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release, the increase is necessary because of declining revenue from the recyclable market, to pay for The Durham-Middlefield Interlo- infrastructure improvements, and cal Agreement Advisory Board will to prevent the burden from being raise the price of the transfer station shifted to the tax base of Durham and Middlefield. stickers from $20 to $30. DMIAAB considered options The increase has already gone into effect and all vehicles using other than a higher sticker fee. Acthe transfer station must have new cording to a press release, “Over stickers by Nov. 1. According to a DMIAAB press See Fees / Page 4 Town Times
Friday, August 29, 2014 Recent improvements at the transfer station, such as the horizontal brush grinder, pictured, were cited as reasons Durham and Middlefield residents will pay a higher sticker fee to use the station. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
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Three new buildin gs have been completed on the Durham Fairgrounds in time for the 95th annual Durham Fair, Sept. 25-28. The three barn-style buildings replace two that were damaged in heavy snowfall, which forced the relocation of exhibits and llamas for several fairs in a row. Heavy snow destroyed the roof of the “Crow’s Nest” building that held youth exhibits on the ground floor and flowers, fruits, vegetables and canning on the upper floor. In that same storm, the President’s Hall, which held art and baking exhibits, suffered structural damage. The two buildings will be replaced with three structures. “We needed more space, basically,” said Ed ‘Butch’ Coe, building committee member. According to Mike Conway, building team manager, the Durham Fair Association’s volunteers, including the building team, long range planning team, and executive board considered different options for the replacement structures. “There were a lot of meetings on it,” Conway said. “If we put the buildings in the right spots we can spread the people out and give areas more meaning.” According to Conway, in Sept. of 2013, changes on the executive board of the DFA
is on the site of the old one and will hold baking, canning, fruits, and vegetable exhibits. The President’s Hall, once the oldest structure on the fairgrounds, began as a dairy barn. Although not replaced by several plans, Conway said, “President’s Hall wanted to be here, in a funny way.” The building’s name has also resurfaced. “It wasn’t called President’s Hall in the plans, but you can’t fight tradition and everyone’s been calling it the President’s Hall,” Conway said. The two other new buildings are located on the road leading down from the Main Street gates and are dedicated to youth and personal skills displays. The new youth building Snow collapsed the roof on the Crow’s Nest, and the building has not been replaced, but takes the craft tent location the collections it once housed will have new locations for the 95th Durham Fair. from the 2013 Durham Fair. | Jim Rossi / Submitted This puts the youth building near the DMYFS booth and also changed the construc- uary [2014] on these three better use of the grounds the Durham Co-op’s chicken and will help give the fair a booth. The new building will tion ideas. Plans for a single, buildings.” also be near the petting zoo The D FA held a “non-congested” feel. more expensive, heated, and Not replacing the Crow’s and the area for children’s multi-use building and plans ground-breaking ceremony Nest changes the view on the games, creating a youth area to replace the two buildings in May. “The pieces started falling road in front of President’s of the fair. on their original footprints The third new building, were scrapped in favor of into place,” said Hans Ped- Hall. Visitors walking downthree dispersed and less ex- ersen, building committee hill look out on the roofs of located closer to the gates member. Pedersen said that the animal barns and the hills where the elephants were in pensive buildings. Conway said, “We started the buildings, located where of western Durham. The new President’s Hall to go back to the directors visitors congregate, make See Fair / Page 5 with multiple plans ... I’m passionate about this organization. It’s all volunteer and a lot of strong personalities. But we had full communication to all these directors and we had agreement in Jan-
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RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS SWORN IN Members of the Durham Animal Response Team were sworn in at the regular Board of Selectmen meeting on Aug. 25 as members of the Community Emergency Response Team. DART members, who are now officially CERT members, from left: Dr. Mark Albin, June Porter, Mary Ann Holder, Erin Wright, Tiffany Hesser, Lisa Kelly, Brenda Shapiro. Founding DART member Dr. Steve Levy, seated at right, is a CERT leader and also a member of the Board of Selectmen. DART member Jessica Hall and DART director Sue White are not pictured.
