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BoE elects new Region 15 superintendent of schools

P&Z refines its procedures

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE tions could be asked at the meeting. A proposed meeting The Middlebury Planning agenda also would be set by that and Zoning Commission (P&Z) Monday. There was no consenat its July 29 special meeting sus on how to deal with large took initial steps to simplify and bulky applications or maps, streamline the administrative leaving it to Bosco to provide a procedures necessary for ob- reasonable package with multaining ordinary permits and tiple copies paid for by the apapprovals. plicant.

Chairman Terry Smith said A Wallingford, Conn., form he wanted to explore ideas to to administratively manage make things run smoother in tenant fit-ups was distributed the building department and get by Smith as a way to handle information distributed in ad- changes in the use of a property vance of meetings so everyone not requiring a site-plan modiis prepared. The workshop was fication. Certificates of zoning attended by Commissioners compliance for such changes Erika Carrington, William Stow- were formerly approved adminell and Matthew Robison; alter- istratively by the ZEO, but in nate Ronald Kulpa; acting Zon- May 2012 the commission deing Enforcement Officer (ZEO) cided to require them to come Curtis Bosco; Town Planner before the board for review.

Brian Miller; Town Engineer In the Wallingford process, John Calabrese; and recording the ZEO sends a form to each clerk Rachelle Behuniak. Not department and commissioner present were Commissioner describing the type of use, zone, Paul Babarik and alternate Mary square feet and parking calcuBarton. lations, asking them to respond “One thing I want to get rid within a week if they want the of,” said Smith, “is putting new application on the monthly applications on the agenda and agenda for review. If the date then saying, ‘Yes, we’ll accept it passes with no placement on and see you next month.’ To me, the agenda, then the application that’s just wasted time for us and is approved. There was no obthe applicant.” jection to setting a reduced fee He proposed using the com- for such fit-ups, but no consenpleted application and initial fee sus was reached on how to dispayment as acceptance enough tribute the forms. Smith said he to start the process, which might would work with Bosco to introinclude scheduling a public duce the use of a Wallinghearing, posting legal notices ford-based form. and obtaining consultant reSmith lastly addressed the views. The applicant would be monthly enforcement report, given a timetable for making asking Bosco to include a list of information available and all zoning violations and a refwould need to pay fees for the erence to the zoning regulations notices and reviews to prevent being violated so commissionthe application from automati- ers would be aware of infraccally being declined. tions and the ongoing status of Smith asked Bosco to pre- violations. He reviewed the genpare a monthly folder of all ap- eral flow and escalation of enplications for each commis- forcement letters and asked sioner and the recording clerk. Bosco to assure commissioners The folder would be delivered knew in advance of any letters or made available the Monday going out. before the meeting and would The next regular P&Z meetinclude a site plan, consultant ing was Thursday, Aug. 1, at 7:30 reports, and enough additional p.m. at Shepardson Community information so reasonable ques- Center.

Conservation Commission notes

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Conservation Commission (CC) at its July 30 meeting approved drainage piping for Whittemore Crossing and accepted two applications for Town of Middlebury drainage maintenance and one for construction of a new home on Ravenwood Drive.

Chairman Paul Bowler asked attendees to be patient as the 7:30 p.m. starting time came and went without the four commissioners necessary for a quorum.

The 7:44 p.m. arrival of George Tzepos was greeted with applause as he joined Bowler, James Crocicchia and Vincent LoRusso. Members Terry Manning, Mary Barton and Thomas Proulx were absent.

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Revised site plans for 1365 LLC d/b/a Whittemore Crossing to run a 45-foot drainage pipe from 1.88 acres of property it recently acquired from Tara Perrotti into an unbuilt drainage pipe approved in June 2011 were approved by three commissioners with LoRusso abstaining.

Professional engineer Mark Riefenhauser of Smith and Co. said the pipe would deliver the same amount of water as was being sent through the existing trench, and a velocity reduction device and outlet protection area would slow the flow to control erosion. He agreed to construction sequencing and temporary dams specified by Town Engineer John Calabrese and

– See CC on page 8

The Region 15 Board of Education (BoE) held a special meeting Monday night to formally elect Regina L. Botsford as the region’s new superintendent of schools to take the place of Dr. Frank Sippy, who retired earlier this year. The BoE also voted to approve a three-year contract with Botsford starting Oct. 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2016.

Both votes were unanimous and included a speaker phone vote from member Joe Rock, who was out of town.

Following the vote, Botsford said, “I am delighted to serve as the next superintendent. I am glad you have entrusted me with your students.” She said she especially wanted to thank Sippy for being so professional and staying on as she transitions into his former position.

Botsford comes to Region 15 after 39 years as an educator. She currently serves as assistant superintendent of the Ridgewood Public Schools District in Ridgewood, N.J. She said Monday night her job there ends Sept. 30. Enrollment in Ridgewood is more than 5,800 students compared to more than 4,100 students for Region 15.

Region 15 BoE Chairperson Janet Butkus said, “The board has chosen a new superintendent who exemplifies strength of character and leadership. We are confident that she will skillfully guide Region 15 through the many educational challenges and changes ahead.”

Fifteen candidates for the position were initially presented to the search committee by Cooperative Education Services Executive Searches. The search committee, led by board member Patricia Perry, selected six of them for interviews based on their experience and credentials, as well as the characteristics and attributes of a new superintendent identified in the Region 15 Community Profile Assessment Report, which compiled data from the community focus groups and online survey research conducted in June.

Three finalists were selected for second interviews. Botsford was then invited to visit the school district for a day to meet teachers and administrators and to meet for an extended period of time with the BoE. Botsford received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Douglas College, a master’s degree in mathematics from The College of New Jersey, and a second master’s degree in educational administration from Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. She also completed the Leadership Academy for Future Superintendents at Seton Hall University in 2007. She lacked one course required by the state of Connecticut, a course in special education, and she said Monday night she will complete that course in August.

Botsford began her career as a mathematics teacher in New Jersey in 1974. During her tenure as an educator in New Jersey, she served as chairperson of middle

Region 15’s new superintendent of schools, Regina L. Botsford is shown at the Board of Education meeting Monday night with her husband, Robert. school mathematics, mathematics curriculum and instruction specialist, and supervisor of mathematics, science and computer education.

In 2002, Botsford was appointed supervisor of curriculum and instruction education for the Washtenaw Intermediate School District in Ann Arbor, Mich. For the past 10 years, she has served as the assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment for Ridgewood Public Schools in Ridgewood, N.J. She and her husband have four grown children and are looking forward to relocating closer to Region 15.

“During the interview process, I had the pleasure of meeting with board members, community members and staff. It is evident that Region 15 cares about students, their families and their learning, and that they work together as a team to continue to improve programs and services for children,” she said. “I look forward to opportunities to meet more staff members and community members, so that I can more fully appreciate all that makes Region 15 a great district.”

A team of BoE members, a parent, and an administrator made a site visit to Ridgewood, N.J., to meet people in Botsford’s current district and learn firsthand of her accomplishments and leadership skills. Upon returning, the team recommended her for the posi

Following her election as the new Region 15 superintendent of schools, Regina L. Botsford converses with Southbury First Selectman Ed Edelson.

(Marjorie Needham photos) tion of Region 15 superintendent of schools.

Botsford will report for her duties as superintendent of schools Oct. 1, 2013. In the interim, she will be visiting the district to learn

more about the programs, culture and goals of Region 15. Retiring superintendent Dr. Frank Sippy will remain on duty as interim superintendent and to assist with the transition of leadership.

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Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department Call Log Date Time Address/Incident 07/15/13 13:54 520 Watertown Road. Single-car motor vehicle accident with minor injuries.

07/15/13 14:44 I-84 westbound at the South Street bridge.

Motor vehicle accident with extrication required.

