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Volume 19, Number 30

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Community Round-Up returns Dec. 6

By Mark Dionne Town Times

On the morning of Saturday, Dec. 6, teams of students will be driven through the streets of Durham and Middlefield, going door to door to collect non-perishable food items, canned goods, cash, and gift cards for local food pantries.

See Round-Up / Page 6

Wallingford Town Councilor Christine Mansfield snapped this photo on Wallingford Road in Durham after she helped pull a woman out of a burning car Nov. 19. | Photo courtesy of Christine Mansfield

Pickett Lane opened with ribbon cutting

By Mark Dionne Town Times

State legislators and Durham’s selectmen held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 20 to celebrate the opening of Pickett Lane.

See Pickett / Page 6

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Three will be suggested for a life saving award

By Leigh Tauss

Special to Town Times

A state police sergeant will nominate three people who helped victims of a fiery crash to receive awards for life saving.

Wallingford Town Councilor Christine Mansfield was one of those who stopped to assist the victims of the Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 19 crash on Route 68 at its intersection with Route 157.

Matt Laskarzewski and Lorraine Renner also stopped to help.

“I think what they did was

outstanding,” said Sgt. Salvatore Calvo. “They put themselves into harm’s way without any hesitation to help another person.”

“Anyone of us would have stepped in,” Mansfield said Nov. 20. “I was at the right place at the right time.”

According to the police report, two cars collided head on at about 1 p.m. on Route 68. A car driven by Louise R. Gasparini was traveling west when it struck a car driven by Maryann Booss trying to turn left onto

Route 157. Gasparini’s car caught fire while Booss’s car sustained front-end damage. Both drivers were taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital with injuries.

Mansfield witnessed the crash and assisted both women. She helped lead a distressed Gasparini away from her car before noticing Booss was not moving in her car. Mansfield said Booss could not get her seatbelt off so she hoisted her out and dragged her across the street while GasSee Award / Page 2

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State Sen. Len Fasano, Selectman Steve Levy, First Selectman Laura Francis, state Sen. Ed Meyer, state Rep. Noreen Kokoruda, state Rep. Vincent Candelora and Selectman John Szewczyk celebrate the opening of Pickett Lane.

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Award us... traffic wasn’t stopping,” Mansfield said. “It was absolute mayhem.” parini’s car began to burn.

Calvo said all three will While Booss’ car did not catch fire, Calvo said because have applications put in to of the fluids leaking from receive life saving awards.

Gasparini was issued an both cars it is likely both cars would have burned if fire- infraction for speeding and Booss was issued an infracfighters had not arrived.

According to Calvo, Matt tion for failure to grant the Laskarzewski and Lorraine right of way.

Renner also stopped to help drag Booss to the side of the road. Mansfield says she also attempted to direct traffic away so no one got hit.

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that do a better job holding ornaments, though they can be more prickly than fir trees.

Balsam fir trees have a good reputation for “staying green and fresh,” and have a pleasant smell, Dumas said.

Concolor fir trees, another variety grown by the Miller family, have a greener color, retain needles well, and often have a wider shape than other fir trees.

“A lot of people come because we’ve been growing concolor firs for 20 years,” said Josh Miller, who is in the younger of the two generations still working on the 85-year-old Miller Farm.

Families can have strong traditions about the type of tree they desire and where they get it. According to Josh Miller, costumers have come from as far away as Manhattan to local tree farms.

As Uncle Bob’s is a garden center and not a tree farm, challenges involved with keepSee Tree / Page 3

Correction In the article titled “First ‘Talk’ event filled to capacity” in the Nov. 21 edition of the Town Times, Egyptologist John Darnell was misquoted. Darnell said “hieroglyphs that have origins in 3250 BCE.”

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Picking the perfect tree can be a tricky part of the holiday experience for many who celebrate Christmas, and Middlefield and Durham has a huge variety of offerings treewise. Christmas trees can be purchased locally at Miller Tree Farm, Uncle Bob’s, Dumas Tree Farm, JC Farm and Greenhouses, and the Herzig Family Tree Farm.

Uncle Bob’s Mike Grenier said his family usually prefers a fraiser fir. “The fraisers have

a longer needle retention and a nice silverly blue color,” Grenier said. Jim Dumas of Dumas Tree Farm agreed, saying that his family plans on a fraiser this year for the softer needles.

The canaan fir is also a good choice for needle retention, according to Bob Miller of Miller Tree Farm. The tree is very similar to a fraiser or a balsam fir, but will grow in soil that the other trees won’t.

Canaan firs are also known for having a good shape and smell.

Warren Herzig of Herzig Family Tree Farm said that his family will go for a blue spruce this year. Herzig agreed that fraiser firs have a reputation of holding their needles the longest, “but the blue spruce does a good job too.” Herzig picked the blue spruce because of the shape and size of the trees. “Everyone has their own idea of the perfect tree,” Herzig said.

Dumas said that both white and blue spruce are hardier trees with stiffer branches

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ing cut trees fresh are very different from the challenges of running a tree farm. Some prefer the convenience of getting an already-cut tree over the cut-your-own experience at a tree farm. For others, picking the perfect tree directly from the spot it has grown is a unique holiday experience.

JC Farm and Greenhouses also is not a tree farm, but a farm-stand and plant seller that converts to selling cut trees in season for those who prefer the convenience.

“I think it’s a good use of the land,” said Herzig of tree farms. Growing trees can be

a great way to diversify and have a crop that is harvested in the winter, according to Herzig, and some fields are great for growing trees but less than ideal for other crops.

Growing the trees themselves is more difficult than many people realize. “You don’t just plant a tree and come back eight to 10 years later and expect a harvestable tree,” Herzig said. “It takes a lot of hard work and some luck to get a perfect tree.”

