the sport. Books will be available for purchase at this free event that is open to the public. For more information, contact John Wiehn at the library at 203729-4591.

Terry Sussman “Mountain View.” Sussman’s artwork will be on display at the Southbury Library starting Wednesday, Aug. 1.

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and direct audience interaction. Registration is required. Call 203-262-0626, ext. 110, to sign The designer handbag sale up or for more information. fundraiser will be Saturday, Aug. 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. Bid on your Story Times favorite bag. Bags include new Children’s Drop-In Story Time and “gently used” designer bags. Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and PJ Wine and cheese will be served. Story Time Thursdays at 6 p.m. do not require registration.

Janet Newman Exhibit

The July exhibit features artwork by Litchfield County artist Janet Newman. A former New York City makeup artist who once explored and expanded a color palette on living “canvases,” Newman now draws inspiration from nature and photos of her garden for her work in acrylics and water-soluble oil colors. Newman prefers bright colors for her vibrant flowers and geometric designs. The exhibit can be seen on the main floor of the library during regular hours. The Howard Whittemore Memorial Library is at 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. For information, call 203-729-4591.

Southbury July Sunday Closings The library is closed Sundays during the month of July.

An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe Tweens, teens, and adults are invited to experience an evening with Edgar Allan Poe Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 7 to 8 p.m. This program for ages 10 and up brings to life the great American writer, Edgar Allan Poe. Campbell “Lou” Harmon will present dramatic readings, historical biography,

Terry Sussman Exhibit “Images That Stir the Viewer’s Imagination,” an exhibit of Terry Sussman artwork, will be on display at the Gloria Cachion Art Gallery in the library starting Wednesday, Aug. 1, and running through Wednesday, Aug. 29. Sussman is a self-taught artist inspired by her passion to create something unique. Her paintings in encaustic wax and on Yupo paper stir the viewer’s imagination. Painting in these mediums produces a piece of art that is one of a kind and very difficult to duplicate. The art of encaustics was used by the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. In those days, they melted beeswax over charcoal fires. Sussman’s images are produced using a small travel-type iron to melt colored wax blocks, which then can be applied to a multitude of surfaces. Yupo is a synthetic paper that has been used by the printing industry for more than 30 years. Because of its smooth, slick surface, it does not absorb paint. The artist can make changes to the painting by touching it with a wet brush at any time during the painting process. Check www.southburylibrary. org for more information. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in Southbury (203-262-0626).

Woodbury Skype with Teen Author Jennifer Brown Teens in grades eight and up are invited to meet teen author Jennifer Brown via Skype Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 5:30 p.m. at the library. Brown is the author of several fiction books for teens, including “Hate List,” a harrowing account of the aftermath of a school shooting and an American Library Association 2010 Teens Top Ten Nominee. Her current young adult novel, “Perfect Escape,” was published in July. Teens can pick up copies of “Hate List” at the library and will have a chance to ask Brown questions about her books and writing style. Following the Skype visit, teens can join in a discussion of “Hate List” over ice cream sundaes. Please register by calling 203-263-3502. Visit www. woodburylibraryct.org for more information.

Heritage Village Brush and Pencil Club Exhibit Artwork by members of the Heritage Village Brush and Pencil Club is on exhibit through July 28. The exhibit includes encaustics, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, and clay pottery. The artists are Terry Susman, Liane Loinger, Susan Mahoney and Anna Meynardesy. For information, call 203-2633502 or visit www.woodburylibraryct.org. The library is at 269 Main St. South in Woodbury.

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Friday, July 27, 2012

Johnnie’s Dairy Bar lives on

Chase Campaign Two tops $15 million

A daughter’s remembrance By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Josephine (Josie) Moschello France of Middlebury has shed more than a few tears lately as she watched her late parents’ business, Johnnie’s Dairy Bar, being demolished. The empty lot where the dairy bar once stood gives no hint of the business her parents proudly opened in 1952. “My parents built it from scratch,” France said. Her parents, John and Nancy Moschello, transformed what had been a vacant lot where kids played baseball into a bustling business location when they opened the dairy bar. France was a teenager at the time. “We made our own ice cream,” France said, “28 flavors.” They also made their own French fries from scratch. “Anyone who walked into the back room, we got them to peel potatoes,” she said. In 1955, when the historic flood left many people without electricity, France said Johnnie’s Dairy Bar fed nearly the whole town. Its gas-fired grills weren’t affected by the power outages. “My father was a saint on earth,” France said. “Homeless people would come in, and he would feed them.” She said the place would close up at 11 p.m., but people who drove up after the windows were closed could still get served. “I’d say, ‘Oh, dad, we’re closed,’ but he’d say, ‘No, someone’s here to eat,’” she said. Famous people were among those who ate at Johnnie’s, and France waited on many of them. “We waited on the late Leroy Anderson and his son, Victor Borge and Marilyn Mulvey,” she said. “I waited on the late Rosalind Russell, and when Paul Newman landed at Oxford Airport, we all came out of the dairy bar and waved at him as he rode by on his way to Waterbury.” Then there was “Mr. Socks.” Every Fourth of July “Mr. Socks” would come by and bring the staff red, white and blue star socks to wear when they waited on people

