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New roof in Brewster’s future? By Mark Dionne Town Times
The Board of Education is planning to hold a vote in the spring about how to pay for a new roof at Brewster Elementary School. As discussed at the BOE meeting on Nov. 12, the current roof is leaking in several spots and is near the end of its utility. The meeting took place at Brewster in the music room, which happened to contain a visual indication of the roof’s condition. To catch leaking water, a five gallon bucket hung from the ceiling through a hole cut in the ceiling tiles. Brewster Principal Nancy Heckler, who attended the BOE meeting, said there were numerous pails hanging from the school’s roof. All sections of the roof, according to District Business Manager Ron Melnik, are older than 20 years, which puts the entire roof at the end of its expected usefulness and makes the project eligible for some state reimbursement. “It’s leaky,” said Melnik, “and we’re spending money on spot maintenance.” Industry estimates on a job of that size are approximately $1.2 million, a figure that can change depending on what the structure looks like or contains once the roof comes off. The roof has been tested for asbestos and other hazardous materials, and those tests came back negative. “We’re working on getting some designs done so we can go out to bid,” said Melnik. “It will require going to referendum – a question for the public to bond or finance it – and we’re looking to do that some time in the spring.” To minimize disruption, the summer of 2015 would be targeted as a construction time frame.
A bucket hangs from the ceiling in Brewster Elementary School’s music room to catch water from a leaky roof. A vote on funding a new roof was discussed by the Board of Education. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
Although cold winds blow across the open space off Route 68 in Durham, the pond is not quite ready for skaters. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
Skating pond work moving forward By Mark Dionne
now dried out material to stop the erosion from Allyn Brook. Recent work on the townAt the Nov. 17 meeting of owned property has mostly reDurham’s Inland Wetlands and stored the brook and the fields Water Courses Agency, Public to their previous state, but the Works Foreman Kurt Bober re- remnants of the overflowed viewed the state of the skating brook and soggy field remain. “Allyn Brook is back where pond off Route 68 and proposed Allyn Brook should be,” Bober work for the area. Four years ago, Bober’s de- told the commission. “There is partment cleaned out “muck” a lot of erosion ... there’s probfrom the edges of the pond ably three- or four-feet erosion where the weeds were high. channels.” Bober estimated the size of “I took that material down to the southwest corner and the material at 40 yards, and I stockpiled it ... waiting for received permission from the it to dry out,” Bober told the commission to use it in the spring. commission. Bober also proposed replacBober proposed using that Town Times
ing a 12-inch pipe that maintains water levels between the skating pond and the brook. “It’s rotted, it’s broken, and everything else,” Bober said. Bober proposed replacing that pipe with two six-inch pipes buried in the original trench, which would allow pumping water between the skating rink and the brook as needed. Bober also told the commission and the audience that they should visit the area since it has been restored and cleaned. “Right now, it’s one of Durham’s best looking parks ... it’s beautiful in there.” Inland Wetlands voted unanimously to approve the work.
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Organizers of the first Talk of the Towns event were “pretty amazed” at the filledto-the-brink turnout for their event Nov. 14 as Connie Brown of the Coginchaug Valley Educational Foundation described it. CVEF put on the event, which was hosted by Indian Springs Golf Club in Middlefield. Jen Huddleston, owner of Indian Springs, said she also was impressed with the turnout, and that the event was a great way to further the CVEF mission of promoting lifelong learning by celebrating “community members doing inter-
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The next speakers arrived “looking as if they just stepped off a vintage movie set” as Brown described the get-ups of husband and wife archaeologist team Colleen and John Darnell. “What we want to point out is that when we write English, when we form the Latin letters, we draw shapes that draw from hieroglyphs that have origins in 4250 BCE,” John Darnell said. The Darnells showed the audience drawings discovered along ancient Pharonic roads and explained how a symbolic language slowly developed, for example, with a giraffe representing the sun and a stork with a sword in front of its beak representing victory. What we think of as a modern written language, where drawings symbolize sounds, came later, and the Darnells argued that modern characters can trace their origins to Egypt. For example, a jagged sign for water wrote the ancient Egyptian letter for “N,” but the word for water was “Mu.” In tracing the early development of the letter “M,” the Darnells say, you can see that it has its origins as this ancient water sign. Yale University Department of Emergency Medicine doctor Andrew Taylor gave the third talk. In an effort to spare the audience from dry reSee Talk / Page 12
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Solar farm left off Wetlands’ agenda By Mark Dionne Town Times
