Walking the way of the cross

Photo by Sue VanDerzee

Father Anthony J. DiMarco as Jesus and Larry Krozel as Simonthe Cyrene carry a replica of the cross on which Jesus was cruci-fied down Main Street in Durham on Good Friday, April 2. They arefollowed by a crowd of spectators/participants, much like thosewho participated in the original events almost 2,000 years ago.

Volume 16, Issue 52 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, April 9, 2010

Happy Easter, Mr. Bunny!EricScampierican hardlycontain hisglee atmeeting theEaster Bun-ny at theDurhamRecreationegg hunton April 3.More East-er photosfrom vari-ous venueson pages24-26.Photo by SueVanDerzee

School officials work on fall sports plansBy Stephanie Wilcox

Town Times

Due to the fact that constructionhasn’t begun at the CoginchaugHigh School campus for an upgradedathletic complex, plans are in theworks now for changes in fall schoolsports.

“None of this is easy and there’s lotsof detail,” said Superintendent SusanViccaro. “It’s all still up in the air.”

Among tentative plans is the loca-tion of football practices, which maybe held on the field behind StrongSchool and on what people know as theFalcon Field in Meriden. Footballgames will be off-campus in Middle-town — perhaps Middletown HighSchool or Palmer Field, depending onscheduling.

Though a Coginchaug footballprogram is new to the district thisyear, it is actually not the sport thatis most affected by the lack of a fin-ished field, according to Viccaro.

“The big thing is rerouting StrongSchool soccer,” she said, explainingthat both boys’ and girls’ soccer willmost likely practice and play gamesat Memorial Middle School.

According to Viccaro, all otherfall sports are status quo as there arethree fields on the campus that areup and running. “We really hope

that everything else will run as nor-mal,” she said.

Until all parties involved canagree on the plans, including coach-es, athletic directors, participatingschools/fields, etc., none of theseplans are definite.

In fact, Viccaro has an unfinishedrough draft of a letter to parents ofstudents in grades five throughtwelve in which these changes willbe announced to keep parents in-formed.

“We have a lot of loose ends, andthere are a lot of things in considera-tion,” explained Viccaro.

The design and construction of anathletic facility, including a new trackand tennis courts, was approved bythe town in referendum in May 2008.Construction was expected to begin atthe start of this year. Legal appealsthat were made last fall regarding de-cisions made by the Durham Plan-ning and Zoning Commission for theathletic facility have halted construc-tion.

As the legal process is proceeding,Viccaro is focused on establishingplans. She said the goal is to have all theplans set in stone by the end of April, atwhich time Town Times will publishanother update. It is not known whenthe district will be able to begin con-struction on the athletic facility.

In this issue ...Calendar .....................................4-5Design-an-Ad Winners ...............18Durham Briefs.............................12Easter Photos ..........................24-26Libraries ......................................30Middlefield Briefs .......................13Obituaries....................................23Odyssey of the Mind .........14-15, 31Sports.......................................27-29

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CorrectionsWe strive to bring you

the most accurate and up-to-date information avail-able each week, but if yousee something in TownTimes that isn’t quite right,give our news department acall at 860-349-8000, andwe’ll do our best to makethings right.

In the April 2 Board ofEducation article, District13 business manager RonMelnik was inaccuratelyquoted as saying he op-posed activity fees. In facthe did not comment on thesubject, and the quote camefrom a board member.

Parker Elena Carrollwas born on Aug. 19, 2009not 2010.

Durham/Middlefield Youth &Family Services

Unless noted, all events take place at the Youth Center inthe Middlefield Community Center. New office hours:

3:30-5:30 Tuesdays-Fridays; phone 860-349-0258.Dance

On Friday, April 23, there will be a fifth and sixth gradeDance. Pizza and snacks will be sold. Cost is $5.

“Home Alone” classOn Friday, April 30, the American Red Cross will hold a

class “When I’m in Charge” from 6 to 8 p.m. The fee is $25per students, ages 11 and up only. A deposit must be madeto reserve a spot.

***HELP WANTED: Director sought for Durham Middle-

field Youth and Family Services. Non-profit agency seeksindividual for part-time position (25–30 hrs/wk) to directprograms and activities of youth service bureau. Ideal can-didate would have experience working with children,have strong ties to the local community, possess goodgrant writing skills, love children, be energetic and havestrong desire to develop programs to minimize risky be-havior in youth. Flexible hours available. Candidates whomay not have been employed recently due to retirement ortime spent raising children are encouraged to apply.

Forward resume to Sharon Quirk, DMYFS chairperson,at rsquirky@comcast.net.

Need help withodd jobs?

Coginchaug National HonorSociety’s spring fundraiser ishere. In the past, teams of stu-dents have cleared gardens ofleaves and twigs, spreadmulch, even painted barns.The donation of $50 an hourgoes to support activities andcharities such as a Malawi stu-dent from Save the Children.

If you are interested in hir-ing an NHS team, call Cogin-chaug High School at 860-349-7215 during the week of school

vacation, April 12 to 16. Youwill need to provide the fol-lowing information: name,phone number, and a brief de-scription of the kind of workyou need done. The NHS stu-dents will begin returningphone messages April 21.

PuppetSpeakcelebratesEarth Day

The Arts Center at Killing-worth will host PuppetSpeak,a day and evening of puppetry

performances, workshops anda film for adults and families atDeep River Town Hall Theater,174 Main St. in Deep River.

Don’t be fooled into think-ing puppetry is “only for kids.”Provoking and experimental,puppetry asks questions andoffers insights for all ages.Well-known puppeteers BobbiNidz and Rolande Duprey withPurple Rock Productions pres-ent their original pieces andguide the audience throughthe world of puppetry in theirunique workshops.

The film is free. Saturdaymorning program, from 11a.m.-1:30 p.m. for families andages 5-11; evening program,

6:30 to 9 p.m. for ages 11-adult.For tickets, call 860-663-5593 orbuy online at www.artscen-terkillingworth.org.

Pancakes for allOn Sunday, April 18, Mid-

dlefield Explorer Post 82 willbe hosting a pancake break-fast. The breakfast will start at8 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Thecost is $5 for adults and chil-dren over eight, kids under

eight are free.

The Explorers are a groupof young adults who come to-gether for a common interest— firefighting. These juniorfirefighters work and trainwith older and more experi-enced firefighters. They willbe using any profit to help de-fray costs for equipment,training, materials and class-es. Any support they can getwill be greatly appreciated.

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Mi-Dog dog park celebrates one year

Eagle Scout Tyler Sibleyand the Middlefield Dog Own-er’s Group (Mi-Dog) are proudto remind everyone that April1 was the one-year anniver-sary of the opening of the Mid-dlefield Dog Park. Operationsare running smoothly, withan estimated 100 visitors perweek. They are thrilled by the

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pump for drinking water forthe dogs and durable paversfor the high traffic transitionarea. The park is 100 percentmaintained by volunteers,and all those who enjoy thepark should help by addingtheir financial support.

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Town Times & Places Friday, April 9, 20104FRIDAY

April 9Matt Lesser

State Rep. Matt Lesser, amember of the legislature’sEnergy Committee, willspeak about electricity ratesat the Middlefield Senior Cen-ter following a noon lunch.Lesser will answer questionsabout any other matters. Allseniors are encouraged to at-tend this free event. Call 860-349-7121 for information.

School MusicalThe hysterical musical

romp through Rome, A Fun-ny Thing Happened on theWay to the Forum, will be pre-sented at Coginchaug HighSchool tonight and tomorrowat 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 atthe door and at showtix4U.com.

Cogin-ChuggersThe Durham Cogin-Chug-

gers will hold a pie nightdance at Brewster School inDurham from 8 to 10:30 p.m.Ken Ritucci will be the callerand Sue Lucibello the cuer. Do-nation is $6 per person. For info,call 860-349-8084 or 203-235-1604.

SATURDAY

April 10Rep. Lesser

State Representative MattLesser will hold office hoursat the Durham Public Libraryfrom 10 a.m. to noon.

Polish DinnerThe K-Club Polish Dinner

will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. atthe K-Club, 168 Main St. inRockfall. Tickets are $8 andreservations are required bycalling 860-346-9521.

Adopt-a-RoadAdopt-a-Road and pick up

bags and ties between 8 and 9a.m. at Allyn Brook Park,rain or shine. Enjoy coffee,juice and donuts. Call 860-349-0798 for more information.

Free Health ProgramDr. Thomas Ullman will

speak at a free program onCrohn’s disease and ulcera-tive colitis at the Rocky HillMarriot, 100 Capitol Boule-vard in Rocky Hill. Registra-tion opens at 8:30 a.m. and theprogram concludes at 12:30p.m. For information, send e-mail to mgrande@ccfa.org orcall 203-208-3130.

Short Film ScreeningsA short film screening will

be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.at the Buttonwood Tree inMiddletown. The MiTownFilm Group will present three

super short (less than fiveminute) films, and input fromthe public is encouraged.This event is free and open tothe public. For info, contactproducer Liz Cipollina ataaronjess@aol.com.

Boy ScoutsTroop 33 is collecting cans

and bottles from noon to 2p.m. at Middlefield Commu-nity Center in order to raisefunds for the annual trip toPhilmont. There will also bean open house during whichpotential scouts and theirparents can roast a hot dogand make their own icecream while they learn aboutthe many benefits of scouting.

Poetry WritingWallingford Public Li-

brary, 200 N. Main St. inWallingford, will present apoetry writing workshopwith Eileen Albrizio from 10a.m. to noon. Register by call-ing the library 203-265-6754 orby visiting www.walling-ford.lioninc.org.

Balloon ArtAll children ages 8-12 are

invited to the Russell Li-brary, 123 Broad St. in Mid-dletown, for a balloon artworkshop from 2 to 3 p.m.Christina LaVaughn willshow everyone how to twistballoons into all sorts ofshapes. Registration is re-quired by calling 860-344-8479.

CT Walk for HaitiWalk for Haiti, beginning

at 11 a.m. at Saint PeterClaver Church Parish, 47Pleasant St. in West Hartford.For info, visit www.ctwalks-forHaiti.org.

Bird WalkRanger Russ Miller will

lead a bird walk at 6 a.m.starting at the Meigs PointNature Center at Hammonas-set Beach State Park and cover-ing Willard and Cedar Islands.Expert birders will be onhand to identify birds. Reser-vations required by calling203-245-8743 or 860-462-9643.

