051713

“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” ~ African Proverb

Prst. Std. U.S. Postage Paid Naugatuck, CT #27

FR EE

Bee Intelligencer Informing the towns of Middlebury, Southbury, Woodbury, Naugatuck, Oxford and Watertown A FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

Volume IX, No. 20

Health district switch unlikely

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury’s possible switch to the Pomperaug District Department of Health (PDDH) from the Torrington Area Health District (TAHD) at the end of this fiscal year (June 30, 2013) as reported in the Republican-American May 11 isn’t possible. James Rokos, director of health for the Torrington Area Health District said the agreement between the town and the health district will not allow a switch at that time. Meanwhile, it seems Southbury may require Middlebury to join the PDDH if Middlebury wishes to pool its medical insurance coverage with Southbury and Region 15.

Rokos said Middlebury initially signed a contract with TAHD. Later, the town voted at referendum to become a member of the TAHD. Members can withdraw, Rokos said, but the procedure for withdrawing is the member must notify the TAHD in writing by Dec. 31 of the year preceding the year of withdrawal.

To withdraw June 30, 2013, Middlebury would have had to notify the TAHD of its intention

by Dec. 31, 2012. If Middlebury does decide to withdraw from the TAHD, the earliest it can do so is June 30, 2014, and it will need to notify the TAHD of its plans no later than Dec. 31, 2013.

Middlebury First Selectman Edward B. St. John said the Southbury Board of Selectmen (BoS) was to consider medical insurance pooling at its Thursday, May 16, meeting which is after this issue of the paper is printed. St. John said he heard Southbury might require Middlebury to join the PDDH as a condition of pooling medical insurance with it and Region 15.

This reporter contacted Southbury First Selectmen Ed Edelson to confirm medical insurance pooling was on the Southbury BoS agenda. He said it was. He said the BoS would have to terminate the current two-party agreement between Southbury and Region 15 and then approve a three-party agreement among Southbury, Middlebury and Region 15. The agenda states, “Board action will be sought to terminate the contract with Region #15 and to sign the contract with Region #15 and the Town of Middlebury.”

Asked if he thought the Southbury BoS would sign the three-party contract, Edelson said, “I’d rather not speculate.

If they feel it’s best for Southbury and better than what they have today, they can cancel the current agreement.”

Asked about Middlebury joining the PDDH, Edelson said, “Clearly I have a bias because if Middlebury joins, Southbury will benefit.” We asked if Southbury selectmen might make Middlebury joining the PDDH a condition of Southbury entering the three-party medical in-

Friday, May 17, 2013

Celebrating getting older!

surance pooling agreement.

Edelson said he would not comment on the matter.

“I just hope we can move quickly,” Edelson said. “We are getting towards the end of the year and Anthem Blue CrossBlue Shield needs information for the new year that begins July 1.”

It is clear the three member towns in the PDDH would benefit financially if Middlebury joins the district. Costs would be spread among four towns instead of just Oxford, Southbury and Woodbury.

In an April 15, 2013, letter to Middlebury Board of Finance Chairman Michael McCormack, PDDH Director of Health Neil Lustig predicted the per capita rate Middlebury would pay would be $5.99, or a total of $45,301 per year.

Middlebury initially paid the TAHD $4.77 per capita. Chief Financial Officer Lawrence Hutvagner said the TAHD per capita fee had increased a very small amount in the third year. He was out of the office when the newspaper reached him and didn’t know the exact amount. It seems safe to assume it is less than $5.99, so Middlebury’s cost would increase. It appears current PDDH members are paying $7.73 per capita, so their rates would drop.

Lustig said, “We would love to have Middlebury join. It is my understanding when the district was formed in 1986 it was the founders’ intention to have Middlebury as part of the district.”

He said the district has tried three times previously, in 1992, 2002 and 2011, to get Middlebury to join, but each time the district has been turned down.

“I really don’t know why,” Lustig said.

He said when it comes to sanitation services and health inspections, the TAHD and the PDDH are similar. But, Lustig said, the PDDH offers many services the TAHD does not offer. It offers free or low-cost vaccinations for children, skincancer screening and preventive care such as hypertension monitoring at senior centers, a chronic disease management program and a program for seniors, “A Matter of Balance,” that helps those with a fear of falling.

Edelson said an important reason for Middlebury to join the PDDH is that emergency response services involve Pomperaug High School (PHS), which Middlebury and Southbury share as members of Regional School District 15. When the American Red Cross opened a shelter there after snowstorm Alfred and Hurricane Sandy, it was staffed by members of the PDDH Medical Response Corps.

And emergency preparedness drills also are held at PHS. McCormack said he has been looking into the plusses and minuses of Middlebury joining the PDDH. “Pomperaug seems

– See Health District on page 3

Celebrating May birthdays at the Middlebury Senior Center Wednesday are, seated, left to right, Sandy Goldberg, 75; Vincent Sullivan, 90 (May 15); and Ann Scoffone, 97, (May 17); and standing, left to right, Lawrence Joseph Nastri, 63; Joe Colabello, 91; Paula Girard, 87 (May 2); Virginia Verrinder, 87 (May 7); Don Chabot, 65 (May 16), Elsie Mellette, 84; and Barbara Lynch, 85. The senior center gives seniors in the lunch program a free lunch on their birthday.

(Marjorie Needham photo)

LPOS considers vinyl siding for Fenn farmhouse

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) at its May 14 special meeting discussed repairs needed for Fenn Farm and said that Logue Farms, Inc. of Woodbury would cut the hay in 2013. It is considering the use of vinyl siding or the Rhino-Shield product instead of paint on the farmhouse. The Rhino Shield website says it is a long-lasting exterior coating that gives the appearance of fresh paint with the durable longevity of vinyl siding or fiber cement siding. It describes the product as a ceramic coating.

Chairman John Cookson confirmed ceiling water damage found in the main house after a recent rain storm was caused by a rotted window board and not by defects in the newly installed roof. He said the damage could be covered by insurance if repair funds were insufficient.

Fenn Farm resident and former owner Rob Fenn said Wednesday the leak Cookson mentioned was not caused by a rotted window board. He said workers who installed the rubberized roof last November secured a metal strip at the edge of the roof by screwing it into a clapboard. The screw split the clapboard, and water entered the house through the split in the board.

Cookson said issues with foundation deterioration and bowing of the barns were documented and given to the selectmen’s office for budgeting. Cookson said $3,600 had been appropriated from $5,900 requested for maintenance and repairs. He said drainage trenches and fields looked good and probably wouldn’t need attention.

A replacement for the 38-year-old furnace is being quoted by David Dickson of AIMNET in Cheshire. The estimated cost is $5,000 to $6,000.

A cost of between $65,000 to $80,000 to prepare and paint the house at Fenn Farm and the need for periodic repainting were

the reasons given by Cookson for using vinyl siding or another product. The house is not listed on the National Historic Registry because it is owned by the town, Cookson said. He said the house had been treated with linseed oil in years past and that prevents paint from adhering. Repainting would require sandblasting and scraping of all surfaces, made more difficult by the many small additions and extensions added to the house over the years. The house would still need repainting every eight to 10 years, something he said the town wants to avoid. An estimator from Superior Finishes, LLC of Plainville will assess the house and offer recommendations.

Middlebury Town Historian Dr. Robert Rafford said Wednesday he hadn’t looked deeply into the issue of applying vinyl siding to the farmhouse. “I understand the LPOS is looking into the issue. I really don’t feel strongly about the issue,” Rafford said. “I know with historic houses that has traditionally been discouraged,” he said, adding the farmhouse dates back to the 1800s.

Fenn said, “I would much rather keep the old clapboards, but I’m reasonable, and if we can’t solve the paint problem, we need to do something. A good vinyl siding job would solve the problem. If I had my druthers I would rather stick with the paint, but if has to be repainted every 3 or 4 years I’m willing to accept it (vinyl siding).”

Fenn said the top priorities right now need to be the horse barn and the cow barn.

“The horse barn is going to fall down if they don’t fix the foundation,” he said. And he said the roof on the cow barn is 40 years old and needs to be replaced. “These are things that need to be done before they worry about painting or siding,” Fenn said.

“Rob Fenn has nothing to do with Fenn Farm,” Cookson said. He said the property is owned by the Town of Middlebury, and is under Middlebury Public Works and its Buildings and Grounds Department. The

LPOS Committee charge is to oversee Fenn Farm and work with public works to manage the property. Cookson said he and LPOS member Kenny Long are the two liaisons between the town and Fenn. “We make recommendations to the Public Works department, and Dan (Public Works Director Dan Norton) refers them to the Board of Selectmen.”

Cookson said he considered the horse barn a maintenance project rather than a critical project. “I don’t think it will fall down,” he said. “It went through the winter snowstorms without any problems.”

Middlebury Administrative Manager Bill Stowell said Wednesday he was unaware of the furnace, painting, structural repairs or vinyl siding jobs being put out to bid. “To tell you the truth, this is the first I’ve heard of that. No bids have gone out, and no one has talked to me. If any bids have gone out, they have not gone out through me,” Stowell said.

Cookson said it is too early for bids to be sent out. He said he was waiting to see if the town budget passed before he started the process. “I hope to start the bidding process by the first of June,” he said. Before the bids go out, companies have to be called in, their recommendations considered and specifications for the bids drawn up.

Cookson said First Selectman Edward B. St. John and Norton authorized him to look into the projects. He said St. John wanted Dickson to look at the furnace and give his recommendations for it.

St. John said, “I don’t recall John Cookson discussing the need for the furnace or siding with me at all. If there is a need, come to the Board of Selectmen, and we’ll talk about it and how we’re going to pay for it.”

The next regular LPOS meeting is Wednesday, June 5, at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall conference room.

Marjorie Needham contributed to this article.

Adoptable Pets................ 8 Classifieds....................... 7 Community Calendar....... 2 Fire Log........................... 2 In Brief............................ 4 Library Happenings.......... 2 Nuggets for Life.............. 6

Obituaries....................... 5 Puzzles........................... 7 Region 15 Calendar........ 3 Senior Center News......... 3 Sports Quiz..................... 6 Varsity Sports Calendar.... 6

Editorial Office: Email: mbisubmit@gmail.com Phone: 203-577-6800 Mail: P.O. Box 10, Middlebury, CT 06762 Advertising Sales: Email: mbiadvertising@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

Inside this Issue

saturday

May 18

sunday

May 19

Armed Forces Day

We thank members of the U.S. military services for their patriotic service to our country!

Maximize Your Harvest

Page 8

Great Strides Walk to Benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation When: What: Where: Cost:

9 a.m.

3.68-mile loop walk or run starts at 10 a.m.; music and activities.

Ballantine Park on Old Field Road in Southbury Donations for cystic fibrosis research. See www.cff.org/great_strides

Send mail to

P.O. Box 10, Middlebury CT 06762

203-577-6800

Visit us at 2030 Straits Turnpike, Suite 1 Published weekly by The Middlebury Bee Intelligencer Society, LLC - 2030 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762 - Copyright 2013

The Bee-Intelligencer

2

Duck Day will be June 2 Sunday, June 2, the Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce’s 8th Annual Duck Day and Race will offer for the first time a Haunted House, the Brass City Cruisers Car Show and numerous returning popular activities. Entry to Duck Day is free, and festivities will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, on Maple and Water Streets in Naugatuck.

The Duck Day and Race event has grown to be the largest duck race in Connecticut, attracting several thousand attendees. Festivities will include a full day of games, food and craft vendors, circus talent, business booths, live music and more.