The Chase Collegiate School undertaken on a new campus Board of Trustees has announced maintenance center that will free the successful completion of up land for a future early childtheir $15 million “Cornerstone hood center. Campaign Two,” which repreUnder the strong leadership sented the single largest fund- of campaign co-chairs Smith; Hi raising initiative in the history of Upson, ’46, of Middlebury; and the 147-year-old institution. Ellen Walsh, Parent ’01 & ’04, of Trustees expressed appreciation Plantsville, the campaign reached for the generosity of alumni, par- significant milestones. Launched ents, friends of the school, foun- with a lead gift of $1 million, the dations and corporations. top gifts included an additional “Cornerstone Campaign $1 million gift, an anonymous $2 Two has been an exciting and million gift and five $500,000 transformative period for Chase gifts. Collegiate,” said Maggie Smith For nearly 150 years, commit’69, of Morris, campaign co-chair ted benefactors have nurtured and proprietor of Winvian in Chase Collegiate School’s values Morris, Conn. and traditions. Through each gift Campaign highlights were of time and money, generations doubling the school’s endow- of families have helped to define ment to $11 million, renovating the school’s future. “Once again, Johnnie’s Dairy Bar in 1955, three years after it opened. The dairy bar was recently demolished. and expanding the Upper School the financial support from mem(Photo courtesy Middlebury Historical Society) to accommodate 220 students bers of the Chase community has using environmentally-friendly secured these same traditions of on the Fourth. France never design, strengthening the athlet- excellence for future generalearned the man’s real name. ics program, enhancing and ren- tions,” Headmaster John Fixx Shortly before the dairy bar ovating every major campus fa- said. was torn down, France stopped cility, constructing an outdoor Chase Collegiate School is a by the site. When she opened the classroom pavilion and tripling co-educational independent day car door, she saw a penny lying the size of Chase’s planned givschool serving students in prein the grass growing up in a crack ing program, The Copper Beech kindergarten through grade 12. in the pavement. It brought back Society. It educates 460 students from a memory of her dad: “When I In addition, the School anmore than 50 area communities was in my teens, my dad used to nounced the following upcom- with a mission to educate tomorthrow coins around the parking ing campaign-funded improve- row’s leaders and inspire in each lot so I could find them when I ments: This summer, functional student a lifelong passion for took a break,” she said. renovations are planned for Mc- learning, personal achievement, After graduating from Sacred Ternan Centennial Library, en- and contribution to the commuHeart High School, France went abling the upper level to better nity. For more information, visit to Post University and then serve Chase’s youngest students. www.chasecollegiate.org . started working for the late Judge This fall, construction will be Michael Ciano in Waterbury. It Johnnie’s Dairy Bar owners Nancy and John Moschello and their wasn’t long before she decided she didn’t want to commute to son Tony are shown behind the counter at the dairy bar in a photo Waterbury every day when she likely taken in the 1950s. French fries were selling for 15 cents, and (Submitted photo) could work at the dairy bar in- hamburgers were 25 cents. Free Summer Concert The Senior Center is at 311 Falls stead. She gave up her Waterbury France said retired Judge Although the dairy bar is gone, The Watertown Recreation Ave. in Oakville, Conn. job and went back to working at Francis McDonald was a regular. its memory lives on. France said Department’s free summer conthe dairy bar. July Seniors Lunch Trip France said many of the wait- He loved pumpkin ice cream, so she regularly runs into people cert Wednesday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. The July Tuesday lunch trip resses married men they waited much so they nicknamed him who say to her, “You used to in Veterans’ Memorial Park will July 31 at 11:30 a.m. is to the “Pumpkin Ice Cream.” She said serve me ice cream cones.” And feature “Redeemed.” The group on, including her. She married next year, France said, astronaut is a Christian rock band. The Brass House Restaurant. The $8 Middlebury Police Officer Luther he knew about the nickname. When Waterbury police de- Rick Mastracchio of Waterbury park is at 570 Nova Scotia Hill cost includes lunch, tip and bus France. She recalled proudly that tectives came for lunch, France will carry a photo of the dairy bar Road in Watertown. In case of transportation. First-time partiche was picked policeman of the said her dad wouldn’t let them with him when he flies in space inclement weather, call the In- ipants must complete paperwork year by the Waterbury Exchange fo-Line at 860-945-5272. If the required by the Meals-onClub and state of Connecticut. It pay. The place was so busy, with the Russians. “I wouldn’t take a million dol- weather is bad, the concert will Wheels program, which subsiwasn’t just the women who met France said on weekends 12 employees worked with the famlars for the memories and fun we be inside at Swift Middle School. dizes the meals. The forms, availtheir future spouses at the dairy able at the center, need to be ily, which includes four chilhad at the dairy bar,” France said. bar; she said her brother Tony met his future wife, Barbara, dren: Josie, Tony, John and Con- “Mom and Dad, thanks for the Bereavement Meetings completed prior to the Friday, stance. memories.” there. 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Ask them to check on you heat waves, and follow his advice the afternoon. Even three or four a few times a day as well. to make sure there is no conflict hours per day in a cool environMatilda Charles regrets she canwith any medication you’re on. ment can go a long way to keeping not personally answer reader quesYour advertisement in the Bee-Intelligencer reaches more than Set a timer if you need to remem- you healthy. tions, but she will incorporate them 7,000 readers in Middlebury and surrounding towns ber when to drink more water. Close the curtains on the sunny into her column whenever possible. If you have air conditioning, side of the house. Open windows Write to her in care of King Features use it. If you have fans, use them. for a breeze. Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, OrIf you don’t have fans, call your Wear loose, light-colored cloth- lando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail local fire department (on the non ing. 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Baby, it’s hot outside