More people than usual showed up at the Nov. 17 meeting of the Inland Wetlands Agency, only to find the reason for their attendance, the proposed solar farm, was not under discussion. | Mark Dionne / Town Times termine at that point whether there will be a public hearing or not and then we will go from there.” “It’s probably best to save all your comments ... so you don’t have to reinvent the
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Durham residents interested in the proposed solar farm showed up at the Inland Wetlands and Water Courses Agency’s Nov. 17 meeting only to find that the subject was not on the agenda. Before the official meeting was called to order, Chair Richard Eriksen explained that the solar farm was not on the agenda and would not be until the town presented an application. Eriksen did not commit to holding a public hearing but told the residents it was something the agency would do if the members decided the public interest merited one. Only Rick Parmelee, who did not hear the initial remarks, brought the issue up during public comment. “The application has not been received by this commission,” Eriksen said. “Once we’ve received the application and a presentation by the applicant ... we will de-
wheel down the road,” Eriksen told the audience. At the Durham Board of Selectmen meeting on Nov. 10, First Selectman Laura Francis told the residents who showed up with concerns and complaints about the solar farm that it would be on the Inland Wetlands’ Nov. 17 agenda. Inland Wetlands Agency members, including Eriksen, had also expected the issue to come up at the Nov. 17 meeting and the date was reported in the Town Times. The next meeting for the Inland Wetlands Agency is Dec. 8. After Inland Wetlands, the solar farm would have to go to Planning and Zoning, also chaired by Eriksen. P&Z can also hold a public hearing if the members decide it is warranted.
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The lost art of conversation On my recent trip to North Carolina to visit my son, I was struck by what a new world we’re living in now. In days of old, I was never at a loss for traveling companions. People at the airport, on the plane – they were all fair game. I would strike up a conversation with everybody, and it was such fun. It’s probably the reporter in me, but I want to hear peoples’ stories. I try not to ask so many questions, but that’s a losing battle. Where are you going? Where have you been? Tell me about your life. I listen for the nuances in their voice. I listen for the places in their life that they love, and the places that hurt. For that brief period of time I walk in their shoes and get to experience another slice of life other than the one I’m living. We swap stories, we sometimes talk about
deep and meaningful things and sometimes silly things, we laugh. Hearts opening and lives touching each other before retreating back to their corners. By the time I reach my son, I am filled to the brim with peoples’ stories. And the narrators of those stories all carved me a little deeper, they grew me. Oh, but not so much anymore. On the plane that took me to Philadelphia, where I would get a connecting flight, instead of the quiet hum of voices there was an eerie silence because nearly everyone was entranced with their electronic gadgets. I live a simple life, having never been drawn into this particular world, so I really was on the outside looking in. It all seemed a bit sad to me, people sitting shoul-
A woman recently said to me, “This time of year must be very hard for you.” Her statement brought tears to my eyes because of the truth in accepting that our pain is worse at this time of year. That is hard to comprehend because we have learned that missing Brenna is hard on days that end with “y” and moments when there is breath in our bodies. Our reality is that all the moments without her hurt and if it wasn’t that way, it would be even worse. We understand that anniversaries are significant. But December 22nd should not be marked only as the day we lost her. We have decided as a family that we need to do something constructive to honor her. Grieving for Brenna is a constant thing in our lives, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want to talk
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about her. It means that to survive, we need to keep her memory alive, do things that honor the person she was in the short time she was here, and carry on with the perseverance she taught us. To foster Brenna’s legacy, we have partnered with the Smilow Pediatric Cancer Center to create Bean’s Craft Corner. This initiative is in addition to giving out scholarships at CRHS and supporting local organizations like GO FAR GO FAST. We are creating Bean’s Craft Corner to honor her courage and tenacity and at the same time, help kids who are fighting cancer. We are asking for your help to stock Bean’s Craft Corner. When kids with cancer are receiving chemo at Yale, Bean’s Craft Corner will keep them busy. It is hard to emphasize enough