Duck Race raffle tickets sold that day and in advance will make purchasers eligible to win one of 25 prizes. The top prize is $5,000. Tickets can be purchased at Corso Printing & Engraving, Mountview Plaza Wines and Liquors, Nardelli’s Grinder Shoppes, Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan, the Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce and the Waterbury Regional Chamber.

“In 2013, we are very excited to be offering for the first time a Haunted House. By popular demand, we are repeating two activities that we introduced in 2012, a ‘Halloween-in-June’ Costume Contest and a Dunk Tank,” said Lynn Ward, president and CEO of the Waterbury Regional Chamber, and the Naugatuck

Chamber of Commerce. “Winners of the costume contest will be eligible to win $5,200 in ‘creepy cash’ prizes.”

Halloween Costume Contest contestants should wear their costume to Duck Day and register at the “Halloween in June” costume tent on Maple Street between 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

The contest sponsored by Sarracco Mechanical Services will include cash prizes in categories ranging from children in pre-K to adults 18 years and older.

The Duck Day Dunk Tank will feature dunking of Naugatuck High School teachers, Naugatuck Tax Collector Jim Goggin and executives from Naugatuck Savings Bank, one of the event’s top sponsors.

The highlight of the day will be the Duck Race at 2 p.m., when more than 20,000 rubber ducks will be dumped from the Whittemore Bridge at the corners of Maple and Water Streets. The ducks will race down the Naugatuck River, and purchasers of the first 25 ducks to cross the finish line will win prizes. See a complete list of prizes at www. duckday.com To learn more, visit www. duckday.com or call the Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce at 203-729-4511, the Waterbury Regional Chamber at 203-7570701, or email info@waterburychamber.com.

Library Happenings Middlebury Have a computer or e-reader question? Need a basic lesson?

Sign up for “Ask Mike” Tuesday, May 21, at 3:30 p.m. Spaces are limited. Call 203-758-2634 to sign up.

Bookworms Tuesday Bookworms will meet Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss “Closed for the Season”

by Mary Downing Hahn, the first of their Nutmeg nominee discussions. They also will plan their reading and activities for the summer reading program. Books are available from the library.

5/06/13 5/10/13

The Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, Conn., will offer a free program open to the public Wednesday, May 29, at 3 p.m. Art lecturer July Kollias will speak about the current exhibitions and cultural treasures on display at the museum.

Uniquely Happy at Any Age

Cynthia DePecol – yoga instructor, Reiki master and life coach – will present a free program on being happy Tuesday, June 4, at 6 p.m. “Uniquely Happy at Any Age” is open to the public. For more information or to register, call 203-758-2634.

The Middlebury Public Library is temporarily at the Middlebury Timex Building at 199 Park Road Time Address/Incident Extension, Suite D, in Middle02:07 I-84 West at South Street. Hazmat call: Fuel bury. Call 203-758-2634 or visit spill from truck. Less than 5 gallons spilled. www.middleburypubliclibrary.

Controlled by MVFD. org for more information.

14:21 130 Munson Road. Mulch fire near residence. Extinguished fire.

16:50 930 Straits Turnpike. Mulch fire. Extinguished by passerby.

Naugatuck’s Railroad ---- Park Road Extension. Motorcycle accident.

Naugatuck History

Book Review “The Kissing Booth”

by Beth Reekles (Random House, $8.99) Reviewed by Ealish Waddell Rochelle’s had a crush on Noah Flynn for years, but lately he’s been acting weird. He claims he just thinks of her as a little sister, the lifelong best pal of his kid brother, Lee. But he’s been acting weirdly overprotective, scaring away any guy who shows interest in her and even starting fights with those who get too close.

An encounter at the school carnival’s kissing booth opens Elle’s eyes to Noah’s real feelings about her, and they begin a clandestine relationship. Elle is torn.

She hates lying to her friends and family, but she can’t give up the way being with Noah makes her feel, even if it means sneaking around behind everyone’s back and risking losing Lee, her best friend in the world. With secrets and lies piling up, is there any way to navigate this suddenly crazy life without someone getting hurt?

“The Kissing Booth” treads familiar young-adult ground, but does so with an ease that is all

Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m., Robert Joseph Belletzkie will give a video presentation on Naugatuck’s fascinating railroad history. Belletzkie has been researching Connecticut railroad history for more than 40 years and will show photos gathered from the Connecticut State Library, the National Archives and other repositories he has visited. the more notable for the fact that For more information, call 203the author is a mere 17 years old. 729-4591.

This debut novel displays a natural grasp of dialogue and a keen Whittemore Book Club eye for the seismic shifts of teen The Whittemore Book Club emotions. will meet Tuesday, May 21, at 7 Elle is a relatable heroine, p.m. in the Main Reading Room. sharp and a little sassy without The book to be discussed is “The being too glib, and generally Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and honest with herself, even when Sweet” by Jamie Ford. she makes mistakes. Her enviable bond with her best friend, Art Exhibit Lee, is refreshingly free of romanThis month, the library is featic angst. Noah is certainly no turing the work of mixed media perfect hero – he’s got a rough artist, printmaker and sculptor reputation and a hot, often phys- Jeffrey Golub-Evans. Dr. Golical temper, and more than once ub-Evans, a dentist, captures his his controlling behavior edges travels and memories of them into the disturbing. At least he is using a variety of printmaking called out on his actions, al- techniques to produce woodthough perhaps not always as cuts, linocuts, engravings, collofirmly as he could or should be. graphs and lithographs. He Still, this weighty core helps strives to capture both the mood to ground this otherwise light and the beauty of the locations and leisurely novel, a story about he visits, with particular emphafollowing your heart while not sis on travel within the U.S., Euforgetting about your head. rope, South America and Asia. (c) 2013 King Features Synd. Inc. The exhibit includes several re-

Please tell our advertisers you saw their ads in the Bee-Intelligencer!

Tom’s Lawn Care Give your lawn a little

“T.L.C.”

Professional Mowing Residential or Commercial Low Weekly/Biweekly Rates Spring/Fall Cleanup Dump Runs Light Excavating Snow Plowing/Sanding

Tony’s

Tom Curry 203-910-7384 Dependable Service Since 1996

Wellness Vision Board Workshop

Mattatuck Museum Program

Fire Department Call Log

5/06/13

p.m. After learning about the concepts of whole foods and refined foods and how each affects a teenager’s body, daily life, moods and energy, teens will be guided through yoga movements with an emphasis on expressing their individuality, creativity and inner strength.

The class will help teens understand their bodies better though yoga movement and the foods they choose to eat. For more information or to register for this free workshop, call 203263-3502.

Ask Mike! Computer Questions

Middlebury Volunteer

Date 5/06/13

Southbury farmer John Ludorf (1897-1996) holds a dowsing stick in this Georgia Sheron photo. Dowsing sticks are used to locate underground water. Sheron’s collection of photos of Ludorf is on exhibit at the Southbury Public Library through June 12.

(Georgia Sheron photo) One thing they did was bring or adopt animals of many kinds.

Kotch’s talk will focus on those much-loved unit mascots. The idea of using animals to represent military units throughout history will be discussed, as well as the particular animals honored in Civil War lore and memorialization. The audience should learn something of the more personal side of a war that often is examined only in terms of casualties and logistics.

Koch is an associate professor of history at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, Conn. Though a wide-ranging historian, Koch’s specialty areas are the Civil War and Native American history. Registration is required. Please call the Reference Department at 203-2620626, ext. 130, to register.

Wednesday Film The Wednesday afternoon movie May 22 at 1:30 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room stars Keira Knightly as one of literature’s most famous tragic heroines in a film based on a Leo Tolstoy novel. As the young wife of an older aristocrat (Jude Law) in late 19th-century Russia, she risks scandal and worse by falling in love with the dashing Count Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson).

This film won an Oscar for best costume design.

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

“Kinder Club” Reading Program

Southbury

USED TIRES $ & up

15

our EVERYDAY LOW PRICE!

M-F 7:30-6 • SAT 8:30-3

$

60

FREE Alignment w/purchase of 4 tires

2067 S. Main St. • WTBY

203-575-1350

Korean Culture for Children Children ages 5 to 11 can learn about Korean culture and values Tuesday, May 21, at 6 p.m. when they participate in Sebae, the traditional New Year’s Day ceremony. They also will try on traditional Korean clothing and sample Korean food such as sweet rice punch and rainbow rice cake. A short movie appropriate for school-age children also will be shown.

This free program open to area residents is sponsored by The Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of Korean history and culture. Registration is required as space is limited. Call 203-2633502 to register.

Paintings and Pottery Exhibit

Abbey Koutnik invites the public to view her paintings and pottery this month during regular library hours. “The creative process,” said Koutnik, “involves the interaction of the artist with her inspiration and the materials, but is not complete without the participation of the beholder, e.g., pottery needs to be handled, paintings need to be experienced.”

For more information, Teen Yoga & Nutrition call 203-263-3502 or visit www.

Join Megan Lutz and Lisa Lar- woodburylibraryct.org. The likin for “Teen Yoga and Nutri- brary is at 269 Main St. South in tion,” an interactive class for Woodbury. teenagers in grades seven to 12 Thursday, May 23, from 7 to 8:15

Middlebury Community Calendar

Wednesday, May 22

WHEEL PACKAGE LAYAWAYS

4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT

Woodbury

“Genetic Roulette” This film on the health risks of genetically engineered foods will be shown Tuesday, May 28, at 6:30 p.m. It will be followed by a talk by Tara Cook-Littman, Director of GMO-Free Connecticut, who will speak about how the U.S. government has allowed genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to take over the crops we grow and the food we eat.

Learn the history of U.S. government policy toward GMOs and how it affects us. Seventy percent of processed foods in American supermarkets are now GMOs. The same serious health problems found in lab animals, livestock and pets that have been fed GMO foods are now on the rise in the U.S. population. This seminal documentary provides compelling evidence to help explain the deteriorating health of Americans, especially children, and offers a recipe for protecting ourselves and our future. Learn what you can do to avoid GMOs.

Commission on Aging 9:30 a.m.......................................................... Shepardson Room 26 Elderly Tax Relief Committee 5:30 p.m.......................................................... Shepardson Room 26 Water Pollution Control Authority 7:30 p.m.......................................................... Shepardson Room 26

Manufacturers’ Rebates Available ices “My prorth are w e!” the rid

Sheron are on display through Wednesday, June 12, in the Gloria Cachion Gallery. Sheron also will present her new book, “Uncle John, portraits of a true Yankee farmer,” at a book signing Tuesday, June 4, at 7 p.m. at the library.

Sheron photographed Ludorf over a period of 16 years and recorded his oral histories of farm life when he was growing up. He was born in 1897 and died a few months short of 100 in 1996.

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

Saturday, May 25, from 2 to 4 p.m., Bette Shaw will facilitate a free program, “The Inspired Life/ Vision Board Workshop.” A vision board helps people visualize their goals. It might also be referred to as a treasure map or an image board.

When you surround yourself with pictures, images of who you want to become, what you want for your life, or where you want to live or go on vacation, your life changes to match what you see in front of you. As a holistic health coach, Shaw helps women set their vision and achieve their goals in healthy eating and realizing balance in their careers, relationships, weight, physical activity, joy and self-love.

Participants will create vision boards using glue sticks, paper and other crafty things to give the board some extra excitement.

If you have some interesting magazines the group can draw from, please bring them to share.

Shaw will have a free drawing at the end of the program. Registration is required; call 203-2633502 to register.