Josh Miller agrees, “There’s always work to do. We’re out here every month.” Most tree farms expect to be working on Christmas Eve, still selling trees.

Trees need to be fertilized, monitored carefully for signs of insects or disease, and a tree farmer must shear them regularly to keep them healthy.

During the off season, it’s important to clear out stumps and other debris.

Another big problem, Bob Miller said, is deer. “Deer damage has been getting

worse” in recent years and can have a devastating impact on many varieties of tree, but they generally do not feed on blue spruce, so several growers in town have been planting more of them. Drought can also cause the loss of many trees and seedlings, but that, thankfully, hasn’t been a problem in the past five years, Bob

Miller added.

The best part of growing trees, however, in Herzig’s opinion, is the community.

“All the growers in town, we support one another. If I don’t have a tree someone is looking for, I send them down the street, and if they don’t have the right tree, they send them to me.”

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Ray and Judy Bahr of Durham are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jaclyn Anne Bahr to Michael Manzo, son of Michael and Grace Manzo, of Rockville Centre, N.Y. The bride is a 2003 graduate of Coginchaug High School. She received a bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Special Education from Providence College and went on to receive her master’s in reading from American International College. She is currently a fourth grade special education teacher in Fairfield.

The groom is a 2003 graduate of Chaminade High School in Mineola, N.Y. He holds a bachelor’s in science business from the University of Notre Dame and an master of business administration from NYU Stern. He is currently employed at Goldman Sachs as an associate in securities compliance.

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Do not overload electrical circuits.

Always turn off the tree lights when leaving the house or when going to bed.

Monitor the tree for freshness. After Christmas or if the tree is dry, remove it from the house.

Never burn any part of a Christmas tree in a wood stove or fireplace.

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Check the stand daily to make sure that the level of water does not go below the base of the tree. With many stands, there can still be water in the stand even though the base of the tree is no longer submerged in water.

Drilling a hole in the base of the trunk does not improve water uptake.

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for the tree. As a general rule, stands should provide one quart of water per inch of stem diameter. Devices are available that help maintain a constant water level in the stand.

Use a stand that fits your tree. Avoid whittling the sides of the trunk down to fit a stand. The outer layers of wood are the most efficient in taking up water and should not be removed.

Keep trees away from major sources of heat (fireplaces, heaters, heat vents, direct sunlight). Lowering the room temperature will slow

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When a Christmas tree is cut, more than half its weight is water. With proper care, you can maintain the quality of your tree. Below are a number of tips on caring for your tree: Displaying trees in water in a traditional reservoir type stand is the most effective way of maintaining their freshness and minimizing needle loss problems.

Make a fresh cut to remove about a 1/2-inch thick disk of wood from the base of the trunk before putting the tree in the stand. Make the cut perpendicular to the stem axis. Don’t cut the trunk at an angle, or into a v-shape, which makes it far more difficult to hold the tree in the stand and also reduces the amount of water available to the tree.

Once home, place the tree in water as soon as possible.

Most species can go six to eight hours after cutting the trunk and still take up water.

Don’t bruise the cut surface or get it dirty.

If needed, trees can be temporarily stored for several days in a cool location.

Place the freshly cut trunk in a bucket that is kept full of water.

To display the trees indoors, use a stand with an adequate water holding capacity

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State Sen. Len Fasano, state Sen. Ed Meyer, state Rep. Noreen Kokoruda, state Rep. Vincent Candelora, Selectman Steve Levy, and Selectman John Szewczyk stood on the newly-opened road while First Selectman Laura Francis cut the ribbon.

An extensive culvert repair project closed the road just after the end of the 2013-14 school year, which eliminated one of the routes to Coginchaug Regional High School, Korn Elementary School, and Allyn Brook park.

After school started, traffic snarls were common at the intersection of Maiden Lane and Main Street, the detour’s western end.

Although always called a

Round-Up culvert, the repaired stretch of road would commonly be referred to as the bridge over Allyn Brook. The project, at an estimated cost of $980,000, will help prevent flooding over Pickett Lane.

In praising the project, the state politicians cited this flooding along with the importance of the schools and the emergency shelter located at CRHS. “It’s crucial that we protect our local roads from flooding, especially the roads that lead to our schools and emergency shelters. This is a very happy day for Durham,” said Fasano, according to a press release from the General Assembly.

“The culvert at Pickett Lane is a vital piece of infrastructure that is important to the everyday commute

of local schoolchildren, and is even more important in the event of a weather event that would cause Durham to open its emergency shelter at CRHS,” said Meyer.

State grants from the Small Town Economic Assistance Program provided much, but not all, of the funding for the project. Durham received STEAP grants of $200,000 in 2010, $150,000 in 2011, and $500,000 in 2013.

Announcing the last of the grants, Gov. Dannel Malloy also cited the schools and the emergency shelter. “These STEAP grants are critical to many small towns across the state that need this funding to complete important capital improvement projects that otherwise may never get financed,” Malloy said.

“I appreciate the assistance of our entire state delegation for their support of our application,” said Francis. “The STEAP program gives small towns such as Durham the ability to fund improvements to critical infrastructure such as the Pickett Lane culvert.”

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Community Round-Up volunteers raise a large supply of food in a short period of time. It is designed as a cross-age event, with younger students running and collecting under the supervision of a driver and older students and adult volunteers sorting and boxing items at Coginchaug Regional High School.

The Community Round-Up is co-sponsored by the Local Wellness Coalition and District 13. Anne Doyle, one of the event’s organizers, said students have until Dec. 1 to register, and about 40 teams have already been formed.