how important staying busy is to a child hooked up to chemo or to parents clinging to sanity as they engage their sick child. Even though Bean was sick, she was active, bright, and strong-minded enough to assemble toy cars, make sticker mosaics into unicorns, paint anything that had a surface, and create her own masterpieces. We can’t imagine how much more painful those hours would have been without crafts and games to keep Brenna focused on something other than her cancer. When people talk about Brenna with us, it’s a gift. It shows us that you care about her in the present tense and that you remember her. Because the 2nd anniversary of her death is upon us, we are asking for your help in remembering Bean in a way that will help others. We are asking you, our friends and constant supporters, for crayons, markers, paper, crafts, puzzles, and small games to give to the kids who are fighting their own battles with cancer. Kids with cancer cannot share craft supplies or games because of germs, so we need to stock up to last all year. We plan to ask you every year at this time so that we can do something to help others in memory of Brenna. Please help us keep her memory alive by helping these families do something she loved. Brenna was here to teach us about something bigger than ourselves. Please help us honor our brave and amazing little girl this holiday season. We will be at the Middlefield Tree Lighting Ceremony at 4 p.m. on November 28th to collect donations. Memorial Middle School is also collecting items to support our cause. Lastly, we will have a box set up in our driveway in case anyone would like to drop something off. Our deepest thanks, The Zettergren Family
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Opinion Remember when … By Sue VanDerzee
Who’s the villain? Gone Girl vs. St. Vincent
Most assuredly, we will go “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Provsomewhere. Would you like erbs 29:18. While perishing to see walking/biking trails Remember when Durham By Tanya Feke MD is a bit dramatic, there will somewhere in our towns? had a video rental store and certainly be changes and More sidewalks? Where? a diner on the south end of Finding common elements in contemporary movies they will come faster than Do you think that traffic is Main Street? is Diagnosis Movies’ specialty. This fall, we think. CAT’s “Spring into a problem in our towns? If Remember when MiddleDiagnosis: Gone Girl and St. Vincent bring villains Our Future” celebration in so, what would you do to alfield’s Peckham Park did not into play. No one is all good and no one Movies late March will give townsleviate it? What would you have a playscape? is all bad, or are they? like to see on the two sizable people of all ages a chance Remember when there Anyone who has read Gillian Flynn’s to weigh in on what you’d vacant pieces of land on were two more houses and Gone Girl knows the head trip the novel sets off with apartments behind them next Durham’s Main Street (north like our future to hold and perhaps even to move it in of Valero’s and the former to the Durham Firehouse? See Movies / Page 10 that direction through citiMerriam Manufacturing Remember when Middlecleaned-up brownfields site). zen action. fielders argued for a decade CAT’s next program is a How can we support our loover whether to re-use or cal businesses, including our book discussion led by Kathy knock down Center School? Weber and Joanne Nytch on remaining farms? Should we Well, things change. Now the novel “Flight Behavior” encourage denser housing? where the video store was, Use Our Address • Only $15/mo. by Barbara Kingsolver. EvWhy or why not? How can we have the Durham Village eryone is welcome to attend complex and the commercial we support living with less Address with Mailbox • $25/mo. this discussion, whether or energy or should we even center containing Perk on not you have read the book. try? How can we reduce our Main, Durham Liquors and Mailbox & Phone Answering • $50/mo. The program will be held at Coginchaug Family Practice. solid waste stream? 7 pm on Wednesday, Dec. In short, what do you see Now, Peckham Park not looking into the future? Most 3, at Perk on Main. Refreshonly has a well-used playments provided. Like Coginpeople have probably seen scape but a skateboard facil6 Way Road, Middlefield chaug Area Transition on the New York Times front ity also. www.execoff.com · (860) 349-7000 Facebook for updates. page masthead statement: Now, only one house remains, and it has been vacant for over 15 years. Now, the community regularly gathers for meetings, senior center activities, youth and family service activities, Meet Herbert Douglas, a vital 81 years young. When LONG-TERM NURSING CARE planning and zoning offices his health declined in 2013, he moved from Stratford and police needs in the refurinto Masonicare Health Center on the recommendation bished space. I have only been a resiof his physician. dent of Durham for about 25 years, but there are folks “I have such a comforting feeling being here. I love all still here who can tell you the staff — they treat me like one of their own,” Herbert about the Swarthell Inn that notes. Born in Jamaica, he has lived in the U.S. for 62 years, used to be on the corner of Route 147 and Main Street working as a mechanic and a private chauffeur in New where Valero now stands or York. He’s told his three children, “I am so happy here.” the winter that the Zemel brothers brought skiing to In addition to painting, Herbert enjoys yoga, balloon Middlefield. volleyball, baking, coffee socials and our Writers These are only four of a vast array of changes that Workshop where residents are building journals of their the past 25 years has brought life stories. “I get involved in everything! I enjoy being to our towns, but it is a active and making the most of every day,” smiles Herbert. foretaste of the future. Our towns will change, as will To learn more about long-term nursing care at Masonicare the world, and those possible changes hold both peril and and how we can help you or a loved one, call 888-679-9997. promise. That’s why Coginchaug Area Transition (CAT) will be inviting all interested townspeople to a celebration gathering this spring to Herbert enjoys oil painting class with honor where we have been, Marie Lakota, a Therapeutic Recreation Director. and to think about, as a comwww.masonicare.org munity, where we would like to go.