TheatreConnecticut Heritage Pro-

ductions performs stagedreadings of three winningConnecticut plays in the firstannual Connecticut Storieson Stage playwriting compe-tition at 7 p.m. at the Oddfel-lows Playhouse, 128 Washing-ton St. in Middletown. Perfor-mance $10. Reception to fol-low. For reservations or info,call CHP 860-347-7771.

String TrioThe Adaskin Trio from

Canada will perform at 7:30p.m. in the MHS Performing

Arts Center, 200 LaRosa Lanein Middletown. Tickets are$15 for adults and $10 for stu-dents, available by calling860-347-4887 or 860-346-3369 orat www.greatermiddletown-concerts.org.

SUNDAY

April 11Train show

A train show will be heldfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Shee-han High School, 142 HopeHill Rd. in Wallingford. Morethan 20 venders will be pres-ent, and there will be severallarge model train layouts ondisplay. Admission is $6 foradults, $5 for seniors and $1for children ages five to 17.Children under age five willbe admitted for free. For moreinformation, call PhyllisDrescher at 203-265-0223.

MONDAY

April 12Japanese Garden

The Mansfield FreemanCenter for East Asian Stud-ies, 343 Washington Terracein Middletown, will present alecture and tour of the Free-man family Japanese gardenat 4:30 p.m.

Ode to Fred the FrogThe Russell Library, 123

Broad St. in Middletown, willcelebrate national frog monthfrom 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Bring your croaking self tothe Children’s Departmentfor a hopping good time! Thisprogram is for ages five andup. No registration. For infor-mation, call 860-347-2528.

Free MovieEvery Monday the Middle-

town Senior Center, 150William St., offers a freemovie at 12:30 p.m. Today’smovie is Everybody’s Finewith Robert DeNiro andDrew Barrymore. Call 860-344-3513 for information.

Career ProgramAttorney L. Kay Wilson

will present “Charm Schoolfor Mavericks: ModerateYour Wattage So Your PowerDoesn’t Wane” at 6:15 at Rus-sell Library, 123 Broad St. inMiddletown. She will focuson how to moderate yourwattage so that it is appropri-ate to the situation and con-text while accurately readingsocial situations. For infor-mation, call 860-347-2528.

TUESDAY

April 13Rep. Lesser

State Rep. Matt Lesser willhold office hours at the LeviCoe Library, 414 Main St. inMiddlefield, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Peter RabbitChildren ages three and up

are invited to meet Peter Rab-bit at 10 a.m. at the Russell Li-brary, 123 Broad St. in Middle-town. The visit will includestory time, including the clas-sic Beatrix Potter story, asmall take-home craft and re-freshments. No registration.For info, call 860-347-2528.It Happened in Connecticut

Diana Ross McCain willtalk about her book, It Hap-pened in Connecticut: FromWitchcraft Trials to the Inven-tion of Modern Football,Twenty-Five Events ThatShaped the Nutmeg State, at 7p.m. at the Russell Library,123 Broad St. in Middletown.For information about thisfree program, contact the His-torical Society at 860-346-0746.

EmbezzlementThe Chamber of Com-

merce will hold a seminar ti-tled Embezzlement in theWorkplace in the ChamberBoard Room, 393 Main St. inMiddletown, from 8 to 10 a.m.Cost is $25 for members and$35 for non-members. Forinfo, call 860-347-6924.

WEDNESDAY

April 14TOPS

Durham TOPS Club meetsevery Wednesday at 6 p.m. onthe third floor of the DurhamTown Hall. For info, call Nao-mi Klotsko at 860-349-9558 orBonnie Olesen at 860-349-9433.

Great PlantsGarden designer Deborah

Kent Peterson will speak atnoon at Russell Library, 123Broad St. in Middletown. Kentwill share her favorite selec-tions of trees, shrubs, perenni-als and grasses that are fool-proof plants for Ct. gardens.Bring your lunch; dessert andcoffee will be provided. Forinfo, call 860-347-2528.

Earth Day LectureMattabeck Audubon Soci-

ety presents an Earth Dayprogram with Steve Grant,“My Office is the Outdoors”at 7:30 p.m. at the deKovenHouse in Middletown. Grantwill discuss his potpourri ofadventure experiences in a

slide-illustrated lecture. Call860-347-8464 or visitwww.audubon-mas.org.

The Soloist BookDiscussion

Author Carole Shmurakwill lead the discussion ofSteve Lopez’s The Soloist at 7p.m. at Russell Library, 123Broad St. in Middletown. Thestory documents a columnistwho meets Nathaniel Ayersplaying his heart out on a vio-lin with two strings on skidrow. While the columnistwants to improve Ayers’ cir-cumstances, he finds that it ishis own life that has changedfor the better. For info, call860-347-2528.

Arts and CraftsChildren ages three and up

are invited to an arts andcrafts program using ordi-nary kitchen staples from10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at RussellLibrary, 123 Broad St. in Mid-dletown. What can you dowith cereal, pasta, marshmal-lows, straws and other com-mon kitchen staples? No reg-istration required. For infor-mation, call 860-347-2528.

Some Enchanted EveningSome Enchanted Evening

opens at the Ivoryton The-ater, 103 Main St., tonight andruns thru May 2. Tickets are$38 for adults, $33 for seniors,$20 for students and $15 forchildren and are available bycalling 860-767-7318 or by vis-iting our website atwww.ivorytonplayhouse.org.Call or visit for show times.

THURSDAY

April 15Ernest Hemingway

Actor Richard Clark willportray Ernest Hemingwayat 7 p.m. at Russell Library,123 Broad St. in Middletown.Relive with Ernest WWIthrough the inauguration ofJFK, the tragedies and tri-umphs, witness the life forceof the craftsman consideredby his peers to be the greatestwriter since Shakespeare.For info, call 860-347-2528.

MOMS ClubThe MOMS Club of

Durham and Middlefield willmeet at 9:15 a.m. at the com-munity center in Middlefield.Tot Time, a free, open-to-everyone play time follows at10 a.m. E-mail momsdurham-middlefield@yahoo.com orvisitwww.momsclub.org formore information.

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Volunteer Open HouseMidState Medical Center

will hold a volunteer openhouse from 9 to 11 a.m. andagain from 4 to 6 p.m. in theHorwitz Conference Center,Room 1. in Meriden. The openhouse gives prospective vol-unteers the opportunity tomeet and talk with volunteersand staff and learn how to be-

come healthcare volunteers.Refreshments will be served.For info, call 203-694-8275.

FRIDAY

April 16Business Networking

The local chapter of Busi-ness Networking Internation-al will meet in the UnitedMethodist Church, 24 OldChurch St. in Middletown, at7:30 a.m. Contact Kirk Hagertat 860-349-5626 for info.

ShabbatCelebrate the joy of Shab-

bat every third Friday at Con-gregation Adath Israel inMiddletown. Special servicesbegin at 5:30 p.m. followed bya traditional Shabbat meal at6:15 p.m., with warm conver-sation and song led by RabbiSeth Haaz. The evening is freeand open to the public. Pleasecall 860-346-4709 or e-mail of-fice@adathisraelct.org if youplan to attend.Flowers, Art and Market

Connecticut Barns andFarms: Their Beauty andTheir Bounty, a MiddletownGarden Club and GardenClub of America flower showwill be held in the Barns atWesleyan from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. A farmers market of lo-cally-grown products will beopen from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The Barns at Wesleyan are at616 Long Hill Rd, in Middletown.

SATURDAY

April 17Electronic Recycle

CRRA will hold a free elec-tronics collection from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. at the Essex TransferStation on Town Dump Roadfor area towns includingDurham, Middlefield andRockfall. For info, visitwww.crra.org/pages/links.htm.

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foods and beverages at Ly-man’s Connecticut Day from9 a.m. to 6 p.m. This event fea-tures a variety of complimen-tary tastings of Connecticutspecialties, as well as samplesof an over-sized Connecticutbirthday cake and delicioustreats from the kitchen of theApple Barrel. For informa-tion, call Lyman Orchards at860-349-1793, or visit lymanor-chards.com.

Benefit DinnerEnjoy a buffet dinner and

blues/American roots musicby Dan Stevens and ChrisD’Amato at 4 p.m. at the Mid-dletown High School, LaRosaLane in Middletown. All pro-ceeds to benefit Kleen EnergySystems power plant victims.For info or tickets, call 860-344-3552 or e-mail john.milar-

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St. James EpiscopalChurch, 498 Killingworth Rd.in Higganum, will have aspring tag sale from 10 a.m. to2 p.m. There is a huge selec-tion of miscellaneous items.For further information or todrop off items, please contact860-345-2445.

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folk group, Atwater-DonnellyTrio, will perform at 7 p.m. atthe United Churches ofDurham. Tickets for the con-cert will be available at thedoor for $10 per person. TheUnited Churches of Durhamis located at 228 Main St. Sende-mail to durhamhistorical-society@hotmail.com or call860-716-5497 for information.

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Once the joy and excite-ment of Easter Day is over,some Christians may feel asense of “letdown.” The thingwe waited for (and even gaveup ice cream for)—the Resur-rection of Christ—has beencelebrated with glorious mu-sic and beautiful ceremonies.The solemnity of Lent has giv-en way to the joy of Easter.But what happens now?

According to Roger Brew-er, chairman of the Board ofDeacons of Middlefield Feder-ated Church, “The Crucifix-

ion is not the end, but the be-ginning.” The Gospels, hesays, contain lessons from Je-sus to his followers that arerelevant to us today. At theworship service on Sunday,April 18, at 10 a.m., parish-ioners and visitors will have achance to hear Jesus’ messagein a unique format, when thechurch premiers a new Eastercantata, with music by Minis-ter of Music Daniel Shaw andtext by Brewer.

The origins of this newwork go back to last fall, whenthe church welcomed Shaw asits music director. WhenShaw came to the church last

October, he knew they had atradition of presenting anEaster cantata. By composinga new piece to be heard for thefirst time at the church, hisgoal was to stir up “new

thoughts andfeelings” aboutthe sacredtexts. Brewer,with his back-ground as awriter, was alogical choiceto write thewords for Shawto set to music.

“My taskwas to reviewthe Resurrec-tion stories aspresented inthe Gospels —M a t t h e w ,Mark, Lukeand John — ina way that hasdramatic im-pact,” Brewersays.

