B EE I NTELLIGENCER B EE I NTELLIGENCER Informing the towns of Middlebury, Southbury, Woodbury, Naugatuck, Oxford and Watertown Volume IX, No. 20 Friday, May 17, 2013 A FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FREE Prst. Std. U.S. Postage Paid Naugatuck, CT #27 “Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” ~ African Proverb Adoptable Pets ............... 8 Classifieds ...................... 7 Community Calendar...... 2 Fire Log.......................... 2 In Brief ........................... 4 Library Happenings......... 2 Nuggets for Life ............. 6 Obituaries ...................... 5 Puzzles........................... 7 Region 15 Calendar ....... 3 Senior Center News........ 3 Sports Quiz .................... 6 Varsity Sports Calendar... 6 Inside this Issue Published weekly by The Middlebury Bee Intelligencer Society, LLC - 2030 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762 - Copyright 2013 Editorial Office: Email: [email protected]Phone: 203-577-6800 Mail: P.O. Box 10, Middlebury, CT 06762 Advertising Sales: Email: [email protected]UPCOMING EVENTS Send mail to P.O. Box 10, Middlebury CT 06762 203-577-6800 Visit us at 2030 Straits Turnpike, Suite 1 SATURDAY May 18 Armed Forces Day We thank members of the U.S. military services for their patriotic service to our country! Great Strides Walk to Benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation When: 9 a.m. What: 3.68-mile loop walk or run starts at 10 a.m.; music and activities. Where: Ballantine Park on Old Field Road in Southbury Cost: Donations for cystic fibrosis research. See www.cff.org/great_strides Maximize Your Harvest Page 8 SUNDAY May 19 Celebrating May birthdays at the Middlebury Senior Center Wednesday are, seated, left to right, Sandy Goldberg, 75; Vincent Sul- livan, 90 (May 15); and Ann Scoffone, 97, (May 17); and standing, left to right, Lawrence Joseph Nastri, 63; Joe Colabello, 91; Paula Girard, 87 (May 2); Virginia Verrinder, 87 (May 7); Don Chabot, 65 (May 16), Elsie Mellette, 84; and Barbara Lynch, 85. The senior center gives seniors in the lunch program a free lunch on their birthday. (Marjorie Needham photo) Celebrating getting older! By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) at its May 14 special meeting discussed re- pairs needed for Fenn Farm and said that Logue Farms, Inc. of Woodbury would cut the hay in 2013. It is considering the use of vinyl siding or the Rhino-Shield product instead of paint on the farmhouse. The Rhino Shield website says it is a long-lasting exterior coating that gives the appearance of fresh paint with the durable longevity of vinyl siding or fiber cement siding. It de- scribes the product as a ceramic coating. Chairman John Cookson confirmed ceil- ing water damage found in the main house after a recent rain storm was caused by a rotted window board and not by defects in the newly installed roof. He said the damage could be covered by insurance if repair funds were insufficient. Fenn Farm resident and former owner Rob Fenn said Wednesday the leak Cookson mentioned was not caused by a rotted win- dow board. He said workers who installed the rubberized roof last November secured a metal strip at the edge of the roof by screw- ing it into a clapboard. The screw split the clapboard, and water entered the house through the split in the board. Cookson said issues with foundation de- terioration and bowing of the barns were documented and given to the selectmen’s office for budgeting. Cookson said $3,600 had been appropriated from $5,900 re- quested for maintenance and repairs. He said drainage trenches and fields looked good and probably wouldn’t need attention. A replacement for the 38-year-old furnace is being quoted by David Dickson of AIM- NET in Cheshire. The estimated cost is $5,000 to $6,000. A cost of between $65,000 to $80,000 to prepare and paint the house at Fenn Farm and the need for periodic repainting were the reasons given by Cookson for using vi- nyl siding or another product. The house is not listed on the National Historic Registry because it is owned by the town, Cookson said. He said the house had been treated with linseed oil in years past and that pre- vents paint from adhering. Repainting would require sandblasting and scraping of all surfaces, made more difficult by the many small additions and extensions added to the house over the years. The house would still need repainting every eight to 10 years, something he said the town wants to avoid. An estimator from Superior Fin- ishes, LLC of Plainville will assess the house and offer recommendations. Middlebury Town Historian Dr. Robert Rafford said Wednesday he hadn’t looked deeply into the issue of applying vinyl siding to the farmhouse. “I understand the LPOS is looking into the issue. I really don’t feel strongly about the issue,” Rafford said. “I know with historic houses that has tradi- tionally been discouraged,” he said, adding the farmhouse dates back to the 1800s. Fenn said, “I would much rather keep the old clapboards, but I’m reasonable, and if we can’t solve the paint problem, we need to do something. A good vinyl siding job would solve the problem. If I had my druth- ers I would rather stick with the paint, but if has to be repainted every 3 or 4 years I’m willing to accept it (vinyl siding).” Fenn said the top priorities right now need to be the horse barn and the cow barn. “The horse barn is going to fall down if they don’t fix the foundation,” he said. And he said the roof on the cow barn is 40 years old and needs to be replaced. “These are things that need to be done before they worry about painting or siding,” Fenn said. “Rob Fenn has nothing to do with Fenn Farm,” Cookson said. He said the property is owned by the Town of Middlebury, and is under Middlebury Public Works and its Buildings and Grounds Department. The LPOS Committee charge is to oversee Fenn Farm and work with public works to manage the property. Cookson said he and LPOS member Kenny Long are the two liaisons between the town and Fenn. “We make recommendations to the Public Works de- partment, and Dan (Public Works Director Dan Norton) refers them to the Board of Selectmen.” Cookson said he considered the horse barn a maintenance project rather than a critical project. “I don’t think it will fall down,” he said. “It went through the winter snowstorms without any problems.” Middlebury Administrative Manager Bill Stowell said Wednesday he was unaware of the furnace, painting, structural repairs or vinyl siding jobs being put out to bid. “To tell you the truth, this is the first I’ve heard of that. No bids have gone out, and no one has talked to me. If any bids have gone out, they have not gone out through me,” Stow- ell said. Cookson said it is too early for bids to be sent out. He said he was waiting to see if the town budget passed before he started the process. “I hope to start the bidding process by the first of June,” he said. Before the bids go out, companies have to be called in, their recommendations considered and specifi- cations for the bids drawn up. Cookson said First Selectman Edward B. St. John and Norton authorized him to look into the projects. He said St. John wanted Dickson to look at the furnace and give his recommendations for it. St. John said, “I don’t recall John Cookson discussing the need for the furnace or sid- ing with me at all. If there is a need, come to the Board of Selectmen, and we’ll talk about it and how we’re going to pay for it.” The next regular LPOS meeting is Wednesday, June 5, at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall conference room. Marjorie Needham contributed to this article. LPOS considers vinyl siding for Fenn farmhouse By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury’s possible switch to the Pomperaug District De- partment of Health (PDDH) from the Torrington Area Health District (TAHD) at the end of this fiscal year (June 30, 2013) as reported in the Republi- can-American May 11 isn’t pos- sible. James Rokos, director of health for the Torrington Area Health District said the agree- ment between the town and the health district will not allow a switch at that time. Meanwhile, it seems Southbury may require Middlebury to join the PDDH if Middlebury wishes to pool its medical insurance coverage with Southbury and Region 15. Rokos said Middlebury ini- tially signed a contract with TAHD. Later, the town voted at referendum to become a mem- ber of the TAHD. Members can withdraw, Rokos said, but the procedure for withdrawing is the member must notify the TAHD in writing by Dec. 31 of the year preceding the year of withdrawal. To withdraw June 30, 2013, Middlebury would have had to notify the TAHD of its intention by Dec. 31, 2012. If Middlebury does decide to withdraw from the TAHD, the earliest it can do so is June 30, 2014, and it will need to notify the TAHD of its plans no later than Dec. 31, 2013. Middlebury First Selectman Edward B. St. John said the Southbury Board of Selectmen (BoS) was to consider medical insurance pooling at its Thurs- day, May 16, meeting which is after this issue of the paper is printed. St. John said he heard Southbury might require Mid- dlebury to join the PDDH as a condition of pooling medical insurance with it and Region 15. This reporter contacted Southbury First Selectmen Ed Edelson to confirm medical in- surance pooling was on the Southbury BoS agenda. He said it was. He said the BoS would have to terminate the current two-party agreement between Southbury and Region 15 and then approve a three-party agreement among Southbury, Middlebury and Region 15. The agenda states, “Board action will be sought to terminate the contract with Region #15 and to sign the contract with Region #15 and the Town of Middle- bury.” Asked if he thought the Southbury BoS would sign the three-party contract, Edelson said, “I’d rather not speculate. If they feel it’s best for South- bury and better than what they have today, they can cancel the current agreement.” Asked about Middlebury joining the PDDH, Edelson said, “Clearly I have a bias because if Middlebury joins, Southbury will benefit.” We asked if South- bury selectmen might make Middlebury joining the PDDH a condition of Southbury enter- ing the three-party medical in- surance pooling agreement. Edelson said he would not com- ment on the matter. “I just hope we can move quickly,” Edelson said. “We are getting towards the end of the year and Anthem Blue Cross- Blue Shield needs information for the new year that begins July 1.” It is clear the three member towns in the PDDH would ben- efit financially if Middlebury joins the district. Costs would be spread among four towns instead of just Oxford, South- bury and Woodbury. In an April 15, 2013, letter to Middlebury Board of Finance Chairman Michael McCormack, PDDH Director of Health Neil Lustig predicted the per capita rate Middlebury would pay would be $5.99, or a total of $45,301 per year. Middlebury initially paid the TAHD $4.77 per capita. Chief Financial Officer Lawrence Hut- vagner said the TAHD per capita fee had increased a very small amount in the third year. He was out of the office when the news- paper reached him and didn’t know the exact amount. It seems safe to assume it is less than $5.99, so Middlebury’s cost would increase. It appears cur- rent PDDH members are paying $7.73 per capita, so their rates would drop. Lustig said, “We would love to have Middlebury join. It is my understanding when the district was formed in 1986 it was the founders’ intention to have Mid- dlebury as part of the district.” He said the district has tried three times previously, in 1992, 2002 and 2011, to get Middle- bury to join, but each time the district has been turned down. “I really don’t know why,” Lustig said. He said when it comes to san- itation services and health in- spections, the TAHD and the PDDH are similar. But, Lustig said, the PDDH offers many services the TAHD does not of- fer. It offers free or low-cost vac- cinations for children, skin- cancer screening and preven- tive care such as hypertension monitoring at senior centers, a chronic disease management program and a program for se- niors, “A Matter of Balance,” that helps those with a fear of falling. Edelson said an important reason for Middlebury to join the PDDH is that emergency response services involve Pom- peraug High School (PHS), which Middlebury and South- bury share as members of Re- gional School District 15. When the American Red Cross opened a shelter there after snowstorm Alfred and Hurricane Sandy, it was staffed by members of the PDDH Medical Response Corps. And emergency preparedness drills also are held at PHS. McCormack said he has been looking into the plusses and minuses of Middlebury joining the PDDH. “Pomperaug seems Health district switch unlikely – See Health District on page 3
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Bee IntellIgencerBee IntellIgencerInforming the towns of Middlebury, Southbury, Woodbury, Naugatuck, Oxford and Watertown
Volume IX, No. 20 Friday, May 17, 2013A FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FREE
Prst. Std. U.S. Postage PaidNaugatuck, CT
#27
“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” ~ African Proverb
Adoptable Pets ............... 8
Classifieds ...................... 7
Community Calendar ...... 2
Fire Log .......................... 2
In Brief ........................... 4
Library Happenings ......... 2
Nuggets for Life ............. 6
Obituaries ...................... 5
Puzzles........................... 7
Region 15 Calendar ....... 3
Senior Center News ........ 3
Sports Quiz .................... 6
Varsity Sports Calendar ... 6
Inside this Issue
Published weekly by The Middlebury Bee Intelligencer Society, LLC - 2030 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762 - Copyright 2013
203-577-6800Visit us at 2030 Straits Turnpike, Suite 1
saturdayMay 18
Armed Forces DayWe thank members of the u.s. military services for their patriotic service to our country!
