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Politicians visit Durham Fair By Mark Dionne Town Times
Taking advantage of the large crowds and generally positive atmosphere, multiple politicians visited the 95th annual Durham Fair held over the weekend of Sept. 26-28. Both gubernatorial candidates, Gov. Dannel Malloy and Republican nominee Tom Foley stopped by the fair. “You’ve got a great day, and a great fair,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal in the Saturday afternoon heat and sunshine.
Other politicians at the fair over the weekend included U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, DeLauro’s opponent James Brown, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, state Comptroller Kevin Lembo, and Ted Kennedy Jr., a candidate for the State Senate’s 12th district, representing part of Durham. Blumenthal, well-known for his experience at public events, said hello to everyone in his path, shook every extended hand, talked to anyone who wanted to speak with him, posed for photos whenever asked, and yet still
moved through the fair with remarkable speed. Former Durham First Selectman Jim McLaughlin escorted Blumenthal, who traveled with no aides of his own. According to McLaughlin, Blumenthal has always been loyal to local candidates. “He had a good time and got to see a lot of people he knew and some who wanted to meet him,” McLaughlin said. Most of the fair goers who met the senator simply said See Politicians / Page 19
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After circling the Durham Fair on Sept. 27, Senator Richard Blumenthal heads for the exit gates, accompanied by Jim McLaughlin of Durham. | Mark Dionne/Town Times
Durham Fair booths - sell out or stuck? By Mark Dionne Town Times
At the Durham Fair Talent Show on Saturday, Sept. 27, Alex Woznyk danced her way to a first prize with her high-flying, tumbling routine to the Disney Creulla de Vil song “I’m Gettin’ Good at Being Bad.” See more fair photos inside. | Mark Dionne/Town Times
Many civic groups, like church and school groups, athletic booster clubs, fire departments, Exchange and Elk organizations, and town political parties, run booths at the Durham Fair to raise funds. For some, Durham Fair sales represent a large percentage of their annual fundraising. Many of these locally-based organizations face a decision when planning to run their fair booths: Stock up on food items and risk being stuck with potentially costly excess inventory or go short and risk selling out early and losing sales. Outside of planning meetings, Sunday afternoon at the Durham Fair is the best time to witness the dilemma. After three days of sunshine and a Thursday that
Many Durham Fair booths, like the one run by the Middlefield Lions, removed items from their offerings as they sold out on Sunday afternoon. | Mark Dionne/Town Times
was not entirely a washout, many volunteers were crossing items off their menus or even shuttering their windows while others were scrambling to unload stock. See Booths / Page 18
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Durham Fair attendance strong By Molly Callahan
she said. Huscher attributed favorable weather to the fair’s Fair weather, over the success. Friday, Saturday, weekend of Sept. 26, brought and Sunday were all unseain “record numbers” of peo- sonably warm for late Sepple at the Durham Fair, where tember, and even rain on food, fun and festivities were Thursday didn’t result in a total wash. found in abundance. “We got less rain than Though exact totals hadn’t been tabulated by Sunday af- we originally thought we ternoon, Debbie Huscher, the would,” she said. “The Demfair’s marketing coordinator, olition Derby was Thursday said she expected attendance night, and there were people figures to exceed those of re- lined up with their umbrellas to see it.” cent years. As the 95th iteration of the “Last year we had roughly 200,000 people, and this year fair wound to a close SunThousands attended the 95th annual Durham Fair on Sunday, its last day. Attendance I’d say we’re beyond that,” day, Huscher said attendance over the four-day event likely exceeded that of last year. | Photo by Molly Callahan could be measured by what was left. “A lot of nonprofit vendors are running out of food, which just goes to show how many people were buying it,” she said. This year the fair offered something new to vendors and patrons alike — three new buildings on the grounds. The three barn-style buildings replaced two that were destroyed in heavy snowfall in recent years, and this year housed the President’s Hall, Scarlett Marino, 3, from Higganum, takes a spin on one of and youth and personal skills the rides at the 95th annual Durham Fair Sunday, where thousands came out to partake in the festivities. See Attendance / Page 18 Special to Town Times
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DURHAM, Conn. (AP) — A motorist accused of drunken driving and striking a pedestrian near the Durham Fair is headed to court. Police say Deborah Conradi of West Haven struck Julia Rorke of Guilford as she was walking south on Route 17 Saturday night, Sept. 27, in Durham. The 53-year-old Conradi is accused of leaving the scene. Other motorists forced
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Durham Fair has something for everyone Many fair-goers had a blast despite hot weather at this year’s fair. For fair volunteers like Dianna Dixey, the fair is almost relaxing after weeks of hard work and preparation. Dixey was in charge of exhibited container gardens and fairy gardens. These collections of live plants judged for the creativity with which they are assembled, the health of the plants, which should be proportionally balanced and not overgrown, and the containers they are housed in. One exhibitor chose a tiny wheelbarrow, and another, a bearshaped pot. Fair volunteers at the Middlefield Federated Church’s food booth came up with a jingle this year, with a refrain of “get your whoopie pies right here” and a slant rhyme on “pumpkin” and “Durham,” explained booth volunteer Tammy Bart, who wore a homemade whoopie pie costume and sang the jingle. CRHS student Rowan O’Connell volunteered at the Durham Lion’s Club booth as part of the Latin club. Rowan said her favorite part of the fair was having school off
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Spay-ghetti dinner - Cat Tales, Inc. has scheduled a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Friday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m., at the Fox Parish Center, 10 Elm St., Middletown. A fee is charged. Raffle and door prizes. Donations of cat food cans and paper towels earn more raffle tickets. For more information and tickets, email info@CatTalesCT.org. Girls soccer - CRHS vs. North Branford at CRHS, 3:45 p.m.
