6-24-2011TownTimes

Hundreds laced up for second annualGo Far, Go Fast race at fairgrounds

Tot runners excitedly burst from the starting line at last Saturday’s Go Far, GoFast race at the Durham Fairgrounds, ready to run like the wind. See more pho-tos on page 19. Photo by Cheri Kelley

Volume 18, Issue 11 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, June 24, 2011

Utilizing sun power atLyman and Memorial

By Mark DionneSpecial to the Town Times

The side of the strip mallat the corner of Stricklandand Route 147/157 is paintedwith a child-like depiction ofMiddlefield residents enjoy-ing the outdoors and utiliz-ing wind and solar power inenvironmentally responsi-

ble ways. That idealisticscene became at least par-tially a reality recently withthe installation of state-of-the-art solar photovoltaicsystems at John Lyman andMemorial schools.

On Monday, June 20, asmall group was given a tourof the technology by ErikBartone and Gary Lane,owners of DBS Energy. Thenew solar panels should savethe district money, reduceits carbon footprint and pro-vide an educational opportu-nity for the students.

Bartone said that the newmetal roofs, large southernexposures, single story con-struction and protectionfrom wind created “reallythe ideal situation” at theschools. Bartone also

praised the administrativeteam in the district for theirforesight and openness tonew ideas.

The systems have approxi-mately 250 panels each, withMemorial’s being slightlylarger than Lyman’s, andcan produce as much as58,000 watts of DC power. Aninverter about the size of a

large refrigerator is the onlypart of the system on theground. The inverter con-verts the DC power into use-able AC power for the schooland connects to the school’sregular electrical supply.

Decades ago, racks of bat-teries accompanied solarpanels to store the extra pow-er produced when the panels

In this issue ...Calendar/Libraries..........4Durham Briefs................11Middlefield Briefs...........12Sports..........................23-27

Local woman rides for MSDaria Vander Veer,of Middlefield, pic-tured far left (inphoto at right),poses in rain gearwith fellow ridersunder threateningskies before em-barking on a 30-mile ride in theBike MS:b k m / S t e e l c a s eRide on June 12 atSherwood IslandState Park in West-port. To date, Darialeads the pack with $965 raised, while the others have each raised more than$125. Funds raised through events, such as Bike MS, benefit the National MS So-ciety, Connecticut Chapter, and the more than 6,000 Connecticut residents itserves. For more information on the Bike MS: bkm/Steelcase Ride, presented byLouis Dreyfus Commodities, or to donate to Vander Veer, Ward, Carlton, Davisor Franzen, please visit www.ctfightsMS.org. Submitted by Karen Bulter

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The solar panels visible on top of Memorial schoolhave been providing electricity and savings to theschool since April. Photo by Mark Dionne

See Solar, page 20

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CorrectionsWe strive to bring you the most accurate information available each week, but if you see

something in Town Times that isn’t quite right, give us a call at 860-349-8000, and we’ll doour best to make things right.

In reference to the business brief in the June 17 issue (New business infuses yoga and ten-nis), Middlefield Parks & Recreation director Chris Hurlbert said there will be no lessonsat Peckham Park in Middlefield until permission is granted.

The article CT to become 15th state to provide protections based on gender identity or expressionin the June 17 issue was written by Charles Joughin of the Human Rights Campaign.

Old homes inMiddlefield

In 1934, a small group of peo-ple began visiting every townin Connecticut to survey its“old buildings.” A Work Pro-jects Administration (WPA)project, the staff of the Censusof Old Buildings in Connecti-cut completed forms with in-formation about the buildingsand often took photographs ofthe buildings. The majorityare houses, but some schools,churches, factories and li-braries are included. The sur-vey forms and photographswere deposited in the statearchives with additions com-

ing in as late as 1942.The Connecticut State Li-

brary (CSL) has transcribedthe forms, digitized the pho-tographs and is pleased topresent them online as partof the CSL Digital Collec-tions. Please see WPA Archi-tectural Survey Census ofOld Buildings atcslib.cdmhost.com.

This is a work in progress,and the information for oth-er towns is being added astime allows.

Most of the buildings haveno name, and locations arerarely addresses. Construc-tion dates and the originalowners are as written on thesurvey forms, even though

more recent research mayprovide different information.

Viewers are encouragedto use the “Tell Us More”field in each building’s de-scriptive metadata (informa-tion about an item) to e-mailCSL with more info abouteach building, its history, itsaddress, current status, etc.

Any questions about thisproject can be directed toCarol Ganz, reference librar-ian, at [email protected], 860-757-6587. Enjoy viewing yourtown’s old buildings!

Transfer stationfees increase

The transfer station willbe closed on Monday, July 4,for the holiday. There arenew prices for the transfer

station as of July 1, 2011:Stickers: $20; Demo: $25

per cubic yard; Tires: $5each (only light truck andcar tires accepted); Paddedfurniture: $10 each; Mat-tress/box spring: $10 each.More information will becoming at a later date.

Local artistswanted

Seeking New England re-alist and modern painters,sculptors, jewelers, crafters,fabric artists and photogra-phers for the Arts Center atKillingworth’s seventh an-nual Autumn Art Trail, Oc-tober 8-9. There are two waysto participate: 1) Exhibit atthe two-day Outdoor ArtsFestival on the highly-visi-

ble Madison Green in Madi-son, or 2) Open your workingart studio to visitors. Artistsparticipate both days of thefestival or Open Studio Trailas they demonstrate, discussand sell their artwork.

Registration form andparticipation fee are due Fri-day, Sept. 9. Mail form andfee to the Arts Center atKillingworth, 276 N. ParkerHill Road, Killingworth, CT06419. There is a limitednumber of artists per medi-um, so early registration issuggested. Download theprospectus/registrationform at www.artscen-terkillingworth.org. Formore info and fee, call 860-663-5593 or email [email protected].

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Join locals in Durham to help ‘raise the roof’ in Oaxaca, MexicoBy Elisabeth Kennedy

Special to the Town Times

Oaxaca Street ChildrenGrassroots, Inc. was foundedin 1996 by Americans Haroldand Jodi Bauman. The cou-ple traveled to Oaxaca, Mexi-co, on a vacation in 1984 andwere so moved by the num-ber of children selling trin-kets in the streets that theyhad to help. What startedwith helping one family en-roll their children in schoolhas grown into a child spon-sorship program that serves670 children.

In 2000, Oaxaca StreetChildren Grassroots (OSCG)purchased a large, crum-bling building that had no in-terior walls or roof. Over theyears, the building was reno-vated room by room to be-come a 2,500-square-footcommunity center known asCentro de Esperanza Infantil(Center of Hope for Chil-dren).

In Mexico, education isfree, but parents must buy a

uniform, books and supplies,which many impoverishedfamilies cannot do. OSCG’ssponsorship program coversthose expenses to enablechildren to attend school,but it also provides the chil-dren with a hot meal eachday, tutoring, access to com-puters, art classes andhealthcare services. In addi-tion, job training is providedfor the parents of sponsoredchildren.

Our community hasstrong ties toOSCG and Centrode Esperanza.C o g i n c h a u g ’ sSpanish HonorSociety has spon-sored a student,Rodrigo, since2000. Rodrigo hasjust completedhis second year ofcollege and hopes

to become a teacher himself –what a difference in his lifeand lives of children he willone day teach! This year thehonor society has picked upa second sponsorship,Leonel Perez Hernandez,providing his first opportu-nity to attend school. Oursmall towns boast five addi-tional sponsors of childrenserviced by Centro de Esper-

Above, a man paints at the Centro de Esperanza In-fantil in Oaxaca, Mexico. Left, Marilyn and AshleyHorn with David and Rodrigo Mesinas Perez. Belowleft, a woman carries gravel. Photos by Andrea Schlaepfer

See Raise the Roof, page 22

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FRIDAY

June 24Project Graduation

For the 20th consecutiveyear, seniors will be invitedto Project Graduation, an all-night, substance-free partyfor Coginchaug seniors only.As in the past, the theme willbe a well-kept secret. Thisevent will boast a variety offun activities, live entertain-ment and an abundance offood. A highlight for thesegraduates is a drawing forthe many donated prizes.

Baked Bean SupperThe Baked Bean Suppers

are held at the UnitedChurches of Durham will be-gin today at 6 p.m. in the airconditioned Fellowship Hall,located at 228R Main St. inDurham. The Baked BeanSuppers are a local tradition,featuring dishes such asbaked beans, scalloped corn,macaroni dishes, salads andhomemade breads and pies.All are welcome; call 860-349-8080 for prices and more info.