great strides Walk to Benefit the cystic Fibrosis FoundationWhen: 9 a.m. What: 3.68-mile loop walk or run starts at 10 a.m.; music and activities. Where: Ballantine Park on Old Field Road in SouthburyCost: Donations for cystic fibrosis research. See www.cff.org/great_strides
Maximize Your Harvest
page 8
sundayMay 19
Celebrating May birthdays at the Middlebury Senior Center Wednesday are, seated, left to right, Sandy Goldberg, 75; Vincent Sul-livan, 90 (May 15); and Ann Scoffone, 97, (May 17); and standing, left to right, Lawrence Joseph Nastri, 63; Joe Colabello, 91; Paula Girard, 87 (May 2); Virginia Verrinder, 87 (May 7); Don Chabot, 65 (May 16), Elsie Mellette, 84; and Barbara Lynch, 85. The senior center gives seniors in the lunch program a free lunch on their birthday. (Marjorie Needham photo)
Celebrating getting older!
By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE
The Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) at its May 14 special meeting discussed re-pairs needed for Fenn Farm and said that Logue Farms, Inc. of Woodbury would cut the hay in 2013. It is considering the use of vinyl siding or the Rhino-Shield product instead of paint on the farmhouse. The Rhino Shield website says it is a long-lasting exterior coating that gives the appearance of fresh paint with the durable longevity of vinyl siding or fiber cement siding. It de-scribes the product as a ceramic coating.
Chairman John Cookson confirmed ceil-ing water damage found in the main house after a recent rain storm was caused by a rotted window board and not by defects in the newly installed roof. He said the damage could be covered by insurance if repair funds were insufficient.
Fenn Farm resident and former owner Rob Fenn said Wednesday the leak Cookson mentioned was not caused by a rotted win-dow board. He said workers who installed the rubberized roof last November secured a metal strip at the edge of the roof by screw-ing it into a clapboard. The screw split the clapboard, and water entered the house through the split in the board.
Cookson said issues with foundation de-terioration and bowing of the barns were documented and given to the selectmen’s office for budgeting. Cookson said $3,600 had been appropriated from $5,900 re-quested for maintenance and repairs. He said drainage trenches and fields looked good and probably wouldn’t need attention. A replacement for the 38-year-old furnace is being quoted by David Dickson of AIM-NET in Cheshire. The estimated cost is $5,000 to $6,000.
A cost of between $65,000 to $80,000 to prepare and paint the house at Fenn Farm and the need for periodic repainting were
the reasons given by Cookson for using vi-nyl siding or another product. The house is not listed on the National Historic Registry because it is owned by the town, Cookson said. He said the house had been treated with linseed oil in years past and that pre-vents paint from adhering. Repainting would require sandblasting and scraping of all surfaces, made more difficult by the many small additions and extensions added to the house over the years. The house would still need repainting every eight to 10 years, something he said the town wants to avoid. An estimator from Superior Fin-ishes, LLC of Plainville will assess the house and offer recommendations.
Middlebury Town Historian Dr. Robert Rafford said Wednesday he hadn’t looked deeply into the issue of applying vinyl siding to the farmhouse. “I understand the LPOS is looking into the issue. I really don’t feel strongly about the issue,” Rafford said. “I know with historic houses that has tradi-tionally been discouraged,” he said, adding the farmhouse dates back to the 1800s.
Fenn said, “I would much rather keep the old clapboards, but I’m reasonable, and if we can’t solve the paint problem, we need to do something. A good vinyl siding job would solve the problem. If I had my druth-ers I would rather stick with the paint, but if has to be repainted every 3 or 4 years I’m willing to accept it (vinyl siding).”
Fenn said the top priorities right now need to be the horse barn and the cow barn. “The horse barn is going to fall down if they don’t fix the foundation,” he said. And he said the roof on the cow barn is 40 years old and needs to be replaced. “These are things that need to be done before they worry about painting or siding,” Fenn said.
“Rob Fenn has nothing to do with Fenn Farm,” Cookson said. He said the property is owned by the Town of Middlebury, and is under Middlebury Public Works and its Buildings and Grounds Department. The
LPOS Committee charge is to oversee Fenn Farm and work with public works to manage the property. Cookson said he and LPOS member Kenny Long are the two liaisons between the town and Fenn. “We make recommendations to the Public Works de-partment, and Dan (Public Works Director Dan Norton) refers them to the Board of Selectmen.”
Cookson said he considered the horse barn a maintenance project rather than a critical project. “I don’t think it will fall down,” he said. “It went through the winter snowstorms without any problems.”
Middlebury Administrative Manager Bill Stowell said Wednesday he was unaware of the furnace, painting, structural repairs or vinyl siding jobs being put out to bid. “To tell you the truth, this is the first I’ve heard of that. No bids have gone out, and no one has talked to me. If any bids have gone out, they have not gone out through me,” Stow-ell said.
Cookson said it is too early for bids to be sent out. He said he was waiting to see if the town budget passed before he started the process. “I hope to start the bidding process by the first of June,” he said. Before the bids go out, companies have to be called in, their recommendations considered and specifi-cations for the bids drawn up.
Cookson said First Selectman Edward B. St. John and Norton authorized him to look into the projects. He said St. John wanted Dickson to look at the furnace and give his recommendations for it.
St. John said, “I don’t recall John Cookson discussing the need for the furnace or sid-ing with me at all. If there is a need, come to the Board of Selectmen, and we’ll talk about it and how we’re going to pay for it.”
The next regular LPOS meeting is Wednesday, June 5, at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall conference room.
Marjorie Needham contributed to this article.
Lpos considers vinyl siding for Fenn farmhouse
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
Middlebury’s possible switch to the Pomperaug District De-partment of Health (PDDH) from the Torrington Area Health District (TAHD) at the end of this fiscal year (June 30, 2013) as reported in the Republi-can-American May 11 isn’t pos-sible. James Rokos, director of health for the Torrington Area Health District said the agree-ment between the town and the health district will not allow a switch at that time. Meanwhile, it seems Southbury may require Middlebury to join the PDDH if Middlebury wishes to pool its medical insurance coverage with Southbury and Region 15.
Rokos said Middlebury ini-tially signed a contract with TAHD. Later, the town voted at referendum to become a mem-ber of the TAHD. Members can withdraw, Rokos said, but the procedure for withdrawing is the member must notify the TAHD in writing by Dec. 31 of the year preceding the year of withdrawal.
To withdraw June 30, 2013, Middlebury would have had to notify the TAHD of its intention by Dec. 31, 2012. If Middlebury does decide to withdraw from the TAHD, the earliest it can do so is June 30, 2014, and it will need to notify the TAHD of its plans no later than Dec. 31, 2013.
Middlebury First Selectman Edward B. St. John said the Southbury Board of Selectmen (BoS) was to consider medical insurance pooling at its Thurs-day, May 16, meeting which is after this issue of the paper is printed. St. John said he heard Southbury might require Mid-dlebury to join the PDDH as a condition of pooling medical insurance with it and Region 15.
This reporter contacted Southbury First Selectmen Ed Edelson to confirm medical in-surance pooling was on the Southbury BoS agenda. He said it was. He said the BoS would have to terminate the current two-party agreement between Southbury and Region 15 and then approve a three-party agreement among Southbury, Middlebury and Region 15. The agenda states, “Board action will be sought to terminate the contract with Region #15 and to sign the contract with Region #15 and the Town of Middle-bury.”
Asked if he thought the Southbury BoS would sign the three-party contract, Edelson said, “I’d rather not speculate. If they feel it’s best for South-bury and better than what they have today, they can cancel the current agreement.”
Asked about Middlebury joining the PDDH, Edelson said, “Clearly I have a bias because if Middlebury joins, Southbury will benefit.” We asked if South-bury selectmen might make Middlebury joining the PDDH a condition of Southbury enter-ing the three-party medical in-
surance pooling agreement. Edelson said he would not com-ment on the matter.
“I just hope we can move quickly,” Edelson said. “We are getting towards the end of the year and Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield needs information for the new year that begins July 1.”
It is clear the three member towns in the PDDH would ben-efit financially if Middlebury joins the district. Costs would be spread among four towns instead of just Oxford, South-bury and Woodbury.
In an April 15, 2013, letter to Middlebury Board of Finance Chairman Michael McCormack, PDDH Director of Health Neil Lustig predicted the per capita rate Middlebury would pay would be $5.99, or a total of $45,301 per year.
Middlebury initially paid the TAHD $4.77 per capita. Chief Financial Officer Lawrence Hut-vagner said the TAHD per capita fee had increased a very small amount in the third year. He was out of the office when the news-paper reached him and didn’t know the exact amount. It seems safe to assume it is less than $5.99, so Middlebury’s cost would increase. It appears cur-rent PDDH members are paying $7.73 per capita, so their rates would drop.