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the past year, DMIAAB has evaluated the use of Pay As You Throw (PAYT) and has determined that the flat fee is more appropriate for our users at this time. The yearly $30 fee translates to less than 60 cents per week, whereas PAYT typically carries a charge per visit or per bag, usually significantly greater than 60 cents.� Durham and Middle field also provide funds to DMIAAB in their yearly budgets. According to DMIAAB Task Force member Dominic DelVecchio, each town’s burden is determined by population figures published on July 1. Fo r t h e f i s c a l ye a r 2014-15, Durham has allocated $324,975 with Middlefield spending $194,736 for
DMIAAB. Those figures are unchanged from fiscal year 2013-14. In fiscal year 2012-13, Durham allocated $302,721 and Middlefield $181,091 to DMIAAB. In Durham, there was an initial request for the town’s contribution to raise to $341,257 for 2014-15 but the burden was shifted to sticker fees instead. As a regional entity, DMIAAB runs its own budget with revenue streams that include the towns. “Because DMIAAB is not a department of the town, the funding works more like a grant,� said Mary Jane Malavasi, Durham’s finance director. I n a d d i t i o n to tow n money and sticker fees, the DMIAAB receives revenue by selling the collected paper, glass, and plastic recyclables. The deflation of the recyclable market has shifted some of the financial burden
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elsewhere. According to the DMIAAB, a ton of recyclables from the transfer station once brought in more than $30. With the market weakening, some towns now receive nothing for their recyclables. The DMIAAB said that continuing to separate paper and plastic allows them to sell for $10 per ton of recyclables.
“It costs $63 per ton to dispose of trash, compared to the $10 per ton that DMIAAB receives if that garbage is disposed of as recyclables, for a diversion savings of $73 per ton.� In addition to the immediate financial and environmental benefits, recycling is also being pushed by state goals. According to the DMIAAB, Medically supervised
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Other fairs, Rossi said, will try to sell you something with their exhibits while the Durham Fair tries to show you something. “That’s the big difference,” Rossi said. “One of our buildings will hold the exhibits from most other fairs in the state.” Construction elements such as site work, concrete, and electricity were contracted locally while the
The new President’s Hall is similar in appearance to the old one, but with modern construction. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
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Church of the Epiphany, 196 Main St., has scheduled Rally Sunday for Sept. 7 at the 9:30 a.m. service. Sunday School registration is planned, children will meet their teachers and visit their rooms. Blessing of the backpacks is also planned. Epiphany backpacks will be distributed. Children may bring their backpacks to be blessed for the new school year. For more information, call (860) 349-9644.
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Museum passes Levi E. Coe Library has museum passes. Multiple state parks and forests are available. Zinio - The Levi E. Coe Library subscribes to Zinio. Patrons may access over a Passport Program - The dozen different magazines Connecticut Library Assoonline. ciation sponsors the first Passport to CT Libraries program, running in all participating public libraries in the month of September. Based Library hours: Monday on the Wine Trail Passport through Thursday, 10 a.m. to Program in CT, the program 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 will run during “Library Card Sign-Up Month.” Libraries ofa.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Saturday, Aug. 30 fer a “passport” to their patrons, who then can take it to and Monday, Sept. 1. any participating library to be Programs for stamped and receive a small Children gift. At the end of the month, Farmer’s Market Storytime patrons can turn in passports - Thursdays at 5 p.m. (all to any participating library to ages). On the Durham Green be entered in two drawings: for stories, songs and activi- most libraries visited and one random drawing for all parties. Weather permitting. The drawing is for Programs for adults ticipants. two adult prizes of $150 each Book Lover’s Circle and two children’s (under 18) Wednesday, Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m. of $100 each. “The Kitchen House” by
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At their regular meeting on Aug. 25, the Durham Board of Selectmen created a task force to study the town’s herbicide use. Called the Roadside Maintenance Task Force, the group was formed after residents complained to the BOS about the spraying of chemical weed-killer on roads and curbs. The town has the right to spray onto private property within 10 feet of the roads. In response to concerns expressed at the Aug. 11 BOS meeting, Public Works director Kurt Bober said that his department has been spraying onto the roads and curbs and not the 10 foot right of way. The chemical used was a commercially available herbicide, although the town also has access to herbicides not publicly available. At that meeting, the town placed a moratorium on herbicide use
to study the issue. The task force’s charge reads, “The task force shall research safe, efficient, and cost-effective methods of maintaining roadways, roadsides, and town property that minimizes and/or eliminates the use of hazardous chemicals.” That wording drew comment. “It almost seems like the charge is the decision,” selectman Steve Levy said. “I’m not opposed to the goal, but I’m just not sure it’s a good charge in that it’s already drawing a conclusion.” First Selectman Laura Francis said that the task force would research and recommend, while the BOS would decide. During the public comment portion of the meeting, Roger Kleeman of Durham said that the word hazardous in the charge was detrimental because even safe chemicals could be considered hazardous if used improperly. “I think you’re putting some-
thing in there that’s going to cause more trouble than it’s worth,” Kleeman said. At the beginning of the meeting, Rick Parmelee said of the moratorium, “I think it was rather drastic action to put a stop to it.” Parmelee asked why should power company and town employees be subjected to poison ivy on the job. “So far Public Works has not reported that there are any real problematic areas,” Francis responded. “If there are, we can selectively re-address that.” Tina Hurlbert, Claudia White, Joanne Nytch, Mark Shadle, and Mike Bisceglia were appointed to the task force, which led selectman John Szewcyzk to question if there would be a diversity of opinion in the group. The timing of the task force’s reporting, no later than Nov. 10 according to its charge, will allow Durham to make changes in the town budget if different methods have financial implications.
