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Inside Index Business .......................... 19A Classifieds ......................... 7B Editorials .......................... 4A History .............................. 9A Legal Notices ................... 8A Obituaries....................... 11A Our Town ....................... 18A Religion........................... 20A Sports .............................. 15A Spotlight ......................... 21A Arts Fest Music, exhibits come to Silvermine. — Page 21A Oldtimers Nine NCHS sports stars to visit. — Page 15A To the rescue Merchant works through the night to stock supplies. — Page 17A Race against autism More than 300 people partici- pate. —See Page 2A 34 PAGES • 2 SECTIONS • 103RD YEAR • No. 6 $1 Thursday, September 1, 2011 NCAdvertiser.com Twitter.com/NCAdvertiser Facebook.com/NCAdvertiser There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.— Willa Cather Irene comes calling: havoc follows For EMTs ‘Lucas’ acts as second set of hands By Rachel Kirkpatrick Editor Continuous chest compressions are a critical component of CPR, necessary to keep oxygen in the bloodstream of a patient whoʼs just gone into cardiac arrest. For first responders, this can often require adminis- tering compressions while a patient is being transported down a stairwell, across a park- ing lot, or sometimes, over a snow bank. But a new piece of equipment purchased by New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps — the townʼs 24-hour volunteer 911 response service — can now ensure that wherever and however a patient is being transported, compressions can be adminis- tered “perfectly” and effectively. The device is called the Lucas 2. How it works “In CPR, compressions are the most Rachel Kirkpatrick EMTs Michelle Buscher and Sarah Buscher demonstrate the New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps’s new device, the Lucas 2, which automatically gives consistent chest compressions to patients who are in cardiac arrest. Hurricane may delay sidewalks By Rachel Kirkpatrick Editor Irene has not only made a mess of local roads and properties, but she may have wedged herself into the middle of the study of the Main Street sidewalks. Town officials said this week to be prepared for a delay in the process, as the town continues to cleanup from the weekend storm. Town Council Vice Chairman Steve Karl said the storm would mostly affect the actual construction work, not the bidding process, should sidewalks be approved by the council. Detailed studies on both the east and west side of Main Street were to be completed and turned into Public Works to be sent out to bid before today, Thursday, September 1. The council had voted last By Matt Dalen Assistant Editor After instituting a new policy to better control money used for student activities, the New Canaan school board has “swept” $64,000 of excess funds in student accounts at the high school, and an additional $8,358 at the other four schools, and $38,000 in accounts designated for the visual and performing arts. The money had been in accounts opened by student clubs and other activities. “We want to minimize the carry- over from one year to the next,” said school budget Director Amy Yang. “We want fund-raising to be used by the students that year, and not to be carried over to the next year.” Under a board policy instituted earlier this year, student activity accounts may only carry over 10% of their “net activity” in a year to the next year — that is, 10% of their revenues minus their expenses in that year. For example, if an account took in $500 in revenues and spent $400 in a given year, it could only keep 10% of the $100 difference, or $10, for the next year. The remainder is transferred into an account for the director of student activities, to be used to benefit the students, such as funding field trips for students who cannot afford them. The director and the school principal would have the responsibility of deciding how that Schools ‘sweep’ $64,000 from student activities, group accounts By Matt Dalen Assistant Editor It may not have been the “storm of the century,” as some pundits were call- ing it, but Hurricane Irene blew through New Canaan last weekend leaving a trail of devasta- tion that knocked out power to more than 80% of the town and forced the closure of nearly 150 roads. After three days of clean-up, the roads are once again passable, but power was still out to 69% of New Canaan residents — 5,792 out of 8,373 households — as of 4 p.m. Wednesday. Prior to the storm, residents flocked to local grocery stores to stock up on neces- sities: lights, water, and non-perishable food in case of power outages. The state closed down the Merritt Parkway dur- ing the storm, and the Metro-North New Haven line trains were shut down from Saturday night to Monday afternoon. (See related story on Page 3A) Above, a bicyclist makes his way around a downed tree on Weed Street. At right, residents line up for coffee at the Mobil station Sunday. Far right, the Gordon Family of Greenley Road woke up to find a tree had struck their home, and smashed a car parked in the driveway. Julie Butler Evans Due to impact of Hurricane Irene, our printed edition was delayed this week. A full copy of this week’s Advertiser was posted at NCAdvertiser.com. By Matt Dalen Assistant Editor As residents around town emerged from their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, they faced a very differ- ent town from the one they had last seen. More than 80% of the town was without power, and roads were blocked by fallen trees and wires everywhere. While some Residents live without power See SCHOOLS on page 13A See LUCAS on page 12A See DELAY on page 12A See OUTAGE on page 12A See IRENE on page 12A
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IndexBusiness ..........................19AClassifieds .........................7BEditorials .......................... 4AHistory .............................. 9ALegal Notices ................... 8AObituaries .......................11AOur Town .......................18AReligion ...........................20ASports ..............................15ASpotlight .........................21A

Arts FestMusic, exhibits come to Silvermine. — Page 21A

OldtimersNine NCHS sports stars to visit. — Page 15A

To the rescueMerchant works through the night to stock supplies. — Page 17A

Race against autismMore than 300 people partici-pate. —See Page 2A

34 PAGES • 2 SECTIONS • 103RD YEAR • No. 6 $1Thursday, September 1, 2011

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“There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.” — Willa Cather

Irene comes calling: havoc follows

For EMTs

‘Lucas’ acts as second

set of handsBy Rachel Kirkpatrick

Editor

Continuous chest compressions are a critical component of CPR, necessary to keep oxygen in the bloodstream of a patient whoʼs just gone into cardiac arrest. For first responders, this can often require adminis-tering compressions while a patient is being transported down a stairwell, across a park-ing lot, or sometimes, over a snow bank.

But a new piece of equipment purchased by New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps — the townʼs 24-hour volunteer 911 response service — can now ensure that wherever and however a patient is being transported, compressions can be adminis-tered “perfectly” and effectively.

The device is called the Lucas 2.How it works

“In CPR, compressions are the most

Rachel Kirkpatrick

EMTs Michelle Buscher and Sarah Buscher demonstrate the New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps’s new device, the Lucas 2, which automatically gives consistent chest compressions to patients who are in cardiac arrest.

Hurricane may delay sidewalks

By Rachel KirkpatrickEditor

Irene has not only made a mess of local roads and properties, but she may have wedged herself into the middle of the study of the Main Street sidewalks. Town officials said this week to be prepared for a delay in the process, as the town continues to cleanup from the weekend storm.

Town Council Vice Chairman Steve Karl said the storm would mostly affect the actual construction work, not the bidding process, should sidewalks be approved by the council. Detailed studies on both the east and west side of Main Street were to be completed and turned into Public Works to be sent out to bid before today, Thursday, September 1.

The council had voted last

By Matt DalenAssistant Editor

After instituting a new policy to better control money used for student activities, the New Canaan school board has “swept” $64,000 of excess funds in student accounts at the high

school, and an additional $8,358 at the other four schools, and $38,000 in accounts designated for the visual and performing arts. The money had been in accounts opened by student clubs and other activities.

“We want to minimize the carry-over from one year to the next,” said

school budget Director Amy Yang. “We want fund-raising to be used by the students that year, and not to be carried over to the next year.”

Under a board policy instituted earlier this year, student activity accounts may only carry over 10% of their “net activity” in a year to

the next year — that is, 10% of their revenues minus their expenses in that year. For example, if an account took in $500 in revenues and spent $400 in a given year, it could only keep 10% of the $100 difference, or $10, for the next year. The remainder is transferred into an account for the

director of student activities, to be used to benefit the students, such as funding field trips for students who cannot afford them. The director and the school principal would have the responsibility of deciding how that

Schools ‘sweep’ $64,000 from student activities, group accounts

By Matt DalenAssistant Editor

It may not have been the “storm of the century,” as some pundits were call-ing it, but Hurricane Irene blew through New Canaan last weekend leaving a trail of devasta-tion that knocked out power to more than 80% of the town and forced the closure of nearly 150 roads. After three days of clean-up, the roads are once again passable, but power was still out to 69% of New Canaan residents — 5,792 out of 8,373 households — as of 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Prior to the storm, residents flocked to local grocery stores to stock up on neces-sities: lights, water, and non-perishable food in case of power outages. The state closed down the Merritt Parkway dur-ing the storm, and the Metro-North New Haven line trains were shut down from Saturday night to Monday afternoon. (See related story on Page 3A)

Above, a bicyclist makes his way around a downed

tree on Weed Street. At right, residents line up for coffee at the Mobil

station Sunday. Far right, the Gordon Family of

Greenley Road woke up to find a tree had struck their

home, and smashed a car parked in the driveway.

Julie Butler Evans

Due to impact of Hurricane Irene, our printed edition was delayed this week.

A full copy of this week’s Advertiser

was posted at NCAdvertiser.com.

By Matt DalenAssistant Editor

As residents around town emerged from their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, they faced a very differ-ent town from the one they had last seen. More than 80% of the town was without power, and roads were blocked by fallen trees and wires everywhere. While some

Residents live without

power

See SCHOOLS on page 13A

See LUCAS on page 12A See DELAY on page 12A

See OUTAGE on page 12A

See IRENE on page 12A

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2A NEW CANAAN ADVERTISER, NEW CANAAN, CONN., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

A total of 370 people par-ticipated in New Balance New Canaan and the Special

Education Network of New Canaanʼs third annual “All Out for Autism Race,” held

Friday, August 26, to benefit the construction of a fitness path in Waveny Park.

There were 138 male fin-ishers and 232 female finish-ers:

Women 15 & Under• 1st place: Elizabeth Perry, age

15, 22:56 (placed 44 overall)• 2nd place: Elizabeth Wells, age

12, 23:07 (placed 50 overall)• 3rd place: Bea Tobey, age 15,

24:28 (placed 66 overall)Women 16-19

• 1st place: Caroline Hopkins, age 17, 22:56 (placed 43 overall)

• 2nd place: Sabrina Herbert, age 17, 24:30 (placed 67 overall)

• 3rd place: Courtney Cole, age 16, 26:54 (placed 103 overall)

Women 20-29• 1st place: Caitlin Crowley, age

25, 21:46 (placed 24 overall)• 2nd place: Allison Fallon, age 25,

22:59 (placed 47 overall)• 3rd place: Carolyn Silverman,

age 23, 24:00 (placed 54 overall)Women 30-39

• 1st place: Nicole Oh-Flavin, age 34, 24:03 (placed 56 overall)

• 2nd place: Shayna Wellington, age 37, 24:22 (placed 64 overall)

• 3rd place: Patricia Zoccolillo, age 37, 25:02 (placed 74 overall)

Women 40-49• 1st place: Dede Beck, age 49,

21:54 (placed 26 overall)• 2nd place: Ann Williams, age 47,

22:13 (placed 31 overall)• 3rd place: Jane Ott, age 46, 22:34

(placed 33 overall)Women 50-59

• 1st place: Corliss Spencer, age 50, 22:47 (placed 39 overall)

• 2nd place: John Bishop, age 51, 25:17 (placed 79 overall)

• 3rd place: Josie Davies, age 56, 30:14 (placed 145 overall)

Women 60 & Up• 1st place: Helen Phillips, age 60,

26:44 (placed 98 overall)• 2nd place: Olympia Crist, age 60,

34:57 (placed 186 overall)• 3rd place: Kim Latourette, age

60, 35:07 (placed 189 overall)Men 15 & Under

• 1st place: Tucker Radecki, age

15, 19:48 (placed 9 overall)• 2nd place: Joshua Meier, age 15,

20:04 (placed 10 overall)• 3rd place: Jack Murray, age 13,

22:01 (placed 29 overall)Men 16-19

• 1st place: Will Buckenheimer, age 18, 18:17 (placed 4 overall)

• 2nd place: Kalan Lysenko, age 16, 19:24 (placed 8 overall)

• 3rd place: Roger Stone, age 19, 21:30 (placed 20 overall)

Men 20-29• 1st place: Joe Thorstenson, age

28, 20:09 (placed 11 overall)• 2nd place: Stefan Borowski, age

22, 21:39 (placed 23 overall)• 3rd place: Jim Finnerty, age 27,

21:59 (placed 28 overall)Men 30-39

• 1st place: Brad Wellington, age 35, 18:30 (placed 5 overall)

• 2nd place: Larry Ikard, age 36, 18:32 (placed 6 overall)

• 3rd place: Cameron, age 31, 21:00 (placed 15 overall)

Men 40-49• 1st place: Matthew Cross, age

48, 18:57 (placed 7 overall)• 2nd place: Giuliano Pagani, age

41, 20:23 (placed 12 overall)• 3rd place: Michael Walters, age

44, 21:33 (placed 21 overall)Men 50-59

• 1st place: Roger Harper, age 50, 20:34 (placed 13 overall)

• 2nd place: Robert Albanese, age 53, 21:03 (placed 16 overall)

• 3rd place: Andrew Blance, age 53, 21:07 (placed 17 overall)

Men 60 & Up• 1st place: Ron Rembaum, age 65,

22:52 (placed 42 overall)• 2nd place: Robert Goldblatt, age

70, 27:15 (placed 106 overall)• 3rd place: John Emert, 68, 27:44

(placed 112 overall)

Runners go ‘all out’ in raising money for Waveny Park fitness path

Scott Mullin Photos

Above, runners dance to music in front of the New Balance store prior to the 5K race. Below, 5K race winner Ken Poli of Darien crosses the finish line.

Scott Mullin

New Balance store partner and manager Mike Shinisky holds the phone for the running shoe during the festivities on Main Street.

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New Canaan, CT 06840Telephone: (203) 966-9541

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Subscriptions$39 for one year, in county;

$45 for one year, out of county; $24 for college studentsNo refunds after 30 days

of payment date.

For those interested in fly fishing in the 19 Fairfield County trout streams, the Mianus chapter of Trout Unlimited Vice President Jeff Yates, of Wilton, will share everything he has learned about our local rivers on Tuesday, September 13, at 7:30 p.m. at Waveny House. He will cover all information on these rivers — which ones to fish when targeting trophy trout, where to go to find native brook trout and whatʼs the best bet for a quiet, scenic day on a secluded stream. The meeting is free and open to the public.

Yates is wrapping up his work on “Fly Fishing Fairfield County: Secrets of Suburban Streams,” a soon-to-be-released regional fishing guide book. Included in his talk will be information on the Silvermine River in New Canaan with detailed instruc-tions on where to go, where to park and how to fish this “great stream,” he said.

Founded in 1975, the Mianus chapter of Trout Unlimited is a grassroots conservation orga-

nization with more than 500 members in the towns of New Canaan, Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, Norwalk, Wilton, and

Ridgefield. The chapter works to preserve, protect, restore and sustain local rivers and coldwater resources through

active restoration projects, education initiatives and pub-lic advocacy.

Fishing expert to share tips on fly fishing

The New Canaan Public Works Department will hold a household hazardous waste collection from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 24, at the wastewater treat-ment plant off of Main Street.

Hazardous household wastes are any products that can be classified as toxic, corrosive, flammable or reactive and can be found in most homes, garages and workshops. Ninety-nine percent of all hazardous material is disposed of in incinerators designed for this purpose.

Residents are urged to make plans now to organize specific items for transportation to the collection area, said the department.

The drop-off site will be open to New Canaan residents along with those from surrounding area towns that have recently formed a recycling group. Group members are as follows: New Canaan, Darien, Greenwich, Norwalk, Stamford, Weston, Westport, and Wilton.

Jim Rogers, manager of the town transfer station, has urged residents to heed the following rules.

• Bring materials in original containers securely closed.

• Pack containers in a sturdy upright box or boxes and pad with newspaper if necessary.

• Never mix chemicals together.• Never smoke or eat while handling hazardous mate-

rials.• Leaking or broken containers must be contained.• Officials at drop-off sites will remove materials. Do

not leave vehicle unless asked to do so.• Latex paints are to be opened and allowed to dry

inside the cans. They then can be discarded with the regu-lar trash at any time at the transfer station

Identification, such as a driverʼs license, will be required. New Canaan residents will not be charged for the disposal; residents from surrounding towns will be billed accordingly. If residents canʼt make the New Canaan drop-off date they can, at no charge to them, bring their materials to the Westport yard waste site at 180 Bayberry Lane, on Saturday, October 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or at the Wilton Miller-Driscoll School, 217 Wolfpit Road, on Saturday, October 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

At transfer station

Hazard waste collection day set

The New Canaan Rams All Sports Booster Club (for-merly the New Canaan Sports Council), will be holding a “Welcome Back” barbecue on Labor Day, Monday, September 5, from noon to 3 p.m. at Dunning Stadium.

The purpose of the event is to raise money for all high school athletic teams. The cost is $15 per person, or $50 per family of four. Admission is at the gate or through Booster Club membership.

For more information or to RSVP, visit ncramsbooster-club.com, call 203-801-0732 or e-mail [email protected]. The rain date is Saturday, September 10, at noon.

Booster club plans BBQ

Jeff Yates of Wilton, board member of the Mianus Chapter of Trout Unlimited, will share the best of Fairfield County trout fishing.

By Joshua FisherHersam Acorn Newspapers

With Hurricane Irene still hundreds of miles away last week, the MTA shut down the New Haven Line and the rest of the New York City Transit system.

As the large storm approached the East Coast on Friday, MTA officials made plans to shut down Metro-North Railroad and the rest of New York Cityʼs sprawling subway, bus and commuter rail lines beginning at noon on Saturday — about 24 hours before the heart of Irene was forecast to hit the area.

Officials decided to go ahead with the transit shut-down as the city was evacu-ating hospitals and nursing homes in low-lying areas.

Metro-North was shut down at noon on Saturday, but still finishing its runs up the New Haven Line until almost 2.

On Sunday, Gov. Malloy said Metro-Northʼs Connecticut lines had suffered severe damage, particularly on its New Canaan branch, from Tropical Storm Irene, downgraded from a hurricane just before it reached Fairfield County.

Metro-North service remained suspended much of Monday as repairs con-tinued to be made. After 1 p.m., the railroad announced limited service would resume on all three of its main lines at 2. But, a spokesman said, as soon as it sent out word that service would resume, a tree fell across the New Haven Line, setting back its busiest

line.The Harlem and Hudson

Lines resumed limited service at 2.

Eventually MTA work-ers cleared the tree and lim-ited service resumed from New York to New Haven. Connecticutʼs three spur lines — New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury — did not resume on Monday. All but Danbury was back by Tuesday. But the Danbury line, which goes through some of the worst-hit towns in southwestern Connecticut, remained sus-pended on Wednesday.

