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Volume 20, Number 9 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall

State forests have economic benefit By Daniel Jackson Town Times

There was more than what met the eye. On June 1 and 2, three hikes were scheduled in Durham/Middlefield: one in Wadsworth Falls State Park, another in the Feild Forest Trail Stystem and another hike allong the Mattabasset Trail. They were part of the larger Connecticut Trail Day weekend, organized by the conservation group Connecticut Forest and Parks Association, that organized 267 such events across the state.

On a Thursday night, members of the St. Colman’s Choir climb into the small balcony of St. Colman’s to rehearse. Matthew Campisi, music director for Middlefield’s St. Colman’s Church, has increased the times they practice. With a concert coming up, the choir isn’t nervous, only excited.

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World of weddings has changed over the past 20 years

Furthermore, Executive Director of the CFPA Eric Hammerling said the open land of state forests and parks not only bring an asthetic benefit, but an economic one as well. In the coming months, the state of Connecticut will promote its state forest and parks in hopes of attracting more users to the land. The uniqueness of each town plays a role. CFPA held an open house at their headquarters Friday, May 31, to kick off the trail See Parks, page 5

Church choir prepares performance for the Pope By Mark Dionne Town Times

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But you never can be too sure, especially when you are performing for the pope. At the end of June, the choir will travel to Rome to perform at St. Ignatius Church, sing at mass in the St. Peter’s Basilica and give a performance to Pope Francis. Initially, Campisi thought the trip to Rome was far-fetched. See Pope, page 3

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Judy Caturano officiates at the wedding of her niece and her betrothed. By Diana Carr Special to Town Times When a couple is married by Judy Caturano, one of Durham’s 18 justices of the peace, they know their spirits have been honored, their hearts have been touched and their voices have been heard. “I try to find out what the couple is about, like where they met, their common interests, what attracted them to the other person, their vision for their life together. I try to see a theme, and then I customize the ceremony by incorporating that theme. For instance, if they love the beach, I’ll use metaphors for the beach,” she said. Caturano came to this calling 18 years and 150 weddings

ago when she answered an ad placed in Town Times by Marge Hatch, the town clerk at that time. It asked “Are you looking for something fun and different and exciting?” This referred to the position as justice of the peace. In Durham the 18 positions are filled by six people nominated by the Democratic committee, six people nominated by the Republican committee, and six people who are not affiliated with any party and who must fill out a form with the town clerk. If more than six unaffiliated people

apply, a name is drawn from a hat. Caturano’s name was drawn. There is no restriction on the number of years she can hold the position, but she must be sworn in again every four years by the town clerk. “I thought it would be a good way to get involved in the town,” Caturano said. “Also, it’s often a second or third marriage for a couple getting married by a justice of the peace, and I wanted them to have a special ceremony. Just because they weren’t getting married in a church didn’t mean it couldn’t be special.” Caturano soon learned she enjoyed writing customized vows for people and she’s seen some changes over the years. “You no longer have to say love, honor and obey,” Caturano said. “There are no words you absolutely have to say to make it legal. You no longer have to have witnesses. And I’m seeing a lot more younger couples getting married for the first time, who do not want to go the route of the church.” She’s grateful for changes electronics have brought. In the past she wrote the vows in a journal, which she read from. Now she uses her iPad. Previously, communications

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Director of Music at St. Colman’s Church Matthew Campisi (left) leads the church choir at a recent practice. The choir is preparing for a three concert trip to Rome that will include singing for Pope Francis.

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An article that ran May 31 titled “High school friends, united in service, separated by distance” incorrectly stated that only Bill Malcolm came from a family whose members have served in the military during times of war. Ryan Salke and Kyle Hoyt also had family members who served.

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Third and fourth grade students from John Lyman School recently visited the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, in Old Wethersfield, as part of their colonial America study. Pictured are students from Betty Hadlock’s class learning about textiles and writing with quill pens.

