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Change and tradition at the 94th Durham Fair

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As “Taps” played, members of Middlefield’s Fire Department salute the flag, flown at half mast, during Middlefield’s ceremony to recognize the twelfth anniversary of 9/11. Middlefield First Selectman Jon Brayshaw speaks to the crowd at Middlefield’s 9/11 recognition ceremony. “Never forget what the men and women of our police and fire department did that day to try to save others,” Brayshaw said. | Town Times photo by Mark Dionne.

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Count down to the fair Mary Lavado

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Here in Durham, when the school year starts, kids and adults start The Fair Countdown. If you haven’t experienced the Durham Fair, it is sometimes hard to understand our little town’s excitement over the last full weekend in September. Today, I incorporated my training run through the fairgrounds as part of my seven mile route. Going through the fairgrounds the weeks before the fair is very much like

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what a child would experience going on a tour of Santa’s Workshop the few weeks before Santa’s big trip. Today, I saw various venues up and ready: the big craft tent on Canfield Drive (which, I agree with my eldest, seeing little tents on the green rather than the craft tent is anti-climactic), the Center Stage on the bottom of the fairgrounds, the Kids Place area, the rollercoaster (which I, and many hate; it was added last year at a huge loss to the fair), and various booths newly painted and ready for customers. I saw the benches, stacked up outside the Commercial Building. (I always thought they were up and present year round.) As I ran through the empty fairgrounds, of course

The fair brings us together as a community. In those four days, we see friends, from town, and those who have returned after a move away. I imagined all the smells and sounds that will begin in a mere few days: kettle corn over by the animal pull area, fried dough in the midway, the school kids screaming with delight on their special day off from school the Friday of the fair on wristband day on the rides, apple crisp at the Durham See Count / Page 13

This year’s Durham Fair, set for Sept. 26-29, will feature much familiar to fairgoers of the past and some changes new for this version of the 94-year-old tradition. The Durham Fa i r Association, which runs the fair, had a change of leadership including DFA President Dan Miramant. While few of the fair’s thousands of attendees will know or care who runs the thing, they will have a different experience because of the new DFA. The first change will be at the gate with lower ticket prices. For example, there is a new lower-priced junior ticket for children 12 and up — they previously paid the adult rate. Children under 12 will still enjoy free admission. The town green — which once held the Craft Tent and recently hosted a car dealership — also will look different this year. As DFA Marketing Director Debbie Huscher explained in an e-mail, “[Y]ears ago the fair was held exclusively on the green and featured a Ferris wheel. We are bringing an old fashioned Ferris wheel to the green, something for the entire family. There will also be three other rides up there for younger kids. (Don’t worry, the Midway is filled with rides, games, and the big ferris wheel.)” The green will also feature the Agricultural Tent and the return of the Green Stage for entertainment. New this year on the green

and at the fair itself is the Connecticut Wine Festival. There will be a separate admission charge to the tent on Saturday and Sunday (closed on Thursday) for those of legal drinking age. The wine festival features seven different Connecticut wineries, including Connecticut Magazine “Best of CT” winners Jones Winery and Sunset Meadow Vineyards. In a press release, Miramant said, “This festival is consistent with our focus on education in agriculture this year and we are proud to be hosting one of two State sponsored Wine Festivals at our Fair.” There will also be wine educational classes and Cabot cheese tasting. Wines can be purchased to take home, but must be picked up after leaving the fair. This marks a change to the traditionally dry Durham Fair. During the July 9 Durham Board of Selectman See Fair / Page 13

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ing to Mertz and Rajeevan Nallakkandi. Tomatoes came in later than normal; however, the tomatoes did come in before the adjacent gardens produced, Mertz said. Zinnias and beans were also a success, according to Mertz and he had a “terrific early lettuce crop until the hot weather caused them to bolt.” Mertz has since replanted the lettuce and it is now ready for harvest as a fall crop. Mertz expects the fall kale to give him a good yield. Raised beds helped him against the heavier rains of the season which did affect low-lying plots in the garden. One gardener “actually had frogs in the ditches.” That’s how wet it was at times. “Overall the year was a success and my garden is still producing,” he said. Larry Rosenfield, “master gardener” at Temple Beth David of Cheshire, called this year’s Mitzvah Garden at the Temple “spectacular.” The only issue this year was the excessive rain, he said. “Overall, our yields were substantial with minimal insect damage,” he said. This season the Cheshire Community Food Pantry broke ground and created its

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inaugural garden. “With the help of the community, we were able to create and tend to a wonderful garden that helped provide fresh produce for our clients,” said CCFP Director Patt y Ha r t m a n n . “Even though we started late in the season, we had a bumper crop of eggplant and basil and several varieties of late season tomatoes.” Herbs such as rosemary and sage did equally well. String beans were not as productive as hoped, perhaps due to the late start, she said. A team of volunteers watered during the July heat wave, to help ensure success of the first-year garden.