By Tuesday regular ser-vice resumed on the main New Haven Line including the New Canaan branch line, with the 3:57 p.m. train from Stamford.

Hurricane Irene

Trains resume after two-day suspension

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Just Moved?Congratulations on your move!

We know that this time is both exciting and hectic. We would like to help you settle in.

Call or e-mail to schedule your complimentaryWelcome Visit and we will provide you with special offers

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As Hurricane Irene barreled down on the Northeast, the town rec-ommended evacuations for the approximately 300 residents living in low-lying areas, especially the flood-prone area of Silvermine.

The town has a 100-year flood parcel down-loadable map, which out-lines all the properties in town that fall into this category. Itʼs available to download at newcanaan.info.

•Labor Day weekend

has arrived. The holi-day, always on the first Monday in September, is held to memorialize the creation of the labor move-ment and is “dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers,” according to the federal Department of Labor. “It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.”

Enjoy the day off.•

The season of nuts is upon us, and squirrels are once again being admired for being so industrious. Donʼt they gather up and bury all those acorns and other nuts? Arenʼt they responsible for planting forests full of oaks, hicko-ries and beeches?

Not necessar-ily. Biologist M.R. Chettleburgh has found that during the single month of October, 30 to 40 jays can gather and plant more than 20,000 acorns alone. The jays are caching them for future use, but often forget their whereabouts, allowing the nuts to sprout.

On average, jays carry these acorns a quarter mile from the tree that bore them, but often they fly them a half to three-quarters of a mile away. No lazy, old squirrel is going to haul an acorn a half-mile.

Clearly, jays are the real planters and spread-ers of our woodlands. In Siberia, in fact, they are protected by the state because of their forest-expanding abilities.

And maybe thatʼs why Blue Jays are so noisy at this time of year, screech-ing and squawking seem-ingly from dawn to dusk: Theyʼre whining about all the credit the squirrels get for being hard-working.

•The town is advis-

ing that residents sign up for the local Emergency Call Out System, which sends important storm- and emergency-related information straight to the phone number of oneʼs choice. Register on the townʼs Web site, newca-naan. info (under “Quick Links” to the right of the homepage). A link to this page also appears at NCAdvertiser.com.

Firefighter Duffy Sasser

While returning from a call related to hurricane Irene on Sunday, August 28, fire-fighters encountered a fish in distress in the middle of Valley Road. They sent the photo out to remind residents of the danger of flooding. “We were heading back from a call and I noticed that there was a fish on the road,” said Captain Mike Socci, “there was a little bit of life left in him, we gave him some water on his gills to try to revive him, but it was too late.”

Out of water

NEW CANAAN, CONN.NEW CANAAN ADVERTISERTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Thursday, September 1Health & Human Services Commission — 8:45

a.m., Vine Cottage.

Monday, September 5Labor Day — Town Hall closed.

Thursday, September 8Conservation Commission — canceled.Parking Commission — 8 p.m., Town Hall board

room.

No churchservices?

Editor, Advertiser:I was dismayed that

on Sunday, the day of Hurricane Ireneʼs arrival, I could find no church that was holding a worship service. A sanctuary is a place of safety and refuge. A church is more than cho-ral groups, youth groups and church dinners; it is a place of worship and spiri-tual guidance, and in a time of stress I need spiritual guidance.

One of the four churches I called, the Congregational Church, said in its outgo-ing message, “Let us pray together wherever we are for our first responders and those in need” — the nearest thing I could find to a response to Hurricane Irene.

Perhaps the churches were urged by town officials to cancel services. If that was the case, it was inap-propriate. There were many people out Sunday morning walking dogs, surveying damage, helping neighbors to remove downed trees and set up generators, and driving who knows where. I would like to have attend-ed a church service, as I did with many others on 9/11 and on subsequent snow-storm Sundays. In a time of stress, I want to be with other people, to thank the Lord for our good fortune, to pray for those in need, and to receive spiritual guidance. I seek a church that is always open to those in need, especially Sunday morning.

Peter Hanson

High cost to park at school Editor, Advertiser:

My daughter yelled over, “Dad I need a check for $40 to pay for my parking pass at NCHS.” I thought to myself, this is crazy; pay-ing for parking at the high school. Yes, I understand the school will say there

is a cost to administer the “parking program,” but why do seniors pay $40 and juniors pay $50? I guess it costs more to hand out stickers to juniors.

Really, this is just anoth-er example of government gone amuck. Regulation on top of regulation and an increase of fees and taxes to pay for it all. Welcome to the current state of the USA, from the federal gov-ernment all the way down to the local high school.

And no, I donʼt think it cost $40 to hand out parking passes. Save the money and let the students handle the program. Last time I checked my tax bill I see they are getting a very expensive education — the least they can do is give out their own stickers.

Oh, by the way, I just yelled over to my daugh-ter, “I will take that $40 in cash, please.”

Robert Alexander

Kathleen Corbet a ‘gift’

Editor, Advertiser:I have known Kathleen

Corbet for 30 years. I hired her for her first job as an investment professional and I have watched her career soar. A few years ago, I recruited her for a board I chaired. I really had to say only one thing to my colleagues, “Kathleen Corbet is quite simply the most talented person I have ever worked with.” That encompasses quite a lot, as I have worked for decades in companies with thousands of employees and I have been the CEO of several of them. Kathleen honored me by joining my board, becoming the vanguard of a younger generation, and she was instantly accepted by her new colleagues for her leadership, intelligence and integrity.

We all have friends, and we all have business and professional associ-ates. Ask yourself which of these you would trust with everything you have. Who would you ask to manage

your affairs if you became disabled? To whom would you entrust your children? Whose judgment do you seek in a tough situation? For me, that list would be very short. Kathleen Corbet would be on top, and she would do her very best, always, to do the right thing, the honorable thing, the smart thing.

Though I no longer live in Connecticut, I did for many years. I know that the position of town trea-surer has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with energy, integrity and competence. I would vote for Kathleen Corbet were I able to and I hope her fellow citizens of New Canaan will recognize what a gift is being offered to them.

Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A.

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Remembering Mr. Silander

Editor, Advertiser:I was saddened by the

news last week that one of my favorite teachers, Herbert Silander, had died at age 86. He marks the end of an era at Saxe Middle School, the second teacher from there to pass away in recent months, the first being Jane Teaze, who had retired to Florida.

What set Herbert Silander, and others like him, apart was his unstint-ing enthusiasm for his sub-ject matter (social studies for him and English for Mrs. Teaze), his pupils, and his willingness to “go the extra mile.”

Not only was he full of good humor, energy, and pride in his Finnish roots, but I distinctly remember his no-nonsense approach to controlling the classroom: Though he was unfailingly cheerful 90% of the time, I do recall a few occasions when some of the students had gotten out of hand, or were “pushing the limit,” and Mr. Silander actually

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As Hurricane Irene approached, a gag posting made the rounds on Facebook. It offered, tongue-in-cheek, tips for facing the prospect

of actually having to speak face-to-face with people if Internet and text message access were to be lost due to the storm.

The posting got more than a few chuckles, yet like any good joke struck a chord. We have become mas-ters at communicating from the safe haven behind the screen, atop a keyboard. Some of us rarely have in-person conversations, even with those with whom we make a home.

Days of darkness in the stormʼs aftermath have forced us to find pastimes that donʼt require elec-tricity, games that donʼt involve trading with online friends, and maybe taking a new look at things we take for granted.

Feeling more free to wander in darkened neighbor-hoods, deer and other wildlife cross streets and graze in yards under the moonlight.

Absent artificial light, humans can gaze skyward and see stars in a new brightness, as layer upon layer of the vastness in which we live come into focus.

Itʼs not enjoyable to be without electricity, and the convenience it brings, for days. But it can afford an opportunity to do and see things in a new light, or lack thereof.

In the dark

Itʼs been a trying week for most of Southwestern Connecticut. Some lost houses as Hurricane Irene ripped ashore Sunday. Some were moved

to shelter.Houses suffered wind and water damage. Some

were destroyed. More have been without power, and could still be in the dark for days.

Itʼs not easy.But it could be worse.Irene, at last count, took the lives of 40 people on

the East Coast, two of whom lived in Connecticut. None were in this immediate area.

Most of the cleanup involves removing trees and power lines, and restoring electrical service.

Itʼs not an easy task. Power must be turned off to safely remove trees and debris. Poles and lines must be rebuilt and reinstalled. The system then needs to be turned back on safely.

But impatience takes hold. The minute the rain stopped Sunday, some took to the street on foot or in car, driving under and over wires that likely were still energized, searching for a utility truck, any util-ity truck, working to restore power to their neighbor-hood, their house.

Complaints start within minutes. “Why arenʼt the roads open?” “Where are the power company crews? I donʼt see anyone out there.”

Never mind that winds remained 70 miles per hour, and hazards lurked around every corner. Those who would not work outside, especially in rain and wind, want to know why others are not doing it for their benefit. Crews are doing the best they can as quickly as they can. Linemen and others are working long hours in potentially hazardous situations, away from their families, homes and beds as long until all power is restored.

Give the crews on the lines time to get the job done safe.

On the lines

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lost his temper. Once he had re-established his authority and laid down the law, he was back to his somewhat impish self, striding briskly around the classroom and smiling his broad smile, or thoughtfully waiting for a student to answer one of his questions.

I would observe him care-fully listening to whomever was speaking at the moment, as he nodded his head, gazed downward, hands clasped loosely in front of him. No one was ever made to feel “small” or demeaned in his classroom and he was always courteous.

His is truly a bygone era, when teachers had more con-trol in the classroom, and stu-dents were also more respect-ful of those in authority. It would seem not to be that way, since this was the early 1970s, but a woman named Betty Quinn ran a tight ship as Saxeʼs principal. Walking the halls in her sensible pumps and navy blue dresses, there was no question who was in charge. The school was also much smaller then, too, and there were fewer pupils to get to know as an incoming seventh grader, and far fewer miles of hallways to navigate.

Other teachers of that peri-od, now retired, were Angelo Coco, David Campbell — whom I had when he was a newlywed and a newly-minted social studies teacher — and Mrs. Dukes, with her gentle North Carolina accent. They are taking a well-deserved respite from the rigors of teach-ing and I wish them well.

I am truly glad to have known a teacher of Herbert Silanderʼs caliber and wish him well, too.

Julia Nichols

Outback thanks League

Editor, Advertiser:The Outback Board of

Directors would like to express its sincere thanks to the Young Womenʼs League of New Canaan for its recent grant to the New Canaan Outback Teen Center. The funds received will be used towards programs for the music recording stu-dio which opened last spring at the Outback Teen Center. For example, the Outback will hold open houses at the recording studio for interested students on a monthly basis. In addition, the Outback will offer new and exciting cre-ative programming by offering classes in song writing, studio tech, voice-over, “on camera,” movie making, and disc jock-

ey. These programs are intend-ed to offer teens the opportu-nity to tap into their creativity, as well as for self-expression, independence and group work. The generosity of the Young Womenʼs League enables the New Canaan Outback Teen Center to more effectively ful-fill its mission, which is to provide an enriching, positive, and safe venue where teens may relax, socialize, partici-pate in self-directed activities and contribute to the commu-nity. On behalf of the entire board of directors, staff and teen members, we would like to reiterate our deepest grati-tude to the Young Womenʼs League of New Canaan for its support of New Canaanʼs teens.

Ann GervaseOutback Grants Chair

Christina FagerstalOutback Board President

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, it is a good time to review generator safety. Past experiences show that many residents have gen-erators at their homes, but if not installed and used prop-erly they can pose a serious threat. The primary hazard is carbon monoxide (CO) poi-soning from the toxic engine exhaust. During past power outages, the Fire Department has responded to calls for CO alarms sounding and found deadly levels of carbon mon-oxide traced to operating gen-erators.

Following is a list of doʼs and donʼts for portable and stationary generator use and installation:

• Make sure that a building permit has been obtained from the Building Department for the installation of a stand-by generator.

• Close all windows adja-cent to the generator to prevent toxic fumes from entering the home.

• Never store anything on or around the generator. Obstacles could interfere with the proper, safe operation.

• If you have a portable generator (one that you have to start and hook-up manu-

ally), never run it inside the garage or other enclosed spac-es — even with the doors open. They must be outside.

• Never refuel a genera-tor while it is running. The unit must be shut down and allowed to cool before refuel-ing.

• Always have prop-erly operating CO detectors installed in your home (in addition to smoke detectors).

• Have your back-up power system serviced by a certified contractor annually to insure proper operation when it is needed most.

• Always insure proper electrical hook-up to prevent back-feeding to the street, endangering the power com-pany workers trying to get you hooked back up.

Every year, people die in incidents related to portable generator use and all of the deaths could have been pre-vented.

For questions regarding generator safety contact the New Canaan Fire Marshalʼs Office at 203-594-3034.

Generator hazardsMARSHAL MATTERS

by Fred Baker

One of the things that incoming freshmen at New Canaan High School find most exciting about being a high schooler is the fact that their daily class sched-ule will most likely include a free first and/or last period a couple of days a week, meaning they can sleep in some days and get out of Dodge early on others.

For reasons I wonʼt get into here — although one was that my daughter took her pretty little time getting her driverʼs license — I spent last year driving my now-graduated daughter, Jess, and newly-minted sophomore, Jack, to and from school. When Jack started at the high school last fall, I hoped upon hope that he and his sister would have the same “sleep inʼs” and early pick-upʼs. Alas, the high school scheduling gods had other ideas.

And so, once or twice a week, I would leave the house at 7 a.m. to get just Jess to school before the 7:30 start time, fighting the crazy snake of traf-fic that lines Farm Road and beyond, get back home around 7:40-45, and then drive away again at 8 with Jack — this time minus the crappy traffic. And yes, I realize that it is parents like me driving their offspring to and from school who help make the crappy

traffic crappy and annoying. Guilty as charged.

At least three times a week I would find myself in front of the school pick-ing up Jess or Jack (never both at once) for “last peri-od free” at 1:15 p.m. and returning an hour later for the regular pick-up, curs-ing in reverse at that ubiq-uitous, slithering python of cars bottle-necking out of the high school driveway and back onto Farm, South Avenue and Old Stamford

Road.Imagine then how overjoyed I was

back in February, when Jess finally graced the hallowed halls of the DMV and walked out a licensed driver. She could now get herself to and from her building of learning, no matter what time of day she was scheduled to start or finish, leaving me to make the trip to the high school just twice a day. Jackʼs sleep-in days meant mommy sleep-in days, which was a nice bonus and — thank you high school basketball and baseball teams ̓ practices — the early pick-upʼs were few and far between.

But here we are at another new start to school. If Jess had not graduated last June, she would now legally be able to cart her brother with her to school on the days that they started and ended at

the same time, leaving me free to ignore my car in the garage until I needed to drive into work. She did, however, graduate and is now at a college 3,000 miles across the country. Jack wonʼt be securing his driverʼs license until the summer of 2012. So, bring on the frequent driver miles from 7 Wellesley Drive to 11 Farm Road!

As I say, those first-period freeʼs arenʼt just a perk for the kid; for this not-so-very-much-a-morning-person-anymore, theyʼre an unexpected gift for me, too. Not only is Jack in a better mood when he gets to sleep in, so am I, and the drive at 8 a.m. doesnʼt have the same frantic, “oh no, we are gonna be late” feel as the earlier trip does. Which is good because Jack really, really, really doesnʼt like getting to school in the nick of time. Unlike a certain other person who shall go unnamed, and who racked up tardies like it was her job. Or, maybe she figured the more she got, the bigger prize she was going to earn at the end of each semester. Hard to tell.

At any rate, I will get my first sleep-in next week; thank you New Canaan High!

Julie Butler Evans, of New Canaan, is the mother of four children ages 15 to 28. She may reached at [email protected] This e-mail address is being pro-tected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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What has always fright-ened me about disasters, beyond the magnitude of destruction and the loss of life and property, is that while they can bring out the best in us, they often bring out the worst.

They can open the tiny portals into our souls, and in microscopic moral detail, reveal us to be either self-less people or selfish people. Sometimes I shudder when I see what Iʼm really all about. Instead of courage, thereʼs cowardice. Instead of caring for others, Iʼm caring for me.

A crisis can magnify our character so much that acts of compassion and kindness are elevated to what saint-watchers call “heroic virtue,” while acts of greed and self-interest are shown for what they truly are, classical evil.

The examples are many. A store owner price-gouges because people are rushing to buy water and food. After all, he reasons, everyone has to make a buck. An old man struggles down the stairs to escape an office building dur-ing an earthquake, and scores of people

rush by him while one or two pause to help, but then even they abandon him to save themselves.

Amid the hysteria and turmoil, maybe one per-son makes the sacrifice and stays with him to her own peril. Meanwhile, the rest of us with shaky conscienc-es breathe a sigh of relief because someone is doing what we know we should have done, but were too afraid to do.

As the hurricane approaches, a car with a mother and children is stranded on the side of the highway, and she waves for help, but motorists pass by because they have their own lives to worry about. On the occasions that Iʼve been the one to pass by someone in need, Iʼve thought in a moment of self-deception that it didnʼt necessarily make me a bad person, even though I couldnʼt deny that it illuminated my selfishness in a very painful way.

Iʼm reminded of that parable of the Good Samaritan, where two people walk by the traveler who had been beaten and robbed and left for dead.

To their thinking, they had good rea-sons to keep walking. However, when youʼre the one lying by the side of the road, watching the parade of passersby look the other way, it can lead you to despair.

There were examples like that dur-ing Hurricane Irene, in the supermarket aisles, at the gas station lines, and in the flooded areas where people were stranded.

And yet, sometimes goodness still shines through, and it can be an inspi-ration for all of us — most especially 10 years ago on 9/11, when terrorists hijacked four jet airliners and slammed them into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.

That day, there were many heroes who acted with exceptional grace. Some thwarted the terrorists who intended to slam a jet plane into the Capitol, and many more rushed into the World Trade Center while everyone else was rush-ing out. They were ordinary men and women who found that thing called “heroic virtue” inside themselves when the world needed it most.

Joe Pisani can be reached at [email protected].

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By Judy BentleySenior Health Care and Housing

Policy Development Team

I write as chair of the New Canaan Senior Health Care and Housing Policy Development Team (the Phase III Team), which was appoint-ed by the Board of Selectmen in March 2011. The Phase III Teamʼs mission is to study and make recommendations about potential in-town locations where “senior-friendly” hous-ing units might be privately developed with the encour-agement of the Town of New Canaan. I want to emphasize up front that our mission does not include spending New Canaan taxpayer dollars to build housing for seniors. If the Lumberyard parking lot becomes the choice site for this housing, our team will also study how to expand the com-muter parking there to benefit the long list of residents who seek parking permits near the train station.

