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Friday, March 21, 2014

Woman celebrates birthday by giving to others

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Jill and Mark Fromowitz of Middlebury, both Webster Bank employees, celebrated Jill’s 40th birthday March 8 by holding a party at Build-A-Bear Workshop in Danbury. Their goal was to build as many bears as possible to donate to United Way of Greater Waterbury partner agencies Safe Haven, The Salvation Army and Family Services of Greater Waterbury. Along with their guests, they were able to build an impressive 82 bears, which they then distributed to the three United Way of Greater Waterbury partner agencies March 18.

Jill said she and Mark usually just enjoy being with their family for their birthdays. “We share a simple card and don’t share gifts,” she said. “For us to do a party was totally out of character for us.” But, she said, for her 40th birthday, she just felt compelled to do something.

“I didn’t need anything. I didn’t want my friends and family to give me gifts,” she said.

When she was trying to figure out what she might do for her birthday, she happened to book a birthday party for her 6-year-old at Build-A-Bear in Danbury. At her son’s birthday party, she saw how much joy the 6-year-olds were getting from building their bears and taking them home.

She also learned of a charity fundraising program involving building bears. However, with that program, you paid extra for the bear, and the extra money went to the charity.

“I wanted my kids to see what it meant to do something and then give it to someone in need,” she said.

With that in mind, she worked with Build-A-Bear Workshop to set up a bear build for her 40th birthday. She said the company was wonderful. “They blocked out six hours and donated six bears as well,” she said.

Through her employer, Webster Bank, she contacted JoAnn Reynolds-Balanda of the United Way of Greater Waterbury to find out which area charities might provide good homes for the bears. She ended up with three: Safe Haven, The Salvation Army and Family Services of Greater Waterbury.

The day of the build, more than 60 families and friends came and built bears. Jill’s out-of-state friends sent gift cards for bears, and 10 or 15 kids focused on building those bears.

Some families built multiple bears; some decked them out in full clothing. Some made birth certificates and put names on them.

“It was heartwarming to see friends and family come out to build bears. And it was heartwarming to watch the kids give kisses to the bears they knew would go to kids who would love them,” she said.

Wednesday, Jill and Mark took the day off from work and their children, Andrew, Josh and Seth, took the day off from school so they could deliver the 82 bears to the three charities.

Jill wanted her children to see where all their hard effort and all the love they put into the bears was going. At the last stop, Family Services took the kids on a tour of its preschool and Jill’s kids got to see who would be getting the bears they made with such love.

Mark is a lead systems analyst for Webster in New Britain, and Jill is a banking center customer service representative in Southbury. Other Webster Bank employees who helped with the bear-building effort were Terri Courchesne, a senior universal banker in Southbury, and Danielle Altieri, a branch manager II in Southbury.

Above: Jill and Mark Fromowitz of Middlebury and their sons,left to right, Andrew, 6; Josh, 10; and Seth, 10 (all students at Long Meadow Elementary School), are shown at BuildA-Bear Workshop in Danbury with the 82 bears they and their friends built to give to United Way charities. The bear-building event March 8 was a celebration of Jill’s 40th birthday.

(Fromowitz family photo) At left: Shown during the bear delivery to Family Services of Greater Waterbury are, back, left to right, Jill Fromowitz; Sandy Porteus, executive director of Family Services of Greater Waterbury Inc.; Mark Fromowitz; Josh Fromowitz and JoAnn Reynolds-Balanda, vice president of community impact for United Way of Greater Waterbury. Front, from left, Andrew Fromowitz and Seth Fromowitz. (Alison Skratt photo)

Connecticut companies among those settling with EPA BOSTON — Five companies in New England that store or use extremely hazardous chemicals are taking action to improve the safety of their operations, following settlements with EPA for violating federal regulations meant to prevent chemical accidents from occurring.

All five companies – two in Connecticut, two in Massachusetts and one in New Hampshire – were charged with violating Clean Air Act requirements that protect communities, workers and emergency responders from accidental releases of extremely hazardous substances, such as chlorine, ammonia, hydrochloric acid and sulfur dioxide. In addition, one company was charged with violating community right-to-know requirements that give neighbors information about hazardous chemicals in

their midst. Another was charged for failing to notify the National Response Center about sodium hypochlorite that spilled out of a ruptured tank that had no secondary containment. That tank was located near the Merrimack River in New Hampshire.

The companies will correct their alleged violations to ensure their communities, neighbors and first responders are not put at risk, and the companies will pay penalties ranging from just over $5,600 to more than $85,000 for violating provisions of the Clean Air Act, Emergency Planning and Community Rightto-Know Act (EPCRA), or the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

Additionally, two companies will make their communities safer by performing

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is why companies are required to implement safety precautions to prevent accidental releases of these chemicals.”

Companies that settled EPA allegations of violating the federal Clean Air Act or Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act were: Metal Finishing Technologies Inc. of Forestville, Conn., will take steps to significantly reduce risks and pay a $12,400 penalty for failing to properly address several requirements of the Clean Air Act’s Risk Management Planning (RMP) program and perform a Supplemental Environmental Project that will eliminate the use of chlorine gas at the facility at a cost of at least $54,000. The RMP program requires companies with certain amounts of very hazardous chemicals to develop and

implement a program to prevent accidental releases of those chemicals and to reduce any consequences from an accidental release. Metal Finishing Technologies was subject to RMP requirements because of its use of chlorine gas, an extremely toxic substance.

EPA conducted an inspection of the facility in December 2011 where inspectors documented 10 violations of Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act. The facility was required to maintain an up-to-date and complete RMP, including accurate information pertaining to facility contacts, process safety information and process hazard analysis; a review of operating procedures; training; a review of mechanical integrity of equipment;

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supplemental environmental projects that go above and beyond what is required by law. One of these projects involves the elimination of toxic chlorine, and one requires the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment to detect ammonia releases and automatically shut down ammonia processes in the event of a release.

“Failing to carefully follow chemical accident prevention requirements and chemical reporting requirements poses increased risks of exposure to dangerous substances for both people and the environment,” said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA’s New England office. “Hazardous substances must be properly handled to ensure that the local community and first responders are not subject to unacceptable risks. This

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24 vendors at indoor flea market and tag sale to benefit scholarship fund.

9 a.m to 3 p.m.

Church of St. Leo the Great Guild Hall at 14 Bentwood Drive in Waterbury Free admission; refreshments available. For directions, call 203-574-9761.

Songwriter’s Series What:

When: Where: Info:

New Morning Songwriter’s Series features Arlon Bennett, Lana Peck, Doug Mathewson and Marianne Osiel 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Upstairs community room at New Morning Market at 129 Main St. N. in Woodbury.

No admission; donations accepted. For information, call Doug Mahard at 203-266-6688.

Westover Fundraising Concert What: When: Where: Cost:

Glee club, chamber choir, acapella groups, instrumental groups, and hand bell choirs 7:30 p.m.

Louise B. Dillingham Performing Arts Center, Westover School in Middlebury Adults $15, Seniors and students $5. Westover students, children younger than 12 free.