SATURDAY

June 25Dudley Farmers’ Market

The Farmers’ Market atthe Dudley Farm, corner ofroutes 77 and 80 in NorthGuilford, is held every Satur-day from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.through Oct. 29. Local and or-ganic produce, herbs, eggs,flowers, baked goods, honey,maple syrup, soaps, jewelry,knitted things, gift items andmore homemade and home-grown items are sold.

MONDAY

June 27Lunch Bunch

A book discussion group atthe Durham Library forgrades 4-6 will meet today,July 11 and July 18 from 12:15to 1:15 p.m. Bring your ownsandwich and dessert will beprovided. Registration is re-quired for this three-sessionevent; call 860-349-9544.

TUESDAY

June 28Destination Durham

Every Tuesday at 1 and 7p.m. on Comcast Channel 19,

Destination Durham will beaired for those living inDurham. DVDs are alsoavailable at the Levi Coe andDurham libraries.

Teen Book ClubThe Durham Library is

holding a meeting for kidsgrades 7 through 10 today at6 p.m. to choose the booksthe kids would like to dis-cuss during the Teen BookClub. Call 860-349-9544 to at-tend this meeting and shareyour input.

WEDNESDAY

June 29TOPS

Join the TOPS meetingsevery Wednesday at 6:30p.m. at the Durham TownHall third floor meetingroom. For more info, callNaomi at 860-349-9558 orBonnie at 860-349-9433.

THURSDAY

June 30Farmers’ Market

The Durham Farmers’Market is every Thursdayfrom 3 to 6 p.m. on the towngreen through Sept. 8. To-day’s theme is letterboxing.Visit www.durhamfarmers-market.org for more info.

‘Raise the Roof’Campaign

After 11 years, the roof ofthe community center is indisrepairandadangertostaffand students. OSCG haslaunched a “Raise the Roof”campaign to raise $50,000 toperform necessary repairsand improvements to contin-ue to serve even more chil-dren. Marilyn Horn, retiredSpanish teacher and memberof the OSCG Board of Direc-tors, is looking for help to“Raise the Roof” and has en-listed the help of Katie Hugh-es, owner of Perk on Main inDurham. From 4 to 8 p.m. to-day, Perk on Main will fea-turelivemusic,silentauctionand a Mexican Market. Hugh-es will donate a portion of allsales to “Raise the Roof.”

FRIDAY

July 1Tot Time

The MOMS Club ofDurham and Middlefieldsponsors a weekly Tot Time.

It is held every Friday from10:30 a.m. to noon at Peck-ham Park, or, if it’s rainy, atthe Middlefield CommunityCenter. This open-age play-group is available for all res-idents and their children ofDurham, Middlefield andRockfall. No RSVP is re-quired; just feel free to comeon down and join the fun.For more info on the MOMSClub, please contact Ann [email protected].

SATURDAY

July 2Dudley Farmers’ Market

The Farmers’ Market atthe Dudley Farm, corner ofroutes 77 and 80 in NorthGuilford, is held every Satur-day from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.through Oct. 29. Local and or-ganic produce, herbs, eggs,flowers, baked goods, honey,maple syrup, soaps, jewelry,knitted things, gift items andmore homemade and home-grown items are sold.

Tag Sale & Flea MarketNotre Dame Church on

Main Street in Durham willhave their monthly tag saleand flea market rain or shinein their church hall, churchgarage, parking lot and lawntoday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Household goods, pots andpans, dishes, craft supplies,sewing supplies, furniture,clothing, antiques, col-lectibles, over 1,000 booksand anything you mightneed or want. A jewelry tableand 30 tag sale tables withthousands of items are set upin the air-conditionedchurch hall. Vendor space isavailable by calling Bob at860-349-0356. The next datesare Aug. 6, Sept. 3 and Oct. 1.

MONDAY

July 4Happy Fourth of July!

TUESDAY

July 5Destination Durham

Every Tuesday at 1 and 7p.m. on Comcast Channel 19,Destination Durham will beaired for those living inDurham. DVDs are alsoavailable at the Levi andDurham libraries.

Durham LibraryHours: Regular library

hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.Mondays through Thursdaysand 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridaysand Saturdays. Visitwww.durhamlibrary.org tosearch the catalog, reviewyour account, register for aprogram or renew your mate-rials online. For informationor to register for a program byphone, call 860-349-9544.

Teen Book Club: Grades7-10 planning meeting Tues-day, June 28, at 6 p.m. Youchoose the books you’d liketo discuss.

Summer Reading 2011:One World, Many Stories:The library’s annual sum-mer reading program beginson Monday, June 27. Chil-dren, young adults andadults are encouraged tojoin. Weekly prizes included!

Volunteens: Teens age 12and up, we need you to run theSummer Reading Desk! Youwill be registering patrons,keeping track of statistics andpreparing craft kits for futurestory times. Volunteer for sixhours and get a t-shirt and apizza party at the end of theprogram. Please sign up at thecirculation desk in the whiteVolunteen binder.

Summer Reading Kick-Off: A Mexican Fiesta: OnTuesday, June 28, at 6:30 p.m.the library will host a MexicanFiesta to celebrate our sum-mer of reading. Mexican sto-ries, songs and food will be in-cluded. Registration is re-quired for this family event.

Children’s Movie: OnThursday, June 30, at 3 p.m.the library will show Gulliv-er’s Travels with Jack Black.Popcorn and drink will beprovided. Registration is notrequired.

Afternoon Story Adven-tures: Join Miss Diana onFriday, July 1, at 1:30 p.m. forstories, songs and a craft.Ages 2 and up. Registrationis not required.

Lunch Bunch: A book dis-cussion group for grades fourthrough six will meet Mon-days, June 27, July 11 andJuly 18, from 12:15 to 1:15p.m. Bring your own sand-wich, and dessert will be pro-vided. Registration is re-quired.

Book Lovers’ Circle: TheBook Lovers’ Circle will meeton Wednesday, July 6, at 7:30

p.m. when Warrior’s Don’tCry, a Searing Memoir of theBattle to Integrate Little Rock’sCentral High by Melba Bealswill be discussed. All are wel-come. Copies of the book areavailable at the library.

Levi Coe LibraryHours: The library is open

from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondaythrough Thursday and closedFriday and Saturday. We willreopen on Saturdays after La-bor Day. Visitwww.leviecoe.com or call thelibrary at 860-349-3857 for in-formation or to register forany program. You can also re-new, reserve and check yourlibrary record on the website.

Library Closing: The li-brary will be closed on Mon-day, July 4, for the holiday.

Book Donations: The li-brary is now accepting itemsin good condition for our an-nual November book sale.We do not accept textbooksor magazines. Thank you!

Museum Passes: The li-brary now has the followingmuseum passes, which offereither free or reduced admis-sion: Beardsley Zoo, CT StateParks & Forests Day Pass,Mystic Aquarium,Wadsworth Atheneum Mu-seum of Art and CT’s OldState House. Please call thelibrary for more info.

Children’s SummerReading Program: SummerReading registration beginson Monday, June 27, at 10 a.m.The Children’s Room hasmany exciting programs thissummer. Please check out ourcalendars under the activitiesand events section on the li-brary’s website for programdates and times. All programregistrations must be done in-person. Please stop by the li-brary for more info.

Wish List Books: Pleasedonate one or more of the fol-lowing wish list books for ourlibrary: A Dance with Dragonsby George R.R. Martin andPortrait of a Spy by Daniel Sil-va. If you choose to donate abook, you will get to be thefirst one to check it out. Wewill also add a bookplate to ac-knowledge your kind dona-tion. Call or stop by the libraryfor further details.

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Francis requests $750,000 for Public Works salt and sand shedBy Chuck Corley


The Durham Board of Fi-nance (BOF) devoted most oftheir June 21 meeting to a dis-cussion of the Public Works fa-cility as First Selectman Lau-ra Francis wants to call a townmeeting on part of the con-struction by July 11. Francisintroduced the first phase ofconstruction to the board, in-forming them that she wantsfunding to pay for a new saltshed and vehicle bay. The plan

is to install these buildingsstarting in August and finish-ing by the end of November.To do thisFrancis asked thatthe BOF transfer $750,000 fromthe town’s undesignated fundbalance.

While bonding will pay forthe rest of the work needed atthe Public Works facility,she noted that it can take up-wards of six months to re-ceive a bond. With the col-lapse of Durham’s salt shedthis winter, the town can’twait six months for a newshed. Francis added that in-surance will pay at least$190,000 of the cost ofreplacement, but state statutesays that the town must ap-prove spending the wholeamount that is needed. Anymoney remaining after thework is complete will be re-turned to the undesignatedfund balance.