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This summer brought its fair share of weather games to farmers in the area from heavy rain to even heavier heat. Phyllis Naples-Valenti, sitting at her table at the farm market on the Durham Town Green, said the growing season started out “crazy” but ended up to be “phenomenal.” She said the humidity of July actually “pushed the eggplant and tomatoes along.” Steve Grozinsky of Midway Farm (the “Corn Guy” on Route 68) in Durham said the heavy rains in June—just when corn and other warmweather crops were getting started—left water standing in the crop rows, killing a lot of young plants. While things grew well the rest of the summer, he harvested fewer ears of corn, tomatoes and other vegetables this year. To ny G r a s s o o f t h e Seasonal Shop in Durham focuses on flowering plants rat her t h a n vegetables . He said the rainy and cold Memorial Day weekend was problematic (that’s when many garden shops do a huge business), but June was better. He was thankful the heat wave in July was followed by cool weather in early August. “The flowers revived,” he said, “especially the Cape Daisies. Pansies reseeded themselves and started up again. Cutting flowers (for bouquets) were great.” Jim Zarella of Zarella Farms in Plainville said the heavy rain and cold nights resulted in a pretty bad yield. Particularly, he said tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and pickles “took it on the chin.” The tomatoes couldn’t even be used for canning because they split so badly. Zarella didn’t get any relief during the extreme heat, either. He said bees didn’t really work when it got too hot, so a lot of the food didn’t set. “Bees don’t work when it’s hot like that. They stay in the shade and nothing sets,”

Zarella said. “You get very poor yields that way.” Interestingly enough, results were quite different just across the town border in Southington, where Diane Karabin of Karabin Farms said the year was quite fruitful for her crops. Karabin did say her farm was rather lucky considering some of the harsh weather conditions this season. “We were at the mercy of Mother Nature,” Karabin said. “But that being said, we’re having a wonderful harvest, we’re very fortunate. “We had the heavy rains, and then we had the extreme heat and so those are both ends of the spectrum that no farmer wants to deal with,” she added. Flooding wasn’t an issue with the farm, and with the heat. She said it was just a matter of waiting it out. Even tomatoes survived an early frost after Karabin said they took the risk of planting them early. “There was some early frost and we were basically unaffected by it,” Karabin said. “We won that round.” With summer being a success, Karabin said the outlook for the fall harvest is looking pretty good as well. Ellie Tessmer, a member of the North Haven Garden Club, sa id t he su m mer started cold, wet and then grew hot. As a result, diseases spread in her garden and she had to battle “critters,” a.k.a. pests. The Wallingford resident said her squash, cucumbers and tomatoes grew okay in her six raised beds, but the peppers didn’t fare well. In late summer, they are just beginning to flower. She rarely gets powdery mildew on her squash, but this year, she was out in her garden spraying her plants with a mixture of baking soda, water and soap. “You have to go with the weather. You can’t fight it,” she said. Insects were also a proble m at B a r t le m P a rk ’s Community Garden with zucchini, kale, and cabbage, said gardener Jim Mertz. Aside from that, plots did “quite well,” accord-

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Locals support 9/11 Memorial Garden in Middletown In a somber and well-attended ceremony at Middletown’s South District Fire Department, civilians, firefighters, police officers and state dignitaries dedicated a 9/11 Remembrance and Memorial Garden containing a steel piece of the World Trade Center to the memory of those lost twelve years earlier and those who rushed in to help. Gov. Dannel Malloy, one of two keynote speakers, spoke of his memories of 9/11. As someone with ties to New York City, Malloy said, “I knew I would lose friends.” As mayor of a commuter city on that day, Mallow said, “I knew I would lose residents.”

Malloy spoke of his family’s ties to the Stamford Fire Department, thanked t he Sout h District Fi re Department and said to the audience, “Thank you each and every one of you for remembering.” Several speakers invoked the phrase “Never Forget.” Middletown Mayor Daniel Drew said that the garden should be a reminder of first responders. “We have men and women who have devoted their lives to saving others,” Drew said. Ma r y Ca nty, sister of Michael Canty who died on 9/11, served as the second keynote speaker. Canty spoke of the memory of her brother and said that the scholarship in his name helped keep his memory alive.