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Pope Continued from page 1 “I get a lot of fliers for these kinds of things,” Campisi said, “and I tossed one to one of my choir members about a year ago and I said ‘Hey, we should do this’ as a joke and they got all serious about it, so I looked into it.” Campisi decided the trip was feasible and began planning to travel with the choir he had directed for 10 years. “They really seemed intent to go,” he said. Thirty-six singers from St. Colman’s, whose ages range from 11 to 80, will join about a dozen singers from the Church of the Holy Family in Hebron for three performances on the trip. Despite the historic surroundings and important audience, Campisi judged his choir more excited than nervous. “We’re very prepared,” Campisi said. “I think in these

situations, the excitement will just carry you through the performance, because it’s just a once in a lifetime thing.” Choir members Julia Orosz and Steven DelVecchio agreed that excitement outweighed nerves. “In the past few years we’ve really come together,” Orosz said. “We’ve finally gotten confident enough that Italy is a possibility.” Orosz, a junior at Coginchaug Regional High School, has been in choir with the church for 10 years, moving from the children’s choir to the junior choir to the adult choir. During the trip’s planning, Pope Benedict XVI resigned, creating an unexpected transition to a new pope and causing Orosz to wonder if the choir would actually sing for a pope. Pope Francis was elected March 2013 and the new pope in-

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Parks Continued from page 1 day events around the state. Kip Bergstrom, deputy commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development attended, wearing a white t-shirt that read “Connecticut, Still Revolutionary.” In a few months, the state will begin a campaign to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the first state park that will run from August 2013 to September 2014. In 1913, Connecticut made Sherwood Island, in Westport, its first state park. Bergstrom said each town in the state offers something unique to Connecticut’s “Tourism product.” “Connecticut has this sense of town-ness and the town experience,” he said. According to Bergstrom, each town has a sense of town pride and he gave the example of Trails Day—almost every town had at least one event. Each town reflects its own flavor on the idea of the New England town. While most people at the CFPA kickoff event ate at a cookout outdoors, Bergstrom and Hammerling stood in the community room at the CFPA headquarters and talked about future plans of creating a better tourism

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Eric Hammerling, executive director of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association stands beside a blue blaze signaling the end of a trail. Besides aesthetic benefits, the state forest and parks offers economic benefits to the state as well, he said. product of the outdoors of Connecticut. The New England Trail — a designated scenic trail, named by the National Park Service, runs from the shore of Connecticut, up through Middlefield and Durham and north to the New Hampshire/Massachusetts border — has potential to be more than a string of blue-blazes through the woods. The two men said if campsites and other lodging were developed along the trail, it could attract thruhikers.

“That strikes me as a great tourism product,” Bergstrom said. Hammerling gave an example of a potential site in Berlin as a place that could be developed into a campsite. CFPA published a study done by the University of Connecticut in 2010 that concluded the state forests and parks in Connecticut create “significant economic activity within Connecticut.” Among the benefits, the study said the land creates 8,800 jobs, increases property

values next to the park and, minus the revenue collected by the state, the parks bring in $343 million of “personal income” to the area. Hammerling said park users spend money in the area where the open space is. They may, for instance, fill up on gas or eat at restaurants in the area. According to Hammerling, Connecticut’s office of culture and tourism supports the ideas of open parks. Bergstrom is an avid hiker, having hiked all 825 miles of the blue-blazed hiking trails in the state. But the CFPA fights tightening purse strings in the state legislature to keep the state parks funded. “(The legislature) hasn’t stepped up in support of state parks as we’d like,” Hammerling said.

Eileen Grant, president of Friends of Connecticut State Parks, a volunteer organization which befriends various state parks, said there were 135 people employed by the state of Connecticut to care for state parks and forest when she started volunteering in 1996. Today, there are 74 paid workers to take care of the 255,000 acres. Hammerling said 15 are eligible to retire in July. While volunteers pick up some of the slack, they can’t do the job of paid staff. Volunteers cannot drive trucks, operate heavy machinery, work on plumbing or manage a campground. “No matter how many volunteers you have, you can’t replace skilled staff people,” Grant said.