Lustig said, “We would love to have Middlebury join. It is my understanding when the district was formed in 1986 it was the founders’ intention to have Mid-dlebury as part of the district.” He said the district has tried three times previously, in 1992, 2002 and 2011, to get Middle-bury to join, but each time the district has been turned down. “I really don’t know why,” Lustig said.
He said when it comes to san-itation services and health in-spections, the TAHD and the PDDH are similar. But, Lustig said, the PDDH offers many services the TAHD does not of-fer. It offers free or low-cost vac-cinations for children, skin-cancer screening and preven-tive care such as hypertension monitoring at senior centers, a chronic disease management program and a program for se-niors, “A Matter of Balance,” that helps those with a fear of falling.
Edelson said an important reason for Middlebury to join the PDDH is that emergency response services involve Pom-peraug High School (PHS), which Middlebury and South-bury share as members of Re-gional School District 15. When the American Red Cross opened a shelter there after snowstorm Alfred and Hurricane Sandy, it was staffed by members of the PDDH Medical Response Corps. And emergency preparedness drills also are held at PHS.
McCormack said he has been looking into the plusses and minuses of Middlebury joining the PDDH. “Pomperaug seems
Health district switch unlikely
– See Health District on page 3
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Questions Have a computer or e-reader
question? Need a basic lesson? Sign up for “Ask Mike” Tuesday, May 21, at 3:30 p.m. Spaces are limited. Call 203-758-2634 to sign up.
BookwormsTuesday Bookworms will meet
Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss “Closed for the Season” by Mary Downing Hahn, the first of their Nutmeg nominee discus-sions. They also will plan their reading and activities for the summer reading program. Books are available from the library.
Mattatuck Museum Program
The Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, Conn., will offer a free program open to the public Wednesday, May 29, at 3 p.m. Art lecturer July Kollias will speak about the current exhibitions and cultural treasures on display at the museum.
Uniquely Happy at Any Age
Cynthia DePecol – yoga in-structor, Reiki master and life coach – will present a free pro-gram on being happy Tuesday, June 4, at 6 p.m. “Uniquely Happy at Any Age” is open to the public. For more information or to register, call 203-758-2634.
The Middlebury Public Library is temporarily at the Middlebury Timex Building at 199 Park Road Extension, Suite D, in Middle-bury. Call 203-758-2634 or visit www.middleburypubliclibrary.org for more information.
naugatuckNaugatuck’s Railroad
HistoryTuesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m.,
Robert Joseph Belletzkie will give a video presentation on Nauga-tuck’s fascinating railroad his-tory. Belletzkie has been re-searching Connecticut railroad history for more than 40 years and will show photos gathered from the Connecticut State Li-brary, the National Archives and other repositories he has visited. For more information, call 203-729-4591.
Whittemore Book ClubThe Whittemore Book Club
will meet Tuesday, May 21, at 7 p.m. in the Main Reading Room. The book to be discussed is “The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford.
Art ExhibitThis month, the library is fea-
turing the work of mixed media artist, printmaker and sculptor Jeffrey Golub-Evans. Dr. Gol-ub-Evans, a dentist, captures his travels and memories of them using a variety of printmaking techniques to produce wood-cuts, linocuts, engravings, collo-graphs and lithographs. He strives to capture both the mood and the beauty of the locations he visits, with particular empha-sis on travel within the U.S., Eu-rope, South America and Asia. The exhibit includes several re-worked prints that combine woodcuts with photography.
The Howard Whittemore Me-morial Library is at 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. For informa-tion, call 203-729-4591 or visit whittemorelibrary.org.
southburyAnimal Mascots of the
Civil WarMr. David Kotch will lecture
on “Animal Mascots of the Civil War” Saturday, May 18, at 1:30 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room. The Civil War was fought by citizen armies that often had very unmilitary ways of fighting.
One thing they did was bring or adopt animals of many kinds.
Kotch’s talk will focus on those much-loved unit mascots. The idea of using animals to rep-resent military units throughout history will be discussed, as well as the particular animals hon-ored in Civil War lore and me-morialization. The audience should learn something of the more personal side of a war that often is examined only in terms of casualties and logistics.
Koch is an associate professor of history at Housatonic Com-munity College in Bridgeport, Conn. Though a wide-ranging historian, Koch’s specialty areas are the Civil War and Native American history. Registration is required. Please call the Ref-erence Department at 203-262-0626, ext. 130, to register.
Wednesday FilmThe Wednesday afternoon
movie May 22 at 1:30 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room stars Keira Knightly as one of litera-ture’s most famous tragic hero-ines in a film based on a Leo Tolstoy novel. As the young wife of an older aristocrat (Jude Law) in late 19th-century Russia, she risks scandal and worse by falling in love with the dashing Count Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). This film won an Oscar for best costume design.
The room’s surround sound theater has an infrared listening system available. For more in-formation, call 203-262-0626.
“Kinder Club” Reading Program
Registration has begun for “Kinder Club,” a new monthly program specially designed for children going into and leaving kindergarten. The first meeting will be Monday, June 17, at 4 p.m. Registration is required.
Sessions run by Mia D’Eletto will include extended storytell-ing and book reading and a sim-ple craft. To register, stop by the Children’s Department or call 203-262-0626, ext. 3. Friends of the Library sponsor this pro-gram.
Uncle John ExhibitBlack-and-white photographs
of Southbury farmer John Ludorf taken by photographer Georgia
Sheron are on display through Wednesday, June 12, in the Glo-ria Cachion Gallery. Sheron also will present her new book, “Un-cle John, portraits of a true Yan-kee farmer,” at a book signing Tuesday, June 4, at 7 p.m. at the library.
Sheron photographed Ludorf over a period of 16 years and recorded his oral histories of farm life when he was growing up. He was born in 1897 and died a few months short of 100 in 1996.
For more information, call 203-262-0626 or visit www.southburylibrary.org. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in South-bury.
WoodburyKorean Culture for
ChildrenChildren ages 5 to 11 can learn
about Korean culture and values Tuesday, May 21, at 6 p.m. when they participate in Sebae, the traditional New Year’s Day cer-emony. They also will try on tra-ditional Korean clothing and sample Korean food such as sweet rice punch and rainbow rice cake. A short movie appro-priate for school-age children also will be shown.
This free program open to area residents is sponsored by The Korean Spirit and Culture Pro-motion Project, a nonprofit or-ganization dedicated to raising awareness of Korean history and culture. Registration is required as space is limited. Call 203-263-3502 to register.
Teen Yoga & NutritionJoin Megan Lutz and Lisa Lar-
kin for “Teen Yoga and Nutri-tion,” an interactive class for teenagers in grades seven to 12 Thursday, May 23, from 7 to 8:15
p.m. After learning about the concepts of whole foods and re-fined foods and how each affects a teenager’s body, daily life, moods and energy, teens will be guided through yoga movements with an emphasis on expressing their individuality, creativity and inner strength.
The class will help teens un-derstand their bodies better though yoga movement and the foods they choose to eat. For more information or to register for this free workshop, call 203-263-3502.
Wellness Vision Board Workshop
Saturday, May 25, from 2 to 4 p.m., Bette Shaw will facilitate a free program, “The Inspired Life/ Vision Board Workshop.” A vision board helps people visualize their goals. It might also be re-ferred to as a treasure map or an image board.
When you surround yourself with pictures, images of who you want to become, what you want for your life, or where you want to live or go on vacation, your life changes to match what you see in front of you. As a holistic health coach, Shaw helps women set their vision and achieve their goals in healthy eating and real-izing balance in their careers, relationships, weight, physical activity, joy and self-love.
Participants will create vision boards using glue sticks, paper and other crafty things to give the board some extra excitement. If you have some interesting magazines the group can draw from, please bring them to share. Shaw will have a free drawing at the end of the program. Regis-tration is required; call 203-263-3502 to register.
“Genetic Roulette”This film on the health risks
of genetically engineered foods will be shown Tuesday, May 28, at 6:30 p.m. It will be followed by a talk by Tara Cook-Littman, Di-rector of GMO-Free Connecticut, who will speak about how the U.S. government has allowed genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to take over the crops we grow and the food we eat. Learn the history of U.S. govern-ment policy toward GMOs and how it affects us. Seventy percent of processed foods in American supermarkets are now GMOs.
The same serious health prob-lems found in lab animals, live-stock and pets that have been fed GMO foods are now on the rise in the U.S. population. This sem-inal documentary provides com-pelling evidence to help explain the deteriorating health of Amer-icans, especially children, and offers a recipe for protecting our-selves and our future. Learn what you can do to avoid GMOs.
Paintings and Pottery Exhibit
Abbey Koutnik invites the public to view her paintings and pottery this month during regu-lar library hours. “The creative process,” said Koutnik, “involves the interaction of the artist with her inspiration and the materials, but is not complete without the participation of the beholder, e.g., pottery needs to be handled, paintings need to be experi-enced.”
For more information, call 203-263-3502 or visit www.woodburylibraryct.org. The li-brary is at 269 Main St. South in Woodbury.
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“The Kissing Booth”by Beth Reekles
(Random House, $8.99)Reviewed by Ealish Waddell
Rochelle’s had a crush on Noah Flynn for years, but lately he’s been acting weird. He claims he just thinks of her as a little sister, the lifelong best pal of his kid brother, Lee. But he’s been acting weirdly overprotective, scaring away any guy who shows interest in her and even starting fights with those who get too close.
An encounter at the school carnival’s kissing booth opens Elle’s eyes to Noah’s real feelings about her, and they begin a clan-destine relationship. Elle is torn. She hates lying to her friends and family, but she can’t give up the way being with Noah makes her feel, even if it means sneaking around behind everyone’s back and risking losing Lee, her best friend in the world. With secrets and lies piling up, is there any way to navigate this suddenly crazy life without someone get-ting hurt?
“The Kissing Booth” treads familiar young-adult ground, but does so with an ease that is all
the more notable for the fact that the author is a mere 17 years old. This debut novel displays a nat-ural grasp of dialogue and a keen eye for the seismic shifts of teen emotions.
Elle is a relatable heroine, sharp and a little sassy without being too glib, and generally honest with herself, even when she makes mistakes. Her envi-able bond with her best friend, Lee, is refreshingly free of roman-tic angst. Noah is certainly no perfect hero – he’s got a rough reputation and a hot, often phys-ical temper, and more than once his controlling behavior edges into the disturbing. At least he is called out on his actions, al-though perhaps not always as firmly as he could or should be.