The ceremony, held in scorching early morning heat, was paused for four moments of silence. The moments of silence observed the impact times of the hijacked planes at the two towers, the Pentagon, and the field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The ceremony also used a firehouse bell to sound “signal 5-5-5-5,” the long time code used by the Fire Department of New York to alert the department of the death of a member in the line of duty. The garden features an eight foot section of steel beam that was once part of t he Nor t h Tower of the World Trade Center. According to a press release,

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Time of year to get a little squirrelly By Mike Roberts

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For outdoor enthusiasts September brings with it all kinds of good things, including the beginning of autumn Sept. 22. September also marks the beginning of various hunting seasons in Connecticut beginning with gray squirrels, which opened the 2nd. The first part of the gray squirrel season will end Sept. 30 and then reopen on the opening day of the Connecticut upland game season (Oct. 19) and runs right through to the end of the year. Over the years I have noticed that hunting gray squirrels has waned a bit, and this only means that some hunters are missing out on some great hunting fun as well as some

super eating. Hey, those of you who have never tried squirrel in spaghetti sauce or any other squirrel recipes, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t knock it. Squirrel hunting is a great way to introduce a youngster into hunting. My brothers, Pete, Dave, Paul and I, began hunting with our Dad, Mike, as soon as we were able to walk with him in the woods that surrounded our home in South Meriden. As well as introducing us to a hunting experience, the gray squirrels also gave us some great eating at a time during the war years when meat for the family table was scarce. Two of our favorites hunting places were nut groves that the squirrels made their dens in. We would sneak silently into an area and then

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just sit back and wait for the squirrels to start scurrying about in the treetops. It would be a proud father and sons hunting team that would bring back a limit of gray squirrels for the family table. Back then, squirrel season did not start until the third Saturday in October, when a good part of the foliage was already on the ground. This also made for better hunting because it was a lot easier to spot the squirrels as they mover from tree to tree overhead. I do realize that with the earlier opening day in September the trees still are heavy with green foliage making it harder to see old bushy tail as he darts about looking for tasty nuts and acorns to chomp on, but the patient squirrel hunter should be able to harvest enough squirrels for a tasty meal. The daily bag limit for gray squirrels is eight, with a

season limit of 40. The month of September also brings with it the start of the archery season for whitetail deer and wild turkey. Traditionally, the season usually starts on the 15th of the month, but because it falls on a Sunday this year, the archery seasons for deer and turkey will open on Sept. 16. Maybe someday those who we elect to our legislature will realize that Sunday hunting on private land will be a good thing for all concerned including our over-abundant deer herd. Archery hunting has been one of the oldest forms of hunting deer in Connecticut and has grown into an even bigger event with the earlier bow seasons in Connecticut. Private-land bowhunters in all zones can hunt deer from Sept. 16 this year until Dec. 31. Private-land bowhunters in zones 11 and 12 can continue their hunting from Jan. 1-31, 2014.

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Candelora hears frustration, anger at gun forum Nearly 100 people packed a conference room at the North Branford Town Hall for a forum held by state Rep. Vincent Candelora to explain gun control measures passed by the state legislature in the wake of the school shootings in Newtown last December. The standing room only forum reflected the intense interest in the topic. Candelora took questions from the audience as he went through a slide presentation and made it clear several times that he had opposed the new laws. The slide presentation, like the one used at a recent legislative forum in Durham, bore the logo CT GOP. “I was on the losing side of this battle,” said Candelora,

a Republican whose 86th district includes part of Durham. “Majority rules, unfortunately,” he later said. While Candelora said several times that he wanted the forum to explain some of the complexities of the new bill, the politics of gun control were inescapable, especially from the crowd, which was clearly frustrated and angry at the new laws. “Why are we being punished?” asked one member of the audience. “If you’re a criminal you don’t need to worry about it,” said another. Many of the questions showed both the complexity of the new law and the complexity of the gun market. The new law expands the number of banned assault weapons, bans the sale and

transfer of magazines with more than a 10 round capacity, creates new requirements for long gun sales and loaded weapon storage, and creates a gun offender registry. Many of the questions explored the fine print and implications of the law. What if someone with a grandfathered — but currently banned — assault weapon moves out of Connecticut and then back? Some of the questions ref lected the enormous array of guns available in the marketplace. If the adapter to attach an illegal silencer onto a gun is missing, is the gun itself still illegal? If a

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Durhamite Kara Mather, a senior at Coginchaug Regional High School, is feeling good about her summer. She established some strong bonds, saw the goodness of people firsthand, helped others, and did things she never thought she could do. On June 29, she and 28 others from United Churches (i n D u rh a m), i nclud i ng Reverend Elven Riggles, hit the road. The caravan included two vans and two trucks pulling trailers loaded down with clothes, bedding, food, and tools. Their destination? Bonanza, Ky., where they spent four days doing volunteer work repairing houses for the Low Income

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Kara Mather, a senior at Coginchaug Regional High School, helped build house in Bonanza, Ky., over the summer. |Photo by Diana Carr. I can do. I never thought I could put on a roof,â&#x20AC;? said Mather, who plans on going back for several more years to come.