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ardous waste collection is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Middlesex Community College, 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown. For more information, call (860) 581-8554 or visit www.rivercog.org. Farmer’s Market - The Dudley Farm Farmer’s Market is scheduled every Saturday through October, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 2351 Durham Road, North Guilford. Local and organic fruits and vegetables, flowers and plants, baked goods, eggs, naturally raised meats, arts and crafts, maple syrup, jams and jellies, pickles and more. Subject to cancellation due to inclement
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weather. For more information, call (860) 349-3917 or www.dudleyfarm.com. Football - CRHS vs. Lewis Mills at CRHS, 1 p.m. Hike - A hike in the Memorial Town Forest is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 5, 1 p.m. Eagle Scout Will Sanford is scheduled to lead the hikers. Meet an the Plainville Avenue entrance. Event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome. No pets. For more information, call (860) 674-8545 or email farmingtonland.trust@snet. net.
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Monday, Oct. 6
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Girls soccer - CRHS vs. Old Saybrook at CRHS, 3:45 p.m. Cross country - CRHS at Old Saybrook, 3:45 p.m.
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Garden Club - The Durham Garden Club has scheduled a “Cacti & Succulents for the Home Gardener” for Thursday, Oct. 9, 11:15 a.m., at the Durham Public Library. Matthew Opel, president of the Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Society, is scheduled to speak. College admissions program - A college admissions program is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 9, 5 to 6 p.m., at the Levi E. Coe Library. Brandon Wang has scheduled a presentation on insider tips on college admissions and standardized testing. For more information and to register, call (860) 349-3857. Boys soccer - CRHS vs. Portland, away, 3:45 p.m.
Historical Society - The Durham Historical Society monthly meeting is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m., at the Center School. All are welcome. Football - CRHS vs. Morgan at Peters Complex, 6:30 p.m. Girls soccer - CRHS vs. Portland, away, 3:45 p.m. Girls volleyball - CRHS vs. North Branford at North Branford, 5:30 p.m.
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Historical Society - The Durham Historical Society is scheduled to be open to the public, Sunday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Artist event - Colors of the Wind Artists’ Emporium & Consignments, 360 Main St., has scheduled a trunk show/ meet the artist event for Saturday, Oct. 11, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Artisan Joy Balsamo is scheduled to be featured. For more information, call (860) 788-2514. Cross country - CRHS at Wickham Invitational. Girls volleyball - CRHS vs. Morgan at CRHS, 5:30 p.m. See Calendar / Page 7
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Calendar Community supper - The Church of the Epiphany, 196 Main St., has scheduled a free community supper for Sunday, Oct. 12, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, call (860) 349-9644 or email office@ epiphanydurham.org.
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Concert - New England Chamber Choir has scheduled its “High Notes and High Tea” concert for Sunday, Oct. 19, 4 p.m., at Middlefield Federated Church, 402 Main St. The program features the music of Carl Maria von Weber, including selections from Der Freischutz and Sonata No 4 in E minor, Opus 70 on piano. Donations to the choir are accepted. For more information, call (860) 349-9881.
Friday, Oct. 17
Girls soccer - CRHS vs. Valley Regional at Valley Regional, 3:45 p.m. Girls volleyball - CRHS vs. Haddam-Killingworth at Haddam-Killingworth, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18
Chili cook-off - Church of the Epiphany, 196 Main St., has scheduled a chili cookoff contest for Saturday, Oct. 18, 5 to 8 p.m. No entry fee. The public welcome to sample the chili (for a fee). For more information, call (860) 349-6533. Create a meadow - Landscape designer Kathy Connolly is scheduled to present “Meadows Large and Small” for Saturday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to noon at the Connecticut Forest & Park Assoc., 16 Meriden Rd, Rockfall. A fee is charged. Space is limited.