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Opinion Letters to the Editor Carry on Ray’s legacy To the editor: In a world where too many are moved to action only if there is something in it for them, Ray Kalinowski was a breath of fresh air. Ray Kalinowski was a giver. Ray not only reflected the volunteer spirit the Durham/Middlefield people are known for, he optimized it. His quiet, unassuming manner allowed him to learn what really mattered to people and extend to them the help best suited to their needs. He was always good to his word; if Ray promised to do something you could always count on him following through. Ray was the most considerate, focused, modest, and humble elected public office holders I ever met. Ray was born and raised in Middlefield and recently returned to die in the land that he loved, surrounded by the family who loved him. Raymond Kalinowski has done his community proud. We should reflect on Ray’s contributions and commitment to our community and not only learn from the example this true leader exemplified, but seek to build on it. Scott Douglass Walker, LA
Firefighter Recognition Day is Sept. 6 The Middlefield Volunteer Fire Company is scheduled to accept a proclamation from the governor announcing Sept. 6 as Firefighter Recognition Day. A ceremony and announcement is planned for 6 p.m. at the Middlefield Firehouse. The proclamation honors all firefighters in the State of Connecticut for their service. The Middlefield Fire Company was chosen to receive this proclamation for all firefighters, both career and volunteer in Connecticut. The public is welcome.
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A downtown parking lot can be the home to secret treasures for Geocachers. | Charles Kreutzkamp / Town Times
Southington: Treasure hunting gone urban In the fourth part of this series, reporter Charles Kreutzkamp visits towns served by Record-Journal Weeklies to search for Geocaches. SPOILER ALERT: specific details ahead. For last week’s story, visit http:// tinyurl.com/ RJCache3. Southington is by far the largest town that the weeklies cover, so it seems fitting Charles that I, YFKreutzkamp NReporter (“Your Friendly Neighborhood Reporter”), and my fiancée HisGirlFriday, sought after caches in urban settings, hidden in parking lots and community parks. One of the caches we encountered is by far the cleverest I have seen. At a parking lot of a shopping center, we looked in all the usual places when seeking after this cache: under the skirt of a light pole, and the ever-popular spot nestled behind the post of a guardrail, which is where you often find caches hidden in
Hide-a-key containers can be found stuck underneath metal in all sorts of areas. | Charles Kreutzkamp / Town Times
magnetic key containers. When we were looking for this cache, naturally we overlooked the outlet box near the coordinates. It was only when this outlet box was touched we realized that it was a fake, very cleverly placed to look innocuous where it hides in plain sight. “I feel like we’re real Geocachers now!” my girl Friday (Kate) said after finding this clever hide. Kate said that she was
surprised at all the urban Geocaches, hidden in places “people go every day.” We even realized there is one hidden at the grocery store that we frequent – and most impressively of all, this one was large enough to contain Geocaching swag. Most urban caches, it should be noted, are placed with the permission of property owners and store managers. The Geocaching guidelines specify that permission should be sought, and many caches specifically mention that permission was obtained. It’s not hard to see why: Geocaching does draw traffic near to the business. Another one of the best parts of caching is being brought to a place you otherwise would never have known existed. Such was the case with the Southington Recreation Park, a park jampacked with the community drive-in theater, tennis courts, baseball fields, soccer fields, the community pool, an elementary school and the kicker – the local water pollution control facility. “I bet the kids tour pretty often,” Kate said. See Treasure / Page 9
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One cache, named “The Bog of Eternal Stench” was located right behind the water control facility. The neighboring soccer fields give a decent view into some of the equipment. This is one of the cases where false advertising is a good thing: despite the title, the search for the cache did not involve smelling any sewage. Walking directly past the facility, the smell is not unlike that of a chlorinated pool. Kate said she wasn’t surprised: she has toured water control plants, and knows that the part that smells bad generally lies underground. Southington is also home to quite a few puzzle caches, including some rated with the maximum level of difficulty: five stars. While regular caches provide you with coordinates to follow, puzzle caches require you to solve a puzzle in order to determine what the coordinates are. Puzzlers often provide a way of checking your answer, as well, either on the web, or by using a computer’s checksum function, which, to paraphrase Wikipedia, grabs a block of data and uses it to detect errors by reducing it to a number that
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An ammo can is a popular container for caches. | Charles Kreutzkamp / Town Times
can be compared with another checksum. You might do this, for example, to make sure data being moved from one location to another is going through all right – but enough computer science, I abandoned studying that (majoring in it my freshman year) in favor of writing like five years ago. After looking at several puzzles, my girl Friday and I didn’t even know where to begin. We knew we needed
to get a certain number of numbers to fill in as coordinates, but after a look at a diagram of a fictional chemical compound, an enormous grid full of numbers, and six rows of arrows, we elected to search for traditional caches. We’ll leave the puzzles for when we’ve got a bit more experience under our belts and the desire to land a really tough one outweighs the urge to nab as many caches as possible.