Still, this weighty core helps to ground this otherwise light and leisurely novel, a story about following your heart while not forgetting about your head.
(c) 2013 King Features Synd. Inc.
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Southbury farmer John Ludorf (1897-1996) holds a dowsing stick in this Georgia Sheron photo. Dowsing sticks are used to locate underground water. Sheron’s collection of photos of Ludorf is on exhibit at the Southbury Public Library through June 12.
(Georgia Sheron photo)
Sunday, June 2, the Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce’s 8th An-nual Duck Day and Race will offer for the first time a Haunted House, the Brass City Cruisers Car Show and numerous return-ing popular activities. Entry to Duck Day is free, and festivities will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, on Maple and Wa-ter Streets in Naugatuck.
The Duck Day and Race event has grown to be the largest duck race in Connecticut, attracting several thousand attendees. Fes-tivities will include a full day of games, food and craft vendors, circus talent, business booths, live music and more.
Duck Race raffle tickets sold that day and in advance will make purchasers eligible to win one of 25 prizes. The top prize is $5,000. Tickets can be purchased at Corso Printing & Engraving, Mountview Plaza Wines and Li-quors, Nardelli’s Grinder Shoppes, Naugatuck Valley Sav-ings and Loan, the Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce and the Waterbury Regional Chamber.
“In 2013, we are very excited to be offering for the first time a Haunted House. By popular de-mand, we are repeating two ac-tivities that we introduced in 2012, a ‘Halloween-in-June’ Cos-tume Contest and a Dunk Tank,” said Lynn Ward, president and CEO of the Waterbury Regional Chamber, and the Naugatuck
Chamber of Commerce. “Win-ners of the costume contest will be eligible to win $5,200 in ‘creepy cash’ prizes.”
Halloween Costume Contest contestants should wear their costume to Duck Day and regis-ter at the “Halloween in June” costume tent on Maple Street between 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The contest sponsored by Sar-racco Mechanical Services will include cash prizes in categories ranging from children in pre-K to adults 18 years and older.
The Duck Day Dunk Tank will feature dunking of Naugatuck High School teachers, Naugatuck Tax Collector Jim Goggin and executives from Naugatuck Sav-ings Bank, one of the event’s top sponsors.
The highlight of the day will be the Duck Race at 2 p.m., when more than 20,000 rubber ducks will be dumped from the Whit-temore Bridge at the corners of Maple and Water Streets. The ducks will race down the Naug-atuck River, and purchasers of the first 25 ducks to cross the finish line will win prizes. See a complete list of prizes at www.duckday.com
To learn more, visit www.duckday.com or call the Nauga-tuck Chamber of Commerce at 203-729-4511, the Waterbury Regional Chamber at 203-757-0701, or email [email protected].
Duck Day will be June 2
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Falls avenue senior Center EventsFalls Avenue Senior Center
events for area adults 55 and older follow. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 860-945-5250. Please speak with a staff member when calling as the senior center does not accept voice-mail reserva-tions. The center is at 311 Falls Ave. in Oakville, Conn.
Reflexology SessionsThe center’s May reflexology
sessions conducted by Kimberly Stewart will be Monday, May 20. Twenty-minute sessions begin at 9 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. The cost is $15. Please register by May 17.
Postcard-Making ClassBarbara Paquin continues her
popular card-making class Wednesday, May 22, at 9:30 a.m.
Class size is limited to 10. The cost is $10. Please register by May 17.
Nondenominational Bible Study
New Hope Anglican Church offers nondenominational Bible study at the center. Join other seniors for study and discussion Friday, May 24, at 10 a.m. Please register by May 23.
Arthritis TreatmentsFriday, May 24, at 1 p.m., Dr.
Richard Matza of the Arthritis Center in Waterbury will address primary causes of joint pain such as osteoarthritis. He also will discuss nonsurgical and surgical treatment options to provide pain relief and the latest alter-native treatments to help joint pain sufferers gain or maintain
mobility. Please register by May 23.
Craft ClubThe May Craft Club class will
be Friday, May 24, at 1:30 p.m. This is a small group of crafters (experienced and non-experi-enced) who meet to enjoy the company of others and make an easy craft project. Please register by May 23.
Connecticut Troubadour Performance
Tom Callinan, Connecticut’s first official troubadour, will bring his “This is Our Country” pro-gram to the center Wednesday, May 29, at 2 p.m. Callinan repre-sented Connecticut at the Ken-nedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., at the Millennium Stage State Days Se-
ries, and his original songs were included in Connecticut Public Television’s Emmy Award-win-ning documentary, “A Connecti-cut Yankee in Red Square.” Please register by May 28. This perfor-mance is sponsored by Middle-bury Convalescent Home.
Qigong ClassThe next free Qigong class will
be Friday, May 31, at 10 a.m. The 45-minute class taught by Alyssa Posegate uses ancient Chinese techniques to improve healing. Please register by May 30.
Monthly Cooking ClassChef and wedding planner
Corky Plourde will prepare a healthy, easy-to-prepare and affordable dish Friday, May 31, at 1:30 p.m. Please register by May 28.
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The Affordable Care Act was signed in 2010, but at 2,409 pages, it’s no wonder so many people don’t understand all of it. Seniors especially are hit hard by not knowing what changes to Medicare and Medicaid are com-ing. That makes us more vulner-able to scammers.
A UCLA psychologist, Shelley Taylor, recently did a study to determine why it’s easy to scam seniors. In a lab experiment with senior and young adults, seniors rated as “trustworthy” more pic-tures of people than the young adults did. In other words, we’re not picking up on clues. In a
more telling experiment using brain imaging, it was discovered seniors have less brain activity in the region that processes “risk and subtle danger.”
Taylor believes this is because we seniors have a “bias against negativity” – that after a certain point in life, there is an “effort to make life more positive.” The
problem for seniors, she says, is that it leaves us unable to “rec-ognize untrustworthy cues.”
When it comes to Medicare, here are two situations to beware of:1. You get a call from a health
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your Medicare information, re-port it at 1-800-447-8477.
Matilda Charles regrets she cannot personally answer reader questions, but she will incorpo-rate them into her column when-ever possible. Send email to [email protected].
(c) 2013 King Features Synd. Inc.
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Saturday, May 18No Events Scheduled
Sunday, May 19No Events Scheduled
Monday, May 20No Events Scheduled
Tuesday, May 21PES Spring Book Fair May 21-24PES Grades 4 and 5 Concert ............................................. PHS, 7 p.m.MMS Grade 6 Concert ..................................................................7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22PES Spring Book Fair May 21-24MMS Grades 7 and 8 Concert ................................................6:30 p.m.MMS Small Ensemble Concert ...................................................8 p.m.RMS Grade 7 and 8 Spring Concert ......................................6:15 p.m.
Thursday, May 23PES Spring Book Fair May 21-24PHS PLC-Advisory Day........................................... Delayed ScheduleLMES Grade 5 Concert ................................................................7 p.m. PHS National Honor Society Induction .................. Aud./Caf. 7 p.m.
Friday, May 24PES Spring Book Fair May 21-24RMS Great East Music Six Flags Festival
Saturday, May 25No Events Scheduled
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Cornell Patrick of Middlebury, shown here at Chase Collegiate, re-ceived his fifth consecutive Summa Cum Laude with a Gold Medal on the Latin V Exam at Chase. Patrick, a senior, was among 18 students from the seventh grade through 12th grade who were honored with certificates and ribbons. He will attend Tufts Uni-versity in the fall.
Commission on AgingThe next Commission on
Aging meeting will be Tuesday, May 21, at 9:30 a.m. All who are interested are welcome to attend.
PC ClassesGroup classes listed below are
one session each from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on the date specified, and the fee is $15 per session.
One-on-one individual train-ing by advance appointment is available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for $15 an hour. Call 203-577-4166, ext. 711, for an appointment.
Exploring the WWW (World Wide Web) – Tuesday, May 21, see all the amazing sites and in-formation available to you! Be ready to be surprised!
Customizing Your Computer – Wednesday, May 22, learn how to customize your computer to your needs and tastes, from scrolling family photos to putting all your favorite sites at your fin-gertips.
Windows 7 Tips & Tricks – Thursday, May 23, learn how to effortlessly navigate Windows 7. See and use the improvements built into this operating system. Make use of the power of Windows 7.
Beginner’s Computer Class
The “Beginner’s Computer Basics Class” will start Wednes-day, May 22, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Senior Center. This class is for those who want to learn the beginning basics of using a com-puter. The class includes descrip-tions of parts of a computer, prac-tice in using a mouse and the keyboard, basic word processing, basic “Paint” fundamentals, and an introduction to the Internet and email. The class is a good introduction for those who want to go on and take more in-depth instructions.
The $30 per person fee for the class includes five classes.
Five Wishes Living WillsJoyce Buccelli from Innovative
Hospice Care, “VITAS,” will be at
the Senior Center Wednesday, June 12, at 12:30 p.m. to talk about the “Five Wishes” form. The “Five Wishes” document gives you a way to control how you will be treated if you get seriously ill and cannot speak for yourself. It is an easy–to–complete form that lets you specify what you want. Once it is filled out and properly signed, it is valid under the laws of most states, including Connecticut.
“Five Wishes” shares your per-sonal, emotional and spiritual needs as well as your medical wishes. It lets you choose the per-son you want to make health care decisions for you if you are not able to make them. Five Wishes lets you say exactly how you wish to be treated if you get seriously ill.
It helps your family because:• Itletsyoutalkwithyourfamily,
friends and doctor about how you want to be treated if you become seriously ill.
• Yourfamilymemberswillnothave to guess what you want. They won’t have to make hard choices without knowing your wishes.
• Youcanknowwhatyourmom,dad, spouse or friend wants. You can be there for them when they need you most. You will understand what they really want.Call 203-577-4166 to reserve a
seat.
Donate Used Ink Cartridges
Don’t throw your used ink cartridges away. Instead, donate them to the Middlebury Senior Center. They recycle.
Trips
Painted Pony Restaurant
Thursday, May 23, the Mid-dlebury Senior Center mini-bus will go to the Painted Pony Restaurant in Bethlehem, Conn., for lunch. You must have a “Se-nior Dine Card” to participate. Those who don’t have cards can get them at the Senior Center office. Call 203-577-4166 to re-serve a seat on the bus.
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to offer more services in the areas of seniors, classes, prevention, flu shots and similar stuff,” he said. “It may cost more, but it may be a better deal. We are looking into it to see if the spread is worth it.”