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Book Review “The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business”

by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen (Random House, $26.95) Reviewed by Molly Ford “The New Digital Age” describes a vision of what life will be like in the future as digital technology continues to penetrate and refine every aspect of our daily life, from cooking to government surveillance.

The book is written by Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google and member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and Jared Cohen, director of Google Ideas and a former adviser to Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton. The authors support their hypothesis about the future with clever anecdotes from the past, both personal and historical, as well as brainy observations of the future implications of society’s presentday digital knowledge.

Full of stories and insights on how digital technologies could be appropriated by governments and those in power to oppress

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people, this New York Times bestseller spans topics as varied as the future perceptions of personal identity, government states, revolutions and terrorism. The ideas behind the new “code war” and the future of cyber-terrorism are simultaneously fascinating and frightening.

However, Schmidt and Cohen also clearly show how the same technology used behind different platforms could be used to empower and raise up the people.

Want to know how urban professionals might start their mornings in the future? This book has the answer.

Schmidt and Cohen guide you through these predictions of the future and how the world will transform in an intelligent, measured way. If you want a stimulating reference-based account of what your future may look like, this is your read.

For more reviews by Molly Ford, visit SmartPrettyandAwkward.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

Community Calendar Monday, March 24 Ethics Commission 6:30 p.m. ............................................Town Hall Conference Room

Tuesday, March 25 Economic and Industrial Development Commission 6:30 p.m. ............................................Town Hall Conference Room Conservation Commission 7:30 p.m......................................................... Shepardson, Room 26 Calendar dates/times are subject to change.

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Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department Call Log Date Time Address/Incident 03-10 17:54 Straits Turnpike/Old Waterbury Road. Threecar motor vehicle accident. No injuries. Fluids on roadway. SpeedyDry applied 03-11 10:16 1 Ridgewood Drive. Fire alarm activation.

Problem with smoke detector.

03-12 12:53 712 Watertown Road. Brush fire. Extinguished with booster line from Engine 3.

Accidental.

03-12 20:00 1 Ridgewood Drive. Alarm problem. Found power issue with smoke detector.

03-13 13:06 Route 64 near Four Corners. Motor vehicle accident with one injury.

03-13 15:01 459 Middlebury Road. Activated fire alarm.

Alarm was disarmed prior to FD arrival. No problem found.

03-15 21:10 176 Christian Road. Smoke in the building from malfunctioning pellet stove. Stove shut off and red tagged. Residence vented and metered.

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“Traveling Mercies” by Anne Lamott will be the topic of the third “Feed Your Spirit” book discussion Monday, April 14, at 1:30 p.m. at Gunn Memorial Library in Washington, Conn. The Rev. Cheryl P. Anderson and Anne-Marie Davenport lead this uplifting and indepth book discussion series that focuses on personal and spiritual growth and development.

The book, “Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith” by Anne Lamott, the bestselling author of “Operating Instructions” and “Bird by Bird,” is a chronicle of faith and spirituality that is at once tough, personal, affectionate, wise and very funny. With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, and humor, Lamott takes readers on a journey through her often-troubled past to illuminate her devout but quirky walk of faith.

In a narrative spiced with stories and scripture, with diatribes, laughter, and tears, Lamott tells how, against all odds, she came to believe in God and then, even more miraculously, in herself. She shows us the myriad ways in which this sustains and guides her, shining the light of faith on the darkest part of ordinary life and exposing surprising pockets of meaning and hope, and she reveals the hard-won wisdom gathered along her path to connectedness and liberation.

Anderson is pastor of the First Congregational Church of Washington. Her own eclectic spiritual journey ultimately led to a master’s degree in divinity from Andover-Newton Theological School and ordination in the

United Church of Christ. She has led the church in Washington for 17 years. Anderson has led adult studies in the history of Christianity and the Bible as well as studies of other faiths, including Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism. She is certified to lead contempla-

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Call the library at 203-729-4591 for the class schedule or to sign Filing for up. This program is funded by a Social Security generous grant from the ConDerek Dickson and Ted necticut Community FoundaKoppy, financial advisers with tion.

Waddell and Reed Inc., will presMeditation ent “Filing for Social Security: Flexibility and Choices for Your The ongoing meditation pracRetirement Income” Tuesday, tice will meet Tuesday, March March 25, at 6:30 p.m. This edu- 25, from 6 to 6:45 p.m. in the cational presentation about So- Reading Room. It consists of pecial Security filing options in- riods of meditation with time for cludes ample opportunities for discussion. Please arrive by 5:50 questions. There is no cost for p.m. as they start on time. attending the event, and you are welcome to bring guests. Please Gardening tips call the library at 203-758-2634 “Grow a Green Thumb This or stop in to register for this Year” will be presented Wednesevent. day, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. It’s time to leave the winter chill beWomen’s Study Group hind and beautify your surThe Women’s Study Group roundings. A gardener from the meets every Tuesday afternoon University of Connecticut Cofrom 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the meeting operative Extension Master Garroom. New members are wel- dener program will explain how come. to prepare your garden for the growing season, how to get your Knitting with Miss Anne soil tested, and offer tips on havKnit with Miss Anne Tuesday ing successful and healthy plantevenings at 6:30 p.m. She will ings. show you basic and advanced Scottish music knitting techniques.

“Maggie Carchrie: Music of Movie showings the Scottish Highlands” will be Wednesdays at 1 p.m., the li- presented Sunday, March 30, at brary shows a documentary 3 p.m. Carchrie, an award-winmovie. Selected topics include ning Scottish, Gaelic and English engineering, travel and history. languages singer and guitarist, Please call the library at 203-758- will present a spirited rendition 2634 for specific information on of the musical traditions of the which titles will be shown.

Scottish Highlands accompanied Fridays at 1 p.m., the library by pipes and traditional dancing. shows movies recently released Come along and be transported to DVD. Please call the library at to hills and lochs – kilts not re203-758-2634 for specific movie quired! titles to be shown.

The Middlebury Public Li- Story Makers meeting brary is at 30 Crest Road. The Elementary school children telephone number is 203-758- are invited to a meeting of Story 2634, and the website is middle- Makers, Tuesday, March 25, burypubliclibrary.org. starting at 4 p.m. The program is designed to inspire imagination and storytelling. Using richly illustrated cards for inspiration, the group will delve into inventComputer classes ing, writing and drawing stories for seniors of their own. At this meeting, The library offers basic com- they will explore “The Mad Proputer instruction for seniors. fessor’s Workshop.”

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tive prayer groups and retreats and regularly leads spiritual practice groups at the church. She has had training in transcendental meditation, vipassana, zazen, and centering prayer and her own 40-year meditation practice utilizes what she has learned from all of them to keep her spirit well fed.

Anne-Marie Davenport is a spiritual and bereavement care coordinator for hospice and a minister at the First Congregational Church in Washington, Conn. She holds a master’s degree in divinity from Yale Divinity School and a graduate certificate in women’s leadership from Hartford Seminary. She has facilitated spirituality, bereavement and book groups in both church and institutional settings. Anne-Marie likes to describe herself as “a spiritual mutt” and a Catholic-Evangelical-Congregational Yogi. Her spirituality is formed from many faith traditions – Kundalini yoga, life experiences, the 12 Steps and her work as a minister.