High summer temperatures can take a toll on seniors. Our circulation isn’t what it used to be. Add in some of the drugs we take that might have a diuretic effect, and dehydration can be a potential danger. The trick is to stay hydrated – and cool. Staying hydrated means to drink enough water. Other drinks don’t count because sugar and caffeine drinks can be dehydrating in themselves. If you leave the house, take a water bottle with you. Ask your doctor how much you should drink per hour during

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Girl Scouts collecting children’s books Middlebury Girl Scout Troop 64137 is collecting children’s books for the Children’s Community School in Waterbury as a Silver Award Project. Drop books off in the collection bins at the Middlebury Public Library or at Shepardson Community Center now through Friday, Aug. 3. New or gently used books for children in kindergarten through grade five can be donated in the bin inside the Middlebury Public Library near the entrance with a sign promoting the book collection. The bin at the Shepardson

Building is on the senior center level. To earn their Silver Award, the girls are working with children at the Children’s Community School in Waterbury. They are demonstrating their leadership skills by helping the kindergarten to grade five students with the Three Rs: reading, ’riting and ’rithmetic. But they’d also like to leave behind something tangible. That’s why they are collecting books and need the community’s support for the project. The girls

Senior Center News AARP Driver Safety Program The next AARP Driver Safety course Monday, Aug. 6, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Center will include a discounted special price for educators. The nation’s first and largest driver refresher course uses new materials and new videos to present new defensive driving techniques, a refresher in laws and regulations, new laws and regulations, how to deal with aggressive drivers, and how aging affects reaction time, vision and hearing. Drivers who complete this class get a certificate that may entitle them to a discount on automobile insurance (contact your insurance company for details). AARP membership is not required, and drivers of all ages are invited to attend. The fee is $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers. AARP is offering a special price of $5 per person for educators who take the August class.

have set a troop goal of collecting 150 books for the school; this goal would allow each child to bring a book home at the end of the summer program to practice reading and would also allow each classroom to have some new reading materials for September. The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a Cadette Girl Scout can earn in scouting. The project must address a global issue, and the girls in Troop 64137 chose literacy as their focus. The four girls in the

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M-SAT 11am-12 am ♦ SUN 12 pm- 11pm troop (Aryanna, Daria, Felicity and Susie) are each required to spend a minimum of 50 hours on this project. Check donations also are appreciated. Make out checks to “GSOFCT” and send them to Middlebury Girl Scouts, Attn: Book Drive, P.O. Box 96, Middlebury, CT 06762 Thank you in advance for supporting Girl Scout Troop 64137 and their Silver Award literacy project.

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Lunch with Chef Judy Chef Judy’s cooking demonstration Monday, Aug. 13, at 10:30 a.m. will be about healthy cooking with fresh vegetables. Afterwards, enjoy the lunch she prepares. Only 12 spaces are available, so call 203-

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In Brief VFW Tag Sale VFW Post 201 at 1338 Baldwin St. in Waterbury will have a tag sale Saturday, July 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to help raise money for a much-needed new building. Donated items can be dropped off at the Post after 6 p.m. July 27. Any items not sold will be given to the Red, White and Blue Organization in Waterbury.

Donate to Woodbury Fireworks The Woodbury Parks and Recreation Department still needs donations of more than $4,000 to fund the annual fireworks display the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. This annual event is a final celebration of the summer for the people of Woodbury and surrounding towns. It is a highlight for many and certainly

greatly anticipated each year. Send checks payable to the Town of Woodbury with “Fireworks Donation” in the memo line to Woodbury Parks and Recreation, P. O. Box 369, Woodbury, CT 06798. For more information, call Woodbury Parks and Recreation Director Jenifer Miller at 203 “Aluminum Overcast,” the Ex263-3113 or email jmiller@ perimental Aircraft Association’s woodburyct.org. (EEA) restored B-17 bomber, will be at Waterbury-Oxford Airport Voter Registration at 330 Christian St. in Oxford, The Middlebury registrars of Conn., Tuesday and Wednesday, voters will hold an enrollment Aug. 7 and 8, as part of its 2012 session Wednesday, July 31, be- “Salute to Veterans” national tour. tween 9 and 11 a.m. for the pur- The “Aluminum Overcast” pose of registration and/or en- presents an opportunity for the rollment of electors entitled to public to experience firsthand, on vote in the state, district or mu- the ground and in flight, the allure nicipal office primary Aug. 14. of this historic war bird that The registrars also will be avail- helped turn the tide of World War able to hear requests for adding II. their names to the registry list by “Aluminum Overcast” brings a persons removed. living link of aviation’s and World War II’s past for people of all ages to enjoy. Known as “The Flying Fortress,” the B-17 bomber is considered one of the greatest military airplanes ever built and one of the best-known aircraft of the World War II era. History will come alive as you step back in time and imagine the role of bombardier, navigator, and waist gunner as you walk around this magnificent aircraft. This authentic and unforgettable experience allows visitors to relive the legacy of the thousands who heroically flew World War II bombing missions. EAA’s “Aluminum Overcast” B-17 was built in 1945, but was delivered to the Army Air Corps

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“Flying Fortress” returns to Oxford-Waterbury Airport

Bernard opens Middlebury law office Attorney Wendy Bernard of Southbury has opened the Bernard Law Group at 984 Southford Road in Middlebury. The firm focuses its practice in the area of consumer finance laws, including those governing mortgage banking, real estate, foreclosure mediation and defense, small business and corporate. It guides mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers in compliance with both federal and state lending laws. The firm’s clients include Connecticut-based mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers, small businesses who need assistance navigating laws governing their respective entities and consumers who seek assistance with real estate matters and other issues related to their mortgages, credit cards, or other financial disputes and concerns. Bernard is admitted to the practice of law in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. She also is a 17-year veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve and is an associate professor of law at Post University in Waterbury. She is married with two children and resides in Southbury. Bernard said the goal of The Bernard Law Group is “to always deliver the highest quality pro-

