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Volume 27, Number 49

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Shades of red Newest state COVID report is released Connecticut’s most recent COVID-19 report, which includes two weeks of data, showed 14 positive cases in Durham and 11 in Middlefield.

The Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords will perform Sunday, Dec. 12, starting at 2 p.m. at Portland High School.

Longtime musician set to take final bow The first several times Gina Fredericks was asked to be a founding director of the Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords, she said she wasn’t interested because of other priorities. But she changed her mind. “I’m a musician. And I knew it would be a lot of work, but I wanted it to be right and do it professionally” said Fredericks, of Middlefield. After 31 years of dedicated service to the Vocal Chords, Fredericks is retiring from the group. Her final concert will take place Sunday, Dec. 12, 2 p.m., at Portland High School. The Vocal Chords were founded in 1990 by Joyce Ghent, a registered nurse at Middlesex Hospital, who pulled together a handful of hospital employees who loved to sing. Needing a musical director, Ghent turned to Fredericks, who came highly recommended.

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“We have endured personal losses, but together we have spent many happy times along with numerous travel adventures and created a bonding friendship that will last forever,” Ghent said looking back on her time with Fredericks.

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“With gratitude and thanksgiving, we will be eternally indebted to her. With all her musical expertise, the voices of Vocal Chords have touched thousands of lives.” Since auditions are not required to join the Vocal Chords, some members need help getting concertready. “All I ask is that to be a member one must love to sing and is willing to make the commitment to rehearse every week,” said Fredericks. Broadway melodies are among Fredericks favorites for the Vocal Chords, but the group sings everything from jazz, swing and country, to patriotic

These numbers put Durham in the coronavirus orange zone (10 to 14 cases per 100,000 people per day) and Middlefield in the red. The trigger for top-of-the-chart red status — where most Connecticut towns and cities now stand — starts at 15 cases per 100,000 people per day.

After 31 years, Middlefield resident Gina Fredericks, left, is stepping away from her role as director of the Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords. Fredericks is pictured with the group’s founder, Joyce Ghent.

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CHESHIRE — A day after completing a successful fall season that saw relatively few team-wide disruptions from COVID-19, the CIAC released its formal guidance for the upcoming winter season. By and large, it reiterates the plan the CIAC unofficially released a few weeks ago. The season will start on time in all winter sports. It can include multi-team events and See CIAC, A11

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You asked if I get bored between my yearly sleigh rides. Not really. I’ve taken to playing poker with the elves. Turns out, I do not have a poker face. The “ho ho ho” always seems to tip my hand. There is not much in the way of TV here. It’s hard to get cable lines to run across the frozen tundra. I have taken to rabbit ears. You may remember them? We get one channel. On a good day.

Last year I tried Red Bull. It did not go so well. The next morning I felt like I had a hangover. And coffee makes me jittery. I need a steady hand on the reins, you know. Maybe I will give Rudolph the Red Bull, so that we will make better time and I can hang out with you for a bit longer.

Yes, I will let the Great Pumpkin borrow my sleigh. As long as he promises not to leave any pumpkin seeds behind. On second thought, they might make for a lovely There’s a lot of playing in snack for my long vigil. I the snow. Duck, duck, goose. don’t think the Brussels Or should I say reindeer, sprouts will tide me over. reindeer, Santa. Rudolph, Speaking of that big, orange that rascal, likes to wander felIa – I can sympathize with off and see the sights (more him. These all-nighters are snow). I tell him to be sure not getting any easier. They to be back by Dec. 24. take a toll. But it’s worth it to Speaking of the reindeer, see all those happy kids on they’re looking a little roChristmas morning. I am tund these days. Of course, such a softie.

I would like to address one issue, if I may. As a tadpole I saw that you would agonize over which list you were on – naughty or nice. It stressed you out a bit, didn’t it? You were nice. Mostly. You did get a bit surly as you inched toward those teen years. I made a special dispensation for that, though. I mean, you were a teenager. ‘Nuff said.

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As always, it was lovely to hear from you. I so love your annual letters. And they seem to be coming faster and faster. My, but these years do have wings on them, don’t they? They say that time speeds up as you get older. By my last reckoning I am about 800 years old. Zoom-zoom!

This year I will find the time for a visit, for sure. But Brussels sprouts? Really? That sauce that you boast about better be something mighty fine. Perhaps you could throw in some chocolate chips. I would dearly love it if you could put on a pot of tea for me when I stop in. It’s a long night and I do get a bit drowsy.

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The annual Community Drop-Off food drive will be held Saturday, Dec. 4, 8:30 a.m. to noon, at Coginchaug Regional High School. Or, feel free to mail cash, checks (made out to: Local Wellness Coalition) and gift cards to Melissa Snyder at Strong Middle School, 191 Main St., Durham, CT 06422. The Drop-Off supports the Amazing Grace and Durham and Middlefield food pantries.

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COVID

Paramedic Lt. Mike Krupinski, with the Wallingford Fire Department, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine third booster to Ray Hahn, of Wallingford, on Nov. 3.

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port, as of Nov. 28, 354 people in Connecticut were hospitalized with laboratoryconfirmed COVID-19. Among the hospitalized, 262 — 74 percent — were not fully vaccinated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 symptoms may appear 2 to 14 days after exposure to the virus. Symptoms may include fever or chills, coughing, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea.