07/18/13 11:30 257 Christian Road. Smoke in the building caused by furnace malfunction.

07/19/13 14:25 I-84 eastbound near South Street. Two-car motor vehicle accident with minor injuries.

07/19/13 22:02 358 Tranquility Road. Electrical problem caused by faulty light switch.

07/20/13 10:53 Route 63 just north of Route 64. Single car rollover with minor injuries.

07/20/13 17:54 44 Regan Road. Carbon monoxide detector sounding; faulty smoke detector.

07/22/13 14:39 I-84 West. Motor vehicle accident.

07/23/13 08:17 64 Janet Drive. Activated fire alarm. Workers on the scene.

07/23/13 11:00 I-84 East. Fuel spill. Call in Waterbury.

07/23/13 19:47 Bristol Park. Hazardous material control from earlier incident.

07/24/13 13:41 126 Burr Hall Road. Smoke in the building from excess lint in the dryer.

Middlebury Community Calendar Monday, Aug. 5 Board of Selectmen 6 p.m...................................................Town Hall Conference Room

Tuesday, Aug. 6 Water Commission 7 p.m............................................................... Shepardson Room 26

Wednesday, Aug. 7 Land Preservation and Open Space 6 p.m...................................................Town Hall Conference Room Zoning Board of Appeals 7:30 p.m.......................................................... Shepardson Room 26

Monday, Aug. 12 Police Commission 6 p.m...................................................Town Hall Conference Room

Tuesday, Aug. 13 Republican Town Committee 7:30 p.m.......................................................... Shepardson Room 26 Library Board of Directors 6:30 p.m..................................................Middlebury Public Library

Wednesday, Aug. 14 Board of Finance 7 p.m............................................................... Shepardson Room 26

Thursday, Aug. 15 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.

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canvases and achieved widespread recognition as a makeup artist in New York City. After obtaining an associate’s degree in commercial art, she created an art program teaching young adults in a specialized school for several years. Her current work is inspired by nature and her personal photos of flowers from her garden as they bloom and flourish in the Berkshires. She works with acrylics and water soluble oils, layering the paintings over days, weeks or months to create depth.

For more information, call 203-262-0626 or visit www. southburylibrary.org. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in Southbury.

Children’s Summer Programming Winners will be drawn for summer reading prizes Friday, Aug. 9, when all children’s summer programming ends.

Nutmeg Readers Readers entering grades 4 and up are invited to the Nutmeg reading group to discuss the Nutmeg nominees. The group will meet Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 6:30 p.m. Games, books and pizza will be provided. Signup is required.

Brown Bag Book Discussion The Brown Bag Book Discussion Group will meet Wednes- “Dancing Lillies” by Janice Newman is on exhibit at the Southbury day, Aug. 7, at 1 p.m. to discuss Public Library through Aug. 28.

(Submitted photo) “The Sense of an Ending” by Julian Barnes. free program by calling 203-729- spring has as the top priority up4591. grading technology throughout Mystery Book the library. The first of a series of Discussion Pie-eating Contest technology projects is the reThursday, Aug. 8, at 6 p.m., the Children can celebrate sum- cently completed upgrade of the Mystery Book Discussion Group mer with the library’s first-ever library’s audio-visual system in will discuss “Aunt Dimity & the Blueberry Pie-Eating Contest the Kingsley Meeting Room.

The system is now automated, Village Witch” by Nancy Ather- Friday, Aug. 16, at 1 p.m. Registon. For any questions, call 203- tration is required as seating is the ceiling projector shows a 758-2634 or email Joan at Jar- limited to 18 contestants. Call or high-quality picture and the nold729729@gmail.com. All are stop by the Children’s Depart- sound system has been enwelcome! ment to sign up as soon as pos- hanced. There is a new wireless microphone and wireless lavasible.

Non-fiction Book Prizes will be awarded in three liere. In addition, a new assiscategories: grades K through 2, tive-listening system was inDiscussion Group The Non-fiction Book Discus- 3 through 5, and 6 through 8, and stalled with four receivers for the sion Group will meet Tuesday, each child will be recognized for hearing impaired.

Aug. 13, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss his/her participation. For more Local Author to Speak “Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall information, call 203-729-4591.

The Howard Whittemore MeLocal author Virginia Palmof Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City” by Greg Grandin. Please morial Library is at 243 Church er-Skok will speak about her new ask for the book of the month at St. in Naugatuck. For informa- book, “Legendary Locals of tion, call 203-729-4591 or visit Southbury” Thursday, Aug. 15, the circulation desk. at 7 p.m. in the Kingsley Room The Middlebury Public Li- whittemorelibrary.org. at the library. Books will be availbrary is temporarily at the Midable for purchase, and a book dlebury Timex Building at 199 signing will follow the program.

Park Road Extension, Suite D, in The book boasts more than Middlebury. Call 203-758-2634 Author of Young Adult 200 vintage images of the places or visit www.middleburypublicBook to Speak and people that make Southbury library.org for more informalegendary, including business, Local author Steven Parlato, tion. artist, poet and Naugatuck Valley cultural, medical, military, poCommunity College professor, litical, sports and community will read from his acclaimed leaders. The Friends of the young adult debut, “The Name- Southbury Public Library will Meditation sake,” Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m. provide refreshments.

This free program is open to The ongoing meditation prac- in the Kingsley Room. Parlato tice meets every second and will discuss the process of weav- the public. Register at the Referfourth Tuesday from 6 to 6:45 ing life experiences into fiction. ence Desk at 100 Poverty Road p.m. in the Reading Room. Please The presentation will be interac- or by calling 203-262-0626, ext. arrive by 5:50 p.m. The next tive, and attendees are encour- 130. aged to bring questions and meeting date is Aug. 13.

Newman Art Exhibit ideas. There will be a chance to Health Care Reform win a prize and also a peek at Janet Newman’s “Electric Organic” art exhibit is at the Gloria Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 6:30 p.m., Parlato’s work-in-progress.

Cachion Art Gallery in the library Randi Oster will present an inAudio-Visual Upgrade through Wednesday, Aug. 28, formational seminar on health The Southbury Public Library 2013. For more than 20 years, care reform and what you need to know about it. Many questions Board of Directors’ long-range Newman worked with an exwill be answered. Sign up for this strategic plan finalized this past panding color palette on living

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Woodbury Maker Camp A Google Maker Camp for teens ages 12 to 18 is being offered Monday to Friday, Aug. 5 to 9, at 3 p.m. It is part of Google’s free online Maker Camp, www. makercamp.com. Corporate sponsors include Google, LEGO, Radio Shack and universities that have supplied items for the “makers.”

Daily projects will include creating light-up squishy circuits using insulating and conductive dough, printing fabric with light and special dye, using LEGO to create levers and pulleys, soldering robot pins with battery-operated flashing eyes, and a group project creating a battery-operated spin-bot that makes crazy art designs.

The program is free and open to area youth. Registration is requested. For more information or to register, contact the library at 203-263-3502 or visit the teen blog on the website www.woodburylibraryct.org.

Tech Thursdays for Seniors “One-on-one” technology tutorials by “Teens for Seniors” are offered Thursday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m. in August.

Learn email, Skype, word processing, setting up a Facebook page, digital photography, downloading music and how to use a device like a smartphone. Call 203-263-3502 for an appointment to pair up with a talented teen.

For more information, call 203-263-3502 or visit www. woodburylibraryct.org. The library is at 269 Main St. South in Woodbury.

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New novels for summer reading

By DONNA HINE

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ummer is here with a vengeance! Like lemmings, teachers are returning to the library, and we are so glad to see them! Even teachers unwind for a little while in summer before time disappears, and all of a sudden they are back at school. Do you believe there already are back-to-school sales in the stores? And that many summer items are already off the shelves or deeply discounted?