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its dark and twisted turns told in the voice of its two lead characters, Amy and Nick Dunne. Did Nick kill his wife? Did he abuse his wife, threaten her? Was she as chaste and innocent as her journal claimed her to be? Or was she hiding her own dark secret? The pageturner delivered riveting suspense. When the book was optioned for film, there was excitement but also trepidation. Bringing books to the screen is not always successful. The essence of so many intense scenes is often lost when they are condensed into two short hours. That anxiety went away when Gillian Flynn herself wrote the screenplay, and David Fincher signed on to direct. If that isn’t a masterful stroke of genius, I don’t know what is. Congrats to Twentieth Century Fox and
Regency Enterprises. Simply put, Gone Girl delivered the edginess the audience demanded with a spot on cast. Ben Affleck as Nick was stiff and awkward, raising our suspicions about his motives, while Rosamund Pike as Amy was deviant and devastatingly haunting. Tyler Perry as a sleazy lawyer and Neil Patrick Harris as one of Amy’s former lovers were equally convincing in their flawed Gone Girl personas. After all, no one is really a saint, not even St. Vincent. Who better to play a cantankerous veteran with a stripper girlfriend, alcoholic tendencies, and a gambling problem than Bill Murray? Dripping with sarcasm, Vincent wears his distaste for his fellow man like the oily sushi, (a.k.a. sardines on crackers) he offers his unwanted house guests. Vincent is not the sort of man to do for others. His instinct is
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to walk away unless there is something in it for him, but what he learns is that there are some things worth sticking around for. Melissa McCarthy breaks from her comedy roots to play a mother who leaves her cheating husband to raise their child on her own. She finds herself needing help when she is forced to work late hours at work. With nowhere to turn, she looks to her neighbor Vincent to babysit, not expecting that her middle-school aged son would form a bond with a man who can only be considered a bad influence. The story starts with brisk delivery and devilishly raw character devel-
opment, but the predictable softening of Vincent over time feels forced and breaks from the heart of the title character. Entertaining, yes, but St. Vincent follows the pattern of every adult-child buddy comedy we have seen before. The take home message comes in our lead characters. Looks can be deceiving. What looks innocent can be guilty, what looks mean can be kind, what looks obvious can be hidden. Life is never black and white, and none of us, no matter how well we present ourselves to the world, are saints. Just like none of us, no matter how misunderstood or damaged we are, are necessarily vil-
lains. Well, except for that one lead character. That one is evil. You will have to watch the movies to find out which one is the culprit. Gone Girl: 4 stethoscopes. St. Vincent: 3 stethoscopes. Dr. Tanya Feke is a family physician and guest columnist for the Record-Journal and Town Times. She has been press credentialed to the LA Film Festival and continues to pursue a love of film. Her reviews are rated on a 5 stethoscope scale. Follow her blog (www.tanyafeke.com), Facebook page (Diagnosis Life), or twitter (@tanyafeke) for more insights.
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der-to-shoulder, with nary a spoken word between them. The woman sitting next to me was engrossed with her toy, and I knew from the get-go that there would be no swapping of stories, no climbing into each other’s lives for that short bit of time. She was still a stranger to me by the time we landed. On my connecting flight it was the same scene. Everyone was plugged into something or other. I felt like I was in a futuristic movie, living in a world I hadn’t caught up with yet. Imagine my delight when, on that flight, I found myself sitting next to a lovely man who was gadget-free and ready to talk. He talked about his life in the military and how hard it had been to leave his family when he went to Iraq. He talked about his current job working with veterans, and how that job fills him up. He talked about his grown children, and you could almost reach out and touch the love and the pride. And my good fortune followed me home. More talk-
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Friday, Nov. 28 - First Night. Levi E. Coe is scheduled to participate in Middlefield’s second annual First Night. Storytime and craft, then attend the tree lighting. Drop-in. Saturday, Nov. 29 - Snowflake ornaments, 11 a.m. Make an ornament. Registration is required. Winter Celebration - Thursday, Dec. 4, 5:50 to 7 p.m. Books are on display and available to purchase for the children’s room collection at Levi E. Coe Library. Librarians choose a selection of books. Patrons browse the books to determine which they would like to donate. They purchase the donations, take them home and wrap them. Books are returned to the library on Thursday, Dec. 4 during the Winter Celebration program and presented to Santa Claus as a gift to the library. A bookplate is placed inside each donated book in appreciation of the purchase. Registration is required. For more information and to register, call (860) 349-3857.