Most of the paperwork re-quired for construction hasbeen finished, and the select-

men will set a town meetingfor July 11 at their regularmeeting next Monday, June27. Two bids have been sub-mitted in the $600,000 range,but Francis asked the BOFfor $750,000 as a contingencyagainst any unexpected costsor other issues.

Even after this work is fin-ished, the Public Works facili-ty will require another $1.2million in construction andrenovation. A bond to financethe rest of the project will cost$70,000, so she explained thatDurham may look into addi-tional projects to fund with abigger bond. She noted that ifDurham tried bonding for an-other project at a later date, itwould again cost $70,000. She

hopes to avoid unnecessaryspending by combining multi-ple projects in one large bond.At this time, however, no oth-er major projects are plannedfor the bonding process.

After hearing Francis’presentation, the financeboard unanimously recom-mended that the Board of Se-lectmen hold a town meetingfor the transfer of $750,000from the undesignated fundbalance for the salt shed and

vehicle maintenance andstorage garage.

The board also reviewed atransfer request from the firecompany’s board of trustees topay for painting and otherwork related to the installa-tion of air handlers in the fire-house. The board recommend-ed the transfer go to townmeeting, which could transfer$7,130 from the fire trustee’sreserve budget to fund thework.

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‘Mother Beth will be sorely missed’ at Church of the EpiphanyBy Diana Carr


She fought it. She wasn’tgoing to do it because sheknew it would be tough. Butthe day came when she couldno longer ignore the call, anda lot of people are glad thatshe didn’t. In 2000, at the ageof 58, the Reverend BethHoffman, of Manchester,was ordained as an Episco-palian priest. “This is reallya third career for me,” shesays.

Hoffman started out injournalism with an Associ-ate of Arts degree fromStephens College in Colum-bia, Missouri. She got mar-ried and went on to get aBachelor’s degree in electivestudies from the Universityof Bridgeport in 1990. At thesame time, she receivedtraining and state certifica-

tion to become a substanceabuse and addiction coun-selor at Norwalk Hospital.And she became the directorof their employee assistanceprogram.

After getting her Bache-lor’s degree, she studied so-cial work at Columbia Uni-versity in Purchase, NewYork. “I quit halfwaythrough,” she tells us, “be-cause I was in the wrongfield. I really belonged in di-vinity school. It took me awhile to figure that out.”

It was the spirituality shehad developed over theyears, she says, as well as theencouragement of her super-visor at Norwalk Hospital,who was a priest and a psy-chiatrist, that led to her deci-sion to go to divinity school.“When I retired from there,he told me I’d make a goodpriest, and I should consider

going into the seminary,”Hoffman explains. “He knewme well, and he knew thatmy spirituality was impor-tant to me, but I told him he

was crazy. Who wants topick up your life and turn itupside down when you’re inyour mid 50s? I kept resist-ing, and I kept feeling pres-sured by God. I felt that Hewas telling me, ‘I want you.’ Itold him He was crazy, too. Ifinally just gave in because Iknew this was what I wassupposed to do. This is a call.You don’t set out sayingyou’re going to be a priest.God calls you.”

She attended PittsburghTheological Seminary andGeneral Theological Semi-nary (in New York City), wasa chaplain for a year and ahalf at Incarnation Center (aretreat and conference cen-ter and summer camp forkids, located in Ivoryton),then became the assistantrector at St. Mary’s Church,in Manchester. (The rectoris in charge of the churchfull-time.) It was here thatshe took on the name ofMother Beth. “The other twopriests were men and were

called Father. So I figured Iwould be called Mother. Iwanted to be on an equalfooting.”

She retired, but threeyears ago, when the Churchof the Epiphany, located inDurham, needed a vicar (avicar is in charge of thechurch part-time), she an-swered the call. She deliv-ered her last sermon lastweek on June 19.

Hoffman says it’s time tomove on. She’s 68 and hasbeen running back and forthfor three years, and thechurch has accomplishedwhat they hoped they would.In 2007 it separated from theMiddlesex Cluster (a groupof five churches with fivepriests that rotate amongthem) and “has become avery strong independentchurch. This is a good quit-ting point.” And the futureholds great promise forMother Beth. The bishop hasReverend Beth Hoffman

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There was a brief Board ofSelectmen meeting in Mid-dlefield held on Tuesday,June 22. Powder Ridge wasonce again on the agenda.First Selectman JohnBrayshaw stated, “The lasttractor trailer load of snowguns was taken out of theretoday. We will gross about$13,000 to $14,000 for the snowguns.” Brayshaw felt that itwas possible to have a clos-ing within the month of July.

Under old business, a mo-tion was passed to extendthe listing agreement thetown has with OR & L for an-other six months on theBrookside Industrial Parkoff Laurel Brook Road.Brayshaw noted that he

wants to invite Brett Eagle-son from OR & L and mem-bers of the Economic Devel-opment Commission to hearany ideas for the property.

In new business,Brayshaw announced thatMemorial School formallypresented the solar-poweredsystem on Monday.Brayshaw said, “The schoolpaid absolutely zero fortheir electricity yesterday.”Selectwoman Mary Johnsonwondered if in low-usagepoints in the year, like thesummer, the extra powergoes back to the grid.Brayshaw believed that itdid. He added that all powerfor Middlefield’s town-owned buildings comes fromrenewable sources.

Third and fourth graders in Mrs. Had-lock’s class at John Lyman School visit-ed Middlefield Town Hall to learn aboutlocal government from Town Clerk Don-na Golub and First Selectman JohnBrayshaw. Photos submitted by Elizabeth Hadlock

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Above, Maddie DeFlippo,Maia Carpentino, RachelTesta and Kenny Trawickilisten attentively to DonnaGolub. Top right, Mr.Brayshaw describes a dayin the life of a first select-man to students.See BOS, page 22

My answer to this question changed withthe weather. At first it was a marine biologist.Then it was an architectural historian. Then adermatologist. I personally believe the bestpart of youth is the ability to dream — dreamBIG and dream constantly. I discovered a lovefor words around the same time I realizedmathematics was not my strong point (grade4, maybe?), and my writing aspirations tookoff from there. There is so much you can dowith words: teach English, write books, be ajournalist, poet, screenwriter, etc. So after col-lege, I knew I wanted to work in writing some-how, and I was very fortunate to begin my ca-reer as the reporter here at Town Times, andnow I’m editor. Words, words, words.That’s what I wanted to surroundmyself with after college. Another lo-cal dreamer won the CHET DreamBig! competition for her own bigdreams.

Lauren Konefal, a John LymanSchool kindergartener, recently wonthe CHET Dream Big! competition

that asked Con-necticut youthin grades K-5,“What do youwant to do afteryou go to col-lege?” Her ambi-tious answer iswithin her sub-mission pic-tured below (shewants to be afairy!). Lauren’sfamily won a $50contribution to a CHET 529 college savings plan

for her future college fund. There were over 2,000 drawings

submitted for the competition and 43merit winners were selected. Youcan see more of the winning submis-sions at www.chetdreambig.com.

So there, see the things you cando when you dream big?

SW, editor Photo submitted by Amy Bell

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Letters to the Editor

Thank you,MemorialMiddle School

Our sincere thanks to theadministrators, teachers,students and parents ofMemorial Middle School forthe continued support of theJames LeClerc Walkathon.It’s been three-and-a-halfyears since leukemia tookmy son James’ life awayfrom his family, friends andstudents. He was proud to bea teacher and gave his all tohis students.

To Jamie’s past students:for your inspiration and ded-ication to the yearlywalkathon in honor ofJamie, our family will be for-ever grateful. To keep hisname alive is a gift to us that

goes above and beyond.David, Charlene, Tracy,

Alexandra and Cayleb

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DurhamHistorical Societyhas new website

The Durham HistoricalSociety would like to an-nounce the launch ofwww.durhamhistoricalsoci-ety.net. We are very excitedto have our own website nowand would like to thank thetown of Durham for allowingus to have space on theirwebsite for the last severalyears. Durham resident,graphic designer and societymember Matt Means con-tributed his services to build

the new website. Without hishelp, this project wouldn’thave gotten off the ground.

Visitors to the websitewill find information on ourbuildings, a list of publica-tions on Durham history,images of some items in ourcollection and a calendar ofevents. Membership infor-mation is also available on-line, and photographs of theprogress we have made withour second floor renovationsare also posted on the site. Alist of contractors, companiesand other non-profits whohave partnered with us overthe years will also be added.

Check back regularly foradditions. We look forwardto welcoming all Durhamresidents to a grand re-open-ing of the schoolhouse soon!