Time is always a strange thing anyway – when you want it to speed along, it slows to a crawl.

When you want to cherish every moment, the minutes fly. I’m not sure that kids understand this concept until the night before the first day of school – I’m not sure adults ever understand why time moves in this mysterious way. One thing I do know – it is possible to completely lose track of time in a book. In honor of summer vacation, let’s look at only new novels this month.

Luanne Rice, a Connecticut native, is a popular author of many books that are easy to disappear into. Dependably light summer reads, her romances are not intended to be great novels but are terrific for reading on the beach. “The Lemon Orchard” (RIC) follows this formula with intensity; the scene is set for tragedy in the first chapter – but you just know that her strong female characters always overcome adversity and find, if not happiness, at least reconciliation by the end of the book. Rice takes her time with character development, giving us rich and full people easy to become involved with.

Jude Deveraux also writes in the romantic genre and has given us 41 bestsellers – her newest, “True Love” (DEV), is bound to add to that list. The first in a trilogy centered on Nantucket, this novel is a new generation of Montgomery-Taggert brides. Of course there is the typical handsome stranger living in the guesthouse of the Nantucket house Alix has been willed the use of for one year. Secrets and weddings: what a combination for an absorbing and comforting summer book!

A book guaranteed to have more meat on its bones, “The Light in the Ruins” (BOH) by Chris Bohjalian also will find a wide audience. You’ll recognize him as the author of “Midwives,” “The Sandcastle Girls” and “The Double Bind.” The setting is wartime Tuscany; picture an idyllic location of olive groves draped in netting under a bright, hot sun when two soldiers arrive to examine an Etruscan burial site.

Fast-forward to 1955, and Sarafina arrives to investigate the murder of each individual of the Rosati family – somehow inexplicably tied to her own wartime horrors. Just the thought of reading about Florence and Tuscany is enough to make me want to read this.

If thrillers are more your favorite read, have you tried Karin Slaughter novels? “Unseen” (SLA) is her newest action-packed detective-riddled book. Initially the story seems confusing as undercover agents, detectives and family members are working the same case, unaware that each are involved in the same crime. Keeping good

guys and bad guys straight gets a little confusing but adds to the tense atmosphere. Shocking, as a good thriller should be, and convoluted, this is the most recent Will Trent novel.

Maybe not quite another thriller but certainly in that general mystery genre, “The Shadow Tracer” (GAR) by Meg Gardiner also will keep you on the edge of your seat. Imagine someone who tracks down criminals who try to disappear to avoid prosecution going on the lam herself to protect her daughter (who is not hers, but her murdered sister’s child). Trying to stay ahead of the people after them (both law enforcement and murderers), the characters in this standalone novel attempt to flee off the grid to stay alive. This is the definitive thriller! Exciting and suspenseful, this book is hard to put down.

Twisted characters and a twisted plot make for a riveting new novel of suspense by Elizabeth Adler entitled, “Please Don’t Tell” (ADL) – the phrase written by the killer across the mouths of his victims (eeugh!).

I haven’t read one of her 28 other books, but this one absolutely grabbed me, and I found it difficult to put it down after just a few pages. More gore than I usually like to read about, but with characters like these and a story like this, I can tolerate the more difficult passages to find out what happens. Characters seem to be people you know – even the killer could be your neighbor, friend or local bartender!

Admirers of historical fiction will find a winner in “Freud’s Mistress” (MAC) by Karen Mack

and Jennifer Kaufman. Reading about Minna (the mistress) and Martha (the wife), we can appreciate the depth of research needed to produce such a fascinating tale of deception and love for the same man. And that man was Sigmund Freud. Apparently quite a bit of evidence exists to sustain this theory, and the authors created a very readable story around the various known facts gathered from many sources. Terrific writing!

One book that many patrons are waiting for is Daniel Silva’s “The English Girl” (SIL). Another riveting tale featuring Gabriel Allon – assassin, art restorer and spy – this involves the kidnapping of the prime minister’s lover. International intrigue and a well-plotted story with five-star reviews are hallmarks of a great summer read, and this one has that and more! Think of a modern-day Bond thriller, with deeper character development and a stronger storyline, and you will have this book to read on the beach – if you can get it.

The final novel we will look at is Danielle Steel’s “First Sight” (STE). It wouldn’t be a summer hit list without at least one Danielle Steel offering – and this is vintage Steel. Romance, fashion world jet-setting and a love that shouldn’t last are ingredients this author can weave into a wonderfully relaxing and exciting story.

This is one of the best of the genre for poolside unwinding!

Adult Services Librarian Donna Hine is writing Library Lines for the newspaper once a month while the library is at its temporary location at 199 Park Road Extension in Middlebury.

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

Donate Yarn to the Center The knitting and crocheting group at the center needs donations of yarn for its many community service projects. Members of the group use donated yarn to make hats, scarves, mittens and lap robes for adults, children and soldiers from our community.

The donated yarn is almost gone.

With fall on the way, the push is on for the group to create and donate handmade items for Watertown/Oakville children and teens that benefit from Watertown’s Social Service Department’s Christmas gift distribution program. Donated yarn is a vital part of the group’s community service projects. Please leave donations with the center’s director or dispatcher. For more information, call 860-945-5250.

Book Club The center’s book club will meet Monday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m. to review “Killing Lincoln” by Bill O’Reilly and select a new book for the next meeting. Join the group for coffee and discussion.

No reservations are needed.

Bristol Old Tyme Fiddlers to Perform Connecticut’s Bristol Old Tyme Fiddlers will return to the center Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 2 p.m. The group promotes the art of old-time fiddling that has been passed down by ear from generation to generation. Please register by Aug. 6.

The cost is $2, and the program is limited to 60 participants.

Nondenominational Bible Study New Hope Anglican Church’s nondenominational Bible study class meets several times each month. Join other seniors for the next study and discussion Friday, Aug. 9, at 10 a.m. Register by Aug. 8.

Round Dancing Demo

Friday, Aug. 9, at 1:30 p.m., Nancy and Chuck Wolfe will Fundraiser Tickets demonstrate round dancing, which is a form of synchronized on Sale ballroom dancing. Please regisA benefit concert for the senior ter by Aug. 8. center Sunday, Aug. 11, at 2 p.m. at the Oakville VFW Post 7330 on Trace Your Family Tree Davis Street in Oakville will feaStephanie Lantiere is teaching ture professional singer Jack Lynn the basics of genealogical rein “Dino’s Back – A Tribute to search Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 10 Dean Martin.” The fundraiser will support the center’s programs a.m. Lantiere is a member of the Connecticut Society of Genealand services.

Tickets at $10 are on sale at the ogists who has served as a board senior center through Aug. 9. member. She also is a member Tickets also will be available Sat- of the Naugatuck Valley Genealurday, Aug. 3, and Sunday, Aug. ogy Club. Please bring a note4, from 7 a.m. to noon at Depot book and pen or pencil to class.

Square Mall in front of the Gayle’s Register by Aug. 12.

Depot Square Farm Shoppe enJudge to Discuss trance. If there are remaining Probate tickets, they will be on sale at the VFW the day of the event. For Judge Domenick Calabrese of more information, call the center Connecticut’s 22nd Probate Disat 860-945-5250. trict will visit the center Wednes-

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Middlebury Senior Center News day, Aug. 14, at 2 p.m. to speak Chef-on-Site Program about real property and probate.

In July, a new program by New Get expert information and anOpportunities Inc. and the Waswers to your probate questions. termark at East Hill began offerPlease register by Aug. 13. ing special meals at the senior center Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Swim for Free A chef from Watermark prepares Adults 55 years of age and from scratch meals that meet older can swim for free Thursday, nutritional guidelines for seAug. 15, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. niors. at the Crestbrook Park pool. This Meals prepared in July inis an adults-only event. If you cluded ginger chicken, stuffed don’t want to swim, why not join sole with lemon and breaded other active adults poolside for veal Parmesan. August meals will some fresh air and conversation? include oven-baked catfish and Please register by Aug. 14. pork scaloppini.