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Boys soccer - CRHS vs. Valley Regional at CRHS, 3:45 p.m. Girls volleyball - CRHS vs. Old Lyme at CRHS, 5:30 p.m.
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Girls soccer - CRHS vs. Valley Regional at CRHS, 3:45 p.m. Cross country - CRHS at Old Saybrook, 3:30 p.m.
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Visitors to the 95th annual Durham Fair enjoyed mostly good weather, and enormous quantities of food, exhibits, activities and performances. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a photo gallery of some of the sights from Sept. 25 - 28.
Five year old Aiyana Donecker of Durham found herself a good seat on Saturday to watch the Durham Fair talent show. Mark Dionne/ Town Times
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Two local cows were given top marks at this year’s fair to the delight of their owners and the notice of the governor. Melynda Naples of Deerfield Farm was seen shaking hands with Gov. Dannel Malloy, who congratulated her on raising the winning the Grand Champion Jersey heifer. Deerfield Farm, Naples explained, specializes in the Jersey breed. The breed produces the most milk per pound of feed, and their milk has higher butterfat, more protein, and more calcium – all good things, Naples said. Naples said the win felt “Wonderful. It’s great.” Malloy said that he makes a point of visiting many Connecticut fairs every year. The great thing about the Durham Fair, according to Malloy, is the dedicated efforts of the volunteers. Malloy’s opponent for this November, Tom
Foley, also visited the fair this year. Amazing Grace, a brown Swiss heifer, brought the Open Show Breed Champion Award home to the Greenbacker Farm. According to Melissa Greenbacker, judges look at a variety of criteria when judging cows. The largest factor is udder shape and quality, worth 40 percent of the final score, but judges also look at hooves, legs, height, strength, and how representative the cow is of their breed. The Greenbacker farm raises a large number of cows of many breeds, so they typically win one or two categories every year. “It’s a lot of hard work,” Greenbacker said, “we get started at 4:30 a.m.... but it’s Gov. Dannel Malloy, center, congratulates Melynda Naples, left, of Deerfield Farm on her award-winning heifer. |Charles Kreutzkamp / Town Times all worth it.”
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Learning to live without gluten can be challenging, but a small group in Berlin is there to help. The Central Connecticut Celiac Support Group holds regular meetings at the Community Center in Berlin to help families following a diagnosis of celiac disease or other conditions that result in an inability to digest wheat, rye, and barley without painful and often embarrassing digestive distress. The group draws attendees from across the central Connecticut area. “Usually they are fresh off a diagnosis,” said Carmilla Kimmell, the group’s founder,. The group began in Southington but moved to Berlin
because it had difficulty finding a meeting space. Kimmell, a nurse, said she started the group “because I had to be on a gluten free diet” after she was diagnosed with a non-celiac digestive problem. There are several conditions that require a person to go gluten-free, and although the approaches vary, individuals with celiac disease, wheat allergy, and non-celiac gluten sensitivity all must avoid wheat. For some who have trouble digesting wheat, the exact nature of the disease is not well understood, but for individuals diagnosed with celiac disease, gluten is the culprit. Gluten is a protein contained in wheat, rye, and barley that is present in all wheat products, so avoiding gluten means avoiding wheat entirely.
Gluten is found in most bread products and pasta, but it is also known to hide in surprising places. The protein is useful both in baking and as a binder and can be found in candies, some processed meats, spreads, sauces, and most beers. Those who are forced to live gluten-free must become used to scrupulously searching food labels. Celiac disease is an auto-immune disorder wherein the body attacks its own digestive system, and often correlates with other auto-immune disorders, Kimmell explained to a mother and daughter who attended the workshop in response to the daughter’s diagnosis. Kimmell said that thanks to the group, she has access to experts in the field and the latest research. For example,
Kimmel said that some gluten intolerant people feel a “brain fog” while eating gluten as a result of auto-immune complications. “I have been (going gluten-free) and I do feel more awake,” one attendee said. A life without wheat may be daunting, but many local restaurants have responded to the challenge to offer gluten-free options and the diagnosed need not feel permanently deprived. Attendees of the group agreed, however, that living without wheat can be expensive, as most gluten free versions of products are more costly. Kimmel said that she recently treated herself to a gluten-free calamari from Elizabeth’s in Rocky Hill for her birthday. De Puma’s in North Haven, which Kim-
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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. The library is scheduled to close Thursday, Sept. 25 for the Durham Fair and will reopen Monday, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m.