She is interested in and open to everyone’s journey. She lives in Washington with her husband, Jim, and their four children.

Copies of the book are available at the library circulation desk. Dates for the other discussions planned on Mondays at 1:30 are May 12 and June 9.

This program is free and open to the public. Registration is requested. Call the library at 860-868-7586 for more information or visit www.gunnlibrary.org. The Gunn Memorial Library and Museum is at 5 Wykeham Road at Route 47 on the Green, in Washington, Conn.

eastern corner of the state. WNPR/ Connecticut Public Radio’s John Dankosky calls the novel “fascinating,” and Connecticut author Martin Shapiro has described it as “compelling and timely … an epic story of history, money and politics that will make you wonder where America is headed.”

Please call 203-262-0626, ext.

130, to register for this free program. Refreshments will be provided compliments of the Friends of the Library.

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Robert Steele The Howard Whittemore Memorial Library is at 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. For information, call 203-729-4591 or visit whittemorelibrary.org.

Southbury Wednesday movie The Wednesday afternoon movie March 26 at 1 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room is based on a true story about Cecil Gaines, a devoted husband, father and White House butler who served eight presidents during the turbulent politics and civil rights battles of 20th century America. Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey head the large cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave, Robin Williams and a host of cameo appearances by various familiar actors.

Due to licensing and copyright agreements, film titles cannot be listed. The room has surroundsound theater with a listening system available. This program is free and open to the public.

Robert Steele book talk, signing

Region 15 schools are observing Youth Art Month again this year by displaying local student artwork in the Gloria Cachion Gallery in the Southbury Public Library until Thursday, March 27.

Art created by students from Gainfield Elementary School, Pomperaug Elementary School and Rochambeau Middle School will be displayed. Held annually, Youth Art Month emphasizes the value of art education for all children and encourages support for quality school art programs.

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

Woodbury Calling Dr. Who fans Teens can drop in Saturday, March 22, at 2 p.m., for the Dr. Who 50th Anniversary special. “The Day of the Doctor” will be shown, and there will be Dr. Who trivia and crafts.

Color photo exhibit

Robert Steele, author of “The Curse,” will discuss his novel and sign copies of it Friday, March 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. Steele is vice chairman of an international marketing agency and has been a director of numerous companies, including the American Stock Exchange. His novel is set against the explosion of casino gambling that hit Connecticut during the 1990s, when two Indian tribes built the world’s two biggest casinos in the south-

The March exhibit features the work of Jeff Pudlinski, a selftaught photographer. Pudlinski tries to capture light within his shots just as the painter Eric Sloane did, but the photographs he takes have their own unique look. His photographs are oneof-a-kind images.

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

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Region 15 School Calendar Friday, March 21 PES Nutrition Week.................................................................8:30 a.m.

MES Stop & Shop A+ Program Ends GES Mother and Son Square Dance (Grades 1 and 2).............6 p.m.

Snow Date for Region 15 String Festival Concert........... PHS, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 22 Second Annual 5K Race/Sophomore Class Fundraiser..........9 a.m.

Sunday, March 23 No Events Scheduled

Monday, March 24 Policy and Curriculum.......... PHS Media Center Conf. Room, 6 p.m.

Board of Education.................................PHS AP Room 103, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 25 Left to right, Memorial Middle School (MMS) MathCounts coach Cristina Dias, Jasmine Su, Clara Ma, Westwood Sutherland and Usman Rahman formed an MMS team that finished second in the MathCounts regional competition and moved on to the state competition this month. Students from Rochambeau Middle School won first place in the regional competition. Teams that win in the state competition move on the national contest in May in Orlando, Fla. (Karen Kirk photo)

Wednesday, March 26

Middlebury Senior Center News Free tax help

‘The Price is Right’ and lunch

Free income tax assistance is provided at the senior center by the AARP Tax Aide program for low- to moderate-income taxpayers of all ages, with special attention to those 60 and older.

Call 203-577-4166 to obtain additional information or schedule an appointment with a certified AARP Tax Aide counselor.

Wednesday, March 26, at 12:30 p.m., the Visiting Angels will play “The Price is Right.”

There will be refreshments and door prizes.

Lunch before the game will be gourmet soup, chef’s salad, Italian garlic bread and assorted fruit medley. Please give a two-day notice if you would like to have lunch. Call 203-5774166 if you plan to attend.

Free hearing screening

Caregiver seminar

The monthly free hearing screening will Monday, March 31, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 be Wednesday, March 26. Please call 203- p.m., a free training seminar will show how 577-4166 for an appointment. to care for someone with mental illness and offer techniques on how to relieve stress.

The seminar is sponsored by the Western

Elementary Parent Conference....................Student Early Dismissal PES School Spirit/PB&J Day Connecticut Area Agency on Aging. For more RMS PTO Study Skills Enrichment.........................Room 5, 2:45 p.m. information, call National Family Caregiver Thursday, March 27 Support Program Coordinator Marissa Karp Elementary Parent Conference....................Student Early Dismissal at 203-575-5449, ext. 116.

RMS Softball Pitching Clinic........................................Gym, 2:45 p.m.

Rain Date RMS March Madness..................................................6 p.m.

Science National Honor Society Seminar.................................7 p.m.

Trips

Painted Pony restaurant As part of the Senior Dine lunch program, the minibus will go to the Painted Pony restaurant in Bethlehem Friday, March 28.

You must have a Senior Dine card to participate. If you do not have a card, stop by the senior center office to get one. If you want to go to the Painted Pony, call 203-577-4166 to reserve a seat.

Strength, sculpt and tone The center’s free, 30-minute strength, sculpt and tone exercise class meets each Tuesday in March at 8:45 a.m. While sculpting and improving strength and balance, participants work muscles to tone them and get some cardiovascular training at the same time. Please register by the Monday before each class. Apple Rehab of Watertown sponsors this 10-week class.

Reflexology session Monday, March 24, from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m, certified reflexologist Kim Stewart is offering 20-minute reflexology sessions for hands or feet. The cost is $15. Reservations are needed by March 21.

Cooking class Chef and wedding planner Corky Plourde’s cooking class will meet Thursday, March 27, at 9:30 a.m. Reservations are needed by March 24.

Sing along

Sing along with Oakville native John Elliott Friday, March 28, at 2 p.m. Elliott will sing the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Neil Tuesday, March 25, at 9 a.m., Diamond and others and wants fitness expert Brian Reynolds of his audience to participate. ResThunder Sports and Fitness in Wa- ervations are needed by March 27. tertown will lead participants in a one-hour flexibility and core trainSenior Center ing class. Participants will do a Book Club series of exercises to strengthen The center’s book club will retheir bodies and reduce injuries. view “The Art of Racing in the Reservations are needed by March Rain” by Garth Stein Monday, April 24.

Flexibility and core training

living, such as getting dressed.

Most of the participants spent about nine hours a day sitting.

The study looked at the level of moderate to vigorous activity.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, moderate exercise is effort rated as a 5 or 6 on a scale of 0 to 10.