Older volunteers, including District 13 staff, are used at CRHS to sort and load trucks. The Durham Women’s Club will serve breakfast

to volunteers at 8:30, when registration begins.

Residents of Durham and Middlefield have grown accustomed to starting December with the Community Round-Up. The charitable, team-based event has been running in Durham and Middlefield the past eight years.

Durham and Middlefield residents can leave donations on their steps the morning of Dec. 6. According to Doyle, organizers have placed an emphasis this year on collecting cereal, cleaning and personal hygiene products.

Organizers said 12,905 food items and over $2,600 in cash and gift cards were collected last year.

To help those in need, collected items go to Durham and Middlefield food pantries, as well as to Amazing Grace food pantry in Middletown.

Donations accepted for animal shelters Middlesex Dance Center, 500 Main St., is collecting food and supplies for CatTales in Middlefield and Animal Haven in North Haven Monday, Dec. 1 through Friday, Dec. 19.

Donations may be dropped off at the studio between 4 and 8 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. The shelters are especially in need of canned or dry dog/puppy food, canned or dry cat/kitten dry food, cat litter, food bowls, paper towels, Lysol, laundry detergent, dish detergent, and sponges. Monetary donations are also be accepted.

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Wreaths Across America Volunteers plan to gather to honor our veterans by laying donated wreaths on the graves of veterans in the Middletown Veterans’ Cemetery, 317 Bow Lane, Middletown, and the Veterans’ Cemetery in Rocky Hill on Saturday, Dec. 13, at noon.

The ceremony is planned simultaneously with the “Wreaths Across America” ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and ceremonies in State Veterans’ Cemeteries, Veterans’ Monuments, and local cemeteries.

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Book talk Dec. 3 Coginchaug Area Transition has scheduled a book discussion for Wednesday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m. at Perk on Main, 6 Main St. The book to be discussed is the novel “Flight Behavior” by Barbara Kingsolver.

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members and interested individuals are invited to participate. The program is free.

The Coginchaug Area Transition group supports and works toward finding ways to be more resilient and live a more sustainable lifestyle.

For more information, call (860) 349-9713.

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from which they come ... the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union.

Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore.

Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God ... (that) should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People.

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draws near its close and the year approaches its end, awesome perils again remain to be faced. Yet we have, as in the past, ample reason to be thankful for the abundance of our blessings. We are grateful for the blessings of faith and health and strength and for the imperishable spiritual gifts of love and hope. We give thanks, too, for our freedom as a nation; for the strength of our arms and the faith of our friends; for the beliefs and confidence we share; for our determination to stand firmly for what we believe to be right and to resist mightily what we believe to be base; and for the heritage of liberty bequeathed by our ancestors which we are privileged to preserve for our children and our children’s children.

It is right that we should be grateful for the plenty amidst which we live; the productivity of our farms, the output of our factories, the skill of our artisans, and the ingenuity of our investors. But in the midst of our thanksgiving, let us not be unmindful of the plight of those in many parts of the world to whom hunger is no stranger and the plight of those millions more who live without the blessings of liberty and freedom...

I urge all citizens to make this Thanksgiving not merely a holiday from their labors, but rather a day of contemplation. I ask the head of each family to recount to his children the story of the first New England Thanksgiving, thus to impress upon future generations the heritage of this nation born in toil, in danger, in purpose, and in the conviction that right and justice and freedom can through man’s efforts persevere and come to fruition with the blessing of God.

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Calendar Friday, Nov. 28 First Night Middlefield The third annual First Night Middlefield is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 28, on the Town Green. Arts and crafts and storytime at 5:30 p.m.; Santa and tree lighting at 6:30 p.m. followed by refreshments and photo with Santa at the firehouse. Bring a gently used coat and a toy to benefit the Smilow Pediatric Cancer Center.

Tot Time - MOMS Club of Durham/Middlefield has scheduled Tot Times for Fridays, 10 a.m., at the Middlefield Community Center, 405 Main St. Durham and Middlefield babies, toddlers and children are welcome.

No registration required.

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.

Thursday, Dec. 4 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.

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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.

Thursday, Dec. 11 Dine out fundraiser Coginchaug Regional High School has scheduled a dine out fundraiser for Thursday, Dec. 11 at Arties Bar and Grille, 980 New Haven Road. A portion of proceeds benefit CRHS project graduation.

Sunday, Dec. 14 Concert - The Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords has scheduled its holiday concert for Sunday, Dec. 14, 2 p.m., at Portland High School, 95 High St. A fee is charged. For more information, call (860) 347-2787 or (860) 342-3120.

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Blue and Boots are a bonded pair who urgently need a home as their owner went into hospice. Blue is loving and cuddly. Boots is nervous at first, but slowly comes around for petting. Both boys need a home and family that will love them for the reminder of their lives. They are about 12 years old, indoor-only and eat, sleep, and play together morning, noon and night. No dogs, no children. For more information, call (860) 344-9043 or email: Info@CatTalesCT.org

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who ran G. Fox for decades. “[A]t the age of 40, with two young children, she went to work and her father passed away and she became president of the company,” Waxman said.

Auerbach became one of the most prominent business leaders in Connecticut, unusual for a woman in 1938.

According to Waxman, “She was the first retailer in the country to offer African-Americans meaningful jobs. She was one of the first to do the five-day work week ... Her employees got paid holiday, paid vacation, sick leave, and sick time.”

Employees with five years of service were eligible for no interest loans through the company.

Instead of comparing G.

Fox to any modern stores or trends, Waxman plans “to go down memory lane and view G. Fox in all its glory.”

All of the material, including hundreds of interviews, for the 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. free talk comes from the Connecticut Historical Society.