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of Election Day registration. That is a remarkable number we can all be proud of because it shows we have expanded Democracy significantly and many new voters participated in elections this year. I commend municipalities across the state for doing a good job accommodating the crowds of first-time voters to register and cast ballots on Election Day.” The post-election audits can begin as of Nov. 19 and must be completed by Nov. 24, 2014. In total, audits will be conducted in 60 precincts. The law requires a hand audit 10 percent of all polling places where optical scan machines were used in all elections and primaries. (Polling precincts which are already part of a recount are exempt from audits by statute). In addition to the 77 precincts chosen for an audit, there were also 23 alternate precincts chosen. The provisions in the law, developed in close cooperation with the computer science department at the University of Connecticut, give Connecticut one of the strictest audit statutes in the country. Connecticut is the first state in New England to require a comprehensive audit of election results. Connecticut General Statute 9-320f states that local Registrars of Voters, “… shall conduct a manual audit of the votes recorded in not less than 10 percent of the voting districts in the state, district or municipality, whichever is applicable. Such manual audit shall be noticed in advance and be open to public observation.” The results of audits will be analyzed by the University of Connecticut and then presented to the Secretary of the State’s Office and the State Elections Enforcement Commission, and ultimately made available to the public. The law contains a detailed description of the audit process: “The manual audit… shall consist of the manual tabulation of the paper ballots cast and counted by each voting machine subject to such audit. Once complete, the vote totals established pursuant to the manual tabulation shall
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not properly completed by each voter. Such report shall be filed with the Secretary of the State who shall immediately forward such report to The University of Connecticut for analysis. The University of Connecticut shall file a written report with the Secretary of the State regarding such analysis that describes any discrepancies identified. After receipt of such report, the Secretary of the State shall file such report with the State Elections Enforcement Commission.” – Press Release
be compared to the results reported by the voting machine on the day of the election or primary. The results of the manual tabulation shall be reported on a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State which shall include the total number of ballots counted, the total votes received by each candidate in question, the total votes received by each candidate in question on ballots that were properly completed by each voter and the total votes received by each candidate in question on ballots that were
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PET OF THE WEEK Rifka is a 10-year-old, domestic short hair cat. She has bounced around four foster homes since her owner died. She is a beautiful, quiet girl who likes to play and loves to be petted. She will need time and patience to adjust to a new home. She is overwhelmed at the shelter. Please, no dogs or children. For more information, (860) 344-9043 or Info@ CatTalesCT.org.
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(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held at the Durham Library. Check the town website at www.townofdurhamct.org for updates.) Monday, Nov. 24 Public Safety Renovations Planning Committee, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25 Ethic’s Commission, library, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26 Senior Citizen Board, Durham Activity Center, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 Public hearing, Durham Library, 7 p.m.
Finally, do not cook if you are feeling sick, especially not if you recently experienced vomiting or diarrhea. Many food borne illnesses can be transmitted through a food handler, even if they have washed their hands. If you are or were recently ill, rest while someone else does the cooking. By employing safe food handling practices, families and friends can enjoy the holidays together without concern. —Submitted by the Central Connecticut Health District
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foods into shallow containers to store in order to encourage rapid, even cooling. When it’s time to eat those leftovers, keep in mind that stuffing and gravy can be refrigerated safely for two days and cooked turkey and vegetables can be stored in the refrigerator for four days (or frozen for storage up to four to six months). Always remember to reheat meat to 165 degrees F. If food is not refrigerated within the safe time limits, it should be discarded. When in doubt, throw it out!
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key to reach the safe internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Stuff the turkey loosely to allow even cooking and only stuff with ¾ cup per pound of turkey. Once the meal has been safely prepared and served, the final step in ensuring food safety is to chill. During food preparation, fresh produce needs to be refrigerated within two hours of peeling or cutting. At the end of the meal be sure to wrap and store the left-over food in the refrigerator right away. Divide cooked
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The Middlefield Senior Center has scheduled holiday desserts and entertainment for Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Ron Spataro, a professional keyboard player and vocalist, is scheduled to entertain. The Middlefield Senior Center has scheduled a holiday dinner for Wednesday, Dec. 17, at noon. Reservations are required. Seating is limited. For more information and reservations, call (860) 3497121 to reserve your spot.