Rokos said of the PDDH pro-grams, “The health director has a responsibility to see if there are gaps in service in their commu-nity. Apparently Neil has identi-fied gaps in service.” The pro-grams, he said, are meant to fill those gaps.
When the TAHD did a com-munity health assessment, Rokos said they found they have little pockets where people are dying of heart disease, cancer and stroke. So the TAHD focuses on education about tobacco, nutri-tion and active living while pro-viding some preventive services. “We do look at things differently up here,” he said.
Whether the differences be-tween the two districts will even-tually lead to Middlebury switch-ing districts remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: No switch can be made before June 30, 2014.
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4 Friday, May 17, 2013The Bee-Intelligencer
By TOM KING
Many people have told me they’d like to help Middlebury by serving on a town board or commission, but nobody ever asked them. Other people have told me that positions in town government always went to “in-siders,” so they didn’t bother to look further.
Neither of these comments is true!
The fact is there are many open positions on Middlebury boards and commissions that need to be filled. Some are ap-pointed by the Board of Select-men, and others are decided by voters on Election Day.
Anyone following the news will know board meetings are sometimes canceled because a quorum of members is not pres-ent. Such cancellations waste everyone’s time and can cause simple procedures to take far too long. I know you would agree that we expect our town govern-ment to operate as efficiently as possible.
Currently there are appointed positions available on the Zoning Board of Appeals, Beautification Committee, Elderly Tax Relief Committee, Greater Waterbury Cable Council, and Land Preser-vation and Open Space Commit-tee. In November, there will be positions on the ballot for Board of Assessment Appeals, Board of Education, Board of Finance, Library Board of Trustees, Police Commission, Water Pollution Control Authority, Selectman, First Selectman, Town Clerk and
Treasurer. Some of these elected positions have strong incum-bents who want to run again, but many positions need to be filled by new blood. They need some-one who only needs to be asked.
Are you waiting to be asked?If so, please consider yourself
asked. Please visit our website at www.middleburygop.com for a description of all openings and qualifications. Some of them re-quire experience, but many oth-ers require only your real-world experience and common sense.
Please send me an email at [email protected] or call me at 203-592-5461 if you have questions or would like to be considered for one of the openings.
Thank you!Tom King is the vice-chairman
of the Middlebury Republican Town Committee (MRTC) and chairman of the MRTC Nominat-ing Committee.
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Memorial Day Convertibles Needed
The Middlebury Parks and Recreation Department seeks volunteer drivers with convertibles to carry honored veterans in the Memorial Day Parade Sunday, May 26. Please call 203-758-2520 if you can help.
Plant SaleThe Naugatuck Garden Club annual plant
sale will be Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of St. Michael’s Church on the Green. The sale will feature perennial plants grown in the gardens of club members and hanging baskets and an-nual bedding plants from local growers. This is a major fundraiser for the club. Proceeds will be used to benefit beautification spots maintained by the club. Come early for the best selection.
monthly walk to explore the exteriors of Naugatuck’s architectural gems will be Sat-urday, May 18, at 11 a.m. Did you know Nau-gatuck has the highest concentration of McKim, Mead and White buildings? Learn more fun facts during the tour.
Free for members; $5 a person; $10 a fam-ily. The Historical Society is at 195 Water St. in Naugatuck.
World of Aviation ExhibitDiscover the world of aviation (did you
know Naugatuck made airplane parts?), War of the Worlds, Poland, Naugatuck Football and more about Naugatuck’s history through temporary exhibits featuring artifacts on loan from society directors. Free for mem-bers, $2 admission or $5 for a family for non-members. The Naugatuck Historical Society is at 195 Water St. in Naugatuck. Call 203-729-9039 or visit [email protected].
Weekly Immunization ClinicsThe Pomperaug Health District holds a
weekly immunization clinic for adults and children by appointment every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at its Southbury office. Call 203-264-9616, ext. 0, for an appoint-ment.
School-required vaccinations for children cost $15 per vaccine for residents. Adult vac-cinations such as shingles, varicella, Tdap and others are available; the cost varies by vaccine. Nonresidents pay an additional $5 per vaccine. The health district office is in Playhouse Corner at 77 Main St. North, Suite 205, in Southbury.
Blood Pressure Monitoring Program
The Pomperaug Health District provides free, walk-in blood pressure readings and education at the three senior centers within its district. The Southbury Senior Center clinics are every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Woodbury Senior Center clinics are every
Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m., and the Oxford Senior Center blood pressure clinics are every first and third Tuesday of the month from 1 to 2 p.m.
Blood pressure monitoring and education are provided by Sandy Weinberg, RN, pub-lic health nurse for the Pomperaug Health District.
Neil Simon Comedy The Woodbury Parks and Recreation De-
partment will present Neil Simon’s “The Last of the Red Hot Lovers” Friday and Saturday evenings May 17 through June 1 at 8 p.m. at the Rec House at 7 Mountain Road in Wood-bury. Director Richard Reimold said the play reveals insights into Neil Simon’s focus on recurring relationships between men and women and his ability to capture the battle of the sexes.
The all-local cast and crew features Wil-liam McGee of Brookfield in the leading role of Barney Cashman. The women in his life are played by Kathy Farrell of Woodbury, Keli Solomon of New Milford and Lauren Woolf of Watertown. Stage manager Maria Jablon lives in Middlebury, and Reimold is a Woodbury resident.
For reservations, call 203-586-8404. Tick-ets are $10. Proceeds will be used to support Woodbury Community Services.
Middlebury Baseball PhotosMiddlebury Baseball players who missed
the opening day photo session can have photos taken at a make-up session Tuesday, May 21, at 6 p.m. at Shepardson Field. Also, online photo registration has been extended.
Memorial Day Flags for Middlebury Veterans
Those who lost a family member during the past year who was a veteran of the armed services and is buried in Middlebury can contact Lion Ray Sullivan at 203-758-9939 to assure that an American flag will be placed on their veteran’s grave for Memorial Day. The flag decorating and Memorial Day cer-emony are sponsored by the Middlebury Lions Club.
Sailing LessonsQuassapaug Sailing School will offer sail-
ing lessons for youth ages 8 to 16 and for adults this summer. Sessions begin June 24.
Open houses will be Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19, and Saturday, June 15, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information and direc-tions, visit qsailingcenter.org or call Carly Borken at 808-398-3484.
Commodore Isaac Hull Portrait Dedication
The Derby Historical Society will dedicate a portrait of Commodore Isaac Hull Sunday, May 19, at 1:30 p.m. at the David Humphrey’s House at 37 Elm St. in Ansonia, Conn. The portrait of Hull, a Connecticut native who served as commander of the USS Constitu-tion, is being added to the society’s museum collection.
Refreshments will be served. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Sun-day tours also will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, visit derbyhistorical.org.
Southbury Newcomers and Neighbors Club
Southbury Newcomers and Neighbors Club (SNNC) can give you and your family opportunities to make the most out of life in a small town. Members come from South-bury, Middlebury, Woodbury, Newtown, Watertown and other surrounding commu-nities. SNNC is run by volunteer members who work together to organize a wide vari-ety of social, cultural, athletic and charitable activities open to adults and children.
An upcoming activity is the Walk for Cys-tic Fibrosis Sunday, May 19, in Southbury. Volunteer members will staff the SNNC wa-ter station in Settlers Park during the walk while other volunteers will participate in the walk.
Find more information about SNNC at Southburynewcomers.org or call 203-598-0394.
Love and KnishesThe Wednesday, May 22, Love and
Knishes will feature singer/guitarist Willie Nininger and his partner, Jan Scruggs, per-forming ’60s and ’70s favorites from the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Sonny and Cher, Carole King, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Bob Dylan and more.
Diners will enjoy a delicious three-course meal catered by Jordan Caterers. Lunch res-ervations should be made by noon Monday, May 20. All programs are open to the public, and there is a suggested lunch donation of $7.50 for adults age 60 and older. To RSVP, call 203-267-3177.
Woodbury Lions Car ShowThe Woodbury Lions Club 35th Annual
Antique Auto Show will take place June 2, 2013, at Hollow Park in Woodbury, Conn., to raise money for their scholarship fund. This fundraiser attracts more than 400 an-tique and show cars from around the North-east.
Cars can begin to enter for judging at 9 a.m., with the first 300 entries receiving a free dashboard plaque for their car. Everyone else will be admitted starting at 10 a.m. Ad-mission price is $15 per car, $5 per person, children $1 and those under 10 free. Judging begins at noon, and trophies will be pre-sented at 3 p.m.
Get Ready for the SATsWant to utilize your summertime wisely?
Join Chase Collegiate’s SAT Prep Program run by Ivy Bound to raise your SAT score by 100 to 300 points. Courses are geared toward rising grades 9 to 12 and are taught by Ivy Bound instructors, who score in the top 1 percent themselves.
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Here’s a little test: Do you know what C. diff is? How about MRSA? Do you know how many people die each year due to hos-pital errors?
Answers: C. diff and MRSA are two of the serious illnesses that can result from hospital stays. The number of deaths is 180,000.
If you or a member of your family ever needs to stay in a hos-pital, how much do you know about the levels of safety at your local hospital? If you have a choice between multiple hospi-tals in your area, do you know the best one for the procedure you need?
AARP (yes, the organization for seniors) has an article in its April/May issue about the safest hospitals in the country and how they got that way. (You can also read it online at www.aarp.org.) For example, one Michigan hos-pital employs 20 trained techni-cians simply to take detailed drug histories from the patients. In one Pennsylvania hospital, a bar-cod-ing system on medications, matched up to a bar-coded pa-tient bracelet, has reduced the number of errors from two in 100,000 to two in 1 million.
The link at the end of the arti-cle details the super hospitals,
the ones that have made great strides in patient safety. Notice that there are only 24 states listed. That doesn’t mean there aren’t good hospitals in the other states, but you’ll have to look for them elsewhere.
Check Leapfrog Hospital Sur-vey [www.leapfroggroup.org/cp] to compare either overall patient safety ratings or the safety of se-lected procedures at a hospital near you. Click the box on the left of each one you’re interested in, and at the bottom of the screen click on Compare.
Also see Hospital Safety Score (www.hospitalsafetyscore.org). Put in your ZIP code and the map will show the ratings of all the hospitals in your area. Of the rat-ings, “A” is the best. Scroll down and click on each hospital to find detailed information.