Seniors wishing to participate Town Council Chair need to have a senior dine card, to Speak and a donation of $3.50 to $5 is Town Council Chairman Ray requested. Most of the vegetables Primini will be at the center Fri- are purchased at Sullivan Farms day, Aug. 16, at 9:30 a.m. to share in New Milford.

The program is expected to news about our town’s policies, procedures, improvements and continue until Sept. 30, when its business development. He also will answer questions or address concerns regarding happenings in Watertown/Oakville. Please register by Aug. 15.

Choosing a drug plan through Optimistic Lifestyle Medicare (called Part D) can be something of a guessing game.

Workshop The topic of this month’s Well- If you want to change plans or ness Series is “Happiness: Living are just about to sign up, the an Optimistic Lifestyle.” On Fri- choices can be confusing.

Here are a few things to know: day, Aug. 16 at 1 p.m., therapist, Your regular pharmacy might educator and author Diane Lang not be in a network your plan will help participants learn new covers.

You’ll have to go to anways of thinking and behaving that will make their lives happier. other pharmacy for your drugs Please register by Aug. 15. This to be covered, a “preferred” program is sponsored by a grant pharmacy that has agreed to from the East Hill Woods Fund charge less, per your plan.

Even if your drug is on your at the Connecticut Community plan’s list, it might not be in the Foundation. future. Plan providers have 60 days to notify you it won’t be Kane, Williams to available. You’ll need to have Meet with Seniors your doctor ask for an exception, State Sen. Rob Kane and State or you’ll need to change drugs, Rep. Sean Williams will be at the or you’ll need to pay more to center Friday, Aug. 16, at 3 p.m.

Adults 55 years of age and older will have the opportunity to voice ideas or concerns and ask questions about issues affecting them.

Please register by Aug. 15.

feasibility will be determined requested. Call 203-577-4166 for based on the previous three more information and to reserve months. The program also is be- your seat. ing tested at the Southbury and Annual Statewide Woodbury senior centers.

Senior Summer Picnic The Middlebury Senior Center’s Senior Picnic will be Wednesday, Aug. 21, at noon at Meadowbrook Park on Southford Road. The menu will be hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers and salads. Live entertainment will be provided by Willie Ninninger.

Admission is $5 per person.

Please call 203-577-4166 to register. Transportation is available upon request.

Mahjong Lessons The senior center gives mahjong lessons every Wednesday.

A donation of $1 for each class is

Senior Outing

The annual statewide senior outing will be Monday, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holiday Hill at 43 Candee Road in Prospect, Conn. It will include an unlimited buffet – breakfast, brunch and lunch – until 3:30 p.m., entertainment all day and free parking with shuttle service available.

The all-inclusive price is $29 per guest. To attend, mail a bank check or money order payable to Holiday Hill to Holiday Hill, P.O. Box 338, Cheshire, CT 06410.

A nonrefundable ticket will be mailed upon receipt of your payment. For more information, call 1-800-533-0029.

Choosing the Right Medicare Drug Plan

keep taking them.

The drug plans are broken into four categories, or tiers: • Lowest co-pay: generic drugs • Medium co-pay: preferred brand-name prescription drugs (preferred means it’s what Medicare prefers you take) • Higher co-pay: nonpreferred, brand-name drugs • Specialty tier: highest co-pay; unique, high-cost drugs Before you sign up for any drug plan, get all your information. Go online to medicare.gov,

click on Forms, then Publications, then type 11136 in the search box for the drug plan fact sheet. Then do another search for “Part D” for a long list of publications.

Best bet: If you can afford a plan that lets you use your regular neighborhood pharmacy, do so. If it has a pharmacist whom you trust, he or she can keep an eye on all the drugs you are taking to make sure there are no adverse interactions.

Matilda Charles regrets she cannot personally answer reader questions, but she will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Residents teach at Osher Institute The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Connecticut in Waterbury said Middlebury residents Raymond Sullivan, Mary Conseur and David Reed will lead academic courses in the upcoming OLLI session.

This year’s fall session will be offered from September to November.

Sullivan will lead a four-week course called “Rough Medicine: Medicine and Surgery of the American Revolution” Fridays, Sept. 13 to Oct. 4, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Conseur will offer a 10-week course, “Conversational French for Travelers,” Fridays, Sept. 13 to Nov. 15, from 8:15 to 9:45 a.m.

Reed will lead a 10-week course, “The Lands Between: The History of Eastern Europe,” Fridays, Sept. 13 to Nov. 15, from 1:15 to 2:45 p.m.

OLLI at UConn, offered at the Waterbury campus and other downtown locations, is one of a national network of institutes associated with the prestigious Bernard Osher Foundation. Osher, a New England native, is ranked among the top 50 most generous philanthropists in the U.S. In its seventh year, OLLI currently provides noncredit courses, special events, author talks, research lectures and current events forums to more than 700 older adult participants (usually ages 50 and up).

Since its inception in 2007, OLLI has served more than 900 individuals from more than 80 cities and towns in Connecticut representing five of the state’s eight counties.

This innovative and fast-growing, community-based program offers noncredit learning experiences (courses, lectures and special events) for older adults who want to engage socially and intellectually with their peers as teachers and learners. OLLI at UConn is the only program of its type in Connecticut and one of 115 Osher

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Lifelong Learning Institutes in the U.S. Most classes are held at the Waterbury campus. The program will offer approximately 65 courses in the upcoming fall session. In addition to class offerings, there are university research lectures, workshops, special events and discounts offered by community partners such as The Palace Theater, Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, Mattatuck Museum and Seven Angels Theatre.

Dr. William Pizzuto, Waterbury campus director, 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 five surrounding counties, to take a step into college life for the first time, to reconnect with higher education, or to come back to UConn.” Dr. Brian Chapman, director of OLLI at UConn, said, “We are pleased to be reaching out to the community and engaging course leaders and new participants – it is great to see them reach back with enthusiasm and a zest for learning!”

OLLI annual membership of $60 allows participants to sign up for courses that cost on average $25 to $50 each, participate in OLLI Café lunchtime presentations and university research lectures, receive discounts to OLLI partnership events, attend special OLLI events, and obtain an OLLI membership card and a UConn Waterbury parking decal for OLLI classes. Membership is “first come, first served,” and courses fill up quickly.

For additional information, call 203-236-9924 or 203-236-9925 or email osher@uconn.edu. For a list of course offerings and membership information, visit the OLLI website, www.waterbury.uconn. edu/osher.

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by Paul Collins (Crown Books, $26) Reviewed by Larry Cox During the final weeks of 1799, a struggle for power was triggered by two factions. Alexander Hamilton led the Federalists, and his rival, Aaron Burr, supported

the populist Republicans. As the two most prominent lawyers in New York, both realized that as the national election approached, Manhattan could be the swing district that determined the next president.

Their animosity was swept aside when the body of a young Quaker woman was found in a well owned by Burr. In fact, they created a legal dream team to

Connecticut has Dubious Honor To the editor: As reported recently, the state of Connecticut has attained the dubious honor of being number one again. We are the only one of the 50 states to have the unemployment rate rise. A month ago we were also number one in the country as being the only state to have negative economic

growth, and what was Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s response to that when questioned by news people?

I paraphrase his reply: “All in all I think we’re doing rather well.” His answer to this dismal state of affairs is to pass laws forcing employers to reduce their workforce or move out of state; divert money from clean energy, transportation and other accounts to the general fund; and

levy new taxes to fund his bloated general budget.