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Skate park mayhem To the editor: Recently the Town Times published a very nice article on the skate park at Peckham Park here in Middlefield. It went into a lot of details on the past and present of it. However, there are a few important facts that all should be aware of that were omitted, in fact here are many. A listing of rules (regulations) is displayed upon entrance to this area. These rules were established to protect the participants. The only rule that was mentioned in the article was one dealing with children under 12 years old, etc. The other rules were not mentioned. On any given day when there is a group of users there, most of these rules are violated. Why? Because no one enforces them. You will see individuals of any age, riding bicycles, scooters, wearing roller skates, etc., going up and down the “ramps,” safety equipment doesn’t exist and normally parental guidance also is absent. This lack of compliance has been brought to the attention of our town elected officials numerous times. Under present conditions, and the attitude of our town leaders, this skateboard will continue to be an accident waiting to happen. It is just a matter of time. Al Smith Middlefield

Thank you for seven years To the editor: Tonight, Friday, June 7, we are launching Old Home Days 2013. What a wonderful two days it will be! When OHD 2013 is over, Park

and Recreation of Middlefield, led by PR Director Chris Hurlbert. will be taking over producing and managing OHD in the years to come. With seven OHD’s under my belt, I have come to know and love the individuals on the OHD Committee. You all have worked tirelessly to make things happen. You have worked hard to get things right, to get the most bang for a buck, to ensure that things are the best for our townsfolk as possible. I love you all. And in singling out one, please know that I am acknowledging each of you too. I would especially like to lift up Sydney Mintz, who is also making this her last OHD. Sydney has worked tirelessly at raising the money we need to operate over the past ten years/six OHD’s. She has mailed out countless letters, she has made countless calls, she has walked door to door; she has followed up on every email and letter that ever came her way. Her heart and her work ethic are enormous. What a great combination in a fundraiser. Sydney, my hat is off to you. Thank you for your service to Middlefield. My final thank you goes to you, the townsfolk of Middlefield/Rockfall. I appreciate being a part of something larger than myself. I thank everyone who has ever come, donated, participated and enjoyed OHD whether in the parade, strolling the grounds or watching the fireworks. It has been awesome journey and I am proud to be your neighbor. N. Summer Lerch OHD 2013 Chair

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(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Community Center.) Wednesday, June 12 Planning & Zoning, 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 17 Middlefield Housing Authority, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 Board of Selectman, 7 p.m. Board of Education, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19 Inland/Wetlands Commission, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20 Board of Finance, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m.

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The story of the B-24 Lady Be Good By Judd Moore Special to The Citizen Seventy years ago, a squadron of B-24 bombers took off from an airstrip in northern Libya for a high-altitude night attack on the port of Naples, Italy. All but one — serial number 4124301, nicknamed the Lady Be Good — returned. Except for a radio distress call shortly after midnight on April 5, 1943, the crew was never heard from, nor seen alive again. She easily could have been one of thousands of WWII bombers, fighters and transports, their pilots and aircrews, gone and long forgotten except by loved ones and categorized simply as Missing In Action by the then War Department. All that changed, however, in May 1958. An aerial survey by a group of geologists exploring for oil and working for what is now British Petroleum spotted wreckage in the southeastern Libyan desert and made a macabre discovery — the Lady Be Good. The legend of the WWII ghost bomber had been born. In March 1959, a geological team visited the nearly intact bomber at the crash site. Preserved by the arid desert climate, the wreckage had become a time capsule. The .50 caliber ball-turret machine

guns were locked, loaded and still able to be fired. Coffee found in the aircraft was still drinkable. The aircraft radio still worked (it was actually used to replace a failed unit in a C-47 involved in the ground operation and worked perfectly.) Documents and names of crew members on clothing and equipment made for easy identification of the plane. It was clear to the observers that the plane had been ditched, because three of the four engines had been feathered or turned off before the crew bailed out. What happened? What became of the nine crew members? A pictorial in “Life” magazine in 1959 showed the wreckage and artifacts and provoked public interest in the case. As a result, the U.S. Air Force Quartermaster Mortuary in Germany took over the investigation, searching for the remains of the crew members. Their story would come to illustrate how mortal men can rise above adversity to survive in extreme environments. As the crew returned from their bombing run over Naples, strong winds, lack of visibility and navigational errors caused them to overfly their destination by 450