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On Monday, Dec. 1 at the Durham Public Library, Joe Waxman of the Connecticut Historical Society will host “From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox & Co. in the 1950s.”

In an interview with the Town Times, Waxman said his talk will be a reminiscence, taking people on a virtual floor by floor tour of Hartford’s G. Fox store and exploring the influential and innovative family that ran it for over a century.

A Hartford native and volunteer with the Connecticut Historical Society, Waxman said he views the talks as “a labor of love” and brings a sense of humor to the presentations.

“I have a good time,” he said. “People laugh and most of them come up and tell me that they enjoyed it and thank me, and that’s the pleasure I get.”

The Fox family intended to lodge their store at the center of Connecticut living, and succeeded for many years.

During its heyday in the middle of the 20th century, G. Fox was known for extraordinary customer service and displays. Those old enough to have been there in person still speak reverently of Christmas time in the store and the 11th floor toy land.

The G. Fox Company started in 1847 under Gershon Fox who, according to Waxman, influenced his family towards philanthropy.

In 1917, the Hartford store was destroyed by fire, “burned to the ground,” as Waxman puts it.

The new store, an 11-story art deco building on Main Street, remained a landmark in Hartford for decades and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The G. Fox building was ahead of its time for a retailer. Among its other innovations, it was one of the first retail buildings with a fire-retardation system. “You can imagine why,” said Waxman.

Waxman will focus on Beatrice Fox Auerbach, a suffragette and business leader

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Opinion Review: Strauss opera debuts

By Larry Kellum

The only way to ‘Fly’ I remember watching “The Fly” years ago with my two sons, who were mere lads at the time. I don’t remember the details all that well, just that Jeff Goldblum was experimenting with some device that, if all went as planned, would transport something or someone from point A to point B, all in the blink of an eye. I do recall that it went badly. I think an ordinary fly, put into the first chamber, emerged from the second one in a rather monstrous state. But provided that the kinks can be ironed out, I would love something like that, for the trip to Sweden to visit my son. Because I find that loooooong trip to be absolutely tortuous.

I actually wake up depressed on the day of the trip, knowing what’s ahead of me. And the gods always conspire to darken my mood even more by delivering a downpour of epic propor-

tions. It’s a rainy day, every time, the kind of day where you just want to lie in bed eating bonbons. The journey begins with a three-hour ride to Newark (a car from a limo service picks me up), followed by a several-hour wait for the plane. That long wait is because my travel jitters have me arriving at the airport ridiculously early.

Then it’s an eight-hour flight across the pond. I’m not afraid of flying, but I am not a fan of being cramped for what seems like an eternity.

My coach seat means that come dinner time, the elbow of the person sitting next to me will have wandered over to my tray, and mine to his. And no matter how much I try to pull myself in, our knees will be slapping against each other the entire way. Ewww! When I try to stretch my legs by taking a See Fly / Page 24

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To celebrate Richard Strauss’ 150th birthday, the CT Lyric Opera and the CT Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra presented the Connecticut premiere of the monumental 1911 “Der Rosenkavalier” in back-to-back performances at MHS Performing Arts Center and New Britain’s Trinity-on-Main Nov. 7-9.

Conducted magnificently by maestro Adrian Sylveen, this opera was chosen to launch the joint companies’ current season. Unlike the composer’s much shorter (and violent) “Salome” and “Elektra,” this Viennese “slice of life” comedy can break (or at least strain) the back of even larger, major companies, for it is Wagnerian in length (even with necessary cuts), requires a large cast, and resplendent costumes – not to mention an expanded orchestra, which is the star (hopefully) of any Strauss work. Sylveen’s musicians

did not disappoint.

As for the singers, the huge cast was dominated by the near perfect Marschallin of Kate Callahan-Hardman.

Beautifully costumed, she moved with great majesty and elegance, accepted her love loss with great dignity, and, most important, could not be faulted, vocally, in a role tailor made for her warm, womanly, sumptuous voice. Her 17-year-old lover Octavian is a trouser role (ie a mezzo in men’s clothes).

However, the part is often sung by sopranos because the tessitura is high.

Kerry Gotschall may bill herself a mezzo, but this reviewer’s ears heard soprano as she projected the upper half of her voice with such ease. A darker sound would have lent more contrast, but this was the composer’s doing, not Gotschall’s.

The third member of the love triangle was the Sophie of Katrina Holden, who also climbed into the

stratosphere with ease, and – thankfully –avoided the annoying soubrette mannerisms that can creep into the role.

As anticipated, their last act Trio was the highlight.

Deluxe casting was in the Italian Singer of CLO’s resident tenor Daniel Juarez.

Too bad his was a cameo role done in five minutes!

Last but not least was the conniving Baron Ochs of Christopher Grundy. Reportedly, the baritone was a replacement – not last minute, but still someone who had to learn this beast of a role in little time. Cleverly disguising some of his cues in a music book onstage, he proved that with more time and future performances, he will settle into this difficult assignment, especially since the big voice flooded the house with such rich sound.

One more performance remain, Dec.4, at the brand new Infinity Music Hall in Hartford.

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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, Dec. 1 Roadside Maintenance Task Force, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Fire Department Trustees, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 7

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Tuesday, Dec. 2 Town Green Tree Design Committee, Durham Public Library, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 3 Planning & Zoning, Library, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 4 D.A.R.T. Durham Animal Response Team, Library, 7 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 8 Board of Selectman, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Public Safety Facility Renovations Planning Committee, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, Inland Wetlands, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.

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Changing vote count prompts call for audit

By Andrew Ragali

Special to Town Times

Confusion about election results from Cheshire, specifically regarding the tightly-contested 13th Senate District race, has prompted Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano to request an audit of the entire district.