SarahAtwell,DHSPresident

Motorists needto share roadwith pedestrians

Summer is in full swing,and it’s most notable by theincrease of pedestrian trafficalong our major routes inDurham, particularly MapleAvenue, Pickett Lane, Maid-en Lane, Brick Lane andHaddam Quarter Road. Imost frequently see pedestri-ans out walking, running orriding bikes, especially

younger adults and children,on these routes.

It is also along theseroutes that I see motoristsrarely, if ever, obeying post-ed speed limits or yielding topedestrians in crosswalks,let alone simply slowingdown while approaching apassing walker or biker. Mydaughter, who crosses MainStreet at Strong School daily,routinely waits several min-utes for motorists to stop atthe crosswalk in order for herto safely cross the road on herway to and from school.

Something needs to bedone to address those whospeed and disobey laws per-taining to pedestrian traffic.I was dismayed that the townchose to remove the stopsign at the intersection ofMaple Avenue and CemeteryRoad. At least with that onestop sign, folks were forcedto slow down as they ap-proach the steep turn up thehill toward the green andMain Street. Without it,folks are back to zippingalong without concern forpedestrians.

Ironically I see a muchmore prominent presence ofpolice officers along MainStreet, particularly duringrush hour. But that hardlyaddresses the problem: sure,one might be able to ticket aspeeder along Main Street,

but during rush hour, speedisn’t the problem. The prob-lem is motorists using alter-nate routes, such as MapleAvenue, to circumvent thestop-and-go traffic alongMain Street. The police whoare supposedly “enforcing”traffic laws are really onlycontributing to more mo-torists seeking alternativeroutes to avoid Main Street,thus creating an even moredangerous situation for thosewishing to share the road.

It’s time we begin discus-sion on a solution before atragedy occurs. Obviouslypolice presence isn’t work-ing. Perhaps they need to de-vise a new strategy, such asbeing a bit more creative inwhere they patrol; betterstill, I’d like to see policeobey the speed limits andstop talking on their cellphones. Perhaps we need toconsider installing speedbumps in key areas that willforce motorists to slowdown. A thoughtfully-placedspeed bump on Brick Lanewould go a long way towardprotecting our citizens.

But in the interim, pleaseslow down. Stop at cross-walks. Be safe and be polite.Someone’s life may be de-pending upon it.

Margie Stahl, Durham

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Szewczyk helps improve CT’sdomestic violence laws

This past Tuesday, June 7, theConnecticut State Senate passed HB6629, an act concerning domestic vio-lence. This legislation had alreadypassed the House of Representativesand is awaiting the governor’s signa-ture. The Connecticut Coalition ofPolice Officers to Prevent DomesticViolence, which was formed byDurham selectman and Hartford po-lice officer John Szewczyk, was amajor driving force behind the legis-lation.

“We knew that having a non-fis-cal-related bill passed in a year inwhich the state budget was dominat-ing the legislative session would bevery difficult, so we are extremelyhappy. It is vital that we strengthenthe domestic violence laws in Con-necticut and eliminate the currentloopholes,” stated Szewczyk.

Some of the highlights of the bill

Summertime and the reading is easyAs the 2010-11

school year begins towind down, thethoughts of our stu-dents turn to thoselazy summer days.The pace is slower,and, after a longschool year filled with homework,project deadlines, tests and oral pre-sentations, the typical MemorialSchool student can finally face a daywithout the rigors of academia.

There is however another“school” of thought (no pun intend-ed). Summer is really a great time toread. With less formal activities tak-ing place, the opportunities for inde-pendent reading are everywhere,and parents should encourage theirchildren to take advantage of thistime to read books of interest, in-cluding both fiction and nonfictionselections.

A trip to the library should be apart of every week. Prior to the visit,talk to your youngster about whattypes of books interest him or her.When you arrive at either theDurham Public Library or the LeviCoe Library in Middlefield, speak tothe librarian about recently-ob-tained children’s titles or popularbooks chosen by other students ofsimilar age and reading level. Onceyour child chooses those two orthree special books, discuss a dailytime for reading. Some students liketo read shortly after breakfast whilegearing up for their days. Other stu-dents enjoy reading in the afternoonafter they have completed outdooractivities. This afternoon readingsession allows them to wind downprior to dinner, or your child mayenjoy reading just prior to bed.Whatever time is preferred, providesupport and encouragement. One ef-fective way to get your preadoles-cent to read daily is to join him orher in the process of reading. Whilereading with your child, you send astrong and clear message that read-

ing is important.Try to make read-

ing sessions relative-ly short – perhaps 30to 45 minutes is an ap-propriate time. Inkeeping the length ofreading time reason-

able, you are able to match yourchild’s developmental level and em-phasize that independent reading isfun. In addition, make sure your sonor daughter visits the MemorialSchool Library Media website,which contains student book re-views, reading lists and links tomany other exciting websites to ex-plore.

The summer months are also agreat time to improve writing skills.Encourage your child to create ajournal where he or she can writeabout their summer experiences. Ifyour family is planning a trip thissummer, a journal not only serves asa writing opportunity but also as areminder of an important chapter inyour child’s life. Some of your child’sbest writing can be done in the sum-mer with additional time for reflec-tion and observation.

In addition to improving literacyskills, summer can be an importanttime to reinforce math skills. Clickon the “Math Workshop” link to ac-cess a number of sites that reinforcemultiplication and other mathskills. In addition, many retail andbookstores have math workbooksfor sale. These often have many funactivities that reinforce essentialmath skills.

Lastly, although it is important toreinforce these important academicskills during the summer, it is alsoimportant to share the season withyour child. Take that swim, watchthose fireflies as they illuminate anopen meadow on a summer nightand share time with your child thissummer. Remember – they are onlythis age once. Hope you have a greatJuly and August!

Kevin Brough, principalMemorial Middle School

A View FromDistrict 13

Coming at organic fromanother direction

When we try tothink green, some-times we can be daz-zled and/or confusedby certain frequentlyused words. For instance, organic isa word that is commonly perceivedto mean, among other things, thatwhich has the characteristics of orcan be derived from living organ-isms. But it is also used to designateany chemical compound containingcarbon. This definition applies to theorganic in Volatile Organic Com-pounds, or VOCs. This is a bit coun-terintuitive primarily because we sofrequently see the term organic mar-keted with a green and healthy spin.And in many cases, this can be a verygood thing — think about yourpantry shelves and thecotton t-shirt on yourback. However, VolatileOrganic Compounds canbe very bad things.

For me, VOCs are partof the last frontier ofknowledge and are easilyoverlooked. VOCs are gas-es emitted from certain liquids andsolids such as paints and lacquers,cleaning supplies (but not vinegar),pesticides, furniture, office printers,glues and adhesives and even perma-nent markers. Some VOCs to avoidright away include perchloroethyl-ene found in dry cleaning chemicals;benzene found in tobacco smoke,painting supplies and stored fuels;and formaldehyde found in count-less household products.

Our goal should be to limit our ex-posure to VOCs, which are foundboth indoors and outdoors, whenev-er possible. Yet research and studiesconsistently show that VOCs foundindoors can be up to 10 times the lev-el of VOCs found outside, and the av-erage finding is about three timeshigher VOC levels indoors.

There are long and short-termhealth hazards associated with usingproducts containing these VolatileOrganic Compounds. The most com-

mon irritations thatshow up are of theENT variety and af-fect the eyes, noseand throat. People

can experience headaches, nausea,skin irritation and loss of coordina-tion, including fatigue and dizziness.The trouble with these everyday irri-tations is that they can often beblamed on many potential causesand not always linked to the correctcause. As a health hazard, someVOCs are big trouble and are knownto impact the liver, kidneys and cen-tral nervous system. While some or-ganics are known carcinogens inboth humans and animals, there is amuch larger number of VOCs thatare suspected.

As you can imagine,paints containing high lev-els of VOCs can cause ele-vated readings in the homebecause they literally cov-er the walls that surroundus. Homeowners are paint-ing all the time becausethey consider a coat of

paint to be an affordable way to up-date their homes. What we may notconsider is that off-gassing frompaint continues for years after thepaint has dried, elevating VOC levelsinside the home and extending expo-sure to these dangerous chemicals.I’ve included the following list of 10paints that are either low or no VOCproducts as a starting point, shouldyou embark on a painting projectanytime soon: Benjamin Moore Pris-tine EcoSpec Paint, Bioshield Clayand Casein Paints, Yolo Colorhouse,Harmony Interior Latex, GreenPlanet Paints, Homestead HousePaint Company, Dunn-EdwardsEcoShield, Devoe Wonder Pure Inte-rior Latex Odor-Free Paints,Olympic Premium and Anna SovaLatex Wall Paint.

