Volume 17, Issue 36
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
Friday, December 17, 2010
Empowering our youth as community leaders By Jane Moen Special to Town Times On Friday, Dec. 3, Durham Middlefield Youth and Family Services (DMYFS) traveled with a team of 10 students and two staff from Coginchaug and Strong Schools to a youth leadership conference, “Leading with Assets” at Middlesex Community College. Ten teams representing the entire county participated in the conference. The DMYFS team of students participated in the fullday conference focusing on the role they have within their community to build “Developmental Assets,” otherwise known as the building blocks to a young person’s success. The team rose to the challenge of developing a school/community project for the youth of Durham and Middlefield. Their project: to create, publicize and implement a “Gratitude Day” in each school. Gratitude Day will be See Youth leaders, page 24
Above, front row: Jared Deflippo (grade eight), Evan Sliker (grade eight), Kaylynn Sambor (grade twelve), Gaylynn Marquez (grade twelve), Stacey Cummings (grade twelve), Jane Moen (DMYFS program director); back row: Brody Ziegler (grade eight), Jenn Crandall (grade eight), Deanne Pulchaski (grade nine), Brenna Goldberg (grade nine), Chris Peach (grade eight), Betsy Dean (DMYFS executive director), Morgan Kuehnle (grade nine). Not pictured but in attendance at the conference were Mike Klimas (Strong teacher); Christen Bertz (CRHS teacher) and Becky Finnerty (DMYFS volunteer) Photo submitted by Jane Moen.
John Lyman School holiday concert The recent winter holiday concert at John Lyman School directed by music teacher Mike Meurs featured the entire kindergarten class and the third and fourth grade chorus singing a variety of songs to celebrate. Photos submitted by Michael Meurs
Lyman golf school discussion returns By Chuck Corley Special to Town Times Meeting on Dec. 8, the Middlefield Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) reported that they met with representatives from Lyman Farms, Inc. as a special permit for the construction of a golf school/training center along Main Street has expired since it was first issued in 2002. While the project has a number of other permits associated with it, no other permit has lapsed, and the applicant plans on resubmitting the original, unanimously
approved application for a public hearing. The commission was asked to schedule a hearing as soon as possible, as the applicant wants to begin construction immediateSee Mfld. P&Z, page 16
In this issue ... Calendar............................4 Durham Briefs................14 Middlefield Briefs...........15 Sports ..........................25-28 Libraries.........................18