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Final chapter To the editor: Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, following nearly eight years of ups and downs, gives and takes, and many overwhelming (unambiguous) votes of the people, the final chapter in the Powder Ridge story is now history. The closing took place on the 19.67 acres on Powder Hill Road — one year to the date of the Powder Ridge Ski Area sale. The people voted to buy and they voted to sell what had been the ski area for 50

years. The voters saw with clarity the need to save and restore one of the town’s prized occupants. They saw taxes; they saw jobs; they saw a financial nosebleed going away; they saw fun; they saw open space; they saw agriculture; they saw spin-offs; they saw pride; they saw the town’s fabric restored and a new exciting chapter in our history book. On behalf of the administration I want to thank the voters for making their instructions clear at every turn.

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We received exactly what the property was worth and we have already paid off nearly $800,000 of our loan. Taxes on the property will soon kick in and many of our folks will be driving to a real job in the morning. Let’s now let free enterprise pick up where we left off. Jon A. Brayshaw First Selectman Middlefield A fair perspective To the editor: For anyone who knows the towns of Durham and Middlef ield, they know the last full weekend in September is, and always will be, Durham Fair weekend. Yet, for the first time in nearly 20 years, our last weekend in September will be free of French fries, steamed cheeseburgers, chocolate covered bananas, and warm sugar-covered mini doughnuts. The purpose of our letter is not to spew some longwinded tirade about how we feel the Durham Fair has lost its ties to agriculture in favor of commercialism, car sales, and most recently, elephant shows. Our intention is to provide our thoughts about an alternative way to support our local organizations while still standing behind our disappointment in the Durham Fair Association and — with the exception of a mere 12 votes — its dismissal of a 3,000-signature petition introduced by a local resident. We sincerely understand the significance the fair weekend holds for the organizations of Durham and Middlefield, serving as their single largest annual fundraising event. Although we have made a conscious decision to forgo the fair this year, we do not want to sacrifice supporting the community organizations that give generously to our towns and us. Therefore, in lieu of fair spending, we will be sending donations in the form of personal checks to all of the local organizations whose fair booths we regularly visit.

We know that while many people are welcoming the elephant show, we also realize that there are just as many people who feel the same way we do and are unhappy with recent changes and a stark shift in focus. We are not trying to discourage anyone from attending the Durham Fair, we are offering an equally effective way to support local organizations. Contact information for local organizations can found at their websites or ask a participating member. Tommy Ryan and Lindsey Ryan Durham Grateful for help To the editor: On behalf of the Kulpik family, we wish to thank all the responders of the Durham Fire Department, ambulance, the husband/ wife physicians (who were playing tennis) and Sue Eisner for their aid and TLC given to our mom/wife. We are so grateful and appreciative for the wonderful care and support that was given to her. She has recovered and is doing great. Thank you so much! John Kulpik Durham Exchange student To the editor: In an ever shrinking world opportunities to meet people from different cultures are becoming more and more common, and Middlefield and Durham are no exception. Over the years, the Coginchaug High School community has had the opportunity to meet, befriend, and educate several exchange students from around the globe. The time that these exchange students have in our community with their host families, classmates, friends and teammates allow lifelong memories to be created not only for the student, but also for the community. The shared connections show us all how people with diverse cultures can learn from and

benefit from understanding of one another to live more peacefully together. This year Middlefield and Durham are lucky to have an AFS student from Austria. He is currently living with a short term family in the area. AFS is looking for a family in the Middlefield and Durham area to host this student for the academic year. If you are interested in having a unique cultural experience with this student, please call Stephanie at (860) 788-2745, email biv23@hotmail.com, or visit the AFS website (afsusa.org) to learn more about hosting and apply to become his host family. All types of families make great host families, from many children to no children, young or old, outdoorsy or not. If now is not the time for you to host a student, but you are interested in opening your home to a student in the future or have a child that is interested in studying abroad, please visit afsusa. org. Stephanie Decker Middlefield Talk to Lucy To the editor: Lucy Petrella is a candidate for Middlefield First Selectman and I support her. You may be lucky enough to have her knock at your door. One platform issue is the environment. Middlefield is blessed with several pieces of open space, and, if elected, First Selectman Petrella would strive to balance several priorities, such as preservation of agriculture, maintenance of a rural atmosphere, recreation, and selected use of land for commercial purposes. It is not her intention to sell all the land, nor ruin neighborhoods with asphalt and traffic, nor to sell at a pittance that scoffs at the town debt. Talk with Lucy when you have the opportunity. Alma Elder Middlefield See Letters / Page 9