Sadly not much is known aboutthe prevalence and severity of health

Claudia O’Connell

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Ice cream: 29% Fresh, in-season fruit/veggies: 31%

Ice cold drinks: 12% Corn on the cob: 14%

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include allowing victims ofstalking or threats to moreeasily obtain a restrainingorder. The bill clarifies thatteens who have been the sub-ject of abuse can now obtaina valid restraining orderfrom the court. The bill willalso be extremely helpful tolaw enforcement officials,making it easier for them totake action when violencetakes place between two in-dividuals in a dating rela-tionship. Furthermore, re-sponse time from law en-forcement will improve nowthat the courts will have theability to deliver post-trialcriminal protective orders.The coalition was also suc-cessful in ending the prac-tice of undercutting. Thispractice had allowed indi-viduals to use a loophole inthe payment method systemto bond out of jail without aproper “cooling off” periodand without paying the re-quired fee.

Szewczyk, who testified infront of the Judiciary Com-mittee in March, stated, “Allof the officers in the coali-tion worked extremely hardto inform the legislatorsabout some of the problemswith the current laws. Thiswas a real team effort, and Iam extremely proud it was asuccessful one.” (Submittedby Connecticut Coalition ofPolice Officers To Prevent Do-mestic Violence)

Above, Hartford police detective Ivette Perez andHartford police officer and Durham selectman JohnSzewczyk reviewing pending legislation. Submitted photo

Domestic violence(Continued from page 9)

effects from VOC exposureinside the home. The Envi-ronmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) offers a ton ofinformation, including factsheets, information on lawsand policies and householdguidelines to improve airquality. For more informa-tion, visit www.epa.gov.While you are there, consid-er checking out these links:www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.htmlin addition towww.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/hpguide.html. In the meantime,read labels, do research, pur-chase products judiciouslyand use the Internet.

Organic(Continued from page 9)

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro met with 340first graders from 19 schools across CT’s thirdDistrict to recognize their achievements in the“Rosa’s Readers” program this year. The pro-gram challenges students to read 20 booksduring the school year. Congresswoman De-Lauro presented each child with a Certificateof Accomplishment and a commemorativebookmark. Left, Brewster students with Rosa.Right, Lyman students. Photos submitted by AllisonDodge.

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Durham Government Calendar(All meetings will be held at the Durham Library unless

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Monday, June 277 p.m. — Board of Selectmen on the

third floor of the Town HallTuesday, June 28

7 p.m. — Ethics Committee7 p.m. — Economic Development Commission

Thursday, June 306:30 p.m. — BOE Building Committee at

Superintendent’s Office

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Visit townofdurhamct.organd click the links for recre-ation, summer programsand Little People Programor call 860-343-6724 for pric-ing or more info.

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11 a.m. — Housing AuthorityTuesday, June 28

7 p.m. — Zoning Board of AppealsTuesday, July 5

6:30 p.m. — Parks and Rec Commission7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen

Resolution,transfers andfiscal yearwrap-up

The Board of Finance meton June 16 to wrap up the

2010-11 fiscal year. Beforeconsidering transfers, Rebec-ca Adams provided an expla-nation and history of the as-sessment imposed on thetown of Middlefield by theMunicipal Interlocal RiskManagement Agency (MIR-MA). MIRMA previously car-ried the town’s workers’compensation insurance. Un-fortunately, it was under-capitalized and unable to payall claims without assessingmembers. While the Board ofFinance has refused to paythe assessment, after an exec-utive session with the Boardof Selectmen, they have beeninstructed to pay it. Adamsexplained that the town had a

broker/dealer who providedthe town with options; MIRMAwas chosen because it was thecheapest option. Discussioninvolved disclosure require-ments of the broker and/orMIRMA, notice requirementsfor filing suits and how to paythe assessment ($60,000 over-all). Part of the past due bal-ance of $12,322.29 had beenpaid from the Board of Select-men’s line item ($8,803.17),transfers were proposed to paythe balance of $3,519.12 as wellas $15,000 assessed for a pay-roll audit.

After lengthy discussion,the board approved thosetransfers and a resolution re-questing and urging theBoard of Selectmen to consultwith legal counsel to investi-gate all parties and pursue allappropriate legal action con-cerning the recovery of fundspaid by the town or assessedagainst the town for workers’compensation insurance pro-vided by MIRMA.

Other transfers approvedby the board were $550 toFirst Selectman’s Office Sup-plies for fax machine repair;$14,500 to Town Counsel forexpenses related to PowderRidge sale; $900 to Computer

Network Support for serverrepair, viruses and othercomputer issues; $100 to Se-nior/Social Services OfficeExpense to cover mileage ex-penses; $4,500 to PublicWorks Overtime to coverstorm-related expenses; $150to Animal Control ShelterExpense to cover propertydamage to facility; $70 to FireMarshal Mileage Reimburse-ment; $12 to Fire MarshalConference and Dues to cov-er conference/training costs;$1,350 to Brookside DriveSewer to cover pump houserepair; $200 to Election Ex-pense to cover expenses re-lated to additional electionactivity; $15 to Assessor Con-ference & Dues; $151 to Se-nior center Office Assistantto cover the office while An-toinette Astle is on vacation.

After all transfers, $6.948.12remains in the OperatingContingency and $38,000 inRSD13 Contingency.

With the 2010 fiscal yearwrapped up, Adams thankedboard members for theirtime, dedication and good hu-mor, expressed gratitude tofinance director Joe Geruchand extended an invitationfor more public attendancein the next fiscal year. (Elisa-beth Kennedy/In attendance)

Planning & ZoningMeeting on Wednesday,

June 8, the Planning and Zon-ing Commission spoke withattorney John Corona aboutthe construction of LymanFarm, Inc.’s golf school alongRoute 147. Corona informedthe commission that the irri-gation system planned forthe course is highly sensitiveto detecting leaks and thatthe hydrant proposed for ac-cessing the system could bedetected as a leak and shutthe water down. He addedthat only a few people canoverride the system and thatthey may not always be avail-able during an emergency.

Because of this, Coronaquestioned the utility of a hy-drant in the site plan andasked if it could be removedfrom the proposal. Whilecommission members notedthe presence of other nearbywater sources for fire preven-tion, such as the pond at theApple Barrel, they asked thatCorona first obtain a letterfrom the fire department say-ing that the hydrant is notnecessary before removing itfrom the proposal.

The commission also heldan informal discussion withDwight Fowler about his de-velopment of 195 BaileyvilleRoad. Fowler sought the com-mission’s opinion on build-ing a number of homes side-by-side along Lake Beseck so

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that each home can have aview of the lake. Commis-sion member Jerry Russ not-ed that placing the buildingstogether would reduce theirlot coverage while townplanner Geoff Colegrove saidthat the design would aidwith parking on the site. Nomember voiced a complaintabout Fowler’s plan.

During his report, Cole-grove mentioned that there isa farmers’ market/flea mar-ket scheduled for four week-ends in July at Peckham Park.He stated that the event muststill comply with the zoningregulations and questioned ifPark and Recreation's short-term events still requirespeaking with the zoning com-mission. While the commis-sion felt that Park and Recre-ation just forgot to informthem about the event, theystill would have preferred

P&Z (From page 12)speaking with the group be-forehand.

Jerry Russ reminded thecommission about issues re-lated to the Touch-a-Truckevent and other activitiesheld on the site. He cited pastproblems with neighboringproperties as reason formembers of Park and Recre-ation to speak with the com-mission. Other membersagreed, with safety one oftheir most prominent con-cerns. With upwards of 60 ta-bles planned for the event,the commission noted thattraffic and parking maycause problems. The com-mission wanted to know howthe event organizers plannedon addressing public safety.Colegrove suggested thecommission contact their at-torney to see if the event is apermitted use, while Chair-man Bob Johnson felt theyshould meet with Parks andRec at their next meeting.