Registration has begun for “Kinder Club,” a new monthly program specially designed for children going into and leaving kindergarten. The first meeting will be Monday, June 17, at 4 p.m.

Registration is required.

Sessions run by Mia D’Eletto will include extended storytelling and book reading and a simple craft. To register, stop by the Animal Mascots of the Children’s Department or call Civil War 203-262-0626, ext. 3. Friends of Monday, May 20 Mr. David Kotch will lecture the Library sponsor this proBoard of Selectmen on “Animal Mascots of the Civil gram.

6 p.m...................................................Town Hall Conference Room War” Saturday, May 18, at 1:30 Uncle John Exhibit p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Public Works Commission Black-and-white photographs 7 p.m................................................................. Shepardson Room 4 Room. The Civil War was fought by citizen armies that often had of Southbury farmer John Ludorf very unmilitary ways of fighting. taken by photographer Georgia Tuesday, May 21 worked prints that combine woodcuts with photography.

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

TIRES & WHEELS

“Due to the current state of the economy, YOU CAN’T AFFORD NOT TO GO TO TONY’S TIRES!”

Friday, May 17, 2013

Mental Health Support Group 7 p.m......................................Third Floor, 969 W. Main, Waterbury

Call 203-577-6800 ask for Marj

Calendar dates/times are subject to change.

If your organization would like your event included in the community calendar, please e-mail the information to beeintelligencer@gmail.com.

The Bee-Intelligencer

Friday, May 17, 2013

3

Fifth Summa Cum Laude

Middlebury Senior Center News Commission on Aging The next Commission on Aging meeting will be Tuesday, May 21, at 9:30 a.m. All who are interested are welcome to attend.

PC Classes Group classes listed below are one session each from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on the date specified, and the fee is $15 per session.

One-on-one individual training by advance appointment is available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for $15 an hour. Call 203-577-4166, ext. 711, for an appointment.

Exploring the WWW (World Wide Web) – Tuesday, May 21, see all the amazing sites and information available to you! Be ready to be surprised!

Customizing Your Computer – Wednesday, May 22, learn how to customize your computer to your needs and tastes, from scrolling family photos to putting all your favorite sites at your fingertips.

Windows 7 Tips & Tricks – Thursday, May 23, learn how to effortlessly navigate Windows 7.

See and use the improvements built into this operating system. Make use of the power of Windows 7.

Beginner’s Computer Class The “Beginner’s Computer Basics Class” will start Wednesday, May 22, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Senior Center. This class is for those who want to learn the beginning basics of using a computer. The class includes descriptions of parts of a computer, practice in using a mouse and the keyboard, basic word processing, basic “Paint” fundamentals, and an introduction to the Internet and email. The class is a good introduction for those who want to go on and take more in-depth instructions.

The $30 per person fee for the class includes five classes.

Five Wishes Living Wills Joyce Buccelli from Innovative Hospice Care, “VITAS,” will be at

the Senior Center Wednesday, June 12, at 12:30 p.m. to talk about the “Five Wishes” form. The “Five Wishes” document gives you a way to control how you will be treated if you get seriously ill and cannot speak for yourself. It is an easy–to–complete form that lets you specify what you want. Once it is filled out and properly signed, it is valid under the laws of most states, including Connecticut.

“Five Wishes” shares your personal, emotional and spiritual needs as well as your medical wishes. It lets you choose the person you want to make health care decisions for you if you are not able to make them. Five Wishes lets you say exactly how you wish to be treated if you get seriously ill.

It helps your family because: • It lets you talk with your family, friends and doctor about how you want to be treated if you become seriously ill.

• Your family members will not have to guess what you want.

They won’t have to make hard choices without knowing your wishes.

• You can know what your mom, dad, spouse or friend wants.

You can be there for them when they need you most. You will understand what they really want.

Call 203-577-4166 to reserve a seat.

Donate Used Ink Cartridges Don’t throw your used ink cartridges away. Instead, donate them to the Middlebury Senior Center. They recycle.

Trips Painted Pony Restaurant Thursday, May 23, the Middlebury Senior Center mini-bus will go to the Painted Pony Restaurant in Bethlehem, Conn., for lunch. You must have a “Senior Dine Card” to participate.

Those who don’t have cards can get them at the Senior Center office. Call 203-577-4166 to reserve a seat on the bus.

Cornell Patrick of Middlebury, shown here at Chase Collegiate, received his fifth consecutive Summa Cum Laude with a Gold Medal on the Latin V Exam at Chase. Patrick, a senior, was among 18 students from the seventh grade through 12th grade who were honored with certificates and ribbons. He will attend Tufts University in the fall.

Why We’re Suckers for Medicare Scams The Affordable Care Act was signed in 2010, but at 2,409 pages, it’s no wonder so many people don’t understand all of it. Seniors especially are hit hard by not knowing what changes to Medicare and Medicaid are coming. That makes us more vulnerable to scammers.

A UCLA psychologist, Shelley Taylor, recently did a study to determine why it’s easy to scam seniors. In a lab experiment with senior and young adults, seniors rated as “trustworthy” more pictures of people than the young adults did. In other words, we’re not picking up on clues. In a

more telling experiment using brain imaging, it was discovered seniors have less brain activity in the region that processes “risk and subtle danger.”

Taylor believes this is because we seniors have a “bias against negativity” – that after a certain point in life, there is an “effort to make life more positive.” The

problem for seniors, she says, is that it leaves us unable to “recognize untrustworthy cues.”

When it comes to Medicare, here are two situations to beware of: 1. You get a call from a health company. You’re told Medicare will pay for some type of medical equipment you might need. You just have to give them your Medicare number.

(Think about it: Why would you give your information to a complete stranger?)

3. You get a call saying you’ll need a new Medicare card because of the Affordable

Care Act, but they need to confirm your personal information. (Think about it: If you already have a Medicare card, they already know your information.)

If someone has tried to get your Medicare information, report it at 1-800-447-8477.

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.

Reflexology Sessions

Class size is limited to 10. The mobility. Please register by May ries, and his original songs were cost is $10. Please register by May 23. included in Connecticut Public 17.

Television’s Emmy Award-winCraft Club ning documentary, “A ConnectiNondenominational The May Craft Club class will cut Yankee in Red Square.” Please be Friday, May 24, at 1:30 p.m. register by May 28. This perforBible Study New Hope Anglican Church This is a small group of crafters mance is sponsored by Middleoffers nondenominational Bible (experienced and non-experi- bury Convalescent Home. study at the center. Join other enced) who meet to enjoy the Qigong Class seniors for study and discussion company of others and make an easy craft project.

Please register The next free Qigong class will Friday, May 24, at 10 a.m. Please by May 23. be Friday, May 31, at 10 a.m. The register by May 23.

45-minute class taught by Alyssa Arthritis Treatments Connecticut Troubadour Posegate uses ancient Chinese techniques to improve healing.

Performance Friday, May 24, at 1 p.m., Dr. Richard Matza of the Arthritis Tom Callinan, Connecticut’s Please register by May 30.

The center’s May reflexology sessions conducted by Kimberly Stewart will be Monday, May 20.

Twenty-minute sessions begin at 9 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. The Center in Waterbury will address cost is $15. Please register by May primary causes of joint pain such 17. as osteoarthritis. He also will nonsurgical and surgical Postcard-Making Class discuss treatment options to provide Barbara Paquin continues her pain relief and the latest alterpopular card-making class native treatments to help joint Wednesday, May 22, at 9:30 a.m. pain sufferers gain or maintain

first official troubadour, will bring his “This is Our Country” program to the center Wednesday, May 29, at 2 p.m. Callinan represented Connecticut at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., at the Millennium Stage State Days Se-

Health District - Advertise in the Bee-Intelligencer Continued from page 1 to offer more services in the areas of seniors, classes, prevention, flu shots and similar stuff,” he said. “It may cost more, but it may be a better deal. We are looking into it to see if the spread is worth it.”

Rokos said of the PDDH programs, “The health director has a responsibility to see if there are gaps in service in their community. Apparently Neil has identified gaps in service.” The programs, he said, are meant to fill those gaps.

When the TAHD did a community health assessment, Rokos said they found they have little pockets where people are dying of heart disease, cancer and stroke. So the TAHD focuses on education about tobacco, nutrition and active living while providing some preventive services.

“We do look at things differently up here,” he said.

Whether the differences between the two districts will eventually lead to Middlebury switching districts remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: No switch can be made before June 30, 2014.

Find US on

Your advertisement in the Bee-Intelligencer reaches more than 10,000 readers in Middlebury and surrounding towns

Saturday, May 18 No Events Scheduled

Sunday, May 19 No Events Scheduled

Monday, May 20 No Events Scheduled

Tuesday, May 21 PES Spring Book Fair May 21-24 PES Grades 4 and 5 Concert .............................................. PHS, 7 p.m.

MMS Grade 6 Concert...................................................................7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22

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 860-945-5250. 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.

Region 15 School Calendar

Monthly Cooking Class Chef and wedding planner Corky Plourde will prepare a healthy, easy-to-prepare and affordable dish Friday, May 31, at 1:30 p.m. Please register by May 28.

Summer

PES Spring Book Fair May 21-24 MMS Grades 7 and 8 Concert .................................................6:30 p.m.

MMS Small Ensemble Concert....................................................8 p.m.

RMS Grade 7 and 8 Spring Concert.......................................6:15 p.m.

Thursday, May 23 PES Spring Book Fair May 21-24 PHS PLC-Advisory Day........................................... Delayed Schedule LMES Grade 5 Concert.................................................................7 p.m.

PHS National Honor Society Induction................... Aud./Caf. 7 p.m.

Friday, May 24 PES Spring Book Fair May 21-24 RMS Great East Music Six Flags Festival

Saturday, May 25 No Events Scheduled Region 15 website: www.region15.org

stay informed all week long!

FOLLOW US at www.twitter.com/ mbinews keep up to date with breaking news, weather alerts, traffic advisories and more.

at

Chase

June 24th - August 16th 203-577-6800 • mbiadvertising@gmail.com

Camp Highlander Day camp for ages 5-14 Discovery Days A Preschool Summer Program for ages 3 & 4

9 am5 pm A special selection of woodbury pewter “factory seconds” and specials at our annual “in factory” sale !!! the ticketed price on All items in the woodbury pewter outlet & in woodbury pewter gift & gourmet.

Specialty Camps Ceramics, Lego, Animation, Song Writing, and more...

Summer Studies & Enrichment Creative writing, math, science, SAT Prep, Mandarin Chinese and more...

Sports Camps & Clinics Basketball, Soccer, Tennis and Ultimate Frisbee

For more information Call 203-236-9532 or e-mail: summer@chasemail.org Catalog and registration available at: www.chasecollegiate.org /summer UPPER SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL LOWER SCHOOL PRE-KINDERGARTEN

860 Main Street South - Woodbury - 203-263-2668 Open 7 days a week

bring-a-friend: & receive a free woodbury pewter ornament

FOR FALL ENROLLMENT Office of Admissions at 203-236-9560 or email admissions@chasemail.org 47 acre campus at 565 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, CT 06708 Rt 84, exit 18

The Bee-Intelligencer

4

Friday, May 17, 2013

Bee Intelligencer in•tel•li•gencer: n. One who conveys news or information The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed.