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Durham resident tells of 30 years of home-grown adventure By Janet Morganti Special to Town Times I can’t tell my story just about me because it includes my husband, my sons and the many pets we have had in the past 30 years. My husband, Chris, and I met in college as criminal justice majors, dated for six years and got engaged in 1982. Shortly after college, my father talked me into buying a coffee shop in Wallingford. I was 23-yearsold and hadn’t a clue what I was doing, but I plugged along. I had a lot of support from my parents and wonderful employees. My husband was working as a supervisor for the security department at Yale-New Haven Hospital and would subsequently transfer to the Yale University Campus Police Department, where he stayed for 23 years. Chris is the consummate do-it-yourselfer and decided to build our house himself. We wanted to build a log home and couldn’t find an appropriate piece of land in Wallingford, our hometown. We found out about a piece of property on Skeet Club

Road in Durham and purchased it in 1983. Chris was there every day before going to work for second shift; clearing the land to prepare for the day our logs would be delivered. He worked diligently for over a year on our home with help from friends and family. We got married in October of 1984, and moved into our home just before Christmas that year. Fast forward to 1987. I sold my coffee shop and found out a week later that I was expecting our first son, Nick. For the next seven years, I worked at Moran’s Pharmacy in Wallingford, where I had worked while pregnant with Nick. In 1992, we had our second son, Ben. Moran’s Pharmacy was sold to Arrow Pharmacies in 1994, and I decided to go back to school and learn some real skills. I went part-time at Stone Academy in Hamden for two years and earned a diploma in secretarial studies in 1996. I was immediately hired by an accounting firm in Wallingford and worked there for eight years. I decided I needed a change and

wanted to be closer to my kids’ schools and home, so I went to work at Notre Dame Church as the secretary. I am still employed by the church, but in a different capacity. My husband retired from Yale University in 2008, and is employed at Notre Dame Church as the sexton/facilities maintenance guy. He loves it there and hopes to retire from there in a few years. We both have met such wonderful people at our parish and feel blessed to be a part of the Catholic Community of Notre Dame and St. Colman churches. Our children attended schools in District 13 and participated in music and sports. Nick is a mechanical engineer at Pratt & Whitney and Ben is a college student. In 2012, Chris and I made the decision to take the plunge and start our own business. After watching a segment of the ABC World News with Diane Sawyer on buying American-made products to keep our economy going, we decided to open a shop where we could promote local artisans and hand-made items. We also wanted to encourage the concept of recy-

cling, reusing and repurposing, so we opened Colors of the Wind Artists’ Emporium & Consignments on December 12, 2012. We have been open for a short time, but we have met such wonderful, creative people. Each has a unique story of their own of why they do what they do. Every day is like Christmas when people bring in their new creations to sell or consign their used goods. One person’s trash truly is another’s treasure. I am having a blast with the shop and I find it interesting that I have come full circle in the past 30 years to become a business woman

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Obituary Eleanor Roberts Eleanor Roberts died two months short of her 103rd birthday in Stu- Roberts art, Florida. She lived most of her life in Durham and along with her husband, Philip, ran the Roberts Poultry Farm on Wheeler Hill. Her husband passed away in 1972 and in 1987 Eleanor moved to Stuart, Fla. to be near her daughter, Jane and her husband Joe. She leaves behind her daughter Jane and husband

Joe Mangino of Stuart, Fla., her daughter Betsy and husband William Zimmerman of Columbus, Ohio, and a son, George and his wife Irene of Durham. She also leaves behind three grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. She was a long time parishioner of The Church of The Epiphany in Durham, and as per her wishes a memorial service will be held June 8, 2013 at 10 a.m. at The Church of the Epiphany. Following the service, her ashes will be put beside her husband at The West Street Cemetery in the Westfield section of Middletown.

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Nick Onofrio, owner of Country Landscaping, and his crew recently cleaned up the courtyards of the Sugarloaf Terrace for free. The managers of the subsidized senior housing approached Onofrio about improving the centers of three courtyards on the property. Instead of giving them a quote, Onofrio decided to volunteer time and resources to improving the property. He and his crew arrived at 7 a.m., and weeded the overgrown beds. They put in plants that would give the beds color for longer. Finally, they mulched the center of the courtyards. Onofrio said the day of service was satisfying for him and his crew. “We don’t have the opportunity to do that kind of work often, but it was nice to help them out,” he said.