Vigorous exercise is a 7 or 8 on that scale. One minute of vigorous activity equals two minutes of moderate activity. The study found that exercising for even 10 minutes at a time, for a total of

Saturday, March 29 Region 15 website: www.region15.org

Don’t just sit there There’s some grim news for those of us who aren’t active. A study out of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago found that if we’re over the age of 60, every hour in a day that we sit increases our risk of becoming disabled – by 46 percent.

But it gets worse. Even if we’re active at other times, it doesn’t completely offset the results of ... sitting.

No, the study didn’t say we definitely will become disabled if we spend too much time sitting (that’s a topic for other studies), but clearly the odds aren’t in our favor.

For the purposes of the study, researchers defined “disabled” as not being able to take care of our needs – the activities of daily

Friday, March 28 Elementary Report Cards Distribution MES Report Cards Home Mr. Pomperaug Practice........................................................ 1 - 5 p.m.

RMS Winter Pep Rally................................................... 2:03 - 2:45 p.m.

GES Square Dance Grades 1 and 2.................................. 6 - 6:45 p.m.

GES Square Dance Grades 3 to 5...................................... 7 - 7:45 p.m.

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

RMS Softball Pitching Clinic........................................Gym, 2:45 p.m.

MES Kindergarten New Parent Orientation.............................7 p.m.

GES New Kindergarten Parent Night.........................................7 p.m.

LMES Kindergarten Parent Information...................................7 p.m.

150 minutes a week, as well as doing muscle-strengthening exercises two days a week, brings benefits.

For even greater health benefits, researchers suggest upping the two and a half hours a week of moderate activity to five hours.

Muscle strengthening can include working with resistance bands, yoga and weight lifting.

While those hours don’t use up all the sitting time we also engage in, it does help to even the risk score with less sitting and more moving.

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) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

7, at 10 a.m. New members are welcomed. Joanne Pannone facilitates the group. Contact the center at 860-945-5250 for more information.

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Bible study New Hope Anglican Church offers a nondenominational Bible study every Friday at 10 a.m. at the center. Join other seniors for the study and discussion. Reservations are not required.

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In Brief Songwriter’s series The New Morning Songwriter’s Series will feature Arlon Bennett, Lana Peck, Doug Mathewson and Marianne Osiel Saturday, March 22, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the upstairs community room at New Morning Market at 129 Main St. N. in Woodbury.

There is no admission, but donations will be accepted.

The songwriter’s series focuses on singer/songwriters and includes both local and touring acts in an “in the round” format where the artists take turns performing their songs. For more information, call Doug Mahard at 203-266-6688.

Flanders March hike The newly formed Flanders hiking group will have an early

spring hike Sunday, March 23, at 2 p.m. Everyone interested in getting outside to explore the changes brought on by the new season is invited to join them.

Whether you want to hike for better fitness, to lose weight, to make new friends or to connect to the natural world, come join Flanders naturalist Ms. Dianne to explore Flanders’ properties and hike together!

Those interested should meet at the Flanders South Farm House at 596 Flanders Road.

There is no cost for the program, which is appropriate for all levels of hikers. Please call for more information on the hiking group or to register for the early spring hike at 203-263-3711, ext. 10.

More information is at www. flandersnaturecenter.org.

D’Amelio/Hartley office hours

are open to the public, and there is a suggested lunch donation of $7.50 for adults age 60 and older.

State Rep. Tony D’Amelio (R- To RSVP, call 203-267-3177.

71) and State Sen. Joan Hartley (D-15) will meet with constituRelay for Life ents Monday, March 24, from 5 The Team of Denze and Co. of to 7 p.m. in the media center at the Greater Waterbury Relay for Kennedy High School at 422 Life is sponsoring their 12th anHighland Avenue in Waterbury. nual bus trip to Foxwoods Casino The veteran legislators invite Saturday, March 29. The cost is constituents to share concerns $35 per person. The package inand ideas and ask questions. cludes $20 slot play and either They’ll provide information the free buffet ($24 value) or a about the last legislative session $10 food coupon. as well as the current one. For Three buses will leave from more information, call D’Amelio The Harold Leever Cancer Cenat 800-842-1423 or Hartley at ter at 1075 Chase Parkway in 800-842-1420.

Waterbury at 1:30 p.m. sharp and to Waterbury at approxiIrish Jewish Mishmash return mately 11:30 p.m. Fifty-fifty Pierce Campbell returns for bingo will be played on the another “Irish Jewish Mishmash” buses, and there will be raffles Wednesday, March 26, at noon at and gifts. the Love and Knishes lunch proReservations must be made gram at the Jewish Federation of as soon as possible. For quesWestern Connecticut at 444 Main tions, please call Art Denze at St. N. in Southbury. Connecticut’s 203-755-5761 or Brenda Denze former state troubadour will re- at 203-757-1775. All proceeds go gale guests with his songs and to the Greater Waterbury Relay stories. Everyone enjoys the Irish for Life. This charitable event has tunes, kosher food and a lot of raised more than $31,000 in 11 laughs. Pierce is a much sought years. after singer/guitarist who hails from Woodbury.

MMS PTO fundraiser Lunch reservations should be Pies and Pints at 1 Store Rd in made by March 24. All programs Middlebury will have a fundraiser for the Memorial Middle School (MMS) PTO Monday,

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March 31. Pies and Pints will donate a percentage of all sales (dine in or take out) between the hours of 5 to 9 p.m. Some MMS teachers and staff will assist the servers from 5 to 8 p.m. There also will be a raffle with a number of items and gift certificates from local merchants. Please enjoy a great meal and support the MMS PTO!

residents; $35 for nonresidents.

Register at www.woodburyparksandrec.org. For more information, call 203 263 3113.

Common sense dictates that along with poverty comes a myriad of social problems for children and poor parents. Literacy is the number one indicator for children to succeed in school and parents to become self-sufficient. Needless to say, year after year and despite enormous amounts of money expended on education reform, many urban students are light years behind their peers academically. Positive education reform is always within our grasp. Quality education is a sound investment. Business as usual is the wrong approach and ought not to be tolerated. Parental involvement is a prerequisite for children to succeed in school and when necessary should be mandated. Talk is cheap when it is not accompanied by good common sense and commitment.

The children of America are our future. Therefore, we must provide quality education second to none for each of them.

During 2013 it became clear to the writer that America had a first class dysfunctional Congress, a mere shadow of the form of government envisioned by the founders of the Constitution.

Congress is no longer for “we the people.” It is an institution for elected officials and their friends.

Where are they when we need them to enact laws that are in the best interest for “we the people?”

They make their own rules, set their salary, enjoy the best health insurance benefits, ignore all the

limitations they place on “we the people.” They travel extensively at taxpayers’ expense with few positive results. Are they aware of the economic problems facing this country? Do they have a plan to go forward so that, once again, America can become the land of the free and the brave?

Let’s demand the following from our elected officials: • Provide quality education for all students regardless of zip code, • Develop and fund Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) courses in grades 6 to 12 with special emphasis on 21st-century skills, • Reduce foreign aid by 50 percent until the economy rebounds, • Restore and improve our infrastructure regardless of cost, • Reduce the crime rate and enact laws for the elimination of illegal weapons, • Lead by example, and • Create meaningful employment opportunities for “we the people.”