On Friday, Nov. 14, Fasano wrote to Secretary of the State Denise Merrill asking that her office perform the audit “to lay to rest concerns about the validity of the results.”

Results from the 13th District — consisting of Meriden, Middlefield and parts of Middletown and Cheshire — have changed several times in the past two weeks. Since Nov. 5, Cheshire election officials have submitted four sets of amended results to the Secretary of the State’s office.

According to the latest set of results, submitted on Nov. 12, Democratic state Sen. Dante Bartolomeo leads Republican challenger Len Suzio by

2 3 4 vo t e s .

By law, municipalities have up to 14 days to submit amended results after the election.

Through the Suzio four amendments, Suzio’s vote count increased by 1,529 votes while Bartolomeo’s total increased by 1,158 votes.

“How so many votes can be miscounted, lost, missed or otherwise unaccounted for is very troubling,” wrote Fasano, R-North Haven.

Suzio said he has yet to concede because of fluctuations in the vote count.

“There are really extremely unusual circumstances here with unusually large changes in the numbers,” he said. “It leads to questions about reliability. It’s not unreasonable to expect an audit be done.”

Cheshire initially filed results with the state in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, the

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day after the election. Taking those results into consideration with final results from the other municipalities, Bartolomeo had a 614 vote advantage over Suzio. The following day, amended results from Cheshire gave Bartolomeo a 336 vote margin over Suzio.

Later that day, Nov. 6, officials in Cheshire filed what they considered “final” figures with the state, giving Bartolomeo a 498 vote advantage over Suzio.

But results were amended once more a week later, bringing about the current margin of 234 votes.

By law, an automatic recount would be triggered by a 150-vote margin, but Fasano asked that the legal require-

ment be waived due to the volatility of results.

Fasano said Tuesday, Nov. 18, he met with Merrill and her staff Monday to discuss the issue. She expressed concern, he said, “but unfortunately the authority granted to her office by statute is limited.”

Spokesman Av Harris confirmed, Nov. 18, that the secretary of the state’s office doesn’t have the legal authority to audit voting precincts if they aren’t randomly chosen post-election.

State law requires that 10 percent of polling precincts be randomly audited after an election. Last week, Merrill announced that 77 precincts were selected for an audit, including Cheshire’s Chapman School precinct. Two precincts in Meriden and one in Middletown were also randomly selected.

“We share their frustration,” Harris said. “It’s not the first time that results have changed by more than just a few votes out of Cheshire.”

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The only other option would be to ask a judge to order an audit of the district, Harris said.

Fasano said changes need to be made during the next legislative session to give the secretary of the state’s office discretionary power to perform audits.

“We need to change the law so there is accountability,” he said.

Election results aren’t final until they are certified by the secretary of the state’s office, which will occur on Nov. 26, Harris said.

In 2012, Bartolomeo defeated Suzio by 279 votes.

“How can candidates or the electorate have any confidence in the system used to tabulate votes and declare winners and losers when such errors are being made on a seemingly regular basis?” Fasano wrote in his letter to Merrill.

Tom Smith, Cheshire’s See Audit / Page 24

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America’s First Thanksgiving: Plymouth or Jamestown?

Early this year I received a call from Williamsburg, Va. On the phone was Bruce Ward, a close friend going back to 1979. Some of you may recall him when he directed the YMCA in Meriden. Or, you may remember how he rode his bicycle from Seattle to Meriden following the 1990 death of his beloved wife, Patricia, focusing upon places that they had Lord Roy enjoyed visiting together.

Soon after that he climbed a 18,400 foot mountain in Nepal and paddled 140 miles up the rugged and ragged coast of Maine. Bruce was smart, jovial, and a natural leader, who excelled at many things, from finances to sports. He remarried, and Nancy became the love of his life. Eight years ago they

settled in Williamsburg.

Bruce, 92, told me that he was dying and asked if I would come to Williamsburg to deliver the eulogy at his memorial service. He passed away on June 5. There was standing room only at the service as Bruce had become well-known there, and one of his activities had been as a docent, an interpreter, at Jamestown nearby. I had been to Williamsburg before, but in June I visited Jamestown for the first time.

This visit reminded me of a debate that we don’t think much about here in New England. We assume that our Thanksgiving was first held in 1621 in colonial Plymouth, Mass.

Some will recall from their school days how classmates dressed up as Pilgrims and Native Americans, and teachers told us about William Bradford, Miles Standish, Massasoit, and Squanto and the meal of wild turkey and stuffing, cran-

berry sauce, squash, potato, and perhaps pumpkin pie as dessert The English settlers in Jamestown had celebrated a thanksgiving of sorts before Plymouth – apparently several times. There had been other earlier thanksgiving observances in what was to become the United States, among them in Florida where French Huguenots (near Jacksonville) and Spanish Catholics (in St. Augustine) gathered to express their gratitude, and both in the Texas panhandle and near El Paso. English settlers in Maine held a service on August 9, 1607, to give thanks for their safe passage. Various Native American tribes, among them the Cherokees, had such seasonal celebrations well before Europeans arrived. Understandably, many Native Americans view Thanksgiving as a day for mourning rather than giving thanks..

So, how convincing is the

claim that Plymouth initiated the original American Thanksgiving? In the first place, Plymouth had been founded as a religious colony by English refugees who deeply believed in the working of God in their individual lives and in their community.

Jamestown was started with commercial gain as the goal.

The Spanish conquistadors also came seeking wealth as well as new conquests for their expanding empire. Religious faith played a lesser role.