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Book Lover’s Circle Wednesday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. “The News from Spain” by Joan Wickersham. All are welcome. Movie Matinees - Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Oct. 9 - “August: Osage County.” Oct. 16 - “Rush.” Origami workshop - Saturday, Oct. 11, 10:30 a.m. Computer Basics - Tuesday, Oct. 14. Two sessions 33:30 to 5 p.m. or 6:30 to 8 p.m. Workshop is designed for adults with little or no computer experience. For more information and to register, (860) 349-9544, ext. 1.
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Annual Durham Fall Fest The Durham Economic Development Commission, in conjunction with participating local businesses, has scheduled its second annual Durham Fall Fest, a day of shopping, music, food trucks and fun, for Saturday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Planned events include sidewalk sales, food trucks, vendors and music on the Durham Town Green as well as the Passport to Durham. Tours of the Historical Society at the corner of Maple Avenue and Town House Road, Touch-a-Truck for the children, face painting, games and other activities are scheduled. In addition, Durham’s new holiday tree will be dedi-
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displays. Standing outside of the youth building, Justin Darrow and his son Cole, 6, Middletown residents, were waiting for some family members. “It’s been a great day so far,” Darrow said, adding that he didn’t feel too tightly packed in the crowd. Cole, with a shark painted around his right eye, said that he was looking forward to seeing the tractor pull. Just inside the youth building, sisters Pat Sullivan, of New York, and Sue McKenna, of Southbury, were admiring some blue-ribbon painted rocks — some designed by artists as young as 8 years old. “They’re just so cute,” Sullivan said, noting one in particular that was painted to
look like a caterpillar. She added that it was McKenna who thought to check out the fair Sunday, a first time for both of them. “Our husbands are watching football all day, and we decided we didn’t want to do that,” McKenna said. Outside, in the opposite direction, Lauren Wilson was taking a break from working at the tent of Middletown-based Z Face and Body Art, where she offered face painting for children. “This is the best job in the world,” she said .”We’re bringing art to the fair.” Wilson said that tigers in particular had been a popular choice among children. “Plus,” she said, “I’ve been coming to this fair since I was knee-high to a grasshopper, so to be working here now is really cool.”
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Sylvia Fazzino, a volunteer at the Notre Dame booth, said, “We’re doing very well. I think everyone is.” Late on Sunday, Fazzino said they were running low but not out. “We go with what we think we’re going to need. If we run out, we’re supposed to run out.” At the Middlefield Republicans booth, Middlefield First Selectman Jon Brayshaw said, “You never know how much to buy. It can be too much or too little.” Brayshaw said that the Middlef ield Republicans booth was down to its last tank of lime rickeys, which had never happened before. “We’ve sold a lot of lime rickeys,” said Brayshaw. “I’m tired of hearing the name.” Last year’s Durham Fair, the
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of the fair, complete with a visit to the lower grounds and the craft tent, while wearing high heels. A political visit can range from quick to comprehensive. It would have made fiscal sense for candidate Brown to buy a four day pass. According to his website, Brown was scheduled to be at the Middlefield Republicans booth from 2 - 5 p.m. on Friday and the Durham Republicans booth from 12 - 4 p.m. on Saturday, while also attending the Tower of Power concert and making an unofficial appearance at the Redneck Arena.
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their offerings, the Middlefield Democrats have a political joke on the menu. “One of our best sellers is a potato we call the George Bush; it’s got everything but broccoli,” said town party Chair Allison Dodge. “People come back and ask for it. It’s catching on.” The political party booths are obvious stops for the politicians. “They just hang out and chit chat,” said a volunteer at the Middlefield Republicans booth. “We’ve had a lot of great visitors,” Dodge said. “Rosa bought a potato.” DeLauro completed a tour
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PLAYING FOR THE PEOPLE Playing “Johnny B. Goode,” Nathan Strang and Jared Munro earned a second place prize and a People’s Choice Award at the Durham Fair talent show for their band Strong Classics. Evan Wenchell played drums as the third member of the band.
The Wadsworth Mansion Haunted Halloween Bash, for adults 21 and older, is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. to midnight. A fee is charged. The event includes music, photo booth, refreshments, psychic medium and Tarot card readings, prizes and more. Dress in costume as one of Clarence Wadsworth’s guests or a ghost or ghoul. Tickets are available at www.wadsworthmansion.com or by mail to Wadsworth Mansion, 421 Wadsworth St., Middletown, CT 06457. For more information, events@wadswrothmansion. com.
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