This B-17 “Flying Fortress” will be at Oxford-Waterbury Airport Aug. 7 and 8. Ground tours and flights will be available for a fee. (Submitted photo) too late to see active service in World War II. In 1981, it was donated to the EAA Aviation Foundation with the provision it be maintained in airworthy condition. After being displayed at the EAA Air Venture Museum in Oshkosh, Wis., for a decade, the B-17 made its national tour debut in the spring of 1994. At each stop, flight “missions” are available. For more informa-

tion or to book a flight, visit B17. org or contact EAA’s B-17 tour office at 800-359-6217. Ground tours will be from 2 to 5 p.m., weather permitting, and will cost $10 for an individual and $20 for a family (adults and children up to age 17; immediate family). Children under 8 with a paying adult, veterans and active military may tour at no charge. Prebooked “mission” flights cost $409 for EAA

members and $449 for nonmembers. Walk-up flights cost $435 for EAA members and $475 for nonmembers. EAA, a non-profit membership organization based in Oshkosh, Wisc., embodies the spirit of aviation through the world’s most engaged community of aviation enthusiasts. For more information on EAA, call 800-JOIN-EAA (800564-6322) or visit www.eaa.org.

Osher announces fall sessions Attorney Wendy Bernard fessional service and work product to our clients; to communicate responsively affirming the priority and importance of the client’s matter; to always treat our clients, colleagues and our community with dignity and respect; to remain inspired, work ethically and uphold the integrity of the legal profession, and to do our part to make the world a better place.” For more information, visit The Bernard Law Group at bernardlawgrp.com or call 203-805-4521.

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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Connecticut in Waterbury has announced its upcoming noncredit course offerings with more than 60 courses offered for the September to November fall session. Along with courses, there will be day and overnight trip offerings for members, along with university research lectures, special guest speakers, and creative events. The fall session of courses and events will be offered at the Waterbury campus and other downtown locations. Program booklets will be mailed to current and potential members in early August, and a list of courses and a membership registration form will be available online (to coin-

cide with the mailing). To learn more, visit waterbury.uconn. edu/osher. In its sixth year, this innovative and fast-growing, communitybased program for those ages 50 and older is responding to the needs of older adults, who want to engage socially and intellectually with their peers as teachers and learners. Classes are held at the Waterbury campus and other downtown locations, and course offerings include topics such as computers, current events, health and wellness, history, literature and writing, science, performing and visual arts and personal development. Director Dr. Brian Chapman said, “OLLI is focused on enhancing the quality of life of older adults; the response has

been overwhelming.” OLLI at UConn is the only program of its type in Connecticut funded by philanthropist Bernard Osher and is one of 117 Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes across the U.S. The hugely successful program continues to grow and offer more courses and special events with each session. Waterbury Campus Director Dr. William Pizzuto said, “Our university has been delivering academic degree programs to the community for over 60 years. The Osher Institute at UConn has become a great way for citizens of the Waterbury region and surrounding counties to take a step into college life for the first time, to reconnect with higher education, or to come back to UConn.”

Annual membership costs $60 and allows participants to sign up for courses that cost from $20 to $50 each, to participate in OLLI Café presentations and other lunchtime happenings, university research lectures, receive discounts to OLLI partnership events, attend special OLLI events, obtain an OLLI membership card, a UConn Library card, and a UConn Waterbury parking pass for OLLI at UConn events only. Membership is “first come, first served,” and courses fill up quickly. For additional information or to receive a brochure, call 203236-9924 or 203-236-9925 or email Osher@uconn.edu. A list of courses and programs is at waterbury.uconn.edu/osher.

Music, Theatrical Antiques Road Show at Love & Knishes Middlebury Road (Opposite the Shell Station) Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Anthony Calabrese 203-758-2765 Road and on Farm Stands Open onRte.Middlebury 64 across from the M.R.A.

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It may be hot outside, but guests will be able to “chill out” at the Love & Knishes lunches in August with five weeks of diverse entertainment, good cheer and delicious food catered by Chef Mo Jalil of Cheshire’s award-winning Jordan Caterers. Lunch is at 12 noon in the Jewish Federation’s social hall at 444 Main St. North in Southbury. Wednesday, Aug. 1, “Music From the Heart” will feature a trio with pianist Ethel Kaufman, trumpeter Bucky Milam and drummer Jeremy Alston in music from the

“Great American Songbook.” Wayne Mattox’s “Theatrical Antiques Road Show” will return Wednesday, Aug. 8. The Woodbury antique dealer and columnist’s short and entertaining talk will be followed by free appraisals of your collectibles and treasures. Please do not bring jewelry with precious stones. There will be only two appraisals per person, time permitting. Wednesday, Aug. 15, “Music & Humor for the Discerning Funny Bone” will showcase singer/ guitarist Nancy Tucker, who blends

outrageous squeaky-clean comedy, spirited guitar instrumentals, and moving songs of human experience. Her music and comedy center around a passion for life and laughter. Mezzo soprano Meg Capen will be joined by concert pianist King Bosworth Wednesday, Aug. 22, in a program featuring arias from “Carmen,” contemporary pieces by Thomas Shephard and Chris Brubeck, and medleys of beloved popular music and piano solos. Finally, Wednesday, Aug. 29, pianist Roger Young will make the

room sizzle with tunes by Gershwin, Cole Porter, Scott Joplin, some short classical pieces and your special requests. All area adults ages 60 and better are invited to enjoy a savory, bountiful and healthful hot lunch at 12 p.m. followed by entertainment at 1 p.m. Lunch reservations should be made by noon Monday for that week’s program. All programs are open to the public, and there is a suggested lunch donation of $7.50 for adults age 60 and better and $9.50 for those under 60. To RSVP, call 203- 267-3177.