I have been involved with senior issues in New Canaan for more than 20 years as a former board member of the New Canaan Inn (before it became part of Waveny Care Network), former board mem-ber of Waveny Care Network and current board member of Staying Put in New Canaan. The Phase III Team is com-prised of nine New Canaan citizens who have expertise in senior issues, as well as real estate, development, housing finance, zoning, and law.

I want to address for the public where our Phase III Teamʼs study stands in view of press reports about the Town Councilʼs recent consideration of an application by the town for a potential state grant to study the feasibility of devel-

opment of senior housing in downtown locations near the train station.Phase I,II study conclusions

In early 2010, the Board of Selectmen appointed the Senior Health Care and Housing Policy Development Team to identify and address the needs of the senior seg-ment of the community for the next 15 years. This study followed on a controversial proposal by Waveny Care Network in 2009 to build a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) con-sisting of approximately 150 independent living housing units on Waveny Park prop-erty on Lapham Road where the town “leaf pile” operates. The proposal was subsequent-ly withdrawn.

The Phase I Teamʼs study, published in July, 2010, addressed why seniors are important to our community planning, the health care and housing needs of seniors now and in the future, and current options and alternatives for senior health care and housing in New Canaan and in sur-rounding communities.

The Phase II Teamʼs report, published in November, 2010, addressed the specific needs and opportunities for town planning to address a pro-jected long term increase in senior population, options and opportunities to address senior needs, and recommendations as to how the town should proceed on key needs and pri-orities.

The Phase I and II team reports are available to read at newcanaan.info (under News and Events, click on item one — New Canaan Senior Health Care and Housing Development Team).

A key finding of the Phase

II Team study was that despite a fairly large number of condos in town, there is now a lim-ited supply of senior-friendly (single-level, accessible, mod-erate size) independent living stock, and that based on the projected growth in our senior population, there will be an increasing need for senior-friendly housing that can be met through a combination of new construction and adapta-tion of existing housing.

The Phase II report fur-ther concluded that there would be a community ben-efit to address the aging Baby Boomer population in town by providing suitable housing options to enable Boomers to stay in New Canaan in their senior years.

And the report also found that the reality of aging in place in a high cost of living area requires a town strategy and options that seek to offer an affordable lifestyle and ser-vices to appeal to seniors at various stages of senior life.

The Phase II Team recom-mended as key actions that: 1.) a Phase III study team be appointed to explore and define the in-town indepen-dent living option for seniors, and 2.) the town encourage private-market development of more senior-friendly hous-ing in town through support-ive policies on planning, zon-ing, housing and other town agencies.

Our Phase III Team has been meeting since April to analyze potential downtown locations for private develop-ment of senior-friendly inde-pendent living housing.

Grant applicationIn late June, Town Planner

Steve Kleppin brought to the attention of our Phase III Team a newly-announced State of Connecticut Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) grant program for Connecticut cities and towns to apply for prior to an Thursday, August 4, application deadline. Despite the stateʼs well-known fiscal

problems, the state has autho-rized and funded $5 million for local grants to promote economic development around existing mass transit facilities. Since Fairfield County resi-dents provide more than 40% of the stateʼs total tax rev-enues, obtaining state funds under this grant program would recapture some of our own tax dollars for the benefit of New Canaan.

Our Phase III team has been focusing on potential in-town locations for senior housing in close proximity to the New Canaan train station because the train to Stamford and New York City is a key mode of transportation for seniors as well as care-givers and ser-vice providers to seniors. Moreover, both Stamford and Norwalk hospitals are current-ly considering the potential development of new health care facilities in close proxim-ity to the train station. These potential developments could require additional parking in the downtown area.

One potential site for devel-opment of senior housing and health care facilities is the commuter parking lot adja-cent to the train station, also known as the “Lumberyard” lot (because a lumberyard for-merly operated on the property before the town acquired it in the 1990s to expand commuter parking). The town has for years considered the possibil-ity of decking the Lumberyard parking lot to expand com-muter parking and to create a more attractive and higher use of the property to improve the potential tax revenues from a town owned asset.

Our Phase III Team rec-ommended to the Board of Selectmen and the Town Council that the town apply for a TOD grant to perform necessary engineering, archi-tectural design, traffic, and zoning-change analyses and studies that would define the feasibility of that location as a multi-use commuter parking,

senior housing and health care facility. Such a study would only explore the possibility of development at that loca-tion — it would not represent a decision to develop at that location. The grant application specifically calls for funding of a design charette, whereby the public would participate in reviewing potential archi-tectural concepts and design requirements in order to define whether the property could be developed in a manner consis-tent with the cherished New England town character of New Canaan.

As someone who cares deeply about both our seniors

and our town character, I want to assure the public that our Phase III Team has the inter-ests of our community at heart in our work to seek in-town housing options for our grow-ing senior population. We welcome input from everyone and we will have public hear-ings later this year or next to review our proposed recom-mendations.

We can only recommend based on careful study — we cannot build! But we hope to help build a better New Canaan for our seniors and for all our citizens through our efforts.

Head of senior needs ‘Phase III’ team explains status of study

By Elizabeth Wells

First oneFor me at leastI tell a taleThe leaves running aroundEach tell a storyOf their livesTrees fallen downNo life to the digitalGrey skiesGloomy eyes

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Elizabeth is 12 years old and will be a seventh-grader at Saxe Middle School.

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Cynde Bloom Lahey, direc-tor of New Canaan Library Services, will lead Septemberʼs Lunch Bunch Group at noon on Wednesday, September 7, in the Adrian Lamb Room, with a discussion of “Véra: Portrait of a Marriage,” by Pulitzer prize-winning author Stacy Schiff. Lunch will be provided.

Prior to the release of her best-seller, “Cleopatra,” Schiff published three other criti-cally acclaimed, prize-win-ning biographies, including “Véra.”

“Schiffʼs elegant prose and eye for detail gives the reader an in-depth, yet unsentimental portrait of their [Vladimir and

Véraʼs] marriage,” said Lahey. “Vladimir Nabokovʼs ʻLolita ̓was the literary sensation, but it was his wife Véra Slonim who, in many ways, created his success. Véra was crucial to his career; she guided and shielded him, orchestrating his life and handling the practical matters to allow him the free-dom to fulfill the genius they both believed he possessed.”

For more information on the event call 203-594-5003, or visit newcanaanlibrary.org. All programs are free and open to the public but registration is required online at newcanaan-library.org, or by phone, 203-594-5040.

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People’s forum..

Grateful forfirefighters

Editor, Advertiser:We would like to express

our appreciation for the rapid intervention by the New Canaan Fire Department in preventing carbon monoxide poisoning.

For the past three days we have been running a propane powered generator to pro-duce electricity. Inadvertently we left open the windows to the attached greenhouse. The exhaust fumes were sucked into the greenhouse from where they seeped into the bedrooms.

My burglar alarm compa-ny sensed the rising levels of carbon monoxide and called the fire department. The entire crew responded instantly and discovered that the levels of monoxide were materially above permissible levels. Fans were installed to clear the air in the house.

It is such prompt and dedi-cated service from the Fire Department that makes living

in New Canaan a life preser-vation experience. We remain immensely grateful.

Paul and Mona StrassmanResidents for 37 years

Cheers, jeersEditor, Advertiser:

“A+” for the town employ-ees, emergency agencies, vol-unteer agencies, businesses, and line crews for an out-standing storm response. They kept us pre-warned, informed, sheltered, fed, and safe.

“F” for CL&P for leaving live wires and blocked emer-gency routes and other high priority safety items in New Canaan for days, while work-ing on low priority power res-toration in neighboring towns.

Julius Alexander

Thankful forpolice, corps

Editor, Advertiser:Last Saturday morning I

had a medical emergency and had to dial 911. I am pleased

to say that the first responder was our New Canaan police.

The officer gave me oxygen and looked at vitals. Minutes later the ambulance arrived and went right to work in a very professional manner.

I was “delivered” to Norwalk Hospital in a safe and timely manner by our wonder-ful ambulance crew. I am very proud and thankful for our excellent Police Department and ambulance corps.

By the way, the ambulance ride in New Canaan is free and we can keep it that way by donating to the New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Robert B. ObernierAugust 25

Fine jobEditor, Advertiser:

Thanks to a Facebook post-ing that power on my street was restored, I returned from New York City.

The Office of Emergency Management did a fine job in a difficult situation and deserve great praise.

Art Bettauer

By Lyn BondLapham Center

Lapham Center activi-ties begin right after Labor Day. Registration is going on now and will continue until all classes are filled. All adult New Canaan residents are wel-come to participate in class-es and programs at Lapham. There are no membership fees or requirements beyond New Canaan residency and the abil-ity to participate.

Some beginning classes are only offered in the fall. Last weekʼs article covered begin-ning classes in French, Italian and Spanish. Beginning bridge classes are also only held in the fall.

Dr. Richard Olson, American Contract Bridge League Life Master, will offer the ACBL Bridge for

Very Beginners course, “Fundamentals of Bidding.” This class will be held for 12 weeks from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursdays starting September 15. It is intended for new bridge players and those who havenʼt played in many years. Olsen teaches the level three ACBL course, Defense, on the same days from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Please call 203-594-3620 to get more information about bridge classes or any of the activities described below.

Beginning yoga classes are also popular. Fran LaValley will teach Beginning Amrit yoga on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. starting September 7. Amrit yoga is a practice that revital-izes the body, calms the mind and deepens self-awareness, bringing body, mind and spirit

into harmony. Intermediate Amrit yoga classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. Nancy Straus will offer a Beginning Anusara yoga class on Mondays at 12:30 p.m. starting September 12. Anusara is a form of Hatha yoga which utilizes a system of universal principles of align-ment combined with a heart-oriented and uplifting phi-losophy. Intermediate classes are offered on Mondays at 9:45 a.m. and Wednesdays at 9 a.m.

Senior Center activi-ties resume with the annu-al Welcome Back Lunch at Waveny House on Wednesday, September 7, at noon. Lunch will be followed by a program by Darien pianist, Bob Rissolo, who claims “thousands of happy ears.” Reservations are needed by tomorrow at noon at 203-594-3620.

Fall yoga and bridge offeredLapham update

The 10th and final Bradley J. Fetchet Memorial Foundation Benefit and Golf Tournament fund-raiser will be held on Friday, September 23, at The Country Club of New Canaan. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m., with a buffet lunch at 11, fol-lowed by a noon shotgun-scramble format and a 5:30 p.m. open bar/buffet closing program. Karl Chevrolet is again supporting the Hole-in-One competition and The Bank of New Canaan is also returning as one of the eventʼs major sponsors.

The foundation was established by Frank and Mary Fetchet, following the loss of their son Brad on 9/11. It serves to keep Bradʼs memory alive while providing need-based scholarships at New Canaan High School and Bucknell University.

“Each year, the foundation donates to the New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation, which administers need-based scholarships at the high school, and the Brad Fetchet Foundation is proud to be one

of its largest donors each year,” said Frank Fetchet. “In addition, the foundation con-tributes annually to the Bradley Fetchet 9/11 Scholarship at Bucknell University. This endowed account provides an annual need-based scholarship in Bradʼs name.

“The upcoming event closes a decade of hosting a very special day of golf, food, drink, silent auction, and connecting in a relaxed and fun setting. Non-golfers always enjoy joining in the evening — so both golf-ers and non-golfers are equally welcome,” Fetchet said. “The final outing will include a closing program in which we will remem-ber, reflect and celebrate resiliency during the 10th anniversary of 9/11.”

The Brad Fetchet Foundation will evolve in 2012 to a Donor Advised Fund, maintain-ing its mission in perpetuity and continuing to raise need-based scholarship funds.

To attend, call Frank Fetchet at 203-966-0677, or e-mail [email protected]. For more, visit bradfetchet.com.

Final Fetchet foundationfund-raiser is Sept. 23

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TOWN OF NEW CANAANTOWN COUNCIL

NOTICE & AGENDAPublic Hearing

Tuesday, September 13, 20117:00 PM - Auditorium of

Town HallNOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that there will be a Public Hearing of the Town Council of the Town of New Canaan on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 7:00 PM in the Auditorium of Town Hall for the following purpose:

1. To invite public comment upon a resolution to authorize First Selectman Jeb Walker to submit a grant application to the State of Connecticut for a planning grant pursu-ant to the Transit-Orientated Development Pilot Program authorized under Section 67 of P.A. 07-7, on behalf of the Senior Health Care and Housing Policy Development Team to study the possibility of decking the Lumberyard parking lot and adding inde-pendent senior living units atop the parking structure.

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TOWN OF NEW CANAANTOWN COUNCIL

NOTICE & AGENDASpecial Meeting

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

7:30 PM - Auditorium of Town Hall

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there will be a Special Meeting of Town Council of the Town of New Canaan on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 7:30 PM in the Auditorium of Town Hall for the following purposes:

1. To vote upon a resolution to authorize First Selectman Jeb Walker to submit a grant application to the State of Connecticut for a planning grant pursuant to the Transit-Orientated Development Pilot Program authorized under Section 67 of P.A. 07-7, on behalf of the Senior Health Care and Housing Policy Development Team to study the possibility of decking the Lumberyard parking lot and adding independent senior living units atop the parking structure.

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TOWN OF NEW CANAAN

PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION

Notice is hereby given that the Planning and Zoning Commission at a regular meet-ing held on August 23, 2011 duly adopted the following resolutions. Approved Special Permit Applications become effective upon the filing of a copy thereof in the office of the Town Clerk.

1. RESOLVED, that the application of Attorney Robert D. Russo, Authorized Agent, for John M. & Susan C. Tremaine, owners, for a Special Permit

of Section 6.5.C.3.a to allow construction of a six foot high fence approximately 42 feet in length extending from the north end of the house to the northern boundary, for prop-erty at 127 Lambert Road in the Two Acre Residence Zone (Map 33 Block 41 Lot 28) is approved.

2. RESOLVED, that the application of Stephen C. Gidley, Stephen C. Gidley, Inc., Authorized Agent, for R. Nicholas and Mary Singh, owners, for a Special Permit of Section 3.4.C.1.c to allow construction of a three-car garage with an attached stu-dio/workshop over 1,000 square feet for property at 27 Indian Waters Drive in the Two Acre Residence Zone (Map 31 Block 11 Lot H24) is approved.

3. RESOLVED, that the Site Plan application of Eco Chic Nail Spa, Frank Z. Elmasry (3-11 Forest Street KKE LLC et. al., c/o TEC Associates, owner), pursuant to Section 6.3.D.2 to allow replacement of an existing sign at the rear entrance, for property at 11 Forest Street in the Retail B Zone (Map T Block 73 Lot 721) is approved.

Jean N. Grzelecki,Secretary

Dated August 26, 20119-1

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF

VIOLA GALLO, Deceased (11-0181)

The Hon. Michael P. Murray, Judge of the Court of Probate, Darien - New Canaan Probate District, by decree dated August 23, 2011, ordered that all claims must be presented to the fiduciary at the address below. Failure to promptly present any such claim may result in the loss of rights to recover on such claim.

Alice Ann Fitzpatrick, Chief Clerk

The fiduciary is:

Frank Gallo c/o William P. Osterndorf,

Esq.18 Fairty DriveNew Canaan, CT 06840

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NOTICE OF INTENTTO DEMOLISH

Notice is hereby given that an application for a permit to demolish has been filed in the office of the Town Of New Canaan Building Official and is currently pending and is available for public inspec-tion.

Name & Address of Structure: Sam Zendehrouh

45 Richmond Hill RdNew Canaan, CTName & Address of

Owners: Sam Zendehrouh21 Shadow LaneNew Canaan, CTAge of Structure: 1820Square Footage: 2,624

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NOTICE OF INTENTTO DEMOLISH

Notice is hereby given that an application for a permit to demolish has been filed in the office of the Town Of New Canaan Building Official and is currently pending and is available for public inspec-tion.

Name & Address of Structure: 47 Douglas Road

Name & Address of Owners: Karl and Anne Schimmeck

Age of Structure: 55 yearsSquare Footage: 1,809

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•TOWN OF NEW CANAAN

TOWN COUNCILNOTICE & AGENDA

Special MeetingTHURSDAY,

SEPTEMBER 1, 20117:30 PM

Auditorium of Town HallNOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that there will be a Special Meeting of Town Council of the Town of New Canaan on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 7:30 PM in the Auditorium of Town Hall for the following pur-poses:

1. To hear a presentation and to vote upon a request from Roy Walder, Transportation Director, NCPS, for a special appropriation in the amount of $145,931 to purchase a hybrid diesel/electric school bus to be used to transport students attending New Canaan Public Schools.

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Legal notices..By Bea Watkins

Recreation Department

The new school year is here. Fall is a great time to be involved in indoor and outdoor activities. Registration is under-way for the New Canaan Recreation Department STAR Soccer program that is once again open to boys and girls in second grade who are enrolled in the fall recreation soccer program. This supplemental program is coached by Dave Johnson and Blue Star Soccer. In addition, residents can register for the fall soccer program for seventh and eighth grade girls.

Donʼt forget, the fall Field Hockey Development Program for girls in third through eighth grades begins Saturday, September 10, at the New Canaan High School track field. This program is for begin-ner through advanced play-ers on Saturday mornings. Once again, the Saxe Cross Country/Track Club is being offered for boys and

girls grades five through eight, and will be super-vised by Chris Thompson, physical edcuation teacher at Saxe Middle School. Rockin ̓ Guitar Lessons will be offered for begin-ner or step-two interme-diate, for boys and girls in grades three to eight. Also offered this fall is the Middle School Algebra Skills Class after-school program for children in grades five to eight at Saxe Middle School. The course is intended to broaden the understanding of the pre-algebra or algebra 1 course. Online before- and after-school program registration is Tuesday, September 6, through Friday, September 16. These eight- to 10-week programs are offered at East, South and West Schools from October through December 2011.

Register now at the Recreation Department office or online at newca-naan.info.

Field hockey and classesRec news

The New Canaan Outback Teen Center recently received a grant from the Young Women’s League of New Canaan to support the programs of its newly-opened recording studio. The funds will be used to underwrite recording studio classes which are available to high school and middle school students who want to learn more about music technology. Pictured from left are Outback President Christina Fagerstal, YWL charity research chair Cate Breslin, Outback grants chair Ann Gervase and YWL 2011-2012 President Amy Burger.

