Volume 16, Issue 38
Creative Arts
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
Creative Arts Creative Arts Creative Arts Starts on page 9. Enjoy!
Durham approves purchase of water supply engine By Trish Dynia Special to Town Times At a special town meeting Tuesday, December 29th, Durham residents voted unanimously to approve the purchase of a 2010 Spartan Water Supply Engine for the Durham Volunteer Fire Department. The vote allowed the expenditure of up to $450,000 from the Fire Equipment Reserve Fund line item in the town’s budget. Approximately 30 townspeople, many of them volunteer fire fighters, braved the sub-zero wind chill factor to attend the 14 minute meeting. Fire Chief Harry Hall explained that the purchase, which was previously approved by the Board of Finance, would replace a 1987 Ford FMC water supply engine. Hall stated, “With the capacity to deliver 2,250 gallons per minute and a larger diameter hose, the new truck could be operated by one firefighter if necessary.” If purchased now, the town
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can avoid approximately $15,000 to $20,000 in additional costs due to new EPA standards which go into effect in a few months. In a post-meeting interview, Hall explained, “If the truck was on the road every day, I’d be concerned about emissions.” The main impetus behind raising the EPA standards was concern over the significant impact of emissions from long haul tractor trailers. Selectman John Szewczyk commended the Fire Company and Board of Finance for their long term planning which set aside funds over many years in order to avoid coming up short when major expenditures became necessary. “Their good planning means we don’t have to go out to bid like so many other towns must do,” said Szewczyk. With this approval in hand, the Fire Company plans to order the truck in mid-January and the expected delivery date would be approximately 12 months hence.
Happy New Year! Middlefield Park & Rec Holiday Party
Due to the incoming, inclement weather, the turn out for the Middlefield Park & Rec Holiday Craft Party was light. Those that did attend got a chance to make a number of different holiday crafts to take home with them. Pictured above are Willow Small, Stephanie Finaldi, Kiyah Reynolds, and William Kammerer. The Park and Recreation Department hopes to make this an annual event.
Food is like… By Mrs. Gallitto’s second graders, Brewster School
Above, “Arteatery,” a painting by local artist Zahir Abid, symbolizes that art has to nourish people, like a vitamin or food for the brain. See his story on page 6.
Creative Arts
String cheese is peelable like Scotch tape. Chicken Parmesan is warm like a cozy bed. Hamburgers are greasy like an outdoor grill. Apples are red like stoplights. American cheese is yellow like the sun. Bananas are shaped like a crescent moon. Venison is sometimes spicy like hot sauce. Watermelon is as green as the summer grass. Gingerbread cookies are
shaped like little people. Blueberries are little and round like beads. Cucumbers are long and narrow like rulers. Strawberries are sweet like little babies. Popcorn is popping like hopping bunnies. Rice Krispies are crunchy like fall leaves. Oranges are round like volleyballs. Pizza slices are triangle shapes like Christmas trees. Macaroni is curvy like the letter “C.” Asparagus is straight and skinny like pencils.
Vacation is almost over! District 13 goes back to school Jan. 4, 2010.
In this issue ... Calendar............................4 Creative Arts...............9 -15 Spotlight..........................16 Sports ........................17 - 19