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The Notre Dame Church, 272 Main St., has scheduled a free community supper for Sunday, June 9, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the church hall. The picnic style dinner features hot dogs, salads, and side dishes. Parishioners will provide desserts. For more information, call the church at (860) 349-9644.

Middlefield Federated Church held its confirmation recently. Confirmands included Cassidy Arnold, Seth Azevedo, Larissa Cade, JJ Chapman, Paige Copeland, Justin Faiella, Victoria Footit, Becky Ford, Anna Flaws, Patrick Holden, Thomas Hummel, Jr., Rebecca Kalber, Spencer McCoy, William Staddon, Nathan Timbro, Cassidy White-Ryan, Ben Wooding, Thien Wrang.

Tour de Cure comes to Durham Sunday Mark Dionne Town Times Packs of cyclists will be a common sight around Durham and Middlefield on Sunday, June 9, as the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure bike ride takes place for the first time at the Durham fairgrounds. “We have held the ride in other places in the past but we were excited to have an opportunity to expose a great cause to this wonderful community,” wrote Durham volunteer Ken Byrne in an email. A brochure in a pizza

place drew Byrne to the Tour de Cure over 10 years ago. “It was just a chance to make a difference,” said Byrne, “I am not a bike rider per se. I ride my bike once a year. But anyone that has diabetes has to live with this everyday. I guess if riding a bike for a few miles on a beautiful summer day helps raise awareness, it’s the least I can do.” Team and single bike riders will participate in five different rides, from a “Family Ride” that explores Maple Avenue in Durham to a 100 mile race. The 100 mile race, which

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starts at 6:30 a.m., goes north into Middlefield, up Jackson Hill Rd., across Route 66 and into Berlin before turning south for a large loop around Chatfield Hollow State Park. The 25 mile race stays in Durham and Middlefield, with a trip up Route 147 and then down Route 157, before traveling around Tri Mountain State Park and back to the fairgrounds. Over 400 riders will participate on over 50 teams. “We have riders from all over the state and then some. There are new riders this year that now will have a chance to experience this wonderful cause,” said Byrne. After the early departure of the 100 mile race at 6:30 a.m., other races will leave the fairgrounds at 8:30, 10, 11. and 11:30 a.m. Each race will be opened with the singing of the national anthem. Spectators can witness the start and finish of the races at the fairgrounds. According to Byrne, riders who have not pre-registered can register at the fairgrounds for the fundraiser. “The town and people of Durham have been terrific. We have gotten several local merchants to step up and donate with gift certificates and supplies,”Byrne said. More information, including ways to donate to teams and riders, can be found at the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure website at http://tour.diabetes.org/.

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Triangle A Ranch example of OHD theme Old Homes Days 2013 rainy day policy If rain cancels out Middlefield/Rockfall Old Home Days 2013, then rain date is Sunday, June 9. Same timeframe, same agenda and same schedule will be followed everywhere as printed in the brochure for Sat., June 8. Recording: 860-358-2518; Questions: 203-980-9663.

N. Summer Lerch Special to the Town Times Editor’s Note: N. Summer Lerch is the chair of the Old Home Days committee. She writes about one farm, which demonstrates the OHD theme this year of resilience. The Triangle A Ranch, located in the majestic hills of Middlefield, was purchased 13 years ago by businessman Andy Anastasio Jr, with the aspirations of realizing his dream to own a working farm. Andy, as a child, loved tractors, horses, and farm life. As he grew up, he never forgot the peace it gave him. His life took him in other

business directions; he became very successful and as soon as he was able, he purchased the farm acreage on Jackson Hill Road in Middlefield. With the backing of the entire Anastasio family, he has continued to push the farm forward. With owned and leased land, the farm is now well over 700 acres. Andy’s dream was to have the farm open to the public. It concerned and sadden him to witness the diminishing of quality farmlands and lack of good work ethics that he has always attributed to growing up on a farm. It is his belief that all of life’s lessons can be learned on a 1285539