The AARP article lists four ways to protect yourself against something bad happening in the hospital:
1. Check the hospital’s creden-tials at The Joint Commission (qualitycheck.org).
2. Ask questions, and you’ll have a better outcome.
3. Bring someone with you to watch and listen to what is going on around you.
4. Be persistent in demanding that standard procedures be followed.
A hospital stay can be fright-ening, but choosing the best hos-pital may get you a better out-come.
David Uffington regrets he can-not personally answer reader questions, but he will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to [email protected].
(c) 2013 King Features Synd. Inc.
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Eve DunnSister of Ann Scoffone
Eve (Aureli) Dunn, 93, of Waterbury died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Eve was born in Waterbury, Oct. 16, 1919, a daughter of the late Gaspare and Carmela (Gi-gandelli) Aureli. She was employed as an inspector at Bar-Works for many years. She played the piano by ear and loved sharing stories about all the fun she had throughout her life. More than anything, she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchil-dren. She was an avid supporter of Veterans Affairs, faithfully attending innumerable military and veteran’s functions since the end of World War II.
She leaves a son, Delmar Michael Dunn and Jill Eberle of Watertown; a daughter, Patricia Boyd of Waterbury; a sister, Ann Scoffone of Middlebury; brother-in-law, Mario Albini of Wa-terbury; sister-in-law, Joan Aureli of Wayland, Mass.; three grandchildren: Traci Elliott and her husband John Elliott; Sgt. Michael Dunn; and Shaun Dunn; two great-grandchildren, Jor-dan and Evan Elliott; and several nieces and nephews. She was prede-ceased by her brother, Armand Aureli, and her sister, Mary Albini.
The funeral last Saturday was from Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home to St. Lucy’s Church for a Mass. Burial was to be at the convenience of the family. For more information and online condo-lences, visit www.chaseparkwayme-morial.com.
Gordon R. TuccilloHusband of Olive Tuccillo
Gordon R. Tuccillo, 83, of Middle-bury died at home Wednesday, May 8, 2013, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Olive L. (Tuohy) Tuccillo.
Gordon was born in Hartford Sept. 30, 1929, and had been a resident of Middlebury for more than 50 years.
Gordon was retired from the Cath-olic Cemeteries Association, where he had worked for 30 years. He was a member of the Good Sam Camping Club and had been an avid camper
for the last 25 years. Gordon enjoyed spending time with his friends at the Middlebury Senior Center and loved his pets, especially his dogs, Cloe and KC.
He is survived by his wife, four daughters and 10 grandchildren.
The funeral and burial are private and at the convenience of the family. The Murphy Funeral Home at 115 Willow St. in Waterbury was in charge of the arrangements. Visit www.mur-phyfuneralhomect.com to send an online condolence.
Carmela M. VarroneBeloved Mother
and Grandmother
Mrs. Carmela M. (Elia) Varrone, 81, of Middlebury passed away peacefully Mon-day, May 13, 2013, at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by her
family after suffering injuries related to a car accident in early April.
Carmela was born in Waterbury May 22, 1931. She was the youngest of 10 children and a daughter of the late Sebastian and Theresa (Lagone-gro) Elia. She graduated from Catho-lic High School, class of 1949, and after many years of working as a legal secretary for the Kolesnik and Norris Law Firm, she retired in 2006.
Carmela was known to many for her blond hair, impeccable fashion sense and her bigger-than-life laugh. To her family, she was known as a strong, independent, nurturing mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will truly be missed, but never forgotten and stay in the souls of those who loved her so dearly.
She leaves two sons, Daniel Var-rone and his wife Aurelia (Rae) of Middlebury and David Varrone and his wife Rebecca of Waterbury, and one granddaughter, Jessica Varrone of Waterbury.
The funeral is today, Friday, May 17, at 9 a.m. at Chase Parkway Memo-rial/The Albini Family Funeral Home at 430 Chase Parkway in Waterbury to Our Lady of Lourdes Church for a Mass at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery at 669 Platt Road in Watertown. Calling hours were Thursday night. For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.
Saturday, May 18, starting at 11 a.m., Waterbury will for the first time host “The Gathering,” a celebration of the many differ-ent ethnic groups that made Wa-terbury their home after emigrat-ing from their native countries. For more than 100 years, Water-bury, with its booming brass industry, was a magnet for im-migrants from Ireland, Lithua-nia, Italy, Portugal, Poland and Lebanon. As the immigrants prospered, many moved out into the suburbs surrounding Water-bury. They maintained an ethnic connection to their old neigh-borhood in the city, however, and would travel to Waterbury to partake in small ethnic festivals celebrating the culture of their homeland.
For the first time in the 340-year history of Waterbury, more than 40 ethnic groups are coming to-gether in one place and at one time to celebrate the extraordi-nary global culture that holds the city tapestry together. The Irish, Italians, Lithuanians, Portuguese, Puerto Ricans, Lebanese, Brazil-ians, African-Americans and doz-ens more are marching in an eth-nic-themed parade starting at 11 a.m. on East Main Street by police headquarters. The parade will circle the Green, move up Bank Street, down Grand Street and end
in Library Park for a full day of music, food and dance from around the world.
Bring chairs and blankets and relax in the park listening to
bands play Reggae, zydeco, Irish, American rock ‘n’ roll, salsa and merengue. Colorful dance troupes from Portugal, Brazil, Albania, Puerto Rico, Mexico,
Panama, Ireland, the Dominican Republic and Lebanon will per-form, and food from around the world will be for sale.
Waterbury has a rich history of immigrants making their way to the city to better their lives, but the immigrant groups haven’t always been very nice to one another. “The Gathering” will provide an opportunity for the new wave of immigrants from Central America, South America, Nepal, Ghana, Bangladesh, Fiji and China to meet and mingle with the old guard during a mas-sive celebration of diversity. Up-wards of 2,000 participants will be in the parade, and organizers estimate several times that num-ber will attend the festival.
“The Gathering” will close at 8 p.m. when the sun goes down. The organizers of the event – the City of Waterbury, Main Street Waterbury, the Palace Theater, the SpiritFest committee and dozens of community groups – developed a slogan for the festi-val, “We all came from some-where, now it’s time we all came together.”
Parking will be free in the Buckingham Parking Garage; admission into the park will be free; and buses will shuttle marchers back to their cars at 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Middlebury Congregational Church (MCC) will honor the community’s first responders and leaders in a special worship ser-vice at 10 a.m. Sunday on Memo-rial Day Weekend. After the Sandy Hook School shootings in De-cember, the Prayer Shawl Knit-ters’ Group of MCC, like many other groups nationwide, reached out to the Newtown first respond-ers who responded to the tragedy. Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe said the town’s first re-sponders were overwhelmed with prayer squares and other gifts and suggested the church do some-thing for the emergency medical technicians, firefighters and po-lice in its own community in-stead.
The church decided to honor all emergency technicians, fire-fighters and police officers, past
or present, who live, serve or wor-ship in Middlebury by inviting them to attend the May 26 service with their families and in uniform if they wish. The town’s selectmen also are invited. A reception will follow in the church’s social hall.
The Rev. David Buchan, in-terim minister, will offer a special sermon. The service will include a prayer for first responders and certificates and tokens of appre-ciation for their service.
Middlebury Congregational Church, at 1242 Whittemore Road on the Green next to Town Hall, has been serving the community through worship, missions and fellowship since 1796. All are wel-come! MCC is a member of the United Church of Christ and the Middlebury Christian Alliance. For more information, call the church office at 203-758-2671.
Ethnic celebration saturday
church to honor first responders
Irishman John McDonald wears ethnic attire. He will be cruising around The Gathering in full Irish attire, including a kilt.
(Submitted photo)
Saturday, May 18, is Armed Forces Day, and businesses in the Litchfield Hills and Fairfield County are offering a host of dis-counts for veterans and active service people. A partial list fol-lows.
The Westport Play House at 25 Powers Court in Westport, www.westportplayhouse.org, is offering 50 percent off all tickets for Saturday, May 18, perfor-mances of A. R. Gurney’s “The Dining Room.”
The Seth Thomas Bradstreet House at 237 Main St. in Thomas-ton, thomastonct.org, is offering free admission for all to the 1820s historic house where the same family lived for five generations.
The Glebe House and Ger-trude Jekyll Garden, www.theglebehouse.org, on Hollow Road in Woodbury offers free admission to active service peo-ple year-round. The only U.S. garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll surrounds this architectur-ally interesting farmhouse. The house dates back to the 1750s, when it was a minister’s farm house, or glebe, and was where the first bishop for the American Episcopal Church was elected.
The Bruce Museum in Green-wich at One Museum Drive, brucemuseum.org, offers com-
plimentary admission to all ac-tive military and their family throughout the year. Current exhibitions range from the art of Kathleen Gilge to the science and history of eggs and from paint-ings of big-game fish in their environments to avant-garde photographs of a commercial photographer in the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s.
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, www.aldrichart.org, at 258 Main St. in Ridgefield is offering free admission to all active-service military families and veterans on May 18 and on May 27 (Memorial Day). May 18 will be the monthly Family Day and Panel discussion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Memorial Day, the exhibition, “Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum,” by the Aldrich’s first artist in resi-dence will open. It was inspired by Connecticut’s role in devel-oping fife and drum music. Me-morial Day hours will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Litchfield’s Wisdom House, (www.wisdomhouse.org) at 229 East Litchfield Rd is offering a contemplative way to celebrate Armed Forces Day. Veterans and their guests may join a free guided labyrinth walk from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. May 18. Meet at the
labyrinth on the campus of Wis-dom House Retreat and Confer-ence Center. The Labyrinth is a peaceful meditation walk de-signed to enhance peaceful re-flection.
The Litchfield History Mu-seum and the Tapping Reeve House and Law School at 7 South Street in Litchfield, www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org, is offering free admission to service members and their families May 18. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It explores the evo-lution of a small New England town through furniture, historic clothing, household objects and paintings.
A short walk away is the Tap-ping Reeve House and Law School that takes visitors on a journey through the life of a real student from the early 19th cen-tury.
Bridgeport’s Beardsley Zoo, www.BeardsleyZoo.org, at 1875 Noble Ave. is offering veterans and active service people free admission and is extending a 15-percent discount to veterans’ families of up of six individuals. The zoo features 300 animals representing primarily North and South American species.
The Bush Holly House, www.greenwichhistory.org, which sits
on the harbor in Cos Cob, Conn., is offering free admission to ac-tive military personnel May 18 from noon to 4 p.m. The house features two distinct time peri-ods – the New Nation (1790-1825), when the house was owned by a wealthy, local mer-chant, and its later life as a board-ing house and home to the Cos Cob art colony (1890-1920).