In other business, Cole-

grove brought up possibly al-tering the regulations for thegeneral industrial (IN) zonedue to its lack of a use table.Currently, if a proposalwon’t pollute or create noise,it can potentially go into thezone. Colegrove suggested ei-ther adding the regulationsfrom one of the commercialzones to the IN zone, or“cherry-picking” variousregulations to add to the INzone. When asked by thecommission what point thechange would serve,Colegrove brought up FirstSelectman Jon Brayshaw. Ac-cording to Colegrove,Brayshaw thinks the regula-tions would “legitimize” theIN zone and “provide moreclarification” about what goesinto the zone. Thus, a develop-er could avoid the commissionsaying a proposal is more ap-propriate to another zone.While the change will requirea public hearing if it movesforward, Colegrove recom-

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The commission alsospoke with the Zoning En-forcement Officer Al Johan-son about various zoningviolations. Johanson rec-ommended taking actionagainst 113 Peters Lane dueto the presence of unregis-tered vehicles and 50 Hub-bard Street because of com-plaints about junk on thesite. Due to continuingproblems at Jimmy D’s withthe parking lot, the commis-sion suggested that they“grow teeth” and prove thatthe property is in violationof a court order.

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Orchard Lane was turnedinto a vehicle body shop withtwo apartments when itshould only have vehiclestorage and one apartment.He suggested that the prop-erty owner speak with thecommission about what’s onthe site. The commissionalso wants to speak with JimMalcolm, the owner of 369Baileyville Road and a fellowcommission member. Fillwas brought on site withouta permit and became a wet-lands issue due to its pres-ence in a wetlands reviewarea. Johanson said thatMalcolm should get a permitfor the fill while the commis-sion scheduled a discussionabout the fill with Malcolmfor their next meeting.(Chuck Corley/In attendance)

Michelle PalmaMichelle formed strong

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Advice Michelle wouldgive to freshmen is “to find acore group of friends andstick with them throughouttriumph and hardship.”

Michelle will be attendingthe Massachusetts College ofPharmacy and Health Sci-ences in order to take part inthe five-year (MS/BS) Phar-maceutical Chemistry/Chem-istry program.

She lives with her dad Philand mom Lenore. Her broth-er Ricky is 22.

Erin HoldenSalutatorian

Salutatorian Erin had thegreat opportunity to work inan elementary classroom forthe past four years through aprogram called Read and Lead.Every week, Erin walkeddown to Korn ElementarySchool and helped out in aclassroom. She worked as ateacher’s assistant, helpingkids with everything fromworksheets to science experi-ments. Erin said, “It was be-cause of this club that I knew I

wanted to become an elemen-tary teacher, especially withthird and fourth grade. I al-ways look forward to goingdown to Korn; I’m so upsetwhen I have to miss a week.”

Erin will be attendingUConn in the fall of 2011. Shewill be pursuing a five-yearMaster’s program in elemen-tary education.

Erin lives in Durham; hermom and dad are Patti andEd Holden; her brother isPatrick, 12.

Hannah FowlerDuring high school Hannah

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ing member of the tennis teamhas been the most prominentexperience.

Hannah said that, as afreshman, she was a coy,miniature version of herselfnow, but she found it hard towant to make everyone hap-py and to appeal to other peo-ple’s interests and beliefs.“In time,” she said, “I foundthat your true close friendsaccept your differences andurge you to do what makesyou happy as an individual,and if they don’t, then theyprobably aren’t greatfriends.”

Hannah will be attendingthe University of Vermont inthe fall, majoring in nursingwith hopes of becoming anAPRN and practice function-al/holistic medicine.

Hannah lives in Middle-field with her mother and fa-ther, Karen and StephenFowler. Siblings are Katie,30, and David, 28.

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Henry Willis“My favorite experience of

high school was being on theCoginchaug cross-countryteam and the awesome teamspirit and experience that itwas,” Henry said.

The most important lifelesson he learned is that youcan’t control everything, andso it’s best not to stress outabout it.

For all the freshmen, Hen-ry says, “Just don’t worryabout the rest of the school.Don’t bother to worry aboutwhat others will think.”

After graduation, Henrywill be attending Boston Col-lege to study computer sci-ence. He lives in Middlefieldwith parents, Annette andMatthew Willis, and broth-ers, Grant, 15, and Troy, 11.

Jamie GarutiJamie loved being in the

show choir and being a mem-ber of the tennis team. Dur-ing her senior year she was aco-captain and loved everyminute spent with friends

doing things they love.A life lesson that Jamie

learned after 13 years ofschool is: “You need to taketime to enjoy life. Through-out high school I have foundmyself buried in schoolworkcountless times, stressed andjust praying for the weekendand for graduation. But if we

wish things like this away,we are missing out on life. Itis important to treasureevery day, or else life maypass you by.”

Jamie will be attendingBrandeis University inWaltham, MA, possiblystudying genetics and envi-ronmental studies.

She lives in Middlefieldwith her mom and dad, Bun-ny and Ray Garuti, and herbrother Jeff, 20. She hasthree other siblings: Beth,

36, Dave, 33, and Stephen, 31.

Jennie OchterskiJennie participated in lots

of things during high school,but her favorite part “wasthe supportive and inspir-ing environment that thetrack team provided mewith. As captain, I got the op-portunity to meet all the ded-icated athletes and studentsthat comprise the CRHS

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girls’ track team. The high-light of this season wasstepping out on the newtrack for the first time andseeing the tears of joyfalling from the eyes of myfellow seniors.”

Jennie says, “Believethat you can do anythingwhile realizing that whenyou feel you can’t, you needa supportive net of peers,teachers and family to helpyou through the roughpatches of high school.Don’t pretend to be some-one you aren’t because, inthe end, people like you foryou, not for who you pre-tend to be.”

Jennie will be attendingMount Holyoke College andmajoring in critical socialthought. She hopes to minor increative writing and French.

She lives in Middlefieldwith her father and mother,Joe Ochterski and JeanHazen, and her sister Alice.

LauraHargreaves

Laura had a blast duringher high school years. Shemade great friends and greatmemories. Through it all,she had the support of familyand loved ones.

To incoming freshmen,Laura said, “Study hard, butdon’t get overwhelmed, andcherish your high schoolyears because they fly by. Itis so important to be yourselfand create friendships basedoff of who you really are. Be-ing yourself will allow you toenjoy everything more be-cause you won’t need to hideanything. Just have fun andbe yourself, and everythingelse will fall into place.”

After graduation Lauraplans to attend Saint AnselmCollege in Manchester, NewHampshire, and will bestudying nursing.

She lives in Middlefieldwith her parents Joanne andDonald Hargreaves and hersister Michelle, 14.

Lora ManleyValedictorian

Valedictorian Lora not only

Continued from page 15 made time for her studies, butshe also competed in inter-scholastic sports throughouthigh school. She was a mem-ber of the volleyball and in-door and outdoor track teams.“To me, these sports were anescape to do something totallydifferent than school and a funplace to direct my energy. Myother favorite part was all ofthe friendships I developed. Imet new people and made thebest of friends who supportme in everything I do.”

A life lesson that Loralearned is “to set goals foryourself, no matter how bigor how small, and to work ashard as you possibly can toreach them. Then, once youdo, set another.”

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Congratulations, Coginchaug High School Class of 2011By Laura Francis

Durham First Selectman

Congratulations to theClass of 2011. You are specialto me because you enteredCRHS the same year I waselected First Selectman.Since then, we have hadmany opportunities to meet,chat and work together. Yourgraduation has given me anopportunity to reflect on thepast four years together.

Since you were freshmen,I have been meeting withyou during X-Block, alongwith the Durham selectmenJohn Szewczyk and JimMcLaughlin and MiddlefieldFirst Selectman JonBrayshaw. Even though youare “anarchists” (lol), I thinkwe’ve had some lively and in-formative discussions.You’ve given me good feed-back and a unique perspec-tive of student life. Thanksfor “friending” me and e-mailing me with your ques-tions, thoughts and con-cerns. I hope that I have ade-quately communicated howmuch you are valued and ap-preciated by your community.

We worked together in theYouth Employment Pro-gram. We started with sevenstudents last year and willhave 25 this year. You wereresponsible, respectful andproductive and hopefullywill bring that same enthusi-asm and energy to your col-lege, work or military life af-ter graduation.

Many of you actively ad-vocated for a new athleticcomplex. Even though someof you did not get to “play”on the new field, at least youwere able see the project tofruition. It was rewarding towitness you take the ceremo-nial first lap around thetrack. Thank you for your

patience and support.Thank you for your par-

ticipation on some of ourboards, commissions andcommittees, such as the Lo-cal Wellness Committee,Farmers’ Market Commit-tee, Clean Energy TaskForce and DestinationDurham TV productionteam. You have a differentapproach to life, and it hasbeen fun working with you.

There’s an old Chineseproverb that states, “Whensomeone shares somethingof value with you and youbenefit from it, you have amoral obligation to share itwith others.” I hope that youtake the spirit of volun-

teerism that is so strong inDurham with you whereveryou land. Though you maynever know the extent ofsupport you received fromour community, I hope youtake the chance to give backwhen you can.