Alternatingscriptural nar-ration and po-etry, the canta-

ta presents Jesus’ lessonsabout how to find the King-dom of God in our own lives.

While Shaw’s music is new,it continues a long musicaltradition. The emotional in-tensity and instructional val-ue of the Gospels have in-spired composers for cen-turies; J. S. Bach, for example,wrote several “Passions,” in-cluding the “Passion Accord-ing to St. Matthew,” which forme packs an almost unbear-able wallop.

Each narrative section ofthe cantata is presented byone or two speakers and fol-lowed by a choral response to— a form of meditation on —the scripture. The sections in-clude The Crucifixion; I amwith You Always; The

Promise of Life; Thy KingdomCome; Love Your Neighbor;Follow Me; and He’s Not Ly-ing There. The choir of Mid-dlefield Federated Church,numbering 15 voices, will beaccompanied by Alvin Wong,a teacher at the NeighborhoodMusic School in New Haven.

Shaw says he created themusic of the cantata to “wraparound the text, to exalt itsmeaning. The structure of themusic IS the text.”

“I would call the style ‘non-atonal,” he says, referring tothe tradition of some moderncomposers, whose music con-sciously rejects traditionaltonal structure. “This is mu-sic which takes the listenerinto account and presentsideas that can make sensewithout a specialized educa-tion or prior immersion in theatonal music that flourishedin universities mid-century.”

In recent weeks, the choirhas presented previews of sec-tions of Shaw and Brewer’swork at church services togear up for the presentation ofthe entire work on April 18.They look upon the cantata asa “work in progress,” and bothare open to tweaking the textand the music as the spiritmoves them. For instance, thepiece intentionally still lacks atitle. The congregation will beasked for suggestions, invitingthem to listen for centralmeaning during the premiere.Once the piece receives its fi-nal polish and is given a title,Shaw and Brewer hope tohave the cantata published.

“It’s been an important ex-perience for the choir,” Shaw

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Letters to the Editor

Thank youDear friends at Town Times,

A couple months ago, I hadsubmitted an appeal to theresidents of our communityto help me reach my goal ofraising $4,600 for theLeukemia and Lymphoma So-ciety, in honor of a 14-year-oldfriend of ours, from Durham,who has been dealing with thehorrors of lymphoma. Withyour help, I have reached mygoal! I wanted to offer mymost sincere thanks to the fol-lowing generous people in ourcommunity:

The Temple family,Richard Boynton, the Morrisfamily, John Parmelee, Bryonand Lisa Thayer, Stacey andMike Durand, the Turley fam-ily, the Luther family, CaryGrey, the Rascati family, Lau-

ra Francis, Jon Brayshaw,Robert Gollnick, CPA; WendyMarran, Penny Robiner, theHuntington family, Peggyand Jonathan Best, Charlieand Karren Collins, Peter andAgna Brayshaw, Lisa Liesen-er, Lucy Meigs, Joanne Harg-reaves, Tammy Burt, MarkDionne, Alison Byrne, MaryJane Montz, Barbara Quinn,Janice Keeman, Edna Epper-son, YMCA Camp Ingersoll,Deb and Dan Dumont, Debo-rah Huscher, Nancy Simcox,Jennifer Muir, Liz McCoy,Robert and Tracy Timbro, Su-san and Ken Gregory,Michele and Dave Avery,Robert and Martha Czarnec-ki, the Grenier family, theRulnick family, and teachersin District 13: Susan Michael,Carlye Kohs, Rosie Magrud-er, Renee Brajczewski andLindsay Zaleski.

I have confirmed, in my ef-forts to raise money for LLS,that I am truly blessed to livein such a caring, supportivecommunity. All of these peo-ple have made a special effortto support me, and are trulymaking a difference in thelives of those afflicted withleukemia and lymphoma. I of-fer them all my sincere grati-tude.

Thank you,Jen Huddleston,MiddlefieldDonations to the Leukemia

and Lymphoma Society canstill be made through the fol-lowing link:Http://pages.teamintrain-ing.org/ct/anttry10/jhud-dlesto.

Lost catHer name is Stella. She is a

one-and-a-half-year-old tigercat. She has black, grey andbrown stripes with lightbrown dots on her belly. Her

paws are black. She has a mi-crochip implanted in theback of her neck. If scannedby a shelter or vet, she can beidentified under the name“Tuesday.” She was last seenon Sunday, April 4, at 60 IvyWay in Durham. Please callCindi at 860-301-7004 if youhave seen her.

Found dogThank you to the residents

of Banta Lane, Mica Hill andCrooked Hill Roads for help-ing us find our new rescuedog, Claire, also lost on East-er Sunday. We were told thatfliers in mailboxes were veryeffective, and thanks to themiracles of technology, weprinted up fliers almost assoon as Claire slipped hercollar and took off into thewoods behind Banta Lane.

Then the calls started com-ing in and offers of help as peo-ple saw us putting up postersand walking the streets call-ing her name. Durham ani-mal control officer Bruce Rauoffered advice. On Tuesdaymorning, we got a call about a

sighting and went up to see ifwe could catch her with East-er ham as the bait. The hamkept her close, but it wasn’tuntil we let our parents’ dogLucy out on a leash that Clairebegan to play with her andKate could grab her.

Thanks, everyone, for yourhelp and concern. Claire isback home, seemingly nonethe worse for wear.

Rob Glidden and Kate VanDerzee-Glidden

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bags, coffee and snacksfrom the Exchange Club atAllyn Brook Park pavilionin Durham between 8 and9 a.m. before heading outto spring clean our com-munity spaces.

What binds us together, or Danny and the ducklingsIt seems like it might be time for the Danny

and the ducks story again. Danny and theducks is actually one of my favorite TownTimes’ stories, and it goes like this. DannyPagano lived at the corner of Route 68 andDunn Hill Road in Durham until his passingseveral years ago. Danny was one of those peo-ple who didn’t hesitate an instant before get-ting involved if he thought he could help.

This leads to the duck story, and how oneday, traveling up Main Street in the vicinity ofDari Serv, Danny spied a mother duck and agaggle of ducklings trying to get across thebusy road. Fearing for the safety of the duckfamily, Danny got out of his car and stoppedtraffic so they could cross. Unfortunately, theycrossed at the location of a storm drain, and soas the mother watched, quacking encourage-ment, each little duckling safely crossed theroad and then plopped down between the barsof the drain and disappeared.

Rather distraught that his helpfulness hadcaused this dire situation, Danny flaggeddown two helpers – a motorcyclist and a “soc-cer mom,” as he described his new friends.The motorcyclist lifted the drain covering andthe mom produced towels from her van tothrow over the frantic ducklings so that they

could be captured and reunited with mom.Danny’s story, which he came into the

Town Times’ office to share with us, remindedme of another duck story halfway around theworld — in Greece. My family and I spent ayear living in Athens, and on one of our fre-quent weekend trips into the countryside, wefound ourselves in Trikala, a town with abroad shallow river running through it. As westrolled on the bridge over the river, we no-ticed crowds on both sides running and shout-ing. It seemed that a mother duck had flownup over a small falls near the bridge, and herducklings didn’t know how to get up to herand swam frantically quacking below thefalls. Finally, several people formed a humanchain and waded into the river, throwing theducklings up to mother duck one at a time tothe cheers of all those watching.

These stories remind us of what binds peo-ple everywhere – love of animals and of chil-dren, a desire to be helpful when they can. Mydaughter and son-in-law’s experience earlierthis week losing and finding their dog with thehelp of many gracious searchers (see below) isjust the latest in a long line of such stories. Wehope to experience often the joy of feeling andacting as part of this great “circle of life.” SV

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Improving the quality of our lives

My service aschairman of theGeneral Assem-

bly’s Environment Committee pro-vides a great opportunity to improvethe quality of our lives. The work ofthe Environment Committee in thecurrent legislative session has justended with some good results.

I covet open space, even having abumper sticker on my car which says“Have you saved any open space to-day?” With the help of the ConnecticutAudubon Society, we passed a bill thatsets up a state registry and map of openspace and identifies specific animalhabitats. We continued the importantCommunity Investment Act whichraises funds from the filing of publicrecords and dedicates those funds tothe preservation of open space. A fur-ther bill approved by the EnvironmentCommittee establishes a buffer zone

between our wet-lands/rivers and com-mercial or residentialdevelopment.

We also made sig-nificant progress onother environmental

matters – municipal recycling, newincentives for solar and other renew-able energy sources and a substantialreduction of the fees at state parks andcamps. Those fees had been hiked 100percent last year, but in a bill I intro-duced last month, the increase was re-duced to 20 percent.

On the negative side, the largestate budget deficit did cost the envi-ronment, particularly in sweeping avariety of good conservation fundsinto the General Treasury. Further,fees paid by utility ratepayers,which had been applied to energy ef-ficiency programs, were also sweptinto the General Treasury. Finally,the Department of EnvironmentalProtection will not gain much-need-ed staff to enforce our environmentalstandards and permits. Each of theselosses must be addressed in bettereconomic times.

State Senator Ed Meyer

From TheState Capitol

Budgets, basball and better mousetrapsSo, here’s this year’s

town budget quandary.If you had a choice ofgetting a single checkfor $425,000 today or$30,000 each year for (atleast) the next 12 years,what would be yourchoice? NO, this is notan episode of TV’s“Cash Cab” but a reallife choice that thiswriter and the Board ofFinance are strugglingwith. In preparing thisyear’s budget, welearned that we couldsell our beloved celltower behind the towngarage for $425 THOU-SAND big ones. To saywe salivated over thepossibility is an understatement. Yes,the rent check is nice, but the $425Kwould make a real dent in this year’sbudget (and your taxes).

Speaking of budgets, two weeks ago Ispent most of the day in Hartford lis-tening to assorted “leaders” opiningover the state’s financial woes and howto get the state (that’s us) back in theblack. Would you believe that, as usu-al, there are two clear lines of thinking.(if you call it thinking). One groupfirmly feels that we don’t send themenough to run the state. They are look-ing for additional “sources of rev-enue.” That’s code for higher taxes andfees, as if paying $60 for a fishing li-cense to catch a six-inch porgy isn’tenough. The other group argues thatthe state is over-spending and shouldget its house in order before they ask usto do so. In either event, the state hasbeen and will continue to cut back onthe cookies they usually send us. Thisbudget season, in order to keep the costof town operations close to a zero per-cent increase, finance director JoeGeruch and I under-funded or elimi-nated several contributions to our longrange capital expenditures andpinched where we could. We took a fewwingers that we felt were appropriateduring difficult financial times. Now,it’s up to the Board of Finance and YOUas to what stays and what goes.