Recording studio grant

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AAUW (American Association of University Women) will launch its 2011-2012 season with feminist social activist Patricia Russo as speaker on Thursday, September 8, at 9:30 a.m. at Waveny House. Her discus-sion will be on the Womenʼs Campaign School at Yale University.

Russo is a fund-rais-ing entrepreneur focused on improving the quality of

life for women, according to Joyce Thunnissen, an AAUW spokeswoman. She teaches at the Womenʼs Campaign School at Yale University and serves as president of its board of directors. She is also a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Commissions for Women Foundation based in Washington D.C. Additionally, she is vice-president of the board of the

Foundation for Connecticut Women and is on the advisory board of the Womenʼs Care Center of Fairfield County. She was recently elected to the board of trustees of the Connecticut Womenʼs Hall of Fame.

Russo received her bach-elorʼs degree in political sci-ence from George Washington University and a certifi-cate in health care and non-profit management from the Yale University School of Management. While an under-graduate student, she served as an intern to the late U.S. Congresswoman Bella Abzug of New York. She lived in Tokyo for three years, during which

time she served as a member of the Executive Committee of Democrats Abroad-Japan. She also co-chaired the U.S. State Departmentʼs mentor-ing program for Japanese women attending graduate school in the United States. She has received numerous awards and citations for her leadership in the area of wom-enʼs rights and was named “Woman of the Year” by the Connecticut chapters of both AAUW and BPW (Business and Professional Women).

AAUW members and their guests are invited to attend this discussion. For more informa-tion on AAUW contact Lois Sandberg at 203-966-2848.

AAUW launches speaker season with feminist, activist

Starting Friday, September 2 At 10 a.m., 4 p.m. and

7 p.m.: Board of Selectmen meeting of Tuesday, August 30.

At noon and 8 p.m.: Long Range Planning Committee

meeting of Wednesday, August 31.

History..

From the AdvertiserAugust 31, 1961

A change in New Canaanʼs skyline was being construct-ed in Oenoke Ridge at the nearly completed St. Markʼs Church there. A page one photo of a crane poised 30 feet above the carillon tower was in the process of placing four curved, cast cement units, which would finish the new bell tower. When the tower was completely topped off, it would reach 120 feet, probably the high-est point in New Canaan.

School bells were about to ring, signal-ing the opening of school, on Thursday, September 7. Albert P. Mathers, superin-tendent of schools, forecast 106 addition-al pupils to the 3,120 already registered. Rides would be available for about 2,000 of the students aboard 20 brand new buses. The complete bus schedule was printed in the Advertiser for the conve-nience of students and parents alike. The buses would be for elementary through eighth grade students who live more than a mile from their respective schools and transportation would be provided for high school pupils who lived one- and-a-half

miles from the school.The Police Athletic League

was planning to launch a Pop Warner football team for 10- to 13 year-old-boys. Tryouts were scheduled for September 5 at the high school football field. Joseph Sikorski, high school athletic director, would coach the team, (no doubt looking for future prospects).

Policemen Lloyd C. Cook and John Ventres bagged 12 drivers for speeding in Oenoke Ridge and later in Old

StamfordRoad. Someone, it was reported, walked away with 200 feet of cable, left when locations were changed, but it reap-peared the next day in the same spot.

Civil Defense Director Charles P. Morton announced that there were 50 “shelter areas” in town with “good poten-tial for completion as bona fide shelters.” One building supply firm was offering pre-fabricated units and local banks were offering loans for the purpose of install-ing a shelter.

Sports pictures showed the win-ning team and special award winners in the Recreation Softball League. The Landscapers took the title and on the team were: Gene Ready, Paul Torpey,

Ralph Scott, Dick Warm, Dinny Lapolla, (manager), Pete Scarcella, Larry Vitti, Joe Cerullo, Louis Lapolla, who rep-resented the teamʼs sponsor, Jerry Lee Mather, Vito Lapolla, Howard Bowler, Tony Malizia, and Les Mitchell. In the bottom picture, Larry Tomaselli, Home Oil catcher, has the MVP trophy, Brian Kelley, Home Oil infielder, batting crown, Ronald “Cue” Donahue, Home Oil manager, holding the runner-up tro-phy, with Michael Muchinsky, represent-ing the team sponsor, and John Coletto, league director. Home Oil won the first half and the Landscapers, the second. The Landscapers won two of three games in the playoffs to take the overall title.

Labor Day food buys were advertised by Walter Stewartʼs Market and grilling chickens were featured at 23 cents per pound, whole, and 25 cents per pound cut up, split or quartered. U.S. Maine potatoes were five pounds for 21 cents and honeydew melons were 45 cents each. Stahl Meyer products were heavily promoted, with ready-to-eat hams start-ing at 29 cents per pound and their hick-ory sweet bacon at 65 cents per pound. Assorted sodas were as little as 49 cents for six cans and Neetheet charcoal bri-quettes were 31 cents per box (no weight listed). Ahh! The good ole ̓days.

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Author/historian Donald O. Souden excerpts news and advertising notes from a 100-year-old issue of the New Canaan Advertiser verbatim for this column

Word was received from Representative M.E. Crawford at Hartford, just before going to press, that the New Canaan Trolley Bill passed the House today unanimously and will be taken to the Senate this afternoon.

•Policeman Charles Kaiser had a dis-

agreeable experience with a drunken man last Saturday. Kaiser confronted the man, who was full of liquor and fight, on Railroad Avenue and after a scuffle Kaiser was forced to use his club to sub-

due the miscreant and take him to jail.

•Up to 10 oʼclock Tuesday

morning the government rain gauge at Bitgoods showed a total rainfall in excess of five inches since last Thursday. Of the amount, 2.25 inches fell during Monday night.

•The electric lights began

to cut up their pranks again late Saturday evening. They were off, then back on several

times, but fortunately they did not remain out for any critical length of time.

•Despite the morningʼs rain, the visit-

ing team from Bethel arrived by auto at 3 oʼclock Saturday afternoon at the South Avenue grounds. Local fans wish it had

poured all day as the Regulars lost to the visitors by a score of 7-6 in 10 innings.

•In a studio which is located in a

picturesque spot in Silver Mine, the art-ist colony is holding the fourth annual exhibit of its works in the barn of sculptor Solon H. Borglum.

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On Thursday, September 8, at 7:30 p.m., the New Canaan Libraryʼs Authors on Stage series will present Julia Stuart, author of “The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise.” The event co-sponsor, Elm Street Books, will sell copies of the book, which will be available for signing.

The novel, which was recently released in paperback, is set in the Tower of London. The plot revolves around Beefeater Balthazar Jones, who has lived with his loving wife, Hebe, and his 120-year-old pet tortoise, for the past eight years, according a library release. But itʼs no easy job living and working in this tourist attraction in present-day London.

Stuart is the author of one previous novel, “The Matchmaker of Périgord.” A native of England, she resides in Bahrain.

Admission is free but reservations are recommended. Call 203-594-5040 or e-mail [email protected]. To pre-order a book, call Elm Street Books at 203-966-4545.

Author’s novel takes place in London

Julia Stuart

New Canaan Libraryʼs World Events, History and Culture Book Group will initiate its Fall 2011 ses-sion with a discussion of “Harmony,” authored by His Royal Highness Prince Charles. The group will meet on Wednesday, September 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Plaut Room. Refreshments will be served.

“For more than 30 years, the Prince of Wales has been a powerful and vocal advocate for a healthy, sustain-able environment,” said Cynde Bloom Lahey, director of library services and coordinator of the book club. In ʻHarmony, ̓he lays out his thoughts, findings and fears as to how mankind has — throughout the world — aban-doned the ancient practices that foster balance with nature and instead adopted practices that allow devastat-ing environmental and health issues to occur.”

The book group is led by New Canaan resident Ken Hecht. The group meets monthly to discuss a book that has been selected for its historic, global or cultural rel-evance.

For more information visit newcanaanlibrary.org. or call 203-594-5003. All library programs are free and open to the public but registration is required online at newcanaanlibrary.org, or by phone, 203-594-5040.

Book by Prince Charles to be discussed

New Canaan Library has announced that Kate White, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine and author of the New York Times best-seller, “Hush,” and the Bailey Weggins mystery series, will introduce her latest thriller, “The Sixes,” on Monday, September 12, at 7:30 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by Elm Street Books and will be held in the Adrian Lamb Room.

White has also published three non-fiction books, including “9 Secrets of Women Who Get Everything They Want,” and “Why Good Girls Donʼt Get Ahead, but Gutsy Girls Do.” For more on this event and the series call 203-594-5003, or visit newcanaanlibrary.org.

Magazine editor to appear at libraryVisiting Nurse and Hospice

of Fairfield County is seeking mature, compassionate indi-viduals from New Canaan to serve as volunteer peer coun-selors. Peer counselors visit homebound adults who may be experiencing loneliness, personal loss, bereavement, life transitions, or chronic ill-ness and they provide com-panionship and counseling for one hour every week or every other week.

Those who are interested may register to participate in a three-session training course which is scheduled to begin Thursday, September 22, and run three consecutive Thursdays through October 6. Training will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the offices of Visiting Nurse and Hospice in Suite 114 at the Health and Wellness Center of Norwalk Hospital at I-Park, 761 Main Avenue (Route 7) near the intersection of Kent

Road on the Norwalk and Wilton town line.

“The programʼs goal is to help individuals maintain a sense of independence and remain active and connected to their communities,” said Barbara Mortimer, volunteer coordinator. “In most cases, these one-on-one relationships develop into special, long-last-ing friendships.”

For more information about the program, or to register for the volunteer training course,

call Mortimer at 203-834-6341, ext. 316. A nonprofit community organization, Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Fairfield County provides pro-fessional nursing and support services, geriatric care man-agement, physical rehabilita-tion, health education, com-munity wellness programs, and compassionate hospice care for individuals and families in New Canaan and throughout Fairfield County. Visit their Web site at visitingnurse.net.

Peer counselors needed by visiting nurse agency

New Canaan Cares will be presenting a series of pro-grams with author Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D., on Wednesday, September 21, at Saxe Middle School at 7 p.m. At this day-long com-munity event, Thompson will meet with students at various grade levels to discuss aca-demic pressures, the achieve-ment culture, and pressing issues facing our youth today. In addition, he will conduct professional development ses-

sions with faculty on the same issues.

Thompson will describe the psychological journey that children experience dur-ing their 13 years in school, illuminating how they manage their school careers and how the educators and parents can best support them along the way, according to a release.

Thompson is a consultant, author and psychologist spe-cializing in children and fami-lies. He is the author or co-

author of eight books, including the New York Times bestseller, “Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys,” and “Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children,” and “The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life.” He has spoken at or consulted to more than 500 schools in the U.S. and abroad. He has appeared on the “Today Show,” the “Oprah Winfrey Show,” ABC-TVʼs

“20/20” and CBS-TVʼs “60 Minutes.”

New Canaan Cares is grateful to the William and Doreen Conley Family and the New Canaan Community Foundation for funding this program and supporting Careʼs ̓mission to provide responsive health promotion program-ming designed to empower youth, strengthen families and build community.

Register online at newca-naanCARES.org.

Sept. 21 program will examine school pressure

Matt Dalen

Tasting the townDozens of residents turned out for the first Taste of the Town event last Thursday, August 25, in downtown New Canaan. At left, Darien High School senior E.J. Couloucoundis serenades passersby on Elm Street. Above, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tucker Murphy reads the name of one of the raffle winners, as Sarah Bamford looks on.

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Obituaries..

Stanley Howard Atherton, a longtime resident of New Canaan, died at the age of 89, surrounded by his imme-diate family at Avow Hospice in Naples, Fla., on Sunday, August 28, the day of his 58th wedding anniversary.

A second-generation Californian, he was born February 16, 1922, in Santa Monica, where he was raised and attended high school. After the start of World War II, he enrolled in Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy, which at the time trained naval officers in preparation for com-bat. At Kings Point, he was elected Battalion Commander and then served in the United States Navy during the war as lieutenant onboard a supply ship in the south Pacific.

After the war he returned to the U.S. to complete his degree and graduated from the School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley in 1949, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity.

Mr. Atherton spent his entire 38-year career at IBM, which included various posi-tions in sales and marketing, both domestically and abroad. After rising to branch manager for sales in Los Angeles, he

was transferred in 1959 to the IBM World Trade Corporation in New York City and re-locat-ed his family to New Canaan.

In 1960, the family moved again to Sydney, Australia, where he was promoted to regional manager of the newly formed southwest Pacific region with responsibilities for five countries and became the first chief executive officer of IBM Australia.

In 1962, he was transferred back to IBMʼs New York office and the family returned to their home in New Canaan, where he and his wife (the former Peggy-Jean Johnston) raised their three children and resided there until his retire-ment.

Among his many commu-nity activities, he co-founded a Boy Scout troop at St Markʼs Church in New Canaan, sub-sequently also serving on the District Boy Scout Board. He was an avid golfer and long-time member of Woodway Country Club in Darien, where he was elected to the Board of Governors and treasurer. His interests and favorite past-times included skiing, travel, bridge, visiting with his grand-children and volunteering at church.

“Everyone knew Stan as a gentleman and a kind soul who was blessed with many friendships worldwide,” his family said.

In addition to his wife, Jean, Mr. Atherton is survived by his three children, Craig Atherton of Shelton, and his children, Lindsey and Kyle; Kent Atherton (and Beth) of New Canaan, and their children, Alyson, Brooke, Christian and Catherine; and Kimberly Fox (and Dan) of Wilton, and their children, Brendan, Annabelle and Molly.

A memorial service will be held at St. Johnʼs Episcopal Church in Naples, Fla., on Tuesday, November 22, at 2 p.m.

Stanley H. Atherton, 89, executive, troop leader

Stanley Howard Atherton

Ronald W. Blomgren, Sr., of Rhinebeck, N.Y., formerly of New Canaan, died Friday, August 12, at Vassar Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was 77.

Mr. Blomgren resided in Rhinebeck for the past several years and had previ-ously lived in New Canaan and Darien for 35 years. While living in Darien, he was a member of Woodway Country Club, Noroton Presbyterian Church and served on the boards of the United Way and Red Cross Darien Chapters.

Born May 18, 1934, in Evanston, Illinois, he was the son of Carroll and Geraldine (Traver) Blomgren. He grad-uated from North Carolina State University in 1954 and spent his career in the textile industry. He began his career with Deering Milliken in Spartanburg, S.C. and went on to become a vice presi-dent and marketing director in their New York City office. He worked for Milliken for 25 years. He then became president and executive vice president of marketing for J. Breed Clothing and Kim USA, and concluded his career in the textile business

with 10 years as director of marketing for DuPont.

After leaving the textile industry, he took his love of sports and started his own company, ICP, of which he was owner and producer of celebrity golf and ten-nis events from Florida to California. The first event he produced was a celebrity tennis event in Monte Carlo attended by the royal family and Prince Albert Rainier. He went on produce several more events, the largest of which was the Hollywood, California 100th Centennial Celebration and Celebrity Polo Match.

Mr. Blomgren was an avid golfer and expert skier, said his family. He spent many winters skiing in Vermont with his family and owned a house in Ludlow, Vt. for many years.

He was also an accom-plished drummer; he played and jammed his entire life and performed solo at Carnegie Hall when he was 16 years old. He played with Buddy Rich, Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton and many more musicians while living in White Plains, and jam-ming in New York City when

they came to town, his fam-ily said.

He is survived by his wife, Diane Blomgren of Rhinebeck; his children, Lisa Blomgren Moseley, her husband, Peter L. Moseley, Sr., and their children Peter L. Moseley, Jr. and Molly Rice Moseley; Ronald W. Blomgren, Jr., Justin Chasen Blomgren, Hannah Margaret Blomgren, Jackson Blomgren, Ryan Pickering, Devin Pickering, and Dillon Pickering. He was prede-ceased by his second wife, Jorja Lembke Blomgren.

Memorial services were held Tuesday, August 30, at noon at St. Paulʼs Lutheran Church, 371 Wurtemburg Rd., Rhinebeck, followed by interment in the St. Paulʼs Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Diane Blomgren, 88 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck, NY 12572, for an education fund to be established for his children, Hannah and Jackson.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Dapson-Chestney Funeral Home, 51 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. To sign the online register visit dapsonchestney.com.

Ronald W. Blomgren, 77, former resident

Francis C. Yurgelun, age 90, of Duxbury, Mass., formerly of New Canaan, East Orleans, Mass., and Jupiter, Fla., died on Wednesday, August 24, at the Radius Health Care Center in Plymouth, Mass.

Mr. Yurgelun was born in Boston on September 28, 1920, and was the son of the late Constantine and Mary (Kalinauskas) Yurgelun. He served his country in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, includ-ing service as control tower operator in central Burma. He was a graduate of Northeastern University which he attended while working at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Mass. He and his wife Genevieve were married at St. Maryʼs Church in Foxborough on July 7, 1951 and enjoyed traveling through-out Europe where they lived for three years before settling in New Canaan.

He had a long career as a management consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton, traveling extensively until his

retirement. He was a mem-ber of the Lake Club in New Canaan, Jupiter Inlet Beach Club, Orleans Yacht Club, Mill Pond Association in East Orleans, and the Knights of Lithuania. In addition to trav-eling, he enjoyed gardening, wood carving, playing the piano and listening to music, and spending time with his family, they said.

He was the beloved hus-band of the late Genevieve W. (Shepherd) Yurgelun and loving father of Deborah Yurgelun-Todd and her hus-band Perry Renshaw of Utah, Gretchen McKay and her husband Bryan of Groton,

Christine Yurgelun of Lincoln, Charles Yurgelun of Sutton and Heidi Connolly. He is also survived by six grandchildren; a brother Albert Yurgelun of Connecticut and the late Edward Yurgelun; nieces, nephews and extended family.

Calling hours were held on Monday, August 29, at the Roberts and Sons Funeral Home, 30 South St., Foxborough, Mass. A Funeral Mass was cel-ebrated on Tuesday, August 30, at 10 a.m. at St. Maryʼs Church, 58 Carpenter Street in Foxborough. Interment fol-lowed with U.S. Air Force hon-ors at St. Maryʼs Cemetery.

Francis C. Yurgelun, 90, Air Corps veteranDavid Hill Chute, 76, of

Norwalk, formerly of New Canaan, died Monday, August 29, at Norwalk Hospital. Born in Washington D.C., the son of Charleton and Pearl (Hill) Chute, he was the beloved husband of Carmen Leonor (Bonilla) Chute for more than 50 years.