washed often with hot, soapy water. Personal cleanliness is also a must for food safety. Hands should be washed for at least 20 seconds in hot, soapy water before, during, and after food preparation. This is especially important after preparing meat, poultry, eggs, or seafood; after using the bathroom or changing diapers; and after handling pets. Stuffing should be prepared just before cooking. However, using a cold stuffing can make it more difficult for the tur-
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Did you know that every year, approximately 48 million people suffer from food-borne illness? According to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, holiday buffets, party trays or even a poorly stored turkey can be a culprit of disease. As you prepare for the holiday season with family and friends, the Central Connecticut Health District is urging you to keep your loved ones safe through safe food handling practices. Preventing food-borne illness can be as simple as following four basic steps: clean, separate, cook, and chill. The first step refers to practicing good hygiene, as being clean is extremely important in preventing food-borne illness. All surfaces, cutting boards, utensils, and dishes should be
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Crafters wanted The Church of the Holy Trinity has scheduled its annual holiday fair for Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 381 Main St., Middletown. The fair will be held on the first and second floors of the Parish Hall and the Church, with elevator access to the second floor. For more information, call Taylor Duckworth at (860) 342-3800, or the Holy Trinity office at (860) 347-2591, or email office@holytrinityct.org.
Volunteering Senior Services for 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. Volunteers can choose to help one or more individuals for just a few hours a month, as there is no minimum time requirement. To register, call Cassandra Aronson at (860) 999-1683 or cassandra@stlukeshome.org.
Friday, Nov. 21 Being Thankful Dinner Vinal Technical High School, 60 Daniles St., Middletown, has scheduled a Being Thankful Dinner for Friday, Nov. 21, 5 to 7:30 p.m., in the school cafeteria. A fee, and canned good donation, is charged. Family fun, crafts, activities, and decorate a turkey. For more information, call (860) 344-7100.
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scheduled a fundraising event for Saturday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Ladybug Boutique, 122 College St., Middletown. A portion of proceeds benefit Cat Tales. Christmas Fair - St. Peter Church, 30 St. Peter Lane, Higganum, has scheduled a County Christmas Fair for Saturday, Nov. 22, 9 a.m. The event features antiques, knitters nook, doll clothes, wreathes, trees and Santa’s Gift Shop. Lunch items and a bake sale will be offered. An auction is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Santa plans to arrive at noon. Call Bill Fitzpatrick at (860) 345-4910. Craft sale, tag sale - A Christmas Craft fair and in-
door tag sale is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Victory Christian Church, 191 Meriden Road, Middlefield. Crafts, baked goods, artisan goods as well as a large tag sale.
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Wildlife program - Connecticut Forest & Park Assoc. has scheduled a free wildlife program, The Wildlife in Your Backyard, for Sunday, Nov. 23, 2 to 4 p.m. The program is free, open to the public, and appropriate for ages 10 to adult. Pre-registraiton is requested. For more information, to register and direction, visit www.ctwoodlands.org/ SciSunWildlife. Fundraiser - The Durham Historical Society has scheduled a Thirty-One party fundraiser for Sunday, Nov. 23, 2 p.m., at 38 Town House Road. The public is welcome. For more information, call (860) 716-5497.
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Saturday, Nov. 29 Craft, bake sale - Middlesex YMCA has scheduled its Holiday Craft & Bake sale for Saturday, Nov. 29, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 99 Union St., Middletown. Children may visit with Santa. Proceeds benefit scholarships for camp, swim lessons, programs and more. Trunk show - Colors of the Wind Artists’ Emporium & Consignments, 360 Main St., has scheduled a dual trunk show/meet the artists event on Saturday, Nov. 29, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (860) 788-2514.
Wednesday, Dec. 3 Book talk - Coginchaug Area Transition has scheduled a book discussion of “Flight Behavior” by Barbara Kingsolver, for Wednesday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m., at Perk on Main, Main Street. The program is free. For more information, call (860) 349-9713. Ladies Night - Colors of the Wind Artists’ Emporium & Consignments, 360 Main St., has scheduled Ladies Night for Wednesday, Dec. 3, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Shopping, mingling and refreshments. For more information, call (860) 788-2514.
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Holiday shopping spree - The Middlefield Lions Club has scheduled its annual Holiday Shopping Spree for Thursday, Dec. 4, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Powder Ridge, 99 Powder Hill Road. The public is welcome. A portion of sales is donated to the Middlefield Lions Club.
Saturday, Dec. 6 Holiday Fair - The Church of the Holy Trinity has scheduled its annual Holiday Fair for Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 381 Main St. For more information, call (860) 342-3800, (860) 347-2591 or email office@holytrinityct.org.