Speaking of difficult times, First Se-lectman Laura Francis and I are ar-ranging for an all day “Re-Employ-ment” workshop to be held in the

Durham Town Hall.The first trial run onTuesday, April 20, willfocus on managementprofessionals who maybe unemployed or un-deremployed or soon tobe unemployed. Theprogram utilizes theprofessionals at Work-force Alliance andshould prove to be help-ful for those who needhelp redefining skills,writing résumé’s etc.You may contactinfo@workforceal -liance.biz, Laura or mefor more info.

And finally, weweathered last week’sstorm thanks to our

fire and Public Works departments.What a week — six to eight inches ofmeasured rainfall with roads closed,basements flooded, trees falling over,etc. If you suffered a financial loss dueto the flooding, you may be eligible forfinancial help from the state.

And finally, finally I’m looking for-ward to being a judge at the InventionConvention at Memorial School thisFriday. If you get a chance, check itout. Not much tops the ingeniousminds of our youth as they analyze theneeds of society and fabricate solu-tions to meet those needs.

This Friday as well, the Board of Se-lectmen will be meeting with those in-terested in buying Powder Ridge. Toreaders, things may seem to be mov-ing slowly. That is partly true, exceptthat each of the three suitors has aright to adequate time to analyze theproperty and its possibilities. In adown market, those interested arelooking at being out on a very longlimb with no guarantees. We in the of-fice are doing what we can to answerquestions and to assist all three intheir due diligence period. Soon, Isense we will be bringing forth the de-veloper we feel will be the best fit.

And finally, finally the openingday of our town’s baseball season isupon us, April 24 to be exact. Thatmeans SPRING and all that goes withit is here. I did enjoy the very specialwarm Easter Sunday with my familyand 11 grandchildren. I hope you didas well.

Jon Brayshaw, Middlefield

From The DeskOf The FirstSelectman

What can CVEF do for you?By Betsy White Booz, Special to the Town Times

The Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation (CVEF) is now in its thirdyear. And, while the organization is very pleased with the impact it has hadin Durham and Middlefield, we are always looking to improve and expandthat impact. With that in mind, CVEF is embarking on its own project toreach out in a variety of ways in order to better define our goals and mission.

But first, a bit of background information. You may have noticed lastweek’s Town Times web question: What is CVEF? If you didn’t know the an-swer, that’s something we need to fix. CVEF is an independent, not-for-profiteducation foundation – one of about 80 in the state. Our current mission is to“promote excellence, creativity, and innovation in education and to supportlifelong learning in Durham and Middlefield.”

How have we done that so far? We’ve held two community spelling bees;awarded three CVEF achievement awards; held a community picnic; run aworkshop series on personal finance; and, perhaps our most significantachievement, given out 12 CVEF grants over the past two years, totaling $15,000.

All great accomplishments, but there’s always room for new, more or per-haps different projects or efforts. We would like everyone in the communityto know who we are, what we do, and how we perhaps can help. And the bestway to figure that out is to ask.

So that’s what we’re going to do. We would like to know what you like andwhat you dislike about our community. We want to know what you think therole of an education foundation in the community should be. We would likeyour opinion on how CVEF can help your life and your family, in addition tothe community. We’d like to know what types of programs or projects youthink CVEF should initiate in our towns.

Over the next few months, we will be reaching out to community service or-ganizations, PTOs, schools and others. In addition, we are holding at least twocommunity “chats” at Perk on Main – Saturday, April 24 from 9 a.m. untilnoon and Sunday, May 2, from 9 a.m. until noon. Please stop by and talk to us.

You can also visit our fan page on Facebook, go to our website(www.coginchaugvef.com) or email us at coginchaugvef@comcast.net – allways to contact us and provide feedback. We’re looking forward to holdingsome face-to-face brainstorming sessions, as well.

Clearly, these are towns that values education. CVEF was formed as anindependent organization to support education in our community in a waythat perhaps other groups, individuals or the regional school district can’tdo on their own. Please educate us on how we can help you.

(Editor’s note: The author of the article is a CVEF board member.)

Web updateLast week, we asked in our web poll if respondants knew what CVEF is.Out of 33 people who answered that question, 70 percent said no and 30

percent said yes. This makes Betsy Booz’s column in the upper right handcorner of this page especially timely.

Read it, and she will tell you that CVEF stands for “Coginchaug ValleyEducation Foundation” and just what exactly they would like to do for ourtowns and our residents. And next year, there might be a quiz...!

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says. “We have been rehears-ing week after week; it has re-quired an extended commit-ment on their part.”

Pastor Dale Azevedo saysthat, by beginning after theResurrection, the cantata of-fers a unique perspective.“Christ rose. What differencedid that make? That’s whatthis piece is about. From thebeginning, I was very excitedabout this project. To have anoriginal piece composed forour community is magnifi-cent,” he explains.

Azevedo says the creationof the cantata has been specialbecause it has brought togeth-er professional staff and laity,as well as “new ideas and thevoices of tradition.”

He also notes that the April18 presentation will be video-taped and posted on YouTube.

Shaw and Brewer make animpressive creative team:Shaw has a bachelor’s degree

in music as well as master’sdegrees in choral conductingand music education. He hasbeen writing music since hewas four years old, and hashad several pieces published.

Brewer grew up as a South-ern Baptist in Georgia, wherehe says the music traditionwas strong. A retired lawyer,he has written poetry, news-paper articles, short storiesand plays, as well as two bookson race relations. Brewer saysthe cantata expresses three ofhis most important beliefs:God is with us always; we areall God’s children, and Godcalls each of us to use our giftsduring our life here on earth.

Azevedo concludes: “I hopepeople come out, membersand visitors alike, to enjoytheir hard work, but also torevel in the story and cele-brate God’s great love for usand God’s calling for us to liveout that love for others.”

Cantata (Continued from page 6)

Change — and grace — for Haiti

In the back, Geoffrey Meiman, David Melchionne, Kayla Dandelski, Anne Linden,Floriana Manna, Mallory Figoras, Donald Guenther, Peg and Dennis Ryder. In thefront, Douglas Hanley, Jessica Solomon, Kelsey Pietruska, Jessica Williams,Kerry Egan and Adrian Tubis. Missing from picture Michael Lisitano, JessicaSanders and Conner Thrall. Photo and text submitted by Peg Ryder

What can one ninth grade confirmation class do as a Lenten project to help make a differ-ence in the world? The up and coming young adults in the Notre Dame CCD class brain-stormed this question and developed a fundraiser called “Change for Haiti.” In their appeal toour parish community, the students stated “Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world,was hit hard by the earthquake on Jan. 12. About 1 million Haitians were left without the ba-sic necessities for life that we take for granted.” The parishioners of Notre Dame didn’t needanother word to reach out and fill the Haitian hand-basket with generosity. With the supportof Father Lipton and religious education director Kum Cha Soja, the confirmation class raisedover $700 that will be sent to the Haitian ministries run by the Diocese of Norwich.

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Not every meeting isflashy. The Middlefield Boardof Selectmen had one of thoseun-flashy kinds of meetingson Monday, April 5. Despite afull-page of agenda items, ittook just over an hour to con-clude their business, in largepart because there are still somany situations up in the air.

First Selectman JonBrayshaw reported first onPowder Ridge and explainedto the tiny audience that theselectmen had met Fridaywith another of the “threesuitors” interested in theproperty. According toBrayshaw, it seems like all ofthem are interested in pur-chasing the whole piece. He

added, “We’re close to askingfor a deposit from thesegroups in order to judge theseriousness of their inten-tions.” Selectman Mary John-son noted that only one of thecurrent applicants has experi-ence running a ski area.

Next up for discussion –and also still up in the air –are twin issues concerningthe town-owned, industrially-zoned land between HubbardStreet and Brookside Road.Brayshaw presented two sce-narios that he would like tosee come to fruition. First, hewould like to have a gravel ac-cess road from BrooksideRoad constructed so that po-tential buyers of lots in the in-dustrial area could see what

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Flo Flynn of the DurhamGarden Club and three mem-bers of neighboring girl scouttroops ambitiously planted300 King Alfred daffodil bulbson Oct. 29 using 50 recycledmum pots. The pots were wa-tered and stored in an unheat-ed garage until December.Then they were moved to awarm basement until thestems developed and finallymoved to a sunny location un-til all plants were in fullbloom. The containers werecovered in golden foil. A gift

tag with the recipient’s nameand address was includedwith this message taken fromFriendship’s Garden: “Infriendship’s fragrant garden,there are flowers of every hue.Each with its own fair beautyand its gift of joy for you.” Onthe reverse: “Thinking of youtoday! The Durham GardenClub Golden Days Project.”

The daffodils were deliv-ered in late February to thehomes of local veterans and tosenior garden club memberswho served as mentors formany years. The daffodilswere also delivered to a localnursing home, Twin Maples.The cheery daffodils bright-ened their dining hall, re-minding residents that springwas just around the corner.

Three sister girl scouts,Danielle, Samantha and Jessi-ca Drop, along with mom AnnDrop, who is troop leader,

worked quickly to pot up all300 bulbs in less than onehour. When asked if they weredoing this project for a badge,they said that they “just likehelping out the community.”

Two additional members ofthe Durham Garden Club,Maria Nilson and MarianneReynolds, helped distributethe planters to area homes.

Durham Garden Club is amember of the Federat-ed Garden Clubs of Ct.Inc. and National Gar-den Clubs, Inc. It meetson the second Thurs-day of the month. If youare interested in join-ing or would like moreinformation, contactFlo Flynn, member-ship chairman, at Flog-arden@aol.com or call860-349-0504.

From left above, Cadet Girl ScoutsDanielle, Samantha and Jessica, alongwith their mom, Anne Drop, busilyplant daffodils for the Golden DaysProject chaired by Flo Flynn of theDurham Garden Club. Danielle is inTroop 62890. Anne is the leader forTroop 62027. At left, “a very happyveteran with his daffodils.”