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IRS warns about tax refund scam The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began warning in 2007 that fake emails were being sent out that appeared to have come from the IRS. Those emails have gone through various incarnations over the years. Some claimed the email recipient was under investigation by the criminal division. links because they’ll take you to Another claimed the recipient sites that will either download a could receive money for filling virus onto your computer or soout a customer satisfaction sur- licit your personal information. Even if a link looks genuine, as vey. Another version was a did the one in the IRS letter above, “Where’s My Refund” email. The IRS scam must be lucra- be suspicious. (The link in the IRS tive, because it’s still going on. A letter went to Russia.) Mouse over new incarnation involves send- the link and hold the cursor above it. Depending on your email softing a refund to the recipient. All versions of the scams have ware, it’s possible the real email one thing in common: They want address will show up. Become familiar with domain your personal information. The IRS has set up web pages name extensions. Dot com (. designed to handle phishing, com) is a common one around which is an attempt to get your the world. But countries have personal information. They say, designations as well. The hidden in bold letters: “The IRS does not address in the IRS letter was “.ru” initiate contact with taxpayers – Russia. Other countries known by email or any social media for a proliferation of scammers tools to request personal or fi- are: Nigeria (.ng), Philippines (.ph) and Ghana (.gh). nancial information.” Theo Anastasiadis starts across a rope obstacle on the Tough Mudder course. He said this was the most difficult obstacle, and few enFor more information, go to That’s key to remember, not trants were able to make it to the other side without dropping into the water. (Submitted photos) only if you receive email that ap- the IRS site at irs.gov and put pears to be from the IRS, but “phishing” in the search box. email from anywhere. If you You’ll get 187 files on that topic. David Uffington regrets he canhaven’t given out your email address to the IRS, a bank, retail not personally answer reader stores or online stores, you won’t questions, but he will incorporate By MARJORIE NEEDHAM receive email from them ... un- them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of less it’s fake. The Pies & Pints team – Theo If you receive email from, say, King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Anastasiadis, Christos Gogas and an online store, don’t open it. If Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853Scott Matthews – completed the you open it, don’t download any 6475, or send e-mail to columnTough Mudder obstacle course attachment because it likely con- reply@gmail.com. at Mt. Snow July 15 and lived to (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc. tains a virus. Don’t click on any tell about it even though each had to sign a death waiver before they could participate. Since their return, Anastasiadis said he’s talked to least two groups from Middlebury who also comDonna Carmody, and her husband, pleted the course that weekend. Paul, of Naugatuck; her brother, LynThe Pies & Pints team carried wood Durette, and his wife, Eleanor, Waterbury; two sisters, Patricia with them two waterproof camUniroyal Footwear Retiree of Hillman of Ormond Beach, Fla., and eras, one a disposable camera and Elizabeth “Betty” Linda Girard of Waterbury; 10 grandone a video camera, and they took (Durette) Soderberg, children: Taylor, Haley, Lucas, Iliana, turns taking pictures and videos 79, of Naugatuck, Deacon, Faith, Virgil, Spencer, Emily as they went through the course. passed away Satur- and Parker; foster children: Debbie The videos, which show the team day, July 21, at Apple Gignic, Denise Occozchowski, Scott navigating a number of the obstaRehab Center. She and Steven Polek, Dale Renshaw and cles on the course, are posted on was the widow of Ar- Kathy and MaryJo Vennero; and sevYouTube for all to see. Just go to Scott Matthews prepares to enter the underground tunnel obstacle at the Tough Mudder obstacle thur Soderberg. eral nieces and nephews. youtube.com and type in “piesn- course. The tunnel had a left turn and then a right turn before entrants got to the other end. The family would like to thank Betty was born Sept. 12, 1932, in pintsmiddleburyct” to get to one Waterbury, a daughter of the late the “girls” of Apple Rehab for the video. After you click on it, a dropAnastasiadis agreed. He said their hands and wrap their lower Matthews’ advice to anyone Lynwood and Lyzbeth (Dermody) wonderful care given to Betty. Betty’s funeral Wednesday was down list of nearly a dozen videos all the hills took a lot of fun out legs around the rope as they thinking of running an obstacle Durette. She was a longtime Naugwill appear on the right side of of the course. “I didn’t see people moved along it. “At the end, it course like this is, “Prepare. Train atuck resident and a retiree of the followed by burial in St. James Cemetery in Naugatuck. Memorial conyour screen. The videos show just running,” he said. was uphill, and you had to pull and prepare. I hadn’t run in 15 Footwear Division of Uniroyal, Inc., tributions may be made to an animal where she worked in the office for what entrants encounter on a He said the underground tun- yourself along the rope,” he said. years. When they started talking many years. She enjoyed bingo, rescue charity of the donor’s choice. Tough Mudder course, and you nel was pitch black inside, and The obstacle he didn’t enjoy about it, I started running again.” camping and caring for her 63 foster The Naugatuck Valley Memorial/ can watch the Pies & Pints team. participants had to crawl through at all was the one where people The team’s next endeavor will children. She was a communicant Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home Courses do vary somewhat from on their hands and knees. Part- had to crawl below ropes strung be a “spartan,” which is another of St. Vincent Ferrer Church. assisted the family. To send an onevent to event. See toughmudder. way through, the tunnel made a across the course, bodies flat- obstacle course race and/or the She leaves her son, David Soder- line condolence, please visit www. com for more on the obstacle left turn. After that, it made a tened, inching along through Southbury 10K Classic Road berg, of Waterbury; her daughter, naugatuckvalleymemorial.com course events. right turn, but once he got past mud and, in places water. “The Race in September. Gogas said the hardest part of the right turn some light was water was stinky,” he said, “and Anastasiadis said Pies & Pints the entire event wasn’t the ob- coming in from the far end of the you practically had your nose in would like to start a Pies & Pints Obituary Policy stacles; it was all the hills at Mt. tunnel. Gogas said he found the it.” running club. “Maybe we’ll have Please ask your funeral director to send obituaries and photos to Snow. “We had to go up and underground tunnel a bit tight, Despite the challenges of the a Pies & Pints 5K some day,” he us at beeintelligencer@gmail. For more information, call 203-577-6800. down Mt. Snow six times, I think, and that made it a bit difficult. course, all three said they would said. Matthews said a running The Bee-Intelligencer runs obituaries and their accompanying and it has some very steep secAnastasiadis said the obstacle do it again. Anastasiadis, how- club would be a great thing to photos free of charge. We do this as a community service to honor the tions,” Gogas said. that has a rope hanging more or ever, said he wouldn’t care to do start. “I had a lot of fun doing the deceased and the family and friends who love them. Matthews said, “The worst less parallel over a stretch of wa- another Tough Mudder on Mt. race with those guys. It’s nice to part was probably going up and ter was so difficult obstacle Snow. Instead, he said one in have someone to encourage you down the mountain. Just being course officials told him only Pennsylvania or New Jersey to train even when you might not Please support the advertisers who help us on the ski slopes and having to three people finished it without sounded better to him because want to,” he said. go up and down continuously dropping into the water. Entrants the courses weren’t so hilly. bring you this free weekly newspaper. took a lot out of us.” had to hold onto the rope with