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A day spent in the 1800s By Amy Flory

Special to Town Times

Last week, our fa mily drove to Massachusetts to visit Old Sturbridge Village, the largest outdoor history museum in the Northeast. If you haven’t been, it’s a working village, set in the 1800s, complete with farms, working tradespeople and employees dressed in that period’s attire. On over 200 acres, Old Sturbridge Village is made up of homes, a school, a work i n g fa r m , a cou ntry store, a pond, meetinghouses, water-powered mills, a potter, a blacksmith, and more, so it takes a full day to see it all. There is a restaurant and a café for hungry bellies, and a gift shop for souvenirs. The blacksmith talked us through his job while he forged metal for a tool he was making, and a woman worked a loom while ex-

plaining to my four-yearold that her job would have been sewing tea towels back in the 1830s. In the kitchen, we learned about the practice of sticking one’s arm in the oven and testing temperature by seeing how many counts until the skin protested. Everyone’s pie count was different, but knowing your pie count allowed cooks to accurately calculate the oven’s temperature, and know when it was time to put the food in to cook. We also learned that pie wasn’t considered a dessert; rather it was often served as a meal. Yes, please! In the schoolhouse, we were told that the school year back then ended around Labor Day, to allow the children to help with harvest, and that during the school year, kids went to school Monday through Friday, and in the morning on Saturday. They didn’t have homework,

because they were busy with chores after school. My six-year-old soaked up every nugget of information tossed his way, and he could have spent all day watching the tradesmen working. His younger sister was more interested in the farm animals, wool carding and the paper marbling craft. They both enjoyed the magic show, which they watched while eating our packed lunch. Both times I have visited Old Sturbridge village, I notice more similarities between then and now, as well as more differences. Being tied closely to the land and eating pie for breakfast is very appealing, but so is indoor plumbing and access to telephones. Adding a bit of colonial flavor into our lives would be great for the spirit, and

Children watch a potter turn a bowl at Old Sturbridge Village. | (Submitted Photo) I always leave the village and end up sidetracked by considering taking up knit- the modern world. ting or canning vegetables, Old Sturbridge Village but then I get online to google how to do those things, See 1800s / Page 23

Letters Lucy is a retired school teacher and a wonderful resource to have in these diffiSupport Petrella cult economic times. Having To the editor: We are fortunate to have raised a family, she knows an excellent candidate for what it means to make ends First Selectman this fall. She meet. She also knows what it is dedicated to the princi- is to live on a fixed budget. We need someone like ple that every citizen and taxpayer in Middlefield / Lucy who will try to keep Rockfall should have their costs down while maintainvoices heard. I am proud to ing the character of the town. Connie Drega support Lucy Petrella as First Rockfall Selectman. From Page 8

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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 start a new one. The group also makes Afghans for the Middlesex Cancer Center and the MidState Cancer Center. Yarn and needles are available.

Get in shape 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.

Call (860) 347-3313 for a reservation. There is a fee. Senior exercise Senior exercise is offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at the Durham Activity Center. Two classes are offered: 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. There is no cost for Durham residents 60 and over.

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Durham Government Calendar (Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Durham Library. Check the town website at www. townofdurhamct.org for updates.) Monday, Sept. 23 Board of Selectman, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 Economic Development Commission, Library, 7 p.m. Ethic’s Commission, Library, 7 p.m.

The Durham Fair will host the Connecticut Wine Festival on the town green during the Durham Fair, scheduled for Sept. 27 through 29. Fair-goers of legal age will be able to sample wines featuring Connecticut grown grapes from seven Connecticut wineries. The Wine Festival will be open on Friday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday, from noon to 6 p.m. A fee is charged. There will also be wine ed-

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how frequently she needs screenings. Women are urged to take charge of their health and use proven preventive services. A cancer screening is one important step to ensure a long future and regular checkups are important in preventing serious health issues. Regular exams and health screenings can rule out or detect life-threatening diseases such as ovarian and gynecologic cancers which will allow women to live longer, healthier lives. — Submitted by PPSNE

Tax bills T he Off ice of the Middlefield/Rockfall tax collector reminds all Lake Beseck sewer users that tax assessments are due Sept. 1. The office mailed bills i n Apr i l , bi l l i n g t wo installments. If you have lost or misplaced your bill, call the office at (860) 349-7117. Please note that banks do not escrow sewer bills. Payment will be accepted by in person, by mail or drop payments in the drop box at the Town Hall.