Text and photos submitted by Florence Flynn

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Monday, April 127 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall

7:30 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and WatercoursesTuesday, April 13

7:30 p.m. — Midstate Planning, 100 DeKoven Dr., MiddletownThursday, April 15

7 p.m. — Compensation Review/Personnel Policy Com-mission at Town Hall

7 p.m. — DMIAAB at Middlefield Community Center7 p.m. — Durham Animal Response Team

Tuesday, April 207 p.m. — Board of Finance at Town Hall

Wednesday, April 217:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Commission

Monday, April 267 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall

Tuesday, April 277 p.m. — Ethics Commission

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What a wonderful surprise on March 29 when CaptainMelissa Golschneider, US Army brought the Town ofDurham a flag that was flown over Al Faw Palace, HQUnited States Forces, Iraq located on Victory Base inBaghdad. Capt. Golschneider, a CRHS grad, returnedlast week for her third deployment.

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Brush pick upThe Durham Public Works

Department has begun thecurbside brush pick up. Brushshould be less than four inchesin diameter and not longerthan six feet in length. Brushshould be stacked at roadsidein an open area, away frommailboxes, trees, telephonepoles and other structures.Brush should be stacked per-pendicular to the roadway,butt end toward the road. Noleaves, stumps, wood or for-eign matter will be picked up.Each household will be strict-ly limited to one truckloadduring this collection. In an ef-fort to be more efficient, it isrecommended that neighborscombine piles on propertylines. Loads shall not measure

any larger than four feet high,six feet wide and eight feetlong, unless combined with aneighbor. If your load does notfollow these guidelines it willnot be removed.

The town will publish inTown Times and on their web-site (www.townofdurhamct.org), each street/area to bepassed each week. They willmake only one pass, so be sure

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all meetings are held in the Community Center.)Tuesday, April 13

7 p.m. — Levi E. Coe Library Association at the library7:30 p.m. — Midstate Planning, 100 DeKoven Dr., Middletown

Wednesday, April 146:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning

7 p.m. — Water Pollution Control AuthorityThursday, April 15

7 p.m. — Board of Finance7 p.m. — DMIAABTuesday, April 20

7 p.m. — Conservation Commission7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen

Wednesday, April 217 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency

Inland Wetlands& Watercoursesapproves planfor formerHappy Acres

In a special meeting onMarch 31, the Inland Wet-lands and WatercoursesAgency held an intense dis-cussion on a proposal by FirstSelectman Jon Brayshaw toconstruct a gravel access roadoff Brookside Road into thetown-owned industrial prop-erty located beween Brook-side and Hubbard Street.Chairman Darin Overton not-ed that the property wasflagged by certified soil scien-tist Eric Davison back in Feb-ruary. At the end of the dis-cussion, however, a motionwas made and approved threeto one to have the property re-flagged for the town’s applica-tion. Overton voted in opposi-tion, but yes votes by Jim

Brown, Doug Charles andMarianne Corona prevailed.The motion will necessitatereflagging the wetlands on theproperty before moving for-ward.

This was followed by a con-tinuation of the public hear-ing on the application of Cal-vanese and Kastner, LLC forconstruction on 14.17 acres ofland abutting Powder HillRoad on the property former-ly known as Happy Acres.Though the application wasnot deemed a significant ac-tivity, it was the subject ofthree public hearings (includ-ing this one) between Febru-ary and March. When theMarch 31 public hearingclosed, members continueddiscussing the applicationand documentation.

It was noted that the prop-erty will be served by publicwater and sanitary sewerservice from Meriden, and itwill not have significant ad-verse effects on the wetlandsand watercourses as present-

ed. In fact, the applicant listedimprovements, including re-moval of trash and invasiveplants from wetlands and sup-plemental planting of nativespecies to establish a perma-nent vegetative buffer thatwill improve the wetlands.Also, the wetland line will bepermanently marked in thefield with posts and plaques.

Maintenance of the bufferarea and the associated wet-land markings is the respon-sibility of the owner.

A motion was passed to ap-prove the draft motion withchanges noted. The plan nowmoves toward a decision bythe Planning and ZoningCommission. (From min-utes/Stephanie Wilcox)

they were buying. Second, hewould like to have the strip ofland directly on HubbardStreet rezoned for two-fourhouse lots.

While the second scenariowas not discussed very much,the first – construction of abare bones access road – led tomuch comment. MarianneCorona, a member of the In-land Wetlands Agency (IWA –see article on this page) point-ed out that the IWA had votedto require that the route of theproposed road and the wet-lands be re-surveyed and re-flagged. Brayshaw was mean-while clearly annoyed that theroad could not be started im-mediately.

The question of marketingthe land also came up with nocertain conclusion. Residentand Board of Finance memberBob Yamartino suggestedthinking outside the box andperhaps holding a raffle of theindustrial land with no morethan 1,000 tickets printed andsold for $1,000 each. “Any com-merical real estate agentwould find that attractive,” hesaid, adding that this couldnet the town $1 million.

Brayshaw told his fellow se-lectmen that he “hasn’t pur-sued” the conclusion of a landswap sought by the NerdenCamp of Powder Hill Road.His hesitation is because ofthe ongoing talks with possi-ble purchasers of PowderRidge, whose land surroundsthe camp.

Also not moving in any di-rection is the purchase of landin Rockfall offered to the townby Bob Merriam. A townmeeting had voted to pay up to$250,000 for about 25 acres bor-dering the Coginchaug Riverand contiguous with a piece ofroughly the same size boughtby Middletown. The land wasto be paid for with paymentsof $25,000 annually for 10years. Following resident ap-proval, however, a developerwith whom Merriam had ap-parently had earlier conversa-tions took Merriam to court towin the right to build houseson the Middlefield portion ofthe land. The dispute was set-tled with the developer gettingto build along the road, leav-ing 14+/- acres, including theriver frontage, available forpurchase. Brayshaw was

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Eight District 13 Odyssey teams compete with class and creativityBy Beth Manley

Special to the Town Times

Region 13 students compet-ed in the ConnecticutOdyssey of the Mind state fi-nals on March 27, in Bethel.Over 175 teams of five-sevenstudents from all over Con-necticut competed in five dif-ferent problems, includingeight teams from Region 13.

For those of you new to thisprogram, Odyssey of theMind is an international cre-ative problem-solving pro-gram for students in grades K-12. The teams select one of sixproblems, newly created eachyear, in a vehicle category aswell as a technical, a classical,a balsa structure-buildingand a performance problem.The teams work on these di-vergent problems, that is,problems that have morethan one solution.

The Strong Middle Schoolteam came home with abronze medal in the problem“Return to the Gift of Flight.”Coach Bill Morris tells us,“The team did well. It’s been along journey since John Ly-man School with plenty of upsand downs, but they finallymedaled!” This is how it hap-pens for most teams, theywork and try and just don’tgive up.

The team took on Return tothe Gift of Flight where theyneeded to create several air-craft with different propul-

sion systems. Bill explained,“they developed a ‘take-off’ onStar Wars and pushed thelimits in true Odyssey fash-ion. One aircraft was as sim-ple as a balloon suspended inmid-air with a hair drier andanother as complicated as ahover craft with a radio con-trolled car on top.” Congratu-lations go to Jacob Burt,Nathaniel Weir, Ryan Gos-sart, Joe Ertle and Tim Mor-ris for working on a short-handed team and bringinghome the bronze medal.

While medals are nice toget, they are really the icingon a delicious, healthy cakethat takes about five monthsto bake. Most of the benefithappens from working as ateam from October to Marchon a problem that has morethan one solution.

In choosing the problem“Food Court,” the Korn Ele-mentary School, the John Ly-man Elementary School andthe Memorial Middle Schoolteams had to create and pres-ent a humorous performancewhere a food item is accusedof being unhealthy and mustdefend itself in front of a juryof its peers! Anne Doyle,coach of the Korn team toldus, “The kids had such a blastand they were so proud ofthemselves. They overcamethe fan noise (in the school)and shouted out their per-formance. From this wholeexperience, they gained team-

work the most. It’s definitelycarried into school. I’ve seenthe quiet kids grow by leapsand bounds. They are moreconfident and feel part of thisnew family. Kids who used totake over in groups now try toinclude everyone. I can’t sayenough good things about it.”Anne Doyle and her co-coachDeb Meriani mentored Sea-mus Doyle, Stefan Marczuk,Zack Martwoski, Jason Datil-lo, Samantha Pietrzyk, MazieBarrett and Olivia Pereira.

Last May, six members of aDivision I balsa team had a vi-sion: For Odyssey of the Mindin 2010 they would write a sto-ry about a baby bird and ababy snake. They would beorphaned by loggers and, inan unusual friendship, thesnake would teach the bird tofly and the bird would teachthe snake to slither. But herewas the key: the team mem-ber dressed as the bird wouldactually fly.

When the team reconvenedin October, returning teammembers Seth Azevedo (theperfect size for a snake),Emma Blair, Abby Blair,Kyle Borbas and GuntherWallach were joined by newmembers Isabelle DeFilippo(the perfect size for a bird!)and Parker Tregoning.

Through the entire 10-month process, parents andcoaches (Carolyn Wallach

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From Korn,bottom row,from left, Sea-mus Doyle, Ja-son Datillo andOlivia Pereira; inthe top, ZackMeriani, StefanMarczuk,SamanthaPietrzyk andMazie Barrett.

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and Greg Borbas) could beheard on the sidelines: “Couldthis work? Could a team ofsixth graders actually makesomeone fly?” It didn’t seempossible, especially as compe-tition day approached. Final-ly, on March 27,the team real-ized their vision. At the statechampionships, on the countof three, Gunther pulled therope and Isabelle lifted intothe air, a baby bird flying inthe forest.

The team struggled withtheir column structures atcompetition and eventuallycame in fourth place, butwhen all was said and done,what mattered most was thatthey had a vision and turnedit into reality: Isabelle flew!

The newest District 13 bal-sa team this year faced an in-credibly difficult problem. In-stead of building one struc-ture, they were charged withbuilding several well-bal-

anced lightweight columns.For a new team, it can oftentake most of the first season tojust get used to working withthe glue and wood.