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farm from birth to death, from financial ruin to financial gain, from growth to harvest! One of his wishes is to leave a legacy that inspires future generations to become stewards of the land. Things have not always been easy on the farm. He will tell you, “well that’s farm life,” and put on his hat, get on the tractor and head out again. Recently Andy met an

equine business-minded woman named Margaret who shares the same vision. She became the manager of the farm in 2010. Through her perseverance and against much adversity, she opened the farm for business for the first time on April 15th of this year. While the farm has been selling milk from its dairy herd in the U.S. markets and bringing

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Old Home Days children’s events The Children’s Tent at Old Homes Days, Saturday, June 8, has scheduled events as follows: Cryril the Sorcerer, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The first show features “Recycling its Magic”; second show is “Magitricity” a show about energy and climate change. Close Up with Bees, 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Learn about the life of bees with Allan Poole and

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Weddings Continued from page 1 with a couple could become tedious, with handwritten or typewritten messages mailed back and forth. Now they can e-mail each other with the proposals and changes which can even be easier than a phone call. Though she considers all the weddings she has performed memorable, some stand out. There was a couple she married at Westfarms Mall on Valentine’s Day, 2006. Caturano works in marketing at the mall, and she came up with the idea of a contest that would give a free wedding to the couple who was most convincing that they needed one. Then there was the “mailorder bride.” The groom-tobe had met her on a website for finding a spouse, she was from the Philippines, and they were in a hurry to get married before her visa expired. They got married in his father’s living room, with the groom in jeans and a plaid shirt and the bride in a housedress and loafers. After the ceremony the groom’s father handed Caturano a stamp so she’d lose no time mailing in the paperwork to town hall. She officiated at a surprise wedding, where the couple

invited friends and family to a picnic in their backyard. Caturano posed as a guest, the bride’s bouquet and the groom’s boutonniere were stashed in a cooler hidden under the deck — then, suddenly, the picnic became a wedding. One wedding included a bride who was deaf, and Caturano had to memorize the vows, rather than looking down reading them, so the bride could read her lips. One man wanted Caturano to add to the vows as follows: “love, honor cherish, and look for John Deere tractors together.” This had not been a favorite pastime for his beloved. Another couple loved Star Wars, and vows included an unusual phrase: “May the dreams you have be as complete as this dream is today, and may the Force be with you.” One bride wanted Caturano to use the pet name she had for her groom: “Stinky,” The justice didn’t ask. Caturano said that ad, all those years ago, promised something fun, different, and exciting — and it lived up to its promise. In fact, she’s ready for even more excitement. “I’m up for anything people want to do — like saying their vows while jumping out of a plane, or getting married underwater, or doing some-

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Area schools discuss need for cursive writing Regional School District 13 plans to keep it By Erin K. Butler Special to The Citizen

There have been big changes in the classrooms over the last two years thanks to the Common Core Standards, which has been adopted in 45 states so far. These standards are a curriculum of what students across the board, no matter where they live, are expected to learn before college. Of all that is required by the standards, cursive writing is not. This skill, often taught in the third grade, is now being phased out by many school systems, as it’s viewed as unnecessary for today’s students.

In Regional School District 13, serving Durham and Middlefield, they too will continue teaching cursive in the third grade, but will start discussions this summer about where it will fit in this growing technological world. “We will start evaluating what needs to be done in relations to teaching cursive as the Common Core changes are moving swiftly,”said Dr. Linda Berry, the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. “Luckily, we use a good deal of technology in the classroom such as iPads and computers, so our students already have those skills as well,” In both the Southington

and Durham/Middlefield School Systems, decisions on eliminating cursive have not been decided, but discussions will be in the works. “Writing is defined in many ways,” said Karen Smith, the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and Learning, Southington Public Schools. “The written word is important but we know technology will play a more important role in education down the road. We will be looking into the value of it in light of the new Standards but it hasn’t been a discussion yet,” In Berlin, the school system removed cursive writing from its curriculum two

years ago. Brian Benigni, the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, said their focus is on the essential skills needed in a paperless and digital manner. “There are just so many hours in the day to get all the Common Core Standard necessities in. It’s not that it’s not important, they should know how to sign their name and know the basics, but it is our belief that in this digital age, cursive eventually won’t be used at all,” Benigni said. The Common Core guidelines say that students have to be proficient in English, math, and computer keyboarding before they finish elementary school. With only

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beef to Americans, it finally has the ability to cater to the public with the opening of its stables. The horses work on the farm as well as provide enjoyment to cowboys, cowgirls and dignified eventers. Andy, with the proper management, has finally achieved his dream of running a working farm and opening a truly beautiful part of American history to the public. Triangle A Ranch is a gold sponsor of Old Homes Days 2013, contributing to the main stage evening entertainment and the fireworks.