One has to wonder what it will take before he and his puppet Democratic legislators realize this state is in serious trouble and come up with a plan to turn it around, but most likely the only plan they’re working on is one to get themselves re-elected.

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In Brief Quilts that Care Quilts that Care, an organization that makes quilts for people who undergo cancer treatment, meets the first and third Monday of the month. The next meeting will be Monday, Aug. 5, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center at 1075 Chase Parkway in Waterbury.

Donations of fabric shop gift cards and quilting materials are gratefully accepted. Volunteers are welcome.

For information, call Deb at 860-945-0184 or email QuiltsThatCare.Deb@gmail.com.

Mobile Food Pantry in Watertown The Connecticut Food Bank’s Mobile Food Pantry will return to the parking lot of the First Congregational Church in Watertown next Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 2 to 3 p.m. It provides perishable foods such as bread, milk, yogurt and produce to any-

one who needs it. The church is Vacation Bible School at 40 DeForest St., which is up The Church of New Life in the hill from the intersection of Middlebury (across from Memoroutes 6 and 63. The church tele- rial Middle School) is having a phone number is 860-274-6737. weekend vacation Bible school Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16 and Osher Open House 17, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. with a The Osher Lifelong Learning Sunday celebration at 11 a.m.

Institute (OLLI) at the University The theme will be “Growing in of Connecticut in Waterbury will Friendship with Jesus,” and the have its annual open house program is called “Hayday” beWednesday, Aug. 14, from 9 a.m. cause of its farm setting. to 3:15 p.m. The morning proIt starts with a free kids’ dinner gram will take place in the multi- at 5:30 p.m. and continues with purpose rooms (113-119), and a a program that includes songs, continental breakfast will be a visit by Sunflower Sam, games, served. The open house, which hands-on Bible story, a craft that is free for anyone interested in will be sent to children in India attending, will provide lectures, through “Operation Kid to Kid” lunch discounts at area restau- and a finale that includes fun rants and a choice of four after- skits. There is a program for kinnoon classes. dergarten through fifth grade Registration is required in ad- and a special program for todvance. Call 203-236-9924 or 203- dlers. For more information or 236-9925 or email osher@uconn. to register, call the church at 203edu. Sign-up is required for the 758-9655. To learn more about afternoon sessions as seating is the church, visit www.newlifeinlimited. middlebury.org.

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ences to defend the young man and prevent a conviction fueled by public anger. The real danger was that Weeks might be lynched before a trial could even be scheduled. He was eventually acquitted, but the murder was never solved.

This is more than an account of an old case; it is an absorbing legal thriller. Collins not only writes about the crime but also makes the first break in the case in more than 200 years as he reveals the name of the likely killer.

This is a cold case that has suddenly become quite hot.

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prevent a miscarriage of justice from occurring in America’s first sensational murder case.

Elma Sands was being courted by a handsome young carpenter named Levi Weeks. When Elma’s muff was found, it was a clue that led searchers to Burr’s well. Citizens were outraged by the brutal murder, and suspicion immediately focused on Weeks, who was charged and jailed. Weeks’ brother, an influential architect, possessed the financial resources to hire a legal dream team, Hamilton and Burr.

The two lawyers were convinced that Weeks was innocent. They put aside their differ-

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Police Association Raising Funds The Middlebury Police Benevolent Association has sent out fundraising letters asking for taxdeductible donations. The association is made up of 10 men and women who serve as Middlebury police officers.

The money they raise helps officers who are injured, sick or suffering a family crisis and also goes towards supporting the Police Explorers Program, community policing functions, senior activities, youth functions and holiday toy drives.

Donations may be sent to Middlebury Police Benevolent Association Inc., P.O. Box 203, Middlebury, CT 06762-9979.

MRTC Nominee Clarification Police Commissioner Jordano Santos said the reason the Middlebury Republican Town Committee (MRTC) did not nominate him for another term on the police commission was that he announced at the July Police Commission meeting that he did not want to serve another term.

Summer Food Drive The Feed the Hungry Committee of the Middlebury Christian Alliance is conducting a “Hunger Doesn’t Take A Summer Vacation” drive to supply needed food items to area food banks and pantries during July and August.

Food bank donations drop off dramatically during the summer, resulting in critical shortages of food, and schools with breakfast and lunch programs are closed.

Each participating church will provide its parishioners with information on the program, the items needed and the means by which they will be collected and distributed. Anyone who would like to donate can contact “Feed the Hungry” representatives at the participating churches.

Church office telephone numbers are: Middlebury Congregational Church, UCC: 203-7582671; St. George’s Episcopal Church: 203-758-9864; St. John of the Cross Church: 203-7582659 and Word of Life Family Church: 860 426 0446.

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It Happened in Middlebury

Bicycling across the U.S. in 1890

By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD

George Nellis, shown here with his 48-inch bicycle, in 1884 became the first to pedal across the U.S. Franklin Weaver followed in 1890.

(Photo courtesy Charles Meinert)

During his cross-country bicycling trip in 1890, Franklin Weaver carefully recorded each day’s progress and the amount of money he spent in his diary. Richard Dews of Middlebury donated Weaver’s diary to the Middlebury Historical Society.

In this scanned image from an 1890 New Haven Palladium newspaper, Franklin Weaver is seen astride the 48-inch bicycle he pedaled across the U.S. that year.

In 1890, at the age of 19, Franklin Everett Weaver crossed our great continent and saw a great swath of America town by town.

Many people have accomplished this feat, but what made his effort most extraordinary was that his journey was performed on a 48-inch, old-fashioned, highwheeled Eagle bicycle made in Connecticut. Frank was a member of the New Haven Bicycle Club and held the club’s records for road and long-distance rides, according to an article by Charles Meinert, the bicycle history consultant on The Wheelmen website, which is dedicated to the love of everything having to do with bicycling. It is www. thewheelmen.org.

Frank was born in a farming family Nov. 1, 1870, in New Bedford, Mass., to William and Sophia (Lake) Weaver. William was a Civil War veteran, and Frank used his journey to visit some Civil War battlefields in the South where his father had fought. His 1954 obituary in the Waterbury Republican said he paid for his trip’s expenses by writing articles for a children’s magazine and his hometown New Haven newspaper. After his trip, he was hired by the Eagle Bicycle Co. of Stamford to do promotional work and later was offered a position with the American Brass Co., where he eventually became vice president in charge of sales, and settled with his wife and family in Waterbury.

Some of Frank’s handwritten journal, which is in the possession of the Middlebury Historical Society (donated by Mr. Richard Dews of Middlebury), records his peregrination. Long thought to have been burned in a fire in Waterbury, this historic notebook (including a few charred pages) actually survived the fire and provides a personal glimpse of his trip that was recorded in many newspapers of the day.

Frank mailed letters describing his progress every day or so, and newspapers in many locales carried the details of his trip.

For example, he wrote, “In riding over the Missouri Pacific road I came pretty near putting a full stop to my cross-country ride. I struck a single-track trestle bridge over a stream and started to push the wheel across.

There was a short curve at one end of the bridge. I never thought of the danger of an approaching train in that deserted country, and was contentedly driving along when I heard the shriek of a locomotive whistle and almost before I had time to think the train came thundering around the curve. It was a ticklish place for a minute, and I didn’t quite

know what to do. I didn’t want to lose my wheel so many miles from a city, and I didn’t want to meet that engine in a hurry either. Finally I just dropped the wheel over the end of one of the sleepers that projected and it hung there. It didn’t take me long to follow suit, and I got out of the way just in time, as one always does if one doesn’t, so to speak” (San Francisco Examiner, ca.

August 1890).

Each day Frank recorded in his journal the towns he had passed through, the distance he had traveled and his costs. On some days, he added notes. He began his journey April 21, 1890, at 5:55 a.m. in New Haven, Conn.