Team members Tim Ar-cari, Garret Basiel, JoshuaFazzino, AJ Kleczkowski,Aidan O’Connell and OttoWallach persevered, buildingcolumn after columnthroughout the winter. Whenthe time came to compete,they showed their columns tothe judges and learned thattheir columns were over-weight by about 1.5 grams.The team was forced to makelast minute changes, and theyhandled the pressure with theexperience and confidence ofa much older team. Whenthey finally took to the gymfloor, Otto and Tim placedweights on their sturdy, bal-anced structures, and Garret,Josh, AJ and Aidan enter-tained the judges and the au-dience with a diamond minedance party.

A John Lyman team,

coached by Maureen Morris,included several Odyssey sib-lings. Bridey Morris, HannahHuddleston, Bailey Letter-gren, Ryan Hocking, CharlotteMeigs, Kaitlin Gossart and IvyDione also chose Food Courtand finished in sixth place.

Odyssey alum HenryWillis, a junior at Coginchaug,helped coach, with his moth-er, Annette Willis, his broth-er’s Memorial Middle Schoolteam of Troy Willis, ThomasKoba, Scott Romeyn, PatrickHocking, Melissa Grenier,Samuel Marteka and MathewWoznyk. They placed fifth inFood Court.

Other Region 13 Odysseyalums came back to help thisyear. A teammate of Henry’sfrom the third place world fi-nalist team a couple of yearsago, David Bedding, also a jun-ior at Coginchaug, came backto work in the scoring room.Lora Manley, another junior,

attended training in the balsastructure problem, “ColumnStructure,” and was one oftwo judges who had actuallycompeted in the problem.Most of our judges just imag-

ine what it’s like to be anOdyssey team; Henry, Davidand Lora know and so are finerole models for the younger

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Saturday morning children’s artprograms in May

The Arts Center at Killingworth offers its Saturday morn-ing art program for ages 6-11. Children spend four Saturdaymornings at the Arts Center, learning Mixed Media art con-cepts and develop their painting skills, complete a watercolorin miniature, and learn letter illumination, a form of decora-tive calligraphy. In Clay Discovery, children work with plas-ter, paper-mâché and clay to create molds, form pieces on ar-matures and then choose the best method to display theirwork. Saturdays, May 1, 8, 15, 22 from 9:30-11:40 a.m.; classescan be taken singly either Mixed Media or Clay Discovery,but most spend all morning and participate in both. Call 860-663-5593 or email artscenterkillingworth@gmail.com. Visitwww.artscenterkillingworth.org.

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The Durham HistoricalSociety and the UnitedChurches of Durham are co-sponsoring a concert withthe American and Celtic folkgroup Atwater-DonnellyTrio. The concert will be heldon Saturday, April 17, at 7p.m. at the United Churchesof Durham.

The group is based inRhode Island and previouslyperformed in Durham inApril 2007. The group incor-porates dance, vocals and awide array of instruments,including the mountain dul-cimer, banjo, guitar, tinwhistle, mandolin and har-monica, into each perform-ance. Atwater-Donnelly ismade up of husband and wifeAubrey Atwater and ElwoodDonnelly.

For this performance,they will be joined by CathyClasper-Torch, who addsboth vocals and other stringinstruments to the group.Aubrey Atwater, a skilleddancer, includes clog and tapdancing with the show. At-water and Donnelly haveperformed all across theUnited States, as well as inIreland, England and Canadaover their 22 year history asa duo. Please visit www.at-water-donnelly.com for moreinformation on the group.

Tickets for the concert willbe available at the door for$10 per person. The UnitedChurches of Durham is locat-ed at 228 Main Street. Pleaseemail durhamhistoricalsoci-ety@hotmail.com or call 860-716-5497 with any questions.

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Bottles and cans help scoutsTroop 33 is collecting cans andbottles from noon to 2 p.m. at theMiddlefield Community Center onApril 10 in order to raise funds fortheir annual trip to Philmont (lastyear’s trip at left). There will also bean open house during which po-tential scouts and their parentscan roast hot dogs and make theirown ice cream while they learnabout the benefits of scouting.

asked to have finance directorJoe Geruch negotiate a newprice for the remaining landwith Merriam.

Brayshaw announced thereceipt of a third $300,000 stategrant for housing rehabilita-tion. “This is a wonderful pro-gram,” he said. “In the firsttwo rounds approximately 30families have upgraded theirhouses with new roofs, siding,windows or other things thatmake a real difference inneighborhoods. The improvedhomes are located all overtown, and because the pro-gram is handled so confiden-tially, no one knows wherethey are unless the homeown-er makes it known.”

The program is a zero inter-est loan program with no mon-ey due until the house is sold,and then the amount loanedinterest-free will go into afund administered by thetown to make more loans.There are income guidelinesto qualify for the funds andcertain improvements that donot qualify. Finance directorJoe Geruch can answer anyquestions about this program.

The selectmen approvedthe sale of certain town equip-ment, including a truck, atractor and several air condi-tioners. They also approvedparticipation in the MDChousehold hazardous wastecollection program. The localcollection day will be Satur-day, Oct. 2, in Middletown, butparticipation by the town en-ables residents to participatein any of MDC’s collectiondays. Brayshaw pointed outthat the town pays $55 per ve-hicle for participation andurged neighbors to band to-gether and take their house-hold hazardous waste to col-lection day in one vehicle.

Encouraged by Park andRecreation director ChrisHurlbert, selectman Johnsonresearched beach rules andfound a town ordinancepassed in Sept. 1978 whenPark and Rec was under theleadership of Don Ginter. Theselectmen made a motion re-approved the ordinance, withthe modifications made in thelate 1990s, for posting and en-forcement at the beach.

Finally, Susan Heubergerwas appointed to the Conser-vation Commission, and Ken-neth Hiuntsch was re-appoint-ed to the Inland WetlandsAgency.

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The creation of two tri-partscreens to be used as a “back-stage” at John Lyman assem-blies was a wonderful collabo-rative effort — and they’re fi-nally complete!

Resident artist Alice Ogdenhad assisted other schools increating similar screens anddid a fantastic job of workingwith parents, students andteachers.

Lucy Meigs, mother of Char-lotte, a student at John Lyman,coordinated the project and Al-ice Ogden’s visit.

A special thanks to Ralphand Pat Sayward who were in-strumental in the constructionof the screens. Thanks also toLeonard Lumber, who donatedthe yellow pine for the framesKudos to Jeff Moore at StrongMiddle School, who cut the yel-low pine for the frames.

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Above, the finishedscreens up close. Below,third and fourth gradersunveil their masterpieces.

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class with one screen panel foreach of the six 3/4 classrooms.Kids and parents worked tofinish the panels.

The screens were unveiledat a recent assembly. One childfrom each of the 3/4 classespulled the covering off “their”panel, which contained theframes from their class, to achorus of “oohs” and “aahs.”

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Members of the John Lyman Trail Committee en-joyed a recent sunny day on the trail during lunchand recess. There is clean-up to do from winterstorms, and signs of spring are emerging! From left,David Skelps, Alyssa VanEyndhoven, Elise Veronik,Cooper Berry, Kylie Poggio and Noelle Sorenson.

Watching SeabiscuitBy Anabella Shafir, Grade 1

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Seabiscuit is a real story. It iscalled Seabiscuit because it isabout a horse called Seabiscuit.It was cool when the jockey gotbetter.

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Counting and helping

The first graders at Brewster School collected cansof food for the local food bank. One hundred ofthese cans were on display in the front hallway tocelebrate the 100th day of school.

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Regional District 13 offers aplay-based screening for chil-dren aged three and four. Thescreening allows parents tohave their child observed bydistrict professionals in an in-formal, fun setting to ensuretheir child’s development isprogressing age-appropriate-ly. Participation is also a pre-requisite for a child to be con-sidered as a role model for thepreschool program.

The next screenings will beFriday, May 7, at 9 a.m. and 11a.m. at Brewster School. Alldistrict four-year-olds andthose turning three by thatdate are invited.

Parental permission and in-volvement are required. How-ever, it is important for chil-dren to separate from theirparents so that the team canget an accurate assessment.Parents will complete a ques-tionnaire prior to the screen-ing and have the opportunityto discuss any questions withthe school psychologist duringthe screening. If you wouldlike your child to attend, callCrystal at 860-349-7210.

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fully after ashort ill-ness at Ap-ple Rehabin Middle-town, onApril 3,2010. Hewas prede-

ceased by his loving wife,Maxine (Whitten).

He is survived by a daugh-ter Christine Kohl and herHusband of Middlefield, a sonJoseph T. Downes of Rockfall,a son Gary Downes and hiswife Jackie of Durham, and astepdaughter Connie Adamsand her husband David ofNorth Fryeburg Me. He alsoleaves many grandchildren.

Joe owned and operatedJ&M Waste Removal inDurham, and through thisbusiness made many goodfriends and acquaintancesover the years before movingto Fryeburg, Me in 1986. Therehe worked for Indian Acres, asummer camp for children,for the next 20 years where hemade lots of friends. He en-joyed fishing, horseshoes,snowmobiling and especiallyNASCAR Racing.

A wake will be held in Frye-burg, Me, on Friday, April 9,from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wood Fu-neral Home, 12 Warren Street.A graveside service will be

held on Saturday, April 10, at 10a.m. in Pine Grove Cemetery.

A celebration of Joe’s Lifewill be held in Middlefield athis daughter Christine Kohl’shouse within the next fewweeks, at a time and date to beannounced.

Memorial forMelvin T. Ash

A memorial service to cele-brate the life of Melvin T. Ash,83, beloved husband of Bar-bara E. Ash, who died onMarch 6, will be held in theDurham Cemetery on Satur-day, April 17, at 2 p.m. Friendsare invited to join the familyto celebrate Mr. Ash’s life.

Walter Otto HerzigWalter Otto Herzig, 88, of

Durham, husband of Lois(Brechlin) Herzig, passedaway on Monday, April 5,2010, at Middlesex Health CareCenter in Middletown.

Born in Middletown, hewas the son of the late WalterH. and Julia (Moser) Herzig.Walter lived in Durham all ofhis life where he had his ownfarm. He was a member of thethe United Churches ofDurham, the 60 + Club and the

Durham Fair Association.Walter worked for Pratt &Whitney in Middletown andEast Hartford for over 20years.

Besides his wife, he is sur-vived by a son Warren W.Herzig of Durham; a daugh-ter, Joyce Hansen of Wood-stock Valley; and three grand-children, Trevor Hansen,Cortney Hansen andJonathan Herzig. He was pre-deceased by a daughter, Ju-lianne, in 1953.