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Christos Gogas, center, makes his way across the balance bar obstacle at while teammate Scott Matthews waits for him on the far side of the obstacle.

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Middlebury Parks & Recreation Enjoy a family movie night the second and fourth Thursdays each month through Aug. 23 at dusk at Meadowview Park. The next movie night will be Thursday, Aug. 9. Grab a blanket and the kids and come down to the park to enjoy a family movie under the stars!

Sports Squirts 3 A U.S. Sports Institute instructor will teach Sports Squirts 3 for ages 3 to 5 Monday to Friday, Aug. 6 to 10, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Meadowview Park. The program introduces children to soccer, T-ball, basketball, hockey and lacrosse. The fee for Sports Squirts 3 is $79 for residents and $89 for nonresidents.

Multi-Sport 1 A U.S. Sports Institute instructor will teach Multi-Sport 1 for ages 5 to 14 Monday to Friday, Aug. 6 to 10, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Meadowview Park. Participants will experience more than 15 different sports from around the world. The fee for Multi-Sport 1 is $149 for residents and $159 for nonresidents.

Multi-Sport 2

ence of motion, gravity and flight. Learn how blimps float, airplanes fly, and rockets work. Take off into space, and meet the planets one at a time. Land on the moon and discover your weight has changed. See how satellites can send information around the earth. Discover how the earth moves to create night and day and seasons. Taste astronaut icecream. The fee is $137 for residents; $147 for nonresidents.

Follow Me Robot An instructor from Sciensational Workshops for Kids Inc. will teach students ages 7 to 12 how to build robots Monday to Friday, Aug. 13 to 17, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Shepardson Center. How would you like to build a robot that has four built-in microphones and can detect a sound source and then move and turn accordingly? It is your own robot to build and take home. Command it to start flashing and play Do-Re-Me. Command it to move the way you want it to! This robot is so smart, it will move in its own routine if it does not receive a command signal within one minute, and it will go to sleep if you do not issue any commands within 90 seconds! Learn about the different gears and sensors as you build it. You will build other robots working in groups and join in Sumo wrestling and obstacle course events with what you have built. The fee is $142 for residents; $152 for nonresidents.