The Wilton Historical Soci-ety, www.wiltonhistorical.org, at 224 Danbury Road in Wilton will celebrate Armed Forces Day with a Family Open House Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will offer free admission to veterans all day. This event will feature mu-seum tours and activities that would have taken place in Colo-nial America.
Bridgeport’s Discovery Mu-seum Planetarium at 4450 Park Ave., www.discoverymuseum.org, is offering veterans and ac-tive service members free admis-sion with ID. Family members accompanied by service mem-bers will be offered a $4 admis-sion fee May 18. This museum and planetarium is a hands-on interactive museum that has 65 exhibit areas and live auditorium and planetarium shows.
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Middlebury Recreation Area (MRA)
The MRA will open Memorial Day weekend. It will be open Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Monday, May 27, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Beach passes are on sale. Residents and property owners must provide a copy of their car registration and proof of residency or real estate. A photo ID is required.
Fees are $125 for a family, $20 for a senior, $68 for singles, and $10 per additional sticker for family or single-pass holders. Seniors 65 and older are eligible to receive ONE pass for $20. Only household residents age 65 and older are eligible to use this pass. There is a $125 charge per extra car sticker per senior.
Wooden Storage Lockers – A limited number of lockers are available to MRA pass holders on a first-come, first-serve basis for a fee of $50. The limit is one locker per family. Phone reser-vations will not be accepted.
Connecticut Safe Boating & PWC Course
A complete basic safe-boating certification course for those ages 10 and older will be taught in one 8-hour day Saturday, May 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Successful completion will allow the student to obtain a Connecticut Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation, which enables them to operate recreational vessels up to 65 feet in length, including Jet Skis.
PRIOR TO TAKING THE CLASS, each student who doesn’t already have one should create an account online at www.ct.gov/deep. Click “Purchase a Hunting/Fishing Li-cense” and click the START but-ton. Then print the page that in-cludes your conservation ID number and bring it to class. After students’ class scores have been entered in the DEEP system, they will use their accounts to purchase and print the certificates.
Students should bring a pen or pencil to class. The class will meet in Room 26 in Shepardson Com-munity Center. The fee is $62 for residents; $72 for nonresidents.
Veterans’ Memorial Service
The Middlebury Lions Club Veterans’ Memorial Service will be Sunday, May 26, at 12 p.m. in the Middlebury Cemetery on Route 64 behind Middlebury Garage. All are welcome to attend this service honoring war veterans.
Veterans Reception Veterans are invited to gather
Sunday, May 26, at 4 p.m. at the corner of Bronson Drive and Whittemore Road for a reception in their honor preceding the Me-morial Day Parade.
Memorial Day Parade
The Memorial Day Parade will be Sunday, May 26, at 5 p.m. This annual event features Middle-bury veterans, marching bands, floats and town organizations. A ceremony in front of Town Hall will follow the parade. Contact the recreation office at 203-758-2520 if you wish to participate and for the parade route.
Pee Wee Summer Day Camp
Registration is under way for Pee Wee Camp for 3- and 4-year-olds. It will meet Monday to Fri-day, June 3 to 14, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Shepardson Com-munity Center. The fee is $65 for residents; $75 for nonresidents.
Middlebury DayMiddlebury Day at Quassy
Amusement Park will be Friday, June 7, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Mid-dlebury residents with proper photo identification will get free rides, and town organizations will sell refreshments in the pa-vilion from 5 to 8 p.m. Free ride passes will be valid until 9:30 p.m. There will be a $6 per car fee for parking.
1. What was R.A. Dickey’s career high for wins in a major-league season before he won 20 games with the New York Mets in 2012?
2. Who is the winningest manager in major-league history whose last name begins with the letter “Q”?
3. Name the first SEC player to win a Heisman Trophy.
4. In the past 25 years (1987-2012), eight coaches have taken a team to consecutive appear-ances in the NBA Finals. Name five of them.
5. Entering 2013, when was the only season that the Columbus Blue Jackets made the NHL playoffs?
6. Two women have tallied 30-plus goals in a season for the U.S. national soccer team. Name them.
7. Who did Sugar Ray Robinson defeat to win back the middle-weight boxing crown in 1957?
Answers
1. Eleven, in 2010.2. Frank Quilici, with 280 wins in
four seasons with the Minne-sota Twins.
3. Georgia’s Frank Sinkwich, in 1942.
4. Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, Larry Brown, Byron Scott, Rudy Tomjanovich, Jerry Sloan, Chuck Daly and Eric Spoelstra.
5. It was the 2008-09 season.6. Michelle Akers (39 goals in
1991) and Abby Wambach (31 in 2004).
7. Gene Fullmer.
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the Joy FactorLife is about joy. It’s about
growth and expansion. It’s about choice and flow. Joy is an emo-tion that creates a feeling of well-being and delight.
You can’t always control the events outside of you, around you or what happens to you, but with a healthy mind you always can control your thoughts. You can choose to be cheerful if even for a moment during difficult times because there always are moments of opportunity to feel that spark of comfort or solace.
Joy is a feeling of great happi-ness and ecstasy. It is indulgence and delight. To cultivate a steady feeling of liveliness, stay true to who you know you are and don’t buy into other people’s traumas and dramas. Focus on the good stuff you are part of and believe in the beauty of your dreams.
Let go of old friends who con-sistently dampen your joy, and open yourself to a new start with more joy-filled friends. Be grate-ful for stress because, looked at the right way, it can nudge you into more creative and effective ways to quietly be expressive of your uniqueness. It can raise your standards for being an awe-some person.
This week’s nugget for life is to cultivate the joy factor in your
life every day this week. Be ani-mated when you speak. Be self-less. Live in the present moment by paying attention to the subtle aspects of what you are doing because this will increase your joy. Create and implement a novel approach to a difficult sit-uation.
Disregard the negative things people in your life say or do and seek out those who really want to see you succeed, who are su-per positive and complimentary, and who truly support, encour-age and relate to you from glass-half-full thinking. Give yourself a boost of joy by keeping a super neat, tidy, lovely home and of-fice. Be authentic. Allow yourself to be youthful and hopeful no matter your age. Be consistent with this practice for just one week and join in the joy flow.
De Pecol is a yoga instructor, Reiki master and life coach who lives in Washington, Conn. See lifecoachingllc.com or email [email protected].
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have vitiligo, and it keeps spreading over my body. My father had it on his legs. I’m an older lady of brown complexion. This vitiligo is so embarrassing. I wear slacks every day, except to church. Do you know of any cover-ups for it? – C.ANSWER: Vitiligo is the loss of special skin cells called melano-cytes, cells that produce the pig-ment melanin, which gives skin its color. The loss comes about because of an immune attack on those pigment cells. Genes are one of the factors that lead to vitiligo. Your father is an example of the genetic influence.
The skin patches devoid of melanocytes and melanin be-come chalky white and are most noticeable on people with dark skin. The patches appear on the face, in circles around the mouth and eyes, and on the neck, trunk, arms and legs.
Stronger varieties of cortisone in creams, lotions and gels often can coax melanocytes back into the depigmented skin. Many us-ers have enjoyed success with skin applications of pimecroli-mus (Elidel cream) or tacrolimus (Protopic ointment). Ultraviolet light, along with the oral pso-ralen drugs, is another way of repigmenting vitiliginous skin.
Quite a few people with viti-ligo find it more convenient to apply cosmetic agents to cover the white patches and make
them blend with adjacent skin. Covermark (800-524-1120), Dermablend (800-662-8011) and Cover Fx (416-665-7444) are three popular products. I’ve in-cluded the phone numbers of the manufacturers in case you cannot find the products in your area.
The National Vitiligo Founda-tion Inc. will provide you with information on the many ways vitiligo is treated. The website is www.nvfi.org, and the phone number (not toll-free) is 513-541-3903. You’ll find the foun-dation to be a friend that can help you cope with vitiligo.DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Our friend, age 86, has Alzheimer’s disease. She sees a neurologist every four months. Some days, she is lucid; other days, she’s out in left field. She lives alone and drives a car. She recently got lost but recovered and came home safely. Her children live out of town. We think the time has come for our friend to give up independent living. What criteria
are used to make this decision? – C.F.ANSWER: Your friend’s lapses fill the criteria that indicate a need for assisted living. Although 50 percent of people with a de-gree of dementia make this de-cision for themselves, that leaves 50 percent who do not. Giving up one’s home and one’s car has unpleasant ramifications for those who want to continue liv-ing independently. Close rela-tives may be able to convince these people they need help. A doctor can step in and strongly advise such moves. You and your friends would do this woman a service by contacting her chil-dren and telling them exactly what you have told me.
The booklet on Alzheimer’s disease discusses it and its treat-ments. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue – No. 903W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipi-ent’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for de-livery.
Dr. Donohue regrets he is un-able to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.(c) 2013 North America Synd. Inc.
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May 18 to May 25, 2013Varsity BaseballMonday, May 20 .................. SWC Quarter-Finals (H) ................... 3:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 21 .................. SWC Semi-Finals (A) ................................ TBAThursday, May 23 ................ SWC Championship (A) ........................ 7 p.m.
Varsity Boys’ GolfTuesday, May 21 .................. Joel Barlow (H) ..................................... 3 p.m.Thursday, May 23 ................ CHAPPA Tournament (H) ....................... 7 a.m.Friday, May 24 ..................... SWC Tournament (A) ............................ 7 a.m.
Varsity Boys’ LacrosseMonday, May 20 .................. SWC Quarter-Finals (H) ............................ TBATuesday, May 21 .................. SWC Div. II Semi-Finals (A) ....................... TBAThursday, May 23 ................ SWC Div. II Championship (A) ............... 5 p.m.
Girls’ LacrosseSaturday, May 18 ................ Shelton (H) ........................................ 10 a.m.Monday, May 20 .................. SWC Quarter-Finals (H) ............................ TBATuesday, May 21 .................. SWC Div. I Semi-Finals (A) ........................ TBAThursday, May 23 ................ SWC Div. I Championship (A) ................ 7 p.m.
Varsity SoftballTuesday, May 21 .................. SWC Quarter-Finals (H) ................... 3:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 21 .................. SWC Semi-Finals (A) ............TBA (5 or 7 p.m.)Friday, May 24 ..................... SWC Championship (A) ........................ 7 p.m.