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Coginchaug walked away victorious in last season’s first annual Homes for the Brave Bowl over Cromwell. | Submitted by Rita Van Steenbergen
Homes for the Brave Bowl II from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on game day this year. Both the Coginchaug and Cromwell football programs look forward to your support, and thank you in advance for helping to support Homes for the Brave.
Cowles, Kevin Crompton, Jordan Solis and Andrew Van Steenbergen all contributed to the Blue Devil success. Prior to kickoff, the football team recognized Tech Sergeant Derek Egerman and Staff Sergeant Andrew DiSilvestro for their service. The two also served as honorary captains, joining the Blue Devil captains at midfield for the coin toss. The Coginchaug Football
Club also recognized 15 senior players and two senior cheerleaders for their commitments to the Blue Devils football and cheerleading programs. Coginchaug will play its final game of the regular season on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. The home game against Cromwell will also serve as the second annual “Homes for the Brave Bowl”. | Submitted by Rita Van Steenbergen
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The Coginchaug football team will host the second annual “Homes for the Brave Bowl” on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. at the Coginchaug football field. The Coginchaug and Cromwell football teams, in partnership with the Homes for the Brave transitional housing program in Bridgeport, have dedicated their traditional Thanksgiving Day game to combating homelessness among America’s military veterans. The Homes for the Brave program provides housing, vocational training, job placement, mental health and addiction services, and life skills coaching to homeless veterans from across the state. The staff at Homes for the Brave is dedicated to helping every veteran realize his or her goals for housing, employment, and independent living. Fans are encouraged to give thanks to the most vulnerable of our veterans by donating goods and/or money at the game. Canned goods and new clothes and toiletries for men and women are appreciated. A complete “wish list” of needed items can be found on the Homes for The Brave website at www.homesforthebrave.org. Last year, over $600 and 100 pounds of wish list items were donated to the cause. Donations will be accepted
Saturday proved to be a big day for Coginchaug football, as the team honored two veterans and the Blue Devils were able to recognize their seniors en route to a 36-7 Senior Day victory over the Nonnewaug Chiefs. Senior captain Jake Ober led a steady offensive attack throughout the contest, while defensive stalwarts Eric Sbona, Connor Salva, Jordan
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WANTED - Antiques, costume jewelry, old MERIDEN - 1fl., 1 BR, MERIDEN - 4BR, 2 BA, toys, military & any$645; 3 BR, So. Mer., tub & shower, newly thing old. Open 6 days. $895. HW fls., fresh painted, no pets. 18 S. Orchard St. paint, off-st. pkg., Call $1,385.mo + sec. Call Wallingford CT Stop by Jonah 203-430-0340. 203-464-3083 or call: 203-284-3786. MERIDEN- 2 BR, 2nd flr, Wood / Fuel new carpet, close to & Heating Equip highways, no pets. $875/mo. + sec. Credit chk. 203-715-4484. Tree Length
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MERIDEN- New updated dup. 2 BR, 2 BA, utils, heat, gas incld $995/mnth. No pets or laundry. Call Chris 203-238-9411 or 203-551-4068.
Meriden - Wallingford Real Estate Line, Large 2 BR ModAppraisers ern Condos. Laundry. AKC Lab puppies, No Pets. $900 + Utils. LAND SURVEYING 203-245-9493. Black & Yellow, Male SERVICES & Female, 1st shots. MER.West side 1 BR, Property corners/lines, Farm raised. $700 & 2nd flr, inclds H, HW, staked maps, plot $850. 203-631-0866 W/D, & elec. Oak flrs, plans provided, or 860-374-9118. $1062/mo + sec. Call estimates. 12p-8p 203-634-1195 CT Consulting Engineers AKC Yellow Lab Puppies 203-639-8636 Raised w/ children. SOUTHINGTON- 2 famiWormed. Light & dark ly house. Near 691, 1st colors avail. $800 flr, prkg, H & HW incld. each. Ready Dec. 6th $1100/mo. 860-919(203)631-9386 or 6212 or 860-628-0715 Full Time Position (203)443-3432. 1-2 ITEMS Rooms For Rent Find everything at our MarketImmediate Opening Appliances Southington - Available Silverware, China, Glass. >ATTN ? Certified Medical PET OWNERS approx. Dec. 1; 2 brd Furniture, 50’s Items. place. Assistant Pet sitting & pet walking ref, oven, wash/dry, Meadowstone Motel - Off I-91. Whole Estates AFFORDABLE Satellite TV. Short stay, Meriden Specialty Clinic while you are at work off street parking / 2nd 203 238-3499 Washers, Dryers, Daily Weekly. On Bus Line. or on vacation in your flr/ near Rte 84/no Refrigerators & Stoves. Visa.MC.Discover Ideal candidate will be home! 50 yrs experipets/no smoking AARON’S BUYING Appliance Repairs 203-239-5333. motivated, ence! 203-427-7828 $1,000/mo. incl all Old Machinist Tools, Will Deliver detail-oriented, utlilities except gas Lathes, Bench Tools (203) 284-8986 organized, friendly, and LOOKING FOR A GOOD MER Clean Safe Rms. heat. (860) 628-8386. Hand Tools, Much reliable with stable HOME! Adorable 3 mo. Inclds. H, HW, Elec, More. (203) 525-0608 work history. EMR Maltese / Silky Haired Kit Priv. E side. off-st WLFD- 1 BR, 2nd flr, Find your dream experience a must. Terrier. Up to date w/ park. $130/wk.+ sec. H/HW, HW floors, ALL CASH FOR Please submit resumes shots. Comes w/ crate 12-8pm 203-630-3823 stove/fridge. $825/mo. MILITARY ITEMS to: sylvie@ctneph.com home in Marketplace. & bedding. Call for www.Meridenroo + sec. Avail now. No phone calls info: 860-301-7905 ms.com 203-430-4373 203-237-6575