Mr. Chute served in the United States Army during peacetime, and was a gradu-ate of Bridgeport Engineering Institute. Over the years, he worked for Barnes Engineering, Remington Consumer Products and Clairol. He enjoyed com-

puters, music, photography, travel and his parrots Pablo and Koko, his family said.

In addition to his loving wife Carmen, he is survived by his sister Diana Elias of New Milford, and his niec-es and nephews, Heather McGeorge of Norwalk, Stephen McGeorge and his wife Barbara of Hampton, Va., William McGeorge and his wife Fadia of Trumbull, David McGeorge of East Providence, R.I., and James McGeorge of New Milford as well as five grand-neph-ews and nieces.

Funeral services will be

held at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 9, at Norwalk United Methodist Church, 718 West Avenue.

His family will receive friends on Thursday, September 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Magner Funeral Home, 12 Mott Avenue, Norwalk. Memorial donations may be made to: AmeriCares, 88 Hamilton Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902 or the Alzheimerʼs Association, 2075 Silas Deane Hwy, Ste 100, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. For directions or to sign online guestbook, visit Magnerfuneralhome.com.

David H. Chute, 76, former resident

A memorial service for Sara Frost Perkins who died Wednesday, July 27 at the age of 82, will be held at St. Markʼs Church on Wednesday, September 7 at 11 a.m. For online condolences, directions visit hoytfuneralhome.com.

Service for Sara F. Perkins

Mercedes Cullinan Adams, formerly of New Canaan, died Tuesday, August 2, at the Duncaster retirement commu-nity in Bloomfield, where she resided the past 18 years. She was 97.

She was born to the late Ralph and Mercedes Cullinan of Saddle River, N.J. She graduated from the College of the Sacred Heart in 1931, and attended Manhattanville College and the Arts Students League in New York City. She married the late Robert Morton Adams, and they moved into their residence at 968 Weed Street in 1941. She later lived

on Chichester Road.Known to all of her friends

as “Nena,” she was kind, intel-ligent, and outgoing, her fam-ily said. She enjoyed tennis, golf, and gardening. “She was devoted to her family, dedicat-ing years of her life to caring for her husband, children, and grandchildren. She was to the end interested and informed on public affairs, and was greatly loved by her family and those

who knew her.” She was an active member of the New Canaan Garden Club, the New Canaan Sewing Group, the New Canaan Country Club, and a volunteer at the Waveny Care Center.

She is survived by her four children, Robert M. Adams, Jr. of Eustis, Fla.; Richard Adams and his wife, Leigh, of Landgrove, Vt.; Stephen Adams and his wife, Barbara,

of Mont Vernon, N.H.; and Mercedes Adams Huff and her husband, John, of Wilson, Wyo.; and six grandchildren, Katherine Adams, Claudia Harris, Tom Harris, Vanessa Craig, Mercedes Huff, and Laura Huff.

On August 5 a funeral mass was held at Immaculate Conception Church, fol-lowed by burial at Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.

Mercedes C. Adams, 97, active volunteer

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Police reports..

Investigations:Larceny

A resident at New Canaan Inn on Oenoke Ridge told police on Saturday, August 20 at 10:45 a.m. that her wal-let had been stolen, possibly earlier that morning. She said that she had been contacted by her bank at 10 a.m. to say that someone had attempted to purchase $293 worth of items at a grocery store using her debit card. She later determined that the card had also been used at a gas sta-tion in Bridgeport, police said.

According to police, the resident said that the wal-let contained $60 in cash, two blank checks, her social security card, and several credit cards and other miscel-laneous cards. She said that her son, who had stayed with her the previous night, had heard someone enter the room between 7:30 and 7:45 that morning, but thought it was a staff member from the inn, police said.

LarcenyA Stamford resident told police on Thursday, August

25 at 10:39 p.m. that her purse had been stolen from her vehicle while it was parked in front of a house on Kimberly Place, police said.

The woman said that she had parked her vehicle there at 5 p.m., and was still there at about 10:30, when Darien police called her to say they had found her purse in the front yard of a house on Hoyt Street in Darien. The purse was empty.

The purse had contained a brown leather wallet valued at $20, a Coach leather credit card holder valued at $20, three gift cards for $50, $140, and $130, respectively, $50 in cash, and several debit and credit cards, police said. Nothing else was reported missing from the vehicle, which had been unlocked, police said.

LarcenyAn Orchard Drive resident told police on Saturday,

August 27 at 4:39 p.m. that her front license plate had been stolen from her vehicle, a tan 1987 BMW 325, police said.

The resident said that she had noticed the license plate missing three to four days prior, and had found the license plate cover near the vehicle in the driveway, police said.

residents had generators, oth-ers had to face the possibilty of being without power for several days, even as much as a week.

Many residents gathered at community sites that still had power or were on generators, such as New Canaan Library or Lapham Community Center. The library organized movies for those looking for something to do, and extended their hours late into the night. Residents came there to read, to use the computers and the Internet access, and to just feel like they were human again.

“There are more people than we’ve ever seen in here, even more than the March storm of 2010,” said library Director Alice Knapp on Monday. “The computers have been full all day.”

At Lapham, residents were

able to charge their electronic devices and find some coffee and companionship.

“Everybody’s getting tired of the dark,” said Lapham Director Lyn Bond. “I’ve had people come here just to sit

and read, because at least it’s someplace that’s light and bright and cheerful.”

As the outage contin-ued, even more sites opened up with wireless Internet access, such as Starbucks

and Bruegger’s Bagels. Some were more unusual than others — residents were informed Tuesday that wireless access was available on the rear patio of Waveny House.

Outage:Continued from Page 1A

Matt Dalen

Kiki and Meghan Landers, Andrew Sabene, and E.J. Franklin were at the New Canaan Library to take advantage of its Internet access Monday afternoon.

important factor,” said Melanie Barnard, president of the ambu-lance corps. “Compressions have to be strong, they have to be deep, and they have to be consistent.”

Oxygen will stay in the bloodstream of a person in cardiac arrest for approxi-mately 10 minutes. CPR (car-diopulmonary resuscitation), via compressing a patient’s heart, keeps the blood mov-ing around the body and most importantly, keeps blood mov-ing to the brain.

“Over a long period of time, we can sometimes do CPR for more than 45 minutes, because it begins in the house when we arrive, it continues through treatment, packaging the patient, getting them into the long board and into the gurney and ambulance, and on the way to the hospital,” Barnard said. “Without inter-ruption, CPR must continue all the time.”

Because of this, sometimes manual compressions have to stop for 10 or 15 seconds while in transit. In addition, the practice is exhausting, so EMTs often switch so one per-son does not get too tired.

“What this does is it allows

this device to be placed on the patient and for compres-sions to be started and con-tinue nonstop no matter what, because it is already attached,” Barnard said. “Over anything that would be an obstacle, it continues right through it. It can continue, for the most part, through defibrillation as well.”

Lucas 2 is portable and involves a curved backboard that slides under the patient. Two arms come up on the left and right side of the patient and are joined at the top by a control panel. A suction cup comes down from the control panel and meets the patient’s chest. That suction cup is forced up and down, com-pressing the patient’s chest.

The device is appropri-ate for patients as young as eight years old. It automati-cally senses a person’s size and weight, and adjusts com-pressions to fit that person, so that their chest is compressed approximately 1.5 to 2 inches.

“We have not used it yet, which is the good news,” Barnard said. “The bad news is, we will use it someday. All of our members and paramed-ics here have been trained on it.”

In memory According to Barnard, the

technology has been around for several years, but the ambulance corps delayed pur-chasing the device.

“We have found that in researching it, we wanted to know, as with any new tech-nology, if it was going to be perfected. The newest model, we decided, was really a good one,” she said. “It’s easy to use and works great.”

The Lucas 2, however, is expensive, she added. The device was purchased using donor money — in large part, through a donation from the estate of Pammie Post, a long-time friend of the ambulance corps who died last year. The device was purchased in her memory.

“We really use donor money to enhance and try to get the very best care that is possible to give,” Barnard said. “That is the whole goal of NCVAC.”

Post’s family, she said, “was delighted and honored and wanted something spe-cific that would really help to save lives.”

“This exemplifies the phi-losophy we have here, that truly, we strive in this commu-nity to offer the very best pos-sible pre-hospital emergency care — free of charge — by an all-volunteer ambulance corps,” Barnard said. “And because the community is so generous, in this case the Post family and their friends, we are able to do these things.

“And we’re careful about equipment that we purchase, so that we are good stewards

of the monies given to us. That’s why we waited a little while to purchase this.”

CPRThe new CPR guidelines

for non-professionals released by the American Heart Association recently empha-size compressions more than they did in the past, Barnard said. They also make it easier for anyone to learn.

“The most important thing to do and the goal we would have for everyone, is to be certified in CPR — go get trained — and there are all sorts of ways that one can go get trained,” Barnard said. “There’s a critical time between when a person goes down and a 911 call is placed and when we can get there.

“Now, our response times are very good — they’re usually under five minutes — they’re among the best in the state, because we are all-volunteer and because our crews are here all the time, so we respond immediately,” she said. “But that five min-utes when we say, there’s 10 minutes worth of oxygen, in that five minutes, CPR started by someone makes all the dif-ference.”

New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps is always looking for new members. For information on how to join, call 203-594-3535.

Lucas:Continued from Page 1A

month to ask for bids of two alternative sidewalk proj-ects: one on the east side of Main Street and one on the west side, both extending from town to Old Norwalk Road. Bids for both sides are to be presented to the council at a public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, September 21 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. The vote on whether to decide on a proj-ect and send that bid to the Board of Selectmen is expected to take place that night.

Under that timeline, the Board of Selectmen could hear the Town Council rec-ommendation and be pre-sented with bids received at its meeting Tuesday, September 27.

However, even if that happens, the town’s Public Works Department could be overloaded by storm repairs, and unable to start work on the project on schedule, town officials have said.

“[The storm cleanup] does impact what’s going to happen on the sidewalks,” said Mark DeWaele, Town Council chairman. “Public Works is focused on get-ting the town back up and running.”

And even if the town is capable of starting on time, it may be delayed by Connecticut Light and Power, which must move several utility poles on

Main Street under either proposal.

“I would think that with the storm, actually getting CL&P to participate [in the planning process] would be problematic,” said Kit Devereaux, Town Council secretary.

Last month the Town Council was presented with preliminary plans for installing sidewalks on either side of Main Street, and heard public input on those plans. Because there were arguments for both sides, and the costs of the project were still tentative, the council asked that both sides be sent out to bid to get “hard” costs.

Bid documents are expected to be able to go out today, so long as Mike Pastor, director of Public Works, and Tiger Mann, assistant director of Public Works, have the time to do so. That would make the return date for bids at or around Thursday, September 15, in time for the Town Council hearing the following week.

At the hearing on September 21, the Town Council will be considering cost and safety, according to DeWaele.

According to DeWaele, the project had already been on a tight schedule to be complete before mid-December, when asphalt plants in the area close. If the start of the project were to be delayed too long, it is possible that the sidewalks and re-paving of Main Street might not happen until the spring.

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A New Canaan mother and daughter pair were charged by police on Monday, August 22, after police broke up an underage drinking party at their house on Weed Street at approximately 11:15 p.m. Police charged Avery Underwood, 19, with delivery of alcohol to a minor and second degree forgery, both class D felonies, and her mother Lori, 47, with failing to halt the posses-sion of alcohol by a minor, an infraction.

The mother was found hiding in a closet when police arrived, as between 50 and 60 youths ran and drove away from the party, police said. Police found “numerous” cans and bottles of beer on the lawn, driveway, and back yard, and identified nine guests of the party.

The mother was found while police were checking the house for youths in need of medical attention. According to police, she had been told by her daughter to go hide when police arrived because the daughter did not want her to get into trouble.

Police confiscated approximately 30 beers, as well as rum and wine, and found about 85 empty beers, all of which the daughter admitted to purchasing using a fake identification, the reason for the forgery charge, police said.

Underwood was released on a $250 bond and is due in court on Tuesday, September 6.

Resident arrestedafter drinking party

As the town declared a cur-few from midnight through 7 p.m. Sunday, residents bat-tened down the hatches for the storm, a handful finding their way to the town shelter at the Lapham Community Center. By the time the storm hit New Canaan, it had been down-graded to a tropical storm.

Town responseThe town’s efforts were run

by a team based at the New Canaan police station, where they directed emergency per-sonnel, collected reports of damage, and in the aftermath, coordinated with Connecticut Light and Power to repair the town. They stayed in contact throughout the storm through a Facebook group for the New Canaan Office of Emergency Management, and created a map of fallen trees and wires throughout town.

The group had nearly 1,400 people “liking” it on Facebook by Wednesday afternoon, and many more were using it to keep updated. Residents, friends, and family were able to use the site to check on conditions in town and to keep in touch.

“[The] site has been a life-saver for the children who live out of town as well,” wrote for-mer resident Amy Zahorian on the group’s wall. “I have been able to keep my folks up to date on what is going on while living 1,000 miles away.”

AftermathWhile the initial storm only

knocked out power to 69% of New Canaan’s 8,373 custom-ers, that number would even-tually rise to 81% Monday morning before falling again

as repair efforts got under-way. Town highway workers teamed up with as many as six teams from Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P) to work to clean up the town, and all of the roads were opened up to emergency vehicles by Wednesday morning.

“After a somewhat lack-ing start, our relationship with CL&P at the moment is very good and very coopera-tive,” said First Selectman Jeb Walker on Tuesday, as power started to return to some areas of town. “They have a lot to deal with, no matter how pre-pared they were. In our case, once they got over that initial confusion in establishing the most effective lines of com-munication, we were doing pretty well.”

The center of town did not lose power for a significant amount of time, which meant that many businesses were able to remain open; a hand-ful, such as Weed & Duryea, even opened despite a lack of power. (See related story on Page 17A)

The town and CL&P con-centrated first on clearing roads, eliminating fallen wires, and restoring power to “high-priority” locations like the schools and the Schoolhouse Apartments — leaving most residential power grids for

later. Because of this, many residents grew increasingly dismayed as the number of residents without power failed to drop significantly, even by Wednesday morning.

“I realize that CL&P is busy [and] overwhelmed, but according to their Web site, 75% of New Canaan is still without power,” wrote resi-dent Robin Russell on the town’s emergency Facebook page. “This number was 81% on Sunday. How is it possible that 2.5 days post-storm, they have only restored 6% of the downed power?”

In addition to the storm-caused outages, some of the power to certain areas was turned off so that workers could repair lines. This caused the number of outages to rise at times.

SchoolsThe first day of school on

Tuesday, August 30 had to be canceled due to the storm, and when the extent of the damage was revealed, school opening was pushed back an additional day, to today Thursday, September 1. While Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Abbey made the announcement around 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday that the schools would be opening today, he sent out an e-mail announcement that evening

around 8:30 changing that plan and rescheduling the first day of school for Tuesday, September 6.

“I am deeply sorry to have to write this letter — and I fully understand that I have greatly inconvenienced some, if not many of you; however, this evening, additional infor-mation has emerged, as CL&P progressed with its work that made it impossible for me to support opening school tomor-row,” Abbey wrote. “Simply stated, I could not compromise the safety of our students.”

Abbey’s decision was made after the Advertiser’s normal press deadline; however, due to the hurricane, the Advertiser print edition was delayed and instead, the full version was posted online Thursday in a PDF page-turnable for-mat. The story was able to be changed to reflect the update.

When the school district announced schools would open Thursday, several par-ents expressed dismay at the decision, particularly since a majority of the town still did not have power.

“We have no grocery stores open and are doing our best to drag kids around to friends’ [homes] for baths,” wrote parent Kate Stimpson on the town’s emergency Facebook page. “The idea of starting school in these conditions makes no sense to me.”

The announcement that school would start next week was met with more support.

“Good leaders make tough decisions based on the best information they have. Great leaders readjust their strate-gy and revise their decisions based on revised information they receive,” Leo Karl wrote on the Facebook page. “We are fortunate to have great leaders here in New Canaan.”

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Irene:For those residents who are still without power, some

groups are giving out food and water:• The New Canaan Food Pantry is open for normal

operations today, 9 to 10:30 a.m. and 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.• Vine Cottage has a limited supply of “Meals

Ready to Eat” and water bottles available during work-ing hours, 8:30 to 4:30.

• Water is available at the New Canaan Fire Department and Vine Cottage for cleaning, flushing toilets, and drinking. Bring your own container.

Supplies available in town

Storm coverageFor live updates, follow us on Twitter,@NCAdvertiser, or at NCAdvertiser.com

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money is allocated.In some instances, orga-

nizations such as the high school yearbook may “encum-ber” funds for a specific pur-pose for the next year, if the money is already committed and the spending must take place before any fund-raising can happen.

“This is a work in progress, to a large degree,” said school finance director Joe Meehan. “I expect, as we go forward, there will be some conten-tion.”

The majority of the money swept from student accounts came from New Canaan High School, where the bulk of student organizations and activities are. While most of the excess funds were small amounts, a handful topped $1,000, such as the $1,500 swept from the Art Clubʼs funds; many of these were in accounts run by the various

sports teams.All told, the schools swept

about $20,600 from high school sports accounts, includ-ing $8,700 from the football account, $4,000 from the girls swim and dive team account, and $3,200 from the girls lacrosse team account.

In addition, the schools cleaned up some accounts that are not run by the stu-dents, but are maintained separately from the districtʼs main accounts. These “school activity accounts” generated a large section of the swept funds, including $14,000 from a “postage reimbursement” account, $3,900 from an SAT prep account, and nearly

$16,300 from various book fine accounts.

The schools spent about $18,000 of that money to purchase new books for the schools, using money collect-ed through fines, as well as an additional $8,000 to help stu-dents in need go on field trips. Some of the swept money was used to cover a handful of accounts that were in the red.

Some of the school accounts — particularly those related to ongoing memori-al scholarships — were not swept, and Yang said that she was going to recommend that school accounts be differenti-ated from student accounts in the policy to take into account

those funds.One of the big questions

in the new policy is how to handle the visual and perform-ing arts department, which often takes in funds that are designated specifically for the arts. The finance department has swept $38,000 from seven accounts in the department, but the money is being turned over to the director of visual and performing arts.

“One of the things that we have to do is delve into the drama accounts,” Meehan said. “We expect that itʼll be probably towards the middle of the school year before all the iʼs are dotted and tʼs are crossed.”