Issued every week by: The Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer Society LLC Bee-Intelligencer Staff: Editor-In-Chief/Publisher: Marjorie Needham Contributing Writers: Mary Conseur, Terrence S. McAuliffe Art & Production: Mario J. Recupido Advertising Sales: mbiadvertising@gmail.com - Submit press releases in person, by mail or email The Bee-Intelligencer welcomes news, press releases and advertising from all surrounding communities Editorial Office: 2030 Straits Turnpike, Suite 1, Middlebury, CT 06762 Direct mail to P.O. Box 10.

Telephone: 203-577-6800 • Email: beeintelligencer@gmail.com Advertising Information: Telephone: 203-577-6800 • Email: mbiadvertising@gmail.com Deadlines: Display Advertising: 5 p.m. Friday preceding publication Classified Advertising: 5 p.m. Monday preceding publication

Editorial/Press Releases: Noon Monday preceding publication Copyright © 2013 by The Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer Society, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

Nobody asked me

Fundraising enters final week

By TOM KING Many people have told me they’d like to help Middlebury by serving on a town board or commission, but nobody ever asked them. Other people have told me that positions in town government always went to “insiders,” so they didn’t bother to look further.

Neither of these comments is true!

The fact is there are many open positions on Middlebury boards and commissions that need to be filled. Some are appointed by the Board of Selectmen, and others are decided by voters on Election Day. Anyone following the news will know board meetings are sometimes canceled because a quorum of members is not present. Such cancellations waste everyone’s time and can cause simple procedures to take far too long. I know you would agree that we expect our town government to operate as efficiently as possible.

Currently there are appointed positions available on the Zoning Board of Appeals, Beautification Committee, Elderly Tax Relief Committee, Greater Waterbury Cable Council, and Land Preservation and Open Space Committee. In November, there will be positions on the ballot for Board of Assessment Appeals, Board of Education, Board of Finance, Library Board of Trustees, Police Commission, Water Pollution Control Authority, Selectman, First Selectman, Town Clerk and

As we enter the last week of our fundraising campaign, we thank those who have taken the time to show their support for the paper by sending us a donation.

The notes of encouragement included with your donations are heartwarming. It’s nice to know you look forward to finding the

Bee-Intelligencer in your mail box every Bee-Intelligencer, P.O. Box 10, Middlebury, CT 06762. week.

For those who haven’t yet donated, if Thank you in advance for supporting you read the Bee-Intelligencer because it your community newspaper. tells you what you need to know and if you’d like to show your support for this Marjorie Needham newspaper, please mail your donation to Editor and Publisher

In Brief Tom King

Memorial Day Convertibles Needed

The Middlebury Parks and Recreation Department seeks volunteer drivers with Treasurer. Some of these elected convertibles to carry honored veterans in positions have strong incum- the Memorial Day Parade Sunday, May 26. bents who want to run again, but Please call 203-758-2520 if you can help. many positions need to be filled Plant Sale by new blood. They need someThe Naugatuck Garden Club annual plant one who only needs to be asked.

Are you waiting to be asked? sale will be Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to If so, please consider yourself 3 p.m. in the parking lot of St. Michael’s asked. Please visit our website at Church on the Green. The sale will feature www.middleburygop.com for a perennial plants grown in the gardens of description of all openings and club members and hanging baskets and anqualifications. Some of them re- nual bedding plants from local growers. This quire experience, but many oth- is a major fundraiser for the club. Proceeds ers require only your real-world will be used to benefit beautification spots experience and common sense. maintained by the club. Come early for the Please send me an email at best selection. nominating@middleburygop.

Architectural Walking Tour com or call me at 203-592-5461 if you have questions or would The Naugatuck Historical Society’s like to be considered for one of monthly walk to explore the exteriors of the openings.

Naugatuck’s architectural gems will be SatThank you! urday, May 18, at 11 a.m. Did you know NauTom King is the vice-chairman gatuck has the highest concentration of of the Middlebury Republican McKim, Mead and White buildings? Learn Town Committee (MRTC) and more fun facts during the tour. chairman of the MRTC NominatFree for members; $5 a person; $10 a faming Committee. ily. The Historical Society is at 195 Water St. in Naugatuck.

Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor may be mailed to the Bee-Intelligencer, P.O. Box 10, Middlebury, CT 06762 or emailed to beeintelligencer@gmail.com.

Letters will be run as space permits. Please limit letters to 500 words, avoid personal attacks, and understand letters will be edited. For verification purposes, please include your name, street address and daytime telephone number.

We’d like to hear from you!

Got a hot news tip for us? Please email it to: beeintelligencer@gmail.com Please include your name and telephone number.

We also welcome your ideas for articles you’d like to see in the newspaper. If you don’t have email you can

call us at 203-577-6800.

Middlebury Road (Opposite the Shell Station) Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Anthony Calabrese 203-758-2765

Vegetable Plants Potted Flowers • Perennials Hanging Baskets • Herbs • Shrubs Bag and bulk mulches and top soil Bird Seed Headquarters

World of Aviation Exhibit Discover the world of aviation (did you know Naugatuck made airplane parts?), War of the Worlds, Poland, Naugatuck Football and more about Naugatuck’s history through temporary exhibits featuring artifacts on loan from society directors. Free for members, $2 admission or $5 for a family for nonmembers. The Naugatuck Historical Society is at 195 Water St. in Naugatuck. Call 203729-9039 or visit naugatuckhistory@sbcglobal.net.

Weekly Immunization Clinics The Pomperaug Health District holds a weekly immunization clinic for adults and children by appointment every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at its Southbury office.

Call 203-264-9616, ext. 0, for an appointment.

School-required vaccinations for children cost $15 per vaccine for residents. Adult vaccinations such as shingles, varicella, Tdap and others are available; the cost varies by vaccine. Nonresidents pay an additional $5 per vaccine. The health district office is in Playhouse Corner at 77 Main St. North, Suite 205, in Southbury.

Blood Pressure Monitoring Program The Pomperaug Health District provides free, walk-in blood pressure readings and education at the three senior centers within its district. The Southbury Senior Center clinics are every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Woodbury Senior Center clinics are every

Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m., and the Oxford Senior Center blood pressure clinics are every first and third Tuesday of the month from 1 to 2 p.m.

Blood pressure monitoring and education are provided by Sandy Weinberg, RN, public health nurse for the Pomperaug Health District.

Refreshments will be served. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Sunday tours also will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.

For more information, visit derbyhistorical. org.

Neil Simon Comedy

Southbury Newcomers and Neighbors Club (SNNC) can give you and your family opportunities to make the most out of life in a small town. Members come from Southbury, Middlebury, Woodbury, Newtown, Watertown and other surrounding communities. SNNC is run by volunteer members who work together to organize a wide variety of social, cultural, athletic and charitable activities open to adults and children.

An upcoming activity is the Walk for Cystic Fibrosis Sunday, May 19, in Southbury.

Volunteer members will staff the SNNC water station in Settlers Park during the walk while other volunteers will participate in the walk.

Find more information about SNNC at Southburynewcomers.org or call 203-5980394.

The Woodbury Parks and Recreation Department will present Neil Simon’s “The Last of the Red Hot Lovers” Friday and Saturday evenings May 17 through June 1 at 8 p.m. at the Rec House at 7 Mountain Road in Woodbury. Director Richard Reimold said the play reveals insights into Neil Simon’s focus on recurring relationships between men and women and his ability to capture the battle of the sexes.

The all-local cast and crew features William McGee of Brookfield in the leading role of Barney Cashman. The women in his life are played by Kathy Farrell of Woodbury, Keli Solomon of New Milford and Lauren Woolf of Watertown. Stage manager Maria Jablon lives in Middlebury, and Reimold is a Woodbury resident.

For reservations, call 203-586-8404. TickLove and Knishes ets are $10. Proceeds will be used to support The Wednesday, May 22, Love and Woodbury Community Services.

Knishes will feature singer/guitarist Willie Nininger and his partner, Jan Scruggs, perMiddlebury Baseball Photos forming ’60s and ’70s favorites from the Middlebury Baseball players who missed Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Sonny and the opening day photo session can have Cher, Carole King, James Taylor, Carly Simon, photos taken at a make-up session Tuesday, Bob Dylan and more.

May 21, at 6 p.m. at Shepardson Field. Also, Diners will enjoy a delicious three-course online photo registration has been extended. meal catered by Jordan Caterers. Lunch reservations should be made by noon Monday, Memorial Day Flags for May 20. All programs are open to the public, Middlebury Veterans and there is a suggested lunch donation of Those who lost a family member during $7.50 for adults age 60 and older. To RSVP, the past year who was a veteran of the armed call 203-267-3177. services and is buried in Middlebury can Woodbury Lions Car Show contact Lion Ray Sullivan at 203-758-9939 to assure that an American flag will be placed The Woodbury Lions Club 35th Annual on their veteran’s grave for Memorial Day. Antique Auto Show will take place June 2, The flag decorating and Memorial Day cer- 2013, at Hollow Park in Woodbury, Conn., emony are sponsored by the Middlebury to raise money for their scholarship fund.

Lions Club.

This fundraiser attracts more than 400 antique and show cars from around the NorthSailing Lessons east.

Cars can begin to enter for judging at 9 Quassapaug Sailing School will offer sailing lessons for youth ages 8 to 16 and for a.m., with the first 300 entries receiving a adults this summer. Sessions begin June 24. free dashboard plaque for their car. Everyone Open houses will be Saturday and Sunday, else will be admitted starting at 10 a.m. AdMay 18 and 19, and Saturday, June 15, from mission price is $15 per car, $5 per person, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information and direc- children $1 and those under 10 free. Judging tions, visit qsailingcenter.org or call Carly begins at noon, and trophies will be presented at 3 p.m.

Borken at 808-398-3484.

Commodore Isaac Hull Portrait Dedication The Derby Historical Society will dedicate a portrait of Commodore Isaac Hull Sunday, May 19, at 1:30 p.m. at the David Humphrey’s House at 37 Elm St. in Ansonia, Conn. The portrait of Hull, a Connecticut native who served as commander of the USS Constitution, is being added to the society’s museum collection.

Black Oil, Premium Mix, Sunflower Hearts, Niger Seed (thistle for finches)

Deer Corn • Livestock & Poultry Feed Local eggs. Fresh daily. $3.50 per dozen

Southbury Newcomers and Neighbors Club

Please support the advertisers who help us bring you this free weekly newspaper.

Get Ready for the SATs Want to utilize your summertime wisely?

Join Chase Collegiate’s SAT Prep Program run by Ivy Bound to raise your SAT score by 100 to 300 points. Courses are geared toward rising grades 9 to 12 and are taught by Ivy Bound instructors, who score in the top 1 percent themselves.

Tuition includes: All study materials for the 2012/2013 SATs, practice tests and an ongoing help line (phone help two nights a week, 11 months of the year). Call 860-6665550, ext. 309, to register with directly Ivy Bound.

The Bee-Intelligencer

Friday, May 17, 2013

5

Ethnic celebration Saturday Saturday, May 18, starting at 11 a.m., Waterbury will for the first time host “The Gathering,” a celebration of the many different ethnic groups that made Waterbury their home after emigrating from their native countries.

For more than 100 years, Waterbury, with its booming brass industry, was a magnet for immigrants from Ireland, Lithuania, Italy, Portugal, Poland and Lebanon. As the immigrants prospered, many moved out into the suburbs surrounding Waterbury. They maintained an ethnic connection to their old neighborhood in the city, however, and would travel to Waterbury to partake in small ethnic festivals celebrating the culture of their homeland.