We have shared sometragedies as well. Losing afellow student is never easybut especially difficult fromaccidents that seem prevent-able. I hope you were com-forted by those of us whoshared your pain. I saw first-hand how helpful staff andadministrators were. I wasimpressed that many of youchanneled your emotionsinto positive activities. The

mock crash last year,Rachel’s Challenge activi-ties, Love is Not Violent,Teen’s in the Driver’s Seat,EDGE and other programsthat you created and admin-istered helped teach us all totake a healthier, safer ap-proach to life.

e.e. cummings said, “Ittakes courage to grow upand become who you reallyare.” From my point of view,you are well on your way tobecoming healthy and pro-ductive adults as I’ve seenglimpses of your potential. Iwish you all the best in yourfuture endeavors. Congratu-lations to the Class of 2011.

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and dad, Beth and Dr. JohnManley in Middlefield. She hasthree older brothers: Kyle, 27,Ryan, 24, and Scot, 21.

Darryl AbbottUnfortunately, we did not

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Mother Beth(Continued from page 6)

submitted her name to a cou-ple of small churches in Ore-gon that are looking for a vic-ar, and she and her husbandare considering movingthere to be close to theirdaughter.

Leaving is bittersweet.Says Hoffman, “This is notan easy life, and I knew thatgoing in. That’s part of why Ifought it. It’s a leadership po-sition, and if you don’t havethe people’s confidence, itcan be a tough job. You’re acaregiver for a lot of people— those who are sick or shutin or hospitalized. It takes a

lot of effort to try to connectpeople to God and to write asermon every week. Whenyou preach, you’re puttingyourself out there. You’vegot to fulfill the vows youtook when you were or-dained. It’s a lot.”

But she has found hertime at Church of theEpiphany to be a rewardingexperience, too. She has feltthe excitement of watching itgrow and change and be-come strong. And she lovesthe involvement in outreachministry, like the communi-ty suppers that are free andopen to anyone.

“What I love about being apriest,” she says, “is seeingsomebody develop a spiritu-al life and connect to God,and being a part of the livesof the parishioners. To knowthat at the end of the day,you have tried to do whatGod has called you to do.

“I will really miss thischurch and the people. Whenyou leave, you can’t haveany dealings with them for ayear, in order to give the newpriest a chance. So when youleave, you really leave. Andthat’s a hard thing to do. ButI’m ready for a rest and excit-ed about the possibility of go-ing to Oregon,” she said.

Her absence will be keenlyfelt. Says Durham residentTrish Dynia, “Mother Bethhas truly been a Godsend.She came to Epiphany at atime when we were in needof growth and direction.She’s provided that andmuch more.”

David White, the seniorwarden (he’s the laypersonresponsible for the church),has this to say: “Mother Bethhas worked tirelessly for ourchurch and has brought spir-itual direction, compassionand leadership to us. She hasguided us for the past threeyears and has assisted uswith building up our pro-grams of worship, outreach,stewardship and Christianeducation. Mother Beth willbe sorely missed by our con-gregation, but we wish herGodspeed.”

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Two Memorial students,Kenny Sung-Cuadr and EmilyCarroll, took the tour. JohnLyman principal KarenBrimecombe brought secondgrader Cady Hurlbert to thepresentation. Cady, a studentsenator, had written a letterasking if John Lyman couldhave solar panels.

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By Chuck CorleySpecial to the Town Times

The Planning and ZoningCommission spoke with DomDelVecchio of theDurham/Middlefield Inter-local Agreement AdvisoryBoard about modifying thetransfer station’s site plan toallow for a scale. This scalewould weigh the demolitionmaterial brought in for dispos-al so that the transfer stationcould appropriately chargeusers for its removal. DelVec-chio stated that the town mustpay for its removal based onweight, but that without ascale, the transfer station cur-rently charges users based onvolume.

The proposed scale will beinstalled on the east side of thetransfer station property nearthe compactor with a circulardrive-through area so that ve-hicles can get weighed, unloadthe material, then drivethrough again to weigh the ve-hicles without the material.While commission memberRalph Chase felt that the areamay be too congested, DelVec-chio told the commission thatthe rest of the property was pre-viously used as a landfill, andDMIAAB went with an unusedportion of the land without anyimpact on local wetlands.

Based on DelVecchio’s pres-entation, the commissiongranted the site plan changetheir unanimous approval.

The commission also re-viewed a letter from town en-gineer Brian Curtis regard-ing the need for sedimenta-tion and erosion control at aseven-lot subdivision onJohnson Lane. The letterstated that certain areas lackvegetation, silt fences are inneed of repair, sedimenta-tion has bypassed the basinsand can reach a nearbystream, along with a numberof other issues.

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The commission asked her toupdate them once the workhas been done.

The owners of 593 Walling-ford Road, Royalty Trans-portation Service, LLC, werealso present to obtain per-mission for storing vehiclesmeant for automobile trans-portation on their site. Al-though the property alreadystores these vehicles, astatute change now requiresthem to possess a limited re-pair license for transportingvehicles. The owners don’tplan on performing vehiclerepair at the location, withthe exception of the trans-portation truck. Because ofthis, the commission gavethe applicants their unani-mous approval.

ZEO Geoff Colegrove men-tioned that 19 Wilcox Drive isalso transporting vehicles on

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anza, providing life-chang-ing opportunities to thosechildren as well. CRHS stu-dents have traveled to Oaxa-ca, volunteered at Centro deEsperanza and visited Rodri-go’s home, which often has abig impact on students.

Meeting the child they haveworked to support and see-ing his living conditions canmake community servicemore real, personal andmeaningful.

Ashley Horn was one ofthose students. Ashley, who

was a junior and a memberof the CRHS Spanish HonorSociety when she traveled toOaxaca, was delighted tomeet Rodrigo, the child theysponsored. Ashley later re-turned to Oaxaca where shetaught for four years. Shehas maintained a relation-ship with Rodrigo and forfour years has sponsored hisyounger brother, David,with her mother, Marilyn.She has enjoyed a close rela-tionship with Rodrigo andDavid, witnessing first-handthe difference education hasmade in their lives. She at-tended Rodrigo’s graduationand is so proud of his accom-plishments.

She is also proud of OSCGand the commitment itmakes to each child in theprogram. David struggled inschool last year but has re-ceived tutoring every Satur-day to help him succeed.“OSCG is an advocate for thechildren, ensuring they getthe help they need from edu-

cation and proper nutritionto access to medical care,”said Ashley. She is gratefulfor the opportunity she hadas a junior in high school togo to Mexico, to “see otherpeople’s realty and help out alittle.”

Nancy Alberico, Spanishteacher at CRHS, sponsors alittle girl through OSCG andcontinues to take students toOaxaca. This year 16 CRHSstudents spent two weeks inMexico, staying with hostfamilies and visiting Centrode Esperanza. Alberico ex-plains that, through theSpanish Honor Society, stu-dents learn how to fundraiseand use their community asa resource to help others.Visiting the center and fami-lies for whom they arefundraising makes those ef-forts more meaningful andinstills a sense of pride byseeing the difference theirsupport is making. Albericois committed to keeping theprogram going as long as she

Also under new business,Brayshaw spoke of two newSTEAP grants that the townhas recently applied for. Oneis for about $50,000 to $60,000for a new water tank for thesmall water system near thetrasnfer station that thetown shares with Durham.He said, “The tank leaks andthe building is fallingdown.”

The other is for about$200,000 to go toward bridgerepairs on Miller Road.Brayshaw stated, “Chancesare we will get one of thetwo, but we don’t know yet.”

Tax refunds were ap-proved for GMAC, RonaldCaldwell-Andrews, andEllen or Michael Olszewski.

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is at Coginchaug.After 11 years, the roof of

the community center is indisrepair and a danger tostaff and students. OSCG haslaunched a “Raise the Roof”campaign to raise $50,000 toperform necessary repairsand improvements to contin-ue to serve even more chil-dren.

Marilyn Horn, retiredSpanish teacher and memberof the OSCG Board of Direc-tors, is looking for more helpto “Raise the Roof” and has al-ready enlisted the help ofKatie Hughes, owner of Perkon Main in Durham. OnThursday, June 30, from 4 to 8p.m., Perk on Main will fea-turelivemusic,silentauctionandaMexicanMarket.Hugh-es will donate a portion of allsales to “Raise the Roof.”

Sounds like a win-win sit-uation — good food for agood cause! Will you helpCentro de Esperanza contin-ue to change lives and pro-vide many other childrenthe opportunity Rodrigo hasenjoyed? Last year seven ofOSCG’s students graduatedfrom college, breaking thecycle of poverty. Please comeout for an evening of goodfood and fun and help changelives.