Schools:Continued from Page 1ANew Canaan Fire Company No. 1 responded to a med-

ical emergency on Monday, August 22, at Heritage Hill Road. Later that day, at 1:07 p.m., firefighters responded to an odor investigation on Avalon Drive East.

On Tuesday, August 23, at 12:52 p.m. firefighters responded to a report of a hazardous material on White Oak Shade Road. The material was home heating oil in the basement of a residence. At 1:49 p.m. that day, fire-fighters received a report of a utility pole fire, which was handled be Connecticut Light and Power.

Firefighters responded to a traffic accident on Saturday, August 27, at 7:11 a.m. on the Merritt Parkway north-bound at Exit 37. Firefighters extracted one occupant who was treated for injuries.

Firefighters received nine reports of fallen tree branch-es or electrical wires between 2:42 a.m. Sunday, August 28 and 1:32 p.m. Monday, August 29.

Firefighters were notified of two carbon monoxide alarms on Monday, at 4:58 a.m. on Ramhorne Road and at 7:54 a.m. on Rosebrook Road. They also responded to a traffic accident on New Norwalk Road at 10:50 a.m.; no injuries were reported.

Additional carbon monoxide alerts came in on Tuesday, August 30, at 5:43 a.m. on Greenley Road, at 3:13 p.m. on Talmadge Hill Road, at 5:20 p.m. on Hill Crest Road, and on 11:10 p.m. on Huckleberry Hill Road. In each case, firefighters vented the buildings and checked any inhabitants for signs of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Firefighters responded to 34 false alarms between Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 30.

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Around town..The following are a list of

special events in New Canaan that are open to the public. Details on each calendar listing may be found under Around Town at NCAdvertiser.com. To list an event, e-mail [email protected].

SeptemberʻNorwalk Community College:

Opportunities for Seniors ̓presen-tation, 10 a.m., today, Thursday, September 1, Lapham Community Center; 203-594-3620 to register.

All Sports Booster Club BBQ, noon to 3 p.m. Monday, September 5, Dunning Stadium, to raise money for athletic teams, $15/$50 per fam-ily of four; ncramsboosterclub.com.

Auditions for ʻAmadeus,ʼ Town Players of New Canaan pro-duction, Tuesday, September 6, and Wednesday, September 7, 7:30 p.m., Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny; e-mail [email protected].

Artist exhibition, “How My Kitchen Sees Me,” by New Canaan artist Barbara Griffith, Wednesday, September 7 through Sunday, October 9, New Canaan Libraryʼs Pelham Curtis Gallery; 203-594-5007, newcanaanlibrary.org.

ʻLunch Bunch ̓ book discus-sion, “Véra,” by Stacy Schiff, Wednesday, September 7, noon, New Canaan Library Adrian Lamb Room; lunch provided; 203-594-5040, newcanaanlibrary.org to reg-ister.

AAUW (American Association of University Women) speaker sea-

son opens, Thursday, September 8, 9:30 a.m., Waveny House, featuring Patricia Russo, Womenʼs Campaign School at Yale University; Lois Sandberg at 203-966-2848.

Authors on Stage series, Julia Stuart, author of “The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise,” Thursday, September 8, 7:30 p.m., New Canaan Library; 203-594-5040, e-mail [email protected].

American Girl Fashion Show auditions, Young Womenʼs League, noon to 2 p.m., Sunday, September 11; [email protected].

Church school ʻkick off,ʼ Congregational Church of New Canaan, Sunday, September 11; godsacre.org.

Health and wellness class,

Lapham Community Center, to be held seven Monday mornings at 11:15 a.m., beginning September 12; 203-594-3620.

Book discussion, “The Sixes,” by Kate White, Monday, September 12, 7:30 p.m., New Canaan Library; 203-594-5040, newcanaanlibrary.org.

Beginner Spanish classes, Lapham Community Center, start-ing Monday, September 12, 9 a.m.; 203-594-3620.

Bereavement support group for adults dealing with death of spouse, Tuesday, September 13 through Tuesday, November 1, 2 to 4:30 p.m., Visiting Nurse and Hospice, 761 Main Street (Route 7) Norwalk/Wilton line; 203-834-6341, ext. 255 to pre-register.

Fly fishing expert discussion of 19 Fairfield County trout streams, Tuesday, September 13, 7:30 p.m., Waveny House, by Mianus chapter

of Trout Unlimited Vice President Jeff Yates; free.

Beginner Italian classes, Lapham Community Center, start-ing Tuesday, September 13, 9 to 10 a.m.; 203-594-3620.

Bereavement support group for adults who have lost a parent, Wednesday, September 14 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. through Wednesday, November 2, Visiting Nurse and Hospice, 761 Main Street (Route 7) Norwalk/Wilton line; 203-834-6341, ext. 255 to pre-register.

Live Well, nation-wide pro-gram, Lapham Community Center, 9:30 a.m. to noon, six Wednesdays beginning September 14, focuses on various health issues; 203-594-3620.

ʻHarmony, ̓ by HHR Prince Charles, book discussion, Wednesday, September 14, 7:30 p.m., World Events, History and Culture Book Club, New Canaan

Library; refreshments served; 203-594-5040, newcanaanlibrary.org.

Coffee for parents, of new high school students, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, September 15, New Canaan High School; [email protected]; [email protected].

Book discussion, “The Memory of All That: George Gershwin, Kay Swift, and My Familyʼs Legacy of Infidelities,” Katharine Weber, Thursday, September 15, 7:30 p.m.; 203-594-5040.

Junior Green Gardeners, New Canaan Nature Center program, five Thursdays beginning September 15; $110/$130; 203-966-9577, ext. 20.

Artist exhibition by painter Nick Grossmann, Rosie, 27 Elm Street, Friday, September 16 through Sunday, November 16; Rosieʼs hours Tuesday- Saturday 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 203-966-8898.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

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Past sports stars take center stage

Downing skates for AHL’s SenatorsBy Dave Stewart

Sports Editor

Jack Downing of New Canaan has inked a one-year contract to play for the defending American Hockey League (AHL) champion Binghamton (N.Y.) Senators.

Downing, 22, is a former New Canaan Ram who recently gradu-ated from the University of Vermont, where he skated for the past four years with the Catamounts.

In 144 games during his colle-giate career, Downing amassed 73 points on 35 goals and 38 assists. He was named an assistant captain as a

senior, totaling 13 goals, including three game-winners, and 18 points in 36 games.

Prior to playing at Vermont, Downing spent one year with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL), scor-ing nine goals and dishing out five assists in 40 games.

A 6ʼ-3” 200-pound for-ward, Downing will be joining a Binghamton squad which went 42-30-0-8 and captured the AHL̓ s Calder Cup last year.

The Binghamton Senators, who are affiliated with the NHL̓ s Ottawa Senators, played in the AHLʼs East Division with the Wilkes-

Barre/Scranton Penguins, Norfolk Admirals, Hershey Bears and Syracuse Crunch.

Binghamton opens the 2011-12 season on Friday, October 7, when it hosts the Hershey Bears at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton.

By Dave StewartSports Editor

The sports spotlight will shine on nine of New Canaan High Schoolʼs past stars when the New Canaan Alumni Athletic and Old Timers Associationʼs hosts its annual gath-ering in Waveny Park on Sunday, September 18.

This yearʼs honorees — Virginia Slagle, Ben Harvey, Greg Raymond, Thomas Adams, Rit Basso, Megan Miller Creedon, Gary Deasi, Jay Jordan, and Samatha Loomis, with special recognition being given to the Rams ̓1960 State championship football team — will take center stage at the event, which will feature a continental breakfast and lunch and will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Waveny House. Tickets are $50 for adults and $20 for students. Checks should be made payable to the New Canaan Old Timers and sent to P.O. Box 1642, New Canaan, CT, 06840.

During the next three weeks, the New Canaan Advertiser will fea-ture biographies of the nine former athletes being honored. This weekʼs stories focus on Slagle, Harvey and Raymond.

Virginia C. SlagleVirginia Slagle was one of the

best and brightest of New Canaan High Schoolʼs female athletic stars during the 1960ʼs. She was born in neighboring Stamford in May of 1946, before moving to New Canaan with her parents, Bruce and Christine, in 1955. She attended Saxe Middle School before attending New Canaan High School from 1960-64.

During her time at NCHS, Slagle became a team leader in three sports. Not only did she play four years with the Rams ̓ field hockey, basketball and softball teams during her high school career, she earned the cap-taincy of all three squads as a senior. She was also named the NCHS Girls Senior Athlete of the Year at the end of the 1963-64 season.

After leaving NCHS, Slagle attended Boston University Sargent College, graduating in May, 1968, with a bachelor of science degree with a concentration in physical edu-cation.

Upon graduating, she remained in Massachusetts at Lynnfield High School, where she taught physical education and health for 37 years and coached the varsity girls tennis team for 10 years. During this time, she became an official for womenʼs

field hockey, basketball, softball and lacrosse, and earned the opportu-nity to officiate many State tourna-ment games, as well as several State championship games in field hockey and basketball.

In February, 2004, Slagle received the Massachusetts Women in Athletics Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association during a cele-bration of National Women and Girls in Sports Day at historic Fanueil Hall in Boston. In November, 2004, she was inducted into The New Agenda Northeast Hall of Fame, an orga-nization which recognizes accom-plishments and contributions to the advancement of girls ̓ and womenʼs sports.

Slagle, who retired from Lynnfield High School in 2005, was induct-ed into the NCHS Sports Hall of Fame in September, 2008. She is still involved in athletics, officiating field hockey, basketball and lacrosse for area high schools. She has also taken to golf and scored her first hole-in-one last September.

Ben HarveyA member of the New Canaan

High School Class of 1969, Ben

Harvey was a two-year, two-way starter for the Rams ̓varsity football team in 1967 and 1968. Harveyʼs 1968 team became the first unde-feated championship team in NCHS history.

Harvey was also a starting goal-ie for the NCHS varsity boys ice hockey team, manning the net for four years, and was a team captain as a senior. He earned All-FCIAC honors in all four years and was named an All-State player as a soph-omore, junior and senior. In 1967, he received the Connecticut Hockey Officials Award for outstanding play and sportsmanship.

After graduating from NCHS, Harvey moved on to Coral Gables, Fla., where he attended the University of Miami. He later gradu-ated from the Connecticut School of Broadcasting.

He spent many years participating in New Canaanʼs softball, football and basketball leagues and, for sev-eral years, coached both boys and girls Little League Baseball.

Harvey has spent many years in advertising sales and the food and beverage industry. He resides in Mount Kisco, N.Y., with his wife, Shari, and his daughter Hannah.

Greg RaymondGreg Raymond grew up in New

Canaan as part of an athletic family. His father, Pete, was an exceptional tennis player and played baseball with the local baseball team, the New Canaan Maroons. His broth-ers, Skip and Bruce, were also star athletes, while his sisters, Pat and Penny, were Ram cheerleaders while in high school.

Raymond started in sports at a young age as a baseball infielder with the Owls of the Cub League and the Wolves of the Little League. He went on to star in American Legion baseball with players such as Jack Williams, Joe Perna, and Dick and James Tiani.

At New Canaan High School, he tried his hand at numerous sports, competing on the baseball diamond and the soccer pitch while also run-ning cross country for the Rams.

He joined the cross country team as a freshman and, over the next three years, helped the Rams cap-ture three State championships while going undefeated. That team includ-ed Bill Colton, Glen MacDonald, Rit Basso, Dick Tiani, Bill Vanderline, Hal Eskesen, and David Bulger.

Ben Harvey Greg RaymondVirginia C. Slagle

By Don HersamA mix of mitigating fac-

tors played into a seemingly unlikely victory for the duo of “Mad Dog” Chris Russo and Jim Krauser, who have com-peted for the last five years in Shorehaven Golf Clubʼs annu-al member-member, tradition-ally played in mid-August.

The tournament final rounds were canceled on Sunday, August 14, because of the downpour that left the course unplayable and the “Gull” playoffs post-poned until Saturday morn-ing, August 20. The “Gull” winners are the overall win-ning team of the seven-flight event.

The outrageous scenario began during the week of waiting with the “Mad Dog” using his daily Sirius XM broadcast on Mad Dog Radio, as Krauser described it, as

a plebiscite to determine the opinion of his listeners as to which of them should tee-off first in the alternate-shot first hole of the three-hole com-petition.

The manner in which that option was to be played became moot because of the 80th birthday of Russoʼs father Tony.

Russo had informed his father that he could not be in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the birthday celebration and in lieu of Russo being there he should look for a Fed-Ex package at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Russo outdid him-self by hopping a flight to Albuquerque, N.M., and driv-ing to Santa Fe arriving, as a surprise on his fatherʼs door-step at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Following the celebration, Russo took a flight on Friday that should have had him

arrive in New Canaan at a late but reasonable hour.

Not to be! One of the con-nections was delayed and he arrived not at midnight but about 3 a.m. The trip to New Canaan had him home about 4:45 a.m.

He did not go to bed but lay down on the couch just for a little rest before going to Shorehaven for the “Gull” start at 8 a.m. Krauser was on station at the appointed hour. Several phone calls to Russoʼs house plus cell phone calls and text messages from his close friend John Fales, went for naught and left both Krauser and Fales in “a state.” Fales had been in San Francisco on Friday and Russo had pleaded with Fales to be at Shorehaven for the 8 oʼclock start of the “Gull.”

‘Who let the Dog out?’

Krauser, Russo win club tournament

Merrily Krauser Photography

“Mad Dog” Chris Russo and Jim Krauser.See Tourney on page 16A

See Oldtimers on page 16A

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Russo woke with a start to see his clock reading 13 minutes to the witching hour of 8 a.m.

He tore out of the house to the club in East Norwalk.

Meanwhile, Krauser and the flight winners of the other six flights began to tee-off. No Russo, taking the ques-tion of who should hit first out of play, and the steady Krauser sent his ball into the 10th fairway in respect-able position. Because it was Russoʼs turn to hit in the alternate shot play, he was nearly disqualified when he was seen making his way out to the fairway full of fellow competitors

and onlookers waiting for him to hit.He got to the ball, as Krauser

described it, no golf shoes, hair uncombed, unshaven, probably in the same clothes he wore across the country.

Krauser pleaded with him to just put the ball where, he Krauser, could get the ball on the 10th green with the next shot.

He got the ball to a spot where Krauser could put the ball in a rea-sonable position on the green.

Their net score got them into a chip off and they again survived putting them into a three team play-off on the 17th (the second hole of the competition) and they scratched out another tie which they survived, sending them to the 18th and final hole where the net score of each team member is totaled.

Their competitors, Ira Minor and

Jeff Guerette, because of their low handicaps, were required to play from the back (black) tees on 18, requires a shot across the inlet which makes it a daunting trial. Minor, from a long line of noted members of a Stamford golfing family, hit a fine drive into the fairway but his partner, usually steady, put one out of bounds into the practice range on the right.

Guerette regained his composure and striped a shot well in the fairway, laying three.

Again, the steady Krauser playing from the middle (blue tees), placed his ball in the fairway.

Russo, however, well known for his “whiff” in a previous “Gull” a couple of years ago, knocked his first effort into the marsh. On his second effort he crossed the divide but put the ball in the rough. According to Krauser, he hit a shot right and short

of the green. He then hit the most dreaded of golf shots, a shank. He eventually got to the green surface but had to sink a five-foot putt for an eight.

The outcome on this try was a tie, Minor with a par four, Guerette with a six for a total of 10 and Krauser, whose second made the edge of the green, got up and down for par, while Russo made eight net seven and Krauserʼs four with a stroke, net three, had both teams at 10.

Back they went to replay the hole for the first time in recent “Gull” history.

Both teams cleared the hazard and Krauser again put his second at the edge of the green, Minor was in the middle of the green, but Guerette landed in the greenside bunker in front. The “Dog” was in the rough between a large tree and the out-

of-bounds on the right but had an opening. His shot was true and ran to the back of the green. Guerette failed to get out of the bunker on his first try and then got to the green in four. Minor again made par four, Guerette made five for a total of nine. Krauser made five net four and Russo three putted for five net four for the win.

Thus ended the winning tail of a disheveled Dog.

Addendum:The “Mad Dog” regaled his listen-

ers on Monday afternoon about the event, spending 50 minutes outlin-ing every detail. When he called his father on Saturday to report the vic-tory, his dad exclaimed that he knew his son would win because of the nice surprise he, Chris, had under-taken to honor his father. Said Tony Russo, “It was Godʼs will because you were a wonderful son.”

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Tourney

For his senior year, Raymond shifted gears and moved onto the NCHS varsity boys soccer team, leading the Rams in scoring and earning a place on the All-County team.

He stayed on the soccer pitch after graduating from high school, joining the Leicester Junior College team. He led the team in scoring, as the team posted the first winning record in school history. He was honored as a Junior College All-American player.

Raymondʼs love for soccer hasnʼt faded, as he continues to play in leagues in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has also been an

assistant coach for a New Hampshire high school girls varsity team for the past 10 years.

Away from the sporting arena, he was in the natural foods business for 12 years and, for six years, ran his own wholesale/retail natural foods store, Taste and See, in Stonington, Maine. He also hand-harvested mus-sels in Stonington for two years.

Raymond then moved to New Hampshire and worked in construc-

tion for nine years, and was a self-employed carpenter, painter and handyman for five years.

For the past 15 years, he has been employed as an assistant golf course superintendent. He plays golf with a 9 handicap and has a hole-in-one to his name — a shot he made at the Country Club of New Canaan while he was an NCHS student.

He has been married twice and has three children — two sons, Caleb,

30, who lives in Ariz. and Graham, 28, who lives in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., and a daughter, Rebekah, 26, who lives in New Hampshire.

A love of athletics has been passed on by Raymond. Graham is a mem-ber of the Heavenly Valley Mountain snowboard team in California, while Rebekah was an outstanding soccer player while in high school.

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Oldtimers

Below is a guide to the Web sites of New Canaan s̓ civic and charitable orga-nizations. To add to the list, e-mail [email protected].

ABC Program: Abchouseofnc.org

American Association of University Women: AAUWct.org

American Red Cross: Westernct.redcross.org

American Legion (Veterans Association): Legion.org

Boy Scouts of America Yankee Council: Ctyankee.org

Carriage Barn Arts Center: carriagebarn.org

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Lds.org

Community Baptist Church: Newcanaan.org

Congregational Church of New Canaan: Godsacre.org

Cub Scouts: Pack7nc.com

Exchange Club: Newcanaanexchangeclub.com

First Church of Christ Scientist: Christiansciencect.org/newcanaan

First Presbyterian Church: Fpcnc.org

Friendʼs of Spencerʼs

Run: Spencersrun.orgGarden Center of New

Canaan: gardencenterof-newcanaan.org

Garden Club of New Canaan: ncgardenclub.org.