Credit cards will not be accepted. If you have a problem with your bill and the solution cannot be fixed on time, a 1.5 percent penalty per month will be charged. An Oct. 1 postmark is proof of payment on time. (The drop box has no proof of payment on time. The drop box will be emptied Oct. 1, at 4 p.m.) Sewer Usage bills are scheduled to be mailed Oct. 1. For more information, call Anne L. Olszewski at (860) 349-7117.

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Bears abound in local towns Several bear sightings were reported in the area t h roug hout Aug u st . I n Durham, a bear was spotted on Maple Avenue near Notre Dame Church. In still another Durham incident, a hunting camera captured a picture of a bear west of Tuttle Road. In Middlefield, a bear was videotaped trying to eat from a birdfeeder on West Street. More recently, a black bear was spotted investigating bird feeders in the back yard of a Pent Road home, in Durham, on the evening of Sept. 3, as seen in this photo. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection advises that if you see a bear, you should advertise your presence by making noise

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two years ago watching her fulfill that dream. The pride of seeing one’s exhibit with a blue ribbon attached to it; and better yet, seeing your child have that very experience. The fair brings us together as a community. In those four days, we see friends, from town, and those who have returned after a move away. It is the largest agricultural fair in the state totally staffed by volunteers. We work at various booths, take tickets, and buy our food from our local schools, churches, and civic groups. There is something for everyone,

and I, as a Durhamite, invite you all to our Christmas. It has changed throughout the years, due to the economic climate: higher ticket prices, having to pay for parking (unless you volunteer for the fair), the need to be shuttled in versus paying even more for space in someone’s driveway on Main Street. But we still love it. It is fun, and it supports our town. Most of all, it shows the world how awesome Durham is. The fair runs Sept. 26 to 30. For more information check the website: www. durhamfair.com. Come on down — we hope to see you

Encounters, will perform three shows daily during the fair. The decision to bring an elephant show to the fair sparked a protest and pledges by some to boycott the fair. The announcement was removed from the fair’s Facebook page after approximately 300 largely negative comments. Rachel Mann of Durham started a petition, eventually signed by over 3,000 people, asking the DFA to cancel the show and spoke at a DFA meeting. The DFA

decided to continue with the show with a 59-12 vote of its directors. The elephants will be located east of the Crafts Tent, off of Canfield Lane, and will be visible in a fenced enclosure during the fair. Headerliners at the fair include country musicians Justin Moore performing Friday night and Josh Turner taking the Main Stage on Saturday. There also will be local musicians performing on the fair’s multiple stages, in-

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Middlefield Youth and Family Services booth, the cut French fries and their aroma carrying over the Women’s Club Chili booth, when I worked as a volunteer for many years. And my favorite, a signature of our town: the cow flops in the cow barn, and the various vocalizations of all the animals. As I ran, I replayed the many memories over the years, from my childhood, and now, during my children’s childhoods. Some are the same from generation to generation. The dreaded rainy fair days, walking through the heavy mud, in rain boats, and pushing strollers. The naps the kids would take in those strollers while the adults watch the digital slide show. The wonder and delight in the children’s eyes as they saw all the animals: cows, horses, chickens, goats, racing pigs, and the llamas. The feeling of fear when separated from friends and family. Watching the various shows on the different stages. Watching my daughter as a young girl in awe of Coginchaug High School’s Show Choir and saying: “I want to be in that show when I’m a big girl!” Then

Durham Fair information Durham Fair advanced ticket sales Durham Fair advance admission ticket sales are scheduled as follows: Exhibitor admission ticket (only one ticket per exhibitor). Saturday, Sept. 21 Exhibit building, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Su n d ay, S e p t . 22 D u r h a m Fa i r O f f i c e Building, 24 Town House Road, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 Exhibit building, 12:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 Exhibit building, 3 to 9 p.m. Student admission ticket (students ages 12 to 18 from Durham, Middlefield, and Rockfall only. School lists will be checked.) College student admission ticket (college students from Durham, Middlefield or Rockfall, ages 18 to 25 only. Proof of college attendance is required, i.e., bill, schedule, picture ID, etc.) Saturday, Sept. 21 Exhibit building, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Su n d ay, S e p t . 22 Durham Fair office building, 24 Town House Road, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23 Durham Fair office building, 24 Town House Road, 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 Exhibit building, 12:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 Exhibit building, 3 to 9 p.m. Payments may be made