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ALWAYS THANKFUL FOR HOME Life transitions can take us by surprise, or be part of a well laid plan. Either way, change has many forms: children are born, adult children move out, in-laws move in, couples divide, families relocate and so on. While our needs change, we all share the desire to make a house a home. Consider your own needs as you read the following reflections as sellers share what it is about their homes that make them feel thankful.
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Blue Hills Rd MLS G691535 We are thankful for the nature...the birds at the feeders, the frogs by the pond, the streams in the woods, the deer in the fields. And the memories of raising our boys here...priceless. A wonderful place for family and friends.
Miller Rd MLS G687622 When the home is a good one, it reads like a good book. As dwellers of the David Miller home over the past decade, we have had the distinct pleasure of enjoying this beautiful home. We have held its place in time and throughout, have progressed through its pages and written our own story. We are truly thankful.
Green Lane MLS G698419 We feel eternally grateful for our beautiful home and the privacy it offers. Thankful for the 16 years of joy-filled holiday gatherings that we experienced, with warm fires, warm ovens and the warmth of friends and family all around us.
Haddam Quarter Rd MLSG694781 I love, and will truly miss, how our home embraces us with a kind of solid security and familiar comfort. The massive rock around the fireplaces, the uncommonly wide, thick wood beams - these materials and the way they have settled with one another over the past 200+ years give off both warmth and the feeling that the house grew out of the ground itself. Last but not least, I am truly thankful to be able to walk or hop on our bikes to visit the market, Dairy Serve or the Fair.
James Rd MLS G687527 We are thankful for the house that we designed and built 35 years ago at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. We are also thankful for our recently remodeled kitchen that gave us much pleasure. We will miss our home that is surrounded by beautiful trees and gardens and the friends that we are leaving behind in Durham.
Baileyville Rd MLS G699908 We are extremely grateful to have raised our children in the town of Middlefield. We are thankful for all the wonderful memories of the gatherings we have had around our dining room table. And to all the outings and picnics in our beautiful yard.
Main St MLS G679395 We are very thankful to have been asked to put our house on the Candlelight Home so that we can share it with you on December 14th! We proudly support the CRHS music program.
Middlefield Rd MLS G694647 This house has been known as a homestead for centuries and has protected families and provided well known parties for family and local Durham events. Many great family holidays have been served out of the thoughtfully designed kitchen with this motto in mind “A family that cooks and eats together is thankful in heaven.”
Ivy Way MLS G701108 We are thankful for our quiet cul-de-sac setting, great neighbors and our nice open yard. The floor plan is very open and comfortable for our family gatherings. Durham is a great community to have made many special memories.
Higganum Rd, MLS G694781 We are thankful for all the great rooms and versatile kitchen our house provides for entertaining family and friends. And grateful for having a large master suite to retreat afterwards. Our favorite spot being sitting on the balcony either early mornings or late at night overlooking nature and the skyline.
Harvey Rd MLS G699294 In this hectic world, we are thankful to have a place to retreat and renew, to sit outside and listen to nature. To watch our children and grandkids explore our acres of land and hike the miles of available trails. Thankful for the opportunity to savor each moment together in this special, peaceful place.
Austin Rd MLS G694965 I am grateful for the addition that created a large master suite, 2 car garage and a front porch for relaxing. I’m also thankful for our nice fenced in backyard so the dogs can play freely.
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