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Durham (Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held at the Durham Library. Check the town website at www.townofdurhamct.org for updates.) Monday, Sept. 1 Fire Department Trustees, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2 Town Green Tree Design Committee, Library, 5 p.m. Clean Energy & sustainability Task Force, Library, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3 Planning & Zoning, Library, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 Durham Animal Response Team, Library, 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8 Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Inland/Wetlands, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 Conservation Commission, Library, 7 p.m. Library Board of Trustees, Library, 7:30 p.m. Durham Volunteer Fire Company, Durham Firehouse, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10 Board of Education, Memorial School, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 Public Safety Renovations Planning Committee, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 7 p.m.
Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 Board of Finance, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Agriculture Commission, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 Board of Education, Korn School, 7:30 p.m. Planning and Zoning, Library, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 DMIAAB, Library, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22 Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 Public Safety Facility Planning Committee, Durham Vol. Firehouse, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 Ethic’s Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m.
Middlefield (Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Community Center.) Wednesday, Sept. 3 WPCA, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 Board of Selectmen, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 Board of Finance, 7 p.m.
Osprey Nation initiative helps these birds thrive By Alexander Brash Special to The Citizen
Over the years, residents of Connecticut have been awestruck by the grace and majesty of our returning ospreys each summer season. These beautiful brown and white hawks, which nest along our shorelines and catch fish in our waterways, are one of the state’s most iconic birds. This year, Connecticut Audubon Society worked in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to launch Osprey Nation, an essential citizen-science research project, the goal of which is to find, map and monitor ospreys and their nests across the state. In its inaugural year, Osprey Nation brought 160 volunteers together to monitor 360 osprey nests, while the Connecticut Audubon Society also supported the radio-tracking of three ospreys at the mouth of the Connecticut River. We’ve plotted the locations and the data we’ve received on an interactive map, which you can find a link to on our homepage, www.ctaudubon. org. Years ago, this picture would have been gravely different. Osprey populations were declining toward
extinction. This decline, not just in Connecticut but throughout the ospreys’ range, was caused by the widespread use of the toxin DDT and the loss of nest sites. A widely used agricultural pesticide, DDT entered the rivers and Long Island Sound, was absorbed in the fish the birds ate, and caused the shells of osprey eggs to become thin and to break as it interfered with the osprey’s ability to metabolize calcium. Listed as endangered in nearly every state, ospreys began their rebound with the banning of DDT in 1972. That year was the low point for ospreys in Connecticut, with fewer than 10 active nests. It wasn’t until a decade after the ban of DDT in 1972 that ospreys began to make a comeback. Thereafter, they became a poster-child for conservation as a cleaner environment coupled with an abundance of new nest sites created by the public led to their resurgence. Today, it is not uncommon to see these beautiful raptors soaring overhead almost anywhere in Connecticut, carrying fish for their young and sticks for their nests. The osprey population is See Osprey / Page 19
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Dancers from the Middlesex Dance Center in Middlefield attended the North East Workshop for Dancers in New Hampshire. The group participated in 13 hours of dance technique and choreography classes over the two-day trip. Pictured: Isabella Lenoce, and Penny Wickwire with Jo Rowan, internationally known ballet instructor.