A U.S. Sports Institute instructor will teach Multi-Sport 2 for ages 5 to 14 Monday to Friday, Aug. 6 to 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Meadowview Park. Participants will experience more than 15 different sports from around the Harry Potter – Magical world. The fee for Multi-Sport 2 is Mystery Tour $119 for residents and $129 for An instructor from Sciensanonresidents. tional Workshops for Kids Inc. will share Harry Potter tricks with Multi-Sport 3 students ages 6 to 11 Monday to A U.S. Sports Institute instruc- Friday, Aug. 13 to 17, from 12:45 tor will teach Multi-Sport 3 for to 3:45 p.m. at Shepardson Cenages 6 to 14 Monday to Friday, ter. Aug. 6 to 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All aboard for lots of hands-on at Meadowview Park. Partici- fun! Join in the escapades of pants will experience more than Harry and his friends … Play quid 15 different sports from around ditch, make an edible wand and the world. some really cool crystals. Brew The fee for Multi-Sport 3 is some fantastic potions to drink. $179 for residents and $189 for Create and watch some amazing nonresidents. chemical reactions; you won’t believe your eyes! Wonder where the sorting hat will place you? Come join us where the magic of science, art, and literameet. Harry, Ron, and HerIt’s a Jungle Out There ture mione are waiting for your arA High Touch-High Tech in- rival! The fee is $142 for residents; structor will lead this program $152 for nonresidents. for students entering grades kindergarten to two Monday LEGO Classes through Friday, Aug. 6 to 10, from Pre-Engineering with LEGO 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Shepardson for ages 5 to 7 will meet Monday Center. to Friday, Aug. 20 to 24, from 9 The class will step into the in- a.m. to 12 p.m. at Shepardson credible world of plants, mam- Center. A Play-Well TEKnologies mals, fish and insects. They will instructor will show how to build build shelters such as igloos, motorized cars, trains, buses and nests, beehives and spider webs. trucks; race them; crash them; Learn what biome things live in and repair them. They also will and how they have adapted to explore the possibilities of LEGO survive and thrive in their habi- building systems while learning tat, then build your own insect useful construction techniques. and imaginary creature. Look The fee is $142 for residents; $152 through the eyes of insects and for nonresidents. fish! Experiment with plants, Engineering FUNdamentals seeds and soil and learn how with LEGO for ages 8 to 10 will plants make food. Learn to read meet Monday to Friday, Aug. 20 the rings of a tree to see how old to 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at it is. The fee is $137 for residents; Shepardson Center. A Play-Well $147 for nonresidents. TEKnologies instructor will help them design and build motorCamp Out in Space ized machines, catapults, pyraA High Touch-High Tech in- mids, demolition derby cars, structor will lead this program truss and suspension bridges, for students entering grades buildings and other constructhree to five Monday through tions. They also will explore conFriday, Aug. 6 to 10, from 12:30 cepts in physics, mechanical and to 3:30 p.m. at Shepardson Cen- structural engineering and arter. chitecture while playing with Build your own space station, their favorite creations. The fee sundial and a working rocket to is $142 for residents; $152 for keep! Experiment with the sci- nonresidents.

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Pomperaug Youth Baseball wins state crown Pomperaug Youth Baseball captured the Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old State Championship by defeating Norwalk twice last Saturday. In the first game, Zac Warner and Kyle Wilson pitched the team to an (extra inning) nine-inning

6-4 victory. Game two was a 3-1 victory powered by the pitching of John Boisits. The team began the double-elimination tournament with a 10-3 loss to Simsbury. However, Pomperaug reeled off six straight victories for the title. Along

the way, Pomperaug beat Shelton, Ledyard, Simsbury, Newtown and Norwalk twice. The team heads to Winooski, Vt., today, Friday, to begin play in the Babe Ruth Regionals.

What’s essential to you? Life is a smorgasbord of choices to fill your senses and stimulate your mind. Whenever you want a fresh perspective, sit down and write a list of what’s essential to your happiness. Think about how you live and what you need to thrive. Many go through life missing exceptional experiences because they’re too busy living to work, pushing forward and onward without relishing the moments they are in, and have a low-grade sense of wondering if there isn’t

Nuggets for Life By CYNTHIA DE PECOL something more, or why there never seems to be enough time. When you prioritize what’s really essential, you’ll be surprised at how interesting your life can become.

This week’s nugget for life is to tap into what’s most important to you so you can create on the outside what you really want on the inside. Set aside some time. Ponder what is truly essential in your life. Write down simple sentences and beside each, write one action to create change. For example: Vibrant glowing health. Get up early and swim laps at the local pool or join the open water swim in Middlebury. Go to yoga classes. Maybe it’s a love for animals

or children. Volunteer a few hours weekly at the animal shelter or summer program for kids at your parks and recreation department. Perhaps it’s essential to have music and the arts in your life. Check out a local choral group; enjoy concerts on the lawns in surrounding towns. Or pick up art paper and some oil colors, water colors or pencils, and go to the park and create an artistic expression; then hang it on a wall at home for inspiration. Perhaps it’s reading or watching movies. Do it differently. Visit a library or local event that offers showings of films, or borrow a friend’s Kindle to read a book. him. If he really has Little League You never know what will open elbow, healing can take six to 12 up when you visit what’s essential to you! weeks.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Will you kindly tell me what is the appropriate time interval for a repeat colonoscopy? I have different information from doctors. I had my first colonoscopy when I was 51. The doctor who performed it said I didn’t need another until I was 61. A different doctor says I need a repeat at 56. Which is it? – E.P. ANSWER: If no polyps were found on your first exam and if you have no close relatives who have had colon cancer, then the usual time for the next exam is 10 years. Otherwise, it is five years. The booklet on colon cancer explains its detection and treatment. Readers can order a copy by writing Dr. Donohue – No. 505W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. Dr. Donohue regrets he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2012 North America Synd., Inc., All Rights Reserved

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1. Who was the first 20-game winner for the Kansas City Royals? 2. Name the National League team that has won only one World Series game in franchise history. 3. Who is the only Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame? 4. How many consecutive seasons has point guard Jason Kidd made the NBA playoffs? 5. Four players have won more than one NHL All-Star Game MVP award. Two of them are Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. Who are the other two? 6. At the beginning of the 2012 Major League Soccer season, what country other than the U.S. had the most players on team rosters? 7. John L. Sullivan and James J. Corbett are considered to be the first two world heavyweight boxing champions. Who was the third?

