Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
Volume 17, Issue 34
Together at mealtime
Friday, December 3, 2010
Annual Community Round-Up coming to your home this Saturday On Saturday, Dec. 4, from 9 a.m. to noon, teams of students and adults will visit your neighborhood to collect food, grocery gift cards or cash for turkeys. Food donations will go to the Amazing Grace Food Pantry; gift cards and cash donations will be divided among local social service agencies. If residents won’t be home, they can leave food by their front doors. “Especially under the circumstances of the economy, we have more and more people who are in need,” said
Beth Galligan, director of guidance at Coginchaug High School. “It shows how generous the people of Durham and Middlefield are, and it’s a nice way for the kids to give back to their community.” Web update: Twenty people responded to our poll: “Will you/did you participate in the Community Round-Up to benefit area food pantries?” Ten percent said Yes, they would be participating in a team; 40 percent said Yes, by donating food; 15 percent said Yes, as a
volunteer at the school; and 35 percent said No, they would not be participating. After the event this Saturday, we hope to see more responses in the first three categories! Go to www.towntimes.com to cast your vote. (Stephanie Wilcox)
In this issue ... Calendar ............................4 Durham Briefs ................14 Middlefield Briefs ...........15 Sports ..........................24-31 Obituary............................19
Durham Garden Club members make wreaths
David Hurlburt and his granddaughter, Cadence, at the Church of the Epiphany’s monthly Community Supper on Sunday, Nov. 21. See more photos and information on the suppers on page 22. Photo by Judy Moeckel
Coginchaug girls in action
The fifth annual Coginchaug High School Powder Puff game, where seniors took on the juniors, ended in a scoreless tie. More photos from the Nov. 24 game on page 28. Photo by Stephanie Wilcox
The Durham Garden Club will be selling a limited supply of individually decorated holiday wreaths on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Strong School parking lot. The live green wreaths are decorated with natural materials and finished off with a colorful bow. The wreaths will be on display on a truck owned by Garden Club member Greg Burritt. Prospective customers are advised to arrive early for the best selection. Sales will begin at 9 a.m. The wreath sale is the club’s main source of revenue. The club’s recent major project has been the restoration of the treescape on Main St. Members also plant and maintain the gardens at Town Hall, the triangle at Routes 79 and 17, Coginchaug High School, Korn School and Brewster School. The club recently contributed to the landscaping project at the Durham Public Library. Above, from left, Renee Kelley, Susan Giuffrida, Marianne Reynolds and Ellen Patterson help prepare 300 wreaths in two days at the Durham Firehouse. Photo by Stephanie Wilcox