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Volunteer opportunities Senior Services for the Towns of Durham and Middlefield and St. Luke’s Community Services of Middletown are partnering in recruiting volunteers who would like to help local elderly individuals remain at home and maintain a good quality of life by providing visitation, grocery shopping or transportation to out-of-town medical appointments. Vo l u n t e e r s c a n choose to help one or more individuals for just a few hours a month, as there is no minimum time requirement. Scheduling is flexible, but consistency and reliability is important. All volunteers are background checked, trained and bonded. Orientations sessions (volunteers attend only one) are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 7, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. and Wednesday, Oct. 22, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Middlefield Senior Center, 405 Main St., Middlefield. Volunteer candidates must register at least one week in advance of orientation. For more information and to register, contact Cassandra Aronson, St. Luke’s volunteer programs coordinator, at (860) 999-1683 or cassandra@stlukeshome. org.
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Obituaries Raymond Charles Kalinowski DURHAM — Raymond Charles Kalinowski passed away peacefully at home in Durham, on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at the age of 72 following a valiant fight against cancer. A son of the late Charles Casey and Eleanor (Czaja) Kalinowski, Ray was born on Jan. 16, 1942, in Middletown, grew up in Rockfall, and attended St. Mary’s schools and Middletown High School. After serving four years in the U.S. Air Force (Bremerhaven, Germany), Ray decided he wanted to focus his life on law enforcement. He had always wanted to see California, so off he drove. Ray met Sandi his first night at San Jose State University. The next summer, Sandi visited Rockfall, they got married at Saint Colman Church, and they returned to SJSU for their senior year. Ray worked at the Office of Naval Intelligence as a Special Agent in San Francisco for a year before being transferred to the U.S. Secret Service as a Special Agent in Connecticut. He was selected to serve with the Presidential Protective Division at the White House during the Nixon administration. Ray accompanied President Nixon in the historic 1972 visit to China along with other global assignments. After White House duty, Ray returned to criminal investigation work in New Haven and served in the Defense Investi-
gative Service until 1996 when he retired from the U.S. government. Ray was subsequently elected as Durham’s First Selectman in 1997 and served two consecutive terms. Proud accomplishments include conservation of 800+ acres of open space in Durham. From 2003 to 2009, Ray served three consecutive terms as State Representative in Connecticut, playing an instrumental role on the Environment, Veteran Affairs, and Public Safety and Security committees, the latter of which he was a ranking member. After retiring from public service, Ray and his loving wife of 46 years, Sandi, relocated to Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula in California to be nearer to their three children and six grandchildren, Steven, of Bozeman, Mont.; and his daughters, Jessie and Kate, Carrie (Bob Holmberg), of Mt. View, Calif., and their daughters, Hazel Ray (Ray’s oldest grandchild, born on his birthday) and Vivian; and Cliff (Carrie), of Woodside, Calif., and their children, Piper and Dane. Aside from his wife and family, Ray’s proudest achievement was constructing his home on Harvey Road in Durham using lumber from five barns that he had dismantled himself across the state. Providing the children with an upbringing in the woods of rural Durham gave both Ray and Sandi the opportunity to instill not only cherished memories, but fun-
damental values that have sustained the family these past months throughout Ray’s challenging illness. An avid baseball fan, Ray loved playing baseball in the Little League while growing up in Rockfall, for Middletown High, with the U.S. Air Force’s touring team, while in college, and with the semi-pro Chicopee Tigers team. He was also a member of the Durham American Legion Post 184. In retirement, he enjoyed playing golf before his return to Connecticut in August. It was Ray’s final wish to be back on Harvey Road. In addition to his wife and family, Ray is also survived by his brother, Robert. He was predeceased by his brother, Richard The family wishes to express heartfelt thanks to their caregivers, Dr. Thomas Bradley and Heartland Hospice in California and Dr. William Ziedler and Middlesex Hospice in Connecticut, and for the compassion of close family members and friends. A Mass of Christian burial took place on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Notre Dame Church, 272 Main St., Durham. Burial with military honors was followed the Mass at Mica Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Raymond Kalinowski Veterans’ Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 428, Durham, CT 06422. To share memories or express condolences online please visit www. biegafuneralhome.com.