Secondly, the link between the Pilgrim observance then and our celebration today is obvious. The lore surrounding the Plymouth event is deeply rooted in the American consciousness. No person did more to promote Thanksgiving than Sarah Josepha Hale, little-known today, who edited the “Ladies Magazine” and in 1827 began to lobby for an annual holiday, citing the Pilgrim observance as the model. In

addition to her persistent editorials, she wrote countless letters to presidents, senators and congressmen.

While both the Continental Congress and George Washington had proclaimed days of thanksgiving. it was Abraham Lincoln who set aside the fourth Thursday of November as the date to be observed annually. This had followed major Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in early July 1863.

In the third place, our menu reflects the Plymouth menu - well, in part.

Certainly turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, corn, and squash could have been on the tables. Venison and an abundance of fish and shellfish would also have been included.

Personally, I particularly looked forward to Thanksgiving during my years as a parish minister.

Christmas and Easter were See Thanksgiving / Page 15

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Another Thanksgiving bonus is that in many communities it is ecumenical.

Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and adherents of other faiths gather for interfaith worship. The headlines today remind us of the urgent need for greater religious understanding and cooperation.

May your Thanksgiving be filled with abundant love, warm fellowship, and good food, and may peace reign in our hearts, our homes, and our war-weary world.

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State Rep. Noreen Kokoruda; state Rep. Vincent Candelora; Fred Bonito, vice-president of Technical Manufacturing Corporation; and Eric Brown, Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s Associate Counsel Director for Energy & Environmental Policy, tour TMC in Durham.

State representatives tour plant State Rep. Noreen Kokoruda (R-101) and State Rep. Vincent Candelora (R-86) recently toured Technical Manufacturing Corporation, a supplier of contract electronics manufacturing services to the aerospace and defense industry for mission-critical, high-reliability and harsh environment applications where reliability and continued performance is critical.

Kokoruda and Candelora took a tour of the facility in support of Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s CT20x17 business climate campaign. The CT20x17 business climate campaign is a broad-based non-partisan business and political effort that is focusing on making Connecticut a top 20 state in the country for business by 2017.

Fred Bonito, vice-president, led the plant tour of the company’s manufacturing facility in Durham to discuss the goals of the CT20x17 program with respect to the electronics manufacturing industry sector.

The group discussed the need for an addition to the current facility, which will allow TMC to hire more employees and additional services to be performed on site. The preliminary plans would expand the current facility on 10,000 square feet and add 30 to 40 employees.

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Webelos Weekend a transitional one The weekend of Oct. 18, Boy Scouts Troop 33 hosted and took part in a campout at the King property, called Webelos Weekend, which prepared the Cub Scouts Pack 33 and 27 to cross over to Boy Scouts.

At the campout, the boys participated in many events such as sportsman, outdoorsman, handyman, and showman to complete activity pins

in order for them to earn their Arrow of Light. They also learned safe fire building as well as basic skills needed for Boy Scouts. Many Boy Scouts were able to help the younger scouts with these skills and practice their leadership abilities in planning and organizing events. When it came to lunch, the boys and parents had a meal of chicken and vegetables cooked in foil

packs prepared over a fire.

Then the sporting activities continued into the afternoon.

In the evening, dinner was prepared in Dutch ovens and the scouts sat at the campfire.

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Tax preparation volunteers sought Volunteers are needed for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program to help low-to moderate-income households prepare and file their taxes to ensure they get back the money they have earned.

VITA is a national program of the IRS, and volunteers are trained and certified to ensure that working families and individuals are filing for all of the appropriate tax credits. The program also helps people avoid costly fees associated with tax preparation and rapid refund loans.

The program is looking for volunteers for two VITA sites located in downtown Middletown to provide free tax preparation assistance for eligible taxpayers. Tax preparation assistance is offered Jan. 24–April 11, 2015 at the offices of Middlesex United Way and the North End Action Team. No prior experience is necessary. Volunteers complete training and are certified by the IRS. Training will be held from Jan. 5-8 or Jan. 1215. Volunteers must attend consecutive evening sessions. Volunteers will be trained to let filers know if they qualify for additional

tax credits, such as the federal and the state Earned Income Tax Credits and the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit. VITA volunteers must complete a minimum of one four-hour shift per week during tax season in the late afternoons and evenings or on Saturdays; maintain confidentiality of all client information; and interact with the public in a helpful and supportive manner.

Opportunities to become certified as an advanced tax preparer for the VITA program are also available. In 2014, the two VITA sites in Middletown helped more than 530 Middlesex County area residents file their taxes for free and returned $767,781 back to taxpayers. Those who filed with Middletown VITA sites had an average Adjusted Gross Income of $19,676 and received an average refund of $1,706, money they have earned. This impacts not only those who filed their taxes, but also their families and the local economy.

For more information, contact David Morgan at dmorgan@wesleyan.edu or (860) 346-1522.

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Library Programs

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seum passes. Multiple state parks and forests are available.

The Levi E. Coe Library subscribes to Zinio. Patrons Library hours: Monday may access over a dozen difthrough Thursday 10 a.m. to ferent magazines online.

7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed Fridays.

Programs

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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Library hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Santa at the Library (all ages). Saturday, Nov. 29, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Cookies and crafts, and have your picture taken with Santa. The Durham Tree Lighting follows at 4 p.m. on the Town Green. Drop in.

Paws to Read (6 to 9 years).

Three-week session, Saturdays, Dec. 6, 13, and 20. Improve reading skills by reading aloud to a therapy dog. Registration required.

Gingerbread Houses (7 to 11 years). Thursday, Dec. 11, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Build and decorate a gingerbread house using graham crackers and assorted candies. Registration required.

Programs for young adults

Teen LEGO Club (ages 12 to 18). Tuesday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m.