For more information onOaxaca Street ChildrenGrassroots or Centro de Es-peranza Infantil, please visitwww.oaxacastreetchildren-grassroots.org or Centro deEsperanza Infantil on Face-book.

Raise the Roof (Continued from page 3)

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Ben HamiltonMVP — Boys’ tennis

This new tennis playerhad to make some tough deci-sions with his busy scheduleof activities. I’m happy tosay, more often than not, hechose tennis. He proved to bea very good player. Duringthe season he played singlesat the #2, #3, #4 and #5 posi-tions. He offered to play #1 ifI wanted. He also played dou-bles at either the #1 or #2 po-sition. Now that’s what I callbeing diversified.

Ben had not played tennissince he was in seventhgrade. I’m happy to say thissenior certainly improved ina very short time. He devel-oped a great serve and a verygood forehand. I hope he con-tinues to play tennis as I be-lieve he enjoyed it verymuch. He is a great athlete.

Coach Karen Kean

He got the concept of theserve, where to place the balland net shots.

I think one of his bestgames was in the Shorelinetournament when he playedthe #3-seeded player. Erik-son’s serve as well as hisforehand were terrific.While he only won twogames in each set, it wouldhave been hard for even aseasoned player to have beat-en this talented player fromValley Regional.

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Liz DiVincentisMVP — Golf

Over the past eight to 10years of Coginchaug golf, theteam has had a tremendousamount of dominating play-ers. This season the mostvaluable golfer award goes toa player who fits right intothis category…dominating.In 12 out of 16 matches, thisplayer was tied for the lowestteam score or had the lowestscore outright. This golfer

finished fourth in the Shore-line Conference tournamentwith a 75 and then finishedin the top 15 at the state tour-nament, shooting a 79. With-out a doubt this player was amajor factor in the success ofthe Blue Devils and definite-ly deserves this award. Be-sides being an extraordinarygolfer, she has great leader-ship skills as one of the teamcaptains. For the second sea-son in a row, the Bench-warmers most valuablegolfer award goes to co-cap-tain, Liz DiVincentis.

Coach Alex Edwards

The Coginchaug HighSchool spring Sports Ban-quet took place on Monday,June 20. Twenty-four stu-dents were recognized forachievements in sports. Thisweek we are printing whatthe coaches had to say aboutthe Most Valuable Players.See the rest next week.

Mari HandleyMVP — Softball

Mari Handley is always fo-cused and prepared to bringher “A” game consistentlyand with determination. Be-ing a pitcher carries much re-sponsibility and pressure,neither of which faze Mari.Shehaswongamesforus,keptusingameswhereweneededawin and pulled the team out ofmany tough situations. Thisapplies to her offensive bat,too. Being the fourth batter intheline-uphasdefinedherasastrong and driving force forour team.

Coaches Ann Moscovicsand Michael Cheney

LaurenEspositoMVP — Softball

Lauren is the table-setterfor our offense and hasproven it against the defense.She is difficult to defend withher consistent ability to geton base by laying down abunt or with a hit. Her speedspeaks for itself. Lauren hasbeat out bunts, stolen bases,taken extra bases, all withease. She generally createshavoc for the defense. Notonly is the emphasis on heroffensive play, but she is alsoa very talented defensiveplayer as well.

Coaches Ann Moscovicsand Michael Cheney

the Shoreline Conference bybeing selected as the firstteam-designated hitter.

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Lora ManleyMVP — Girls’ Outdoor Track

Our most valuable runneris a girl with long legs, excel-lent coordination and deter-mination. As a freshwoman,she was determined to masterjumping, and she worked herway to being a seasoned ath-lete through working withcoaches, studying videos ofherself and others and attend-ing jumping camps. She set ahigh jump record of 5’ 4.25”.Lora finished fourth at thestate open and earned theright to compete at New Eng-lands. We wish her all the bestand will greatly miss her!

Coaches Lavinia Vigue and

Dave Bellemare

Alex MorinMVP — Boys’ Outdoor Track

Alex will be remembered asthe athlete who scored themost points for his team. In theShoreline Championshipalone he was responsible for athird of the team’s total points.He will be remembered forbreaking a multitude of meetand school records. He will beremembered as the Shoreline3,200M champion, an event hewon all four years, an accom-plishment unprecedented inleague history and not likely tobe duplicated any time soon.

We will remember how heput the needs of his team firstand wasthe ultimate sports-man who respected all andfeared none.

Coach Marty Roberts

bat in the line-up, he becameour full-time designated hit-ter and proceeded to lead ourteam in hitting with a .375average. He also worked hisway back on to the moundand gave us quality inningsat the end of the season. Forhis efforts he was honored by

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Maura Fehon and Jen RothMVP — Girls’ Tennis

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Connecticut Communication wins majors championshipBy Shari Adams


On June 10, ConnecticutCommunications defeatedTimeout Tavern 2-0 in theCoginchaug Little LeagueMajors Championship. Thiswin was the culmination ofan outstanding season forConnecticut Communica-tions with a regular seasonrecord of 15-1 and a semi-fi-nal win against Dean Au-toworks 10-0. It was also thesecond consecutive year thatConnecticut Communica-tions clinched the Cogin-chaug Little League Boys’Majors Championship.

Throughout the season,Connecticut Communica-tions’ line-up was anchoredby a core of 12-year-olds play-ing their last little league sea-son. Manager Scott Markscommented, “I love coachingthe kids, but I really enjoy

watching the 12-year-oldsplay, especially during theplayoffs. It’s their last time toplay Little League, and it’stheir turn to shine.”

And shine they did in boththe semi-final and champi-onship games. In the latter,12-year-old Scott Markspitched 5 1/3 innings ofshutout baseball yieldingonly two hits. Marks also hita line drive triple to scoreKyle Adams with the game’sfirst run. Twelve-year-oldKyle Adams made a high-light reel play at shortstopon a hard hit ground ballwhich prevented a possiblebig inning for Timeout Tav-ern. Adams also relievedMarks on the mound to pickup the save, retiring the lasttwo outs. Twelve-year-oldTyler Leblanc played a stel-lar first base all season and,during the championshipgame, made a great play


coming off the bag on an er-rant throw and tagging outthe runner. Twelve-year-olds Ryan Childs and BrienRadziunas supported theteam in both the infield andoutfield. Another game-changing moment occurredwhen twelve-year-old RickySorenson was forced to takeCal Pitruzzello’s place at theplate after Cal fouled a balloff his eye. Inheriting a 1-2count, Sorenson hit a hardground ball to drive inMarks from third with ahuge insurance run, makingthe score 2-0. Manager ScottMarks said, “I gave Rickythe game ball. He was put ina real tough position beingasked to hit a ground ball offone of the best pitchers in theleague. And to do this afterinheriting a two-strike countis amazing.”

Connecticut Communica-tions’ younger players didnot disappoint either. ZachLight played great defense atthird base. Kyle Grenier, themost versatile player on theteam, also played great de-fense. According to Marks,“Kyle Grenier has playedjust about every position onthis team, and he has playedthem all very well.” LukeGarofalo caught the entirechampionship game. Garofa-lo was a wall back there, onlyallowing one pitch to get byhim. Cal Pitruzzello played agreat second base. Cal set thetone of the game by makingthe first play of the game on ahard hit ground ball from thefirst batter of the game. AJKleckowski lent his supportin the outfield.

Winning the MajorsChampionship was a greatway for Connecticut Com-munications to wrap up theseason. The players workedhard all year and it paid off.Players from both Connecti-cut Communications andTimeout Tavern will be play-ing on the Coginchaug LittleLeague All Star team thissummer. Come join the funand cheer for these playerswhen the 12-year-old All Starteam takes the field inDurham beginning June 29.

Back row from left: Coach Lou Garofalo, Manager ScottMarks, Coach Dave Adams; middle row from left: RyanChild, Zach Light, Scott Marks, Kyle Adams, Ricky Soren-son; front row from left: Brien Radziunas, Tyler Leblanc,AJ Kleczkowski, Kyle Grenier and Luke Garofalo. Not pic-tured are Cal Pitruzzello and Coach Glen Pitruzzello.

Photo was submitted by Dawn Child

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Zoe Stublarec (center row, far left), of Rockfall, andKendra Landy (top row, second girl from left), of Durham,stand with their team (Oakwood Soccer Club) after win-ning their second consecutive statewide championship.This qualifies them to compete at the Regional level thisupcoming Fourth of July weekend for a weekend event inLancaster county, PA.

Photo submitted by Steve Stublarec

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