For the first time in the 340-year history of Waterbury, more than 40 ethnic groups are coming together in one place and at one time to celebrate the extraordinary global culture that holds the city tapestry together. The Irish, Italians, Lithuanians, Portuguese, Puerto Ricans, Lebanese, Brazilians, African-Americans and dozens more are marching in an ethnic-themed parade starting at 11 a.m. on East Main Street by police headquarters. The parade will circle the Green, move up Bank Street, down Grand Street and end

Irishman John McDonald wears ethnic attire. He will be cruising around The Gathering in full Irish attire, including a kilt.

(Submitted photo) in Library Park for a full day of music, food and dance from around the world.

Bring chairs and blankets and relax in the park listening to

bands play Reggae, zydeco, Irish, American rock ‘n’ roll, salsa and merengue. Colorful dance troupes from Portugal, Brazil, Albania, Puerto Rico, Mexico,

Obituaries

Panama, Ireland, the Dominican Republic and Lebanon will perform, and food from around the world will be for sale.

Waterbury has a rich history of immigrants making their way to the city to better their lives, but the immigrant groups haven’t always been very nice to one another. “The Gathering” will provide an opportunity for the new wave of immigrants from Central America, South America, Nepal, Ghana, Bangladesh, Fiji and China to meet and mingle with the old guard during a massive celebration of diversity. Upwards of 2,000 participants will be in the parade, and organizers estimate several times that number will attend the festival.

“The Gathering” will close at 8 p.m. when the sun goes down.

The organizers of the event – the City of Waterbury, Main Street Waterbury, the Palace Theater, the SpiritFest committee and dozens of community groups – developed a slogan for the festival, “We all came from somewhere, now it’s time we all came together.”

Parking will be free in the Buckingham Parking Garage; admission into the park will be free; and buses will shuttle marchers back to their cars at 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Special offers on Armed Forces Day Saturday, May 18, is Armed Forces Day, and businesses in the Litchfield Hills and Fairfield County are offering a host of discounts for veterans and active service people. A partial list follows.

The Westport Play House at 25 Powers Court in Westport, www.westportplayhouse.org, is offering 50 percent off all tickets for Saturday, May 18, performances of A. R. Gurney’s “The Dining Room.”

The Seth Thomas Bradstreet House at 237 Main St. in Thomaston, thomastonct.org, is offering free admission for all to the 1820s historic house where the same family lived for five generations.

The Glebe House and Gertrude Jekyll Garden, www. theglebehouse.org, on Hollow Road in Woodbury offers free admission to active service people year-round. The only U.S. garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll surrounds this architecturally interesting farmhouse. The house dates back to the 1750s, when it was a minister’s farm house, or glebe, and was where the first bishop for the American Episcopal Church was elected.

The Bruce Museum in Greenwich at One Museum Drive, brucemuseum.org, offers com-

plimentary admission to all active military and their family throughout the year. Current exhibitions range from the art of Kathleen Gilge to the science and history of eggs and from paintings of big-game fish in their environments to avant-garde photographs of a commercial photographer in the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s.

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, www.aldrichart. org, at 258 Main St. in Ridgefield is offering free admission to all active-service military families and veterans on May 18 and on May 27 (Memorial Day). May 18 will be the monthly Family Day and Panel discussion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Memorial Day, the exhibition, “Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum,” by the Aldrich’s first artist in residence will open. It was inspired

by Connecticut’s role in developing fife and drum music. Memorial Day hours will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Litchfield’s Wisdom House, (www.wisdomhouse.org) at 229 East Litchfield Rd is offering a contemplative way to celebrate Armed Forces Day. Veterans and their guests may join a free guided labyrinth walk from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. May 18. Meet at the

labyrinth on the campus of Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center. The Labyrinth is a peaceful meditation walk designed to enhance peaceful reflection.

The Litchfield History Museum and the Tapping Reeve House and Law School at 7 South Street in Litchfield, www. litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org, is offering free admission to service members and their families May 18. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It explores the evolution of a small New England town through furniture, historic clothing, household objects and paintings.

A short walk away is the Tapping Reeve House and Law School that takes visitors on a journey through the life of a real student from the early 19th century.

Bridgeport’s Beardsley Zoo, www.BeardsleyZoo.org, at 1875 Noble Ave. is offering veterans and active service people free admission and is extending a 15-percent discount to veterans’ families of up of six individuals.

The zoo features 300 animals representing primarily North and South American species.

The Bush Holly House, www. greenwichhistory.org, which sits

on the harbor in Cos Cob, Conn., is offering free admission to active military personnel May 18 from noon to 4 p.m. The house features two distinct time periods – the New Nation (17901825), when the house was owned by a wealthy, local merchant, and its later life as a boarding house and home to the Cos Cob art colony (1890-1920).

The Wilton Historical Society, www.wiltonhistorical.org, at 224 Danbury Road in Wilton will celebrate Armed Forces Day with a Family Open House Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will offer free admission to veterans all day. This event will feature museum tours and activities that would have taken place in Colonial America.

Bridgeport’s Discovery Museum Planetarium at 4450 Park Ave., www.discoverymuseum. org, is offering veterans and active service members free admission with ID. Family members accompanied by service members will be offered a $4 admission fee May 18. This museum and planetarium is a hands-on interactive museum that has 65 exhibit areas and live auditorium and planetarium shows.

How Safe Is Your Local Hospital?

Here’s a little test: Do you know what C. diff is? How about MRSA? Do you know how many people die each year due to hospital errors?

Answers: C. diff and MRSA are two of the serious illnesses that can result from hospital stays.

The number of deaths is 180,000.

If you or a member of your family ever needs to stay in a hospital, how much do you know about the levels of safety at your local hospital? If you have a choice between multiple hospitals in your area, do you know the best one for the procedure you need?

AARP (yes, the organization for seniors) has an article in its April/May issue about the safest hospitals in the country and how they got that way. (You can also read it online at www.aarp.org.)

For example, one Michigan hospital employs 20 trained technicians simply to take detailed drug histories from the patients. In one Pennsylvania hospital, a bar-coding system on medications, matched up to a bar-coded patient bracelet, has reduced the number of errors from two in 100,000 to two in 1 million.

The link at the end of the article details the super hospitals,

1. Check the hospital’s credentials at The Joint Commission (qualitycheck.org).

2. Ask questions, and you’ll have a better outcome.

3. Bring someone with you to watch and listen to what is going on around you. the ones that have made great 4. Be persistent in demanding strides in patient safety. Notice that standard procedures be that there are only 24 states listed. followed.

That doesn’t mean there aren’t good hospitals in the other states, but you’ll have to look for them elsewhere.

Check Leapfrog Hospital Survey [www.leapfroggroup.org/cp] to compare either overall patient safety ratings or the safety of selected procedures at a hospital near you. Click the box on the left of each one you’re interested in, and at the bottom of the screen click on Compare.

Also see Hospital Safety Score (www.hospitalsafetyscore.org).

Put in your ZIP code and the map will show the ratings of all the hospitals in your area. Of the ratings, “A” is the best. Scroll down and click on each hospital to find detailed information.

The AARP article lists four ways to protect yourself against something bad happening in the hospital:

Obituary Policy Please ask your funeral director to send obituaries and photos to us at beeintelligencer@gmail. For more information, call 203-577-6800.

The Bee-Intelligencer runs obituaries and their accompanying photos free of charge. We do this as a community service to honor the deceased and the family and friends who love them.

A hospital stay can be frightening, but choosing the best hospital may get you a better outcome.

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.

Eve Dunn

Sister of Ann Scoffone Eve (Aureli) Dunn, 93, of Waterbury died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

Eve was born in Waterbury, Oct. 16, 1919, a daughter of the late Gaspare and Carmela (Gigandelli) Aureli. She was employed as an inspector at Bar-Works for many years. She played the piano by ear and loved sharing stories about all the fun she had throughout her life. More than anything, she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was an avid supporter of Veterans Affairs, faithfully attending innumerable military and veteran’s functions since the end of World War II. She leaves a son, Delmar Michael Dunn and Jill Eberle of Watertown; a daughter, Patricia Boyd of Waterbury; a sister, Ann Scoffone of Middlebury; brother-in-law, Mario Albini of Waterbury; sister-in-law, Joan Aureli of Wayland, Mass.; three grandchildren: Traci Elliott and her husband John Elliott; Sgt. Michael Dunn; and Shaun Dunn; two great-grandchildren, Jordan and Evan Elliott; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, Armand Aureli, and her sister, Mary Albini.

The funeral last Saturday was from Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home to St. Lucy’s Church for a Mass. Burial was to be at the convenience of the family. For more information and online condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.

Gordon R. Tuccillo

Husband of Olive Tuccillo Gordon R. Tuccillo, 83, of Middlebury died at home Wednesday, May 8, 2013, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Olive L. (Tuohy) Tuccillo.

Gordon was born in Hartford Sept.

30, 1929, and had been a resident of Middlebury for more than 50 years.

Gordon was retired from the Catholic Cemeteries Association, where he had worked for 30 years. He was a member of the Good Sam Camping Club and had been an avid camper

Carmela M. Varrone Beloved Mother and Grandmother

Mrs. Carmela M. (Elia) Varrone, 81, of Middlebury passed away peacefully Monday, May 13, 2013, at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by her family after suffering injuries related to a car accident in early April.

Carmela was born in Waterbury May 22, 1931. She was the youngest of 10 children and a daughter of the late Sebastian and Theresa (Lagonegro) Elia. She graduated from Catholic High School, class of 1949, and after many years of working as a legal secretary for the Kolesnik and Norris Law Firm, she retired in 2006.

Carmela was known to many for her blond hair, impeccable fashion sense and her bigger-than-life laugh.

To her family, she was known as a strong, independent, nurturing mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will truly be missed, but never forgotten and stay in the souls of those who loved her so dearly.

She leaves two sons, Daniel Varrone and his wife Aurelia (Rae) of Middlebury and David Varrone and his wife Rebecca of Waterbury, and one granddaughter, Jessica Varrone of Waterbury.

The funeral is today, Friday, May 17, at 9 a.m. at Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home at 430 Chase Parkway in Waterbury to Our Lady of Lourdes Church for a Mass at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery at 669 Platt Road in Watertown. Calling hours were Thursday night. For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www. chaseparkwaymemorial.com.

Church to honor first responders Middlebury Congregational Church (MCC) will honor the community’s first responders and leaders in a special worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday on Memorial Day Weekend. After the Sandy Hook School shootings in December, the Prayer Shawl Knitters’ Group of MCC, like many other groups nationwide, reached out to the Newtown first responders who responded to the tragedy.

Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe said the town’s first responders were overwhelmed with prayer squares and other gifts and suggested the church do something for the emergency medical technicians, firefighters and police in its own community instead.

The church decided to honor all emergency technicians, firefighters and police officers, past

or present, who live, serve or worship in Middlebury by inviting them to attend the May 26 service with their families and in uniform if they wish. The town’s selectmen also are invited. A reception will follow in the church’s social hall.

The Rev. David Buchan, interim minister, will offer a special sermon. The service will include a prayer for first responders and certificates and tokens of appreciation for their service.

Middlebury Congregational Church, at 1242 Whittemore Road on the Green next to Town Hall, has been serving the community through worship, missions and fellowship since 1796. All are welcome! MCC is a member of the United Church of Christ and the Middlebury Christian Alliance.

For more information, call the church office at 203-758-2671.

M-SAT 11am-12am • SUN 12pm- 11pm Bar Open Later!

offering

26

(c) 2013 King Features Synd. Inc.

Trust & Dignity

for the last 25 years. Gordon enjoyed spending time with his friends at the Middlebury Senior Center and loved his pets, especially his dogs, Cloe and KC. He is survived by his wife, four daughters and 10 grandchildren.