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Teen Knitting Club (ages 10 to 18). Wednesday, Dec. 10, 5:30 p.m. New members welcome.

Needles and yarn available.

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl league (ages 12 to 18). Every Thursday, 4 to 5 p.m. Drop in.

Programs for adults

Book Lover’s Circle Wednesday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.

“The Invisible Mountain” by Carloina De Robertis. All are welcome.

Movie Matinees - Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Dec. 4 - “The Railway Man” R. Dec. 11 - “Begin Again” R. Dec. 18 - “Jersey Boys” R. Jan. 8 - “Calvary” R. Jan. 15 - “The Hundred-Foot Journey” PG. Jan. 22 - “The One I Love” R. Jan. 29 - “The Skeleton Twins” R.

Cat Tales, a nonprofit rescue, is seeking foster care volunteers to provide temporary housing for cats and kittens.

Volunteers will prepare the cats for adoption and prevent overcrowding in the shelter. Cat Tales will provide food, supplies, and medications, and all vet care. Volunteers will be responsible for daily feeding, play and attention, administering medications, following special dietary plans, handling the cat into and out of a carrier, and transporting cats to veterinary appointments. Cat Tales is also in need of feral housing for managed feral colonies. Anyone willing to donate or construct feral housing should contact Cat Tales. For more information: (860) 344-9043 or info@CatTalesCT.org.

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HELO is an orphanage that is home to 54 children in a rural community outside Les Cayes.

Donations may be dropped off at Middlefield Federated Church, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Or arrange for pickup by contacting Claudia White at claudiawhite@comcast.net or Cloe Poisson at cepoisson@aol.com. Donation deadline is Dec. 14.

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few laps up and down the oh-so-narrow aisle, I always have to apologize to a considerable number of the “aisle folks” as I slam into them. It’s a constant rendition of “Excuse me” and “I’m so sorry.” And don’t even get me started on those teensy tiny bathrooms! They have me foregoing almost all liquid refreshments, to the point of risking dehydration. So for the entire flight I am checking my watch and watching the screen to see how much farther we have to go. “Are we there yet? Are we there yet?” My eagerness to land rivals that of small children waiting for Santa Claus.

Finally we land in Copenhagen, but now comes the scary part. I must take a three-hour train ride to get to my son. The train station is located in the airport, thank heavens. But this is a

new world, and I’m not in Kansas anymore. The trains fly in and fly out, with precious little time to board.

Some are on the tracks in front of me and some are on the tracks across the way, and I must figure out which tracks are mine. And everything is in Danish! Once on the train I am afraid that, after a night of no sleep on the plane (everyone else was sleeping like they were in a five-star hotel, but I’m pretty sure they were drugged), I will fall asleep and miss my stop and my son, and end up in Siberia somewhere, traveling with the circus in order to earn enough money for passage home. As you can see, there’s no relaxing on this leg of the journey either.

People often tell me the anticipation of the journey is the best part and the packing is so much fun. Balderdash, I tell them. I find the preparations to be nothing short of excruciating. So much

to think about, so much to do, so much to remember. I pack as if I am going to the ends of the earth-and really, it feels like I am. Trying to cram everything into that suitcase. Not being able to close it, taking out this and that, rearranging things, trying again. And again. Then I’ve got to get everything ready for the pet sitter – the instructions, the meds, making sure there’s enough litter and food and kitty treats and bird seed for the bird feeder. I think expeditions to Antarctica spend less time preparing.

So I will patiently await the perfection of that transporter thingy from “The Fly” because that’s my kind of travel – a three-second journey. I do need to wait for them to perfect it, though.

I do not wish to arrive with my ear planted on my forehead, or my nose protruding out of my knee. I might draw some stares.

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Democratic Registrar of Voters, said Nov. 18 the precinct numbers that were reported never changed, but overall numbers varied “because of an accounting formula in the spreadsheet we were using.

It was puzzling to us and the candidates.”

A formula was missing and making some of the columns vary slightly, Smith said. The issue was explained to both candidates and the secretary of the state’s office. Amended results were filed four times, even though not up to date, because candidates and state officials were eager for results, he said.

Smith, who has worked elections for 25 years, said this was the most difficult yet, complicated by dealing with Election Day registration.

Susan Pappas, Cheshire’s Republican Registrar of Voters, couldn’t be reached for comment Nov. 18.

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Registrars are elected parttime positions. Adam Grippo, Cheshire Republican town chairman, said he was confident in Pappas and her staff.

“I’m more concerned about the same day voting ballots,” he said. “I think that’s what caused them the most trouble.

The entire process is flawed regardless of what the result ends up being. I blame the secretary of the state’s office for unclear instructions and a poorly written public act.”

While there was a glitch in the spreadsheet, both registrars did no wrong, said Ernie DiPietro, Democratic town chairman. Fasano speaking out is “Republican propaganda,” he said, because the race was close. “That’s politics and I understand that.”

Bartolomeo said she has already started working on issues for the next legislative session.

“I’ve moved on,” she said.

“The election is over and we should all move on.”

Suzio said Nov. 18 that he would meet with his election team that night and decide how to proceed.

“I don’t want to prolong this any longer,” he said. “I hope that some good comes out of this by some legislation that will really solve the shortcomings of the process that have become pretty evident by this experience.”

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) 9991683 or cassandra@stlukeshome.org.

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HONOR SOCIETY WELCOME

Freshly made snow falls over Mount Southington Saturday, Nov. 22. | Dave Mongillo / For Town Times

Snow Views: White Friday has arrived Special to Town Times

The Coginchaug chapter of the National Honor Society recently welcomed five seniors. From left: Julia Bowles, Erin Blecha, Dena Branciforte, Noelle Khalil and Joshua Smith. The students met or exceeded the criteria in all four areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

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Now that the turkey is eaten and the dishes are washed, it’s time to get going on the holiday shopping season. White Friday is here.