Walter’s family would liketo say a special thank you tothe staff of Middlesex HealthCare Center for their wonder-ful care.

Funeral services will beheld on Friday, April 9, at 11a.m., at the Doolittle FuneralHome, 14 Old Church St.,Middletown, with the Rev.Dr. Elven W. Riggles, Jr. offi-ciating. Burial will follow inDurham Center Cemetery inDurham. Friends may call

on Thursday evening, from6-8 p.m., at the funeral home,and in lieu of flowers, maymake donations in Walter’smemory to Durham Volun-teer Ambulance Corps., P.O.Box 207, Durham, CT 06422or The Durham Fair Founda-tion, Inc., P.O. Box 642,Durham, CT 06422. Messagesof condolence may be sent tothe family at www.doolittle-funeralservice.com.

Trude (Lehmann)Scollo

Trude (Lehmann) Scollo,79, of Middlefield, wife of Car-men J. Scollo for 55 years,passed away on Sunday,April 4, 2010, at MiddlesexHospital. Born in Meriden,Jan. 20, 1931, she was thedaughter of the late Williamand Elfrieda (Wagner)Lehmann and had lived inMiddlefield for 50 years.

Trude was a true friend toanimals. She was adored byher family and she enter-tained those around herwith her political satire. Hercharming sense of humorand sarcastic wit is what en-deared us the most to her. Inher 79 years, Trude was agreat wife, mother, friend,supporter and a gift to us all.We will miss her terribly.

Besides her husband, shewill be missed by her twodaughters, Leah Tuttle andher husband, John, of Yard-ley, Pa., and Leslie Scollo ofLos Angeles, Ca., and her twograndchildren, Jordan andJack Tuttle.

A graveside service washeld in Middlefield Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, Trudewould have appreciated a do-nation to be made to the Con-necticut Humane Society, 701Russell Rd., Newington, CT06111.

UnitedChurches ofDurhamEaster festival

Above, Kayden Man-zara hugs NickiStevens, who has her“festival face” on at thespecial Easter celebra-tion held on Palm Sun-day, March 28, in the af-ternoon. Below, Nickihunts for foil-wrappedcandies in the grass be-hind the church.

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Saturday, March 27, Peckham Parkcame alive with children in search of candy and the special prize eggs that the EasterBunny laid out for them earlier in the day. The happy hunting was over in a matter ofminutes, then the lucky egg winners came up to claim their prizes. There were five win-ners in each age group. Pre-school group winners were Grace Gaffey, Autumn Fisher,Conor Champagne, John Legge and Autumn Dow. Kindergarten winners were LucStankewich, Sam Weber, Sabrina Iannucci, Dylan Kormylo and Natalie Bulvirenti. Firstand second grade winners were Jacob Toth, Owen Griffin, Mia Kurek, Evan Faiello andDylan Quincy. Third and fourth grade winners were Demarie Delvecchio, Kelly Frier,Carly Lane, Melissa Milardo and Cameron Kania. The winners posed for a photo after re-ceiving their gold coins, above. The winner of this year’s “how many jelly beans are inthe jar” contest was Samantha Kinell, shown at left with Middlefield Lion Marc D’Ama-to, who organized the Easter egg hunt. Samantha guessed 2,100 jelly beans, closest tothe actual number without going over. Photos submitted by Melissa Kowal and Jen Schulten

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Easter isn’t just bunnies and eggs. At right above, Elise and Natal-ie Weronick attended the annual ecumenical crosswalk on Good Friday with their parents. During thewalk, participants moved from Notre Dame to UnitedChurches to Church of the Epiphany where theyraised the cross. Bottom right, Roman guards Sethand Rev. Dale Azevedo, of Middlefield FederatedChurch, question Jesus, played by Father AnthonyJ. DiMarco, of St. Colman’s. Directly above and left,the annual ecumenical sunrise service in Lyman Or-chards brought worshippers and a sprinkling ofpets, including horses Brody and Damsel and a well-behaved contingent of dogs. Clouds hid the sunrisethis year, but more than 100 residents listened to BillMintz on guitar and joined Rev. Dale Azevedo in greeting the Resurrection morning. Photos by Sue VanDerzee

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Easter egghunt winnersThe Durham Easter egg

hunt was a great success.The following lucky kidsfound the golden eggs.

In the zero to two agegroup, Connor Daqvila,Julia Salley, Eric Samperi,Julianna Fuggi and EmilyParmelee; ages three andfour, Griffin Manske, Mar-ley Wood, Riley Biro,Samantha Mancini andTrevor Dixon; ages fiveand six, Anna Gargamelli,Kamila Koralasbayev,Olivia Bates, Zoey Albinand Amalia DeMartino;ages seven to nine, EmilyDell’Orfano, AlexandraSantiago, Jason Ma,Joshua Fazzino andNicholas Vestergard; andin the 10 and up, AbbyEisener, Nicole Sweet,Dan Meskill, Michael Eis-ner and Zachary Albin.

Left, Jack Flana-gan shows off hisDari Serv gift cer-tificate found in aspecial plasticegg. Above, Emi-ly Dell’Orfanoand AlexandraSantangelo, bothfinders of golden

eggs, contemplate their prize choices. Right, the 3-4-year-oldstake off on the signal of rec director Sherry Hill. Bottom right,Ashley Kijewski is a mighty cute egg hunter in the 0-2-year-oldclass. Bottom, two hands reach for the same egg.

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The Durham Recreation Committee dyes 1,500 realeggs, donated by Hi-Land Farms in Durham, to bringsmiles to the faces of local children participating in theannual Easter egg hunt held on April 3 this year.

Photos by Sue VanDerzee

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Above, right and below, the culmi-nation of Spirit Week, MemorialSchool held student and faculty vol-leyball games on March 26 for theentire school’s enjoyment. It wasalso “Wacky-Mismatched Day,” somany people wore outrageous out-fits. Principal Kevin Brough,dressed as a horse, (far bottom) en-tertained the crowd as the mascot,and fun music was played at thegames.

Photos by Stephanie Wilcox

Left and below, stu-dent versus staff vol-leyball games wereheld at Strong MiddleSchool as the culmi-nating event of Ex-cellence in HealthMonth. During themonth, students,staff and even par-ents participated inmany different

healthyactivities,includingyoga andhealthycooking.The stu-dentteamswon overthe staffteams.

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We are the champions!By Mark Salley

Special to the Town Times

A team of first and secondgraders from CoginchaugSoccer Club, sponsored byLino’s Market, took firstplace in this year’s “UltimateSports” indoorleague. With a recordof 10 and 1, this groupof boys and girlsshowed some im-pressive soccer skillsthroughout the win-ter season. Whilethey developed im-pressive individualskills, they alsolearned the impor-tance of playing as ateam.

Throughout theseason, our goal wasdefended brilliantlyby twin keepersAaron and EvanFaiella, who alsocontributed in fieldplay on defense. Ava

Kowal and Jason Spadashared defensive responsi-bilities and showed good, ag-gressive play all season long.

The midfield was dominat-ed by the skillful play ofAidan Lentz and Jason Sal-ley, who together demonstrat-

ed great ball skills on bothsides of the field.

Offensive responsibilitieswere shared each week byRyan Solomon and LiamHouchin. The champi-onship game was won by ascore of 7-3 with the help of

c o u s i n sDante Aparoand MariahS p a d a .D a n t escored fivegoals, andMariah, they o u n g e s tplayer onthe team,scored theremainingtwo goals.

Thanks tothe wonder-ful sponsor,d e d i c a t e dparents and agreat groupof young boysand girls.

Top row, from left, Jason Salley, Evan Faiella,Aaron Faiella, Dante Aparo, Jason Spada andAidan Lentz; bottom row, Ava Kowal, LiamHouchin, Mariah Spada and Ryan Solomon.

Submitted by Mark Salley

Durham Men’s League week 9By Scott Strang

Special to the Town Times

Dave Blair’s rebound andfollow-up shot with one sec-ond left lifted Orange to a 60-58 win over Red to finish theregular season for bothteams. Red came back from a15-point deficit in the secondhalf on three-pointers byFrank DeFlippo and drivinglay-ups by Ryan Cove, butwith the score tied, Red com-mitted a critical turnoverwith 15 seconds left that gaveOrange the ball. When aRyan Donecker jump shotmissed, Blair was there forthe putback. Pete Doneckeragain led Orange (4-6) with 15while Blair had 10 and ScottMarks added nine. DeFlippohad a season-high 23 pointswhile Mark Fong had 11 andMark Jungels scored sevenfor Red (1-9) in defeat.

The Young Gunz gave Tor-rison Stone their toughest

contest yet, but fell short 61-56 to end the Men’s Leagueregular season. League scor-ing leader Adam Poturnickiled Torrison (10-0) with 15and Jeremy Lobo and PeteLynch each scored 14. MikeBaranoski led the YoungGunz (5-5) with 18, includingseven-for-10 foul shooting,and Greg Bereski picked up14 points in a losing effort.

League Tournament Open-ing Round

Torrison Stone struggledto score early, but more thanmade up for it in the secondhalf, rolling to a 77-54 firstround tournament winagainst the overmatched Redteam. Red had no answers forAdam Poturnicki (21 pts),who not only had his usualinside game, but nailed athree-pointer in each half aswell. Ryan Cove, who strug-gled the past two weeks, re-turned to his early seasonform with 25 points, includ-ing five threes, but no otherRed player made it to doublefigures. Dave DeSanti, backafter missing the prior threegames, returned with an im-pressive 19-point effort, andJeremy Lobo added 14.Matthew Sullivan and MarkJungels picked up nine andeight points respectively forRed.

Playing their best game ofthe season so far, TimSchuler’s Orange squadhandily defeated the higherseeded Young Gunz 63-49 infirst round tournament play.Dave Blair (13 pts) was a con-sistent inside threat whileRyan Donceker (12 pts) didmost of his damage from theoutside for Orange. MikeBaranosky led the Gunz with14, and Alex Schade had 12points, but the league’s lead-ing three-point shootingteam couldn’t get the bulk oftheir threes to fall, and Or-ange led by 10 or more formost of the contest. An un-usually high 28 fouls werecommitted by 15 players, re-sulting in a season-high 34foul shots taken. Orange gotscoring from all nine of theirplayers in the win. Torrisonand Orange meet in the win-ner’s bracket, and the YoungGunz and Red teams playnext in the loser’s bracketgame in the double elimina-tion tournament format.