The funeral and burial are private and at the convenience of the family.

The Murphy Funeral Home at 115 Willow St. in Waterbury was in charge of the arrangements. Visit www.murphyfuneralhomect.com to send an online condolence.

M-SAT 11am-12 am ♦ SUN 12 pm- 11pm

VISIT OUR NEW

draft beer ICE CREAM SHOP choices!

Now Open on Lower Level

Family Dining Delicious Flavors Available Take-Out Sundaes BESTShakes CRAFT�BEER SELECTION Premium Iced Coffee in Greater Waterbury Area.

ALL NATURAL “Voted the best pizza & burgers in Middlebury 2012” –Patch Readers

SPECIALS Ice DAILY Cream Store Now Open!

Homemade MON special special ICE CREAM! FRI TUES Selected Drafts . . . . . . . $2 Sundaes • Milk Shakes Premium Buy one flatbreadIced Coffee SAT

Happy Hour 3-6 pm Half Price Appetizers After 9:30 pm 1/2 Price Pizza, Wings & Flatbread Dine-In Only off any SUN Happy Hour 3-6 pm large Get Appetizers 1/2 Price ice cream

Get One 50% Off WED Ladies 9 pm ‘til close ........$1 Well Drinks Buy one pizza Get One 50% Off with drink purchase at bar be combined with any other offers or daily specials. Expires May 30, 2013 THUR Martinis &Cannot Margaritas....$5 Ask Specials Buy oneAbout burger,Our Get Daily One 50% Off

$ $

1

$ 00

One Store 203.598.7221 OneRoad, Store Middlebury Road, Middlebury 203.598.7221

$ $

FIND US ON

The Bee-Intelligencer

The Joy Factor Life is about joy. It’s about growth and expansion. It’s about choice and flow. Joy is an emotion that creates a feeling of well-being and delight.

You can’t always control the events outside of you, around you or what happens to you, but with a healthy mind you always can control your thoughts. You can choose to be cheerful if even for a moment during difficult times because there always are moments of opportunity to feel that spark of comfort or solace.

Joy is a feeling of great happiness and ecstasy. It is indulgence and delight. To cultivate a steady feeling of liveliness, stay true to who you know you are and don’t buy into other people’s traumas and dramas. Focus on the good stuff you are part of and believe in the beauty of your dreams.

Let go of old friends who consistently dampen your joy, and open yourself to a new start with more joy-filled friends. Be grateful for stress because, looked at the right way, it can nudge you into more creative and effective ways to quietly be expressive of your uniqueness. It can raise your standards for being an awesome person.

This week’s nugget for life is to cultivate the joy factor in your

Nuggets for Life

By CYNTHIA DE PECOL life every day this week. Be animated when you speak. Be selfless. Live in the present moment by paying attention to the subtle aspects of what you are doing because this will increase your joy. Create and implement a novel approach to a difficult situation.

Disregard the negative things people in your life say or do and seek out those who really want to see you succeed, who are super positive and complimentary, and who truly support, encourage and relate to you from glasshalf-full thinking. Give yourself a boost of joy by keeping a super neat, tidy, lovely home and office. Be authentic. Allow yourself to be youthful and hopeful no matter your age. Be consistent with this practice for just one week and join in the joy flow.

De Pecol is a yoga instructor, Reiki master and life coach who lives in Washington, Conn. See lifecoachingllc.com or email lifecoach3@aol.com.

Varsity Sports Calendar May 18 to May 25, 2013 Varsity Baseball

Monday, May 20................... SWC Quarter-Finals (H).................... 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 21................... SWC Semi-Finals (A)................................. TBA Thursday, May 23................. SWC Championship (A)......................... 7 p.m.

Varsity Boys’ Golf

Tuesday, May 21................... Joel Barlow (H)...................................... 3 p.m.

Thursday, May 23................. CHAPPA Tournament (H)........................ 7 a.m.

Friday, May 24...................... SWC Tournament (A)............................. 7 a.m.

Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse

Monday, May 20................... SWC Quarter-Finals (H)............................. TBA Tuesday, May 21................... SWC Div. II Semi-Finals (A)........................ TBA Thursday, May 23................. SWC Div. II Championship (A)................ 5 p.m.

Girls’ Lacrosse

Saturday, May 18................. Shelton (H)......................................... 10 a.m.

Monday, May 20................... SWC Quarter-Finals (H)............................. TBA Tuesday, May 21................... SWC Div. I Semi-Finals (A)......................... TBA Thursday, May 23................. SWC Div. I Championship (A)................. 7 p.m.

Varsity Softball

Tuesday, May 21................... SWC Quarter-Finals (H).................... 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 21................... SWC Semi-Finals (A).............TBA (5 or 7 p.m.)

Friday, May 24...................... SWC Championship (A)......................... 7 p.m.

Boys’ Tennis

Monday, May 20................... SWC Team Championships (A).......... 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22............. SWC Indiv. Championship (A)........... 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 23................. SWC Indiv. Championship (A)........... 3:30 p.m.

Girls’ Tennis

Monday, May 20................... SWC Team Championships (A).......... 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22............. SWC Indiv. Championship (A)........... 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 23................. SWC Indiv. Championship (A)........... 3:30 p.m.

(H) Home (A) Away

Drs. Bruce and Marilyn Vinokur* and Dr. Jessica Vinokur

Environmental Awareness Day Saturday The Audubon Center at Bent of the River in Southbury will host a rain-or-shine Environmental Awareness Day Saturday, May 18, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Southbury Town Hall parking lot.

With the goal of helping local families and businesses reduce, reuse, recycle and up-cycle, the Audubon Center will offer numerous activities showcasing alternatives to throwing stuff away while raising funds for Audubon and helping other local nonprofit organizations.

The event will feature the following: • Paper shredding by Cintas Document Management at $8 per paper box and $5 per grocery bag until the truck is full. Residents are urged to arrive early to ensure their papers are shredded.

• Antique appraisals by wellknown local area appraiser Bernie McManus of Woodbury.

• Unwanted beads, buttons and other adornments will be accepted for up-cycling by The Golden Button of South Britain.

• Bottles and cans will be accepted for recycling by the Youth Wildlife and Recycling Foundation.

• The nonprofit Children to Children foundation will accept clean, gently used children’s clothing and shoes.

• Floré Fine Flowers of Woodbury will demonstrate how to reuse unwanted glass containers, glass canning jars, etc., as vases, and will accept these items to up-cycle them in the future.

Girl Scout Troop #64167 of Southbury will host three separate recycling activities booths.

Additional vendors will in-

The FootCare Group, L.L.C. • Diabetic Foot Care • Heel Pain • Nail Problems

• Warts • Bunions • Foot Injuries

Surgi-Center and In-Office Foot Surgery Same Gentle, Professional Care - Same Locations

1211 West Main Street • Waterbury, CT • 203-755-2050 17 Westerman Avenue • Seymour, CT • 203-888-6668

www.ClassCycles.com Bicycle Sales and Service

Road • Mountain • Family • Full Line of Clothing • Shoes • Helmets & Accessories • Thule Roof Boxes • Thule & Yakima Roof, Interest-free Financing Truck & Hitch Systems Layaways Always Available • Installation Available Gift Certificates • Spin Bikes

Exit 15 Off I-84 77 Main St. North, Southbury Playhouse Corner 203-264-4708 See website for hours

Kate Gorham, owner of The Golden Button in historic South Britain, will welcome recycling of buttons and other accessories for clothing, purses, shoes and more for the beautiful handmade wares in her shop. Buttons and adornments donated by participants will be made into up-cycled sculptures and artwork.

Jenny Roper, founder of the nonprofit Children-to-Children foundation, will welcome clean, gently worn children’s clothing and shoes she will distribute to children in need throughout Southbury, Oxford, Naugatuck and surrounding areas at no cost.

Floré Fine Flowers of Woodbury will accept glass canning jars, glass vases, antique bottles, etc., acceptable for reuse in exchange for a coupon toward purchase of Floré eco-friendly fresh cut flowers. Collected vases will be up-cycled or donated to local hospitals, nursing homes,

churches, schools and other nonprofit organizations.

Southbury Girl Scout Troop #64167 will host three separate booths. “Recycling Hits the Runway” will be an opportunity for event participants to show off their “fashin from trashin” clothes and accessories in a fun-filled fashion show. A “Recycle Match Game” will allow participants to test their recycling I.Q. to see if participants can match a recyclable “pre-product” to an “end product” made from the recycled material. The third booth will offer recycled crafts such as bird feeders made from recycled 1-liter soda/seltzer bottles, lint bags for bird nests, etc.

The Audubon Center also will collect household items for its summer camp programs. Please bring toilet paper tubes; plastic takeout containers with lids; plastic 2-quart juice containers, well rinsed; paper grocery bags; yogurt containers, well rinsed; and used K-cups from one-cup coffee makers.

The Audubon Center at Bent of the River is at 185 East Flat Hill Road in Southbury’s hamlet of South Britain. For more information on its activities, call 203-2645098 or visit http://bentoftheriver. audubon.org.

The Audubon Center’s Environmental Awareness Day is being sponsored by a grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation. Additional activity sponsors are Gager, Emerson, Rickart, Bower & Scalzo; Southbury Printing Centre; Merrill Lynch; Union Savings Bank; Pinemeadow Gardens; Giuliano & Richardson, LLC; and Pediatric Associates of Western CT, LLC.

Southbury Town Hall clude the Southbury Energy Task Force, which will provide energy-saving information.

Leslie Kane, director of the Audubon Center at Bent of the River, said she appreciated the support from area businesses and organizations for what is expected to become an annual major fundraiser for the nonprofit Audubon Center at Bent of the River. “Antiques appraiser Bernie McManus will donate all the proceeds from an ‘Antiques Road Show’-style appraisal event he will conduct inside Southbury Town Hall, where individuals can bring their treasures for on-the-spot appraisals at $10 for one item, $15 for two and $20 for three items. He will be providing fair-market values for individuals’ treasured antiques, fine art and personal properties, and advise people where they can take their treasures for resale,” Kane said.

Middlebury Parks & Recreation Middlebury Recreation Area (MRA)

Connecticut Safe Boating & PWC Course

Veterans’ Memorial Service

Pee Wee Summer Day Camp

The MRA will open Memorial Day weekend. It will be open Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Monday, May 27, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Beach passes are on sale. Residents and property owners must provide a copy of their car registration and proof of residency or real estate. A photo ID is required.

Fees are $125 for a family, $20 for a senior, $68 for singles, and $10 per additional sticker for family or single-pass holders.

Seniors 65 and older are eligible to receive ONE pass for $20. Only household residents age 65 and older are eligible to use this pass.

There is a $125 charge per extra car sticker per senior.

Wooden Storage Lockers – A limited number of lockers are available to MRA pass holders on a first-come, first-serve basis for a fee of $50. The limit is one locker per family. Phone reservations will not be accepted.

A complete basic safe-boating certification course for those ages 10 and older will be taught in one 8-hour day Saturday, May 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Successful completion will allow the student to obtain a Connecticut Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation, which enables them to operate recreational vessels up to 65 feet in length, including Jet Skis.

PRIOR TO TAKING THE CLASS, each student who doesn’t already have one should create an account online at www.ct.gov/deep. Click “Purchase a Hunting/Fishing License” and click the START button. Then print the page that includes your conservation ID number and bring it to class. After students’ class scores have been entered in the DEEP system, they will use their accounts to purchase and print the certificates.