Christmas is coming and the snow is getting deep.

More and more snow sport resorts are opening for the season every day, and Connecticut ski areas will be open soon. Are there winter people on your shopping list or you going to splurge on a “to me-from me” gift?

Even for the skier or boarder that has everything, there is always something they can use one more of.

Gloves, hats, socks, neck gaters and base layers (thermal underwear) make great stocking stuffers. This weekend there could be some good prices at outlets around the area.

If your small things are more than four or five years old it’s time to replace them.

Science and technology have made great advances in the materials used to make outdoor gear.

New materials have made insulation thinner, stronger, dryer and warmer than it was even two seasons back.

Even the old gray goose has been improved. Gone forever is the soggy lump when your Goose Down jacket gets caught in the rain. A new chemical treatment makes goose down repel water.

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CRHS HONOR ROLL Coginchaug Regional High School first quarter honor roll.

High honors Seniors - Christian Alberico, Janelle Berry, Marissa Berry, Amelia Bianchi, Kelley Blake, Erin Blecha, Alexandra Bonin, Dena Branciforte, Jacob Burt, Natalie Charette, AmyAriel Choplick-Ward, Joshua Collins, Kristofer Copeland, Garrett D’Amato, Cooper Dahlman, Lily Elliott, Kyle Farrell, Chloe French, Noah French, Alyssa Gambardella, Caroline Gervais, Ryan Gossart, Cory Hassmann, Noelle Khalil, Arthur Koba, Jillian Kopcik, Megan L’Heureux, Holly Longobardi, Caitlyn

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Juniors - Kyle Adams, Christopher Andrews, Lauren Badin, Michael Brady, Katelynn Branciforte, Karen DeFilippo, Michelle DeFilippo, Jessica Drop, Samantha

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Sophomores - Alexandra Alsup, Hannah Amirault, Marissa Bizzario, Lily Bournival, Sydney Brant, Emily Carroll, Jessica Coughlin, Calista Dills, Jack French, Joshua Genest, Roslyn Helmedach, Brian Jubelirer, Nora Khalil, Natalie La-

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Freshmen - Garret Basiel, Hailey Byrne, Alexa Catania, Seamus Doyle, Bryant Esparo, Ana Fede, Aburey Figoras, Erica Fontanella, Wiliam Glidden, Ashleigh Halligan, Jake Hesseltine, Laura Hinsch, Hunter Jameson, Taylor Kelly, Thomas Koba, Derek Labasi, Alyssa Lecza, Anthony Lineberry,

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Red Cross have announced the Regional School District 13 offers a play based screening for children ages 3 and 4. The annual Bob’s Discount Furniscreening allows parents the opportunity to have their child observed by district profesLocal students named ture $250,000 High School Hesionals in an informal, fun setting to ensure their child’s development is progressing at to the first marking period roes Scholarship Program for an age-appropriate level. Participation is also a prerequisite for a child to be considered honor roll at Mercy High the 2014-15 school year. as a role model for the preschool program.

Students who host at least School.

Screenings are scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 12, 9 and 11 a.m., in the preschool room High honors - Kendra two high school blood drives at Brewster Elementary School. All district 4-year-olds and children turning 3 by Aug. Landy, Ashley Mason, Olivia throughout the year and 30, 2015 are welcome.

Perreira, Mackenzie Scotto achieve an annual participaParental permission and involvement are requirements in the screening. It is importof Durham; Carol D’Agostino, tion rate of at least 30 percent ant for children to separate from their parents during the screening so that the team can Cecelia Giuffrida, Brittany of age-eligible students are get an accurate assessment. Parents will complete a questionnaire prior to the screening Hall, Tiffany Mangiameli, qualified to win a base scholand have the opportunity to discuss any questions or concerns about their children with Presley Termini, Taylor Ter- arship of $250, as well as an the school psychologist during the screening. opportunity to win additional mini of Middlefield.

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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.

The Middlefield Senior Center has scheduled movie days in December. “Weekends at Bernie’s” is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 1 at 1 p.m.

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erable three-in-one parka, once the mainstay of Columbia Sportswear Co., is now available from several brands.

In the past week I found quality ski parkas at very reasonable prices in three different outlet type stores.

Two of the stores had name brands, labels removed, but logo in place; and one was a knock off. They were all old stock and colors from seasons past, but all would be warm on a winter mountainside.

Science and research have also made great improvements in equipment, the heavy stuff is now lighter, stronger and easier to use.

Today’s skies and some snow boards are short and fatter than years past. New materials and manufacturing techniques have made equipment more responsive.

We’ve come a long way from the days of “wooden skis on iron legs.”

On the mountains, things are changing rapidly. Six passengers, heated, very high speed chair lifts, whisk you to the top in record time. Grooming machines and snow making make the trip down smoother and more fun.

Among the many improvements and expenditures most resorts made for this winter are lifts and snow making.

Here at home, Mount Southington has 16 new snow cannons and has made changes to the air and water supplies. They spent over $200,000 to be able to make more snow faster than ever before.

When winter returns, next week, there could be snow on Nutmeg ski trails.

To our north, several winter sport resorts are in limited operation and more plan to open next weekend.

If you want to drive west, there are deep, mid-winter conditions on ski hills in the Buffalo, New York area.

This is the second column in the Snow Views winter series. All of Mongillo’s tips and hints to a perfect powder season can be found at www. towntimes.com.

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Brace Yourselves…

Winter is just around the corner – or already here according to that patio thermometer!

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