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by cash or check only. No tickets will be sold at the schools. No students or exhibitor tickets will be sold after Wednesday, Sept. 25. Volunteer information To volunteer at the Durham Fair: Gate volunteers (ticket sellers, ticket takers, hand stampers): Sherri at (860) 788-2891, email sherrigdurhamfair@yahoo.com. Gate managers: Donna at (860) 349-3656 or (860) 5596019, email DLfromCT@ aol.com. Souvenirs: Donna at (860) 349-3656 or (860) 8 6 0 - 5 5 9 - 6 0 1 9, e m a i l DLfromCT@aol.com. Information Booths: Maggie at (860) 349-1303, email magpet105@yahoo. com. On grounds courtesy shuttle carts drivers: Tom at (860) 262-0145. Public Safety (parking, security, lighting, signs, etc.): Joe at (860) 982-8646, email jldavenport@comcast.net or Pat at (860) 349-2249, emailpdesimone7@comcast.net. Maintenance: (buildings, grounds, equipment, fencing): Hans or Amanda at (860) 916-2457, email amandab@sbcglobal.net or hanzalo1@hotmail.com. Entertainment: Wendy at (860) 538-1221, email wmanemeit@hotmail.com. L i ve s t o c k e x h i b i t s : Kathy at (203) 237-0637, email rwr54@aol.com. Reminder: Volunteers get free parking and admission to the fair.

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meeting, Miramant and DFA Entertainment Coordinator Wendy Manemeit assured the BOS that the event was only scheduled for one fair and had been considered because of its local, educational, and agricultural orientation. While alcohol at the fair would normally be a much discussed new element, this year that distinction belongs to Elephant Encounters. Two trained elephants, belonging to Bill Morris of Elephant

cluding Jackson Hill at 5 p.m. Friday on the Main Stage and Kings of Karma at 5:30 p.m. Friday on the Green Stage. The CRHS Jazz Band and Show Choirs as well as the local a cappella group Unaccompanied Minors will perform multiple days throughout the weekend. Other local talent will take the Center Stage at noon on Saturday for the 10th annual Talent Show including eight year old Zoe Geyser, last year’s People’s Choice Award winner.

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The 2013 Coginchaug football cheerleaders are, front row, from left: Caitlyn Ruggiero, Dana Foley, Jessica Dontigney. Second row: Amy Stankiewicz, Aubrey Schock, Morgan Manning, Jenna Barton, Stephanie Fisher, Faedra Flannigan, Abigail Eisner, Meaghan Timbro. Back row: Ava Altschuler, Megan Yale, Lily Elliott, Rachel Plant, Alyssa Gambardella, Jacquelyn Stevens, Rochelle Godbout, Katelynn Branciforte.

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from Japan in 1954. When his active duty obligation ended, he enlisted in an Army reserve unit based in New Haven. During his time in the reserves, Col. Nelson graduated from the Army Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas where he was trained to lead Army units involved in interagency, intergovernmental and multi-

national operations. Col. Nelson retired from the reserves in 1980, ending a 30-year military career. Col. Nelson and his wife, Barbara, moved to Durham in 1958 and have lived in Middlefield since 2000. Col. Nelson worked as a Department Superintendent at the Allegheny Ludlum steel mill in Wallingford for 30 years. He retired in 1985.

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B team Ve r n o n V i p e r s 1 9, Durham/Middlefield Falcons 0: Unfortunately for the Falcons, their offense never seemed to be on the same page, as they failed to find pay dirt all afternoon. Despite the final score, several strong performances were turned in by the Falcons. Tucker Carroll had a solid day under center, hooking up with receivers Derek Grant and Colin Sheehy on multiple occasions. On defense, the Durham/ Middlefield squad was led by Aidan Scarcia, Dante Aparo, and Chris Ulizio, who recovered a fumble in the second half. Strong special teams performances were had by the Falcons’ punter/kickoff specialist Giovanni Aparo and long snapper Bryce Fleck. *** Mighty Mites Ve r n o n V i p e r s 1 8 , Durham/Middlefield Falcons 14: The Falcons were forced to play catch up all afternoon. Early on, it was all Vipers, as they scored early and often to surge ahead 18-0. The Falcons began to show signs of life as Donovan Mumback returned a kickoff 60 yards to help ignite the Durham/Middlefield offense. Later in the drive, running back Drue Fleck rumbled into the end zone, putting the first Falcons points on the board. The Falcons picked up where they left off on their next possession. Quarterback John Palo called his own number and carried the ball 71 yards for a score to bring the Falcons to within striking distance. But the Vipers would not be denied. Aside from Palo, Fleck and Mumback, the Falcon offense was led by Jake Manning, Ryan Grant, Mark Melillo, and Justin Garretson. The Durham/Middlefield defensive unit was anchored by Blake Santor, Ryan Wirger, Kevin Lee, Ben Pitruzzello, John Legge, Tyler Doyle and Matthew Bradanini.