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At a media briefing Monday, Hartford HealthCare officials told reporters the much-talked-about omicron variant of COVID-19 was a concern because of mutations in the virus’s spiked

protein, but said they feel existing vaccines and boosters would provide some protection. “Even if not 100 percent, it should provide some protection,” said Dr. Ulysses Wu, Hartford Healthcare’s chief epidemiologist. “There could be some mutations that could allow it to evade the immune system and testing, but I don’t believe that is the case right now.” As winter approaches, health officials encouraged people to wear masks indoors and social distance if among unfamiliar people. They are also encouraging people to get their first vaccine and boosters if their second shot was more than six months ago. “The more transmission we have the more likely variants are going to pop up,” Wu said. — Town Times report

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members and perform two concerts each year. Fredericks comes from a musical family. She said her great-grandfather, an immigrant from Milan, was a leading Basso-Profundo at the Metropolitan Opera House; her grandfather was a first chair French horn

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player at the New York Philharmonic and The Met, and performed on Broadway; and her mother was a concert pianist in New York and a beloved private teacher of piano. “I, too, have been blessed with a career in teaching and mentoring piano and voice students, many of whom have gone on to have wonderful careers as musicians, teachers and composers,” said Fredericks. A press release sharing the news of Fredericks’ final concert states, “The Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords are sad to see Fredericks retire, but she will always be an important part of our choral family.

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“She shared herself and her talents for 31 years; for which we are so grateful. We thank her for her service and commitment. It’s special people like her who make this world a better place. Thank You, Gina!”

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In Brief Get outside Everyone Outside has been connecting children and families to nature for more than 10 years. Visit EveryoneOutside.org, or email Lucy@EveryoneOutside.org.

Adult education Are you struggling to find work because you lack a high school diploma? Middletown Adult Education’s free programs can help you get the skills you need for a new job. Call 860343-6044 to get started.

Tree hunt DMVFS and DMLWC present a Family Holiday Tree

Hunt throughout the month of December. Five trees are decorated around Durham and Middlefield, and include a prevention fact. Can you find them all? Check out Wadsworth Falls, Peckham Park, Lake Beseck, Allyn Brook Park and Millers Pond. Share photos of the decorated trees to be entered in a swag bag giveaway. Visit dmlwc.org/tree-hunt.

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Join your neighbors for a magical community event on the Middlefield Town Green Sunday, Dec. 5. The festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. with a musical performance by the CRHS band. At 6, Santa Claus will arrive to help light the town tree. St. Nick will stick around afterwards to hear Christmas wishes and to take pictures. The Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department will provide warm beverages and holiday refreshments, and youngsters can enjoy s’mores at the library.

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The Cuno Foundation is again accepting grant applications for public, charitable or educational purposes. Grants are usually made for specific, tangible items or capital expense requests that directly benefit the recipient. Applications are reviewed three times a year. The next deadline date is Dec. 15. Awards will be announced in January 2022.

For adults (18-plus), call 1800-HOPE-135 (1-800-4673135) or 2-1-1. For those under age 18, call 2-1-1.

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This year DMYFS and DMLWC celebrated World Kindness Day — Nov. 13 — in many ways. There were kindness sticky notes, kindness-themed morning announcements, Stick To Kindness lunch tables and guessing jars, and more. How will you Stick To Kindness this coming year?

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While the CIAC repeated that masks will not be required during winter competition for vaccinated athletes — they will be required in certain sports for the unvaccinated — the organization does want its member schools to continue, for the rest of the fall semester, employing the mask policies that were in place for the fall season. The salient point there: Indoor fall athletes — namely, volleyball players — had to wear masks while playing, whether vaccinated or not. Once students are dismissed for the Christmas break, the CIAC states in its winter plan, “schools may begin to utilize (at their discretion) the revised masking rules for

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you run a branch through your hand. Raise the tree a few inches off the ground and drop it on the butt end. Very few green needles should drop off the tree. It is normal for a few inner brown needles to drop off.

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Make a fresh cut to remove about a 1/2-inch thick disk Make sure the handle or of wood from the base of the base of the tree is straight trunk before putting the tree and 6-8 inches long so it will in the stand. Make the cut fit easily into the stand. perpendicular to the stem Do a little research on differ- axis. Don’t cut the trunk at an angle, or into a v-shape, ent Christmas tree types. Some varieties will hold nee- which makes it far more difficult to hold the tree in the dles longer than others. stand and also reduces the — CTchristmastree.org amount of water available to the tree. Once home, place Tree upkeep the tree in water as soon as possible. Most species can When a Christmas tree is go six to eight hours after cut, more than half its weight is water. With proper cutting the trunk and still take up water. care, you can maintain the quality of your tree.

Don’t bruise the cut surface or get it dirty. If needed, trees can be temporarily stored for several days in a cool location. Place the freshly cut trunk in a bucket that is kept full of water. To display the trees indoors, use a stand with an adequate water holding capacity for the tree. As a general rule, stands should provide one quart of water per inch of stem diameter. Devices are available that help maintain a constant water level in the stand.

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