He encountered an awful storm in Kennett Square, Pa., April 25 (“awful experience in mud,” he noted), and it took him 5¾ hours to go just 21 miles. By April 29 he was peddling through the streets of Baltimore, Md.; two days later he cruised through Washington, D.C.; and May 3 he visited the Luray Caverns of Virginia, which cost him $1, and stayed nearby in a hotel for $2. May 8, he took the day to sightsee in Hagerstown, Md., and then proceeded to Frostburg, Md., and then west to Uniontown and Brownsville, Pa., where he was sick for a day.

His odyssey took him through Cambridge, Ohio, May 17; Indianapolis, Ind., May 22; St. Louis, Mo., May 30 (the hotel there cost him a whopping $7); Kansas City

by June 12; Dodge City, Kan., by June 21; Pueblo, Colo., by June 27; and Pike’s Peak, Colo., by June 30. He did more sightseeing in Leadville, Colo., and arrived in Salt Lake City by July 16. By Aug. 2, he had reached Sacramento, Calif., a total distance of 3,901 miles in about 100 days at a cost of $310.55.

An editorial in the New Haven Palladium right after his journey said, “The young man’s journey of nearly 4,000 miles was not accomplished in a spirit of bravado, nor as a test of brute force. It was a summer outing taken by a gentleman who had developed a fondness for the joys of bicycle riding, if not a marvelous skill in making the machine go. To us such experiences as his attest, not only the great value of the bicycle as a practical road machine, but its availability as a companion for a cheap, restful and healthful outing – be the journey one day or three months.”

Bob Rafford is the Middlebury Historical Society president and Middlebury’s municipal historian. To join the society, visit MiddleburyHistoricalSociety.org or call Rafford at 203-206-4717.

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The Iwo Jima Memorial Historical Foundation Inc. will hold its 5th Annual VJ Day Candlelight Ceremony of Remembrance Saturday, Aug. 17, at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend this free event and participate in this solemn ceremony by remembering a deceased loved one who served at any time in the U. S. armed forces.

The Newington Memorial Funeral Home is once again generously co-sponsoring this event and assisting in the ceremony. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Newington Memorial Funeral Home at 20 Bonair Ave. in Newington. A brief ceremony there will be followed by an escorted procession to the National Iwo Jima Memorial, where the second part will take place.

Parking at the memorial is extremely limited and will be reserved for the elderly, handicapped, presenters and motorcycles. Those wishing to attend are strongly urged to first go to the funeral home where a bus to the memorial will be provided.

In case of rain, the entire ceremony will take place at the funeral home.

The ceremony will remember and honor all of America’s veterans who served at any time in the armed forces and who have since passed away or who were KIA/MIA/POW. Among those being remembered are the 100 Connecticut servicemen who were killed in action during the

World War II Battle of Iwo Jima.

The public is invited to participate by remembering any special veterans in their lives who have passed away.

The ceremony will include singers, bagpipes, an invocation, speakers, taps, a rifle salute, a riderless horse and the lighting of candles. The public is invited to call the name of a loved one and toll the bell for each. Everyone is invited to bring a photo of the veteran they would like to remember and place it on the “Wall of Honor” or email it for inclusion on a digital photo frame. This event has been designated as the National Hub for the “Spirit of ’45” events in Connecticut, which celebrates the “can do” attitude of the “greatest generation.”

The Iwo Jima Memorial Historical Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to maintain the National Iwo Jima Memorial, educate others about the history of the Battle for Iwo Jima and perpetuate the memory of those who fought and died there.

Sponsors and volunteers are needed to help with this event.

For more information, please contact Gary Roy at 860-2919666 or email SOSIwoJima@ yahoo.com. You also may visit the Iwo Jima Survivors website or Facebook page at www.SOSIwoJima.com, where more information will be posted as it develops.

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Club to assemble 80 backpacks When the last day of school finally comes, parents are thrilled to be taking a break from the school year hustle and bustle, but that is exactly when the Southbury Women’s Club (SWC) starts getting ready for the first day of school in the fall.

Before school starts, the club will assemble approximately 80 backpacks filled with school supplies for Southbury children in need. This year the Mustard Seed Fund has graciously contributed

a portion of the expenses for this project. To fully fund the project, SWC is relying on Southbury residents to be generous with their contributions in an effort to meet this need for local children.

Collection jars have been placed at cash registers in stores around the community, including at Patty’s Pantry, the Southbury Labonne’s and Leo’s restaurant.

Please keep an eye open, and when you see one of the jars, consider the less fortunate and re-

member no amount is too small.

It all adds up for a good cause.

SWC also is seeking sponsors for this project. If you or your business is interested in contributing, or if you would like more information, please contact Kristen at 203219-0478. Donations for this project in any amount are always welcome and can be sent directly to Southbury Women’s Club, ATTN: Operation Backpack, P.O. Box 195, Southbury, CT 06488.

The Southbury Women’s Club

has been serving the Southbury community since 2001. Membership is open to women ages 18 and older who are interested in serving their community. There also is a Juniorettes club for girls ages 9 to 18. Meetings are the third week of the month. For the meeting schedule or for more information on the SWC, please visit www. southburywomensclub.org or contact Liz McConnon, membership chairwoman, at southburywomensclub@yahoo.com.

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Create a Lifetime of Love Nuggets for Life

By CYNTHIA DE PECOL tos” and live instead in the “want tos.”

If you have children, cherish every single moment, and nourish them outside the box by allowing your innocent intuitive self to take over. No need to “hide” and “mask” veggies.

They’ll love them by visiting farms, meeting the farmers, digging in the earth and seeing where real food comes from.

Take them apple-, blueberryand peach-picking to engage kids in a natural local food supply. Teach them how to eat seasonally.

Listen actively, consciously and happily when they talk, answering all their many questions to instill and foster lifelong curiosity for learning. Honor their unique flourishing ways and teach them to be self-referred.

Compliment them every day and tell them you love them by looking into their eyes. Let them eat with their fingers. Flow with them. Learn from them. Be amazed by them.

Do nice things, little things, surprising things in the name of joy and fun and hold a sense of curiosity about people, places and things. Put your attention on achievements, and let the failures and losses in life teach you wisdom, strength and keeping up.

Focus on the good stuff, the stuff of dreams, bliss and bigness.

Live with dispassionate compassion and effortless effort.

And as the years float on, change what you can, flow with what is, and feel the essence of grace, grit and the glow that a lifetime of love can show. To stand the test of time, tend to your garden of love with a wideopen heart; a healthy bright mind; and a noble, humble spirit.

May you always feel the abundance of blessings in your life!

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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A science and safety lesson for kids The Woodbury Parks and Recreation Department is offering science classes for kids Aug. 5 to 9. Velya Jancz-Urban, former Connecticut high school English/ history teacher and elementary gifted/enrichment teacher created the “How Cool Is That?!” classes and encourages her students, “Don’t just think outside the box, let’s totally avoid the box!” Contact Jen Miller at jmiller@woodburyct.org for registration information.

The classes offer inquirybased, age-appropriate, messy yet educational science activities for children. (Messy meaning that kids will not be glued to their chairs doing worksheets!) These are hands-on classes, and children will be active participants in their learning, not passive observers. Today’s young people will vote on policies such as stemcell research, nuclear power, global warming and teaching evolution, which hinge on an understanding of science. Visit www.howcoolisthat.name for more information.

A cantaloupe is used to demonstrate the value of wearing a helmet when bicycling.

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Middlebury Parks & Recreation Summer Science Programs Hyper Peppy Robotics A Sciensational Workshops for Kids Inc. instructor will lead this workshop for 7- to 12-year-olds Monday to Friday, Aug. 12 to 16, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center.

Make your own Hyper Peppy Robot! It’s sound activated … the clap of your hands gets it moving!