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The Audubon Center at Bent of the River in Southbury will host a rain-or-shine Environmental Awareness Day Saturday, May 18, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Southbury Town Hall parking lot. With the goal of helping local fam-ilies and businesses reduce, reuse, recycle and up-cycle, the Au-dubon Center will offer numerous activities showcasing alternatives to throwing stuff away while rais-ing funds for Audubon and help-ing other local nonprofit organi-zations.
The event will feature the fol-lowing:• PapershreddingbyCintasDoc-
ument Management at $8 per paper box and $5 per grocery bag until the truck is full. Resi-dents are urged to arrive early to ensure their papers are shredded.
• Antique appraisals by well-known local area appraiser Ber-nie McManus of Woodbury.
• Unwantedbeads,buttonsandother adornments will be ac-cepted for up-cycling by The Golden Button of South Britain.
• Bottles and canswill be ac-cepted for recycling by the Youth Wildlife and Recycling Foundation.
• ThenonprofitChildrentoChil-dren foundation will accept clean, gently used children’s clothing and shoes.
• FloréFineFlowersofWoodburywill demonstrate how to reuse unwanted glass containers, glass canning jars, etc., as vases, and will accept these items to up-cycle them in the future. Girl Scout Troop #64167 of
Southbury will host three sepa-rate recycling activities booths.
Additional vendors will in-
clude the Southbury Energy Task Force, which will provide ener-gy-saving information.
Leslie Kane, director of the Audubon Center at Bent of the River, said she appreciated the support from area businesses and organizations for what is expected to become an annual major fundraiser for the non-profit Audubon Center at Bent of the River. “Antiques appraiser Bernie McManus will donate all the proceeds from an ‘Antiques Road Show’-style appraisal event he will conduct inside Southbury Town Hall, where individuals can bring their trea-sures for on-the-spot appraisals at $10 for one item, $15 for two and $20 for three items. He will be providing fair-market values for individuals’ treasured an-tiques, fine art and personal properties, and advise people where they can take their trea-sures for resale,” Kane said.
Kate Gorham, owner of The Golden Button in historic South Britain, will welcome recycling of buttons and other accessories for clothing, purses, shoes and more for the beautiful handmade wares in her shop. Buttons and adorn-ments donated by participants will be made into up-cycled sculptures and artwork.
Jenny Roper, founder of the nonprofit Children-to-Children foundation, will welcome clean, gently worn children’s clothing and shoes she will distribute to children in need throughout Southbury, Oxford, Naugatuck and surrounding areas at no cost.
FloréFineFlowersofWood-bury will accept glass canning jars, glass vases, antique bottles, etc., acceptable for reuse in ex-change for a coupon toward pur-chaseofFloréeco-friendlyfreshcut flowers. Collected vases will be up-cycled or donated to local hospitals, nursing homes,
churches, schools and other non-profit organizations.
Southbury Girl Scout Troop #64167 will host three separate booths. “Recycling Hits the Run-way” will be an opportunity for event participants to show off their “fashin from trashin” clothes and accessories in a fun-filled fashion show. A “Recycle Match Game” will allow participants to test their recycling I.Q. to see if participants can match a recycla-ble “pre-product” to an “end product” made from the recycled material. The third booth will of-fer recycled crafts such as bird feeders made from recycled 1-li-ter soda/seltzer bottles, lint bags for bird nests, etc.
The Audubon Center also will collect household items for its summer camp programs. Please bring toilet paper tubes; plastic takeout containers with lids; plas-tic 2-quart juice containers, well rinsed; paper grocery bags; yogurt containers, well rinsed; and used K-cups from one-cup coffee mak-ers.
The Audubon Center at Bent of the River is at 185 East Flat Hill Road in Southbury’s hamlet of South Britain. For more informa-tion on its activities, call 203-264-5098 or visit http://bentoftheriver.audubon.org.
The Audubon Center’s Envi-ronmental Awareness Day is be-ing sponsored by a grant from the Connecticut Community Foun-dation. Additional activity spon-sors are Gager, Emerson, Rickart, Bower & Scalzo; Southbury Print-ing Centre; Merrill Lynch; Union Savings Bank; Pinemeadow Gar-dens; Giuliano & Richardson, LLC; and Pediatric Associates of Western CT, LLC.
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For a recent do-it-yourself project, I re-placed the baseboard along two walls of the
kids’ playroom with a length of two-by-four wood. The kids tend to ram their toys into the base of the wall. This has dented and marred the original baseboard and even damaged the drywall behind it.
I removed the original base-board. I also patched the dam-aged sections of drywall by cut-ting them away and replacing with new pieces of drywall held in place with wooden strips be-hind the drywall. This also helped to reinforce the base of the wall.
Next, at my home-improve-ment store, I had two pieces of 2-by-4 cut to the length of each wall’s base. I left a quarter-inch off each end because I decided to leave the baseboard in place on the other walls. There was one error here: I had to recut one piece of wood because I forgot the two pieces would intersect at one corner. But it was not too difficult to saw off a couple of inches from one end.
I attached the new “bumper boards” to the wall studs. To make it easier, I located and marked the studs first, then pre-drilled the boards. Once the boards were in place, I attached
them to the studs using 4-inch wood screws, countersunk the screw heads slightly and covered the holes with wood putty to hide them from the kids.
Finally, I painted the new boards. The plain wood tended to soak up paint, so I had to put on two coats of primer first. Then I painted them with a “kid-resis-tant” paint (available at any paint store) with an eggshell finish that is easier to wipe clean.
Once the kids are grown, I will likely replace the bumper boards with regular baseboard. You can save the old baseboard, but mine is too damaged, so I plan to scrap it and start fresh. Hope your readers can benefit from my ex-perience! – Sam G., Baltimore
That sounds like a great fix for the playroom. Thanks for sharing!
Readers, to remove baseboard without damaging the drywall beneath or marring the paint, first run a box cutter or a small putty knife along the top of the
baseboard to separate paint, glue or other material from the wall. Next, using a nail set (or a sturdy nail) and a hammer, locate the larger anchoring nails along the baseboard, place the nail set against the nail head, and ham-mer a few times. This will push the baseboard back slightly, cre-ating a gap.
Use a small pry bar to pull the board away from the wall. To protect the wall, hold a piece of scrap wood against the wall and lean the pry bar against it. Once the baseboard pulls away, you can either remove the finishing nails from the drywall or pound them in, so they don’t stick out.
Before storing or tossing the old baseboard, remove nails from it or hammer them to the side to keep others from getting injured.
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8 Friday, May 17, 2013The Bee-Intelligencer
By MELINDA MYERS
Increase your garden’s pro-ductivity even when space, time and energy are limited. Just fol-low these six simple planting, maintenance and harvesting techniques for a more bountiful harvest.
Maximize your planting space with wide rows. Leave just enough room for plants to reach their maximum size. Make wide rows, 4 to 5 feet wide, so you can reach all plants for maintenance and harvest. Minimizing walk-ways means more planting space.
Try interplanting. Grow short-season crops like lettuce and radishes between long-sea-son crops like cabbage, tomatoes and peppers. The short-season crops will be ready to harvest when the long-season crops are reaching mature size. You’ll dou-ble your harvest and grow more vegetables, not weeds, between your long-season plants.
Grow more plants per row with succession planting. Start the season with cool-season veg-etables like lettuce and spinach. Once these are harvested and temperatures warm, replace with beans and onions. Harvest these and plant a fall crop of radishes or lettuce.
When you use these intensive planting techniques, be sure to incorporate a low-nitrogen, slow-release fertilizer like Milor-ganite at the start of the season. Then add a mid-season nutrient boost if needed. The slow-release
nitrogen won’t burn even during the hot dry weather of summer. Plus, it won’t interfere with flow-ering or fruiting.
Go vertical. Train vine crops up decorative or functional trel-lises and supports. You’ll not only save space, but you also will reduce disease problems and increase the harvest. Growing cucumbers and melons increase light penetration and air flow, reducing the risk of fungal dis-eases. Pole beans are much eas-ier to harvest and produce an additional picking. Secure large fruited vegetables like melons to the trellis with a cloth sling.
Be sure to plant vegetables in containers if in-ground space is limited. A 5-gallon bucket or comparable size container is perfect for a tomato. Peppers and eggplants will thrive in a bit smaller pot. Grow vine crops in containers and allow them to crawl over the deck or patio in-stead of valuable gardening space. Mix flowers and herbs in with your vegetables. You’ll in-crease the beauty while adding additional fragrance to the pot.
Harvest often and at the proper time. Zucchini and other summer
squash should be picked when 6 to 8 inches long or, in the case of patty pan squash, when it reaches 3 inches in diameter. The flavor is better than those baseball-bat-size zucchini and you’ll have plenty to eat and share. Harvest your head of cabbage when firm and full size. Leave the bottom leaves and roots intact. Soon you will have four or five smaller heads to harvest and enjoy.
With a bit of planning and cre-ativity you can find ways to in-crease the enjoyment and har-vest in any size garden.
Gardening expert, TV/radio host, author and columnist Me-linda Myers has more than 30 years of horticulture experience and has written more than 20 gardening books, including “Can’t Miss Small Space Garden-ing.” Her website is www.melin-damyers.com.
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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: What is the most popular dog in the United States? And what about mixed breeds? – Jane in Tuscaloosa, Ala.DEAR JANE: Good question! Everyone has their favorite dog or cat, but a number of surveys are done every year trying to figure out which breeds are the most popular. According to the American Kennel Club, the most popular dog breed in 2012 was the Labrador Retriever, which has reigned supreme for a decade. Rounding out the top five are German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers, Beagles and Bulldogs, although Yorkshire Terriers often contend for a place on the list, coming in no lower than sixth since 2002.
A recent survey conducted for pet food company Royal Canin revealed another heartening statistic. More than 40 percent of
cat owners and 28 percent of dog owners preferred mixed-breed pets, rather than purebreds. This is encouraging to read, because more owners are choosing pets based on factors other than breed alone.
So, how do dog owners choose their pet? According to the survey, size was the No. 1 factor in their decision of which kind of dog to adopt or purchase.
Among cat owners, a cat’s appearance was the top factor in choosing their feline companion, according to more than 55
percent of those surveyed.So, while the even-tempered
Labrador Retriever continues to be a popular choice for American families, owners looking to adopt a mutt stand in good company with other pet owners.
Send your questions or comments to [email protected]. Did you know mosquitoes can transmit heartworm larvae to dogs, but fleas don’t? Find out more in my new book, “Fighting Fleas,” available now on Amazon.
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