Answers: 1. Paul Splittorff won 20 games in 1973. 2. The San Diego Padres won one game in 1984. 3. Roger Staubach. 4. Sixteen consecutive seasons. 5. Frank Mahovlich (1963, ‘69) and Bobby Hull (1970-71). 6. Colombia. 7. Bob Fitzsimmons, 1897-99.

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Woodbury SummerFest Saturday

Hollow Park in Woodbury will be abuzz with activity Saturday, July 28, during the day-long Woodbury SummerFest. It will run from 9:15 a.m. until the 7 p.m. concert ends. The day will start in a tranquil mode with Yoga on the beach at 9:15 a.m. Then those with little

ones can join the Little Seed program at 10:15 a.m. under the shade of the trees! The speed will step up a bit at the 9:30 a.m. basketball clinic run by the Post University men’s head coach. Learn some tips from the experienced college coach; nobody is too young or old to give it a go! At 10:45 a.m., a group of high school varsity players will give a volleyball demonstration at the volleyball court. Learn the rules and ins and outs of this Olympic sport just in time to watch the Olympic teams in London battle it out on the world stage! There will be a river walk at noon and a karate demonstration at 12:30 p.m. Karate is a parks and recreation activity you may have wondered about. It will be displayed for you to enjoy and hear more about. At 1 p.m., children can enjoy T-Bone, the children’s entertainer affectionately known as “America’s musical Pied Piper.” He has entertained thousands of people since 1978. Maybe it’s the child in him that enables T-Bone to connect so well with his audiences. Maybe it’s the energy of a runaway freight train. Whatever it is, bring the children, bring a picnic, and join in the clapping, dancing and singing that is inevitable for 90 minutes of pure unadulterated fun for the kids! At 2:30 p.m. Madelyn Battistoni, founder of “Mad about Hoops,” will visit and have you twirling your afternoon away, demonstrating her love for her “sport” of hula hooping and sharing the technique with you. Varsity soccer players also will give a soccer demonstration, and information will be available on the new Parks and Recreation soccer program starting this fall. Those who have some energy left, or plan on arriving just for the afternoon activities, can put some energy into the outdoor Zumba class. Are you ready to party yourself into shape? Experience one of the most popular exercise classes of our time. It is an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness class that is moving millions of people, young and old, towards joy and health. After a day of so much action, it will be time to sit back and enjoy the evening while listening to the music of the 1960s and 1970s performed by “Downhill Tangerine” at 7 p.m. Be transported back in time as they flawlessly perform songs by The Beatles, The Byrds, The Hollies, The Zombies, Chicago, Super Tramp, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and more. Bring your picnic baskets, blankets and lawn chairs. For more information, go to www.woodburyparksandrec.org.

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Two events raise funds for cancer survivors’ program It has been almost a year since The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center in Waterbury launched its new “Stepping Forward” program for cancer survivors. Recently, two local events, a car show and a restaurant fundraising night, were held to benefit the program that provides education and services designed to meet the specific needs of cancer survivors. It includes nutrition and lifestyle counseling, post-treatment plans for care and strategies for disease prevention. On Father’s Day, car enthusiast and Leever Cancer Center patient Denis Cables put together a car show to benefit “Stepping Forward.” More than 90 cars were on display on the Leever grounds, some dating back to the 1930s. The day included food, fun, raffles and more, with trophies going to car-owners in eight different categories. The well-attended event raised nearly $2,000 for the survivorship program. “It is fitting that, as a community cancer center, the community has rallied to support our programs and services,” said Kevin Kniery, executive director of the Leever Cancer Center. “We are grateful for Mr. Cables’ efforts and to all who attended this fun event.” For the second consecutive year, Señor Panchos owner Andy Adames opened the doors of his Southbury restaurant to Leever Cancer Center supporters for a night of fundraising. On Monday,

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June 25, Adames donated 20 percent of his receipts to Team Leever, the dedicated cyclists who will ride in the Connecticut Challenge Saturday, July 28. All funds raised through the Connecticut Challenge support “Stepping Forward.” “More than 300 of us turned out Monday night, which Andy said was a record for any fundraiser he has ever done,” said event organizer and Team Leever captain Karen Sabbath. Sabbath also is the dietician at the Leever

Cancer Center. “Once again, the power of a group of people who are committed, who care and who love to eat adds up to an incredibly profitable evening of good will and good cheer,” Sabbath said. For more information about the Leever Cancer Center, visit leevercancercenter.org. To learn more about Team Leever and the Connecticut Challenge or to sponsor a rider or the team, visit 2012ctchallenge.kintera.org/ teamleever.

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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 are Mondays and Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sundays from 12 to 3 p.m. For more information about the adoption process, visit www.animalsforlifect.org.

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Max is a terrific 6- to 7-year-old who is just adorable and loving! His owner, a homeless vet, lived in his car with his three dogs for weeks during the sweltering heat because homeless shelters don’t allow pets. The vet begged several rescue groups to help him by taking the dogs, but they all said no. Finally, a Meriden Humane Society volunteer told us of his situation. Max is well socialized and gets along great with other dogs.

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Sweet Pea came in with Max and their 3-yearold son, Pup, who looks a lot like Max. All belonged to a war veteran who fell upon hard times and became homeless. He loved his dogs and ended up living in a car for weeks in the sweltering heat because rescue groups wouldn’t take his dogs. No one wanted to help him until the Meriden Humane Society learned of his situation. Sweet Pea is as sweet as her name and is also well socialized and gets along great with other dogs. Pup also is a great dog who loves people and other dogs.

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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