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The Senior Center has scheduled exercise classes for seniors every Monday and Friday, at 7:45 a.m. Yoga classes are scheduled for Wednesdays, at 7:45 a.m. The classes are on a drop-in basis and free to Middlefield seniors, age 60 and older. Bring a water bottle and mat. For more information, call (860) 349-7121.

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Knitters and crocheters meet every Thursday, at 9:30 a.m., at the Middlefield Senior Center for coffee and knitting. Bring your unfinished project or learn a new one. The group also makes Afghans for the Middlesex Cancer Center and the MidState Cancer Center. Yarn and needles are available.

Senior lunches are offered every Monday and Wednesday, at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. The Elderly Nutrition program is designed to provide nutritional meals, at a low cost to persons ages 60 and over and their spouses. To cover the cost of the meal, a suggested donation is welcome. To make lunch reservations, call Amanda Pedersen, senior cafe manager, at (860) 3493153. Bingo is offered every Wednesday, at 1 p.m., following the luncheon.

Blood pressure screenings Free Blood Pressure Screenings are held every first and third Wednesday of each month, at noon, at the Middlefield Senior Center. No appointment is necessary.

Senior Bus The Durham/Middlefield Senior Bus is available for transportation to activities on Tuesday and Wednesday.

There is no fee for this service. Planned trips include: The Christmas Tree Shops in Manchester and Orange, Yankee Candle in Deerfield, Mass., IKEA, Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods, Evergreen Walk, WFSB Better Yet Connecticut, Stew Leonards, Foot Prints, Maritime Aquarium, Mystic Village and the Thimble Islands, to name a few. The bus schedule can be found at various establishments in Durham, such as the library, the Durham Activity Center, Town Hall and online at www.townofdurhamct.org. Call (860) 3475661 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to make a reservation.

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Over 400 runners and many spectators gathered at the Durham Fairgrounds for the annual Go Far Go Fast event Saturday, June 1. “Go Far is about going far in life,” explained organizer Jen Schulten of the non-profit organization that directs running programs in local schools.

St John’s St. John’s Episcopal Church has scheduled a spring tag sale for Saturday, June 15, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the church parking lot. The sale offers collectibles, treasures, small furniture, toys, books as well as home baked goods. Proceeds benefit the mission and ministry of St. John’s Church. Because of the tag sale, the Friday Night Community Supper will not be held on Friday, June 14. For more information, call (203) 239-0156.

The theme this year was “Go Wild” with animal trophies for the top three finishers in the multiple races, which ranged in distance up to two miles. Because of the heat, sprinklers were set up along the course to cool the runners down. Despite the heat, the runners were enthusiastic, especially at the starting line.

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Notre Dame Church, 280 Main St., has scheduled an authentic Haitian dinner and craft sale at the church. The craft sale is scheduled for Saturday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, June 23, from 9 a.m. to noon. The dinner is scheduled for Saturday, June 22, at 5:30 p.m. Menu includes creole chicken, red snapper, grio (oven fired seasoned pork pieces), stewed goat, vegetables, Haitian rice, beverages and dessert. A fee is charged. Proceeds benefit Outreach to Haiti. For more information and tickets, call Maryann Boord at (860) 3491431. Notre Dame Church, 280 Main St., has scheduled its monthly flea markets and tag sale for Saturday, July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 7 and Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be in the church hall, rectory garage, parking lot and the side lawn of the church, rain or shine. The event features household goods, pots and pans, dishes, craft supplies, sewing supplies, furniture, clothing, shoes, antiques, toys, collectibles, books, Christmas decoration, and more. A jewelry table will be set up inside. Breakfast and lunch will be available for purchase. Vendor space is available for rent. For more information, call Bob Smith at (860) 349-0356.

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