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The Baulz, an all sopho-more boys’ dodge ballteam won the Cogin-chaug High School annu-al tournament on March26. The win was an upsetagainst the highly fa-vored seniors of the Pur-ple City Bird Gang team.Picture here with their tro-phy are the team mem-bers: Kevin Gawron, YuriMorin, Erikson Wasyl,Alec Giacco, Sam Baker,Ethan Donecker, AlecCorazzini, Brock Hoyt, Jake Teitelbaum and Tyler Doherty.

TennisTournament

The sixth annual Walling-ford Family YMCA/Wint Fil-ipek Sr. Memorial TennisTournament, the biggest com-munity tournament in Ct., isscheduled for June 12–20, atthe Cheshire Academy tenniscomplex.

Proceeds from the tourna-ment benefit WallingfordYMCA youth programs andthe Winton S. Filipek Sr.scholarship fund.

The nine-day event features21 divisions for all levels, afree kids, HS clinic and funday, five high school divi-sions, a junior boys and girlsround-robin and specialevents daily.

Contact Wint Filipek Jr. atwrfilipek@hotmail.com orcall 860-621-5655 for informa-tion. Apply now at www.ym-cafilipektennis.com.

Local team tackles the towerThe Tackle the Tower at

Hartford 21 Stair Climb wasa great success! “Team Mc-Shane,” which consisted ofJack McShane and hisdaughter Katelyn (at right),Mark McLaughlin and RobMcCormick, managed toraise over $700 for theAmerican Lung Associa-tion.

The event drew over5,600 competitors, includ-ing teams of firefighterswho climbed the tower infull gear. Over $125,000 wasraised to benefit the AmericanLung Association programsand services here in Connecti-cut. The team was able to meetone of the “Biggest Losers,”Rudy Pauls, who was an inspi-ration to them all.

Donations are still being ac-cepted directly to the Ameri-can lung Association at 45 AshStreet in East Hartford, CT06108, and mention your sup-port for Team McShane.

Team members’ results atthe climb:

Katelyln McShane 31stoverall, second of females 20-29 years old, time: 5:05

Jack McShane 12th place,overall, second place malesage 50-59 time: 4:23

Mark McLaughlin 69thplace overall, fourth placemales age 60-69 time: 5:49

Rob McCormick 203rdplace, time: 7:12

Thank you to the generoussupporters from Durham and

Middlefield! Thenext climb thatTeam McShanewill be partici-pating in is the“Battle the Bowl”Stadium Climb.It will take placeat the Yale Bowlon Sept. 11, inNew Haven. Theteam is lookingfor interestedteam members aswell as sponsors.

See all of these Stair Climb events atwww.climbofyourlife.org.

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DAVID M. FUGGEAntique & Fine FurnitureRefinishing & Restoration

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Levi Coe LibraryHours: The library is open

from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon-days through Thursdays, andon Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Visit www.leviecoe.comor call the library at 860-349-3857 for information or to reg-ister for programs. You canalso renew, reserve and checkyour library record online.

Children’s Room Pro-grams: Monday, April 12,Plant Play at 2 p.m.; Tuesday,April 13, Diary of a WimpyKid Party at 4 p.m.; and Wherethe Wild Things Are movieshowing Thursday, April 15,

at 2 p.m. Registration is re-quired for all programs bycalling the children’s room at860-349-3857 ext 2.

New Titles: No One WouldListen by Harry Markopolos,The Mapping of Love andDeath by Jacqueline Win-spear, The Lost Books of theOdyssey by Zachary Mason,Deception by Jonathan Keller-man, Son of Hamas by MosabHassan Yousef and Fireworksover Toccoa by JeffreyStepakoff. New young adultand children’s titles includeFade by Lisa McMann, Im-mortal by Gillian Shields, Af-ter Ever After by Jordan Son-nenblick, Lockdown by Alex

Smith, Planet Earth by DanGilpin, Stink Solar System Su-perhero by Megan McDonald,Glitter Girls and the GreatFake Out by Meg Cabot, TheLast Wilderness by ErinHunter and Leprechaun inLate Winter by Mary Pope Os-borne.

New DVD Titles: The MenWho Stare at Goats, Brothers,The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Ponyo,Planet 51, Precious, Where theWild Things Are and more.

Durham LibraryHours: Regular library

hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.Mondays through Thursdays

and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridaysand Saturdays. Visitwww.durhamlibrary.org tosearch the catalog, registerfor a program or renew yourmaterials. For information orto register for a program byphone, call 860-349-9544.

PALS Book Sale: The an-nual book sale is scheduledfor Friday, May 21, from 6 to 8p.m. and Saturday, May 22,from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday’shours are a preview with anadmission fee. There will be alarge selection of titles foradults and children, as well astapes, CDs and DVDs. The li-brary is now accepting dona-tions of books and media in

good condition. No textbooksor periodicals please.

The Mystery Book Dis-cussion Group will meet onTuesday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m.to discuss The Full DarkHouse by Christopher Fowler.Copies of the book are avail-able at the library. Everyoneis invited to join this informaldiscussion.

The Book Lover’s Circlewill meet on Wednesday, May5, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss WideSargasso Sea by Jean Rhys.Copies of the book are avail-able at the library.

Spring Break: On Mon-day, April 12, SherlockHolmes movie (PG-13) withRobert Downey Jr. and JudeLaw from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Pop-corn provided. On Tuesday,April 13, Eager by Helen Fox.A fourth to sixth grade bookdiscussion from 7 to 8 p.m. At8 p.m. teams will build robots(registration is required). OnWednesday, April 14, cakedecorating/DIY with EmyTriay; participants leave withstarter kits, from 6:30 to 8:30p.m. For kids 12 and older(registration required). OnThursday, April 15, astrono-my with Kevin Manning, a re-tired NASA astrophysicist,from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for kids 10and older. On Friday, April 16,Jeepers Creepers, a chance tosee and touch reptiles, am-phibians, arachnids, insectsand more. For kindergarten-ers and older (registration isrequired). On Saturday, April17, donuts with dad, a specialstorytime with donuts, juice,coffee and dads from 10:30 to11:30 a.m. For preschool kidsand dads (registration re-quired). To register for any ofthese programs, call the li-brary at 860-349-9223.

Check out new titles: TheSilver Eagle by Ben Kane, Inthe Company of Angels byThomas E. Kennedy, HerMother’s Hope by FrancineRivers, Without Mercy by LisaJackson, Something Red byJennifer Gilmore, Heaven,Our Enduring Fascinationwith the Afterlife by LisaMiller, Life in Year One, Whatthe World Was Like in First-Century Palestine by ScottKorb and Just Let Me LieDown, Necessary Terms for theHalf-Insane Working Mom byKristin van Ogtrop.

New DVDs: Precious,Blind Side, An Education andAlvin and the Chipmunks, theSqueakquel.

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HELP WANTED:Director sought for Durham MiddlefieldYouth and Family Services. Non-profitagency seeks individual for part-timeposition (25-30 hrs./wk.) to directprograms and activities of youth servicebureau. Ideal candidate would haveexperience working with children, havestrong ties to the local community,possess grant writing skills, love children,be energetic and have strong desire todevelop programs to minimize riskybehavior in youth. Flexible hours.Candidates who may not have beenemployed recently due to retirement ortime spent raising children areencouraged to apply. Forward resume toSharon Quirk, DMYFS chair, atrsquirky@comcast.net.

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students. Ryan Manley, anOdyssey alum and CRHS andRPI graduate, also comes backevery year to work the scoringroom.

We had three teams in Col-umn Structure this year, twocoached by Carolyn Wallachand Bernadette Basiel. In thisproblem the team had tobuild columns, the morecolumns the more points,made out of balsa wood andglue. The judges determinethe strongest structures byplacing Olympic weights onthem until they break. TheJohn Lyman balsa team, in-cluding members Otto Wal-lach, Joshua Fazzino, AJKleczkowski, Aidan O’Con-nell and Garret Basiel, camein fifth place in Division Iand the two Memorial balsateams came in fourth andfifth places in Division II.Mary-Jo Murphy coached thefifth place team of GillianMurphy, Olivia Marran, Lil-ian Zhou, Abby Marran, Bri-anna VanEyndoven, EmilyHouchin and Caitlin Sibiske.

Finally, we had a UnitedYouth Fellowship team in thevehicle problem, “NatureTrail’R,” Division II. MichaelO’Keefe, Isabella O’Keefe,Patrick Holden, DevinMakara, Kia Boreland, OwenTobin and Ben Wooding de-signed and built a vehicle togo on a camping trip, com-plete with a camper. AnaMaria O’Keefe and PamelaWooding were the coachesfor this team.

CTOM Odyssey of theMind is an almost completelyvolunteer-driven organiza-tion. Coaches, judges, evenBoard of Directors are all vol-unteers who give of them-selves to make sure that thestudents in Connecticut havethis wonderful opportunity.Each of the teams, includingthe Region 13 teams, has acoach and must also providea judge who is trained andthen judges in the competi-tion. It is truly a communityeffort that makes this possi-ble.

I would like to thank all ofthe coaches listed above forsupervising their youngteams since October. Ourcoaches are different: inOdyssey all of the work, allthe ideas, the designs, andevery line in the skit must

come from the team of stu-dents. It takes the pressureoff coaches, as the kids haveto be the creative ones!

I would also like to thankour judges this year, whogave up two Saturdays totrain and judge our 175 Con-necticut teams. In Region 13,our judges were ElizabethAzevedo, Daniel Shoemaker,Richard Meskill, Ryan Man-ley, Diana Varese, ClaudiaO’Connell and Lucy Meigs.Region 13 is well representedin the volunteer ranks ofOdyssey. Our Scoring Cap-

tain is John Manley. BethManley, Jill Riggles, ChrisLaVigne and Paula Beddingserve on the Board of Direc-tors of Connecticut Odysseyof the Mind.

If you think maybe yourchild might enjoy theOdyssey experience, feel freeto ask anyone listed here formore details. We loveOdyssey! And we’ll have anOdyssey Information Nighton Sept. 21, 2010, at John Ly-man School at 7 p.m.. Newstudents, coaches and volun-teers are always welcome!

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