Surely, America can do no less.

Sincerely, K. Alexander Paddyfote, Ph.D. Middlebury

Chocolate Lovers’ vendors

Showcase and sell your edible sweets and chocolate delights or unique gifts at the Chocolate Lovers’ Spring Expo to benefit Easter Seals Sunday, April 6, from Beekeeping 101 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Crowne Have you always wanted to Plaza Hotel in Southbury. Call keep honey bees but didn’t know Faith Hull 203-754-5141, ext. 251. how to get started? Saturday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., North Church the Woodbury Recreation Deseeks vendors partment will host a beekeeping North Congregational Church class instructed by Mike Rice of Mike’s Beehives LLC. Rice will in Woodbury is seeking vendors go over the beginning steps of for its annual church indoor flea honeybee keeping, which in- market, which will be Saturday, clude an explanation of each hive April 26, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. part, installing bees into the hive, A single space is $35, and a doufeeding your bees, the life cycle ble space is $60. Bring your own of a bee, how to register your table or rent one for $6. For resbees with the state of Connecti- ervations and information call cut and why they should be reg- 203-263-5920.

Located at 11 Main St. N. at istered, the different roles of each the intersection of routes 6 and bee, some of the typical prob47, the church has ample parklems you might encounter in beekeeping and harvesting ing, and admission to the flea honey. Mike will bring all the market will be free. Proceeds equipment needed to cover all from the event will help support missions, programs and projects aspects of bee keeping!

The class will be held at the within the church.

Rec. House at 7 Mountain Road in Woodbury. The cost is $25 for

Letter to the Editor Many children in constant danger To the Editor: News stories of past and current events often remind us the corruption in the world is a direct result of greed and evil desires.

With the fear of losing control, we often become perfectionists, trying to fix problems, trying to fix others and indeed trying to make everything turn out the way we think it should. We cannot control the past or the future, we cannot control the weather and we cannot know everything there is to know.

As I write, time is passing before our eyes. The minute just passed will never come again.

We don’t have the power to change time and/or circumstances. We do, however, have the opportunity to use our time and talents wisely for the good of our fellow men. This, I believe, should be our resolve for 2014 and beyond.

Human beings are not in the miracle business. Consequently, they hold to the principle that lending a helping hand to the less fortunate has a way of making good things happen.

Each of us has a basic need for good health, shelter and a divine purpose for living. It is our duty to make the world around us a better place. Are you aware that many of our children are in constant danger due to neglect, disease and starvation?

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Psychic to appear Saturday Psychic spirit medium and paranormal researcher Lisa Lanno will appear in “Messages from the Other Side” Saturday, March 22, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Phoenix Stage Company at 686 Rubber Ave. in Naugatuck. During the evening, Lanno will do random readings for audience members, help them connect with loved ones who have passed, receive their validations and messages and give attendees an opportunity to ask a psychic a question. The event also will include a raffle for a full tarot card reading, a fundraising segment for Spotty Dog Rescue (www. spottydog.org).

In a telephone interview this week, Lanno said, “People think a medium is some spooky strange sort of power. All it really is is someone who can hear a different frequency than other people, just like your dog can hear things you can’t hear or they hear it before you.”

Lanno said all of us are somewhat psychic. “We all have some intuition,” she said. “We all have psychic skills.” She said many of us know that “I don’t want my child dating that person” feeling our intuition can give us when our teenager introduces us to a person they want to date.

She said she knew she was different but she was not sure how.

The psychic part started for her when she was 18 or 19. She started with the ability to do what is called remote viewing. An example is being asked to describe a room you have never seen.

It wasn’t until she was in her 50s that she first heard someone talk to her. After a friend’s daughter committed suicide, she heard the daughter speaking to her, sharing details about the funeral Lanno could not otherwise have known. At the funeral home, Lanno discovered the details were correct. “Things like that kept happening,” Lanno said.

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Continued from page 1 and a complete and accurate emergency response plan. The failure to correctly prepare, update or implement an RMP for chlorine gas put the facility’s employees, emergency responders and the surrounding area at risk from accidental releases.

JCI Jones Chemicals Inc. of Merrimack, N.H., is a chemical manufacturing and distribution company specializing in water and wastewater treatment products. The company has agreed to pay $40,920 to resolve allegations it violated federal chemical safety laws at its facility in Merrimack.

Among other things, EPA alleged that JCI Jones violated RMP requirements by failing to adequately evaluate risks associated with storing and handling chlorine and sulfur dioxide in proximity to incompatible chemicals, such as sodium hypochlorite, and onsite traffic. In addition, JCI violated CERCLA reporting requirements when it failed to immediately notify the National Response Center of an accidental release of sodium hypochlorite from a ruptured storage tank unprotected by secondary containment and located in proximity to the Merrimack River.

Holland Company Inc. of Adams, Mass., manufactures chemical products for water treatment and distributes these chemicals and products from other suppliers to municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment plants.

Holland has agreed to pay a pen-

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Lisa Lanno Lanno said she does things a little differently than other mediums who appear at events.

“When I do a large event, it seems to be the day or two before, spirits of people’s loved ones tap me on the shoulder, and I see them in my mind’s eye.”

An example is a grandma that appeared to her before one event.

“She was just so feisty. I could see in my mind a group of people, and she pushed her way to the front and said ‘Me first.’” Lanno said the grandma said what she wanted. She was very bold and used four-letter words. She said she had a heart attack and passed from it. She loved her lilac bush and the garden in her yard and showed Lanno what the yard looked like. There were a lot of tomatoes in the garden. The grandma adjusted her eyeglasses all the time. Lanno saw the number six, an indicator the woman had six kids.

Lanno said she describes the people she has seen, like this grandma, and then asks her audience, “Can someone claim this person?”

During her event, Lanno will help audience members connect with loved ones who have passed.

“We usually start with grandma and grandpa, then moms and

alty of $85,166 for violations of Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act by failing to comply with the RMP regulations for its storage of hydrochloric acid at its facility. Holland stores hydrochloric acid, which is an RMP chemical, at its facility for use by PCA Systems (see below). EPA determined that from at least February 2008 until April 2010, Holland had violated hazardous chemical reporting requirements by failing to: (1) develop and submit a “Program 2 RMP” for hydrochloric acid; (2) develop an RMP management system; (3) complete a hazard assessment; (4) conduct a hazard review; (5) comply with operating procedure requirements; (6) comply with training requirements; and (7) comply with maintenance requirements. Holland has come into compliance by substituting the hydrochloric acid it was using with a safer, less concentrated hydrochloric acid that is not subject to RMP requirements.

PCA Systems Inc. of Adams, Mass., is a company related to Holland Co. (see above), and operates a facility adjacent to the Holland facility that uses hydrochloric acid. PCA and Holland share common management and coordinate their business activities. PCA will pay a penalty of $44,351for its alleged violations of the RMP regulations.

Northeastern Shaped Wire Inc. of Southington, Conn. manufactures shaped coil and wire and has agreed to pay $5,626 in penalties and to purchase and install a state-of the-art hazardous chemical detection and alarm system worth $26,625 at

dads, before we ease into children who have died,” she said.

“The hope is to bring them closure, bring them some comfort.”