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Alice (Jensen) Montgomery DURHAM — Alice Mildred (Jensen) Montgomery, 89, of Durham, beloved wife of David B. Montgomery for 56 years, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, at Middlesex Hospital. Born in Derby on Feb. 20, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Jorgen and Anna (Wilhemsen) Jensen. Alice graduated from Commercial High School in New Haven and was employed as a telephone operator for the Southern New England Telephone Company until she left to become a fulltime homemaker and care for her children. Alice was very devoted to her family and extended family. She enjoyed reading mysteries and completing word puzzles. Along with her husband, Alice leaves her daughter, Pamela LaBarbiera and her husband, Mark and their son, Michael, all of Staten Island, N.Y.; and her son, David Montgomery and his wife, Chris and their daughters, Chelsea and Haley, of Exeter, N.H.; and two sisters, Ethel Eddy and her husband, Norman, of Webster, Mass., and Peggy Regan and her husband, Martin, of North Haven. She was also predeceased by her brother, Edgar Jensen. A memorial service took place on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at The Congregational Church of Killingworth, 273 Route 81, Killingworth. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations in Alice’s memory to Durham Public Library,7 Maple Ave., Durham, CT 06422 or American Cancer Society, 825 Brook St., I-91 Tech Center, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. To share memories or send condolences, please visit www.doolittlefuneralservice.com.
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Sports Some Strauss & Geography 101, please illuminated by the harvest moon. Football remains such a vibrant part of that, but for how much longer I’m not sure. After watching Saturday night’s so-called exhibition game between the Giants and Colts, thoughts turned toward my mind’s tug-of-war between football and soccer. Football is an American tradition, the likes of which I’ve always favored, but when harvest time came a mite early I found myself
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The coming of the football season has always been a treasured segment of the sports calendar to me. The humidity of summer departs and the sweater weather brings From The Lip thoughts of Ken Lipshez the apple cider, chrysanthemums and my deck
terconnected and smooth always trumps choppy and detached, when it comes to listening to music and describing games in newspapers. Where I’m headed with this is that the NFL would be best suited to spit-can its accelerated restrictions on defensive backs or I’ll find something more logical to do with my Sundays from September through January. That segues into the college version of America’s irrational pastime. Last time I looked, our great universities were commanding princely sums in the $50,000-per-year range in order to organize and train fertile young fertile minds as they prepare for life’s illogical path. If their football decisions are any indication of what they’re offering students, I’ll urge my kids to enlist in the military or learn a trade. Two areas in which the outmoded NCAA can use refresher courses are logistics and geography. The Big Ten now has 14 members. That’s okay because the Big 12 has 10. Perhaps Horace Greeley’s advice in 1850, “Go West, young man, go West,” is appropriate when you consider that the PAC-12 indeed has 12 schools. Divisions have been established in several of the major conferences, most of which are named geographically. Take the great Atlantic Coast Conference, its name itself an anomaly since Louisville is about as far away from a coast (except the Ohio River shoreline) that an American city can get. Louisville is in the Atlantic Division, just a fly pattern away from the Jersey Shore. Pittsburgh is in the Coastal Division. Here’s a memo to Pittsburghers – be prepared for tidal waves. If you’re looking to live in the See Football / Page 14
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Baseball junkie hits the road walls are covered with front pages about 9/11. If you don’t get a lump in your throat, then you’re not human. I visited the Smithsonian’s American History Museum and the National Gallery of Art. To see the only da Vinci in the Western hemisphere, to see Fra Angelica’s Adoration of the Magi, Titian’s Danae and the collection of Andrew Wyeth’s paintings, is to look upon the work of genius. Six hours brought me to Cleveland and another great ballpark, Progressive Field. The Indians are feisty and on this night, smacked the Orioles about the head and shoulders in front of 27,000, which for the Indians, is a good crowd. Next to me was a flight attendant for Southwest and we had a terrific time talking baseball, that is, after she admonished me for being a Yankee fan. Before the game I had a lemonade at Harry Buf-