Girl Scouts: Gsofct.orgGrace Community

Church: Gracecommunity.info

Kids in Crisis: Kidsincrisis.org

Knights of Columbus: Kofc2287.org

League of Women Voters: Lwvnewcanaan.org

Meals-on-Wheels of New Canaan, Inc.: waveny.org/MOW.html

New Canaan Alumni Athletic Association:new-canaanalumni.com

New Canaan Audubon Society: Audubon.org/chap-ters/new-canaan-audubon-society

New Canaan Baseball/Softball Inc.: Newcanaanbbsb.com

New Canaan Basketball Association: Ncbahoops.org

New Canaan CARES: newcanaancares.org

New Canaan Chamber of Commerce: Newcanaanchamber.com

National Charity League: Nclnewcanaan.org

New Canaan Community Foundation: Newcanaancf.org

New Canaan Community YMCA: Newcanaanymca.org

New Canaan Crew: Newcanaancrew.com

New Canaan Food Pantry: Newcanaan.info

New Canaan Football: Ramfootball.com

New Canaan Historical Society: Nchistory.org

New Canaan Jewish Group: jewishsouthjersey.org/IR/community-directory.aspx?id=7069&category=2414

New Canaan Lacrosse Association: Nclax.org

New Canaan Land Conservation Trust: Ltanet.org

New Canaan Lions Club: Newcanaanct.lion-wap.org

New Canaan Mounted Troop: Newcanaanmountedtroop.org

New Canaan Nature Center: Newcanaannature.org

New Canaan Public Schools: Newcanaan.k12.ct.us

New Canaan Soccer Association: Newcanaansoccer.org

Newcomers Club: new-canaannewcomers.com

Prayer Shawl Ministry: Godsacre.org/prayer_shawl_

ministryRotary Club:

Newcanaanrotary.orgSenior Menʼs Club:

Smcnc.orgService League of Boys

(SLOBs): newcanaan.k12.ct.us/education/club/club.php?sectionid=806

Silvermine Guild Art Center: Silvermineart.org

St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church: Starcc.com

Staying Put in New Canaan: Stayingputnc.org

St. Markʼs Episcopal church: Stmarksnewcanaan.org

St. Markʼs Nursery School: Stmarksnewcanaan.org/nurseryschool

St. Michaelʼs Lutheran Church: Stmichealslutheran.org

Town of New Canaan: Newcanaan.info

United Methodist Church: Umcofnewcanaan.org

United Nations Committee of New Canaan: Uncommitteeofnc.org

Waveny Chamber Music Society: Wavenychambermusicsociety.blogspot.com

Young Life: Younglife.org

Young Womenʼs League: Ywlnewcanaan.org

New Canaan online..U.S. Government

President Barack Obama (D),White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20500; “comments line” 202-456-1111; main switchboard 202-456-1414. E-mail from Web site: WhiteHouse.gov.

Congressman Jim Himes (D) — Washington office: 214 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-0704; phone 202-225-5541. In Stamford: Government Center, 888 Washington Boulevard, Floor 10, Stamford, CT 06901-2927, phone 203-357-8277. himes.house.gov Toll free local number: 203-438-5953.

Senator Joseph Lieberman (I) — Washington office: 706 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; phone 202-224-4041. Connecticut office: 1 State Street, Hartford, CT 06103; phone 240-3566. Lieberman. senate.gov.

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D) — Washington office: 702 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; phone 202-224-2823. Connecticut office: 30 Lewis Street, STE 101, Hartford, CT 06103; phone 860-258-6940.

State GovernmentGov. Dannel P. Malloy (D) — 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford,

CT 06106; phone 860-566-4840.Senator Toni Boucher (R) 26th District —In Wilton: 5 Wicks

End Lane, Wilton, CT 06897; phone 203-762-3232. In Hartford: Legislative Office Building, Room 3400, 300 Capital Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106; phone 860-240-0465, 800-842-1421. [email protected].

Senator Scott Frantz (R) 36th District — Senate Republican Office, Legislative Office Building, Room 3400, Hartford CT 06106; phone (860) 240-8800; toll free 1-800-842-1421. E-mail: [email protected].

John Hetherington (R) 124th District —In Hartford: Legislative Office Building, Room 4200, Hartford CT, 06106l phone (within Connecticut) 1-800-842-1423; (860) 240-8700. E-mail: [email protected]. In New Canaan: 697 Valley Road, New Canaan, CT 06840; phone 203-966-9355.

William Tong (D) 147th District —In Hartford: Legislative Office Building, Room 2405, Hartford, CT 06106-1591; phone 1-800-842-8267; (860)-240-8585; [email protected]. In Stamford: 99 Chestnut Hill Road, Stamford CT 06903-4030.

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Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Fairfield County is seek-ing caring and sensitive indi-viduals from New Canaan to serve as hospice volunteers. Those who are interested may register to participate in a five-week hospice volun-teer training course beginning Wednesday, September 21, and continuing on consecutive Wednesdays through October 19. Training will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the organizationʼs offices in Suite 114 at the Health and Wellness Center of Norwalk Hospital located at I-Park, 761 Main Avenue (Route 7) near the intersection of Kent Road on the Norwalk /Wilton town line.

Hospice volunteers visit terminally ill patients and their families and provide them with

emotional support, respite care and companionship. In train-ing, hospice volunteers devel-op the skills necessary to work with patients and families and are provided with ongoing support and supervision.

“Hospice volunteers play a vital role in supporting our hospice patients and their fam-ilies and are an integral part of the Hospice Care Team,” said Barbara Mortimer, volun-teer coordinator at the agency. “The team works together to help patients live their last days in peace with dignity and grace.

“Hospice volunteers also work closely with grieving families to help them through the bereavement process. There is a tremendous sense of satisfaction in becoming a hospice volunteer — to know

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By Julie Butler EvansAdvertiser Correspondent

Post-Hurricane Irene, Weed & Duryea may be the only game in town for “D” bat-teries, flashlights, and small propane canis-ters for camper-style stoves, among other “must have” items for those hundreds of residents still electricity-challenged.

“Iʼve been getting up in the middle of the night — I actually set my alarm — to go online and order and reserve batteries and flashlights and more, even portable genera-tors, from our distribution center in upstate New York; the early bird gets the worm,” said Barry Coleman, general manager, as he stood in his dimly-lighted hardware store on Grove Street Tuesday afternoon, dimly-lighted because the store is operating under portable generator power.

Pre-storm, Coleman was ordering “as much as I could grab,” in terms of batteries and flashlights, getting in truckload after truckload of hurricane survival essentials last Thursday and Friday, and the products would sell out within an hour.

“Late Friday [August 26] afternoon I got a large delivery of ̒ D ̓batteries — 500 packs — and they were gone within an hour, along with the flashlights, lamp oil and exten-sion cords that were replenished,” he said. “There were other items, little things you donʼt necessarily think of needing, that also flew out of here: drain stoppers for filling up the bathtubs, Bungee cords, tarps ...”

The store has also seen a brisk business on portable generators which can power up a refrigerator, a television, lamps and such. In fact, the store itself was running its lights, cash registers and more on one of

the generators it is selling. He reported that although they were getting in between 12 and 15 of the units per day, now it may only be a few because the distribution center has begun to limit the number of units each store receives. “Traditionally we donʼt sell many,” he said, “but with a storm of this magnitude, we were stocking up.”

Because of the hundreds of batteries he snapped up online, Weed & Duryea was, as far as Coleman can gather, the only store in town where residents could buy batteries earlier in the week.

At 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, on a large table of post-storm supplies he had set up in the front of the store, there were only a dozen two “D” battery packs left.

“We started the day with hundreds,” he said. “I have another truck coming in at 5 p.m. But I canʼt get a hold of 500 more [bat-teries] at this point.”

What he does seem to have a good sup-ply of are pillar candles, lamp oil, exten-sion cords, inexpensive flashlights for kids to $40 models for adults, and coolers, as well as clean-up supplies such as buckets and mops. Coleman reported that earlier in the day on both Monday and Tuesday, there were lines of 50 people deep at each of the two registers, wending its way back — orderly, he said — at least 20-feet into the store.

“People are really grateful that weʼre open,” he said, adding that the Town of New Canaan had expressed its gratitude and support for him staying open and providing residents with much-needed supplies.

“Iʼm tired, “ he said, “but I am so glad the store could serve the town the way we have.”

Weed & Duryea stocks supplies, even without power

Julie Butler Evans

Despite a lack of power, Weed & Duryea was open for business on Monday. Above, general manager Barry Coleman stands among some of the store’s wares.

By David DesRochesHersam Acorn Newspapers

Emergency and municipal personnel continue to assess the damage of Tropical Storm Irene, the downgraded hur-ricane that flooded properties, knocked out power to more than 700,000 Connecticut homes and caused the death of more than 20 people on the East Coast.

“We knew early last week about the (hurricaneʼs) poten-tial, what we didnʼt know was the intensity,” said David Stark, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service told The Darien Times. “The intensity is so difficult to fore-cast because of so many vari-ables.”

Connecticut Light & Power has more than 800 crews work-ing to restore power, but many towns may not see electricity for several weeks, according to some reports.

Although flooding is still a problem to many coastal areas,

waters are beginning to recede, Stark said. The Stevenson Dam, between Monroe and Oxford, is an indication of receding waterways and Stark said its high point has passed and it should drop below mod-erate stage by Wednesday.

Ireneʼs eye crossed 10 miles west of Danbury at 11 a.m. Sunday, Stark said, but it dropped rain in sporadic chunks, leaving 2.92 inches in Stamford but 6 inches in neighboring Greenwich. “That happens often,” Stark said of hurricanes, explain-ing that sections of hurricanes and tropical storms carry rain bands that are saturated with various amounts of moisture.

Wind damage also varied from region to region. Igor Sikorsky Airport in Stratford recorded wind gusts of 63-mph, but Danbury only saw gusts that hit 40-mph. Sustained winds were between 20 and 40 mph for most areas. Central Connecticut was hit the worst, Stark said, although

many towns along the coast have 100% of its residents without electricity.

The storm could have been worse, Stark said. As Irene made landfall in North Carolina, its structure changed slightly. By the time it hit Connecticut it had downgrad-ed to a tropical storm. But its reach extended across the northeast, and before the eye of the storm hit in western New York, much of the region was already soaked and suf-fering wind damage. This also helped slow the storm as land-masses take away the stormʼs energy source, Stark said.

Hurricanes are low-pres-sure systems that spin counter-clockwise and are categorized as cyclones, Stark said. These storms get energy from warm water, so the cooler water in the north also helped weaken the stormʼs intensity. Stark added that vertical streams of wind may also have helped slow the storm, but itʼs unclear.

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RELIGION • FAMILY ALBUM • SCHOOLS • BUSINESS • SPOTLIGHT

18ANEW CANAAN, CONN.NEW CANAAN ADVERTISERTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

New Canaan Inn, Waveny Care Networkʼs independent living residence located at 73 Oenoke Ridge, recently cel-ebrated its 30th birthday and anniversary of serving the com-munity in the company of past and present Inn residents, fam-ilies, friends, board members, volunteers, and staff.

More than 125 guests were greeted by a wall of remem-brances, including an array of newspaper articles and photo-graphs from over the past three decades. Photos included shots of the original 1980 ground-breaking of the Inn, the late actress Eileen Heckart speak-ing at a rally to help promote the Inn and past and current residents. Guests gathered for an old-fashioned cookout, com-plete with hamburgers, hot dogs and ribs. The first slice of the

Innʼs oversized birthday cake was cut by Marjorie Veitch, the longest-residing resident at the Inn, and Delia Pinto, the longest serving staff member.

“Celebrating 30 years of life at the Inn and 30 years of devot-ed community support go hand in hand,” said Ann Callahan, MS, administrator at New Canaan Inn. “It was a special party for a very special place, and it gave us the opportunity to show our appreciation and respect for those we serve as well as those we have served in the past.”

Long-time Inn volunteer Wally Mead played piano and additional entertainment was provided by the “Grandmas and Grandpas” barbershop quartet.

“It was a perfect day and a gentle afternoon of fun and fel-lowship,” said Barbara Jeffries,

assistant director of resident activities at the Inn. “We all indulged in a bit of reminiscing. Over the past 30 years, count-less happy memories have been created here. It was a joy to recall and share so many stories of loved ones and happy times,

both past and present.”Waveny Care Network, a

comprehensive continuum of health care, serves the growing needs of older adults from all areas. For more information call 203-594-5200 or visit waveny.org.

New Canaan Inn marks 30th birthday

“The Grandmas and Grandpas” barbershop quartet performed at New Canaan Inn’s 30th birthday party.

People briefs

New Canaan Library has announced their fall computer class schedule.

New to the roster this sea-son include classes on build-ing blogs with WordPress and Skype. The library is also offer-ing its usual classes in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more.

Thirty-minute one-on-one

tutorials, made by appointment, are available to patrons with individualized needs.

For more information and a detailed schedule of classes and registration, visit newcanaan-library.org, or contact the ref-erence desk at 203-595-5003. All programs are free and open to the public but registration is required.

Fall computer classes at library

As part of an ongoing exhibit series to sup-port local artists and photographers, the pho-tography of longtime New Canaan resident and landscape architect Keith Simpson will be on view at The Bank of New Canaanʼs Elm Street branch between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, through the end of October. The public is also invited to attend an opening reception for the artist at the bank on Thursday, September 15, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The exhibit is a photographic selection of several beautiful, highly contrasting landscapes from England, Italy, Switzerland and the United States, and a commentary on manʼs widely varying influence on each of them, according to a bank release.

Simpson has been president of the landscape architect firm, Keith E. Simpson Associates, Inc., which is based in New Canaan, since 1982. The firm serves a wide range of clients, includ-ing schools, hospitals, multi-family housing, parks, marinas, and many historically signifi-cant properties. He has been the recipient of a number of awards for his work, including the 2011 New Canaan Golden Shovel Award, for several decades of work and commitment to designing major improvements to downtown New Canaan and to many of the parks and other public spaces in town.

The Bank of New Canaan is New Canaanʼs only locally-owned, independent commercial bank, with branches at 156 Cherry Street and 208 Elm Street. For more information visit bankofnewcanaan.com.

Simpson’s photos on exhibit

Keith Simpson

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NEW CANAAN, CONN.NEW CANAAN ADVERTISER

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

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The New Canaan Board of Realtors has announced that 2011 New Canaan High School graduate Jake Hennessy, son of Brotherhood & Higley Realtor Janis Hennessy, was recently among 44 stu-dents selected to be awarded a Raymond F. Gates Jr. Memorial Scholarship, pre-sented by The Connecticut Association of Realtors.

The scholarship fund was established in 1976 in memory of Raymond F. Gates, Jr. following his death in an automo-bile accident. Gates had been the execu-tive vice president of the Connecticut Association of Realtors.

For more than 35 years, children of Realtors have been awarded scholarships, totaling approximately $675,000.

For the 2011-2012 academic years, the association received more than 150 applications and a total of $44,000 in scholarships were given out.

Hennessy will attend the University of Miami, where he plans to double major in mathematics and secondary educa-tion. He is the son of James and Janis Hennessy.

His mother is a member of the New Canaan Board of Realtors.

Board of Realtors awards scholarship

Railway commuter patrons of New Canaanʼs Tonyʼs Deli are now being treated to real-time info so that they can stay on schedule as they make their trek to the train station everyday, through the new StopTips™ e-board that was recently installed in the deli.

Tonyʼs — located at 78 Pine Street, just a block from the New Canaan train station— is the first location in town to embrace the new StopTips board, which have been pop-ping up in merchant shops all along the Metro-North train route, according to a release.

“For the daily commuter, knowledge is power and we are providing real-time, spe-cific station information that can affect the activities of peo-ple on an immediate basis,” said Kenyon Weiss, managing partner of the Westport-based StopTips.

By working with local mer-chants, such as Tonyʼs, as well as coffee shops, dry clean-ers, fitness centers and other commuter-friendly locations, StopTips is delivering all of the information that the com-muter customer would need to know, according to Weiss. In addition to the constant updating train information, the screens add immediate local business ads, local station tips, event information and other

facts.“StopTips is a resource of

readily available information,” said Charles Marrelli, found-ing partner. “For any location along the path traveled by a person on the way to the train station, StopTips can be an information delivery system that provides vital informa-tion that is specifically rel-evant to them. Each and every

StopTips screen can be com-pletely catered to the specific location,” he said. “Our goal is for the box to become a local community resource, while all the time keeping commuters aware of the next train.”

StopTipsʼs plans are to make sure that there is at least one StopTips board in each community location along the Metro-North, Hudson, Harlem

and Long Island rail lines. It is also looking to expand its ser-vice to other cities ̓ rail lines, ferry lines and other high traf-ficked venues where mass transportation exists.

StopTips is not affiliated with the MTA or any of its affiliates. For information on installing an e-board, or to advertise, visit stoptips.com. or call 203-759-TIPS.

Tony’s Deli installs technology for commuters

Jake Hennessy and his mother Janis

StopTips founding partner Charles Marrelli shows off the new StopTips e-board that has been installed at Tony’s Deli on Pine Street.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that BNC Financial Group, Inc. of New Canaan is one of two Connecticut community banks receiving a total of $20 million through the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF). The SBLF, which was established as part of the Small Business Jobs Act that President Obama signed into law, encourages community banks to increase their lend-ing to small businesses, helping those companies expand their operations and create new jobs. The other bank recieving funding is SBT Bancorp, Inc. in Simsbury.

BNC Financial Group, Inc. received $11 million from SBLF.

“These funds will provide critical support to Main Street community banks so they can expand their lend-ing to small businesses,” said Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Neal S. Wolin. “This program helps entre-preneurs in communities across the country access the capital they need to grow their operations, invest in new equipment and hire additional workers.

“Small businesses play a critical role in the U.S. economy and are central to growth and job creation,” he said. “Small businesses employ roughly one-half of all Americans and account for about 60% of gross job creation, yet small business owners faced disproportion-ate challenges in the aftermath of the recession and credit crisis, including difficulty accessing capital.”

The SBLF helps small businesses meet this chal-lenge by providing capital to community banks that hold under $10 billion in assets. The dividend rate a com-munity bank pays on SBLF funding is reduced as that bank increases its lending to small businesses, providing a strong incentive for new lending to small businesses so they can expand and create jobs.