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New legislation Public Act 12-57, “An Act Concerning Permanent Absentee Ballot Status for the Permanently Disabled” created permanent absentee balloting status for certain individuals and became effective Jan. 1, 2013. To be eligible for permanent absentee ballot status, an elector must file with the Town Clerk an absentee ballot application together with a doctor’s certificate stating

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that they have a permanent disability and are unable to appear in person at their polling place. The doctor’s note should be on letterhead. There is no prescribed form - the doctor’s note and the absentee ballot application would satisfy the requirement of the law. Permanent absentee ballot status enables the elector to receive an absentee ballot

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The big question now is: Can a final farm bill be approved when Congress returns? The food stamp program is an entitlement, so it will be funded at last year’s level if Congress does nothing. But the other programs need reauthorization to continue. “A five-year farm bill allows farmers to plan their

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WASHINGTON - Because Congress failed to act on a farm bill before its summer recess, Connecticut’s dairy farmers lost their federal assistance. Connecticut farmers received about $1.2 million last year in payments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Milk Income Loss Program, or MILC, and much, much more during years when milk prices were lower. But the MILC program was phased out Sunday, Sept. 1, a month before all other farm programs are set to expire because Congress has failed to pass a new, five-year farm bill. “There is no safety net now, and milk prices are expected to fall,” said Peter Orr, owner of Fort Hill Farms in Thompson. “I am very concerned.” The MILC program gave Connecticut farmers a subsidy when Northeast milk prices dipped below $16.95 a hundredweight and/or feed

prices spiked. But Congress has been unable to agree on a new farm bill that would keep subsidies to dairy producers –and other farmers -– flowing. The Senate was able to approve a farm bill earlier this year. But Republicans in the House were split on how much to cut the food stamp program, a big component

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a “stabilization program,” which pays farmers to pull back productions when prices fall too low. “The general consensus in the dairy community is we welcome the new program,” Orr said. The House bill does not contain the stabilization program. That’s another contentious issue that must be debated if the House and Senate agree to negotiate a final farm bill.

R e p . J o e C o u r t n e y, D-2nd District, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, blames House Republicans for the quagmire. “Everybody knows the Senate passed a comprehensive farm bill farmers would be happy with,” he said. Since proposed food stamp cuts were the hang-up in the House, Rory Cooper, spokesman for Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., said he expected the House to try again.

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Cooper said the House would take up a nutrition bill in September that “makes much-needed reforms to the food stamp program, that adds work requirements for able-bodied adults, ends abuses and protects it for the children, seniors, disabled, and families that most need it.” But tightening eligibility requirements to cut the amount of money in the food stamp program would lose the support of most Democrats and some Republicans who either oppose the cuts or think they aren’t deep enough. That means a fight over food stamps could continue to stall approval of a final bill. Ben Freund, owner of Freund Farm in East Canaan, is frustrated by Congress’ inaction. “We’re a long-term business,” he said of dairy farmers. “We can’t deal with this uncertainty.” Freund also said dairy farmers benefit from the USDA’s conservation programs, which provide incentives for ecological farming practices. Funding for the conservation program will end Sept. 30 unless Congress acts. Freund, whose 800-acre farm contains 270 cows, said Congress, and the American public, don’t care about the farmers’ plight. “People take for granted consistently good food policy,” he said. But consumers could take a big hit if the farm bill issue is not resolved soon. If not settled by the end of the year, the nation will fall over what’s been called the “dairy cliff,” and prices for milk and other dairy products could double. Without a farm bill, all federal farm programs would return to a 1940s-era law that would nearly double the price of milk. Those laws would put prices at $38 for 100 pounds of milk, compared with about $20 for 100 pounds of milk farmers currently receive. This story originally appeared at CTMirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror, an independent, nonprofit news organization covering government, politics and public safety in the state.

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