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CLEVELAND -- Welcome to my baseball trip across America. On second thought, that’s maybe an excuse. This is an American Adventure with baseball as the kicker. Once the summer baseball in the Middletown area is over, it is my habit to get out of Dodge for the rest of the summer. But what a sendoff I had. The Northeast Regional American Legion Tournament was terrific and it confirmed what I thought: that Connecticut Legion baseball is the best in the Northeast. Berlin had a nice run in the state playoffs and Cheshire won the Connecticut state title, but then came big boy time at Palmer Field in Middletown. When the dust cleared -and there was no real dust as the crackerjack Palmer Field grounds crew had Palmer in pristine shape -- RCP (Rocky Hill, Cromwell, Portland) was the best team in the Northeast, Milford, Mass. was No. 2, and Middletown Post 75 was No. 3. RCP won a walkoff 5-4 game over Milford in the title game played in front of 800 and Middletown beat everybody it played -- Essex, Vt. 4-2, Milford 16-6 and Cheshire 7-4. It just couldn’t beat next door neighbor RCP. With that as an appetizer, I hit the road. Then, first stop was Oriole Park in Camden Yards where I saw the Orioles rally to defeat the punchless Yankees 5-2. The place remains one of the prettiest parks in America. Some 37,000 showed up on a Wednesday night and got their money’s worth. The park is set next door to Inner Harbor and there’s so much to do. I visited the National Aquarium and yeah, I know, you see one aquarium you have seen them all. Not true. This place is spectacular. Put it on your bucket list. A good watering hole is the Pratt St. Ale House hard
by the ballpark. Brew all their own “lemonade.” As usual, I struck up a conversation with folks sitting next to me. Guy and his wife and kids were from Charleston, S.C. on their way to the Little League World Series in Williamsport. They go every year. Pretty cool. Next stop was Washington, D.C. Nationals’ Park is a beauty. A near sellout saw the Nats beat the Pirates 5-4. Lots of Pirate fans were in the house, but most of he 37,000 wore Red. I had a good seat, just past first, field level. My seat was on the aisle which meant when folks had to go to the concession stand or use the facilities -- you just rent beer, after all -- they had to step over me. I stood and sat so often I thought I was at Mass. The Nats have a feature called the Presidents’ Race, where larger than life U.S. Presidents race and engage
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Steel City, I know a reputable real estate agent who gladly will sell you some oceanfront property. The Big Ten, always perceived as the standard-bearer of football Midwestern style, now includes Maryland, Penn State and Rutgers. Rutgers? By the way, what happened to the Big Ten’s prior
Baseball divisional arrangement that featured the Leaders and Legends groupings? Yes, you’d have to have a degree from accredited university to come up with that, never mind have it sanctioned by some committee in which I presume all the schools would be represented. The Southeastern Conference includes Arkansas and Texas A&M, once cornerstones of the Southwest
Conference. Can you truly be both? Idaho is a member of the Sun Belt Conference. Will anybody in the Sun Belt’s administrative offices be embarrassed if a football game has to be delayed due to a Rocky Mountain snowstorm? No problem, the sun always shines in the Sun Belt. I have a particular bias for the Mid-American Conference because I attended Ohio University. When my beloved Battling Bobcats took the field in the early 1970s, the circuit
included Bowling Green, Miami, Kent State, Toledo, and Western Michigan — a nice mix of Mid-American representatives. I look at the roster now and see Massachusetts and Buffalo. I guess I just didn’t realize that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and State of New York considered themselves Middle American. $50,000? No thanks, and while my son is doing something sensible like learning a trade, I’ll satisfy my love for football by watching the high schools.
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though the Palmer dogs are bigger and better). I like Cleveland. Today it’s off to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, then the next day to the Metropark Zoo, then off to Chicago. I hear the White Sox and Cubbies play there. Tell you about it next week. Jim Bransfield is a longtime contributor to Record-Journal weekly publications. A retired teacher, Bransfield’s loves include road trips and writing about Connecticut high school sports.
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Saturday, Sept. 13, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Children, accompanied by an adult, can follow the Fairy Trail, build a fairy house, decorate a wand or create a crown. For more information, call (860) 3493917 or www.dudleyfarm. com. Historical Society - The Durham Historical Society is
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Senior Briefs MILE The Durham Senior Center has scheduled an informational meeting regarding MILE and what cultural opportunities are offered for Friday, Sept. 5, noon, at the Durham Library. Joe Soja is scheduled to speak. The meeting includes a soup and salad luncheon. The MILE’s fall program booklet will be available. Reservations are required. Call Amanda at (860) 349-3153.
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Teen dating violence Bonnie Edmondson, Ed.D. Connecticut State Department of Health 165 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Phone (860) 713-6936 Email bonnie.edmondson@ ct.gov Website www.ct.gov/sde/ healthyconneCTions Kimberly Traverso, L.P.C., Connecticut State Department of Education 25 Industrial Park Road Middletown, CT 06457 Phone (860) 808-2057 Email kimberly.traverso@ct.gov Website www.sde.ct.gov
Bullying resources — For complaints regarding bullying, contact: Jo Ann Freiberg, Ph.D. Connecticut State Department of Education School Climate, Bullying and Character Education Office of Student Supports and Organizational Effectiveness 25 Industrial Park Road Middletown, CT 06457 joann.freiberg@ct.gov Phone: (860) 807-2119
Osprey Together, we can continue to be stewards and advocates for these beautiful birds, and help ensure that the wild denizens of our state will have our support as their needs arise. Alexander Brash is president of the Connecticut Audubon Society.