Students should bring a pen or pencil to class. The class will meet in Room 26 in Shepardson Community Center. The fee is $62 for residents; $72 for nonresidents.

The Middlebury Lions Club Veterans’ Memorial Service will be Sunday, May 26, at 12 p.m. in the Middlebury Cemetery on Route 64 behind Middlebury Garage. All are welcome to attend this service honoring war veterans.

Registration is under way for Pee Wee Camp for 3- and 4-yearolds. It will meet Monday to Friday, June 3 to 14, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Shepardson Community Center. The fee is $65 for residents; $75 for nonresidents.

Veterans Reception

Middlebury Day

*Fellows American College of Foot Surgeons

Welcome New Patients

Friday, May 17, 2013

Veterans are invited to gather Sunday, May 26, at 4 p.m. at the corner of Bronson Drive and Whittemore Road for a reception in their honor preceding the Memorial Day Parade.

Middlebury Day at Quassy Amusement Park will be Friday, June 7, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Middlebury residents with proper photo identification will get free rides, and town organizations will sell refreshments in the paMemorial Day vilion from 5 to 8 p.m. Free ride passes will be valid until 9:30 Parade The Memorial Day Parade will p.m. There will be a $6 per car be Sunday, May 26, at 5 p.m. This fee for parking. annual event features Middlebury veterans, marching bands, floats and town organizations. A ceremony in front of Town Hall will follow the parade. Contact the recreation office at 203-7582520 if you wish to participate and for the parade route.

When Skin Patches Lose All Color DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have vitiligo, and it keeps spreading over my body. My father had it on his legs. I’m an older lady of brown complexion. This vitiligo is so embarrassing. I wear slacks every day, except to church. Do you know of any cover-ups for it?

– C. ANSWER: Vitiligo is the loss of special skin cells called melanocytes, cells that produce the pigment melanin, which gives skin its color. The loss comes about because of an immune attack on those pigment cells. Genes are one of the factors that lead to vitiligo. Your father is an example of the genetic influence.

The skin patches devoid of melanocytes and melanin become chalky white and are most noticeable on people with dark skin. The patches appear on the face, in circles around the mouth and eyes, and on the neck, trunk, arms and legs.

Stronger varieties of cortisone in creams, lotions and gels often can coax melanocytes back into the depigmented skin. Many users have enjoyed success with skin applications of pimecrolimus (Elidel cream) or tacrolimus (Protopic ointment). Ultraviolet light, along with the oral psoralen drugs, is another way of repigmenting vitiliginous skin.

Quite a few people with vitiligo find it more convenient to apply cosmetic agents to cover the white patches and make

them blend with adjacent skin.

Covermark (800-524-1120), Dermablend (800-662-8011) and Cover Fx (416-665-7444) are three popular products. I’ve included the phone numbers of the manufacturers in case you cannot find the products in your area.

The National Vitiligo Foundation Inc. will provide you with information on the many ways vitiligo is treated. The website is www.nvfi.org, and the phone number (not toll-free) is 513541-3903. You’ll find the foundation to be a friend that can help you cope with vitiligo.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Our friend, age 86, has Alzheimer’s disease. She sees a neurologist every four months. Some days, she is lucid; other days, she’s out in left field. She lives alone and drives a car. She recently got lost but recovered and came home safely. Her children live out of town. We think the time has come for our friend to give up independent living. What criteria

are used to make this decision?

– C.F. ANSWER: Your friend’s lapses fill the criteria that indicate a need for assisted living. Although 50 percent of people with a degree of dementia make this decision for themselves, that leaves 50 percent who do not. Giving up one’s home and one’s car has unpleasant ramifications for those who want to continue living independently. Close relatives may be able to convince these people they need help. A doctor can step in and strongly advise such moves. You and your friends would do this woman a service by contacting her children and telling them exactly what you have told me.

The booklet on Alzheimer’s disease discusses it and its treatments. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue – No. 903W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address.

Please allow four weeks for delivery.

Dr. Donohue regrets he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible.

Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2013 North America Synd. Inc. All Rights Reserved

1. What was R.A. Dickey’s career high for wins in a major-league season before he won 20 games with the New York Mets in 2012?

2. Who is the winningest manager in major-league history whose last name begins with the letter “Q”?

3. Name the first SEC player to win a Heisman Trophy.

4. In the past 25 years (1987-2012), eight coaches have taken a team to consecutive appearances in the NBA Finals. Name five of them.

5. Entering 2013, when was the only season that the Columbus Blue Jackets made the NHL playoffs?

6. Two women have tallied 30-plus goals in a season for the U.S. national soccer team.

Name them.

7. Who did Sugar Ray Robinson defeat to win back the middleweight boxing crown in 1957?

Answers 1. Eleven, in 2010.

2. Frank Quilici, with 280 wins in four seasons with the Minnesota Twins.

3. Georgia’s Frank Sinkwich, in 1942.

4. Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, Larry Brown, Byron Scott, Rudy Tomjanovich, Jerry Sloan, Chuck Daly and Eric Spoelstra.

5. It was the 2008-09 season.

6. Michelle Akers (39 goals in 1991) and Abby Wambach (31 in 2004).

7. Gene Fullmer.

6

(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

The Bee-Intelligencer

Friday, May 17, 2013

7

Classified Ads

Classified Advertising Deadline: 5 p.m. Monday Classified Advertising Cost: $10 per week, up to 40 words. 25¢ each additional word.

Submit ad with your name, address, telephone number and payment to: Mail: Bee-Intelligencer, P.O. Box 10, Middlebury, CT 06762 Email: mbisubmit@gmail.com Office: 2030 Straits Turnpike, Suite 1 available. Sleeps 8. $3500.

This publication does not knowEducation Email: carolaction@aol.com ingly accept advertising which is for more information. deceptive, fraudulent, or which MAINTENANCE might otherwise violate the law AVIATION TRAINING Financial Aid if Help Wanted or accepted standards of taste. qualified. Job Placement However, this publication does Assistance. Call National FULLER BRUSH DISTRIBnot warrant or guarantee the Aviation Academy Today! accuracy of any advertisement, UTORS Needed: Start FAA Approved. CLASSES nor the quality of the goods or a home-based business.

STARTING SOON! 1-800services advertised. Readers Need people who can use 292-3228 or NAA.edu are cautioned to thoroughly inextra money. Service your vestigate all claims made in any own area. No Investment.

Flea Market advertisements, and to use good 1-207-363-6012 or email: judgment and reasonable care, sb.haney715@gmail.com particularly when dealing with WOODBURY ANTIQUES & persons unknown to you who FLEA MARKET open SatInstruction ask for money in advance of deurdays and Sundays yearlivery of the goods or services round 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. LANGUAGE TUTOR: English, advertised.

Rte. 6 and Rte. 64 in Wood-

Autos Wanted

bury, Conn. 203-263-6217.

For Rent

CASH FOR CARS: Any Make, Model or Year. We Pay WARM WEATHER IS YEAR MORE! Running or Not, Sell ROUND In Aruba. The wayour Car or Truck TODAY. ter is safe, and the dining Free Towing! Instant Offer: is fantastic. Walk out to the 1-800-871-0654 beach. 3-Bedroom. Weeks

FACE the WORLD is currently registering volunteer Host Families & Community Representatives for the 2013 school year. FMI Skye 207314-7290, skye@facetheworld.org

MUSIC

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CLARINET/FLUTE/VIOLIN/ TRUMPET/Trombone/Amplifier/Fender Guitar, $69 each.

Cello / Upright Bass / Saxophone / French Horn / Drums, $185 ea. Tuba/Baritone Horn/ Hammond Organ, Others 4 French, English as a second sale.1-516-377-7907 language, SAT, PSAT, and TOEFL preparation. Middlebury: 203-758-1888 DENNISPORT, Cape Cod: LAND Directly across from beach.

Great 4-bedroom, 2-bath MAINE: 172 acres. Own a home. Fantastic views! huge parcel of Woodland.

Available weeks: 6/15, 6/22 Hunt. Camp. Snowmobile. ($2,350/wk.) 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, Invest. Only $84,900. 2078/17 ($2,995/wk.) 413-596942-0058 Owner Financing.

8196

MISCELLANEOUS DIVORCE $350* Covers Child Support, Custody, and Visitation, Property, Debts, Name Change ... Only One Signature Required! *Excludes govt. fees! 1-800-522-6000, ext. 800, BAYLOR & ASSOCIATES

Please support the advertisers who help us bring you this free weekly newspaper.

(Kathleen Brown-Carrano cartoon)

Q:

Kid-Tough Baseboards

For a recent do-ityourself project, I replaced the baseboard along two walls of the kids’ playroom with a length of two-by-four wood. The kids tend to ram their toys into the base of the wall. This has dented and marred the original baseboard and even damaged the drywall behind it.

I removed the original baseboard. I also patched the damaged sections of drywall by cutting them away and replacing with new pieces of drywall held in place with wooden strips behind the drywall. This also helped to reinforce the base of the wall.

Next, at my home-improvement store, I had two pieces of 2-by-4 cut to the length of each wall’s base. I left a quarter-inch off each end because I decided to leave the baseboard in place on the other walls. There was one error here: I had to recut one piece of wood because I forgot the two pieces would intersect at one corner. But it was not too difficult to saw off a couple of inches from one end.

I attached the new “bumper boards” to the wall studs. To make it easier, I located and marked the studs first, then predrilled the boards. Once the boards were in place, I attached

By Samantha Mazzotta them to the studs using 4-inch wood screws, countersunk the screw heads slightly and covered the holes with wood putty to hide them from the kids.

Finally, I painted the new boards. The plain wood tended to soak up paint, so I had to put on two coats of primer first. Then I painted them with a “kid-resistant” paint (available at any paint store) with an eggshell finish that is easier to wipe clean.

Once the kids are grown, I will likely replace the bumper boards with regular baseboard. You can save the old baseboard, but mine is too damaged, so I plan to scrap it and start fresh. Hope your readers can benefit from my experience! – Sam G., Baltimore

A:

That sounds like a great fix for the playroom.

Thanks for sharing!

Readers, to remove baseboard without damaging the drywall beneath or marring the paint, first run a box cutter or a small putty knife along the top of the

baseboard to separate paint, glue or other material from the wall.

Next, using a nail set (or a sturdy nail) and a hammer, locate the larger anchoring nails along the baseboard, place the nail set against the nail head, and hammer a few times. This will push the baseboard back slightly, creating a gap.

Use a small pry bar to pull the board away from the wall. To protect the wall, hold a piece of scrap wood against the wall and lean the pry bar against it. Once the baseboard pulls away, you can either remove the finishing nails from the drywall or pound them in, so they don’t stick out.

Before storing or tossing the old baseboard, remove nails from it or hammer them to the side to keep others from getting injured.

Send your questions or home tips to ask@thisisahammer.com.

My new e-book, “101 Best Home Tips,” is available to download on Amazon Kindle! Pick it up it today for just 99 cents. (c) 2013 King Features Synd. Inc.

Rub beeswax or bar soap onto the threads of a wood screw, and it will be easier to screw into solid wood boards or studs.

Create a summer camp

stay informed all week long!

FOLLOW US at www.twitter.com/ mbinews keep up to date with breaking news, weather alerts, traffic advisories and more.