She said she takes care to tell people she is not there to invade their privacy, and if she touches on a subject that is very sensitive, she asks people to let her know, and she will move right on. “I try to have a lot of empathy because we’ve all gone through grieving,” she said.

After a break in the event, audience members whose raffle ticket numbers are chosen will be able to ask Lanno a question relating to home, finances or family.

There also will be a raffle for a full tarot card reading gift certificate valued at $75. Proceeds from the sale of these tickets will go to Spotty Dog Rescue. Raffle tickets also can be paid for with two cans of dog food that will go to Spotty Dog. In addition to her work as a psychic, Lanno also helps families of the missing and murdered, but the paranormal aspect of Lanno’s work will not be part of the Saturday event. “People come because they want to connect with their loved ones,” Lanno said.

Lanno has appeared on Fox Connecticut morning news at 9 a.m. for Medium Mondays, live on-air readings, since 2012. She said she can connect viewers with loved ones who have passed, including pets.

Lanno’s websites are www.

LisaMLanno.com and www.

GONEparanormal.com. She is on Facebook under Lisa Lanno, GONE Paranormal and Lisa Mlanno. Sample readings are on YouTube.com under Lisa M Lanno & Lisa Lanno Tickets for the Saturday event are $25 per person and are available at www.BrownPaperTickets. com (Lisa Lanno) or by calling 203-632-8546.

their facility. This settles EPA claims that the company violated EPCRA by failing to submit timely chemical reporting forms for ammonia, chromium, nickel and copper during the annual reporting of the Toxics Release Inventory. The ammonia detection and alarm system to be installed at the Southington facility will be integrated with emergency controls to automatically shut down the ammonia processes upon detecting certain concentrations of ammonia and will automatically notify emergency responders in the case of a release when the facility is unmanned or unable to respond to a release on its own. At the same time as the settlement, EPA also issued an order on consent in which the company agreed to conduct a formal analysis to identify hazards arising from its use of anhydrous ammonia, as required by the Clean Air Act’s General Duty Clause, which applies to facilities where extremely hazardous substances such as ammonia are present (but not necessarily in amounts that would trigger more detailed RMP requirements).

Conducting the ammonia process hazard analysis and installing the detection and alarm system will minimize and mitigate the potential for ammonia releases at the facility.

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Westover concert to feature music groups Westover School’s music groups will perform in a concert Friday, March 28, starting at 7:30 pm in the school’s Louise B. Dillingham Performing Arts Center in Middlebury. Admission to the concert, which will benefit student aid for a concert tour of England in March 2015, is $15 for adults and $5 for seniors and students; Westover students and children younger than 12 will be admitted for free.

Westover groups performing in the concert include the school’s glee club, chamber choir, two a cappella groups, two in-

strumental groups, three handbell choirs, the gospel choir, and Westover students studying at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division. The Westover music directors are Bonnie Havery, Lucy Heidkamp, and Robert Havery.

This year’s concert also will feature a performance by a special guest choir, SingOut! CT, directed by Alecia Evans. SingOut! CT is a vocal ensemble for girls ages 8 to 16. Evans has worked as a choral director for more than 25 years in San Francisco, New Orleans, New York City and Con-

necticut. She holds a master’s degree in music from San Francisco Conservatory and a bachelor’s degree in music from the North Carolina School of the Arts.

The Westover concert program will feature choral music from around the world, including music from Africa, Austria, England, Israel, Japan, Russia, and Slovakia, as well as Americana sung by SingOut! Reservations for the concert may be made by calling 203-5774535. The snow date for the concert will be Sunday, March 30, at 3 pm.

Joan Felon

Mark Edward Tremblay

Mrs. Joan (Hardson) Felon, 97, of Middlebury, passed away peacefully at the Middlebury Convalescent Home on Tuesday, March 18, 2014.

She was the widow of John Felon.

Joan was born in Springfield, Vt., April 3, 1916, the daughter of the late Alec and Paulina (Sankoski) Hardson. She was founder and chef at many area restaurants including, Tradewinds Restaurant in Southington, Park Restaurant in Oakville and the Duck Inn in Plantsville. Joan also worked for Anchor Fasteners. She was a parishioner of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Church and a member of St. Olga’s Sisterhood.

Joan leaves her daughter, Roberta Kirilenko of Middlebury; grandchildren, Kenneth, David and Gary Kirilenko and Tina Mines; and greatgrandson, James David Kirilenko.

Joan was predeceased by her daughter, Antoinette Brennan.

The funeral service will be Saturday, March 22, at 10:45 a.m. at the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Church at 3125 North Main St. in Waterbury. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Russian Cemetery in Waterbury. Calling hour will be Saturday morning from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the church.

The Chase Parkway Memorial/ The Albini Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with Joan’s arrangements. For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www. chaseparkwaymemorial.com.

Mark Edward Tremblay, 57, a 32-year resident of Middlebury, died Sunday, March 9, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital after a long, valiant battle with kidney failure. Mr. Tremblay was born Sept. 9, 1956, in Evergreen Park, Ill., son of Hubert Tremblay of Huntley, Ill., and the late Helen (Hosty) Tremblay.

Mark moved to Connecticut in 1976, where he met the love of his life, Eleanor “Dolly” Tremblay, and within seven months they were married. Besides his wife of 33 years and his father, he is survived by his son, Oliver, whom he adored; his two sisters, Margaret and her husband, Donald Plass, of Sleepy Hollow, Ill., and Theresa Tremblay of Huntley, Ill.; his brother, Mike, and his wife, Suzette Tremblay, of Barnes, Wisc.; and several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and -nephews. He also is survived by his two brothers-inlaw, Cesar Almeida and his wife, Marcy, and Nelson Almeida and his best friend and golf partner, Jack Leahy, who was a big support to him throughout his illness. He also will be missed greatly by his dogs, Denny and Dea. Mark graduated from Post University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and was a member of Beta Kappa Phi. He was a senior analyst at Sikorsky, where he enjoyed working with Kate and his boss, Frank. He loved the beach and golfing, but his greatest love was his family.

A memorial mass will be held Saturday, March 22, at 10 a.m. at St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury. A reception will follow at Jesse Camille’s in Naugatuck.

His family wishes to thank the staff at St. Mary’s Hospital for their support and care shown to Eleanor and Oliver throughout their time spent at the hospital caring for Mark.

The physicians, nurses, cafeteria staff, patient transport staff, lobby receptionists and parking lot attendants deserve thanks for the empathy they showed. Eleanor also would like to thank good friends Lori Greer and Stephanie Argraves for their support.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Autism Speaks, 1060 State Road, Second Floor, Princeton, NJ 08540. The Southbury Funeral Home of Munson-Lovetere, 235 Main St. N., is in charge of arrangements. To send an online condolence, visit www.munsonloveterefuneralhome.com.

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Husband of Eleanor “Dolly” Tremblay

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Don’t toss food before its time We throw away a lot of food – both at the retail level and at home – for a lot of reasons.

On the retail level, food can be discarded because of damage (dented cans), overstocking, unpurchased holiday foods, spillage and blemished foods.