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now strong, but Connecticut Audubon Society needs the help of residents throughout the state to ensure that it remains so. We are committed to continuing to work diligently with our team of stewards to keep track of osprey nests, for not only do we revere the beauty of these birds, but their health is a harbinger of ours. Through them we will be attuned to future environmental threats and human health hazards. Ospreys can still ingest DDT on their wintering grounds, so continued careful monitoring is important. Even more critical is that ospreys and the fish they eat from our waters are great monitors for any new and unknown toxic substances that might be out there. Ospreys are our charismatic canaries and are a critical first line of defense in monitoring our environment and ultimate human health.
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school district is required, by law, to have policies and practices in place as well as desFrom Page 18 ignated individuals to handle complaints. There are two maDating Violence. According to the Centers jor legislative acts, and a key for Disease Control, one in federal law that are relevant: four teens will experience dat“Bullying cannot be a rite ing abuse during this coming year. Results from the 2009 of passage in our nation’s Connecticut School Health schools. Instead, our schools Survey indicate that about 17 must be safe and nurturing percent of Connecticut high environments that promote school students have been in learning and full participation a verbally abusive dating re- by all students. Bullying, sexlationship in the past year, 10 ual harassment and gender percent in a physically abu- stereotyping of any student, sive dating relationship in the including LGBT students, past year, and 7.4 percent were have no place in our nation’s forced into sexual intercourse. schools. We must work to Per Connecticut General stop those abusive behaviors Statue Section 10-220a, each when they take place, repair local or regional board of ed- their harmful effects and preucation is required to provide vent them from happening in in-service training programs the future. We will use every for its teachers, administrators tool in our law enforcement and pupil personnel on teen arsenal to ensure that all studating violence and domestic dents have access to equal edviolence programs. The Teen ucational opportunity,” said Dating Violence webpage in- Assistant Attorney General cludes a fact sheet, a webinar for the Civil Rights Division and other resources that sup- Thomas E. Perez at the 2012 port implementation on the National School Board Association, Council of School local level. Bullying and harassment Attorneys. Federal and state laws, as —Information from well as local school policies exist to protect students from the state’s Department of bullying and harassment. Each Education.
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The hazards of good stewardship Recently, I was taking a walk up to Whitney Pond (easily accessible from Cream Pot Road in Durham, or from the “old Cream Pot Road” at the end of Dead Hill Road) with my loyal hiking pal, my dog Mora. I love this short and lovely hike up to the scenic pond when I’m in a mood for a less strenuous walk. It is about a 40- to 50-minute round trip, depending on which trail or old road you take. Unfortunately, the pond is also a favorite site for party-goers who don’t seem to understand two important rules: ”Take out what you bring in” and “No fires allowed” Since I began hiking here almost two years ago, I’ve frequently cleaned up this area, which is often used for camp fires. I was feeling pretty good about my efforts since I had picked up garbage at least twice this spring, and the small clearing was staying pretty clean. Much to my dismay, when I arrived there around 3:30 I was met with tons of debris in the “campfire” area, and worse than that, smolder-
ing logs which must have been there since the night before. I did some pick-up around the area and found a quart liquor bottle – perfect for filling up at the edge of the pond and pouring over the still hot ashes and logs. Feeling pretty proud of myself and my stewardship, I carried several bottles full of pond water to prevent any chance of a fire starting in the dry woods. There was a log overlooking a section of the pond that was a bit deeper, so I decided to lean over it and fill up the bottle once more. Quickly, I found myself under water! I don’t swim, but didn’t panic since I knew it was pretty shallow where I fell in. I was able to finally pull myself out of the silt, grab my cap that was floating nearby, and was relieved to find out that my cell phone and my car keys were still in my pockets! My sweet dog didn’t even know I was “swimming,” since she was so enthralled with the food scents around the party area! We hiked the 20 minutes back to my car, and I drove the four minutes to my house literally soaked from head to foot.
A week later I now have a new phone, and my hiking boots are cleaner than they’ve been since I purchased them a year ago. I returned there a few days ago, with two garbage bags to clean up the mess. I separated the cans, bottles, and glass in one bag (as per
landfill rules), and the garbage in a second one. I’d like to think it will remain clean, but reality tells me that this site will continue to need surveillance and protection! How sad that a few people can mar such a peaceful and lovely site – even worse that they threaten its exis-
tence with the constant fires built there and the obvious amounts of alcohol being consumed at those fires. Let’s hope it doesn’t take a tragedy for this senseless pollution to stop. Marilyn Horn is a retired Spanish teacher for Region 13 schools.
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The ‘campfire’ area after I cleaned up the mess.