It has a very sensitive touch/ sound sensor, so when it comes in contact with an object it will automatically go into reverse and then turn left before embarking on a new course!

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Hormones Can Cause Female Facial Hair

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I’m a 26-year-old woman with an embarrassing problem. I’m growing a mustache. What causes this? I have started to shave, but I worry that shaving is going to make the The Community Papers of hair grow faster and coarser. I see some hair on my breasts, too.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: 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.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: This is a silly question, but I’d like to know: Why do men spit so much?

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1. Who was the last Detroit Tigers player before Miguel Cabrera (2011-12) to lead the American League in batting average in consecutive seasons?

2. In 2012, the Angels’ Kendrys Morales became the third major-leaguer to homer from both sides of the plate in the same inning. Name the first two to do it.

3. Who has the longest tenure as the Cincinnati Bengals’ head coach?

4. How many times has Louisville’s men’s basketball team reached the Final Four?

5. Name the last time the current Winnipeg Jets franchise reached the NHL playoffs.

6. Who is the only player to score in every season of soccer’s English Premier League?

7. In 2013, light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins, 48, became the oldest boxer to win a major title. Who had held the age record?

Answers 1. Ty Cobb, 1917-19.

2. Cleveland’s Carlos Baerga (1993) and Mark Bellhorn of the Chicago Cubs (2002).

3. Marvin Lewis has coached the team for 10 seasons (2003-12).

4. Ten times, winning the championship in 1980, 1986 and 2013.

5. It was 2007, when the franchise was based in Atlanta.

6. Ryan Giggs, who has had at least one goal in 23 seasons.

7. It was also Bernard Hopkins, who won the WBC light heavyweight title in 2011 at age 46.

This week’s column is dedicated to my niece, who just got engaged. Congratulations, Dayna and Jay! New love, exciting times and a lifetime of love stretch before you. Hope abounds with joy and happiness part of your every day. I offer gifts of gentle reminders for ways to enhance, embrace and enjoy your life together; word gifts to uplift and inspire your lives in the here, now and beyond, wrapped up in ideas for all my readers to enjoy.

This week’s nuggets for life offer interesting perspectives on living a lifetime of love. Love is a verb. Listen with love. Speak with love. See through the eyes of love.

Touch with love. Taste with love.

Giggle, laugh, be footloose and fancy-free.

Be present in the moment and undistracted. Cultivate happiness from within for stable, deep, inner peace and more harmony in your home. Be tender and sweet. Create beauty and tidy Zen-like spaces for less accumulation and more room for love.

Keep your body temple healthy. Eat lots of color, seasonally, locally, with water your beverage of choice. Use the milk of human kindness as nectar to rise above the web of human annoyances and live an untethered, masterful life. Keep animals in your life at all times, feeding them limited-ingredient highquality food. They’re amazing gifts of unconditional love, play, intelligence and connection to spirit – enjoy them.

Give more than you get. When you’re down, upset or otherwise unhappy, take better care of yourself instead of projecting a sharp tongue or mean action.

When waves of hurt or disappointment visit, see them as gifts in disguise. Don’t let the lure of temptation steer you from the love path. Be transparent in everything so you feel safe, secure and trusting. Be nice to everyone, cordial and discerning. You never know when an angel is right in front of you.

Switch it up. Live someplace new and different at least once in your life together. Be creative with routines and cool habits. Be clear and simple. Forgive easily and quickly all the little things to stay balanced with yourself and each other. Let go of the “need

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LEGAL NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF CERTIFICATION OF LEGAL NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF CERTIFICATION OF PARTY-ENDORSED CANDIDATES FOR MUNICIPAL PARTY-ENDORSED CANDIDATES FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES INCLUDING NOTICE OF “UNDERENDORSEMENT” OFFICES INCLUDING NOTICE OF “UNDERENDORSEMENT” FOR SOME OFFICES (PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SOME OFFICES (PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE AND REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED BY OF THE STATE AND REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED BY MUNICIPAL CLERK UNDER CONN.GEN. STAT. §9-395) MUNICIPAL CLERK UNDER CONN. GEN. STAT. §9-395) A certified list of Democratic party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Middlebury for election as Selectman, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Board of Finance, Police Commissioners, Water Pollution Control Authority and Pomperaug Valley Water Authority is on file in my office at 1212 Whittemore Road, Middlebury, CT, and copies thereof are available for public distribution.

The certified list as received includes fewer names of party-endorsed candidates than the party is entitled to nominate for the following offices:

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Certified nominated First Selectman 0 1 Board of Finance 1 2 Board of Assessment Appeals 0 1 Water Pollution Control Authority 1 2 Library Trustees Full Term 0 2 Library Trustee to Fill Vacancy 0 1 For Two Years Regional Board of Education 0 2 A Primary will be held September 10, 2013, if, for a particular office, the number of party-endorsed candidates plus the number of candidates filing petitions pursuant to Sections 9-382 to 9-450 of the Connecticut General Statutes exceeds the maximum number which the party is entitled to nominate for that office. Petitions must be filed not later than 4:00 P.M. of August 7, 2013. Petition forms, instructions and information concerning the procedure for filing of opposing candidacies, including schedules, may be obtained from: Thomas McCormack, Democratic Registrar of Voters 1212 Whittemore Road, Middlebury, CT 06762 203-577-2061

A certified list of Republican party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Middlebury for election as First Selectman, Selectman, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Board of Finance, Board of Assessment Appeals, Police Commissioners, Water Pollution Control Authority, Library Trustees Full Term, Library Trustee To Fill Vacancy for Two Years, and Regional Board of Education is on file in my office at 1212 Whittemore Road, Middlebury, CT, and copies thereof are available for public distribution.

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faucet. There are plenty of instructions available to fix this problem on the most common types of faucets – there is the basic compression faucet, but there are also ball, disc and cartridge types. And each manufacturer and model has slight differences – sometimes it’s just chrome finish versus brushed steel, but others have unique peculiarities.

What if, for example, there’s a problem with a cartridge-type faucet, but when your cousin follows repair directions exactly, the faucet doesn’t work? He’s got to look at other sources or listen to other advice. I’ll give you an example.

My mother called a plumber to install a new cartridge-type faucet recently. She used to do this kind of improvement herself, but in the past few years has decided against complex DIY projects. The plumber installed the faucet, but was stumped because it didn’t work. What to do? My mother had already called the manufacturer and learned the cartridge had to be installed in a

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Appliance and part manufacturers often include customer service numbers on product packaging. Before returning an item to the store because of a problem, contact the manufacturer to see if another solution is available.

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A Progressive and Informed Approach to Tree Care and Removal

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It can be pretty difficult to convince a new DIY’er that the instructions for a project aren’t always exactly right. That might seem odd coming from a homeimprovement column that offers advice on various projects, but real-life experience offers variables written instructions can’t always predict.

There’s a lot of ego wrapped up in fixing things yourself, especially when it’s on your own property. So being told you’re wrong about a repair step can be tough to process.

What do I mean by instructions that aren’t always right?

Well, instructions for many repairs are given as general instructions – they don’t address specific brands or models, or the exact problem you’re facing. Take, for example, repairing a dripping

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specific sequence. Once she convinced the plumber to follow her initial instructions, the faucet worked perfectly.

For my mother, tact wasn’t a big problem because the plumber was getting paid to do the job.

Since your cousin is family, convincing him to do a job a bit differently from the instructions may take some work. Be patient, make recommendations calmly (like, “hey, why not try this?”) and don’t threaten to leave if he doesn’t follow your advice.

If it’s too stressful to work with your cousin, and giving it one more try doesn’t work, then perhaps it’s wiser to just make yourself unavailable for DIY jobs at his place.

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Saturday evening, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m., Flanders Nature Center in Woodbury will host nationally renowned gardener, author and creator of the very first Fairy Festival, Betsy Williams, for a lecture and joy-filled, magical evening.