At home, we throw away food for even more reasons, including spillage, lack of knowledge about preparation and portion sizes, the aging of fruits and vegetables, uneaten holiday foods, and confusion over “use by” versus “best before” versus “sell by” dates on packaging. (Unfortunately there are no federal regulations regarding the date information except on infant formula. Some states require date information, but it’s not uniform.)

The Department of Agriculture has completed a major study on food loss, and it has come to some startling conclusions about how much food we throw away in one year.

On the consumer level: fresh fruit, 9.5 billion pounds; fresh vegetables, 12.8 billion pounds; poultry, 3.9 billion pounds; eggs, 2.1 billion pounds; fish, 1.5 billion pounds; milk, 10.5 billion

pounds.

Per individual, that means: fresh fruit, 40 pounds; fresh vegetables, 59 pounds; poultry, 13 pounds; eggs, 7 pounds; fish, 5 pounds; milk, 34 pounds.

When it comes to the calorie value of food that’s thrown away, two studies differ in their conclusions. One says it’s the equivalent of 789 calories per day. The other puts it at 1,400 calories per day.

It’s likely much food is thrown away simply because of the confusion over the dates. The Department of Agriculture explains: • Sell-by date – How long the store can display the product for sale.

• Best if used by (or before) – Use before this date for best flavor or quality.

• Use-by date – The last date recommended for using the product while at the peak of quality.

Cans: Canned foods are safe as long as they aren’t exposed to temperatures below freezing or above 90 degrees F, and don’t have dents, rust or bulges. (Another opinion: Go by the dates on the can.)

Eggs: Store in the coldest part of the refrigerator, not the door.

Use within three to five weeks of purchase. They’re safe to use after the sell-by date.

For more information, look for Food Product Dating on the Department of Agriculture website: www.fsis.usda.gov.

David Uffington regrets he cannot personally answer reader questions, but he will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Two of my children, a boy in the second grade and a girl in kindergarten, have been scratching their behinds for a week. I mentioned this to my neighbor, and she said they probably have pinworms.

That made me sick to my stomach.

How do I know for sure? If they have them, where did they come from? I have two other children.

Should they, my husband and I also be treated? I am really upset.

– A.D. ANSWER: Calm down. Pinworms are easily treated. They’re harmless and don’t indicate a lack of cleanliness in your home.

They’re found worldwide, and no stratum of society is immune to infection with them.

Transmission takes place when pinworm eggs find their way into another person’s mouth. Scratching embeds eggs under the fingernails. The majority of infections take place when an adult or child with pinworm eggs under his or her nails or on his or her hands touches another, and that person then transfers them to the mouth. In the digestive tract, an adult pinworm emerges in a month to six weeks. Infected people perpetuate the cycle of infection in their own bodies by transmitting eggs to their mouths.

The mature female pinworm travels down the digestive tract at night and deposits her eggs at or just outside the anus. A female lays more than 11,000 eggs.

They’re the cause of intense itching.

The diagnosis is made by finding the worm or its eggs. The best time to look is first thing in the morning, before the child has washed. A pinworm looks like a thin, white thread, about fourtenths of an inch (1 cm) long.

Make the search with a flashlight and a magnifying glass. Scotch tape, fixed to a tongue depressor or a similar object and pressed against the skin near the anus, traps eggs, which the doctor can

see with a microscope. The tape is fixed to the depressor with the sticky side on the outside. The ends of the tape are folded over to adhere to the two sides of the depressor. Mebendazole and albendazole do a good job of getting rid of the worms. All family members should be treated.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My doctor has me on a calcium tablet because I’m nearing the osteoporosis line. I’m 63 and never have taken any kind of medicine.

I hate to break my record.

Can’t I get enough calcium from foods to reach my calcium goal? Let me know what foods, please. – B.A. ANSWER: You can get enough calcium from foods, and it’s as good a way, if not better, of getting that mineral than are tablets and pills. Eight ounces of low-fat yogurt has 413 mg; 8 ounces of low-fat milk, 300 mg; 6 ounces of calcium-fortified orange juice, 378 mg; 3 ounces of canned sardines, 324 mg; 1.5 ounces of cheddar cheese, 306 mg; 1 cup of cottage cheese, 138 to 206 mg.

A woman of your age needs about 1,200 mg of calcium a day.

Most bookstores have small books with the nutritional content of foods, and they aren’t expensive.

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) 2014 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

Pomperaug High School Varsity Games March 21- 29, 2014 Baseball

Saturday, March 29.............. Danbury (Scrimmage) (H)..................... 1 p.m.

Boys’ Lacrosse

Saturday, March 29.............. Hamden Jamboree (A)....................10:30 a.m.

Girls’ Lacrosse

Saturday, March 29.............. Pomperaug Play Day (H)...................... 12 p.m.

Softball

Thursday, March 27.............. Seymour (Scrimmage) (H)..................... 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 29.............. Holy Cross (Scrimmage) (H).................. 1 p.m.

Boys’ Swimming and Diving

Saturday, March 22............. CIAC Open Swimming (A)................. 2:30 p.m.

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Brass City Ballet spring gala Saturday Brass City Ballet (BCB), a Middlebury-based nonprofit dance company, will present its spring gala Saturday, March 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Naugatuck Valley Community College’s Mainstage Theater at 750 Chase Parkway in Waterbury. The evening includes a performance, silent auction and champagne reception with proceeds to benefit BCB’s Margery Hall Fisk Scholarship Fund, which helps talented students pursue their dance education.

The performance showcases the BCB company in repertoire ranging from classical ballet variations and original modern works to the featured story ballet, “The Fantastic Toy Shop.” The original story, “La Boutique Fantasque,” is set in 1860s France.

BCB traded in 19th century Europe for an American toy shop in the 1950s.

Two families visit the shop at the same time, one American, the other Russian. The two families are entertained by several toys, including Slinky, Roberta Robot and International Dolls. A cameo appearance by Marilyn and Elvis has both autograph books and hearts fluttering. The Cold War heats up as the two families vie for the purchase of Bobby and Kendra, those perfect dolls of the era. With Bobby and Kendra due to be shipped off to Houston and Moscow, respectively, the rest of the toys, led by the indomitable Ballerina Doll, hatch a plot to thwart the separation of their two celebrity friends.

The cast includes members of the BCB’s preprofessional company as well as several local community theater actors. Laura Kirk and John Mullen portray the Americans, while Christine Harris and Steve Sorriero play the Russians. Patrick Hearn, well known for his antics in musical

guest artist Eleanor Barisser, a graduate of Barnard College who has shown her work in New York City at the West End Theater as part of David Parker’s choreographers series, Soaking WET. The evening features a post-performance champagne reception and a silent auction whose proceeds will go toward BCB’s Margery Hall Fisk Scholarship Fund. These scholarships help talented dance students with financial need pursue their passion in dance.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for seniors, children 12 and younger, and students with ID. Advance performance tickets can be purchased online at www. tututix.com or by calling 1-855222-2849. Performance tickets purchased at the door are $30 for adults and $20 for seniors, children 12 and younger, and students. Performance tickets are reserved seating. Tickets for the champagne reception are $25 per person and can be purchased separately by calling Brass City Ballet at 203-598-0186.