For more details on the SBLF program visit treasury.gov.

Local bank receives funding from Treasury

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith have announced a business assistance program to help companies negative-ly impacted by Hurricane Irene. Businesses sustain-ing damage will be eligible for assistance, including bridge financing and loans covering uninsured losses. Highlights include:

• Loans of up to $200,000 to companies for storm-related damage;

• Loan guarantees of up to $200,000 will be provid-ed to banks and other lend-ers to spur local lending;

• Grants will be avail-able to businesses for assis-

tance in disaster recovery, such as temporary help and training.

• Technical assistance, linking businesses to state and federal resources.

A team has been assem-bled to assist and identify financial and technical resources, as well as serve as business advocates with utility assistance, insurance companies, and federal agencies. Information for all services can be accessed through DECD.org or by calling 860-270-8215.

State to help businesses harmed by Irene

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PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN(never known to fail)

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Car-mel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven. Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Im-maculate Virgin, assist me in my neces-sity. O, Star Of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my Mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to suc-cor me in my necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein that you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (say three times). Holy Mary, I place this cause for your hands (say three times). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. Say this prayer for three days and the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. Thank You Blessed Mother. J.M.H. & D. H.

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The St. Aloysius chapters of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas have announced the college-bound recipients of their annual scholarships: Michael Sweeney, Melanie Holec, Colleen Donnelly, Peter Larson, Andrew Redman, James Arliss, and Alicia Licalzi.

The Father John H. Stapleton Council #2287 of the Knights of Columbus encourages high school seniors to further their studies in religious life, at a Catholic College or any other institution of higher learning, through the award of a one-time scholarship. “We look for recipients who have dem-onstrated a commitment to Christian principles by help-ing their community,” said John Otis, a member of the scholarship committee. “Our recipients have been involved in parish activities, as well as community outreach in varied areas and we feel confident that this group of fine young people will continue their community mindedness.”

Michael Sweeney spent his high school years at Fairfield Prep in Fairfield and will pursue higher education at Connecticut College this fall, where he plans to participate on the sailing team, while he studies international affairs and Spanish. “St. Aʼs has always been an important part of my family and has always felt like a second home,” said Sweeney. “As I grew up in the church, my spirituality, as well as relationships with fel-low parishioners, strengthened when I discovered Emmaus, a religious retreat. This would not have been possible with-out my second home at St. Aloysius Church and the good works of the Knights of Columbus.”

Melanie Holec will be attending George Washington University where she will be

studying history and interna-tional affairs.

Colleen Donnelly will not be far from home at Fairfield University as she embarks on a degree in elementary edu-cation. Throughout her teen years at St. Aloysius, Donnelly has been an assistant to the religious education teachers and will now take the step to study at a Catholic University to become a teacher herself. In addition to the recognition by the Knights, Donnelly was also awarded The Catholic Daughters college scholar-ship. The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court #744 is part of a national charitable organization that has grown into the largest organization of Catholic women in America.

Peter Larson, headed to the University of Connecticut Honors College, will be majoring in pathobiology on a pre-medical track. “Having grown up in the St. Aloysius parish, I feel like my entire life has been shaped by my Catholic upbringing and par-ish community,” he said. “I like to think that throughout my high school years, I have made apparent to all those around me the morals, faith and inspiration with which St. A̓ s has endowed me,” he said.

“Receiving this award makes me feel as if I am on the right track and motivated to use the education I pursue to the greater good and helping oth-ers as much as possible, and for this I bid the Knights of Columbus many thanks.”

Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Ky. is where Andrew Redman will

be headed to study business management. “The scholar-ship essay gave me a chance to really look back on my involvement with the parish and realize just how beneficial the Church has been in my life,” Redman said. “Without St. A̓ s, I would certainly not be where I am today.”

Headed up north is James Arliss, who is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Vermont. Like some of his other peers, he has been a parishioner of St. Aloysius since he was a young child and was an active mem-ber of the Emmaus Ministry all through high school.

Alicia Licalzi will attend College of the Holy Cross, after graduating earlier this year from Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich. Licalzi has not yet declared a major but is interested in economics and accounting and plans on participating in com-munity service and becoming a member of the ski team.

Knights of Columbus awards scholarships

BaptistCommunity Baptist Church,

174 Cherry St. The Rev. Daniel Hickman, Sr., pastor. Sundays: Church school, 9:40 a.m.; Service, 11 a.m. Thursdays: Bible study, 1 p.m. First Saturday of the month: Trustee ministry, 8:30 a.m.; Deacon and deaconess ministry: 10 a.m. 203-966-0711.

Christian (Other)Grace Community Church,

Cliff Knechtle, pastor. Sundays: Service, 9:30 a.m., Saxe Middle School. Bagels and coffee preced-ing. Child care, youth education and groups provided. 203-966-7600; grace community.info.

Evangelical Free Hope Church, 240 Wolfpit Road, Wilton. Dave Gish, Sr., pastor. Sundays: Service, 9:30 a.m.; Nursery care and chil-drenʼs church provided; Spiritual training, 10:45 a.m. 203-762-0706.

Talmadge Hill Community Church, 870 Hollow Tree Ridge Road, Darien. The Rev. Michael Zeman, minister. Sundays: Service, 9:30 a.m. Special music each week. Refreshments provided following service on the patio. 203-966-2314; talmadgehill church.org.

Christian ScienceFirst Church of Christ,

Scientist, 49 Park St., 203-966-0293. Sundays: Service at 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School, childrenʼs room for infants and very young children. Wednesdays: Hymns, readings and the Lordʼs Prayer, followed by healings, comments and remarks, 7:30 p.m. Monday to Friday: Christian Science Reading Room, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., telephone 966-0122; christiansciencect.org, spirituality.com.

CongregationalThe Congregational Church of

New Canaan, 23 Park St. The Rev.

Harold Masback III, senior minister. Sunday: Worship service, garden, 8 a.m.; Worship service, Meeting House, 10 a.m.; Church School, 10 a.m.; Refreshments, Parlor, 11 a.m. Monday: Church office closed. Monday to Friday: A.A., 7:30 a.m. 203-966-2651; godsacre.org.

EpiscopalSt. Markʼs Episcopal Church,

111 Oenoke Ridge. The Rev. Peter Walsh, rector. Sundays: Holy Eucharist, 8 and 10 a.m., 5 p.m.; Adult education, 9 a.m.; Junior high youth group, 11:30 a.m.; Senior high youth group, 4 p.m. Mondays: Parenting class, 9:15 a.m.; ACOA/Alanon, noon; Tuesdays: A.A,, 10 a.m.; Wednesdays: A.A. (womenʼs), 10 a.m.; Thursdays: Meditation group, 9 a.m.; Needle Pointers, 3 p.m.; Adult choir, 7:30 p.m. Friday: Senior Menʼs meeting, 10 a.m. Saturdays: Adult choir, 4 p.m. Sunday to Thursday: Lionʼs Den Book and Gift store open, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 203-966-4515; stmarksnew-canaan.org.

St. Paulʼs Episcopal Church, 471 Mansfield Ave., Darien. The Rev. Christopher Leighton, rector. Sundays: Holy Eucharist, 8:45, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays: Healing prayer and Holy Eucharist, 10 a.m. Agape luncheon follows. 203-655-8773; stpaulsdarien.org.

JewishChabad of New Canaan, Levi

Mendelow, Rabbi. Regular Shabbat and Holiday Services, family pro-grams and classes. For more infor-mation and complete schedule call 203-595-0774 or visit chabadnew-canaan.org.

Congregation Beth El (Conservative), 109 East Ave., Norwalk. J. Ron Fish, Rabbi. Sundays: Service, 9 a.m. Fridays: Service, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays: Service, 9:30 a.m. Sundays twice monthly: Tot and Youth Shabbat, 10:30 a.m. Weekdays: Service, 7:30 a.m. 203-838-2710; congbethel.org.

Temple Sinai (Reform), 458 Lakeside Dr., Stamford. John Franken, Rabbi. First, third, and fifth Fridays of the month: Service, 6 p.m. Second and fourth Fridays: Service, 8 p.m. Saturdays: Bible study, 9 a.m.; Service, 10:15 a.m. 203-322-1649; temples in aistam templesinaistamford.org

LutheranSt. Michaelʼs Lutheran Church

(ELCA), 5 Oenoke Ridge. The Rev. Geoff Sinibaldo, pastor. Sunday: Worship, 9 a.m.; Nursery care pro-vided. Fellowship hour follows. Wednesdays: Mommyʼs Morning, 9:30 a.m.; Chime choir and confir-mation, 7 p.m.; Adult Bible study, 7:30 p.m. 203-966-3913; stmi-chaelslutheran.org.

MethodistUnited Methodist Church of

New Canaan, 165 South Ave. The Rev. Eric Fjeldal, senior pas-tor. Thursday: A.A. 8 p.m. Friday: A.A., 7:30 p.m. Saturday: “Lost Then Found,” 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday: Worship service, 10 a.m.; A.A., 7:30 p.m. 203-966-2666; umcof-newcanaan.org.

Pound Ridge Community Church, 3 Pound Ridge Rd., Pound Ridge, N.Y. The Rev. David Johnson, pastor. Sundays: Worship, 10 a.m. Nursery care and religious education provided. Holy Communion is the first Sunday of the month. 203-764-9000.

MormonChurch of Jesus Christ of

Latter day Saints, 682 South Ave. Bruce Larson, bishop. Sundays: Sacrament meeting, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 11:15 a.m.; Priesthood/Relief Society, 12:10 p.m. Tuesdays: Young person activ-ity and service night: 7:30 p.m. 203-966-9152.

Waveny Park Ward (young sin-gle adults), Kurt Schneiber, bishop. Sundays: Sacrament meeting, 2

p.m.; Sunday school, 3:15 p.m.; Priesthood/Relief Society, 4:10 p.m. 203-966-8676.

PresbyterianThe First Presbyterian

Church, 178 Oenoke Ridge. The Rev. Paul E. Gilmore, pastor. Saturday: A.A. (closed), 9:15 a.m.; A.A. (open), 10:30 a.m.; Dinner preparation for New Convenant House, 2 p.m. Sunday: Summer Holy Communion Worship Service, 9:30 a.m.; child care provided for children under five; summer activity for grades kindergarten and up; Continental Breakfast and Fellowship, 10:30 a.m.; Worship Music and Arts Committee, 10:30 a.m. Monday: Meditation Group, 4:15 p.m. Tuesday: Leadership Team, 9:30 a.m.; Menʼs A.A., 8 p.m. Wednesday: Faith Club, 10:30 a.m.; Womenʼs Lunch Bunch, noon; Board of Deacons, 7:30 p.m. 203-966-0002; 203-966-0046; fpcnc.org.

QuakerThe Religious Society of

Friends, 317 New Canaan Rd., Wilton. Sundays: Worship and First Day School, 10 a.m. 203-762-5669.

Roman CatholicSt. Aloysius Roman Catholic

Church, 21 Cherry St. The Rev. Msgr. William Scheyd, pastor. Sundays: Mass, 7, 8:30, 10, 11:30 a.m., 5 p.m. Saturdays: Mass, 7 a.m.; Sunday vigil, 5:30 p.m.; Confession, 4, 7:15 p.m. Weekdays: Mass, 7 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Second Monday of the month: Baptism instruction, 8 p.m. First Friday of the month: Confession, 9:30 a.m. 203-966-0020.

UnitarianDarien-New Canaan Unitarian

Society, Meets once a month in pri-vate homes. 203-655-4227.

This week’s services..

St. Aloysius bids farewell to college scholarship recipients, from left: Colleen Donnelly, Peter Larson, Andrew Redman, Melanie Holec, and James Arliss. Recipients missing from photo are Alicia Licalzi and Michael Sweeney.

The Congregational Churchʼs church school year will start on Sunday, September 11. On this “Kick-Off” Sunday, stu-dents will begin the yearʼs journey, where they will learn about the pillars of their faith and explore sto-ries of the old and new tes-taments, according to the church. Church school has been offered at the church for the past 278 years.

Highlights of the pro-gram will include a cur-riculum that mirrors the sermon topic of the week, and worship opportunities. The yearʼs theme will be “This is Our Church.”

In addition to the reg-ular curriculum, other church school activities include mission efforts such as the “Turkey Day Project” and activities geared toward friendship

and spiritual enrichment. A Confirmation program is offered to eighth graders on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. or 5:15 p.m. beginning Tuesday, September 27.

An open house will fol-low the service on Sunday, September 18. Parents will have an opportunity to meet the teachers and visit their childʼs classroom, as well as learn more about the cur-riculum and the Childrenʼs Ministry of the church.

For more information, e-mail Christy Lombardozzi at [email protected] or call 203-966-2651, ext. 35, or Amy MacNeille, administrative assistant for Christian education, [email protected] or 203-966-2651, ext. 5. An online registration form can be found on the childrenʼs min-istry page of the churchʼs Web site, godsacre.org.

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The Performing Arts Conservatory of New Canaan will begin its ninth season with expanded offerings in music, theater, voice, acting, dance, and piano classes. Registration is going on now and fall class-es will begin next week, start-ing on Tuesday, September 6.

The conservatory, under the direction of Melody Meitrott Libonati, a former Broadway musical and TV actress, “spe-cializes in all styles of private voice instruction, Broadway style dance (jazz and tap), musical theater, pop and rock, and Glee Club group singing, acting, and piano,” Libonati said. “The 16 instructors on staff are experienced teachers

and skilled professional per-forming artists.”

This fall the conservatory is adding four professional art-ist instructors — Nick Sadler, Jodi Stevens Bryce, Matthew Porretta and Christine Occhino. They will cover a broad range of performance classes includ-ing pop and rock, high school scene study, beginning acting for elementary students, musi-cal theater, private voice, and the new high school student audition prep program for col-lege.

Sadler, a New Canaan resident, is a professional Broadway, film and TV actor, and a graduate of a Juilliard.

Porretta, also from New Canaan, has played leading roles in many films including Will Scarlet in “Robin Hood: Men in Tights,” as well as roles in Broadway shows, and is a graduate of Manhattan School of Music.

For more information, visit performingartsconservatory.com or call 203-966-6177.

Conservatory expands programs

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Family album..

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stluka of New Canaan and St. John, USVI, announce the engage-ment of their daughter, Katherine Marie Stluka, to Brian Adam Daniels, son of Shelly Daniels of New York City, and Dr. Jeffrey Daniels of Big Sky, Mont.

Miss Stluka is a 1998 graduate of New Canaan High School. She graduated from the University of Richmond with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, with a concentration in marketing.

She is employed as vice presi-dent, senior meeting planner with Bank of America/Merrill Lynch in New York City.

Mr. Daniels is a 1998 grad-uate of The Calhoun School in Manhattan. He graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor of science degree in information management and technology. He is currently employed as a producer with R/GA.

The couple plans to wed in New Canaan.

Kate Stluka to wedBrian Daniels

Kate Stluka and Brian Daniels

Students of the Performing Arts Conservatory of New Canaan.

Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan will host its first Arts Fest and the inaugura-tion of the Sculpture Walk, on Saturday, September 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. The free event will include flash con-certs by New York City-based Asphalt Orchestra. They will perform a special ticketed concert at 4 p.m. The day will also feature puppeteer Liz Joyce present-ing her contemporary ver-sion of “Punch and Judy,” plus a pottery sale of works made by Silvermine School of Art faculty and students, and hands-on art activities for all ages with the fac-ulty. There will also be a special one day showing of “The Dancer Films: Nine Minutes,” directed by Judy Dennis, based on Jules Feifferʼs dancer cartoons.

This is also the clos-ing day for the exhibits in the Silvermine Galleries, “Crossroads” and “Intuitive/Systemic Symmetries.”

Sculpture has been an integral part of the history of the arts center, beginning with its founding member, Solon Borglum. In support of the spirit of its roots,

the festival will include the launch of a public sculpture walk on the grounds, featur-ing a selection of key pieces in the centerʼs permanent collection, along with loans from prominent present and past guild members and fac-ulty. Each sculpture will be accompanied by signs and visitors will receive a bro-chure which will allow them to take part in a self-guided

tour.Tickets for the Asphalt

Orchestra concert are $15 for members, $20 for non-members and $10 for chil-dren under 12. For tickets call 203-966-9700, ext. 22. The concert is funded in part by the Expeditions pro-gram of the New England Foundation for the Arts.

For more information visit silverminart.org.

Silvermine to hold first Arts Fest

Asphalt Orchestra will be performing flash concerts at the Silvermine Arts Fest on Saturday, September 17.

The Town Players of New Canaan has announced that open auditions will be held for “Amadeus,” by Peter Shaffer, directed by Lynne Bolton, to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 6 and 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park. The play will be presented at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, October 28, 29, November 4, 5, 11, and 12, and on Sunday, October 30 and November 6, at 2:30 p.m.

The roles in the cast include “Antonio Salieri,” court musi-cian and composer and rival of Mozart, male actor, age 50 to 65; “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,” genius composer and musician, versatile male

actor, age 25 to 35, with phys-ical theater training a plus; “Constanza Weber,” Mozartʼs wife, female actor, age 22 to 32; “Joseph II,” the Emperor of Austria, male actor, age 45 to 60; “Count Johann Kilian Von Strack,” Royal Chamberlain, male actor, age 50 to 65; “Count Franz Orsini-Rosenberg,” director of the Imperial Opera, male actor, age 45 to 65; and “Baron Gottfried Van Sweiten,” a prefect of the Imperial Library, male actor, age 45 to 65. The cast also includes several silent parts such as Salieriʼs valet, cook, wife, citizens of Vienna, ven-ticelli, and servants.

For further information, contact [email protected].

Town Players announces auditions for ‘Amadeus’

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Dealing with destructionThese are scenes from around town in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. Clockwise, from top left: Trees rest on power lines on Wahackme Road; Fire Chief Ed Karl, Asst. Fire Chief Jack Hennessey, Emergency Management Director Mike Handler and Fire Marshal Fred Baker listen in on a briefing from state officials before the storm; a mature tree splits in half in front of the ABC House on Locust Avenue; Saxe Middle School student Caroline Gordon, 13, and her two best friends, classmates, and neighbors, Nia Carroll and Emilia Savini, both 12, made the best of a bad situation after a tree hit Caroline’s house by selling lemonade Sunday; A piece of asphalt became so hot due to a downed wire, that it turned to glass; Kira Flatery reads a book on a cot at the Lapham Center shelter. More photos are available at NCAdvertiser.com.

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