Williams teaches and writes about living with herbs and flowers, lecturing throughout the U.S. She has appeared on the Discovery Channel, and her gardens and floral work have been featured in books, national magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times, The American Gardener, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living Gardner and Traditional Homes. She is the author of several books on the uses and stories of herbs and flowers. Her latest book is, “Are

There Fairies at the Bottom of your Garden? Growing Up Green with the Fairies.”

The focus of the evening will be the celebration of “fairies in the garden.” What are garden fairies, where do they live and

This sweet feline came in with his brother. They were surrendered to us as their owners were moving and could no longer care for them. After eight long years of being adored, they were thrust into an unknown shelter with people they did not Flanders Nature Center and know. Lucky is beautiful, absolutely lovable and Land Trust in Woodbury has very friendly! launched the public portion of For more information on these animals, as well as others at Meriden Humane Society (MHS), email its “50th Anniversary Campaign” meridensociety@sbcglobal.net. MHS is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., and volun- to raise $1 million and increase teers can be available to meet with you through an appointment. MHS is at 311 Murdock Ave. in Meriden. the resources available to enhance the organization’s educational programming, update and P UZZLE renovate current facilities, and SOLUTIONS: acquire and preserve open space properties.

Flanders has been quietly raising funds since 2012 and has received $383,000 in gifts and pledges to date. Among those gifts is a $250,000 contribution from the David, Helen and Marian Woodward Fund, which FEATURING ALL LOCAL GAMES ON OUR 8 HDTVS! spearheads the campaign and establishes the David, Helen and Marian Woodward Outdoor Science and Learning Center at Flanders. The contribution is a one-to-one match for all other Monday to Thursday Large cheese pizza Takeout only donations to the campaign.

With this coupon & Our Big Salad “We are indeed privileged to receive this transformational gift from The Woodward Fund to support our vision of establish530 Middlebury Road ing an outdoor science and (Village Square Plaza) Middlebury learning center – one of the key like us on facebook: www.facebook/towntavernandpizza elements of our capital campaign,” said Arthur Milnor, execOPEN Hours: Mon - Fri 11 am - 11 pm / Sat 12 - 11 pm / utive director of Flanders.

Sun 12 - 10 pm - Bar open until midnight 7 DAYS “Flanders has long been regarded for our science-based educational programs, which, with the help of this gift, can be expanded to reach more constituents and enhanced to include a STEM-based curriculum.”

The year 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of Flanders as a nature center by Woodbury farmer, artist and environmentalist Natalie Van Vleck.

She had a vision to preserve her farm and land on Church Hill Road in order to provide education to the public around nature, art, farming and the environment, to preserve rural traditions of the land and to actively acquire and steward open space.

Through the campaign, Flanders specifically seeks to: Enhance education programming for the Outdoor Science and Learning Center.

(Goal: $715,000).

For students, especially those from urban areas, being out in nature can be a transformational experience. In addition, area school systems, preschools and after-school programs are seeking STEM-based curriculum classes to meet this demand.

With assistance from the capital campaign, Flanders’ goal is to develop a curriculum based on S. T. E. M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) standards for children (pre-K to grade 8), offer in-school and after-school programs throughout the region (including urban areas and districts that currently do not benefit from Flanders’ programs), expand adult and family programming by offering a growing variety of farm, art, nature and land management programs, and add funds for stewardship of the land trust properties that offer the outdoor laboratories for the center.

Further Flanders’ commitment to the acquisition and preservation of open space, in perpetuity (Goal: $110,000).

Flanders currently preserves

and stewards more than 2,000 acres of open space in Woodbury, Southbury, Middlebury and Bethlehem, making it one of the largest land trusts in the region. Sufficient funds are needed to have an adequate reserve for the organization to respond in a timely fashion when properties become available. Monies also are needed for Flanders to manage its properties and become an accredited land trust organization.

Renew and reuse current facilities with limited new construction. (Goal: $175,000).

More programming space is needed as demand for Flanders’ educational programs and activities grow. To fashion Flanders into a hub for science-based learning and adult and family fun, renovations are needed to the South Barn and Van Vleck House. A new gateway entrance to all the properties and preserves, as well as a new bog boardwalk at the Whittemore Sanctuary in Woodbury, also are planned.

For more information about the campaign, call Flanders at 203-263-3711. Funding opportunities include capital, endowment or programmatic gifts, and gifts may be pledged over up to five years.

“With initial gifts such as that from The Woodward Fund, as well as 100 percent participation by our board of directors, the campaign is off to an impressive start,” said Milnor. “We are now increasing our fundraising efforts to expand on that generosity.”

placed with a proposed 30-inch pipe tying into an existing 30-inch system. He said it was not yet clear where the replacement would start, but said the construction would utilize silt fencing and hay bales to control flowing water.

Calabrese also described watercontrol problems at White Deer Rock Road near the entrance of Tyler Cove and Highfield, where no drainage systems exist. He said two new catch basins would flow water into a plunge pool and require drainage easements on a homeowner’s property. Calabrese said both projects would benefit from construction in the summer, and Bowler agreed to schedule a special mid-August meeting if final details were ready for approval.

An application for Raymond Brennan for a two-bedroom, 2,000-square-foot house on Ravenwood Drive was unanimously accepted for commissioner review. Professional engineer Brian Baker of Civil1 said curtain drains and catch basins were already in place. He said the placement of the house and driveway within the regulated area was limited by the contour of the land, placement of the septic system and well, and the existence of perforated town drainage pipes. He agreed to stake the house and driveway location for commissioner review.

The next regular CC meeting will be Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 26 at Shepardson Community Center.

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They say cats will eventually come down from trees; however, somehow Skylar didn’t get that notice! She was up in a tree meowing for days!

Once rescued, she was famished, tired and thirsty.

She is doing well after a much-needed rest, and we found her to be a charming and sweet girl!

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what plants are they especially fond of? She will speak about growing and nurturing garden flowers such as tulips and thyme, foxgloves and cowslips that are among the favorites of the “little people.” An entertaining lecturer, she will weave stories and legends throughout her informative talk.

While listening, event-goers will enjoy wine and a delicious meal made with locally grown fresh ingredients including some garden fairy favorites. It is guaranteed to be a memorable, very special evening. The cost for the evening is $35. Space is limited to 35 people, and payment is necessary with registration.

Please call 203-263-3711, ext. 10, to register.

No-Kill Movement Gaining Followers DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’ve read more and more reports recently of lost dogs being euthanized at shelters before even a posted grace period has passed – less than three days in some cases.

How can shelters justify this, and why am I seeing so much in the news about it? – Lila in Tucson, Ariz.

DEAR LILA: Some shelters have exceptions to their grace-period rules, and those exceptions vary.

It’s not a great answer for owners who worry about their dogs getting out and getting lost, and it’s tragic for owners whose pets have been euthanized at shelters with such practices.

There’s a growing movement toward promoting no-kill shelters, which house dogs, cats and other animals and do not rou-

tinely euthanize them, even if they’re unadoptable or unclaimed. You may be seeing the results of increased publicity by no-kill advocacy groups, which often function as watchdogs of the shelter industry.

Many argue it’s often necessary to have a program to “put down” ownerless dogs and cats, due to overpopulation. No-kill advocates rebut that the stray population is not as high as it’s made out to be, and that alter-

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native programs can be implemented to control the population without putting animals to death.

For example, nonprofits like No Kill Advocacy Center help shelters develop feral-cat trap/neuter/release programs and develop programs for pet retention (helping owners keep their pets) and foster care.

People who are concerned about accidental (or bureaucracy-driven) euthanasia of lost pets can learn from no-kill advocacy organizations about how to take action in their communities to reduce or eliminate this tragic circumstance.

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