The roles of Bobby and Kendra are danced by Gabrielle Rodrigues of Waterbury and Richie Lucibello of Orange in the 2010 production of “The Fantastic Toy Shop.” This year, Kendra Sperry of Woodbury will portray Kendra, and guest artist Julio Alegria will portray Bobby.

(Dave LaBianca photo) theater, teams up with Michelle Duncan as Elvis and Marilyn.

The Ballerina Doll is danced by Kennedy High School senior and BCB company’s principal dancer, Sasha Biagiarelli. Kendra is danced by Kendra Sperry of Woodbury, and Bobby is performed by guest artist, Julio Alegria, who has performed and guested with several companies including Gelsey Kirkland Studio

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Brass City Ballet rounds out 2. Name the last major-leaguer the evening with repertoire works to play for all three New Yorkthat include classical variations based teams (Dodgers, Giand modern works. A new modants, Yankees). ern piece, performed by Pomp- 3. Who held the record for most eraug High School senior and career touchdowns in DiviBCB company dancer Courtney sion I college football before Buntin, is choreographed by Wisconsin’s Montee Ball broke it with 83 in 2012?

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Arrive in the present moment with each thing you do this week. 7. In tennis’ Open Era, who holds the record for most conGo on a mini eight-day physical secutive aces in an ATP challenge to increase your fit lifematch? style. Wake up expecting to have a fit day. Get outside and walk, Answers jog or run for 10 minutes. Do five minutes of stretching. The rest of the day, take the stairs and sit, stand and walk tall and proud, tummy in and shoulders back, keeping a smile on your face.

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I’ll try aerial yoga – what will you try? Be confident. Live in the moment. Be ridiculously happy for a day. Keep the sparkle of life in your eyes. Make every day a mindful March day!

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Live mindfully in March March is a time of renewal. It’s also the month spring arrives! Be aware of what you put in your mind, feeding yourself only healthy, positive, expansive, loving thoughts. Let your soul guide your actions intentionally, and breathe deeply into the now.

Feed your body lots of berries, bananas, broccoli, bell peppers and baby spinach with dashes of coconut oil here and there to begin spring detoxification.

Live mindfully by focusing on one task at a time, deliberately, slowly, so you can be really effective and get more done in less time. Make an effort to be fully present in all the moments of your day for a really incredible experience of life. Leave a little space of time around each thing you do to enjoy a sense of relaxed accomplishment instead of rushing on to the next thing and feeling overly busy all day long.

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Cultivate a state of mind where you want to do your work as if it really matters rather than doing it just to do it. Be cognizant of expanding your circle of acquaintances to include happy, positive people. Refuse to engage with texts, emails or Facebook exchanges that are projections from other people’s stuff. Make new friends with young children, teens, 20- and 30-somethings, the elderly or someone in between so your views on life can blossom.

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In the northern part of the country, it’s unlikely the lawn is ready for mowing. But homeowners here need to start unpacking and preparing lawn-care equipment for use. This is a good time to bring the hedge trimmers, saws, rakes and other tools down from their pegs. Wipe off excess oil and dust from the handles and clean dirt or rust spots from the metal blades or tines. Sharpen trimmer and lawnmower blades using a metal rasp, or take them to a hardware store or service that will sharpen them for you.

Bring out the lawnmower and prepare it for its first use. In the fall, you should have removed or emptied the gas tank, removed the spark plug, and removed the mower blades for cleaning and storage; now it’s time to put those back on.

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Health care enrollment fairs The New Haven Navigator and Access Health CT, Connecticut’s official health insurance marketplace, are holding free events to provide information about how healthcare reform will impact you and your family, explain how you might receive financial help and provide assistance in enrolling for healthcare coverage through Access Health CT. At the enrollment fairs, you can meet with an insurance broker or certified assister who can help you enroll in the plan of your choice. A checklist of documents needed for enrollment includes: (Please bring the following information for all family members who want to enroll in

coverage) birth dates; Social Security Numbers (or document numbers for legal immigrants); citizenship or immigration status and certificate of naturalization, if applicable; tax returns for previous years; employer and income information (for example, employer’s EIN number, pay stubs, and W-2 – wages and tax statements); and health care coverage information (policy numbers for any current health insurance and information about employer-sponsored coverage you or someone in your household is eligible for).

Residents do not need an appointment to receive free assistance; walk-ins will be helped.

Fairs near our readers are being held Saturday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the auditorium at New Opportunities Inc. at 232 North Elm St, in Waterbury (For more information, call Denise Martinez at 203-7590841, ext. 286.) and Tuesday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the auditorium at New Opportunities, Inc. at 232 North Elm St. in Waterbury (For more information, call Denise Martinez at 203-759-0841, ext. 286.)

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Please feel free to walk-in. Can’t find an event near you? Please call Elizabeth at 203-533-2610 to learn about other in-person assistance available in the New Haven region.

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Dautaj, Enkeleda / Silva, Ricardo E., aka to Federal National Mortgage Association (c/o Seterus, Inc. 14523 SW Millikan Way., Ste 200, Beaverton, OR 97005) on ½, 151 Northwood Dr. via FORC. Oemcke, Bernard F. / Oemcke, Jean P. to Eversole, Stephen E. on 1/9, 319 White Ave. via War for $355,000.

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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to DeAngelis, Thomas / DeAngelis, Patricia on 1/17, 110 Narcissus Rd. via War for $65,000.

Keegan, Paula to Mazeika, Laura / Mazeika, Richard on 1/17, Lot 23 Curtis Rd. (119 Curtis Rd.) via War for $420,000.

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Dietter Properties LLC to McAllister, Christopher Colin on 1/24, 155 Algin Dr. via War for $273,000.

US Bank NA, Tr. To Skabardonis, Cassie / Skabardonis, Christos on 1/27, 578 South St. via War for $462,000.

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Happy trails DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My 18-month-old Lab mix, Sadie, is old enough to go camping and hiking with me, but my two usual hiking buddies aren’t sure. They say we won’t be allowed to hike many trails with her, and she’ll be a distraction on trips. What do you think? – Bill in Franklin, Tenn.

DEAR BILL: Bringing your dog along on camping and hiking trips does take extra preparation and planning, but it can be a blast and an important experience for Sadie. If it’s important to you, make the case with your friends to bring Sadie along.

While many city, state or national parks don’t allow pets, a large number do allow them, with restrictions that vary depending on the park.

Go online and look up the areas you want to visit this year for their rules regarding pets, or call the park directly. List parks that absolutely don’t allow dogs versus those that do allow them.

If your friends won’t budge about Sadie, it doesn’t have to absolutely be your dog versus them. Plan some outings with your friends and some outings

with Sadie. If you want to camp or hike with a group, plan that with others who are open to bringing Sadie along. If you don’t know anyone, look for dogfriendly hiking groups on Meetup.com or at the local camping-supply store’s message board.

With that said, remember that Sadie needs to be well-behaved and socialized before taking her camping. Conduct obedience training daily and make sure she responds to your commands promptly. You need to be able to call her back from potentially dangerous situations while out hiking. Learn more about training Sadie and packing for your dog at REI’s website, www.rei. com.

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