Butkus Plumbing

P1-204815

INSURED

• Free Estimates • Jobs Big & Small

Including: Water Heaters/Well Tanks Boiler Changes/Frozen Pipes

Joseph D. Butkus owner/operator

203-264-0559

Your Business Ad Could Be Here

Jumpstart Fitness and Therapy Network, an Oakville, Conn., business offering children’s playgroups and fitness classes, welcomes kids ages three to 16 to participate in its new and unique summer “Create-a-Camp” program. “Create-a-Camp” works around children’s and families’ busy summertime schedules and activities to create a fun, customized day camp experience.

Parents can choose as many or as few days that their children attend camp. Pre-registered children also can drop in any day during camp hours (for a minimum of two hours) with no advance notice, making Create-aCamp the ideal solution for rainy days or for when parents run out of fun, creative ideas or just need a little time for themselves!

A Progressive and Informed Approach to Tree Care and Removal

ARNOLD’S MASONRY

COMPANY, LLC

“Specialized in All Types of Masonry Work”

Bricks • Blocks • Masonry Repairs Walls • Fireplaces: Indoor/Outdoor Chimneys • Walkways • Garden Paths Tile Works • Stoops • Stairs • Entrys Fire Pits • Waterproofing • etc.

“Quality & Warranty is our best part” Licensed & Insured

Call at 203-808-6886

We’ve moved!

Come visit us at 129 Main Street in Oakville, Conn.

Glenn Sartori, proprietor Please note our new telephone number

860-274-2409

Email: arnoldbestmason@aol.com

www.preferredpellet.com

Colonial Fence Company

Colonial Landscape Management

Increase the beauty, value and security of your home

Fence Sales, Installation & Repair Cell: 203-217-4967 • Office: 203-758-9312

Camp begins June 24 and runs Mondays through Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $8 an hour with a minimum of two hours per session.

Camp offerings include basketball, dance lessons, fitness and boxing lessons, Lego programs, games on an interactive Sportwall, obstacle courses, tumbling, yoga, dramatic play, story time, songs and music, sports readiness programs, arts and crafts, sensory and creative movement, and making new friends. Younger campers can ride the zip line, crash into mats and the ball pit, and play in an indoor playground or a gigantic castle with secret passages.

Specialty summer programs

A YEAR ROUND LANDSCAPE COMPANY Office: 203-758-9312 Cell: 203-217-3160 40 Years Experience

• Openings • Closings • Weekly Service • Repairs Call now for a free in-home consultation and free design plan.

203-598-0185

Open by appointment only.

Daniel Weise 203-527-6487 • Pruning • Cabling

• Fertilizing • Inspections

Fully Insured • Arborist Lic. # S-5338 • Pesticide Reg. # B-2383

Accurate Residential • Commercial Maintenance • New Construction

Electrical Contractors Small jobs are our specialty

Serving The Area For 25 Years

Commercial • Residential

Full Service Electrical Contractor 24 Hour Emergency Service

www.accurateelectricalcontractors.com

203-758-2444

Fully Insured Lic. # E1-189172

Insured Lic# 121960 • markelectricllc.com

203-509-7027

Mark Donofrio - Middlebury

will include hula hooping classes, Mighty Muscles fitness group, “No Boyz Allowed” fitness and nutrition program for tween and teen girls, and its “Jumpstart to School Readiness” program to refresh handwriting and school skills.

“Whether a child comes to our camp for just one day – or all summer long – we can guarantee an enriching, stimulating and exciting experience they’ll never forget,” said Catherine Risigo-Wickline, MS, OTR/L, owner and executive director of Jumpstart. Jumpstart is staffed by licensed and certified therapists and personal trainers.

Pre-registration and multiple-child discounts are available.

For more information or to register, call 860-945-1301, ext. 301.

Cela’s Masonry

• Stone Walls • Walkways • Patios • Chimneys • Fireplaces • Roofing • Tile Floors Commercial and Residential • Stone & Brick Siding & Insured • Brick and Block Works Licensed CT LIC/REG • Old & New Construction #0607918

Adrian Cela Co-owner

Cell 203-568-5645 • 203 573-0366 celaadrian@gmail.com Free Estimates celasmasonry.com

Call 203-577-6800 For Information

The Bee-Intelligencer

8

Friday, May 17, 2013

Maximize your harvest

Send in your pet photos

By MELINDA MYERS Increase your garden’s productivity even when space, time and energy are limited. Just follow these six simple planting, maintenance and harvesting techniques for a more bountiful harvest.

Maximize your planting space with wide rows. Leave just enough room for plants to reach their maximum size. Make wide rows, 4 to 5 feet wide, so you can reach all plants for maintenance and harvest. Minimizing walkways means more planting space.

Try interplanting. Grow short-season crops like lettuce and radishes between long-season crops like cabbage, tomatoes and peppers. The short-season crops will be ready to harvest when the long-season crops are reaching mature size. You’ll double your harvest and grow more vegetables, not weeds, between your long-season plants.

Grow more plants per row with succession planting. Start the season with cool-season vegetables like lettuce and spinach.

Once these are harvested and temperatures warm, replace with beans and onions. Harvest these and plant a fall crop of radishes or lettuce.

When you use these intensive planting techniques, be sure to incorporate a low-nitrogen, slow-release fertilizer like Milorganite at the start of the season.

Then add a mid-season nutrient boost if needed. The slow-release

Ferrari’s Appliance We Sell & Service All Brands 160 Rubber Ave. Naugatuck, CT

(203) 723-7230

Your pet’s photo could be here PET OF THE WEEK

Adopt a Rescue Pet

nitrogen won’t burn even during the hot dry weather of summer.

Plus, it won’t interfere with flowering or fruiting.

Go vertical. Train vine crops up decorative or functional trellises and supports. You’ll not only save space, but you also will reduce disease problems and increase the harvest. Growing cucumbers and melons increase light penetration and air flow, reducing the risk of fungal diseases. Pole beans are much easier to harvest and produce an additional picking. Secure large fruited vegetables like melons to the trellis with a cloth sling.

Be sure to plant vegetables in containers if in-ground space is limited. A 5-gallon bucket or comparable size container is perfect for a tomato. Peppers and eggplants will thrive in a bit smaller pot. Grow vine crops in containers and allow them to crawl over the deck or patio instead of valuable gardening space. Mix flowers and herbs in with your vegetables. You’ll increase the beauty while adding additional fragrance to the pot.

Harvest often and at the proper time. Zucchini and other summer

squash should be picked when 6 to 8 inches long or, in the case of patty pan squash, when it reaches 3 inches in diameter. The flavor is better than those baseball-batsize zucchini and you’ll have plenty to eat and share. Harvest your head of cabbage when firm and full size. Leave the bottom leaves and roots intact. Soon you will have four or five smaller heads to harvest and enjoy.

With a bit of planning and creativity you can find ways to increase the enjoyment and harvest in any size garden.

Gardening expert, TV/radio host, author and columnist Melinda Myers has more than 30 years of horticulture experience and has written more than 20 gardening books, including “Can’t Miss Small Space Gardening.” Her website is www.melindamyers.com.

FAMILY PIZZA SPECIAL Large cheese pizza $ .99

16

203-528-4891 like us on facebook: www.facebook/towntavernandpizza

OPEN 7 DAYS

Hours: Mon - Fri 11 am - 11 pm / Sat 12 - 11 pm / Sun 12 - 10 pm - Bar open until midnight

POUNCER Pouncer is such a doll. He will pounce on just about anything and anyone for fun! He is a terrific mouser, a little shy and will need some time to get acclimated to your home. Pouncer is playful, gets along with other cats and can be very entertaining to watch. Come down and meet Pouncer. Better yet, why not adopt him!

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

Mutts Capture Owners’ Hearts DEAR PAW’S CORNER: What is the most popular dog in the United States? And what about mixed breeds? – Jane in Tuscaloosa, Ala. DEAR JANE: Good question!

Everyone has their favorite dog or cat, but a number of surveys are done every year trying to figure out which breeds are the most popular. According to the American Kennel Club, the most popular dog breed in 2012 was the Labrador Retriever, which has reigned supreme for a decade. Rounding out the top five are German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers, Beagles and Bulldogs, although Yorkshire Terriers often contend for a place on the list, coming in no lower than sixth since 2002.

A recent survey conducted for pet food company Royal Canin revealed another heartening statistic. More than 40 percent of

Monday to Thursday Takeout only With this coupon

530 Middlebury Road (Village Square Plaza) Middlebury

DICE Dice is a great 8-month-old dog that needs room to run and a person who will keep up with his training! He was brought into our shelter because his owner did not know how large Dice would be and just could not control such a large breed dog.

He is just the sweetest dog and can be as long as you are going to keep up with the training we have started. He is young and will try his hardest to get away with things, but you just can’t let him.

P UZZLE SOLUTIONS:

FEATURING ALL LOCAL GAMES ON OUR 8 HDTVS!

& Our Big Salad

Your pet could be featured as “Pet of the Week” on this page. Send us your pet’s photo by email to mbisubmit@gmail.com or by regular mail to P.O. Box 10, Middlebury, CT 06762 along with your pet’s name, your last name and your town.

Honor Our First Responders!

Memorial Sunday Worship: May 26 at 10:00 am

percent of those surveyed.

So, while the even-tempered Labrador Retriever continues to be a popular choice for American families, owners looking to adopt a mutt stand in good company with other pet owners.

Send your questions or comments to ask@pawscorner. com. Did you know mosquitoes can transmit heartworm larvae to dogs, but fleas don’t? Find out more in my new book, “Fighting Fleas,” available now on Amazon.

cat owners and 28 percent of dog owners preferred mixed-breed pets, rather than purebreds. This is encouraging to read, because more owners are choosing pets (c) 2013 King Features Synd. Inc. based on factors other than breed alone.

So, how do dog owners choose their pet? According to the survey, size was the No. 1 factor in their decision of which kind of dog to adopt or purchase.

Among cat owners, a cat’s appearance was the top factor in The Bee-Intelligencer is availchoosing their feline companion, able by mail to those outside our according to more than 55 delivery area or in need of extra copies. Mail delivery costs $40 a year for each subscription.

Send a check and the mailing address to Bee-Intelligencer, P.O. Box 10, Middlebury, CT 06762.

Call 203-577-6800 for rates for shorter periods of time.

Subscription Information

Middlebury Congregational Church United Church of Christ

On the green - 1242 Whittemore Road Middlebury, CT 06762 - (203) 758-2671

Products are chosen for their holistic approach to pet health -

natural dog and cat food, raw and freeze-dried food, and treats.

Herbal and homeopathic remedies, vitamins, supplements, natural flea and tick treatments, shampoo and much more...

PET GROOMING A LL S IZES & B REEDS

S PRING G ROOMING SPECIALS!

SHARON WARNER P ET P SYCHIC S UNDAY , M AY 19

Wondering what products would be best for your pet?

Schedule a FREE Holistic Consultation.

Delivery � ��

The Natural and Organic Pet, LLC Together, let’s keep them well www.thenaturalandorganicpet.com

572 MIDDLEBURY ROAD

�

MIDDLEBURY

Available

M-T-W-F 10:30 am-5:30 pm THURS 10:30 am-6:30 pm SAT 10 am-5 pm SUN 11 am-3 pm

203-598-7387

The Room Makeover

Sale

Make over every room in your home with great savings on custom draperies, top treatments, bed ensembles and more from Lafayette Interior Fashions®. Choose from hundreds of patterns, colors and styles from the Select Masterpieces® Fabrics and we’ll help you make over your room to reflect your own personal style.

LEGANT

DEALER IMPRINT WINDOWS Joan Tiganella 416 Middlebury Rd., Middlebury

203-758-8453